Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

Bernadette had a feeling that what Audis said seemed like a mature "profession."

The new ship's self-destruct system was in the hands of an inconspicuous person, which sounded crazy, but also very reasonable.

The captain could easily become the target of the enemy's attack, and if the enemy was too strong, they would be taken out in the initial stages of the battle.

But if it was an inconspicuous person, perhaps there would be time to make a judgment and complete the corresponding operation.

Bernadette smiled and said, "It seems you were prepared for today's situation a long time ago."

"I guess so." Audis said with some guilt.

He remembered that there seemed to be such a person on nuclear submarines in the Common Era.

Then, Bernadette changed the subject: "What do you think of the situation on the sea in the future?"

"The countries are thinking too naively," Audis glanced at the boundless sea: "They think that with ironclad ships, they can end the current chaotic maritime era."

"But they have overlooked an important issue: the power system of this world is composed of extraordinary beings."

"No matter how powerful their ironclad ships are, if there are no demigods stationed on them, they will not pose any threat to the 'Four Kings', and even the 'Seven Generals' attacking an ironclad ship does not seem difficult."

"So I think that in the long run, the current situation will still be maintained."

Bernadette nodded, which was similar to her view.

Audis added: "However, the pirates at the bottom will definitely be affected."

"Ironclad ships cannot attack the 'Four Kings and Seven Generals', but it is relatively easy to attack ordinary pirates."

"Then these ordinary pirates will definitely seek the protection of more powerful pirate groups, which will lead to more 'Great Pirates' appearing in this sea area in the future, and the strength of the 'Four Kings and Seven Generals' will also be strengthened."

Bernadette was slightly stunned, which was different from her view of the future: "Will the emergence of ironclad ships reduce the number of ordinary pirates? Will it make people who want to plunder afraid to go to sea?"

She once guessed that with the emergence of more and more advanced ships, in the next few decades, various countries and secret organizations would gradually divide their spheres of influence at sea.

At that time, there would only be powerhouses like the "Four Kings and Seven Generals" at sea, and those great pirates would no longer have room for survival unless they were backed by secret organizations.

"No." Audis said decisively: "The reason why there are so many pirates on the sea is entirely because the internal conflicts of various countries are very intense, or rather, caused by the huge gap between the rich and the poor."

"People have to take risks and go to the sea to find opportunities."

"When there are no more homeless people on the streets of Backlund, and the people in the colonies live a prosperous life, the profession of pirate will come to an end."

Bernadette pondered for a while before saying, "It should never be possible to reach this point."

"Under the current economic system, that's the case." Audis loosened his tie, feeling a little hot after drinking too much wine.

Bernadette moved forward quietly. At this time, she was convinced by the reasons given by Audis, and also believed that being a pirate was still a very promising profession.

Ordinary pirates are the most important cornerstone of the pirate industry. Only when there are more ordinary pirates can the great pirates recruit more excellent subordinates, and can various countries and secret organizations pour more power into the sea and make more extraordinary investments.

The reason why she was silent was that she found that Audis was not only a genius in the field of mysticism research, but also had a thorough understanding of the current world situation.

This made Bernadette take another look at Audis. Today, Audis rarely wore formal attire, which made him look much more pleasing to the eye, and he was also more energetic and handsome.

Before, Audis's appearance seemed ordinary, mainly because his clothes were too casual, which seriously affected people's first impression of him.

Now that he dressed up seriously, he looked pretty good.

It's just that Audis seemed to hate wearing formal attire, so he simply took off his tie and unbuttoned two buttons.

Although doing so was very ungentlemanly, in Bernadette's opinion, it was not bad, and it had a kind of unrestrained temperament.

After a long silence, Bernadette suddenly said, "From now on, you must wear formal attire every day."

Audis was stunned: "Huh? What kind of requirement is this?"

"The chief designer should look like a chief designer." Bernadette said seriously: "Otherwise, my subordinates will think that I brought back a tramp from Backlund."

Audis smiled: "My talent has already conquered them, even if I wear beggar's clothes every day..."

Bernadette immediately changed her approach: "If I find you not wearing formal attire, every time I find it, the price of the ship you build will increase by 1,000 pounds!"

Audis was a little puzzled at first, then smiled bitterly: "I like wearing formal attire the most."

...

Saturday morning, Backlund, Hairun Avenue 199.

The scars caused by the explosion on the building have been basically invisible after more than half a month of repairs.

In fact, this building is already considered a dangerous building, after all, a "fire bomb" will cause huge damage to the load-bearing walls.

"Heart of the Machine" used some extraordinary powers to ensure that there would be no danger here.

Today, the first annual gathering of the Mysticism Research Society is held here.

The members who came here to participate in the gathering first saw the carriage with the "Mechanical Holy Emblem" parked outside.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, because they had all heard more or less that a violent explosion had occurred here.

They were all very worried about the Mysticism Research Society, or whether something had happened to the "Leader"?

Seeing the carriage with the "Mechanical Holy Emblem", they all breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what happened to the Mysticism Research Society or the "Leader", the "Heart of the Machine" had made a statement to protect the meeting as scheduled.

At nine o'clock in the morning, most of the members arrived.

Those who didn't come were also because of various reasons and were not in Backlund.

Just when everyone was quietly waiting for the door of the basement to open, the member "Owl" Hugh Dilcha, who was not very tall, suddenly stood up and came to the "Leader's" seat.

Everyone was stunned, not quite understanding what she was going to do?

"Everyone." Hugh took a deep breath and said in a loud voice: "I am entrusted by the 'Leader' to preside over the Mysticism Research Society from now on."

"This suggestion of the 'Leader' has been approved by the 'Heart of the Machine'."

Everyone didn't react for a while, and the "Hound" who knew some inside information asked: "Is the 'Leader' still... still okay?"

"He is fine." Hugh replied: "But he is not suitable to show up in Backlund anymore."

The "Hound" nodded slightly, and then said: "I support you."

At this time, everyone reacted and fell into chaotic discussions, and many people were even thinking about how to get away.

The sense of security that the "Leader" had shown in the past disappeared in an instant.

Someone asked: "Where is the 'Leader'? Where is the 'Leader' now?"

Some people also asked: "Why did the 'Leader' let you preside over the meeting for him?"

Hugh, according to the "Leader's" guidance, first stabilized the members attending the meeting: "Please rest assured, everyone, you are very safe here with the protection of me and the 'Heart of the Machine'."

"No matter what organization you belong to, as long as you want to trade information, you will not be harmed."

She paused and replied: "As for why the 'Leader' chose me, it is mainly because I have been saved by the Leader more than once and will faithfully carry out some of the 'Leader's' ideas."

"For example, today, the 'Leader' asked me to bring the extraordinary materials needed by 'Vulture', 'Seagull' and 'Cheetah' at the last gathering."

"Moreover, if anyone has a need for this type of material in the future, they can also buy it from the 'Leader', but they will have to wait until the next gathering to trade."

"In addition, if you need other 'low-sequence' level extraordinary materials, you can also come here to try your luck."

One error, one first, one hair, one content, one in, one look!

This made many members realize that the "Leader" had mastered a channel for extraordinary materials.

Hugh breathed a sigh of relief. As the "Leader" expected, these words really stabilized everyone's emotions.

At this time, she sat in the "Leader's" position and said calmly: "Let's begin."

The first transaction was her transaction of extraordinary materials with members such as "Vulture". The "Leader" promised that she could get a reward of 10 pounds for each of these three extraordinary materials.

After the material transaction ended, member "Peacock" asked Hugh: "I want to know where the 'Leader' is currently? Why did he leave Backlund? Name your price."

"I can't answer your first question." Hugh, wearing a mask, replied calmly: "Because I don't know where the 'Leader' is now either."

The reason why she appeared so calm was because this question was guessed by the "Leader" again, so she had prepared in advance.

Hugh cleared her throat and said: "As for your second question, I can tell you for free, and also tell everyone to reassure everyone."

Everyone looked at "Owl", feeling that this small person was okay, very calm, and a confidant of the "Leader", so it was not impossible for her to preside over the meeting.

"Before this, the 'Leader' asked me to put up this certificate." As she spoke, Hugh posted the certificate with obvious burn marks in a conspicuous position.

That was the "Good Citizen Award" issued to the "Leader" by Danesi of "Military Intelligence 9" after the "Leader" escorted Hugh to "Military Intelligence 9".

At that time, Audis posted it in a conspicuous position, but most members didn't pay much attention to this certificate at that time. After all, the "Leader" had an official background, so it was not a strange thing to get such a certificate.

At the time, only "Hound" seemed somewhat angry and helpless. He was angry because he didn't expect Danesi to fool people with something like that.

He was helpless because Danesi was one rank higher than him, and he couldn't say anything.

After the New Year, Audis asked Hugh in a letter to look for the certificate and, if possible, re-stick it on the wall.

At this point, everyone noticed that the certificate was issued by the "Military Special Intelligence Department." Many people present knew that this was the external designation of "Military Intelligence Section 9."

As a result, many people looked at "Hound," but "Hound" remained calm and continued to listen to "Owl's" story.

"During an operation, the 'Leader' unintentionally killed the younger brother of Coreman, a captain in 'Military Intelligence Section 9,'" Hugh recounted. "As a result, Coreman abused his power for personal revenge, falsely accusing the 'Leader,' leading 'Military Intelligence Section 9' to launch an operation to arrest the 'Leader.'"

"This is the main reason. Another reason is that some of the 'Leader's' actions in Backlund disrupted the conspiracies of the 'Aurora Society' and the 'Church of the Goddess,' which is why he had to leave Backlund to avoid the limelight."

At this time, several other members looked at "Peacock" and "Wolverine," who also appeared calm and composed.

"Hound" spoke first: "Coreman has already died in a previous operation."

Not only him, but after divination, Selter, the director of "Military Intelligence Section 9," also died.

This news made everyone feel very happy!

Then someone asked, "What conspiracies did the 'Aurora Society' and the 'Church of the Goddess' have, and how were they thwarted by the 'Leader'?"

Hugh replied, "The 'Church of the Goddess' wanted to create a plague."

Then she spread her hands: "I don't know the specific situation very well."

To be precise, the "Leader" did not explain in detail in the letter.

"I know this," "Hound" said. "A witch from the 'Church of the Goddess' hoped to use the heavy smog in Backlund to spread disease.

"But the 'Leader' used a peculiar method to blow away the smog."

"Peacock" quickly asked, "What peculiar method was it?"

The higher-ups of the "Church of the Goddess" have never figured out how the "Leader" got the news in advance? And how did he stir up the strong wind?

"Hound" replied: "This needs to be kept secret and is not for trade."

"Peacock" crossed her legs, expressing some dissatisfaction.

Next, intelligence trading began item by item.

This also meant that the gathering would continue, because they had already experienced the convenience of this gathering. As long as there was no danger, it would be barely acceptable to have someone else host it.

After the gathering ended, Hugh first went to the "Backlund Mechanical Research Society." Here, she removed her disguise and reported the gains of this gathering to the "Heart of Machinery."

However, because she was not as experienced as Audis, she was not sure about the accuracy of some intelligence. Moreover, because she was currently still under the protection of the "Heart of Machinery," she would not receive a bounty from the "Heart of Machinery" yet.

Only after she could make accurate judgments would the "Heart of Machinery" give a lot of money.

After exiting through another door of the "Mechanical Research Society," Hugh arrived at 66 Rose Street. Here, she wrote a brief report on this gathering and placed the extraordinary materials obtained from this gathering on the coffee table in the living room.

This was what the "Leader" asked Hugh to do in the letter. Audis had previously paid half a year's rent for this townhouse in one go, so there was no reason not to use it.

And there must be secret agents from "Military Intelligence Section 9" here. But even if there were no secret agents, Hugh's height would expose that she was "Owl," the new host of the gathering.

With the protection of the "Heart of Machinery" and being an informant for "Military Intelligence Section 9," Hugh was not afraid of being monitored.

But they would definitely take it seriously, thinking that the "Leader" had returned here to collect rewards and reports.