Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

The naval officer from the Fenebote Kingdom was slightly stunned by Odyss's threat: "Captain, are you provoking the navy?"

Rupert, who was beside him, was also listening intently. If they really were to fight the navy, that would be quite interesting.

Hunter, the tavern owner, was dumbfounded. The 'Sword of Dawn' pirate crew was going to fight a navy warship?

Odyss spread his hands: "Mr. Abel, don't be so nervous. I'm just planning to extort you a little bit."

"But I want you to seriously inquire about the 'Argo'. That ship is more powerful than the 'Ghost'. Sinking a large cruiser isn't difficult."

Moreover, if Odyss was willing, he could completely fire a 'Spirit Wave Cannon' at the naval port and then run away immediately.

However, that would likely result in being hunted down by a demigod. Before Odyss becomes a demigod, he can only think about such things.

Abel placed his glass heavily on the bar, but it was only a slight slam, because he had heard some rumors about the 'Argo' and knew that Odyss indeed had the strength to attack warships.

Moreover, judging by this Captain Gahr's track record, he already had the strength of a "Great Pirate," which was not to be ignored.

The conversation fell into a stalemate for a moment, and Odyss smiled and said: "You can go back and consider it before giving me an answer. If you're sincerely interested, I can give you a 3,000 pound discount."

Abel looked at Odyss and suddenly smiled: "Okay, I'll go back and consider it, but that price is definitely too high. We can't accept it."

Odyss didn't make any definitive statements: "Then we'll talk again next time."

Then, the two people chatted and laughed as if the unpleasantness just now had never happened.

After drinking the wine in his glass, Abel left quickly.

Rupert escorted the naval officer to the door and came back to drink with the captain. He was a little worried: "Won't the Fenebote Navy launch a sneak attack on Cruz Island?"

The 'Argo' would have difficulty supporting them for a while. Cruz Island currently has no defensive power at all.

Odyss smiled: "The 'Dawn of Elements' flag is more intimidating than you think."

He took a deep breath: "However, we really need to deploy some defensive forces on Cruz Island as soon as possible."

Even just a few 'Extraordinary Machine Guns' would be good.

After sending away the people from the Fenebote Navy, Odyss went directly to the 'Nangem Dance Hall' using 'Travel'. In the third-floor private room, he met Mandy and the others who were already waiting there.

To Odyss's surprise, there were more than a dozen people! And they were all fashionable women. Odyss felt like he was immediately drowned in perfume.

After Mandy closed the door, she smiled and introduced to everyone: "This is Mr. Gahr."

A mature woman in her thirties said: "I didn't expect Mr. Gahr to be so young and handsome."

The others followed with "hee hee" laughs.

Odyss took off his top hat and smiled: "That's right, I'm Mr. Gahr, but now I'm Captain Gahr."

As soon as he spoke, the dozen or so women immediately quieted down.

Odyss emphasized again: "The accommodation and food conditions on the island are relatively poor, so I hope you are mentally prepared."

Mandy said: "Don't worry about that. I've told them all. The suitcases are filled with long pants and other clothes that are easy to move around in."

Odyss nodded: "Okay, then let's prepare to move!"

Mandy asked: "Do we need to prepare a carriage?"

"No need." Odyss smiled: "I'll take you on a wonderful journey."

At this time, a woman in her twenties covered her mouth and smiled: "I used to receive a university professor who said something similar to me."

This remark once again caused everyone to giggle, but after Mandy glanced at them, the laughter immediately disappeared.

Odyss smiled helplessly: "I can only take two people at a time. Who wants to go first?"

Everyone hurriedly picked up their suitcases, vying to be the first to go. Mandy pointed at two people to avoid any disputes.

Odyss supported their shoulders, and a illusory door suddenly appeared in front of the three of them.

The two ladies were stunned, and the others were speechless when they saw the two illusory doors.

Odyss instructed: "After entering this door, lower your head. Don't… forget it, ordinary people will become confused after entering anyway. Just remember not to make eye contact with anyone."

Then he urged: "Go."

The two ladies then entered the door. When the illusory door disappeared, Mandy and the others could still hear the exclamations of their two colleagues.

At this time, the others surrounded Mandy and asked: "Ms. Mandy, Mr. Gahr… how did he do that?"

"What was that door just now?"

"…"

Mandy didn't know either. She originally thought that Mr. Gahr had taken a few days of boat travel to come here to pick everyone up.

However, in front of her subordinates, she certainly couldn't reveal that she didn't know the inside story either. She just said faintly: "You'll know what's inside the door in a moment."

"But unless Mr. Gahr explains, don't ask proactively."

If someone else had taken them away in this way, many people would probably be unwilling to go to sea, but in the past few years, Mr. Gahr had always given them enough protection and made them wealthy.

They all trusted Mr. Gahr very much, so no one quit. Instead, they were looking forward to the next journey.

Odyss spent an hour, taking seven trips to bring them all to Bayam.

When Ms. Mandy, who came last, arrived at the hotel, the first few people who arrived had already been playing cards for a while.

After everyone arrived, Odyss felt that he had used a lot of spirituality. He yawned and gathered everyone together and said: "Let me introduce you first. This is Mr. Bazell, my first mate. You can go to him with any questions."

"Also, you should have heard of Bayam. There are many pirates on the streets here, and the security isn't as good as Backlund. If you go out, you must go together no matter where you go."

"And I've already asked Mr. Bazell to find someone to protect your safety. You must be accompanied by the person sent to protect you to go out together."

Everyone thanked him with laughter: "Thank you, Mr. Gahr!"

Odyss smiled and said: "It's getting late. Let's all find a place to go out for dinner together."

He paused and said: "From tonight to tomorrow, you can wander around Bayam and take a look. I'll pay for the expenses. Tomorrow, I'll have a meeting with you to arrange the specific tasks."

Everyone laughed together and said: "Okay, Mr. Gahr!"

After saying that, they walked out laughing and talking, and Bazell's subordinates quickly followed.

Originally, they thought that today's protection mission was a chore, but they didn't expect that they had to protect such a group of beautiful ladies and misses, which made their work enthusiasm very high.

After everyone left, Bazell said: "They're all women?"

"Yes." Odyss smiled: "They're all women."

"Will they…" Bazell didn't know what to say.

"Don't underestimate them." Odyss said: "Each of them has seen the warmth and coldness of this world, and their abilities are also good."

He smiled and said: "I'm looking for them to do management work, not to join the pirate crew. There's no need for them to be so good at fighting."

"After they're in place, you can hand over all the matters on your side in Bayam to them."

Bazell breathed a sigh of relief. He and his subordinates were indeed not very good at the operation tasks on Bayam's side.

"But you must find enough people to protect their safety." Odyss said: "If necessary, you can hire some bodyguards."

Bazell said: "I will."

Then Odyss talked about another topic: "Has the manor been bought?"

"It's been bought," Bazell said: "Although the area isn't large, it meets your requirements. It's close to the train station and has two large warehouses."

"I didn't bargain much. It cost a total of 510 pounds."

"Let the manor operate normally first." Odyss said: "Tomorrow, I'll set up the 'Teleportation Array', and the day after tomorrow, we'll start transporting supplies to Cruz Island."

Bazell nodded: "No problem."

Odyss had told the first mate and second mate about the teleportation array in advance. Both of them thought it was incredible, but they didn't have any specific concept of it.

After chatting about this matter, Odyss rubbed his stomach: "Let's go eat first, and we'll talk about the rest after dinner."

Odyss was also a little tired today and planned to go to the 'Argo' to rest after dinner.

The two of them went to eat grilled fish again, chatting while eating, but in this kind of occasion, it wasn't suitable to talk about the pirate crew, so they could only talk about some topics about Bayam.

When they were about to finish eating, Odyss saw Allen, the waiter from the Sorcerer's Office, appear outside. After seeing Odyss and Bazell, he quickly came over here.

"Captain, Bishop Dunn has something urgent to see you." Allen came to the two of them and said.

Odyss was stunned: "Where is Bishop Dunn now?"

"Waiting for you at the Sorcerer's Office." Allen said: "There's also someone who came with Bishop Dunn. He has a long face and looks unhappy."

Odyss nodded and drank the wine in his glass: "I'll go back first, you two take a carriage back."

Bazell stood up and said: "Okay."

Odyss quickly came to a dim alley, used "Travel" to return to the corner of Kent Lane, and quickly came to the Sorcerer's Office.

As soon as he entered, Audis saw Bishop Dean sitting in the sofa area, and the person next to him was actually an "acquaintance": "Bishop, I heard you were looking for me urgently?"

The person next to Bishop Dean looked over: "Are you Captain G爾?"

He was wearing a suit, his face was a bit long, and he seemed to have an unhappy look about him.

Audis had seen this person before, the day before he set sail. Audis and Basel were eating at the Rothde Hotel, and this long-faced man was sitting at the table next to them.

At that time, Audis said that he wanted to be a "Pirate General" in the future, and he was ridiculed by this guy.

The slightly fat Bishop Dean was also stunned: "You know each other?"

The long-faced man stood up and said: "I take back my ridicule at the time."

Because he knew very well that this Captain G爾 already had the strength of a "Pirate General". After all, he had cleanly eliminated three large pirate groups. As long as he was willing to call himself a general, he would soon gain unanimous recognition from the pirates.

But in that case, he would definitely be wanted.

Audis simply didn't mention the topic of meeting at the hotel before, but just smiled and said: "I've seen him once, but I don't know him."

Since it was someone brought by Bishop Dean, he must be related to the official Extraordinary. Even if it was for Bishop Dean's sake, there was no need to argue with him.

Besides, Audis wasn't that petty.

Bishop Dean said "Oh", probably realizing that there might have been some unpleasantness before, he introduced: "This is Mr. Tim, a Colonel in the Navy."

Audis was stunned. He had originally guessed that this was a pirate: "Please sit down."

He asked the waiter to bring drinks and asked the waiter to close the door: "Colonel, what's the matter that you came to me for?"

"We heard that you captured the 'Deep Blue' pirate group's flagship, the 'Ghost Ship'?" Tim said straight to the point: "Do you know the background of that pirate group?"

Audis guessed in his heart: Could it be that the Loen Navy is preparing to implement some action with this ship? If so, it wouldn't be a price of 20,000 pounds.

But he said: "I didn't know it at first, but I heard about it later. It seems that the force behind the 'Deep Blue' pirate group is the Feneapot Navy."

"That's right." Tim said solemnly: "They may redeem the 'Ghost Ship' in the next few days."

In fact, the Loen Navy had received accurate information that the Feneapot Navy planned to spend money to buy back the ghost ship.

"They have already talked to me this afternoon." Audis smiled and said, "It's just that we still need to discuss the specific transaction price."

Tim's expression became more and more serious: "Don't trade with them."

"Why?" Audis said: "That's a business of 50,000 pounds!"

Hearing this price, Bishop Dean glanced at Audis, as if to say: This price is a bit high.

Audis pretended not to see the bishop's eyes and looked at Tim with a smile: "I think this is a good deal."

"But if this ship returns to the hands of the Feneapot Kingdom, they will send this ship to the Rothde Islands to plunder merchant ships and kill our compatriots." Tim said seriously.

"That's your navy's business." Audis said: "You can use warships to sink that ship in the sea, or you can capture that ship. That would be a perfect solution."

Tim reminded: "You are also a Loen person."

Audis spread his hands: "I have never done anything detrimental to Loen. On the contrary, under the guidance of the Goddess, I have also eliminated three pirate groups that have done a lot of evil, and have never harmed ordinary people."

Bishop Dean nodded slowly, expressing his support for Audis's behavior.

Tim had a disappointed expression: "It's not just saying that you can't do things that are detrimental to Loen…"

Audis simply crossed his legs and leaned on the back of the chair: "Then what else do you want me to do? I haven't received a salary from the navy."

Tim smiled. He realized that Audis was a "pragmatist" who didn't buy into the idea of national righteousness: "Then how do you want to solve this problem?"

"Either the navy spends money to buy the ship, or don't interfere with my transaction." Audis said: "But since Bishop Dean recommended you, I can give you a bottom price: 28,000 pounds."

Tim pondered for a while before saying: "We can cooperate in another way. The ship still belongs to you. You can drive it to rob merchant ships on the central route.

"The Navy will give you enough support, and even grant you and your subordinates military ranks!"

Audis thought: Your plan is not bad. It achieves your own goals and can also block Feneapot.

He asked: "Colonel, haven't you missed a key question? If I give up a 50,000 pound transaction, what benefits can I get?"

Audis smiled and said: "Could it be that I can only get the enemy's shells?"

One mistake, one first, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one is watching!

Tim also felt in his heart: These pirates are getting harder and harder to deceive, or rather, the pirate in front of him is not easy to deceive.

Generally speaking, naval ranks are very attractive to most pirates.

After all, they go to sea to make a fortune, and making a fortune is to live a good life. Few people are pirates for the sake of being pirates.

If you can become a naval officer, it is equivalent to having a guarantee.

"In the future, you can get the full amount when you exchange bounties from the Navy." Tim said: "In addition, we will pay you 6,000 pounds to compensate for your loss.

"How about it? This condition is acceptable, right? You get 6,000 pounds, and the ship still belongs to you."

Audis shook his head: "Colonel, you may not have understood it very well. It is because you have Bishop Dean's recommendation that I have been talking to you for so long.

"If you don't have sincerity, I think we can end this meaningless conversation."

Tim took a deep breath: "You can set the conditions."

But he then added: "As long as it's not too excessive."

"Colonel, first of all, you have to understand one thing, my cooperation with Bishop Dean has always been very pleasant. ." Audis said: "That's because Bishop Dean has enough sincerity when cooperating with me.

"Although I am a pirate, I am willing to help the official with some things, and I have never done anything out of line…"

"This is a matter of debate." Tim smiled and said: "As far as I know, your full name is Audis G爾, right?"

"This doesn't threaten me." Audis smiled even more calmly: "I killed an officer of the 'Military Intelligence 9' in Backlund, but saved the lives of tens of thousands of people.

"It was also from that time that I received the favor of the Goddess."

The reason why he said it so frankly and raised the "Night Goddess" was actually a kind of deterrence, telling Tim that he was not afraid of the navy investigating those things, and the Night Goddess Church would cover for him.

Bishop Dean drew a full moon and stars on the side: "Praise the Goddess."

In fact, he had noticed before that as long as Audis left his sight, he could not feel his existence at all, which was obviously a follower of the Goddess.

It was also today that he learned that Audis's escape from the Backlund incident had actually gained the favor of the Goddess.

"You can also notify 'Military Intelligence 9' to arrest me," Audis was no longer afraid of "Military Intelligence 9" after going to sea: "I will still not fear this group of executioners."

Tim didn't expect that Audis had actually gained the favor of the Goddess in the Backlund incident.

He thought about it and it was right, otherwise that matter had only passed for more than a month, and Audis, who had the background of "Dawn of Elements", could not have established a close relationship with the Night Goddess Church so quickly.

If Audis is a "Follower of the Night Goddess", then if the conditions offered by the other party are not very harsh, try to reach a cooperation intention.

So Tim said politely: "Please continue."

Audis said: "If I understand correctly, the navy's purpose has two, the first is that I don't want to sell the 'Ghost Ship' to Feneapot, and the second is that I hope I can go to the central route to harass Feneapot's merchant ships."

Tim nodded, indicating that this was indeed their request.

"Look, things are not very complicated." Audis said: "If you don't want me to sell the ship to Feneapot, just bid higher than them.

"As for whether or not I will harass Feneapot's merchant ships on the central route in the future, I can't guarantee it now, but if I don't sell the 'Ghost Ship' to Feneapot, I will definitely have some conflicts with their navy, and your purpose will actually be achieved."

"We will provide some help at that time." Tim said: "But the price of 28,000 pounds is too high, I can't accept it, how about 12,000 pounds?"

He smiled and said: "You know, that ship is still yours."

"Let's do this." Audis said simply: "22,000 pounds, the ship is yours."

Tim smiled without saying a word.

Audis took a sip of tea and said: "If I were a senior member of the Loen Navy, I would definitely not want this ship. As long as this ship is with 'Captain G爾', then all of Feneapot's anger will be vented towards 'Captain G爾'.

"But if this ship is bought by the Loen Navy, their anger will turn to the Loen Navy, and they will have to find a special captain to operate the ghost ship, and they will have to guard against the other party becoming a real pirate."

Audis looked at Tim: "Don't say that the ship is still mine. If I take your money, I have to risk my life for the Navy!

"And I don't lack money now. If there are only 22,000 pounds, I don't feel too much motivation to risk my life."

Tim fell silent because Odyss had completely laid out the Navy's plans, giving him the illusion that his secrets were entirely in Odyss's grasp.

After a dozen seconds of silence, Tim finally said, "15,000 pounds, no higher."

Odyss retorted, "20,000 pounds, no lower. You should know that the Feneport Navy has boasted that they are preparing to use four main fleets to deal with me."

"We can offer assistance."

Odyss shook his head: "I'm sorry, I have no confidence in your help."

"If a conflict really breaks out, the main battlefield should be Cruz Island. If the warships docked in Bayam sail at full speed, it will take about a week to arrive."

"By the time you arrive, I might have been hanged for several days."

Generally, captured pirates are sentenced to hanging.

Tim took a deep breath. The price of 20,000 pounds was too high for the Navy, but after learning that Odyss was a "favored one of the Night Goddess," the price seemed within an acceptable range.

It's just that this price was no longer within his authority.

Odyss continued with a smile: "You can think about it from a different perspective. If we and Feneport become deadlocked, they will at least send two fleets to fight me one after another."

"I may not be able to eliminate them all, but sinking a few warships is no problem. The Navy's 20,000 pounds is equivalent to commissioning me to destroy Feneport's warships, and you will be able to recoup your investment very quickly."

Tim's eyes lit up: "I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

"No problem," Odyss said. "But your time is limited. If Feneport gives a reply first, I will think they are more sincere."

"I'll give you an answer tomorrow night," Tim said immediately. "Still here."

"But not at this time," Odyss said. "I have something to do tomorrow. We can talk after ten o'clock in the evening."

Tim had already stood up: "No problem."

"There are two more conditions you need to be clear about," Odyss said. "First, in the future, either I or my first mate can receive the full bounty."

"Second, the price of 20,000 pounds is only enough as a reward for me not selling the 'Ghost Ship' to Feneport, but don't expect me to risk my life for you, and don't expect me to obey the Navy's orders."

He spread his hands: "There's no way around it. Who told you to be so stingy when it comes to asking people to risk their lives for you?"

"I understand," Tim said, as if he hadn't heard Odyss's last sarcastic remark. He greeted Bishop Dean and immediately walked out.

Bishop Dean and Odyss exchanged a glance. Bishop Dean once again drew a full moon and stars on his chest: "Praise the Goddess."

Odyss responded with a smile: "Praise the Goddess."

After Bishop Dean left, Bazell and Allen also returned.

After closing the door again, Odyss roughly told Bazell about the conversation just now.

Bazell didn't expect that the elimination of the "Deep Blue" pirate group would alarm the navies of two countries.

Moreover, the ghost ship, which was not very useful to the 'Sword of Dawn' at the moment, had already been priced by the captain at 20,000 pounds.

Bazell asked, "Captain, do you seem to be inclined to stand on the side of the Loen Navy?"

"I know what you're going to say," Odyss said. "In fact, swaying between the two, using their contradictions to deter each other, and earning benefits from both sides is the 'most pirate-like' approach."

He smiled and said, "You have such an idea because you haven't paid attention to the international situation."

"The Feneport Navy is too weak. If the other party was Intis or Fursac, I would have to seriously consider it, but there is no need to consider Feneport."

Odyss stretched: "Sometimes, it's not about taking care of both sides to get the most benefits, but about treating one side as an enemy to get the greatest benefit."

"Of course, we can't beat Feneport too hard. It's enough to give them a headache and avoid them dispatching demigods as much as possible."

Bazell opened his mouth and said, "Pirates also need to pay attention to the international situation?"

"Otherwise?" Odyss said. "Only by judging the future trend of events can we seize the greatest benefits."

Bazell took a deep breath: "You will definitely be the King of the Sea in the future!"

All along, he had felt that he was a senior pirate, at least on the 'Argo', but today he realized that his level was far from the captain's.

Odyss chatted with Bazell and Allen for a while, then used "Travel" to return to the "Argo" to rest.

He was really too tired today, and he had also suffered a certain amount of mental shock. Odyss didn't continue working in the studio and went back to bed and fell asleep almost immediately.

Odyss didn't get up until after eight o'clock the next morning and began his busy day.

The crew of the "Argo" had become accustomed to the captain's busyness, and they were also vaguely uneasy. The captain and the first and second mates all had tasks, but they were all playing cards and resting.

However, they also knew that it wasn't that the captain didn't give them tasks, but that they couldn't help now.

Thinking about it this way, there was no sense of guilt when playing cards.

Odyss first came to Bayam, and then, along with Bazell, used "Travel" to come to the newly bought manor.

It was not far from Bayam, and it was the second stop for trains entering the inland from Bayam.

The manor was only about a ten-minute drive from the station.

Under Bazell's lead, Odyss looked around the manor. In his opinion, the area of this manor was not small, with dozens of local tenant farmers living inside, almost like a small village.

The tenant farmers in the field already knew that the manor had changed hands and greeted Bazell one after another.

Bazell was about to explain that "Captain Garre" was the real owner of the manor, but he saw the captain quietly waving his hand, and Bazell didn't introduce him.

Odyss mainly observed the crops planted in the field. In his opinion, it was relatively simple, with only agricultural crops and no cash crops.

After strolling around, the two finally came to a warehouse.

Not far from the road, there was also a small villa, two large warehouses, and a small warehouse.

The small warehouse had been cleared out for Odyss to build a magic circle.

Odyss planned to build the sub-array of the "Teleportation Array" here. In the future, the things purchased from Bayam would be transported here first, and then transferred to Cruz Island by the teleportation array.

The reason for being here instead of Bayam was because Bayam's population was too dense. If the goods in a warehouse only came in and didn't go out, it would soon be noticed.

If it was a warehouse in a manor, it wouldn't attract too much attention. The surrounding residents were all tenant farmers, and even if they noticed something was wrong, it would be easy to control and buy them off.

Of course, the most important thing was that no one would pay attention to what a manor owner bought, nor would they pay attention to where he used those things.

Odyss looked at the surrounding environment and felt that it was pretty good, so he said to Bazell, "Wait here for a while."

So he used "Travel" to return to Cruz Island and came to the requisitioned warehouse.

Rupert was already waiting here, and this morning, he had asked everyone living here to go to the shed that had just been built on Lighthouse Hill.

In the past two days, because of limited tools, they only built some sheds, but at least it could be guaranteed that they wouldn't get rained on when sleeping at night.

Closing the warehouse door, Odyss began to draw the magic circle.