Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

Hearing the description of "Hermit," Alger, "Hanged Man," recalled some of the information he knew, and he thought to himself: "Hermit" knows the "School of Life" very well!

"Justice" Audrey then asked, "Mr. 'Hermit,' is the internal struggle of the 'School of Life' related to their main pathways?"

"Hermit" Odis replied, "Of course it is related. For example, I formed an extraordinary organization, whose main extraordinary members are from the 'Seer' pathway and the 'Audience' pathway.

"These two pathways are not adjacent pathways, and there are no fundamental contradictions. Moreover, they came together because of a common goal, so they can get along well for the first period of time.

"However, because extraordinary resources and extraordinary channels are limited, this will inevitably involve the issue of the main direction of development.

"The extraordinary people of the 'Seer' pathway will definitely hope to develop in a direction that is beneficial to their pathway, and so will the extraordinary people of the 'Audience' pathway.

"So even if they are not adjacent pathways, conflicts will occur in such matters. If an organization has a major extraordinary pathway, such problems will not occur, and internal friction can be avoided to a large extent."

Audrey smiled and said, "I see."

"The Priestess" Cattleya also nodded slowly, believing that "Hermit's" analysis was very accurate.

Klein and Alger also had similar views.

After the gathering, they talked about a few more topics, and Klein announced the end of this Tarot Gathering.

…

Odis returned to the real world, first he was in a daze for a while, and then he went to the outside studio to arrange the altar, sacrificed the extraordinary weapon he had taken out in advance to "The Fool", and paid 80 pounds.

About twenty minutes later, Odis received a notification to conduct the "Bestowal Ritual" and obtained 3,740 pounds from the transaction intelligence, as well as 11 Sequence 9-level main materials.

There was also a small glass bottle containing black liquid and a notebook filled with herbal formulas.

Because he paid 400 pounds for "Little Sun" Derrick, Odis could only get 3,600 pounds, but "The Moon" Emlyn asked one more question, so he paid an extra 300 pounds.

After deducting the cost of purchasing auxiliary materials from Cattleya and the 80 pounds paid to Emlyn for buying the prescription, he finally got 3,740 pounds.

After putting away the extraordinary materials and gold pounds, Odis made a simple plan for the new week.

Overall, this week will definitely not be as busy as last week. The teleportation array has been built, and the construction work on Cruz Island can also be handed over to Manti.

Then the main task this week is to hunt the "Gleaming Pattern Star Tree" and completely digest the potion, striving for advancement.

Thinking of this, Odis grinned: He's surpassed Klein!

He remembered that it would take Klein about two months to basically digest the potion, take the "Star Admiral's" ship, and go to the "Ruins of the Gods" to find mermaids.

However, Odis quickly couldn't laugh anymore, because the "Scroll Professor's" potion had been digested for most of it in advance, and the "Mystic's" potion was also likely to be digested in advance, but the subsequent sequences were hard to say.

However, Klein's potion was digested more as the sequence got higher, and Sequence 1 "Mystic Servant" melted in his mouth.

Odis shook his head, not wanting to think about these things.

Coming out of the studio, the other crew members who were catching up on sleep and resting had basically gotten up and were chatting over coffee in the dining room.

Odis chatted with them for a few words, and then went to the cockpit to confirm the heading. At the current speed, they should be able to reach their destination by tomorrow morning.

After exploring that ruin, the "Argo" can return.

So Odis returned to Cruz Island again. This time he came back mainly to talk to Wells, the mayor of Plain Town and the local indigenous representative.

Flying to the southern plains with a "Flying Scroll", he found Wells sitting at home eating mangoes with his wife.

This local young man was about the same age as Odis, but he was already married and had two children.

Their house was relatively spacious by local standards, with three thatched houses and a small yard.

When Wells' wife saw Odis, she immediately knelt down respectfully. Wells, who had been in contact with Odis, knew that this "mayor" did not like this kind of servile behavior, so he quickly smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Mayor, she was frightened before."

Then he said a few words loudly to his wife in the local language. His wife lowered her head and quickly left with the children.

Odis glanced at the other party's bent back and asked, "What frightened her?"

Wells invited Odis to sit on the straw mat before saying, "When she was ten years old, when she was playing with her brother, Tor, a police officer from Port Town, suddenly asked her brother to kneel down. Her brother was unwilling, so Tor killed her brother."

Odis was stunned. She had a psychological shadow.

At the same time, he also realized that the conflict between the locals and the people of the Northern Continent was very deep, but the people of the Northern Continent had firearms and were better organized, so this conflict was well covered up.

"There are many such things." Wells gave Odis a piece of mango as if he didn't care too much: "My sister was taken away by Sheriff Tom. It is said that she was sold to pirates, and there has been no news of her for so many years.

"So I told my daughter not to wash her face, and not to look up when she sees people from the Northern Continent."

He took a breath and said, "But I can feel that you and your subordinates are different. With your help, we may be able to protect our loved ones in the future."

Odis took a deep breath before saying, "Yes, there will be such a day. Well, I will issue new regulations in the near future that will protect the interests of the locals."

"That's great." Wells said happily.

He paused before asking, "What can I do for you?"

Odis ate a bite of mango. When he ate the first bite, he was listening to Wells' story, and he didn't taste anything. He felt it was quite sweet on the second bite: "I really want to talk to the tribes in the mountains. I need a guide, and it's best to notify them in advance."

Currently, the area actually controlled by Odis probably only accounts for one-fifth of the total area of the island, and the rest are basically mountainous areas.

Wells thought for a while before saying, "Many people in several villages closest to the mountains are relatives of the tribes in the mountains, and the young people among them often secretly marry.

"I can discuss with the captains of those villages and ask them to find some people to notify the tribes in the mountains."

Odis nodded: "You can tell the tribes in the mountains that I can provide them with some special medicines to treat diseases and open stores there.

"The condition is that they don't attack the town anymore.

"Of course, I don't care whether they attack the miners, because that is the personal behavior of the people of the Northern Continent."

Wells carefully wrote it down and then smiled: "Although the tribes in the mountains don't like to have contact with the outside world, they can distinguish between goodwill and malice."

Odis smiled and pointed to the mango: "Cut me some more."

When Odis was in Backlund, although he was considered relatively wealthy, the fruits he ate were relatively simple. Most of the time, they were apples, oranges, and other fruits that could be stored for a long time.

Not to mention mangoes and pineapples, even watermelons were rarely available.

It wasn't until Odis arrived on Lasha Island that he basically achieved fruit freedom.

Wells quickly cut another piece of mango for the mayor. Odis asked, "What is the general situation of the tribes in the mountains?"

After saying that, he put the mango in his mouth.

"There are probably three tribes in the mountains." Wells said: "There is a road from the town that leads into the mountains, which is the territory of the Tairon tribe.

"There is also a path from the south that leads into the mountains, which is the territory of the Grang tribe.

"On the west side of the island is the Pulan tribe.

"The general relationship between the three tribes is that the Tairon tribe and the Grang tribe are more harmonious. The Pulan tribe is said to be more mysterious and rarely interacts with the other two tribes."

Odis "ummed" and pondered for a moment before saying, "Do this as soon as possible, and I will come back in two days to inquire about the specific progress."

Wells nodded: "Okay."

Leaving Plain Town, Odis returned to Port Town and wandered around the dock, wondering whether to go back to the ship for dinner or go to Bayam to eat.

Rupert shouted from a distance: "Captain! That Feneapotter is here again."

The so-called "Feneapotter" of course refers to that Feneapotter naval officer Abel.

So Odis came to the tavern again and saw Abel wearing glasses and a naval uniform.

This time the conversation between the two was also relatively pleasant, and the final transaction was also at 20,000 pounds.

However, there was disagreement on how to pay.

Abel's idea was to pay the goods after they sent someone to take over the ship.

Odis of course disagreed: "For me, this kind of payment method has no guarantee at all."

Then he put forward his own plan: "You pay 15,000 pounds first, and pay the rest after you get on the ship."

Abel disagreed with this payment plan, so Odis took a step back and divided it into three payments. The first payment was 5,000 pounds to indicate the start of the transaction, 10,000 pounds after boarding the ship, and the remaining 5,000 pounds after taking the ship away.

Then Odis hinted to Abel that if they were still unwilling, he could consider contacting the Loen Navy in Bayam.

Abel then agreed and promised that he would bring the 5,000 pounds later.

The two discussed the specific transaction time a bit more before Abel quickly left.

After seeing him off, Rupert smiled and said, "I didn't expect we could really sell it for 20,000 pounds."

Odis also smiled and said, "I have something I want to talk to you about."

So the two went to the warehouse with the main array of the "Teleportation Formation," and soon Abel's surprised voice came: "What? 'Ghost Ship' isn't being sold to…"

Then he quickly lowered his voice: "We're not selling to the Feneport people anymore?"

Odis sat on a box of goods and nodded: "That's right, we're not selling to them, but we're still taking the money."

For a moment, Rupert didn't know what to say, but then he thought, he's a pirate now, isn't this kind of operation normal?

Seeing that Rupert had figured it out himself, Odis brought up another topic: "I plan to invest all the income from this operation into the construction of Cruz Island."

Rupert was stunned for a moment: "Not hiding it, spending it all?"

"Spending it all," Odis said. "Money isn't money if it's not spent."

Rupert sighed, "We should be the most unconventional pirates."

Odis smiled: "I'm spending these pounds because, before long, I'll be able to reap even more pounds.

"Well, you can talk to Mandy about that when you have time."

First Mate Rupert also realized that the captain's ultimate goal in going to sea was not to become a "Pirate General."

The two talked for a while, then went to the restaurant together for a greasy dinner.

Odis was now the restaurant's biggest customer, after all, those people he brought back from Chackel Island were also eating here.

At this rate, the restaurant owner would be the richest person on the island.

So when Odis came to eat, the boss was very attentive, offering drinks and wine.

After dinner, Odis returned to the "Argo," and found that the crew hadn't gone to enjoy their vacation, but had already started working busily in the workshop.

So Odis also went to chat with everyone while assembling those extraordinary weapons.

Around 9:00 PM, all the work was completed, and the crew breathed a sigh of relief.

Sarina even sighed: "I knew it, the bonuses on this ship aren't so easy to get."

It was also hard on her, an Extraordinary of the "Sailor" pathway, assembling very precise extraordinary weapons.

The other crew members had similar thoughts, feeling like they weren't here to be pirates, but rather to work on a factory assembly line.

However, when they thought about the bonuses they had just received, they felt that doing this work wasn't unacceptable.

After all, they had only joined the pirate crew for a little over a week, and they had already received several hundred pounds in bonuses, and Third Mate Bivis had even received more than a thousand pounds.

They had never been so wealthy in all their time at sea.

Finally, after finishing all the work, Odis went to the restaurant with everyone to have a beer and talk about the ruins they would explore tomorrow.

Odis said: "That's information I traded from Bayam."

"About three months ago, a ship saw a cyan light appearing on a deserted island."

"There were several adventurers on that ship, they were Extraordinary, and they realized that there might be magical items or extraordinary creatures on that island."

"So those adventurers organized manpower to explore the island, and found a ruin on the island."

"Unfortunately, they didn't have any historical experts among them, and they couldn't deduce the age of the ruin, nor did they find any magical items, they just looted some antiques inside and left."

"Originally, I wanted to take you there for a tour, but I just got some definite news that there is an extraordinary creature on that island that I need."

"So I estimate that there should be some extraordinary creatures on that island, and even some magical items, but the previous adventurers didn't find them."

"Our actions tomorrow, in addition to touring the ruins, will also be to help me hunt. Everyone can complete the hunting of extraordinary creatures alone or in partnership."

"The spiritual materials of the creatures you hunt that you don't need can be sold to me, and the extraordinary materials you get belong to you. You can sell them after landing, or give them to me in exchange for merit or pounds."

When the other crew members heard that they could earn another sum tomorrow, all the fatigue was swept away, and they began to guess what level of extraordinary creatures were on the island.

Odis also reminded: "Considering that Extraordinary have already landed on that island, there shouldn't be any extraordinary creatures that are too low-level left. The remaining extraordinary creatures may be difficult to hunt alone, so you still need to be careful."

"Moreover, the information also said that two of their members went missing, but they searched the island and couldn't find them. There should also be some unknown dangers."

The other crew members nodded in agreement. After chatting for a few more sentences, Odis finished his beer and returned to the workshop, and the other members also went back to rest.

The next morning, after everyone had breakfast, they came to the cockpit one after another, because their target island had already appeared in sight.

No mistake, one first, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one is, one look!

But as they gradually approached, everyone realized that something was wrong. A huge pirate ship was already docked there.

So Odis issued an order to prepare for battle, and then he brought the promoted First Mate Bazel and Second Mate Rupert, and everyone prepared to raid.

For them, attacking a pirate group now was almost like earning extra money.

The pirate ship docked on the island also discovered the "Argo." Before the sails of that huge pirate ship could even be lowered, a layer of golden light flashed across the entire ship, and it immediately moved forward, obviously with some extraordinary arrangements.

At this time, Odis, who had been observing with a telescope, noticed the symbol of books and eyes on the mast of the ship: "That seems to be the 'Golden Dream'."

That is, "Iceberg Admiral" Edwina Edwards' ship.

Bazel also picked up the telescope and looked for a while: "It's the 'Golden Dream'. I remember their flag."

Everyone looked at the captain, what to do? It's the "Pirate General", are we still going to rob them?

Odis was very happy in his heart at this time, because he was now a recognized "Great Pirate." He originally planned to create an opportunity to approach the "Iceberg Admiral" after solving the "Ghost Ship" matter. He didn't expect the opportunity to come to him like this!

But he still tried to calm himself down. Approaching is approaching, but it has to be natural.

Odis thought for a moment before saying to First Mate Bazel: "Signal with flags, just say we want to negotiate with them."

Bazel immediately said: "Okay."

Bazel signaled with flags on the deck. After a while, he received a reply from the other side, and he immediately returned to the cockpit: "The other side's reply is: Agreed."

Odis had heard pirates in the bar talk about the rules of pirate negotiations. Generally, the captains of both sides, as well as one or two attendants, would land on an uninhabited island, and talk loudly on the beach, dozens of meters apart.

The reason for being so far apart is because this is beyond the effective range of a revolver.

"Pay attention to alert," Odis instructed the other crew members, then came to the deck and flew towards the "Golden Dream" with a "Flying Scroll."

Since both sides were Extraordinary, they could fly on the sea to talk, without having to shout from dozens of meters away.

After all, the other side was a "Pirate General." Although the other members were a little worried, they also knew the rules of negotiation, so they all stood on the deck looking at the captain's back.

Not long after Odis set off, a figure also flew up from the deck of the "Golden Dream."

Bazel saw with the telescope that it was a woman, it should be the "Iceberg Admiral."

Odis flew forward for two minutes, roughly in the middle of the "Argo" and the "Golden Dream", and met the "Iceberg Admiral."

She was a beautiful lady with an oval face, a high nose bridge, thin lips, and long brown hair parted in the middle and tied into a simple but delicate knot at the back of her head.

She was wearing a white lace top, a beige jacket, a dark knee-length skirt, and tall leather boots.

Although the "Iceberg Admiral" had a sword hanging at her waist, she didn't look like a pirate.

At the same time, the "Iceberg Admiral" was also looking at Odis. The two hovered in mid-air. After a few seconds of silence, Odis smiled and said: "Hello, madam, I'm very happy to see you here."

"Iceberg Admiral" Edwina didn't smile, but she wasn't indifferent either: "Hello, I'm also very happy to see you."

Odis said: "I hope to talk to you about whether we can also land on that island."

"You also want to explore that ruin?"

"I do plan to take my subordinates to tour it," Odis said with a smile. "But that's not my main purpose, because I heard that the ruin has been looted."

Edwina glanced at the position of the "Argo": "I also heard this news."

Odis scrutinized Edwina's expression. He considered it for a moment before saying: "If your goal is that ruin, I can not enter it, but please do not interfere with my actions."

Edwina also understood: "You are here to hunt the extraordinary creatures on the island?"

Odis did not deny it: "Yes."

His goal was clearly not in conflict with Edwina's.

Edwina thought for a while before saying: "You can wait for us to leave before exploring."

Odis smiled: "In theory, 'ladies first' is more gentlemanly, but this exploration is very important to me, I'm sorry, I can't accept such a request."

Then he added, "My suggestion is that we both land on the island and search for what we each need.

I have already promised not to enter that ruin..."

Seeing that "Iceberg Admiral's" expression hadn't changed much, Audis suddenly changed his tone and said, "...Perhaps you need to go to another location, but I still say, our goals don't conflict, there's no need to be so tense."

Edwina retorted, "I find it hard to believe that Captain Gahr, who just eliminated two large pirate groups, isn't eyeing the 'Pirate Admiral' again?"

Audis suddenly realized that his reputation seemed to have grown a bit too much, making even the "Pirate Admiral" wary.

Fortunately, he had left himself a backup plan: "A long time ago, I expressed goodwill to the 'Iceberg Admiral'. One of your crew members attended the first intelligence exchange meeting and asked me about the function of that key.

I told him the function of that key and only charged him 50 pounds."

Edwina was somewhat moved: "You're the 'Captain'?"

When Dannitz reported this matter to her, she didn't take it too seriously, because this information was worth far more than 50 pounds.

Seeing the young man nod, Edwina pondered for a moment: "How did you come to this conclusion?"

Audis made up a story as he went along: "First of all, the size of that key is very special. If the key is that big, the lock must be even bigger. It doesn't look like a human creation at all.

Secondly, I once read in an ancient book that there was a lock in the Giant Court that matched the size of the key.

The legend also says that after the 'Giant King' fell, the gate of that hall was forever closed."

These words were Audis imitating the tone of ancient books, because it was the "Dark Angel" Sasrir who closed that door, and it had little to do with the "Giant King."

Edwina asked again: "Is the Giant Court at the end of the Sonia Sea?"

Audis truthfully said: "Legend has it that there is only a projection of the Giant Court there."

"Projection?" Edwina asked, "What do you mean?"

Audis smiled and said: "After I answer this question for you, can I join you in landing on this island?"

He paused and added: "Although I don't think I'm a righteous person, the pirate groups I've attacked are all evil guys, and it's not just two, it's three.

I heard a long time ago that the 'Iceberg Admiral' likes to chase treasures and doesn't like to kill people. If you don't actively attack us, we won't attack you either."

Edwina considered for a moment before saying: "We can land together."

Since "Captain Gahr" had expressed goodwill a long time ago, Edwina wasn't so resistant to landing together.

Moreover, Audis's answer was very important information, and Edwina couldn't stop him anymore, after all, this island wasn't her home.

Audis then said: "I have obtained some notes from expeditions to the end of the Sonia Sea. It is said that in the dreamland there, there is a giant hall that is always in twilight. Judging from the description, that should be the Giant Court.

But the problem is that it is the court in the dream, not the court in reality.

I also learned through other channels that it is actually the Giant Court in the dream of a terrifying existence, which can also be regarded as a projection of the real 'Giant Court'.

Legend has it that you can reach the real Giant Court through there, but it is very dangerous, because in this process, there is a high probability that you will die inexplicably in the dream of that terrifying existence."

Edwina slowly nodded, and after taking another look at the "Argo" flag, she said: "You are a learned captain."

Audis smiled and said: "I heard a long time ago that you are also a learned captain.

If we have time, we can exchange ideas, but now is obviously not a good time to exchange ideas."

Edwina nodded: "After we go back, you land from the west of the island, and I land from the east.

Before landing, wrap a white cloth around your left arm. My crew members will also wrap white cloth around their arms.

If we meet on the island and your left arms don't have white cloth, I will consider it as unwillingness to explore the island together, and I don't rule out immediately ordering an attack."

Because she was the "Pirate Admiral", she was speaking in a commanding tone.

Audis agreed: "Okay."

So the two sides flew back to their respective ships. Audis told the crew about wrapping white cloth around their arms, and then ordered them to land on the west side of the island.

Bazeal still couldn't believe it: "Just like that?"

He knew very well that pirates rarely allowed other forces to act together, because such actions could easily lead to infighting.

The other party was the "Pirate Admiral", while "Captain Gahr" was just a "High Sea Pirate". According to convention, they would usually explore it once before allowing the "Dawn Sword" pirate group to land.

Audis was stunned by the question: "Just like that."

Rupert also asked: "Didn't they make any requests?"

"I answered the 'Iceberg Admiral' a question." Audis smiled: "That happened to be the information she needed very much."

The other members nodded, which made sense.

And they didn't have any doubts, thinking that there was anything strange about Audis answering the "Iceberg Admiral's" question, after all, "Captain Gahr" would regularly convene intelligence exchange meetings.

Audis said: "But everyone, don't relax your vigilance, be careful that they suddenly launch an attack on the island.

The crew members on duty should always keep the 'Extraordinary Gatling Gun' safety off, in case they sneak attack us."

After confirming the next action, everyone began to tie white cloth on their left arms, and then came to the deck, ready to land.

There was no port here, nor any good landing spot, so they could only put down the boats and land on the beach.

But that was for ordinary pirates. Audis directly took out several "Flying Scrolls". Except for the navigators, all the crew members flew to the beach.

Then the search began. Bazeal, the "Corrupted Baron" who was good at close combat and had good defense, walked in the front.

Then came Audis and Rupert, Third Mate Beavis and Combat Captain Cleveland at the rear, and Boatswain Sarina, crew members Boris and Noi in the middle.

Soon they discovered an extraordinary creature that looked like a rooster. Rupert, who had advanced to "Calamity Priest", made it unlucky. It tripped while running away, and Bazeal rushed up and punched it half to death.

Audis casually threw a scroll, and this "Rooster" was pierced and killed by many wooden thorns growing from the surrounding area from different directions.

This was an extraordinary creature at Sequence 7. Audis put it away first, and then divide the spoils after going back.

The reason why it was so easy to kill it was because three Sequence 6s participated in the attack. If Ino and the others encountered it alone, it would still be difficult to solve.

After walking for more than an hour, Audis and others met the "Iceberg Admiral" and their crew. The two sides faced each other silently for more than ten seconds, a few meters apart.

Because both sides had white cloth wrapped around their arms, after confronting each other for a while, Audis and the "Iceberg Admiral" nodded with a smile, and Edwina also nodded in response.

The two sides then cautiously staggered and continued their new explorations.

After being far away, Edwina whispered to the crew: "This pirate group actually has three Sequence 6s!"