Chapter 9 Hugh Dilcha's Application for Membership
At the beginning of this gathering, Odysseus stipulated that the way to recruit new members of the Mystic Research Society was the "recommendation system". A member could recommend someone he felt he could trust at the gathering. Odysse would use his own channels to conduct some investigations, then announce the results of the investigation to everyone and decide whether to invite new members to join.
This is quite different from other Beyonder gatherings in Backlund. Odysseus can use this to have a certain control over this very loose organization.
In fact, the establishment of the Mystic Research Society is a cooperation between Odysseus and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, which allows both parties to get what they need.
Before this, the Steam Church basically only obtained information from believers, and their believers were relatively pure, most of them were workers, and the channels were very single.
Especially for the Beyonder world of Backlund, the Steam Church had very limited knowledge. Since the gathering convened by Odysseus, the Steam Church has used the clues from the transaction to successfully solve many Beyonder cases and predict the sabotage activities of many secret organizations.
Odysseus was gradually taken seriously by the Steam Church, and it was also easier to falsely report expenses.
At the same time, Odysseus used this gathering to build his own intelligence platform. Every participant was carefully selected by him, and he could exchange the latest intelligence about Backlund through them.
At first, no one took the initiator seriously. After all, he was just a Sequence 9, but the gathering was very effective and everyone was willing to attend.
Later, Odysseus gradually showed his rich reserves of mysticism and the sense of mystery he created, which made everyone gradually put away their contempt.
Everyone was stunned when they heard the recommendation of the member with a rough voice. The last time a new member joined was two months ago.
A female member wearing a mask said, "Lion, the serial killer has just been shot dead, and the official Beyonder martial law has not been completely lifted. This is not a good time to recommend a new member."
Everyone who attended the meeting had a nickname, or a code name. The recommender just now was called "Lion" because of his loud voice, and the female member was called "Peacock".
The "Lion" said, "I just think that some of the bounty hunter's channels are very useful to us, and martial law will be lifted one day."
The tall member called "Hippo" asked in a muffled voice, "What kind of information channels does she have?"
"She has a lot of connections in the East District." The "Lion" spread his hands and said, "Everyone should know that the East District is a lawless place with many secrets hidden."
The other members were slightly stunned. Some of them had certain channels in the East District, but basically they were not very stable because the information dealers there were updated too quickly.
Seeing that no one objected, the "Leader" Odysseus said, "Okay, I will conduct a certain assessment of the person you recommended next week."
The "Lion" nodded, and as usual, he wrote down the information of the person he wanted to recommend, and the waiter handed it to the "Leader" sitting opposite.
Odysseus opened the note and saw that the person recommended by the "Lion" was indeed Hugh Deercha!
At this time, the "Hound", who looked unremarkable from the outside, asked the "Lion": "Is there anything unusual in the East District recently?"
"Many homeless people suddenly disappeared." The "Lion" said.
"Peacock" smiled and asked: "Is the stingy 'Lion' going to be a philanthropist and help the homeless people in the East District?"
The other members laughed. Even a banker could not fill this hole.
The rough-voiced "Lion" had a good temper. He was not angry, but explained: "I received a commission to investigate several homeless people who suddenly disappeared in the East District..."
At this time, the "Giraffe", whose neck was slightly longer than that of an ordinary person, interrupted with a more delicate voice: "I also received such a commission!"
"Monkey" and "Cheetah" said almost in unison: "Me too."
The four people who received the commission looked at each other, and the other members also felt it was a bit strange. It seemed unnecessary to issue four commissions to investigate a few homeless people.
After a brief silence at the party, the "leader" Odysseus said: "This commission is very abnormal. The four of you should be careful and not get involved in some dangerous incidents." Odysseus' assertion was based on reasonable speculation. He certainly knew that those homeless people were captured by human traffickers and then secretly sold to the royal family.
The reason why the royal family needed these people was to build a mausoleum for George III. This was a huge conspiracy. At present, except for some important members of the royal family, Odysseus, who had a "God's perspective", might be the only one who knew the whole story.
"Lion" and his team received such a task. Obviously, some big figures in the extraordinary world had noticed the plan of the Loen royal family and were doing some investigation.
However, such a traceable investigation was obviously to cover up the truth, or to divert the attention of the Loen royal family. "Lion" and his team might become cannon fodder at any time.
"Lion", "Giraffe" and other four people also realized that something was wrong with this matter, and thanked the "leader" for reminding them.
The Hound suddenly said to the Lion, "I'll pay 5 pounds to buy the information of the client who issued the task."
The Lion cleared his throat and smiled, "Who do you think I am? I'm a man with professional ethics..."
"10 pounds."
"Okay, I'll give you a portrait of the client in a moment. But you have to use extraordinary means to interrogate me, and don't damage my reputation."
The Hound nodded, "Of course."
Then, the Hound spent another 30 pounds to buy the information of the other three clients.
Odysseus knew very well that the Hound was from MI9, and they would definitely be very interested in such news.
"Peacock" initiated the next topic: "Ladies and gentlemen, does anyone know the specific information of the "serial murder case"?"
"Giraffe" smiled and said: "Didn't you read the newspaper?"
"Peacock" asked back: "Would you believe what was written in the newspaper?"
"Hound" with no special features said: "I heard that the murderer killed people in preparation for the promotion ceremony."
He paused and said: "If anyone wants to know what the promotion ceremony is, you can trade with me alone. I will give you a preferential price of 50 pounds!"
Several members were eager to make a move. At this party, they often traded such extraordinary information.
"Peacock" said in a not very polite tone: "Can you tell me some valuable information?"
Odysseus said: "I have heard some slightly more detailed news."
Everyone looked at the "leader" together. Generally speaking, the intelligence of the "leader" is more reliable.
Odysseus said: "It is said that the murderer of the 'serial murder case' is not human."
The "monkey" with arms slightly longer than ordinary people nodded and said indignantly: "For such a villain, we should scold him to vent our anger."
Odysseus had to say seriously again: "He is not human!"
Everyone was slightly stunned and understood what the leader meant. Chapter 10 The murderer of the serial murder case
Yesterday and today's newspapers have used a lot of space to report on the "serial murder case".
First, the reporters helped readers sort out the whole case. Since a few months ago, streetwalkers have been disemboweled and brutally killed.
In recent times, the frequency of the murderer's crimes has increased, causing great panic in society.
The report said that recently a detective noticed that there were many stray dogs and cats that were brutally killed in the garbage dump. He thought that the murderer must have experimented with animals before killing, so he could disembowel them so quickly and accurately.
Following this clue, the detectives finally found the murderer and shot the criminal who resisted fiercely during the arrest.
The participants present had already received accurate intelligence at the last meeting. This is an extraordinary case.
Generally speaking, when it comes to extraordinary cases, don't expect there to be true reports in the newspaper.
After Odysseus announced the surprising news at the party, it took a few seconds for "Peacock" to ask: "If it's not a human, then what is it?"
"Extraordinary creatures." Odysseus said confidently.
The Hound, who also knew this information, said with some disappointment: "I was planning to sell this information for a good price."
This was an inside story that only the official Beyonders knew. The Hound knew that the "boss behind the scenes" of the "leader" was the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, so it was not surprising that the "leader" knew this.
The words of the Hound further confirmed the information that the "leader" had just said.
The other members fell into silence again. This was completely beyond their imagination.
Even though they were wearing masks, Odysseus could observe everyone's surprise at this time from their body movements.
After a few seconds, the Peacock changed his previous tone: "How... How can an Beyonder hide its tracks in Backlund?"
The Wolverine with a deep voice suddenly said: "Everyone, do you remember that I issued a task before, hoping to find a friend who disappeared in the sewer?
"He is an Beyonder, and we didn't even find his body."
Everyone was stunned again, and the Hound also said after realizing it: "The sewer is indeed a good place to hide Beyonder creatures. "
In fact, the official extraordinary people were also quite puzzled. How did the "evil dog" evade the repeated investigations?
With this exchange at this time, everyone had a clear understanding of the whole process of the case.
A few months ago, an extraordinary creature came to Backlund and brutally killed more than a dozen street prostitutes. The official extraordinary people were misled and thought that it was the extraordinary people who committed the crime, so they had not been able to find any clues.
It is very likely that the official extraordinary people found clues recently, locked on to the extraordinary creature, and killed it.
The "Cheetah" with a relatively deep voice asked at this time: "Can extraordinary creatures also be promoted?"
In his impression, extraordinary creatures have only one function: to provide extraordinary materials for extraordinary people.
But unexpectedly, they can also be promoted?
Odysseus did not respond directly, but said: "Some extraordinary creatures, because of the special path, have the same intelligence as humans... or even higher than normal humans."
"Cheetah" exclaimed: "Wonderful extraordinary world."
Odysseus said again: "The information just now is not free. "
Everyone looked at the "leader". They knew that such secret information would not be free.
"Someone is buying the relics of Emperor Roselle at a high price." Odysseus said, "If you have or can get such items, you can trade them to me. I guarantee that the price will satisfy you."
With the Steam Church reimbursing him, he would be very generous.
"Giraffe" shook his head slowly: "This must be the popularity brought by the 'Rossel Memorial Exhibition'. Many fans of the emperor are buying his souvenirs and relics." Odysseus said again: "I don't want a fake."
The "Giraffe", who once claimed to be a master of antique appraisal, nodded repeatedly: "Of course I dare not give you a fake."
Then everyone initiated several transactions of high-level spiritual materials. As usual, Odysseus basically bought them all.
This gathering pays great attention to information exchange, so it is rare to trade potion formulas and extraordinary materials.
After trading a few pieces of information that are not very important to Odysseus, this gathering ended.
As usual, Odysseus watched the participants leave one by one. Then, while the waiter was tidying up the living room, he went to the basement, took out a crystal key, and placed it on the wall where the illusory passage just appeared.
When he injected spirituality, an "eight-pointed star" magic circle flashing with illusory light appeared on the wall, but there were no diamonds or priceless "Ahona crystals" in this magic circle.
This is just a "sub-array" that requires the crystal key in Odysseus's hand to establish a connection with the "main array" and produce an illusory passage.
Odysseus stepped into the passage and appeared in the basement outside another area in an instant.
After he left, the "sub-array" on the wall hid its traces and turned into a normal wall.
Returning to the basement of the house, Odysseus took off his cloak and mask, and then put on a windbreaker. From the dress and temperament, he was completely different from the "leader".
With the existence of this array, unless the demigod was targeting him, he didn't have to worry about exposing his identity.
Taking the public carriage back to the herbalist's shop, Odysseus had lunch and rested for a while. The lady sent by the "mysterious queen" who came last night arrived as scheduled.
The lady changed her clothes today, and she still looked very elegant.
She frowned slightly when she saw Odysseus's messy laboratory, but still sat down on the chair next to the desk reluctantly.
Odysseus took out a pen and paper and asked, "How much do you know about magic circles?"
"I can draw the common magic circles, and I can also draw the uncommon ones after seeing them once." The lady said, "If you want to teach me how to draw magic circles, we can completely skip this one."
Odysseus continued to ask at his own pace, "Do you know the six applications of the fire symbol?"
The lady tried her best to be patient: "Very clear!"
Odysseus asked the third question, "How to control the burning direction and intensity of the flame in the magic circle?"
"Direction... and intensity..." The lady was stunned for a moment, but then she smiled, "What's the use of knowing these things?"
Odysseus concluded without much emotion, "My foundation in mysticism is very poor, and there are many things to talk about.
"I will try my best to explain it clearly. Please ask questions in time if you don't understand. "
The lady was startled again. As an outstanding "scroll professor", it was the first time that someone commented that she had "a poor foundation in mysticism".
Odysseus took out his revolver, disassembled it into small parts, and began to explain the magic circle used in this weapon.
The burning direction and intensity of the flame mentioned by Odysseus just now are very important in this magic circle. Every time you maintain the weapon, it is equivalent to redrawing the magic circle. If the flame is too strong, it is easy to explode, and if it is too weak, it will be no different from an ordinary revolver.
If there is a deviation in the burning direction, it is easy to explode the moment the bullet is fired.
After listening for a while, the lady realized that what the herbalist in front of her was talking about was a brand new application of the magic circle, a new application that was enough to shock the entire extraordinary world!
With this magic circle, even ordinary people with enough knowledge of mysticism can make such a revolver with extraordinary effects! Chapter 11 The Knowledgeable Herbalist
"When it comes to natural elements, the 'pentagram' or 'hexagram' array is generally used." Because the people sent by the "Mysterious Queen" had such a poor foundation, Odysseus had to start from the basics:
"The 'pentagram' array is used because before the Third Epoch, the extraordinary people believed that the world was composed of earth, air, water, fire and ether.
"The 'hexagram' array is used because, by the Fourth Epoch, extraordinary scholars believed that gold should also be the basic element that makes up the world.
"Or 'gold' should be differentiated from the original 'earth'. At the same time, it is said that the 'pentagram' magic circle occasionally summons demons, so the 'hexagram' magic circle is widely used."
The lady who came to learn no longer had any contempt at this time: "I heard that the Belia family in the Blood Worship Cult has the element of 'pentagram' in their family emblem."
Odysseus nodded: "I have also seen similar information. The change of the magic circle from 'pentagram' to 'hexagram' should have a certain relationship with them."
As he spoke, he drew two isosceles triangles with the same center but different directions on the paper. This is the "hexagram".
Odysseus drew a small circle at the center of the triangle: "The symbol in this circle is very important. In the magic circle I am going to talk about, you can't use the common symbol representing fire, but this symbol."
He first drew a trapezoid, and then drew a layered indicator symbol on each of the four sides of the trapezoid.
The lady was slightly stunned: "I have never seen this symbol, but judging from its appearance, it is very similar to the symbol representing fire."
"This is a symbol I derived from the six applications representing the flame symbol." Odysseus said.
"Can occult symbols be derived?"
Odysseus did not answer this question directly, but asked: "Have you heard of the legend about the origin of occult symbols?"
The lady nodded: "According to legend, these symbols are a set of occult symbol systems created by the ancestors based on some of the symbols on the 'blasphemous slate'."
Odysseus said: "This legend is somewhat fabricated. The symbols on the 'blasphemous slate' would never be so simple.
"Don't ask me how I know, I won't tell you even if you ask."
He knew that the font on the "blasphemous slate" was the kind of "only intuitive" characters, and it was even possible that there was no fixed form. How could such a thing be imitated?
"This should be a batch of symbols that the ancestors accidentally found, which can trigger certain reactions of extraordinary characteristics." Odysseus said: "According to my research over the years, this set of symbols is very imperfect.
"So I derived a new set of symbols, which have been verified to be more useful than the original mystical symbols."
The lady realized a question later: "Why do mystical symbols react to extraordinary people?"
"This involves the question of 'the essence of spirituality'."
"The essence of spirituality?"
Odysseus smiled: "As an extraordinary person of the scholar-type path, you must have thought about what spirituality is, right?"
The lady suddenly felt like an ignorant elementary school student: "Spirituality... isn't it spirituality?"
Odysseus said: "This issue is not in this transaction. We will have a chance to discuss it again."
The lady was a little disappointed.
"Let's continue. Outside the small circle are the indicators of the four directions..." Odysseus continued to explain the magic array used in the weapon.
From the indicator symbols outside the small circle, to the symbols in the hexagon, to the circle of mystical symbols outside the large circle, the array he drew is very similar to the classic "hexagram" array, but there are many differences in the details.
As Odysseus explained one by one, it seemed as if a new door was opened for the lady. It turned out that the magic array that had not been taken seriously had so many mysteries and uses! Finally, Odysseus began to explain the paint used in the magic circle in the weapon.
The entire magic circle should be painted with dark red paint, and the symbol in the middle should be painted with bright red paint.
In addition, the six symbols in the "hexagram" should be painted with bright yellow, and the outermost circle of mystical symbols should be painted with black.
These paints should be added with "magma pyroxene powder" and "red crown fairy grass powder" in a certain proportion. These two spiritual materials are auxiliary materials for the "Hunter" path to advance to Sequence 7 "Arsonist". They are not common spiritual materials.
Therefore, each maintenance of the weapon costs 80 pounds.
After the magic circle was drawn, the lady still had a lot of things she didn't understand, but Odysseus simply explained some basic principles and didn't talk about too many details.
As he said before, that was not included in this transaction.
At 5 pm, Odysseus announced that today's class was over and that they would come back the day after tomorrow morning to learn how to disassemble and assemble the weapon.
The lady stood up and said, "Teacher Gar, my name is Alia. I hope I can ask you questions about mystical symbols when I have the chance."
She realized that the knowledge that Odysseus possessed was very important to the "Scroll Professor" and might even bring about a qualitative change in her abilities.
Odysseus smiled and said, "Okay, we'll talk about it later when we have the chance."
Alia asked again, "Does this weapon have a name?"
Odysseus scratched his head and said, "I hate naming the most, so I just gave it a code name."
"Such a creative weapon should be given a resounding name!" Alia thought for a while and said, "How about calling it 'Flame Arrow'?"
Odysseus nodded, "Okay."
He has always been easygoing in naming.
After saying goodbye again, Alia left Gar's Herb Shop and took a carriage to a small villa in the Cherwood District.
The servants in the villa had been watching the fireplace. The burning flames dispelled the dampness and coldness of the city. Alia hurried to her study and first wrote down everything she learned today in her notebook.
While she was thinking about the question of "spiritual nature" raised by Odysseus, the flames in the fireplace suddenly turned green and cold, and even came out of the fireplace.
Alia knew that the "messenger" of the "Queen of Mystery" had arrived, and she immediately stood up.
Huh~
After a fierce flame burned, Alia felt that there was suddenly one more person in the study, and the flames in the fireplace turned to normal color, but there was only a ball of air in front of her, not even a shadow of a person.
"How is the progress of learning today?" The voice of the "Queen of Mystery" came in the air, as if the queen was in front of her.
Alia bowed slightly to the air: "I only learned the principle of the magic circle, but Odysseus did not explain the inner theory in detail."
At the same time, she realized that the "Queen" was very concerned about what she was doing. "
Did he explain those unfamiliar mystical symbols clearly?"
Alia roughly understood that the "Queen" had noticed the most important part of the magic circle: those derived mystical symbols.
When she learned that those strange mystical symbols were actually derived by Odysseus, Bernadette, who was in another direction of the city, thought to herself: Are the requirements for opening a herbal medicine store so high now? She even had to derive mystical symbols? Chapter 12: Wilderness of Knowledge
The moment Bernadette saw the Flame Arrow, she had a premonition that this weapon was unusual. Otherwise, why would she, a high-sequence Beyonder, spend energy to study such a low-end weapon?
When she saw the magic circle inside the Flame Arrow, Bernadette, who had mastered a lot of high-end mystical knowledge, realized the key to this magic circle: those unfamiliar mystical symbols and the new application of the classic magic circle.
She could only rely on her own ability and erudition to deduce the functions of those mystical symbols, but she didn't understand their inner meaning and principles.
That's why she initiated the 3,000-pound transaction with Odysseus. On the one hand, the Sequence 9 combat power of the "Elemental Dawn" was basically equivalent to that of a goose, and such a weapon was really needed.
On the other hand, Bernadette was hiding her true purpose and wanted to understand the inner theories of those mystical symbols.
But what Bernadette didn't expect was that the seemingly young herbalist not only mastered a few new mystical symbols, but also deduced a batch of new mystical symbols.
After reporting what she had learned today, Alia hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have noticed another thing. Odysseus has made profound research on certain aspects of mysticism."
Bernadette's voice came from the air again: "Tell me more about it."
"He actually studied the 'essence of spirituality'."
"What?"
"The essence of spirituality!"
After two or three seconds, Bernadette's voice came from the air: "I know."
Alia hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I also found that someone was following me today. It is probably the same 'tails' as before."
"Everything is in my plan." Bernadette has been planning for a long time and is ready to kill the backbone of the "Moss Ascetic Order" in Backlund in one fell swoop.
Alia explained, "I am worried that Odysseus Gal will be harmed?"
Any extraordinary person who has studied the path of "mystery peepers" is half a scholar, and any scholar of mysticism will sincerely admire Odysseus's research.
"This could be an opportunity." After saying this, Bernadette's "messenger" returned to the fireplace, and the flames turned green again and gushed out of the fireplace. In an instant, the "messenger" left, and the flames returned to normal.
Alia was stunned for a moment before asking herself, "What opportunity?"
...
Bernadette certainly would not explain that it was an opportunity to use the danger brought by the enemy to force Odysseus to join the "Elemental Dawn".
Influenced by her father, Bernadette's vision was very unique. From Odysseus's research, she saw the universality of extraordinary weapons, and most importantly, they could be mass-produced.
She knew very well that the "Flame Arrow" was just the beginning, and mass production would give birth to a new era!
Odysseus did not seem to realize this. Bernadette planned to make an implicit long-term investment in Odysseus, and it would be best if both the person and the research results could be included in the "Elemental Dawn".
The conversation that just ended surprised Bernadette again.
As a Sequence 3 of the "Mystery Peeper" path, Bernadette also had many advanced studies in mysticism, and of course she had also thought about questions like "the nature of spirituality".
After hearing Alia's report just now, she was somewhat surprised. She didn't expect that at such a young age, as a Sequence 9, Odysseus was already studying such a profound problem.
"Interesting." Bernadette decided to send her "servants" to continue to pay attention to this herbalist after the recent battle.
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"A-choo~"
Odysseus sneezed loudly in the Gall Herbalist's Shop at No. 51 Henry Street.
The young and energetic clerk Kena smiled and said, "Mr. Gall, you are not catching a cold, are you?"
"It was just a sneeze. I guess someone missed me." Odysseus joked casually. It was busy until late at night again. After cleaning, Kaina asked Odysseus to check the mailbox. There was indeed a thick letter inside.
Odysseus took a look at the wax and confirmed that it was sent by Ms. Mandy. Currently, this lady who was once saved by Odysseus is helping him manage the gray industry.
He opened the letter, which was full of beautiful handwriting. It was an observation report on the group of noble children.
Mandy had already made a summary. These observations were without exception. None of them found anything abnormal recently.
So Odysseus took out the letter paper, wrote down the results of the investigation, and asked Kaina to send the letter to the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute overnight. That was the residence of the "Mechanical Heart".
"You can come back at ten o'clock tomorrow." Odysseus said to the guy who was running errands and working overtime.
Kaina smiled sincerely and said, "Okay, Mr. Gal."
Odysseus lay in the armchair to rest for a while as usual. He did not receive any unexpected guests today, but as soon as he went out, his spirituality realized that someone seemed to be watching the herbal medicine store.
He was slightly startled, but he locked the door as usual and went to the public carriage station.
While waiting for the carriage, Odysseus quietly observed the surroundings and did not find any suspicious people.
After getting on the carriage, he did not feel that anyone was following him.
However, out of caution, he went to the nearby Lever Church, pretended to pray to the God of Steam and Machinery, and left again after a simple disguise.
After confirming again that no one was following him, he went home with peace of mind.
Because it was too late and there were no public carriages, Austin had to hire a rental carriage with some pain and returned to his residence at 75 Hailin Avenue.
The entire left side of the avenue is lined with townhouses, and the environment is very good.
Because he had not been home for two days, the house was a little deserted.
Odysseus boiled a pot of water, drank a cup of hot water, and thought about who might be watching the Gar Herbal Medicine Store, but he did not have any constructive guesses.
It was almost midnight when he returned to the bedroom and turned off the lights to rest.
Today is Sunday. As usual, after Odysseus fell asleep, he came to the wilderness with illusory light and no concrete appearance.
After coming here, many memories suddenly appeared in Odysseus' mind. For example, he guessed that this should be the source "Knowledge Wilderness".
In the outside world, he would lose the memory of these knowledge. In fact, it was a kind of protection for him by the "Knowledge Wilderness", because these knowledge were extremely polluting. Without protection, it would cause a huge impact on the "spiritual body".
Deep in the wilderness, there was a tower composed of faint light.
Odysseus entered the tower with ease. Inside the tower was a huge illusory space.
There were some tools he had conjured up here, most of which were experimental tools. He also conjured up a computer for research and record keeping.
The combination of mystical tools with technological products from the AD era and the faint illusory light made this room seem unreal.
However, Odysseus had already gotten used to this place. He quickly came to the center of this wide room, where there was an illusory light ball that was larger than the other light balls.
Odysseus placed his left hand on the ball of light and said, "Today's topic is to study the principle of the extraordinary ability 'record' of 'Apprentice' Path Sequence 6 'Record Officer'." Chapter 13 New Member: Mr. Hermit
In a previous project, Odysseus unexpectedly discovered that the ability of the "Recorder", the ability of the "Reader" Path Sequence 6 "Scholar" and the ability of "Imitation", and the ability of the "Scroll Professor" to create scrolls are all advanced applications of mystical knowledge and symbols under the influence of extraordinary abilities!
So he began to study these three Sequence 6 abilities one by one. Today, it is time to study the "Recorder".
The first thing is to find information. The light ball that makes up the tower is a variety of knowledge. You only need to touch the light ball in the center of the room with your hand to search with your mind.
However, Odysseus can only query some knowledge at present. For example, he once searched for relevant knowledge about "Magic Potions Formula", but he only got the formulas of Sequence 9 "Secret Peeper" and "Generalist".
Odysseus can feel that a lot of knowledge seems to be unable to be found because his authority is not enough.
However, the knowledge that can be found at present is enough for him to complete most of the research.
After a period of searching, Odysseus found that the description of the ability of the "Recorder" is basically: an illusory, slowly turning book is reflected in the eyes of the caster. The mutated "brain" reproduces the extraordinary ability used by the target, and then drives some activated cells to form corresponding symbols, patterns and logos to complete the storage.
This is "I come, I see, I record", using the spirit as a pen and the spirit as paper!
Odysseus looked at the information in a trance: "What is the principle of using symbols, patterns and logos to store extraordinary abilities? Is it just a 'black box' operation generated by extraordinary characteristics?
"Since symbols, patterns and logos are used, can we use the corresponding extraordinary materials and the corresponding array to copy such abilities? "
About two years ago, Odysseus thought that such research was useless. After doing a lot of research and experiments, he finally used priceless extraordinary materials to make a low-profile array with similar capabilities. Is it really worth it?
For example, the "Eight-pointed Star" array he built in the basement cannot be used for transmission. The distance cannot exceed 50 kilometers, and only fixed channels can be established. After using it once, it needs to rest for 1 hour before it can be used again.
The initial cost of the entire array is about 4,000 pounds, and maintenance is required in the later stage, which also costs about 300 pounds per year.
If it is a seal that matches the "Traveler", the price is about 12,000 pounds. Of course, because the seals of this path are relatively scarce, there will definitely be a premium.
Take 12,000 pounds for example. If you calculate it in detail, the initial cost of the teleportation array is already one-third of this price, but the effect is far from that of the seal. After all, a seal with the ability to "travel" can go wherever you want.
In terms of the effect, the low-end version of the array is actually not cost-effective.
But later Odysseus decided to continue his in-depth research on arrays and mystical symbols, because such research would definitely result in huge losses for others, but not for him.
The research process was completed in the "Wild Knowledge", and the array established in the outside world is almost 100% successful, saving a lot of experimental costs and time.
In addition, although the effect of the manufactured array is very poor, the negative effects are easy to avoid.
As long as you use Extraordinary materials will produce certain negative effects, but these negative effects are basically borne by the magic array.
Like the "teleportation array" made by Odysseus, as long as you follow the rule of not reusing it within an hour, you will hardly feel the negative effects.
This is why the subsequent maintenance will cost so much money. The gems in the magic array, as well as the symbols and graphics written with spiritual materials, will break or fall off after being used about 50 times at most, and maintenance is needed.
For Odysseus personally, this research direction still has great prospects, but there are still many problems to be solved. It can only be studied and used on a small scale and is not universal.
Odysseus first spent more than ten hours looking for and reading relevant Of course, he would rest for two hours every five hours of work. He
didn't need to sleep here, but he needed to rest, otherwise it would affect his work efficiency.
After that, he would do specific theoretical research, which would require the use of the light ball in the center of the room. Odysseus named it the "Central Simulator", which could simulate extraordinary abilities of all channels, but the level of ability was currently limited to Sequence 5 and below.
At the same time, it could also simulate the attack of the target or enemy to test Odysseus' research results. The simulation here was almost completely equivalent to the effect under the same conditions in the outside world.
After Odysseus told the light ball what he needed, an illusory figure appeared in front of him and began to use the ability of "recording" over and over again. After continuous observation, Odysseus had a research direction.
First, he understood that the process of exerting this ability was that the brain of the "recorder" after mutation first analyzed the extraordinary ability that appeared in front of it, and could use the corresponding symbols, patterns and logos to "record" the ability with the spirit of the extraordinary person.
The process of analysis is the ability that the extraordinary person has after taking the magic potion. This is the first "black box" operation of this ability.
In addition, the extraordinary person does not need any learning, and the corresponding symbols, patterns and logos will appear in the brain. This knowledge is also provided by the extraordinary characteristics.
Odysseus's research direction is to have the relevant knowledge of the corresponding symbols, patterns and logos, and whether the extraordinary person who is not an "apprentice" can analyze an extraordinary ability?
Of course, without the extraordinary characteristics, even if the ability is analyzed, it is impossible to exert such an ability like the "recorder", but if it can reach this step of analysis, it is already a great progress.
This is like a code. Once it is cracked, it is possible to simulate all extraordinary abilities.
After half a month of research, Odysseus finally made some progress. He found that the symbols, patterns and logos that make up extraordinary abilities have certain rules in their arrangement order.
This shows that there is hope for the extraordinary ability to be cracked, but the research process must be very long.
This discovery is enough for Odysseus to report to the "Wild Knowledge" and leave the dream. The rest of the research will continue next Sunday.
Odysseus does not plan to stay here for too long, so as not to confuse reality with dreams after leaving here.
After leaving the "Wild Knowledge", he still needs to continue "meditation" and concentrate on reminding himself that he is now in the real world, and what he just did was just a dream.
Odysseus glanced at his pocket watch in the hazy night. It was more than three o'clock in the morning, and he could still sleep and rest.
At more than eight o'clock in the morning, in order to reward himself for his discovery in the research last night, Odysseus took a detour to buy a portion of red bean toast, which is one of the few foods he likes in this world. He
came to the store with the toast. When he opened the door, his spirituality felt that someone was looking at him here again.
But he still didn't feel any danger. Odysseus was not too worried about this. After
all, he had the support of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, and ordinary Beyonders would not dare to attack him. Odysseus would go to the Church of Steam and ask for help only if he felt danger.
Monday was the day for Odysseus's subordinates to "hand in their accounts" and to settle the inventory and income of the herbal medicine store.
Odysseus spent the whole morning calculating and keeping accounts. At 2:30 in the afternoon, he told his 15- or 16-year-old assistant Kena that he needed to rest for a while and no one should disturb him.
Lying in the room in the backyard, Odysseus took out his pocket watch and stared at the jumping second hand. It was his first time to attend the Tarot Club, and he was actually a little excited.
At 3 o'clock, the boundless gray fog drowned Odysseus's sight. When he came to his senses, he had appeared in a magnificent hall, on the side of the long bronze table.
"Justice" Audrey Hall stood up and saluted: "Good afternoon, Mr. Fool!"
Then she paused in the greeting because she saw a new member.
Klein the Fool introduced: "This is the new member, Mr. Hermit." Chapter 14: First time attending the Tarot Club
After a brief introduction by the "Fool", "Justice" Audrey greeted, "Hello, Mr. Hermit."
Then, she continued to greet other members as usual, and at the same time introduced the original members and their code names to the new members.
While greeting other members, as a "mind reader" in the "audience" way, she was also carefully observing the new members covered by the gray fog: "The Hermit" looked to be in his twenties, with casual and neat clothes and hairstyle. He should be a gentleman who is more self-disciplined but does not like to follow the rules.
He was a little curious, but not nervous, and became cautious after being curious. He had a good psychological quality and his personality should be rational and calm.
After a simple observation, Audrey had already outlined the general "psychological image" of the "Hermit" in her heart.
At the same time, Odysseus was also observing other members. Under the influence of the gray fog, the "Fool" looked mysterious and powerful. In order to avoid being "killed as a warning to others", Odysseus did not observe too much.
Opposite him was a girl with golden hair and aristocratic clothes. Although her appearance could not be seen clearly, one could sense spiritually that she was a very beautiful girl.
Below Audrey was Fors Wall, who had brown curly hair and wore a beige dress. She was not arrogant.
At the top of Odysse's row was Alger Wilson, who had blue hair and looked very rough and wore Rorsted Islands clothes.
Next to him was a boy who was a whole head taller than Odysse and wore classic leather clothes. This was "Little Sun" Derrick Berg.
At the bottom was "The Fool Trumpet", who looked very gloomy and had no breath of life.
Everyone was also observing this new member. "Magician" Fors was guessing whether the new member was a Beyonder? "Hanged Man" Alger guessed the origin of the new member, while "Sun" Derrick was just happy that the Tarot Club had grown stronger.
As for "World", it was still just a dummy and had no ideas of its own.
After the greetings and a certain amount of mutual observation, Audrey spoke first: "Dear Mr. Fool, I have something to report to you alone."
Alger withdrew his attention from the "Hermit": Individual report?
Then, he subconsciously guessed the content of the report.
Klein behind the gray fog nodded slightly: "Okay."
After that, he blocked the senses of other members and began to communicate alone.
Audrey reported her contact with the Psychological Alchemy Society and submitted two pages of diary she saw at the Roselle Memorial Exhibition.
In Odysse's impression, the Tarot Club was held too many times, and he had no memory of the content of Audrey's individual report this time, so he waited quietly like other members.
About four or five minutes later, the "individual report" process ended, and Fors couldn't wait to look at the "world" at the bottom: "Mr. World, I will collect magical items or powerful extraordinary weapons in the solar field for you as soon as possible."
Odysse was slightly stunned and recalled: Klein was going to fight with the "indulgent faction" members of the "Rose School".
He leaned forward slightly and was about to speak, but then he thought that this was his first time attending the Tarot Club, so he should focus on observation, which was in line with normal people's thinking.
Audrey asked, "What deal did you make in private?"
Fors did not hide it: "Mr. World helped me find the potion formula of the 'Master of Magic'."
She is still an "apprentice" and has been looking for the formula of Sequence 8 for several years. Unexpectedly, she got the coveted formula not long after joining the Tarot Club.
Audrey sighed in her heart: Mr. World is very good at finding formulas! Then she asked enthusiastically: "Mr. Hermit, did you have any questions about 'magical items' or 'extraordinary weapons'?"
Odysseus's little action just now certainly could not escape the eyes of a "mind reader", but she misunderstood what Odysseus meant, and thought that he had questions about the concept of magical items or extraordinary weapons.
For most extraordinary people, the concepts of these two things are indeed easy to confuse.
"First of all, thank you for your concern." Odysseus said very politely. At this point, he had to say what he was going to say just now, otherwise he would probably be labeled as "dishonest" for his first meeting:
"I happen to have an extraordinary weapon from the 'Sun' field. Well, to be precise, it can no longer be classified as an extraordinary weapon because I used extraordinary materials at the Sequence 7 level in it.
"I don't know if it meets the requirements of the 'World'? But thinking that this is a deal between Mr. World and Miss Magician, it is inappropriate to speak rashly. "
Odysseus was not worried that the weapons he made with the magic circle would expose his research results. It would be difficult for Extraordinary people other than "Secret Peepers", "Readers", and "Generalists" to discover the uniqueness of his weapons.
Klein, who was behind the gray fog, curled his lips slightly. He used the image of "the world" to imply that the "magician" discussed the purchase of magical items at the Tarot Club in order to attract the attention of the "hermit".
After all, the Tarot Club now has such a channel, so it would be a waste not to use it.
Audrey was slightly stunned. She didn't expect that she would make a mistake in "reading minds" this time. Then she was a little surprised that the new member could provide Extraordinary weapons.
Alger guessed: The new member is a craftsman?
"Little Sun" Derrick: Every member of the Tarot Club seems so powerful!
Fors was also stunned. She thought that it was rare to encounter transactions of extraordinary weapons in extraordinary gatherings: Mr. Fool must have considered carefully when choosing new members.
But then she thought again: Miss Justice is a noble, Mr. Hanged Man has channels on the sea, "Sun" comes from the "God-Forsaken Land", "World" has a variety of rich channels, and new members seem to have channels for extraordinary weapons... Uh, what role do I play?
When the "Magician" fell into self-doubt, Klein manipulated the "World" and said in a low voice: "You can tell me about the extraordinary weapons you hold. If it is suitable, I can also buy them directly from you."
Odysseus introduced: "When this weapon is not in use, it is only the length of an adult's palm and has a cylindrical shape. It can be held in one hand.
"After injecting spirituality, the upper and lower ends will extend to form an illusory, pure white staff the length of a forearm.
"As long as spirituality is injected, the area within five meters will be filled with warm and pure power. Fallen, evil, and undead monsters will continue to be harmed, and your teammates will continue to be encouraged;
"You can cast the 'Purification Slash' on the target, with an attack distance of about 15 meters; you can also create 'Holy Water'."
This is a relatively powerful weapon among Odysseus's experiments. When it was made, a part of the "Red Crown of the Dawn Rooster" was used. It is one of the main materials for the promotion to the "Sun" Path Sequence 7 "Sun Priest".
Klein frowned slightly. This sounded a little different from a normal extraordinary weapon. He manipulated the "world" to ask: "How much do you plan to sell it for? How long can it be used?"
Extraordinary weapons generally have the problem of "use period".
"1,200 pounds!" Odysseus quoted: "Maintain once a year, it can be used for at least five or six years, or even longer, and each maintenance costs 150 pounds!"
Klein sat up straight in the gray fog: This is definitely not a serious extraordinary weapon!
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Chapter 15: Intelligence Exchange with the Hanged Man
In addition to Klein the Fool, Alger the Hanged Man was also surprised by the "maintenance" part mentioned by the Hermit.
Generally speaking, extraordinary weapons are weapons made by craftsmen using spiritual materials, and their characteristics are that they have certain levels of extraordinary abilities that are not very high. Just like the "Flame Arrow", the bullet fired is not even a fireball, but only a ball of fire.
Because spiritual materials are used, it involves the problem of spiritual loss, so it can generally only be used for one and a half years, or even shorter.
The last characteristic is that there are basically no negative effects. This is because no extraordinary characteristics are used, and spiritual materials will not produce negative effects, so ordinary people can also use it.
Sealed objects basically have extraordinary characteristics, and there are negative effects under the distortion of extraordinary characteristics. The only difference is the degree of danger of the negative effects.
The concepts of sealed objects and magical items are similar, except that most sealed objects are items formed after the death of extraordinary people or extraordinary creatures, or items formed under specific circumstances.
There are two concepts of magical items. One is the name of sealed objects by wild extraordinary people, and the other is extraordinary items made by "craftsmen" using extraordinary characteristics.
Whether it was a sealed object, a magical item, or an extraordinary weapon, there was no concept of "maintenance". The description of the "Hermit" surprised and puzzled Klein and Alger, and the usable time seemed a little too long.
Alger couldn't help but ask, "Can extraordinary weapons be maintained?"
"Justice" Audrey and "Magician" Fors only knew the relevant concepts, but had not been exposed to extraordinary weapons, so they didn't know what was surprising about it.
"Sun" Derrick did have the corresponding knowledge, but he didn't like to refute, so he just planned to listen quietly without asking questions.
"Hermit" Odysseus smiled and said, "This is a commercial secret, no comment."
He paused and said, "The service life I mentioned is a very cautious estimate. It should be able to be used for a longer time, and even if it is damaged, it can be overhauled.
"The premise is that overhaul requires a certain amount of money, and it needs to be maintained on time. "
Alger frowned, but did not continue to ask. He thought: The new member is not simple!
Klein recalled what the Hermit said before, that his research on extraordinary weapons attracted the attention of the powerful and mysterious lady.
Now he realized that it was definitely a breakthrough in the field of mysticism.
Then he began to consider whether to buy this extraordinary weapon. Theoretically, the price offered by the Hermit was very fair.
Generally speaking, if a weapon has a Sequence 7 extraordinary ability, it is worth at least 600 to 800 pounds.
It can also produce "holy water" and has a A passive skill, 1200 pounds is not expensive, or there is almost no premium.
However, the subsequent maintenance costs 150 pounds a year! Five years is 750 pounds. In this case, it is better to buy a magical item. Although it is definitely more expensive, there is no need for subsequent expenses.
But then again, this extraordinary weapon has exceeded the normal extraordinary weapon standards. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a magical item, and there are no negative effects.
The key is that at this price, Klein can afford it now.
After a little hesitation, Klein manipulated the "world" and said: "I'll think about it."
Odysseus said "hmm".
Alger smiled and tried: "Mr. Hermit, if I need extraordinary weapons or magical items, can I initiate a transaction with you directly?"
Odysseus also showed a similar expression to Alger, and smiled politely: "It depends on what I have. "
He knew very well that the Hanged Man was testing him with extraordinary weapons and magical items. As long as he could make these two things, he must be a craftsman, so Odysseus gave a confusing answer.
Alger frowned slightly. The answer from the Hermit did not help him make any further judgments. Klein behind the gray fog thought: Another "old hand" has joined the group.
Ahem~
Alger cleared his throat and started a new topic: "I recently accepted an investigation mission. I wonder if you have any corresponding clues.
"In the past two or three years, many indigenous tribes in the southern continent have been looted and all the people have been kidnapped. In various plantations and islands on the sea, some slaves have also strangely escaped. "After
the northern continent countries abolished the slave trade, such things have not happened for a long time. Have you heard of the corresponding news?"
Audrey, Fors, and "World" successively said that they had not heard of similar things.
Derrick was trapped in the "God-forsaken Land" and it was impossible for him to know about the outside world.
Odysseus recalled the speech of the participant "Lion" at the occult research conference two days ago.
After thinking about it for a while, he felt that this was information that could be traded. After all, "The Hanged Man" was a mission received from the church.
The commissions received by "Lion" and others were likely issued by other major countries using the forces secretly supported in Backlund. The two are not contradictory.
So Odysseus said, "I may have the information you need."
The other members were slightly stunned. Klein thought, "Does the Hermit have a wide range of channels?
" Alger saw that the Hermit did not continue to speak, and immediately understood: "If it is the information I need, the value is between 30 pounds and 60 pounds."
Odysseus said, "50 pounds!"
If it is not agreed in advance, it must be only 30 pounds, not 60 pounds.
Alger felt the sophistication of the new member: "Okay, but it may not be until next week."
He will withdraw the money from the church, so he did not bargain.
Then he said, "With Mr. Fool's testimony, I will not default on the debt."
Odysseus said, "Hmm," "I believe Mr. Fool."
He paused and said, "I just got the news two days ago. In the east district of Backlund, many homeless people disappeared inexplicably."
Odysseus did not give others a chance to ask questions, and then said, "It can be confirmed that the homeless people did not disappear normally.
"Because someone issued a task to find the traces of those homeless people, four people I know have received such a task. "
Finally, he said seriously: "Their professions are very different."
Some are private detectives, some are wild Beyonders who make a living with Beyonder powers, and some are cultists.
Alger understood what the "Hermit" meant. Backlund's search mission was very unusual. Then he thought: Why did I also receive such a mission at this time? What is the connection between my mission and Backlund's disappearance?
Thinking of this, he said to the "Hermit": "This news is worth 50 pounds!"
Fors listened to the discussion between the two and understood: "Someone is committing a large-scale kidnapping crime? What do they want those natives, vagrants and slaves for?" Chapter 16 The "Shocking" Tarot Club
"The Fool" Klein was also very confused: What kind of place needs a large population? And it needs a large population in secret? Is this the action of a secret organization, or are the cultists planning something?
But no one can answer Klein's inner doubts, and no one can answer the question raised by "Magician" Fors before.
Or it can be said that Odysseus, the only one who can answer this question, does not intend to announce the answer now.
"Justice" Audrey frowned and said, "Did the police not notice the missing homeless people?"
"Hermit" Odysseus smiled and said, "As long as the homeless people don't commit crimes and don't sleep in the park, they are not under the jurisdiction of the police."
Audrey was slightly stunned: "Then who is responsible for it?"
Odysseus looked at the noble lady: "Death."
Audrey was stunned again, but soon understood what Odysseus meant: "They...they, I mean, after all, it is..."
She suddenly felt a little speechless.
"Magician" Fors on the side helped to describe: "After all, it is a human life."
Odysseus did not continue to discuss this issue.
The "world" at the bottom of the bronze table suddenly said in a gloomy voice: "Many gentlemen in Backlund don't think so."
Audrey was very surprised, but because she didn't understand the situation, she couldn't refute it for a while.
At this time, the "Hanged Man" Alger asked the "Hermit": "Do you know who is issuing the task of finding the homeless man?"
"I don't know." Odysseus planned to stop at this point and not get involved too much for the time being.
Alger said again: "If there is any new news, please notify me in time, and I will pay you another intelligence fee."
Odysseus nodded: "Okay."
After the intelligence transaction was completed, Alger said again: "You can try to collect the formula of the 'Wind Blessed One', and I will give you absolutely satisfactory rewards!"
Klein, who was at the top, quietly opened his spiritual vision and glanced at the "Hanged Man". Sure enough, he found that the color of the other party's astral body became more blue, which was a sign that the magic potion had been completely digested.
Audrey thought back: It's been so fast. Mr. Hanged Man and I have been in the Tarot Club for more than four months. At the first gathering, Mr. Fool announced the "Acting Method". Now the "Hanged Man" is already striving for Sequence 6.
Thinking of this, she glanced at the "Hermit": the new member did not show any surprise. He can often come into contact with Sequence 6? Or did he not know that the "Wind-loving One" was a Sequence 6?
The expression of "Magician" Fors was also somewhat solemn. As a wild Beyonder who had been hanging out in various Beyonder gatherings for a long time, she certainly knew that Sequence 6 was already the captain level in the church, and the captain of a big city, commanding two to four teams.
Not only in the Orthodox Church, but in any organization, it is already the backbone.
Then the other members said that they would help the "Hanged Man" keep an eye out.
After the Hanged Man issued the task, Sun Derrick raised his hand and said, "I have been assigned a task. I will go to the half-ruined temple mentioned earlier to explore in the near future. Well, it is the one of the Fallen Creator."
Odysseus felt the gaze from Justice again. He sighed inwardly and had to show his interest.
Audrey was a little strange because the new member's body movements and expression seemed a little inconsistent. Wasn't he really curious?
Fortunately, Derrick continued to talk, and Audrey's attention shifted to the Little Sun.
Derrick said, "The leader in charge of this operation is Elder Lovia the Shepherd. Do you have any suggestions?"
Klein answered in his mind immediately: My suggestion is to stay as far away as possible.
However, in order to maintain the image of the Fool, he remained silent. Alger said without hesitation: "My advice is, don't go!"
"The Sun" was silent for a few seconds, and said with some embarrassment: "But, the mission must be accepted."
Because there were "audiences" present, Odysseus did not dare to show anything, but just smiled and looked at the "Hanged Man".
Alger laughed softly: "Nothing is necessary.
"Before the mission, you find an opportunity to deliberately let the monster hurt you. You can refer to the past cases of Silver City for the specific scale."
Audrey instantly read a message from the "Sun"'s actions: "Is this okay?"
After a brief surprise, Derrick said helplessly: "But, I haven't had any patrol missions recently."
Alger said "um": "Then you can create the illusion of being out of control by letting your own spiritual energy dry up.
"Here is a trick. As long as you continue to consume your spiritual energy at a high intensity for two consecutive days, you will show signs of being out of control.
"And if you don't continue to squeeze your spiritual energy, the situation will improve within a week. "
He smiled and said, "I think the leaders of Silver City will definitely not bring a 'dangerous item' that could explode at any time to explore, right?"
Klein sighed in his heart: A good and honest child was poisoned by an old fox.
Audrey was also stunned and felt that she had learned a good lesson again.
Derrick struggled in his heart and thought that it was wrong to deceive the elders of Silver City, but he thought that if something unexpected happened to him, no one would remind the six-member council that there was a problem with Elder Lovia.
After struggling for a few seconds, Derrick let out a sigh of helplessness and said, "Thank you, Mr. Hanged Man."
At this time, Odysseus asked at the right time: "Let me ask you a question. Is the 'Fallen Creator' you mentioned just now the real Creator? "
This was the question Odysseus asked because of the "audience" opposite him.
Otherwise, if he had no interest in the description of the "sun", Audrey would definitely suspect him, but if he directly asked Derrick questions like "where is the half-collapsed temple", he would be too curious.
So it would be most appropriate to just ask the "Fallen Creator".
Odysseus said helplessly in his heart: It's really troublesome to have "audience" here, otherwise he wouldn't have to pretend like this. Fortunately,
there is the gray fog, otherwise even if he tried his best to disguise himself, he would be easily seen through.
Derrick took a deep breath before answering: "Yes, Mr. Hermit.
"Well, you may be curious about the temple I mentioned. It is in an abandoned city. There are many incomplete murals in it. They all depict the coming of the end of the world and the prophecy of the 'Fallen Creator' saving believers..."
Hey, hey, hey, I don't want to know these!
Odysseus twitched his lips, but in order to make himself look "normal", he had to show a very surprised expression: "Abandoned city? The real creator saved the believers?"
The reaction of the new member made Klein smile: any new member would be shocked by the "God-forsaken Land" and realize the high-end of the Tarot Club.
Audrey seemed to have gained the joy of sharing the surprise of the new member: "The 'Sun' is not in the North Continent, nor in the South Continent, and certainly not in the sea."
Odysseus had to continue to show surprise, and his face felt almost stiff: "Could it be, in the sky?" Chapter 17 What the Fool and Justice think of the new member
Hearing the "guess" of "Hermit" Odysseus, "The Fool" Klein almost laughed: "Isn't the sun in the sky?
" "Justice" Audrey was a little amused: "Sorry, my description is not accurate enough."
"Sun" Derrick had to say: "Mr. Hermit, I am in the God-forsaken Land you mentioned!"
The previous communication made him feel that the new member was a very easy-going and kind person, so he told the other party his location without reservation.
And for him, this was not something that needed to be concealed in the Tarot Club.
Odysseus was so surprised that he almost stood up: "God-forsaken Land! The legendary God-forsaken Land!"
He felt that he was not here to attend the party, but purely to act.
After showing enough surprise, Odysseus continued: "I understand."
Let's end this topic quickly, my expression management is about to collapse.
After the new member made an expression of "I need to slow down", the topic really ended here.
Next, "The World" communicated with Derrick alone again, and everyone began to communicate freely.
Audrey enthusiastically explained to the new members: "After the transaction, we usually share interesting things around us or rumors we have heard.
"Perhaps what you think is ordinary things may be very important news to others."
Odysseus nodded: "Thank you for your explanation."
Then everyone began to communicate freely. Alger, the "Hanged Man", talked about what he saw at sea, Audrey talked about the topic of nobles, and Derrick also shared some daily life in the City of Silver.
The "magician" Fors talked about some rumors he had heard about the extraordinary world of Backlund, and even the "world" talked about the topic of "serial murders".
There were new members joining this gathering, and it stands to reason that such topics that could expose their approximate locations should not be discussed at this Tarot meeting.
However, Odysseus's reaction at this gathering did not make everyone feel dangerous, so there was no thought of avoiding it and they continued to speak freely.
When it was Odysseus' turn, in order to show his willingness to integrate into this gathering, he also shared three ways to deal with daisies.
This is normal, and the mystical knowledge that tends to be herbalism can be heard at any mystical gathering.
However, Odysseus is experienced and good at expressing himself, and he made the processing process of a common herb very interesting.
Klein, who was behind the gray fog, sighed: It feels a bit like watching "A Bite of China".
Audrey, who was very curious, asked: "Mr. Hermit, do these common herbs also contain spirituality?"
"Of course." Odysseus replied: "In my opinion, everything has spirituality, it's just a matter of how much." "
Audrey nodded slowly. This was consistent with the mystical knowledge she had learned before. She asked again, "I heard that ordinary people also have spirituality?"
Odysseus said, "This is why many cultists sacrifice ordinary people when they can't find better sacrifices."
Fors suddenly thought of the mission that "The Hanged Man" had received: "The missing people we talked about just now, could it be that some evil secret organization is making a large number of sacrifices?"
Odysseus shook his head slightly: "If it was done by cultists, the Orthodox Church would definitely be able to notice it."
Alger said, "This is also strange. So many people are missing, enough for those dangerous and crazy secret organizations to create many bloody large-scale sacrifices. The church cannot have failed to notice it."
"The World" also joined in on the topic: "It can only mean that those cases of missing people are not, or not all, caused by evil secret organizations." Fors frowned: "Who could it be? Or what organization did all this?"
Her question received no answer. Fors was considering whether to write about this in the novel, but then she thought that this might anger the mastermind behind the scenes, and then a mysterious person would come to collect the copper pennies in the gas meter in the middle of the night, so she finally gave up the idea.
After a few more exchanges, Klein announced that this Tarot Club was over.
...
No. 15 Minsk Street, Cherwood District.
Klein, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes and raised his hand to gently rub his eyebrows: If the "Hermit" had a magical item in his hand, I would buy it!
Unfortunately, it still needs maintenance...
Getting up from the bed, Klein sat on the edge of the bed and thought again: As the convener of the Tarot Club, I don't even know whether the "Hermit" is a "craftsman"!
Regardless of whether the other party is a "craftsman", the "Hermit" seems to have made very advanced research results in mysticism!
No wonder some big figures in the extraordinary world are eyeing him.
Klein saw the risks and the convenience.
The risk is that a tall tree attracts the wind. To help the Hermit deal with the spying of those big shots, the Fool is only Sequence 7 at present, and I don't know if it will be very difficult.
The convenience is that the Tarot Club will have relevant channels for extraordinary weapons in the future, and the new members seem to be well-informed.
Klein took a deep breath and began to think about why the space "above the gray fog" would invite the Hermit?
...
Queens, in Earl Hall's luxurious villa.
Audrey woke up from a bed engraved with exquisite deep sleep flowers. A smile appeared on her lips: I didn't expect that a new member would join today.
"You finally woke up." Susie, with a shiny hair, walked over quickly: "Annie came once and saw you taking a 'nap', so she didn't disturb you."
Anne is Audrey's personal maid.
"Thank you for your protection, Susie." Audrey smiled: "Reward you..."
As she spoke, she suddenly froze.
Susie asked, "What's wrong, Audrey? Are there no more biscuits? I remember there are two packs."
Usually, Audrey would reward a pack of dog biscuits at this time.
"No, I just suddenly remembered something else." Audrey looked a little solemn.
She suddenly thought that the new member's movements were very unnatural, especially when talking about the little sun coming from the "God-forsaken Land". Although the "Hermit" showed surprise, his body movements were faster than the vague expression that could be seen. Such a reaction was very abnormal.
Audrey didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but now that the party is over, she briefly reviewed it and found that the new member's movements were a little abnormal many times, which is enough to show that many of the new member's reactions are not his direct inner reactions.
But...
the more Audrey thought about it, the more surprised she was: That's the "God-forsaken Land"! Every extraordinary person with a certain knowledge of mysticism will be surprised from the bottom of his heart when hearing about the "God-forsaken Land", and will sigh at the high-end of the Tarot Club and praise Mr. Fool's strength!
The new member is not as surprised as he looks. Could it be that he has been exposed to the "God-forsaken Land" before joining the Tarot Club?
The more Audrey thought about it, the more mysterious the new member seemed to her. Chapter 18 Odysseus's Gray Industry
West District, 51 Henry Street.
Odysseus woke up from the bed in the lounge and breathed a sigh of relief: I have to be cautious when I first attend the Tarot Club, and then I can gradually let go, and "Justice" will not pay as much attention to me as today.
He reflected on it and felt that since it was his first time attending a party, he couldn't help but have some desire to show off, otherwise "Justice" Audrey would not have caught his expression of wanting to trade with "the world".
Although he shouldn't have done so, Odysseus did not blame himself. After all, this was the legendary "protagonist team". It was human nature to want to show off his strength when attending such a party for the first time.
Stretching, Odysseus got up and went to the herbal medicine store.
Kena was chatting with a woman who looked to be in her twenties, with an ordinary appearance but a bit of heroic spirit, and dressed simply.
It was Bella, Ms. Mandy's assistant. When she saw Odysseus coming in, she immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Gall, this is the account for last week."
As she spoke, she handed over a black leather book, "Ms. Mandy also asked me to report to you that the transaction with the wealthy businessman Ajnon has been completed. Ms. Mandy needs to go to the East District to look for a few new people."
Odysseus nodded while flipping through the account book, "Let Mandy handle it herself."
Apart from accounting and personnel arrangements, Odysseus hardly cares about the daily operations of those industries.
Bella bowed slightly respectfully, "Yes."
Odysseus carefully flipped through the account book and made a summary.
At this time, a man in his thirties with tattoos on his face and who looked rather fierce came in.
As soon as he opened the door, he immediately took off his felt hat, revealing several long scars on his head: "Mr. Gall."
While greeting, he held the felt hat in both hands and bowed slightly awkwardly.
This is Enoch, the boss of the gang that Odysseus subdued. He is very fierce, but not very smart.
It didn't take long for Odysseus to defeat him.
Odysseus nodded without raising his head, and gestured to Kena. The young man immediately brought a chair to Enoch.
After reading the account book that Bella brought, he gave a few more instructions. Bella bowed respectfully again and left. Then Odysseus looked at Enoch.
Enoch immediately stood up and took out a black leather book, but the surface looked a little dirty. When he opened it, the handwriting was also very messy.
Odysseus frowned slightly. There was nothing he could do. After all, Enoch had never been to school properly. When he first followed Odysseus, this guy still used some numbers and some symbols that only he could understand to do accounting: "Tomorrow you and Mandy will go to the East District."
Enoch hurriedly said, "Yes."
Fortunately, the income and expenditure accounts of the gang were not many. Odysseus also made a simple summary and then closed the notebook: "The serial murder case has just passed, so let everyone not be too ostentatious."
"Yes, yes, we have been hiding in the bar and drinking honestly during this period." Enoch began to report: "Last week, 'One-Eye' brought people to provoke, and we just beat them away. According to your rules, we tried not to kill anyone.
"Oh, by the way, also last week there was a mysterious man wearing a mask who asked me to help him find someone with a high bounty. I sent someone to check it out, and it turned out to be an informant of 'The Mandated Punisher'. Should I hand over his information to the mysterious man?"
Under Odysseus's words and deeds, he also knew a little about the extraordinary world.
Odysseus asked: "Are there any portraits? "
Yes." Enoch handed the portrait to Odysseus. It was a thin middle-aged man with a striking scar at the corner of his left eye.
Odysseus said, "Don't get involved."
Enoch nodded, "Yes, yes, I think so too."
Odysseus took out 20 pounds from his wallet, "Although you didn't get the reward, you can get the information fee from me."
"No, no." Enoch said quickly, "This is what I should do!"
Odysseus handed it over again, "You deserve it." Enoch put it away and continued to report.
After the gangster boss left, Odysseus wrote a note and asked Kena to deliver it to the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute.
He planned to use the official Beyonder channel to check Hugh Dilcha from the police to avoid leaving traces of the investigation.
This was actually just a show. Odysseus knew this short bounty hunter very well.
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Cherwood District, No. 15 Minsk Street.
Early on Tuesday morning, the doorbell of Klein's house rang.
He opened the door and saw Mike Joseph, a reporter from the Daily Observer, as expected.
The two had made an appointment the day before yesterday. Today, Mike hired detective Sherlock Moriarty to protect him to interview in the East District.
They took a carriage to the dirty East District. Klein happened to meet Old Kohler, so he made him the first person to be interviewed and hired him as a guide.
Then Mike interviewed an old lady in her sixties. The old lady calmly told about her happy family, how they went bankrupt in a short period of time, how her husband and son passed away one after another, and how she died in a warm cafe after eating the food Mike ordered for her.
Looking at the old lady's body, Mike opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Old Kohler tapped his chest three times and smiled bitterly, "I knew she wouldn't last long. This happens every day in the East District.
" "At least she filled her stomach and died in a warm place. I hope, haha, I hope I can be like this in the future." "
After watching the police deal with the old woman's body, the three of them sighed again before continuing to look for interview subjects.
They saw thieves running around on the streets, and streetwalkers who were already soliciting business on the street.
Old Kohler introduced some of the things he had heard about how gangs train thieves, and the streetwalkers that were everywhere in the East District.
In the entire Backlund, one-fifth of the women are streetwalkers or have been streetwalkers for a short time. Not only are streetwalkers everywhere in the East District, but even in the middle-class districts of Cherwood and St. George, many women have been streetwalkers for a short time due to the pressure of life.
Ordinary people living in this glamorous international metropolis are too easy to go bankrupt. It seems that it is not difficult to make a choice between dignity and filling their stomachs.
Mike They saw a six-year-old thief and a streetwalker who looked only twelve or thirteen years old.
As the three of them walked, their eyes were attracted by one of the streetwalkers, who was about sixteen or seventeen years old. In addition to the fact that the girl was very beautiful, they were also attracted by her nervousness, anxiety, and the bruises on her face.
It was very likely that today was her first day in this industry.
Judging from the style of her clothes that had been washed gray, her family must have been rich, otherwise, with her looks, it would be impossible for her to become a streetwalker now.
Mike was about to step forward to interview her, but was suddenly stopped by Klein.
At this time, a carriage stopped in front, and a woman in her thirties, well-dressed and elegant, got out of the carriage. She smiled lightly and chatted with the streetwalker.
Old Kohler sighed, "This little girl is so lucky that she was favored by the kind-hearted Ms. Mandy."
Klein was slightly stunned: "Ms. Mandy?"
"Yes." Old Kohler explained, "Every once in a while, this lady comes to the East District to take away a few beautiful girls."
Mike pinched his chin, "I remember, this is Mr. Gal's subordinate! ",