According to Tracy's observations, there is a more mysterious and powerful entity behind the "Mysterious Admiral," who does not seem to be entirely subordinate to the "Mysterious Queen."
Tracy had no choice but to change her strategy, and the conditions she offered seemed somewhat hasty, because they did not know what Odis, or the forces behind him, needed.
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So the two sides just reached a cooperation agreement, which surprised Tracy.
She then planned to use "pleasure" to obtain Odis's bodily fluids in order to further control "General of Mystery" and prevent the disclosure of their transaction.
Seeing that "pleasure" wasn't working, Tracy played the card she had prepared for the "mysterious queen," hoping to use the "queen" to temporarily appease the "mysterious admiral" so she could quickly return to discuss further cooperation plans.
Upon hearing the question about the "Mysterious Admiral," Tracy smiled and said, "It would be best if we could establish cooperation with both you and the Queen."
Odis pondered for a moment before saying, "If it involves the 'Queen,' I need to know further details about your plans so I can report this to the Queen."
"No problem." Tracy readily agreed. "We learned by chance that the 'Mysterious Queen' has been searching for her father."
"The 'mysterious queen' only needs to do one very simple favor to get a clue about her father."
Odis laughed and said, "Are you putting pressure on the 'Queen'?"
Tracy offered no further explanation of their plans, but instead elaborated on their understanding of the "mysterious queen."
This was actually a form of pressure, making Odis feel that they seemed to know a lot about the "Mysterious Queen".
But Odis wasn't buying it: "Let me guess what your so-called conditions are. I've heard that Trier was once an important battlefield of the 'Pale Age,' and one of your 'Original' daughters even died there."
"I've also heard that the underworld there is extremely complex, influenced by the 'Blood Emperor' and the 'Witch,' and that the archangel of the Sauron family is said to have perished there."
"Emperor Roselle's power rose in Trier, and he served as consul for so many years, he must have left some traces in the underworld there."
"But I must tell you that the traces left by Emperor Roselle will not be of any help to the 'Queen'."
"Or do you think that the 'Queen' who grew up in Trier is unaware of the special nature of the city's underground?"
These words surprised Tracy, because much of the information Odis had just mentioned was known only to important members like herself, and there were even some that she herself was not entirely clear about.
Moreover, the final remark from the "Mysterious Admiral" left Tracy speechless.
At this point, Odis added, "If you want to seek cooperation, you must show sincerity."
"For example, what exactly do you want the 'Queen' to do? When will your plan take place? Where will it take place? What is the general objective?"
"I don't know the full picture of the plan either," Tracy said honestly. "I'm afraid you'll capture me and use me for psychic communication."
Odis asked, "Then answer as much of my question as you can."
"We hope to have the 'Queen' use her 'Mysterious Reappearance' ability in a special setting," Tracy said. "I'm not entirely sure about the exact timing, but it will probably be in about two months."
Odis hummed in agreement and said, "I will report the truth."
Then he asked, "How can I contact you if I get a reply?"
"I will tell you how to summon my messenger."
Odis nodded: "Okay."
After leaving his contact information, the "Disease Lieutenant General" got up to take his leave.
She couldn't say whether this operation was a success or a failure. If she said it was a success, several of her own operations had failed, and she had also prematurely disclosed a lot of information that she shouldn't have.
While it may seem like a failure, a deal was indeed reached.
Watching the departing figure of the "Disease General," Odis sat behind his desk, lost in thought.
What is the "Witch Cult" trying to achieve?
About ten seconds later, Bernadette's voice suddenly rang out in the air: "You're right, I know some things about the underground of Trier."
Odis was taken aback: "When did you arrive?"
"You've only just begun your conversation," Bernadette said, appearing in the chair in front of Odis with a smile. "I'm curious, how did you resist the temptation of a 'witch'?"
"Because I know they were all men before," Odis said. "It's a tradition of the 'Witch Cult,' as if it's only in this way that they can get closer to their 'originality.'"
Bernadette laughed and said, "Just because of that? I feel they are more womanly than women."
"Isn't that enough?" Odis was somewhat surprised: Sometimes I even forgot that Bernadette was an Intis!
Emperor Roselle was the kind of person who could say things like "The witch tastes really good." They seemed to be more open-minded about this, at least in terms of their views, than the Rune people.
So Odis didn't continue the discussion, but instead asked, "Is there really any trace of Emperor Roselle in the underground of Trier?"
"According to my investigation, there seems to be his 'mirror image' there," Bernadette further explained. "There is a very special 'mirror world' down there, which seems to have been formed during the 'Pale Age' of the Quaternary Period, or even earlier."
"Many people in Trier are special mirror images in there."
"The extraordinary individuals who follow the 'Witch' pathway seem to be particularly interested in that 'Mirror World.' I encountered members of the 'Witch Cult' several times while investigating this matter."
Bernadette then shook her head somewhat sadly: "You were right just now, that 'person in the mirror' isn't much of a help to me."
The only possible effect is that she uses it to deduce that her father must still be living in a strange way, otherwise the "person in the mirror" would also be affected.
Odis was taken aback; this was something he was unaware of.
Bernadette asked, "What are your plans regarding this collaboration?"
Instead of answering directly, Odis asked, "What is your opinion on the 'Witch Cult'?"
"I don't have a good impression of them," Bernadette said, leaning back in her chair. "Their presence always brings pain and disaster."
"But it hasn't reached the point of hatred yet."
Odis smiled and nodded: "That's about the same as what I was thinking."
Only then did he answer Bernadette's question: "Agree to cooperate first, and then we'll discuss the specifics after we know their plans."
"If they intend to bring disaster, report them to the Church of the True God."
"If their actions are targeting some evil, clandestine organization, I wouldn't mind lending a hand."
The latter possibility is unlikely.
Bernadette hummed in agreement with Odis's idea and cautioned, "Be careful during this time; their conversation just now didn't achieve their goal."
"They might send a demigod to find a way to blackmail you."
Odis laughed and said, "So you want to sleep with me that much?"
Bernadette did not laugh, but quietly looked back at him.
Seeing that his joke hadn't amused Bernadette, Odis cleared his throat and said, "I'll be going back to Wotai tomorrow or the day after. With your protection then, I won't be afraid of them."
Bernadette nodded in satisfaction at this answer.
Not long after Bernadette left, Cattleya arrived.
She was also there to trade "Spirit Storage Crystals" in bulk with Odis.
Odis said, "I can only give you 50 dollars right now, but I can offer you an insider price."
Because of Bernadette, Odis would naturally give Cattleya special treatment.
Cattleya asked, "What's the insider price in pounds?"
The normal price is 300 pounds for a "Spirit Storage Crystal", but she heard that if you buy in bulk, you can get an insider price.
"30 pounds."
Cattleya could hardly believe her ears: "How much?"
Odis smiled and said, "You heard me right, 30 pounds."
Currently, only "Iceberg General" and Cattleya are available at this price.
The reason "Iceberg General" was able to get this price was because Odis wanted to ensure that their interests were aligned with each other. This was essentially telling the Church of Knowledge that whenever they needed it in the future, they could buy "normal-sized" "Spirit Storage Crystals" at this price.
Afterwards, Odis set the market price for the "Spirit Storage Crystal" at 300 pounds per piece. If it was sold in the parishes of the Church of Knowledge, the Church of Knowledge could be given a profit of 30 pounds per piece.
The church guarantees the safety of those shops from attacks by other churches or secret organizations.
With the church's protection, other churches and secret organizations would have no choice but to order from Odis if they wanted something.
For them, "Spirit Storage Crystals" are more important than money, especially for the church, which Odis estimates will definitely purchase in large quantities.
For bulk orders, I can offer a wholesale price of £270.
However, if the transaction is not conducted within the parish of the Church of Knowledge, then the 30 pounds of Odis will not be given to the church.
The fact that Cattleya was able to get this price was purely out of consideration for her.
"When you report to your superiors, don't say it's 30 pounds," Odis instructed. "Just say it's 270 pounds, that's the wholesale price I give to the other 'pirate generals'."
"Okay." Cattleya was a little embarrassed.
Odis asked, "Did your superiors talk to you about the previous attack on Cruz Island?"
"I'm here to explain this to you as well," Cattleya said, "between the Ten Pillars of the 'Order of Morse'…"
Because the Hermit hadn't asked about the Morse Order's attack on Crus Island, Cattleya was afraid he would misunderstand, so she quickly explained whenever she had the chance.
But Odis interrupted, saying, "I know."
"Currently, the 'Ten Pillars' of the 'Morse Ascetic' are roughly divided into three factions due to ideological differences."
"You are Phoenix's subordinate, not from the faction that launched the attack the day before yesterday, so it's normal that you were unaware of it."
"However, you will definitely be investigated after you leave Cruise Island, so you need to think of a strategy to deal with it."
Cattleya froze, suddenly feeling a sense of dread: How could the "Hermit" know so much? Could it be... could it be that the "Lord of Mysteries" had targeted the members of the "Morse Ascetic Order"?
Then she realized: they would definitely target the "Ascetic Order of Morse"! After all, they are gods of the same path as the "Hidden Sage"!
Seeing Cattleya's expression, Odis smiled and said, "Don't overthink it. I just happened to learn some information about the 'Ten Pillars' through other means."
"Phoenix is one of the 'Ten Pillars' in charge of the Raging Sea and the Sunia Sea, and I'm guessing that's your direct superior."
Cattleya exclaimed, "The Hermit's reasoning ability is still terrifying."
After thanking Odis for the reminder, Cattleya talked about what she had seen in the "Scroll Shop" and praised Odis's anti-theft design as very innovative.
For Odis, that was essentially the concept of a magnetic clasp in a shopping mall.
He knew very well that pirates were a group of criminals, and he couldn't expect them to complete transactions without stealing or robbing.
With Odis around, they certainly wouldn't dare to rob, but they still had the guts to steal.
So he designed a "magnetic clasp" to prevent theft.
After chatting for more than ten minutes, Cattleya got up to say goodbye.
As Odis watched her departing figure, he suddenly realized that Cattleya's attitude towards him seemed to have changed since the last time he had a meal with her and Bernadette in the mountaintop cabin.
The specific feeling is that I'm not as indifferent as before.
Cattleya was not a cold person, but before that, Odis could clearly sense that Cattleya deliberately kept her distance from him and others.
But now Cattleya is clearly trying to eliminate that sense of indifference.
As evening approached, Odis was about to have dinner when a waiter came to tell him that "General of Twilight" was requesting an audience.
Odis thought to himself: As expected of the "Twilight General," he only arrives at dusk.
Soon, a waiter brought the tall "Twilight General" Ivan Bratov to the office. After the two sat down in the sofa area, Bratov made almost no small talk and asked to purchase "energy storage crystals".
This was a necessary procedure for every "pirate general" to meet Odis, and Odis only sold it to him for 20 coins. However, now it could be ordered in advance, and he promised to deliver it within a month.
After the two sides reached an agreement, Bratov said again, "I see a giant on Cruz Island?"
When Vice Admiral Deepsea and Alva Blackhand arrived at Crus Island before the Pirate Conference, they met Grosser.
Over the past month, news of a giant on Cruz Island has spread, so one of Vice Admiral Twilight's missions is to investigate that giant.
"That was an ancient giant," Odis replied. "I met him in a special space and saved him."
"A few days before the Pirate Conference, I took him to the Giant Town of the Fusak Empire."
"However, he found it difficult to integrate into the giant race, so he returned here and plans to settle down here."
Odis knew very well that this was most likely an investigation commissioned by the Church of the God of War to the "Twilight General," so he made it very clear.
"Lieutenant General Twilight" said "Oh," and he thought that "General Mystery's" words involved the giant town far away in the Fusak Empire, and "General Mystery" would not lie on such a matter.
He then immediately changed the subject: "This time I also brought the appointment letter of a major general for the Fussac Empire, as well as a promise."
This is a secret commission from the Fussac Empire.
Odis felt he really liked this straightforward way of doing things; after a few words, they got to the point, and the "Twilight General" didn't hold back in discussing the Fussac Empire's attempts to win him over.
Not everyone is as tactful as the Ruen people when expressing their concerns.
In other words, the best way to talk to pirates is to quickly state what benefits they can get, and then talk about your own demands.
So he asked, "What promise?"
"If you can launch a crucial attack on the Rune Navy's rear base," Bratov said, "the Fusak Empire will hand over the management of the Raging Sea entirely to you after it gains control of Rune's interests in the Raging Sea."
This was an immense fortune for Odis, but he was well aware that the Fussac Empire had been defeated in the subsequent wars and had even ceded some of its current colonies.
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Moreover, even without the war of the gods, it would be very difficult for the Fusak Empire to completely occupy the Raging Sea, which Rune had been cultivating for over a century.
However, the lower the probability of something happening, the greater the promised profit, the more interested pirates with a gambler's mentality will be.
Unfortunately, Odis didn't have a gambler's mentality, so he smiled and said, "I'm just a Sequence 5, I can't defend such a large sea area."
"We can ask the forces behind you for help," Bratov said immediately.
The Fusak Empire originally planned to establish cooperation with the "Mysterious Queen" through the "Mysterious General." However, after witnessing the battle the day before yesterday, Bratov changed his mind and decided to cooperate directly with the forces behind Odis.
In his view, the "mysterious queen" might even be a subordinate of the evil god who bestowed power the day before yesterday.
After thinking for a moment, Odis said, "I'm sorry, I cannot agree to this cooperation."
Bratov paused for a moment before asking, "Aren't you going to reconsider?"
"I, or rather we, have little interest in conquering the entire Raging Sea," Odis smiled. "However, we can continue trading as normal, and we will not stop all trade just because of a future conflict between Rune and the Fusak Empire."
Blatov breathed a slight sigh of relief, somewhat satisfied with the result: "Can we trade that machine gun that giant used the day before yesterday?"
"Okay," Odis smiled. "6,000 pounds per door."
"Machine guns are also available for trade, 1200 pounds each."
A smile crept onto Bulatov's scarred face, and he immediately said, "I also need a large number of submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles."
After he and his crew tried both guns, they fell in love with them.
Odis thought to himself: Look, here comes the first international order.
He thought for a moment before saying, "We'll have to wait a bit. Our inventory is severely depleted right now. We'll order again in half a month. If you need a lot, I can even deliver it to your door."
After seeing off "Lieutenant General Twilight," Odis lay back in his chair, preparing to establish an organization that, on the surface, had nothing to do with him.
After the war breaks out in the future, the weapons produced by the "Mysterious General" can be sold to Rune, and then sold to the Fusak Empire and the Intis Republic through another organization.
This is the experience that helped Americans build their wealth.
Then Odis sensed the progress of the potion's digestion. Since the appearance of the "Lord of Mysteries" the day before yesterday, Odis had frequently felt obvious signs of the potion's digestion.
Odis envisioned that the further digestion of the potion might be due to the impact of the "Lord of Mysteries" on the pirates, as well as the speculation and associations brought about by various extraordinary organizations.
The former felt that the "Lord of Mysteries" was extremely powerful and very mysterious.
The latter, after guessing for a long time, still couldn't quite figure out which deity it was. Could it be some ancient being?
Although the "Lord of Mysteries" had appeared in the mountains outside Bayam before, there were only a few people there at the time, so it did not attract much attention.
This operation to defeat the "Morse Penitentiary" was the first public appearance of the "Lord of Mysteries".
These reactions were transferred to Odis through the "Lord of Mysteries," causing the potion to be further digested.
Furthermore, the pirates felt that the true identity of the "Mysterious Admiral" was becoming increasingly mysterious, prompting them to further digest the potion.
After thinking for a while, Odis hummed a little tune as he went to eat. He had made a lot of money in the past few days and had reached a large number of transaction agreements, so he needed to expand production capacity as soon as possible.
To celebrate, Odis added two dishes to her meal and opened a bottle of red wine.
The following day, Odis summoned Mandy and others and immediately deployed the task of expanding production capacity on Cruz Island.
A new batch of factories were established in Pingyuan Town, mainly to manufacture firearms, expand the scale of pharmaceutical factories, and so on. These were jobs that ordinary people could do.
Odis also plans to open a parts factory in Lighthouse Town to produce parts for extraordinary weapons and "extraordinary golems," as well as to carve runes.
However, the work of filling the spiritual materials cannot be given to ordinary people; it must be transported to a "secret base" and completed by "extraordinary puppets."
Meanwhile, because the "Scroll Shop" was sold out, a group of pirates had already left Cruz Island. They needed to hurry to other islands so that they could definitely sell the things they had acquired for a good price.
The business of selling "miracle drugs" and stolen goods continues, and the area will be bustling with activity for the next few days.
After the departure of the two pirate generals, "Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" and "Vice Admiral of Twilight," who had a huge conflict with each other, Odis finally breathed a sigh of relief.
With Grosser and the others present, there was no need for Odis here, so he took Longzel and returned to Wotai Prefecture ahead of time.
Mandy will remain here to deploy specific tasks for expanding production capacity.
After returning to Vote, Odis immediately began to suppress the bandits.
In present-day Wotai Prefecture, there are no longer large bandit groups, but there are still many small gangs of dozens or hundreds of people.
Because these people are too small targets, they can hide in the deep mountains at any time, making them difficult to completely eradicate. This is the fundamental reason why the bandit problem is so hard to eliminate.
This is a common problem for the entire western province, even the whole of Remberg, and even the country that occupies part of the central plateau.
After wiping out the large band of bandits, Odis ignored the smaller bands, leading many to believe, with disappointment, that the new governor had also been stumped by this problem.
What they didn't know was that while more than half of the countries in the entire northern continent were at a loss, Odis had many "case studies" to refer to.
So Odis made careful preparations before taking action.
As the new anti-banditry plan began, Odis also focused on developing policies to attract foreign capital, believing that more factories in Wotai would create more jobs.
Once people have jobs, they will no longer become robbers.
...
A few days later, in the suburbs of Bayam.
Daniz Dineva, with his sallow eyebrows, stared blankly at the faint light on the table in front of him. He couldn't believe that this fine "Spirit Storage Crystal" was only 600 pounds!
He was recently in charge of transporting a batch of supplies to Bayam's rebels, so he didn't go with the captain to the pirate convention.
Today he heard that someone was selling a "Spirit Storage Crystal" in Bayam, so through an acquaintance's introduction, he found the pirate in front of him to inspect the goods.
In one of the treasures, the pirate crew of "Admiral Iceberg" discovered a natural "energy storage crystal," but it was of even lower quality than this crystal and sold for a high price of 2,000 pounds.
The pirate who offered Danitz the "Spirit Storage Crystal" seemed to be in a hurry for money and hoped to get rid of it as soon as possible.
After Danitz conducted an inspection and confirmed that there were no issues such as curses, he completed the transaction.
He guessed it was stolen goods, and that the pirate didn't know the true value of the "Spirit Storage Crystal," which is why he sold it for such a low price.
But Danitz wasn't worried about the owner coming back, because he was a subordinate of "Iceberg General" and was currently a respected guest of the rebels.
Danitz then put away the "Spirit Storage Crystal," enjoyed his lunch in a good mood, and leisurely returned to the hotel for a nap.
While he was sleeping soundly, Danitz had a dream in which he suddenly sat up and looked around in a daze.
It wasn't until the door was pushed open and Edwina, with her delicate oval face, entered that Danitz seemed to suddenly come to his senses: "Captain?"
He then realized he was dreaming: "Captain, have you finished attending the pirate tournament?"
This is a secret technique that Edwina has mastered. As long as they are within 800 kilometers, she can use some of Danitz's everyday items to communicate through dreams.
"The pirate tournament isn't over yet, so I'll be leaving now," Edwina said. "Make preparations. I'm going to Blue Mountain Island tomorrow morning to hand over a batch of 'Spirit Storage Crystals' and 'Miracle Medicines' to the rebels."
"A...a batch?" Danitz suddenly had a bad feeling: "Is there a large quantity of 'Spirit Storage Crystals' for sale at this pirate tournament?"
"You could say that." Edwina glanced at Danitz. "You didn't already buy some pirate's 'Spirit Storage Crystal' at a high price, did you?"
"No," Danitz immediately denied. "I just… I just remembered that we found a 'Spirit Storage Crystal' in the treasure before, so I was interested."
Edwina hummed in agreement, not paying much attention to the details, and then added, "Be prepared to receive them."
Seeing that the captain was about to end the dream, Danitz quickly said, "Captain! Um... um, I'm curious, how many pounds did you pay for one of those 'Spirit Storage Crystals'?"
"The market price is between £270 and £300."
Danitz breathed a slight sigh of relief; at this price, he hadn't been ripped off too badly in his previous transaction.
But Edwina continued, "I can get an insider price, less than 100 pounds a piece."
"100…" Danitz felt a sharp pain in his chest…
...
One month later.
During a break in his office, the governor of Solothu, which borders Vote State, suddenly recalled the request made by the governor of Vote State, Odis.
On the train to his new post, Odis ran into Celtic, and the two had a pleasant conversation.
When Celt heard that Odis had dealt with the forces entrenched in Wotai State within a week of taking office, he was somewhat surprised.
Although the method was a bit extreme, the benefits were obvious: Odis's actions in Voteia would no longer be subject to any restrictions.
Odis took office for two weeks and then resolved the major bandit problem within the territory.
Celt immediately sent people to find out the details. After learning about the fighting strength of Odis and his subordinates, the governor, who was in his thirties, fell silent.
He simply couldn't understand why someone with such power and background would come to such a chaotic place as the Western Province.
Is it really as rumored, that the church recaptured Wotai State in this way?
A month ago, Governor Odis of Voutai suddenly sent a letter saying that he wanted to set up an "investment office" in Solothu and hoped to get Celt's help.
The central government of Remenberg also had a department responsible for attracting investment, but it was not a permanent institution; such an agency was only set up when there was a need for it.
However, the Remnburg "Investment Promotion Office" has always been located in Aysala, so why is the Investment Promotion Office of Votea not located in Votea?
Strange as it may be, Celt did not refuse such a simple favor and had his subordinates provide some support and assistance.
Now, a month has passed, and Selt has received news that Azshara is going to secretly send someone to Wotai State. Only then does he remember the commission that Governor Odis made a month ago.
So he called his secretary to inquire about the situation at the investment promotion office.
"Many businessmen have invested in Wotai State because of this investment promotion office," the secretary said. "I've heard that there are similar investment promotion offices in Azshara and some other economically strong states in the east."
Celt was taken aback for a moment, but quickly guessed that Odis must have used his connections with the Church of Knowledge to gain support.
So he asked, "Are the conditions offered by the State of Wotai quite good?"
Otherwise, how could a state that had just emerged from turmoil suddenly attract businessmen to invest?
The secretary replied, "I'm not entirely clear on the specifics either."
After considering it carefully, Selt said, "Make the arrangements. I need to take some people to Wotai State tomorrow."
He was very interested in the changes in Vientiane and hoped to see them for himself.
The secretary asked, "Is this a formal visit?"
"No," Selt said. "I just want to see what has changed there."
The next day, Celt disguised himself as a merchant and led a guard of more than a dozen men in a carriage to Wotai.
The sights and sounds along the way completely exceeded Selt's expectations.