Odis was not surprised to hear Alexis's request. He looked into Nicola's eyes before saying, "Healing her is not difficult, but Miss Nicola, would you like to see this world?"
Alexis immediately replied, "Of course I'm willing, I certainly am."
Just as Odis had expected, Nicola replied, "I don't want to."
Alexis froze, then looked at Nicola: "Why?"
"This world is too dark, so I can't see anything," Nicola smiled. "There are still many beautiful things in my 'eyes' right now, so let me keep some of the beauty."
Odis had long observed that Miss Nicola was a rather clear-headed person, so she would not accept his treatment, at least not now, nor would she accept Alexis's kindness.
Because in her current state, she can still get along with Alexis with a relatively equal mindset.
Alexis's eyes were filled with tears: "But...but I want you to see me."
Nicola, however, took Alexis's hand and smiled, "What good would seeing you do? There's no future for us."
She paused for a moment and then said, "In my heart, you are the most handsome young man."
Alexis seemed to have all his strength drained away: "Yes, I bear the hopes of my family and am long past the age where I can be willful."
"But I can give you all my love."
His solution was to arrange a marriage with another nobleman, but he would pour all his affection into Nicola.
"I'm sorry, I'm a rather selfish person when it comes to relationships," Nicola said.
The two held hands, their eyes filled with affection, yet they spoke the most resolute words.
They all knew they should express their feelings now, otherwise they might not have the chance later.
After giving them a dozen seconds, Odis cleared his throat and said, "You can discuss and resolve your own issues. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
Alexis took a deep breath and forced a smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wizard, I'll make sure you finish the job."
Odis grunted in agreement, then used his "Earth Escape" ability again, disappearing into the floor and vanishing from before the two people.
Back in her office at the embassy, Bernadette immediately ended her reclusive state: "I hope to see them pouring their hearts out to each other a little longer."
"That's their privacy," Odis said somewhat helplessly. "But I feel that recording our observations of the two of them will definitely achieve the effect needed for supplementary materials."
Bernadette nodded and asked, "Don't you want to help them?"
"How can we help?" Odis asked. "Alexis's refusal to make promises lightly is the greatest respect he can show Nicola."
"Moreover, if he were to give up his inheritance of the title and the family business in order to choose true love, it would bring disaster to Nicola."
"Think about it, he was willing to give up his title and family fortune, so maybe Nicola can be given up when he thinks it's appropriate in the future."
Bernadette sat opposite Odis: "You mean, titles and fortunes are more important than lovers?"
"No, what I mean is, having a responsible attitude is the least you can do to show respect to your loved one." Odis took a deep breath and smiled.
"They are both clear-headed people. For them, rejecting each other is the only way to show that they truly love each other."
As he spoke, he stretched and said, "Alright, let's deal with the immediate issues first."
"I got a piece of loot, and I even have to let the person who gave me the information choose first..."
Bernadette raised her hand and said, "I wasn't much of a help, so I don't want any spoils."
"How can that be?" Odis placed the cable on his desk. "Come, come, I'll personally hand you the spoils."
As he spoke, Odis wrapped his arms around Bernadette's waist.
Bernadette smiled at the person in front of her, without flinching.
Odis leaned in and gently kissed Bernadette's lips; they were moist and silky, and the kiss felt wonderful.
But Bernadette quickly dodged away and leaned on Odis's shoulder.
Odis's hand slid across Bernadette's waist, which was neither too thick nor too thin: "This is an exclusive release of spoils."
Bernadette had composed herself, took a deep breath, and straightened up: "Not bad."
Odis patted her waist and said, "Next, are you going to comment on the saltiness?" as he picked up the cable again.
Then he waved his hand: "I'll go contact the person who provided the information first."
After saying that, he used his "reappearance" ability, and a bird that Bernadette had never seen before suddenly appeared at his feet.
The bird had feathers of crimson and gold, and looked thin but powerful. Its long tail had clusters of illusory flames, and its two wings, when spread out, seemed to have flowing crimson symbols on their huge feathers.
The next second, the strange bird appeared in mid-air carrying Odis, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared.
Bernadette was taken aback for a moment: What extraordinary creature could fly so fast?
Then she took a deep breath and continued to try to calm herself down. Actually, if she hadn't been afraid of losing control, she would have liked to kiss him a little longer.
...
Odis arrived at Cruz Island riding a Vermilion Bird. Currently, he is "reproducing" a Vermilion Bird that has just reached adulthood. His spiritual sense indicates that as his strength increases, he will be able to "reproduce" an even larger and faster Vermilion Bird.
Moreover, those Vermilion Birds are even stronger and can "reappear" to fight.
After ending his ability to "recreate," Odis prepared an altar and built a "spiritual wall" in the small cabin on the mountaintop, and took out "essence oil of the sleeping flower" from the "wilderness of knowledge" for later use.
After preparing the altar, light the candles and drip "sleep-inducing flower essential oil," which can please the "Goddess of the Night," into the candle representing the deity.
As a calming aura filled the surroundings, Odis placed a section of the mutated cable in the center of the altar and began to recite the revered name: "You are the goddess of the night, more sublime than the stars and more enduring than eternity."
"She is the Crimson Queen, the Secret Mother;
"Queen of calamity and fear; Lord of slumber and silence."
"Great goddess of night, your devout followers beseech your gaze."
"Please open the gates of the Kingdom of God and accept the offerings on the altar."
A strange wind suddenly blew up inside the "wall of spirituality," but it quickly disappeared, and a surge of peace descended upon it.
Before the altar, Odis felt an immense sense of oppression on his spirit, which made him lower his head and quietly wait for the "Goddess of Night" to collect the spoils.
But to his surprise, the sensation of inhaling that comes with opening the gates of the divine realm never materialized.
Just as he was about to ask the goddess if she wanted something else, two images suddenly appeared in his mind. The first image was a huge gallows with a person dressed in a strange bishop's robe hanging on it, swaying back and forth in the wind.
Suddenly, the man on the gallows seemed to notice someone watching him, and reached out to pull on the rope around his neck, as if doing a pull-up, so that the rope around his neck would be loose.
Because the rope had loosened, his head could turn freely, and he slowly turned towards Odis.
The second scene features a woman with a bewitching beauty, wearing blue eyeshadow and blush, exuding an indescribable eeriness and ethereal quality.
As these two scenes ended, the overwhelming sense of peace vanished, along with the immense sense of oppression.
Odis paused for a moment, looking at the burning candles on the altar and the section of fiber optic cable that still emitted a pale yellow light.
What the hell does "goddess" mean?
Couldn't you have just said it more clearly?
Taking a deep breath and extinguishing the candle, Odis could only try to figure out what was going on on his own.
First of all, it is certain that the "Goddess of the Night" did not fancy this trophy, or rather, did not want it, so she gave other instructions.
Then Odis recalled the two images from earlier. In the first image, the hanged man's face was not clearly visible, but he was wearing the bishop's robe of the Church of Death.
These bishop robes may still exist in some parts of the southern continent, but are almost never seen in the northern continent and the raging seas.
Odis had seen such bishop's robes when he became captain of the "Ghost" and came into contact with the ship's spirit.
As for the woman in the second picture, Odis speculated that she might be Daly Simone.
Odis had never met this member of the "Red Gloves" before, but she guessed her identity from her "psychic" attire.
This immediately reminded Odis of the negotiations she had just had with the "Witch Cult" that morning. It was very likely that the "Goddess's" instructions were related to that matter, but she didn't quite understand what the "Goddess" meant.
Odis took a deep breath. If he didn't understand, he would wait and see. The gods had given such a hint, so there must be more to the story.
Finally, Odis turned his attention to the mutated cable, which was most likely affected by the "Hidden Sage," and which Odis considered a hot potato.
That's why he generously offered his only prize as a sacrifice, but the "Goddess of Night" refused.
He pondered how to solve the problem. The best way was to take it to the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to study it. That was Odis's home turf. Even if the "Hidden Sage" had some other tricks up his sleeve, he could easily extinguish them.
However, Odis feared the "Hidden Sage's" backup plan, which was to have him take the cable to the "Wilderness of Knowledge" so that he could take control of the source matter.
In reality, the probability of this is not high, because the "Goddess of the Night" gave the "Hidden Sage" enough misfortune for this operation, and His operation was stopped as soon as it began.
They were so unlucky that even a demigod could stop them.
Perhaps His plan has many follow-up measures, but since it has only just begun, there hasn't been time to strengthen or implement those backup plans.
However, since it involved the "wilderness of knowledge" where Odis made his living, he could not take the risk.
After a moment's thought, Odis first sealed the cable again, then "reproduced" his "earth-遁" (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape from the ground) ability and arrived at his mayor's office.
Odis entered the "Wilderness of Knowledge" in his office and performed an "astrology" there. The astrological results confirmed that there would be no danger in bringing in the mutated cable.
Odis then returned to the cabin on the mountaintop and took the cable into the "wilderness of knowledge" to study it.
He first observed it carefully, then infused a little spiritual energy into the cable. The pale yellow light on the cable intensified and condensed into mystical symbols.
After some deciphering, Odis understood the meaning of the mystical symbols, but he was soon astonished by the complex magic circle.
This is very much like a computer system in the occult sense. Odis automatically found information storage arrays, information operation arrays, intelligent response arrays, information access arrays, and so on within it.
Together they constitute what Odis perceived as a computer system with artificial intelligence.
However, the "hardware" that operates these magic arrays is human brains, which use the brain's memory to store information and use the brain's reaction ability as a motherboard.
The "information access array" refers to the automatic access to the human brain after information matching within a certain range and for a certain period of time.
Fortunately, Odis acted quickly enough; otherwise, given enough time, his brain might have been connected to the magic circle and become part of its computing power.
This greatly excited Odis, because as the number of "intelligent puppets" increased, there was a great need for a highly intelligent "central hub" to allow the "intelligent puppets" to interact and cooperate with each other, and to optimize the commands of the "intelligent puppets".
He has been researching in this direction for some time, but hasn't come up with a good idea yet. The magic array in the mutated cable is a very good reference.
Some structures can even be used directly simply by replacing them with "Garr runes".
This led Odis to devote himself to the study day and night. In the blink of an eye, a week had passed in the "wilderness of knowledge". Odis had completely mastered the magic circle and "Garrune Culture" it.
Using the "Garr rune" is equivalent to re-encrypting the code, so there's no fear that the "Hidden Sage" will find it by following the knowledge that originally belonged to Him.
When applied in the real world, a corresponding ritual must be performed to set up a "firewall" in the position of the "wilderness of knowledge" to prevent the "hidden sages" and the "god of steam and machinery" from using those extraordinary puppets.
Given Odis's current level in the "Wilderness of Knowledge," it is difficult to stop the invasion of these two evil gods, but there is some time to minimize the losses, such as severing the connection between the "Central Hub" and other units, so that in the end, only one "Central Hub" will be lost.
Before reaching the demigod level, the "extraordinary puppets" created by Odis were still unable to defend against attacks from demigods.
For example, Odis had previously considered the attack of the "Puppet" in Sequence 4 of the "Prisoner" pathway. At that time, he tried many methods, but found it difficult to completely solve the problem.
However, after becoming Sequence 4, Odis's inherent power was used to modify the "Intelligent Cube" to generate "scrambled code" to fight against the demigods' attacks when the "Extraordinary Puppet" was invaded by demigods.
For example, the "puppets" vie for control of the "extraordinary puppets," and they easily lose Odis's control. But soon the "puppets" will discover that the actions of these "extraordinary puppets" are inconsistent with his commands.
For example, if you make it attack the "intelligent puppet" next to it, it might shake hands with the "extraordinary puppet" next to it.
The basic theory behind this "scrambled" countermeasure is that when the "smart cube" determines that it has been compromised, it will scramble all attack commands and replace them with non-attack commands.
Although Odis will no longer be able to use those extraordinary puppets for a short time, the maliciously attacking demigods will also be unable to take advantage of them.
The power of this approach is based on endowing the "smart cube" with a faint degree of divinity, roughly equivalent to that of a high-level scroll, which allows it to make accurate judgments and modify commands as needed.
If it were someone else, at the "Mystic Scholar" stage, they could only produce a maximum of ten such extraordinary puppets per day, and the faint divinity bestowed upon them would disappear after six months.
Odis, however, was an exception. With the help of the "Wilderness of Knowledge," the number of extraordinary puppets he could create in a day was limited by the production capacity of the "oxen and horses" in the "Wilderness of Knowledge."
Moreover, after the "intelligent Rubik's Cube" is made, the "wilderness of knowledge" can be used to solidify the divinity on it. Theoretically, the divinity on it will not diminish for decades.
In a few decades, that would be enough time for those extraordinary puppets to be scrapped once.
Currently, Odis is fully engaged in producing these extraordinary puppets in the "Wilderness of Knowledge," while the foundries in reality are working at full capacity to produce metal parts in order to keep up with Odis's manufacturing pace.
They have basically replaced the "extraordinary puppets" that lack the ability to fight against demigods.
If attacked by an angelic force, unless the "Lord of Mysteries" fights for control, the enemy will still exploit the situation.
However, that's not a problem that can be solved now. Odis estimated that he would only be able to solve this level of problem after he became an angel.
Moreover, enemies at the angelic level are unlikely to vie for control of the extraordinary puppets, because they have more efficient ways to attack Odis, and the attacks of the extraordinary puppets are nothing to them.
Odis then ordered the "intelligent puppets" to enter the verification phase and produce a sample set to test its reliability.
Finally, when Odis was summarizing the knowledge of this magic circle, he suddenly realized a problem: after killing more than a dozen people, this mutated cable should theoretically have used those people's brains to form a highly autonomous "intelligent agent".
However, the "intelligent entity" was not in the magic circle, which means that it most likely escaped!
Thinking of this, Odis planned to return to Berningham Road immediately to search, but after returning to the real world, he abandoned the idea.
Because during the days spent in the "wilderness of knowledge," more than an hour had passed in the real world, and even if one went to Berningham Road at that time, no clues would be found.
However, after learning about the state of this "intelligent agent," Odis knew very well that after lying low for a period of time, it would definitely start to act again.
So Odis began to ponder how to find the trace of that "intelligent being" and prevent it from escaping again.
...
Onboard the "Red Spider" in the southern part of the Furious Sea.
This is a pirate ship, and the pirates are having a wild party. The crew members are drinking heavily on the deck and in the cabins, loudly boasting about the role they played in yesterday's operation.
Yesterday, led by the first mate, they mutinied, killing the captain and the crew loyal to him.
The deceased's body was hung on the mast, exposed to the scorching sun.
For the mutineers, this was their achievement, and their bodies would only be thrown into the sea after they began to decompose.
Such things rarely happen in pirate crews, since the captain's authority is unquestionable on the high seas.
The reason for the mutiny was that they had just found a treasure marked with the feathered serpent symbol and obtained a large amount of gold.
The captain's distribution of the gold sparked public outrage, so they mutinied. The first mate redistributed the gold, which made everyone very happy, and they were already discussing how to exchange the gold for gold pounds and how to spend it.
The only unusual thing was that the first mate, who had launched the mutiny, locked himself in the captain's cabin and looked through the documents he had obtained from the treasure.
Bang!
Suddenly, the door to the captain's cabin was flung open.
The first mate cried out in terror, "Quick! Throw Bolton's body into the sea! Quick!"
Bolton was the captain they killed.
"It's too late." Captain Bolton, who had been hanging on the mast for more than ten hours and had a fatal wound to his heart, suddenly grabbed his rope and loosened it as if doing a pull-up.
The once lively deck suddenly fell silent, and many of the mutineers thought they were seeing things or had drunk too much.
They were shocked to see the bodies of the dead captain and the crew who had once been loyal to him, untying the ropes binding them!
Upon seeing this, the first mate immediately drew his revolver and fired at the captain.
Captain Bolton's body had already jumped onto the deck. At first, his movements were a little stiff, but he quickly recovered. A bullet hit his head, but he seemed to be unharmed.
When he blinked, for a moment his pupils seemed to suddenly become narrow and elongated, like a snake's eyes, staring at his surroundings with a cold gaze.
"It's no use," Bolton announced in a hoarse voice. "I have made a pact with the great 'Death' and become His loyal servant."
"And your filthy souls are the first sacrifices I offer to 'Death'!"
"Impossible!" the first mate cried out as if his heart were being torn apart. "Death... Death has been dead for over a thousand years!"
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At that moment, he felt a tickle in his nose, and when he touched it, he discovered that his nostrils were bleeding.
He seemed to realize something and scrambled toward the captain's cabin, but soon found himself stiff and collapsed in front of the cabin door.
Bolton stepped forward step by step and said in a serious tone, "As long as death exists, Death will not fall."
"The throne of Death is preparing to welcome its master, the ruler of the underworld, back once more."
As he spoke in a preaching voice, the crew members around him fell one by one, blood flowing from their eyes, nostrils, ears, and mouths.
The blood instantly turned black, then transformed into tiny snake scales, and finally vanished into the air as if it had vaporized.
Bolton stretched out his hand reverently and said, "Death will return!"
The next second, the crew members who had just died seemed to twitch together. One by one, they climbed up from the deck and from the cabins, and quietly looked at Captain Bolton.
However, their eyes were very cloudy, like those of a dead person.
Bolton sneered, "Fools! Adjust the sails! Head for an island without any official Beyonders stationed there! 'Death' needs more sacrifices!"
...
After returning to Backlund, Odis first recorded his observations of Alexis and Nicola in his office, and then wrote a letter to Count Vincent, roughly outlining what had happened.
Of course, it didn't explain the exact cause of the whole incident in too much detail, but only briefly mentioned that an extraordinary event had occurred, and that Alexis and Nicola's behavior was strange, as they were investigating that extraordinary event.
The extraordinary incident has now been resolved, and Alexis has promised to handle the cleanup properly.
Finally, Odis brought up the relationship between Alexis and Nicola, which he knew was one of the issues that Count Vincent was particularly concerned about.
Odis made no subjective comments on this; he was simply describing the facts.
After writing the letter, Odis summoned a messenger and had him deliver it to Count Vincent.
Odis then approached Bernadette and discussed with her going to explore the food alleys of the bridge district that evening.
...
Earl Vincent had just had a rather unproductive meeting with an official from another department.
Somewhat tired, Earl Vincent returned to his office and immediately saw an unfamiliar letter lying on his desk.
He immediately asked his secretary, "Has anyone been in my office just now?"
"No," the secretary replied with absolute certainty. "No one has entered your office all day."
After a slight pause, Count Vincent said "Oh," as if he understood what was going on. After the secretary left, he opened the letter and glanced at the signature, which was indeed "Mr. Gard."
He took a deep breath, put on his glasses, and began to read the letter.
After reading it, Count Vincent was stunned for a few seconds. He hadn't expected the matter to be resolved so easily!
Moreover, both the solution and the level of understanding of the matter far exceeded his expectations.
He even found it somewhat frightening, because he had clearly inquired this morning and was told that Ambassador Lenburg had not visited the residence.
A few seconds later, he seemed to suddenly come to his senses and called out to his secretary, "Bring me those two documents about the Embassy in Rembrandt."
...
Backland Bridge area, around 9 p.m.
Klein, with the face of Gehrman Sparrow, slowly descended from an illusory vine.
He had just met with the "Mysterious Queen" and, through a transaction, made his puppet appear as if it had been corrupted by the sealing core behind the Chanis Gate.
This was the final preparation; he planned to infiltrate St. Samuel's Church soon to steal the "Antigonus Family Notebook" and try to find a Sequence 4 potion recipe from it.
Klein wasn't in a hurry to go back today. He'd heard there was a food alley in the Bridge District and wanted to check it out.
Klein changed his appearance again, making himself look like an ordinary resident of Backlund. After arriving at the food alley, he immediately fell in love with the atmosphere there.
The shops here are small, but they are bustling with people, giving them a lively and vibrant atmosphere.
Klein ordered fish and chips, then got mashed potatoes and roast meat from another shop. Finally, he sat down at an open-air bar, ordered a beer, and ate and drank.
This open-air bar is very simple, with just a bar counter, a few bar stools, and some chairs in a nearby alley.
Several bars are located together, and many people buy snacks and then come here for a drink and a meal.
After taking a sip of beer, Klein suddenly realized that he hadn't had such a relaxed meal since arriving in Backlund.
The rich man's food was indeed good, but what made Klein very uncomfortable was that there were always one or two servants standing by during each meal, which made him feel that it affected his appetite.
He had considered not needing servants when dining, but this was a matter of decorum, so he had to give up on the idea.
After taking another bite of grilled meat, Klein remarked that grilled meat must be paired with beer.
Just then, Klein saw a familiar figure sit down in the bar next door.
Although he could only see the side profile, Klein's corresponding abilities as a "Faceless Man" made him exceptionally sensitive to the height and physical characteristics of others. He immediately recognized that it was "The Hermit," or rather, Odis Gar.
Klein had already learned from the newspapers that this guy was now the ambassador of Lenburg to the Kingdom of Rune.
He simply couldn't understand how the Remnburg government dared to appoint a "pirate general" as ambassador.
Just then, a person suddenly appeared beside Odis. The person's appearance was unclear, but it was clear that she was a beautiful woman.
Klein did not continue looking in that direction, because his intuition told him that if he continued to look, even with just a glance, even with the help of "above the gray fog," the other party would notice.
A few seconds later, Klein was momentarily dazed and suddenly realized that he hadn't paid any attention to the fact that there was another person next to Odis.
After a moment's reflection, Klein realized that it must be some extraordinary ability that made it impossible for anyone around him to notice that there was suddenly another person there.
Because of the unique nature of "above the gray fog," he quickly came to his senses from this hallucination-like ability.
Klein then guessed that the woman beside Odis was the "mysterious queen" he had just met.
Thinking of this, Klein couldn't help but look over again, but Odis and the woman had already left.
He looked around for a moment and spotted Odis's back in the crowd. Beside him was a woman with a perfect figure, the "Mysterious Queen".
The "mysterious queen" who was so aloof just moments ago is now arm in arm with Odis, and the two are strolling around chatting and laughing.
Klein immediately realized: they were on a date.
He then cautiously averted his gaze to avoid being noticed by the two demigods.
Klein took a sip of beer, smiled, and a gossipy thought suddenly popped into his head.
Immediately, his smile vanished, because he suddenly realized that there was nowhere to share this gossip.
...
Qiaoqu, a food alley.
Odis pointed to the store next door and said, "Let's go try that pudding."
"Okay," Bernadette said with a smile.
Odis held Bernadette's hand; the two of them were becoming more and more accustomed to this intimate gesture.
Just then, Odis suddenly turned around: "Why...why do I feel like someone is watching us?"
"I feel the same way." Bernadette glanced at the bar. "There's no suspicious person around."
"Then there's no need to worry." Odis smiled and said, "In this situation, if the other party is at a higher level than us, we would sense the danger if they have malicious intent."
"Either they're not high-level, but they're very good at hiding themselves, and they know one of us. There's no need to bother with that kind of situation."
Given their spirituality, even if there were archangels on this street who wanted to harm them, their spirituality would most likely have given them a warning.
While enjoying the pudding, the two carefully observed their surroundings but found nothing unusual, so they continued strolling around with peace of mind.
After trying snacks at several other shops, Bernadette observed: "The food here tends to be heavily seasoned and a bit oily. If I had to pick something special, it would be the relatively cheap prices."
"Yes, those who come here to spend money are obviously middle class from Backlund." Odis also expressed his opinion: "This is not surprising. The transportation in the Bridge District is very convenient, and many middle-class people pass through here to commute to and from get off work."
"Especially when you get off work in the evening, coming here for a snack will make many 'pseudo-middle-class' people envious."
Overall, the local population provides a sufficient market for these snacks.
The two sat down in a shop, ate French fries with ketchup, and started talking about Vientiane.
Bernadette will be returning to Vaudé tomorrow and won't be back in Backlund until next week.
"The new governor should arrive in Wotai City in the next couple of days," Bernadette said.
Odis smiled and said, "Just leave it to Mandy to handle."
He paused for a moment and then said, "I have met the King, and to be honest, even if the King went to Wotai, he would not be a match for Mandy."
According to Odis, Bernadette should only be responsible for matters of the extraordinary, while everything else could be left to Mandy.
"There's something I'm curious about." Bernadette changed the subject again: "Mandy is so capable, good-looking, and worked under you for so long, how did you maintain such a close yet distant relationship?"
Odis paused for a moment: "I hadn't noticed this until you mentioned it."
He thought for a moment and then said, "Don't be angry if I tell you the truth."
"Okay, I'm not angry."
"You look like you're about to get angry!"
Bernadette smiled in a formulaic way: "I'd love to hear the truth from you. Remember, tell the truth, or your nose will grow longer."
"You've misunderstood," Odis said with a helpless smile. "I suddenly remembered that when I rescued Mandy just now, she did express her desire to be my woman…"
"Yes, that's exactly what I want to hear."
Odis twitched his lips: "I think you want to bite me, alright, alright, listen to me."
"At the time, I was quite proud and felt that I couldn't agree to such a thing under those circumstances."
"Later I had so many things to do, and you should know that it's not easy for a Sequence 9 to establish such a power in Backlund."
"Moreover, I had a lot of research to do at the time, and before I knew it, a year or two had passed. Mandy and I had gotten used to that way of getting along, where we trusted each other but also had clear boundaries."
At this point, Odis smiled and said, "Later I met the fascinating 'mysterious queen,' and after meeting her, I felt that her shadow filled my entire world."
Bernadette said with a smile, "The last sentence sounds too fake."
"But you like listening to this, right?" Odis said with a smile, inwardly thankful that she had rarely gone to the "Nanmu Ballroom" since she met Bernadette.
...
East Bayran, on the northern coast of the port of Duscan.
Few people come here, and very few boats come.
Because it is a coastline with jagged rocks, ships are easily blown aground on the black rocks whenever strong winds blow.
Strong winds are common here, and even people can easily be blown over and get injured on the rocks where there is no vegetation or even moss.
There is a rumor that if blood is spilled on this coast, it will be cursed, and something terrible will happen in no time.
That evening, the greedy Gale brothers, taking advantage of the absence of others, came to this coast.
The two brothers, Mima Gale and Heiko Gale, were notorious villains, and incredibly audacious; they were even said to have dared to steal rifles from the Rune colonial army.
They came to this beach not to prove their courage, but because yesterday a crew member saw a tall gallows suddenly appear on this coastline, with a condemned prisoner hanging on it.
The key point is that the hanged prisoner was wearing a gold mask.
The two brothers guessed that these were traitors executed by the tribes that still worshipped the god of death in the nearby jungle.
Only those tribes possessed large amounts of gold, and some important figures favored wearing gold masks.
The Gale brothers thought those people were just fools.
It's such a waste to use so much gold to drink and womanize instead of exchanging it for gold pounds.
So the two of them decided to take off the golden mask under cover of darkness and sell it to the Rune gentlemen who liked to collect things.
They had already scouted the location during the day and spotted the gallows in the distance.
Upon seeing the gallows in the distance, the two men froze, for what was originally one gallows had now become two!
But they quickly cheered up, because it meant they would have double the harvest today.
Almost as night fell, the two brothers arrived at the gallows. A strong wind made the two robed corpses sway as if they were performing a strange dance.
After seeing the corpse's clothing clearly, they became even more certain of their guess: it was a robe worn by priests in a tribe that worshipped the god of death.
Without the slightest hesitation, each of them took a gallows and began to climb up.
The two gallows were five or six meters high. They were puzzled. Why would they need such tall gallows to hang someone?
Heiko, the younger brother, had already crawled to the corpse's feet. He was just a couple more steps away from getting the golden mask when he suddenly realized that his older brother, who was on the other gallows, had disappeared.
He thought his brother had run away in fright and was planning to laugh at him when they met.
Soon, Haiko obtained the golden mask, but in that instant, he let out a scream and fell from the gallows!
Beneath the golden mask, the person hanged was none other than his brother, Mima!