Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 164: Silver City's Exploration of the Swamp

Bernadette thought that the ideas Odysseus provided him were very good. Although she did not thank him, she said goodbye to Odysseus politely when she left.

Odysseus lay down again and began to think about the whole process.

He suddenly thought of the sealed object "0-08", and he was completely relieved. Bernadette must not be able to find any important clues.

In other words, whenever an important clue is found, one will be misled by "0-08".

It is believed that "0-08" must have played a certain role in the Loen royal family's misleading of the Feysac Empire, and even in the misleading of intelligence agencies of other countries.

Even Adam might be able to help. After all, before George III officially began his journey to become a god, he was quite supportive of the king.

Thinking of this, Odysseus quickly stopped his thoughts. Whether it was "0-08" or Adam, it was okay to just think about it for a while, but if he thought about it continuously, it would easily attract their attention.

Odysseus meditated seriously and soon fell asleep.

The next morning, he went to the basement, changed into the clothes of the wizard Gandalf, and went to No. 66 Rose Street through the "teleportation circle" in the basement.

After cooking some noodles to solve the breakfast problem, Odysseus had just made himself a cup of coffee when the doorbell rang.

It was Max who delivered the gold pounds for collecting extraordinary characteristics last night. Max had nothing to do today, so he visited Odysseus's new base and had a cup of coffee before leaving.

Odysseus counted out 1120 pounds, put it in a package, then found a hired carriage and asked the driver to take it to 26 Tutva Street, and warned the driver not to disclose the sender's information.

After returning to the living room, Odysseus put his own 1600 pounds into the "wilderness of knowledge" and waited quietly in the living room for new customers to come.

……

"The Place Abandoned by God", Silver City.

Derrick was summoned to the Round Tower by Chief Colin. As soon as he entered the hall, Angel, one of the vice-captains of the Council Guard, said to him, "Wait here for a moment."

The Council Guard is the most elite Beyonder team in the entire City of Silver. Due to the limitations of the ritual, there are not many Sequence 5s in Silver City. Most of those who are able to advance to Sequence 5 are members of this guard.

This deputy captain, Angel, is a Sequence 5 Guardian, and the captain is usually concurrently the chief.

Soon three more members of the "Council Guard" arrived. They were a "Guardian", a "Psychoanalyst", which is what is called a "psychologist" in the North and South Continents where Odysseus and his companions were, and a "Necromancer".

When everyone was present, Chief Colin came down from upstairs, and Derrick and the others immediately saluted.

Colin waved his hand and got straight to the point. "A few days ago, Derrick returned from patrol and provided intelligence that something unusual had been discovered in the northern swamp. Angel has led two expeditions and confirmed that there should be a demigod-level sealed artifact in the swamp."

Everyone's face was filled with smiles. The "Guardian" said, "I didn't expect there would be such a good thing so close to us."

In Silver City's general education, grammar courses rarely teach adjectives. They generally teach people how to express their meaning concisely.

Therefore, the way people in Silver City express themselves is generally very straightforward.

Everyone looked at Derrick with a mixture of admiration and confusion, because they had all been members of the patrol outside the city, but no one had noticed anything unusual in the swamp.

Derrick was delighted upon hearing the Chief's words. He felt that he had made a contribution to the City of Silver and that the Hermit's guess had been proven correct.

But facing the confusion of others, Derrick did not explain.

During his previous conversations with the Hermit and the Hanged Man, he had undergone a significant change. He had made a certain mental preparation to move forward alone amidst the confusion and doubts of his compatriots.

Angel then began to describe the two expeditions, and the Chief concocted a powder to drive away the annoying strange fish in the swamp.

So they went deeper into the swamp and encountered some monsters and enemies.

Through the distribution of those monsters and enemies, they basically determined the approximate location of the sealed object.

Therefore, the third exploration was led by Chief Colin himself, and Derrick also participated in this operation, striving to find and obtain the sealed object in this operation.

After making simple preparations, the group set off.

Chief Colin walked in front, carrying two swords on his back, while only Sequence 8 Derrick was in the middle of the team.

They soon arrived at the swamp, and Angel came to the front to lead the way. The previous two explorations had allowed them to find a relatively easy path.

Angel would occasionally sprinkle a handful of powder to drive away the strange fish in the swamp.

After walking in the mud for several hours, the exploration team rested twice and encountered some monsters.

It was not until Angel expressed his suspicion that the seal was not far ahead that Colin ordered a final rest and some food to replenish his strength.

At this time they had already gone deep into the swamp. Under the illumination of lightning, they could occasionally see strange fish and monsters fighting in the swamp, and occasionally they could see some strange plants waving their leaves or tentacles to hunt.

Even Derrick, who had the least experience, had become accustomed to such sights. In their minds, they did not think that those animals and plants were monsters.

After the final adjustments, Colin walked at the front of the team again, heading in the direction Angel pointed.

Not long after walking, Colin suddenly pulled out a sword and stabbed it into the mud under his feet. A humanoid monster struggled in the mud and soon became motionless and lost its life.

Strangely, the whole process took place without making any sound.

After the monster died, it turned into mud.

Then, under the illumination of lanterns and lightning, everyone saw that the surrounding mud suddenly began to shape itself as if it had life, and finally turned into humanoid monsters.

By the time several members of the exploration team drew their weapons, they were surrounded by these monsters.

Angel said, "When we came here before, we had killed all the monsters here. I didn't expect them to appear again."

At this time, the "psychologist" in the team reminded: "They are all puppets!"

She did not sense any mental activity from these monsters, nor did they seem to have any spirits, only the instinct to attack intruders.

While fighting these monsters with the Hurricane Axe in hand, Derrick mentally assessed that these monsters were not very strong.

At this time, Colin, who heard the "psychologist's" reminder, suddenly had a blue light in his pupils and his eyes became very deep.

He looked around, then pulled out a black medicine bottle from his waist, poured out some black grease, and evenly smeared it on the sword. Then, he plunged the sword into the ground. A dark light spread out, and the monsters around him suddenly stopped moving, turning into clay sculptures.

Colin put away his sword: "Keep your strength and keep moving forward."

The road ahead was getting muddier and muddier, and in some places the mud was up to the thigh level.

At this time, the "Undead Mentor" stepped forward and summoned a blue ghost with a head like a round crystal. Derrick immediately felt the surroundings become very cold, and he even exhaled white mist.

Under the command of the "Undead Mentor", the blue ghost suddenly flew forward, and a layer of white frost immediately appeared on the ground. The muddy swamp was frozen, and stepping on it was as solid as normal ground.

The exploration team continued to move forward, and soon many monsters roared and crawled out from the unfrozen swamp to attack the members of the exploration team.

These were monsters that could only be seen everywhere outside the Silver City. Several team members cooperated with each other tacitly, and Colin was able to block the attacks of these monsters without even having to make a move.

When the road became muddy again, Angel said, "We explored up to here last time."

Everyone's spirits sensed that there seemed to be danger ahead, which was why Angel and the others explored here: going further ahead might lead to dangers that they could not handle.

Then everyone was even more confused. They had been walking for several hours before they seemed to feel the threat of the seal. How did Derrick sense the seal when he was patrolling the edge of the swamp?
But now is not the time to think about this. Since the chief has not questioned it, the other members will not ask questions proactively.

The "Undead Mentor" summoned the blue ghost again. As the ghost flew forward and disappeared into the darkness, the road ahead was frozen solid again.

Just as everyone stepped onto the frozen swamp again, the Undead Mentor suddenly said, "The blue ghost just now... suddenly escaped my control."

Colin immediately smeared a layer of golden oil on his eyelids. His eyes suddenly glowed faintly. "Prepare for battle! That ghost has mutated."

Everyone immediately formed a battle formation. Two "Guardians" summoned the "Light of Dawn" to illuminate the surroundings. Derrick knelt on one knee, opened his arms and prayed for the sunlight, making everyone feel warm and filled with courage and strength.

At this time, it suddenly started snowing and a cold wind blew, and a blue giant appeared in front of them.

Judging from the giant's crystal-like head, it should be the blue ghost summoned by the "Undead Mentor" just now.

It let out a shrill roar, and ice cones formed in front of it, smashing towards the members of the exploration team.

A "Guardian" knelt on one knee and inserted his weapon into the ground. The "Dawn Light" around him instantly condensed, forming a solid barrier to block the ice cones for himself and his teammates!
After observing for a while, Chief Colin took out a bottle of golden potion and drank it down in one gulp.

His body suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and the sword in his hand seemed to turn red due to the heat.

Colin bent down and rushed forward, rushing towards the blue giant like a gust of wind.

Call ~
Layers of flames suddenly ignited around, as if burning the mud in the swamp.

In a blink of an eye, Colin had rushed to the monster. He dodged the attack of the blue giant and stabbed the red sword into the blue giant's body.

The blue giant seemed to raise its head and roared, and orange flames actually spewed out of its mouth.

Then the giant quickly collapsed like a melting snowman and eventually disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, the light on Colin's body and the flames around him disappeared one after another. The chief put away his sword and said: "Keep moving forward!"

……

Backlund, No. 66, Rose Street.

Odysseus was studying witchcraft while waiting. In the afternoon, he suddenly heard some movement outside.

Ding ding ding ding~
Soon, the doorbell rang.

Odysseus picked up the staff and opened the door, and outside was the slightly plump Lord Brad Rick.

Last weekend, Odysseus was invited by him to visit the castle in the suburbs, but he met Eleanor who had strange abilities.

At the same time, Odysseus noticed that behind Brad was a man in his thirties, dressed in luxurious clothes.

Judging from the pattern on the badge he was wearing, he was a true aristocrat, and should be a viscount or earl whose ancestors had made military achievements.

Odysseus had some knowledge of the nobles' badges before. In many cases, they represented the honor of the noble family. The highest-level one was the "Founding of a Nation Badge".

That was a true old noble of Loen, and it was said that it was awarded more than a thousand years ago when Loen was just founded.

Next in line are the "Twenty Years' War Badge", the "White Rose War Badge", and the "Broken Oath War Badge". Currently, most of Loen's traditional nobles were canonized or made contributions in these three wars.

The lowest level is the "Colonial War Badge", which was a group of badges awarded by the royal family when the colonial war broke out more than a hundred years ago.

These badges are not a symbol of aristocratic status, nor are they part of the proof of the legitimacy of the nobility's enthronement, but they can be used to display the honor of one's family. Generally, only the person who inherits the title can wear them.

The nobleman behind Brad was wearing the "White Rose War Medal". Generally, noble families that had participated in this war should be viscounts or earls, as long as they had not been too troubled in recent years and had poor financial conditions.

Odysseus judged that the noble's financial situation should be good, because he was actually accompanied by a caravan when he traveled. Just look at those bodyguards and you will know that they were not just random people hired to support the occasion.

"Mr. Wizard, we meet again." Brad introduced with a smile: "This is Earl Brandon. I have heard about your story and I really hope to talk to you."

Earl Brandon said politely with a warm smile, "Hello, Mr. Wizard."

"Hello, please come in." Odysseus said lightly.

Then he noticed that Brad and Earl Brandon's personal valet had followed in, and it was obvious that the subsequent conversation would not involve private topics such as "my son".

After both parties took their seats, Earl Brandon looked around curiously: "This is my first time visiting a wizard."

Odysseus said: "This is also the first time I entertain a count.

"Let's get down to business. What do you want from me?"

The earl looked at Brad beside him again.

Brad smiled and said, "Mr. Earl, I have described my experience. I think Mr. Gandalf is a very reliable wizard."

Earl Brandon then slowly nodded and said, "Mr. Wizard, my family seems to be cursed."

(End of this chapter)