Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 192 The Special Thing About Odysseus
Odysseus's spirit sensed that what happened to Dylan Edmund was not simple.

He pondered for a moment before asking, "Have you ever tried to get someone close to that figure to see if you can communicate with them?"

"I tried." Dylan's face showed a trace of regret: "I shouldn't have tried it so easily."

He paused before saying, “Normally, others can’t see that figure. Only after I point it out can people see him.

“So I asked one of my servants to help me observe the figure closely.

“As a result, when I was still some distance away from the figure, he suddenly burst into pale blue flames. By the time I ran over to put out the fire, he had already been burned to death.

"And it burned so thoroughly that only ashes were left."

Dylan sighed, "Since then, I never dared to let anyone get close to that figure again."

Odysseus thought for a moment and asked again, "You didn't go to the church to seek a solution to your problem?"

"My uncle said that if the church knew about this, I would die faster." Dylan smiled bitterly and said, "My father also told me to try not to let the church know about this.

"They seemed to know something else, but no matter how much I asked, they wouldn't tell me.

"I had no choice but to look for solutions with my father. We tried many strange methods, such as hiding in a jar for a whole day, but the figure was still there."

"I suggest you go to the church to resolve the issue," Odysseus said. "Relatively speaking, the church, with thousands of years of history, has seen many strange problems and also has solutions to them."

Odysseus, who thought he was knowledgeable, had never heard of such a thing and had no idea what was going on. He said this in a very tactful way to remind Dylan that he could not solve this problem.

Dylan sighed, "I understand."

He smiled helplessly: "Perhaps I should really listen to my father. Instead of looking for ways to solve the problem, I should get married quickly and leave a child before I die."

"Don't be so pessimistic." Odysseus said, "This figure is currently harmless. You still have a chance."

The cross-eyed man beside him sighed, "If even such a powerful wizard can't solve the problem, then maybe this problem is really unsolvable."

Dylan stood up with a serious expression and was about to say goodbye, but he suddenly froze.

Then, he suddenly looked out the window, then turned back to Odysseus and said, "Mr. Wizard, that figure just spoke!"

Odysseus glanced at the figure again. He was still in the street far away. He could not see his face clearly, nor did he hear his voice.

"He said he can see your uniqueness." Dylan didn't know whether he was nervous or excited; his whole body seemed to be trembling slightly. "He said others can't see it, but he can!"

Odysseus opened his mouth and immediately thought about what was the most special thing about him?
A time traveler? A "wilderness of knowledge"?
It's probably the latter!
Odysseus soon realized that even a true god would find it difficult to perceive his experiences as a time traveler.

Then he thought: What kind of monster is that person? Why is he able to detect my connection to the "Wild Knowledge"? Theoretically, only when one reaches Sequence 6 can the aura emanating from the "Wild Knowledge" be detected by higher-sequence beings.

At this moment, Dylan suddenly bowed deeply to Odysseus: "Mr. Wizard, please save me!"

The figure had appeared for so long that he was almost accustomed to the other's presence.

But from beginning to end, he didn't say a word or make any reaction.

Just today, the other party actually spoke!

This gave Dylan a glimmer of hope, and he certainly couldn't give up this hope easily.

Odysseus frowned: "What else did he say?"

Dylan listened carefully and shook his head: "He didn't say anything else."

Odysseus turned to look at the monster: "Who are you?"

After more than ten seconds, Dylan shook his head again: "The other party didn't answer your question."

Odysseus frowned, took out his pipe, filled it with tobacco, and thought about how to solve the problem.

He took two puffs of his cigarette and suddenly said to Dylan, "Tell me about your uncle in detail."

"My uncle is rather mysterious," Dylan said quickly, "He's not in Backlund most of the time, and we don't know where he went.

"Since I was little, he gave me a very cold feeling, as if he didn't like me and my sister.

“However, he was still quite concerned about the family curse. He repeatedly comforted me, asking me to treat that figure as nothing and not pay too much attention to him.

“At the same time, he also told me some of his understanding of the curse.

"Oh, by the way, my sister's belongings were given to me by my uncle. He and my father accompanied my sister on her final journey in life.

"According to my father, three months before my sister passed away, my uncle came back from out of town and helped take care of her for a while.

"I think, although he is cold, he still loves us."

Odysseus asked again, "Is the photo you showed me just now among those relics?"

Dylan replied, "Yes."

"What's your uncle's name? Do you have any family?"

"His name is Fitch." Dylan said, "He has no family, but I heard from my father that my uncle had found several women in the past few years, and it seems that they all gave birth to children for my uncle.

"Although my uncle didn't bring them back home, is it enough to send them living expenses every month?"

Odysseus frowned: "A few years ago?"

He seemed to have suddenly found a clue: "Is it after your grandfather passed away that he started looking for women to bear his children?"

Dylan thought for a moment before saying, "It seems so."

Then he asked: "Mr. Wizard, have you found any clues?"

"It just suddenly occurred to me." Odysseus took a puff of his pipe and said, "If it's a family curse, then theoretically, after your grandfather died, it would be your mother's turn, and after your mother died, it should be your uncle's turn.

"But the problem is, after your mother died, it was your sister who suffered the curse. That's very strange!"

Dylan opened his mouth and said, "You...you wouldn't doubt it, it's my uncle...my uncle..."

"I hope it wasn't your uncle who 'gave' the curse to your sister." Odysseus smiled, "But he might know more. I think we should go visit him."

Dylan nodded. "That makes sense."

Odysseus said again: "You guys go out and wait for a while, I'll make some preparations." He was mainly preparing for battle. If he guessed correctly, Dylan's uncle should be an extraordinary person who chose the evil path.

After making some preparations, Odysseus met up with Dylan and the cross-eyed man, called a horse-drawn carriage, and headed to the outskirts of Backlund.

In the carriage, the cross-eyed man also introduced himself. His name was Pine. He ran a garment factory and had been buying fabrics from Dylan. They both liked violin and often communicated with each other. Over time, they became very good friends.

Dylan was a little nervous at this time: "I don't know if my uncle is home. He often goes out. What should I do if he is not at home?"

In fact, he was a little nervous, afraid that it was really his uncle who killed his sister.

Odysseus said: “Even if he is not at home, we must search his room carefully and look for evidence carefully.

"That might be your only hope of survival."

In fact, he was basically certain that it was Dylan's uncle Fitch who did something with the curse. When he gave Dylan's sister's belongings to Dylan, he must have completed some kind of ritual process to transfer the curse to Dylan.

Dylan was slightly stunned: "Okay, okay."

The development of things has completely exceeded his expectations, and now he can only listen to this wizard.

After chatting for a while, the carriage fell silent. Odysseus looked out the window. After leaving the city of Backlund, the fog seemed to be lighter.

Farmlands began to appear on both sides of the road, and villages could be seen among the fields.

Occasionally, one could see some walls and tall buildings in the courtyards; those were the estates of the nobles or the wealthy. There weren't many free people left around Backlund.

The carriage drove for another half an hour and finally arrived at Uncle Dylan's residence.

This used to be Dylan's grandfather's villa. There is a large lake not far away, and a circle of villas and manors have been built around the lake.

Although it was comfortable to live here in the summer, living near the lake in the winter was not so pleasant, especially in a foggy place like Backlund. The villa would probably be very damp and cold.

Arriving in front of a small villa, Dylan got out of the car and saw that the gate was not locked. He said to the driver of the rental carriage, "Please wait here for us."

Of course the driver is happy to wait, because the waiting time is also included in the fare.

Dylan went up and knocked on the door. "Uncle Fitch! Uncle Fitch?"

After waiting for about half a minute, Odysseus and the others heard the sound of a door opening. A few seconds later, a man who looked to be in his thirties opened the gate. He said coldly, "Dylan? What are you doing here?"

He looked at Pine and Odysseus with a wary look, and his gaze stopped on Odysseus. After all, it was rare to see people dressed as wizards nowadays.

Dylan whispered, "Let's go inside and talk about the curse."

Fitch was stunned for a moment before he stepped aside and let a few people in.

Coming to the living room with a huge fireplace, several people sat on the sofa. Dylan and Pine soon shivered with cold because although the fireplace in the room was large, it was not lit.

This made the room very cold, even colder than outside.

"Let me light the fireplace," Odysseus said with a smile. "I'm the best at lighting fireplaces."

He waved his hand, and the firewood placed next to the fireplace flew into the fireplace by itself. This was the "levitation technique" invented by Odysseus based on his research on the dragon magic circle.

The same magic was used to deliver the cups of water to Dylan and Pine.

After the firewood was arranged by itself, Odysseus flicked out some powder with his fingers, and with a "whoosh", the fireplace was instantly ignited.

This action made Dylan and Pine amazed again, but Fitch looked at Odysseus with a serious expression.

"I hope we won't waste time." Odysseus said, "Let's get to the point now.

"Dylan asked me to investigate the figure following him, Mr. Fitch. He once heard you say it was a curse, right?"

Fitch said to Dylan with a cold face: "How many times have I told you not to tell anyone about this, otherwise you will die faster."

"Uncle Fitch, this wizard is very different!" Dylan explained, "The figure following me actually spoke after seeing this wizard."

Fitch stood up suddenly, looking surprised and said, "Impossible! You must have heard it wrong. This wizard must be playing tricks on you, using some magic tricks to deceive you."

"To be honest, before I met you, I had no idea about this matter. I really wanted to bring Dylan to the church and let the church people solve the problem." Odysseus said slowly:

"But the figure's words really concerned me, so I decided to investigate what was going on."

Then he stared into Fitch's eyes: "You know who that figure is, right?"

"I..." Fitch calmed down at an astonishing speed: "I don't know."

The room gradually grew warmer. Odysseus glanced at the blazing fireplace and smiled, "Then I have no choice but to tell you about the heinous things you have done.

“It seems that the curse on your family didn’t find you for a long time, until Dylan’s grandfather got older, and then the curse suddenly appeared on him.

“I don’t know where you got the detailed information, but you know very well that once the curse begins, it will take the life of everyone in your family.

“First, your sister, Dylan’s mother.

"Theoretically, you were next in line, but you performed a sinister ritual that caused the curse to target Dylan's sister.

"Also, your father, Dylan's grandfather, became seriously ill soon after realizing the curse had resurfaced, and he asked you to explain the curse to Dylan's mother.

"In the end, you didn't tell the truth at all, did you?"

Without waiting for the other party to say anything, Odysseus smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, you only started looking for women to have children after Dylan's grandfather passed away.

“If I’m not mistaken, your original plan was to let your child bear the curse for you.

"But soon, you discovered some serious problems. Those children had to reach a certain age before they could bear the curse, so you set your sights on the Dylan siblings!
“I don’t know how you made Dylan’s sister the target of the curse, but I understand from Dylan’s description that you once gave Dylan some of his sister’s relics.

"You must have used the relic to transfer the cursed target as well."

Odysseus's description made Dylan and Pine drop their jaws.

They all looked at Fitch, who was also a little surprised at this moment, but soon he became indifferent: "If it weren't for the 'witchcraft' you just used, I would have thought you were a 'detective'."

Then he said coldly: "Since you already know so much, then stay here forever."

Fitch looked at Dylan again: "As for you, I will imprison you in the dungeon until the curse takes your life."

(End of this chapter)