Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 240 The Art of Explosion

Odysseus once again found the "craftsman" Div and placed a bulk order with him for 40 sets of key parts for the "Extraordinary Puppets".

When his ship is built, he will use more than 20 "extraordinary puppets" as crew members, and he will also need to reserve a dozen "puppets" as spares. In addition, he will also need to prepare more spare parts for future maintenance.

The reason why Odysseus suddenly became so generous was that his recent financial situation was pretty good. Even if the total cost of making 40 "extraordinary puppets" was around 4000 pounds, he could still afford it.

After solving the problem of the cost of the "Extraordinary Puppet", these are basically the major expenses for going overseas.

Odysseus did not think about how to recover the costs. After all, this was something he longed for, and he was willing to spend some money on it.

In that respect, he really let himself go a bit!

After being under surveillance for more than three years, I was suddenly free and wanted to quickly realize some of my ideas.

Odysseus was very busy that day. In addition to placing a new order in the morning, he also went to the foundry and machinery factory to modify the appearance design of some parts.

Although only one "extraordinary puppet" has been installed, some flaws in the original design can already be found. Modifying these parts is to cover up those flaws as much as possible.

On the way back, Odysseus also bought a large bag of parchment.

Back in the Emerald Palace, Odysseus began to craft the scroll.

With the extraordinary knowledge he possessed, a scroll he innovated did not even need a draft, and could have the corresponding effect just by writing it out.

The process of making a scroll is to use spiritual materials to write "Gal Runes" one by one in a certain order and format.

The way of writing is different from that of drawing a magic circle. Drawing a magic circle requires the assistance of many geometric shapes, while writing a scroll is like writing a short extraordinary essay, which is simpler than drawing a magic circle.

Of course, it’s not just about writing. In the process of writing, Odysseus also needs to use his extraordinary abilities to successfully create a scroll.

In this process, the extraordinary characteristics basically play the role of "enchantment".

Without the help of extraordinary abilities, it would just be a series of "Gal Runes".

With the help of extraordinary abilities, the symbols written on parchment will emit a faint light, and after being rolled up, there will also be a faint glow, which means that the scroll is successful.

This makes the process of making a scroll much simpler than writing a magic circle, and the key is that the scroll can be carried with you and used wherever you want.

Also because of the use of the power of extraordinary characteristics, Odysseus discovered that no matter how he tried, the power of the scroll had a limit.

Because Odysseus possesses a full set of "Gal Runes", his scrolls are more powerful than those of a normal "Scroll Professor".

However, since the "enchantment" process is only at the Sequence 6 level, no matter how powerful it is, it cannot be compared with a Sequence 5 scroll.

There was no requirement for writing material for the scrolls made by Odysseus, and before lunch, he had made more than forty scrolls.

Although parchment was convenient, it posed a new problem to Odysseus: how to carry these scrolls?

When he was a "wizard", he sewed pockets on the inside and outside of his clothes.

However, there are basically no requirements for carrying the powder used in "witchcraft", and it doesn't matter if it is pressed, bumped, or bumped in your pocket.

Scrolls written on parchment are not the same. They will deflate when pressed, which can easily cause the spiritual material used to write the "runes" to fall off, and the position of the symbols to change, thus rendering the scroll invalid.

Odysseus thought about it and went to a leather goods store to order a special leather bag. It was rectangular in shape and had cloth spaces inside.

He planned to place the scroll in the empty space.

Because Odysseus needed it urgently and the money was sufficient, the owner of the leather shop promised that it could be completed early tomorrow morning.

In the afternoon, he continued to be busy. He first went to the shipyard to check the progress of the big ship and his own small boat.

The construction speed of the boat was faster than he had imagined. It was estimated that the magic circle would be laid in a few days.

The exterior of the ship has been basically completed, and it is estimated that a large number of Dharma arrays will be laid starting from next week.

After returning from the dock, he went to teach the scholars extraordinary knowledge again. At night, he assembled another "extraordinary puppet". When this "extraordinary puppet" could also operate normally, it once again verified that Odysseus's design was very successful.

On Wednesday morning, Odysseus first picked up the leather bag from the leather store. It looked good, but wearing a formal suit and carrying such a leather bag, he looked a bit like a salesman.

Fortunately, the owner of the leather shop added a belt on one side. If you buckle it with the belt, you don't have to carry it with your hands, and riding or running will not affect Odysseus's movements.

From the appearance, although such leather bags are rare, they are still quite beautiful when matched with Odysseus's formal attire.

That morning, Odysseus was going to the dock to solve some design problems. Alia, who was traveling with him, noticed his briefcase and said, "This is..."

Odysseus did not hide it: "It is used to store scrolls."

"How many scrolls have you made?" Then Alia realized, "You are already the 'Scroll Professor'?"

She remembered that when she first met Odysseus four months ago, he was only a Sequence 9.

Odysseus nodded: "Yes, I was just promoted."

Alia forced a smile: "How...how are you doing?"

"not bad."

"Not bad?" This made Alia a little confused. Even if she knew the "acting method", she didn't have to worry about potion formulas and extraordinary materials. It would take at least a year to maintain a normal state after being promoted from Sequence 9 to Sequence 6.

But Odysseus has only been using it for four months, how can he be in good condition?
Of course, Odysseus couldn't tell her that he had digested the potion in advance. As a "combat scholar", he basically only needed to summarize the rules of the role to completely digest the potion.

The role of "Wizard" was not so smooth, but the "Demon King" helped him a lot (Odysseus did not know that "0-08" once admitted that he was a "Wizard").

That was why Odysseus "ran all the way" and reached the level of Sequence 6 in a very short time.

And the most annoying thing is that he has already digested most of the Sequence 6 potion, so his condition has been very good.

Then, the two of them returned to the topic of the scroll. Alia asked, "How did you find so many materials to write the scroll?"

But she was thinking: Given by the Queen?
Odysseus smiled mysteriously and said, "This is a secret. I'll tell you when I have the chance."

The knowledge of using parchment instead of other writing materials may not seem very important, but for the "Scroll Professors", it can bring great convenience. It is a major improvement to the writing habits of the "Scroll Professors" and is also one of Odysseus's trump cards.

But Alia nodded in understanding: It must have been given by the Queen!

Although she knew very well that Odysseus was not the Queen's favorite, she also noticed that the Queen's attitude towards Odysseus was very special, and it seemed that she did not just appreciate Odysseus's talent.

But I can't tell you about this kind of thing even if you kill me.

At this time, Odysseus asked, "Where do you usually keep the scroll?"

Alia showed the inner layer of her coat, which was also made up of small cloth bags and could hold at least twenty scrolls, but she only put in about thirteen or fourteen scrolls at this time.

For the general "Scroll Professor", he basically only knows the twelve scrolls that are "included in potions".

For a "senior professor" like Alia, it is already very good to be able to master twenty scrolls with different effects.

So generally speaking, the "Scroll Professor" will only make about ten scrolls that are used more frequently, and bring some spiritual materials. If the scrolls are not enough, he will directly cast witchcraft.

Most of the time this is enough, because the extraordinary people of this path will basically try their best to avoid getting involved in battles. If battles are unavoidable, they will mainly rely on sneak attacks.

It can be said that if four or five scrolls are unable to deal serious damage to the enemy during a sneak attack, then don't hesitate and run away quickly.

If it is a skirmish, if you still can't escape after using five or six scrolls, then there is basically no way to escape.

So for the ordinary "scroll professor", you don't need too many scrolls, just enough is enough.

After communicating with Alia, Odysseus realized that he seemed to have made too many scrolls, because the "validity period" of the scrolls was only about three months to six months.

Then, Odysseus came up with the idea of selling scrolls.

The scrolls that Odysseus is making now, taking the "Explosion Scroll" as an example, already have a power similar to that of the "Fire Bomb".

However, it is not that the "Explosive Scroll" should have such great power, but only the "Explosive Scroll" improved by Odysseus has such power.

After all, what he had done most before was "fire bomb", and he had accumulated considerable experience.

And for a "senior professor" like Alia, the "explosive scroll" she made is only about one-third as powerful as Odysseus's "explosive scroll".

The cost of a "Fire Bomb" is a little over 23 pounds, but the "Explosive Scroll" only costs around 4 pounds 16 soli.

This was the approximate cost calculated by Odysseus in the morning. To be precise, all the scrolls he wrote were roughly priced at this price.

Although high-quality parchment is not cheap, it only costs about 3 soles to make parchment the size of a scroll.

What is expensive is the writing material. It must be written with corresponding spiritual materials rich in spirituality. It can be said that most of the cost is on the writing materials.

Odysseus sells the "Fire Bomb" worth 23 pounds for 50 pounds, but the "Explosion Scroll" worth about 5 pounds cannot be sold for only 10 pounds, because this thing is really too powerful, and it is abnormal to sell it for such a small price.

Moreover, Odysseus believed that his scroll should also have a certain "technical cost" or "knowledge cost", after all, only he could make such a scroll.

Although no patent has been applied for, this is the only one of its kind because this scroll explodes once opened, so even if someone wants to study it, there is no sample.

So Odysseus believes that the selling price should be between 46 and 50 pounds.

It must be said here that after Odysseus's promotion, it also helped him to write magic circles. The "Explosive Scroll" has now reached its limit, but the power of the "Fire Bomb" has room for improvement.

However, Odysseus only intends to upgrade the "thunderstorm bomb" and "ice and snow bomb" whose current effective diameter is only about five meters.

Because if the power of the "Fire Bomb" is increased further, the user will most likely be injured.

While daydreaming, Odysseus and Alia came to the dock together. They spent the whole morning walking around the ship under construction with the blueprints, making sure that every design detail was accurate.

In the afternoon, he taught the scholars again. In the evening, Odysseus finally had some time. After dinner, he used the "Travel Ring" to come to Bayam, the wizard office on Kent Blue Street.

Originally, Odysseus wanted to rent it to digest the "wizard" potion, but now his potion has been completely digested, and many of the decorations that created a sense of mystery have been prepared in vain.

Fortunately, this place is spacious enough. Odysseus plans to place rows of seats in the reserved space, and future intelligence exchange meetings will be held here.

While Odysseus was replanning, Bazel came to the wizard's office.

He came here every night these days, but only tonight did he meet Captain Gal.

"You've come just in time." Odysseus smiled and said, "This place will be a public place in the future, so it's not suitable for us to meet.

"In Bayam, we always need a hidden base to make people feel at ease."

Then he asked: "If I want to rent a house, where should I rent it?"

Bazel, who was in his twenties and about the same age as Odysseus, did not answer immediately, but asked: "What level of housing do you want?

“Bayam has single-family houses, townhouses, apartments and houses built by locals.”

"An apartment." Odysseus thought for a moment and said, "We don't need to live there. Renting a villa would be a bit of a waste."

"Then go to the North District, also known as the Bix District. There are a lot of apartments there, as well as a variety of workshops and shops. Most of the residents are from Loen," Bazel introduced. "The security is pretty good."

Odysseus nodded and said, "Let's go there and take a look."

So the two of them got on a rented carriage and headed to the North District together.

On the way there, Odysseus handed Bazel 100 pounds: "This is your activity fee and the reward for spreading the news in the past week.

"Well, let's set the intelligence exchange meeting at 8:00 am on Sunday."

Although Odysseus was very frugal most of the time, he also knew that he had to spend money where it was necessary.

In fact, even if he didn't pay Basel any fees, the "new first mate" would still work hard.

However, although this process does not cost money, it does consume Captain Gal's credit and prestige. After all, no one is willing to work for others for nothing.

At the beginning, Basel didn't take it seriously, simply because "Captain Gal"'s credit and prestige had not been completely exhausted, and he thought he was investing.

In this regard, Odysseus believed that if the reward can be paid with money, one should not use one's own credit and prestige to pay, because money can be earned again, but credit and prestige are difficult to earn back once they are lost.

Moreover, this job is somewhat dangerous and requires skills.

If this job is regarded as a task, the reward of 100 pounds is quite generous, so Odysseus does not have to waste his favors on such a trivial matter.

Of course, Bazel refused, but Odysseus insisted, so Bazel accepted it.

Then Odysseus asked, "Have you heard of Odell, the 'Silver Viper'?"

Bazel replied, "Yes, I have heard that he works for the 'Mysterious Queen'."

Odysseus nodded: "Where can I find him?"

"It is said that he often hangs out at the Seaweed Bar."

Odysseus didn't seem to care and said "Oh", then talked about other things.

Arriving in the North District, Bazel showed Odis several apartments. Odis found one that he liked quite well, and Bazel used his connections to find the landlord, renting it for six pounds and two soli for six months. The apartment was on the third floor and had two bedrooms, one large and one small, along with a bathroom. The largest room was the living room, connected to the kitchen and balcony.

There weren't many furniture, but since he didn't live here, Odysseus was quite satisfied with the room.

Odysseus gave Bazel a key to this room to show his trust in his first mate.

After Bazel left, Odysseus went to the larger bedroom and began to write the magic circle using the spiritual materials that had been prepared long ago.

Although he already has the "Travel Ring", Odysseus only feels safe when he has several self-defense magic circles.

In addition, Odysseus also planned to use a magic circle to give a small shock to those who were attending the party for the first time, so that they could take the initiative as quickly as possible.

This might expose Odysseus's uniqueness and then reach the ears of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, but Odysseus did not intend to host this exchange meeting forever.

Once the exchange meeting is formalized, Odysseus will support an agent like Xio.

Odysseus even planned to train a few people to collect intelligence, so that he would not show up directly at such gatherings in the future.

Even if the Steam Church came looking for him, they wouldn't be able to find him.

However, the Steam Church has no foundation on the sea, and all investigations will be very difficult.

After making some simple arrangements in the newly rented apartment and then going to the wizard's office to do some more arrangements, Odysseus took out his pocket watch and looked at it. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening.

But Odysseus was not tired yet, so he took a rented carriage and came to the Seaweed Bar.

The bar was still very lively at this time, and the noise inside could be heard from far away. Many people were already drunk, and the sound of everyone chatting was even more chaotic.

Odysseus, disguised as a certain person, walked through the crowd and came to the bar: "A glass of Zarha."

This is a local ale and it costs only 3p.

The bartender handed the beer to Odysseus. He picked up the glass and took a sip, then looked at the two drinkers sitting by the window with cold eyes.

They must be two drunk thieves, because they have been staring at the leather bag around Odysseus' waist since he entered the door.

The two thieves immediately turned their heads away. The cold look just now made them realize that the guy with the leather bag tied around his waist was not someone to be trifled with.

While drinking, Odysseus observed the people around him and listened to their conversations.

However, he was unlucky and did not hear the conversation about "Silver Viper" Odell.

Just as he was about to leave, the bar suddenly became quiet. It turned out that a man wearing a dark windbreaker and with a scar on his face pushed open the door.

Odysseus took a look and didn't know who this person was.

The scarred man glanced coldly at all the drinkers and then went upstairs via the stairs.

There is also a large space on the second floor of the bar, where there is a chess and card room and many street prostitutes who are protected by the owner of the Seaweed Bar.

Odysseus drank the Zarha in his cup and filled it with another.

As he expected, after the scarred man went upstairs, everyone started talking about him.

One of the drinkers said, "That's Scar Creek! The new adventurer?"

"That's him!" said another drinker. "He just killed 'One-Eyed' Karta last week."

A nearby drinker exclaimed, "That's a pirate with a bounty of 1200 pounds!"

"1200 pounds!" Another middle-aged drinker looked towards the stairs with cloudy eyes, as if he was already imagining how he would spend such a huge sum of money if he got it.

Odysseus took a sip of beer and thought to himself, "Is an adventurer of this caliber already an idol?" Hmm... let's get to know Gehrman Sparrow.

At this time, he saw an acquaintance coming in. It was Rupert Sean, to whom Odysseus had previously treated him to a drink of "Bloody Blue Mountain Island".

Although the other party also did some disguise, his short dark brown hair provided Odysseus with a key reference.

"Ah, my friend." Rupert also recognized Odysseus. He opened his arms exaggeratedly and said, "I didn't expect to meet you here."

Odysseus also smiled and said, "Long time no see."

Then he said generously, "Want something to drink? I'll treat you... Well, just beer."

Because the most expensive beer is only 8 pence.

Rupert swallowed the "Bloody Blue Mountain Island" and said to the bartender with a smile, "I'll have a glass of Zarha too."

This beer has a strong malt aroma, and it is a local beer that has not been transported for a long time, so it is very popular among people.

The two people had just chatted for a few words when they suddenly heard a quarrel from the direction of the stairs, and then someone seemed to be rolling down the stairs.

Odysseus was in a position where he could see the direction of the stairs clearly. He saw Scar Creek, who had just gone upstairs, rolling down the stairs.

On the second floor, stood a middle-aged man wearing a tuxedo, his hair neatly combed back, and a light beard around his mouth.

He pinched the cigar between his fingers, pointed at Creek and said, "Don't let me see you in the Seaweed Bar again!"

The drinkers on the first floor were all surprised, and many of them had already hidden far away for fear of being affected.

Rupert, who was beside Odysseus, looked up at the building and said with a smile, "'Silver Coin Viper' Odell."

Odysseus nodded slowly. He had seen Odell's portrait from Bernadette and recognized him.

Scarlett Creek, who rolled down from the second floor, stood up in panic and walked away in a hurry in embarrassment.

He had long lost the swagger he had when he first arrived, and didn't say a word until he left the bar.

When Odell returned to the chess and card room to continue playing cards, the drinkers began to buzz and talk. They didn't expect that "Scar" Creek was so weak and left in such a miserable way.

Then, everyone began to discuss the strength of the "Silver Coin Viper" again.

Odysseus and Rupert also looked away, and Rupert asked, "What did you see?"

"Odel's strength is not strong." Odysseus said.

"Yeah." Rupert smiled and said, "In Bayam, in the Raging Sea, anything can happen.

“Many people are willing to be stepping stones for others because of interests or other reasons.

"I can conclude that from now on, pirates offering a bounty of less than 1000 pounds, or adventurers of this level, will not target Odell."

He also realized that compared to Scar Creek, Odell was indeed stronger, but not strong enough to have an overwhelming advantage.

Odysseus continued the topic, "I heard that the 'Silver Coin Viper' is currently working for the 'Mysterious Queen'?"

His question wasn't out of place at all, as everyone around him was talking about Odell.

"Maybe he just provided some intelligence services to the 'Mysterious Queen'." Rupert guessed, "Because he once implicitly admitted this, which is very unusual.

"Even if the 'Mysterious Queen' is powerful enough to provide it with a certain degree of protection.

"But those who work for the 'Sea King' won't expose themselves so easily."

The talkative Rupert took a sip of beer and continued, "And I heard that 'Silver Coin Viper' worked with Old Quinn in Damir Port."

He smiled and said, "You may not know this, but Old Quinn is the intelligence officer of 'Blood Admiral'."

Hearing this, Odysseus was slightly stunned: "This should be very valuable information, right?"

Especially if the information was from an intelligence officer of a "pirate general", it would be no problem to sell it for a few dozen pounds.

If you encounter an enemy of the "Blood Admiral", it is normal to ask for one or two hundred pounds.

"We are friends." Rupert smiled and said, "I am always generous to my friends."

Odysseus smiled slightly and asked simply, "Do you have a portrait of old Quinn? Where can I find him?"

Rupert was indeed a good friend. He immediately took out a pen and started drawing a portrait of Old Quinn while saying, "You can try your luck at the back half of Lily Avenue. Some people have seen Old Quinn there a few times. He should have a base there."

"Thank you." Odysseus took the portrait and opened his briefcase, taking out a scroll and handing it to Rupert. "This is a return gift. I never let my friends suffer any loss."

As he spoke, he put away the portrait, drank the beer in the glass, and said in the same tone as Rupert: "Goodbye, my friend!

"Oh, by the way, the spell to open the scroll is: Art!"

Rupert looked carefully at the scroll in his hand, because this scroll was very different from the one he remembered.

He was about to ask what power this scroll contained, but Odysseus had already walked away.

Because the scroll emitted a faint light and was obviously a special item, Rupert quickly put it into the inner pocket of his coat.

He glanced coldly at the few drinkers with greedy eyes, and intentionally or unintentionally revealed the revolvers at his waist.

While drinking, he was thinking about whether there was anything that could resolve the crisis tonight?

Tonight, when Rupert was about to rest, his spirit suddenly sensed that he would be in great danger tonight.

He took a potion from the "Monster" pathway and is currently a Sequence 7 "Lucky One".

If he is about to face a huge crisis in a short period of time, his spiritual ability can sense it, but he does not know where the crisis comes from.

The best way to save yourself at this time is to wander around.

"Lucky people" cannot accumulate luck, but they are much luckier than ordinary people, especially when they encounter a huge crisis, they will be luckier than usual.

But this is a passive skill. Rupert can only find his own luck to solve the crisis by constantly interacting with others.

When he entered the bar and saw Odysseus just now, he guessed that this might be the hope of resolving the crisis.

In addition to being "lucky", "lucky people" also have a certain degree of perception of their own destiny.

This perception was very weak, but it allowed Rupert to notice something unusual about himself when he met Odysseus last time.

Rupert, who had some experience, quickly realized that it was a feeling that his destiny was about to change dramatically.

That's why he took the initiative to make friends with her, wanting to see whether it would bring good or bad changes to his destiny.

According to his observation, the change should be for the better.

But he was not sure, so he just took the initiative to make friends but did not take the initiative to get close.

slap~
Just as he was thinking about this, someone patted Rupert on the shoulder.

He turned around suddenly and saw a very beautiful lady. This lady had fair skin and an elegant temperament. She was wearing a complicated long skirt that was popular in Backlund and had a very graceful figure.

The drinkers in the bar were stunned. They had rarely seen such a beautiful lady.

But Rupert gave a wry smile, finally realizing where his crisis tonight came from: "Beverly, I heard there are some traitors among the 'school'?"

Rupert is a member of the secret organization "School of Life". He and Beverly in front of him belong to different paths and follow different "parliamentarians".

And he realized that Beverly was one of the traitors.

"Yes," Beverly showed a charming smile: "I am now tracking and eliminating the traitor."

"I see." Rupert picked up his glass. "Looks like there's nothing more to say."

He smiled and said, "Let me finish this drink."

Beverly is Sequence 6 "Potions Professor". This sequence doesn't sound like it has much attack power, but the name of the previous sequence is "Vampire", which has strong combat power. Rupert is no match for her at all.

Beverly smiled and gestured "please".

Rupert gulped down his beer, but because he drank too quickly, he suddenly choked.

"Pfft...cough cough cough..."

Rupert suddenly coughed, causing beer to spray out, and Beverly quickly dodged because she was a mysophobe.

"Lucky" Rupert saw this as an opportunity to escape, so he crawled out of the bar.

Beverly checked carefully to make sure that she was not splashed by Rupert's beer, then quickly chased after him.

Then, the drinkers started to buzz and talk about this beautiful lady.

Although Rupert ran desperately, Beverly was too fast and soon caught up with him. He quickly turned into the morning market on the side of the road, hoping to use the complex environment there to get rid of the pursuers.

But Beverly was getting closer and closer. Rupert, who was feeling a little desperate, suddenly had an idea. He threw out the scroll given to him by Odysseus and shouted in ancient Hermetic language: "Art!"

Boom~
Rupert, who was running for his life, was knocked down by a huge air wave and rolled on the ground for several times before he stopped: Was that a scroll I threw just now?
(End of this chapter)