Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

In the living room, darkness surged and churned like a tide, turning the entire room into a vast, black lake.

Just as Audiss was about to scatter a handful of golden powder, he noticed that the darkness was flowing towards the deceased "Hermit."

After confirming once more that the "Hermit" was indeed dead, he refrained from taking any further action.

In fact, when Audiss struck the "Hermit" with his "Death" ability, he had essentially killed him; the subsequent sword strike was merely a finishing blow.

This made him sigh inwardly: the "Arbitrator" pathway's combo was truly effective. First "Imprisonment," then "Death." An average Sequence 7 would be severely injured, at the very least, if struck by "Death."

Of course, even at the Sequence 7 level, there were ways to avoid it, but Audiss's acting had been too convincing. The "Hermit" completely believed that this "Wizard" was only capable of so much, which was why he had rushed out of the shadows, intending to eliminate the enemy before him with the summoned monster.

Audiss's timely use of the Sealed Artifact was what allowed him to dispatch his opponent so easily.

While Audiss was lost in thought, the extraordinary characteristics being extracted from the "Hermit" before him were converging on an iron-black ring on his hand.

Audiss did not interfere with this process, as it indicated that a Sealed Artifact would be formed.

Seven or eight minutes later, the iron-black ring had doubled in size, with wisps of black mist coiling around it.

Soon, all the mist entered the ring, forming a deep black ring with a seemingly matte finish.

Audiss removed the ring and placed it alongside the "Hand of Judgment" in his "Knowledge Wilderness" before retrieving items such as a gas mask, gloves, sack, sponge, and tarpaulin from the basement, and dissolving the corpse with "Corpse Dissolving Water."

He then stuffed the sponge, soaked with yellow corpse fluid, into the sack and tossed it into the trash bin outside.

Having finished all of this, Audiss sprayed some potion to dissipate the scent in the house, completely concealing any trace of the "Hermit" having been there.

Having just killed a Sequence 7, Audiss read for a while longer to ensure that no other enemies came knocking before returning to the second floor to wash up and rest.

After lying down on the bed, Audiss first used "Meditation" to enter the "Knowledge Wilderness" and examine the abilities of the ring he had just acquired.

The ring's abilities were quite good: it allowed for rapid movement within the darkness of shadows and the ability to hide motionless within shadows. As long as one concealed their malice, even the other party's spirituality would have difficulty sensing it. It could also summon monsters from the darkness, which could tear at a person's body or spirit, with a maximum of 12.

Audiss roughly understood that the darkness that had surged towards the "Hermit" like a tide earlier was the power of these monsters.

This should have been an ability possessed by the "Hermit" when he was a Sequence 8 "Listener." At that Sequence, it was easy to hear from their god and learn some strange abilities.

Thinking of this, Audiss focused his mind again to examine the ring's negative effects: After wearing it, it was easy to hear maddening whispers. Drinking a small cup of fresh human blood before wearing it could effectively reduce the intensity of those whispers. After wearing it, it was easy to develop evil thoughts, which could easily affect the wearer's normal judgment.

Overall, these negative effects were not too difficult to avoid. First, one could only wear it during combat, or always prepare a small bottle of human blood, or simply drink a cup of their own blood before use.

The second effect seemed harmless, but it was difficult to avoid because this kind of influence was usually completed imperceptibly. One could only carefully "review" their thoughts to avoid making mistakes.

Overall, this Sealed Artifact was not bad. Selling it for 1200 pounds would not be a problem at all.

Audiss planned to sell another Sealed Artifact at next week's Tarot Club, but he could keep this ring for a while, as it might be useful in the future.

Returning to the real world, Audiss was in a good mood, and the overall sequence of events was roughly clear.

Yesterday morning, when the "Hermit" used his extraordinary abilities, he was accidentally seen by the vendor's nephew. As a result, the "Hermit" summoned black monsters to tear at the child's spirit, causing him to lose his ability to speak and intending to let the child slowly die in pain.

As a result, the vendor brought him to Audiss, and the monster was killed by Audiss.

The "Hermit" sensed something and came looking.

At the same time, this allowed the members of "Mechanical Heart" to come up empty.

In the end, the "Hermit" was killed, and Audiss made a great profit from this "business."

Audiss turned over and thought: If the other party was a member of the "Aurora Society," the "Aurora Society" should launch some investigations. After all, a Sequence 7 had died, and they couldn't ignore it.

The subsequent problems were not difficult to resolve. If members of the "Aurora Society" found this place, he would immediately report it to "Mechanical Heart" and let the official Beyonders attract the fire.

Thinking and thinking, Audiss fell asleep like this. A warning magic circle had already been set up in this house, so he didn't have to worry about being attacked.

The next morning, Audiss woke up and saw a lot of hair on his pillow. Only then did he remember that one of the negative effects of the glove was hair loss.

He didn't expect to have worn it for only a few minutes yesterday and lost so much hair. If he used it frequently in the future, he would indeed have to drink some hair growth potion.

After eating breakfast, Audiss put on the "Helmet of Wisdom" and, dressed as "Gandalf," came to Enoch's bar.

Enoch had already gathered several subordinates and was waiting here. When everyone saw Audiss, wearing a wizard's robe and pointed hat, enter the door, they were stunned for a moment. Then, a gangster laughed and said, "Does a wizard need to drown his sorrows too?"

Just as everyone was about to laugh loudly, they saw their boss Enoch's livid face and cold eyes, so everyone suppressed their laughter. Some had already opened their mouths, but forcibly closed them.

Enoch asked Audiss politely, "Are you the gentleman Mr. Carr introduced?"

He originally thought that Mr. Carr would come today to use his so-called latest research, but he didn't expect a wizard to come. Could it be a way to give people some fighting skills by casting spells?

"Yes," Audiss said. Audiss took out the helmet from his cloth bag: "Who's first?"

Everyone was watching, no one came forward.

Enoch had no choice but to name someone: "Black Hand, you go first!"

The member nicknamed "Black Hand" stepped forward somewhat reluctantly: "Boss, is he really a wizard? Isn't he a swindler?"

There are many swindlers these days, especially in the East End.

Audiss suddenly scattered a handful of red powder. At the moment of scattering, they turned into a ball of flame, burning above everyone's heads for a second or two before dissipating.

In addition to being surprised, some people stepped back, and some people looked at this scene in surprise, even forgetting to step back.

Audiss cleared his throat and asked again, "Who's first?"

Without exception, everyone focused their attention, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one!

The member nicknamed "Black Hand" quickly came over and sat obediently in front of Audiss.

Audiss put the "Helmet of Wisdom" on him, then injected his spirituality. The magic circle activated instantly, and after matching "Black Hand's" brainwave frequency, the knowledge from the "Combat Scholar" characteristic, transmitted through the Amanda crystal, was poured into "Black Hand's" brain.

This process was completed in an instant. Audiss took off the helmet: "Alright."

"Black Hand" was somewhat incredulous: "Alright?"

Audiss casually pointed to one of Enoch's subordinates: "You come over, you guys fight and see."

The others started to stir up trouble, pulling away the tables and chairs, freeing up a space. The two began to fight. As expected, "Black Hand's" strikes had many fighting techniques, and he quickly gained the upper hand.

Audiss said, "Come, one more person."

Enoch immediately sent another subordinate to fight "Black Hand" two-on-one. "Black Hand" was still holding his own.

"Alright, alright," Audiss said, using his long staff to push the three fighting people apart like toys: "I think this is enough to prove that 'Black Hand' already has enough fighting skills in his head.

"Now we continue, next!"

This time, Enoch didn't need to assign anyone. Everyone scrambled to wear the helmet, and even some gangsters who had been skeptical about it and didn't plan to acquire any fighting skills expressed their willingness to accept it.

It only took a few minutes to inject the knowledge into everyone's minds.

Most people's brainwave frequencies could coordinate with the "Helmet of Wisdom's" spiritual frequency. Only 3 people had to use forced infusion, and they only had a headache for a short while before they were fine.

Audiss carefully observed their adverse reactions and, after confirming that there was nothing serious, put away the helmet and said to Enoch, "Mixed in with the fighting knowledge, there is also some other knowledge. Don't pay attention to that knowledge.

"It's best to hire a fighting coach to guide everyone again. In less than a month, you, and these subordinates of yours, will be able to become fighting experts."

Enoch understood: "I'll go find a coach later."

Then, the entire gang respectfully sent Audiss out, praising his "wizardry" as very clever.

After all, no one had ever seen knowledge that didn't need to be learned and could be acquired in such a way.

This was also why Audiss used the identity of the "Wizard" Gandalf to instill fighting skills in them. Their praise made Audiss feel that a small amount of the potion had been digested again.

This made Audiss think further: "Wizards" must gain people's trust. It's like in a tribe, if people don't trust the wizard, then the rituals and other activities presided over by the wizard will definitely not be respected. This wizard has failed considerably.

Furthermore, things like mysticism require some performance and means to make people believe. As long as the target trusts you, it's a successful performance.

Audiss summarized as he rode the carriage back to his residence. As he got out of the carriage, he saw a luxurious carriage parked in front of his house.

To maintain the integrity of the story, here's an extra chapter.