Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

Hearing Hugh's description, Fors thought for a moment and said, "It's also possible he has a powerful Sealed Artifact."

"That's another strange thing," Hugh said. "It's said that some people have observed the 'Leader' while wearing corresponding Sealed Artifacts, but they didn't find any powerful mystical items on him, only a few Extraordinary weapons."

She paused and added, "The 'Leader' doesn't seem to be afraid of investigation, nor is he afraid of information about the gathering being leaked.

"Like Byron, who was caught by me and told some information about the gathering, but the punishment he received was only to contribute five valuable pieces of information for free.

"If information is leaked but not reported at the gathering, he will be severely punished."

Fors, of course, knew the difference between Mystical Items and Extraordinary Weapons: "That's strange, could it be that he's on the same pathway as me..."

"That's not right either, 'Opening Doors' also has distance limitations, it won't open if it exceeds a certain thickness."

At this time, she had not yet established a stable connection with the Abraham family, and her access to mystical knowledge was limited. At her current level of contact with mystical gatherings, she didn't even know the ability of "Travel".

Finally, Fors couldn't help but sigh, "This is truly a mysterious gentleman."

Hugh nodded: "So I feel very uneasy. If I pass the so-called routine investigation, I don't know if I should join that 'Research Society'?"

Fors thought for a moment before saying, "I would suggest you join if you have the opportunity."

She said: "Think about it! Even selling information about the gathering won't result in severe punishment, and the investigator hasn't been punished either. This gathering has a high tolerance for participants!

"At least you're not in danger. As long as there's no danger, and you can trade for high-level information, isn't that enough for you?"

Hugh dipped bread into the vegetable soup: "You're right."

......

After confirming his advancement, Odys didn't immediately prepare to concoct the potion. He had Kaina keep an eye on the workers replacing the glass in the storefront, as usual, while he taught Ailiya how to make "Flame Arrow" bullets in the backyard.

Today's lesson was relatively simple, ending a little after ten in the morning.

Now that all the courses were over, Ailiya only needed to come and pick up ten "Flame Arrows" when the time came.

She left a contact address and told Odys that he could write to her if he needed anything.

After sending Ailiya away, Odys and Kaina mixed the paint and brushed the walls that had been burned by the flames yesterday. After finishing all this, he took a carriage to the Backlund Mechanical Research Society to have lunch with his old friend, Max Livermore.

Odys spent 1 soli for a private dining room.

The reason for saying "private dining room" was that, in Odys's opinion, such a room could not be called a "private room" or "booth" because it was too narrow, with only a dining table and two dining chairs, and it cost so much money.

After ordering, the waiter left the room, and Max asked with a smile, "Why are you being so generous today?"

Odys was stunned: "Am I usually very stingy?"

"Not exactly stingy," Max teased. "The last time you formally invited me to dinner like this was a year ago."

If he really was a herbalist shop owner, it wouldn't be a big deal, after all, with Backlund's prices, this meal, plus a bottle of decent red wine, would cost at least 2 pounds.

But Max was well aware that the person in front of him was not a simple herbalist shop owner.

Odys had two identities. On the surface, he was the owner of a herbalist shop. His gray industries included the "Namu Ballroom" and the "Namu Restaurant," as well as two bars and a casino operated by Enoch as an agent.

His second identity was as a "Mechanical Heart" informant, which was his protective charm and easy to investigate. But few people could investigate that he was also the founder of the "Mysticism Research Society."

Max didn't know if the "Mysticism Research Society" made money, but no ballroom in Backlund was more profitable than the "Namu Ballroom."

What Max didn't know was that Odys also had a third identity: he was a scholar pursuing knowledge in the "Knowledge Wilderness." Even at Sequence 9, he had research achievements that other Extraordinary people could hardly match.

Using a magic circle to create a unique way to make Extraordinary weapons was just the most basic application of those research achievements.

In addition, he was now a member of the Tarot Club.

Almost no one could find out about these two identities.

And these were the results of Odys's three years of operation in this world.

Teased by Max, Odys smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "You know, my experiments are very expensive."

"It's not just the experiments that are expensive," Max said. "Those factories you opened last year, which later closed down one after another, were also quite expensive, right?"

At this time, the waiter began to serve the dishes. Max said to him, "Bring a cigar."

Odys reminded him, "One cigar costs 2 soli!"

"Then bring two."

"One is enough, I don't smoke." Odys said helplessly.

There is nothing wrong, one song, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one in one look!

After the waiter cut the cigar and lit it for Max, Odys said, "At that time, I always wanted to try something."

At that time, he wanted to open a factory and try to solve the employment problems of some people. According to the novels he had read before, as a transmigrator, no matter what kind of factory he opened, he should be able to make a lot of money.

As a result, after the factory was opened, Odys realized that he had no talent for business.

The reason for the factory's closure was not that it was poorly managed, but that Odys was unwilling to lower the protection requirements for employees.

For example, in the enamel factory he opened, multiple layers of protective measures were required in the polishing process, while other factories ignored these and directly treated workers as consumables.

Therefore, in terms of price, Odys's factory's products had no competitiveness at all.

In addition, there was the influence of the general environment. With the promulgation of the "Corn Law," a large number of middle class and farmers went bankrupt, and the industrial production capacity of the entire Loen continued to increase, which led to market saturation.

This is also why the current international situation is relatively tense, because they all want to dump their goods into each other's countries or colonies.

After three factories closed down one after another, Odys stopped thinking in this direction and focused on developing the business of the "Namu Ballroom."

The waiter opened the red wine and poured a glass for each of them. They ate and talked.

Odys said, "I plan to advance to 'Combat Scholar'."

What has been hindering his advancement has been the surveillance of the "Mechanical Heart." Odys was well aware that encountering Extraordinary events would not attract the "Mechanical Heart's" attention for a long time, but it would be different if that event was related to the high-sequence Extraordinary characteristics or Sealed Artifacts of the "Seer" or "Scholar" pathways (actually, the "Knowledge Wilderness").

Three years ago, he could vaguely feel that he had been secretly checked more than once. At that time, if he revealed that he knew what it meant to "digest" the potion, he would likely be directly arrested and interrogated.

Now that three years have passed, Odys has not shown any abnormalities, and he is very useful to the "Mechanical Heart," so he dares to apply for advancement.

Max paused slightly with the knife and fork in his hands: "Have you thought it through? I heard that at Sequence 9, although you will occasionally hear the whispers of evil gods, you can basically ignore them.

"But at Sequence 8, the whispers of evil gods will be relatively obvious, and you can easily be bewitched."

He had already inquired about this for Odys.