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Chapter 169 Dividing the Bounty of the Apostle of Desire

Chapter 169 Dividing the Bounty of the Apostle of Desire

Odysseus's spirit suddenly realized that the "Apostle of Desire" who had just died was the demon who cursed Earl Brandon's vineyard!

Now that the "Apostle of Desire" was dead, the curse was completely lifted, and Odysseus didn't have to worry about the problem of "curse transfer".

His action of trapping the "Apostle of Desire" just now not only consumed a lot of spiritual energy, but also a lot of physical strength.

So after hearing Captain Ikanser's question, Odysseus still slumped on the sofa: "It seems that you haven't seen the letter I wrote to the Mechanical Heart. When you go back and read those two letters, you will know why I am here."

Ikanser nodded and did not continue the topic.

He jumped in from the window and said to everyone, "We will continue to investigate along the clues of the 'Apostle of Desire'. All his assets will be confiscated. At that time, we will give you bonuses as appropriate to reward your contributions tonight."

Isengard stood up and exchanged a few polite words with Ikanser.

Now everyone is happy with the result. The official Beyonder has finally solved a huge hidden danger in Backlund, and Isengard, Klein and others are also safe.

"Wait a minute." Just as Ikanser was about to leave, Odysseus suddenly stopped him and said, "Do you think the behavior of this 'Apostle of Desire' tonight is stupid?"

Ikanser was stunned and took a few steps back: "What did you notice?"

Odysseus sat up straight on the sofa: "If I were the 'Apostle of Desire', I would take revenge on these detectives and would never send them threatening letters."

He spread his hands and said, "The serial killer has been dead for a month, and the 'Apostle of Desire' has also been dormant for a month, which shows that he has not lost his mind.

"On the contrary, demons and devils are usually very cunning and despicable guys. If they want revenge, they probably won't send a threatening letter like a 'declaration of war'."

Isengard said: "Maybe... maybe he just wants us to gather together and complete the revenge in one go."

Odysseus smiled and said, "The 'Apostle of Desire' seems to be very patient? Or does he not know that this will attract the official Beyonders to round up and capture him?"

He paused and continued, "I remember that this path once had a sequence called 'Cold-blooded'. The most critical question is, will he really take the risk to avenge the serial killer?

"Or, is there friendship or family affection in his eyes? Or some other emotion?

"The question goes back to the beginning. If he is seeking revenge for the sake of revenge, why is the process of revenge so high-profile?"

Great Detectives Isengard and Ikanser both fell into deep thought.

Especially Isengard, he suddenly realized that he overestimated his own ability and underestimated the ability of the "Apostle of Desire".

If Mr. Gal had not shown up tonight, he and Klein would not have been able to stop the Apostle of Desire who was determined to escape.

We can further infer that although the actions of the "Apostle of Desire" tonight are risky, he is confident that he can escape, and this does seem to be a way to divert everyone's attention.

Klein had just felt that the Hermit's reminder was unreasonable. At the same time, he was thinking about another thing: Could Mr. Gar be the Hermit?

Of course, it was not ruled out that they just had the same idea.

Odysseus continued, "Excuse me, the Apostle of Desire did this as if he was deliberately trying to attract the attention of the official Beyonders.

"Revenge against these detectives is probably not the ultimate goal of the 'Apostle of Desire'."

Isengard was convinced: "It's a very reasonable guess."

Ikanser asked, "What is his purpose?"

"I don't know." Odysseus smiled and said, "I don't know much about this case, and the 'Apostle of Desire' is dead now, and his purpose is unknown."

In fact, Odysseus knew that the "Apostle of Desire" was going to assassinate Duke Negan.

Ikanser hummed and said seriously: "I will inform the military and the Nighthawks of your speculation, and pay attention to this information in the next investigation."

Isengard looked at Odysseus, and then at the senior deacon of the "Mechanical Heart". He noticed that the two men were very familiar with each other, and that Ikanser trusted "Mr. Gar" very much.

Odysseus nodded. He hoped that he could use the guesses he provided to alert the official Beyonders to some possible clues about the "Twilight Hermit Society".

But he also knew clearly that the official Beyonders would most likely not find anything.

Regardless of whether he finds it or not, he has already done his best by reminding the official Beyonder now.

After Ikanser left, Klein and Isengard helped Kaslana up and placed her on the sofa.

Odysseus regained some strength: "Can you pour me a glass of wine?"

Klein agreed and went to get a bottle of wine and four glasses. When he reentered the room, he heard Detective Isengard ask Mr. Gar: "When you learned that we were dealing with the 'Apostle of Desire', you had your own plan, right?"

"No." Odysseus took the red wine poured by Klein and said, "I try not to form a complete plan."

Isengard also took the wine poured by Klein: "Yes, your magical item seems to restrain demons. If there is a plan to complete, this guy may feel a strong sense of crisis and run away."

Odysseus took a sip of wine and said, "This kind of plan cannot be announced, let alone discussed with you, so I can only do it myself."

Isengard smiled and said, "I understand."

Odysseus took another sip of the wine, then smacked his lips in an ungentlemanly manner: "Where did you buy this wine?"

Why does it taste sour and bitter? It seems like I drank fake wine.

Klein was stunned: "In the tavern."

Odysseus seemed to understand what was going on: "Six soli a bottle, or eight soli a bottle?"

"3 soules."

"Oh." Odysseus nodded and put the wine on the coffee table.

He forgot that this guy seldom drinks and is a bit stingy.

After chatting for a while, Odysseus regained some strength and stood up to say goodbye.

First, take a carriage back to the "Nanmu Ballroom", and then use the "teleportation array" to come to the Gar Herb Shop.

Odysseus really didn't want to run around anymore, so he rested in the herbal medicine shop for a night.

Although he hadn't rested here for more than a week, Kena cleaned the rooms every day, so the house was still relatively clean.

…

In an abandoned warehouse in the dock area.

A figure wearing a black windbreaker and with an unclear face jumped into the warehouse swiftly. He said to the thick darkness in the warehouse: "Patrick Jason Belia is dead!"

A somewhat hoarse voice came from the darkness: "This 'Apostle of Desire' is too self-righteous and always wants to play tricks on the official Beyonders.

"Haha, this stupid guy has completely missed the point. His goal is to assassinate, not to go against the official Beyonders."

The hoarse voice smiled and said, "It's not a pity for a guy like this to die."

The man in the black windbreaker sighed: "Then we have to find a new assassin."

"There is no shortage of desperate criminals in this world." The hoarse voice said, "We have enough bargaining chips to make such people work for us."

…

Garr's Herbal Shop, 51 Henry Street, West End.

Odysseus didn't wake up until around nine in the morning. His physical strength had been fully restored and his spirituality had almost recovered.

Because Odysseus has been "playing" a wizard and studying "witchcraft", he has been in good shape.

At present, about a quarter of the potion has been digested, so even though he consumed a lot of spiritual energy last night, he did not show any signs of losing control.

Arriving at the shop in front, Odysseus asked Kena's sister to buy breakfast for him. After breakfast, he walked around the herbal medicine shop and saw that the herbal medicine warehouse and front desk were well prepared.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Odysseus praised Kenner a few words and officially raised his salary to 2 pounds a week before leaving the herbal shop and taking a rented carriage back to his residence at 77 Hailin Avenue.

Dressed as the wizard Gandalf, Odysseus came to No. 66, Rose Street, where he once again studied witchcraft while waiting for new customers to come.

It was the afternoon and the customer didn't come, but Max did.

He sent a reward to Odysseus and the others, a full 5,000 pounds!

"That 'Apostle of Desire' is really rich!" Max said with emotion: "When we found his residence, we discovered that he had been selling off his shares and artworks a few days ago. We found two full boxes of pounds and gold!"

Odysseus remembered that the guy seemed to have 100,000 pounds in his hands.

He looked at the gold pounds in his hand again, and felt that the official Beyonders had made a lot of money this time!

At the same time, he also felt that these official Beyonders were too stingy and only gave 5,000 pounds.

But then he thought again, a total of three departments' official extraordinary people were dispatched yesterday, and the division among the three forces is certainly not as simple as a single force directly confiscating it.

Max added: "At the same time, we found many brutally murdered bodies in his residence.

"It's hard to imagine that there is such a murderer in Backlund, and he has been hiding so well all these years."

He paused and continued, "After receiving your reminder, Captain Ikanser and his men also thought it was a bit strange that this 'Apostle of Desire' suddenly cashed in his property.

"If it was revenge against the detectives, he wouldn't have sent threatening letters to everyone and brought this to our attention.

"If he hides in the dark and kills a detective every once in a while, it will be difficult for us to track him down, and he can continue to be a rich man while taking revenge.

"But he used the most eye-catching way to retaliate. Obviously he did have other purposes. Unfortunately, no one knows what his purpose is now."

Odysseus also smiled and said, "In the future, unless it happens by chance, it will be difficult to know the truth of the matter."

Then he asked, "Are there any new developments in Bernie's case? Have you found any clues at his residence?"

Bernie was a puppet created by the "astrologer" of the "Moss Ascetic Order". Klein had helped find Bernie's residence before, but there was an ambush of members of the "Moss Ascetic Order" there.

Odysseus and Klein defeated the members of the Moss Ascetic Order and told the Mechanical Heart where Bernie lived, asking the Mechanical Heart to continue investigating the matter.

"We didn't find any clues." Max said, "We can only roughly determine that he was turned into a puppet a month ago.

"The only thing that looks like a clue is an ancient brick that seems to have come from some ruins.

"But after many divinations, we still couldn't find any clues to the ruins."

Odysseus was slightly stunned. If even the "Arrodes Magic Mirror" could not be found, this relic should have a very high level of hiding measures.

He sighed, "It seems that it will be difficult to find the whereabouts of the members of the Moss Ascetic Order using this clue."

The two men discussed the case and chatted for a while, then Max left.

Odysseus wrote a letter to Klein, asking him to meet Isengard and Kaslana at 15 Minsk Street tomorrow morning to divide the prize money.

After that I just continued to wait, but no one came all day.

In the afternoon, Odysseus went out and bought a small barrel of beer and some fresh pork and mutton.

In the evening, Odysseus cut the fresh meat into pieces in the kitchen and marinated it with onions, cumin and salt.

After marinating for about half an hour, Odysseus skewered the meat on wooden skewers prepared in advance and grilled it while sprinkling chili powder on it.

Soon, the sizzling skewers were ready. Odysseus drank a glass of beer and ate the skewers in a good mood.

This barbecue was a reward for the bounty he got today.

As for the contribution he made yesterday, it would be no problem for him to take 2,000 pounds, so his savings would reach 12,000 pounds!

When the time is right, he can initiate a transaction with Bernadette for the seal with the ability to "travel".

While drinking, Odysseus sighed in his heart: 12,000 pounds! If I don't plan to escape from Backlund, with this money, I will be a rich man.

After eating and drinking, Odysseus touched his bulging belly, locked the door from the inside early, and took a rest for the night.

Back in the bedroom, Odysseus casually read a novel for a while, and felt that the current entertainment activities were too scarce. If you don't go to places like dance halls, bars, and theaters, there is nothing to play at home alone.

Around nine o'clock, a somewhat bored Odysseus entered the "Knowledge Wilderness" to continue studying the abilities of the "Recorder". After making certain breakthroughs, he submitted his work to the "Knowledge Wilderness", completing this week's research task.

After working for a while, Odysseus finally felt satisfied. He smiled helplessly: "I am really destined to be a hard worker!"

However, his work at night was also closely related to the lack of mobile phones and computers.

While daydreaming, Odysseus used "meditation" to fall asleep, and got up early the next morning. After changing his clothes twice, he took the carriage of the "Nanmu Ballroom" and came to No. 15 Minsk Street.

Detective Isengard and female detective Kaslana had arrived here in advance. Together with the owner of this room, Klein, and the masked Odysseus, the four of them sat in the living room again.

Odysseus said: "The official Beyonder gave a total of 5,000 pounds in bonuses."

Klein, who was standing by, sighed: The official Beyonders are so generous!

(End of this chapterChapter 170 Bernadette's Invitation

Chapter 170 Bernadette's Invitation

The window in Klein's living room had been replaced yesterday, and the sofa he had thrown out earlier was also repaired. The total cost was 1 pound and 8 soli.

When Klein heard Mr. Gar say that the official Beyonder bonus was as high as 5,000 pounds, he suddenly felt that his expense was nothing.

Odysseus continued: "Let's discuss how to distribute this bonus?"

The experienced Isengard smiled first and said, "Mr. Gal made the greatest contribution in the battle the night before yesterday, so he can be the one to distribute the money."

Klein and Kaslana immediately nodded in agreement, indicating that they also agreed with the opinion of the great detective Isengard.

Odysseus smiled and said, "Then let me first tell you my distribution plan. According to the contribution we made yesterday, I will take 2,000 pounds.

"Detective Sherlock gets 1,400 pounds, Detective Isengard gets 1,400 pounds, and Ms. Kaslana gets 200 pounds."

"No, that's too much." Kaslana said, "I... I didn't contribute anything at all yesterday. Instead, I caused you a lot of trouble."

She originally thought that they would just give her a little bit of money when they asked her to share the prize money, but she didn't expect that they would give her 200 pounds!

Odysseus smiled and said, "Don't refuse. As long as I decided to participate in the action against the 'Apostle of Desire' yesterday, I was already taking a great risk.

"And you were exploited by the 'Apostle of Desire', but that's not entirely your fault.

"As you said, you really didn't make any contribution, but the bounty should include a portion of your money."

This is the so-called "participation award". For a risky operation like this, she should be given a substantial reward just for participating.

Kaslana, who had thick eyebrows, stroked her hair habitually: "Well... well then."

Odysseus asked the other two people: "What do you think of this distribution plan?"

Yesterday, Klein interrupted the Apostle of Desire's exploitation of other people's emotions twice, so his contribution was also very great.

As for the great detective Isengard, his early plans led to the "Apostle of Desire" and also contacted the official Beyonder.

In Odysseus's opinion, the contributions of the two people are almost the same.

Klein and Isengard successively expressed that they had no objection to this, so the four of them divided the prize money according to Odysseus's distribution plan.

After collecting his prize money, Odysseus smiled and said, "Everyone, we have fought together after all. We can help each other when we need each other in the future."

Of course, no one would miss a connection like "Mr. Gal" and they all expressed their agreement.

Then, Odysseus got up and said goodbye, took a carriage back to the "Nanmu Ballroom", and after changing his clothes twice again, he returned to No. 66 Rose Street and continued to be the wizard Gandalf.

He waited for new customers all day, but no new customers came.

At night, Odysseus half-lying on the bed, used "meditation" to enter the "wilderness of knowledge", counted his gold pounds again, and returned to the real world with satisfaction.

Just as he was about to go to bed, a phrase suddenly appeared on the ceiling in front of him: I'm here.

Odysseus was stunned, wondering why the "mysterious queen" suddenly came?

He asked, "What's the matter?"

Bernadette's voice rang out in the air: "I need your help with something."

"You want my help?" Odysseus thought he had misheard. A Sequence 3 couldn't solve the problem, so how could a Sequence 7 solve it?

"Yes." Bernadette said affirmatively, "I'll give you ten minutes to change your clothes. Don't wear your long beard. It's ugly."

The younger version of Odysseus without a beard is more pleasing to the eye.

"Okay." Odysseus lifted the quilt and changed into a knight's uniform that was convenient for movement and had a "defensive magic circle".

The "Mysterious Queen" asked me out so late, definitely not to have a party with me, so I should be prepared for a fight.

Ten minutes later, the pumpkin-shaped carriage pulled by horses transformed from mice appeared in front of Odysseus again.

Odysseus sat in the carriage which was mainly pink in color. The door closed automatically and the outside immediately became strange and bizarre, as if all the objects around him had turned into balls of rich colors.

Then Odysseus came to the spirit world again. This time he had basically adapted to the environment of the spirit world. Because he was protected by Bernadette's carriage, he boldly looked out to observe the spirit creatures outside.

But before he could take a closer look, the area around the carriage became strange again, and Odysseus found himself at a pier.

The pier was very quiet, with only occasional noise coming from the lighted boats docked in the distance.

Bernadette had her hair tied up, wearing a pair of beige trousers that were easy to move in, a pair of black leather boots on her feet, and a brown knee-length skirt on her upper body. Odysseus actually saw a bit of elegance and unruliness in this woman.

After getting off the carriage, Bernadette said: "I'm sorry, I have to ask you to come out and help me at this late hour."

But there was no apology on her face. "When I was tracking an important member of the 'Moss Ascetic Order', I found an ancient ruin and encountered some strange magic arrays inside. I need you to decipher them."

Odysseus nodded: "No problem."

He thought to himself: This is my specialty.

Bernadette continued, "If we find anything valuable inside, we'll share it together, but if there's danger inside and I play a bigger role, I'll get more.

"If there's nothing inside, just treat it as voluntary labor. After all, it would be good for you to investigate the purpose of the 'Moss Ascetic Order'."

This is one thing every experienced Beyonder must do before exploring: decide how to divide the spoils.

Odysseus nodded: "Okay."

Even if you can only get some antiques, you can sell them at a very good price.

After deciding on a rough plan for dividing the spoils, the operation officially began.

Bernadette brought Odysseus to the river. She raised her hand and a huge whirlpool immediately appeared in the Tussock River in front of the two of them.

The whirlpool grew larger and larger, soon exposing the silt at the bottom of the riverbed.

To Odysseus, the whirlpool seemed very powerful, but the ships sailing on the river in the distance seemed not to notice the whirlpool.

"Let's go." Bernadette grabbed Odysseus' sleeve and jumped down.

This action frightened Odysseus. He was ready to step into the mud, but after falling into the mud, he didn't feel any touch of the mud.

Before Odysseus could come to his senses, he and Bernadette entered the riverbed like two disembodied souls without encountering any obstacles.

The whirlpool on the Tussock River disappeared and the river surface soon returned to calm.

Odysseus saw a bizarre scene. First he saw mud, then soil, and then rocks. Finally, his eyes opened up and he appeared in a long underground corridor.

Although it was very dark in there, Odysseus' eyes, strengthened by potions, could still roughly see that the corridor was very wide.

At this moment, a very soft light suddenly appeared in front of Bernadette, and a small crystal appeared in the air in front of the two people, emitting light that was not dazzling but could illuminate very far away.

With the help of the light, Odysseus noticed that although this place was under the Tussock River, there was no sign of water seepage. It must have been waterproofed by some extraordinary means.

"This way." Bernadette led the way.

Odysseus quickly followed: "Do you know what period this relic is from?"

Looking at Bernadette's back, which was neither thin nor fat, Odysseus felt shamefully safe.

"The Fourth Epoch," Bernadette replied, "The remains of the Trunsoste Empire."

She paused and continued, "There are some murals in front. The style of the paintings belongs to the Fourth Epoch. They depict the battle between the army of the Night Emperor and the army of the Black Emperor."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Odysseus said, "Oh!" "If we walk away like this, won't we be discovered by the people of the Moss Ascetic Order?"

"No." Bernadette replied, "They don't know this place either. I discovered this place when I accidentally knocked over a stone tablet while tracking the members of the 'Moss Ascetic Order'.

"I have restored the stone tablet. The Moss Ascetic Order cannot find it here."

For some reason, Odysseus suddenly sensed a strange aura: "You, accidentally knocked over a stone tablet?"

Bernadette suddenly stopped and glanced at Odysseus: "I also think this is a bit strange. After all, I haven't made such a low-level mistake for a long time.

"But I checked my condition carefully and didn't find anything wrong. Maybe I was just unlucky at that time."

"Unlucky?" Odysseus chewed on the word and did not continue the topic, because if Bernadette did not find that there was something wrong with her condition, she might have been overthinking it, and there was really nothing wrong with this matter.

As they were talking, the two came to the mural that Bernadette had just mentioned. It was a colorful mural, and the colors were still very bright even after more than a thousand years.

Just as Bernadette said, Odysseus really saw the neatly-organized army with the emblem of the Trunsoste Empire marching forward, and the mural in front was a description of the battle scene.

The symbol of the Trunsost Empire, or the symbol of the Trunsost family, is a black crown. So in the battle scenes, these symbols can be used to distinguish soldiers belonging to different forces.

Odysseus saw that the symbol of the main enemy of the Trunsoste Empire was a very oppressive throne symbol, which was the symbol of the Solomon Empire.

He nodded. Bernadette's judgment was correct. This was indeed a battle between the Trunsost Empire and the Solomon Empire.

Continuing to look back, Odysseus also saw soldiers belonging to a third-party force. The symbol on those soldiers was a hand holding a scepter.

He pointed at the symbol: "This, this is the symbol of the Tudor Empire!"

"Yes." Bernadette took a look and said, "Perhaps some of the records in ancient books are true.

"In the Fourth Epoch, the Trunsoste Empire and the Tudor Empire secretly formed an alliance and jointly destroyed the Second Solomon Empire."

Odysseus said "Oh" and suddenly remembered that "Black Emperor" Solomon was the "old boss" of "Blood Emperor" Tudor and "Night Emperor" Trunsost.

In other words, the "Blood Emperor" and the "Night Emperor" got the opportunity to become Sequence 1 because they betrayed the "Black Emperor".

Later, the resurrection of the "Black Emperor" Solomon forced the "Blood Emperor" and the "Night Emperor" to break up. One of them took the risk of jumping into a non-adjacent path, while the other completely sided with the Six Gods at that time and got the opportunity to jump to an adjacent path and become a "Judge".

Bernadette suddenly asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." Odysseus smiled and said, "I just didn't expect to find such a clue to ancient history during this exploration."

Bernadette nodded: "These historical truths have indeed been buried in the long river of history for various reasons. Now few people know these secrets."

The two continued forward and soon came to two stone doors, on which were engraved strange-looking occult symbols.

Between these symbols, there are some crystals and gems that seem to be integrated with the gate.

"It is indeed a complex ancient magic circle." Odysseus took a look and said, "I have never seen these symbols before. They are not the common ancient elven, ancient giant, or ancient dragon characters."

"Are you sure you can restart the magic circle and open the door in front of us?" Bernadette asked.

This is a fairly advanced magic circle, and can also be seen as a special door lock. More than a thousand years have passed, and it can still be used normally.

Bernadette tried many ways but failed to pass through the door.

"Yes." Odysseus smiled, "But I need a notebook and a pen."

"No problem." Bernadette stretched out her right hand, and her hand suddenly became illusory and disappeared. When her hand reappeared, it contained a brand new notebook and a pen.

This is the notebook and pen she got from her storage space in the spirit world.

Odysseus took the notebook and began to record and analyze carefully.

This was not difficult for him. Although the symbols were unfamiliar, advanced symbols were used to express the essence of this world. With the knowledge of ancient dragon writing and other knowledge as a reference, Odysseus could easily understand the meaning of these symbols.

Moreover, Odysseus is also very proficient in magic arrays. Just by calculating the positions of these symbols, he can roughly know the functions of these magic arrays.

Ten minutes later, Odysseus said in surprise: "This magic circle actually has a part that gathers spirituality!

"No wonder it has been functioning normally for more than a thousand years. It turns out that it has been replenishing its own spiritual energy."

Bernadette immediately understood why Odysseus was surprised: "It seems that you are not alone."

Before this, Bernadette also believed that the magic circle that changed the concentration of spirituality, that is, the magic circle that aggregated or diluted spirituality, was exclusive to Odysseus.

I didn't expect that more than a thousand years ago, there was already a similar magic circle and it had certain applications.

(End of this chapter