Chapter 101: Rebellious Lelouch
When Odysseus saw Bishop, the corners of his mouth curled up and he showed a faint smile.
Bishop did not come in alone. He was accompanied by an extraordinary bodyguard. However, he asked the bodyguard to stay a little further away from him because he was going to give a speech and performance next, and he could not let the audience be distracted by the presence of the bodyguard.
Bishop opened his arms and said to Odysseus: "Young man, you did a great job and presented a very wonderful performance to the audience."
Then he faced the audience and said: "Just today, the fighting field has welcomed another excellent player!
"Although his combat experience is still a little lacking, the weapons he designed are imaginative enough, and he will definitely bring more exciting games to everyone in the future!"
The nobles who like to come to the fighting field to watch the game immediately applauded. They also saw the potential of "Lelouch" and knew that under Bishop's training, he would definitely become an excellent player!
"Come here, young man." Bishop waved to Odysseus: "Kneel in front of me, I will preside over the ceremony for you to join the 3N Party. "
As Odysseus walked over here, Bishop gave a speech: "The N in the 3N Party is the first letter of 'nobles'. The name of this organization means 'three leaders loyal to the nobility'.
"Some people say that with a strong physique and extraordinary abilities, one can become a big shot in Backlund.
"But they are only half right. They need our recognition to become a big shot in Backlund!
"Times are changing, but our bloodline, honor, and status are unshakable!"
Many audiences applauded enthusiastically. Among the nobles, there are many supporters of the "bloodline theory".
But many newly promoted nobles, or nobles with more open minds, have no interest in such theories, and they don't even raise their hands.
Odysseus is already more than ten meters away from Bishop. In order to paralyze the manager of the fighting arena and his bodyguards, he put his big backpack on the grass and took off the sword on his waist.
After seeing Odysseus's actions, the bodyguards in the distance continued to pace leisurely in the distance. Although they were still paying attention to Odysseus, unlike before, all their attention was on Odysseus.
At this time, Audrey in the audience was very conflicted: Will he kneel? Is he really going to kneel to Bishop?
It's better to kneel! Audrey thought that Bishop's speech had already made him look superior. If Lelouch didn't kneel, it would be difficult for Bishop to end the speech. He might get angry because of shame and order the bodyguard to attack Lelouch!
"Nobles are nobles when they are born!" Bishop's speech continued: "You should enjoy everything in this world!
"Humble people, if you want to live a decent life, you must surround us, listen carefully and meet our needs!"
Then he looked at Odysseus in front of him: "Young man, you have to remember this.
"The nobles created the prosperous Backlund and gave you a good living environment..."
Odysseus suddenly interrupted him: "To be honest, what you said just now is disgusting!"
As he spoke, he skillfully took out an "Extraordinary Incendiary Bomb" from his pocket and threw it at Bishop's feet.
Huh~
Intense flames instantly rose from the ground under Bishop's feet, enveloping the nobleman who was just giving a passionate speech.
All this happened too quickly. It was not until Odysseus suddenly jumped back that Bishop let out a shrill scream and fell to the ground, rolling around, trying to put out the flames on his body.
The bodyguard immediately raised his hand towards Odysseus, trying to subdue him, but saw that the other party's shoes were emitting colorful light, allowing the other party to leave at an astonishing speed and actually escape from the range of his extraordinary ability.
The bodyguard had been paying attention to Odysseus just now, but before he suddenly attacked, he did not show any suspiciousness.
And the moment Odysseus threw the "Extraordinary Incendiary Bomb", the pacing bodyguard was walking right behind Bishop, which made him not react at all!
Then, the bodyguard discovered a serious problem, his ability could not put out the fire!
At this time, Bishop was already dying, and he didn't even scream, but the fire was still burning violently, and soon burned Bishop's belly, and the noble Bishop died.
The bodyguard hurried to chase Odysseus. If he could catch the murderer, he might be able to avoid being punished.
The nobles in the audience only reacted at this time and screamed in surprise.
Everything just happened so fast that some people thought it was a show at first.
Boom~
Then, there was a violent explosion in the arena. Odysseus used a javelin with a certain armor-piercing ability to blast a huge hole in the wall.
He paused at the exit and shouted to the people in the audience: "I don't hate nobles, but I hate these self-righteous nobles who have to classify people!
"The crimes of this manager will appear in the mailboxes of the Backlund Police Department and major newspapers tonight. It's time to let this devil and his lackeys get the punishment they deserve! "
He had more to say, but the bodyguards had already caught up with him. Odysseus immediately left the hole in the wall and casually dropped a firebomb into the hole to stop the bodyguards from chasing him.
Odysseus dared to do this tonight because the barrier in the audience seats protected the audience while also preventing the extraordinary people there from helping Bishop.
Only a demigod could break through that barrier instantly.
The demigods among the nobles were very busy at the moment. No one had the time or interest to watch this kind of "low-sequence" game, so they only had to deal with Bishop's bodyguards. Bishop is just the son of a viscount, and his bodyguard is just an "interrogator".
Odysseus speculated from some of the intelligence he had that, given Bishop's personality and habits, he would most likely use "Lelouch", who had won two games in a row, to show the noble audience the exciting future games in the fighting arena, and by the way, promote his "noble supremacy" concept.
If you kill someone with a knife or a gun, you may be stopped by the "interrogator", after all, the actions of drawing a knife and a gun can easily alert people.
But if you use "Extraordinary Incendiary Bombs", the other party has never seen this thing, the success rate is higher, and the "interrogator" does not have the ability to extinguish fire. In addition
, there is a magic circle on Odysseus's backpack to reduce weight, and the shoes on his feet can also speed up his movement.
The "interrogator" does not have the ability to speed up running, so Odysseus only needs to pay attention to the other bodyguards in the fighting arena and not be surrounded at the beginning.
There are also other extraordinary people in the fighting arena, and there are even one or two sequence 6.
However, they were sent by the boss behind the fighting field. They had no duty to protect Bishop, and they usually did not appear in the arena. Instead, they were in the command room of the guards, commanding from the center. It was difficult to grasp Odysseus's movements for a while.
Just like dealing with the "psychic", Odysseus made full preparations to achieve his goal.
As Odysseus's laughter rang out outside the arena, he threw the incendiary bomb into the window of the arena, and the fire snake immediately raged inside the arena.
The nobles screamed and left the audience under the cover of their bodyguards.
Audrey was very calm, because she observed that although Lelouch set the fire at the location that ignited the arena, he did not set fire at the exit of the audience.
In other words, Lelouch gave the audience time and space to escape.
The manager seemed to have done many bad things, but because he was a noble, he and his subordinates did not get the punishment they deserved.
So Lelouch took action. He must have a careful plan to approach the manager little by little, and then when the time was right, let him get the punishment he deserved!
At this time, Audrey, who was following the end of the noble team, heard Lelouch's voice again: "Nobles, it's time to pay the price for your disregard for life.
"You can be high and mighty, but you can't be inhumane!
"I will help you destroy this fighting arena. From now on, the manager of the fighting arena has become a high-risk industry!"
Boom~Boom~
Explosions rang out continuously, and the entire 155th King's Avenue was in flames.
Audrey was vaguely worried about Lelouch. He should flee from here immediately, otherwise he would be stopped and arrested by the guards and the extraordinary people hired by the fighting arena.
Moreover, if the King's Avenue was set on fire so close to the Sodrak Palace, the official extraordinary people would probably rush over to check it out.
But after going downstairs and coming out of the fighting arena, Audrey was no longer worried, because the noble audience was already in chaos!
Not every noble who came to watch the game was an extraordinary person, or had extraordinary bodyguards. Most of them were ordinary people.
The surrounding fire and the occasional explosion reminded them of the tragic situation of Alva and Bishop, and they couldn't help but urge the driver to leave here quickly.
However, the explosion and the flames frightened the horses, and the scene was in chaos, with frequent car accidents and rollovers.
Under the guidance of the former manager Bishop, some of the guards and extraordinary people in the fighting field first thought of helping the injured nobles, which gave Lelouch the opportunity to set fire everywhere.
Audrey calmly observed the surroundings and called a few friends to quickly come to the grass.
It was unwise to escape in this chaotic time, and at present, the fire had not spread to the open grass, so they could hide here for the time being.
Audrey's friends watched the entire fighting field fall into chaos. Many people were trampled and hit by horses, and some were even squeezed around the fire and their clothes were set on fire. The fighting field had completely lost order.
They were glad to be able to take shelter temporarily on the grass. At this time, Audrey's spirituality seemed to have sensed something. With the help of the firelight, she saw Lelouch running towards them quickly.
Audrey noticed that Lelouch's backpack and waist bag were basically empty. She thought that he had used all his weapons in the right place.
With the help of the firelight, she saw that the mask on Lelouch's face seemed more mysterious, and his slender body seemed to contain infinite power!
However, the color of his colorful shoes seemed to be much dimmer.
Lelouch stopped on the grass and glanced at Audrey and other nobles. He suddenly smiled slightly: "Remember, I am the rebellious Lelouch!"
As he spoke, his ill-fitting coat suddenly emitted an illusory light, and "Lelouch" also became illusory.
The next second, he disappeared in front of Audrey and others!
When writing this chapter, the author didn't know that the reward had reached the standard for additional chapters. At that time, I felt that it would be boring if this plot was divided, so I decided to work hard for one chapter and finish this plot.
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Audrey and her friends were stunned for two or three seconds, and they disappeared. Lelouch disappeared right before their eyes!
"It's incredible!" said one of the nobles.
Another noble said, "He must be an extraordinary person!"
At this time, the pursuers chasing Lelouch came and asked cautiously, "Everyone, are you okay? Did Lelouch hurt you?"
"No." Joels, the eldest son of Count Donat, said, "Go and help others."
After the guards left, several nobles began to discuss again, and Audrey was eager to read tomorrow's newspaper.
At this time, there was a sudden thunder in the sky. In Backlund's November, this snowy season, a heavy rain fell without warning, soaking everyone in the fighting arena, but the fire was also extinguished.
But the fighting arena was already in ruins, one of the stadiums was blown down, and the trees and flowers were almost burned.
...
When the "Substituted Punishers" arrived at the scene, the "Nightwatchers" team had already conducted a preliminary investigation and sealed off the scene.
The Storm Church held a privy bishop meeting tonight, so the Archbishop of the Backlund Diocese, "Singer of God" Ace Snake, did not arrive at the scene. The person in charge of this case was Conant, a senior deacon of the Storm Church.
Conant asked the captain of the "Nightwatchers" team, Carl, with some surprise: "Why are you here?"
This is the jurisdiction of the "Substituted Punishers", and the deceased also believes in the "Lord of the Storm". In theory, other official Beyonder organizations have no right to intervene
in the investigation of this case. Carl briefly described their investigation of Lelouch's case, and the practice between the fighting field and the official Beyonder organization for criminal contestants with the support of some nobles.
Conant knew these things, so he began to ask about the case.
Suddenly, all the Beyonders looked up at the top of the fighting field, where a noble woman in an evening dress with great temperament appeared.
All the extraordinary people present greeted her. She was the royal demigod Georgina Augustus.
Georgina slowly raised her hand in response, and then her eyes slowly swept towards the distance.
But after looking around, she found nothing.
The next second, Georgina appeared not far from Conant and Carl. She said leisurely: "I don't mean to intervene in this case. I just want to ask what happened here?"
So Carl told the demigod about the case again. At this time, the "Substitute Punisher" had asked Bishop's bodyguard for some key clues and learned that the shield used by the murderer Lelouch had "shed its shell" once. The
shed shell can be used to predict the location of the murderer, but at the scene, the shield shell was not found.
The members of the "Substitute Punisher" team came over to ask Carl if the "Nighthawk" had collected the shell first?
"I can't find it." Carl said.
"Can't find it?" Conant was a little surprised: "How can you not find it?"
Carl said: "I don't know, maybe someone took it away. At that time, we had limited manpower and failed to seal off the scene in the first time."
Conant frowned: "Does the murderer have accomplices at the scene?"
Carl fell silent and did not participate in the discussion of this issue.
Conant thanked Carl for his description of the case and officially took over the case.
After Carl and other members of the "Night Watchers" team left, Georgina suddenly said: "He lied when talking about the key evidence just now."
Although the captain of the "Night Watchers" team hid well, Georgina was a demigod of the "Arbitrator" path, and her spirituality was very keen on other people's lies.
Conant was slightly stunned: "Does he know who took the shell of the shield?"
Georgina shook her head. Carl needed to use extraordinary abilities to interrogate in which aspect he lied.
But even if she was a demigod and the duke of this country, she could not interrogate the extraordinary people of the church at will.
More than half an hour later, the "Substitute Punisher" finally found the shell of the shield in the woods outside.
But at this time, the murderer had been on the run for more than an hour, and might have left Backlund and made some anti-divination arrangements. The outer shell of this shield was no longer of much use.
Later, Donat speculated that this shield shell was most likely instigated by Carl, or even by Carl himself, to hide in the woods, but because the scene was very chaotic, there was no evidence for this speculation.
When he thought of this, it was beyond the time of some ritual magic, and he could not use the method of mysticism to prove Carl.
But Donat really couldn't figure out why Carl, who never showed mercy to extraordinary criminals, would help hide such a critical physical evidence?
...
After Odysseus used the "teleportation array" in his coat to leave the fighting arena, he appeared in an alley on a street more than ten kilometers away.
It was only a little after nine o'clock in the evening, and there were still many pedestrians on the street, but they were all attracted by the explosion and fire on the fighting arena, and no one noticed that there was an extra person in the alley.
But Odysseus was still very cautious, hiding in the dimness of the alley, and quickly hid his backpack, waist bag, weapons, shoes, knight's clothes, etc. in the "wilderness of knowledge" using the "space array".
At the same time, he took out the clothes, shoes, coat, and top hat that he had prepared long ago from the "Wild Knowledge". After the disguise, he simply climbed over the house on one side of the alley and appeared in another alley.
Then he walked out of the alley calmly and waved to stop a taxi.
As soon as he got on the carriage, Odysseus felt that there seemed to be a pair of eyes from behind examining him. Many pedestrians on the street had a similar feeling. They all stopped and looked in the direction of the fighting field.
That was the scrutiny from the demigods. Not only the extraordinary people could feel it, but ordinary people with stronger spirituality could also feel it. However, as the scrutiny quickly disappeared, ordinary people would only think that it was their own illusion.
Odysseus did not take it too seriously, because he had already completed the disguise and could face such scrutiny calmly. If he felt guilty at this time, he would be noticed by the demigod.
After the carriage went seven or eight streets, Odysseus got off the carriage. After walking for a while, he changed to a rented carriage and returned to No. 77 Hailin Avenue.
When he got home, he made himself some noodles as a midnight snack.
While eating noodles, Odysseus was thinking again, wondering if the newspaper could withstand the pressure? After all, this was a scandal of a nobleman, and ordinary newspapers would not dare to report it.
...
In the editor-in-chief's office of the Daily Observer, editor-in-chief Regino finished his work and was about to turn off the lights and go home.
At this time, Mike Joseph, a reporter with blue eyes and a beautiful mustache, knocked on the door with a thick file bag in his hand: "Editor-in-chief, I found this in the mailbox when I went downstairs just now."
He handed the file bag to the editor-in-chief: "I have seen it. It is the criminal evidence of Bishop, the second son of Viscount Wade, who hired killers to kill people, mutilated girls, and assassinated striking workers."
Regino was more and more frightened as he listened. He put on his glasses and took a quick look.
Then the editor-in-chief fell into deep thought. Mike did not urge him, but stood there quietly waiting.
After more than ten seconds, Regino took a deep breath and said: "I will have a car accident in a while, and then I will go to the hospital. I don't know about this.
"And you don't know that Bishop is the son of the viscount. According to the work system of the newspaper, this information was adapted into a report, and the front-page headline of tomorrow was removed and replaced with this report.
"It was too late when we found out about all this. You found out that Bishop was actually a noble, and you regretted it."
Mike nodded: "This is the best way to deal with it."
According to past experience, if Viscount Wade found out that someone had put these materials in the mailbox of the newspaper tonight, he would probably send someone to find us. Whether Regino was at home or at the newspaper, he had to face the pressure of a noble. Under the coercion and inducement of the other party, this report might be left unfinished.
So in order to deal with such a situation, the newspaper has their own set of procedures: the editor-in-chief has to find a place to hide, and the whole operation is completed by the reporter.
In this way, the other party will not be able to find the person in charge of the newspaper for the time being, and they can also pretend to dismiss the reporter afterwards to give an explanation to the noble.
Mike then said: "Please be mentally prepared."
Viscount Wade will definitely make trouble for the newspaper after seeing these reports.
"There is no need to worry too much." Regino smiled and said: "These old nobles are most concerned about decency. In order to show their generosity and kindness, they will not do anything to us.
"Well, of course, if they have the opportunity to completely close the newspaper, it is not necessarily the case. "
Then he looked at Mike deeply: "You should also be mentally prepared."
Mike smiled easily and said: "The era of the old aristocracy has passed, and Viscount Vader's 'aristocracy theory' has long been outdated.
"People need to see the truth more, which will help awaken the hearts of the masses and exert the power of public opinion."
He glanced at the name written on the outside of the file bag and said: "There is more than one Lelouch in Backlund."
...
No. 77 Hailin Avenue.
After Odysseus finished his noodles, he returned to his bedroom and read a book for a while.
In fact, he didn't have the heart to read, and he didn't even read a word.
But the experience of being monitored for a long time before made Odysseus have the habit of thinking about problems by covering up with reading.
He was mainly thinking, are there any flaws in his actions? Or leave any clues?
The only thing that was too late to recover was the shell of the shield.
However, with the protection of the "wilderness of knowledge", he could not be found by divination and other abilities.
After reviewing it, seeing that there was indeed nothing missing, Odysseus lay down on the bed to rest, and like usual weekends, he entered the wilderness composed of illusory light and shadow.
He was familiar with the route and came to the depths of the wilderness, to a high tower composed of balls of light.
Odysseus did not plan to do any research this week. He planned to finish writing the "Combat Outline" in this space.
But before that, Odysseus took a look at the three weapons seized in today's battle.
Alva has been the leader of the 3N Party for more than three years. He has a lot of good things in his hands, all of which were seized by Odysseus today.
The silver-white sword is a magical item corresponding to the 7th level of sequence, but Odysseus's spirituality could not sense which specific path it corresponded to.
At this time, he suddenly looked at the ball of light in the center of the room and had a bold idea.
So he held the silver-white sword in one hand and pressed the other hand on the ball of light. As he guessed, using the power of the ball of light and the status of "Wild Knowledge", the ability and negative effects of the silver-white sword were clear at a glance. Chapter 103: The Magic Potion is Completely Digested
The silver-white sword in Odysseus's hand corresponds to the Sequence 7 "Weapon Master" of the "Warrior" Path.
He can even "trace" the formation process of this silver-white sword. When a "Weapon Master" died, the "Extraordinary Characteristics" combined with the sword in his hand to form this magical item.
The ability of this sword is: as long as you use or wear this weapon, you will have rich fighting skills and experience in the use of weapons. For example, even if you have never touched a firearm before, you can have a good understanding of any firearm and have the level of a sniper.
The negative effect is: if you wear this weapon for more than 30 minutes in total, regardless of whether you have fought or not, you will feel sore all over in the next 24 hours, get tired easily, and your spirituality will be in a relatively low state.
Odysseus put the bone sword aside. This negative effect is not very serious. After all, the physique of the Extraordinary has been enhanced. If it is just soreness and fatigue, it can be completely overcome.
Then he looked at the gloves that he had seized from Kapin's villa before. Odysseus had long wanted to know the ability and negative effects of this glove, but he had never found a way.
At this time, he could finally use the "Wild Knowledge" to distinguish the abilities and negative effects of the gloves.
The abilities of the gloves are: "Exile", "Imprisonment", "Whip", "Death" and "Prohibition". "Prohibition" can only be stacked twice, which means that in a battle or within a certain period of time, "Prohibition" can only be used three times.
But this is enough to make Odysseus happy, because these abilities are all at the Sequence 5 level!
Then he sighed again: It's a pity that this magical item can't be used now.
Odysseus looked at the negative effects of the gloves again: wearing the gloves will cause severe hair loss, and it is easy to become arrogant and unkind.
He recalled the previous owner of this magical item. The other party seemed to be wearing a hood. At that time, he thought that the other party was "playing" a judge.
Now think about it, it may also be to cover up the ugliness.
However, these negative effects are barely acceptable. Odysseus just knows a prescription for hair growth. After the hair falls out, it will grow again.
Another negative effect is that it is easy to become arrogant, which is what needs to be paid attention to. In battle, it is easy to miss the opportunity or put yourself in a dangerous situation because of arrogance.
But now is not the time to worry about this. The various extraordinary weapons that Odysseus has currently made are enough for Sequence 8 level.
Just like the battle tonight, if you are well prepared, it is not impossible to kill a Sequence 7.
But the premise is to be well prepared. If you don't have time to prepare, you will be like the "arsonist" you met that day, and you will be lucky to escape successfully.
Then, Odysseus looked at the other captured items. Alva's revolver was an extraordinary weapon. The bullets fired could not only hurt the body, but also the spirit.
If the corresponding ritual magic is not used to heal the injuries on the spirit, the wound may never heal.
What surprised Odysseus was that the dagger was also a magical item that could increase the wearer's agility and possess superb stealing skills.
The negative effect is that it will be difficult to suppress the desire to steal.
This magical item was obviously used by Alva to increase his agility. Although he is a "psychic", one magical item makes him proficient in fighting, and another makes him agile. Even if he doesn't learn fighting, he will be a master of fighting.
Odysseus recalled the gloves he had seized from another leader a few days ago, and used the light ball to identify them. They were the seals corresponding to the "Sailor" Path Sequence 8 "Raging People".
The main ability was that it could accumulate one's own anger and strength, allowing one's attacks to burst out in an instant.
The negative effect was that it was easy to be reckless due to anger. If one swims for half an hour every day, this negative effect can be greatly reduced.
Odysseus had heard that the fighting field had invested in the three leaders of the 3N Party. Now it seemed that the investment was not small. Two Sequence 7 leaders, plus three magical items and one extraordinary weapon.
If calculated in this way, his action to destroy the 3N Party was profitable.
Odysseus materialized a display cabinet on one side of the room formed by the light balls, and then placed all the seized items on it. He planned to sell the gloves and dagger if he had the chance, after all, these two things were useless.
The silver sword could be kept for a while, maybe it would be useful.
The gloves must be kept for my own use. In this case, I have to give it a name. After thinking for a long time and looking up a lot of information, I finally came up with a name called "Hand of Judgment"!
Those who fight with Odysseus are guilty!
Although this name is a bit second-year, it is better than just giving a code name.
After looking at a circle of magical items, Odysseus began to calm down and write "Comprehensive Guide to Fighting".
He made preparations in advance and sent the paper and pen and ink from the outside world into the "Wild Knowledge". In this way, after leaving the "Wild Knowledge", he could take out the written manuscript and use it outside.
It took about fifteen days in the outside world to finally complete the 120,000-word "Comprehensive Guide to Fighting".
There was almost no rest in the middle, because the more Odysseus wrote, the more lively his spirit became, and he seemed to have endless energy.
Especially when summarizing his two battles with Chibman, he felt that his spirit was boiling.
At the same time, telling the experience of fighting with Chibman also gave the book a certain sublimation.
The previous parts were basically about some technical and theoretical things, but this summary gave the readers of this book the possibility of epiphany, which is a very valuable battle experience and analysis summary.
After carefully revising the manuscript, Odysseus submitted this book to the "Wild Knowledge" as the research topic this time, and woke up from the dream.
The moment he woke up, Odysseus felt something in his body shattered, and then the shattered thing joined the spiritual cycle in his body and became a part of himself.
This is the feeling of the potion being completely digested. Less than a month later, the potion of the "combat scholar" was actually digested.
Then the promotion to "wizard" should be put on the agenda. He planned to take a break after becoming a "middle sequence", digest the potion carefully, and then continue to be promoted.
At the same time, he had to make a choice: whether to leave Backlund?
If he continued to stay in Backlund, he would be affected by the "mechanical heart", and some of his actions would always be restricted.
For example, in this action against the 3N party, Captain Ikanser of the "mechanical heart" would probably send Max to ask for punishment again tomorrow.
But Odysseus was also very clear that the "mechanical heart" mainly blamed him for not reporting the matter. For the two people he killed yesterday, the "mechanical heart" didn't care much.
It's not that they were indifferent, but they had long disliked those people.
At present, Odysseus is very useful to the "mechanical heart", so at most he would criticize him by name, and there would be no real substantial punishment.
Thinking of this, Odysseus couldn't help but sigh. As long as he was in Backlund, he would be controlled by the "mechanical heart".
It's not that he hadn't thought about leaving Backlund before, but he would definitely be caught by the "Machine Heart". He estimated that the high-level officials of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery would not let him go so easily.
Three years have passed in the blink of an eye, and he doesn't know whether they have relaxed their surveillance on him.
Regardless of whether they have relaxed or not, Odysseus plans to try to leave Backlund when the time is right.
That night, Odysseus tossed and turned, and he was actually a little insomniac. He finally fell asleep again through "meditation".
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Queens, in Earl Hall's luxurious villa.
On Monday morning, Audrey came to the restaurant for breakfast as usual. When she passed by the newspapers, she took a quick look at the front pages of several newspapers.
The newspapers were placed in the restaurant because Earl Hall had the habit of reading newspapers while eating breakfast.
Audrey soon noticed that it seemed that only the "Daily Observer" reported the incident about Bishop.
Countess Caitlin asked with some concern: "Did you sleep well last night?"
Caitlin got the news that Audrey went to the fighting arena to watch the game last night, and the arena caught fire. She was afraid that her daughter would be frightened.
Earl Hall put down the newspaper, looked at Audrey and said seriously: "If I knew you were going to watch the fighting match, I would not let you go!
"I have different ideas from Viscount Wade and others. You should try to stay away from such barbaric competitions."
Earl Hall had talked to Audrey once last night. He said this now just to consolidate the results of the conversation.
"I know, father." Audrey said seriously: "I will never go to the fighting field again in the future."
Seeing that his daughter's attitude was very good, Earl Hall said "hmm" and continued to read the newspaper.
Audrey sat down and said: "Speaking of Viscount Wade, I just saw a report on this viscount in the Daily Observer."
Earl Hall was slightly stunned and glanced at his personal valet, who immediately handed him the Daily Observer.
As he read it, the earl frowned unconsciously and finally put the newspaper on the dining table: "It's a shame for the nobles."
He paused and said: "Is this done by Lelouch you mentioned yesterday? "
Yesterday, Audrey told Count Hall everything she had seen and heard, and she also found a legitimate reason for her appearance in the fighting arena: she heard that Lelouch was an extraordinary person, and she and a few friends wanted to investigate, so they showed up in the fighting arena.
Count Hall knew that Audrey and those friends were all fans of mysticism, so he did not criticize Audrey harshly, but only warned her not to go to such dangerous places.
Audrey replied: "I think Lelouch is right. Some nobles are indeed self-righteous."
Count Hall also sighed: "They don't know when they will wake up. For a noble, bloodline is not the most critical part. Vision and ability can determine the height of his life."
"Through what happened yesterday, I have a deeper understanding of some of your previous teachings." Audrey immediately led the topic to the direction of development she expected.
Count Hall smiled with relief: "Maybe it's time to let go and let you experience some things. "
That's exactly what Audrey wanted!
At this time, Audrey's brother Hibbert discovered: "It seems that only the Daily Observer reported on Bishop's affairs."
Audrey said at the right time: "They are so brave."
Earl Hall picked up the newspaper again and took a look, then said: "If they need it, I will provide some help in secret."
This was Audrey's second goal, and with the help of her brother, she achieved it., Chapter 104 Lelouch incident ferments
51 Henry Street, Gal Herb Shop.
As Odysseus expected, Max came to question him early in the morning: "I just reminded you a few days ago to restrain yourself, but I didn't expect you to run to King's Avenue and set fire last night..."
Max was afraid that his voice was too loud and would be heard by others, so he looked into the yard from the window. When he was sure that there was no one outside, he lowered his voice and said, "Do you know that it is only a few kilometers away from Sodrak Palace? And he killed people in front of so many people!"
He sighed and said, "Captain Ikanser is very angry about this, and Archbishop Horamick Hayden is also disappointed about this..."
Odysseus sat on the chair, first filled his pipe with tobacco, and then took out two large packs of cigarettes from the drawer: "Your favorite Mustang brand cigarettes, these two packs are enough for you to smoke for a month."
"Don't interrupt!" Max's momentum of scolding was interrupted, and finally he sighed and said, "You must report this kind of thing."
"If I report it, will you let me do it?" Odysseus looked at Max and said, "Why didn't you get so angry when the 3N Party hurt those innocent people in Backlund and dealt with those dirty things for the nobles?"
Max sat opposite Odysseus helplessly: "In fact, everyone supports your actions last night in their hearts, but such words cannot be said from the official Beyonder."
"That's good, you can just curse in front of outsiders for what you said just now," Odysseus said, "Now there are only two of us, there is no need to get so angry."
Max smiled: "You must think that the 'Mechanical Heart' will help you conceal it, so you can take such a bold action, right?"
Without waiting for Odysseus to answer, Max said seriously: "You must report it in the future. If Archbishop Horamick has any opinion on you, your situation will change.
"And this kind of thing is too dangerous! You are only a Sequence 8!"
"I know. "Odysseus also knew that Max was indeed worried about his safety, so he said seriously: "I'm not a 'guardian of justice', I only do this kind of public welfare work occasionally."
Max smiled: "Public welfare, these descriptions are quite appropriate."
He reached out and took the two large packs of cigarettes that Odysseus bought for him: "I won't take your cigarettes for nothing."
As he spoke, he took out a thin folder from his bag: "In order to avoid attracting other people's attention, I only found these basic information. "
Odysseus opened the file and took a look. It was the member of MI9 that he had asked Max to investigate before.
When Odysseus was negotiating with Danesi before, he noticed that one of Danesi's subordinates looked at Odysseus with a strange look, as if he was filled with anger and hatred.
Although Odysseus didn't know him, in such matters, he could only feel at ease after checking the other party's background.
Odysseus saw that the member of MI9 was called Clermond Donahue, the son of Earl Donahue, or more precisely, the illegitimate son of the earl.
There are many illegitimate sons of nobles serving in MI9 and the East Balam Army, and many "second sons" serve as officers in them.
Relatively speaking, these departments are more difficult and more dangerous. Nobles rarely arrange their heirs to work or gain experience in these places. They prefer to arrange their heirs to the Ministry of Defense.
Audrey's brother Alfred is a good example. According to convention, the future Earl Hall's title must be inherited by his eldest son Hibbert. So in order to avoid suspicion and show that he had no idea about the title and property, Alfred went to serve in the southern continent.
Alfred's approach won the support of his father and brother. Using the influence of Earl Hall, he has made good progress in the East Balam Army, the largest colonial army in the Kingdom of Loen.
The so-called "second son" does not necessarily mean the second son of a noble, but refers to a son who has no legal inheritance rights.
Some of the more outstanding illegitimate children among the nobles can also receive similar treatment as Alfred.
Coremond is such a case. He was arranged by his father to work in the Military Intelligence Bureau. He is currently one of the captains of the action team of the Operations Department and leads three action teams.
Odysseus flipped through the information provided by Max and said, "I have never offended this guy, nor his father."
Max had already opened the cigarette and took out a cigarette and started smoking: "He also has a brother with the same father and mother."
Odysseus glanced at the information. Coremond's brother was called Berris Donahue: "I have never offended his brother either. "
You have done nothing wrong to his brother." Max laughed, "But you killed him!"
Odysseus understood after a moment's thought: "Among the extraordinary people who protected Kapin, is there someone named Belis?"
He thought about it and it could only be that the brother of Coremond was killed at that time.
Max took a puff of cigarette and nodded first, then said: "I asked someone about Belis's situation. Under Coremond's care, he used to be a field staff member of MI9.
"Two years ago, he was fired because of a mistake at work, and was later hired by Kapin as a bodyguard.
"It is worth noting that no one knows why he was fired because of a mistake. It is said that Coremond did not plead for him, and this incident did not affect Coremond's career."
Odysseus closed the information, lit the tobacco in his pipe, took a puff and smiled: "If you start from this direction, you will definitely find a lot of things.
"But Archbishop Horamick's instructions are not to take the initiative to investigate, so when the opportunity is right, I can only let Coremond take the initiative to find me to see if I can get further intelligence."
If the other party is the captain of the action team and has three action teams under him, he should be a Sequence 6. Odysseus thinks that he should wait until he reaches Sequence 7.
In fact, Odysseus doesn't really want to have further investigations. With his "God's perspective", he knows that this is related to the actions of the royal family... Odysseus suddenly thought that he could use Coremond to offend the royal family, and then seek the protection of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, and use this as an excuse to leave Backlund.
However, this plan is very risky to operate. If pushed to the limit, the royal family will really kill people to silence them, even if they are from the church.
Moreover, if he fails to grasp it well, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery will send him to the headquarters of the Intis Republic for refuge. That would be fun. He
must plan it carefully and find the right time to implement the plan.
Max saw that Odysseus didn't speak, and thought he was thinking about how to use Coremond to get clues, so Max said: "This matter is very dangerous, don't worry."
"I know." Odysseus took a puff of his pipe, and the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a faint smile.
After sending Max away, Odysseus took out the manuscript of "Comprehensive Outline" from the "Wild Knowledge", read it briefly, and began to think about what channel to use to publish it?
Odysseus planned to publish the book since it was written, and because it contained a summary of the battle with Chibman, the author's name must be Lelouch.
This was the most difficult part. Now the "Substitute Punisher" was looking for Lelouch everywhere. Publishing a book in the name of Lelouch at this time was tantamount to walking into a trap.
After thinking for a long time, Odysseus decided to wait until the afternoon Tarot meeting to ask the professional Miss "Magician".
...
North District, Government Avenue.
Hugh Dilcha received a new commission to investigate where her husband had arranged his mistress on behalf of an official's wife.
On Monday morning, Hugh took a public carriage to Government Avenue to start today's tracking and surveillance.
In the carriage, she heard the news published in the Daily Observer.
A middle-aged man holding a newspaper said, "These nobles are really getting more and more excessive."
The man next to him echoed, "Yes, I didn't expect that there has always been such a fighting arena in Backlund."
People who have read the newspaper began to discuss, "There must be some ugly things hidden there that the nobles don't want people to know about. The reports must be only a small part of it."
"Thanks to that man named Lelouch, we know this."
"My neighbor has a very beautiful daughter, but she suddenly disappeared last year. It must be this group of hateful nobles who did it."
"Why is it that only the Daily Observer has such a report?"
"Why else? The other newspapers must have been bribed by that noble, these cowards."
"..."
Some people haven't read the newspaper yet, so they asked, and Xio probably understood what was going on.
Last night, a man named Lelouch delivered the evidence of Viscount Vader's son Bishop's crime to major newspapers and the Backlund Police Department.
But in the end, only the Daily Observer made the evidence public.
At first, Xio didn't take it too seriously, because such reports could not hurt a noble at all.
When she started her work, she realized that today was different from the past.
Many government departments are located on Government Avenue, or rather, the original name of this avenue is no longer known, and people call it "Government Avenue".
Xio found that the postman seemed to be particularly busy today, and delivered a large sack of letters to the City Hall, the Police Station, etc. about every hour.
She did not take the initiative to ask, but from the conversation between the postman and the staff of the government department, she learned that some of these letters came to question the City Hall, why there is a place like the fighting arena in Backlund?
Some questioned why the police station did not investigate Bishop before? Or warned them not to abuse the hero after arresting Lelouch.
The letters delivered in the morning were basically telegrams to question, and in the afternoon they became expedited letters. I believe that by tomorrow, more ordinary mail letters will be sent overwhelmingly.
It is said that the Parliament Building has also received many letters, suggesting further restrictions on the power of the nobles, and suggesting the establishment of an investigation team to seriously investigate Viscount Vader, etc.
The major newspapers also received many letters. In addition to receiving many letters praising their truthful reporting, the Daily Observer also received many subscription orders.
Other newspapers received many critical letters and cancellation notices.
All this surprised Hugh somewhat. The report seemed to have awakened something, causing the people to spontaneously attack the noble and the government departments.
Hugh sighed: Backlund has changed, and the people here have changed! First, heroes like the "thief", "leader" and Byron who dared to punish Kapin emerged, and then a hero who dared to expose the scandal of the nobles emerged! Thanks to
[Ten Years of Life and Death! ] for the reward., Chapter 105: "Overthrowing the Political Commissar" at the Tarot Club
At around 2 p.m. on Monday, Odysseus, as usual, went to the backyard of the pharmacy to "take a nap."
In order to avoid being noticed when attending the Tarot Club, he pretended to take a nap every day, and now he actually has the habit of taking a nap.
For this reason, lying on the reclining chair, he had to stay alert to get through until three o'clock.
At exactly three o'clock, Odysseus's vision was covered by gray fog, and the next second, he appeared in the Giant Hall, on the side of the ancient bronze long table.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." The greeting of "Justice" Audrey sounded, making "Hermit" Odysseus feel like he heard the school bell ringing at school.
As usual, Audrey said hello while observing the other members: "The Sun" was no longer so anxious, it seemed that his problem had been solved.
The greeting session ended. No one sacrificed the diary of Emperor Roselle this week, so Mr. Fool skipped the reading session.
"Sun" Derrick was the first to say, "Thanks to everyone's help, my suspicion has been preliminarily ruled out..."
Then, he briefly described how he encountered Dake and made him completely lose control, and pretended to cough and handed over the "Time Worm".
Finally, with the help of Mr. Fool, he passed the test of the "psychoanalyst", that is, the "psychologist"'s "mind-reading" ability, and was basically ruled out by "Chief" Colin.
When Audrey heard that the appetizing mushrooms that the boy named Dake took out eventually turned into a bloody scalp, she felt a little disgusted.
But "Magician" Fors thought to himself: "Sun"'s storytelling level is too poor. If I were to write it out, the "bloody scalp" would definitely be the climax of the whole story.
After Derrick finished speaking, he thanked everyone again.
"The Hanged Man" Alger asked, "Is the 'Shepherd' elder under investigation now?"
"Yes." Derrick was used to Mr. "The Hanged Man" being able to make such accurate guesses: "Later, I heard that after Dak got into trouble, Elder Lovia was imprisoned at the bottom of the round tower."
He smiled and said, "I believe that the investigation of the 'Council' will definitely reveal the truth, remove Lovia from the position of elder, and define the 'True Creator' as an evil god."
Alger was not as optimistic as him. He continued to ask, "Does Elder Lovia show any signs of losing control?"
"I heard that there are no signs of losing control." Derrick said, "But this is very abnormal, because the other members of the exploration team have lost control, only she has not lost control.
"The 'Six-Man Council' should be able to realize that, just like the captain of the exploration team who was 'parasitized' by Amon before, Elder Lovia is very dangerous."
Alger said, "Hmm," "She is indeed very dangerous, but in the eyes of your 'Chief', such danger can be used.
"If I'm not mistaken, this 'Shepherd' elder may be released at the right time."
Not only Derrick, but Audrey also didn't understand why: "Mr. Hanged Man, the suspicion of 'Sun' has been ruled out, doesn't it mean that there is a big problem with the 'Shepherd' elder? Why was he released?" Alger
smiled confidently: "In the eyes of the 'Chief' of Silver City, there are problems with the 'Shepherd' elder, but these problems may also contain opportunities to help Silver City get out of trouble."
He said seriously: "Opportunities will not come to you by themselves, most of the time you create them by yourself.
"Since the 'Shepherd' elder is suspected of having a connection with the 'True Creator', can we try to use these connections to help Silver City get out of trouble?"
Derrick clenched his fists: "But...but, that's the evil god!"
"Silver City has been trapped in darkness for more than two thousand years." Alger said: "Your 'Chief' did not turn to the 'True Creator' instantly, which is very determined and wise. "
The hall fell into silence. Audrey and other members understood what the "Hanged Man" meant. Silver City had spent more than two thousand years in darkness. Two thousand years of suffering would make them seize any opportunity to escape this misfortune, even if it was given by the evil god.
Derrick lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Alger said again: "Don't worry too much. Your 'Chief' handled this matter very sensibly. He knows very well how dangerous the evil god is.
"So even if the power of the evil god is used, it will be very cautious and will avoid bringing danger to Silver City.
"I believe that Silver City has been groping in the dark for more than two thousand years. Your 'Council' has enough wisdom to solve the current problems and seize opportunities in time. "
Derrick's mood improved a little: "Then, what should I do?"
Alger spread his hands: "Just do what you should do, or do normal things that do not arouse suspicion."
Odysseus, who had been silent, added: "Don't say bad things about Elder Lovia, don't say there is something wrong with her extraordinary path, and don't question the 'True Creator' in public. "
Alger nodded: "Yes, this is crucial."
Derrick was about to ask why? But before he could ask, he decided to think about this question himself.
A few seconds later, he suddenly raised his head: "I understand. No one will believe me even if I say it. Instead, it will make the "Chief" doubt me again."
Odysseus smiled: "I have improved."
He said: "Another reason is that this is too ostentatious. In the future, Elder Lovia may deal with people who are close to you because of this, which is not conducive to your accumulation of strength in secret."
Derrick said seriously: "I know what to do.
"Thank you, Mr. Hanged Man, and Mr. Hermit, thank you for your help." Odysseus raised his hand, indicating that it was nothing: "I have a new demand for this gathering."
"Little Sun"'s problem was solved, and they instantly returned to the transaction link of the Tarot Club.
Everyone else listened carefully to the needs of the "Hermit", especially Audrey. She still had many questions to ask Mr. "Hermit", but Mr. "Hermit" did not seem to be short of gold pounds.
Only by trading extraordinary materials with him, or some things he needed, could she ask her own questions and get the answers she wanted.
Odysseus said: "I need the 'fruit of the flying pons tree'."
He planned to try to trade in the Tarot Club first. If he could not trade the corresponding materials, he would go to the "Mysterious Queen" to make a deal.
When Audrey heard the extraordinary materials that the "Hermit" needed, she was almost too excited to maintain the state of "audience".
She cleared her throat to hide her excitement, and then raised her hand slightly and said: "How many do you need?"
Odysseus was slightly stunned before saying: "Two."
He was a little surprised: Could it be that "Justice" had the "fruit of the flying pons tree"? Where did she get it? Psychological Alchemy Club?
"That's enough!" Audrey smiled and said, "Mr. Hermit, I have the 'fruit of the fleabane tree.'"
And there are more than two, it seems like there are four or five, placed in her home warehouse.
When she went there to find the main materials for the "audience" before, she browsed the extraordinary materials stored in the warehouse, including the "fruit of the fleabane tree."
Odysseus smiled and said, "What a well-connected lady, do you want to get gold pounds or something else?"
"May I ask you a question!" Then Audrey said a little embarrassedly, "It's not my channel, it's... it's the accumulation of the family, yes, the accumulation of the family."
Alger was slightly stunned, and then asked, "You were born in a family of extraordinary people?"
Then why did you buy the potion formula from him?
"No, this question is very complicated..." Audrey hesitated for a while before saying, "Well, I saw this extraordinary material in the warehouse at home before."
The... warehouse at home...
Klein, the "Fool" behind the gray fog, suddenly felt a mouthful of old blood rushing to his throat, and almost spit it out!
Alger also sighed in his heart: The nobles are really rich.
Fors had already started to imagine: If I had such a warehouse... Haha, daydreaming.
Since it came to this, Audrey raised her own question: "As far as I know, many of the main family members of the nobles don't seem to be Beyonders, but they all store some Beyonder materials. Why is that?"
Klein thought: Why are you asking us? We don't know what the lives of the nobles are like.
Odysseus replied: "I heard that some nobles would store Beyonder characteristics or Beyonder materials to preserve the value of their wealth.
"Whether it is Beyonder characteristics or Beyonder materials, the state is relatively stable. Well, I mean Beyonder characteristics below Sequence 5.
"And their prices are more stable than gold, almost unaffected by currency depreciation, and in many cases there will be a premium, which is a better value-preserving product than gold."
Finally, he said in a joking tone: "This answer is a gift."
Fors sighed in his heart: Xiu and I worked so hard, and we could barely buy the potion formula and complete the promotion, but the nobles used it to preserve value? Alger
also suddenly felt that he seemed to be from a different world from "Justice".
Audrey heard the explanation of the Hermit and nodded slowly: "So that's how it is.
"Mr. Hermit, thank you for your answer."
Then she asked: "Can we start the transaction?"
Odysseus said "Hmm": "Ask."
Audrey was a little entangled. At present, she had two questions she wanted to ask, one was more information about Amon, and the other was about the mystical symbols.
After a little hesitation, she said: "I hope to know more about Amon!"
For Audrey, Amon was another high-sequence Beyonder that she could contact besides Mr. Fool. She had a strong interest in Amon's ability.
"The value of that information is higher than a sequence 7 level main material." Odysseus said: "I can still only trade part of the information with you."
"Okay!" Audrey was not disappointed, but very happy, because it meant that the information to be traded next was very valuable!
Odysseus asked again: "Do you want to listen to it yourself, or do you want everyone to listen to it together?"
Audrey smiled and said: "Everyone listens together.
"Perhaps this information will be helpful to other members."
Alger praised on behalf of other members: "Your character is admirable."