It wasn't that Danesi, the operations chief of MI9, was particularly rude; it was simply that this operation yielded little result!
They had originally planned to encircle the enemy at Hugh's residence, but Odis led them to the park.
With limited manpower, by the time Darnesty reached the park, the "conspirator" had already given the order to retreat.
MI9 had no choice but to fight back, resulting in the deaths of several "low-ranking" members, but only four enemies were captured.
These four enemies were the same four "low-sequence" extraordinary beings who had been rendered incapable of fighting by Odis's electric shock in the lake.
Although both the "conspirator" and the "psychic" were injured, they ultimately failed to capture them.
While organizing his men to pursue the enemy, Danesi heard a report from his subordinates that the "leader" and two others had killed five enemies.
With these five enemies, Danesi could finally complete his mission, which is why he rushed to the "leader" to ask for extraordinary traits.
Odis sneered: "You think your report can convict me?"
Darnesty, still smiling, said, "My report is the truth."
Odis shook his head and looked at the street in the distance, saying, "Look, isn't that the carriage of 'Mechanical Heart'?"
When Danesi and the others looked over, there was no moon tonight, and the streetlights on the surrounding streets were not bright. They could only see that a carriage was slowly approaching, but they couldn't tell whether it was the carriage of "Mechanical Heart".
But Danesi, having weathered many storms, realized that if the "leader" said so, then it must be the carriage of the "Mechanical Heart".
This surprised him somewhat. The reason he dared to threaten the "leader" so much was mainly because the "leader" was just an informant of the "Mechanical Heart".
Although Danesi had heard that the "leader" was even under the protection of Archbishop Horamik Hayden, he was not a formal member after all, so it shouldn't be a problem to snatch a few extraordinary traits from him.
The fact that "Heart of the Machine" is present here is enough to prove that the Church of the God of Steam and Machines values the "leader" far more than the regular members.
Soon, the carriage arrived, and sure enough, there was a "mechanical emblem" on the door.
Hugh and Fors breathed a sigh of relief; when faced with the threat from MI9, they immediately considered compromising.
After all, MI9 has a bad reputation in the Extraordinary Realm of Backlund, and the wild Extraordinary beings captured by them all suffer terrible fates.
At the same time, they were once again impressed by how wide the "leader's" connections were. Xiu had heard more than once before that the "leader" had an official background as an extraordinary person, but today Xiu realized just how deep that background was.
The car door opened, and Max got out with a smile, saying, "Congratulations, Chief Danesi. You must have gained a lot from this battle."
Darnese's smile was somewhat forced: "It's alright, it's alright."
Then he asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Of course, we're here to watch the battle," Max said with a smile. "After all, thanks to MI9's plan, our informants were also able to participate in the war."
"But this is, after all, a case handled by MI9, so we can only observe from a distance and protect our informants."
Max's sarcasm did not make Darnesy's smile disappear; he still politely said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Max was slightly taken aback, not expecting this guy to be so patient, so he simply asked Odis, "You seem to have acquired some extraordinary properties?"
Odis smiled and said, "I was just about to sell it to you."
These two extraordinary properties were of no use to him, so he might as well sell them to the "Mechanical Heart" for gold pounds, thus avoiding the covetousness of Darnese and his ilk.
When Darnesie saw that "Mechanical Heart" wanted to acquire those traits, he sighed and had no choice but to say goodbye to everyone and continue to organize people to hunt down the two escaped "Middle Sequence" Extraordinary.
Odis took out the two extraordinary items he had been allocated, and Max looked at them and said, "1600 pounds!"
A piece with Sequence 7 attributes plus a piece with Sequence 8 attributes typically has a market price of £1800.
However, since Odis had asked "Mechanical Heart" to cover for him tonight, they certainly couldn't help for nothing. The 200 pounds would be considered payment for getting rid of Danesy.
"Okay." Odis understood this perfectly, so he readily agreed.
He thought to himself: I spent 1,000 pounds and earned 1,600 pounds, so I still made a profit.
Moreover, he has only used about one-fifth of the extraordinary weapon he created today.
Odis said to Hugh and Fors, "If you don't have a better way, you can sell these extraordinary properties to Captain Max."
The characteristics seized tonight are all "hot potatoes".
Hugh and Fors had no objections, and their bids were slightly below market price; Hugh received £850 and Fors received £270.
They were already very content; not only had the crisis been resolved, but they had also made so much money.
Hugh, in particular, can not only pay off Fors's debts, but also prepare to purchase the "Interrogator's" potion recipe.
As is customary, the extraordinary property is given to Max first, and he will deliver the money to Odis the next day.
After Max left, Fors pointed to the five corpses and asked, "What should we do with them?"
"We don't need to worry about it," Odis said. "Let's go back and hand this over to MI9."
The three of them leisurely returned to 26 Tutwa Street. Hugh and Fors still felt a little unreal, never expecting the problem to be solved so easily.
Back at her lodgings, seeing the mess inside, Fors sighed, "I have to move again."
Odis smiled and said, "Actually, you are no longer in any danger. After the foreign spy organization failed in this operation, it will not retaliate."
As she spoke, Odis scattered a handful of colored powder, which emitted a faint seven-colored light in the dark room. All the broken glass seemed to come alive, drawn to the colored light and forming a ball.
Without the shards of glass bothering them, the three of them were able to sit down at the restaurant and talk.
Hugh asked, somewhat uneasy, "Are we really safe?"
Odis smiled: "Our battle today is just an operation by this spy organization to attract the attention of MI9."
"Judging from the personnel of MI9, their main force is not here either."
"Well, how should I put it? We're not the main characters in this battle. Apart from that 'arsonist,' no one else is so eager to kill us."
"And the only arsonist who wanted us dead has been taken care of by us, so we don't have to worry about their retaliation anymore."
Fors took a deep breath: "That's good."
As she spoke, she took out the metal crossbow that the "leader" had given her and returned it to the "leader".
Hugh returned the revolver and bullets, as well as the remaining "Ice Bomb," to the "leader."
Odis picked up the metal crossbow and pistol, but pushed the "ice bomb" back to Hugh: "Keep this for self-defense."
This is considered an employee benefit.
"Thank you." Hugh didn't refuse, because this extraordinary weapon was truly useful and could save his life in a critical moment.
Odis said to Hugh, "I suggest you continue being an informant for MI9 and accumulate merits from them to obtain potion recipes."
"As for the main ingredients or special properties of potions, I can help you keep an eye out for them. If you have any clues but are short of money, I can lend them to you first."
He remembered that the masked man was a former subordinate of Hugh's father, and that the masked man would take care of Hugh within the limits of his power.
Hugh said again, "Thank you."
In retrospect, joining the "leader" seems like a good option.
"Promote yourself as soon as possible," Odis said, standing up. "In this world, becoming stronger is the most important thing."
After saying his goodbyes to the two ladies, he quickly left and disappeared into the night.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
After watching the "leader" leave, Fors said, "'The leader' seems very reliable. It makes me want to pledge my allegiance to him."
Hugh smiled and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Perhaps the 'leader's' household is short of a maid?"
The two chatted and laughed as they tidied up briefly and returned to their respective rooms to rest.
Although the windows and doors were broken and the room was cold, if they stayed at the hotel, it would be targeted by more than one group of thieves, and when they returned tomorrow, all the valuables in the room would be gone.
Hugh returned to his room and felt a little embarrassed when he remembered that the "leader" had just rested on his bed not long ago.
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Odis hurried away and, after arriving at a wider street, took a horse-drawn carriage back to 199 Hairun Avenue.
Then leave through the basement here, and two blocks away at 77 Hilton Avenue, you will become Odysseus, the owner of a herbal shop.
By this time there were hardly any pedestrians on the road, and Odis walked quite a distance before finally finding a taxi.
Odis returned to 77 Hailin Avenue by carriage, intending to rest there for the night.
When she got home, it was already past 1 a.m. Odis had just finished washing up and lay down on the bed, intending to rest as soon as possible, when she suddenly saw a phrase appear on the ceiling: I'm here.
Odis yawned and sat up somewhat helplessly: "Is there something important that's happening so late?"
Nothing important, I'm going to sleep!
"I witnessed the ambush by the Royal Family of Loen in the western suburbs of Backlund," Bernadette said. "I also learned a great deal of important information."
She briefly described what Georgina had said to Chikov, and concluded by saying, "Just as I predicted, you were also involved in this matter, but the battlefield you experienced was not the main battlefield."
"Another of my prophecies has come true: the royal family is brewing a huge conspiracy."
"The Fussac Empire hoped to sabotage the other side's plans, but instead, the Ruen royal family used their actions against them. In this battle of wits and intelligence, the Fussac Empire was completely at a disadvantage."
When Odis heard the two demigods describe the "important building," he knew they must be referring to the mausoleum of George III.
He then recalled: No wonder the Fussac Empire did not send anyone to sabotage George III when he was promoted to "Black Emperor". It turned out that the Ruen royal family had used some traps in advance to give the Fussac Empire false information, and in the end, the people they sent must have come up empty-handed.
In Odis's view, other countries, through some intelligence clues and the analysis of high-sequence extraordinary individuals, have probably also learned about the plans of the Rune royal family in the last two years.
Even if other countries didn't care about this matter, the Fussac Empire would certainly be very concerned about George III's actions and take some sabotage actions.
After all, the two countries have always been in a state of hostility, and their colonial armies in the southern continent often clashed, and their warships occasionally confronted each other at sea.
But at this time, the information about George III becoming a god could not be told to Bernadette. After thinking for a moment, Odis said, "The Fussacs are looking for a special building. What special function could it be?"
Bernadette seemed to ponder for a moment before saying, "It is said that some special buildings have a certain symbolic meaning, such as making one's army more powerful or strengthening the people's loyalty to the king."
Before Odis could join the discussion, she continued, "But what the Fusak people are looking for, and what the Loen royal family is trying to conceal, is definitely not this kind of architecture, but rather..."
"It is something that can influence the current situation between Rune and Fussac, and even the entire world situation."
Odis thought to himself: You guessed in the right direction.
He thought for a moment and then said, "I suggest we stop investigating. Whatever Rune wants to do, we've discovered the danger, so we should just escape Rune as soon as possible."
"But if we continue the investigation, the risks are too great. I've heard that the Ruen royal family also has angels."
Bernadette paused again before saying, "You can leave, but I'll stay and observe further."
She foresaw a high-level catastrophe that would occur in Backlund, and that she would only have a chance to be promoted if she could stop it.
When Odis heard Bernadette say this, fearing that her investigation might go too far and be dangerous, he said, "Then can we try a different approach?"
"Since there are no clues about that 'special building,' we can analyze the actions of the Fusak people to see if we can find any relevant clues."
"I just heard you say that one of the clues is that the Fussacs once issued a mission in Backlund to find missing vagrants."
"Coincidentally, several members of the Mysticism Research Society had received this commission, and one of them investigated the human trafficker Kapin."
"Later, it was discovered from Cappin that there were extraordinary individuals sent by MI9, so it was very likely that the royal family needed those vagrants."
Bernadette immediately exclaimed, "That's a great idea!"
Then she asked, "What do the royal family need so many homeless people for? Do they need a large number of lives for some kind of sacrifice?"
Odis, of course, could not answer the question. He said, "I think we can start with the missing vagrants; perhaps we can find some useful information."
The royal family was very careful about this, and it was estimated that by the time Bernadette uncovered some clues, the war would be about to begin, and her investigation would be interrupted.
This would effectively prevent the discovery of George III's intentions before the time was right.