The windows in Klein's living room were replaced yesterday, and the sofa he had thrown out was also repaired, costing a total of £1.80.
When Klein heard Mr. Garr say that the official bonus for extraordinary individuals was as high as 5,000 pounds, he immediately felt that his own expense was nothing.
Odis continued, "Let's discuss how to distribute this prize money."
The experienced Isengard smiled first and said, "Mr. Gar made the greatest contribution in the battle the night before last, so Mr. Gar can decide on the distribution."
Klein and Kaslana immediately nodded in agreement, indicating that they also agreed with Detective Isengard's opinion.
Odis smiled and said, "Then let me first explain my distribution plan. Based on our contributions yesterday, I will receive 2,000 pounds."
"Detective Sherlock will receive 1400 pounds, Detective Isengard will receive 1400 pounds, and Lady Kaslana will receive 200 pounds."
"No, that's too much," Kaslana said. "I… I didn't contribute anything yesterday at all; in fact, I caused you a lot of trouble."
She originally thought that being invited to share the prize money meant she would only get a small token amount, but she never expected to receive 200 pounds!
Odis smiled and said, "There's no need to refuse. Just yesterday, deciding to participate in the operation against the 'Apostles of Desire' was already a great risk."
"And the fact that you were manipulated by the 'Apostle of Desire' in terms of your emotions is not entirely your fault."
"As you said, you didn't really contribute anything, but your share should be included in the bounty."
This is the so-called "participation award." For such a high-risk activity, anyone who participates should receive a substantial reward.
Kaslana, whose eyebrows were rather thick, habitually smoothed her hair: "Well... okay then."
Odis then asked the other two, "What are your thoughts on this allocation plan?"
Yesterday, Klein interrupted the "Apostle of Desire" from exploiting the emotions of others twice, so his contribution was also significant.
As for the great detective Isengard, his early plans led to the "Apostle of Desire" and also contacted the official Extraordinary.
In Odis's view, the two men's contributions were roughly equal.
Klein and Eisinger both said they had no objections, so the four of them divided the prize money according to Odis's distribution plan.
After collecting his prize money, Odis smiled and said, "Gentlemen, we have fought together after all. If we need each other in the future, we can help each other."
Everyone naturally wouldn't miss out on a connection like "Mr. Garr's" and expressed their agreement.
Then, Odysseus rose to take his leave, took a carriage back to the "Wooden Ballroom," and after changing his clothes twice more, returned to 66 Rose Street to continue being the wizard Gandalf.
He spent the whole day waiting for new customers, but no new customers came to his door.
That night, Odis lay half-reclined on his bed, using "meditation" to enter the "wilderness of knowledge," counted his gold pounds one last time, and returned to the real world with satisfaction.
Just as he was about to go to sleep, a short phrase suddenly appeared on the ceiling in front of him: I'm here.
Odis was taken aback, wondering why the "mysterious queen" had suddenly appeared.
He asked, "Is there something you need?"
Bernadette's voice rang out in the air: "I need your help with something."
"You want my help?" Odis thought he had misheard. If a Sequence 3 couldn't solve it, what could a Sequence 7 like him possibly do?
"Yes," Bernadette said firmly. "I'll give you ten minutes to change. Don't wear your long beard anymore; it looks terrible."
The younger version of Odis without a beard is more pleasing to the eye.
"Alright." Odis threw off the covers and changed into a knight's outfit that was easy to move in and had a "defense magic circle".
The "mysterious queen" calling me out so late definitely isn't to invite me to a party; it's best to prepare for a fight.
Ten minutes later, the pumpkin-shaped carriage, pulled by horses made of rats, reappeared before Odis.
Odis sat in the pink-themed carriage, the door closed by itself, and the outside world immediately became bizarre and surreal, as if all the surrounding objects had turned into clusters of rich colors.
Odis then returned to the spirit world. This time, he was more comfortable with the environment. With the protection of Bernadette's carriage, he was able to confidently observe the spirit creatures outside.
Before he could take a closer look, the area around the carriage became bizarre and fantastical again, and Odis found himself on a dock.
The dock was very quiet, with only occasional noises coming from the ships moored in the distance with their lights on.
Bernadette, with her hair tied up, wore beige trousers for easy movement, black leather boots, and a brown knee-length skirt. Odis actually saw a touch of elegance and unruliness in this woman.
After getting off the carriage, Bernadette said, "I'm sorry, it's so late, and I still need your help."
But there was no apologetic look on her face: "While I was tracking an important member of the 'Morse Ascetic Order,' I discovered an ancient ruin and encountered some strange magic circles inside, which I need you to break."
Odis nodded: "No problem."
He thought to himself: This is my specialty.
Bernadette continued, "If we find anything valuable inside, we'll split it all. But if there's danger inside and I play a significant role, I'll get more."
"If there's nothing inside, consider it voluntary work. After all, finding out the purpose of the 'Morse Ascetic Order' will also benefit you."
This is something every experienced extraordinary individual does before embarking on an expedition: determine how the spoils will be divided.
Odis nodded: "Okay."
Even if you can only get some antiques, you can still sell them for a very good price.
After finalizing the general plan for dividing the spoils, the operation officially began.
Bernadette led Odis to the riverbank, and with a wave of her hand, a huge whirlpool immediately appeared in the Tasok River in front of them.
The whirlpool grew larger and larger, soon exposing the silt at the bottom of the riverbed.
In Odis's view, the whirlpool was enormous, but the ships sailing on the river in the distance seemed not to notice it at all.
"Let's go." Bernadette grabbed Odis's sleeve and jumped down.
This action startled Odis, who was prepared to step into the mud, but after falling into the mud, he did not feel any mud at all.
Before Odis could even react, he and Bernadette, like two souls without physical form, entered the riverbed without encountering any obstacles.
The whirlpool on the Tasok River disappeared immediately, and the river surface quickly returned to calm.
Odis saw a bizarre scene: first mud, then soil, then rocks, and finally, his vision opened up to a long underground corridor.
Although it was very dark inside, Odis, with his eyes enhanced by the magic potion, could still roughly see that the corridor was quite wide.
At that moment, a very soft light suddenly emanated from in front of Bernadette, and a small crystal floated in mid-air in front of the two of them, emitting a light that was not dazzling but could illuminate a great distance.
By the light, Odis noticed that although the area was below the Tasok River, there was no sign of water seepage, suggesting that some extraordinary method had been used to waterproof it.
"This way," Bernadette said, leading the way.
Odis quickly followed up: "Do you have any idea what period this ruins are from?"
Looking at Bernadette's figure, neither too thin nor too fat, Odis felt a shameful sense of security.
"The Quaternary Period," Bernadette replied. "The ruins of the Trensost Empire."
She paused and then said, "There are some murals ahead. The style of the paintings belongs to the Quaternary Period. They depict the battle between the army of the 'Night Emperor' and the army of the 'Black Emperor'."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Odis said "Oh": "Won't we be discovered by the 'Morse Ascetic' if we just walk around like this?"
"No," Bernadette replied. "They didn't know this place either. I discovered it by accidentally knocking over a stone tablet while I was tracking members of the 'Morse Ascetic Order'."
"I have restored that stone tablet, and the 'Morse Penitentiary' will not be able to find this place."
For some reason, Odis suddenly sensed something strange: "You... accidentally knocked over a stone tablet?"
Bernadette suddenly stopped and glanced at Odis: "I also feel that something is amiss, after all, it's been a very long time since I've made such a basic mistake."
"But I carefully checked my condition and found nothing wrong. I was just unlucky at that time."
"Unlucky?" Odis chewed on the word, not continuing the conversation, because if Bernadette didn't realize there was something wrong with her condition, she was probably overthinking it, and there really wasn't anything wrong with the matter.
As they talked, the two arrived at the mural Bernadette had mentioned earlier. It was a colorful mural, and even after more than a thousand years, the colors were still very vibrant.
Just as Bernadette had said, Odis indeed saw a well-organized army bearing the insignia of the Tronsust Empire marching forward, with murals in front of them depicting scenes of battle.
The symbol of the Trensost Empire, or more specifically, the symbol of the Trensost family, is a black crown. Therefore, in battle scenes, these symbols can be used to distinguish soldiers belonging to different factions.
Odis saw that the symbol of the main enemy of the Tronsus Empire was a very imposing throne symbol, which was the symbol of the Solomon Empire.
He nodded. Bernadette's judgment was correct; this was indeed a battle between the Terensust Empire and the Solomon Empire.
Continuing to look, Odis also saw soldiers belonging to a third-party force, whose insignia was a hand holding a scepter.
He pointed to the symbol: "This, this is the symbol of the Tudor Empire!"
"Yes," Bernadette said after glancing at it. "Some of the records in ancient books may be true."
"During the Fourth Age, the Terensus Empire and the Tudor Empire secretly formed an alliance and together destroyed the Second Solomon Empire."
Odis said "Oh," and suddenly remembered that "Black Emperor" Solomon was the "old master" of "Blood Emperor" Tudor and "Night Emperor" Trensost.
Or rather, the "Blood Emperor" and the "Night Emperor" gained 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 apart. One of them risked jumping into the non-adjacent path, while the other completely sided with the six gods of that time and gained the opportunity to jump into the adjacent path and become the "Judge".
Bernadette suddenly asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"It's nothing," Odis smiled. "I just didn't expect that this exploration would uncover such a clue to an ancient history."
Bernadette nodded: "These historical truths have indeed been buried in the long river of history for various reasons, and now very few people know these hidden stories."
The two continued forward and soon arrived at two large stone gates, which were engraved with unfamiliar occult symbols.
Among these symbols are some crystals and gemstones that seem to blend seamlessly into the gate.
"It is indeed a complex ancient magic circle." Odis glanced at it and said, "I have never seen these symbols before. They do not belong to the common ancient elven, ancient giant, or ancient dragon scripts."
"Are you confident you can restart the magic circle and open the door in front of us?" Bernadette asked.
This is a rather advanced magic array, which can also be seen as a special lock. More than a thousand years have passed, and it is still working normally.
Bernadette tried many methods, but none of them allowed her to get through the door.
"Yes," Odis smiled. "However, I need a notebook and a pen."
"No problem." Bernadette extended her right hand, which suddenly became ethereal and disappeared. When her hand reappeared, it held a brand new notebook and a fountain pen.
These are the notebook and pen she retrieved from her storage space in the spirit world.
Odis took the notebook and began to take notes and analyze it carefully.
This was not difficult for him. Although the symbols were unfamiliar, advanced symbols were used to express the essence of the world. With knowledge of ancient dragon script and other things as a reference, Odis could easily understand the meaning of these symbols.
Moreover, Odis was also very proficient in magic arrays. By simply calculating the positions of these symbols, he could roughly know the function of these magic arrays.
A dozen minutes later, Odis said with some surprise, "This magic circle actually contains a part that gathers spiritual energy!"
"No wonder it has been able to function normally for over a thousand years; it turns out it has been replenishing its spirituality all along."
Bernadette immediately understood what Odis was surprised about: "It seems you are not alone."
Prior to this, Bernadette also believed that altering the concentration of spirituality, that is, the magic circle that gathers or dilutes spirituality, was the exclusive domain of Odis.
It is surprising that similar magic arrays already existed more than a thousand years ago and were already being used to some extent.