Odis felt as if he had come back to life, and the fear that had been building up inside him made him want to scream to release it.
Or turn around and cry in Bernadette's arms.
Fortunately, he was in a good state of mind, which allowed him to quickly stabilize his emotions and prevent them from affecting his overall condition and causing any signs of losing control.
"I…I'll go by myself," Odis said.
Bernadette said nothing and put Odice down.
Everything went smoothly after that. Odis quickly reached the stone wall, then looked around and found a passage that could accommodate one or two people.
After walking for a while, they gradually felt the cool breeze.
This made the two of them immediately speed up, and soon they regained their spirituality and inspiration. The spiritual reminder made them realize that they could open their eyes.
Bernadette then ended the spell, and the two of them opened their eyes again, regaining their sight.
Before them stretched snow-capped mountains, the cold wind howling and swirling snowflakes into the air.
It was already night, and the dazzling starry sky hung above the snow-capped mountains, a rare and beautiful sight.
They were all extraordinary beings, and even though Odis was only a Sequence 7, he was basically not afraid of ordinary cold.
For a moment, the two of them were unwilling to look away from the beautiful scenery before them. After a while, they turned around to examine the way they had come. Behind them was a small crack in the rocks, which was impossible to pass through even if they turned sideways.
Clearly, this is a symbol, simply symbolizing the passage between that space and the outside world.
Looking at the cracks in the rocks and then at the snow-capped mountains, both of them had the illusion that they had been reborn.
Bernadette looked at the sky to determine their current location. Although it was daytime, she could still see the constellations in the sky and use them to determine her approximate position.
"We are to the east of Ruen," she deduced. "Most likely, we are in the Amanda Mountains."
The sanctuary of the Church of the Goddess of Night is located in this mountain range.
This is not surprising, after all, this place was the divine kingdom of the "Goddess of Night" during the Fourth Age.
Bernadette raised her hand, and a phantom box appeared, encompassing the two of them.
*Snap*
After the box closed, it flew into the sky at an extremely high speed.
Odis felt that only a few seconds had passed before she heard the sound of waves outside.
At this moment, the lid of the box opened, and Odis saw that they had arrived at the seaside.
With the help of the winter winds, the waves crashed fiercely against the rocky beach, making Odis feel as if the waves were just a hair's breadth away from hitting him.
Bernadette said, "Let's divide the spoils."
"Wait a moment," Odis said. "I need to use the restroom."
He had been holding it in for a long time, and when he was so scared that he almost peed himself.
Bernadette didn't say anything, she just nodded.
Odis hid behind a strange rock and was about to loosen his belt when he heard Bernadette shout, "Come out quickly!"
Odis was startled and quickly came out. Outside the strange rock, the waves were still surging and the sea wind was strong, so there was no danger.
Bernadette said with a puzzled look, "Go on."
Odis paused for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, go behind the strange rock again."
Odis went behind the strange rock again, and soon heard Bernadette say, "Come out."
This made Odis realize that something must have happened, so he tried to hold it in and move away from the strange rock as much as possible.
Bernadette instructed, "Go behind that rock."
Odis obediently went behind another rock, and sure enough, he soon heard Bernadette say, "Come out!"
Odis emerged from behind the rock: "What's wrong? Otherwise, I'm going to pee in front of you!"
"My spiritual sense can't even perceive your presence." Bernadette said, still somewhat puzzled. "To be precise, as long as you leave my sight, I can't sense your presence!"
Odis immediately used her spiritual sense to assess her own condition: "I don't feel anything unusual."
Bernadette's eyes suddenly shone with an ethereal light, and she nodded, saying, "There's really no danger. You can continue."
By this time, Odis's lower abdomen was throbbing painfully, and he couldn't care less about anything else. He went back behind the strange rock, loosening his belt as he pondered the matter: "Bernadette can't sense my presence, I wonder if the God of Steam and Machinery can..."
Suddenly, Odis realized: Could this be the help from the 'Goddess of Night'? Because I helped her reseal the 'Emperor of the Underworld,' she's helping me hide my tracks?
Moreover, this concealment is something that not only demigods like Bernadette cannot sense, but the 'God of Steam and Machinery' and the 'Hidden Sage' also certainly cannot sense my current location!
Immediately afterward, Odis recalled many clues from before: when the "Night Watchers" and the "Mechanical Heart" set up traps in the dock area, I first saw the "Night Emblem" and felt as if I was being scrutinized.
Looking back now, it must have been the "Goddess of the Night" who noticed me.
Later, Bernadette made a silly mistake and found the secret chamber of Trensault, asking me to decipher the magic circle on it.
That must have been the work of the goddess herself; Bernadette made a silly mistake because she was "unlucky."
The reason we joined forces to open that secret chamber and reseal the narrow-necked glass bottle inside was to allow us to discover the magic array that could be used to seal gods during the Quaternary Period.
After that, I encountered three more high-level events, which were also due to the influence of the goddess, and I became "unlucky".
Meanwhile, the members of the "Morse Ascetic Order" and the descendants of that demon family also became very unlucky. So, although it felt very dangerous, I wasn't in much danger because they were also in a bad situation. On the contrary, I even gained some benefits.
As for the event that prevented the "Unending Whispers" from descending, it was more like a rehearsal or a test by the goddess, so that she could enter the snow-capped mountains and wilderness today and finally seal the "Emperor of the Underworld".
Odis concluded by remarking that this was quite similar to the style of that "fellow countryman," who planned carefully before acting, and that everything related to Him seemed to have a meticulous plan behind it.
Then he realized that before His plan was completed, I would unconsciously keep it a secret for Him. I only noticed something was wrong, but never associated it with Him. Only during the "Tarot Meeting" when I was protected by the "Source Castle" did I think about it a little more. Otherwise, I never thought about the "Goddess of the Night".
Odis speculated that this was also one of the manifestations of "hidden" authority. Before the "Goddess of Night" gave her permission, Her plan was part of the secret, which would cause people's subconscious to automatically skip associating with Her.
Thinking about all this, Odis suddenly realized something: How come I didn't think of this before? Only gods can fight gods! My previous thinking was a bit narrow-minded. How could a Sequence 7 possibly fight against a god?
In this way, Odis had a new goal for the future, and his previous plans became meaningless.
He had already finished urinating, so he pulled up his pants, re-fastened his belt, and went out from behind the strange rock.
Bernadette frowned slightly: "Why did it take so long?"
Odis laughed heartily, "It's because I've been holding it in for too long."
Then he said, "Let's begin."
Bernadette took out the spoils of war, and Odis said first: "I suggest that this extraordinary property of the 'Night Watcher' be returned to the Church of the Goddess of Night, along with Slant's ashes."
"Yes, I can return it. I will express your goodwill towards the Church of the Goddess of Night."
The extraordinary characteristic of this "Night Watcher" is that it is the characteristic of Slant, who has been guarding outside the original magic circle for more than two hundred years.
Bernadette had no objection: "Okay."
Although this is an extraordinary characteristic at the demigod level, she does not have subordinates through the "Sleepless" pathway, and it is not a sealed object, so she cannot use it. It would be better to return it to the Church of the Goddess of Night.
In this way, the Church of the Goddess of Night will owe her a favor, which may come in handy in the future.
Then Odis said, "You choose first."
Bernadette didn't stand on ceremony and took the pocket watch, which resembled the seal of Sequence 4 "The Fallen Earl": "The rest are yours."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
There is also a ring with the ability to "travel", and an extraordinary "judge" attribute.
Odis took the ring and put away its extraordinary properties: "It saved me more than ten thousand pounds."
He currently has over 13,000 pounds in savings. He saved that much money to buy a sealed artifact with the ability to "travel". Now that he has the sealed artifact, that money has become savings that he can actually control.
Bernadette then temporarily sealed away the extraordinary "Night Watch" qualities, and as she handed it to Odis, asked, "What are your plans now?"
Odis smiled and said, "I want to develop my career at sea."
Now he is no longer worried about being found by the "Mechanical Heart" and brought back to Backlund, nor does he need to worry about the "Morse Penitentiary" causing trouble.
Bernadette nodded: "You can come with me to the Emerald Palace on Lacha Island first, to lay low for a while."
She said, "I also need to go back and lay low for a while before returning to Backlund."
Odis immediately agreed: "Okay."
He paused and then said, "According to our previous agreement, I also need to build a ship for you."
Now that we have the ability to "travel," we can build a ship and explore the raging sea at the same time.
Bernadette raised her hand, and a pumpkin-shaped carriage pulled by a rat-headed horse appeared before the two of them.
They boarded the carriage and entered the spirit world.
...
For the people of Backlund, December 28th was not a particularly noteworthy day, as there was no "Backlund smog event" whatsoever.
The only memory people in the East District have of that day is that it was very windy.
Liv, a single mother who works in laundry, has a lot to say about this. She spent the whole afternoon searching for a shirt, but still couldn't find it, so she had to reluctantly compensate her employer.
For Kenner, who lived at 51 Henry Street in the West End, the incident didn't affect him at all. It wasn't until he read the newspaper the following day, the 29th, that he learned that the East End had been hit by a strong wind the day before, which almost led to a disaster.
The 29th, the day agreed upon with Mr. Odis, arrived. Kaina paid special attention to the mailbox today, but no mail was delivered.
But when Kena opened the mailbox at noon, he was surprised to find a letter inside.
He quickly took it into the house to read. It was a letter from Mr. Odis, who told Kainer that when he read the letter, Odis had already had to leave Backlund for some reason.
At the same time, Odis gave the shop to Kaina to run, and also let him manage the spiritual herb and spiritual animal breeding farm in the suburbs, and also explained in detail how to maintain those magic circles.
From then on, 80% of the herbalist's income would go to Kaina, while the remaining 20% would still belong to Odis, who had invested in the business. Odis could open an account in Backlund to save up that 20% of the money.
Finally, Odis also told Kaina that he had written to Max, asking Max to train Kaina to become an informant for the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, thereby enjoying certain protection.
Kaina took a deep breath, never expecting that her life would change so drastically just before the New Year!
Fortunately, this change is for the better.
...
At this time, Ms. Mandy of the Nanmu Ballroom also received Mr. Gard's letter. After reading the contents of the letter, she immediately took a carriage to the Queens, to the mansion of the Earl of Brandon, and met the shrewd Earl under the guise of "Gandalf the Wizard" to deliver Mr. Gard's letter.
Dressed in a rather casual silk outfit, the still-young Earl Brandon exclaimed after reading the letter, "I never imagined that Mr. Gandalf was actually Mr. Gard."
Then he waved the letter in his hand and asked Ms. Mandy, "Do you know what's in the letter?"
Ms. Mandy rose from her seat and replied, "Mr. Garr mentioned in his letter that the 'Nanmu Ballroom' will henceforth be under your protection."
"I once owed Mr. Gandalf a favor," said Earl Brandon. "Although taking over the 'Nanwood Ballroom' will have some impact on my reputation, I am happy to repay that favor."
"In addition, the letter said that Mr. Gandalf, who is also known as Mr. Garr, gave me all his shares. I will leave him 5%, after all, it is his hard work."
...
December 31st, New Year's Eve.
In a cramped apartment in the East End, old Kohler coughed as he cut two slices of ham and sandwiched them between the bread in his hand.
Although "Lady Despair" did not cause the "Great Smog of Backlund," the "extraordinary virus" she created still caused many people to catch severe colds.
Old Kohler is still coughing to this day, but looking at the bread and ham in his hand, his eyes seem to light up. Just as he is about to take a bite, he suddenly realizes something and looks out the window.
He saw a young man, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, wearing a wizard's pointed hat and robes, and holding a wooden staff, looking at him.
Old Kohler smacked his lips and was about to turn his back to the young man to continue eating, but in the end he sighed, opened the window and handed the bread in his hand to the young man: "Eat up, this is a 'New Year's gift'!"
The young man didn't say thank you. He took the bread, took a bite, and suddenly burst into laughter. He laughed so hard that he even clutched his stomach and squatted down to laugh.
Then he shouted "Happy New Year!", held up a half-eaten piece of bread, sang a song that Old Kohler couldn't understand, and left happily.
Old Kohler shook his head: "How long has it been since he's had meat?"
Then he picked up the pot lid. The stewed ham and potatoes were ready. Old Kohler couldn't wait to scoop a piece of cooked ham into his mouth, chew it, and his mouth was full of meaty aroma.