Bernadette accepted the extraordinary properties that resembled a cluster of stars, and said in her usual calm tone, "I never expected that the target of the 'Morse Ascetic Order' would be you."
"I didn't expect that either," Odis said honestly.
Fortunately, this was in Backlund, and the "Morse Penitentiary" dared not gather too much power here. If the other side had sent another demigod, Bernadette, who arrived a step too late, might not have been able to save Odis.
Bernadette thought for a moment and asked, "What are your plans?"
"Stay in Backlund and seek the protection of the official extraordinary beings here." After learning that she had been noticed by the "Hidden Sage," Odis realized that leaving Backlund now was not a good idea.
"You can go to Lacha Island," Bernadette said. "I can also provide you with sufficient protection."
She used the characteristics of the Misty Sea to hide Lasha Island very well, and the "Morse Ascetic Order" never found it.
Aria was taken aback; this was the first time she had ever heard the "mysterious queen" invite someone to Lasha Island.
Odis took a deep breath and said, "Please let me think about it."
Staying in Backlund would make it difficult to advance further, since once he advances to the God of Steam and Machinery, the monitoring of him will become even stricter as he continues to advance.
Moreover, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery might directly prevent him from ascending to demigod status.
If one is not at the level of a demigod and leaves Backlund, and is spotted by the "Hidden Sage," it will be difficult to escape the "Morse Ascetic Order's" pursuit.
Bernadette nodded: "Okay."
She said, "For the next while, I will send an 'invisible servant' to keep an eye on the herbal shop and your house. If there is another attack, you can shout for help."
"Thank you." After expressing her gratitude, Odis asked, "Have the 'Mechanical Heart' surveillance personnel noticed anything unusual here?"
"No," Bernadette said. "I just checked, the person monitoring you today has changed from Sequence 7 to Sequence 8."
"He's under Alvis's 'psychedelic spell' and currently thinks everything is normal here."
"This kind of 'psychedelic' is very difficult to detect and difficult to notice afterward."
Odis pondered for a moment: "Could you please let them see that my yard is on fire?"
Bernadette didn't ask why: "No problem."
After she finished speaking, her figure became ethereal, and the barriers between the spirit world and the real world disappeared.
At the same time, the skeleton on the street also disappeared.
The sounds of carriage bells and pedestrian conversations gradually returned from afar, and the street outside became a normal street again.
...
The dock area, a trap set by the official extraordinary individuals.
With Archbishops Anthony Stevenson and Holamick Hayden gaining the upper hand, the Rose School's campaign had failed.
The demigods of the "Rose School" were also puzzled. The information they received clearly indicated that the "Night Watchers" had not taken the matter seriously enough, and had only used the power of the "Red Gloves" and the "Night Watchers" to set up an ambush.
Why is "Mechanical Heart" involved in the war?
Strange as it may be, since the war has already begun, we still need to try harder.
The two demigods of the "Rose School" suddenly disregarded the attacks of the two archbishops and rushed toward the stone together.
Their actions immediately left them severely injured, but they also took the opportunity to get close to the stone. Just as they were about to seize the stone, the "Symbolic Symbol of Night" on the top of the warehouse emitted a terrifying power!
This force plunged the area within a radius of several kilometers into a terrifying silence, and the stone vanished before the eyes of the two demigods of the "Rose School".
The two demigods almost turned and ran, but the "puppet" was a step too slow. His entire left arm, left shoulder, and part of his left chest also entered a "hidden" state along with the stone.
The wound was very smooth, and his lungs could be clearly seen moving.
The core of this trap lies in the divine power invoked through the "Symbolic Symbol of Night".
Of course, this wasn't the "Goddess of Night" directly bestowing her power; it was more like a powerful ritual magic, falling under the category of the "Goddess of Night's" "automatic recovery."
If it really was the "Goddess of Night" who bestowed her power, these two demigods of the "Rose School" would likely have "disappeared" on the spot.
The "Silent Disciple" and the "Puppet" made no further effort and immediately fled for their lives.
During the escape, the "Silent Disciple" threw out an ugly puppet, which instantly transformed into a normal human form the moment it left his hand and began to attack Anthony and Horamik.
Ultimately, the two archbishops failed to retain the demigod of the "Rose School," but they did manage to capture the puppet, a Level 1 sealed artifact equivalent to Sequence 4.
When the battle ended, the stone in the center of the warehouse reappeared, as if it had never left.
...
51 Henry Street, Gard Herbal Shop.
After the "mysterious queen" left, Odis said to Aria, "Let's finish the deal quickly. The reinforcements my man found should arrive in about 10 or 20 minutes."
As he spoke, he led Arya to the backyard, through the ravaged yard, into the lounge, and handed her a box containing ten "Flaming Arrows".
After a quick inspection, Aria paid Odis the money, which he counted and found to be exactly 2,000 pounds!
After the transaction was completed, Odis, seeing that there was still some time, asked Aria, who was putting the box into a cloth bag, "Do you have any way to lessen the process of being 'indoctrinated' with knowledge?"
"Maintain your own condition." Arya replied, "Once you reach the Sequence 7 level, you can understand some of that knowledge. As long as you are in good condition, there is no need to resist so much."
Occasionally, you can even gain some useful knowledge.
"But it's different at Sequence 5," Aria sighed. "Both the frequency and intensity will increase."
Therefore, although she already had enough merits, she hesitated to advance to Sequence 5.
Odis continued along this line of questioning: "How did you cope with the effects of the 'Hidden Sage's' words right after your promotion?"
"Is it hard to get through?" Aria paused for a moment before saying, "It's just a few words of rambling. As long as your condition isn't too bad, it shouldn't have much of an impact."
"A few words of delirium?"
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
"Yes," Arya countered, "Besides those babblings, what else did you hear?"
Odiston paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "Perhaps I wasn't in a good state when I was promoted, so those delirious words seemed to affect my state."
He realized that he might be receiving special treatment from the "Hidden Sage," and that only he could hear that long conversation.
Arya didn't continue the conversation. After saying goodbye to Odis, she left in a hurry.
Odis returned to the shop in front, reflecting on her experiences that day while waiting for the "Mechanical Heart" person.
About ten minutes later, the support from "Mechanical Heart" finally arrived.
Just as Odis had guessed, only one Sequence 8 and one Sequence 9 came to provide support; the main force of "Mechanical Heart" had gone to the dock area.
Odis had already prepared a lie. He told the members of "Mechanical Heart" that Bernie had suddenly come to the pharmacy again today. Odis hoped that "Mechanical Heart" could track the guy, so while they were stalling him at the pharmacy, he sent his assistant Kaina to ask for help.
Unexpectedly, Bernie, who possessed strange powers, suddenly launched an attack. Odis had no choice but to use the magic circle in the backyard to burn Bernie to death, and his body remained in the backyard.
After examining the remains, the members of "Mechanical Heart" asked some detailed questions, which Odis answered one by one. Soon, they left with the remains.
Max has been in charge of this case. They came here today mainly to make sure Odis is not in danger, take a statement, and collect the remains. They plan to hand over the statement and remains to Max after the joint operation over there is over.
Watching the members of "Mechanical Heart" leave, Odis rubbed his forehead. Today, all of this was finally over for the time being.
The "Mechanical Heart" shouldn't detect the anomaly here; we can't let them know yet that a demigod-level battle took place here today.
One side is Odis's enemy, which is fine if they know about it, but it's hard to explain who the other side is.
Fortunately, the demigods along this route have various ways to conceal their whereabouts, and today the attention of the official extraordinary beings is all over the dock area, so no one should notice the brief battle that took place here.
After his friend Kena returned, Odis went out and found a renovation company to clean up the burned things in the yard and then repaint it.
The labor and materials will cost a total of £8, and it will take about two days to finish.
Odis planned to continue growing herbs in the yard. Repurchasing the huge flowerpots would cost about 20 pounds. As for the herb seeds, they were in the warehouse, so there was no need to calculate the cost.
In this battle, Odis lost a total of 28 pounds, but gained a magical item.
After finishing everything outside, Odis went to the lounge and took out the exquisite little mirror to look at herself.
His spiritual senses indicated that this was a magical item that corresponded to Sequence 7.
The negative effects should be minimal, because his spirit did not sense any strong danger.
However, its use is relatively limited; it's mainly for keeping the target tied down for a period of time.
In some situations, this ability can be quite useful, such as when launching a surprise attack. You can tie up your opponent without warning and then rush in to kill them with a single blow.
However, this is on the premise that the target level is sequence 7 or below.
Generally, by the time you reach Series 6, there should be many ways to counter the attack of this magical item.
After putting away the sealed artifact, Odis lay back in the armchair, considering his situation and how to solve the current problem.
He quickly found inspiration in the giants' magic array.
Back then, the main enemy of the giants was the dragon race. Of course, there was no need to rely on magic arrays in the battle between gods, but ordinary giants had to face two problems. The first was the enemy's psychological invisibility, and the second was how to avoid being noticed by the "imaginary dragon".