Odis didn't mince words with the Navy: "The first officer of 'Dawnbreaker Sword,' Bazel and the second officer, Rupert, will both have the rank of lieutenant colonel, while Bivis will have the rank of major."
"The combat captain and the boatswain have the rank of captain, while the other crew members have the rank of lieutenant, and their salaries are paid according to their rank."
Tim wrote it down: "I can give you an answer right now, no problem."
Odis added, "Help me repair the large cruiser I just captured."
"From now on, I will call myself 'Pirate General,' and I ask the Navy not to interfere."
"I'll coordinate," Tim said. "We can sail the ship to Chacker Island, where there's a large shipyard. I'll send professionals there."
He paused and then said, "As for the 'Pirate General' matter, the Navy will certainly not interfere, but you will definitely be put on a bounty."
Odis smiled and said, "The bounty is not a problem; on the contrary, many bounty hunters will come knocking on our door."
Tim paused for a moment before saying, "Wait a moment, I'll go and report your request."
Three or four minutes later, Tim returned and smiled, saying, "It's clear that the General admires you. He agreed to all your conditions and even allowed us to attend the banquet that is about to begin."
"Also, there's this."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of dark black crystal: "His Excellency the General said that if you infuse this with spiritual energy, he will be able to sense your location."
"However, the scope is limited to the Roside Islands and the western part of the Sunia Sea."
Odis took the black crystal and immediately understood: because these two seas were under the rule of Rune.
Then he smiled and said, "If I leave like this, wouldn't it seem like I'm showing a lot of disrespect to the general?"
"Yes!" Tim said nervously, "The guests at the banquet are all important figures from the Rothschild Islands; many people would do anything to get an invitation..."
"Don't worry, I'm not an ungrateful person," Odis laughed. "I just think it's a bit boring for a pirate to attend a party like this."
Tim breathed a sigh of relief: "Then just think of it as going to enjoy a good meal."
"Okay." So the two of them went to the banquet hall together. A huge crystal chandelier hung from the top, illuminating the entire venue as if it were daytime.
The banquet had already begun, and the guests, holding wine glasses, were already socializing and chatting in small groups.
The main character of the banquet was Emilius, dressed in military uniform, surrounded by a group of people chatting and laughing.
Odis looked directly at the food on the long table, which was indeed quite plentiful, including roasted chicken, pan-fried foie gras, stewed lamb, roast goose from Backlund, and lobster from Olavi.
Not only is the quantity large, but the appearance is also quite exquisite.
So Odis took a plate, used food tongs to take a few of her favorite foods, and went to a corner to enjoy them.
It tastes good, even better than the food in those fancy hotels.
As he ate, he observed the guests at the banquet, hoping to identify Klein among them.
...
Klein transformed into someone else, dressed in a black tailcoat and bow tie, and followed Emilius's subordinate, Bilt, into the banquet hall.
He had just accepted the task of being Admiral Emilius's double, and according to the plan, he was to stand in for the admiral at tonight's banquet.
As usual, he first looked around, and suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the corner: Wasn't that Mr. Gal? Wasn't he supposed to be a pirate? What's he doing here? And why is he suddenly wearing glasses?
Odis's spiritual awareness noticed Klein's gaze and looked in their direction. Klein quickly and naturally turned his head away, but he was still pondering Mr. Gar's purpose and what identity he was using to attend the party.
Klein then noticed the table full of food. Just as he was about to reach for a plate, Bilt whispered, "Pay attention to the general's behavior."
Klein had no choice but to abandon his plan to take the plate and instead observe the Stand target.
Afterwards, Klein and Bilt received a coded message from Admiral Emilius, went to the backyard, signed a contract, and obtained the "Ninth Law".
When he returned to the banquet hall, Klein had transformed into Emilius. He thought to himself: Surely no one will stop "General" from enjoying the food this time?
As a result, when "His Excellency the General" went to get his plate, several more people gathered around him and continued their previous conversation.
Klein sighed, glanced at Mr. Gar in the corner, who was putting a piece of succulent lamb into his mouth with a fork and chewing it slowly.
The more I look at it, the angrier I get!
The banquet finally ended. Klein, who hadn't eaten much, got into the carriage, and Lu Er'an quickly handed him several documents.
Klein glanced at it and felt that he had been too conservative when he submitted his expense report. A roll of toilet paper from the Navy cost a pound!
I returned to my lodgings by carriage, but because I had signed an agreement with Admiral Emilius, I would have to sleep in his office tonight.
Bored and looking to kill time, Klein started looking at the documents on his desk. He initially thought they were all boring papers, but one document in particular caught his attention.
Those were files on the "Dawn Sword" pirate crew, but they were all clippings and information provided by the intelligence department.
Thinking of Captain Gar, who had appeared at the banquet, Klein realized that there might be some secret deal between Emilius and Captain Gar, but since some key documents were not on his desk, he had no way of knowing.
He then remarked: "Mr. Garr was able to quickly establish such a high-level network of relationships even after arriving at sea."
...
Before this, Odis noticed that Admiral Emilius had left the banquet hall, and he knew very well that the "Admiral" who returned was now Klein.
He glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and couldn't see anything wrong with it, which made Odis marvel at the "Faceless Man's" advantage in impersonating others.
Odis made no move to greet Klein. He ate and drank his fill in the banquet hall, and as the banquet drew to a close, he said goodbye to Tim and left early.
Odis did not return to the Argo, but went to Bayam because an "intelligence exchange meeting" was scheduled for the next day.
Since acquiring the two "intelligent puppets" in the "Knowledge Wilderness," Odis has had a relatively relaxed schedule. He only needs to inspect their work and personally create some advanced scrolls, and he also has plenty of time to rest at night.
The next day, the "intelligence exchange meeting" was held as usual. Odis was analyzing and judging the intelligence reports when suddenly, one report that asked him to make a judgment caught his attention.
The intelligence report stated that a "resurrection" incident had recently occurred on the island of Olavi. The victim was a local resident who had been laid to rest by his family the following day.
However, when the deceased's family members woke up the next day, they suddenly discovered that the body was gone.
Then they heard some shocking news: someone saw the deceased walking quickly away from the street and disappearing to an unknown location.
Upon seeing this, Odis thought to himself: This should be an ability of the "Prisoner" pathway or the "Death" pathway. The former's Sequence 6 "Undead" has the ability to manipulate corpses, while the latter's core ability is to manipulate corpses, spirits, and so on.
He continued reading and learned that the bodies of the deceased were later found, not because they were being searched for, but because a tragedy had occurred in Port Olavi where more than a dozen people had been brutally murdered.
The "resurrected" dead person was involved in kidnapping the dozen or so living people, and also seemed to have participated in the torture of those living people.
The source of this information had heard about the "resurrection" and happened to witness the murder scene. After doing some investigation, he learned of this astonishing news.
The newspapers, however, claimed that the tragedy was perpetrated by pirates.
Odis was the first to announce: "This intelligence is true."
These practices are very much in line with the characteristics of the "Rose School" of indulgence.
He also noted that the incident occurred on the day of the previous full moon, suggesting that the "living dead" of the "Rose School" had taken a spree.
At the level of "the undead," they are cursed to crave the warm blood and fresh flesh of humans during the full moon.
Odis then began to wonder if he could use this information to find the Rose School's stronghold in Oravi.
Odis's previous help to Rupert had already made him an enemy of the "Rose School." At that time, he came up with a strategy to launch an attack on the "Rose School" in order to avoid retaliation.
Odis was quite busy recently and didn't have time to deal with this matter, while the "Rose School" was also busy. At this moment, they seemed to be protecting the "Orange Light" Hilaryon, who had transformed into a great scientist.
But after this is over, they might have to take revenge on Odis.
Before that, Odis intended to strike at the "Rose School" again to distract them.
After the intelligence exchange concluded, Odis sold eight items of extraordinary characteristics at Sequence 9. After the meeting, he asked Allen to try to verify the authenticity of several pieces of intelligence he had just examined.
Odis originally intended to train Bazel, but since Bazel might have other missions in the future, Odis decided to train the boy Allen who came to join him instead.
Based on previous observations, Odis noticed that Allen had a good talent for intelligence, but he still needed to do a lot of practice and learn extraordinary knowledge.
First, Odis gave him some knowledge that did not involve anything extraordinary. After he made a judgment, Odis gave him some guidance and talked about the methods of distinguishing the authenticity of information.
Around noon, Odis went to Olavi for lunch and, following the information he had previously received about the "Rose School," went to the scene of the crime.
It was a clothing store. It is said that the store's employee was perfectly normal when he left at night, but when he opened the store the next day, the scene inside made him faint.
The clothing store was sealed off at the moment, and pedestrians avoided it from a distance.
Odis did not linger there. He went to a corner and used the "spirit-exorcising scroll," which emitted a pale white, faint light, to command a nature spirit to enter the clothing store.
Through the vision of that nature spirit, Odis saw that the corpse inside had long been taken away, but the traces of blood were still there. Many bloodstains were sprayed on the clothes on the clothes rack, making them more hideous stains and spots.
In the dimly lit room, the clothes seemed like ghosts standing there, watching Odysse.
After a quick look around, finding no clues left, Odis prepared to end his control over the nature spirit. Just then, Odis suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes, and in an instant, he realized that the nature spirit had been killed.
This surprised Odis: An official extraordinary being?
He immediately used an "invisibility scroll" to conceal his whereabouts.
Only then did he realize that it shouldn't be an official Beyonder lying in wait. The official Beyonders should have guessed that it was the work of a "living corpse," so the number of official Beyonders investigating this case wouldn't exceed Sequence 6.
The person lurking here is most likely a Sequence 7, and Odis must have noticed them when she passed by.
Moreover, the method used by the official extraordinary individuals is most likely to be to find the person behind the scenes by finding the natural spirit, rather than directly killing the natural spirit.
Just then, Odis, who was hiding in the shadows, felt the air around him suddenly turn icy cold. Then, a somewhat illusory shadow floated out of the void in front of him. It was a middle-aged man with an unusually pale face, dressed in a formal suit, and with a hint of barely suppressed madness in his eyes.
Odis thought to herself: If you don't have Miss Sharon's looks, don't try to appear like that by suddenly floating out like that; it's kind of scary.
At this moment, he realized that there was a "vengeful spirit" lurking in the clothing store!
Because of the fact that "vengeful spirits" have a relatively strong ability to hide, if they hide in a mirror or remain motionless in the spirit world, only those at Sequence 3 or higher may be able to detect them.
The "vengeful spirit" was somewhat bewildered upon its appearance. It was clear that it intended to engage in battle immediately upon its arrival, but because Odis was the "favored one of the night," it could not find Odis's location.
Then, the "vengeful spirit" jumped into a glass window and appeared more than ten meters away.
What puzzled him again was that no one attacked him, and no one was lying in ambush around him.
Odis did not act immediately because he believed he had not figured out who the "vengeful spirit" was waiting for.
Theoretically, he could only wait for an official extraordinary being here, but what if this "living corpse" incident was deliberately exposed? Then was the "Rose School" trying to lure out someone, or some people?
So Odis chose to continue observing.
However, they cannot be too far apart, otherwise the spirit will not be able to find the "vengeful ghost".
The vengeful spirit waited for a while, thinking that the person who controlled the nature spirit had left, and then disappeared into the "void" again.
Odis quickly followed, and the other person returned to the clothing store.
Clearly, even though he had been exposed, he still had no intention of leaving.
After a moment's thought, Odis realized that the other party was very confident in this operation, and that even after the "vengeful spirit" was exposed, it might become a new bait.
Odis thought for a moment, then cautiously left the place, found Tim, and told him about it.
Tim was surprised upon hearing this: "Why would the 'Rose School' be launching a major operation at this time?"
Odis smiled and said, "If only I had known."
Tim pondered for a moment: "Could their target be His Excellency the General?"
After all, Emilius had just arrived on Oravi yesterday, and today he discovered that the "Rose School" was involved in a major operation with at least two "vengeful spirits" participating.
"It doesn't seem like it…" Odis suddenly thought of the "Celestial Cult," a subordinate organization of the "Rose School," which was about to launch an operation against Klein in the next day or two, and then suddenly changed his mind, saying, "But it's hard to say right now."
Tim said, "Let's go, we'll report to the general immediately."
Odis pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses: Are you sure you want to report to the "General"?
He said, "Doesn't the Navy have any operational standards for reference in such matters? We still have to report to the Admiral."
"You don't understand," Tim smiled. "We need to report this kind of thing to the General immediately, so that others don't steal our credit."
"Moreover, such an operation may require His Excellency the General to personally deploy the arrest operation, and may even require contacting the Storm Church to launch a joint operation."
Odis regretted telling Tim. He had hoped to inform the official Beyonders of his observations through Tim, and then use their power to strike at the "Rose School".
Let those madmen of the "Rose School" suffer some more losses, so they will be too busy to take care of themselves and delay their revenge against Odis.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
But the problem now is that, in Tim's opinion, this kind of thing should be reported to Emilius first.
Of course, there's nothing wrong with the procedure itself. The problem is that the person sitting in the admiral's seat is Klein, and this action will definitely increase the difficulty of his stand-in mission!
However, since things had already progressed to this point, Odis had no choice but to follow Tim to the naval camp. After Tim briefly explained his purpose to Luiran, the admiral's secretary squeezed out ten minutes from Emilius's schedule to have them report on the matter.
In a small reception room, Odis and Tim met Emilius.
As they got closer, Odis realized that the "Emileus" before her was somewhat different from the Emilius of yesterday.
Although the person in front of me was also intimidating, he wasn't as unsettling as he had been yesterday.
After the door to the reception room closed, Tim immediately said, "Your Excellency, Captain Gal has just discovered a major operation by the 'Rose School'..."
Next, in Tim's description, the "Rose School" seems to want to blow the island of Olavi into the sky.
Sitting on the sofa, Klein thought to himself: Sure enough, wherever Mr. Gard goes, trouble is bound to follow.
Then he looked at Odis: "Tell me exactly how you discovered the actions of the 'Rose School'?"
Odis recounted the clues he obtained at the intelligence exchange meeting, how he found the "vengeful spirit" based on those clues, and his speculations.
This impressed Klein: "As expected of Mr. Garr, he was able to investigate so much from such a small clue, and in the end, he even came up with a very reasonable guess."
Secretary Lu Er'an, who was standing by the door, was also stunned. He had not expected that "Captain Gard" was so meticulous.
Klein said to Lu Er'an, "This matter must be taken very seriously. We should promptly notify the relevant departments and take appropriate action as soon as possible."
Odis thought to himself: I was overthinking it. Mr. Fool is also someone who understands "leadership speeches." He said a lot, but didn't give any specific instructions.
Lu Er'an immediately replied, "I will inform the Governor's Office and the Storm Church right away."
If the secretary cannot discern the "specific instructions" in the leader's speech, then that is his problem.
Finally, he asked, "Will you personally command this operation?"
"I will be paying close attention to this matter." Klein certainly wouldn't take the risk, and then he added, "Let Captain Gal participate in the operation as well, and listen to his advice."
Odis was taken aback: Brother, I reported to the Navy because I didn't want to be at the forefront. Why did you drag me into the operation when you weren't going to participate yourself?
Thinking of this, Odis said, "General, I wonder if any demigods are involved in this operation, or if we need you to take command."
Klein thought to himself: What? There might be a demigod? Then I should report this to the official Extraordinary Beings right now... Oh, right, I am an official Extraordinary Being now...
This put him in a somewhat awkward position, because he wasn't actually Admiral Emilius...
At this point, Odis added, "Of course, it's also possible that it was an operation involving several 'middle-order' members of the 'Rose School.' The manpower of the Governor's Office of Oravi Island and the Church of Storms might not be enough to deal with such a situation."
If Admiral Emilius were to participate in the operation, Odis would be his advisor; otherwise, he might be used as cannon fodder by the official extraordinary beings.
On islands like Alavi Island, the governor's mansion will most likely have a Sequence 5 garrison, and the Church of Storms will most likely also have a Sequence 5 garrison.
If the "Rose School" has more than two Sequence 5 members involved in this operation, then this operation is likely to yield little result.
Therefore, if this operation is to achieve any results, it will still depend on the strength of the navy.
Normally, there is only one Sequence 6 at this naval base, but among the entourage accompanying Admiral Emilius, there is also one Sequence 5 and several Sequence 6.
If the navy fully participates in this matter, only the official extraordinary individuals will have an absolute advantage.
Then Tim and Luiran both looked at Klein.
As is customary, this operation should be commanded by Emilius. Although they do not belong to the same command system, according to some agreements within the official Extraordinary, in such emergencies, the Extraordinary with the highest rank or position in the vicinity has temporary command authority.
However, whether or not to give command ultimately depends on the General's decision.
Klein thought for a moment and said, "You guys go out first, I'll think about it."
Odis knew that "General Emilius" was going to perform divination, so he was the first to leave the room.
The others didn't pay much attention either, since cracking down on the "Rose School" wasn't the Navy's responsibility, and it was normal for the Admiral to weigh the pros and cons.
Soon, "Admiral Emilius" called them back and said to Lu Er'an, "Cancel all subsequent trips, I will command this battle."
His divination just now indicated that the "Rose School" had not deployed any demigods and would not face any danger in directing this operation.
"Yes." Lü Er'an immediately made the specific arrangements.
Half an hour later, the first meeting was held at the Governor's Palace. Those who attended included Rear Admiral Barlow, Captain of the Governor's Guard Cookin, and Anlun, a senior deacon of the Church of Storms.
The captain of the governor's guard, in addition to providing exceptional protection to the governor, is also responsible for protecting the officials and administrators of the governor's office who are of Ruen descent, and is also in charge of exceptional cases that disrupt social stability.
Admiral Emilius personally chaired the meeting, and Odis first gave another briefing, describing the actions of the "Rose School".
After listening to Odis's description, Bishop Anlun said, "If I understand correctly, most of this information is your guess. Do you have any concrete evidence?"
Klein, sitting at the head of the table, was slightly taken aback by the question. Because of his understanding and trust in "Mr. Garr," he immediately believed Mr. Garr's words. However, he also realized a problem at this moment: apart from the fact that there was indeed a "vengeful spirit" in the clothing store, there was basically no evidence for the other guesses.
If the Navy mobilizes all the extraordinary forces of Oravi Island in such a grand manner, only to face a single "Wraith" as its final opponent, it would damage Admiral Emilius's authority and image.
Odis, however, calmly said, "The evidence is the fact that the 'living corpses' harmed ordinary people in the clothing store before, which seemed like a performance."
"As far as I know, the 'living corpses' of the 'prisoner' pathway usually have a group of living corpses under their control, especially when the full moon is approaching. They are unlikely to be in the mood to convert new living corpses to help them complete certain tasks."
"So from the very beginning, this was a performance to maximize the impact of the situation."
Anlun was taken aback; this was something he hadn't noticed before. However, this high-ranking deacon in his bishop's robes didn't consider this evidence to be conclusive. But considering that Emilius had personally directed the operation, it meant the navy believed the intelligence was accurate enough, so he didn't say anything more.
After explaining the situation, Klein asked everyone in a serious tone, "What are your thoughts?"
This was the most troublesome part of the deployment for Klein. He had always been used to working alone and had little experience in organizing such arrest operations.
Based on his experience as an official Extraordinary, he could certainly make a deployment, but such a deployment would definitely be one made in the style of Klein, not in the style of Admiral Emilius.
Captain Kurein, dressed in a Rune-style knight's uniform, and Bishop Anlun were well aware of Admiral Emilius's character, so they didn't offer any opinions, only expressing their willingness to obey orders.
Klein almost twitched his lips: You told me to say it, but now you won't.
"I suggest we monitor them first." Odis understood Klein's predicament and said, "Because this charade by the 'Rose School' is not for our benefit."
"We can observe first to see who they are waiting for, which will help us determine how many people they will be involved in this operation."
"At the same time, we should set up a loose encirclement. Once the encirclement is in place, if we haven't found their target yet, we can openly search for them and force out the 'Rose School' members hiding in the shadows."
Klein nodded slowly: "This plan is good, but I would like to add two points. First, if the enemy has three or more Sequence 5s, we can let some of the enemies go and only eliminate two Sequence 5s and most of the members."
"Secondly, this deployment needs to be coordinated. The three of you should discuss how to deploy the encirclement, and be careful not to attract the enemy's attention."
"If there are any issues that you cannot resolve, please report them to me immediately, and I will coordinate the response."
This is the classic "Let me add two more points" approach, which makes others feel that he agrees with Captain Gal's plan, but it is not perfect enough.
If anyone later feels that this plan is different from Admiral Emilius's command habits, they can completely blame it on Odis.
Rear Admiral Barlow was slightly taken aback at first, then glanced at Odis. He was successfully misled by Klein, thinking that this bespectacled young man had guessed the admiral's intentions, and that his answer just now was tantamount to speaking for Admiral Emilius.
Now that the plan was finalized, it was time for the actual implementation. As expected, Odis did not participate in the front line, but was arranged with Tim to go to another street to provide support at any time.
The two of them went to a coffee shop on the street and sat by the window. While drinking their coffee, they kept an eye on the traffic lights on the street next door through the window.
Tim took a sip of coffee and smiled, "Thanks to you, we weren't in any danger during this operation, and we even got to share in the credit."
Odis smiled and didn't continue the discussion; it would be ridiculous if there were spies from the "Rose School" here.
He first talked to Tim about life at sea and asked him what he thought about suddenly joining a pirate crew.
Just then, Odis saw a familiar face, a woman in her thirties with a dignified air, who was none other than Leona, Rupert's classmate.
Odis had previously helped Rupert save two people: Rupert's teacher, Kleist, and his classmate, Leona.
They are all members of the "Life School".
In that instant, Odis realized that the "Rose School" act was a performance for the "Life School."
By this time, the "School of Life" had largely recovered and was waiting for an opportunity to retaliate. Exposing the whereabouts of a "living corpse" at this time would definitely attract their investigation, thus revealing the whereabouts of the "School of Life" members.
After his promotion, Odis's thinking became much faster than that of ordinary people. While chatting with Tim, he thought of these things in a second or two.
So he immediately whispered, "I ran into an acquaintance, let's go chat with her for a bit."
Tim paused for a moment, but didn't think much of it: "Okay."
Odis left the coffee shop and caught up with Leona, saying, "Madam, we meet again."
Leona was taken aback at first, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet you here."
Odis smiled and whispered, "Are you here to investigate that case about the 'living corpses'?"
Leona said, "No wonder the teacher said now is the best time to come, and he also told me not to take a carriage, but to walk."
Odis thought to himself: This approach is indeed feasible.
He said, "Come on, let me introduce you to Admiral Emilius of the Navy. Your plans and our plans both need to be revised."