Inside the moving luxury carriage.
Odis's words startled Audrey. She thought for a moment before saying, "Duke Negan's reputation is fairly good."
"What you call reputation is just the evaluation of the aristocratic circle," Odis said. "There are also things that the nobles disdain to discuss."
He smiled and said, "Let's take a look at the information I provided first."
Audrey nodded slowly and said nothing more.
Odis smiled and said, "It's been a long time. Let's talk about something happy."
"But I have a hard time finding topics that make me happy," Audrey lamented.
Audrey was far from happy after learning that the Hermit's target was Duke Negan.
"I have another purpose for coming to Backlund," Odis smiled. "During an exploration mission, I found a gentleman who was trapped in a special space."
"He is a Backlund, and has been trapped there for over a hundred years. Now he has finally returned to the real world, and he hopes I can help him find his family."
"More than a hundred years?" Audrey was drawn to the new topic. "What an amazing experience! Did it help him find his family?"
"Found it." Odis began to talk about Longzel, and as he had expected, Audrey temporarily stopped talking about Duke Negan.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Odis said goodbye and left.
After the carriage door was closed again, Anne and Susie, who were in the same carriage, seemed to suddenly come back to their senses, feeling as if they had been in a daze for a moment.
Then Susie wondered why Audrey's expression had become so serious in the blink of an eye.
But now was not the time to ask these questions. After they got home and the maids helped Audrey change into her pajamas and left, Susie dared to ask, but Audrey spoke first: "Susie, keep watch at the door for me, I have something important to do."
Seeing Audrey's serious expression, Susie realized that now was not the right time to offer a dog treat as a reward, so she replied, "Okay, Audrey."
While Susie waited outside the door, Audrey entered her study and obtained a stack of documents through a bestowal ritual.
Only then did Audrey give Susie a bag of dog biscuits, and then she began to carefully examine the ingredients.
The more you look at it, the more shocking it becomes. You never imagined that the Duke of Negan had brutally suppressed a workers' strike and even killed a farmer working on his estate, simply because the farmer's greeting was not polite enough.
There are also several legal brothels in Bayam, which are also owned by the Duke of Negan, and the women there are almost all lured there from the East Side of Backlund.
Their fate was tragic; after falling ill or growing old, they were driven onto the streets, and most of them died miserably in Bayam.
These things account for less than one-twentieth of the entire document.
For a moment, Audrey fell silent. She had no intention of reporting Mr. Hermit. Her original plan was to pray to Mr. Fool, explaining that Mr. Hermit intended to assassinate Duke Negan, and asking Mr. Fool to step in and resolve the matter.
But at this point, she didn't know how to tell the "Fool" about it.
In Audrey's mind, Mr. Fool had always been the nemesis of evil, but now Duke Negan was clearly evil.
Moreover, she never expected that Duke Negan, who always seemed so kind, had a vicious side.
...
68 West 2nd Street, West Backland.
Following Bernadette's directions from the afternoon, Odis arrived at the townhouse, and as he was about to ring the doorbell, the door opened by itself.
However, there was someone in the living room this time. Bernadette sat on the sofa and asked, "Have you had dinner yet?"
"I've already eaten." Odis went to the kitchen to pour herself a glass of water, glancing around as she did so. "The environment here is quite nice."
Bernadette noticed that something seemed off with Odis: "Is the mission not going well?"
Odis gave a wry smile: "We've been noticed."
"You noticed?" Bernadette was taken aback. "Who?"
"Fortunately, she was someone I knew before," Odis said. "I managed to calm her down for the time being."
"However, the assassination needs to be brought forward. I plan to carry out the assassination tomorrow morning."
Bernadette frowned: "It's too rushed."
"Yes, it was too rushed." Odis smiled. "But it's alright, as I said before, that duke wasn't difficult to kill."
Bernadette nodded: "Don't hesitate to ask if you need help."
Odis hummed in agreement and finished the water in her glass. "I need to rest early tonight. I'm going to Queen's Road at four o'clock tomorrow morning."
Bernadette got up and led Odice to the room prepared for him.
Lying in bed, Odis immediately used "meditation" to fall asleep. Tomorrow would be a fierce battle, and he had to be in top condition.
At four o'clock in the morning on Saturday, a spiritual reminder made Odis suddenly open his eyes. After a short while, he got up, put on his knightly clothes that allowed him to move around easily, then took his leather bag and checked the scrolls.
Then he took out all the sealed items, placed them beside him, put on the leather sheath containing the "Gus Staff," and finally put on the "Black Spider Armguards" with two-meter-long blades, changing his appearance.
The final preparation was to use a crystal ball to divine whether today's actions would go smoothly, and the result was "there will be twists and turns, but overall it will be smooth."
Having made all the preparations, Odis used her ability to "travel" to arrive at a corner of Queen's Road.
The moment Odis appeared in the real world from the spirit world, she used an "invisibility scroll" and waited quietly by the roadside.
According to the information about the Duke of Negan that Odis had accumulated before, as he grew older, the Duke of Negan's sleep time decreased significantly, and he would leave for his office before six o'clock in the morning.
Odis hid in the thin mist, waiting quietly.
After using many "invisibility scrolls," the iron gates of Duke Negan's mansion suddenly opened, and seven luxurious carriages sped out.
The convoy sped past Odis, the curtains all closed, obscuring the view inside the carriages.
Odis had a vague feeling that there seemed to be a Sequence 5 in one of the carriages at the back.
He didn't chase after them immediately, but instead planned to wait and go to the first fork in the road to see which way the convoy would take.
There are five roads leading from here to the office in the North District, and the convoy may not necessarily take any of them.
Just as Odis was about to use his "travel" ability, he suddenly thought: I wonder if Duke Negan has any magical items that can grant him "travel" ability.
But then he thought that even if he had one, it was unlikely that he would use it when commuting to and from get off work, since he was always under the protection of his secretary and bodyguards. He couldn't possibly equip each of his secretary and bodyguards with a magical item that could "travel," could he?
Otherwise, if he were the only one to teleport to the office, the office would become the most dangerous place.
The key point is that these nobles are very particular about appearances and are unlikely to do anything on their own.
Oedipus felt that the dignity of the nobility was a joke, and it was with this mindset that he did something like "traveling" directly from home to the office.
With these thoughts in mind, Odis used "Travel" to reach the first fork in the road. After learning which route the other party would take, he used "Travel" again to reach the first good ambush location.
Because it was still quite early, there were only a few homeless people on the streets.
While invisible, Odis put on the sealing artifacts one by one and waited quietly.
After waiting for about two minutes, Odis saw the lantern swaying back and forth in the dim mist before dawn.
Odis planned to attack the second carriage, hoping to glean a rough idea of which carriage the Duke of Negan was in by observing their reaction.
The carriage continued its rapid journey, and the destination arrived near Odis.
Odis took a deep breath and struck suddenly. A "spider leg" over two meters long suddenly extended from the arm guard on his right arm, and with the ease of slicing tofu, he sliced the second carriage in half.
Sitting in the carriage was a young man with a surprised expression. Before he could even draw his gun, the half of the carriage he was in, which had been cut off, crashed into the wall.
Oddi immediately sensed something was wrong, so instead of attacking immediately, he observed the reactions of the other carriages.
The other carriages ignored Odis and drove past her as quickly as possible. At that moment, the door of a carriage at the rear opened, and a man in his thirties with a cold expression jumped out.
It was a Sequence 5 user. He raised his hand and said, "Imprison!"
At the same time, a firework was set off from a carriage ahead.
Odis used "Flash" to dodge the opponent's "imprisonment," and at this point he was certain that Duke Negan was not in the caravan at all.
Otherwise, these carriages would definitely be full of staff or bodyguards, and there wouldn't be a situation where there is only one person in such a large carriage.
Moreover, this Sequence 5 "Punishment Knight" did not choose to immediately protect a carriage, but instead immediately planned to stall the assassin.
That firework was meant to send a message, calling for more people to come and help.
With this in mind, Odis did not linger in the fight. Instead, he deliberately used the Hermit Ring to slip into the shadows in front of the "Punishment Knight".
Odis's plan for this assassination was not to use the "Scepter of Disaster." Although this level 1 sealed artifact was powerful, it would cause too much of a commotion and could also expose him.
Then, by using sealed objects and scrolls, the clues are guided towards the "Aurora Society," at least creating the illusion that this is an extraordinary individual through the "Secret Prayer" pathway.
So for this attack, Odis simply used her trench coat to cover the leather bag containing the scrolls and the leather case containing the "Guth's Staff".
Since he hadn't yet used his highly discerning abilities, Odis immediately withdrew, escaping from the shadows to the next street, and then immediately entered the "spirit world."
The "Punishment Knight" was stunned for a moment, not expecting the assassin to disappear so suddenly!
Then, as if he had just remembered something, he quickly ran back.
A second or two later, Odis reappeared in front of Duke Negan's mansion, and he immediately cast an invisibility scroll on himself.
It was still dark, and many rooms in the official residence still had lights on.
Odis estimated the time, quickly made a prediction, and "flashed" along Queen's Road toward the North End.
As they left Queen Street and arrived at Jonathan Avenue in the Hilton district, Odis saw three carriages rushing toward them.
Just as Odis had predicted, since there was a caravan providing cover, the real Duke Negan's carriage must have set off shortly after the fake caravan departed.
It's impossible for the convoy providing cover to have already arrived at its destination while the real convoy hasn't even set off yet; otherwise, the cover would have been wasted.
Therefore, Odis did not break into Duke Negan's residence, but instead quickly searched along the route.
Jonathan Avenue is not the best ambush location because it is too close to Queen's Road. Many noble families have extraordinary bodyguards in their homes, or the nobles themselves are extraordinary.
If a fierce battle breaks out here, they will definitely come to check, and then the enemy will likely increase in number.
Therefore, we must end the battle as soon as possible!
Odis lunged forward, throwing out a scroll designed specifically for this assassination: "Charge!"
A scroll made from the "Stone of Iron Laws" was thrown out, creating a powerful spiritual impact within a radius of tens of meters.
The horses pulling the three carriages, as well as the drivers, immediately fainted.
Not only them, but also ordinary people within a radius of several dozen meters, as well as all sentient beings, fainted.
Odis's bottom line has always been that it's okay for one more extraordinary being to be killed, but he should try his best not to involve ordinary people.
After all, from the moment they take the potion, the extraordinary individuals enter a very cruel world, and the power they gain from taking the potion is tantamount to them accepting everything in this cruel world.
Because the horses suddenly fell, all three carriages went out of control one after another.
However, extraordinary individuals will not faint, especially those in the "middle sequence" of extraordinary individuals. They will only feel a throbbing or uncomfortable sensation in their head, which will subside after a few seconds.
Odis had already rushed forward and used a second scroll: "Dream!"
This scroll was created using the "Imagination Fruit." In an instant, Lockhardt Siakam, the Duke of Negan's secretary, fought against the imagined enemy and jumped off the carriage.
Duke Negan was trying his best to blow the conch shell he had "imagined," hoping to get the "Singer of God," Ace Snake, to come and help as soon as possible.
When Odis saw that Duke Negan's secretary alighted from the second carriage, he immediately had a target in mind: "Death!"
He burst through the wooden carriage door, punching Duke Negan out of the carriage and sending him crashing to the ground.
At this moment, the effect of the "Imagination Scroll" had worn off, and the seriously injured Duke Negan regained his senses and quickly reached out to grab the real conch shell.
Of course, Odis wouldn't give him that chance. From the "Black Spider Armguards," long spider legs extended, piercing the conch shell, causing it to deflate, and also piercing Duke Negan's chest.
"Chaos!" Lockhardt, the secretary who had recovered from his "daydream," immediately used his extraordinary abilities on Odis.
Odis's mind went somewhat "confused," and instead of delivering the final blow to Duke Negan, he took out the "Gus Staff" and charged toward Lockhart.
The secretary breathed a slight sigh of relief, but at that moment, the head of the "Gus Staff" shone brightly, and the light of dawn descended upon the surroundings.
The "Dawn's Light" had the power to unravel all extraordinary illusions, and the "confusion" in Odis's mind was alleviated.
But instead of returning to attack Duke Negan, who was struggling to escape, he used a scroll on the secretary, who was at Sequence 5: "Chaos!"
Lockhart hadn't expected the assassin to have a scroll with similar abilities to his own, so he quickly went to the location where the "twisted" scroll had exploded.
He discovered that the scroll was of very high quality, and his ability to "twist" it had almost no effect on it.
The next second, Lockhardt was affected by the scroll and fell into a state of confusion. He abandoned the enemies in front of him and rushed to protect Duke Negan.
The starlight on the tip of the "Staff of Guth" in Odis's hand shone brightly, and a dawn-like light descended around him once again. The light quickly solidified, forming a huge two-handed greatsword, which stabbed fiercely towards the secretary's back.
"Imprisonment!" A Sequence 6 "Judge" climbed out from another carriage and stopped Odis in time.
But the "Sword of Dawn" in his hand could cut through all the extraordinary. Odis shattered the cage and once again stabbed Lockhart.
At this moment, Lockhart's "chaotic" state was almost over, and he was on guard, avoiding vital points. Odis only stabbed him in the right shoulder, almost severing his entire shoulder.
The intense pain brought Lockhart's "chaotic" state to an early end, but Odis immediately followed with another scroll, saying in ancient Hermes: "Art!"
Lockhart's spirit immediately sensed the threat and fled in a different direction from Duke Negan.
At this point, attracting the assassin's attack is also a good thing.
But to the secretary's surprise, the scroll contained an area-of-effect attack skill.
Odis snapped his fingers with a "snap".
The chest cavity of Duke Negan, who had previously been wounded in the chest, was blown open right in front of Lockhart, with his spine and ribs exposed and his internal organs almost completely destroyed.
But Duke Negan, being an extraordinary being, was not completely dead; he was simply lying on the ground, unable to get up.
Even a Sequence 6 would not survive such severe injuries; his brain might still function normally for a while.
Instead of immediately killing Duke Negan, Odis snapped his fingers at Lockhart again.
*Snap*
"Wait a minute, I..." Secretary Lockhart hadn't finished speaking when he was blown into the sky.
Because his injuries were more severe than Duke Negan's, the explosion was more powerful, blowing his head, along with half of his chest and left shoulder, off.
When it hit the ground, it was already in two pieces.
The scroll that Odis used was created using the "talks of the true creator" and the blood of the "black spider".
It is much more powerful than a regular "flesh bomb" and is a scroll specifically designed for this battle.
Moreover, Odis knew what the secretary wanted to say, because this guy seemed to be an informant for the "Twilight Hermits" and was probably trying to save his life by exposing his identity.
How could Odis possibly give him such an opportunity? His first mate, Bazel, was waiting for this secretary's promotion.
If the Twilight Hermits ask, just say you don't know, since they haven't said anything anyway. Of course, the Twilight Hermits will most likely not ask such a question.
Odis then looked at the "judge" who had just climbed out of the car. The man had been affected by the "Impact Scroll" and the "Imagination Scroll" in succession, and had only just recovered when he covered Lockhart's movements.
At this point, seeing that Duke Negan was beyond saving and Lockhardt was also dead, the "judge" immediately fled.
*Snap*
Another snap of the fingers.
The "judge" had just scraped his left hand, and it was this minor injury that was blown away by his own flesh and blood.
Odis suddenly used "Flash" to follow up: Harvest!
He killed the severely injured Sequence 6 with a single punch.
Meanwhile, Duke Negan finally died in agony.
At this moment, Odis raised the "Staff of Gus," its tip gleaming with starlight. The corpses of the three extraordinary beings were blown together and then fell to the distance of the battlefield.
Then, the staff of the "Gus Staff" shone brightly, and a layer of white light belonging to the "Death" pathway descended around it, and the extraordinary characteristics of the three people quickly emerged.
After picking up the trait, Odis didn't have time to search the person before throwing out a scroll: "Whispering!"
This scroll was designed using the "Whispers of the True Creator." Odis invested a considerable amount of money in this assassination mission because the "Whispers of the True Creator" could only produce 9 scrolls, and 2 of them were used here.
A maddening "hysterical murmur" resounded, and the remaining spirits of Duke Negan and the other two were completely powerless to resist. They were immediately corrupted, and even if they tried to "communicate with spirits," they would not be able to obtain any useful information.
Not only their spirits, but also the surrounding natural spirits were affected, unable to provide any useful clues to the official extraordinary beings.
This is why Odis blew their corpses far away; otherwise, the unconscious ordinary people and horses would be affected by the "talking" and turn into monsters.
Odis quickly checked the scene to make sure no clues were left behind, and then, adhering to the principle of making the performance complete, she quickly jumped back into the "shadows".
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
This scene was witnessed by the "Punishment Knight" who came to provide support from the "fake convoy".
Seeing the scattered internal organs and flesh fragments on the ground, as well as large patches of blood, the "Punishment Knight" was stunned for three seconds before reacting and checking if Duke Negan could still be saved.
Afterwards, Duke Negan's bodyguards arrived one after another, and some extraordinary individuals from Queen's Road also came to check the situation.
However, because the fireworks set off earlier misled the first batch of extraordinary forces providing support, the police and official extraordinary individuals arrived more than twenty minutes later.
About half an hour after Duke Negan died, Ace Snake, the "Singer of God," arrived by flying. He had been taking a walk in the park and hadn't received the message from his subordinates immediately.
...
Bayam Port.
A middle-aged man with deep-set eyes disembarked from the passenger ship with simple luggage.
This is Klein's new look. He plans to stay in Bayam for a while before heading back to Backlund.
Klein quickly left the port, intending to find a hotel to stay in first.
As soon as he stepped off the dock, he was about to wave to the horse-drawn carriage not far away when he heard a newsboy shout, "A special edition just delivered from Backlund by airship! Duke Negan has been assassinated!"
Klein took out a penny: "A newspaper, please."
After taking the newspaper from the newsboy, he read the contents while thinking to himself, "The Hermit is really fast!"
Klein felt something was wrong when "The Hermit" suddenly provided "Justice" with information about Duke Negan yesterday.
He glanced through the materials and guessed that "The Hermit" might be plotting against Duke Negan, hoping that Miss "Justice" could provide some information.
In order to better persuade Miss Justice, the Duke Negan's evil deeds were exposed.
But Klein did not expect that the next morning he would see the news of the assassination of the Duke of Negan.
After glancing at the report briefly, Klein put away the newspaper and walked toward the horse-drawn carriage.
Klein didn't have much subjective opinion about the death of Duke Negan. As someone from the Eastern University in the Common Era, he didn't hate the nobles of that time, but he certainly didn't admire or like them either.
Klein got involved in the assassination attempt on "Hurricane Admiral" Zillingus because both "Justice" and "The Hanged Man" were involved in the incident, and he was dragged into it as well.
It doesn't mean that he secretly supported Duke Negan.
...
Backlund, Queen's Road, in Earl Hall's luxurious villa.
Audrey, who hadn't slept well the night before, arrived at the restaurant and, finding neither her father nor brother there, asked her mother, Caitlin, "Where's Father?"
"I had to go out urgently." Caitlin took a sip of juice and said, "With the assassination of the Duke of Negan, both the Conservatives and the Progressives will be very busy today."
"What?" Audrey didn't hide her surprise. "So...when did this happen?"
She had just blurted out "So fast!" Yesterday she had just encountered the "Hermit" spying on her at the ball, and today Duke Negan was killed.
"It's said to have happened around 5 a.m. today," Caitlin, who knew some of the details, said. "The assassins ambushed Duke Negan on his way to work."
Audrey sat down in her seat, took a deep breath, and said, "Mother, I remember that Duke Negan has some special abilities."
She was subtly reminding her mother that Duke Negan was an extraordinary being, and whether his death was also related to being extraordinary.
"I don't know the specifics either," Caitlin said. "I've only heard that the scene was horrific."
Audrey was at a loss for what to do. Although she knew the killer was probably "The Hermit," she couldn't provide these clues to the official Extraordinary.
But doing nothing made her feel inexplicably guilty.
After quickly sketching her own "psychological profile," Audrey probably realized that the reason she felt guilty was because the Duke of Negan had always been kind to her, often giving her gifts, and even giving her a large rubber plantation after exposing the assassination attempt on Zillingus.
But she didn't choose to help Duke Negan, which is why she felt somewhat guilty.
Audrey ate breakfast in a somewhat downcast mood and seemed preoccupied all morning.
At lunchtime, Earl Hall, Audrey's father, and Hilbert Hall, Audrey's older brother, appeared in the dining room.
Audrey quickly inquired about the assassination of Duke Negan.
"Judging from the scene, it was probably done by an organization called the 'Aurora Society'," Earl Hall said, referring to the information he had received from the official extraordinary individuals.
"The only thing that puzzled the police was that the members of that organization were extremely crazy and brutal. The assassins brutally murdered Negan and his secretary, but the coachmen were only knocked unconscious and were not seriously injured."
Hilbert said, "Perhaps time was of the essence, and the assassins didn't have time to kill them."
Count Hall said nothing, but clearly had a different opinion.
Audrey had a corresponding understanding of this; in the heat of battle, killing an ordinary person was often easier than stunning them.
Hearing this news stopped Audrey from wavering. Clearly, the "Hermit's" bottom line was still intact, and he had not killed any innocent people.
Then she recalled the information provided by the "Hermit" that Duke Negan was guilty of heinous crimes and deserved to be punished.
...
68 West 2nd Street, West Backland.
Sitting on the sofa, Odis looked at the newspaper in his hand: "These reporters are really good at making things up. They actually said that I had been lying in wait for several weeks and that I even used a small cannon during the assassination."
Bernadette, who was standing nearby, said, "Judging from the situation at the scene, it does look like it has been bombed by artillery shells."
Odis folded the newspaper: "The more they can fabricate, the safer I am."
Then he stood up and said, "I heard there's a restaurant in Bayam that makes pretty good fish soup. Let's go there for lunch."
"I'll go back to Backlund this afternoon and visit the National Art Gallery. I've heard it has a lot of collections from kings and nobles."
Art galleries occasionally invite nobles to display their collections, which is an opportunity for the nobles to demonstrate their taste and power, so they are generally happy to send their collections.
Bernadette smiled and said, "You don't seem to be under any pressure at all. Right now, all the official Beyonders in Backlund probably want to catch you."
Odis smiled and said, "What does the assassin who tried to kill Duke Negan have to do with me, a tourist? Let's do whatever we want."
Bernadette thought it made sense, so she had no objection and got up with Odis to use her extraordinary abilities to have a meal in Bayam.
...
Bayam, Old Quinn Fish Restaurant.
Klein was enjoying the restaurant's signature fish soup when suddenly, as if sensing something, he looked towards the restaurant's entrance.
Then his eyes lit up as he saw Bernadette, with her heroic air, enter wearing a simple yet beautiful long dress.
Klein was slightly dazed, as if he had returned to the Common Era and was seeing a woman from high society.
He then thought to himself: Bernadette's style of dress was indeed greatly influenced by Russell.
Then Klein looked at Bernadette's side, where a young man stood, handsome and cheerful, with a mustache on his upper lip that gave him a mature air.
Gar!
Odis Gard!
Klein immediately recognized that the person who came in with Bernadette was "The Hermit"!
Although he was made up and had a completely different appearance and demeanor than when they explored Whale Island together, Klein, who had the ability of the "Faceless Man," still recognized him immediately.
However, he concealed his surprise well, looked away, and continued eating.
Moreover, his gaze just now wasn't abrupt. After all, all the men in the restaurant had looked at Bernadette. It would have been suspicious if Klein hadn't looked over.
Klein then thought to himself, "The Hermit's mental fortitude is truly remarkable. He completed the assassination this morning and still has the mind to come to the restaurant for lunch."
This indirectly shows that the "Hermit" is very confident in his actions and is not afraid of being found by the official extraordinary individuals.
...
Neither Odis nor Bernadette noticed Klein.
The main reason is that Gehrman Sparrow's character is highly recognizable, while Klein's new image is quite common in Backlund, so neither of them paid attention to Klein.
Odis thought the fish soup in this restaurant was alright, or rather, he felt that the food in various countries of the Northern Continent was all pretty much the same and not to his liking, so he could only describe it as "alright".
During their conversation, Odis told Bernadette that he should be able to establish a cooperative relationship with the Church of Knowledge soon, and that he would be going to Rembourg to develop his career in the near future.
Bernadette paused for a moment, then casually uttered an "Oh".
In the afternoon, the two returned to Backlund and strolled around the art museum. Odis personally felt that it was more meaningful than the Kingdom of Loen Museum, at least he saw many precious artifacts, although most of them were looted.
On the return journey, Odis bid farewell to Bernadette, having been away for several days to see the sea.
Odis's "favor of the night" has both advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that it is very easy to completely hide one's tracks, and even demigods would have difficulty detecting them.
The downside was that even Odis's messengers couldn't find him, so they had to deliver the letter to a fixed place, which was the captain's cabin of the Argo.
So if a friend or subordinate has an emergency, they can't find Odis at all.
Odis hasn't been to the captain's cabin for four days; he needs to go back and check on it.
Back at their lodgings, Bernadette watched as Odis left the living room, using a "journey" to travel. After a few minutes of "traveling" in the spirit world, Odis returned to the captain's cabin and continued his voyage to Cruz Island.
...
The following morning, a thin fog rose over the waters surrounding Cruz Island, where a heavy rain had just fallen.
The Argo and Golden Dream sailed through the mist and across the sea, arriving near Cruz Island as the island's inhabitants were having breakfast.
Odis flew aboard the "Golden Dream" and smiled as he said to the "Iceberg Admiral" standing at the bow, "We've come at just the right time. We'll be dismantling the dam soon and filling the newly renovated port with seawater."
"Iceberg Admiral" Edwina looked at the dam for a while before saying, "Those dams seem to be made of wood, don't they?"
Odis smiled and said, "I designed a water-proof array on it, which is more convenient than a concrete dam for short-term use."
Edwina nodded and said, "I'll go take a look."
As she spoke, her eyes suddenly turned azure, and a gust of wind blew her up, carrying her towards the dam.
Odis, as the master, also flew over.
Upon arriving at "Moon Bay," Edwina realized that the port renovation project was extensive. Inside the dam was a large and deep pit, with a layer of stones lining the bottom to effectively prevent the seawater in the port from becoming turbid.
"Lieutenant General Iceberg" made a quick visual estimate and found that most of the docks in this port were at least 20 meters deep.
A rectangular dock extends from the front of the town. The soil beneath the dock was not removed; instead, a sturdy dock was built on top of that soil using concrete.
The shoreline of the circular bay has also been transformed into a wharf. Edwina didn't know what the port used to look like, but it was now an excellent deep-water port capable of accommodating more than a hundred large ships.
This is definitely a huge undertaking for a remote island.
However, Edwina did not reveal her true thoughts, but instead began to examine the magic circle inside the dam.
At the same time, she noticed that the area around Moon Bay was already crowded with people, who were probably all there to see the water being released into the harbor.
These people were probably ordinary people, but they didn't seem very surprised by the "flying technique" and "wind control technique." Instead, they pointed at the dam rather than the two people flying in mid-air.
There were also a few people at the bottom of the port, seemingly conducting a final inspection.
Besides that, there were two people guarding the dam, each carrying a sealed bucket on their back.
While observing the details around her, Edwina also took in the magic circle.
To her disappointment, this magic circle, like the previous "Spirit Trapping Magic Circle," was filled with many "Garr runes" that she couldn't understand at all.
Beep~
Just then, a whistle rang out from the shore.
Odis said, "We're starting the final preparations for the flood discharge."
Edwina had memorized all the runes and symbols of the magic circle, so she looked toward the port, wondering how to dismantle the wooden dam with the magic circle.
Beep~
At this moment, the second whistle sounded, and the few people who had been doing the final check at the bottom of the harbor had already left.
The two men guarding the dam suddenly jumped and quickly climbed to the top of the dam, which was more than 20 meters high.
It was only when they moved that Edwina realized they were two "extraordinary puppets".
Judging solely from their appearance and movements, they are indistinguishable from real people.
Although Odis didn't say anything and Edwina didn't ask, she knew very well that these "puppets" had definitely undergone some improvements compared to the "extraordinary puppets" she had seen for the first time on the "Argo".
Beep~
The third whistle blew, and two "extraordinary puppets" standing on top of the "dam" took off the buckets on their backs, unscrewed the lids, and then quickly poured the liquid from the buckets from the middle to both sides onto the inner wall of the dam.
The liquid in the bucket was a special and extraordinary potion; it flowed down the inner wall, washing away the magic array above it completely.
Click~
Ordinary wood simply could not withstand the pressure of seawater. Initially, a large hole was torn open from the bottom, and then the hole in the wooden dam grew larger and larger until the entire wooden dam collapsed rapidly.
A massive amount of seawater surged into the harbor, startling onlookers on the surrounding docks who screamed and retreated in terror.
However, no seawater ultimately crashed onto the shore; it simply filled the harbor quickly and soon returned to calm.
The crew of the "Golden Dream" were stunned by what they saw. They had thought it was just a small island with a small port.
Only when the seawater filled the harbor did they realize that it was actually a port at the level of a small city.
After the sea level returned to normal, someone started cheering at the port.
Soon the cheers infected those around them, and cheers rose and fell.
Amidst the air, Edwina asked Odis, somewhat bewildered, "What are they cheering for?"
"Celebrate the completion of this port." Odis smiled and said, "During the construction of this port, we always told the workers that it was thanks to their hard work that this port was able to be transformed."