Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 4: A £3000 Business

Odysseus had thought about Bernadette's conclusion, but he immediately shook his head and smiled: "I don't think so."

As he spoke, he skillfully assembled the parts in the wooden box and said, "The magic circle in this extraordinary weapon must be carved with a bone knife made from the leg bones of a mutant flamingo.

"Each weapon requires three mutant flamingo leg bones, each weighing about 25 pounds.

"The carved marks need to be filled with a mixture of 'magma pyroxene powder' and 'red crown fairy grass powder'. It will cost around 50 pounds."

Following Odysseus's description, the scattered parts in the wooden box were assembled into the shape of a revolver.

The way to use it is to inject spirituality while pulling the trigger. Each bullet fired is like a fireball the size of a fist. After hitting the target, in addition to the damage caused by the bullet, it can also cause large-area burns.

Even if the target is not hit directly, the damage caused by the fireball can burn the target if it is hit by the aftermath of the fireball.

He picked up the pistol, adjusted it, and continued, "These parts also need to be customized. Thanks to Backlund's developed industry, even a foundry with a bit of skill can take orders like this.

"But because it's so small and requires so little, the cost is also very good, with each gun part costing about 10 pounds.

"The bullets also undergo special processing. The metal is soaked in 'mutated flamingo blood,' and the gunpowder is mixed with 'magma spirit bone powder.' Each bullet costs 12 soli, and it will be scrapped if not used for two months."

"So, the initial cost of this gun is 135 pounds, not including my design and research costs. Because the spiritual energy in the spiritual material will dissipate after about a year, it will require about 80 pounds of 'maintenance' every year thereafter."

He paused and then said seriously, "The rent for the townhouse I currently live in is only 35 pounds for half a year."

"A regular revolver only costs about 3 pounds on the black market in downtown Backlund. If traded in the suburbs, it only costs about 1 pound and 15 soli."

Odysseus shook his head: “Compared to this, the cost of this extraordinary weapon is too great.

“Well, even the prices I mentioned above are still because I run a herbal medicine shop and have channels to buy cheap high-quality spiritual materials.

"A weapon like this would cost at least 500 pounds on the market!"

Odysseus concluded, "I don't think every Sequence 9 has the financial resources to do this. If I weren't doing research, I'd probably buy a good revolver and practice my marksmanship seriously."

"What if someone invests in them?" Bernadette suddenly asked, "For example, I could commission you to create ten such weapons and distribute them to ten Sequence 10s who aren't very good at frontal combat.

"This will give them a very practical attack method. If ten people... no, three people fire together, I believe it will be enough to easily kill a Sequence 8."

Odysseus opened his mouth before saying, "You are really rich."

"The price..."

Odysseus held up three fingers and said, "300 pounds each, no lower."

The "Mysterious Queen" with beautiful eyes stared at Odysseus: "You just said the cost was only 135 pounds."

"As I said earlier, this doesn't include the design fee or my labor costs." Odysseus spread his hands and said, "No matter where you go, you won't find this price."

To be precise, it’s not that we can’t find this price, but that we can’t find similar weapons.

Bernadette nodded. "Okay, but there's one condition. You have to teach the people I send how to maintain a pistol and how to make bullets."

Then she pointed at the coat that Odysseus was wearing inside out: "What is that?" "This is also an application of the magic circle." Odysseus explained: "It's just that the material in the center of the magic circle is of higher value.

"And there are many limitations to its use. For example, this coat can only be used once a week. If I use it a second time, I will directly transform into a spirit creature. It's far less convenient than a sealed item, but the negative effects are basically absorbed by the magic circle."

Bernadette hummed. To her, the coat was of little use. “In three days, I’ll send someone to teach you how to maintain the pistol.”

As she walked out, she said, "As for those ten revolvers, will they be delivered in a month?"

"No problem, but those who come to study must also bring a deposit of 1000 pounds." Odysseus quickly asked, "What should I do if I encounter danger?"

"You don't have to worry about those two men in black." Bernadette said, "Also, I will guarantee your safety before the transaction, but after the transaction... I'm not your bodyguard."

After she finished saying this, her body was surrounded by wings with illusory feathers. When the illusory wings dissipated, the "Mysterious Queen" also disappeared.

Odysseus sat at the counter for more than ten seconds before he sighed, "Tonight is really exciting!"

Although Bernadette had set her sights on the extraordinary organization that wanted to capture Odysseus, and they were unlikely to cause him any more trouble, he did not let his guard down.

After turning off the gas lamp in the herbalist's shop, Odysseus simply went out the back door, walked through a dim alley, and came to the adjacent Wiltshire Street.

After making sure that no one was following him, he quickly left and came to a secret base prepared in advance.

It was a dilapidated apartment in the northern part of the West District. Odysseus rented a room on the second floor with a bedroom, a separate bathroom, and a semi-open kitchen facing the balcony.

The rent here is only 1 soli a month, which is less than 18 pound.

After placing warning bells on the balcony and at the door, Odysseus lay down on the damp bed to rest.

I fell asleep while reviewing today's experience.

After falling asleep, Odysseus had a strange dream. He dreamed that he was walking in a space filled with gray-white fog. As he walked, a tall and mysterious castle appeared in front of him.

Because Odysseus was able to do research in his dreams, he gradually regained some of his thinking ability.

He was a little puzzled. What kind of castle was this? Judging from the appearance, it was not an ordinary castle. It gave people a terrifying and weird feeling.

The two doors of the castle were tall and large, and were now tightly closed, as if no one had opened them for a long time.

Woo~woo~
Suddenly, the cry of wild beasts appeared in the gray fog. Odysseus looked around vigilantly, but the gray fog was rolling all around and he could not see any wild beasts.

He reached for his gun out of habit, but found that he was very lightly dressed and had no weapons on him.

At this time, Odysseus found himself becoming more and more awake, so he began to move forward along the castle to see where there was no place to hide from the beasts.

Woo~woo~
After taking a few steps, a vicious dog covered with short hair and with a long and thin body appeared in front of Odysseus. The corners of its mouth extended to the back of its head, and dark red flames burned in its eye sockets, staring at Odysseus.

Odysseus immediately understood where the castle was. He quickly knocked on the door: "Open the door! Your dog is about to bite! Open the door!"

More "woofing" sounds were heard all around, as if the surrounding fog was already filled with Fulgrim's dogs.

That’s right, these dogs are Fulgrim’s dogs, and this castle is “Source Castle”!
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