Visit of Queen Mystic

Backlund, West Borough, Henry Street No. 51.

At night, Audis Gall, who had just finished being busy, was resting in an armchair.

Ting-a-ling—

The bell hanging on the door rang. To think there would still be a customer patronizing the place this late.

Under the illumination of the bright gas lamp, Audis lazily raised his head to take a look, then immediately sat up straight.

The visitor was a female with waist-length chestnut hair, and very remarkable eyebrows that outlined a certain heroic temperament.

Her figure was good, neither fat nor thin, and her azure eyes were as beautiful as a condensed ocean.

The other party's chestnut hair and beautiful face, alongside the rare yet uniquely aesthetic combination of a white shirt, long trousers, and black leather boots, made Audis think of a big figure in the Beyonder world: Queen Mystic Bernadette.

The reason he thought of this wasn't because he got clues from the legends about Queen Mystic, but rather because Audis was a transmigrator, and he still remembered the hair color and unique outfit of Emperor Roselle's eldest daughter.

Three years ago, he transmigrated into this world, and right upon arriving here, he became a Mystery Pryer due to a Beyonder incident triggered by a Sefirah.

Simply because he remembered a portion of the original work's plot, his Mystery Pryer potion was directly digested.

Because of this Beyonder case, Audis was paid close attention to by the Machinery Hivemind and was strictly monitored for a very long time. He even suspected for a time that the God of Steam and Machinery had paid attention to him as well.

Fortunately, they also couldn't determine the connection between Audis and the Sefirah, which was why he hadn't been arrested to be dissected and studied like an alien.

Recently, Audis finally had the opportunity to advance, though he was currently still a Mystery Pryer.

Returning to the herbalist shop at this moment, Audis immediately revealed a smile and stood up to say, "Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

The visitor was indeed Bernadette. After entering, she was also sizing up Audis. He was a young man of twenty-three or twenty-four, with black pupils and black, slightly curly hair.

His appearance could be considered handsome, with thin lips, a high bridge of the nose, and bright, spirited eyes.

He wore a linen shirt and a loose coat, with a pair of cloth shoes on his feet. Such attire was very far from gentlemanly, but it must have been very comfortable.

On the counter and cupboards in the herbalist shop, various common herbs were displayed. It looked completely like a very ordinary store.

Finally, Bernadette's gaze landed on Audis. "I have something I'd like you to take a look at."

Audis was slightly stunned. Was she here to fence stolen goods with him?

It was precisely because of the Beyonder incident when he arrived in this world and the business of running the herbalist shop that Audis had some connections in the Beyonder world, and some Beyonders would fence stolen goods through his channels.

Yet the dignified Queen Mystic should have her own channels for fencing stolen goods.

While thinking, Audis went to hang up the "Closed" sign on the door, then pulled the curtain and window blinds closed.

After finishing all this, he walked behind the counter and made a "please" gesture.

Bernadette took out a small wooden box from her pocket, placed it on the counter, and pushed it toward Audis.

Audis, the owner of the herbalist shop, opened it to take a look. Inside were dozens of weird, building-block-like metallic objects. On one side of the metallic objects, there were also some glowing-like engraved marks, carrying a faint dark red radiance.

Seeing these, Audis's pupils constricted, but he quickly concealed his astonishment, furrowed his brows, and asked, "What is this?"

"You should recognize it." Bernadette revealed a polite smile.

Audis faked a blank expression. "Sorry, I have no impression of this."

Audis put on a professional smile. "Our shop has a limited business scope, and we have no way to purchase this good thing. Please try somewhere else."

"Let me give you a reminder." Bernadette wore an "I anticipated this long ago" expression. "Pete, 116 Michele Street."

Audis, who was familiar with this neighborhood nearby, knew very well that Pete, who lived at 116 Michele Street, was a master thief.

As for the things in the box, they were the weapon Audis had lost yesterday. He had performed divination and knew that it was precisely Pete who had stolen his things, and in the afternoon he had just sent someone to negotiate with this master thief.

Audis's smile vanished. "Since your intelligence is so well-informed, you should know who my 'behind-the-scenes boss' is."

"Of course I know, and I also know the relationship between you and the 'behind-the-scenes boss'." Bernadette extended a hand to rest on the counter, saying earnestly, "However, I've still come!"

Audis was somewhat helpless at once. Even in Backlund, unless the royal family or the churches dispatched Angels to intervene, no one could do anything to the person before her.

To be precise, even when facing enemies at the Angel level, Bernadette wouldn't fear them. After all, she alone possessed 3 Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts!

Audis sighed and said, "You're very interested in the Beyonder application of this weapon?"

Bernadette nodded. "The young man is quite smart. First, I need to know who made this Beyonder weapon? What is the principle? Then, assemble it back."

Audis smiled gently. "You should be able to tell that I'm not an Artisan. This is a failed test product from the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, and they asked me to help them handle it."

Then he changed the subject. "I'm quite curious, how did you take it apart?"

"Lying!" This Queen Mystic narrowed her eyes and didn't fall for Audis's trick. "Even if it's a failed test product, the Church wouldn't sell such a thing!

"As for how I took it apart, that's my business."

She had taken this Beyonder weapon apart, only to find she couldn't put it back together.

Bernadette placed both hands on the counter. "You'd better tell the truth, and don't force me to use some methods."

This Beyonder weapon was actually manufactured by Audis, but the greatest secret of his was hidden within it.

After coming to this world, Audis had acquired a strange ability. Every Sunday after falling asleep, he would enter a mysterious space.

That mysterious space was composed of knowledge formed by layers upon layers of light. That knowledge was all-encompassing, and as long as it was something Audis could think of, he could find corresponding knowledge within it.

Yet every time he entered there, he had to complete a project before he could wake up. Even if he stayed in that space for a year, upon coming out, it was merely as if he had just slept a single sleep.

In there, the project to be done could be chosen by oneself, but it couldn't be too watery; at the very least, it needed to have some of his own viewpoints and research conclusions, or else that patch of space wouldn't let him out.

At first, Audis was quite perfunctory, but as he obtained more and more knowledge in there, the projects also gradually grew profound.

That Beyonder weapon originated from one of his past research results, representing an innovative application of spiritual materials.

Audis was just about to use the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery to brush her off again when Queen Mystic Bernadette suddenly raised her hand slightly, gesturing for Audis to not speak for a moment. She seemed to be listening very intently to some sound, and the next second: "Accompany me to a place first."

Before Audis could even ask "where to", an illusory feather had already covered his vision. When the illusory feather dissipated, Audis discovered that he had already arrived at the Royal Museum located on King's Road.

Audis was slightly stunned. He remembered that the Royal Museum was currently holding the "Roselle Memorial Exhibition"!