After they finished discussing business, Odys and Bernadette chatted casually. They hit it off more and more, talking until after five in the morning before Bernadette, full and satisfied, finally took her leave.
Odys spent the morning catching up on sleep and didn't get up until the afternoon. He first used the "Ahorna Crystal" he had recovered earlier to construct a new "Teleportation Array" in the basement.
One array led to a room on the third floor of the "Nanmu Ballroom," while the other led to a laboratory in the outskirts.
With these two escape arrays, Odys finally felt safe enough to live here.
Afterward, he resumed researching Witchcraft and continued writing the "Compendium of Witchcraft." Whenever he had the time, he also continued thinking about his plan to escape Backlund.
As for the pursuit by "MI9," he wasn't particularly worried. At most, they could trace things back to Odys. They wouldn't be able to find "Warlock" Gandalf anytime soon.
Henry Street, No. 51.
A team of "MI9" operatives stormed into the herbal shop and quickly took control of the Kainer siblings, along with a customer sitting in the reception area drinking tea.
At the same time, they rushed into the backyard and took complete control of the herbal shop.
Only then did Kremond saunter in. Just as he was about to use his Beyonder Ability to interrogate Kainer, the "customer" in the reception area suddenly demanded, "Is 'MI9' planning to use Odys's capture as an excuse to arrest a member of the 'Machinery Hivemind'?"
When Kremond heard this, he knew something was wrong and hurriedly said, "Release him."
The "customer" wore a cold expression as he took out the herbal shop's deed and business license. Kremond glanced at them and let out a helpless sigh.
The documents proved that