Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

In the carriage, Aaron spoke uneasily: "What you said to Mary before was not just a joke, was it?"

Esther was silent for two seconds, and the smile on her face gradually faded: "This matter...it's best to wait until we board the steam train."

"You need to let Alexander and Thomas know about this, so that your secret influence on me will not lead to misjudgment or emotional use?" Aaron asked rhetorically.

Esther nodded: "Although it can't be said to have such serious consequences, after this period of traveling together, we got along pretty well. Before entering the Fourth Age ruins, I think it is necessary to put this matter in the open. I’ll tell you.”

Aaron nodded and motioned for her to continue.

"This is related to whether I want to go back to the 'Clover' in the future. There is a high probability that I will give up and return to the ship. As for the reason, I will tell the three of you together later, so there is no need to say it a second time."

Aaron didn't speak for a long time, until he was almost arriving at the station, he chuckled softly: "So after we finish exploring the ruins, where do you plan to go?"

Esther has made a decision in the past two days, and has also heard that Klein wants to borrow the invitation from "The World" to follow the "Star Admiral" to go to sea. Klein also told Esther that if she can't make it there, , will ask the courier to deliver the items that need to be decontaminated to Esther, and the four-headed messenger lady can help deliver a small amount of items.

So Esther quickly gave her answer: "I probably want to go back to join my friends. I don't have any specific plans, but promotion is the first priority for me. If I feel that I can meet others if I stay in Intis The opportunity I want, I will stay for a while.”

Aaron made a suggestion in another direction: "In the Fourth Age, the capital of the 'Tudor Empire' was in Trier, and some of the angel families who supported the establishment of the 'Tudor Empire' controlled the 'Stealer' path. If you I think you can consider talking to my teacher."

Esther's heart tightened and she shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, I will never investigate those angel families. It would be easier to complete other tasks for your teacher."

She has an inexplicable feeling of resistance to Trier, not to mention those in the Fourth Age family who she never wants to deal with again in her life.

Aaron smiled and said nothing more. The remaining journey was only a few minutes, and the two quickly stepped out of the carriage.

Alexander was already waiting here. He put on a very simple dark gray classical robe, which really set off his scholarly temperament. Coupled with the books and thick glasses he held in his hands, Alexander looked more like an old scholar who rarely traveled far.

Looking at it this way, it’s really hard to imagine that Mr. Alexander’s darker skin was tanned at sea... Esther muttered in her heart.

Not long after waiting outside the steam train platform, Thomas also rushed over.

Half an hour later, the group was already sitting on the steam train. The ticket Thomas bought turned out to be a first-class seat. Four quite spacious seats happened to face each other and occupied a corner of the carriage. There was a table in the middle that could be used to place sundries or Small table for snacks.

"We will take a rest at the hotel on the way. No one can bear to sit on a steam train for thirty hours continuously. At least my bones can't bear it." Alexander handed a novel in Fusac to Ais Special, let her use it to pass the time. God knows where he got so many books. His suitcase seems to always contain different books.

"That's what you said. With our bodies and bones, it's no problem to live for a few more decades." Thomas closed his eyes and leaned against the window to take a nap.

Aaron sat next to him, and Esther sat opposite Thomas. Next to him was Alexander who began to focus on the content of the book. He seemed to have bought a new book in Strandsburg, and the brightly colored cover gave off a little strange smell. .

Aaron raised his eyebrows and turned to Esther: "You have to be careful. If you read too much, you might become like Mr. Alexander. It would be bad if you wear glasses."

Esther immediately put down the hand that was rubbing the center of her right eyebrow and laughed dryly: "Haha, I will pay attention, at least I haven't reached the point of myopia yet..."

Alexander did not raise his head at all, he was immersed in the words of the book and seemed not to hear Aaron's teasing joke at all.

A few hours later, the sky darkened, and the mist-spewing car drove into a small town. The group found a nearby hotel and had dinner in the hotel.

Esther had a separate guest room, Alexander also asked for a separate room, and Thomas and Aaron finally found a suite with a second bedroom.

Because neither of them wanted to sleep on the sofa, they bickered and argued at the front desk for several minutes. In the end, Alexander decided on the suite, and Aaron paid for it anyway.

Aaron actually didn't mind. Apart from being very stingy with his private collection of fine wines, he was always generous when paying for others. He just wanted to quarrel with Thomas.

According to Alexander: "Before Aaron was wanted by Bayam Casino, he saved enough to spend decades."

"So there is a lot of water in Goldfinger's 10,000 gold pound bounty?" Esther said with a smile.

Thomas had a gloomy face and was very dissatisfied with Aaron's deliberate provocation: "As far as his strength is concerned, he lacks actual combat effectiveness when he is not on the 'Clover'. At most, he can avoid the front in various bizarre ways. Fight, or make your opponent miserable.”

Esther nodded thoughtfully: "It's okay Mr. Aaron, it's a very powerful ability to make enemies choke to death when they drink water."

The smile at the corner of Aaron's mouth was very forced: "Thank you for your efforts in comforting me. I will definitely work hard in this regard."

"I'm serious." Esther said with a straight face.

"I don't think so at all..."

But before everyone dispersed to rest, Aaron asked everyone to gather in his and Thomas' suite. There was a small living room here, and with the chair Esther dragged out from her room, four people could sit down.

Aaron raised his chin at Esther: "Since everyone is here, can you tell me what you haven't finished talking to me at noon?"

Esther sat upright in her chair, and her serious expression made even the most casual Aaron lose the idea of ​​joking: "If I explain it directly, it will be difficult for you to have the corresponding concept, so let me ask a question. Exactly how long have I been on board the Clover?"

Aaron replied without thinking: "It's almost a year..."

Thomas sneered and interrupted Aaron: "The thing around your neck is not a decoration, Aaron, use your brain. She has been on the ship for less than half a year! Only a few months."

Alexander smacked his glasses with his knuckles. Instead of speaking in a hurry, he stood up and dug out a small notebook from his suitcase before sitting back on the easy chair.

After flipping through the palm-sized notebook, Alexander's face showed a little surprise: "Two months? From January 21st to yesterday, it was exactly two months."

This time, Thomas and Aaron rarely said in unison: "How is that possible!?"

Esther clapped her hands and asked the surprised three people to turn their eyes to her: "Alexander and Thomas had seen me use a very strange power on the small island Nahuat before, and the effect was similar to 'reversing time. 'But it's not complete."

Alexander's peripheral vision glanced at Aaron, who looked uncertain: "The only thing I can confirm is that it is an ability of a fairly high level. Is this the price you pay for borrowing that extraordinary power?"

"Maybe, I don't know, but when I build connections with others, the 'time' perceived by others will continue to be distorted."

"It turns out it's not just the charm of the 'scammer'..." Aaron closed his eyes and looked at Esther again, "You should have paid more than that."

Esther smiled and nodded at him: "My destiny cannot intersect with that of others."

Thomas was the first to refute this sentence before Aaron: "Fart! You are sitting in this room talking to us now, how can you still be a fake person!"

Aaron leaned back on the sofa and caught the fleeting inspiration: "Time?"

"Ordinary people will completely forget their contact with me in about a week. Extraordinary people may take a little longer, but it is only about ten days. I have not been in contact with demigods for a long time in my life, so I am not sure at what stage I can leave my memory. ." Esther said softly.

She also considered that several people had had various interactions with "Zoya", so she added: "What I know so far is that extraordinary people who have reached the angelic level, or have the blessing of gods, can also be immune to this source. Unknown impact.”

Alexander rubbed the cover of the notebook in his hand: "When you talk about contact, does it include everything that happened and how long we have known each other?"

"yes."

"You are indeed saying goodbye to Mary forever," Aaron lowered his head. "If you don't remember it at all and the two people have lost the intersection of fate, then they will be no different from strangers when they meet again..."

Thomas frowned irritably: "I can only say that such a joke is not funny! You are indeed not trustworthy at all!"

Alexander has always been the calmest of the three, and his reaction was much calmer than the other two: "No wonder you asked us about our time together before. If it weren't for these previous doubts, it would be difficult for us to take your words seriously. "

"I noticed that you have the habit of recording certain daily things, and there is a new suspicious person on the ship. For such an important matter, I guess you will definitely leave corresponding records."

Alexander opened his notebook again, not knowing what he was reading. Because he stopped talking, the atmosphere in the room became more and more depressing.

Esther cleared her throat: "Well, that's roughly the situation."

Aaron raised his head, his expression had returned to normal, but his eyes were slightly averted: "My teacher can still remember you, she has not reached the level of an angel. But I am not sure if it has something to do with something in her hand. "

"She has a high-level item of 'destiny' in her hand, and she noticed the abnormal movement caused by me earlier."

Alexander nodded: "You came here specifically to tell us this before going to explore the ruins. I understand that you want to be honest with us and make us feel at ease. But I have to say that it would be more appropriate for you to tell us about this later. "

Esther's expression was very calm, even a little indifferent: "Although it didn't last long, Mary is indeed a good friend. I rarely say goodbye to my past friends in such a formal way, so my emotions are affected a lot. , I’m used to this kind of separation.”

Thomas was already the only one in the room with an ugly face: "You don't look very sentimental."

A gentle smile appeared on Esther's face: "This does not affect my ability to talk about this matter rationally."

Aaron's eyes swept across her smile: "I understand. After this incident is over, I will communicate with my teacher. You don't have to return to the 'Clover' to explain your existence to others." On the contrary, it’s more troublesome.”

Esther stood up: "Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Aaron."

After she carried the chair back to her single room, the three remaining people in the room looked at each other.

"She is really dangerous, but she constantly shows her sincerity to us. This person is so contradictory, Miss Hamel." Alexander added something to his notebook.

Thomas sneered twice and said nothing.

Aaron also stood up from the sofa: "I will write a letter to the teacher now, but there is a high probability that there will be no results... Such an extraordinary impact is simply unheard of."

After Aaron left, Thomas looked at Alexander who was still writing something: "Don't you think her rationality is abnormal?"

Alexander's pen paused: "She was very abnormal to begin with."