Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

When the night came again, the place where Klein entered the dreamland was not the courtyard of the black monastery. Although he was disappointed, he did not let the change in his mentality show on his face.

Because the "Queen of Mysteries" Bernadette Gustave was standing not far in front, looking over from the top of the black stairs covered with reliefs.

The color of the stained glass at the top was magnificent. The fading dusk was torn apart by the broken grids, and the large scattered light spots were spliced ​​into a long carpet and spread under the feet of the two people.

Klein stepped up the stairs. After Esther's deliberate reminder, he already knew the identity of the other party - the "Queen of Mystery", a big shot in the mysterious world and the eldest daughter of Russell Gustav.

His proactive attitude seemed a bit unexpected to Bernadette, and she later issued corresponding advice: "Confidence can sometimes be a shortcoming."

The uneasiness in Klein's heart was fleeting, and his confidence came more from the specialness of the gray mist. Although he knew in his heart that Bernadette's reminder was reasonable, he still responded to these words calmly.

While the two were chatting, Bernadette took advantage of Heath Doyle's influence and turned the topic to "Hamel": "The 'parasite' on that skylark has some very special abilities. She has a strong influence on Heath." The comfort is even more effective than the sealed item Cattleya gave to Heath."

Klein was silent. He didn't want to reveal Esther's situation to Bernadette, especially when the other party was higher than both of them.

The last time Esther faced Bernadette in the library, she showed a very respectful attitude, which was also a tactful reminder to Klein that the "Queen of Mystery" is quite powerful, and it is more beneficial to give respect than to make enemies.

Bernadette did not expect Herman to respond: "Your companion has many secrets. Although you are the same, her situation may be worse than you."

"She made a deal with you?"

"What has been achieved once, and what is yet to come." Bernadette's voice became softer and softer. "I exchanged a 'blasphemy card' in the hope that she can help me save my father."

Although he was shocked, Klein firmly showed the indifferent expression that Gehrman should have: "Great Emperor Russell is still alive?"

Bernadette shook her head: "I don't know, but I always have to hold on to some hope."

But then, she spoke again: "The 'gospel messenger' in the form of a skylark, there have been rumors circulating from within the Aurora Society in the past few months. In fact, the ravings in this sea area also come from the true creator, your friend I’m not surprised there’s a reaction.”

Klein looked at Bernadette quietly and did not give any reaction to this sentence.

Bernadette's tone was still so gentle: "When she tried to escape from the ship, the 'blasphemous card' in my hand responded."

"You closed the window."

"It was me, but we didn't succeed in preventing her from leaving. The real Hamel has already left."

Klein's heart suddenly tightened: "What do you mean?"

"When you wake up, check that skylark more. It's probably not your friend anymore."

Bernadette motioned to Gehrman to follow her down the steps, and the two of them headed to the deepest part of the corridor.

Klein's mind was racing with thoughts, but he had to return to the real world to get confirmation. If what Bernadette said was true...

He only had to check another thing to get the answer.

Bernadette stopped in front of a black door. The strange patterns carved in relief were full of strange power.

Bernadette pushed open the door.

A flowing golden ocean appeared in front of the two of them, but the dream was violently turbulent.

A powerful aura leaked from the door, and the entire dream world became shaky.

Bernadette closed the black wooden door again.

But before the door was closed, Klein clearly caught a glimpse of the shadow of a flying bird. Although the shape was dark and variegated, there was a faint shimmer surrounding it, as if it was covered with a veil.

"what is that?"

"Whether you're asking about the ocean or the lingering bird, I don't know. I may know less than one percent of the secrets of this monastery."

Although it was vague, Klein always had a vague intuition that the phantom was the incarnation of "Zoya" left in a certain shell. It was just like the snake Esther mentioned. A more suitable carrier could withstand it. More spots of light.

And "Zoya"'s instruction to the incarnations of those light points was to stay with "Daribog" until the moment the god fell, and it also fell into this dream.

In the end, it was eroded by the remaining power in the dream and became a shadow lingering in the depths.

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In the courtyard of the black monastery filled with giant arrows, Esther didn't know how long she had been waiting.

The environment here does not change with time, and an unchanging dusk hangs in the sky. When no one is active here, the courtyard full of traces of destruction looks even more desolate.

Esther has been thinking back to the previous chat between the "Queen of Mysteries" and Klein. She had tried her best to hide the Tarot Club from Klein. She thought that "The World" and Klein were just a teacher-student relationship, and that Klein was using "The World" to "Acting in his identity, he received help from members of the Tarot Society...

Now it seems that Klein may have already entered the sight of The Fool.

Because the starting point was wrong from the beginning, the further Esther's thinking extended, the further she went astray.

Suddenly, the scene in the courtyard became distorted and turbulent. Esther was happy to see the figures of several people emerging one after another. However, after observing these people, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed - Klein did not appear.

But it's nice to have someone, it's better than waiting alone with random thoughts.

Esther flew not far away from Frank Lee and saw him trying to bury something in the soil, smiling broadly.

Esther was very curious and couldn't help but jump to the side and looked at the buried seeds in confusion: "Frank, what are you doing?"

"I have made improvements on the parasitic plants I cultivated before! Maybe it would be better to let them secrete milk on their own, so that they would not go to other places and the 'Future' would not produce milk..." Frank said enthusiastically He waved his arms twice and dug harder into the soil.

Did "Future" produce milk? How many things have happened in the real world, such a bizarre situation, I have been asleep and haven't caught up with anything!

Esther laughed dejectedly: "Haha, come on then."

Then Esther quickly moved away from Frank's location, fearing that Frank might suddenly have a whim in his dream and want to catch Skylark to cultivate something.

Thinking on the bright side, at least Frank hasn't cultivated a killer plant yet... No, he is already a pirate with a bounty, nicknamed "The Poison Expert", maybe he really has piranha flowers on his hands. Things, just poisonous plants are enough to make people fear.

The skylark flew towards the shadow where Heath Doyle was squatting. Even in his dream, Heath subconsciously chose the darkest corner.

However, when he saw something flying close, his dull eyes became slightly more flexible, and he subconsciously raised his arms so that Skylark could stand firmly on it.

"Heath, how are you feeling now?"

Heath just nodded numbly and said nothing, as silent as a sculpture.

Esther turned her head: "Will you still hear sounds on the boat?"

"Yes, always when I'm outside." Heath's tone sounded distressed and sad. Although he didn't have many expressions in the dream, he was more full of emotions when he spoke than in the real world.

Esther was still worried that Heath would remain silent. Since he would still respond, Esther immediately asked about what Klein had said: "Before, the 'Future' passed by a ruins with a wheezing sound. What did you hear there?"

Heath buried his head, and every word was trembling out of fear: "There is a corpse there. It is very scary. No matter who the corpse is, he died in extreme pain..."

It was difficult for Esther to suppress the inexplicable sentimentality in her heart. She comforted Heath softly. Until his mood returned to stability, Skylark spread its wings and left Heath's arms that had been raised flat.

Esther flew towards the door leading to the depths of the monastery. She remembered that Klein had brought her out from here before. Since Klein was not outside now, maybe he would be inside?

With this idea in mind, Skylark, who was eager to seek more answers from Klein, didn't stay long. A circle lit up around the bird. Through the power of distorted dreams, he was able to open a small crack, and then jumped into the hall inside. .

Anderson is still here, lying on an easy chair with his hands behind his head, looking leisurely at the paintings on the dome.

After Esther flew over, she grabbed Anderson's arm twice and forced the "strongest hunter in the Sea of ​​Mist" to give up an armrest so that she could have a place to stand.

"You don't always stand on Hermann's head or shoulders, why do you have to make room for you?" Anderson looked at this bird that could wake up and move in its dreams with amusement, and couldn't help but ask a few questions.

"Because I despise you and it will be bad luck if you get involved."

Anderson hesitated to speak and leaned back in his chair helplessly: "Can't you help me? Last time you said you could help me solve this troublesome matter."

"I guess I was being polite by not making it any worse for you."

"I don't think you're polite at all," Anderson stretched and continued to look up at the mural above, which can be called a work of art. "Although you talk more than Hermann and you look lively, you actually have a worse temper than him. ."

Esther gestured with her paws, wanting to raise her middle finger, but the bird's paws were not suitable for such manipulation, so she gave up the idea for the time being.

Anderson didn't pay attention to Skylark's little movements and continued to talk to himself: "But how can you move freely in dreams? Yes, it probably has something to do with your solution to my misfortune. Speaking of which, I haven't seen you on the ship. your turn."

Anderson paused for a moment: "You won't sleep until we leave and won't be able to wake up, right? Then wouldn't your body in the real world -"

"Shut up!" Esther screamed, filled with the urge to scratch the crow's mouth.