Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

"I never dared to think about this kind of thing before!" Vika shouted loudly. He was riding on a dolphin. Valery on the other side looked calm and only occasionally glanced at a few silver dolphins that were chasing after him. snapper.

Esther was a little troubled that during her first encounter with these sea creatures, she reached too far into the silver snappers and disturbed their spirits too much.

As if there was a special attraction, some of the silver snappers scattered in the middle because they were unable to follow, but the remaining strongest ones still followed persistently.

It wasn't until Esther expressed her clear intention to let them go that the silver snappers finally dispersed.

"They seem to like you very much," Vika said on the other side. "Is this all the effect of the spell you mentioned?"

"Yes, that was given to me by my friend. I don't have the power to control marine life."

The dolphin under Vika jumped out of the sea for a moment, causing his body to jolt, but Vika had long been used to it: "Does the magic potion formula you mentioned also have such an effect?"

"Not really." Esther smiled and looked at the other side of the sea. The sky was dim and she could already see a black spot moving in the distance.

Coming.

Soon, Esther sent away the two dolphins. There were many fishing boats near Nas. She stole the weight of the two of them again and replaced the marine creature carrying herself and Vika with plaice.

Although Vika was a little regretful, she wouldn't say anything. The two of them had seen many marine animals along the way.

"Do you have any enemies in Nas?"

Esther suddenly asked, leaving Vika confused: "It's nothing, it's just a little fuss. I don't think there is any need to trouble you..."

"I guess you don't know what kind of gatherings there are among pirates? Or don't you know about the nearby gatherings of extraordinary people?"

Vika could only shake her head, worried about her ignorance.

"Should your captain come to Nath more often?"

"This is considered a base where he frequently stays."

Esther nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She just pointed to the horizon, where you could already see the outline of the white building and the ships going to and from the pier:

"We'll be there soon. If you meet someone you know, you'd better think of how to deal with them."

Vika suddenly realized: "But there are many people who know Valery..."

Esther shook the weird red cloak on her shoulders and said without thinking: "I defected from the ship and believed in the evil god. You want to use this excuse with me?"

"Then forget it..."

"I don't think I've asked you the name of that ship yet."

Vika steadied himself on Plaice and said, "The 'Axe' doesn't sound like a ship."

"It looks like it will be chopped up and used as firewood." Esther said softly.

The plaice under their feet turned around and avoided the ships that were getting closer and closer in front of them.

"Aren't we going to go ashore?" Vika asked subconsciously.

"We have to go to a more secluded place. It's too conspicuous at the dock. Do you want to be questioned by an acquaintance tonight?"

Vika said "Oh" and understood the intention after being pointed out the reason. However, he was said to be slow, but when he was even more confused, he did not hesitate to choose the most correct method to ask for help from the existence he feared.

Esther saw a bit of destiny's preference in him. Even though Vika was quite confused, she thought it would be quite interesting for him to be an Extraordinary of the "monster" path.

However, the rest of the formula has not been finalized yet, so it would be quite irresponsible to just throw Vicat away...

When the two arrived at a remote beach, night had fallen quietly. Esther heard the whining sound from Vika's stomach, and then realized that the two of them had been traveling for almost eight or nine hours.

"Let's go, find a place to eat first."

Hearing what the other party said, Vika naturally smiled very happily: "But I, I don't have much money with me..."

Esther didn't care either. She found a whole bag of gold coins from Captain Andrew's pocket. They were all gold horns made by Stone, mixed with some silver coins and copper coins. It was much more than the balance in her original satchel:

"It doesn't matter, let the former captain of the Axe treat you."

When climbing over the white stone wall on the beach, Esther had to reach out and pull Vika twice. Being on the sea without water and food, experiencing a lot of frights and then staying excited all day long, this person's body was worse than what she saw. It was much weaker when I went up.

If it weren't for the excessive secretion of adrenaline, Vika would have fallen asleep on the back of the fish. After all, he is just an ordinary person, and it is not easy for him to persist until now.

Recalling Vika's behavior on the island, Esther even felt that this person just looked mentally fragile, but was actually quite mentally tough.

But she didn't have the pleasure of taking in a little brother. With such a big person, it was inconvenient for her to be a parasite. However, since she agreed to take Vika to Bayam, Esther did not leave the person behind.

When the two of them walked into the city, the crimson moon was already high in the sky. Esther did not specifically look for a restaurant that was still open, but casually walked into the first bar that the two of them saw. There was a sign of "Herring Tavern" outside the door. It was so dirty that you could barely make out the glyphs. It was obvious that the owner of the bar didn't care about this small flaw.

The environment in the bar wasn't that good either. Just opening the door, the stench hitting her face made Esther subconsciously take a breath. The wooden door of the bar also felt greasy.

Someone vomited next to the door, and the yellow turbid wine remained on the blackened floor. Although Esther dodged in time, Vika didn't notice and accidentally stepped on it, causing his shoes that were already stained with seawater to emit an even more disgusting smell.

Although the configuration here is very simple, there are many drinkers in the bar, and there is no boxing ring or dog racing betting game like Esther has seen, but it is not too quiet.

Except for a small open space carved out by a fishing net as a fence in front of the right wall, most of the other wine tables were filled with people, gathering in twos and threes to play cards and chat, laughing or cursing from time to time.

Only when Valery and Vika walked in one after another, the noise became a little quieter. Some people glanced at the two strangers with unkind expressions, and then lowered their heads to focus on their cards.

There are really not as many restaurants in Nas as these bistros everywhere. Maybe this is also a cultural characteristic? With this thought in mind, Esther walked to the bar and ordered a large portion of fish cold cuts, grilled sausages, two bowls of beetroot soup, a basket of buns, and a bottle of Nipos from the bartender.

Valery followed Vika, who was sitting at the bar, with a finger: "Give him a glass of light beer."

Vika was about to say something, but under Valery's stern eyes, she had to swallow back her words about wanting a glass of Nipos.

Valery bared his teeth at Vika: "Since this is a tavern, I'm very polite that I didn't ask you for milk or water."

Esther no longer deliberately maintained her temperament to avoid attracting too many strange looks. She had observed subtle expressions on Vika's face many times before.

The bartender "tsk-tsk" twice, shook his head disdainfully at Vika, and took a gold coin thrown out by the bald man. Hearing that the remaining money could be used as tips and information fees, the bartender happily went to the kitchen to ask the chef to prepare something.

Judging from the excited expression of the bartender spitting when shouting, this small shop rarely encounters such wealthy customers.

Esther asked the bartender for a rag that smelled pickled in wine, and wiped the countertop in front of herself and Vika carefully before she dared to put her elbows on the shiny bar.

She heard it very clearly with her ears, and she sneered at the people at the bar, laughing at the sissy-like red cloak, talking about the two people's pretentious mysophobia, and guessing where they came from.

Because he flashed a gold coin first, the bartender's attitude was quite cordial. He soon brought the dinner plates over, poured wine for the two of them, and wandered around diligently:

"This guest, I wonder what you want to know about?"

The bald middle-aged bartender also lowered his voice and came closer to the two of them: "Don't pay attention to the group of poor people behind you. You can't even get a gold horn from selling all their pants. They are just jealous of you."

Valerie took two sips of Nipos expressionlessly and exhaled heavily: "We need two tickets to go to the Rhoside Islands. If you have no way, you can recommend some reliable contacts to us."

The bartender smiled and nodded at the bar: "To tell you the truth, I have been working here for more than thirty years, and people who come and go don't like to bring identification. I have seen many customers like you...

"Don't worry, the price is thirty gold coins, but I only have a boat to Olavi Port. If you want to go to Bayam, you can only go to those more powerful guys."

The bartender glanced at Vika who was immersed in soup next to him: "One price for one person, two people, that's..."

Valery glared at the bartender with gloomy eyes. The bartender felt his head empty, and then heard the wealthy young man opposite him sneer.

"Forty gold coins."

The bartender looked away in disbelief, but still insisted: "The two of them will give you a little cheaper, fifty-five gold coins, okay? This is an illegal job, distinguished sir, I always need to save some money to support my family. .”

"You have a shitty family, you should marry a wife first." Valery took two more sips of Nipos and narrowed his eyes dangerously, "The only ship you can provide is a whaling private ship, forty-five gold coins. If not, I’ll find someone else.”

"Yes, yes, of course!" The bartender didn't know how the other party knew this. He just assumed that the two people had done some research before coming and found out his confidence, and quickly put on a smile again.

Vika, who drank all the red cabbage soup in one breath, raised his head, enjoying the warm food. He glanced at the bartender with pity, grabbed a piece of bread, and dipped the last part of the soup base.

Valery then counted out a sufficient amount of gold coins from his arms, piled them on the bar, and pushed them in front of the bartender: "At this time tomorrow night, we will come here again. The tickets for Tuesday or Wednesday will be fine."

"Okay, okay, there's enough time, and I happen to have someone I know here..."

After the bartender went to take care of other customers, Valery deliberately turned his head and bared his teeth at a few people who were looking this way.

The few people who looked at him actually smiled back, but their expressions could not be called friendly.

Valery turned his head indifferently, forked a piece of fish, and ate it slowly with the bun.