Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Starting from this day, there is a new person in Slim Bakery.

This girl with an exotic appearance always warmly welcomes every guest, puts on a smile and gives them change accurately. After Esther became familiar with the bread baking process, she dutifully took on a lot of work for Fiona, who was responsible for baking and cleaning in the kitchen. Esther pinched out many animal-shaped buns while groping, even though they had no taste. There are so many variations and it is quite popular among customers.

Because of her arrival, Slim Bakery's business has been quite good in the past two weeks, which makes Wendy very happy.

"Esther, go and see if there is any tea left in the warehouse. We have to make another pot of hot tea. The weather is cold, and many guests like to drink hot things to warm themselves up."

"Okay Grandma Wendy! I'll go find it!"

Li Xing, who had changed her name to Esther, walked behind the oven, took off the apron from her light brown linen skirt and hung it by the back door. Today is Sunday, and Fiona has a day off every week on this day. She will take her family to the Night Church to worship, and then prepare a big meal for the children with her sister. Sometimes Fiona would bring some dishes back to the bakery for Wendy and Esther to try.

Pulling out an unopened can of tea from the warehouse, Esther quickly returned to the bakery and saw Wendy chatting with several customers. From their appearance, she could recognize that the three people were a family. The youngest among them The girl looked two years younger than Esther.

"Then let's have lemon cake rolls, okay?"

The girl shook the hand of one of the young men, and the bookish young man looked at her fondly: "Of course, then we decided on lemon cake rolls, half a pound. It's rare that Benson got a salary increase, so we It should be celebrated.”

The taller young man nodded to Wendy, took out his wallet and counted out the amount to be paid. Esther retied her apron very well according to the atmosphere, and cut a large piece of the lemon-flavored cake roll just out of the oven. Just over half a pound.

"Do you need anything else?" Esther showed her business smile and winked at the girl who was very curious about her.

The tall young man rubbed the girl's head: "Melissa, what else do you want to eat?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, and finally just shook her head: "No! I'm very happy to have lemon cake rolls. We have to save a little, there will be a lot of money to spend in the future."

The bookish young man clicked on the animal bread next to him: "That black cat bread looks very cute. I've never seen it before."

Wendy winked at Esther next to her, causing Esther to smile sheepishly at everyone: "Thanks to our skillful newcomer, because it is a trial sale, the price now is the same as ordinary rye bread. Do you want some?"

The tall young man nodded and paid for another half pound of black cat bread, which made the bookish young man embarrassed: "Benson, that's what I said."

"It doesn't matter, it's time to replenish the staple food tomorrow anyway."

After seeing off this family of guests, Wendy served new hot tea: "There are quite a few guests today. On Sundays, everyone likes to go to the Night Church as a family. It's good."

"I remember that the Church of the Night believes in the goddess of the night?"

"Yes. By the way, didn't you say you wanted to learn to write before? Then you can go to the Sunday school in the Night Church. It only costs one penny a week and it won't affect your usual work in the store."

Esther thought about the purse she kept in the attic. After excluding some daily necessities and the expenses she frequently went to the fruit stand to compensate the boss, there was still ten soledos left in it. One penny a week is still affordable for Esther. If she can master the words here, Esther can also go to the library to check out more detailed information about the world instead of always following the conversations of customers. Think about it yourself or make up your mind.

Wendy thought Esther was worried about the situation in the church and comforted her: "Go boldly. There are very kind people there. It doesn't matter even if you don't believe in the goddess of the night."

Esther smiled sheepishly: "Then I'll take leave next week and go take a look. I'm really interested."

Next Sunday came quite quickly in the busy daily life. After saying hello to Wendy in advance, Esther went out early in the morning.

Esther walked smoothly in the direction she took last time. She found that her memory was surprisingly good. She had an impression of every store and intersection, and she didn't get lost at all.

Strange, was I like this before?

Esther quickly put this doubt behind her. Facing the solemn Gothic church, she always felt a little nervous. After standing outside the church and cheering herself up for several rounds, Esther still couldn't make up her mind. It wasn't until the man dressed as a priest looked at her that Esther plucked up the courage to walk over.

But when Esther walked to the door, the draft she had just made in her stomach disappeared: "Hello, hello, are there any classes here? I mean, what about enlightenment education - —”

"Yes, this is the church of the Goddess of the Night. There are enlightenment education courses on Sundays, but they are charged. Are you a believer of the goddess?"

Esther shook her head: "If not, wouldn't it be possible..."

She lost her voice before she finished speaking, and looked at the priest in front of her sheepishly.

The priest smiled gently: "It doesn't matter. The goddess is kind and tolerant. Of course you can learn from her."

Esther nodded repeatedly, and after taking out a penny from the inner pocket of her coat, she followed the pastor into the church. Because today is Sunday, there are not many people coming to the Dark Night Church. Some people are praying quietly with their eyes closed, and some people are saying hello quietly to people they know well. Even in the early morning, the church was quite dark and filled with an extremely quiet atmosphere, which made people relax involuntarily. Esther felt that her mood was much calmer.

The pastor led Esther towards the side door. As they walked back along the corridor, they passed by two people.

Esther didn't pay too much attention. She kept staring at the pastor's footsteps for fear that she might not follow. However, the rather handsome black-haired young man turned around, glanced at Esther's back with his green eyes doubtfully, and then smiled slightly. He tilted his head as if listening to something.

But soon the young man shook his head and quickly followed the other person in front.

Under the pastor's considerate introduction, Esther also learned about the general content of the church's general courses: the morning classes will focus on simple mathematics, geography and some history, and then there will be an hour's break. You can bring your own food or eat in the cafes on the street outside. In the afternoon, text teaching and writing exercises are conducted based on the teachings of the Goddess of the Night. Those with basic knowledge can read the books on the classroom bookshelf by themselves, but of course they cannot take them out of the church. If students encounter problems, they can ask the church staff responsible for teaching in their free time. The church can provide some paper and pens, but only for the first class. Only some paper will be provided for subsequent classes. If you have additional needs, you can bring them yourself. Purchase from the church.

"You came quite early, there are still three quarters of an hour before class. You can move around in the classroom on your own, and if you have any questions, you can ask Ms. Langsa. If there are no accidents, she will be responsible for teaching here. She is a very easy-going person. people."

"Thank you, Pastor Lost." In the previous conversation, Esther had already learned the name of the kind pastor. Of course, she also introduced herself, but did not say the false last name.

That little bug has been nesting in the pocket on Esther's chest these days. If it hadn't come out at night, Esther would have thought it was starting to hibernate. As for the surname that was used to deceive Wendy and Fiona after being hinted by the little bug, Esther felt that she was not innocent, so she didn't mention it to others.

Ms. Langsha looks quite old. Her brown hair is meticulously combed into a low bun with red roses. Although wrinkles can be seen on her face, it makes her beauty look more solemn. The special above-the-knee skirt is a perfect fit.

"Good day, Feilun." Ms. Langsha performed a simple skirt-lifting ceremony, which doubled Esther's curiosity. Could this lady be from a noble family? Since coming to this world, Esther has not been to places other than Iron Cross Street, but she has a fragmented understanding of the background of the Kingdom of Loen.

"Ms. Langsa, this is a new student who just signed up, Esther."

Ms. Langsa then smiled at Esther: "Nice to meet you, Esther, just call me Ms. Langsa like everyone else. Have you ever been exposed to enlightenment courses before?"

Esther quickly shook her head: "No, not at all, I can't even read."

"Don't be nervous. Many people here started from scratch like you." Ms. Langsha took out a blank notebook and two pencils from under the bookcase and handed them to Esther.

Pastor Lost nodded to the two of them: "Then I'll go back to the church door first."

"Go and get busy, there are always more people coming on Sundays."

Pastor Lost smiled helplessly: "But I think this is a good thing. I am very happy that everyone is willing to listen to the gospel of the goddess."

After Pastor Lost left, Ms. Langsa communicated with Esther about her situation. Esther frankly admitted her ignorance, but Ms. Langsa did not show anything unusual. Such a student with no foundation is here. Quite common.

Since public elementary schools have become popular, people with certain financial conditions in their families prefer to send their children to classes six days a week, which is more cost-effective in terms of tuition fees. In church Sunday schools, it is more common for people who are older and hungry for opportunities to take one day off from their busy schedule to work hard to enrich themselves in order to seek better jobs in the future.

Because there was no one in the classroom yet, Ms. Langsha didn't mind tutoring Esther on some basic knowledge. To her surprise, Esther's mastery of numerical calculations was almost at her fingertips. After memorizing basic numbers and operation symbols, Esther quickly filled up the entire scratch paper when faced with the questions Langsa asked. All calculation results were accurate, far unlike those who had never been exposed to mathematics.

And Esther was also a little helpless. Before "travelling", Li Xing was still a half-worker who had just graduated a year ago, and he couldn't even solve math problems from kindergarten to second grade of elementary school.

Her physical education teacher in her previous life must have been able to figure it out!

After checking Esther's answers, Ms. Langsa immediately realized the girl's intelligence, changed the educational content in accordance with her aptitude, and gave Esther a vocabulary book with illustrations. Langsha asked Esther to memorize the words before class and practice writing on paper as many as she could remember. After the morning class, she would simply test the number of words Esther had memorized.

Of course Esther has no objection, it would be better to say that this is exactly what she wants. What she longs for most is words that can understand the world.

However, there was not much time left, and Esther finally managed to memorize most of the word book. Combined with her daily spoken language, she could already correspond to the rough spellings of many words. The roots and affixes of Rune's common expressions, including some of the grammar, have many similarities with the English in Esther's memory. This allows her to quickly understand the content she comes into contact with after analyzing it.

Much faster than ordinary people.

As more than thirty people walked in one after another, and most of the classroom was full, Ms. Langsha looked at the clock hanging on the wall and officially started today's formal class.

For Esther, mathematics education only allowed her to further consolidate her memory and deepen her impression of basic words. Geography and history courses gave Esther, for the first time, a better understanding of the "world" she lives in. A systematic and comprehensive overview.

The map Ms. Langsa showed was divided into two continents, the north and the south, with shadowed sea areas on the periphery. The shape of half of the continent made Esther feel a strange sense of familiarity. She even had a vague guess about what the opposite side of the ocean would look like. .

Maybe this is a parallel world? It’s similar to my old world.

The historical content introduced today mainly focuses on around 650 years, when a hero rose up in the Kingdom of Loen and led the army to fight against the Kingdom of Intis. This hero swung his banner in the White Rose War and finally succeeded in defeating Intis. After the twenty-year war with the Feysac Empire, he re-maintained the stability of the Loen Empire.

Esther listened casually, but the pen in her hand quickly jotted down content unrelated to the course on the paper, mainly the corresponding spellings and geographical locations of the names of various countries, although Esther wanted to copy the entire map. Come down, but she is not that good at drawing, so she can only draw a rough outline.

But soon, Esther discovered that she had more additional impressions of these countries. As she touched the "cognitive sense" of these countries, things appeared in her mind without origin, such as the closeness between religion and the true God behind it. Contact, another example, is the Emperor Russell who started the industrial age.

Even if he's not Russell Gustave, what should he be called?

Esther's writing suddenly paused, and there was a brief blank in her mind. Then she realized that she was in a daze and quickly focused her attention back to class.

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