Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

At six o'clock in the evening, all the members of the Blackthorn Security Company arrived at the Old Weir Restaurant. Except for Fry, who stayed on duty at the Chanis Gate, six night watchers, five clerical staff and half-employed Esther were all gathered here.

When Klein walked in, his feet were sluggish and his eyes were distracted. He sat down on the chair tremblingly. This look made Leonard cover his mouth and snickered to Esther: "You looked in better shape than Klein at that time. , but it’s scary to be so hungry that it looks like it’s going to eat people.”

Esther glared at Leonard, not wanting to talk to him.

Dunn picked up the red wine in front of him, and the others did the same, but Dunn prepared non-alcoholic ginger beer for Esther, which made Roxanne laugh at Esther for a while.

Esther didn't have any objections. She didn't care that much about what she was drinking. Anyway, there was no kvass she liked the most in this world.

Maybe she could try doing it herself? This idea made Esther ready to take action.

Seeing everyone raising their glasses, Dunn raised his arm towards Klein: "Let us welcome the new official member, Klein Moretti, cheers!"

Klein stood up tremblingly again. The glass in his glass was amber champagne, and he clinked glasses with everyone one by one to thank them. The atmosphere of the dinner was very relaxed. After Dunn and Sika made a start, everyone chatted while eating, and the topic deliberately avoided work.

Esther cut into the medium-rare steak and happily felt the slightly fishy and soft core inside. The sausage was grilled just right, and honey was spread on it. The salty and sweet mixed taste was rich and satisfying, giving the hot Pour the mashed potatoes with gravy, and the softness will be delivered to your mouth with spoonful after spoonful.

On the other side, Klein's behavior was completely opposite. His face was pale and he didn't touch many things, which made Leonard get closer.

"Too tired, no appetite, can't eat?"

"Yes." Klein sighed.

So Leonard cheerfully proposed to help with the food, and Klein agreed. In the end, most of the dinner in front of him was divided up by others, making Esther look at Klein with sympathy - although she also He forked two pieces of bacon and rolled them onto his plate.

When it came time for dessert, Esther also ordered an ice cream with strawberry sauce on it, which was sweet and slightly sour, very delicious.

Just as everyone was finishing eating, Klein's voice rang out: "Captain, can I have another dinner?"

Upon hearing this request, everyone was silent at first, and then laughed softly. Dunn smiled and asked for another dinner for Klein.

This joyful dinner party came to an end, and everyone seemed very relaxed when they went out. Except for Klein, although his legs no longer shook, his walking posture was particularly stiff.

"This is not the worst thing. The pain will be serious tomorrow." Esther gestured to Klein. "Especially for people who have not exercised strenuously for a long time, their muscles will become tight after exercise. You used to be a college student. If so, he probably doesn’t do any special exercise.”

"Ah, I really didn't exercise much before. Esther, have you participated in combat training before?"

"Yes, but when I met Teacher Gawain, my physical fitness had already increased." Esther smiled very proudly.

Klein made no secret of his envy, even a little bit jealous: "That's great. The diviner doesn't use any physical strength at all, and the training is too tiring."

"Still a sleepless one, okay?" Leonard interjected.

Esther glanced at him: "It's enough that you are the only one who falls down the stairs."

Suddenly, everyone was more or less amused, with Roxanne laughing the most exaggeratedly. Half of her body was lying on Esther's shoulders. This made Leonard shout with dissatisfaction: "Can't we not mention this!?"

Esther looked seriously: "Who hasn't done stupid things when they were young? Don't worry, you will never forget it in this life."

Leonard gritted his teeth and glared at her: "Forget it now!"

Esther quickly turned back and abruptly changed the subject: "By the way, Klein, if you plan to go to that trading market again at any time, can you call me?"

Klein was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "That's right, it's not safe for you to go alone. That 'monster' Admissor seems to be pestering you."

In fact, Esther asked someone to accompany her to reassure Dunn. If she went alone to a place where wild Beyonders mingled, and someone else reported it to the Nighthawks team afterwards, it might make Dunn more anxious.

Leonard looked at them curiously: "Let me tell you, Esther, you haven't learned to make potions or ritual magic, right? What are you doing in those places?"

"Shopping." Esther replied calmly.

"Nonsense, of course I know that I go to the underground market to buy something!"

Esther looked at Leonard helplessly: "I just want to go shopping. Last time I was delayed due to some accidents and I didn't take a good look at the products inside."

Klein nodded beside him: "She was entangled by that Admissor, so she didn't go to the vendors much. She has been waiting for us in the corner."

"So that's it? I thought..." Leonard scratched the back of his head, then mumbled a few times in a low voice, and didn't ask for more details.

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But Esther didn't expect that Klein would call her the next day.

"Isn't today your day off? Why did you come to the company?"

Klein and Esther walked out of Dunn's office together. Esther had just received Dunn's nod, allowing her to go to the trading market of "Evil Dragon Bar" with Klein. Dunn asked her not to get too close to anyone. Make more contacts to avoid trouble.

Klein closed the door of Dunn's office and walked up the stairs with Esther: "I divined a person, so I took the portrait to the club where I practiced divination to inquire. He might have clues about the notebook. , so I came to report to the captain. This person was not mentioned in the previous investigation reports, but in my dream divination, he was closely related to the notebook, and he was involved in the sale of the notebook."

"Sounds like a very cunning character," Esther frowned. "The fact that he left no trace during the actual investigation shows that he hid himself very well. Could he also be an Extraordinary?"

Klein nodded in agreement: "This cannot be ruled out, so we have to remain vigilant."

"'Always be vigilant'! I think anyone who is an extraordinary person should remember this aphorism."

Klein laughed a few times, and he recognized the source of Esther's words, a certain magical children's literature that was popular all over the world.

After the two said goodbye to Bright, who was on duty at the front desk today, they went outside to take a public carriage and arrived at the Dragon Bar in the dock area according to the address in their memory.

Because it was still afternoon and today was not Sunday, the bar seemed much deserted compared to the noisy scene last time. The bartender lazily leaned behind the counter and wiped glasses. Only two tables of customers were drinking. From time to time, he dropped the cards on the table and laughed and cursed at each other to pass the time.

When Klein and Esther were about to enter the billiard room leading to the underground trading market, a burly old man walked out. He was almost half a person taller than Esther. He was wearing an old navy officer's coat and smelled strongly of alcohol. His short brown hair was as messy as straw and he had obviously not been combed properly.

However, his limbs were strong, his muscles were well-knotted, his eyes were sharp and resolute, and his movements exuded a sense of resoluteness. It seemed that the naval officer's coat belonged to him.

The old man's blue eyes scanned Esther and Klein: "Are you the friends that Old Neil brought last time?"

Klein immediately took off his hat and saluted. He, an official member of the Nighthawks, would be the one to handle the communication, which was much more appropriate than Esther: "Yes, I don't know what to call you?"

"Old Neil should have mentioned me to you. I am Swain, the boss here."

Klein nodded: "Yes, he mentioned it."

"Ha, if you think about it, what he told you is not a good thing. If you are temporarily short of money, you can come to me." Swain said with a smile, preparing to walk to the bar.

"Esther, please wait for me at the door." Klein caught up with Swain and called out to the bar owner. He even lowered the voice of the conversation slightly, obviously not wanting Esther to hear it. Too much content.

This made Esther curl her lips, but she still followed Klein's instructions and waited by the door honestly. She even stretched her head to look at the farce at the card game at the table next to her. Someone had just been caught cheating and was scolding her friends.

Esther silently learned a few curse words.

After Klein's "whisper" ended, he came over, but Esther also heard a few words from the bar owner Swain and knew that Klein was the suspect that he could not account for before the investigation. people. It wasn't that Esther was eavesdropping on purpose. In fact, Swain's voice was loud enough, and in the not-so-busy environment of the bar today, he could hear it quite clearly.

After passing through several rooms, the two entered the underground trading market here again. However, there were not many stalls and customers at this time. Obviously many people were busy with other things during the day and it was not the peak flow period.

Admissor was still squatting in the same position as last time. Under his butt was a half-meter high and wide wooden board that some vendor used to place things. It was like a bench. Admissor also deliberately gave way to a large wooden board. Half of it comes out, like a space left for others.

As if he noticed that someone was looking at him, Admissor raised his head. When his eyes met Klein, Admissor's face instantly turned pale. He suddenly covered his eyes with fear on his face, but Then Admissor put his hand down again, looked at Esther with excitement, and gestured to her repeatedly about the open space beside him.

"He... seems to be letting you go? I won't go over and hurt his eyes. When he saw me, his face changed as if he saw a demon." Klein smiled bitterly and spread his hands towards Esther.

Without thinking, Esther took out a piece of folded oil paper from her close-fitting sandwich pocket and handed it to Klein: "Then please help me see if there is any material on it. By the way, money For you too."

Klein accepted the fifteen gold pounds handed over by Esther and was shocked by the generosity of the fellow villager. However, he also noticed the pain on Esther's face and put the money away while suppressing a smile.

Esther looked depressed: "That's all my personal money, I'm afraid it's not even enough... I often hear Mr. Neil complain that extraordinary materials feel so expensive."

"You really don't have to go and see for yourself?"

"No need, I feel relieved to leave it to you!" Esther said, walking towards Admissor who kept waving at her, leaving Klein helplessly standing there.

Klein touched the oil paper in his hand. It looked like scraps of paper used to package something. It was a little wrinkled. He opened the paper and was about to see what materials the fellow villagers wanted to buy, but he didn't want to see it directly. Zhang’s complete potion recipe:

"Nine Monsters

Main materials: 30 grams of twisted star stone fragments, a pair of Badhar rattlesnake fangs

Auxiliary materials: 80 ml of pure water, 10 grams of absinthe juice, 5 grams of rainbow butterfly feather cocoon powder, one four-leaf clover."

monster? This is the potion formula for the "monster" in Admisor's sequence! ?

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