Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

The day after tomorrow, Esther and the others boarded a passenger ship, and it took nearly three days to successfully arrive at Bayam from Olavi Island.

Esther had already screened the information two days ago. Because Banabei did not provide "extremely secret" content, and most of what she knew was based on rumors, Esther did not extract much content and packed it all. .

Only the "Fulgrim's Dog" who was responsible for delivering the letter felt embarrassed. In the end, Esther packed the pages with ropes and let the small black dog drag them into the cracks in the spiritual world several times.

When Klein received a dozen handwritten materials, he thought Esther had robbed the library of some secret organization. However, after seeing the additional explanation letter Esther attached, he decisively accepted the materials.

In order to prevent Esther's "Friend from the Secret Order" from using divination to track the whereabouts of these materials, Klein sacrificed them directly to the gray mist.

There are many secrets among them, but they correspond to the secrets that Klein learned from Russell's diary, giving Klein a better understanding of the Fourth Age, including "Stealers" and "Divination". The particularity of the three paths of "home" and "apprenticeship".

Klein picked up Esther's letter, and she wrote very clearly at the end:

"After attending the meeting of the 'Hermits of Destiny' in early June, I may go to Backlund to find you, and then I will write to you to ask for your address."

On the other side, we finally returned to the central city of the Rhoside Islands. The dock in Bayam at noon was still as busy as Esther remembered.

She always felt that the last time she came to Bayam was a long time ago, and it obviously hadn't been that long, but whenever she thought about going to the "Teana Cafe" in a few days, Esther felt uneasy in her heart.

Esther no longer wears a red cloak, so the rate of turning heads when walking on the street is not as high as before. It’s just that she has an extra waist bag on her body, and the red cloak is stored inside to avoid attracting other extraordinary people. of attention.

The cigarette in Banabei's mouth swayed up and down: "Then it's time for you to find a place to stay later?"

"Well, what about you?" Esther retracted her gaze from several Loen soldiers and looked at Barnabei, "Are you going to find a boat and leave directly?"

"I have to take a boat to Disi Bay first. It's too far from Intis and I have to make several stops." Barnabas' tone softened a lot and he pinched out the cigarette from his mouth. "The cooperation is quite pleasant. ."

Esther chuckled lightly: "If you really feel you owe me something, don't mention the 'God of Luck' in front of me. I always feel strange when I hear this title."

"That won't work. I still hope that the 'God of Luck' will bless my luck at the poker table." Banabei decisively refused this matter, which proved that he would not give in. He still stubbornly believed that he I owe Esther a favor.

Esther took out a pen from her pocket, tore off a page in her notebook, quickly wrote a few lines in Intis, and then put it into Barnaby's hand: "Then if something happens to you, really If it’s urgent, just pray to this one. If you are really lucky, maybe He is willing to help you.”

Banabei lowered his head and glanced at the note in his hand: "The King of Yellow and Black who controls good luck? There really is a god of luck. For the sake of this person who controls good luck, I accepted it, so you are His …”

"Believer." Esther cleared her throat, "Well, anyway, you only need to remember one thing. This honorable name is friendly, and that's enough."

Barnabas reluctantly twitched the corner of his mouth: "I think I have enough troubles, and adding this to the list is nothing."

After saying this, he stuffed the note into his pocket casually, turned around and left.

Mateo looked at Esther: "Don't you need to say goodbye?"

"Some people don't need to say goodbye, because we never expect to see each other again."

Esther's eyes moved away from the figure in the tuxedo and landed on a restaurant not far away: "Let's go have something to eat first, and then find a place to stay. I want to take a rest in the afternoon."

Mateo nodded and followed her quietly.

——

Another tarot session.

Esther always felt that after reading Russell's diary today, "The Fool" no longer looked as relaxed and casual as usual.

Today's trading and communication activities were carried out normally. However, after "Moon" asked for permission and manifested the slender "Moon Doll", Esther suddenly heard a buzzing sound in her ears. She felt it for a long time. An alarm came from "spiritual intuition", but it soon went silent again.

Esther carefully looked at the head of the bronze table. The Fool lowered his head slightly, seemingly not paying attention or even caring about Zoya's anomaly.

However, Esther also recorded the words of the "Hermit", including the title "Primordial Moon".

After the meeting, the figures on each seat dispersed, leaving only its controller above the gray mist.

Klein frowned, and as his thoughts moved slightly, the dimming ball of light slowly fell down and hovered in front of him.

"So what Esther said at that time, 'Zoya's anchoring ability', is what's special about you? The existence of anchors is to keep high-sequence Beyonders and even true gods stable themselves and not lose control, and you are in this aspect Have a more stable effect.”

This is the part of information that Klein learned from today's Russell's diary.

Huang Tao, a fellow villager who had just been promoted to the angel level, began to face the madness stemming from genes and extraordinary characteristics itself, and had to rely on the "faith" of others to stabilize himself. The true God's efforts to preach and develop believers were just to use the world's support. "Anchor" to maintain self.

After a moment of silence, the ball of light held in Klein's palm trembled slightly, followed by a buzzing reply that sounded vague and indistinct: "Yes."

After receiving such a response, Klein's eyes gradually darkened: "Are you serving the former master of Gray Mist?"

However, the weak answer given by the light ball was beyond Klein's expectation: "Everyone."

everyone? In other words, no matter who controls this gray fog, Zoya doesn't care and must be loyal? He really didn’t have any choice at all, or in other words, He didn’t have the choice to refuse, just like he “had” to answer my question now.

The more Klein thought about it, the more unusual he felt, and he frowned: "Is there any huge hidden danger in using Zoya's anchoring ability to stabilize yourself?"

"Yes." The sound coming from the light ball this time was very erratic. If Klein hadn't paid close attention, it might have been difficult to distinguish among the buzzing sounds.

Klein breathed a long sigh of relief and observed the increasingly dim light ball. He knew that there were not many questions he could ask: "You are Zoya, right? [Li Xing], or Esther, it's just that you left In the real world——"

The ball of light suddenly lit up violently, and he answered first: "That's just a nickname..."

Immediately afterwards, the light in Klein's palm completely dimmed. Klein could feel the light ball falling into silence. He knew that no matter what he asked again, he would get no response.

"Name".

But Guangqiu's answer did not specify which name was the pronoun.

Klein let go of his hand, and the ball of light floated toward the top of his head. He raised his head slightly, as if he was looking up at a bird hanging on top of a street lamp.

——

May 20th, Bayam.

The cafe at No. 19 Trianavoux Street has a "Closed" sign on the door again, and it has not been open since morning.

When the two of them walked to the door, Esther seemed more hesitant than Mateo.

Mateo couldn't help but ask her: "Do we need to wait any longer?"

Esther's eyes had passed through the transparent glass outside the store and fell on the three people in the corner.

She pinched the center of her eyebrows twice, stretched out her hand before Mateo, and pushed open the front door of the cafe.

The Tyana nut shells hanging on the door collided with each other and made a soft "click" sound, reminding people in the store.

The lady who was arranging the cups behind the counter just raised her head, gave Esther a gentle smile, and then lowered her head again.

After finishing packing her things, the lady turned around and walked into the kitchen and left the front room of the cafe, leaving it to guests who needed "private conversation."

Esther's eyes naturally turned to the corner, where the three people were also looking at the two people who entered the cafe.

No, only two people did this - the young lady with brass-colored hair wrapped in a headscarf, wearing a shirt with many beads of different colors sewn on the collar. In addition to curiosity, there was more in her scrutinizing eyes. Suspect.

Another older gentleman with a temperament and erudition wore glasses as thick as the bottom of a bottle. His inquiring eyes were very reserved and did not show much emotion. He glanced back and forth at the two people who walked in.

The third person wrapped a black cloth around his eyes to block his sight very tightly. There was a small old burn scar on the left side of his face, and traces of burns could also be seen on his hands.

But he seemed to suddenly notice something, and he stood up from the table suddenly, knocking the chair behind him directly to the ground, making a violent friction sound.

"Captain? Calm down, don't leave a bad impression on our new crew!" The young lady lowered her voice, trying to get the captain to calm down.

But the man who stood up suddenly didn't seem to hear this at all. His body was trembling slightly, and every step seemed to be dragging through the mire, as he trudged toward the door.

Esther kept looking in the direction of the round table at first, staring closely at the other two people. However, because the man was getting closer and closer, Esther had to retract her gaze and looked at the man who covered her eyes in front of her but walked directly towards her. .

Esther showed a gentle and distant smile: "Hello Aaron Drasco, I think you have received the message from your teacher."

"Yes, but my teacher never told me that you are..."

Esther extended her right hand, but not for shaking hands. She handed over a tube of brighter-colored blood: "I am Hamel Brooke. This is the 'reward' that your teacher asked me to hand over to you. .”

Esther could feel that Aaron's eyes behind the black cloth were still on her face, not the blood on her hands.

When Aaron reached out to take the tube of liquid, he shook his head twice in a daze:

"Have we... met somewhere?"