Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Rabbit stood by the window for a long time, looking at the cloudy sky outside, pinching the monocle in his hand, and it took a long time for him to come back to his senses.

He walked back to the table, put the monocle aside, and then grabbed the handwritten letter with graffiti on the back again.

However, he still couldn't understand what was written on it. The additional knowledge Benjamin gave him was mostly basic knowledge about the extraordinary world, and even included basic reading and writing in ancient Hermes, but it did not include normal written characters in Loen language.

Even though Rabbit didn't understand what the ancient Hermetic language was, he rummaged through the extra content in his mind for a moment and learned that it was a language used in occult rituals and capable of communicating extraordinary power.

Rabbit always felt that Benjamin did it on purpose, so he ruled out Rune language-related abilities.

But soon, the rabbit turned his attention to the monocle next to him. According to Benjamin, this monocle might be useful?

Rabbit hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and carefully placed it in front of his left eye.

Nothing terrible happened, the lens was quiet and uncharacteristically silent, covering the front of one of his eyes.

The rabbit closed his right eye and only opened his left eye to look at the paper. Even though the meaning of the individual words was still unclear, the rabbit could understand the sentences they formed, as if there was another voice in his mind. Conveyed quietly:

"I won't make this letter too complicated, and I don't know when you will be able to read it, or maybe you will seek help from others to understand the content in advance.

"Just treat this as a casual chat. You don't need to know who I am. This is just a friend from your past, chatting with expectations. I have been forgotten. There is no need to wonder where I have gone."

The handwriting on the last sentence was somewhat sloppy, the writer speeding up the writing so that individual words became distorted.

"I have always known that you are very smart. Even if all I leave behind are just pictures, you can at least understand most of them. Even if you don't understand, you can leave here with your money and identification, leaving behind our temporary environment. Go after the life you want to live.”

Rabbit once again turned the letter to the back. His fingertips ran over the simple but clear and straightforward pictures, and the corners of his mouth gradually turned up.

If he only saw this a long time later and had already forgotten about Esther, he would probably just feel confused and not understand why this person did this. But now, when Rabbit saw Esther's messages, warmth surged from his heart and overflowed into his eyes.

The heat in his eyes only made him feel more encouraged. He had no complaints about the path he was given, especially now that with Benjamin stuffing his head, Rabbit felt that he could get closer to the path Esther had walked. For example, the matter of "stealers"...

Benjamin gave him a lot of messy and trivial knowledge, and Rabbit still needed time to sort it out.

But that will have to wait until he grows up. For now, he doesn't mind following Esther's plan. Rabbit looked back at the full bookcase. While feeling worried, he also realized that she seemed to value his study.

At least he must be able to do it, and he can understand this letter without this lens. Rabbit browsed the last paragraph:

"Although I don't think you really like working in a restaurant, you don't necessarily reject the gentleman who knocked on the door. Also, the 'parting' thing is a mutual decision between you and me, and it may be cruel. , but this is the best result for you and me.

“Your path is always under your feet, and on the grassland where wildfires never burn, there will always be new blades of grass sprouting and becoming lush when spring comes.

“I believe you have this resilience and this future.

"Sincerely from a former friend."

His left eye began to feel dizzy and he had difficulty concentrating. The migraine caused by the monocle made Rabbit shake his head twice until he persisted in reading the last sentence.

He slowly put down the thin letter paper and monocle in his hand, but put more heavy things on his shoulders, which gradually made him sit up straight, as if something was tightly supporting his back.

Rabbit covered the paper with his hand, imagining Esther's expression when she wrote these words, maybe there was an unhappy magpie next to her. Benjamin would probably be sarcastic again, looking at the letter with disdain, and then privately thinking about breaking the agreement.

The boy's smile became gentler and gentler. Esther had done too many things to prepare him for a life that he never dared to ask for in the past, but she told him that he could give up and choose what he wanted.

The cage has no door, and both heaven and earth are free.

So what does he want?

Rabbit picked up the monocle again and pointed it at the gloomy light falling from the window. It was not dazzling. He clearly saw something squirming inside the lens, and it returned to calm in an instant.

"Then I want to become an extraordinary person...is that okay?"

The boy's eyes were firm, no one answered him, he was the only one here.

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The shadow of the magpie shuttled through the dense woods, and finally flew towards the hut halfway up the mountain that was so dilapidated that it might collapse at any time.

Benjamin did not choose to move here directly because there was an ancient trap nearby. If he directly steals the distance, it is very likely to touch the abnormal range, thereby attracting unnecessary trouble, such as other Amon clones, or the extraordinary power remaining nearby.

Halfway up the hill from the wooden house, in the valley, there is an even more dilapidated old castle. Even through the dense woods, you can see its towering symmetrical spire, and its discolored outer walls are swallowed up by vines, like a huge dormant monster.

Esther was sitting on the tree stump in front of the wooden house, with a compass in her hand that was spinning crazily.

When the magpie fell from the sky, she subconsciously raised her head to catch the way it flapped its wings until the magpie folded its wings and landed firmly on her shoulder.

Esther's expression was obviously a little nervous: "How is the situation around here? You have six more minutes to investigate today."

"Are you a pocket watch? How do you know so accurately?" Magpie stood firm on her shoulder and gradually relaxed, "There was someone wandering on the path at the edge of the castle. I followed him to take a look, but he was just an ordinary person. You Just keep an eye on the compass, as long as the compass is still rotating within two needles, we have nothing to worry about."

Esther looked at the compass in her hand doubtfully. The solid base made of brass was not light, so she placed it flat on her lap. The base of the compass has clock-like scales, but they are unevenly distributed and lack any symbolic patterns or characters.

The five hands were of different lengths, and only the two shortest ones were spinning crazily at the moment. Esther could even feel a little cool breeze blowing from them.

The compass looks very old, and the bottom and edges of the brass are rusty, but the dial and hands are smooth and clean, as if they will not be left by time at all.

"So what is this thing?" Esther couldn't help but ask again. She often asked Benjamin this question in the past two days. Even though he was vague every time, Esther did not give up.

"It's just a gadget, nothing special." Magpie muttered softly.

This was the third time Esther heard this sentence. Benjamin had other explanations, but they would not directly tell her the true purpose of the compass.

During Benjamin's absence, there was only one pointer left, so Esther speculated that it was some kind of device for detecting "thieves" nearby.

Perhaps it is also a special creation of the Jacob family. After all, it is a very old family. It is not surprising that there are some things at the bottom of the box.

Esther didn't ask for a more specific explanation and simply changed the subject: "Tomorrow is the day of the rally. Let's go back to Pulitzer Harbor tomorrow morning?"

The magpie looked at the sky and said, "Well, we have to wait until after dark tonight and then we go to the castle to get something."

"I don't like that castle," Esther frowned immediately, "I just felt uncomfortable at first sight."

The magpie shook its tail feathers impatiently: "That castle is indeed quite dangerous. Your hunch is always right. It's best to believe in it. Even if it is unintentional intuition, it is likely to be the best choice for you."

"You don't have to think too hard about it, right?"

Magpie suppressed the smile in his voice: "You summarized it very well. It seems that you have used your brain."

Esther thought for a few seconds: "Is it a danger that one person can handle, or two people?"

"It's dangerous for me to go in alone, but if I use you as bait, I won't be in that danger." Magpie's voice didn't waver at all, and this was quite a matter of course.

Esther's eyes widened and she stared at the magpie squatting on her shoulder, but the magpie just blinked at her.

The moment Esther reached out to catch the magpie, her shoulders felt light.

Magpie appeared on another bare wooden pole, looked at Esther who was a little annoyed, chuckled for a moment, and then Benjamin spoke again: "Don't worry, as long as you hold this compass, I can know where you are. If If you are in danger, just hit the opponent with it."

Esther weighed the compass in her hand, which was as wide as her face. The thick base seemed to have the effect of bricks, but after hearing Benjamin say that she wanted to smash it out, Esther really couldn't understand this "way of use":

"This thing looks like an antique, and the effect is so strange. Isn't it a collection of Jacob's family?"

Magpie shook his head and lowered his voice: "To be honest, I don't remember where it was stolen from."

Benjamin lied, and he knew Esther would hear it.

This compass was originally a magical item specially made by the Zoroaster family, but it was a failure. It cannot accurately identify the parasitized organisms and can only serve as a warning. As a result, its only purpose is to detect nearby "thieves".

Including "stolen" is also a lie. After being swallowed by the extraordinary characteristics, Zoroastrian also changed his surname to Amon.

Esther just stared at the magpie, and after a while she felt bored again, because almost everything Benjamin said today was half true and false, making it difficult for her to distinguish accurately.

Esther looked at the lush and dense forests with no place to stay, thinking about tomorrow's meeting. Because there will be a Tarot meeting tomorrow afternoon, in the six minutes since Benjamin left, Esther has already taken the time to ask for leave from The Fool in advance.

One person and one bird each stared at a patch of grass without saying anything. (End of chapter)