Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

June 6th, afternoon, Pulitzer Harbour.

Esther was sitting at the desk in the hotel room, folding the letter she had just written and stuffing it into an envelope.

She mainly mentioned that there was a clone of Amon wandering around Backlund, giving Klein a warning. She also informed Klein that she was going to attend the "Stealers" gathering, leaving an indirect hint in advance - if she What happened next and suddenly disappeared, there was also a big problem within the "Hermits of Destiny".

Esther added a special sentence in the letter, "There is no need to reply for the time being. I will visit Backlund in a few days." She believed that Klein could understand the meaning. There were other people around her, and it was not convenient to receive emails frequently these days. Letter or letter.

Benjamin is not here now. He said that he would go back to his base to observe the situation and stop by the gathering place to make preparations in advance.

The host of the rally always arrives first and arranges the venue for the rally.

And Benjamin always seemed a little absent-minded, especially after seeing the Amon clone, the situation between the two became subtle. Benjamin was vaguely aware of the abnormality, but Esther never raised any questions. Benjamin So he kept silent about it.

Magpie stood by the window and looked at Esther who was reading the newspaper: "Since his clone has seen you walking with me, you can decide for yourself whether you want to parasitize others to participate in the meeting."

Esther shook her head: "It doesn't make any difference to me. If according to what you said, the top three people in the entire assembly, including you, are all 'deception instructors'..."

Esther doesn't think she will have long-term interactions with the members of the "Hermits of Destiny". As long as they are out of sight for a period of time, she will naturally be forgotten by them.

According to Benjamin's introduction, the "Hermits of Destiny" will be held only after a long period of time. This is also to avoid frequent meetings and being caught up by the wandering Amon. However, Amon has already been among them and took advantage of Yamen. The identities of the descendants of each family gathered these "thieves" under his nose.

Benjamin heard what Esther meant. Magpie chuckled softly and said maliciously: "If you are not willing to borrow the bodies of ordinary people, I can provide you with the addresses of several extraordinary people living in Pulitzer Harbour. ."

Esther looked over helplessly. She put down the recent newspaper in Backlund, went to the window and poked the magpie's forehead twice: "I plan to go directly. After all, I have some special means, they can't remember me. ."

Benjamin was quiet for a few seconds. He knew what Esther was referring to. She would still be forgotten, but Benjamin could not show his understanding of this. Esther never talked about it to "him". .

Magpie nodded at Esther: "Do as you like, everyone has their own secrets. But you can just put on that cloak. It has a divine aura on it, which can deter those who want to test you maliciously. It can also effectively reduce the suspicion on you.”

"Because Amon is hostile to the 'True Creator', I don't look like His clone...Won't this make them suspect that I am a member of the Aurora Society?"

Esther was a little hesitant, because judging from Zoya's relationship with Ouroleus and Hells, it didn't seem to be a misunderstanding if she was really regarded as a member of the Aurora Society.

"Leave the rest to me, just keep silent appropriately." Benjamin warned.

"I know, I'm pretty good at pretending to be stupid." Esther smiled and sat back at the desk.

Since Esther also had a pass badge on hand, Benjamin simply left first after communicating with her.

But before the magpie flew away from the window, Benjamin whispered: "Maybe it's not pretending."

Before Esther could glare at her, the magpie had already flapped its wings and flew out of the window.

Esther thought for a moment, and soon after Benjamin left, she started writing the letter to Klein.

There was always some inexplicable anxiety in her heart, and a premonition of disharmony vaguely emerged, but Esther didn't know what she could do, she only hoped that Klein could protect his own personal safety.

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It was ten minutes before nine o'clock, and Esther had already arrived at the mouth of the Tasok River ahead of schedule.

According to the previous agreement with Benjamin, she wore a red cloak and put a silver mask on her face that she had not worn for a long time. In order to cover up the weird patterns left by the "pale bone nails" on her hands, she even took out her gloves.

However, in the eyes of the black-robed men, the red color stood out like a provocation.

There are also a small number of people who wear masks, or who don't care about showing their appearance at all. Esther has reason to suspect that the group of people behind are all "parasites", and the appearance of the host is also exposed - they can find the next victim at any time. Parasitic person.

It's still the waiting time before the meeting starts. No one will say anything, but the eyes under the hoods or masks everywhere will always glance in Esther's direction. Doubtful eyes kept stabbing at Esther's back. She stood indifferently, holding the badge of the "Hermits of Destiny" in her hand.

It was only at this moment that Esther realized belatedly that she seemed to have been tricked by Benjamin again. Letting Esther wear a red cloak to attract attention is clearly to put her on the bright side and attract the attention of each member.

This is the same trick as taking her to the castle to make Marquis Kelar particularly interested.

Esther couldn't help but raise her hand and pull the red cloak down a short distance so that her face fell completely into the shadows. She didn't have any objections to this. If the person who infiltrated this group really had a clone of Amon, he would definitely recognize the weirdness of her cloak and make her the main target.

Maybe the clone will expose himself and give Benjamin a chance to catch his tail.

Esther sighed. He didn't even discuss it with me at all this time. Does that mean he doesn't treat me as an outsider?

Several more people came one after another from the woods or the edge of the river bank. There were even two people who appeared out of thin air in a deserted place. Esther could only guess that they were hiding in the dark and came after stealing the distance. This open space.

As promised, Benjamin did not appear here and should have arrived at the meeting place in advance. According to Benjamin's own statement, he would not disguise his appearance in any way, and only the "host" of the gathering would be asked to fix his appearance so as not to confuse the participants.

last minute.

Esther felt that the badge in her hand was getting warmer. She lowered her head to check and found a circle of silver lines emerging on the back of the badge. It was continuously outlining the round dial with shadow scales.

Most people's movements were consistent with hers, or at least they were holding the badge in their hands, but there were also four or five people who were holding pieces of paper. Esther suspected that the patterns on those pieces of paper were consistent with the back of the badge. of.

At nine o'clock, a distant and ethereal bell rang, as if coming from a long distance away, and a black pointer appeared on the dial, pointing vertically downward.

At the same moment, all the figures that gathered near the mouth of the Tasok River and carried the same symbol disappeared.

The surrounding scene changed in an instant. In just a blink of an eye, Esther was already in a wide and dark rotunda.

Everyone else was standing here, and even though this hall was wide enough, it seemed a bit narrow.

A huge dial with scales was carved on the ground. Countless pointer shadows of different lengths and thicknesses were scattered all over the surface, pointing around irregularly. The dial pattern extends to the edge of the hall, and stone chairs are placed in a circle, facing the center of the dial.

There is a soft cushion on each stone chair, which is the only sincerity in hospitality.

There were many chairs placed around the hall, arranged in three circles. When Esther looked around, she made a rough estimate and found that the number of chairs was far more than the number of people in the hall.

Compared with standing outside in the open space, everyone is closer to each other, which makes most of them feel uncomfortable. They subconsciously distance themselves from others, sit down on the stone chairs one after another, and choose the stone chair behind them. There were more people than those sitting in the front row.

Perhaps during the heyday of the Thieves families, the hall here was once full. Even the Jacob family alone can fill up the stone chairs here, and now with the addition of outside "thieves", at least half of the seats here are still empty.

And the reason why this path withered... Esther sighed, and casually walked to a stone chair in the front row, and sat down quietly under the prying and questioning eyes of the others.

However, when someone approached her position, Esther's perception was slightly touched.

She looked out from under the low-hanging hood and saw a man wearing a brown trench coat. He sat on the empty stone chair next to Esther.

Esther raised her head a little higher. This was a middle-aged gentleman without any disguise. He was taking off his hat from his head, revealing his gray hair.

The appearance of the middle-aged man felt very familiar to Esther. The tall aquiline nose and deep eye sockets were features that Esther could easily recall. She had met this extraordinary man in a hotel. By.

Noticing Esther's appraising gaze, the middle-aged man tilted his head and gave her a polite smile: "Hello, your dress is very special. At least I have never seen anyone wearing such a bright color. cloak."

"Thank you, I'll just take it as a compliment." Esther responded gently. At least after she answered this sentence, the middle-aged man might be able to recognize her. Esther didn't mean it. Cover your voice.

Extraordinary people will have a clearer and longer memory of her than ordinary people. Esther had been vaguely aware of this a long time ago.

The middle-aged man looked inexplicably happy: "Let me guess, is this your first time participating in this rally?"

"Yes, otherwise I wouldn't be so reckless as to dress up like this. It's too conspicuous." Esther said softly. She knew that many people were secretly eavesdropping on the conversation here. Esther had no doubts about the other "thieves" "Their means.

The middle-aged man stopped there. He chuckled and stopped chatting with Esther. He did not give those people any more opportunities to inquire about the news, which made them more or less disappointed.