Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Ophis had never thought that a "thief" would use "friendly" to describe Amon's clone. Whether she said this intentionally or unintentionally, Ophis's worldview was slightly impacted.

Ophis slightly opened the distance between him and began to re-evaluate the woman's words and deeds in his heart. The young appearance that was exposed under the hood may be deceptive in some way. Maybe she is also an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years, just like Benjamin and the leader of the Zoroastrian family.

Could she be a successor trained by Benjamin? Otherwise, how could a descendant of the Jacob family appear out of thin air, or a demigod brought to the assembly by Benjamin.

Ophis thought quickly, but he talked to Esther about his travel experiences in various places in Loen. He diverted the topic away from the two of them and no longer deliberately inquired about Esther's origins. He used the situations in different places to explore sideways where she knew more about.

Esther responded in a gentle tone. When talking about Backlund and Pulitzer Harbor, she took the initiative to express more opinions, and also deliberately revealed to the other party that she had stayed in these two places.

However, the conversation between the two did not last long. A slight cough interrupted Orpheus's talk about the Desi Islands. With a very proud sense of superiority, he was comparing the harsh smog in Backlund with the warm seascape in the south. .

"Sorry, madam, can you come with me?" The female voice of the person who came over was slightly hoarse. She was wrapped in a black hooded robe, with a hanging pointer on her collar.

Esther nodded and said politely to Ophis: "Let's talk next time we have a chance, Mr. Ophis."

"Haha, I hope you don't mind, I'm a talkative person." Ophis said with a smile, but when Esther and the lady in black robe turned around and walked towards the other end of the hall, he stared at her back thoughtfully .

The people Benjamin brought out really had the same style as him, and it was hard to figure out the underlying hypocrisy...

Now that the target has left, Ophis also got up and walked to a small group in the corner to exchange information with people he knew.

When walking towards the seat occupied by the Jacob family, the lady next to her seemed not to be very reassured about Esther. As the two of them were not walking too fast, she deliberately added a few words: "Mr. Joseph wants to follow You talk, even if the assistant says you are a member of the family, we can't confirm directly..."

She was not even willing to mention Benjamin's name directly. Judging from her hesitant tone, it seemed that she had a lot of resentment towards this conference assistant. Maybe there were many people in the Jacob family who had the same feelings, so this Only women dare to express their attitude directly.

This is also a secret reminder to Esther that even if Benjamin is the supporter behind her, she will not receive much preferential treatment in the Jacob family. On the contrary, because of the disgust received by "Mr. Assistant", Esther will be more difficult to be treated by others. accept.

Esther didn't care about this. She didn't plan to work as an undercover agent for the Jacob family for a long time. As long as this meeting could be passed by, she might not participate in the next meeting.

If Benjamin hadn't proposed letting her infiltrate the Jacob family, Esther wouldn't have to face these complicated social situations. For her, it would be more convenient and more in line with her to play the role of a free wild "parasite". The true situation.

However, Esther is also very grateful to Benjamin. All of this was in his plan. Benjamin put part of the suspicion on himself, preventing Esther from facing doubts alone, so that she would not be in Amon. After the clone appeared, he seemed too isolated.

Just thinking of the previous clone's words, Esther's gratitude turned into confusion.

Benjamin Jacob…

Esther quickly gathered her divergent thoughts and stopped beside the man in black robe.

The old man headed by the Jacob family raised his head, and the shadow also lifted up, revealing a gray goatee. There were frequent coughs under the hood, giving people a rather weak feeling.

But Esther has no true belief. She reminds herself all the time that everyone here has their own disguise. Since you want to show sincerity, you might as well be more magnanimous, because there is no Sequence Two person present, Esther became bolder, she raised her hand to lift her hood, took off the silver mask on her face, revealing The real appearance.

Regardless of whether her current appearance is real or fake, at least she must give the Jacob family an attitude on the surface.

The old man seemed to be quite satisfied with Esther's recognition. He chuckled, pointed to the empty seat next to him, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "Sit down first. Don't worry too much, I'm not interrogating your position. "

Esther sat next to her. The old man did not look at her, but looked at Benjamin, who was standing in the middle of the hall, surrounded by many people, and was processing the announcement.

The strips outlined by the silver thread are required to be hung above. Where the silver thread hangs down, people are whispering to each other. The whispers gather in the hall, forming a buzzing sound like a buzzing sound.

When Esther looked up at the transaction requests, she always had a strange vision of seeing the bulletin board in an online game. She glanced at several requests for purchase or sale of materials, and then quickly looked away when the old man spoke.

"Our family has been in decline for many years, but so has Zoroastrian." The old man breathed a sigh of relief, "Since our ancestors disappeared, our situation has become worse day by day. There are many People would rather sever ties with their families completely than even come to attend gatherings again.”

Esther listened quietly, and she realized that the old man did not say these words to put pressure on her, but to use the opportunity of small talk to convey some kind of kindness-not for Esther, but to talk to Esther. The more familiar Benjamin.

Sure enough, the old man's next words were directed to the young people present: "Although there is a member like Benjamin, we should all feel honored. If we say who among us is most likely to be promoted to Sequence Two, maybe he is the only one."

The old man paused for a moment and turned his hood in the direction of Zoroastrian's house: "But that is a very dangerous thing. We cannot afford the consequences of making others feel 'taboo', and we cannot guarantee..."

His voice trailed off and he coughed violently again.

Esther heard the old man's hint: "Because there are many doubts about Benjamin?"

"Haha, it seems you don't trust him that much." The old man pointed at the figure in the middle of the hall. "At the right time, a direct descendant who met the requirements appeared. After the last conference assistant completely disappeared, he was the only one. Successfully gained recognition from this hall.

"Just like that, he stepped onto a stage that happened to suit him perfectly and walked into front of everyone. Maybe it's because I'm old and can't afford too many storms. I can't even think of a better way besides compromising."

The old man sighed deeply and raised his hand to stroke his goatee in the shadow.

Esther knew in her heart that the suspicion of the Jacob elder was not wrong. He had no evidence, but the intuition condensed from experience was enough to make him feel subtle vigilance.

And Benjamin…

Esther was silent, and the old man spoke slowly: "Every time there is a gathering, only a part of the family will come here. I know that the Zoroastrian family does the same thing. Not only are they on guard against this strange Benjamin, The host of the assembly is also on guard against us.

"I'm not saying this to win you over, but to keep your distance from this place, or at least learn to be restrained. I can guess that it must be Benjamin's idea to let you walk in with the gift of the 'True Creator'. At least I have never seen such an arrogant 'parasite'."

Esther raised her lips slightly: "Thank you for the reminder."

When the old man raised his head, his hood slid back slightly, and there was a pair of tired and weathered dark green eyes in the shadow: "As you get older, you have seen more things. I can see that you are not one of those lunatics from the Aurora Society. The clone of the King of Angels didn’t make a move on you either. Since you are Benjamin’s bait, the rest of us are all fish that may be hooked.”

Esther just smiled gently and didn't express anything about this sentence.

A helpless smile appeared under his goatee: "If you are really a descendant of Jacob's family, then I will only feel relieved, not as scared as I am now."

The two of them looked away at the same time and lowered their heads. This was a signal that the conversation was over.

Esther raised her hand to pull up her hood again, put on her mask, and hid her face in the shadows.

The rally came to an end, and it was already late at night.

After almost everyone who was communicating sat back down, Benjamin clapped his hands again, and all the shadows of words suspended in the air turned into silver light and merged into the ground.

There was no fatigue on his face, just a little impatience:

"Today's rally is over, and everyone can leave on their own. The positions of those who leave every minute will be slightly different, but they will all be near the mouth of the Tasoke River. There is no need to worry about being thrown directly into the sea.

"Just pronounce 'Hermit of Destiny' in the ancient Hermetic language. If you don't know how to pronounce this word, take the opportunity to ask the people around you."

Most of the people were still sitting on the stone chairs without moving, so the old man headed by the Jacob family stood up first, and he finally nodded to Esther. Benjamin also bowed in this direction, but the old man did not give any reaction to his actions, and just whispered the words "Hermit of Destiny".

Then the figure with a hunched back wrapped in a black robe disappeared next to Esther.

One after another, the people of the Jacob family left first, and then the people of the Zoroastrian family. The leading lady seemed to have glanced at Esther, but she concealed her sight and did not overdo it. Pay attention to this "offspring of the house of Jacob" who appears out of nowhere.

Those scattered "thieves" left much slower. They deliberately staggered the time with others to avoid conflicts with others or being stared at.

The most cunning people, including Ophis, left the venue mixed in between the two families.

After all, after leaving here, Benjamin will no longer provide any protection, and these people know it very well.

There were only two people left in the hall.

Benjamin walked away from the dials in the hall.

His figure became illusory the moment he moved, but soon returned to reality. When Benjamin came closer, Esther noticed that he was shaking near his collar, and there seemed to be flesh buds swimming underneath, showing a vortex-like shape. Twisting and shrinking.

But his expression was very indifferent, as if he was not facing the threat of losing control at all, but was just bitten by a mosquito.

Benjamin pressed his collar impatiently to cover up the abnormal movement below, and sat down next to Esther. Judging from the fact that he put all his body weight on the back of the stone chair, he did not appear so relaxed and casual. .

Both men stared at the ground without speaking.

The third update.