Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

The place abandoned by God, Silver City.

Lightning in the sky became more frequent again. In the minds of the residents of the city, this was a new day.

When Derrick "The Sun" Berg walked out of his house, he habitually patted the tall "lamp post" at the door - the stem of the "mushroom lamp" with a circle of rough threads tied to it. The stone leaves are all in the shape of black-faced grass blades, which for Suncity is a wish for "harvest" and "hope".

Derrick carried his "Thor's Roar" and was already ready to go to the training ground and start a new day of exercise.

Mushrooms that emit soft light can be seen everywhere on the streets. Mushrooms like small trees are now standing in the positions arranged by "cultivators" who are proficient in cultivating and caring for plants.

The rays of light were neatly arranged in rows and distributed on both sides of the road, becoming street lights that would not go out in Silver City, forming a protective umbrella against the terrible darkness.

After several times of research on this new species that could survive in the God-forsaken land, Derrick did not hide it from the chief, but frankly told the fact that this thing came from "The Fool" and prayed to "The Fool" , and the chief who has successfully made spells.

This was a completely unexpected surprise.

After inspection, this special mushroom cannot be used as a food source because all the nutrients it contains have been drained by the light. However, the light of the lantern mushroom is more stable than ordinary lights, which makes it It was quickly accepted by the residents of Silver City.

More importantly, these mushrooms seem to have the natural ability to resist darkness and pollution, and to achieve a balance with shadows. This is the reason why the six-person council finally agreed to plant these luminous mushrooms throughout the Silver City.

Nowadays, almost all team members who go on expeditions will bring some lantern mushroom fruits with them.

They have very practical additional uses - when the surrounding pollution is too strong, or when you encounter those crazy monsters wandering around, the lantern-like fruits will start to flicker or even go out directly, providing an early warning to the holder.

This allows team members to make defensive adjustments faster, effectively reducing team casualties when going hunting.

Nowadays, there must be one or two very tall mushroom lamps standing near the door of every house. Some people even hang cloth strips on them, apply juice of other colors on them, and make some trivial decorations.

A little bit of light fell, and then lifted up from the soil, setting up a light umbrella to shade life.

Derrick even saw a crooked red bow. It could be seen that the person who tied the cloth was not good at tying knots, but he still tried his best to share the joy.

Derrick slowed down slightly and couldn't help but have a smile on his face. A child had just been born in the Blevi family. Derrick was not a gossip and did not have a wide social circle. He had not even asked whether it was a boy or a girl.

But that didn't stop him from being happy about it. Even though Derrick wasn't familiar with the Blevi family and only knew that the couple worked in the black-faced grass processing workshop, the sheer joy of welcoming a new life like this made him happy. Silver City is a common sense of joy that everyone can feel.

It is precisely because every life is hard-won and it is difficult to survive that they value everything so much.

Derrick clenched the weapon in his hand, held his head high and continued to walk forward.

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In July, the temperature in Disi Bay is hotter than that in Backlund. Even the dock city on the seaside is not necessarily much cooler. In the afternoon when the sun has been too long, the temperature can even be close to 30 degrees Celsius.

This kind of weather is not suitable for wearing a tuxedo.

"Devil," Barnabe Zaratul complained in his mind, pulled hard on the collar twice, unbuttoned the top button of the shirt, and held the men's bowler hat in his hand.

But complaints are complaints, he will never change into other clothes.

The inside of this custom-made tuxedo has a large number of pockets suitable for the "magician" to hide his props. Basically, his odds and ends are stored inside, including cigarettes and matches. However, the cut that hugs the waistline and is lined is not suitable for the current season, nor is it suitable for walking around Duxi Bay.

By this time, Banabei was a little envious of the marionette next to him. At least the marionette didn't feel body temperature.

His suitcase was carried in the hands of a "bodyguard" wearing a gray trench coat. This absolutely loyal servant was also an extraordinary person.

Before leaving Intis, he was arranged by an ancestor of unknown generations. Banabei had to follow the eighth round team and cooperate with the Inquisition of the Eternal Sun Church to jointly hunt down the descendants of the demon family. action.

This Secret Puppet was the biggest gain in Banabei's operation. Banabei himself found it funny to talk about it. This Sequence Six Extraordinary was a real "devil", and his codename was the same as his own.

At the Tarot meeting a few days ago, Barnabas had already approached the Hanged Man and asked him to help him prepare a false identity certificate. After obtaining his identity certificate, he planned to board the steam train from Disi Bay openly and visit Backlund as a "former mercenary".

At this time, Banabei had completely changed his appearance. He looked like a vicissitudes of life and a cunning middle-aged man, with two carefully managed smooth mustaches and curly brown short hair. Posted on the head, the skin color appears darker than the people from the northern mainland, closer to the people from the Islands.

When talking to people, Banabei will always show a smile with a row of white teeth. He looks very enthusiastic, but his smart and wandering eyes reveal cunning invisibly, making people think that he may have evil intentions.

To put it simply, he doesn't look like a good person.

This also caused Barnabas' probability of encountering petty theft to plummet. Almost no one would talk to him along the way, not to mention that there was a pale and gloomy "bodyguard" beside him, and there was a stripe on the marionette's face. There is a scar extending from the forehead to the cheek - a very new scar, which was made by Banabei's card throwing knife when the two of them were fighting.

This provides a lot of convincing for the identity of "overseas mercenary".

Because he had just met the middleman and obtained the identity certificate that "The Hanged Man" promised to help prepare, Barnabas planned to change a hotel tonight, preferably closer to the steam train station, so that he could leave early tomorrow morning.

The only thing he didn't have to worry about was money.

Although the real Ms. Margarita reminded Barnabas repeatedly when he left, "Frugality is a virtue, this is a famous saying from Russell." But Barnabas had seen the golden toilet displayed by Russell, so he nodded to Margarita's words and felt that he "needs to imitate the frugal style of Emperor Russell."

Anyway, it was the Secret Order that paid for it. With this cheerful thought in mind, Banabei asked some souvenir vendors on the street and chose a hotel with the most comfortable conditions.

When Barnabas walked towards the door of the hotel called "Parisie", an elegant-looking Loen gentleman wearing a double-breasted trench coat happened to walk out of the front door with two servants. He looked to be forty years old. On the left and right, there is a little silver in the black hair, and the posture is elegant and calm. It is obvious that he has been trained in aristocratic etiquette.

A small skylark with soft feathers squatted on the gentleman's shoulder. Barnabas's eyes were attracted to it. There were many people raising cats and dogs. Because of the custom left over from the knight tradition, many nobles would also keep them at home. horses.

Although there are some bird owners, few seem to be so well-behaved. There is not even a rope tied to its paws.

Suddenly, his spiritual intuition was touched, and he stopped Banabei from subconsciously trying to activate his spiritual vision.

There will be trouble.

The moment he realized this, Banabei's breathing became stagnant, but when the gentleman also turned his gaze, Banabei bared his teeth and showed a smile that was closer to provocation than friendliness, and looked at him. Nod.

The Luen gentleman raised the brim of his half-high silk top hat and nodded casually in return. His blue eyes were as bottomless as lakes at night. The gentle and polite smile on his face did a good job of hiding any emotions behind him. .

Banabei knew that he could no longer live here, so he pretended to be passing by and led his marionette to the corner of the street without stopping at the door of the hotel.

But soon, Banabei felt a vague gaze that stayed behind him.

Taking out the lucky gold coin and flicking it into the air, Banabei looked at the iris that represented the pattern on the back and had doubts about the result of "will he hurt me?"

Such divination results may occur due to many factors, and can easily be interfered by the other party's anti-divination methods. The most unlucky one is that the other party is "higher than yourself."

The corners of Banabei's eyes twitched, thinking that he shouldn't be so unlucky.

He kept guessing about the other party's identity or extraordinary path, but he did not stop. Instead, he led the Marionette through the shops and alleys, trying to get rid of the pursuer hiding in the dark.

For some reason, the "tracker" didn't seem to know how to hide his presence. Barnabas could feel a direct gaze falling on him. But when he looked around, he didn't notice anyone suspicious.

Could it be that the other party is also a "faceless person", or has the ability to change his own appearance? But since he knew how to change his appearance as much as possible to avoid attracting my attention, why didn't he hide his consciousness at all?

Such an inherently contradictory behavior made Banabei look very confused. Or was this a deliberate warning by the other party, relying on his higher rank to give a secret warning?

Barnabas thought and walked towards a nearby taxi.

The carriage traveled through the streets, and after ten minutes, it stopped at the corner of a certain street. A pale and scarred man came out wearing a long trench coat and carrying a suitcase in his hand.

The carriage continued for several dozen meters, but before it went too far, it stopped at the next street intersection.

Men in tuxedos and bowler hats paid their fares and walked into the deserted alley.

A tiny and imperceptible shadow passed through the sky. It flapped its wings and looked down at the figure in the bowler hat.