Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Backlund's subway, to put it bluntly, is the rails and steam trains laid in the city, and Esther still chose a third-class seat. But this time she didn't jostle with others to grab the few seats. Instead, she found a corner by the window and stood there unfolding the map. This allowed her to communicate with Xiao Qi and Xiao Wu. time is more convenient.

Xiao Wu once again made the suggestion that Esther find someone for help. Although he repeatedly emphasized the "Amon Family Mutual Assistance Regulations" and other words, Esther could easily tell what was hidden in Xiao Qi's sniffy attitude. Telling malicious lies.

Even the "bank bearer account" mentioned by Xiaowu was rejected by Esther. Her spiritual intuition was almost buzzing in this regard, so Esther adopted a complete veto policy.

"You have no spiritual intuition at all! Stop fooling yourself!"

Xiao Wu cursed bitterly, and then fell into a deep sleep isolated from the world.

"Were you as angry as Xiao Wu at that time?"

Xiao Qi blinked innocently, appearing very well-behaved: "No, it's just that he was more strongly affected by you. He is an Amon with a stronger self-esteem than me. This may be related to our respective experiences."

"Even when they were just little bugs, they were different?"

"Of course, just like each of your hairs, no matter how similar they are, they are a little different."

Esther faced the window of the steam train and looked at her strange yet familiar reflection from inside. A few light spots came out from her temples. They chased around twice and then shrank back. Esther put away the map and sighed: " I have to admit that what you said makes sense."

"Seriously, you should buy a newspaper. Looking at the map for so long can easily make people think you are not normal." Xiao Qi whispered in her ear.

Esther raised her head and glanced at the person sitting on the chair next to her. He was a strong man wearing dark blue work clothes. The unfitting work clothes were stretched tight by the muscles on his body.

The man turned his head sideways the moment Esther's eyes moved over, pretending to be looking at the tunnel outside the car window.

But Esther had already noticed this man sizing her up through the scene reflected in the car window. He got on the car two stops ago. At the last stop, he just followed the flow of people and swept over her with his height advantage. Esther slightly covered her face with the map, then kept checking the situation around her, and immediately squeezed away the person who was originally sitting in that position.

After noticing that no one else came to contact Esther, the man obviously stared more closely, and he showed the excitement of a hyena smelling its prey.

"Do I look so easy to bully? This is really difficult to handle..."

Amidst the marching sound of "clang, clang, clang, clang", Esther's muttering was covered up.

The next stop of the steam train is the south area of ​​​​Daqiao.

The train slowly entered the station, and Esther walked slowly towards the door. The moment the door opened, Esther used the cover of her windbreaker to covertly make a grabbing motion towards the man. She suddenly straightened herself up, as if standing up from a chair, and then walked quickly off the steam train.

The man stayed there in a daze, and it wasn't until the steam train blew its whistle that he came back to his senses, feeling that his head was empty. He quickly looked around, but the young woman with light blond hair was long gone.

Because she was too unfamiliar with the ability to steal "non-physical objects" like this, Esther was so nervous that she grabbed everything she could steal, including the actions the man was about to take and many memories. This is completely irresistible for an ordinary person. When Esther used "excessive force", the man's thinking was even suppressed and went blank for several minutes.

Esther walked out of the station, digesting what she had just stolen, and briefly analyzed the man's identity with the help of her "Decryption Scholar" ability.

"Why are the human traffickers in the East District so chaotic? The security there is much worse than I thought. Tsk, they specialize in catching girls and young girls. You know what kind of business they are doing... What a scumbag, I should steal his wallet !”

"Now you admit that you stole it again?" Xiao Qi said lazily, not worried about Esther's personal safety at all. If a Sequence 5 "Dream Stealer" with the abilities of strange light spots is still unable to kick him As an ordinary person, Esther had better let other Amon parasitize her as soon as possible.

Xiao Qi tilted her head, suddenly expecting Esther to be in more trouble.

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Esther took to the streets of the south area of ​​​​Daqiao with nonsense excuses such as "rob the rich and aid the poor" and "exercise laws on behalf of God". Compared to the one next to the steam train station, the prices posted on the door of the shops here made her feel a lot more comfortable. There were more sulers in her arms than when she set off, which also gave Esther some comfort.

Of course, things are still more expensive than Tingen.

After walking a few stops, Esther discovered by chance that there was also a church in the south area of ​​the bridge, right on Rose Street. The golden spire reflects the skylight outside the haze, like a finely carved sand pile, unique among the reddish-brown or blue-gray roofs. The Holy Emblem of Life is engraved on the outer wall, and symbols of wheat ears, flowers and springs surround the outside of the simple baby, which means quite beautiful and gentle.

When Esther passed by the door, she took a look inside. The Harvest Church of the Mother Earth Church was quite deserted. There were no people coming and going at the door, and there were only a few believers.

This is in line with the marginalized situation of the Church of the Mother Goddess in the Kingdom of Loen. After all, the church’s base is in Feneport. Even if they are both Orthodox churches, the conflicts between the churches are quite complicated, such as the Lord of Storms and Eternity. The churches in Lieyang were extremely hostile and full of historical factors that Esther didn't know much about.

But now it seems that those things are quite far away from her life.

Esther walked to the other end of the street, intending to look for any cheap rental houses nearby that did not require identification.

Thinking about it this way, she'd better get an identity certificate, otherwise the jobs she can find will be quite limited.

At this moment, someone walked out of the church and called out to Esther who was about to leave: "Madam, do you need to come in and sit down?"

Esther turned around and saw that it was an unusually tall man dressed as a clergyman, wearing a bishop's bonnet with a golden wheat ear symbol on it. His light blue eyes revealed a softness that was inconsistent with his strong body. His face is covered with clear wrinkles of vicissitudes of life, and his light eyebrows are stable in a horizontal position, confirming his peaceful and peaceful mood fluctuations.

There was nothing important, so Esther walked over calmly, and Xiao Qi on her shoulder was also sizing up the bishop with her.

But after getting closer, Esther immediately regretted her actions. Without him, this bishop was too tall!

Not knowing how tall he was, Esther stood forward and felt that she was almost pressed against her head by a wall. When she raised her head to speak, her neck felt strained.

"Hello, Mr. Bishop, I'm just a little curious. I don't mean any offense."

The tall bishop smiled slightly and used hand gestures to guide Esther into the church of the Mother Earth. Since there was no warning from spiritual intuition, Esther did not want to arouse the other party's alert, so she followed quietly.

There is no one in the church. There are only rows of heavy wooden seats in the hall, quietly waiting for believers to rest their bodies and minds here. The candlesticks on both sides have been wiped spotless. The huge Holy Emblem of Life at the front is the brightest. In a good place, the light shines through the flowerbeds, streams and wheat fields made of stained glass, surrounding the baby in the middle.

Esther didn't want to come into contact with official Beyonders because of her status as a Beyonder, but she did not reject the clergy of various churches. In Esther's mind, she didn't think anyone would be watched by the true god. Especially after staying at Tingen Nighthawks, Esther, who had never been exposed to ritual magic and the spiritual world, had a different concept of the true god. Less deviation.

Those favored by God should not be just cabbages, they are everywhere. Esther thought so.

However, this bishop does not seem to be an ordinary person. He has a power that is slightly familiar to Esther. However, because of the bishop's restraint, Esther is not sure where she has experienced similar extraordinary power fluctuations. If an accident really happened, she would have a lot of confidence in getting out. After all, there was no one else in the prayer hall, and she felt it as soon as she entered.

If you can't beat her, you should be able to outrun her.

Esther couldn't keep quiet, but as she walked in the prayer hall, she still lowered her voice subconsciously: "Is there anything you want to see me for?"

The bishop glanced at her curiously and said, "I just feel that since there are guests, I should fulfill my responsibilities. Guests are rarely welcomed here, but the Church of the Mother Goddess will not refuse anyone. You can find a seat you like. .”

Esther simply sat in the first row and watched the bishop walk under the holy emblem in front. She was only a few steps away from Esther. With this distance, Esther could better observe the bishop's overall view. .

Because he was standing in the brightest position in the entire prayer hall, his back seemed to be coated with a soft golden light.

The bishop's broader forehead and cheekbones, deep facial features, and thick nose are all typical features of the Fusac people, including his giant-like height. Legend has it that the people living in the Fusac Empire have the blood of the ancient giants, so their height is much higher than that of ordinary people. Both men and women have a natural size advantage.

Under Esther's gaze, the bishop smoothed the wrinkles of his brown bishop's uniform and placed his hands in front of him. He didn't even need to take out the holy book, those familiar words jumped out of his lips and spread in this quiet and solemn prayer hall:

"The breeze flutters the wings,

On the golden wheat field

Compose a joyful song.

The breeze blows to the colorful flower fields,

Speak out low and earnest whispers,

The lingering autumn waves pass.

Mother came closer to the earth,

Infinite sounds, shadows and lights,

Freedom plays in the baby's tender cheeks.

The vastness of the land and the length of the streams,

It seems to bring out the confusion of all living beings

Wonderful smiles, thousands of shapes,

All return to the joy of harvest. ”*

As the bishop recited, Esther gradually relaxed her spirit. Xiaoqi fell on her lap, letting Esther gently stroke her feathers, her half-squinted eyes full of vigilance.

Esther blindly believed in spiritual intuition, and Xiao Qi could see very clearly the details that she inadvertently ignored. The bishop's palms had thick calluses worn out by years of holding swords, and his body was full of the smell of killing.

*Adapted from "Summer Ballads" by Gabriel D'Annunzio, translator Lu Tongliu.