Mystery: The Return of the Stars

Sunday, June 24th.

At 8:30 in the evening, Hasta asked the chef to prepare special dishes, and at the same time asked someone to buy some drinks and vintage wine.

According to Maric, Sharon likes to drink drinks, which tend to be sour and sweet, while he likes to drink wine, whose blood-like color can make him feel his face turn rosy.

Hasta thought for a while but still didn't hit him. It was obviously due to alcohol.

Around nine o'clock, there was a knock on the door. Hastur went out to greet him personally. There was no one else in the hall except him.

He dismissed the servants and maids in advance and asked them to go down to rest. Even Butler Neil did not show up.

"Hasta, your house is really nice. It's bigger than the one we live in."

Maric walked in naturally, while Sharon lifted the hem of her black silk skirt and gave a slight bow before walking through the door.

Sometimes, Hastur really felt that if the Mother Tree of Desire hadn't caused trouble, Sharon would have been a delicate and elegant princess.

Everything she says and does is always full of elegance and calmness, as if nothing can cause waves in her heart.

She looks to be a few years younger than Maric, but she is calm and calm and is the one responsible for making decisions.

Of course, it may be that Maric's IQ is really not that good.

The three of them sat down, and Maric poured himself wine naturally, swirled the glass, admired the color of the wine, smelled it again, and then took a sip.

"Well, it's a level better than the wine in the bar, not bad." After Maric finished speaking, he drank it down with satisfaction.

Hastur said regretfully: "The time is too hasty, otherwise we can prepare better wine."

Most aristocratic homes would have underground wine cellars or other places to store wine. The Campbell family originally had one, but they all ran out.

Hasta doesn't like drinking very much, so he doesn't have any good wine in his collection, only some common wines, which are used to entertain ordinary guests.

The wine tasted very ordinary, so he asked people to go out and buy some good wine.

"It's okay, I can wait for your next banquet."

"You won't be disappointed."

"Speaking of which, wouldn't it be boring to live alone in such a big house?"

"If you and Miss Sharon are willing to move here, I will welcome you."

"Forget it, I'd better not cause you any trouble. We are not suitable to settle down now."

"Sooner or later, we will have a peaceful life."

Hasta and Maric were eating food, drinking and chatting, while Sharon just watched quietly, silently drinking the specially prepared drinks and rarely spoke.

After half the wine, Hastur suggested going up to the study to chat.

This is the hall after all, so it's not easy to say something more private.

Neither Sharon nor Maric refused.

In the study, the bronze mirror was still there, and Sharon chose to sit directly opposite the mirror, occasionally looking at herself in the mirror.

Hastur sat at the desk, and Maric sat on the other side of the desk, facing Hastur.

"You should know that I am a very good friend of Greg from the Negan family. I learned a lot of news from him."

Seeing that Hastur looked very serious and Maric also became serious, Sharon also cast her gaze over.

"During this period of time, you'd better not go to the Brave Bar again and try to find a safe place to hide."

"What exactly do you know?"

"Your enemies, the Indulgence Sect of the Rose School of Thought, may have high-sequence powerful people coming to Backlund."

This is Hastur's guess based on the messages communicated between the Desire Tree and the Djinn.

Now Bernadette should have come to Backlund. She has been targeted by the Rose School of Thought, and it is very likely that the evil one has also come to Backlund.

He probably won't enter Backlund, but he will definitely hang around nearby to see if he can have a chance to catch Bernadette and take away the magical wishing lamp.

The transaction between the Mother Tree of Desire and the Djinn involves the Judgment Card and the Black Emperor Card. As the daughter of Emperor Russell, Bernadette may know the relevant whereabouts even if she does not master one of the Tarot cards.

It is certain that the Rose School will take action against Bernadette.

Maric frowned and thought for a while, then said: "If the people coming are only Sequence 4, it will be difficult for them to catch me and Sharon in Backlund."

Hastur glanced at Sharon and said, "What if the person coming is above Sequence 4?"

Maric shook his head and said: "Impossible. Maihams and Zatwin are the main leaders of the Highland Resistance. They should not be able to leave the Southern Continent."

Sharon thought for a moment and said softly: "There is another one, Jacks. He is a Sequence 3 Silent Disciple, but Maric and I are not enough to let a Sequence 3 chase Backlund."

Hastur thought for a while and said, "Emperor Russell has this saying, 'If the city gate is on fire, it will affect the fish in the pond.' Maybe you are the little fish that was affected."

He did not directly say that the Sequence 1 god Si'a might be wandering near Backlund.

Even if you want to force Bernadette out of Backlund, there will be Sequence 3 or Sequence 2 angels coming to help.

This is a major event related to the arrival of the Mother Tree of Desire on the earth, and it is the supreme oracle!

It is possible for the Rose School to mobilize in full force.

"Hasta, what kind of news did you get?"

Maric stood up, his face ugly and a little excited.

Even if a Sequence 4 demigod came to Backlund, he and Sharon would have to stay far away. If it were a stronger Beyonder, they would basically be unable to avoid it.

"I don't know the specific situation either. You should be careful and try to live near St. Samuel Church during this period."

Hasta still didn't tell the truth, mainly because Sharon and the others had contact with Bernadette, and they might have a good relationship. He couldn't say directly that the Rose School was targeting Bernadette.

In this case, Bernadette would definitely target him.

Even if he only revealed this little information, he had already taken a lot of risks.

"Thank you." Sharon looked at Hasta and thanked him seriously, with a rare softness in his eyes.

Maric sat back in his seat and said in a heavy tone: "Sharon, why don't we leave Backlund now and hide outside for a while?"

"I think it's safer for you to stay in Backlund now." Hasta rejected this proposal.

The evil god Si'a was wandering outside. If he wasn't careful, Sharon and Maric would be easily dealt with.

At this time, no matter how stupid Maric was, he knew that Hasta knew more information, but it was just inconvenient to tell them.

Sharon nodded and said, "We will be careful."

...

After leaving Hastur's house, Sharon asked Maric to wait in her residence first, as she was going to meet a friend.

Near the Backlund Bridge, the Tussock River meanders by, with abundant water plants on the shore and few people.

Under the crimson moonlight, Sharon came like a ghost.

The black Gothic court dress looked even more mysterious in the night.

After waiting quietly for a while, Sharon suddenly looked up at the sky.

In a world that cannot be seen by the naked eye, green pea vines hang down from the sky, interweaving into a dense forest.

Such a scene belonging to nature is out of tune with the chimneys of the nearby high-rise buildings, like a beautiful fairy tale imagined.

Although it was not the first time Sharon had seen this scene, she was still a little envious.

No girl had never imagined herself as a princess living in a castle when she was a child, and they outlined a beautiful fairy tale kingdom in their childhood fantasies.

In front of her, a fairy tale kingdom had opened its doors to her.

A pair of feet in black leather boots dangled from the pea vines, and a soft voice came at the same time.

"Little Sharon, you are in such a hurry to come to me. Is there something urgent? Or, we haven't seen each other for a long time, and you want to find me to reminisce about the past?"

Sharon glanced at the pair of black leather boots. This temperament was seriously inconsistent with the fairy tale kingdom around her, and instantly broke her beautiful fairy tale fantasy.

"Someone from the Rose School has chased Beckland. I need a safer place."

"Come up, it's really not safe here."

Sharon took two steps and held a pea vine with one hand. The pea vine flew up and down, and the scenery in front of her changed. She was already in the air.

Under her feet was a cloud platform woven from green pea vines. In front of her was a small house built entirely of pea vines. Some vines were blooming with small flowers, either white or pink, as beautiful as a fairyland.

There, a figure was standing at the door of the small house, looking at herself quietly.

This person is the mysterious queen who travels across the sea.

The bounty in the Kingdom of Loen alone is worth hundreds of thousands of gold pounds.

This is a huge fortune that can make a person worry-free for life.

However, neither the navies of various countries nor the brutal pirates can get this bounty, but it makes her famous throughout the sea.

She met this mysterious queen at an extraordinary party. After several contacts, the two got along very well and gradually became closer.

"I just met someone from your Rose School and was thinking about telling you. I didn't expect that you, little Sharon, are also well-informed."

Bernadette walked forward slowly and stretched out her hand to touch Sharon's head.

Sharon habitually took a half step back, slightly tilted her head, avoided the pair of slender jade hands, and said lightly: "Just call me Sharon."

"Little Sharon, how nice it sounds, it sounds like we have a close relationship."

Sharon was too lazy to waste words to correct this question, and asked seriously: "Who are the people from the Rose School this time?"

Bernadette put away her smile, frowned slightly and said: "There are quite a lot of people, the strongest one should be the cursed king Barranca."