Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Chapter 223 Communication Results

After they returned to the city, they went to another hotel some distance away.

The first thing Aaron did was to lock himself in the room and write a letter. He needed to contact the "Queen of Mysteries" as soon as possible, tell her all the things of the past few days, and then reach the previous transaction content as soon as possible.

When Esther followed Alexander and Aaron to finish dinner at the hotel, she seemed a little absent-minded, and she had no interest in the Intis-style red wine lamb chops on the plate. She has always been very enthusiastic about food, and her abnormal behavior at this time can easily Let Alexander notice this.

Alexander took a sip of champagne: "You haven't made up your mind to leave yet."

"Huh? Ah, it's a bit..." Esther responded vaguely, and then realized that she was being impolite, and quickly adjusted her mentality, "I sometimes show my emotions unconsciously, but I didn't continue to follow you guys The reason for the companion."

Thomas gritted his teeth: "You can follow Alexander to Trier and continue to visit the library. You like to study anyway, so why not follow him and let him continue to teach you."

Alexander rarely frowned, and glanced at Thomas disapprovingly: "This has nothing to do with learning, and I'm not a believer in the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, so I don't have a 'hobby' of finding students to teach."

Thomas shrugged and bit the bread in his hand vigorously: "It's all the same in my eyes, which is very annoying."

Alexander turned to Esther expressionlessly: "I don't know if you have heard the legendary story of the first mate of the 'Four Leaf Clover' robbing the Church of Knowledge?"

"Why do you choose the most hated stories to tell? It was so many years ago!" Thomas protested irritably.

Esther couldn't help chuckling, and asked curiously: "So, Mr. Thomas, do you like or hate studying?"

Thomas sighed heavily, his eyes revealing an expression of memory:
"Well... I used to be a member of the Church of Knowledge, but I could never like that atmosphere. My test scores were actually very good. I was like that when I was a child. At first I was quite proud, but the longer I stayed, the more I felt bother!
"Everyone, I mean EVERYONE! They're all trying to teach you how to do things, how to learn! This won't work, that won't work, it's like hanging your life on heavy books and learning, all will 'instruct others' 'Take it as a natural habit!
"I couldn't bear this kind of atmosphere, so I started my own business after I left the church. When I made my first pot of gold, I was still complacent, and even got hotheaded, and was induced by others to take potions and become a 'Secret Peer' ’. It wasn’t until that moment that I realized something was wrong with my life plan…”

Alexander tapped his temple with his hand: "It doesn't feel good to be instilled with knowledge, not to mention that those ravings are deliberately bewitching him."

Esther's eyes showed a little pity: "I can probably imagine that I have also experienced other 'babbling', which makes people absolutely not want to repeat the pain a second time."

Thomas drank all the champagne in his glass during the narration, smacked his lips, and continued: "There is nothing to be painful about, hehe, I am used to it now, and I often hear about some windfalls.

"However, I did anger the church because I wanted to verify the identity of the 'hidden sage' and sneaked into the library of the local church of knowledge. Can you imagine how angry a group of people who value knowledge more than life can be? After this incident, I went straight to Intis, wandered the streets of Trier, and then there was nothing to say."

Alexander smiled and wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief: "Yeah, and then you were mistaken, and I developed you into an informant for the Church of the God of Steam and Mechanics, and was almost regarded by Aaron as a member of the 'Mos Penance' Chased and killed, and finally we were 'brought onto the thief ship' together."

"Haha, you still remember what I said at that time, what an annoying memory." The little gloom on Thomas's face before was cleared by Alexander's words, and he raised his chin at Esther, "So follow the princess There are enough eccentrics traveling together that you don't have to worry about being special, Miss Hamel."

Esther was stunned suddenly. She was just listening to other people's stories, but she didn't expect to be so straightforwardly drawn on herself.She should have been moved by Thomas' words, but apart from a touch of warmth, it was difficult for Esther to feel more intense.

But she burst out laughing the next moment, her smile was very sincere: "Thank you for giving me a place on the 'Clover', although it was completely unplanned to set foot on this ship, but I am also very happy to know you. "

"Don't say goodbye," Alexander shook the empty glass in his hand, he didn't seem to be able to drink much, and his face soon became crimson, "before Aaron brought the queen's reply , you can change your mind at any time."

Thomas smiled brightly: "It's not necessarily a bad thing, maybe on the day you leave, we can see Aaron crying with his head in his arms!"

"What disgusting bullshit are you talking about again?" Aaron's voice sounded.

He walked over and stared at Thomas with disgust on his face. Aaron didn't hear the chat of the people in front of him, but heard Thomas's annoying speech at the end.If it wasn't too lazy to fight Thomas in public, Aaron would definitely take the opportunity to hit the back of Thomas' head.

After Aaron sat down at the table, he nodded to the only lady at the table: "I have already delivered the letter. We will stay in the hotel until my teacher replies. If you want to go shopping, you can go to the town. Go, don't go too far away."

Esther shook her head. She also wanted to go back to her room later and write a letter to Klein: "I'll probably take a rest these two days, so I won't run around."

Alexander's gaze turned to Aaron: "Did you also say something about yourself?"

"Yeah, now that I've digested the potion, I've also asked the teacher to be promoted to 'Mage of Doom', and I don't know if she will agree... After that, it's the same old way, collecting materials, preparing rituals, and waiting for the opportunity." Ya Lun stretched, his face full of anticipation.

"It should go well." Esther said with a smile, "Trust me, you will have good luck."

Aaron watched her smile with a serious expression: "I believe it."

Thomas suddenly interrupted: "But judging from the sequence name, it should be suitable for playing if there is bad luck?"

"If you don't speak, no one will treat you as dumb!"

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In the middle of the night, several people returned to their respective rooms to rest.

Esther still lived in the single room, she was sitting on the only easy chair in the room, playing with the silver badge of the night between her fingers.

If you carefully explore the lines like this, a small part of the lines on the badge are similar to the background of the Kingdom of the Night coat of arms, which is why Esther suddenly remembered it and turned it out.

She always felt that the Evernight Goddess knew many things, but she never prayed to her.Especially after leaving Tingen, Esther deliberately kept a distance from the Nighthawks belonging to the Church of Evernight. She didn't know why, but she subconsciously resisted going back to the Chanis Gate.

The crimson moonlight fell from the window, illuminating most of the room. Esther didn't light a candle. She had a whim before going to bed, and wanted to see if she could use this holy emblem to contact the god.

This is Intis, not Ruen. Even the Church of Evernight can't go over the mountains to arrest people. If he communicates with the Goddess of the Night here, He doesn't have local manpower to mobilize... No, if the Goddess wants to mobilize the angel level What about the Extraordinary?That can be quite dangerous.

But the Evernight Goddess has never shown any malice, and has even been willing to help her, including the act of leaving this badge. She is very firm in showing favor to me, who is also a "time traveler"... Esther recalled that in court Root's experience turned the holy emblem of the night over and over again.

Esther struggled in her heart for a long time, and finally stuffed the badge under her pillow. She had to try, but she couldn't find a way to get rid of "Zoya" completely. It would be great if she could learn more information from that goddess .

Like Amon himself, the Evernight Goddess seems to know "Zoya", so seeking more information from him is tens of thousands of times safer than confronting Amon directly.

Within a few minutes, Esther's slightly tense and depressed breathing calmed down, and her consciousness sank into darkness.

After such a long time, she ushered in a dream after a long absence.

Just as Esther thought, the scene around her was hazy and dim, like a faded oil painting.Esther couldn't identify what this place was, at least it wasn't any street in her impression. The style of the houses was more simple and rough, which was out of touch with the Black Iron Age of the current era.

Only the mild red full Moon overhead is clearer.

Esther looked up at it, and deeply felt that the moon was completely different from the one in the real world, which made her feel kind and at ease.More importantly, there is a bright and gentle ball of light surrounding it, which is emitting a buzzing sound calling for Esther.

The ball of light is like a star that keeps spinning and wandering, connecting Esther and the moon, providing a channel for the two parties to communicate.

Different from knowing nothing about the first side, Esther now knows that the ball of light contains a part of the same "children" as her hair, because the power contained in this badge is not enough to support a stable dream, Therefore, the goddess of the night can only appear through a more virtual symbol.

Since she was asking for something, Esther said hello first: "Good evening, respected goddess of the night."

Her attitude of being more in awe than last time seemed to make the other party feel interesting, and there was a little smile in the voice from the moon: "Good evening, Esther, you seem to have gotten used to your current life."

When the voice on the moon came, circles of ripples appeared around Esther, spreading to the whole dream. It seems that this way of communication cannot last long, and this dream may end at any time.

Esther was stunned for a moment, but she didn't open her mouth to explore the deeper meaning of this sentence, but seized the time to ask the question she had thought about a long time ago: "I have something I want to ask you about the past of 'Zoya', You can choose to tell me what I can know, and I know you may not be able to tell me the whole truth."

As if aware of what Esther was worried about, Yue Yue replied very quickly: "Of course, you can ask."

"I can't be remembered by people, and I can't have a long-term intersection with people. This situation seems to be related to the ability of the 'Trojan Horse of Destiny' in the second sequence of the 'Thief'. You once reminded me to be careful of that... Angel of Time, so I want to know if my current situation has something to do with Him?"

Esther uttered this long series of words, trying her best to tell the other party that she had already mastered a lot of relevant information, hoping to obtain clearer instructions or answers.

The red moon swayed slightly, and the gentle crimson moonlight fell on Esther's shoulders, as if to comfort her: "Yes, the information I know is limited, but according to my guess, He did steal some Something that used to belong to 'Zoya.' It's more of a conceptual connection than a physical thing."

Esther didn't spend time digesting the information, but quickly jumped to the next question: "Do you know why Amon wanted to pursue 'Zoya'?"

"Because he wants to surpass the limitation of the sequence and gain more powerful power, there are other high-ranking people behind him supporting his choice. You need to be careful, because they may have too strong influence on you and shake your current state."

It's hard for Esther not to think of the "Phantom Angel" who is also the creator, but she didn't verify the speculation in her heart, but asked further: "Is this beyond the limit of the sequence referring to the Lord of the Spirit World?"

"Yes." This time the cold female voice answered very concisely, and Esther immediately realized that the other party should not reveal too much to her about this aspect.

The ripples of the dream became more and more intense, and there was a possibility of shattering at almost any moment, so Esther had to speed up her speech as much as possible: "Will it be dangerous if I want to continue to advance in the sequence of 'Thief'? I have There is no way to switch paths and return to the 'fate' path that should belong to Zoya?"

"At the very least, you need to be promoted to a demigod, that is, Sequence Four, before considering this possibility. If you are lucky, you won't need my reminder until then, and fate will give you the answer. But it's the same for you It is also an extremely dangerous thing, and you need to measure it yourself."

The dream began to disintegrate and merge into darkness.

Esther didn't know how to prolong this conversation, so she could only try to pull out the last question on her mind, the thing she had been worrying about for a long time: "I know that 'Zoya' seems to be with me all the time, Is there any way to get me out of this state completely? Is that danger a threat from him!"

However, the Goddess of the Night did not give her an answer, and the voice dissipated along with the red moon:
"Goodbye, Esther, I hope I have a chance to see you next time."

Consciousness sinks and rises, and Esther suddenly opens her eyes.

She just lay on the bed like that, staring at the ceiling in a daze for a long time, a thin layer of morning light had already poured into the room, and the night passed quietly.

Esther quickly reviewed her conversation with the Evernight Goddess, keeping every sentence firmly in her heart, including the final farewell.

His farewell seems to have some deep meaning.

(End of this chapter)