Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Chapter 182 Luck and Misfortune

Walking on the streets of Bayam, because Esther and Alexander were not dressed like pirates, even Mary who followed them did not attract attention.

"You have also seen the serious situation recently. I heard that several airships were dispatched two days ago to search for the traces of the pirates here." Alexander walked in the front and explained in a low voice to Esther who was walking beside him.

"Then we're going to another island by boat?"

"We just need to rent a boat at the private pier and go to the small island where we anchor. There are many people doing business here. Haha, you don't get seasick, do you?"

Alexander's innocuous little joke made Esther slightly change his opinion of him. Originally, Esther thought he was a more old-fashioned scholar, so she replied with a smile:

"If I get seasick, I won't be able to make it to Bayam, and I'll have to try my best to swim back to the shore halfway."

Alexander laughed too: "Oh, at least you can swim! That's one small step for you to go to sea."

"Is it a big step to be a pirate?" Esther tentatively continued.

Mary muttered softly: "I just said that you are a fan of Emperor Roselle, and you can see it right away."

Alexander seemed very happy: "No matter how many famous words the emperor left behind, they are far less precious than the various machines and manuscripts he left behind. It can be said that he single-handedly promoted the development of the church and the world's technology, but unfortunately..."

Esther keenly noticed that Alexander directly called the "church" instead of "the church of the god of steam and machinery", which seems to explain many things - such as Alexander's identity, believers or members of the church seem to be possible.

According to his "identification" ability as a Extraordinary and the tone of his comments in this regard, he is obviously like a "craftsman", and the possibility of being an official member is very high.

Is the organization behind the "Clover" the Heart of the Machine?

After ten minutes of walking, the three of them got into a taxi and staggered toward the beach.

Alexander showed a erudition that matched his appearance, and even went far beyond Esther's expected professional scope. He seemed to know a lot about everything, including the music theory that Esther had roughly understood.

Seeing Esther's eyes gradually becoming admiring, Alexander didn't mind telling her more information in exchange for Esther's previous frankness:

"My sequence can greatly strengthen the memory of knowledge. Anything that has been seen, touched, and learned will basically not be forgotten."

"Sounds like a very good and unique ability."

Alexander smiled and sighed: "Oh, it's a pity that my age has stopped me here, but I am already very content. Although the extraordinary world brings many benefits, it is also too dangerous."

Esther nodded: "I have to admit, it's hard for me to see you as a member of a certain pirate group."

"I've been buried in books and machines for too long in my life," Alexander lowered his eyes, with a very peaceful smile under his beard, "There's nothing wrong with coming out to have a look. Since I've been entrusted by others, of course I should be loyal to others."

Entrusted by others, a matter of loyalty?

Esther quickly analyzed and restored this sentence, obviously this is also the "proverb" left by Roselle.

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About half an hour later, the rental carriage stopped by a beach. After paying the fare, Mary offered to help Alexander carry the suitcase, but the old gentleman refused:

"My body is not that old, so I don't need to oppress young people."

Although Alexander often smiled when he spoke, Esther noticed that his eyes were always dark, and only when he shared knowledge with others would it become much brighter.

The enthusiasm in his words is more due to his good self-cultivation. This is a person who treats himself quite rigorously. He will only be passionate about things that interest him. Even if he jokes when talking, it is to ease my impression...

Mary's restraint in front of him is because this "Brilliant Pearl" is not good at dealing with such dignified elders?She may have stayed in a very strict family environment, or had a very serious teacher, and was often reprimanded and punished, which left such instinctive anxiety.

When Mary was alone with me, she seemed more casual, unlike now, when she always had an itchy back and found it difficult to stay quiet.

Esther followed Alexander on a fishing boat with sails. The waves were not strong today but there was a breeze, so the fishing boat sailed to the north without haste.

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Off the coast of Bayam, on a deserted reef island, on the "Clover".

This is a barely medium-sized pirate ship, with a warm wood color as a whole. There are six cannon positions on each side of the hull. The firepower is really not excellent. Unlike traditional pirate ships, it is equipped with a chimney in addition to sails. The steam drive ensures the superior speed of the ship.

On the top of the mast hangs a pirate flag with a black background, but instead of a skull, it is embroidered with gold-edged four-leaf clover, and there are two crossed long bones below it.

The strange thing is that there are a lot of translucent huge bubbles piled up around the ship, refracting colorful lights, wrapping the pirate ship inside, and floating the ship's hull upwards, so that most of the ship's hull is exposed on the sea.

The dark-skinned strong boatman followed Alexander's instructions and placed the three of them on a reef with side walls full of barnacles.After receiving the fare from Alexander, the boatman left quickly, as if he didn't want to stay long at all.

Mary pointed to the strange piece of foam in the distance: "This place is quite famous nearby. It is called 'Ghost Reef Island' by fishermen and sailors. If it weren't for the floating system designed by Mr. Alexander and the spell assistance of Mr. Thomas, we would never dare to come here."

Esther looked at the hill-like foam group, and it was difficult to see the whole picture of the "Clover": "There are a lot of hidden reefs here?"

Mary nodded: "Yes, and for some unknown reason, the submerged reefs sometimes change their positions and often float up in unexpected corners, so basically few people will come to this entire sea area."

Alexander raised his hand toward the sea: "There should be some kind of cursed power under this reef. There are hardly any active aquatic life, only barnacles and a lot of seaweed. Even the local fishermen are unwilling to come here."

"It's no wonder that when Mary told the destination, the boatman was full of reluctance."

In the end, it was Mary who promised to pay three times the boat fare, and the other party reluctantly agreed.

While the three were talking, Esther could finally see the hull of the ship. The pirate ship surrounded by foam was slowly floating up, revealing the tip of the mast and the flag inside.

The hull of the boat left the water surface slightly, and slowly moved towards the reef where the three of them were in the way of floating in the air, but the speed was quite slow.

It was the first time for Esther to see such a wonderful ship with her own eyes, and she felt the joy of watching a fantasy blockbuster: "This is really——is the ship itself a magical item?"

"Your intuition is very keen, miss," Alexander smiled proudly, "but this 'ghost ship' has a bad temper. Sometimes it likes to maliciously go to the reef or undercurrent, or attract some troublesome sea monsters. If Aaron hadn't been lucky enough to let someone else control it, the 'Clover' would have sunk itself long ago."

Esther finds it even more interesting. Although she has such a clover ship name, it actually has such an unlucky negative effect.

But soon, Alexander's phrase "not very good temper" came true.

A tall, thin, brown-haired middle-aged man waved his arms vigorously at the bow, and shouted at the three people below in Intis: "The princess is out of control again! Get out of the way, she is about to run over!"

The ship was too close, and the three of them had no time to transfer to the reef on the other side.

Mary also yelled at the bow of the boat: "Damn, you couldn't have said it earlier!"

Alexander reacted faster than Esther, and quickly found the most suitable way to deal with it. He grabbed the shoulders of the two girls: "Quick! Jump into the water!"

The three of them held their breath, and under Alexander's pull, they fell into the sea water next to them with a "plop".

A strange sense of weightlessness appeared under his feet, and the three of them were automatically held in a position where they would not fall into the water, and the suitcases of the three of them all floated up.

Esther was still a little dazed, because she had just heard that the person at the bow and Mary were not shouting in Loen language, but Intis, which Esther hadn't actually touched much, but she clearly discerned the meaning in the words.

Because language is just a medium, the meaning of communication can be received directly?It's like skipping the hearing and being "perceived" directly by me.

She hadn't paid such careful attention before, and she didn't focus on distinguishing when she heard the local residents of Bayam communicate.

The ship moved slowly over the heads of the three, casting a shadow like a meteorite, and a large cloud of foam fell on top of their heads, making Mary sneezed.Mary's wig was soaked and stuck to her head like a black mass of seaweed.

Esther glanced into the sea, and there was a blue light curtain emitting from Alexander's suitcase, which continuously increased the buoyancy of the surrounding seawater, so the three of them could easily stick their heads out of the water, and the suitcase did not sink.

No wonder Mr. Alexander didn't worry about his luggage at all, his suitcase was specially protected.Even the suitcases have special functions, such a handwriting is more mechanical and doesn't care about wear and tear.

Is this the waywardness of a "craftsman"...

Esther, who was observing the blue light cluster nearby, froze for a moment, her perception was suddenly touched by something, and she caught a very subtle buzzing sound.

Esther raised her head immediately, and the thing calling from above was being set off by countless foams. She stretched out her left hand and lifted it up slightly, as if greeting the "Clover".

It was obvious that she was still far away from touching the hull, but the ship stopped immediately, as if it had come here specially, waiting for its guests and crew to board.

Alexander was quite surprised when he saw this scene: "Oh? She stopped, so let's swim from the side."

Mary couldn't wait to swim in the front, grabbed the rope ladder thrown down from above, held her suitcase in her mouth, and climbed up agilely with her hands and feet.

Seeing her ferocious face, she probably wants to get on the boat first to scold people.