Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Chapter 194 Changes in the Village

The night is darker, the forest is full of shadows, and there are invisible creatures making soft "grunt" sounds in the grass. Although the island is hot, there are far fewer mosquitoes than expected.

The sound of the waves gradually disappeared.

From time to time, there was the sound of branches and leaves being brushed. Esther entered that strange perception for a few seconds, recognized that it was just two awakened birds, and then returned to her normal vision.

She can't open this state for a long time, and it will make her already tense nerves exhausted.

In a quiet environment, people will unconsciously slow down their breathing and footsteps. If it weren't for the lantern in their hands to illuminate the road, Esther could only activate the weird perception that made her feel haggard.

Esther used the bone sword to perform a cane divination again.

A faint halo swayed from the "pale bone nail", and the fallen bone sword once again pointed out the direction for her.

This kind of movement is very strange. If it was changed to a public place, she might not be able to perform divination in front of others.I don't know if gold coin divination or crystal ball divination will be the same. When Mr. "The Hanged Man" used tarot cards for divination last time, his expression was not quite right...

Esther used the bone sword to push aside a few branches blocking the way, scaring away a lizard lying in the bushes.

The virgin forest here is not too dense, and the obstacles that blocked the road have been cleared by Thomas and the others who landed on the island at noon. Esther did not encounter any trouble along the way.

But she also did not meet the crew of the "Clover" who should return.

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When the communication charm in Alexander's arms was shining and screaming, he was putting a piece of shattered black crystal into the test tube.

Some kind of resin was burning in a small bowl on the table, illuminating the room. This small island is relatively closed, and there are no candles that are common in the mainland. The villagers stay at night and use this kind of thing for lighting when they move around the house. .

After closing the sealed oak stopper and fixing the sample in the interlayer of the suitcase, Alexander took off his gloves slowly and methodically, and took out the bronze-colored charm to infuse spiritual power into it.

Aaron's slightly distorted voice came from inside: "Come back quickly, there is an abnormality on the island, and the divination is not going well."

Alexander quickly realized that something was wrong. Aaron didn't remind everyone when they disembarked, but now he suddenly reminded him of the divination result!

This series of communication spells are all one-way, because the production is difficult and there are no materials in the sea. Alexander, Aaron and Thomas each have three. Only after each consumption, Alexander has to ask his friends to make it again, and there is no possibility of forgery.

What is more likely is that there are some strange powers hidden on this island, which will instinctively avoid other people's divination, or is Aaron's random bad luck happening again?

The villagers of Nahuatl Island have the habit of staying at night and never leave the village.

Alexander easily connected these two things together.

He knew that the name of Aaron's Sequence Six was "Priest of Misfortune", and the two met before Aaron was promoted to Sequence Five. At that time, the "Clover" had just set sail, and almost no one could sail stably for a week. On a sunny day, everyone on board complained.

If Thomas hadn't used a spell, just those clothes that were always wet could make people sick.

Fortunately, Aaron collected the missing main materials a few months later and successfully completed the ritual promotion sequence five. This period of "Clover"'s unlucky days came to an end.

Alexander walked out of the house carrying the hook used to fix the outer eaves of the stone bowl, and knocked on Thomas' door. The moment the person was Alexander, the boredom on Thomas's face disappeared immediately:

"Anything?"

Alexander is not the kind of guy who disturbs people's dreams just to grab someone for a drink, or go for a walk on the deck. Those are things that Aaron can only do if he can't sleep. This old gentleman who is dedicated to research is very serious in his bones .

Alexander waved the contact charm in his hand: "Call everyone to assign vigil tasks, and the rest will take turns to rest in the same room. We will return to the ship at dawn. Aaron just sent me the news. His divination shows that the island There is a problem."

"Damn it! I knew that bastard who only believed in luck was unreliable!" Thomas punched the door frame hard, "One day I will be pissed off by his shit luck!"

He roared into the room: "Don't sleep! Pierre! Adrian! Get everyone here!"

Soon, everyone gathered in the room where Thomas was. Mary yawned and sat on a chair in the corner, tilting her head and waiting for Thomas to count the number of people.

After looking around at the people in the room, Thomas' grumpy expression darkened: "Where's Thompson!? Where's that idiot full of love?"

The other two sailors looked at each other, and one of them opened his mouth with difficulty: "In the afternoon, relying on his ability to speak frankly, he chatted happily with a girl on the island, saying that she invited him to stay at home..."

Alexander's face also darkened: "We know so little about this island, and the experience of the past few years is not enough for him to grow his brains? You two carry my suitcase, and Mary also comes with me. Let's go to the village Go door to door looking for him."

Thomas closed his eyes and calmed down for two seconds, and decisively arranged the order of vigil for the rest of the people, so that those who had no time to go back and continue to rest.

After the others dispersed, Thomas walked up to Alexander whose face regained his composure:

"Can it be just a few of you? Maybe it's better to just give up on Thompson. What if those villagers also have abnormalities?"

Alexander shook his head, "Don't really think of yourself as a pirate just because we've been at sea for a long time, Thomas."

Thomas spat dismissively. "Damn, that sounds like something Aaron would say, not you."

Alexander raised the heavy lenses on the bridge of his nose, his vicissitudes of eyes gradually brightened: "I will trouble you to do a simple divination for me."

"I see, Thompson has hair on yours, right?"

"Of course, everyone on the island has something for me."

After getting the few hairs, Thomas performed a simple coin divination, and quickly got the answers of "he is still alive" and "the village is safe". Then he used the soil to perform divination and calculated a general direction.

Alexander and the others set off immediately without further delay.

But as soon as they walked towards the village, they soon saw a group of villagers carrying torches. They were making a noise and making a fuss. Alexander's heart tightened, and he immediately led Mary and the other two sailors over there.

Alexander also heard clearly what they were cursing—someone was caught breaking the window in the middle of the night, and it was a stranger.

Soon, a black-haired young man was pushed out from the crowd by them, and he fell at Alexander's feet, making the old gentleman's face even darker.

The most aggressive man in the crowd cursed a few words, pointed at Alexander and the others, and shouted in vague Dutan language: "Outsiders! Take this beast and leave! Leave the village now! We are out of It’s kind of me to take you in!”

Mary picked up Thompson's back collar with disdain, and dragged him up from the ground. The disheveled Thompson nodded at Alexander embarrassingly. He gasped because of the bruise on his face when he laughed. , sensibly shrank behind a few people, lowered his head and said nothing.

Alexander didn't explain anything to the villagers, but led everyone to the house where Thomas and the others settled down.

But the group of villagers holding torches followed behind a few people.

Alexander, who was walking at the end, turned his head and looked at the man in the lead: "What do you mean?"

The other party's expression was very cold, and he completely lost the excitement when he punched Thompson's face first: "I told you, you must leave the village."

Alexander glanced at the expressions of the other villagers, and most of them avoided looking at him. Their expressions were gloomy, and most of them were stern, and the flickering light of the torches also elongated the shadows on their faces.

During the day, they were obviously still excited about the arrival of these outsiders, greeted these guests with enthusiasm, and were amazed at the few items they brought.

And now.

Alexander gave Mary a look, and several people hurried back to the house. Thomas saw the approaching light from a distance in the house. After pushing open the door to signal several people to come in, he found that the villagers were standing outside the house and did not disperse. open.

"what's the situation?"

"The family probably set a trap and Thompson jumped right into it, giving them an excuse to force us to leave the village at night."

Thomas' eyes also turned cold: "They want to drive us away and let us leave at the risk of traveling at night?"

Mary shook her head impatiently: "They are not our opponents."

But Alexander raised his chin at Thomas: "Go and yell everyone, let's leave immediately. This is what I don't like about divination... Complete uncertainty, we don't even know what's wrong with the village, If there is a problem outside the village, it is still a problem with the villagers.”

Without further ado, Thomas turned around and shouted those unlucky ones who had just fallen asleep.

Alexander caught sight of Mary's frowning from the corner of his eye, and he smiled and said, "Are you wondering why I insisted on leaving?"

Mary nodded silently. She dared to lose her temper with Thomas, but she never showed her rude side to Alexander.

Alexander pointed out the window, and the burning torch not far away was erected towards the night sky filled with dark clouds: "If I fight with them, I can't control the range. If the protection of the village is destroyed, then we and the group of villagers will fight together. Suffer. While we can leave, they can only stay here."

Mary still can't agree with such "kindness". Since the other party doesn't intend to treat her group of people kindly, why leave room for it?

Alexander patted her on the shoulder: "This is the only village left on the island. Farmers who pick apples will not cut down every apple tree. Only by leaving the trunks and branches that can withstand the wind and rain can we guarantee next year's harvest." Good harvest."

"For the future?"

"We can be adventurers or pirates, but we can't be the stupidest kind—they only know how to burn, kill, loot and vent wantonly. In the end, what we usher in is either official annihilation or an island that no one can grab .As Emperor Russell the Great said, 'sustainable development'."

Alexander looked at the restless villagers outside the window, and smoothed the folds of his clothes. His eyes behind the lens were as uncertain as those of the torches:

"Tell everyone, get ready for a hard fight, Aaron doesn't have any manpower to support us anymore."