Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

In the carriage, Aaron said a little uneasy: "What you said to Mary before was not just a joke, was it?"

Esther was silent for two seconds, and the smile on her face gradually faded: "It's best to wait until we get on the steam train."

"You need to let Alexander and Thomas know about this, lest your secret influence on me lead to misjudgment or emotion?" Aaron asked rhetorically.

Esther nodded: "Although there are no such serious consequences, we have gotten along pretty well after we have been together for a while. Before entering the Quaternary ruins, I think it is necessary to bring this matter to the fore. I will tell you."

Aaron nodded, motioning for her to continue.

"This is related to whether I want to go back to the 'Clover' in the future, and I will most likely give up on returning to the ship. As for the reason, I will tell the three of you together later, so there is no need to repeat it a second time."

Aaron didn't speak for a long time, until he was almost at the station, he smiled softly: "So when we finish exploring the ruins, where are you going?"

Esther has already made a decision in the past two days, and I have also heard that Klein is going to follow the "Admiral of the Stars" to go to sea with the invitation of "The World". Klein also told Esther that if she can't make it , the courier will hand over the items that need to be decontaminated to Esther, and the four-headed courier lady can help deliver a small amount of items.

So Esther also quickly gave her answer: "I probably want to go back and meet my friends. I have no specific plans, but promotion is the first priority for me. If I think staying in Intis can meet The opportunities I want, I'll stay for a while."

Aaron made a suggestion in another direction: "In the Fourth Epoch, the capital of the 'Tudor Empire' was in Trier, and among the angel families that supported the establishment of the 'Tudor Empire' were those who controlled the 'Thief' pathway. If you Think, you can consider talking to my teacher."

Esther's heart tightened, and she shook her head again and again: "No, no, I will definitely not investigate those angel families. Instead, it would be easier to complete other tasks for your teacher."

She has an inexplicable sense of resistance to Trier, not to mention that there are guys in the Fourth Epoch family who she never wants to deal with in this life.

Aaron smiled and said nothing.The remaining distance was only a few minutes, and the two quickly got out of the carriage.

Alexander was already waiting here. He changed into a very simple dark gray classic robe, which quite set off his scholarly temperament.Coupled with the books and thick glasses in his hands, Alexander looked even more like an old pedant who didn't travel very much.

Looking at it this way, it's really hard to imagine that Mr. Alexander's darker skin was tanned at sea... Esther muttered in her heart.

Not long after waiting outside the steam train platform, Thomas also rushed over.

Half an hour later, a group of people were already sitting on the steam train. The ticket Thomas bought turned out to be a first-class seat. The four fairly spacious seats were just facing each other, occupying a corner of the carriage, and there was a sheet in the middle that could store sundries or Small table for snacks.

"We will take a rest at the hotel halfway. No one can stand the [-]-hour steam train ride, at least my bones can't take it anymore." Alexander handed a novel in Fusac to Essie Special, let her use it to pass the time, God knows where he got so many books, his suitcase always seems to be filled with different books.

"That's all you have to say, we can live for decades with our bodies." Thomas leaned against the window and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

Aaron sat next to him, and Esther sat across from Thomas, and beside him was Alexander who began to focus on the content of the book. He seemed to have bought a new book in Sderansburg, and the brightly colored cover gave off a little strange smell .

Aaron raised his eyebrows and turned to Esther: "You have to be careful. If you read too much, you might be like Mr. Alexander. It's not good to wear glasses."

Esther immediately put down the hand that was gently rubbing the center of her right eyebrow, and laughed dryly: "Haha, I will pay attention, at least I am not nearsighted yet..."

And Alexander didn't look up at all, he was absorbed in the text of the book, as if he didn't hear Aaron's joke at all.

A few hours later, the sky darkened, and the foggy head of the car drove into a small town. The group found a hotel that was closer and had dinner in the hotel.

Esther got her own room, Alexander offered her own, and Thomas and Aaron ended up finding a suite with a second bedroom.

Because the two of them refused to sleep on the sofa, they bickered and argued at the front desk for several minutes. In the end, Alexander finalized the suite for the accommodation, and Aaron paid for everything anyway.

In fact, Aaron didn't mind. Apart from being very stingy with his private collection of fine wine, he was always generous when paying for everyone. He just wanted to quarrel with Thomas.

According to Alexander: "Before Aaron was wanted by the Bayam Casino, he had enough savings to spend decades."

"So 'Goldfinger''s [-] gold bounty has a lot of water in it?" Esther smiled.

Thomas had a gloomy face, and was very dissatisfied with Aaron's deliberate provocation: "As far as his strength is concerned, he lacks actual combat power when he is not on the 'Clover'. Fight, or make your opponent unlucky."

Esther nodded thoughtfully: "It's okay, Mr. Aaron, it's a very powerful ability to make the enemy drink water and choke to death."

The smile on the corner of Aaron's mouth was very reluctant: "Thank you for your comfort, I will definitely work hard in this regard."

"I'm serious." Esther said with a straight face.

"I don't feel at all..."

But before they dispersed to rest, Aaron gathered everyone in his and Thomas' suite, which had a small living room and four people could sit down with the chair Esther dragged from her room.

Aaron raised his chin at Esther: "Since everyone is here, if you didn't finish talking with me at noon, can you talk now?"

Esther sat upright on the chair, and her serious expression made the most casual Aaron no longer have the idea of ​​joking: "If you explain it directly, it will be difficult for you to have a corresponding concept, so let me ask a question, How long have I been aboard the Clover?"

Aaron replied without thinking: "It's almost a year..."

Thomas interrupted Aaron with a sneer: "The thing on your neck is not a decoration, Aaron, use your mind. She has been on the ship for less than half a year! It's only a few months."

However, Alexander rubbed his glasses with his knuckles. He was not in a hurry to speak, but got up and found a small notebook from the suitcase before sitting back in the easy chair.

After flipping through the palm-sized notebook, Alexander's face showed a little surprise: "Two months? From January [-]st to yesterday, it was exactly two months."

This time, Thomas and Aaron rarely said in unison: "How is that possible!?"

Esther clapped her hands, making the surprised three people turn their gazes to herself: "Alexander and Thomas saw me use a very strange power on that small island of Nahuat before, and the effect was similar to 'reverse time' ’ but not complete.”

Alexander's peripheral vision glanced at Aaron, who looked uncertain: "I can confirm that the only thing is that it is a very high-level ability. Is this the price you can borrow that kind of extraordinary power?"

"Maybe, I don't know, but when I build connections with others, the 'time' perceived by others will continue to be distorted."

"It turns out that it's not just the charm of the 'con artist'..." Aaron closed his eyes and looked at Esther again, "You should pay more than that."

Esther smiled and nodded at him: "My fate and that of others cannot intersect."

Thomas first refuted this sentence with Aaron: "Fart! You are sitting in this room talking to us now, can you still be a dummy!"

Aaron leaned back on the sofa, grasping for fleeting inspiration: "Time?"

"Ordinary people will completely forget the contact with me in about a week. Extraordinary people may take a little longer, but it is only about ten days. I have not been in contact with a demigod for a long time in my life, so I am not sure at which step I can remember " Esther said softly.

She also considered that several people had various intersections with "Zoya", so she added: "What I know so far is that extraordinary people who have reached the angel level, or if they have the blessing of the gods, can also be immune to this source Unknown impact."

Alexander rubbed the cover of the notebook in his hand: "The contact you mentioned, does it include no matter what happened or how long we have known each other?"

"Yes."

"You are indeed 'farewell' to Mary," Aaron lowered his head. "If you don't remember at all, and the two of you lose the intersection of fate, then when you meet again, you will be no different from strangers..."

Thomas frowned irritably: "I can only say that such a joke is not funny! You really can't be trusted at all!"

Alexander has always been the calmest of the three, and his reaction was much calmer than the other two: "No wonder you asked us about the time we spent together before. If it weren't for these doubts before, it would be difficult for us to take what you said now seriously. "

"I noticed that you have the habit of recording certain daily things, and there are new suspicious people on board. For such important things, I guess you will definitely leave corresponding records."

Alexander reopened his notebook, not knowing what he was looking at, because he stopped talking, and the atmosphere in the room became more and more oppressive.

Esther cleared her throat: "Well, that's roughly the case."

Aaron raised his head, his expression has returned to normal, but his eyes dodged slightly: "My teacher can still remember you, she has not reached the level of an angel. But I am not sure if it has something to do with something in her hand. "

"She has a high-level item of the 'fate' pathway in her hand, and she has noticed the changes caused by me earlier."

Alexander nodded: "You came here to tell us this before you went to explore the ruins. I understand that you want to confess to us and make us feel at ease. But I have to say that it would be more appropriate for you to tell us about this matter later. "

Esther's expression was very calm, even showing a bit of indifference: "Although it's not long, Mary is indeed a good friend. I rarely say goodbye to my friends in the past formally, so my emotions have been affected a lot , I'm already used to this kind of separation."

Thomas was the only one in the room with an ugly face: "You don't look very sentimental."

A gentle smile appeared on Esther's face: "It doesn't affect me to talk about it rationally."

Aaron's eyes swept over her smile: "I see, I will communicate with my teacher after this matter is over, you don't have to go back to the 'Clover', explain your existence to others It's more troublesome."

Esther stood up: "Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Aaron."

After she moved the chair back to her single room, the three remaining people in the room looked at each other.

"She is really dangerous, but she keeps showing us her sincerity. This person is too contradictory, Miss Hamel." Alexander added something to his notebook.

Thomas sneered twice, but didn't speak.

Aaron also stood up from the sofa: "I'm going to write a letter to the teacher now, but there is a high probability that there will be no results... Such an extraordinary influence is simply unheard of before."

After Aaron left, Thomas looked at Alexander who was still writing: "Don't you think it's abnormal for her to be so rational?"

Alexander's pen paused: "She is very abnormal."