The Star Knight

Yin Jian went downstairs absent-mindedly, and took the initiative to help Opal carry a large stack of cards to the lounge. The place was very darkly decorated. When Opal entered, he looked curiously at the camel wool blanket on the ground—a large box with no seats inside. There is only a cloud of foggy light in the middle.

"What are we going to do?" Seeing no one around, Opal asked Yinlong.

Yin Jian said: "This place is designed to imitate the divination room of the Sphinx witch. There will be many guests coming in later. We have to improvise and entertain them, but we can't entertain them too much. We must pay attention to proportion."

Opal said, "Do you need divination?"

Yin Jian threw out the cards in his hand, twenty or so cards floated around and rotated slowly, he said to Opal: "Need, every time you draw a card, you will find the corresponding person, make a few nonsense , just to make fun of it, ask the guests what they want to divination, if you can't explain it, I will help you smooth things over."

"Here are your lyrics. We've divided them up. Each of us will answer two sentences."

The guests entered the arena, two clowns stood around the light and mist, the mysterious music of the desert kingdom floated in the smell of incense, the female relatives sat on the right, and the men sat on the left.

People who came today found that the two clowns were a size smaller than yesterday, so they began to discuss, and some people said: "Where is your favorite king?"

The women made fun of each other, and after a while all the lights were turned off, leaving a center of light spinning, some of the guests were drinking, and some were looking at the clowns standing in the center.

"How many times have I seen... the splendid morning, pampering the mountaintop with the eyes of an emperor." Yindang's deep singing sounded, and Opal was taken aback. I didn't expect Yindang's singing to be so beautiful!

Yinlong's singing stopped, and it was Opal's turn to sing.

Opal interfaced: "Kiss the oily green meadow with a golden face, and brighten the gray mountains and rivers with wonderful illusions"

As soon as Opal opened his mouth, all the guests laughed. He sang very badly, and even had the voice of a male duck when he was a teenager, which made many people lean forward and back.

"Strange, where's the handsome man from before?"

"Don't think about it, these people are waiters invited from outside..."

"I like the story that man told..."

When Opal heard someone talking about Raymond, he couldn't help but feel dumbfounded. Yindao signaled Opal with his eyes that he had done a good job. That's what he wanted. Said: "Aha - let's see, who is this?"

"Three of squares." Opal handed the card to Yin Dong, who passed by the group of guests sitting on the floor, bowed down, and smiled mysteriously at a boy.

The boy was taken aback and said, "I haven't taken it out yet, how do you know?"

"You fell in love with someone." Yin Jian said straight to the point.

At that time, all the guests around were booing, and the young man looked at Yin Dong with a smile and said, "No, you guessed wrong." It is best to let it fly away, the longer you hold the bow, the more tired you will be, and once you lose your original intention, you will often miss the shot. You still need advice, and you can come to me at any time."

There was silence beside the young man for a while, and then several young nobles were laughing in low voices, Yin Dong took back the card, and the young man said: "No, this is not allowed, it's boring, I have to go."

Opal glanced sideways at them, and the boy left the table with one of his companions.

Yin Jian went back to turn on the light and mist. During the banquet, the guests were all absent-minded and whispering to each other. Baquero chatted with people in the corner, and then laughed wantonly, which attracted Opal's attention. However, everyone who knew him seemed to be used to it.

"Six of Spades." Yin Dong showed his card.

Opal hooked his fingers and signaled Yindang to give him the cards, and Yindang did so. Opal didn't even look at it, but walked up to a man who was wearing a top hat and looked at him with a strange expression. Opal.

"It's a child." Another man said with a smile, "You were spotted by them."

two men.The one on the left is wearing a top hat, and his face is a bit vicissitudes, but the one on the right looks very tender, with silver-gray hair and blue eyes.

Yin Jian frowned a little suspiciously, as if he was surprised by Opal's observation ability, he could even find out the guests who were hidden in the seats and got the cards through their expressions?

Opal didn't use this method, the light in the hall was very dark, he couldn't see who had the cards at all, but he could feel the emotional fluctuations of everyone in the hall when Yinpan said the suit, just for a moment, then Captured by him keenly.

"You did an unsure thing not long ago." Opal whispered in his ear: "Now my heart is full of uneasiness."

The man was shocked and looked at Opal warily.

Opal read his negative emotions, smiled strangely, took away the man's cards, and said to him: "I also give you a piece of advice, you need a pillow when you sleep, and you have to stay behind when you work."

"Thank you for your advice." The man smiled.

His companion punched him with a smile, and the man grabbed his fist and signaled him to stop.

Opal returned to the center of the venue, the man did not give any comment on his divination, and Silver then drew another card.

Then came Baqueluo, and the advice given to him by Yin Jian was: it is better to plow the land late than not to plow it at all.

Baquero laughed loudly and did not respond.Cards were turned over one after another, some of them left the field, until the end there were not many people left.

At the end it was free time, the clown went to stand in the corner, Yin Jian whispered: "Do you know that person?"

Opal said, "What? Oh no, I was just talking casually, what happened to him? Who is he?"

He looked towards the banquet, the man didn't get together with anyone, just sat and drank alone.

Yin Jian said: "That's Justin, the most unfavored eldest son of the Rotman family, who just came back from the Milky Way. He came alone to the Shepherd's Day party."

Opal nodded slowly, the music outside the hall came, it was dark, the banquet was just beginning, and the guests went out one after another, Opal said: "This is the end? Do you need to say something to the guests?"

Yin Jian said: "No, you go back and change your clothes, this is the end, I have to wait here."

Opal was a little strange, but he didn't ask too much, so he went up and changed into his clown costume and washed his face. When he came down again, he saw a person walking into the divination room.

He vaguely recognized that person, who happened to be the corresponding guest when Yin Dong turned out the first card.It seems that the young man really has some relationship problems, or maybe he has taken a fancy to Yin Jian, Opal's imagination is full of imagination, and his mind is filled with countless strange thoughts.

The game is not over yet, but Opal no longer worries about money. After all, Raymond won the game and came back with a very generous bonus—he has great confidence in Rector. Even if he doesn't win the first prize, he will surely enter the top ten.And as long as they enter the top ten, they will be rewarded with 20 credits.

So should we continue the investigation?

Opal took a glass of wine and stood in the corner of the garden, trying to sort out the intricate relationship. In fact, the information they have collected now can be sold for a high price. The next stage of action goals will be set in the Greater Astronautics Association.

Opal tried to use the power of meditation to detect the distribution of people in the entire manor. The chancellor and the prime minister's wife were talking on the second floor, and there were several nobles gathered around them.

The person who accompanied Baquero to listen to the serenade in the back garden was a duke. Some people were drawn into their own camp.

Opal always feels that Baquero is not as stupid as he looks, maybe he is just pretending on the surface.

Because when Yin Jian gave him advice just now, there was a momentary change in Baquero's expression, which showed that he was also thinking about something.

It would be very interesting to read the hearts of these people one by one.Opal's evil little mind is about to move again. He really wants to know whether these people are really what they seem on the surface, but most of them are trivial things. Even if you want to read minds, you have to choose a target first. OK.

Opal deliberated for a long time and decided to start with Baquero first. He waited for the right time, walked to the garden, stood not far from Baquero and the Duke, and released the power of faith.

He stood at the right distance, and after releasing the power of faith, his observation ability became very keen. He didn't even need to read his mind, and he could hear the conversation between Baquero and the Duke clearly.

"I need to know what he thinks." Baquero said in a very low voice.

The old duke said: "There is only one person in the universe who can know what the enemy is thinking in his heart, Buck, but even he cannot know the real intention of that person."

Opal immediately understood that the "he" mentioned by Baquero refers to Pope Drummond, and obtaining the Pope's support is indeed very important to the Crown Prince, while the other "he" mentioned by the old Duke refers to the Pope. Lorraine.

Baquero said: "I have seriously considered your proposal these days, but it is inconvenient for me to send an envoy to find him."

Opal thought that Bacquero wanted to ask the pope, but the old duke said: "It's not convenient for me, after all, the current interstellar political situation is very sensitive, but if he is a smart person, he will definitely send someone in the near future Contact you."

So Opal came to his senses, the person they were talking about was Corolin...

"My mother doesn't support me." Baquero sighed, and said in a low voice: "She prefers that kid Alex..."

So Opal got another extremely useful piece of news.

"Hello." The man politely took off his round hat and nodded slightly at him.

Opal immediately regained his vigilance and said, "Hello."

He was engrossed, all his energy was concentrated on Baquero and the old prince, and he didn't even notice this person's approach, but when they met each other, he immediately recognized that it was the black man who had just been drawn at the divination meeting. Peach Six's man.

"Justin," the man said. "Justin Rotman."

Opal nodded and shook hands with him, Justin said: “I saw you standing here with your eyes closed just now…”

Opal smiled and said, "I'm listening to music."

"Long Sky Island Serenade." Justin said, "A piece of classical music that has been passed down in the empire for a long time."

Opal nodded and said, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Justin seemed a little strange, and smiled: "You don't look like your age on the surface, I mean..."

Opal said: "Your young and mature?"

Both of them laughed, and Justin said, "A friend of mine just listened to your divination and thought you were very interesting. Would you like to go out for a walk?"

Opal was a little reluctant. He wanted to eavesdrop on Bakro's affairs again, but Justin might have something worth communicating here, so he put down his glass and said with a smile, "Please."

"It doesn't have to be so formal." Justin and Opal left the moonlight path, walked all the way to the main hall, and said, "I'm just the eldest son who doesn't like my father."

Opal smiled and said, "I'm just a down-and-out adventurer who hasn't officially grown up yet. Wait a minute, I'll go see my friend and I'll be back in a few minutes."

Justin nodded, and Opal went back to the dressing room on the second floor to find Yin Jian, wanting to at least explain or ask if the reward can be received now, but there was no one in the dressing room, only the clothes that Opal had changed.

He went downstairs to the divination room again, where things were thrown in a mess and hadn't been collected yet. A glass of wine was knocked over on the table, and the wine dripped down the small table. Clown suit.

Opal: "..."

"Yinjian, are you here?" Opal asked.

No one answered, Opal was a bit strange, what clothes did Yin Dong change here?Or did you hang out with that boy?Could it be that he is having sex here... He is such a casual guy, forget it, let Raymond settle the matter of payment by himself.

Opal walked out of the hall, and Justin waited patiently outside the door like a polite gentleman.

Opal noticed that the guests did not take the initiative to talk to Justin, and they spoke lightly. This reminded him of the past when he and Cologne attended the Tiergart banquet, and he developed a little affection for Justin in the same situation.

Justin: "Where's your friend? If you don't mind, let him come with you."

Opal: "He's not here, I'll contact him later."

They left the White Flower Manor, and Opal said, "Is there anything interesting on the White Falcon Star?"

Justin pondered for a while, and then said: "I haven't been back to the Empire for nearly 100 years, so I don't know much about it."

Opal nodded and said, "Where do you plan to live now?"

Justin said: "It's just 110 seven astronomical units away from here on the ring wind star, my mother's natal home."

"Hi! Uncle!" A young man smiled heartily.

"Hi, my name is Opal." Opal recognized that this man was Justin's companion during divination, and smiled at him kindly.

Justin said: "This is Opal, let me introduce him, his name is Shepherd."

Opal immediately thought of something when he heard the name, and stared at the young man in front of him.

He is a little taller than Opal, only eighteen or nineteen years old in appearance, not too handsome, but he does not have the temperament of a nobleman, that kind of approachable, courteous temperament, rather than the arrogant nouveau riche.

"Shepherd..." Opal nodded and said, "Hello."

Justin said, "You know about this fame?"

Opal remembered, and he cut straight to the point: "Your teacher is...uh...a big shot, am I right?"

The pastor looked a little nervous, and Justin whispered, "Don't talk about it here, let's change places."

The pastor asked in surprise, "How do you know?"

Opal said, "I've heard of your name."

The pastor said: "But apart from the teacher and a few archbishops, very few people know my name."

Opal realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said. He always thought that the shepherd was the real name of the young man in front of him. He asked, "Do you have another name?"

The pastor bowed politely and said, "The name I use most frequently is Tocheng V. Grabini."

Opal couldn't remember this long list of names at all, he said, "I'll call you Shepherd, do you mind?"

The shepherd said: "Of course not, not many people know my name." He winked at Opal as he spoke.

Justin has been walking behind them, paying attention to the surrounding movement from time to time, Opal gradually understands that Justin is just here to introduce him, and the one who really wants to see him is the young man named Shepherd in front of him.

"What do you do?" the shepherd asked, "Are you from the Empire?"

Opal handed him his own adventurer's handbook, and the shepherd just glanced at it and suddenly realized, "You guys are so well informed, do you even have this kind of news?"

Opal thought for a while and said, "I just happened to hear about it."

"Who did you hear it from?" The shepherd seemed to be a little bit unwilling to ask.

Opal didn't dare to confess to the person in front of him, he smiled helplessly: "Forgot, what are you doing here?"

The shepherd said: "Come and play with Uncle, how many times have we met in the Milky Way before, Uncle?"

"Huh?" Justin was still thinking.

Opal noticed that the shepherd was very tactful and kept avoiding his questions without giving a positive answer, so he tried to draw the topic in other ways, and said, "That...uncle said you have something to do with me."

"Nothing special." The shepherd said, "I just saw that you were interesting, so I asked you out to chat and have fun. Do you have anything else to do? Did you come with friends?"

Opal said: "Yes, my partner went to participate in the atomic billiards competition, but it should not be over yet. The teacher said that the competition will last ten hours... Do you also like divination?"

The shepherd said: "Well, actually, I have a question and I want you to help me with divination, because your advice to the uncle is quite accurate, I think..."

At this time, Justin opened his mouth and said, "Pastor, they know far more than you think. If you want to get beneficial help, you can't use this way of communication."

The shepherd was a little embarrassed, but Opal laughed helplessly. The shepherd said, "Don't worry about uncle, he always likes to teach me a lesson. Let's go, I'll take you to a good place."

They entered the urban area by car, during which the shepherd and Opal chatted around the history, culture and customs of Bai Falcon Star, until they arrived at the square, which had entered the glitzy night of carnival in the whole city. Opal saw The points of the atomic billiards competition are displayed on the giant light screen in the square, among which Recter and Raymond have entered the top ten.

The 20 bonus is just here!Opal ecstasy.

But the shepherd stopped here, looked at the bulletin board for a long time, and said to Justin, "Maybe he can get the first place."

Justin said: "I said, he probably just came to play a game."

Opal's heart is thumping, are they talking about Rector?

"The teacher gave me two tasks. One of them is to investigate a person and see what he wants to do when he comes to the Falcon Star this time." The shepherd noticed Opal's strangeness and explained to him no longer. road.

Opal said: "Who? I might have information about him."

"Let's find a place to exchange information," the shepherd said.

He took Opal to a remote cafe, where there were only a few robot waiters, and the owner seemed to be out to play. Opal ordered a cup of coffee. The coffee with milk is good.”

The amount of information obtained by Opal was too much and too messy. He tried his best to calm down and said, "The person you want to investigate is a player who plays atomic billiards?"

"You know him too?" The shepherd narrowed his eyes.

Opal said: "He's tall, looks like he's in his twenties..."

"No, no, no." The shepherd said: "It's a short old man with a long beard and wearing pajamas... At least the last time I saw his image, he was wearing pajamas, with a bow tied on his white beard..."

Regarding Rector's identity, Opal did not dare to trust the shepherd casually, and directly radiated the power of faith to read the heart of the shepherd. His willpower seemed to be very strong, and there was a barrier in the spiritual world. Opal tried his best , read only one image.

Exactly what the pastor described.

"Are you okay?" the shepherd asked puzzled.

Opal waved his hand and licked his lips. The shepherd leaned back on the chair with a loose look and said, "Let's put it this way, my teacher wants me to stay elsewhere for a few years, and I don't really want to leave Light Arc City, I’m also a little afraid of another person, so right now...it’s hard to decide. I just wanted to ask about divination and get some advice, but now it seems that I’m playing it wrong...do you know a lot of things?”

Opal said: "The Pope asked you to go to Corolin's territory and be his student?"

"Hush..." The shepherd and Justin looked very flustered. The shepherd quickly covered Opal's mouth, his eyes full of surprise, and said, "You even know this?! God, this universe is so important to King's Wharf. Are there any secrets?"

Opal hurriedly said: "No, no, there are no more than ten people in this universe who know this secret."

The shepherd gasped in surprise, Opal said: "You don't have to worry that too many people will know about this matter, let me ask you, when did you hear this news?"

The shepherd said: "Recently, Master Ramos said that after I finish this matter and go back, I have to be sent to the Grip of Light."

Opal wondered if Corolin had taken in a new apprentice?It's a little tricky.

The attitude of the pastor has changed a lot since the beginning, and he said, "Do you think I should go or not?"

Opal said: "If the Pope tells you to go, will you run away from home?"

The pastor shrugged and said, "I heard that the disciples of Coronne are younger than me, only twelve or thirteen years old..."

Opal smiled and said, "How old are you?"

The shepherd said, "Nineteen."

Opal thought that shepherds are also very young. Compared with the hundreds of people now, their lives are as immature as babies.

"Go." Opal said, "Colorin is a good person, and you can learn a lot from him."

The shepherd sighed and said, "You know him?"

Opal said: "It can be regarded as acquaintance, by the way, what are you doing with that old man?"

Opal thought of what the shepherd said under the square—"he" might be able to get No.1. Doesn't this mean that Rector will be defeated by him?Is this guy even more powerful than Rector?

The shepherd said: "He knows the whereabouts of a person, and many people are looking for that guy now. My teacher suspects that the old man is involved in a big conspiracy. Let me remind him properly, don't get involved too much." What a hassle."

Opal said: "Who's where, what trouble?"

The pastor shook his head helplessly.