Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

"Goldfinger" Aaron Drasco?
Esther moved the fingers of both hands. If she had just taken the opportunity to ask for permission to "steal", seeing Aaron's chaotic state, it was obvious that he couldn't refuse her, and he would easily let go of all thoughts about her.

This feeling is very similar to the excessive affinity that Esther showed when she was in contact with the "monster" Ademisor.It's not about mere charm, it's more about some kind of forced attraction beyond one's will.

Esther touched her forehead, feeling a little uneasy, is it really right for her to be on this ship?The captain's sequence should at least be in the middle sequence. If he dares to control such a "alive" pirate ship, he will not have a lower sequence than Alexander's "craftsman".

Esther sighed deeply and walked onto the deck.

The "Clover" was already sailing on the sea, because the sails were fully drawn, and the sea breeze was constantly blowing over.

Esther leaned against the railing on the ship's side and looked down, and could see the bubbles reflecting the colorful light continuously drifting away, and then burst after surfacing.

With the size of this ship, fast sailing should not be so smooth, this is the cushioning effect of these foams attached to the hull.

I don't know if it was Alexander and Thomas who ordered something to the other crew members. No one bothered Esther at all, and the sailors passing by on the deck stayed away from her, which made Esther happy.

But she also began to doubt Aaron's intentions for letting herself board the ship.

But Esther was not too worried, her "spiritual intuition" did not have any warning, and more importantly...

Esther put her palm on the fence, she closed her eyes, and could hear the faint and gentle whispers of the "Clover".

This kind of chatter does not contain any emotion or consciousness, it is similar to the buzzing sound from the light spots in Esther's hair, but it makes Esther feel very kind.

Could it be because this ship also used the Extraordinary characteristics of the "fate" path when it was built?Based on this, it is speculated that the organization behind Aaron may have the formula for the corresponding pathway.

As if sensing the faint excitement in Esther's heart, the "Clover" trembled slightly. It rose high and then fell along a section of the wave, splashing a large splash of water.

Esther patted the railing and said in a low voice: "Don't be so excited, listen to the captain carefully, you know?"

A faint buzzing sound swayed from the ends of Esther's hair, and the "Clover" was advancing steadily and quickly, with the wind direction just right.

"You really are a lucky ship..."

Esther smiled and leaned against the fence, looking at the blue sea where nothing else could be seen.

Although Esther likes such a ship that can communicate with each other, she doesn't want to take it for herself, just like Aaron said-"Fate will naturally give the answer", she is just happy to choose to board the "Clover".

Although the voyage to West Balam is a bit long, at least there are messengers who can contact Klein, so there is nothing to worry about.

Just let fate go where it will go.

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An hour later, Alexander came out of the cabin and politely invited Esther to visit Aaron's collection room.

"Have you discussed it with Captain Aaron?" Esther asked with a smile.

"Yes, Aaron's current state is not suitable for decision-making, so the temporary decision-making authority is the first mate, the Mr. Thomas you once met."

Alexander has nothing to hide. He has nothing to hide. Even if Esther behaves harmlessly, she is still a "thief" in the middle sequence. Lies are meaningless when communicating with her, and will only increase disgust and conflicts.

"Mr. Thomas wants us to entrust directly, so first let me choose the magical item I want to exchange?"

Alexander made a "please" gesture with gestures: "It's really easy to communicate with you, Miss Hamel."

Esther blinked: "I hope what I'm looking at won't make Captain Aaron feel too distressed."

"Probably not, as long as you don't take the 'Clover' away, he said everything can be communicated."

"Hahaha... I still can't do this kind of thing." Esther followed Alexander and walked into the cabin again.

But if it were someone else, they probably wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity. Being able to gain control over a "ghost ship" better than the captain is enough to make many people feel dissatisfied.

But since there is a legitimate reason to look at the strange captain's collection, Esther will also cherish the opportunity.

When the two passed by the captain's cabin, they could hear a dispute coming from inside. Specifically, Mary was yelling at Thomas again in Intis, but because of the door, what exactly she said was unclear.

Esther could only hear a few words, Mary complaining about "the violent sea", "too long flight" and "wasting time".

Because Alexander had no intention of staying at all, Esther could only keep up with him as soon as possible.

To Esther's surprise, Alexander took the initiative to talk to her about this: "Is it a little surprising, why did Mary dare to yell at 'Thoma' as the first mate?"

"It's different from what I imagined. I thought she would respect the captain and the first mate. Because Mary gave me the feeling that she was a child with a harsh childhood environment. She has respect for you and awe."

Alexander chuckled twice: "You are really very perceptive. It would be great if you were my way, maybe you would be a good student."

Esther couldn't help but smile: "Is this a compliment? Thank you."

"Mary was not like this at first. When she was first sent on the ship, she was always timid and was often bullied by others. Until one time she, Thomas and Aaron went to an extraordinary gathering, because Aaron and Thomas hadn't appeared in the official wanted list at that time, and they were targeted by a group of malicious pirates."

"She was saved by Mr. Thomas?" Esther couldn't help having such an association.

Alexander shook his head, and the smile on his face gradually faded: "She was forced by Thomas to kill someone. Even though the opponent had completely lost the ability to resist, Thomas let Mary feed them bullets, one by one, and emptied her revolver."

Esther recalled Mary's expression when facing Thomas: "She didn't seem to 'resent' Thomas, and I could feel that she didn't hide her emotions in this regard, but Thomas felt guilty about that?"

"Yes, but not many. Mary's change of attitude is also related to my enlightenment to her afterwards. Life at sea is like this. No one can expect to live on the kindness of others. So I told her: 'Only a wolf with its fangs will not be treated like a dog.'"

The corners of Esther's eyes twitched, and now she felt more and more like walking on a pirate ship. No matter how kind and friendly she was when communicating in front of her, there were no really simple and kind people on this ship.

Especially these extraordinary people.

Alexander stopped, and while the two were talking, they had already arrived at the door of Aaron's collection room.

Esther's eyes were very clear, without any emotion: "Why did you tell me this on purpose?"

Alexander took out a copper key from his pocket and inserted it into the lock hole of the doorknob: "I hope you don't pay too much attention to Mary, she is actually a child who is easily influenced by others."

"I won't deliberately try to change anything," Esther finally understood what Alexander meant. Perhaps Aaron had detected her influence on the people around her through some means. "I just came to the 'Clover' as a guest, and I will leave after a while. I don't want to cause trouble to you."

"Thank you for being so considerate. Of course, I can only express this gratitude on my own behalf." Alexander pushed open the heavy iron door of the collection room, motioning for Esther to go ahead.

This room is not big, the overall area is only six square meters, and there are a few cabinets with transparent glass covers, so you can see the layout of the whole room clearly by turning your head.

But as soon as she stepped into the room, Esther felt a kind of oppressive and closed force, which fell heavily on her shoulders, making her quite uncomfortable.

In fact, there are not many things in the room. There is one thing in each of the three larger cabinets. Two cold weapons are hung on the left wall, and there is another cabinet with a bronze chain.

Alexander smiled very politely: "All the more private things were sent to the captain's room by Aaron. To him, this place is more of a warehouse, and all the magical items with relatively strong negative effects are stored. The things in the cabinet are more dangerous, so let's not take them apart."

With her hands behind her back, Esther looked around the closed room curiously: "Is it that dangerous?"

"It is a skull from the Balam Empire in the Fourth Epoch. It can open the gate of the spirit world to drive undead and dead bodies. But if it is not closed properly, it will continue to attract more powerful ghost ships. It is quite difficult for us."

Esther nodded: "The firepower of the 'Clover' is relatively low, and it is really not suitable for shelling battles with other ships."

"That's why I also equipped her with a steam power system. With Aaron's good luck, we can cope with all kinds of bad situations." Alexander pointed at the cabinet next to him, drawing Esther's attention, "We can even use this thing to escape."

Esther looked at the things inside. It was a circle of necklaces, with a large gem hanging on the left and fine crystal diamonds on the right. The backing was made of gold, showing an extremely asymmetrical aesthetic design.

She doesn't like this design, but she feels inexplicably kind to this necklace, and Esther doesn't understand why she feels this way.

Alexander could clearly see the heartbeat on her face: "'The Omen of the Door' is an old item from the nobles of the Fourth Epoch. It has a very powerful effect and can forcibly tear open the door of the spirit world of any size. But this passage is not stable, and it may disappear at any time. For example, half of your body will disappear as soon as you step in, leaving half of your body outside, haha..."

Esther's heartbeat just now disappeared quickly. Every time she got too close to the spirit world, she would have an uncomfortable premonition: "Such a powerful effect should have a corresponding negative effect?"

"Yes, as long as you touch this necklace, you will hear ravings. Although it is a very weak sound, it makes people feel that it is just a little auditory hallucination. As long as you listen carefully, the sound will disappear.

"But this voice will be everywhere, eat, sleep, travel, once you take your attention away it will reappear, even if you take off the necklace, it will continue to exist for a week, it is easy to enter a state of mental breakdown, and even have a strong tendency to self-destruct.

"If it's a full moon night, the ravings will erupt more violently, directly causing the wearer to collapse and die. Of course, if there is enough high-level power interference, such ravings can be avoided. For example, you seem to have corresponding means. This thing should be very practical for you."

Esther shook her head and turned around the room. After seeing the black and red hammers and the clay pots with strange patterns in the other two cabinets, she turned her gaze to the two weapons hanging on the wall.

Alexander didn't take anything out with his hands, and he was obviously afraid of the negative effects of these magical items. Seeing Esther's gaze shifting to the wall, he pointed to the iron-black pitchfork among them:
"'Fork of Wrath', the origin is unknown. The holder can grow demon wings made of flames, can fly at low altitude, and gain the power to control the cursed black flame. The black flame can form a fireball that is enough to explode and deform steel, and has the effect of sticking to the surface and continuing to burn.

"It can greatly enhance the user's perception of crisis and effectively interfere with other people's divination. But it will also make the carrier gradually become bloodthirsty, and all aspects of desires will be over-enhanced. Note that any negative desires may be magnified.

"It was for this reason that its previous owner destroyed his own village after a small quarrel with his neighbors. We went down to the small island to seek supplies under the willfulness of the 'Clover'. We encountered this incident very unluckily, and it took a lot of effort to suppress the demonized ordinary person."

Esther is very interested in the ability of "flying", but the negative effects of this item brought back some uncomfortable memories for her, which made Esther very resistant.

So she turned her attention to the last thing:
This is a thin sword without any traces of artificial forging, but apart from the sword-like appearance, it is closer to a smooth pure white bone spur with uneven notches on the short side.

Esther observed carefully for a moment, and recognized that it was a giant language: "Dead?"

"I didn't expect you to know something about the niche language of mysticism." Alexander spread his palms at the white bone sword on the wall. "Its history is very old. We found it in a bay in East Balam. The locals keep the tradition of secret sacrifices."

Esther has heard a little about the rather primitive belief in the Southern Continent: "Living sacrifice?"

Alexander nodded: "Anyone who enters the bay from the outside world will be regarded as a different kind by the locals. They will be sent to the underground altar of the inverted pyramid, and then this bone sword will be used to penetrate the skull an inch from the top to the bottom. If this person is still alive after a sunrise and sunset, he will be accepted by the locals."

Esther frowned as she felt the cold whisper coming from that bone spur: "Will there be changes even if you survive?"

"Yes, around the inverted pyramid-shaped altar, there are many skeletons wearing foreign costumes. Every day when the sun rises and sets, they will get up and pray in the direction of the altar. There are piercing holes at the approximate top of their skulls. They have been sucked out of their souls and lives, and become eternally numb and blind obedient undead."