Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Sections of steam trains pass through the vast and flat fields, running forward under the clear blue sky. In the beginning of spring when the temperature is getting warmer, farmers are busy in almost all the green fields.

Roselle brought the steam engine, fully promoted it to the direction of military reserves, and immersed himself in the great cause of expanding the grand plan.Small steam engines for civilian use did not appear at all, and Intis's agriculture still remained in the way of human or horse plowing.

The drier plains in the northern part of Intis are mostly grains such as wheat, unlike the south where the temperature and humidity are more suitable for crops such as grapes, apples, or sugar beets, and the income is not comparable to that of southern vineyards.

After transferring to the steam train for two days, the four of Esther had already entered the range of Upper Hornages Province, and the scene outside the car window gradually became depressed, with only continuous mountains.

"The place we are going to is on the outskirts of the mountains, and there is still a lot of distance from Tilis on the coast of the Middle Sea." Alexander put down the book in his hand and explained to Esther who was looking out the window.

"I just remember that Tilis is one of the big cities along the Middle Sea, and it's not far from the Hornakis Mountains?"

"Yes, Tilis has a large population, and there are many medium-sized cities gathered around it. It is the most prosperous area near Mount Hornacis. Of course, it is incomparable with Trier, the 'City of Joy'. Yes," Alexander replied.

In the past two days, Aaron talked a lot less, and more often he stared out the window like Esther and meditated.

Thomas pointed to the jagged rock walls: "This is actually far away from the mountains, but the surrounding areas are basically mountains, so you can't see anything no matter how you look."

Aaron wrinkled his nose and gave Thomas a disdainful look.

Esther opened the book in her hand and followed Alexander's example, immersing herself in the world between the words.

An hour later, the four of them got off the steam train. This is a very ordinary small city, even more remote than Tingen.

If it were in Ruen instead, perhaps there would be no train platform at all.However, under Roselle's vigorous promotion back then, steam train platforms were built in most areas of Intis, allowing most commoners to enjoy the convenience of this way of travel.

"Let's take a break today and start tomorrow." Aaron said so, and no one raised any objections.

After deciding on a hotel to stay in, Alexander asked, "Hamel, do you want to go to town with me? There is also a bookstore here."

Esther didn't have anything to do, so she naturally wouldn't refuse the invitation. She guessed Alexander's true thoughts, and he had something to talk to her alone.

So the two of them took to the street. It was dark, and Alexander led Esther leisurely through a noisy market, and walked into a bookstore with magazine racks at the door.

There is a bell hanging on the door of the store, and it will ring when someone pushes the door.The young man watching the store sat behind the counter, looked up at the two of them, then lowered his head again, holding a crossword puzzle that came with the newspaper in his hand.

The freckles on his face were almost covered with the word "boring", obviously he didn't like this boring job or books.

The other party did not come up to sell, but instead provided Alexander and Esther with a chance to communicate alone.

Alexander's eyes wandered over the shelves marked with new books: "Oh? There is Ms. Wall's new novel, and such a small place actually buys it. I'm afraid the owner of the bookstore is also her reader."

Esther was a little surprised: "Would you read this type of novel? I thought most of her readers were young people."

Alexander pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose helplessly: "Am I such an old-fashioned person in your heart? I can read some books. I can almost remember most of the impressions after reading any book, which is regarded as learning. The advantages."

Esther took down the "Fors Wall's Excellent New Work" translated into Intis from the bookshelf, and browsed briefly: "I actually like her books quite a bit. Although sometimes they are too imaginative, Or getting too caught up in a character's romantic relationship, but as far as the imagination of this lady writer goes, she's amazing in every way."

"I'm a little surprised to hear you say that. I personally prefer books with a more simple style and strong logic, so I just read and didn't pay much attention to this Loen writer." Alexander glanced over the bookshelf, Obviously looking for new books that would interest him more.

Esther put the fantasy-style adventure novel back on the shelf: "So, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"About your anomaly."

"If what you want to say is that I can't be remembered, I don't have any more information to provide you, otherwise I would like to hear your analysis."

Alexander shook his head: "No, it's not about this, but before you—"

The bell rang at the door of the bookstore, and Alexander subconsciously stopped what he wanted to say, and both of them looked in the direction of the door.

A limping man walked in. He looked about 40 years old. He was wearing a very neat black tuxedo, with a mustache on his lips, and his black hair was neatly combed back.

The man limped towards the front desk, his expressionless facial features as stiff as wax figures.

He smoothed the beard on his lower lip twice with his index finger, and when his eyes turned to Esther and Alexander, the man's feet obviously paused for two seconds, and then he avoided their eyes and walked straight towards the counter.

Esther had a feeling of being spied on at that moment, and she instantly thought of Spirit Vision.

She looked at Alexander, shook her head slightly, covered her face with her hands, and gestured with her mouth.

Alexander immediately understood what she meant, the other party was an Extraordinary!
This was a bit too coincidental, Alexander nodded immediately, and the two of them were not in a hurry to leave, but took a casual walk in front of the bookshelf.Because the store was quiet enough, the two of them could hear the conversation at the counter clearly even if they were separated by a few meters.

The man's voice was a little hoarse and dry, because it was low and vague: "Where's Simon?"

"The boss isn't in the store today, may I ask what you can do for him?" The young man behind the counter was forced to put down the crossword puzzle, and looked up helplessly and replied.

Although he didn't express it on his expression, Esther could feel the obvious impatience in his tone, and only hoped that he could quickly dismiss the person in front of him.

The middle-aged man is very persistent: "When will he come back? Today? Tomorrow?"

"I don't know, if you really have something important, just leave him a letter here-you are not the first to come these two days. I have been sitting here all day, and I may sit again One day, sir! There is not a single book buyer in the store, they are all looking for the boss, I really don’t understand why he is out of the city when he has nothing to do!”

The young clerk couldn't help complaining, Esther casually took out an original collection of Roselle's poems from the bookshelf, and slowly flipped through them, still focusing on the conversation behind her.

The middle-aged man ignored the complaints at all, and continued to ask: "Then do you know where he went? If it is possible for him to come back today, I will wait for him in the store."

The irritability on the clerk's face became more and more obvious: "Sir, looking at your clothes, I think you are a decent person, just like the boss, so don't embarrass us small people who are hired. I told you, I don't know, boss Just say he's going out of town!"

In fact, the middle-aged man, like this bored young man, dismisses the shelves full of books in the store.The man just stood in front of the counter, and he was so stubborn that it made people laugh, his feet didn't move: "Then who came to look for him before? Do you know him?"

"God, I've never met someone as difficult to communicate with as you, please give me some peace. I'm not the boss, I don't know where those people came from, I don't know them! I don't know any of them!"

The young man seemed to be unable to stand it any longer. He kept tapping the counter with his pen, as if he was beating the beat of his complaints.

The middle-aged man suddenly reached over the counter, grabbed the young man by the collar, and pulled him towards him.The young man lay half of his body on the counter, so shocked that he didn't make any sound for a while, looking palely at the dark blue eyes of the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's voice didn't fluctuate much: "Listen, I know you're dissatisfied, and I'm fucking dissatisfied, understand? You'd better pray that your boss comes back as soon as possible."

The freckles on the clerk's face turned pale: "I, I know!"

The middle-aged man didn't let go of the clerk's collar, but pulled him up even harder, and a smile gradually appeared on his face: "The respect for others is not to use honorific words, but to show your due respect." manner."

The clerk's voice was trembling: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

The corners of the middle-aged man's mouth were raised high: "Now tell me, where did Simon go? Think about your answer, otherwise..."

"Cough cough."

The middle-aged man let go of his hand the moment he heard the female voice coughing lightly.

The strange sense of crisis was fleeting, but the man's sensitive spiritual intuition allowed him to perceive this sense of oppression from an unknown source. He immediately took two steps back and put his right hand into his pocket.

Esther shook the few books in her hand, and the top one had the slogan "Fors Wall's excellent new work" on the cover.

"I want to buy these books, can you count the prices for me?"

The panic in the clerk's eyes hadn't dissipated, and he tremblingly took a few novels handed over by Esther: "Hold, sorry, I mean yes! But the above one, it's just for publicity, There is wear and tear... I, I will go to the back and get you a brand new one!"

The middle-aged man stared at the young lady next to him, as if he wanted to see holes in her face.

Esther turned to him calmly: "Excuse me, is there something on my face?"

"No." The man quickly looked away, he didn't even dare to turn on his spiritual vision again, obviously there was no sign of danger on the other person, but his spiritual intuition was inexplicably tense all the time.

Alexander also walked to the counter and stood on the other side of Esther: "Let's go after buying the books."

In this way, he is tactfully showing his attitude to the other party, showing that the two of them don't want to cause trouble, and he is also advising Esther not to cause trouble, but he uses the action of standing with her to faintly express to the middle-aged man Deterrence: two people against each other, it is always one person who suffers more.

Esther nodded briskly, showing a soft smile: "Okay, just wait for the payment."

The middle-aged man took another two steps to the side and stood by another bookshelf, pretending to browse the titles of the books on it.The other party also showed that he did not want to argue, which made Alexander very satisfied.

It wasn't until the clerk returned to the counter that Esther paid two gold louis and got the change back. Then she carried a few books and followed Alexander out of the store.

The middle-aged man watched them leave the bookstore, asked the young clerk to find a pen and paper, left a folded note, and left quickly.

He walked into an alley next to him, and took out a pendulum hanging on a thin chain from his pocket.

But what made the middle-aged man's face gradually gloomy was that no matter how he changed the words in the divination, the pendulum seemed to be frozen and did not respond.