Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Chapter 217 The Era of the Gods
The next day, as soon as the morning light fell into the window, the four of Esther were ready to go.

They each carried sleeping bags, purchased some portable supplies and food from the market, and under the leadership of Alexander, they set foot on a remote path outside the city.

"Sprinkle some of this potion on the clothes, which can effectively repel mosquitoes." Thomas said, distributing the iron bottle in his hand to everyone's hands.

Esther took a little and poured some on the cuffs and the corner of the clothes. The smell of peppermint mixed with pepper came out quickly. Although it was pungent, it was still within the tolerance range.

Alexander walked in the front with his notes, and beside him was Aaron, who was holding the crystal ball tightly in his hand. The two would discuss it from time to time, and then adjust the direction of progress.

On the contrary, Thomas seemed to be more relaxed, walking behind like Esther, and he also noticed that faint light spots occasionally fell on Esther's shoulders, drawing a circle behind the two of them.

"Speaking of which, everyone will forget about you, so you have been wandering until now?" Thomas asked Esther.

Esther instantly understood why Aaron would often argue with Thomas.

Although it sounded like Thomas was just trying to find a topic, his tone was very calm, and he didn't even have the attitude of deliberately picking faults like in the past, but he was really not good at small talk.

Esther glanced at him helplessly: "Mr. Thomas, this is quite hurtful...not counting, I also have a very trustworthy friend and my own small circle."

Esther had to admit that apart from Klein, who is also a "time traveler", who is the most special, the members of the Tarot Society are her most stable interpersonal relationships.

Praise the "fool"!She said silently in her heart.

"Then how do they remember you?"

Esther shook her head: "There are high-level shelters in our small circle, and my friends and I are a bit special."

"Oh... heretics?"

Luckily Esther wasn't drinking water, otherwise she would definitely have choked.

Aaron in the front turned his head. He was trying to divination the more convenient direction to move forward, but he didn't hear clearly the content of the conversation between the two of them: "What kind of messy topic are you guys discussing? Don't talk about Thomas, as soon as you speak People don't want to talk to you, don't you know?"

Alexander cleared his throat: "Hey, Aaron, now is not the time to chat, which side is more appropriate for the results of your divination just now?"

Seeing Alexander and Aaron chatting again, Thomas asked Esther in a low voice: "Is my speech really so offensive?"

Esther laughed dryly: "Haha... really."

"Tsk," Thomas irritatedly slapped away two twigs blocking the way, "Alexander also told me about the 'knowledge of speech', but I've never heard of this kind of knowledge."

Esther's curiosity was aroused: "Is it because of the 'hidden sage'?"

"Yes, Extraordinary people in my path will experience this situation. Take the ruins we are going to investigate as an example, do you know anything about the Quaternary Epoch?"

"It was an era when Extraordinary people at the angel level would be active on the bright side. The War of the Four Emperors ushered in the fall, forming a violent sea that separated the northern and southern continents for nearly a thousand years. I have come into contact with some broad content, but more detailed things are not counted. Clear." Esther replied.

Thomas nodded and began to narrate in detail:
"You're talking about the part with the most rumors. It's not considered mystical secrets. People who are interested in history can basically find out a lot. I lived in Trier for a while, and I came into contact with some underground secrets there. Relics, so they were also instilled with some knowledge about the Quaternary Epoch.”

"The establishment of the Tudor Empire and the Trunsost Empire was based on the betrayal of Emperor Solomon, and after the 'Night Emperor' Trensost, Tudor became the secret of the 'Blood Emperor', it was he who killed The ancestors of the Sauron, Einhorn and Medici families."

Esther thought of the underground ruins in Backlund, she turned her head sideways: "But there is an external reason for this matter, the 'Blood Emperor' did not ascend to the god position by himself."

"It seems that you know a lot." Thomas smiled approvingly. This seemed to be the first time that the atmosphere between the two was less tense.

Esther's expression fell into deep thought. At that time, the evil spirit of the "red angel" had a strange expression. He immediately changed his attitude because I was a "thief". The warning he gave me and the indifference that followed...

Thomas ignored Esther's thinking, but continued to talk: "When Extraordinary people are promoted to Sequence Five, the potions they take will be so dangerous that it is difficult for ordinary people to fight directly with their spirits. At this time, appropriate ritual assistance is needed. , in order to stabilize the state of the individual.”

He paused for a moment, and purposely made a fool of himself: "Even if the sequence goes up and up, such a ceremony is needed—"

Esther quickly picked up the words: "But the 'Blood Emperor' didn't."

She didn't show any surprise to the topic above Sequence One, and even reacted keenly, and said the key point that Thomas wanted to say first.

This kind of exchange made Thomas very unhappy: "You have finished what I should say."

Esther couldn't help shaking out a little personal guessing: "Without the ceremony, it's easy to fall into madness when promoted, but..."

"If it's really that crazy, the 'Blood Emperor' won't be able to establish the Tudor Empire and fight against the other three emperors."

"If someone steals the fate of the other three slain, and then makes up for the 'Blood Emperor''s shortcomings in this respect, then there will be a springboard for his unprepared promotion this time." Esther said softly.

Esther thought of the special ability of the "Thief" pathway Sequence [-] "Trojan Horse of Destiny". The secret stories Thomas told her gave Esther a new guess——Amon learned from "Zoya" Stole something, perhaps some fate or connection of great importance?
It is precisely the existence of such a key that caused me to suddenly fall on a clone of Amon when I opened my eyes, and the real ability of "Zoya" was suppressed as a result.As I encountered various things and deepened my contact with the extraordinary world, "Zoya" gradually became active.

Esther sorted out her thoughts, and only felt that this guess was quite possible.

"Stealing fate? This kind of thing sounds unbelievable... But after all, you are proficient in this way, you have the final say." Thomas simply ended this conversation, because Aaron and Alexander were very dissatisfied stare at him.

Because they were concentrating on chatting, the pace of the two people behind them was a little too slow. Next, they had to climb a short mountain road. It was impossible to give Thomas another chance to practice the "art of speaking".

For the next day, the four of them almost climbed over various obstacles in the forest and climbed several small mountain roads until the surrounding trees became a little thinner. They could see the dim yellow sky above their heads, and the sun was going west hang down.

Alexander looked at the surrounding terrain, and after asking Aaron to divination about the safety of the place, he made the decision to rest here at night and not to go further.

"It's not safe at night," Aaron said to Esther while spraying the potion that can drive away wild beasts outside, "I know this is nonsense. But no matter how many times the official Extraordinary cleans up, even if all the original The residents are all driven out, and new ghost legends appear every year near the Hornages Mountains, and Severas County on the Loen side is no exception."

Alexander stepped on the ground and threw two rocks, and then motioned for several people to spread out their sleeping bags: "These stories have been suppressed by the authorities, and most of them are only circulated among local residents, although the authenticity cannot be verified. , but there are a few missing or crazy people every year."

"I've never heard of it. It should be quite dangerous to retain extraordinary power for so many years." Esther nodded her forehead, and a circle of light spots spread out, forming a circle outside the ground where the few people stayed. The circle of light quickly dissolved in the air.

Aaron could clearly feel that his spirituality was being suppressed. If he tried to divination at this time, it would be difficult to obtain detailed revelations.

Thomas set up a simple bonfire and built it around with stones to prevent the flame from spreading around. He took out an iron box from which pocket he didn't know, grabbed a handful of powder from it, and sprinkled it on a few dead branches in the middle of the bonfire superior.

As the powder fell from his palms, the red flames rose and radiated heat, making the four people sitting beside the sleeping bags feel much warmer.

Aaron took out a loaf of bread from his supplies, broke it into four halves, and distributed it to everyone.

Following Alexander's example, Esther put the bread in her hand to toast by the fire for a while before eating slowly: "How long will we be walking in the mountains?"

Alexander swallowed the bread in his mouth: "If it goes well, we should be able to arrive the day after tomorrow. From tomorrow onwards, it will be mostly mountain roads, which are more rugged."

Esther nodded silently, she had to find a chance to be alone tomorrow morning, and asked Mister Fool for leave to miss the Tarot meeting next Monday, otherwise she would suddenly be in a daze for a long time at three o'clock in the afternoon, in case she was at the critical point of the battle The moment is miserable.

Thomas suddenly turned to Aaron: "Did you find anything wrong?"

"Not yet. Divination didn't give much information. If the people of the Secret Order discovered this ruin by chance, they would definitely hide their tracks carefully." Aaron shook his head, seemingly indifferent to this.

Esther drank two sips of water from the water bottle she carried with her, and listened to the conversation quietly. She didn't tell a few people about the scene she predicted, but also wanted to verify whether those things would really happen.

Such a move is inappropriate, and it can even be said that it is using the lives of several people as a test, but Esther is quite indifferent to this.It's not that she couldn't think of this, as long as Esther thought about it a little more, she would understand the danger of this matter.

However, she had already changed her mentality unconsciously.

Alexander fiddled with the bonfire twice with a branch: "I don't want to run into them. If they do appear, it means that Simon will probably not come back in a short time."

"What does that Mr. Simon look like?" Esther asked.

Thomas gestured on the top of his head with gestures: "His blond hair is relatively short, and his couch nose looks like it has been interrupted, a very recognizable feature."

"And the dark circles under his eyes, and he likes to hang out in the local cheap bar all night to pass the time when he can't sleep," Aaron added.

Esther's eyes rolled: "This Mr. Simon's work is not easy?"

Thomas shook his head again and again: "There are many people who take risks for profit, at least he is still the kind with self-knowledge and knows how to avoid the limelight."

Alexander sighed: "I don't care where he goes, I'm afraid that the members of the Secret Order will channel his spirit after doing something to him, then they will definitely not let this ruin go."

Esther nodded thoughtfully, recalling the man she saw at the end of the divination. His figure was at the end of the tunnel, just blocking the bright light outside. The symbolism of this scene was very strong.

If that Mr. Simon showed up, she must be extra vigilant.

(End of this chapter)