Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Chapter 71
Mrs. Romano brought towels and bathrobes, and complained to Esther again, but Esther could see clearly the nature of her knife mouth and bean curd heart.

It was a peaceful night, and Esther woke up immediately when the faint light of the sky poked her head out.There was the sound of flapping wings outside the window, but when she ran to open the window, there were a few small larks sitting outside the window sill.They were tilting their heads and making crisp and melodious chirping sounds, looking over curiously.

Esther rubbed some of the leftover sandwiches from last night and sprinkled them on the window sill, then stepped back to watch the petite birds pecking at them, while she went to the bathroom to clean up briefly, then She is going to try her luck in the nearby neighborhoods—she has always been surprisingly lucky, so the good luck of "whatever she wants" should be considered some kind of extraordinary power, right?

Esther thought about it carefully, and felt that this matter is not impossible. The light in her mind is really wonderful.

When Esther stepped out of the apartment, Mrs. Romano was standing in front of No. [-] Lily of the Valley Watering the flowers, and she beckoned Esther to pass.

"Good morning, Mrs. Romano."

Mrs. Romano was still wearing the floor-sweeping dress, with exaggerated hairpins all over her head, and a pink woven blanket wrapped around her body, and she didn't care about the dirt on the edges.She is taking care of each flower pot and square flower bed with a watering can in each hand: "How did you rest last night? You got up really early, at least you are not a slob, and the plants all get up early, Miss!"

Although I feel that it is a bit outrageous to compare people with plants in this respect, Esther still laughed: "Plants always have many qualities worth learning. What do you call me for?"

"Do you have anything you like? I will plant some flowers and plants here. Every time a new customer moves in, I will plant something."

"So that when they see these plants, they will feel happy and have a sense of belonging?"

As soon as Mrs. Romano lifted the watering can, the sprinkled water drops broke. She glared at Esther angrily: "What are you talking about!? Elderly people need to know the answer to ask a question!"

Esther nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, when it comes to favorite plants, I prefer sunflowers."

"Well, I see."

Esther stood where she was, but Mrs. Romano didn't look at her again, and started to dig the flowerpot. After a few seconds, Esther hesitated and said, "Is there anything else?"

Mrs. Romano raised her eyebrows and glanced at her: "Why are you still here? Why do you go! I won't water you!"

Mrs. Romano, you are really awkward!Esther muttered something in her heart, and immediately walked to the other side of the street.In addition to looking for job vacancies, Esther will also go to Rose Street to look for them. She still has something to ask Father Utravsky.

There are too many strange places behind this apartment. Before figuring it out, Esther decided to keep a distance for the time being, so as not to be involved in the Extraordinary incident again.If it is discovered that half of the apartment that the Church of Steam and Mechanics uses to support poor students is inhabited by Extraordinary people, then this place will be a ticking time bomb that may be detonated at any time...

At least ask what sequence Mrs. Romano is in. If she encounters a crisis that she can't deal with, it will be difficult for Esther not to help, and the result will naturally be to expose herself.

There are always not many pedestrians on the Rose Flower Street, and the Harvest Church is still so deserted that no one can be seen. In the Loen Kingdom where the goddess of the night, the lord of the storm, and the god of steam and machinery are the main streams, there are very few believers in other churches.Even with permission to preach, few would be willing to forsake their former deities.

Father Utravsky still had such a peaceful face. He was sitting in the first row of the prayer hall, his hands clasped together and his palms folded in front of his mouth and nose. The cloudy fluctuations in his eyes seemed much calmer than yesterday : "Good morning, Esther, has the mercy of the Mother God moved you?"

"Uh...good morning, Father Utravsky. I want to ask about the apartment on Lily of the Valley Street."

Father Utravsky showed a slightly surprised look: "Didn't Ms. Romano allow you to stay?"

Esther quickly waved her hand: "No, she is a very warm-hearted and kind person, although she is a bit impatient, she rented a room for me at a very low price. But the other residents in that apartment are a bit strange, I am curious about Mrs. Romano Are you an Extraordinary yourself?"

"She is the former bishop of the Harvest Church. I remember that she is the 'Harvest Priest' of the 'Mother' pathway. Because of her personal wishes, she was unwilling to be promoted again when she was middle-aged, and stayed at Sequence Seven."

Sequence Seven is more inclined to the old saying in this era, "You can't get high enough to get low." Being able to be promoted to this level shows that Mrs. Romano is talented.Esther continued, "Why didn't she seek further?"

"Because of some family matters." Father Utravsky silenced Esther's curiosity with one sentence.

"Actually, something happened to me last night. Are there any other Extraordinary in this apartment? It's not convenient for me to ask Mrs. Romano directly." The main reason is that it is not convenient to go to her to be scolded, Esther silently slandered , Mrs. Romano's attitude is really too fierce.

"As far as I know, besides Ms. Romano and you, there are at least two Extraordinary people. If there are more people, I don't know who they are."

Esther felt that her old background had been exposed again: "You know that I am a Extraordinary? Did I behave differently?"

Father Utravsky shook his head: "Until you give me your blessing, I can't confirm it."

Esther was silent for two seconds. It seems that she should stop talking nonsense in the future. She didn't expect that just a few casual words of blessing to others would threaten her self-destruction.It won't happen that one day she says "I'm so happy", it's really unlucky...

"Thank you for being willing to tell me, I never knew that before."

Utravsky looked up at the Holy Emblem of Life at the front of the church. His gaze was full of tenderness and piety, which was the complete opposite of that strong and powerful tall body: "If it wasn't for the favor of the Mother God, I wouldn't have noticed it. That's it."

Esther nodded silently, said goodbye to Father Utravsky, and quickly left the church, making up her mind not to come here in the future.Although she is very grateful for the assistance given by Father Utravsky, Esther really doesn't want to have contact with any god-favored person. Putting herself under the eyes of the true god is a blessing for her who has hidden spots of light on her body. The most dangerous thing!
She subconsciously touched the silver Holy Emblem of the Night in her arms. Xiao Qi and Xiao Wu both told her to throw it away. Esther also knew that she should not carry things from the Church of Ever Night, but she was very reluctant .

Doomed to be separated from everyone, she always wanted to grab something from her past life.

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Before starting his new day at East End Esperry Public Elementary School, Norn Murphy stepped into a battered iron house near the school.

This iron house is no different from other cheap bungalows in the vicinity, except that its door panels are completely painted red, and they don't care about the wasted paint money.This is already an extremely extravagant behavior for the residents living in a difficult life in the East District.But people in the East End are too busy to work, and no one has the leisure to care about how others live. If they don't earn enough wages, no one will give them a house to protect them from the wind and rain.

Crime has become the most frequent shortcut, and the gods who promise vain are more likely to take advantage of it.

Norn knocked on the door, and soon there were three short coughs and one long cough, so he lowered his voice: "The Lord is with the world, and the lamb is many, and the Lord will always be faithful."

Behind the red door came the sound of a latch rubbing, and then it opened, revealing a middle-aged man with pale sideburns and wearing tattered overalls.Years of tiring life in the dock area made the middle-aged man's face more wrinkled than those in his sixties. He stepped aside to let Norn enter the room, and then quickly closed and locked the door: "You always come like this Good morning, Norn."

It was dark inside the door, all the windows were nailed up with iron sheets, and only a few rays of sunlight penetrated the edge of the top of the wall.The light source in the room is only the red candle on the table. Except for a table, a dozen benches stacked in the corner, and storage racks with crumbling doors, there is not even any extra furnishings in the room.In addition, there is a cloth curtain with a red inverted cross printed on it, barely separating it from the room next door. Everything in the room is surprisingly clean, and there is still a piece of wet cloth on the middle-aged man's hand The curtain, which appeared to be torn from something, was used by him as a rag.

Norn raised his hand and drew the shape of an inverted cross on his heart. He still had that elegant and charming smile on his face, and his eyes were sincere: "My apartment is not convenient for prayer, and I don't want to shake my faith in the Lord because of it." pious."

"It should be. You have to know that Mr. A is very optimistic about you." The middle-aged man's face was full of madness, his pupils were dilated due to excitement, and his reverent eyes showed a little blood red under the candlelight. bright colors.

"Mr. A came two days ago?" Norn seemed a little nervous.

The middle-aged man shook his head: "He just sent someone to send me a message. It seems that the power of the Lord has appeared in Tingen for a short time. Let us be vigilant and pay attention to anyone from Tingen."

"It's from Tingen, but there are too many mobile people in the East District," Norn licked his lips, and he sighed softly, "Even if the task is difficult, we should do our best to hear the gospel of the Lord."

The middle-aged man also drew an inverted cross on his heart: "I questioned your devotion to the Lord before, but now it seems that Mr. A has seen through us long ago, and nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the Lord. You should be able to walk faster. Far. Go, you have to teach the little lambs after your morning prayers."

Norn smiled and opened the curtain leading to the compartment: "May the Lord be with you and me, and with all beings everywhere."

The compartment is darker than the outside. If someone who is not familiar with the layout here comes in, it may take a few seconds to adapt to the environment before he can barely see the things here:

The simple but spotless shrine is placed in the deepest part of the narrow half of the room, on which is enshrined an upside-down cross, with a one-eyed man hanging from his head and feet.The overall sculpture is no more than the length of an adult male's arm, but its material seems to be composed of deep red organs. The body of the hanged person is covered with densely protruding blood vessels, and there is a continuous circulation of blood flowing slowly inside.

Norn knelt under the altar, lowered his head and closed his eyes tightly, and softly recited the name of the Lord he believed in.At the same time that endless crazy ravings flooded Nuo En's mind, the strange sculpture suddenly opened its closed eyes.

A slightly clearer name gradually condensed on the tip of Norn's tongue.It wasn't until the end of the prayer that Norn, who was covered in cold sweat and had bloodshot eyes because of the pain, had time to clearly pronounce the name called by the Lord:
"Zoya?"

　Second more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)