Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Back to the time when the tarot session had just ended.

"The Sun" opened his eyes from behind the stone wall where he was sitting. Before the end of today's Tarot session, "The World"'s conclusive words still echoed in the heart of this young man——

"Everything will be fine."

Derrick Berg took a deep breath and continued to enjoy the remaining free time of his rotation under the protection of the light group lantern, recalling the sense of determination that made him inexplicably excited. It wasn't until he heard someone calling his name that Derrick stood up from behind the stone wall, said hello to his friends who were on duty, and then walked towards the newly built sentry post.

Opposite this independent outpost outside Silver City is a "creation" between the city and the hill. This strange-shaped building hosts a group of residents, claiming that they are survivors from the "Spark City". If they were not Also carrying strange lights as a guide, the Silver City Council would not even allow them to stay nearby.

As for what these sudden extra mouths were eating - the residents of "Spark City" took the initiative to undertake part of the patrols to clean up nearby monsters. In order to maintain a friendly relationship between the two parties, Silver City also shared special mushrooms and some black-faced grass with them. , accepted the hunting harvest exchanged by "Spark City", and some more special information.

Derrick didn't know what they talked about, but when he was stationed at the sentry post, he would often see the elders of the Silver City Council or members of the "Spark City" council. They would enter the empty room under the sentry post to discuss certain matters. , but the content of the exchange has never been released to the outside world.

Today was no exception. Derrick quietly grabbed his weapon and looked around at the nearby darkness and the passage illuminated by the lantern mushroom. The road extended to both sides, reflecting the light surrounding Spark City and Silver City. Like a hazy bridge.

However, soon, a flickering light in the darkness broke the tranquility of the sentry today.

Because the light gradually swayed closer, soon the sentry sounded an alarm horn, and a bonfire representing an abnormal situation was lit, and the fierce fire showed itself in the darkness.

Two teams taking turns departed from Silver City and Spark City and arrived at the temporary guard post almost in no particular order. More guards were gathering near the light, ready to deal with emergencies.

The man holding the lantern stopped, raised the leather lantern he was carrying in his right hand, and looked at the sentry with a little more confusion in his eyes. The eyes under the silk top hat swept across the strange-shaped fortress of Spark City, and a little gray fog dissipated from his eyes. The man walking from the darkness couldn't help shaking his head and chuckled, and whispered:

"There are really all kinds of 'surprises' that surprise me... Is this also part of your plan?"

The eyes under the gold frames moved slightly, and the man wearing a double-breasted trench coat tilted his head slightly, as if listening to some kind of sound. But in the end, he didn't say anything. He just put on a straight face and continued walking forward until he was stopped by people walking out of the sentry.

Lev from Spark City and Colin, the chief elder of Silver City, were originally planning to continue discussing the joint exploration plan of the Giant King's Court today. However, a new stranger suddenly appeared and approached this place. It was not normal at all—— Even with the precedent of Spark City, when the other party was alone, Colin and Lev became wary of this walker in the darkness at the same time.

They tightened their grip on their weapons before asking each other any questions.

But the man who looked to be in his twenties just bowed, took off his hat and saluted, and took the initiative to ask in ancient Fussac: "Is Chief Colin here?"

The man's voice was not bright, even very calm, which was not consistent with his rather cold demeanor, but it was clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone present, as if the other person was standing in front of everyone, asking politely. generally.

Just such a scene made the two higher-ranking managers feel suspicious.

Colin Iliad glanced at Lev beside him, and caught him shaking his head slightly in response. At this time, he just felt an extra headache. There were really too many outsiders in Silver City during this period...

However, Chief Colin still stepped forward and walked to a few meters in front of the stranger before stopping without saying a word.

Contrary to Colin's cautious and vigilant attitude, "The Sun" standing on the sentry line had already clearly seen the figure holding the lantern. He was not a stranger at all. This made Derrick unable to recover from the shock for a while. God comes. After all, he had met this "visitor" from Silver City at the long bronze table a few minutes ago, but at that time, Derrick was still calling him "Mr. World".

A person he would only see in mysterious meetings suddenly appeared in front of him. Derrick recalled the words "everything will be fine" and was trembling with excitement - there was no mistake, this must be , must be the signal from "The Fool", so Mr. "World" as the favored one really came to the land abandoned by the gods, came to Silver City, and was ready to help them - no matter how Mr. "World" came here, it definitely means There is a way to the outside world here. After all, he comes from a world where the sun shines outside!

Next, what "The World" said completely confirmed Derrick's conjecture: "It's an honor to meet you, the leader of the Silver City Council. On behalf of my Lord, as His divine envoy, I come to this land. Mainland, send an invitation to Silver City..."

Having said this, "The World" paused for two seconds and turned to the crowd on the other side: "If the residents of 'Spark City' don't mind, you can also accept this invitation."

"May I ask who your Lord is..." Colin restrained his voice and frowned more and more. He had a vague guess about the identity of the visitor.

"The World's" expression remained unchanged, but there was a little more smile in his eyes, which diluted his cold temperament. His voice appeared in the ears of everyone present again: "You can call him, 'The Fool'. "

After speaking, "The World" appeared in the form of Gehrman Sparrow, ignoring the restless eyes and whispers in the crowd. He raised his right hand toward the depths of darkness, causing the light in the lantern to flicker. indefinite.

This time, only Colin could hear his voice: "I wish that the residents of 'Moon City' can pass through the darkness and arrive here immediately."

The mushroom lanterns standing on both sides of the sentry began to sway together with the lantern. Soon, the subtle light spread down towards the road, forming a ethereal path leading into the darkness, and then bloomed to attract everyone's attention. aperture.

When the light finally stabilized, the darkness on the other side was gradually illuminated, revealing another road surrounded by lantern mushrooms from where there was no object.

Many uneasy "people" are waiting on that road, but they have more or less weird distortions on their bodies. Compared with the residents of Silver City, their appearance is more terrifying, but to the people of Spark City, they feel familiar. of intimacy.

Such changes made Colin Iliad's eyes widen. At least he was certain that, like the emergence of these lantern mushrooms and special edible mushrooms, this would be another drastic change in Silver City.

However, the shock that "The World" wanted to bring to them did not end there. He raised the lantern again, looked around at the shocked people with a straight face, and then shouted loudly for the first time:

"I make a wish! The door to dusk is open here!"

The radiant spores gathered together again, and they flew around in the buzzing sound. An arch several meters high was erected behind "The World". As he raised the lantern under the arch, a dim yellow light penetrated Darkness descended on the ground in front of the sentry, tearing out a black shadow in front of the divine envoy, leaving the people who had been waiting in the darkness for a long time speechless.

Even Colin, as the chief, was shaken by shock at this moment.

Is this the bright road promised by God?

"Pray to our Lord, obtain my Lord's protection, and go to the sky beyond the eternal twilight!" The voice of "The World" passed into everyone's ears, "The fool who does not belong to this era, the one above the gray mist The mysterious master, the king of yellow and black who controls good luck!”

"The World" raised his head slightly and met the shocked eyes of "The Sun" at the top of the sentry. Derrick felt that the other person was looking at him inexplicably, but "The World"'s lips moved slightly but said nothing.

He lowered the brim of his hat, once again saluted the residents of the three cities, and then calmly passed through the illusory arch that was emitting light.

His figure disappeared on the other side and seemed to dissolve directly into the warm orange dusk. Only the leather lantern swayed in the air for a few more seconds before turning into a gray mist and completely flying away.

Just like when he appeared, this mysterious man who claimed to be the envoy of "The Fool" left here suddenly.

If the arch he left behind was not still there and the residents of "Moon City" were looking on the other side of the road, it would be like a weird illusion.

Lev walked to Colin: "We'd better explore this thing first, or..."

"Or our exploration team can just start from here. I know some suitable candidates." Colin turned around and saw a young man running down the guard post in a hurry and running towards him.

Lev didn't know what the chief of Silver City was thinking, but he was even more unwilling to back down at this moment: "Okay, we will also select a few warriors, and we can't let Silver City bear the risk alone."

However, he has firmly remembered the honorable name of "The Fool" in his heart.

A black-faced grass entrenched beside the outer wall of the sentry seemed to be tired of the light seeping out at dusk, and its bare branches drooped toward the ground.

An insect of time emerged with its head probing, clinging tightly under the grass blades, and softly recited the honorable name left by the "Fool" divine envoy.

Contrary to what he thought, he didn't get any response, which somewhat made this Amon clone feel a little annoyed.

——

Esther and Klein stopped at the same time.

Without any warning, a figure appeared out of thin air, blocking the way the two approached the Giant King's Court.

The black-haired young man blocking the road was wrapped in an old black cloak, with a red shawl with tassels on his shoulders. He held a black cane inlaid with sapphires in his left hand and wore a classical top hat decorated with colorful tail feathers on his head. This young man's appearance looked unremarkable, as if anyone who had seen him would quickly forget what he looked like as long as they turned their heads.

Klein's first reaction was inevitably a little disappointing, but he quickly calmed down and looked for more opportunities to delay the opponent: "Amon? Why are you dressed like this?"

"Amon? Do you think I am Amon?" The young man couldn't help laughing, and then straightened the top hat on his head with an embarrassed expression, "Oh, my dear friend! I have thought about many situations, and I have also thought about What would you say to me, but it was definitely not what I expected.”

Klein subconsciously glanced at Esther beside him and noticed her overly nervous expression. However, before the two had any communication, Esther grabbed Klein's arm and directly stole the distance, trying to take her with him. He escapes.

The young man raised his black-gloved right hand and snapped his fingers neatly.

"I wish that her destiny would be recalled and that she would eventually return to me."

"Esther, you-"

Before Klein could finish his words, he noticed that the scenery around the two people became bright again, and the two people who had already escaped into darkness were once again shrouded in dusk.

The young man leaned on his cane and still stood there with a smile on his face.

Klein felt that the stalemate could not continue like this. At least there was someone he could ask about the situation: "Esther, do you know who he is?"

"He...well, I know, but..."

Esther was really panicking at this moment. Her habit of following her spiritual intuition and running away regardless of the direction could be said to have been exploited very thoroughly. After returning to this young man, Esther realized that she had no way to stop. The ability to "steal" is activated.

The resonance between her and the extraordinary characteristics has been stolen by the other party, and the possibility of using extraordinary abilities has been fundamentally cut off. Putting aside the accident of this young man appearing here, Ais can do this. Te is very clear that there is only "He", the real controller of the gray mist.

The young man's sigh interrupted Esther's hesitant words. He shook his head regretfully, took off his hat and bowed to Klein: "Think about it this way, after all, this is my 'first' meeting with you, so it should be a bit serious. A sense of ritual. Klein, you can call me Merlin, I am Merlin Hermes."

"You seem to know something about me, but... I don't know you."

When Merlin smiled, although his eyes looked kind and gentle, there was always a kind of indifference that made Klein uncomfortable - and Merlin's next words made Klein feel even more uncomfortable:

"Like Gehrman Sparrow or Dwayne Dantès, Klein, I am you."

As if seeing through Klein's subconscious denial, Merlin went further:

"No, this is not a lie or a scam by Amon. It is not His turn to interfere in this matter. Like I said, literally, a marionette, a mask, a role, or an identity that is special to acting... …”

Merlin's cane made a slight sound on the ground, as if to demonstrate to the increasingly frightened Esther: "This is a world where extraordinary power exists, so isn't it normal for another self to come to life?"

I've been grinding it out for a month and it's really working out. Thank you for the reminder and reminder of the rule book. Not dead yet, the author has cheated, and continues to grind...continue.

Since a new member was added to the family last month, he has been distracted from his regular work and can no longer indulge in the beauty of the hamster.