Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

After Esther finished her meal and paid, she wandered leisurely on the streets of Bayam.

She did not dress up in any disguise today, nor did she wear a cloak. Instead, she wore the dress she wore when she pretended to be a red-haired lady. She looked particularly gentle and harmless.

Coupled with the fact that "The Scammer" has her own charm boost, she seems to be no different from the young ladies who come to Byam, wandering around with an innocent and curious expression.

Even when Esther was picking fruits among the vendors, patrolling soldiers reminded the lady with a Backlund accent to pay attention to her safety. They were searching for a wanted vicious pirate, and it was best not for a weak lady to travel alone, etc.

Esther smiled and thanked the other party for her kindness, and quickly left the market with her purchases.

"I'm really looked down upon..."

Esther took a bite of the rose-red apple and ate it while walking. When passing by a bakery, she perfunctorily packed a few spiced bacon sandwiches for Danitz. In order to save costs, the store would always pack the items. Wrapped in large plant leaves.

In the "Azure Wind" hotel, Danitz was squatting in front of the radio receiver with a newspaper in hand, unable to go anywhere.

"Hey, your lunch."

As soon as Esther entered the door, she threw the sandwich at Daniz. After Daniz accurately caught it and took off the outer layer, he couldn't help but complain:

"You were so generous yesterday, but you are so generous today. Will you bring me two bottles of wine when you come back in the afternoon?"

Esther pointed to the telegraph machine: "Don't think about it, you still have a mission. Is there anything in the newspaper? There are still many soldiers patrolling outside today."

Daniz, who was frowning, handed the newspaper to her: "Read it yourself..."

Esther quickly flipped through the newspaper and quickly found the reason for Daniz's headache. She immediately became happy: "Oh, you are expensive!"

"What are you talking about!?"

"Fifty-five hundred gold pounds, Mr. Lieyan, a young and promising man, would you like to share with me your experience on the price increase?"

Daniz punched the armrest of the easy chair twice bitterly: "This is not funny at all! If my bounty continues to increase like this, I won't even be able to get out! I will be surrounded by people!"

"Then you don't go out. You are helping Gehrman monitor the signal." Esther rolled her eyes, "Look, when the time comes, you go to the bar and attract a few tails who have ill intentions towards you. Dare you? If we come together to catch you, your strength will definitely not be too bad, but it won't be much higher. Then Gehrman and I will ambush and wait in secret. When the time comes, if we catch these people, won't they get their bounties?"

"Why do you sound so skilled..."

Esther shrugged: "Because this was our plan before. Now that I think about it, it's more suitable for you to be the bait than for me."

Daniz thought about this idea for a few seconds: "Then what if there are too many people on the other side and we are surrounded?"

"I can leave you and run away."

"Shit! I shouldn't listen to your bullshit!" Daniz glared at Esther in disgust, gnawed on the sandwich rudely, and made up his mind to ignore her.

Hermann is as cold as a stone and as crazy as she is uncertain. Hamel is full of weird words that make people unsure of her true intentions. Her apparent kindness and easy-goingness are all disguises!

Of course, Esther couldn't hear Danitz's inner murmur, and even if she knew it, she wouldn't care. She flipped through the rest of the newspaper and saw news about many pirates being arrested, as well as notices targeting local "lawless elements."

"I may be meeting the second officer of the Clover in two days. I don't know what kind of person he will be."

"You really agreed to their request. Is he going to come to Bayam?"

Esther nodded: "I hope he is an easier person to deceive."

"You are indeed very insidious."

"I just said that, but it doesn't mean that I will actually lie to them. I just made a request to visit their ship."

This time, Daniz's eyes became more subtle: "Are you desperate for your life? What's the difference between this and paddling into a storm on a sampan!?"

"I'm just curious about them, very, very curious."

Esther half-closed her eyes and smiled slyly.

Daniz shook his head in disapproval: "It's best not to go. A pirate ship is the base camp of a pirate group. If they want to attack you, even if there is any notarization, they can be avoided. Maybe the other party has the means to destroy the contract. , then what’s the difference between going there like this and sending yourself to death?”

"That's what it is...but I think I should take a look."

"Then do you want to leave some inheritance to me - oh, why are you kicking me! I was just joking! You can leave it to Gehrman!"

Esther put the newspaper back on the table and took out another banana: "But what you said makes sense. I have to discuss it with Herman."

Later, Klein also returned to the "Blue Wind". After he read Mr. Azik's reply to the "Personal Messenger", Esther proposed that she "want to visit the 'Clover'" idea.

What confused Esther was that after hearing her plan, Klein did not clearly express his approval or disapproval. Instead, he asked her to wait, and then went back to the house not knowing what to do.

Daniz raised his eyebrows proudly: "Look, if you ask me, even Herman doesn't support you doing this, but he didn't say it directly."

Esther let out a very depressed "嘁".

But not long after, Klein came to the living room again and handed Esther a few charms.

His face looked a little tired:

"This one can get close to marine life and drive them freely. This one allows people to breathe and move underwater. The time limit is half an hour, but you can try to extend the time. They are all activated with the word 'storm' in the ancient Hermetic language."

"I'll be very embarrassed if you do this..." Esther said, quickly stuffing the four charms into her shoulder bag, "When I get the reward from the other party, I can share two hundred gold coins. for you!"

"No need." Klein shook his head with a straight face. He just used the "Poseidon Scepter" to make a few spells, which did not consume much material for him.

Esther was very determined: "No, no, I still want it! I can't take this thing for nothing."

Esther keenly caught the helpless smile in Klein's eyes, even though he still said expressionlessly: "Whatever you want."

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On Thursday afternoon, Klein returned to the "Azure Wind" hotel from the idle and abandoned warehouse.

He looked up twice, and for some reason, he saw several seagulls squatting in a row on the roof, huddled together curiously.

Soon Klein knew why. When he approached the door of the room, he vaguely heard the sound of a harmonica. Esther was playing an old song, which seemed to be called "Stars Light Up" or something, which even seemed strange to Klein.

The scope of my fellow countrymen’s coverage is really wide...

When he opened the door and entered the room, Klein saw Daniz sitting quietly in an easy chair, tapping his hands on his knees.

Esther stopped after playing this song and greeted Klein: "I went to the pier today to watch people fishing. Because their harvest was so bad, I came back early. Daniz said that he didn't receive anything today either. Any signal from the Blood Admiral."

Klein hung his hat and coat on the coat rack and asked, "Well, do you have paper and pen?"

Esther dug out something from the drawer and handed it to Klein: "Do you have something to record?"

Klein quickly wrote a few lines and handed it to Esther. Daniz next to him also leaned over curiously, and Klein did not stop him.

"A spirit that wanders in illusion, a friendly creature that can be driven, a messenger that belongs exclusively to Gehrman Sparrow...is it a spell that summons your messenger?"

Esther was a little surprised. This way, she could easily contact Klein even if the two were not together, so she no longer had to worry about losing contact!

Then Klein suddenly added: "Conduct a ceremony, one gold coin at a time."

Esther stared at him for several seconds, not embarrassed to express the confusion and questions in her heart: Why is your messenger also a money addict?

Esther looked at these spells again and felt itchy in her heart: "I also want my own messenger. It looks so convenient."

"There's a chance."

Klein knew that Esther didn't necessarily really want to contact anyone. He was the only person she was most likely to write to. Esther simply thought that "there was a messenger" was interesting.

I don’t know if Esther will give up this idea after seeing Miss Messenger’s four heads. Klein recalled the strange creatures he saw in the spirit world, and was a little curious about what kind of messenger Esther could summon.

Klein also briefly explained the process of the specific ritual in two sentences, including the incantations required to summon spiritual creatures. This made Daniz next to him show contempt for Esther. He didn't expect "Hamel" to be such a novice in ritual magic.

"That's just right! When I go to visit the captain of the Clover, I won't have to worry about not being able to contact you." Esther didn't look at Daniz's expression at all and happily wrote the curse The note was stuffed into the compartment of the satchel.

But in this case, the message method agreed with Miss Sharon at that time seemed to have no meaning. Hope she doesn't mind...

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the next day.

It was a Friday morning. Esther and Klein stepped out of the "Blue Wind" together, leaving Daniz, who looked aggrieved, to continue guarding the radio receiver.

Esther was going to the "Teana Cafe" today to meet the second officer of the "Clover". Out of some indescribable premonition, she took the suitcase directly.

Klein will continue to look for opportunities to play the role of "Faceless Man" and secretly fulfill the wishes of some "Poseidon" believers. It may take several months for him to digest it before he is ready to be promoted to the next rank.

Even though Danitz was not around, Klein strictly followed the role of "Gehrman" and said with a cold face in both words and deeds: "Let me know if anything happens."

In fact, Klein ran into the gray fog last night, grabbed the ball of light and did a few divination for Esther, and only after ensuring that her actions were not dangerous in any way did he feel relieved.

Esther nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. I've kept your charms well. It has such practical effects on the sea, it's enough to walk sideways."

Klein pressed his hat: "Be careful."

"Of course, you too, don't take too many risks."

The two said goodbye at the street intersection and walked in different directions.