Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Esther had been paying attention to what was going on on the field, and she naturally saw a Nighthawk from Backlund groping for something strange from the flesh and blood on the ruins. It was a gray-white object the size of a fist.

It seems delicious.

This was Esther's idea.

Then she couldn't help but retched because of her thoughts. The brain-like gray ball was found from the monster's corpse! Why would she think of eating it? ?

Esther breathed a long sigh of relief, worried that she was really going to lose control. This was not going to work...she had to cheer up! At the beginning, he promised Deacon Crestel that he would help the Tingen Nighthawks team.

Although she thought so, she still stared at the thing reluctantly until it was put into the cigarette tin, completely cutting off Esther's sight.

"Small snacks..."

Esther muttered weakly, saying what was unconsciously thinking in her mind.

"What snack?"

Leonard handed over a piece of chocolate, which made Esther's eyes widen: "Wow, why are you so considerate? Are you still the Leonard I know?"

Leonard's mouth twitched: "The captain asked me to send it here."

Esther took the chocolate, happily opened the outer packaging, and threw the chocolate piece into her mouth: "Thank you! Thank you, Captain Dunn, and thank you!"

"Captain and the others will escort the sealed artifact and the notebook back first, and ask you to stay here with me. He will ask Luo Yao and the others to contact the police and bring people over to deal with the scene."

"It's okay, I'll stay here with you, no one will come."

"how do you know?"

Esther just giggled with chocolate in her mouth and did not answer the question.

"Okay, you said yes," Leonard shook his head, pointed at Klein who was following the captain, and watched them get into the carriage with their things, "What do you think of that kid?"

"Kind, gentle."

Leonard was very dissatisfied with this answer: "That's it? It's over? Is there a more serious answer?"

Of course Esther is serious: "She is very good at playing the emotional card. She is very rational on the surface, but she is not very good at rejecting others, and it is easy to be a bad person. She is very adaptable to unexpected situations at critical moments, and she suppresses her emotional heart."

"You know what I want to ask is not something general like this." Leonard gestured with his hands, hoping that Esther could give another answer.

Esther's eyes became erratic: "Then, the family situation is not very good?"

She really wanted to say, "A gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way", but it was strange to express it in Rune language. Esther was not sure whether Emperor Russell had quoted this sentence, so she simply changed the way of describing it. .

And it’s not easy to make money these days. Who doesn’t like gold pounds? Esther likes it herself!

Leonard sighed and sat lazily on the broken wall next to Esther: "Forget it, it was a huge mistake to ask you..."

Esther looked at Leonard for a while, then suddenly said: "Then what do you think of him?"

"He has a big secret! A very serious one!"

There was disdain in Esther's eyes: "What nonsense are you talking about? If you just drag anyone from the street, they will have secrets. Right now, do you have any secrets?"

Leonard shut his mouth. He could never speak well of Esther, and he didn't want to admit that he felt guilty.

On the contrary, the old voice in Leonard's mind laughed "hehe" twice, as if he was full of appreciation for Esther's rebuttal.

——

Esther returned to Blackthorn Security Company later in the evening, and after Dunn suggested "resting as soon as possible", she silently returned to Chanis Gate.

Maybe it does take some sleep to shake off today's emotions.

The murmurs coming from the place where the sealed artifacts were stored deep in the corridor were particularly violent. Esther knew it was related to the notebook. She stopped in the corridor for more than ten seconds, and finally gave up the idea of ​​​​finding trouble with it.

This is against the rules, and now that Dunn has begun to distrust me, I shouldn't make them feel like I'm a bigger threat. Anyway, after closing the stone door, the symbols outside the door will continue to gather the power of the night, and those annoying noises will soon be isolated.

With this thought in mind, Esther walked into her stone house. She flipped through the collection of prehistoric legends and stories in her hand. She quickly put the book aside and got into bed.

That night, Esther slept uneasily. Her dream was more like some kind of visual fragment. The laughing dragon cast a sinister gaze, and then became disillusioned.

After Esther woke up, she felt her head began to hurt again.

She waited for a long time before getting up from the bed, feeling tired as if she was sick.

Speaking of which, it seems that she has never been sick since she came to this world. Is this considered a golden finger?

Esther was thinking wildly and sat on the bed for a long time. When she heard the footsteps and voices outside the door gradually fading away, she realized that many people passed by and took away the particularly "noisy" sealed item.

What notes are here? Esther thought about it for a moment, and it seemed like no one had ever told her what it was.

Esther wrapped the quilt around her body and sat against the cold wall, silently calming down her emotions. For some reason, her uneasiness became more and more clear, like a noose, tightening around her neck little by little.

This gave her the idea of ​​"leaving the Tingen Nighthawks" for a while, but when Esther noticed this change in mentality, the idea that she didn't belong to her disappeared instantly.

Are there outside forces affecting me?

Esther could only guess. She didn't have any evidence, and it was the first time she encountered such a mysterious and mysterious situation. Because Dunn was wary of her, Esther was unable to openly ask him for help.

When Esther felt calmer, she opened her pocket watch and took a look, only to realize that it was already afternoon.

She took the bug with her and tidied up her appearance before going out and knocking on Dunn's office door.

"It's Esther, what's wrong?"

"I want to go out for a meal and a walk. I don't know when I will come back."

Dunn hesitated for a few seconds and found no reason to refuse: "Okay, then go ahead and pay attention to your safety."

"Okay Captain." Esther smiled and closed the door.

After saying hello to Roxanne, she walked into the bright afternoon sunshine.

In fact, Esther didn't have an exact destination. After getting on the tram, she leaned against the window and stared in a daze until a thought struck her and she got off the bus at Flood Street. Esther only remembered that this place seemed to be the East District, which was under the responsibility of the Punisher Team, so she had hardly been here.

But everything today had nothing to do with the mission. Esther strolled leisurely on the street and chose a cafe that seemed to be relatively cheap. She filled her stomach with toast, butter-baked potatoes and fresh fish soup. She felt quite satisfied. satisfy.

Of course, the taste is not very good, but it is enough for Esther. She likes delicious food, but she can eat anything.

As Esther continued to wander, her spiritual intuition was suddenly touched. She allowed herself to walk in that direction and stepped into a shop filled with the smell of herbal medicine.

This reminded Esther of the Chinese medicine shop she had visited in her previous life. She didn't hate the smell, maybe because she hadn't smelled it for too long. She took a deep breath and distinguished the smell of various medicinal materials.

Of course, she didn't know most of them, and she was not a herbalist or a doctor.

The shop owner is a middle-aged man with a round face, his short black hair is carefully trimmed, and his black robe is embroidered with various strange symbols. He is dressed like one of those witch doctors with strange abilities in legendary stories, but he is honest and kind. His figure makes him appear calmer.

The boss raised his head and looked at Esther strangely.

Esther didn't speak either, the two just looked at each other in silence for more than ten seconds.

There was no point in continuing the stalemate like this, so the man had no choice but to speak first: "Are you okay?"

It was almost as if he was swearing.

Esther's brows jumped: "Is this a herbal medicine shop?"

The man touched his chin and looked back at Esther in confusion: "You don't look blind."

Esther walked to the counter and looked into the display cabinets stuffed with herbs: "Let me think about it... what I need is, 'monster', have you heard of it?"

The man's eyes widened, but he quickly pretended not to understand: "If you need it, I can call a taxi for you. The nearest regular hospital is only three streets away from here."

As if because he felt that what he said was not clear enough, the man tapped his temple: "I think they also have doctors responsible for this. Or you might want to go to the more famous Greenhull..."

Esther had heard the name of Greenhull Lunatic Asylum, but she was not offended because she unexpectedly felt the man's "kindness", but his wording made people want to punch him in the face: "I want to know you Are you interested in the incomplete 'monster'? If you are not interested, you can tell me the relevant information."

"Incomplete 'monster'?" The man's expression finally became serious. His hand fell under his neck, and he felt the amulet he was wearing continuously emitting abnormal heat. "Who are you?"

"In the underground market of the Dragon Bar, there is a place called——"

Before Esther could finish speaking, the man seemed to have been burned by something. He suddenly raised his hands and waved them violently: "Wait, wait, wait! I didn't promise you to take care of this! Please stop talking!"

Esther closed her mouth helplessly. She was afraid that if she continued to speak, the man would scream.

"I don't know what 'monster' you are talking about," the man said with a look of gritted teeth, struggling in his heart, "If you, I mean, I can't help you..."

Esther didn't speak, just stood there with a smile. But for some reason, the man felt his eyelids twitching wildly when he met her peaceful gaze. He subconsciously stepped back and slumped down on the chair. The amulet in the collar was painfully hot and seemed to threaten the man to make a quick decision. The man did not dare to touch it, but he became more and more afraid under Esther's gaze.

There's a big problem with this lady... If I don't tell her, I'm afraid I'll die here. I'll risk my life!

In fact, Esther couldn't do anything to the man. If he really didn't say anything, she would have no choice but to leave.

But chance and misunderstanding can also be a sign of luck, and Esther has always been very lucky.

The man was like a deflated balloon, deflating and sinking into the chair: "I know! I'll give it to you! I don't care what happens - why should I care if a half-hearted person dies?"

The man didn't know whether he was making excuses for his cowardice by shouting like this, or whether he was demonstrating to avoid showing cowardice and trying to cheer himself up. But Esther felt his "kind heart" again. This venomous man probably didn't even realize that what he said was the truth.

Esther's smile deepened: "Thank you very much."