Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

"Smith, you! You better explain!"

Bartlett's nails carved deeper grooves on the tabletop, making a scraping sound. Although she barely suppressed her anger, this time she exuded hostility, including Smith.

Because what made people feel baffled this time was that it was someone he knew well. Smith would never suddenly make a decision on behalf of others on a whim, let alone such an important matter. While Bartlett was angry, she did not lose her calm thinking. The corner of her eye frequently glanced at Kah, who was sitting next to the "guest".

Smith stared at the table and was silent for a long time before looking up, but he was looking at Kach, not at the anxious and nervous Lev next to him or at Baritley, whose anger was gradually fading.

There was no change in the expression on Kah's face, with that brisk and easy smile on his face. It was no different from every time they gathered around this bone round table in the past two hundred years to hold various meetings to discuss the future of Spark City. .

Kahe was still Kahe, but it was no longer her. Smith kept repeating this sentence in her mind, trying to separate the familiar and kind person in front of her from the memory of her. This was not an easy thing, because Kach was sitting in her seat, looking at him with inquiring eyes. .

"Kach... not Kach," Smith whispered.

However, looking at the expressions of Bartlett and Lev, neither of them could understand this sentence. Lev knocked on the table and pointed to the occupied chair: "Kach is sitting there, she has always been there. , my promotion ceremony fifty years ago, and your promotion ceremony ten years ago! It was all her help-"

Smith didn't seem to be accustomed to such situations where he had conflicts with others. His twisted hands began to tremble violently, but his eyes were very sharp, and his two eyes were bulging out like fish.

He spoke each word very clearly, as if he had repeated it in his mind too many times before he had the courage to say these words regardless of the consequences: "But Kach is no longer her."

Esther felt that she had a headache. Seeing that Smith could only repeat that sentence, she couldn't help but explain aloud: "The fourth sequence of 'thief' is a parasite, which can parasitize in other people's souls." Physically, and if taller, enough to 'become' another person. If I'm right, Kach never told you this."

Bartley's sharp claws gradually retracted, but she still stared at Esther, and could not even muster the courage to look at Kah next to her: "She didn't, she just said that she got a response and accepted it... Shenzi A gift from His Highness.”

"Yes, that's the truth." Kach agreed with a smile.

But at this time, she still maintained that friendly smile, which was enough to scare Bartlett and Lev.

Smith took another deep breath: "Before the ceremony, Kach—she stole an idea of ​​hers at that time and gave it to me."

Kahe's smile did not change and he shook his head: "She had already thought about what would happen when she held the ceremony. But I am curious, how did you notice it?"

Smith looked at Kach. This time, he did not look away: "It's different, it's just different."

"Impossible," Kahe said decisively, "You are just a demigod, and there is no way you can detect any abnormalities in 'destiny'."

"I didn't discover it, it was this lady. Her answer gave me a clear answer." Smith paused for a moment. It was obvious that he did not remember Esther's name.

Kah's expression was startled, and then he showed heartbreaking sadness: "You don't believe me, but you believe a stranger, Smith? This is really sad..."

Esther's nose suddenly wrinkled. She really couldn't accept Kach's current weak look and stared at him in disbelief. Then Esther realized that there was nothing wrong with this kind of behavior - after so many years, it would be strange if Amon did not parasitize various people and live as their people.

And Kach is just one of them, nothing surprising.

Then, Kah deliberately winked at Esther, so that Esther could confirm that this guy was pretending to be pretentious just to disgust her.

Smith was not distracted by this episode, but continued seriously: "'You' once told me,"

Kach calmed down the expression on his face and looked at this guy who was the most inconspicuous among the "commanders" indifferently: "Yes, that's what 'I' said. It's the past Kach who you value very much."

Smith looked at Kach hesitantly, with anxiety soaked in pain in his eyes: "Is she still alive?"

The crow on Esther's shoulder suddenly took the initiative to speak: "When she performed the sacrifice, the sacrifice he received was the fate and life of Kah."

This time, Smith lowered his head again: "That's it."

Bartley and Lev have recovered from this conversation. Judging from Lev's furrowed eyebrows, he is very dissatisfied with this matter, but he is still suppressing his anger, mostly because of "His Royal Highness the Son of God" ” identity, as well as the strength as the “Angel of Time”.

Spark City has always believed in the "Omniscient and Almighty Lord", and this has never wavered.

Bartlett's main concern remains the same: "So, we can no longer welcome new life from behind the door, or harvest any 'safe food', can we?"

Kahe put on that familiar smile again and waved his right hand: "In fact, everything born behind the door is also contaminated, but I transferred the pollution."

"So what we should discuss is what to do next." When Bartelli said this, he glanced at Esther.

The hair next to her ears was pulled twice. After feeling the pain, Esther raised her hand to push away the crow's paw. Even without warning, Esther knew that this was a suitable opportunity. She followed Baritley closely. He said: "If you need it, I can provide a direction. There is a relatively safe city-state in the north——"

"It's northwest." Crow said.

Esther tried her best to ignore the guy who interrupted: "There are still survivors in Silver City, but it is far away from Spark City. If you have to be mentally prepared accordingly, I don't know how long it will take you to arrive."

The crow spoke again while Esther was thinking about the words: "But they got a new food, enough to feed more people, and even accept you."

Esther was stunned for a moment: "Wait, what is it?"

The crow clicked its paws, rolled a few mushrooms onto the round table, and spun around twice: "That's it."

A few seconds later, it spread its claws again, and this time what fell was a giant ball of shiny spores: "I think you plan to give this to them too."

Esther picked up the spore that was bigger than her fist: "Yes, this is the guide to Silver City. You can plant it to get more spores, or put it directly in a container. The light gathers the most The bright angle is the direction you want to go."

Esther glanced at the other mushrooms: "As for these, you may need to do more experiments to confirm their safety."

Kahe put a hand beside his cheek: "With these things, even if you don't want to leave, you might be able to spend a long time safely."

Lev glanced at Smith who grabbed the mushroom and looked at it. When he looked at Baritley, he noticed that the lady was shaking her head slightly, so he continued to ask: "So is there anything special about Silver City?"

"It's closer to the sea and closer to the outside world." Esther paused and put the spores in her hand on the table.

Smith didn't even look at it. He threw himself on the round table and took the glowing spores in his arms. He began to talk to himself silently and made two circles outside from time to time. He didn't know what he was observing.

"You mean, we have a chance to leave here? Go somewhere else?"

"Yes, the only regret is that I can't make any guarantees about this." Esther said.

"Our 'mission' of more than two thousand years has ended," Bartelli's voice was very soft, "Do you want to go and see it?"

"Go ahead," Smith muttered vaguely.

"What about you, Kach?" Lev turned to this "old friend", "Or should I call you 'His Royal Highness the Son of God'?"

"I'm leaving." Kah raised his chin at Esther, "I will leave with her."

"...that's fine." Bartelli stood up from the table, "I'll go to the city and issue a notice to everyone."

Lev suddenly grinned. In just a moment, all the previous worries disappeared from his eyes. He looked full of fighting spirit: "I'm going to count everything in the inventory. We will need to bring all the weapons and food."

Smith was still tossing the mushrooms and took them all into his arms.

Esther and Kach met their eyes, and the "thief" adjusted his monocle: "I haven't asked you yet, do you mind?"

The crow on Esther's shoulder hummed: "I don't care." (End of Chapter)