The three-masted galleon, armed from head to toe with a lightweight reflector, sailed into the pure white pillar of light, chirping without trembling with fear, apparently the sandeater did not think that the Well of Light would cause it any harm, Danny looked at his cargo friend with a cloudy expression, and asked strangely, "Are you okay, if you think it is dazzling, just go and sit in the cabin for a while." ”

Jonah shook his head noncommittally, and stood on the deck looking ahead,

The darkness was completely swallowed up by light, and the "Winds of Bactria" was shrouded in dazzling white light overboard, as Danny said, the light here shone on the earth from directly above, leaving no shadow on anything, only the vertical projection of the reflector obscured the whole sailboat, and the deck appeared unusually dark, and a few yards away was infinite light, this contrast of light and darkness beyond common sense made people feel dizzy,

Danny glanced up at the sails, after a short trim during the windless period, the mainmast and the trail mast were ready to be hoisted at full load, and even the foremast, which was only half a section, was hung with a small spinnaker, and at this moment the night wind of the endless sand sea blew each sail full, "At the current speed, it will be less than half an hour to leave the Well of Light." He did the math and said, "If you're lucky, you'll have half an hour to talk to the Lord God." ”

The astrologer's apprentice understood that his words were a kind of teasing, but his heart was pounding involuntarily, and the prophecy indicated that this was the place, half an hour, enough for a lot of things to happen,

"Do you know who the first unlucky ghost to have their sails burned was, it was Langdon?Schmidt, the last head of the Schmidt family, Edward's unlucky father, hahaha......" The boy of the Stewart family couldn't help laughing heartily as he remembered the past, "All the sails, along with the flammable linoleum, ropes, and old Langdon's clothes, turned to ashes, and you can't imagine what the 'Goddess Light' looked like at that time, bare-ass sailors piloting smoking bald sailboats, hahaha......"

Danny's chatter faded away, and Jonah turned his head in confusion, only to see a white nothingness, the three-masted galleon, the Stuart siblings, and even the world he knew were gone, a borderless land that had lost its coordinates of time and space, except for the infinite spread of pure white earth, Jonah could not see anything, hear anything, touch anything, smell nothing, strangely enough, and feel no fear,

I don't know how long later, a voice sounded out of nowhere: "What is the first creed of astrologers." ”

Without hesitation, Jonah replied spontaneously, "Be curious and always be in awe." ”

"And then. The voice asked,

"The truth lives forever in the starry sky, and if you are ignorant, sad, or confused, you have to look up. "The astrologer's apprentice respectfully utters the proverbs of the first astrology teacher,

"What are the most important virtues of an astrologer. The voice asked again,

“...... Curiosity. Jonah thought for a moment, and replied,

"If you have to choose between truth, money, love, and power, which one to choose. The voice asked majestically,

"The truth, the truth of all things. Jonah replied from the bottom of his heart,

"What did you have for lunch today. The voice suddenly asked such a strange question,

Jonah was asked, scratching his head and clapping his hands, "Oh yes, it's Danny's home-cooked beef risotto." ”

"Is it delicious? "Obviously this conversation is going in an inexplicable direction,

"Not bad, if the ratio of onion to cheese is adjusted and the gratin lasts a few more minutes, it would be fine. Jonah had no knowledge of food, but he was no stranger to risotto, a common dish in the Western Continent, and during the days of the astrological tower, the cook cooked risotto three or four times a week for dinner, and the fastidious Coshavet set the perfect standard for an ideal plate of beef risotto by constantly complaining.

"Do you put pepper, black pepper, white pepper or green pepper. The voice asked eagerly,

Jonah turned his head and recalled: "I put it, I think it's fried in butter and the crushed white peppercorns, so the whole plate of rice has a peppery flavor." ”

"Wrong, wrong. The voice muttered in annoyance, "How can the pepper be in the pot at the beginning of the frying, once heated, the aroma and spiciness in the peppercorns will be dispersed in advance, and it will be wasted in the air, it should be crushed and sprinkled on the cheese layer after the risotto is baked......

Jonah was a little stunned, he looked around, but could not find the source of the sound, and of course could not understand who was discussing the topic of cooking with him in this mysterious way, and the voice asked again: "Where's dinner, what's for dinner?" ”

"I haven't had dinner yet, I remember Danny saying it was like a barbecue of four-winged moa meat. Jonah answered honestly,

"Four-winged moa. "The flesh of the flesh membrane under their wings is firm, thin and even, chewy and not too woody, which is an ideal barbecue ingredient, but it should be noted that the upper pair of wings will become slightly older due to the burden of most flight movements, and the meat membrane of the wings used for gliding is the best choice." ”

"Wait, wait......" Jonah had to raise his hand in surrender, "...... Who are you. ”

"Me. The voice paused and said in a somewhat uncanny tone, "You don't know who I am, I thought you had come to see me, young astrologer's apprentice." ”

Jonah didn't react for a moment, coughed twice, and asked again majestically, "What is the first creed of an astrologer?" ”

"Be curious and be in awe...... You...... Are you ......" The astrologer's apprentice suddenly understood, and his voice trembled,

The pure white void slowly condensed a figure, the middle-aged man in a navy blue robe, black hair and white beard had a solemn expression, but his eyes were smiling, his smile Jonah was not unfamiliar, the title page of all astrology primers was printed with the oil portrait of this legendary person, the founder of the astrology society, the writer of the seven tenets of astrology, the brave man who first discovered and used the power of the stars, the lone wanderer who was admired by the whole continent, and at the age of 45, he connected with the beloved astrology tower "Ann Leethe" Gilberto Gilberone, the first astrology teacher who disappeared into the turbulence of time and space, is now standing alive in front of him.

"You...... You're alive. Jonah bent down in confusion, not daring to make eye contact with the first mentor,

"Of course I'm dead. Gilbertnayon shrugged helplessly and waved his hand to signal the astrologer apprentice not to be nervous, "I've been dead for many years, and judging by how often astrologers come to visit me, I've been dead for too many years." ”

"Then why can I still talk to you, is it you standing in front of me, or is it a phantom. Jonah's gaze was projected on the chest of the first teacher, and the texture of the robe looked very real, not at all like a false apparition, he wore a simple silver badge on his left chest, and there was no badge of the Astrologer Guild, Jonah suddenly remembered that in the year of the death of the first mentor, the Astrology and Sorcerer's Guild had just taken shape, and it was difficult to survive in the gap between the Anglican Church and the Magician Guild, and the birth of the badge was many years later.

Gilbernaion was stumped by this question, he scratched his chin and thought, "How to say, from my own point of view, I am real, but to you, I am a phantom, we are in a different time and space, this brief meeting took place in a disordered moment in the interface of ordered time and space, only in the gap between time and space, we can face to face this conversation that did not actually happen,...... Do you get the idea? ”

Of course, the astrologer apprentice didn't understand, he didn't dig deeper, and hurriedly asked the next question: "By the way, I fainted because of the overdraft of the spiritual pool energy during the cherry crossing, and during the coma, I had a long, long dream, in which there was a ball of light that made a sound to guide me in the direction of my progress, giving me confidence and encouraging me to get out of the long illusion, that voice, is it your voice." ”

"You think so, that is. The first mentor smiled good-naturedly and said,

"Have you been waiting here for the audience of the astrologer, why did my mentor Koshawar never talk about it, is this the remains of the astrological tower 'Annesia', then where is Ariania, and why is there a strange vision of eternal light, you ...... Do you know the fate that has happened to me, tell me what will happen next, and ......" Jonah's question burst out of his mouth, and he himself did not believe that he could speak such a large number of words in the face of the legendary First Mentor,

Gilbernayon raised his eyelids slightly, and with only one oppressive look, he stopped the astrologer's apprentice's question, "At this point, I have one condition. ”

"Of course. Jonah bowed his head respectfully,

"I answer your questions above, and you accompany me to continue the conversation about cooking until the rift in time and space closes. The first generation of tutors made nonsensical demands with a solemn expression,

"Uh...... Can you ask a few more questions, three is fine? Jonah bargained,

"One. Gilbertnayon said,

"Two, I know the recipe for a very tasty beef risotto. Jonah looked up hopefully,

"Not a single one. Gilbertnayon said,

"Okay, one. Jonah compromised, "Then please answer my question, Mentor." ”

The first mentor nodded, but turned around and walked towards the white distance, the astrologer apprentice was not sure whether to follow him, and was stunned for a while, "Don't you come with me, let's go casually." Gilbernayon called, and Jonah immediately ran to the back of the mentor, but no matter how hard he swung his legs, he could not shorten the distance between him and the other.