When the "sun" heard this name, it suddenly dawned on him, and he seemed to think of something very important, and the gaze cast on the "fool" became more and more eager.

The others were quite confused, and "Justice" immediately raised his hand and asked: "Dear Mr. 'Fool', what does 'Redemption Rose' represent?" ”

But the "fool" did not answer, but looked back at the crowd with a smile.

His attitude is obvious, everything that can be said has been said, and the rest can only be understood by himself.

Esther easily remembered the evil spirit she encountered when she and Crane went to seal off the Quaternary ruins.

It mentions the existence of the "Rose of Redemption".

Esther didn't have the courage to look at the "Fool" any longer, but even as she hung her head, she wondered if the god's true body had something to do with that ancient era. But even if he knew where "Zoya" came from and was willing to help him was a rare gift, Esther didn't know what to give him in exchange for help.

The Hanged Man and the Sun discuss it a bit, but since the Sun doesn't pay much attention to the area, the Hanged Man reminds him to explore more.

"Justice" was puzzled by the fact that the kid named "Jack" was able to communicate directly with "Sun" and his exploration team, but "The Hanged Man" was rather discerning and said that this was not a problem, as anything could happen in a transcendent event.

Esther raised her head slightly: "Maybe it's because Jack has also been eroded very deeply by the remaining power of the temple, and you should also be wary of this 'sun'." ”

"I see, thanks for the reminder, Miss 'Lover'!" "Sun" replied earnestly, determined to try to relay everyone's views to the Chief when the Tarot Meeting was over, and do his best to help the Exploration Team get out of the loop.

This matter is also over, the Tarot Society will return to its usual flow, "Justice" manifests three Russell diaries, "Lovers" also dedicates two pages, and "Magician" says that she will have a new Russell diary next time.

The "Fool" smiled and replied, "Good." ”

After the Lord of the Grey Mist had finished his reading time, it was time for the crowd to communicate with each other.

"Justice" was very happy to acquire a pair of mirror dragon eyes from the "magician" for a thousand gold pounds. The "Hanged Man" offered to use him as an intermediary in exchange for gold pounds, and would trade the "Sun Priest" for the "Sun", who would then deliver the Soul Eater's stomach pouch to the "Magician".

Later, the "upside-down hangman" also made his request to buy the eyeballs of the longan sea eagle. After the "world" asks to talk to the "hanged man" alone for some information, the "hanged man" asks to talk to the "lover" alone.

Esther sat upright, knowing that he was going to talk about the magical item.

The "Hanged Man" is always very direct in his dealings, and never shies away from anything: "Miss 'Lover', your extraordinary weapon has been built, but it has fluff at the grip, and it will appear when it is scraped off, which may affect the feel. ”

Furry and not a big problem. Esther thought about shaving it if it affected the battle, and then sealing it in a bare state with a dot of light:

"This doesn't matter, what are the negative effects that you said were serious?"

The "Hanged Man" nodded: "There are three negative effects alone, one of which is that it will be affected by the moonlight, and when the moon is full, it will be eager to kill, and will even try to harm the bearer." Second, it is inherently toxic, and it will start to poison just by touching it. Third......"

"What's wrong with the third?"

"The Hanged Man" seems a little hard to say: "It sheds its hair, and I'm afraid this will be more obvious when the seasons change." ”

Esther resisted the urge to laugh and nodded calmly: "Thank you, I know, these negative effects are still within my acceptance." ”

"Well, its abilities also contain several aspects, one of which is toxins, which are indiscriminate. Then there's the anti-divination ability itself, which is strong enough to cut through iron plates, increasing the user's strength and agility by a small amount. Not counting the grip, the blade itself is only the length of the middle finger, but if spiritual power is infused into it, the length of its blade can be increased, and it can be extended by more than half at most. ”

Esther's eyes lit up, such a feature can be very useful in melee encounters, which no one usually can predict.

"Very good, to be honest, it's a lot stronger than I expected."

The "upside-down man" was also relieved to see that this deal was not rejected by the other party, and immediately smiled and said: "You can name it yourself." ”

"Well, I'll have to think about it," replied Astert, "thank you very much, Mr. 'Hanged Man'. ”

"It's okay, it's a deal after all."

The "Fool" smiled in his eyes hidden behind the gray mist, curious to see what the "Lover" would name the weapon.

"Mr. Fool, may I have another prayer ceremony later?" Esther wasn't going to carry anything with her in Bakeland with such a bad effect, and she planned to wait until she left here to perform a ritual to get the new weapon.

The "Fool" bowed his head and agreed to her request.

After the trading session, it is time for free discussion.

It is very rare for the "world" to take the initiative to speak, reminding everyone that "something big is brewing in Beckland".

This made Esther wary, her premonition seemed to be becoming clearer for a while, and "Justice" asked about the situation, but "World" also calmly said that he didn't know, but there was such a portent.

To everyone's surprise, the "world" asked the "fool" if his loved ones had noticed anything.

The "Fool" leaned back and replied very calmly: "Edsak Augustus." ”

Who? Augustus? Is it royalty?

Esther was at a loss for this, she didn't know much about the class structure of the Rune Kingdom, so she subconsciously glanced at "Justice", compared to "Justice" is more likely to detect abnormalities in this regard, and Esther can't do anything until she understands the specific situation.

It was not easy for her to get into contact with a prince, and Esther had no suitable channel to inquire into the matter.

Seeing that no one spoke again, the "Hanged Man" also added a warning about the solemn atmosphere on the sea, speculating that it may have echoed Beckland, obviously hoping that the members of the Tarot Society in Beckland would conduct a corresponding investigation.

Esther looked sideways at the "world" for a moment, but did not say what she suspected about the "Aurora Society", she had no actual evidence in her hands, and random speculation would only ruin her reputation in the Tarot Society, so she chose to remain silent.

Eventually, seeing that no one was going to speak again, the "Fool" smiled and told everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, we will see you next week." ”

——

When Esther walked out of the bathroom, she was greeted by Xiao Qi's taunt.

"I thought you were going to spend the night inside."

"To be honest, I'm grateful you didn't insist on getting into my secrets."

Xiao Qi shook his head: "Is it possible that I can't do it in my current state, of course I'm curious, but I don't want to be like Xiao Wu." ”

Its tendency is always to preserve itself.

Esther stretched out her hand and poked Xiao Wu who was placed in the middle of the coffee table, and the Worm of Time did not move: "If my control ability over the point of light is improved, will I be able to unlock the seal on it?" ”

"Do you have an idea?"

Of course, Esther had an idea, but she definitely didn't dare to practice it, so she could only honestly shake her head at Xiao Qi: "Dare to think or not, I may still be hypocritical, who would want to sacrifice themselves when there is a choice?" ”

"I see, you're thinking about letting go of the control that being in your mind has over your body."

"It's almost certain that he's 'Zoya' now, at least that's what everyone who knows him thinks."

Xiao Qi also jumped on the coffee table and pulled Xiao Wu who was motionless twice with his paws: "Maybe the extraordinary person of the high sequence can also think of something." ”

Esther sat on the sofa, picked up an orange from the fruit bowl, and peeled off the skin little by little: "I directly sacrificed Xiao Wu to a certain god, and then was sealed with it, right?" I don't think the Goddess will help me with this, He has explicitly told me to stay away from 'Amun', if I take Little Five to the Night Church......"

"Haha, then you'll be out of luck too." Xiao Qi laughed dryly, and naturally took a petal of orange thrown by Esther and swallowed it.

"I've always had good luck, but I'm not a person who doesn't believe in fate, and I always like to work against it." At this, Esther chuckled herself.

Xiao Qi's eyes looked at her even more strangely: "You don't believe in fate? ”

"yes, what's the problem?"

"No, I just think ...... It's probably the weirdest thing I've ever heard. 'Zoya' is the path of 'fate', and when you borrow the power of those points of light, it is also a manifestation of the corresponding ability. ”

Esther slouched backwards, leaning back on the couch without a straight face: "What does 'Zoya' have to do with the 'fate' path to my Esther?" Didn't you say that too? I'm just borrowing those powers. ”

"If you're really a 'thief', you probably won't be able to advance to Sequence 8 in your life."

Esther let out a long sigh, "If I had a choice, I would have liked to have a way to change my height." I really want to grow taller......"

"Yes, the 'warrior' route will do. But you can't help it if you want to grow taller now, do you want to try to 'restart' with light points, you can start from scratch. ”

"What's that?" Esther looked at Xiao Qi blankly.

"The 'restart' of 'fate' can act on oneself to wash away madness, which is also another means of using the cycle, and it can grow again after becoming an embryo."

Esther suddenly remembered the lady she saw at the door of the café that day, and she subconsciously sat up from the sofa: "Become an embryo...... So it was He who drew me to that time? Another giant snake!? ”

"Oh? Have you ever encountered it? Xiao Qi is not surprised by this, there is an extraordinary characteristic aggregation theorem here, coupled with Esther's strange luck, it is normal for another "mercury snake" to attract each other to her.

But the other party's state is probably not good, so he will deliberately hide and try to avoid the intersection with Esther.

"But it's hard to really get him out, at least until he's born," said Esther, slumping back lazily, "and it will be about the same when he comes back to Bakeland by this time next year." ”

Xiao Qi chuckled twice and didn't speak, it was very happy to see Esther so ambitious.

——

Tuesday, December 28.

It didn't rain again today, but the sky was getting gloomy and the day didn't seem to be much different from the night.

Esther stood by the window, looking at the hurried figures on the street, the new year was just around the corner, and many people were desperate to earn a few pennies more in order to have a good year. A good start to the new year seems to be a harbinger of good luck in the new year, which is not a written concept, but a hazy expectation that most people will have.

"The feeling of uneasiness is getting more and more obvious."

"To be honest, it's normal for 'Zoya' to be good at prophecy as a path of fate, but with his power, it shouldn't just give you such vague feedback."

Esther's right hand scratched in the air, of course, she didn't catch anything, she just said, "I can't see, it should be my personal problem." ”

"Hmm......"

Xiao Qi didn't say what it speculated, "Zoya"'s ability conflicted with Esther's "thief", which may be the main reason why Esther was limited, but she used the "thief's" ability as the main means, and it was difficult to say whether this was the best choice or the worst option.

Xiao Qi even had a guess that the more often Esther used the ability of the "Destiny" path, the closer she would get to "Zoya" herself—until finally "Zoya" woke up.

This is not a secret to the angels of the extraordinary world, and for the true gods, striving to maintain oneself has always been the norm in the struggle for survival.

"By the way, Xiao Qi, do you know what war took place between the real creator and the six gods?"

"Well, God War."

Esther immediately came to the spirit, there was a play!

She hurriedly asked, "What else?" ”

"It's gone."

"It's better not to say that!"

Xiao Qi jumped lightly and nimbly dodged Esther's finger that wanted to poke it in the head: "I really don't dare to tell you too many things, some things can make people crazy even if they just recognize their concepts." Even if you have enough Zoya in your mind, there is no guarantee that you will be affected as Esther. ”

Esther was stunned for a moment, but quickly figured out the key: "I see, no wonder there is always a hidden part of my memory, that is to protect me from breaking down?" ”

"In fact, you've been hit quite a bit," Xiao Qiyi said sharply, "Those memories probably belong to 'Zoya', not yours." ”

After a pause, Xiao Qi reminded her again: "I don't know that those memories are a good thing for you, the more you know, the more profound the impact of 'Zoya' on you, and when you can't tell the difference between 'Zoya' and yourself, you ......"

"I won't be me anymore."

Esther clenched her fists and smiled as she took Xiao Qi's last words.

(End of chapter)