"Yes, of course. These stories ......," Esther smiled, with a look of reminiscence, "we are familiar with them, and they are all imaginary ideas given to children by adults." ”

"The sentence you said doesn't seem to be a word in Rune, it seems to be a hard patchwork." The lady on the other side moved slightly, and silently recited "familiar" again, confirming that the words were very stiff and incomprehensible.

Esther's smile froze: "Huh? Didn't the Emperor say this word? I thought he might have said ......"

The brown-haired lady, whose demeanor naturally exuded the dignity of a high-ranking person, and whose tone of speech was very elegant and gentle, stared at Esther with a deeper gaze: "He didn't say it, or he didn't use such a blunt expression as yours. Do you know him well? ”

The other party's tone of talking about "Russell" was too deliberate, which made Esther have some doubts in her heart, did she really know Russell the Great?

Esther's smile was very polite: "This young lady, I have never met Russell the Great, he has disappeared from this world for so many years. Even though I would love to get to know him, I am not from the same era as him. ”

Seeing that the other party did not speak, Esther pointed to the strange-looking pumpkin carriage again: "I think you should know him better, after all, he is even willing to share these very childish things with you." ”

She deliberately left a little trap in her language, trying to test whether the other party was really related to Russell the Great himself.

The lady in the carriage was silent for a long time and shook her head: "I dare not say that I know him, maybe I have never known him. ”

"But he told you these fairy tales?" Esther's guess was confirmed.

"If you really have a special knowledge of him, there's nothing to hide," the woman smiled, "and you can call me 'Queen of Mystery,' Miss Hamel Brook." ”

Esther's pupils dilated for a moment, and she remembered this name, one of the famous four kings of pirates, the owner of the "Dawn", and the "mysterious queen"!

The "Mystery Queen" noticed her nervousness, and her expression softened a little: "I know your identity, but the person I initially tracked down was not you, but the 'Rogue Black Emperor'. ”

Esther smiled and shook her head, "I'm not sure who you're referring to, ma'am, but it looks like Captain Aaron has already told you my name." ”

"No, not Aaron. On the night of the accident in Kaping Mansion, it was written in the report that there was also a 'glossy female thief' who acted with the 'Black Emperor', and unlike the 'Black Emperor', she had many witnesses but little information, and soon no one remembered her. ”

Before Esther could interject, the "Mystic Queen" sped up and quickly uttered the following statement:

"But that night, when there were two changes in the East End, I received a 'special reminder.'"

She raised her hand, and between her bent index finger and thumb, she held a card that resembled a poker card.

When the card shimmers, it reveals a disc surrounded by four exotic beasts, jackals, and snakes, and above the disc is not the usual Sphinx, but the indifferent Russell the Great, dressed in a white classical robe, with a sword crossed on his knees.

Bright stars emerge from the upper left corner of the card, condensed into a line of words in the ancient Forsak language:

"Sequence Zero: Wheel of Fortune!"

Esther's hair buzzed, and the tarot card with a pattern similar to the "Wheel of Fortune" vibrated at the same time, emitting a strange hum of the same frequency.

Esther's breath became short, and she stared at the tarot cards in her opponent's hand: "What do you want?" ”

"This card was originally made by him, and my request is related to him, and I hope you can help me find the whereabouts of Russell Gustaf."

"The reward is—"

The "Mystery Queen" smiled and withdrew her hand, letting the tarot card disappear from Esther's vision: "This 'blasphemy card'. ”

Esther was so excited, the so-called "blasphemy card" could touch the "Zoya" in her mind, enough for her to use more powerful power than "thief"! What's more, the card was so familiar to Esther, and on Mr. Fool's long bronze table, there was another card that looked similar when it wasn't activated.

Esther had an inexplicable premonition that these two were "blasphemous cards"!

But in addition to being moved, Esther had no clue about this request: "I don't understand, why are you so sure I can help you?" ”

"I did a divination this morning. It's not your threat to the Clover, it's the possible impact on me. And he ...... Russell Gustaf appears in the results of this divination. ”

"So I told you, I don't even know if he's still alive."

The "Mystery Queen" nodded: "But the results of the divination this time are very clear and unambiguous, and after meeting you, I realized that you may really have some special relationship with him." ”

Esther choked.

This is because she has shown an understanding of these fairy tales before, so instead let the other party catch the anomaly on her, otherwise when she sees a pumpkin carriage, how could a normal person suddenly mention the irrelevant word "Cinderella"?

Only those who know the content of the fairy tale itself will come up with such a title.

Traverser Pit Traverser, Russell, I remember you......

Of course, when facing the "mysterious queen", Esther maintained a superficial respect: "If I do find him someday, I will do everything I can to help you rescue him, although I think there should be a limit to what I can do with your far higher order than me." ”

The eyes of the "mysterious queen" widened slightly: "This seems to be beyond ...... The scope of our conversation. Is this your special prophetic ability? ”

Esther was also stunned, not knowing where her confidence in this matter came from, from the hint of "Zoya"? She pressed her forehead helplessly and smiled bitterly: "If I say I don't know why I said that, do you believe it?" ”

A moment of silence.

The "Mystery Queen" let out a sigh and lowered her gaze: "No matter what, I'm really looking forward to that day. Listen to you, you are in desperate need of a boost sequence? ”

"Well, it would be a great help to me if you knew where to find the extraordinary properties of 'parasites'." Esther, of course, will not be very polite.

The "Mysterious Queen" smiled gently, "If you follow Aaron and them to explore that small Quaternary ruin, I might consider helping you." ”

Sure enough, there is no good thing in the sky that falls from the pie, why are there not many people I meet who are easy to fool? Esther sighed in her heart, weighing the danger, and rubbed her right eyebrow:

"I need to think about it. If I had something else to do, I wouldn't necessarily find time to help them. ”

"They won't be back to Intis until after the 10th of February, to that small town on the edge of the Hornachis Mountains, and you'll have plenty of time to consider whether or not to join them."

"I see, will Aaron contact you then?"

The "Mystic Queen" nodded slightly, "His decision or your whereabouts will be relayed to me, and if you are leaving, let him share the spell that summons the Messenger with you." ”

Esther was a little confused, she really had to go to Intis like this, she didn't care personally, but the thought that there would be the footprints of the Great Emperor everywhere in this country made her feel a headache. If the Great is really alive......

Thinking of this, Esther asked again: "If I leave the 'Clover' or lose contact with Aaron, will our deal still be kept?" ”

The "Mystery Queen" looked very quiet, and she smiled and gave the answer: "Of course, I will not give up any hope, and I believe you too." ”

She raised her hand again and shook the "blasphemy card".

Esther's hair was tinged with a faint speck of light that alarmed the "Mystic Queen", but before she could take action, Esther pressed her right hand to her forehead, forcing the dots of light to calm down.

"Sorry, they're a little out of control, that card was too much for me."

The eyes of the "mysterious queen" were full of thought: "You are possessed by some kind of power?" But it doesn't look like you're being visibly affected, and there's no sign of turning into a monster. ”

Esther shook her head: "It can also be said to be some kind of god." You've seen that, so I don't understand why you would want me to follow Aaron and them to explore the ruins. Aren't you afraid that I'll do something to them? ”

"Because your thirst for this 'blasphemy card' is too strong, and it is written in your face, Miss Hamel. Has anyone ever told you that your expression is quite open to what's going on in your heart? ”

Esther subconsciously rubbed her face: "Okay, I'll admit I was a little too excited. It's not in my interest to do anything to Aaron, and I'd be hard-pressed to come across anything more valuable than the card in your hand, you mean that, right? ”

"I'm glad that our conversation ended so well, and that you're a good partner to work with, Miss Hamel."

The "Mystic Queen" raised her hand again, and a frog was sitting on the palm of her hand, looking at Esther and making a "cooing" sound.

"This is our contract, and once you accept its golden orb, it means that our agreement today must not be violated."

Esther raised her hand, and the frog leaped hard and jumped into her palm: "Otherwise, will you suffer the curse of becoming a frog?" ”

"Who knows?" The "Mystery Queen" did not deny it.

The frog opened its mouth and stuck out its tongue, and a golden ball the size of a quail egg rolled up on it, and after Esther removed it, the frog jumped headlong into the cloud below, and disappeared.

Esther watched as the golden ball melted in the palm of her hand, leaving a circular imprint and disappearing, and she saluted the "mysterious queen":

"Thank you, and if you don't mind, I need to go back to the ship and sort out the news I got today."

"Of course, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Esther's smile was a little forced, "I'm honored to meet you, the 'Mystery Queen' too." ”

Stepping on the ever-growing pea vines, Esther descended from the sky again, this time without the layers of vines around her, and she could clearly see the circular Nahuatl Island, as well as the raised brown-red volcano and the quiet crater.

The silhouette of the "Clover" below gradually enlarged until Esther was able to step firmly on the deck.

To Esther's surprise, Aaron was there.

But before Aaron could get closer, the pea vines shrank and rolled up into the sky, not intending to let him climb up and take a look.

Aaron sighed: "Alas, it seems that you have already met with my teacher, is she okay?" ”

Esther raised her head and looked at the pea vines that had been taken back mercilessly: "Since she is your teacher, why doesn't she want to meet you?" ”

"Maybe it's because of disgust." Aaron said helplessly.