The next day, as soon as the morning light fell through the window, the four of Esther were ready to go.

Carrying sleeping bags on their backs, they procured some of the easy-to-carry supplies and food from the bazaar, and led by Alexander to a remote path outside the city.

"This potion is sprinkled on clothes and can effectively repel mosquitoes." Thoma said this, handing out the iron bottles in his hands to everyone's hands.

Esther took a little and poured a little on the cuffs and corners of her clothes, like the smell of mint mixed with peppercorns quickly came out, although she choked, but she was still within the range of tolerance.

Alexander walked at the front with his notes, next to Aaron, who was holding the crystal ball in his hand, and the two would discuss it from time to time before adjusting the direction of their progress.

On the contrary, Thoma seemed more relaxed, walking behind Esther, and he also noticed the occasional faint point of light falling on Esther's shoulder, drawing a circle behind the two of them.

"So, everyone will forget about you, so have you been wandering until now?" Thoma asked Esther.

Esther instantly understood why Aaron was so often arguing with Thomas.

Although it sounds like Thoma is just looking for a topic, his tone is very calm, and he doesn't even have the same deliberate attitude as he used to be, but he is really not good at small talk.

Esther glanced at him helplessly, "Mr. Thoma, this is quite hurtful...... I also have a very trustworthy friend and my own small circle. ”

Esther has to admit that in addition to Klein, who is also a "time-traveler", the most special, the members of the Tarot Society are her most stable interpersonal relationships.

Praise the "fools"! She said silently in her heart.

"And how do they remember you?"

Esther shook her head: "Our little circle has the protection of high personalities, and my friend and I are a bit special. ”

"Oh...... Cultists? ”

Luckily Esther wasn't drinking water, otherwise she would have choked.

Aaron in front of him turned around, he was trying to divinate the direction of more convenient progress, and did not hear the conversation between the two before: "What kind of messy topic are you discussing?" Don't you talk Thoma, as soon as you open your mouth, people don't want to talk to you, don't you know? ”

Alexander cleared his throat: "Ahem, Aaron, now is not the time for small talk, which way is the most appropriate direction for your divination results just now?" ”

Seeing that Alexander and Aaron were talking again, Thomas asked Esther in a low voice, "Is it really that disgusting for me to speak?" ”

Esther laughed dryly: "Haha...... There really is. ”

"Tsk," said Thomas, fanning away the two thin branches that stood in his way, "Alexander told me that there was some 'knowledge of speaking,' of which I had never heard of. ”

Esther's curiosity was piqued: "Is it because of the 'Hidden Sage'?" ”

"Yes, this happens to anyone extraordinary in my path. Take the ruins we're going to investigate, do you know anything about the Quaternary? ”

"It was an era when angel-level extraordinary beings would operate on the bright side, and the War of the Four Emperors ushered in the fall, forming a berserk sea that separated the northern and southern continents for nearly a thousand years. I've been exposed to a little bit of broad content, but the more detailed stuff isn't clear. Esther replied.

Thoma nodded, and began to elaborate:

"You're talking about the most rumored part, which is not a mystical secret, and anyone who is interested in history can find out a lot. I had lived in Trier for a while, where I had some exposure to the underground ruins, so I was also instilled with some knowledge about the Quaternary. ”

"The establishment of the Tudor Empire and the Trenthorst Empire was based on the betrayal of Emperor Solomon, and after the 'Night Emperor' Trenthorst, Tudor became the 'Blood Emperor', and it was he who killed the ancestors of Sauron, Einhorn, and Medich."

Esther remembered the underground ruins of Beckland, and she tilted her head: "But there is an external reason for this matter, the 'Blood Emperor' did not ascend to the throne by himself. ”

"Looks like you know a lot." Thoma smiled approvingly, as if for the first time the atmosphere between the two had been less tense.

Esther's expression was lost in thought, the evil spirit of the "Red Angel" at that time was very strange, he immediately changed his attitude because I was a "thief", and the words of one of the "thief" angels in the pair of brothers, he gave me a warning and a cold ......

Thoma ignored Esther's thoughts, but continued to narrate: "When the Extraordinary Person is promoted to the fifth sequence, the potions he takes will be so dangerous that it is difficult for ordinary people to directly fight with his spirit, and at this time, he needs appropriate ritual assistance to stabilize his personal state. ”

He paused, and deliberately sold a pass: "Even if the sequence is promoted again, such a ritual is needed-"

Esther quickly picked up the words: "But the 'Blood Emperor' didn't. ”

She didn't show any surprise at the topic above sequence one, and even reacted keenly to get the key to what Thoma wanted to say first.

This kind of exchange made Thoma very unpleasant: "What should I say when you are finished." ”

Esther couldn't help but shake a little personal guess: "If there is no ceremony, it is easy to fall into madness when you are promoted, but ......"

"If it is really so completely crazy, the 'Blood Emperor' will not be able to establish the Tuduo Empire and confront the other three emperors."

"If someone steals the fate of the other three killed, and then makes up for the 'Blood Emperor' in this regard, then he will have a springboard for promotion without foreshadowing." Esther whispered.

Esther thought of the special ability of the "Trojan of Fate" in the second sequence of the "Thief" pathway, and the secret stories that Thoma told her instead gave birth to a new guess in Esther's mind - Amon stole something from "Zoya", maybe some kind of fate or connection that was extremely important?

It was precisely the existence of such a key that caused me to suddenly fall into the body of an Amon clone when I opened my eyes, and the true ability of "Zoya" was suppressed as a result. As I encountered various things and deepened my contact with the extraordinary world, "Zoya" gradually became active.

Esther thought about it, and only thought that this guess was quite likely.

"Stealing fate? This kind of thing sounds incredible...... But after all, you are proficient in this way, you have the final say. Thoma simply put an end to the conversation, as Aaron and Alexander were glaring at him dissatisfied.

Because they were focused on chatting, the pace of the latter two was a little too slow, and they had to climb a short mountain trail next, and it was impossible to give Thoma another chance to practice the "art of speaking".

For the rest of the day, the four of them climbed several short mountain paths in the forest, climbing almost all kinds of obstacles, until the surrounding trees became a little thinner, and they could see the dusky sky overhead, and the sun was setting in the west.

Alexander looked at the terrain around him, and after asking Aaron to determine how safe it was, he decided to rest here at night and not go any further.

"It's not safe at night," Aaron said to Esther as he sprayed the perimeter with potions that would repel the beasts, "I know it's nonsense. But no matter how many times the official Extraordinaires have cleaned up, even if all the natives are driven out, new ghost legends will appear every year near the Hornachis Mountains, and West Velas County on the Rune side is no exception. ”

Alexander flattened the ground and threw out two rocks before motioning for a few people to spread out their sleeping bags: "These stories have been suppressed by the authorities, and most of them are only circulated among the local residents, although the authenticity cannot be verified, but every year there are a few people who go missing or go crazy. ”

"I haven't heard of it, it should be quite dangerous to be able to leave extraordinary power for so many years." Ace nodded at the corner of her forehead, and a circle of light spread out, forming a circle outside the ground where several people were staying, and this circle of light quickly dissolved in the air.

Aaron could clearly feel that his spirit was suppressed, and if he tried to divinate again at this time, it would be difficult for him to obtain a detailed revelation.

Thoma set up a makeshift bonfire and built stones around it to prevent the flames from spreading, and he took out an iron box from which pocket, grabbed a handful of powder from it, and sprinkled it on a few dead branches in the middle of the campfire.

As the powder fell from his palm, red flames rose and swayed, emitting heat that warmed up the four people sitting by their sleeping bags.

Aaron took a loaf of bread from the supplies he had carried, broke it in half, and gave it to everyone.

Esther followed Alexander's example, and put the bread in her hand by the fire and baked it for a while, before she slowly devoured it: "How long will we be in the mountains?" ”

Alexander swallowed the bread in his mouth: "If it goes well, you should be able to arrive the day after tomorrow, and it will be basically a mountain road from tomorrow, which is relatively rugged." ”

Esther nodded silently, tomorrow morning I have to find a chance to be alone, and ask Mr. "Fool" for leave to miss the tarot meeting next Monday, otherwise I will suddenly be stunned for a long time at three o'clock in the afternoon, in case I am at the critical moment of the battle.

Thoma suddenly turned to Aaron: "Did you notice anything wrong?" ”

"Not yet, the divination doesn't give much information. If the Esoteric Order had happened to have discovered this ruin, they would have been careful to hide their tracks. Aaron shook his head, seemingly indifferent.

Esther took two sips of water from the kettle she was carrying, and listened quietly to the conversation, not telling anyone what she had foreseen, but also to verify whether it really happened.

Such a move is not appropriate, and it can even be said that it is verifying it with the lives of several people, but Esther is quite indifferent to this. It wasn't that she couldn't think of it, and it only took a little more thought for Esther to understand the danger of it.

But she was already unconscious, and her mentality had changed.

Alexander stirred the bonfire twice with a twig: "I don't want to run into them, if they do appear, it means that Simon probably won't be back anytime soon." ”

"What does that Mr. Simon look like?" Esther asked.

Thoma gestured above his head: "His blonde hair is short, and his nose looks like it has been interrupted, which is a very recognizable feature." ”

"And with the dark circles under his eyes, he likes to spend the night in the local cheap bar to pass the time when he can't sleep." Aaron added.

Esther's eyes rolled, "This Mr. Simon's work is not easy, isn't it?" ”

Thoma shook his head again and again: "There are many people who take risks for the sake of profit, at least he is still the kind of self-aware and knows how to avoid the limelight." ”

Alexander sighed: "I don't care where he goes, I'm afraid that the members of the Esoteric Order will psychic after doing something to him, then they will definitely not let this ruin go." ”

Esther nodded thoughtfully, remembering the man she had seen at the end of the divination, his figure blocking the tunnel at the end of the tunnel, just to block out the bright light outside, and the symbolism of this scene was very strong.

If that Mr. Simon showed up, she would have to be extra vigilant.

(End of chapter)