"How long will it take us to find those mermaids?" Barney asked as she followed Ksenia and pulled the shredded hair from her ear.

I don't know why, after meeting a few people, Ksenia has always seemed quite pleasant: "I'm glad you asked, our luck is amazing, a five-day voyage to the northeast of Olavi Island is enough!" In winter, due to the cold weather, they bypass most of Nas's whaling routes and migrate south, not returning to their northern habitat until late May. ”

"That means they're closer to us now." Barney's eyes contracted in anticipation, like some nocturnal creature smelling its prey.

Ksenia didn't lower her voice: "You'll have to figure out how to get them on your own!" I don't have the ability to dominate or communicate with sea creatures. ”

"It's okay, when I went to Byam before, I bought a charm to get close to sea creatures at the underground market over there." Barney patted the backpack on her shoulder.

"But what about the night faith? Don't tell me you joined the church! ”

"Shhh......h

Esther smiled slightly: "It's okay, I can go and communicate with them, if there are people from the Night Church, we can also communicate first." ”

Barney winked her eyes, and Esther understood what she meant—if "communicating first" didn't work, then the only option left was to do it later.

The sea is not the domain of the Church of the Night, but the domain of the Lord of the Storm, and even if someone were following those mermaids, it wouldn't be too difficult to deal with.

Barney had a lot of confidence in Esther's hidden strength, but Esther didn't think so, she didn't plan to do it at all.

While she was going to bed tonight, Esther planned to use the Night Emblem to communicate with the Night Goddess about it.

She also had new questions to figure out.

"Hamel, this is your room." Ksenia tapped on the door, "Barney's is next door to you, and the one across the street is Matteo's. Luckily, there are only three of you, and we can't arrange any more people, so we can only let you live in the pantry. ”

"I'm grateful that you're willing to do me a favor."

Ksenia laughed and put her arms around Barney's shoulders, "You're my good sister, of course I'm going to do you a favor!" You're going to get promoted, but that's a big deal! ”

Banabe's appearance as a woman is much more restrained, and I don't know if it's because Ksenia's personality is so straightforward and enthusiastic, Barney doesn't dump trash talk so often, and no longer uses provoking Matteo as a leisure activity to pass the time.

Esther had to sigh in her heart over and over again, one thing descends another. But it feels good to see Banabe pretending to be Barney and having to eat all the time.

Judging by Matteo's satisfied eyes, he thought the same thing.

Ksenia obviously misunderstood, thinking that the two were quite satisfied with the room, and the sound of laughter was louder, which made Barney's ears itch, and Ksenia waved her hand at the three of them:

"There's the dining room upstairs, and there's the bathroom at the end of the hallway, so you can make do with it! If there is anything, just call someone, I have told them, and the people who are on the ship today are my distinguished guests, and no one will bother you. ”

After saying that, she also slapped Barney on the back a few times: "It's rare that you, a bad girl, have made normal friends, and they all seem to be very good people." ”

"What do you mean it all looks good? Judging by other people's appearances is the most unreliable! Barney turned his back and pinched his shoulder blades, and even though he was free to change his shape, the pain from those slaps was real.

Ksenia tapped Esther on the shoulder twice: "But I just see that Hamel is very kind, and her appearance always reminds me of my grandmother...... But that was when I was a kid. ”

Barney stared at Esther suspiciously for a few seconds, "You're also an elven half-blood?" ”

Esther's smile was amiable: "Guess. ”

——

In the middle of the night, crimson moonlight fell through the closed round window into the three-meter-long room.

The hammock is arranged in the room, which is obviously also designed to save space, the hammock is received from the ceiling, and the plank below is dragged out to make the table. The folding chair sits flat in the corner, and on the other side of the wall is a large cabinet for storage, but there is nothing else in the room.

Esther estimated that most of the people should have fallen asleep, and just as she was about to climb into the hammock with the Night Emblem, there was a knock on the door.

Esther didn't answer immediately, as if she had guessed who was outside.

"It's me, Barnie."

Estra opened the folding chair and sat down first: "Come in, I didn't latch." ”

When Barney walked in, she muttered, "Why don't you lock the door?" It is very unsafe not to lock the door, and the lack of necessary caution can only lead to danger......"

Esther smiled and leaned against the bulkhead, "Why should I lock the door?" ”

"That's right." Seeing that there was no place to sit in the room, Barney simply leaned against the door, "Do you have any good ideas about the possible personnel of the Night Church?" If we have to join forces, it's a good idea to talk about the cards in both hands. ”

As she said this, she glanced at the red cloak that Esther hung next to the cupboard. When she wasn't draped by Esther, just looking at it twice, her spiritual instincts made Barney feel a faint chill behind her.

Esther shook her head, "I'm not going to do anything with them, it's something to do with my previous experience." But I'll get permission from somewhere else, and if you don't come, I'm already asleep. ”

Barney's eyes widened: "Dream divination? Revelation? Or ......"

"It's the choice you didn't say, I'll try to get permission from the goddess." Esther naturally pointed out the arc of the red moon in her heart, she had seen others do this many times.

Barney looked at Esther stunned for a long time, and finally just let out a long sigh of relief: "This is really...... I was indeed favored by the god of luck, and I was able to meet the god when I was seeking a promotion! Tell you the truth, you didn't steal this favor from anyone, did you? ”

Esther stared at Barney with disdain, "I know you think no one else is as smart as you, but that's a god, take your arrogance." ”

Barney pursed her lips, this pose on Banabe, it would only look ruffian, but now it was Barney who made this expression, looking quite playful: "I just feel weird, think about it this way, it's you who is weird." ”

Esther looked at Barney with a smile in her eyes, but said nothing.

Barney didn't bother Esther anymore: "If you're going to discuss plans to join forces to fight, remember to call me in advance, the negative effects of my magical item are very bad. ”

"Then I'd better not use my cloak," Esther tugged at the corners of her mouth, "that's probably the unlucky effect of everyone but me." ”

Barnie's spiritual intuition made her shudder, "What you said is true?" This thing is so dangerous! ”

"Some power of the same level other than the Seven Gods." Esther whispered.

Barney quickly turned around and opened the door: "I'm leaving, see you tomorrow!" ”

Esther watched her tighten the door, and the curvature of her mouth rose a lot, which was quite good to scare the cautious and suspicious Banabe.

If Banabe had known earlier that I had a suspected true god Zoya, I don't know if I would have given up the promotion and turned around and ran.

After all, it's all a ticking time bomb......

Esther grasped the emblem of the night, lay down in the hammock, and closed her eyes.

——

The darkness of the dream was like a cascading veil of light, from which tiny dots of light emerged, pushing out a gap that outlined an intermittent image in front of Esther.

Esther followed the light and walked in the darkness for a long time, until she penetrated a tactile black veil and stepped into a flower garden of only a few dozen square meters.

Shrouded in black veils, Esther's ankles were clinged to lush nightgrass and deep sleep flowers, making it difficult for her to find a place to stay, and above Esther's head were clusters of flown and swirling dots of light.

It is like a group of wandering stars, but their trajectories are not fixed, sometimes staggering or colliding, and then penetrating through the past, without interacting entities, nor coalescing into a cluster.

Esther was all too familiar with these yellowish lights, she subconsciously spread out her hand, and a large spot of light instantly surged, and couldn't wait to stick to her palm, conveying her intimacy and dependence.

The voice of the Goddess of the Night sounded, but her figure did not appear here: "Long time no see. Hello, Esther. ”

Esther moved her lips and lowered her hand, and those points of light fluttered in the air again, and she finally showed a wry smile: "It turns out that the last goodbye was because you guessed that Zoya would wake up further?" ”

"As long as you go to a higher order, Zoya will wake up sooner or later, and for you, the threats from all sides leave you no choice." The goddess's voice sounded clearer than the last dream, and Esther immediately had a new judgment on the length of this communication.

However, she still asked about the mermaid first: "I have a friend who wants to look for that group of mermaids in the sea of beluga for promotion, and they all seem to be your believers. ”

"Is this for Zoya or Esther?"

Esther didn't have enough clues to understand the rhetorical question of the night: "It's just an ordinary friend, it's for myself, I want to know something about him...... Things from the past. ”

"I see, you got my permission."

The voice of the Goddess of the Night paused for a few seconds before it sounded again: "If it weren't for this incident as an excuse, you wouldn't have contacted me." ”

Esther's eyes froze for a moment, and then she regained her calmness: "I saw the anchor belonging to Zoya in the 'God's Forsaken Land' to the east. Amon said something, so I have doubts about you as well. ”

She didn't hide it, and honesty was far more suitable for the conversation between the two than lies.

The voice of the Goddess of the Night was instead smiling: "But you didn't fully believe what He said. ”

"So, Darzyborg ......"

"Yes, He fell in that divine war, as you may have seen, His remains."

When she heard the exact answer, Esther still felt empty in her heart.

Sadness and regret, this is not "her" feeling, Esther knows it very well.

(End of chapter)