Yinyao went downstairs absentmindedly, and took the initiative to help Opal to go to the lounge with a large stack of cards. The place was very dark, so Opal went in and looked curiously at the camel wool blanket on the ground—a large box with no seats in the middle. There was only a haze of light.
"What are we going to do?" Seeing no one around, Opal asked Yinyao.
Yin Yan said: "This is an imitation of the Sphinx witch's fortune-telling room. There will be many guests coming in later. We have to improvise and entertain them, but we can't entertain them too much. We have to be careful."
Opal said, "Do you need divination?"
Yin Ning threw out the cards in his hand, and twenty or so cards floated around and slowly rotated. He said to Opal: "Yes, every time you draw a card, you will find the corresponding person and talk nonsense. , Amuse yourself, ask the guests what they want to fortune-telling, and if they can't tell, I will help you round the scene."
"Here are your lyrics, divided, let's each take two sentences."
The guests entered, two clowns stood around the light and fog, the mysterious music of the desert country floated in the smell of incense, the women sat on the right, and the men sat on the left.
Everyone who came today found that the two clowns were one size smaller than yesterday, so they started talking, and some people said, "Where's the king you like?"
The women teased each other, and soon after all the lights went out, leaving a circle of light spinning in the center, some of the guests drinking wine, some looking at the clowns standing on both sides in the center.
"How many times have I seen... a splendid morning, doting on the top of the mountain with the eyes of an emperor." Yinyao's low singing voice sounded, and Opal was startled. I didn't expect Yinyao to sing so well!
Yinyao's singing stopped, and it was Opal's turn to sing.
Opal replied: "Kiss the green meadow with a golden face, and brighten the gray mountains and rivers with a wonderful illusion."
As soon as Opal opened his mouth, all the guests laughed. He sang very hard, and even had the voice of a male duck when he was a teenager, which made many people lean forward and back.
"Strange, what about the handsome man from before?"
"Don't think about it, these people are all waiters invited from outside..."
"I really like the story the man tells..."
When Opal heard someone talking about Raymond, he couldn't help laughing and crying. Yin Dio indicated with his eyes that Opal was doing well, just to get this effect. After the two of them finished singing, the light and mist were transpiring, and they held up a playing card from it. Voice: "Aha - let's see, who is this?"
"Square Piece Three." Opal handed the card to Yinyao, and Yinyao passed through the group of guests sitting on the ground, bowed down, and smiled mysteriously at a young man.
The boy was startled and said, "I haven't taken it out yet, how did you know?"
"You fell in love with someone." Yin Yao said straight to the point.
At that time, all the guests around were booing. The young man looked at Yinyao with a smile and said, "No, you guessed wrong." "Two pieces of advice for you." It’s best to let it fly, the longer you hold the bow, the more tired you will become, and once you lose your original intention, you tend to miss. You also need advice, you can come to me at any time.”
The boy's side was quiet for a while, then a few young nobles laughed in a low voice, Yin Yao took back the card, the boy said: "No, this is not allowed, it's boring, I'm leaving."
Opal glanced sideways at them, and the boy left the table with one of his companions.
Yinyao went back to turn on the fog, and the guests were a little absent-minded during the banquet, whispering to each other, Barquero chatting with people in the corner, and then laughing wildly, attracting Opal's attention, but everyone who knew him seemed to be used to it.
"Six of Spades." Yin Yao showed his card.
Opal hooked his fingers and motioned Yinyao to give him the card, and Yinyao did the same. Opal didn't even look at it, and walked straight to a man who was wearing a top hat and looked at him with a strange expression. Opal.
"It's a child." Another man said with a smile, "You were seen by them."
two men. The one on the left is wearing a top hat, and his face is a bit vicissitudes, while the one on the right looks very tender, with silver-gray hair and blue eyes.
Yin Yao frowned a little suspiciously, and seemed surprised by Opal's observation ability. He could also find out the guests who were hidden in the seats and drew cards through their expressions
Opal didn't use this method. The light in the hall was very dark, and he couldn't see who would have a card. However, he could feel the emotional fluctuations of everyone in the hall when Yin Yao said the suit. It was just for a moment. He was sharply caught.
"You did something you were not sure about not long ago." Opal whispered in his ear: "Now my heart is full of unease."
The man was shocked and looked at Opal warily.
Opal read his negative emotions, smiled strangely, took away the man's card, and said to him: "I also give you a piece of advice, you need a pillow when you sleep, and you have to stay behind when you work."
"Thank you for your advice." The man smiled.
His companion smiled and gave him a punch, and the man grabbed his fist and motioned him to stop.
Opal returned to the center of the venue, the man did not comment on his divination, and Yin Di then drew the next card.
Then came Bakro, and Yin Ning gave him the advice that it is better to till the land late than not till the land.
Barclay laughed and didn't respond. One after another, the cards were turned over, and some of them left the field, and there were not many people left until the end.
Finally, in free time, the clown went to stand in the corner, Yin Yao whispered: "Do you know that person?"
Opal said, "What? Oh no, I'm just saying, what happened to him? Who is he?"
He looked towards the banquet, the man didn't get together with anyone, just sat drinking alone.
Yin said: "That's the least favored eldest son in the Rotman family, Justin, who just came back from the Milky Way. He came to the Shepherd's Day party alone."
Opal nodded slowly, music came from outside the hall, it was dark, the banquet was opening, and the guests went out one after another, Opal said: "This is the end? Do you need to say something to the guests?"
Yinyao said: "No, go back and change your clothes, this is the end, I have to wait here."
Opal was a little strange, but he didn't ask much, so he went up and changed his clown costume to wash his face, and when he came down again, he saw a person walking into the divination room.
He vaguely recognized the man, who happened to be the corresponding guest when Yin Yao turned over the first card. It seemed that the young man really had some relationship problems, or maybe he fell in love with Yinyao.
The game is not over yet, but Opal is no longer worried about money. After all, Raymond won the game and came back with a very generous bonus. He is quite confident in Recht, and even if he doesn't win the first prize, he will be in the top ten. And as long as you enter the top ten, you will have 200,000 credit points as a reward.
So should we continue to investigate
Opal brought a glass of wine, stood in the corner of the garden, and tried to sort out the intricate relationship among them. In fact, the information they have collected now can be sold for a high price. The Big Astronautical Association has set out the next stage of action goals.
Opal tried to use the power of meditation to detect the distribution of people in the entire manor. The Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister's wife were talking on the second floor, and there were several nobles gathered around them.
The person who listened to the serenade with Barquera in the back garden was a duke. He should be the one who supported Barquera—Alex did not come. Barquera talked to many people at the banquet. People are drawn into their own camp.
Opal always felt that Baquero was not as stupid as he looked, perhaps saying that he was just pretending to be on the surface.
Because just when Yin Ning gave him advice, Buckrow's expression changed for a moment, which showed that he was also thinking about something.
It would be very interesting to read the hearts of these people one by one. Opal's wicked and thoughtful thoughts are still in motion. He really wants to know if these people are really what they seem on the surface, but most of them are trivial chores. Even if you want to read minds, you have to choose your target first. Row.
After deliberation for a long time, Opal decided to start with Barclay. He saw the opportunity, walked to the garden, stood not far from Barclay and the duke, and released the power of faith.
The distance he stood was just right, and after releasing the power of belief, his power of observation became very sharp, and he didn't even need to read his mind, and the conversation between Barquero and the Duke made him hear clearly.
"I need to know what he's thinking," said Bucklow very quietly.
The old Duke said: "There is only one person in the universe who can know what the enemy is thinking, Buck, but not even he can know the true intentions of that person."
Opal immediately understood that the "he" that Barquero said was referring to Pope Drummond, and gaining the Pope's support was really important for the crown prince, while the other "he" that the old duke said was referring to Cole. Lorraine.
"I've seriously considered your proposal these days, but it's not convenient for me to send an envoy to him," Buckrow said.
Opal thought that Baquero wanted to ask the Pope what he meant, but the old duke said: "It's not convenient for me, after all, the current interstellar political situation is very sensitive, but if he is a smart person, he will definitely send someone in the near future. contact you."
So Opal came to his senses, and the person they were talking about was Cororin...
"My mother doesn't support me." Baquero sighed and whispered, "She prefers that kid Alex..."
So Opal got another extremely useful piece of news.
"Hello." The man politely took off his round hat and nodded slightly at him.
Opal instantly regained his vigilance and said, "Hello."
He was engrossed and focused on Barquero and the old duke, and he didn't even notice the person's approach, but when they met face to face, he immediately recognized that he had just drawn black at the divination meeting. Peach Six's man.
"Justin," said the man. "Justin Rotman."
Opal nodded, shook hands with him, and Justin said, "I saw you standing here with your eyes closed just now..."
Opal smiled and said, "I'm listening to music."
"Long Sky Island Serenade." Justin said, "A classical piece of music that has been around for a long time in the Empire."
Opal nodded and said, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Justin seemed a little strange and smiled: "You don't look like your age, I mean..."
Opal said: "Compared to young and old?"
Both of them laughed, and Justin said, "A friend of mine just listened to your divination and thought you were very interesting. Would you like to go out for a walk?"
Opal was a little reluctant. He wanted to eavesdrop on Baquero, but Justin might have something worth communicating with, so he put down the cup and said with a smile, "Please."
"It doesn't have to be so formal." Justin and Opal left the Moonlight Path, walked all the way to the main hall, and said, "I'm just the eldest son who doesn't like Dad."
Opal smiled and said, "I'm just a down-and-out adventurer who has not yet officially reached adulthood. You wait a moment, I'll go see my friend and come back in a few minutes."
Justin nodded, and Opal went back to the dressing room on the second floor to find Yinyao, wanting to at least explain or ask if the reward could be received now, but there was no one in the dressing room, only the clothes that Opal changed.
He went downstairs to the fortune-telling room again. The things inside were thrown in a mess, and he hadn't collected them yet. A glass of wine was knocked over on the table, and the wine dripped down the small table, and the silver wine was thrown at the center table. clown suit.
Opal: "… "
"Yinyao, are you here?" Opal asked.
No one answered, Opal is a bit strange, what is Yinyao changing here? Or went out to play with that boy? Shouldn't we have sex here... What a random guy, forget it, let Raymond deal with the remuneration himself.
Opal walked out of the hall, and Justin, like a polite gentleman, had been waiting patiently for him outside the door.
Opal noticed that the guests didn't take the initiative to talk to Justin, and they were soft-spoken, which reminded him of the past when he and Cororin attended the Tyrgart banquet, and gave birth to a little favor for Justin in the same situation.
Justin: "Where's your friend? If you don't mind, let him come too."
Opal: "He's not here, go back and contact him again."
They left the White Flower Manor, and Opal said, "Is there any fun on the White Falcon Star?"
Justin pondered for a while, and then said: "I haven't returned to the empire for nearly a hundred years, so I don't know."
Opal nodded and said, "Where are you going to live now?"
Justin said: "Just one hundred and seventeen AU from here, the Ringwind star, my mother's family."
"Hi! Uncle!" A young man laughed heartily.
"Hello, my name is Opal." Opal recognized that this person was Justin's companion during the divination, and smiled kindly at him.
Justin said: "This is Opal. Let me introduce him. His name is Shepherd."
When Opal heard the name, he instantly remembered something and stared at the young man in front of him.
He is a little taller than Opal. He looks only eighteen or nineteen years old. He is not too handsome, but he does not have the temperament of a noble child.
"Shepherd..." Opal nodded and said, "Hello."
Justin said: "You know this fame?"
Opal remembered, and he simply said straight to the point: "Your teacher is... uh... a big man, am I right?"
The pastor's expression suddenly became a little nervous, and Justin whispered, "Don't talk here, let's move to another place."
The pastor said in surprise, "How did you know that?"
Opal said, "I have heard your name."
The pastor said: "But apart from teachers and a few archbishops, few people know my name."
Opal realized that he said something he shouldn't have said. He always thought that the pastor was the real name of the young man in front of him. He asked, "Do you have another name?"
The pastor bowed politely and said, "The name I use more frequently is called Toseng V. Gleibney."
Opal couldn't remember the long list of names at all. He said, "I'll call you pastor, mind?"
The shepherd said, "Of course not, not many people know my name." He winked at Opal.
Justin has been walking behind them, paying attention to the movements around him from time to time, and Opal gradually understands that Justin is just here to introduce him, and the one who really wants to see him is the young man named Shepherd in front of him.
"What do you do?" the shepherd asked, "Is it an imperial?"
Opal handed him his own adventurer's manual, and the shepherd just glanced at it and suddenly realized, "Your news is so well-informed, you even have this kind of news?"
Opal thought about it and said, "I just happened to hear about it."
"Who said that?" the pastor seemed to be still a little unwilling to ask.
Opal didn't dare to tell the truth to the person in front of him, but smiled helplessly: "Forget, what are you doing here?"
The shepherd said, "Come and play with Uncle. How many times have we met in the Milky Way before, Uncle?"
"Huh?" Justin was still thinking.
Opal noticed that the pastor was very tactful, and kept avoiding his questions without giving a very positive answer, so he tried to use other methods to lead the topic, saying: "That... Uncle said you have something to do with me."
"It's nothing special," the pastor said. "I just found you to be interesting, so I came out to chat and play. Do you have anything else to do? Did you come with friends?"
Opal said: "Yes, my partner has gone to participate in the atomic pool competition, but it should not be over yet. The teacher said that the competition will last for ten hours... Do you also like divination?"
The pastor said: "Well, actually I have a question and I want you to help me with divination, because the advice you gave to the uncle is quite accurate, I think..."
At this time, Justin opened his mouth and said, "Pastors, they know more than you think. If you want to get useful help, you can't use this communication method."
The pastor was a little embarrassed, but Opal laughed helplessly, and the pastor said, "Don't worry about uncle, he always likes to teach me a lesson, go, I'll take you to a good place."
They entered the city by car. During the chat between the shepherd and Opal, they always revolved around the history, humanities and customs of the White Falcon Star. Until they arrived at the square, it had entered the glitzy night of the city's carnival. Opal saw The giant light screen in the square displayed the points of the atomic pool game, of which Recht and Raymond had entered the top ten.
The 200,000 bonus is here! Opal ecstasy.
The shepherd stopped here, looked at the bulletin board for a long time, and said to Justin, "He might get the first place."
Justin said: "I said, he is probably just here to play a game."
Opal's heart is thumping, are they talking about Rector
"The teacher gave me two tasks, one of which is to ask me to investigate a person and see what he wants to do when he comes to the White Falcon Star this time." The shepherd noticed Opal's strangeness, so he no longer covered up and explained to him road.
Opal said: "Who? I might have information about him."
"Find a place to exchange information," the pastor said.
He took Opal to a remote cafe with only a few robot waiters in it. The owner seemed to be out too. Opal ordered a cup of coffee, and the shepherd took a sip and said, "Here's a sphinx jelly. Milk coffee is good.”
The amount of information that Opal has obtained is too much and too messy, he tried his best to calm down and said, "The person you want to investigate is a player who plays atomic pool?"
"You know him too?" The pastor narrowed his eyes.
Opal said: "He's tall and looks like he's in his twenties..."
"No no no," the shepherd said: "It's a short old man with a long beard and wearing pajamas... At least the last time I saw his image, he was wearing pajamas, with a bow on his white beard..."
It is related to Recht's identity. Opal does not dare to believe in the shepherd casually, and directly radiates the power of faith to read the heart of the shepherd. His willpower seems to be very strong, and there is a barrier in the spiritual world. Opal does his best. , read only one image.
Exactly the person the pastor described.
"Are you okay?" the pastor asked in confusion.
Opal waved his hand, licked his lips, and the shepherd leaned back in the chair with a loose look, and said, "Let's put it this way, my teacher wants me to stay somewhere else for a few years, and I don't really want to leave. Arc City is also a little afraid of another person, so now... it's hard to decide. I just wanted to ask a divination to get some advice, but now it looks like I'm on the right track... Do you know a lot of things?"
Opal said: "The Pope asked you to go to Cororin's territory and be his student?"
"Shh..." The pastor and Justin looked very flustered immediately. The pastor hurriedly covered Opal's mouth with surprise in his eyes, and said, "You even know about this?! God, this universe is for King's Wharf. Are there any secrets?"
Opal hurriedly said: "No no, no more than ten people in this universe know this secret."
The shepherd gasped in surprise, and Opal said, "You don't have to worry that too many people will know about this. Let me ask you, when did you hear the news?"
The shepherd said: "Recently. Lord Ramos said that when I go back after finishing this matter, I have to send me to the grip of the rotating light."
Opal wondered if Cororin had taken on a new apprentice? This can be a little tricky.
The pastor's attitude has changed a lot since the beginning. He said, "Do you think I should go or not?"
Opal said, "If the Pope tells you to go, will you run away from home?"
The pastor shrugged and said, "I heard that Cororin's disciples are younger than me, only twelve or thirteen years old..."
Opal smiled and said, "How old are you?"
The pastor said, "Nineteen."
Opal thought that the shepherds are also very young. Compared with the hundreds of people now, their lives are as young as babies.
"Go ahead," Opal said. "Cololin is a good man. You can learn a lot from him."
The pastor sighed and said, "You know him?"
Opal said: "It can be regarded as acquaintance, by the way, what are you doing with that old man?"
Opal thought of what the shepherd said under the square - "he" might be able to take the first place, doesn't this mean that Recht will be defeated by him? Is this guy more powerful than Rector
The pastor said: "He knows the whereabouts of a man, and now many people are looking for that guy. My teacher suspected that the old man was involved in a big conspiracy, and asked me to remind him appropriately, don't get involved too much. What a hassle."
Opal said: "Who's whereabouts, what's the trouble?"
The pastor shook his head helplessly.