The Star Knight - 113. Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen

Yinlan absentmindedly went downstairs, and took the initiative to help Opal to go to the lounge with a large stack of cards. It was arranged very dimly. Opal went in and looked curiously at the camel wool blanket on the ground-a large box with no seats inside. There was only a cloud of misty light in the middle.

“What are we going to do.” Seeing no one around, Opal asked to Yinlan.

Yinlong said: “This is a divination room that imitates the Sphinx witch. There will be many guests coming in later. We have to improvise and entertain them, but we must not entertain them too much. We have to pay attention to proportion.”

Opal said: “Do you need divination?”

Yinlan threw out the cards in his hand. Twenty or so cards floated around and slowly rotated. He said to Opal: “Need, every time you draw a card, you will find the corresponding person, just a few words of nonsense. , Amused, ask the guests what they want to divination. If you can’t tell, I’ll help you round the scene.”

“Here is your lyrics, divided, we will each take two sentences.”

The guests entered the hall. Two clowns stood around the haze. The mysterious music of the desert country floated in the smell of incense. The female family members 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, and they started talking. Some people said, “Where is the king you like?”

The women laughed at each other. After a while, all the lights went out, leaving a ball of light in the center rotating. Some guests were drinking, and some looked at the clowns standing on either side of the center.

“How many times have I seen… a brilliant morning, spoiling the mountain with the eyes of the emperor.” Yin’an’s low voice sounded, and Opal was taken aback. I didn’t expect Yin’an to sing so well!

Yin’an’s singing stopped, and it was Opal’s turn to sing.

The opal said: “Kiss the green meadow with Jin Chi’s face, and brighten the gray mountains and rivers with magical magic.”

When Opal opened his mouth, the guests all laughed. He sang very badly, even with the drake voice of his youth, which made many people leaned forward and backward.

“Strange, where is the handsome man 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, I couldn’t laugh or cry. Yin Lao used his eyes to indicate that Opal was doing a good job. It was for this effect. After the two sang, the mist was transpiring, and a playing card was lifted from it. Yin Lao was high. Said: “Aha-let’s take a look, who is this?”

“Square three.” Opal handed the card to Yin’an, and Yin’an shuttled through the group of guests sitting on the ground, bowed, and smiled mysteriously at a young man.

The boy was taken aback and said, “I haven’t taken it out yet, how did you know?”

“You are in love with someone.” Yinyan said straightforwardly.

At that time, all the guests around were booing. The young man looked at Yinlan with a smile and said, “No, you guessed it wrong.”

“Send you two pieces of advice.” Yinlan retracted the card in his hand: “The arrow is on the string. It is best to let it fly when you are ready to go. The longer you hold the bow, the more tired you will become. Once you lose your original intention, you will often miss the shot. Need advice, you can come to me at any time.”

The boy was quiet for a while, and then a few young nobles laughed in a low voice, Yinyan took the cards back, and the boy said: “No, this is not allowed, it’s boring, I’m leaving.”

Opal glanced sideways at them, and the boy and one of his companions left the table.

Yinlan went back to open the fog, and the guests were absent and whispered. Bacro was talking to people in the corner, and then laughed presumptuously, attracting Opal’s eyes, but everyone who knew him seemed to be used to it.

“Six of spades.” Yinyuan showed his card.

Opal hooked his finger and motioned to Yinlan to give him the card, and Yinlan did so. Opal didn’t even look at it, and walked up to a man who was wearing a top hat with a strange expression on his face. Opal.

“It’s a child.” Another man said with a smile: “You were seen by them.”

Two men. The one on the left wears a top hat with a vicissitudes of face, but the one on the right looks very tender, with silver-gray hair and blue eyes.

Yin Lao frowned slightly puzzled, as if surprised by Opal’s ability to observe, could he even use his facial expressions to find out the guests who had drawn cards hidden in the seats?

Opal didn’t use this method. The light in the hall was very dim, and he couldn’t see who would have the cards. However, he could feel the emotional fluctuations of everyone in the hall when Yinlong said the suit. It was just for a moment. He was sharply caught.

“You did something uncertain not long ago.” Opal whispered in his ear: “Now my heart is full of anxiety.”

The man shook all over and looked at Opal with caution.

Opal read his negative emotions, smiled strangely, took 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 keep your hands behind when you work.”

“Thank you for your advice.” The man smiled.

His companion gave him a punch with a smile, and the man grabbed his fist and motioned him not to make trouble.

Opal returned to the center of the venue. The man did not give any comment on his divination, and Yinlong then drew a card.

Then came Bakro. Yinlong’s advice to him was: It is better to till the land later than not till the land.

Bakro laughed and refused to respond. A series of cards were turned over, and some of them left the field, until the end there were few people left.

Finally it was free time. The clown went to stand in the corner, and Yinyan whispered: “Do you know that person?”

Opal said: “What? Oh no, I just talk casually, what’s wrong with him? Who is he?”

He looked towards the dinner, the man did not get together with anyone, just sitting alone drinking.

Yinlan said: “That is Justin, the eldest son of the Rotman family, who is the least favored. He has just returned from the galaxy. He came to the Shepherd’s Day party alone.”

Opal nodded slowly, music came from outside the hall, it was dark, and the banquet was starting, and the guests went out one after another. Opal said: “This is the end? Do I need to say something with the guests?”

Yinyan said: “No, you go back and change your clothes, this is over, I have to wait here.”

Opal was a little strange, but didn’t ask much, so he went up to change into the clown costume and washed his face by the way. When he came down, he saw a person walk into the fortune-telling room.

He vaguely recognized the person, who happened to be the corresponding guest when Yinlong revealed the first card. It seems that the young man really seems to have some emotional problems, or maybe it’s not that he has taken a fancy to Yinrong, opal is full of thoughts, and his mind is filled with countless strange thoughts.

The game is not over yet, but Opal is no longer worried about money. After all, Raymond has won the game and came back with a very generous bonus-he is quite confident in Rekert, even if he does not get the first prize, it is safe to enter the top ten. And as long as you enter the top ten, you will get 200,000 credits as compensation.

So do you want to continue the investigation?

Opal took a glass of wine and stood in the corner of the garden, trying to clarify the intricate relationship. In fact, the information they have collected now can be sold at a high price. The follow-up will have to wait until the end of the Shepherd’s Day. The Greater Astronautical Association sets 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. Several nobles gathered around them.

And the person who accompanies Bakro to listen to the serenade in the back garden is a Duke. He should be the one who supports Bakro. Alex did not come. Bakro has talked to many people at the banquet, and it seems to be Some people wooed them into their camp.

Opal always feels that Bakro is not as stupid as he looks, maybe he just pretends to be on the surface.

Because just when Yinyuan gave him advice, there was a momentary change in Bakro’s expression, which showed that he was also thinking about something.

If you read the hearts of these people one by one, it will be very interesting. Opal’s evil cautious thinking is about to move around again. He wants to know if these people really look like they seem to be on the surface, but most of them are trivial chores. Even if you want to read your mind, you have to choose a good target first. Row.

Opal deliberated for a long time and decided to start with Baquero first. He looked at the timing and walked to the garden, standing not far from Baquero and the duke, releasing the power of faith.

He stood at the right distance. After releasing the power of faith, his observation became very keen, and he did not even need to read his mind. The conversation between Bakro and the Duke made him hear clearly.

“I need to know what he thinks.” Bakro said very quietly.

The old duke said: “Only one person in the universe can know what the enemy’s heart is thinking, Buck, but even he can’t know that person’s true intentions.”

Opal immediately understood that the “he” that Bakro said refers to Pope Drummond, and to obtain the support of the Pope is really important for the crown prince, and the other “he” that the old duke said refers to Ko Lorraine.

Bakro said: “I have seriously considered your proposal these days, but it is not convenient for me to send an envoy to find him.”

Opal thought that Bakro wanted to ask the Pope, 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 future. Contact you.”

So Opal woke up, they were talking about Colorin…

“My mother doesn’t support me.” Bakro sighed and whispered: “She prefers that kid Alex…”

So Opal got another extremely useful news.

“Hello.” The man took off his round cap politely and nodded slightly at him.

Opal instantly regained his vigilance and said, “Hello.”

He was engrossed and focused on Bakro and the old duke, and didn’t even notice the closeness of this person, but when he met him, he immediately recognized it. Tao Liu’s man.

“Justin.” The man said, “Justin Rotman.”

Opal nodded and shook hands with him. Justin said: “I just saw you standing here with your eyes closed…”

Opal smiled and said: “I’m listening to music.”

“Naga Sky Island Serenade.” Justin said: “A classical music that has been passed down in the empire for a long time.”

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 on the surface, 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 for a walk?”

Opal was a little reluctant. He still wanted to eavesdrop on Bakro’s affairs. However, there may be something worth communicating with Justin. So he put down the cup and said with a smile: “Please.”

“It doesn’t have to be so formal.” Justin and Opal left Moonlight Trail and walked all the way to the main hall, saying: “I’m just the eldest son who doesn’t like my dad.”

Opal smiled and said: “I’m just a down-and-out adventurer who hasn’t officially grown up yet. Wait a minute, I’ll go see my friend, and be back in a few minutes.”

Justin nodded, and Opal went back to the dressing room on the second floor to find Yinlan. He wanted to at least give an explanation or ask if the salary can be paid now. However, there was no one in the dressing room, only the clothes that Opal had changed.

He went downstairs to the fortune-telling room again. The contents were thrown in a mess, and they had not yet been collected. A glass of wine was knocked over on the table, and the liquor dripped down the small table, and the silver was thrown at the center table. Clown suit.

Opal: “…”

“Yinfang, are you here?” Opal said.

No one answered, Opal is a bit weird, what is Yinlan changing clothes here? Or did you hang out with that boy? Wouldn’t you have sex/love here…what a random guy, forget it, wait for Raymond to settle the reward.

Opal walked out of the hall. Justin was like a polite gentleman, waiting patiently for him outside the door.

Opal noticed that the guests did not take the initiative to talk to Justin, and the people were light-spoken. This reminded him of his past at the Tiergart banquet with Cololin, and he developed a little favor for Justin under the same circumstances.

Justin: “Where is your friend? If you don’t mind, let him come with him.”

Opal: “He is not here, please contact him again later.”

When they left the White Flower Manor, Opal said, “Is there anything fun on the White Falcon Star?”

Justin pondered for a moment, and then said: “I haven’t returned to the Empire for nearly a hundred years, I don’t know.”

Opal nodded and said, “Where are you going to live now?”

Justin said: “It’s just outside the ring wind star one hundred and seventeen astronomical units away from here, my mother’s natal family.”

“Hi! Uncle!” a young man smiled heartily.

“Hello, my name is Opal.” Opal recognized this person as 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 nine years old. He is not too handsome, but he does not have the temperament of aristocratic children. He is the kind of approachable, courteous and polite temperament, rather than the arrogant upstart form.

“Shepherd…” Opal nodded and said, “Hello.”

Justin said: “Do you know this fame?”

Opal remembered, he simply said straight to the point: “Your teacher is… uh… a big man, am I right?”

The pastor’s expression was a little nervous at once, and Justin whispered: “Don’t say it here, let’s change place.”

The pastor was surprised: “How did you know?”

Opal said: “I’ve heard your name.”

The pastor said: “But apart from the teacher and a few archbishops, few people know my name.”

Opal realized that he had said something that shouldn’t be 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 in foreign countries is Tochen V. Glebini.”

Opal couldn’t remember this long list of names at all. He said: “I should call you the pastor, do you mind?”

The pastor said: “Of course not, not many people know my name.” He winked at Opal.

Justin has been walking behind them, and will pay attention to the surrounding movement from time to time. Opal gradually understands that Justin is only here to introduce him. It is the young man named Shepherd who really wants to see him.

“What do you do?” the pastor asked: “Is it an imperial person?”

Opal handed him his own adventurer’s manual, and the shepherd just glanced at it and suddenly realized, “Your news is so well-informed, even this kind of news?”

Opal thought for a while and said, “I just happened to have heard of it.”

“Who told you?” The shepherd seemed to ask unwillingly.

Opal didn’t dare to confess to the person in front of him, and smiled helplessly: “Forget, what are you doing here?”

The shepherd said: “Come and play with the uncle. How many times have we met in the galaxy before, uncle?”

“Huh?” Justin was still thinking.

Opal noticed that the pastor was very sleek, and kept avoiding his questions without answering too positively, so he tried to use other ways to elicit the topic, saying: “That… Uncle said you have something to do with me.”

“Nothing special.” The shepherd said: “Just seeing you are interesting, I will come out to chat and play with you. Do you have anything else? Are you here with a friend?”

Opal said: “Yes, my partner has gone to participate in the atom pool competition, but it should not be over yet. The teacher said that the game lasts for ten hours… Do you like divination too?”

The pastor said: “Well, I actually have a question and want you to help me fortune telling, because the advice you gave to the uncle is quite accurate, I think…”

At this time, Justin opened his mouth and said: “Shepherd, they know more than you think. If you want to get useful help, you can’t use this way of communication.”

The shepherd was a little embarrassed, but Opal laughed helplessly. The shepherd said: “Don’t care about the uncle, he always likes to teach me, go, I will take you to a good place.”

They drove into the city. During the chats between the pastor and Opal always revolved around the history, humanities and customs of the White Falcon Star, until they arrived at the square, where they had entered the glitzy night of the city’s carnival. Opal saw The giant light screen on the square shows the points of the atomic pool game, among which Reckett and Raymond have entered the top ten.

That’s it for the 200,000 bonus! Opal ecstasy.

The pastor stopped here, looked at the bulletin board for a long time, and said to Justin: “He might get the number one.”

Justin said: “I said, he probably just came to play a game.”

Opal’s heart thumps and thumps, are they talking about Rekert?

“The teacher gave me two tasks, one of which is to ask me to investigate a person to see what he wants to do when he comes to the White Falcon Star this time.” The pastor noticed the strangeness of Opal, 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, where there were only a few robot waiters. The owner seemed to have gone out to play too. Opal ordered a cup of coffee. The milk coffee is very good.”

The amount of information obtained by Opal is too much and too messy. He tried his best to calm down and said: “The person you are investigating is a player who plays atom pool?”

“Do you know him too?” The shepherd narrowed his eyes.

Opal said: “He’s a tall man, looks like he’s in his twenties…”

“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, I was wearing pajamas with a bow tie on my white beard…”

Regarding Reckett’s identity, Opal didn’t dare to believe in the pastor casually, and directly exuded the power of faith to read the pastor’s heart. His willpower seemed to be very strong, and there was a barrier in the spiritual world. Opal did his best. , Read only one image.

It is indeed the person described by the pastor.

“Are you okay?” the shepherd asked puzzledly.

Opal waved his hand and licked his lips. The shepherd leaned back in his chair with a loose look and said, “Let’s put it this way, my teacher wants me to stay in another place for a few years, and I don’t want to leave. Arc City, I am also a little afraid of another person, so now…it is difficult to decide. Originally I just wanted to ask for divination and get a piece of advice, but now it looks like I’m on the right side…Do you know a lot of things?”

Opal said: “The Pope asked you to go to the site of Colonnade and be his student?”

“Hush…” The shepherd and Justin’s expressions were immediately panicked. The shepherd was busy covering Opal’s mouth with surprise in his eyes, and said, “You even know this?! God, this universe is coming to King’s Wharf. Say there is still a secret?”

Opal hurriedly said: “No, no, no more than ten in this universe know this secret.”

The shepherd gasped suspiciously, and Opal said: “You don’t have to worry about this matter being known by too many people. I ask you, when did you hear the news?”

The pastor said: “Recently. Lord Ramos said that when I finish this matter and go back, I have to send me to the Xuanguang Grip.”

Did Opal think of Colonn and accept a new apprentice? This can be a bit difficult.

The pastor’s attitude has changed a lot from the beginning, saying: “Do you think I am going or not?”

Opal said: “If the Pope tells you to go, do you want to run away from home?”

The shepherd shrugged and said: “I heard that the disciple of Cololin is younger than me, only twelve or thirteen years old…”

Opal smiled and said: “How old are you?”

The pastor said: “Nineteen.”

Opal thought that shepherds were also very young, and their lives were as tender as babies compared to hundreds of people now.

“Go.” Opal said, “Kololin is a nice person, and you can learn a lot with him.”

The pastor sighed and said, “Do you know him?”

Opal said: “It’s a 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 get the first place. Doesn’t this mean that Reckett will be defeated by him? Is this guy better than Reckett?

The pastor said: “He knows the whereabouts of a person. Now many people are looking for that guy. My teacher suspects that the old man is involved in a big conspiracy. Let me remind him a few words appropriately. What a hassle.”

Opal said: “Who’s whereabouts, what trouble?”

The shepherd shook his head helplessly.