At the grand welcome banquet, Jonah met the owner of the Harimaya Manor, Prince Emir Ibn Shakhar of Harimaya. Unexpectedly, this prince looked much more elegant than his unattractive son. , about 60 years old, six feet tall, with a slightly slender figure, a delicate beard, a pair of gold-rimmed crystal lenses on the bridge of his nose, wearing a red brocade robe and a red embroidered turban, Prince Shakhar is enthusiastic He firmly held the astrologer's apprentice's arm and pulled him to sit at the master's seat of the astonishingly long bar table in the gorgeous banquet hall. Fortunately, Asai was playing countless colors beside him, and his black eyes almost popped out of his sockets. Na then received the message from the Oriental and said humbly: "No, no, Prince, I am just an astrologer's apprentice who came from afar. How can I sit in that distinguished position?"
After being translated by an Easterner, the guest's humility made the prince feel good. After a few push-backs, the prince no longer insisted. He sat on the main seat, with Jonah and Du Chakar accompanying him on both sides. Asay sat next to the astrologer's apprentice. Jonah secretly glanced to the right. From this position, he could not see the end of the long table. Both sides of the table were densely packed with people in gorgeous clothes. There were men and women, old and young. It was not known whether they were relatives or descendants of the Shakhar family. Good friends and old friends.
The prince raised his glass and the banquet began. In fact, Jonah didn't even remember what he had eaten, nor did he remember how many times he had clinked glasses with the distinguished nobles. When he came back to his senses, he found that he Lying on a soft and comfortable big bed, he was the only one in the richly decorated bedroom. The arched glass window was opened, and the cool night breeze blew up the floor-to-ceiling curtains. The wind carried the scent of roses and impatiens. Two flickering wall lamps illuminated the room. Jonah groaned and sat up, suddenly realizing that he was naked, wearing nothing but a pair of underwear.
"Oh no, I'm an idiot. I've told you to be vigilant and vigilant a thousand times..." He jumped up regretfully. Fortunately, his clothes were neatly folded on the low stool beside the bed, and his deerskin bag was hanging on it. On the clothes rack, the staff Sila Pina was leaning against the wall. The clothes exuded the fragrance of soap. They had obviously been washed and dried, and even the ordinary-looking staff had been carefully cleaned and wiped, and given a glossy finish. The shiny wax, the brand-new deerskin bag, the "Geographical Survey of the Southern Continent", the glass bottle containing the moonlight elf, the star dust, the astrology exercise book, gold coins and gems and other important things were all safe and sound.
"It's over," Yona's head sounded like it was about to explode, "No...no,"
The astrologer's apprentice covered his head in despair, "Don't worry, don't worry, it must have been put away. Look for it again..." He muttered to himself, frantically throwing his clothes everywhere, and putting them in his deerskin bag. The things fell to the ground with a crash, and he knelt on the ground and rummaged, "No...no,"
The remaining pages of the nameless book disappeared.
Jonah knelt on the snow-white wool carpet in a daze, his eyes as empty as if he had lost his soul. The prophecy of Segres had always been the source of courage for him to walk in troubled times. If he lost the guidance of the prophecy, he would not know how to use it. What reasons support your precarious beliefs?
When he was on the verge of collapse, a voice sounded in the room: "I'm sorry, I have what you are looking for, don't worry,"
Jonah fell to the ground as if he was electrocuted. When he got up, he also checked the entire bedroom to make sure that no one else was there. But at this moment, the person slowly walking out of the shadow behind the curtain had clearly been hiding there. Why did he choose to hide there? Turning a blind eye, "You, who are you," he backed away with a trembling voice, reached out to grab the Seal of the Gods, began to sense the 130-77 star line energy, and activated the attack star array on the top of the staff.
"Jonah, I'm not an enemy, I'm here to help you," the man took a few steps forward and walked into the illumination range of the wall lamp. His figure became clear. He was a man who would never be forgotten as soon as he saw him. He was overweight. Her body is almost spherical, her small head is sunk in the fat neck, and her hands and feet are disproportionately short. She wears red bloomers, black leather boots with spurs, a loose royal blue cloak, and a white braided hat. A top hat with a pink bow on the hat.
It was impossible for Jonah to forget such an impressive old friend, "...Miss Ross," he said in stunned silence, his jaw as stiff as a rusty iron pincer.
"Call me Ross," the visitor smiled and nodded.
Even if the astrologer apprentice wanted to break his head, he would never have thought that this person would appear in this place at this time. The person in front of him was Miss Rose Rose, the consul of the free town Sukasa Canyon in the Western Continent, who was in the Golden Hammer Legion of the Zavi Empire. During the long-distance raid, Sukasa Canyon had been reduced to ruins under the iron hoof of the earth-walking dragon. The entire guard army was wiped out, and Rose Rose was missing. Unexpectedly, in the center of the distant southern continent, the golden city of Bactria I actually saw her in the prince's residence.
"You, why are you here," Jonah stammered, pointing at her.
"Put your belongings away first. While the maid was helping you clean your body, I found that these papyri that you kept close to your body seemed very important, so I hid them in advance," Rose Rose stretched out her chubby hand. , what he held in his fingers were the remaining pages of the unknown book.
Jonah immediately rushed over and grabbed the paper, quickly scanned the text, and determined that the content was correct. Then he stepped back to the wall and let out a long breath.
Archon Sukasa smiled and said: "Don't worry, I didn't read the content inside. In fact, I can't read the content inside. It's not allowed. Why don't you put on your clothes first?"
Only then did the apprentice astrologer realize that he was still naked. He blushed and picked up the clothes that had been thrown on the floor, put them on one by one, tightened the belt of his robe, and put a few extremely important pages back into his underwear pocket. After calming down, he clenched his staff and asked, "Miss Ross, please forgive me for being rude, but you must tell me the reason why you are here. Now,"
Ross Ross nodded: "Of course you have the right to know something. Jonah, please sit down and I will tell you the part I can tell you."
Jonah sat on the edge of the bed warily. Ross Ross dragged a carved armchair and tried it. He found that he couldn't squeeze in between the two armrests, so he simply sat down on the soft carpet and reached out and took out a chair from nowhere. Spicy beef jerky: "Would you like some? The spicy beef slices, a specialty of the Golden City, are fragrant, crispy, and full of bite. They are a great snack."
"Uh... No, thank you," Yona felt a complex smell of unknown food mixed with alcohol in his stomach, and almost vomited it out. He closed his mouth tightly and declined the other party's kindness.
"Okay," Archon Sukasa threw a piece of beef jerky into his mouth and chewed it slowly, "I came to the Southern Continent by taking the Cherry Ferry ferry. Of course, I was on the same boat as you. Not long after you got on the boat. He fainted, and then the Colombo spear thrower appeared on the shore. The defensive magic circle of the ferry was shattered, and the stern was almost pierced into a sieve. However, he was lucky enough to cross the other side of the holy river and dock at Sherlington, the port on the south coast. , I encountered some changes after I took you off the ship, and I couldn't go with you. I could only find a courier company that seemed to be more reliable to send you to Namoza City, where we arranged a receptionist, and you would be transferred from there. Take the steam carriage directly to the Golden City to join us. Unexpectedly, you actually left the sailing ship and disappeared in the endless sea of sand. We almost went crazy after receiving the news; fortunately, witnesses discovered that you appeared again not long after. In the small town of Marakanda, I caught a ride on the 'Midnight Star' steam carriage managed by the Shakar family. So, I was waiting for your arrival at the Harimaya Manor. Now, you are here, which is good. ," Her small eyes shone with complicated meanings, which made Jonah feel flustered.
This passage was filled with too many doubts, and Jonah couldn't think of how to ask for a while, "You mean, you entrusted me to the Stewart brothers and sisters for two gold coins, and sent me to Namoza City as a cargo. "
Ross Ross nodded: "The commission agreement cannot transport living people, it can only be used as cargo, I'm sorry~"
"Then 'you' are waiting to meet me in the Golden City...who are you," the astrologer's apprentice asked in a panic.
"We are the ghost's left hand," Rose Rose replied.
"What is the ghost's left hand, and why do you want to influence my destiny," Jonah asked.
"I don't have the right to explain this to you, but we have no influence on your destiny. On the contrary, the entire meaning of our existence is to help people like you pursue your own destiny. No interference is allowed," Ross Ross replied.
"...For people like us, you mean, besides me, you are spying on more people," Jonah asked.
"Yes, but the number is not as high as you think. It should be said that it is surprisingly less. In addition, the word 'surveillance' is very inaccurate. We usually call it 'care'," Ross Ross replied.
"Since when..." Jonah asked.
"It was very late. Although we had suspicions before, it was not until Cherry Crossing was attacked by the Golden Hammer Legion that we detected your aura and determined your identity. Were you injured in the battle at Miracle Grassland? ," Ross Ross asked.
"It seems so...on the arm," Jonah replied.
"That's right, only blood with strong aura can attract the attention of the detection star array. The closer the wound is to the heart, the stronger the aura of the betrayer. Fortunately, Jeffta delivered the ticket to you in time, otherwise we and you would be in trouble. We're all in big trouble," Ross Ross said.
"The Fallen Darkfire Mage is also one of 'you'," Yona said in shock.
"Yes, I, he, many people,,, the ghost's left hand," Ross Ross made a sound and bit off a piece of crispy beef jerky,