Mystery: The Stars Returner

"Do you think you can steal things that don't belong to you by being pulled into the spirit world?"

The leader sneered, levitating the moon, increasing the strength of his subordinates while also suppressing Hastur's power, and then followed him into the spirit world.

But not even a minute later, a scream was heard, the portal to the spirit world opened, and the upper half of the blood-stained body of the leader fell out.

The corpse was cut at the waist, and the wounds were neat and smooth. There was a look of astonishment on his face, and his eyes were wide.

This scene shocked the other guards present. They looked at each other and each chose a direction to escape from the scene.

"It must have been Sharon's teacher who took action."

Hastur was not too surprised by this. When Sharon proposed the idea of ​​transporting the mummy coffin from the spirit world, he guessed that she might seek help from his teacher.

"It's better to burn down here."

Hastur looked around and set a fire to burn the warehouse to ashes.

……

After successfully retrieving the demigod-level mummy, Sharon did not come back. She just said hello to Hastur and said that she was now preparing to be promoted to a Sequence 4 puppet and it would take time.

According to her estimate, it will take at least a few months to come back this time.

Azshara sighed resentfully at this. With Sharon by its side, it only needed to be nice and please, and it would be rewarded with dried fish.

But his master has always been thinking about losing weight.

The next day, the fire incident on the merchant ship last night made the port tabloid news, but it did not cause any waves.

At night, Hastur went to the Hall of Stars as usual before going to bed and observed the stars. He found nothing unusual. Neither Adam nor the True Creator made any movement.

When he was about to leave, the star where the djinn stood suddenly lit up.

Hastur turned his attention to the genie, who was still trapped in the wishing lantern and was asking for a private meeting with him.

This was what Hastur had promised them. Whenever there was an emergency, they could contact him and he would decide whether to bring them to the Hall of Stars for talks.

Neither the Mother Tree of Desire nor the Super Star Lord have any intention of having a private meeting.

The genie was so impatient tonight, probably because he was stimulated by the high-dimensional overlooker.

Just thinking about that scene, Hasta couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

After calming down a little, Hastur took out the chain of order and led the djinn to the Hall of Stars.

The Djinn was very taciturn tonight. He sat in his seat for a few minutes before slowly sighing: "Why didn't I realize how precious freedom is before?"

"It seems that you have been feeling a lot recently." Hastur said lightly in cooperation with the lamp god.

The genie thought of the last visit from a high-dimensional overlooker, with complicated emotions, "This was not such a wonderful experience."

Hastur just smiled and said nothing, waiting for the djinn's next words.

"Has the High Dimensional Overlooker already been to the Hall of Stars?"

"Well, that's the day He comes to find you."

"..."

The Djinn coughed lightly. He really didn't want to recall what happened that day. Since that day, he didn't know how to face Bernadette and could only remain silent and pretend to be dead.

After another brief silence, the Djinn God said solemnly: "I want to return to the starry sky. What conditions do you need to help me achieve my wish?"

Facing the Djinn God's submission, Hastur had no disturbance in his heart. He just said calmly: "The stars are awakening, and you are one of them. Before the end, you will return to the starry sky."

The Djinn smiled and said, "Is this a prophecy from the stars?"

“You can also interpret it as a blessing.”

"Blessings from the stars...it's not bad to think about it."

The djinn didn't worry about anything anymore, and his irritable mood finally calmed down.

He was just a little regretful, and he should have come to Qunxing earlier to talk alone.

Alas, I still can’t let go of my airs after all.

When I came to the human world, I didn't learn many good things, but I developed a lot of bad habits.

The djinn, who was confident in his heart, had no desire to continue the conversation. He just asked, "Can I stay here to rest a little longer?"

Hastur nodded at this, and cursed in his heart: "It seems that the high-dimensional overlooker dealt a really big blow to him last time."

The Djinn did not leave, and for the sake of his so-called high status and dignity, Hastur did not take the initiative to expel the Djinn. He could only stay with the Djinn in the Hall of Stars until three o'clock in the night before sending the Djinn away.

Fortunately, when the djinn finally left, he didn't say another word about coming back next time.

……

Caius was very efficient in his work. He returned to the castle on March 3 and followed Hastur's instructions to arrange his people into appropriate positions and take over everything in the territory. .

Once you have a territory and enough plantations to produce food, the natural next step is to recruit soldiers.

In the Kingdom of Loen, every lord enjoys certain rights to recruit soldiers within his own territory. This right has been continuously weakened in the process of consolidating royal power.

The number of lords' conscripts began to be limited, and it was gradually reduced from tens of thousands to the current 200.

These 200 soldiers can be equipped with armor and weapons. Once the number exceeds the limit, it will be considered a serious crime of treason and will be guillotined.

Hastur's ambitions are not that big. He will first send 200 soldiers, and then use the Yellow Monk organization to secretly expand the scale.

Although ordinary soldiers have no role in this world where gods exist, they are an indispensable part in guarding the town and maintaining peace and stability.

In order to complete the task of recruiting 200 soldiers as quickly as possible, Hastur directly allocated gold pounds to Caius for the activity expenses.

This moved Caius, who had never raised money from Hastur, and almost brought him to tears.

The things he did in the past were all paid for by their yellow-robed monk organization, and some small amounts of money were taken out of his pocket.

He did not dare to ask Hastur to reimburse these expenses, so he could only contribute his own small treasury silently.

What made him even more delighted was that it meant that he was truly trusted and his position was truly solid.

After solving these tedious matters, Mrs. Lisa, who had not been seen for a long time, suddenly came to Hasta and said that she had been successfully promoted.

Now she is a Sequence 2 Divine Enlightenment.

The main feature of this sequence is to listen to the oracle and act according to the divine revelation.

If you want to speed up the digestion of magic potion, you must gain the favor of the god you believe in.

Once the gods become dissatisfied with her, she will be trapped in this sequence for the rest of her life, and may even increase the risk of losing control.

This is tantamount to surrendering one's life and future to the gods one believes in.

Hastur believed that he was unable to do this. He would not surrender his life and soul to a superior god.

But for a devout believer like Mrs. Lisa, this is a great honor and a goal she has always pursued.

Hastur accepted Lady Lisa's allegiance, but he still did not consider himself the Pope of the Yellow Monks.

He was afraid that he would accidentally jump to this extraordinary path. After all, the temptation to advance from Sequence 4 to Sequence 1 in one go was too great.

……

Backlund, letters from South Wales arrived here, and several of them were delivered to King George III.

But the next moment after reading these letters, they were burned by George III.

He thought for a long time and finally wrote a letter to the Archduke of Southwell.

The issue of coastal border defense is the next top priority. Since the current Archduke of Southwell is unable to change it, he will give up power to the young Earl Campbell.

Young people who dare to think and act are exactly what South Wales needs right now.

At Earl Hall's house, Audrey received a letter from Puning Port, a letter from her second brother Alfred.

"What a coincidence. I remember that Mr. Hasta's territory is not very far from Puning Port. I don't know if the second brother has met Mr. Hasta."

Audrey murmured, then laughed and shook her head. The two of them didn't know each other, so even if they met, nothing would happen.

Her mind returned to the letter. Audrey frowned slightly and thought for a while before deciding to give her second brother a little reminder.

If her second brother really wanted to wait for the opportunity to make a successful career in South Wales, then working with Mr. Hastur would be a good choice.

In this way, she doesn't have to worry too much about her second brother's safety. I guess Earl Hall thinks so too.

After Audrey wrote a reply, she took a blank piece of paper and wrote another letter. This letter was addressed to Mr. Hastur.

In these two letters, she introduced both parties respectively. As for what will happen next, it depends on the thoughts of her second brother and Mr. Hastur.

"Wang!"

Susie, who had been lying at the corner of the table, suddenly barked, reminding Audrey of its existence.

Audrey stopped holding the quill in her right hand, turned sideways and looked at Susie, "Do you want me to mention your existence to Mr. Hastur in the letter?"

"Yes, Audrey, I'd like a gift from South Wales too."

Audrey said earnestly: "Susie, you can't be too greedy as a human being, and the same goes for being a dog."

"Audrey, you have already received three gifts. Moreover, Mr. Hastur also asked you in the letter if you would like to bring me some gifts." Susie's tone was quite aggrieved.

Audrey's focus is, when did Susie spy on Mr. Hastur's letter from South Wales?

Obviously, she didn't open the letter in front of Susie.

Audrey emphasized her tone and said, "Susie, you actually peeked at the letter Mr. Hastur sent me!"

"Wang!"

Susie barked, took out a letter from its kennel, and motioned for Audrey to take it.

After reading it, Audrey stroked her forehead with her hand. It turned out that Mr. Hastur also wrote a letter to Susie.

Of course, this letter was not signed by Susie, but was distinguished by a small pattern of a puppy holding a bone.

But how did Susie know that this letter was specially addressed to it?