Deep Sea Embers

Chapter 236: Across Time and Space
Through a layer of illusory mirrors and flames, Duncan could still clearly observe the reactions of Tirian and Lucrezia from beginning to end—nervousness, vigilance, and vague fear.

From the perspective of "family reunion", this atmosphere is really not good.

But he doesn't mind it, this situation has been expected - he can meet with Tirian in advance under his own control and he has achieved his goal today, and laying the foundation for the meeting now may avoid the future When I suddenly encountered it again, I fell into a situation of rushing, not to mention..."buy one get one free" today.

Unexpectedly, Lucrezia was there too.

Moreover, he was hidden in the mirror just now, and he also heard the communication between Lucrezia and Tirian, and knew that his last attempt to call the other party through "Nilu" was not ineffective, although he did not receive it. Feedback, but there is movement from Lucrecia's side, and this information is also considered a windfall.

Gathering his mind, Duncan maintained his usual calm expression, his eyes slowly swept over Tirian and the crystal ball on the table next to him: "I don't think there is any special reason for a father to find his own children."

Tirian opened his eyes slightly for a moment, but he quickly suppressed the wavering moment. He lowered his voice and looked at the man in the mirror warily: "You should know that this is a cathedral—even if you , and we should somewhat take into account the gods behind this sacred place."

"Yes, this is the cathedral, of course I know - I have seen it burnt to the ground and rebuilt this place from the broken history," Duncan said calmly, "if the gods behind this cathedral are watching , then He owes me a thank you."

Tirian didn't know what to say next for a moment.

But he is not unfamiliar with the feeling of suddenly not knowing what to say when talking to his father.

Because even 100 years ago, when the surname of Abu Normar was not yet cursed, he often kept silent in front of his father—the father was always too majestic and obsessed with mysterious and terrifying things, and Tirian at that time... was not a man of words.

At that time, whenever there was an awkward silence between father and son, it was always the lively Lucrezia who broke the deadlock.

"You...have your sanity escaped the influence of the subspace?" The voice of the "Sea Witch" came from the crystal ball, just like 100 years ago, she broke the embarrassment between her father and brother, "You Come back this time to continue... your expedition plan?"

Duncan looked at Lucrezia, under the calm appearance was the crazy thinking in his heart.

This is a crucial meeting. In this meeting, he will lay a foundation for the future, cover or explain many "doubts" that he may expose in advance, and if possible, let the Lost Homeland and himself All changes from now on have become "natural" for the siblings.

Fortunately, he already had a draft before he came.

"The subspace has left an extremely profound influence on me, and perhaps throughout my life, I will never be able to completely get rid of this influence," he said slowly, controlling the speed of his speech and expression, "I can't remember many things clearly , even including my understanding of the real world and... the way of cognition. I am trying to re-understand this world, and after knowing your existence, I think this may be a key step in rebuilding cognition.”

Speaking of this, he paused before continuing: "But as you said, Lucy—at least, my sanity is back."

This is the most effective way to solve hidden dangers and prepare for the future that he can think of.

In order to maintain the stability of the Lost Home, he must play the role of "Captain Duncan", even if he has reached a tacit agreement with the goat head, he cannot give up this identity, so he must continue to fight in front of Lucrecia and Tirian. This "acting", but no matter how clever the acting is, there are loopholes, not to mention that I know almost nothing about the brothers and sisters, so the most effective way is of course to prepare a pot in advance.

Then buckle the pot on the subspace.

Anyway, all the evil things in this world are related to the subspace, and that place is simply a pot of pots, not bad for him...

Moreover, he also deliberately emphasized that it is not only his memory that has problems, but also his understanding and cognition of the real world-this can almost explain everything that is wrong with him.

The rest is left to Tirian and Lucrecia's imagination.

Lucrezia in the crystal ball was obviously taken aback after hearing Duncan's words. She seemed to be carefully observing the expression changes on her father's face to confirm the authenticity of those words, while Tirian was silent for a short while Then he suddenly asked: "So, your previous actions in Purand were just to save this city-state?"

A smile appeared on Duncan's face: "It's all out of good intentions."

"...but the bishops and judges in the city don't seem to dare to be so credulous," Tirian said in a deep voice, "especially the judge...she is very vigilant against you."

"Oh, I can feel it," Duncan nodded. "She jumped and hacked me twice in a row and failed twice."

Tirian suddenly didn't know how to continue the conversation.

Duncan didn't care about Tyrian's silence, but turned his eyes to the "daughter" in the crystal ball, as if inadvertently asked: "Is Luni with you?"

"She's here." Lucrezia nodded, then waved to the side, and soon, a wind-up doll wearing a maid costume appeared in the crystal ball.

Duncan looked at the clockwork puppet that appeared in front of him in surprise, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't match "Nilu": "...Why does she look like this?!"

"I made a little... transformation to Luni," Lucrezia said with a strange expression, while guessing her father's intention to change the subject suddenly, "Why did you suddenly ask her about it?"

"...I found Nilu," Duncan said calmly, "In a doll shop, you didn't take her away, and she has never been sold."

Lucrezia couldn't help but whispered: "Ah..."

Some long-term memories seemed to come to this "Sea Witch", and the expression on her face suddenly became complicated.

The slight change in her face did not escape Duncan's eyes.

It's almost there-the groundwork has been laid, and further talking may affect the effect.

Duncan's voice came from the mirror: "I'm leaving."

Before Lucrecia and Tirian could react, Tirian subconsciously said, "Leave?"

"I still have a lot of things to do," Duncan said lightly, and his eyes finally fell on Lucrezia, "Nilu will be placed with me first, and if there is a chance in the future, I will give her to you."

As soon as the words fell, his figure began to dim rapidly, and the dark green flame on the edge of the mirror also quietly dissipated like a phantom, leaving no time for Tirian and Lucrezia to continue speaking.

The room was quiet again, and for the next few minutes, neither Lucrecia nor Tirian spoke.

In the end, it was Lucrezia who took the initiative to break the silence: "It just... really happened, didn't it?"

"It's not a hallucination," Tirian shook his head with a wry smile. "Did you ever think that this would happen?"

"...I never thought about it in the most bizarre dreams," Lucrezia said, and then suddenly asked a little nervously, "What do you think of this?"

"Do you mean……"

"What he just said," Lucrezia said with a serious face, "do you think it's true? My father said that he lost most of his memory, and he even needed to re-understand the world. He also said that the influence of the subspace Deep, unable to get rid of completely... But he said that he has regained his sanity..."

"...Frankly speaking, I can't believe every sentence, even including the words 'restore sanity'," Tirian said in a deep voice, "Unless there is more evidence, I would rather believe that this is a subspace conspiracy."

"There is no conspiracy in the warp," Lucrecia said calmly, "Only humans understand conspiracy."

"... What about a human being baptized by the subspace?" Tirian took a breath and shook his head, "When the chaos in the subspace has wisdom, it will be more terrifying than pure chaos...Of course, the situation may It’s not that bad, and I also hope that a miracle will really happen, but for the time being... you should stay on the sidelines and be vigilant. You have been active on the border all year round, and you should be more aware of the necessity of this vigilance than I am.”

"I understand," said Lucrezia, who was silent for a few seconds, and nodded slightly, but then she raised her eyes again, and her eyes fell on the oval mirror again, a little nervous, "...he really left right?"

Tirian thought for a while, took a few steps forward and took off the mirror, and put it upside down on the table.

"I always feel that my father makes me more nervous than before." The well-known big pirate couldn't help but muttered in a low voice.

Lucrezia's voice immediately came from the crystal ball: "That's because you were beaten by him just now, you must have been deeply touched..."

Tirian glanced back, with a blank expression on his face: "Be careful, maybe Luni will suddenly open her mouth and make her father's voice."

The crystal ball went out directly.

……

In the captain's dormitory of the Lost Home, Duncan let out a long sigh of relief, and sorted out the process of communicating with the pair of "sons and daughters" just now.

There should be no omissions.

After sorting out, he casually took a pen and paper from the side, and began to draw on it according to his memory.

After a few strokes, a strange hexagonal emblem appeared on the paper.

That was exactly the weird symbol that Tirian had shown before Vanna and Bishop Valentine, and it was what the emblems carried on the weird "ascetics" that Captain Duncan had received 100 years ago.

Through Fanna's eyes, Duncan got this unexpected information!
Putting down the pen in his hand, Duncan looked thoughtfully at this weird hexagon and the fragmented cross structure inside it, thinking about where to start to decipher the secret of this symbol.

But suddenly, his eyes froze.

He saw a wet mark suddenly appeared on the edge of the paper, as if an invisible water flow soaked the corner of the paper, and then, in the middle of the soaked water mark, a little blurred lines emerged!
That's one word.

Thank you.

(End of this chapter)