Deep Sea Embers

Chapter 250 The first step of honesty

Tirian felt that he was surrounded by darkness, and in the darkness, his senses rose and fell, as if drawn by invisible forces, shuttling in some kind of dimension between reality and illusion.

He tried to open his eyes several times, but he could only see a faint green light and shadows moving rapidly in the darkness. After barely distinguishing them for a long time, he recognized that it was the vision overlooking the city-state.

I seem to be brought to the sky by something?

Only such a thought appeared in his mind, and he lost consciousness again.

And when he could feel his body again, he had already been sent to a safe place—a cold and hard feeling came from under his body, like a cold concrete floor, surrounded by not-so-bright lights, like It was the low-quality electric lamp used for lighting in the warehouse. A vague figure sat next to him, seeming to lower his head curiously.

Tirian's spirit finally sobered.

But he didn't open his eyes right away, but continued to pretend to be unconscious, and at the same time carefully perceived the surrounding environment, trying to determine where he was from the dryness and humidity in the air, the subtle sounds in his ears, and the slightly opened eyelids. kind of situation.

But just as he had time to hear a slight sound of carriages and horses, and just as he confirmed that he might be facing the street in a certain block, he heard the familiar voice that he heard before he fell into a coma suddenly sounded beside him: " You're awake and your eyelids are moving."

Tirian was startled, knowing that he couldn't hide anymore, so he opened his eyes helplessly.

Afterwards, he felt his whole body froze, and what he saw made him bewildered and astonished.

He saw Rae Nora, the Frost Queen—exactly the same as he remembered, not the blond lady with distinctly different hair.

The waist-length silver-haired "Frost Queen" sat on the chair next to her, staring at Tirian lying on the ground with a calm and indifferent expression. Get up suddenly.

A sudden headache made Tirian almost lie down again, but the pain also stimulated his spirit, and he finally got rid of the last trace of dizziness after the coma. He first confirmed that he was indeed awake, and then quickly looked around Four weeks, want to confirm what is this place.

However, what he saw was only a warehouse full of shelves and wooden boxes - the high and low shelves were full of quaint things of unknown age and origin, and the old wooden boxes were piled up in a mess by the wall , there is no window in the field of vision, and of course the outside situation cannot be seen, and the only door is behind the chair where the "Queen" is sitting.

This seems to be just a warehouse, and it is completely impossible to judge where it is located in the city-state.

Tirian looked back, and finally fell on the "Frost Queen".

However, after the initial astonishment and excitement, the big pirate who calmed down immediately had doubts. He thought of the blond lady he had seen before and what she had said to him, and frowned slightly: "Aren't you Your Majesty Le Nora, who are you?"

"As I said, my name is Alice," the silver-haired woman on the chair said with a smile, "Ah, if you mean my hair...I made a little disguise before, because the captain said, my appearance is in the city-state There could be trouble."

She mentioned the captain again.

If it is said that when the other party mentioned "Captain" for the first time, Tirian was just a little confused, but when he heard this title again at this time, the only thing that popped up in his heart was a huge sense of vigilance and crisis, because he It has been confirmed that this is not a bad joke, nor is it a ridiculous trap planned by a captain who has a grudge against him—his terrible father may really stand behind all this.

Tirian stood up slowly, looking warily at the silver-haired woman who called herself "Alice" and said in a deep voice, "It's really him?"

"Yes, he has something to look for you," Alice got up from the chair, and slowly came to an antique mirror next to her, "Captain, he's awake."

In the next second, a faint green flame rose from the edge of the mirror, and Tirian seemed to hear an illusory crackling sound coming into his ears. Then, he saw that the mirror suddenly turned black, and a familiar and majestic figure appeared. Gradually emerged from the darkness.

"Tirion, we meet again." Duncan's voice came from the mirror.

"...Yes, we meet again," Tirian said hesitantly. Although he had met once before, the feeling of talking to his sober and rational father still made him feel very awkward. "Why do you use this way?" ? Don't you mind contacting me in the cathedral?"

"In the cathedral, you can catch up on the old days, but it's not suitable for talking about some more private things—some things, I don't intend to let Gramona listen in," Duncan said unhurriedly, his eyes glanced at Alice who was aside , "You've already met Alice, you should have a lot to ask now."

When Tirian heard his father mention the name of the Storm Goddess, he couldn't help showing a strange expression, but soon, his attention was drawn to Alice, who had the same appearance as the Frost Queen. After thinking about it with a slight frown, He suddenly remembered something, and his expression suddenly changed: "The Explorers Association issued a warning to all captains on the Boundless Sea before, mentioning that anomaly 099 was out of control..."

"As you can see," Duncan smiled, "she is right in front of you."

Tirian immediately glanced at Alice, who was looking harmless to humans and animals, in horror, as if it was only then that he noticed the inhuman traits hidden in the other's overly delicate and perfect face, and those on the other's body that were obviously used to cover the joints. The next second, he touched his neck subconsciously.

Apparently, as one of the most experienced captains on the Boundless Sea, and he is extremely concerned about information related to the Frost Queen, Tirian is quite aware of the characteristics of Anomaly 099.

His movements caught Duncan's eyes.

"Relax," said the voice in the mirror, "Anomaly 099 is under control now."

"...the puppet in the container has awakened and moved freely outside, and you call this 'controlled'," Tirian said to Duncan while he was alert to Alice's movements, and at the same time felt his neck was chilling, "Are you How did you manage to let this 'abnormality' with such a high number be used by you, and even suppress her beheading instinct?"

"Alice is a friendly puppet, not as scary as the world thinks—at least around me," Duncan said casually, "and you, I thought you would mention the Frost Queen first, after all, as far as I know You know, your days of loyalty to that Queen are even longer than your days in the Lost Fleet."

Tirian gradually came to his senses, and he watched the figure in the mirror vigilantly: "You want to learn information about His Majesty Le Nora from me?"

"You have a resistant attitude and don't want to mention it?"

"...I still can't quite believe your 'humanity'."

Duncan was silent for a few seconds before speaking in a low voice: "Do you know what my plan was from the beginning?"

"What was your original plan?"

"It's very easy for me to let Alice pretend to be the Frost Queen Leh Nora, pretend to be resurrected from the dead, play a ghost projection scene, or even directly intervene in your dream," Duncan looked into Tirian's eyes, "I can assure you that you will not be able to tell the truth from the falsehood, and you will be led to say many things, and I can easily obtain the information I want in this way."

Tyrian suddenly felt a chill down his back.

He believed that everything his father said was true, believed that his father could do this, and knew that he would definitely be fooled—even if he could detect a violation in a certain detail, he would definitely be tricked out with a lot of information before that!

Because even just now, after seeing "Blonde Alice" in advance, and knowing that the person in front of him could not be Le Nora, he almost thought that the opposite was the Frost Queen resurrected from the dead!
Tirian subconsciously lowered his eyelids slightly, as if he wanted to avoid direct contact with his father in this way, and at the same time asked in a deep voice, "Then why didn't you do that?"

Duncan watched Tirian calmly.

Why else?Because Alice can't memorize such long words, and can't act in such a long scene, the opponent will panic to death if she bluffs casually. Once she forgets the words, she will call the captain for help without hesitation... [-] rescues per second .

Unbelievable shit.

"Of course it's because I don't want to use deception to get along with my children—even if I have forgotten many things." Duncan looked solemn and his voice was low.

Then he paused, and added: "I don't want to use this kind of 'farce' to insult the monarch you once served - although I am not familiar with her, from the past 'meetings', Lei Nora should be admirable."

"Clap clap clap-"

Hearing the captain's stern reply, Alice next to her immediately applauded—although she basically didn't understand what the captain was saying.

Then Duncan and Tirian looked at the doll with strange eyes.

"...Shouldn't you applaud?" Alice shrank her neck, and carefully glanced at the captain in the mirror, "I just think what the captain said is right..."

A burst of exhaustion flooded his heart, and Duncan sighed: "...you just need to be happy."

At the same time, Tirian suddenly realized a certain detail in his father's words just now, and he was shocked:
"Have you met His Majesty Leigh Nora?!"

(End of this chapter)