Deep Sea Embers

Chapter 254 Frost Rebellion

Tirian's narration finally came to an end, but in Duncan's view, this weird story ended too hastily.

"Is everything over? Is it really over?" He couldn't help but look at the big pirate opposite him through the mirror, with doubts in his tone, "A submersible, with a storehouse of explosives, ran to 1000 meters Deep underwater can solve the deteriorating "out-of-control supernatural phenomenon"? Let's not discuss how powerful those explosives can be released at a depth of 1000 meters - only from the analysis of the supernatural field, that kind of explosion may destroy A... paranormal phenomenon?"

"We can only think so," Tirian was obviously not surprised by his father's doubts, "In fact, no one knows what happened at the depth of 1000 meters at that time, and no one knows what the No. [-] submersible saw there Thing, the only connection we have with the deep water is the part of the perception shared by the priest through the psychic echo... A scream, a roar, and a roar, these tiny fragments can't piece together the truth.

"As a matter of fact, after the No. [-] submersible exploded, no replica of the 'No. [-] submersible' ever surfaced from the deep sea, so we can only think that... the matter is settled."

"The matter is resolved..." Duncan frowned and shook his head, "Well, let's consider the matter resolved, then the Abyss Project..."

"The Abyss Project is not over, and this is the worst part of the matter," Tirian said bluntly, "After such a thing happened, and at a huge price, we managed to solve the strange crisis of the No. [-] submersible, It stands to reason that we should really re-examine the submersible plan and stop this dangerous project in time. However, His Majesty Lei Nora resisted all opinions, not only announcing that the plan will be restarted and the construction of the No. [-] submersible will be started, and even... The priority of the Abyss Project has been raised to the highest level, and extraordinary manpower and material resources have been used for this purpose."

Duncan's eyes suddenly became deep, and he vaguely realized that the real "out of control" part of this matter probably started from here. The "crime" of the Frost Queen and the rebellion half a century ago are all Originated from this.

He looked into Tirian's eyes. "It sounds like you didn't support your queen."

"I had a dispute with her, a very fierce dispute, which is why I said that I would no longer directly participate in the 'Abyss Project' after the depth of '1000 meters' - because after that, I felt that things were heading towards slipping in a dangerous direction," Tirian said slowly, with a deep voice, "but now that I think about it, I should have tried my best to stop the Frost Queen instead of avoiding her...I trusted her too much to not Realizing that she's going to make mistakes, too."

"You think the Frost Queen did make a mistake?"

"The Abyss Project caused a series of crises in Frost, and gave the opponents an opportunity to take advantage of it. This increasingly extreme exploration action eventually even killed Her Majesty Le Nora. At least from this point of view, this Of course it was a mistake."

"...After Lei Nora insisted on carrying out the Abyss plan, what else happened?"

"After that, I no longer directly participated in this project. I don't know much about the situation, but only from occasional inquiries, it can be seen that the plan is not going smoothly, and... there are more and more weird and terrifying things , is getting worse," Tirian said calmly, "The No. [-] submersible has been completed, using the most advanced engineering technology and tough materials at that time, but its dive is always accompanied by various accidents. , as if there is something in the dark, preventing humans from continuing to dive into the sea...

"Some of the people involved in the project went crazy, some were injured inexplicably, some disappeared suddenly, and appeared in the city-state in a daze. The explorers who took the submersible became suspicious and irritable, and no longer looked like rigorous and respectable scholars and soldiers. , and more and more like eerie fanatics, even... It is said that even the 'No. More and more like some kind of... 'living thing'.

"And the weirdest thing is that even with this series of changes, even if the atmosphere of the whole project is getting more and more terrifying, the Abyss Project is still advancing without hesitation. Those who participate in the project, those who are accompanied by madness and accidents all day long Yes, even those who have started to experience frequent trauma themselves, none of them was timid to quit, and none of them had doubts and resistance to the orders of the higher-ups, giving people the feeling that..."

Tirian was a little stuck, and couldn't seem to find the right words to describe the atmosphere of that year.

Seeing this, Duncan said softly, "It's as if the deep sea is calling them."

"Yes, it's as if the deep sea is calling them." Tirian was startled, nodded immediately, and then gave Duncan a strange look, "Very...precise description."

"Don't think too much, just keep talking."

Tirian withdrew his gaze and sorted out his thoughts: "That's it, the whole plan seems to be called and pushed by some force, and it even seems that this 'plan' itself has produced some kind of will, and is persistently marching towards the deep sea. And those members who participated in the project have become cells in this huge will.

"And in such an atmosphere, the No. 1000 submersible has crossed the depth of [-] meters unknowingly. I don't know how deep it dived in the end. I only heard...that is an astonishing number, very, very Astonishing, from the perspective of engineering, materials, and the technical level of the year...a number that is impossible to achieve.

"The deep sea has embraced the submersible project, the deep sea has accepted the No. [-] submersible, and the increasingly weird machine and its increasingly weird crew members travel through the dark deep sea thousands of meters deep with ease as if returning home However, in the surrounding waters of the Abyss Project... Strange incidents are gradually increasing.

"Merchant ships began to constantly observe the same 'reflection' of their own ships appearing near the surface of the sea. Thick fog frequently descended on the east of Frost. There were shadows floating in the fog that looked like ships and giant beasts. Some... ...'Strangers', very, very many strangers, they gather near the relevant facilities of the Abyss Project, and they all claim to be participants of the plan, and the number of these strangers even exceeds the actual number of participants of the Abyss Project.

"It was under such circumstances that rumors...in fact, they were no longer rumors, and rumors began to spread. At first, people just said that the Frost Queen was doing some suspicious research, but soon, the saying turned into Frost The queen is studying the subspace, and later on, it will become the Frost Queen colluding with the subspace, and has already formed a cooperation with the big boss in the subspace——Captain Duncan..."

Tirian exhaled lightly, and spread his hands: "You will know what happened next, the Great Frost Rebellion that shocked the north."

The small warehouse full of "antiques" fell into silence for a while. After an unknown period of time, Duncan's voice came out of the mirror unhurriedly: "It's understandable for people to associate this matter with the subspace. , but when it comes to the Lost Country, the imagination is really too rich."

"Actually, this is a very normal association, and this association process is even related to me," Tirian smiled wryly and shook his head, "Who told me to be your son—and I happen to be loyal to the Frost Queen, and I participated in the This terrible project. You should know that the imagination of the conspiracy theorist is always the strongest."

Duncan was noncommittal, and after thinking for a while, he said: "If you look at it this way, I really don't complain about the outbreak of the great rebellion. The abyss plan that Le Nora insisted on pushing was too dangerous, and from your description...she was His mental state is really not right."

"This is what I want to add a few more words," Tirian said suddenly, "I know that all signs indicate that the Frost Queen's behavior at that time has lost her mind, and she is determined to go her own way like a lunatic who has been seduced by something. , but I know that she...has been sober the whole time, very sober, very sane, and knows exactly what she's doing."

"Oh?"

"I had a dispute with her, but I was still her trusted general, and I was able to get close to her—in fact, other high-ranking officials of the city-state can, and they all know that the queen has never been crazy, and she has no desires. Conspiracies to destroy the city-state or threaten the world, yes, they know...but they are afraid, hesitate, and some have been bribed and bewitched, and they are not as determined as I am.

"But I know that maybe the other participants of the Abyss Project are gradually being affected by something, but she... obviously resisted this influence and is using it in reverse."

"You mean, the Frost Queen actually has a clear and 'safe' plan, and she's sure to get it done, but she didn't tell anyone—not even explain it to you," Duncan mused Looking at Tirian, "And you still trust her unconditionally? Because you believe that even if there is something threatening the city-state under the deep sea, everything is under the control of Le Nora?"

"In your opinion, this kind of trust should be too blind."

"It's up to you to be blind or not," Duncan shook his head, "I just want to say that the Frost Queen didn't seem to be able to really let 'everything is under control'-she died in the hands of the rebels in the end. The plan was completely buried, and things didn't go the way she planned."

"...I really can't refute that."

Tyrian sighed helplessly.

(End of this chapter)