Deep Sea Embers

Chapter 255 Maybe It's Not Over
At this point, Duncan finally figured out the ins and outs of the "Abyss Project" that had been dusty for half a century, and why it was regarded as a taboo, and even the rebels who started the Frost Rebellion were deeply afraid of it — they should indeed be afraid.

Although the whole thing happened in the real dimension from the beginning to the end, when the situation started to get out of control, it obviously went beyond the order of the real world. Under the deep sea... There are completely unknown horrors hidden, and until the end, no one After figuring out what it is, only people keep falling into madness, and the whole plan keeps accelerating, as if sliding towards the abyss.

The deep dive with no end in sight, the gradually creeping weird atmosphere, coupled with the Frost Queen's almost autistic late-stage behavior... In all fairness, even Duncan himself would instinctively think that the original Lei Nora was really bewitched and controlled by something, and even suspected that the "Frost Queen" was colluding with the subspace.

In this case, don't say that the Queen's opponents are lurking in Frost itself, and don't say that there are many city-states in Lengliehai that have mischief against the Frost Queen's rule. Even if the situation in the north is originally stable, it will follow As time goes by, the undercurrent gradually rises.

But Tirian has always emphasized that Le Nora has never been affected by anything. He firmly believes that the Frost Queen has been awake until the end, and has been protecting the city-state until the end.

Duncan couldn't say whether Tirian's judgment was correct, but he tended to believe it because...he had also seen the "Frost Queen" in historical fragments.

The other party also asked him soberly and rationally to "not pollute history."

At least from that meeting, the Frost Queen didn't look like a terrifying lunatic controlled by the warp.

But it was precisely because of this that Duncan was very curious-he couldn't figure out what kind of motive would make a sober city-state ruler make those autistic and extreme decisions, making her want to live in the city at all costs. Knowing that there is a problem with the Qianyuan plan, she still continues to advance the project. What is the reason that makes her keep all the secrets in her heart, even in front of her most trusted naval commander?

After thinking for a long time, Duncan found that all the questions finally point to one point: what "mystery" did the Frost Queen learn in the deep sea?
"...After the Frost Rebellion, you never returned to that city-state?" Duncan asked, looking up at Tirian.

"No, His Majesty Rey Nora once ordered me to leave Frost with my direct troops, and at that time the rebels had already colluded with other northern city-states and gathered an entire fleet in the open sea," Tirian said Up to this point, the tone is particularly low, this is obviously a past that he doesn't want to mention, "...but if I stayed in disobedience, Frost would have one more army that is still loyal to the queen, and those rebels would never be able to easily Breaking through the port's defenses..."

"So there are rumors in later generations that you actually participated in the rebellion, and you even took the initiative to put the rebels into Frost." Duncan said, shaking his head, "Have you ever thought about why the Frost Queen asked After giving that order, doesn't she have anything else to say to you?"

"...I have been confused by this for many years," Tirian said frankly. "The queen didn't order anything, but just let me leave with the team. I thought that maybe she wanted to leave an army for herself in the future." Revenge, but...it's meaningless at all, she forbids us to return to the city-state, and the rebels occupy the city-state, how can we take revenge if we don't return?"

"You can plunder the rebel fleet in the open sea and intercept all merchants entering and leaving Frost. You have done this for many years."

"Yes, this was the only thing I could think of doing at that time, and it was also the only way for the Sea Fog Fleet to survive... At that time we didn't even have a home port," Tirian shook his head, "but now We have gradually stopped this looting activity."

"why?"

"...Because the last rebel leader is also dead, old man," Tirian smiled wryly and spread his hands, "We have been trying every means to capture those rebel leaders, and if we catch them, we will hang them on the mast , and then threw the corpses on the merchant ship heading for Frost, so they learned to be smart later, and they simply huddled in the city-state, and did not step out of the city for decades. I can only watch them die peacefully until the death of all those who participated in the rebellion."

Duncan didn't speak for a while, he was silent for a long time thoughtfully, and then suddenly said: "The soldiers under your command are all 'living dead', right?"

Tirian replied casually: "Yes, it is a well-known thing."

"Have they all directly or indirectly participated in the 'Abyss Project'?"

"I participated in that plan. As my direct troops, of course they also participated," Tirian said casually, then frowned slightly, "What did you think of?"

"You have participated in the Abyss Project, but you did not become crazy and weird in the later stage like other people who participated in the plan. After '1000 meters', the Frost Queen had a dispute with you and excluded you from this plan, and On the eve of the rebel attack, your queen specifically ordered you to lead the troops directly under you to stay away from the frost..."

Duncan said slowly while thinking, and finally, his eyes fell on Tirian, and his voice was low: "You are right, the Frost Queen may indeed want to keep an army, but she keeps this army It doesn't seem to be to avenge myself..."

Tirian slowly showed a surprised expression, but just before he was about to ask something more, the figure in the mirror shook his head slightly: "Don't ask me, I will even ask you about things that you don't understand yourself. I don't understand - I just expressed my thoughts from the perspective of a bystander."

Afterwards, the room fell into a brief silence, and after some time, Duncan's voice sounded again: "Tirion, we have talked long enough."

The big pirate, who was deep in thought, raised his head subconsciously when he heard the words, and looked at his father in the mirror with some surprise, as if he had just realized something at this time, a complicated expression of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

He seemed to have just realized how much he had talked with the other person, and realized that he had completely adapted to the atmosphere of this conversation without knowing it-even a century ago, he had rarely had such a relationship with his father. The long talk, and as for the vigilance in my heart when I just woke up here... it disappeared without knowing when.

"I..." He subconsciously wanted to say something, but at this moment, there was a tingling pain on his forehead, which made him touch his forehead, "Ah, it hurts enough..."

"...The child's hands are not serious or serious, I hope you don't care about her," Duncan's voice sounded in the mirror, "Do you need ointment?"

"No... no need," Tirian waved his hands with a weird expression, and he couldn't help recalling the last scene he remembered before coming here, that weird little girl, and that flying... It was a dog-like thing, and then suddenly realized, "Wait, I remembered, that's not a dog, it's a deep hound!"

He looked into the mirror, his eyes filled with disbelief: "Is that also your current subordinate? A... Annihilation cultist?"

He seemed a little hesitant when he said the words "Annihilation Cultist", obviously he was not sure of Shirley's true identity - after all, he had seen creatures like Annihilation Cultist before, but he came over recklessly with the contract demon It's really the first time I see...

"She is indeed doing something for me," Duncan said with a half-smile, "but if you have the chance to see her again, I suggest you not mention the word 'oblivion cultist' in front of her, she doesn't like it very much."

Tirian let out a bewildered oh, and then looked around subconsciously, his eyes finally fell on Alice who seemed to have started to wander around.

Alice reacted quickly and looked at Tirian curiously: "What do you think I am doing?"

"It's nothing." Tirian withdrew his gaze, and he didn't know what emotion was hidden in his complicated eyes. Finally, he looked at the mirror that was still burning with flames, and asked with some uncertainty, "Then I...can I left?"

"Do you still want to stay for dinner?"

Tirian quickly waved his hand: "Ah... no, there's no need..."

"Well, then I will arrange for my courier to take you..." Duncan in the mirror nodded, but suddenly, he frowned, as if thinking of something, "Wait, I suddenly thought of something."

Tirian was a little nervous subconsciously: "One thing?"

"Strictly speaking, it's two doubts about the same thing." Duncan's expression became serious again, and he stared at Tirian, "Do you still remember what you mentioned just now, the No. [-] submersible came up one after another" copy product'?"

"Of course," Tirian nodded, "Counting the first body and the subsequent six copies, a total of seven 'No. [-] submersibles' floated to the surface."

"I have two questions." Duncan collected his thoughts and said slowly, "First, the first submersible that surfaced at that time...is it really the main body?

"Second, was the seventh submersible that surfaced at that time really empty?"

(End of this chapter)