Deep Sea Embers.

Chapter 74 Incomplete Memory

Duncan quickly withdrew his gaze from the golden mask, let himself lower his eyes slightly like the ordinary believers around him, and pretended to be ready to listen to the teachings seriously.

He hadn't heard anything useful enough to get the cult's attention too soon.

And the moment he lowered his head, the feeling of being swept by someone's gaze came over again.

Duncan frowned slightly, and following his feelings, it was indeed the girl in the black dress with the strange bell around her neck who was secretly observing him—and when his gaze turned away, she turned away calmly. Too much.

This made Duncan extremely puzzled.

He was convinced that he didn't know her, and there was no information about the girl in the memory of the original owner of this body—why did a follower of the Sun God who met for the first time pay attention to him so often?

Is it because the pigeon on his shoulder is really unique?
He just thought about it for a while, and then he heard the voice of the leader of the believers suddenly coming from the front—after wearing a golden mask, the leader has become the incarnation of some kind of divine power, and even the voice when he speaks is low and deep. He became majestic, and he didn't know if he deliberately controlled the voice, or if the mask really mixed another consciousness into his voice:
"The prayer is over. The Lord has witnessed our piety and reverence—grace has shined on our souls. Brothers and sisters, be grateful. We have persisted in this difficult and dark world for one more day, and we are far away from the scorching sun. The day when health and order will be recast is one day closer."

The "priest" wearing a golden mask opened his hands and spoke in a very bewitching tone, and then his eyes suddenly fell on a corner among the believers, and his tone was calm and friendly.

"However, before proceeding to today's assembly, we would like to welcome two compatriots who were once trapped in darkness during difficult times, but thanks to the guidance of the Lord, they were able to return to the community... Let me introduce myself, Simple."

Two compatriots?

Duncan suddenly remembered that the leader seemed to have told him that he was not the only strange face in this rally, and then he looked in the direction the leader was looking at—he saw the man in the girl in black dress.

For some reason, he was not surprised.

"You can call me Shirley," the girl naturally took half a step forward, and said in a calm and generous manner, "My parents are both believers, but unfortunately they were killed by the minions of the Deep Sea Church four years ago. Block, have never been in contact with other siblings... Fortunately, you are here."

Her voice was not loud, and she sounded quiet and well-behaved. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would be really hard to connect such a child with a bloody cultist.

"Welcome back to us, young sister," the leader nodded, and then looked at the surrounding believers, "Xue Li's parents were killed by the church's purge four years ago, we were on the list back then. The names of her parents were found on the website - followed by another sibling."

The leader's eyes finally fell on Duncan.

"Duncan, live in the lower city." Duncan had already made preparations and stepped forward calmly. "A few days ago, the Church of the Deep Sea destroyed a sacrificial ceremony in the sewer. I am a survivor."

He spoke very briefly, but his attitude was sincere and candid enough, and the news of the Church of the Deep Sea raiding the stronghold of the sewer cult was well known and occupied the front pages of several newspapers, so immediately after his words fell, several believers around him started talking in low voices , the leader in the center of the assembly hall nodded and added the situation: "This is also a tried and tested compatriot. After experiencing the devastation of those hyenas in the Deep Sea Church, he is still trying his best to return to the embrace of the Lord—— He has the blessed emblem on his body as a token, which is trustworthy."

After the leader's words fell, those believers who didn't understand the situation at the scene immediately cast their eyes on Duncan. Some nodded and others sighed. Duncan continued to cover most of his face and recited the multiplication table backwards...

"The brief introduction is over." At this moment, the leader finally spoke about the part that Duncan was interested in. "Next, we will announce the latest situation."

Duncan's ears perked up immediately.

"...At present, a large number of compatriots are still gathering in this city-state, including ordinary believers with firm beliefs, as well as powerful messengers and priests. Our power in this city-state is gradually increasing, and the order is being reshaped. The day is drawing near...

"However, it is undeniable that the minions of the Church of the Deep Sea have also reacted. Recently, the city-state authorities have become more stringent in their investigations of foreign populations. Several of our gathering points have also been destroyed by the authorities. Therefore, brothers and sisters who are active in the city must Be careful, the collection of sacrifices can be slowed down - the son of the Lord has issued a metaphorical order, we have collected more than half of the power recently, and there are still gaps, the son of the Lord will personally solve it..."

The surrounding believers seemed to be greatly moved at once, and began to praise the kindness and greatness of the Sun God. Duncan immediately thought of the sacrificial ceremony he saw in the sewer before—these cultists were indeed in the sewer. Using that kind of ritual to gather power, and it sounds like... the group of behind-the-scenes manipulators known as the "Children of the Sun" actually participated in this time?

At present, the strength gathered by this group of cultists seems to be insufficient, because the city hall and church of Puland have been aware of their activities, but if those sons also go to battle in person... I am afraid that the plan of this group of cultists will continue to advance!

At this moment, he heard the leader continue to say: "...Our most important task at present is to determine the specific location of the sun fragments. Remember, our goal is always to bring the real sun god back to the world, and to find the sun god. The missing sun shard is the most important link!"

Duncan's heart skipped a beat—shards of the sun?What is that?

Can a stack of Sun Shards make Spear of Adun even bigger?
He felt the pigeon on his shoulder suddenly become restless, and Ai let out a low cooing sound from his throat while shaking his body vigorously.

Through the connection from the fire of the spirit body, he could vaguely sense what the pigeon wanted to do.

It wanted to shove, to shove loudly, to get Duncan to get the Solar Tomahawk, and to call in another wave of troops.

But it can't talk - it's just a pigeon here.

This can make it depressed bad.

"Quiet." Duncan could only murmur in a low voice, and at the same time rubbed the pigeon's head with the back of his hand to comfort him. At the same time, a believer who was closer to the leader asked: "We can now determine the location of the sun fragments." Approximate location? Is there any way...to detect it?"

"The fragments of the sun are currently in a dormant state, and cannot be detected by any means yet," the leader shook his head, "but the Lord has sent down guidance, and the fragments should be hidden near the lower city of Prand. In addition, considering that today there are New compatriots join, let me explain the situation again:
"According to the information we have, the fragment first appeared in the human world 11 years ago, and it is very likely that it triggered a large-scale supernatural phenomenon—maybe a large fire, or an abnormally high temperature in the entire block, It could also be collective spontaneous combustion, group hallucinations, which is what we are investigating now.

"The city-state authorities have detailed information about extraordinary phenomena over the years. The great gods have already tried to find these records. Some ordinary people living in the lower city may still remember the 'strange things' that happened here 11 years ago. Our task is to collect clues in this regard to deduce the location of sun debris.

"But be careful, you must be careful in all inquiries. Although the authorities have always been loose in the management of the lower city, the hyenas of the Church of the Deep Sea sometimes have a particularly keen sense of smell...they have already become vigilant."

The leader explained the current situation to the surrounding congregants, and Duncan's mind was also spinning rapidly. He paid special attention to the time point "11 years ago"-according to the leader, 11 years ago was called The day when something otherworldly from the Sunshard came into the world, but Duncan noticed the timing for something else.

Nina lost her parents 11 years ago at the age of six.

It seems to be because of a fire.

Is it just a coincidence?Is there such a coincidence?

Duncan tried his best to sort out the messy and broken memories in his mind, but more than half of these memories had dissipated with the death of the original owner of his body. He tried his best to recall, but he could only remember one or two vague fragments: The original owner of this body rushed out of the fire, holding his dying niece in his arms. Behind him, an invisible building burned and collapsed. Indistinct frantic crowds are running wildly on the street...

(End of this chapter)