Deep Sea Embers

The diffuse golden light enveloped the entire sea, filling all the space around the Brilliant Star.

This "magic battleship" with a strange shape was moving forward in a shroud of light. The front half of its hull was operating at full power. The paddle wheel structures on both sides of the hull were roaring. A large number of magic mechanisms set up on the deck were constantly moving. Projecting flashing gratings into the surrounding air, the devices designed by the "Sea Witch" are constantly detecting the surrounding environment during navigation to collect important data.

The first half of the ship is like a mist. The illusory structure like a ghost ship sometimes condenses and sometimes becomes almost transparent. As the surrounding light rises and falls, it dissipates like fog. Many ghost-like sailors are in that half. There are activities on the transparent deck, monitoring the status of the "spiritual depth" while ensuring the stability of the Brilliant Star itself.

The sailors in the front and back sections of the entire ship are clearly distinguished and each performs their own duties. They only occasionally communicate or move around when necessary.

Lucretia stood at the front of the ship, standing on the "blooming" top deck, which was like a large open terrace and had the best view of the entire ship, allowing her to see clearly

conditions on the sea.

There are two thick chains extending from the waist of the Brilliant Star, crossing the slightly undulating sea in front, and wrapping around a huge stone ball dozens of meters away from the stern of the ship.

The stone ball floats several meters above the sea, seemingly weightless. However, the occasional creaking sound from the chain and the fact that the Brilliant Star is still sailing very fast despite being fully powered prove that it is not easy to drag that thing. It's as easy as imagined.

Lucretia looked at Cressy for a long time before looking away and rubbing her eyes.

The endless light mist released around Vanna is actually not dazzling, but being shrouded in this boundless light for a long time will still make the eyes slightly uncomfortable, and the mysterious concave and convex lines on the surface of Cressy are even more dazzling after looking at it for a long time.

It's just that apart from these dazzling feelings, Vanna and the surrounding light mist themselves don't seem to be very harmful. You won't be mentally damaged when you look at them, and you won't hear weird and scary sounds when you get close. "From the border." It’s not common to find strange relics.

Lucretia has been wandering on the border for many years, and she has seen a lot of things that can easily induce mortals to go crazy, and this one that projects the illusion of a huge geometric body is really an anomaly among many border relics.

"Indeed, it didn't show any bad intentions, and even came here to give it a warning." Bishop Yu Piaogui nodded lightly. "The problem of Vision 001 has not actually attracted the attention of the Church of the Seven Gods, but As far as I know, the current mainstream view in various churches is still waiting for when Vision 001 can return to abnormality, but if the warning conveyed by Captain Duncan is true

"…How did he say?"

This is something unimaginable for a special ship, but for the hostess of the Brilliant Star, this is an easy operation.

"Now, I also picked up a small stone. If he comes back and finds out, I don't know what he will think."

"Behind Purand today, there stands a 'master in the shadows', just like the 'Ten Cities' described in "The Psalms of Galen". In this way, in the shadows stands an uncrowned king, an unnamed king. The great consul, an invisible but tangible 'owner', this 'master' did not declare his authority to the city, just as he did not declare that he was the owner of the coins in his pocket - but when When he takes out the coins, he will also think of asking their opinions."

"Did Qingfeng Port receive any news from us?" Lucretia turned slightly and asked, "They didn't respond at all?"

Until we returned to the cathedral and until the evening prayers began, Shi Qiu still looked worried - and it was obviously impossible for me to hide my preoccupied state from Bishop Shi Qiu.

Before I finished speaking, my figure suddenly disintegrated into countless flying colorful pieces of paper, fluttering in the wind towards the direction of the captain's cabin.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered something from a long time ago," Lucretia said softly, "Luni, you know

Well, you used to scold your father when he came back from his adventures. "

In the large prayer room connected to the side hall, Shi Qiu quietly listened to what Shi Qiu said.

Because the bow part of the Brilliant Star is sailing in the spirit world, and the spirit world has not been affected by Yu Giao, my ghost sailors cannot observe sea conditions and guide the route in the observation deck and chart room at the stern to ensure that the Brilliant Star The ship is sailing on the right track.

"It's not even one-eighth of the determined speed," Lucretia sighed, "This little ball looks floating, and it's so hard to drag. "

In the face of the bishop's inquiry, I did not hide the "dream communication" I had with the ghost captain on the way back from the port.

Valentinya hummed, and then he didn't know what he was thinking. After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly chuckled and shook his head like a self-deprecation.

Having said this, I shook my head slightly.

"Lucrecia said as she turned her head and glanced in the direction of the bow - due to the infinite length of the chain, the Brilliant Star is not sailing outside the "huge geometry" projected by Vana, and can be seen beyond the bow. There was just endless glow, and the normal sea surface could not be seen at all.

"It's really weird." Luni tilted her head, looking confused like a human being. "We have tried various methods, but we can't measure its correct mass."

"Late at night," Lu Ni nodded, "you really should rest."

"But I feel that at least Captain Duncan is not trying to transform the city-state into some kind of indescribable hotbed as mentioned in the long poem "Ten Cities." At least you don't show any bad intentions now. "

"I'm not surprised by his visit," the old bishop said with a fierce expression. "The entire city-state of Puland has undergone some kind of transformation. Whether we want to deny it or not, we and the land under our feet are now the same as The Lost Home has established an inseparable connection. I talked about this with your uncle, do you know what he said? "

A sound of footsteps came from the side, and the voice of the clockwork demon Luni sounded: "Mistress, there is a report from the boiler room. The machine power may be increased again. It is not the maximum speed now."

"Let's find a suitable handover point in the offshore area, at least two or three nautical miles away from the port, otherwise we have to be prepared for the entire port area to be shrouded in darkness."

"We have received news that a research team composed of mathematicians, runeologists and extraordinary experts is preparing at the port, as well as people sent by the Insurance Association," Luni replied immediately, "But I also I told them that the Brilliant Star is sailing very slowly now, so they may have to wait for a while."

"Yeah, I'm scolding you for always picking up some weird things outside,"

Lucretia seemed to be lost in memories, thinking as she spoke slowly, "Sometimes when I find a broken stone in the border area, I will study it excitedly for ten days and a half, and I will drag my brother and me to study it together."

"Then our world will be in big trouble."

"It's not just a matter of waiting a little longer," Lucretia looked at the ubiquitous golden light on the sea and couldn't help but pursed her lips, "Tell them, what I found this time is not a big thing. Son - Although its "body" is indeed not big, its scope of influence is too great.

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Luni didn't know how to respond to her mistress. She remained silent for a moment before speaking: "You rarely mention things about your old master."

The old bishop stopped, and then sighed softly after a moment.

"Maybe it's because a lot has happened recently," Lucretia shook her head. Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm a little tired. What time is it now? "

But I am not worried that the ship will get lost, nor will I worry that the ship will hit an island or reef.

"Fortunately, at least I can still drag it. It's a little slower, but sooner or later I can drag it back."

Shi Qiu showed a thoughtful expression: "The Ten Cities is said to be the most chilling fragment in the "Golan Psalms". It describes the process of ten city-states being gradually taken over by an invisible ruler and transformed into shadows. and

Until the end of the long poem, the author did not describe the ruler himself in the slightest, but only hinted at the existence of the 'invisible king' through the description of the atmosphere, customs and environment in the city-state. I had read it, but I was too young to understand the gusto with which adults talked about the horror of this long poem. "

Luni lowered her head slightly: "No, mistress, we will pass a lighthouse facility in seventeen minutes. At that time, I will send another telegram to Qingfeng Port."

The doll Luni looked at him doubtfully: "Mistress?"

I turned around and stared at the chain extending out from the stern of the ship and the stone pillar at the end of the chain.

"Old master? Are you scolding me?"

"Is it late at night?" Lucretia asked in surprise, then waved her hand, "Drag this thing, and it will be the same as daytime for twenty-two hours. You are living day and night upside down, staring at the ship. I'm going to rest first."