Deep Sea Embers

Both Vanna and Valentin were stunned by this sudden change. Pope Helena's "judgment" was not so much a solemn religious ruling, but more like a deliberate result - the result had already been decided, just now The conversation is just a program.

Such a hasty "ruling" was of course difficult for Vanna, the judge, to accept, and even for Valentine next to her. They all said in unison: "His Majesty the Pope..."

"Okay, okay, there's nothing wrong with that. There will always be some ups and downs in life, just like storms are always the most unpredictable existence," Helena waved her hand, interrupting Vanna and Val. Lundin's words, "And don't fall into despair easily, Saint Vanna - Removing the duties of a judge is not necessarily a punishment, it's just that you are not suitable for this job now. Maybe the storm has another favor for you. ?”

Vanna was startled when she heard the words, and seemed to vaguely hear some deep meaning in Helena's tone. However, just as she was about to ask something, she saw the Pope in front of her shaking his head at her.

"Let's stop here for now. There are still some things that I need to see with my own eyes before I can decide," Helena said lightly, "Plande, I haven't set foot on this land personally for many years."

When she said this, she paused briefly.

"You go back to the upper level first. The elevator is ready. I will complete a prayer here - it won't take long. We will meet on the upper deck."

Before she could even realize what was going on, Vanna and Valentin were "rushed" back into the elevator together. Until the elevator reached the top, until the two of them left the car and walked in the corridor to the upper deck, Valentin Ding Cai broke the silence in a low voice: "Fanna, how...are you feeling now?"

She really couldn't think of a better way to say this to break the embarrassment.

Stopped. "Your calmness and rationality are indeed far beyond ordinary people - when this kind of thing suddenly happens to you, most people may not be able to think calmly like you so quickly," Valentine stepped forward again, walking While saying, "But compared to this, I care about another thing now."

After all, her young self did not have a thorough understanding of the original text of the storm as a senior priest like Bishop Valentine. She actually did not think of these key points for a moment!

For some reason, she always felt vaguely uneasy.

"I think she is quite unhuman," the hoarse old voice came again, "Isn't she doing a very good job? There is no judge who can surpass me in the comprehensive evaluation of the major city-states, so she will be given to me immediately." Dismissal, let alone the reason for the wavering of faith, we are very vague, as long as we can continue to perform our duties, this reason is the most insignificant. "

Tirian took a deep breath, pressed his hand on the railing in front, frowned and thought.

At that moment, as if to confirm this growing uneasiness, a burst of slow footsteps suddenly came from behind.

I am asleep. Vanna frowned subconsciously, but did not speak for a moment. Valentin continued: "In addition, she chose to announce your dismissal in a secret room that no one knew about. If according to the teachings, the Pope will be there." The secrets taught in the secret room must not be passed on to others, no matter what the content of the secret is, this is a 'dangerous code'."

This is the bottom of the Pilgrimage Ark. It is an area that normal people rarely have the opportunity to come into contact with, or even understand at all. I call it the "belly of the beast". In a sense, this statement is actually correct at all. .

The usually calm first mate's face was filled with relief at this moment.

In the extremely vast space, Pope Helena stood quietly among the dim firelight. After an unknown amount of time, she raised her head and looked at the nearby darkness.

These things that were originally hidden in the darkness, all appeared in front of Helena's eyes as the fire spread.

Helena stepped forward, crossed these burning braziers, and came to a location that had not been illuminated by fire before.

"An ancient diving device suddenly appeared in the Frost Coast," Aiden couldn't help but take a breath when he said this. "It's the 'No. 2 Submersible,' the fourth one."

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Clusters of flames spread with his footsteps, gradually illuminating the entire dim space, reflecting these things that had not been illuminated before.

Valentine shook his head helplessly: "I thought you would at least ask."

There are intricate vein structures on the ground, huge tumors or nerve nodules hanging from the high dome, nerve cords and vascular pillars hanging from the dome, and huge pale supports that look like special skeletons.

Tirian came to the bow of the ship and looked at the open sea behind. However, that time, the hoarse old voice did not respond at all.

"what do you mean…"

"He's afraid you'll be serious."

"Are you serious about taking these two steps back?"

Valentine stared at the pillar blankly for a long time, then stretched out his hand and slowly stroked the concave and convex grooves formed by nerve fibers.

At first, he thought this was the sequelae of "his father's injury" and the accumulation of pressure caused by seeing his father several times offshore and in the city of Puland. However, as the Sea Fog got farther and farther away from Puland, that Instead of weakening, the uneasiness is becoming more intense.

The corner of Valentine's mouth seemed to tremble: "Do you feel you are satisfied with this scene?"

It seems that something is about to happen, or has happened, and this matter is most likely related to me.

"To remove an inquisitor from his position, a new inquisitor must take over, and such an important position as a city-state inquisitor must be tested and appointed by the pope himself - you should know this process," Warren Ding said slowly, "But His Majesty the Pope did not mention this matter at all. It should have been a 'necessary matter' that was announced at the same time as the dismissal of the appointment, or even delayed."

On the vast and boundless sea, the steel battleship Sea Fog is sailing through the waves. As the battleship gradually "recovers" and its power is fully turned on at this moment, this thin layer of ice fog also appears around the ship again, and around it. Large ice floes are constantly forming on the sea in the distance.

Fanna was stunned and frowned slightly: "How can I continue to perform my duties in Puland?"

"Your dismissal will not be known to anyone," Valentine looked into her eyes calmly, "and there will be no new judge to take over your position."

I doubt my own intuition as a transcendent in this regard.

"...I thought you were sleeping."

Tirian turned around suddenly and saw the first mate Aiden walking towards him.

"The Academy of Truth is really an incredible technology," he praised softly. "Who would have thought that the dead Leviathan could be "resurrected" in this way..."

He finally stopped in front of a huge "pillar".

"I don't know," Fanna said softly. She raised her head and looked at the exit of the corridor ahead. After thinking for a moment, she continued to speak, "but she believes that she may not need to continue to perform her duties in Purand soon. ”

"Is the frost near?" Tirian felt his heart beating suddenly and asked, "What's going on?"

"He did sleep most of the time, but today he prayed to Queen Gemona very solemnly and brought outsiders to this place. I feel that I should be awake no matter what."

As soon as he finished speaking, a low squirming sound suddenly came from the pillar, and then a hoarse, old voice sounded from an unknown structure: "First of all, I am not dead from the beginning, and secondly, I am not dead either. I feel that I am not alive now - using life and death to describe Leviathan is a very loose way of saying it, little girl."

"This is the arrangement of the Storm Lord." Valentine said lightly.

This hoarse old voice was obviously stunned for a moment before speaking: "Oh, then I'm fine."

"You can still tell cold jokes, so it seems that you are also aware of the badness of this matter," Fanna shook her head and whispered, "Frankly speaking, my reaction at the beginning was unbelievable and unacceptable. This was so hasty and hasty. The ruling is more like a good joke and should not come from His Majesty the Pope. But just now I recalled the details of His Majesty the Pope’s words, and I always feel that

She seemed to have a deeper meaning. "

This even gradually made her a little irritable. Valentine stepped aside.

Tirian immediately frowned: "What happened?"

"The cathedral just received a psychic message from the home port. Something happened in the sea near Hanshuang."

At the top of this pillar, under the dim dome, you can still see a sparse number of pendant organs. The surfaces of these organs are covered with ravines, and they look like brains.

Fanna frowned: "Another thing?"

As he spoke, he exhaled softly: "I think you should wait patiently and wait for what His Majesty the Pope said, 'The storm will take care of you.

This is a pillar made up of a large number of simple structures that are twisted and stacked. Its surface is uneven, and there are a large number of nerve veins and vascular systems entwined like reliefs. And deep in these nervous systems, you can vaguely see The simple metal threads and shining silver needles seem to be spreading down from the upper level.