Deep Sea Embers

Since the last long conversation with Tirian, Duncan has told Nina, Shirley and others about the information about the Abyss Plan, but at that time he did not mention the next voyage plan of the Lost Home until now. A letter Morris received from an old friend finally led to the trip north.

We are currently heading north along the route of the Sea Mist. We are expected to enter the edge of the cold sea in a few days. There will be a completely different scenery from the central sea. Duncan said, you can spend this time on the ship. , Alice has prepared a room for you. Of course, if you have difficulty adapting to life at sea, you can return to the city-state - I can summon you temporarily when necessary.

I stayed on the boat. Shirley immediately raised her hand, I can help Miss Alice with some work or something...

I also need to do homework on the boat. Duncan glanced at her lightly. I am here to supervise it personally.

Shirley suddenly shrank her neck: Ah,

Then I...

Homework also needs to be done in the city-state, and I still supervise it myself.

Shirley cried sadly: "Then...then I'd better stay on the boat, just for a change of environment."

I want to be on the boat too. Nina looked at Shirley and then at Duncan. Her eyes were bright and her tone was a little eager to try. I haven't adapted to life on the boat yet. I didn't last until the night last time...

Duncan nodded: Well, you can go back later and bring the bedding you are used to here to prevent you from being unable to sleep in a strange environment.

Uh-huh, Nina nodded repeatedly, then seemed to think of something again, and asked a little firmly, can I take the vacation homework and textbooks left by the school on the ship? I'm afraid I won't be able to finish writing before school starts...

When Nina finished speaking, Agou beside him couldn't help but hold his head with his paws: We are taking the most terrifying ghost ship in history to solve an extraordinary event, but why does it sound more and more like a holiday trip?

It must have been witnessed by Captain Duncan. What would happen if he took the initiative to read and seduce evil spirits on the Homeless Ship in an extremely ordinary environment?

Alice was startled. I have been pursuing academic pursuits for most of my life, and this was the first time I heard such crazy and whimsical things. However, the next second, she realized the ghost captain from Shirley's eyes. Be serious.

Shirley turned over two more pages and raised her head: Why haven't they come yet?

After the initial shock, a strange sense of excitement and expectation emerged from the heart of the old scholar.

Shirley didn't pay attention to Agou's mumbling. She thought about it and said to Nina uncertainly: Captain Duncan's spelling book can be brought on board, but your textbooks and homework may be dangerous. Reading a book on the boundless sea is just like reading in a city-state after dark. It is easy to attract some good intentions in the shadows.

Goat head:

Shirley:…?

Nina wanted to do her winter vacation homework on the boat. Shirley said to the goat head seriously, "I'm sure you have a way to attract the intruders he just mentioned. You attract them over and I'll discuss something with them." .

I think your judgment makes perfect sense.

Generally speaking, shadows attracted by reading have the characteristic of pursuing knowledge, which determines that they are stupider than ordinary intruders. After a little bit, the goat head's words finally became smoother, but the tone was still very dull. Weirdness and stupidity means having a certain sense of judgment. Even the chaotic and chaotic depths and shadows of the spiritual world will know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages in the process of pursuing knowledge, and will not appear in front of you rashly...

Shirley did not respond to the compliment of the goat head, but continued to be immersed in the book at hand. She slowly turned over the slightly smooth pages, and her eyes slowly wandered through the horrifying or mysterious folklore records of the southern city-state, which made her My mind also relaxed and immersed little by little.

Waiting for the knowledge-seeking invaders to smell the sweet bait and invade the undefended dimension of reality.

Anyway, Uncle Duncan is invincible. If something causes trouble, just let Uncle Duncan give it a good beating - Nina's ideas are very clear, complex and rough.

She must admit that she herself suddenly felt a little curious.

I understand, Shirley nodded,

He casually said while scanning the words in the book, that is to say, those who dare to run to the Lost Home will not be unknown people or fools, but must be powerful intruders who have sufficient confidence in themselves and have weighed their own considerations - then This is actually a good thing, because it means that I only need to beat them once or twice to make the weakest ones recognize the situation quickly, without having to worry about endless harassment from idiots.

Shirley thought about it and decided it was a good idea.

In fact, I think you still have to stick to this matter. There are so many taboos in The Endless Sea. Being unable to read is just a

Nina was stunned, analyzed calmly, thought for a while, and suddenly raised a very constructive question that no one had even considered: There must be something running out of the shadows, can you just give it a good beating? ?

Nina had to do her winter vacation homework, Shirley said grumpily, I take this matter very seriously.

The goat head's thoughts were a little tangled again. This time it hesitated longer than before before finally speaking: I think you may need to test more for a while.

The goat head was startled by the sudden movement: Ship... captain?

Of course, Nina was not bound by traditional thinking - because on the first day this girl came into contact with the supernatural realm, she saw the scene of her Uncle Duncan stepping on the city-state and tearing the sun with his hands. The world's top supernatural pollution was based on The image of being pushed to the ground and beaten was in her eyes.

I hadn't thought about this at all. Shirley was stunned for several seconds, and then finally said with a strange expression, "I don't deny that I fell into a blind spot in my thinking from the first time I heard Goat Head talk about the taboos of reading at sea, and I just habitually followed other people. They still regarded this as a rule, but did not consider other possibilities. But now it seems that Nina, who has only been exposed to the extraordinary field for a short time, has shown incredible openness of thinking.

She carried a big book directly to the captain's cabin and slammed the book in front of the goat's head.

However, no intruders appeared.

I need a trap to attract these intruders who are chasing knowledge. Shirley came to Alice in a roundabout way and put this folklore book in the hands of the old scholar. Come and read that book and make your mind look like An unsuspecting scholar lured an evil spirit chasing knowledge onto the ship. I want to communicate with this intruder and find out what this intruder is.

This is indeed an action that only a powerful Warp Shadow like me would dare to seriously consider.

The goat head was startled and subconsciously said: Ah, this is obvious. Reading in the boundless sea usually attracts the attention of certain wills deep in the world, such as invaders from the spiritual world, demonic projections from the deep realm, and even whispers from the subspace. The process takes advantage of the situation, and they will take advantage of the reader's mind to relax their vigilance and extend their projection into the real world. What are you doing?

How are you going to discuss it with them?

The goat head felt that his thoughts were getting knotted, but he still subconsciously spoke while tying the knot: Generally speaking, they should come after the reading starts, very quickly.

Beat them, keep beating them, until they promise not to disturb Nina's study, Shirley said, then thought about it, and then cautiously added, of course, this is just an idea of ​​mine, and I am trying to determine whether it is feasible. You may be better at this than Am I a professional?

Alice held up the book.

So she directly returned to the restaurant with the book - everyone was still waiting here. Nina and Duncan were whispering about what Shirley was doing, Morris and Agou were checking each other's dictation words, and Alice was He closed his eyes to rest and opened his eyes only when he heard the sound of Shirley walking in.

It didn't seem to work. Shirley raised her head and looked at the edge of the table quietly.

The quiet goat head said, is there any other way?

I need some confirmation. The goat said suddenly, then got up and left the restaurant.

After that, he directly opened the big book brought from the city-state of Puland and related to the folk culture of various city-states. While flipping through the contents, he said without raising his head: So what did he say about invaders? The time comes?

Shirley:?

Agou and Duncan: Yes!

What are the usual consequences of reading a book on The Expanse? Shirley asked bluntly.

You may want to ask other people to read, such as Mr. Morris - the leaders of the God of Wisdom are better at controlling their own minds, which is very useful when protecting themselves or setting traps. Goat Head immediately He said, these intruders probably smell your breath and are afraid to show up, but setting a trap should be enough.