Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 474

[Chapter 472 The possibility behind the key]

Frost, the southern port, and in the secret facility deep underground, irrelevant personnel have evacuated the scene, and Agatha and Tirian are waiting for Duncan’s arrival.

And behind them, there is the huge machine secretly built by the former city hall—the oval pressure chamber is firmly fixed between the beams by steel cables, and the light shines from the ceiling, shining on the metal of the submersible. On the shell, the latter glowed with a cold and silent glow.

Silence enveloped the hall, and after a tense wait lasted for a moment, Agatha suddenly raised her head. The ethereal and hoarse voice of a ghost broke the silence: “He is coming.

” The green flame rose from the scars and cracks all over her body, as if embracing a sun. In front of Agatha, a dark green flame suddenly flew into the air, and then condensed into a swirling flame Aiyi in the form of a skeleton flew out of the door first, and then, a burly figure in a black coat with bandages all over his body walked out of the door.

Tirian bowed to pay respect to the figure, and at the same time stepped back half a step to the side: “Father.”

Agatha put away her hands, and at the same time restrained the flames on her body, and lowered her head slightly with her hands clasped in front of her chest in prayer: “Sorry, I still need you to come here in person.”

“It’s okay, anyway, this avatar has nothing to do. It’s more efficient to come to see the scene in person than to listen to the report.” Duncan waved his hand, passing Tirian and Agatha , her eyes had already landed on the huge machine behind the two of them, “…Is that it?

” The painstaking efforts of other former consuls are condensed. According to the current inspection conclusion, this submersible is close to completion and is in good condition.”

Duncan gave a soft “hmm”, but did not continue to speak, he just stood there quietly , as if staring at a frozen piece of history, without saying a word for a long time.

The dusty history is also watching him, and the time embodies the ambitions and lonely pursuits that are unknown today. Under the interlaced lights, in this almost dusty hall, all the fear and courage of mortals are forged in this cold in the steel.

Duncan could almost hear the obsession and roar cast in the steel.

He took a few steps forward, came to the edge of the guardrail, stretched out his hand to touch the cold and hard shell of the submersible, and in the depths of his lifeless body… as if there was a faint throbbing, and then, this feeling Fleeting.

But this fleeting feeling still gave Duncan a sense of familiarity, he recalled, and found the source of this familiarity:

when he first set foot on the surface of Purdue, as “Uncle Duncan” Identity stood in front of Nina, and Nina ran towards him with a smile on her face, and opened her hands towards him; that was when he found the silver brooch on the Lost Country, and heard “Lucrecia” from another mouth This name——At that time, the little nostalgia and memories surged from the bottom of my heart, as if it was a little bit of humanity that remained in a body to the end, but could never be completely dissipated.

Duncan withdrew his arm, lowered his head and looked at his palm thoughtfully, as if he was staring at the former owner of this body. After a long time, he said softly: “Ah, you know about this…” Tirian’s

voice A voice came from the side: “Father? What did you say?”

“It’s nothing,” Duncan turned around, “Is this submersible usable now?”

“This…” There was a hint of embarrassment in Tirian’s tone, “We After careful inspection of the facilities and the state of the submersible, the main structure of the submersible itself is intact, but there are two problems. The first is that the original technicians of this facility seem to have all sacrificed and left in the external hall. The data and equipment are seriously damaged, and this problem is relatively easy to solve. Some ‘old guys’ in the Sea Fog Fleet should be able to handle this thing – after all, it is built based on the blueprint left by the Frost Queen. The second problem is more I’m in trouble…”

Tirian paused when he said this, and organized his language before continuing: “According to the preliminary inspection, we found that this submersible is very different from the one used in the past. It does not actually rely on the air pump on the surface, but uses the built-in oxygen. bottle for oxygen supply, but we only found the place to install the oxygen bottle, but not the corresponding gas bottle—maybe this part has not been manufactured yet, which is why Ms. Agatha said it was ‘close to completion’ just now. It may take a long time to temporarily manufacture an oxygen supply system suitable for this submersible.”

Duncan turned his head and gave Tirian a quiet look.

Tirian was a little nervous: “Father?”

“I don’t need to breathe,” Duncan looked into Tirian’s eyes, “Is there any problem now?”

Tirian: “…”

The new Frost Consul was stunned for a moment, Only then did he react suddenly, embarrassment appeared on his face, and he nodded hurriedly: “Ah, then there is no problem…” “The

entire Sea Fog Fleet can’t find a few who can breathe, but you yourself Stuck on this issue, it seems that recent events have really made you dizzy,” Duncan shook his head, “Okay, since there is no problem, hurry up and get this submersible ready in the shortest possible time. This is the one thing I care about most in Frost.”

Tirian stood up straight instantly, and even though he hadn’t heard an order from his father for a century, he still tensed his muscles reflexively: “Yes! Father! ’

Then Tyrian departed—to do his father’s order as quickly as possible.

Duncan turned around and observed the strange-looking diving equipment for a while, and then noticed that Agatha was still standing there, and looked… a bit hesitant to speak.

Duncan turned his head and glanced at Agatha and her shadow on the ground beside him, then he nodded: “You can speak now, now we are the only ones here—tell me, what’s the situation? Which of you will speak first?”

Agatha was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: “You… have already found out?”

“There are two shadows in the firelight. Although one of them is trying to hide it, the flames on your body are from me. This kind of concealment seems to me a bit… clumsy,” Duncan turned around, his eyes full of With a little gentleness, “I found out when I came here, but you didn’t want to say it just now, so I didn’t ask.” “I

just think this matter should not be known to General Tirian for the time being.”

Agatha said, slowly Take two steps slowly to the side.

Her shadow stayed where it was.

The next second, the shadow left on the ground suddenly shook, and then, a vague and illusory figure who could vaguely see the former gatekeeper’s attire stood up from the shadow, and slightly bent towards Duncan. After that, a hoarse voice almost identical to Agatha’s came out, “Nice to meet you, Duncan…Captain.” “

This should be the first time I’ve seen you,” Duncan looked at that with a trace of surprise. After looking at the fuzzy and shaking phantom curiously for a few seconds, he suddenly raised his head to look at Agatha not far away, “Has she always been this blurry?” “It

will be very clear in the mirror, but here There is no mirror,” Agatha immediately explained, “In addition, according to our test, ‘she’ also becomes blurred when she feels tense, and the more tense, the more blurred, and now… she is a little nervous in front of you.”

” …It’s amazing,” Duncan felt more and more unbelievable, he looked at the phantom, even though he had discovered the existence of the other party just now, he was still amazed at the moment, “I thought you had disappeared into the darkness——Read by Agatha I got the memory that remained when you dissipated.”

“I did dissipate for a time, but in the end I returned to this world,” said the hazy shadow, “I’m sorry, I don’t know how to explain this process, when I realized again When I exist, I am already the reflection in the mirror…”

Agatha on the side immediately said: “We suspect that this is related to the ‘key’, but there is no evidence.” “

The key?”

“That brass key,” Agatha nodded, “according to the vague impression of ‘she’, ‘she’ reappeared in this world when I got that brass key— Maybe that key not only has the power to store information, but also can preserve memory, personality and even soul to a certain extent. When the conditions are right, the preserved memory and soul can be ‘reshaped’ in some form…”

Duncan listened quietly, and did not speak immediately.

The key left by Frost Queen Leigh Nora is now on the Lost Home, in the hands of his “main body”. Out of prudence, he has not tried to use that key on Alice until now, but Now it seems… this caution may be correct!

Agatha touched the key, and the “fake Agatha” who also held the key returned to this world. What if the key is used on Alice? what happens?

That key…would it be possible to preserve the memory, or even the soul, of the Frost Queen, Leh Nora?

Frost consuls of all ages were constantly affected by the brass key in the process of contacting it. They passively learned the truth of the Qianyuan plan, passively took over the “inheritance” of the Frost Queen, and even interfered with themselves by the Queen’s will. All along, this “influence” has been simply and roughly interpreted as “the curse of the Frost Queen”, and what happened to Agatha now… made Duncan realize the possibility behind the key.

Reminiscent of the identical appearance of Alice and the Frost Queen, this possibility points to a more disturbing direction-the doll is a container, and the key stores the soul, and the combination of the two is the Frost Queen. Queen of Frost.

Duncan remained silent, but sighed softly in his heart.

He understood why Agatha didn’t mention this matter in front of Tirian just now.

But then, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Alice as a puppet, and the brass key “capable of storing souls”…is it really the means of resurrecting the Frost Queen? Things can be so simple?

(end of this chapter)