Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 489

[Chapter 487 Lenora’s “Friend”]

The brass key left by Ley Nora’s “friend” Ley Nora was actually a gift from a friend—this was completely beyond Duncan’s expectations.

It also aroused his great curiosity.

Who the hell, and for what purpose, made that key? What is the nature of that key? After touching the key, what happened to the phantom that “the spaceship fell to the ground and disintegrated in the explosion” that I saw?

He couldn’t wait to know the answer, but fortunately—the Frost Queen didn’t hide what she knew, but told her frankly: “

That was a friend I met shortly after I left the cathedral. At that time, I was planning to take power.” things, often meet with various people, or participate in things in the public domain, and the old man appeared in a fundraising rally…

“He was not on the guest list, but he easily bypassed all the security guards and eyeliners , I thought he was a professor from a university, because he was wearing a scholar’s robe and had a refined and decent air – I didn’t know he was in it, and I chatted with him, and the profound knowledge he showed made me wonder People were amazed, until… the bodyguards of the assembly finally reacted and drove him out.

“But after that, the old man began to appear frequently in my sight, sometimes in high society gatherings, sometimes in private dinners organized by friends, he would appear when everyone’s eyes shifted, and then he remained calm Talk to me freely, discuss with me about history, mathematics, and occult fields, and leave quietly before anyone disturbs-except for being discovered by bodyguards when we first met, he can always hide himself from everyone out of sight.

” Isn’t it incredible? A friend only I know, a knowledgeable advisor, a… air friend.

“I never disclosed his existence to the outside world. At first, it was because I was worried that it would arouse the concerns of the church. The bishops would suspect that my psyker talent was out of control and put me back in the cellar—I knew that my power had not Out of control, I don’t worry about being imprisoned, but I feel that my time is precious and I can’t continue to waste it in the cage. Later… I began to gradually grasp the power of the city-state, so I couldn’t expose the existence of this ‘secret advisor’ “

This state lasted for about three years, and I became close friends with this mysterious old man, but just when I thought he would continue to be my ‘special staff’ until the coronation, he unexpectedly appeared before dawn one day Appeared out of nowhere and said goodbye to me.

“That’s what he said—’The window is over, and this is the last time we’ll see each other.’ “

Then he handed me a brass key and told me it was a twisted collection, It is the key that can establish a connection in time and space, and it can carry knowledge and memory. One day in the future, it will definitely play a role… “After

talking about many things related to keys, my ‘air friend’ Just turned around like this, and walked towards the first rays of the rising sun—the second the sun rose above the horizon, he disappeared, and that was the last time I saw him.” Duncan listened to Lei in astonishment

. Numerous associations have arisen in Nora’s mind from this narration, and all the associations quickly pointed to a noun. When the Frost Queen’s voice fell in front of him, he immediately said: “Wait, what did you describe?” Man, sounds like a…”

“Yes, the ultimate preacher, Captain Duncan,” Leigh Nora smiled, “I figured it out after the first few encounters—the church-trained years. I have been exposed to countless books here, so I naturally know what a final missionary is.” “

You have become friends with a final missionary, and he also…” Duncan said with a frown, but he stopped talking halfway. Realizing the inconsistency, “Wait, no, it doesn’t look like a normal final preacher…”

“That’s right, as you said, although the ‘nature’ is very similar, the state of the old man is completely different from that group of crazy cultists. He has sharp thinking, clear reason, gentle and friendly attitude, and the final The only thing that missionaries have in common is the point of ‘non-linear intervention and disappearance’.” “

…Normal end-of-life missionaries cannot think and communicate calmly, because the tearing of the timeline has already disrupted their cognition , the worship of the warp destroyed their sanity,” Duncan quickly reacted, “and the one you know is the opposite…”

He stopped suddenly.

Because at this moment, he recalled another thing, something related to “self”!

Tirian once mentioned in an exchange with Fanna and Valentine that a century ago, on the eve of “Duncan Abnomar”‘s last voyage, several mysterious They wore robes like ascetics, suddenly appeared on the ship and had a long talk with the then “Captain Duncan” all night, and disappeared mysteriously when the sun rose the next day… Tirian has always believed that the origin of those mysterious

visitors The visit was the proximate cause of the Lost Country heading for the Frontier on its final voyage.

And those mysterious visitors… Judging from the description, they are exactly a group of clear-sighted, gentle and friendly “final missionaries”!

The body Duncan was using at the moment couldn’t express complicated expressions, but his momentary silence and slight changes in his eyes still did not hide from the Frost Queen’s keen observation, and Lei Nora immediately reacted: “What are you thinking of? Is it?”

Duncan raised his head and didn’t speak for a while, just quietly staring into the other person’s eyes.

The “friend” that Ray Nora knew was not an isolated case—in the group of final missionaries, who are generally considered to be murderous and crazy cultists, there is indeed a group of individuals with reason and unknown purpose, and they run around In the timeline, use a certain contact opportunity called “window period” to constantly interfere with the affairs of the world!

Thoughts fluctuated in his mind, and countless thoughts flashed by, Duncan finally broke the silence: “They also visited the Lost Homeland.”

For the first time, Ray Nora’s eyes widened instantly.

It seems that she has not completely lost the emotion of “surprise” as she said at the beginning.

“Have you ever had contact with sane missionaries of the end, too?” Ray Nora said quickly. “What did they tell you? They were…” “Unfortunately, I don’t remember,”

Duncan interrupted. Hastily asked, “This part of the memory has disappeared with the erosion of the subspace, and I only learned from other channels that I had dealt with them.”

Lei Nora’s face showed an unconcealable regret. color.

Duncan quickly gathered his thoughts and brought the topic back on track: “After realizing that the other party is a special final missionary, haven’t you discussed his true identity with him? Haven’t you asked his purpose? “

Of course I asked—but do you think I’ll get an answer?” Leigh Nora sighed helplessly. Questions, but whenever I try to bring the topic to his… ‘identity’, he always evades it with a sentence-“It’s not too late

, don’t touch things outside the ‘boundary’ prematurely. “

“Don’t get in touch with things beyond the boundary too early…” Duncan repeated this seemingly meaningful words in a low voice, and then frowned slightly, “How could you make friends with such a suspicious person under such circumstances?” Having a friend, it can be called… heart-warming. “

“I need help, and most of the things that can be called ‘power’ in this world are dangerous,” Leh Nora looked calm, “Compared to the ‘dreams’ I have been exposed to since I was a child , a final preacher is too mild and harmless. “

Duncan didn’t say anything more, he just got up again, and slowly came to the darkness at the end of the room.

“…The last thing, what are your plans for your future…?” “

Lei Nora frowned slightly: “The future? “

“Do you need to stay in this room called ‘Drifting Land’ forever?” Duncan said, raising his chin again, pointing to the huge “tentacle” in the dark deep sea, “You need to stay here forever, Do you use dreams to suppress the activities of this ‘false copy’?” “Do

you have any other methods?” “

Maybe, but I’m not sure,” Duncan said, “If I can completely destroy this wrong copy, what will happen? “

…Freedom,” Leh Nora was silent for a few seconds, then nodded solemnly and slowly, “He and I will be free.” “What about

after that?”

“I don’t know,” Leh Nora shook Shaking his head, “That’s beyond my understanding—I’ve never imagined what it will be like after this long nightmare is finally over. Perhaps, this ‘drifting place’ will lose this connection point, and it will reconnect to other Somewhere, perhaps, I will lose contact with the real world, no longer be troubled by nightmares, and become a wandering soul with nothing to do, waiting for the day when this room is reopened.” “That doesn’t sound like a good

thing “The ending,” Duncan’s tone became serious, “eternal exile, that’s not much better than sinking into a nightmare.” “In

fact, it’s worse, because this room is not under my control, compared to reconnecting to reality.” A certain ‘connection point’ in the world, it is more likely to sink to the side of the warp in the process of drifting out of control.”

Duncan fell silent and did not say a word for a long time.

But Lei Nora took the initiative to break the silence after a moment: “But even so, I still recommend you to do this—if you can really do it, let’s end this while I still have time.” Duncan

watched Looking into the eyes of the Frost Queen: “…Are you sure? Even if this will make you suffer eternal exile?” “

Eternal nightmare is actually a kind of eternal exile,” Lei Nora smiled, “this is the relief , at least it can really solve the long-term threat facing Frost—at least for a long time, my city-state and my people are safe.”

(end of this chapter)