The people who were supposed to return to the base after their inspection were late in returning, which made Nemo feel a little uneasy.
"Let's go together," Duncan said proactively when he saw this. He happened to also want to take a walk around this abandoned and mysterious "Second Waterway" to see if there were any secrets hidden in this ancient legacy left by the Frost Queen. , "Multiple people take care of each other."
Nemo glanced at the burly "Legendary Captain" in front of him with some surprise. He often brought heavy pressure to people.
Frankly speaking, he still has a vague and unreal feeling until now - he has indeed heard of the legendary "Captain Duncan" returning from subspace. After all, not long ago, the Sea Mist was due to This matter took a special trip, but when Captain Duncan stood directly in front of him, it was a different level of horror. He ran to the cemetery to tell his deceased grandfather, and the old man would jump out of the coffin. The level of shutting yourself up - but it really happened.
However, after such a brief contact, he discovered that this "Captain Duncan" was not as scary as the legend said.
He is sensible, can talk, and is polite to others - and he is accompanied by several "assistants", and none of these assistants look like puppets controlled by some evil magic.
Now, he's even offering to help.
This made Nemo a little at a loss for a moment, but he quickly nodded--rather than analyzing the temper of his immediate boss, the long-awaited crow was the only thing that could not be delayed at this time.
"I'll follow you too," the old ghost's voice came over at this moment. The old man came to a nearby shelf and rummaged through the messy "junk" and found a safety oil lamp that could be hung on his chest and a He picked up a crowbar, found a rope from another shelf and hung it on his body, then walked towards the door, "No one knows the route down here better than me - if that kid really got lost at a fork in the road, You will need the wisdom of the elderly."
Obviously, the old man, who was sometimes confused and sometimes understood, was in a better state now.
Duncan didn't say anything, but just motioned for Nemo to lead the way, so the group left the administrator's cabin, passed through the previous spacious "intersection", and began to follow a sewer branch extending north to find Nemo. Mo's subordinate who has yet to return.
And when he crossed that intersection and gradually penetrated into the depths of this "second waterway", Duncan became more and more aware of how huge a project this was - and the city-state under the rule of the Frost Queen fifty years ago. How powerful is it?
Upon entering, the walls are solid and the corridors are towering. The so-called "sewer" is almost like a magnificent underground palace. The criss-crossing interconnected structure is obviously not only used for drainage, but may also have military, evacuation or even underground factory considerations. Above those wide corridors, you can see the criss-crossing pipeline facilities. Although many of them are severely rusted or even broken or fallen off due to long-term abandonment, it can still remind people of how spectacular they were when they were built.
On both sides of the corridor, you can occasionally see the openings of huge pipes and rusty grates. The ground drainage channels on both sides have long dried up. Because the entire underground waterway has been in use for a short time and has been abandoned for many years, the Except for some stale musty smell, there is no unbearable smell.
Walking in such an incredible underground facility, even the well-informed Morris couldn't help but admire it. But while admiring it, the old scholar suddenly had some doubts.
"Even considering the development of the city-state a hundred years from now...it's a bit exaggerated to build such a huge underground facility, right?" He couldn't help but say, "Pland's sewer system is already considered advanced, but compared with this place It still looks inferior - not to mention that it was built fifty years ago. Did Hanshuang really need such a huge second waterway back then?"
"The Queen has her own considerations, and her judgment has always been correct." The old ghost walking in front heard Morris's question and immediately said, "Your Majesty, she is a natural psychic. She can always see things that ordinary people cannot. The things she gets can even see the future of the city-state - she relies on this judgment to make Frost strong, and we also believe that the things she plans will always come in handy."
Duncan's brow suddenly frowned. "A born psyker?" He looked at the old man carrying a rope and a crowbar. "You mean, the Frost Queen can predict the future to a certain extent?"
"She said she couldn't, but we all believed she could - otherwise, how could we explain the incredible judgments she made?" The old man turned his head and said with determination, "Anyway, it is certain that the queen has extraordinary senses. At that time, we Everyone knows this.”
Duncan looked at Morris, who was looking thoughtful at the moment, and said in a low voice: "There are not many records about the Frost Queen in history, because most of the information was lost or destroyed during the rebellion. It was deliberately hidden and tampered with, but as far as I know, there is no record that the Queen is a natural psychic or that the Queen has prophetic abilities. The information only says that she is extremely intelligent and has flexible political skills."
Duncan listened and silently glanced at Alice, who was following him obediently.
Not smart at all, and had no idea what politics was—she hadn't even learned to spell the word.
Alice noticed the captain's gaze and immediately turned her head, her eyes curling up in laughter.
"...There are sometimes omissions in data records, especially when the rebels will deliberately conceal many things. I would like to believe that the Frost Queen did have something special," Duncan withdrew his gaze and erased it in his mind. Alice said casually with a naive smile, "It's just this huge second waterway in front of you... What was her purpose in building such an incredible thing..."
No one could answer Duncan's question, and at this moment, Vanna suddenly noticed something strange in the distance.
"There's someone lying on the ground over there!" she reminded, pointing into the distance.
Everyone looked in the direction of her finger, and sure enough they saw a figure wearing a blue coat lying on the ground.
The group of people ran over quickly. Nemo stretched out his hand to turn the man who fell on the ground over, and a pale face came into view.
"...It's a crow." The expression on Nemo's face was particularly ugly for a moment, and then he punched the ground next to him, "He's fucked!"
Fanna squatted down next to the dead young man. She seemed to have discovered something wrong with the body. After checking it, she suddenly frowned: "He was drowned?"
"...Drown?" Morris next to him was shocked when he heard this, and then discovered the corpse's wet coat and abnormal swelling and water marks on the skin. But when he looked around, he only saw the dry ground nearby - the only trace of water. Under the body of "Crow".
Fanna came closer, examined it carefully for a moment and then raised her head: "The smell of sea water - it's people who drowned in the sea."
"There is no sea water here, even the nearby underground river is fresh water." The old ghost also followed from behind. After seeing the dead crow, the criss-crossing wrinkles on his face suddenly became more wrinkled. "Poor young man, he must have been captured by the rebels, drowned to death and then dumped his body here..."
"It's not necessarily a rebel or not, but it's possible that the body was dumped," Morris said with a serious expression, "This is obviously not a crime scene... huh?"
He seemed to suddenly discover something, so he reached out and groped in "Crow's" coat pocket, and took out a piece of paper that was also completely soaked in water - a small corner of this paper was exposed, causing caught his attention.
Everyone's eyes were instantly focused on that piece of paper.
Morris held the paper, which was particularly fragile because of the water, and carefully unfolded it.
There are words on the paper - although they have been blurred by water, they have not completely dissipated.
With the additional illumination of the oil lamp brought by the old ghost, Duncan identified the information on the paper, but the content on it was confusing. It was a few paragraphs without beginning or end.
"....The meetings of the Forsaken Kings were held again and again, and the initial plan was made. Most of the people in the ashes were sheltered and wanted to stand up in the light and heat...
"...But the kings had another quarrel.
They see a clan hiding in the shadows....
"Those who were abandoned, their flesh and blood will melt in the light, and they will not be able to receive blessings from the new world. The king of this clan came to the meeting of the abandoned kings and asked for the same protection to be given to them, but what they wanted , but it was extremely harmful to others in the ashes, so the Forsaken Kings could not agree to them, and they were abandoned.
"They came to the shadows and imprisoned themselves in the dark place, but they could not die completely. They cried out and searched hard for the protection of their homeland, but they could not find it, so they fled further into the darkness - they were originally They don’t like darkness, but only darkness can protect them from the poison of this world, so they live in darkness for a long time..."
