It was a large oil painting with black and red as the main colors, hanging on the wall closest to the spiral staircase.
Just like this
Like most of the oil paintings in "Mansion", it appears blurry and chaotic, with rough and weird lines and color patches all over the surface, making the viewer feel dizzy and unable to distinguish any meaningful content, just like a madman hallucinating. The graffiti made out of control is average.
However, when Duncan's eyes stayed on the picture and stared at it for a long time, he suddenly discovered that something in the chaotic and dark color blocks seemed to be slowly changing, and lines emerged from the shadows. , something can gradually be distinguished!
It was like a burning flame, and something like a ship's hull was wrapped in the flame. It was passing through the sky from the thick clouds and falling towards the sea. The sky was divided into two by the flame, and the sea was boiling and rolling under the impact of the flame. And behind the flames there was a dark red chaotic thing, pressing down gloomily as if it was constantly chasing the approaching doomsday!
The entire picture was still blurry, and everything was in an extremely abstract and confusing state. But just such a blurry scene made Duncan's eyes change slightly in an instant!
He subconsciously remembered the scene he had seen in the vision before, the burning three-shuttle-shaped spacecraft falling from the sky and falling into the sea during the explosion and disintegration!
Duncan stopped, turned around and looked at the scene in the oil painting carefully. He soon discovered that the scene in the painting was not exactly the same as what he saw in the illusion. The spaceship he saw in the illusion was styled It is clear that its transcendent technological level and huge momentum can be seen at a glance. However, the details in the oil painting
The "thing wrapped in flames" only has a hazy hull. The hull even looks like some kind of wooden structure, and the flames around it are more like simple burning rather than propulsive flames behind the starship!
This gives people a feeling, as if a mad painter living in the Middle Ages accidentally saw a spaceship from the future era in a dream but could not understand how it existed.
So I could only use my limited knowledge and imagination when I woke up the next day, relying on the superficial impressions left in the dream to restore the specious picture on the canvas!
The headless butler's voice came from behind: "Guest, are you interested in this painting?"
“Where do all the oil paintings here come from?”
"They've been here since the beginning, guest!" said the headless butler!
"At the beginning?" Duncan said with confusion.
"When did it begin? When was this Alice Mansion born?"
"Since Alice became the mistress here?"
"From the beginning of time." said the headless butler patiently. "Before everything else!" What kind of answer is this?
Duncan frowned subconsciously, feeling that the headless butler's answer was as good as unsaid. However, he stared at the polite figure, but could not distinguish any emotions from the other person's posture. This person without a head, There are no expressions or eyes, only polite and decent words, with empty courtesy!
After thinking for a moment, Duncan asked two more questions: "Does this oil painting have a name? Do you know what it depicts?"
"There is no name. Every painting here has no name. They exist naturally and do not need names or interpretations. As for the things described in the paintings, I'm sorry, this is beyond the scope of my knowledge!"
"Aren't you the housekeeper here? Don't you know the situation in this mansion?"
"I am just a servant. This mansion has countless secrets. It guards these secrets, and that is not an area that a servant should understand!" Duncan's mouth trembled!
He had the urge to set a little fire on the housekeeper, but the next second, he forcefully controlled this dangerous thought!
Because here is
"Alice" Mansion, this housekeeper is part of the mansion. You must be very careful in your actions here to avoid causing any harm to Alice!
Duncan took a gentle breath to calm down his mood, and glanced at the other oil paintings hanging in the corridor. There were countless oil paintings here, painted with countless incomprehensible colors, but none of the other oil paintings were under his gaze. Nothing changes!
"Let's go." Duncan finally withdrew his gaze and said to the headless butler with a hint of regret,
"Take me to the garden you talked about!" The headless butler bowed slightly, turned around and continued to lead the way. He led Duncan across the platform on the second floor, down the spiral staircase, and then turned towards the depths of the hall on the first floor. Walking there, there is a short passage leading to the back garden of the mansion.
However, Duncan stopped in front of the passage, and turned back to glance curiously in the other direction across the hall. At the end of the red carpet of bean sprouts, stood an extremely tall and majestic dark wooden door. There were thin beech trees on both sides of the wooden door. The windows seemed to be overgrown with thorns!
That looks like a whole building
"Entrance Gate"!
"What's outside that door?" Duncan suddenly asked! Hearing these words, the headless butler's body trembled visibly. The next second, his always gentle and calm tone appeared panicked for the first time: "You must not become interested in that door, guest. Then Outside the door is a place of no return, and there is no return for anyone.
"A place of eternal doom?" Duncan's expression became serious,
"Why do you say that? Is there subspace outside?"
"Subspace? I don't understand what this means, but you must not try to open that door." The headless butler waved his hands in panic. This is the biggest taboo in the mansion. No member is allowed to open that door under any circumstances.
"Door".
"But I'm not a member here." Seeing the other party's reaction, Duncan deliberately showed his eagerness to try - this was the first time he had seen the headless butler so confused, which made him feel that he had found a breakthrough in intelligence. , and you said from the beginning that I hold the key, so I can open any door here! "
"Of course the key in your hand can be used, but you must not do this." The headless butler said in a panic. He seemed to want to show a stronger blocking attitude. However, perhaps due to the existence of some restrictions, he could only be anxious. The ground was one meter away from Duncan, waving his arms and trying his best to stop him with words.
"Don't open any door, for the sake of all occupants"
"What's outside that door?" Duncan stared at the headless butler, his tone extremely serious!
"Outside that door, outside that door." The headless butler hesitated, as if he was desperately trying to sort out the vocabulary.
"Guest, the world outside that door has been annihilated, and the end of all things is coming. The door blocks the approach of the doomsday. Don't open it, don't let the doomsday in." Duncan frowned, listening to the headless butler, these nervous words He was speaking in a panic, trying hard to put them together with what he already knew about the world!
The world outside the door has been annihilated and the end of everything is coming. He frowned and pondered. After a long time, he finally exhaled slightly!
"Relax, I have no intention of opening that door!" After temporarily suppressing the various thoughts in his mind, he nodded slightly to the headless butler and said!
The other party was immediately relieved, even though there was no head, let alone anything
"Expression" But his whole body was obviously relaxed!
"You really scared me, guest" said the butler, turning around and continuing to lead the way, please never make such a joke again, we must avoid the apocalypse from crossing the gate, it has destroyed everything in the world, here It is already the last barrier.
Duncan silently listened to the housekeeper's frightened chatter and followed him without saying a word. They walked through the short corridor and finally came to a slightly narrow door with a large door. It is made of a large piece of translucent glass and reinforced with steel. The black steel frame divides the door into many large and small geometric figures. Within each geometric figure, there are many graffiti of flowers and plants, which looks like a A strange atmosphere that mixes fairy tales and horror.
"The mistress is in the garden, please help yourself!" The headless butler took a step forward, turned the handle of the garden gate, turned to Duncan and said!
"Okay, you won't come with me?" Duncan was a little surprised!
"The garden is accessible only to the hostess and key-holding visitors, and the gardener only enters when necessary." said the headless butler,
"Don't worry, go in. If necessary, pull the string near the door and I will wait for you at the door!"
"Understood, thank you for leading the way!" Duncan nodded to the weird butler, then ignored the other person's reaction, but stepped forward and gently pushed the garden gate!
A slight creaking sound broke the peace in the mansion and garden. Duncan stepped through the door, and incredible sunlight immediately filled his vision!
Sunlight. Deep in this eerie mansion filled with strange shadows, there is actually a garden illuminated by the sun.
With a hint of astonishment, Duncan took a step forward, and lush plants immediately came into his eyes. The well-organized nurseries, well-constructed bushes, and paths surrounded by green grass looked pleasing to the eye, and in this vibrant area Above the garden, there is a warm glow!
Duncan raised his head, his surprised expression gradually turned into a frown! He saw something extremely strange
"Sky" - against the pale background, many children's graffiti-like strokes float in the sky, depicting blue sky, white clouds and a simple sun. Many golden lines are also painted around the sun to symbolize escape. Get out in the sunshine!
The warmth that shines throughout the garden
"Sunshine" is as ridiculous as a simple drawing.
Released by the "sun"! Duncan couldn't help but feel a sense of vigilance in his heart.
The sky above the "garden" no longer made him feel warm but only seemed infinitely weird. He withdrew his gaze to the sky, and with great caution, began to carefully observe the situation in the garden again!
A touch of strange color at the end of the path caused
