Faced with the power of the words "witnessed by the four gods", Sarah Mel finally reluctantly agreed with Lucretia's judgment.
No matter what the nature of the stars mentioned by the sea witch is, no matter what the true way of existence of Duncan Abnomar is today, at least, the leaders of the Pilgrimage Ark who can directly communicate with the four gods have made a decision to deal with the lost homeland. No. "cooperate", then this decision itself is a very powerful "evidence".
Or to put it in a more extreme way - if even the judgments and instructions given by the four gods are wrong, then there is no such thing as a disaster. The "four gods making mistakes" itself is the biggest disaster.
"We know very little about subspace. All the laws in the real world may be subverted in that area." Lucretia turned her head and looked through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office, as if looking at the sea in the distance. , and said unhurriedly, "When the Homeless Ship 'returns' to our real world from subspace, a series of changes will inevitably occur. You must know that it only suffered a little impact at the beginning, and the Brilliant Star and the Sea The Foghorn became what it is today, but what about the Homeless HMS that had been submerged in the warp for a century? Where was my father?
"There are many things that should have been expected."
She retracted her gaze from the window and turned her head to look quietly into Sarah Meyer's eyes.
"Frankly speaking, I don't even care how much of his 'essence' is the original Duncan Abnomal - even if there is only one glimmer of light in that starlight that belongs to him, I am willing to fight for that one The glimmer of light goes to greet him, and that is enough as long as he remains on the 'mortal' side of the whole."
Listening to the witch's calm narration, Sarah Meyer's eyes changed several times, and finally she sighed: "Yes, at least that is a friendly existence, which is much better than a real subspace ghost."
Lucretia didn't speak anymore, just nodded slightly.
"What's the situation like with Scholar Tallan?" Sarah Meyer asked again after a moment of silence. "It is said that he fell into a 'dream crisis' and that you and your father solved it together?"
"Yes, that's what I'm going to say next," Lucretia immediately adjusted her expression and said quite seriously, "About the so-called 'dream' that Master Taran El fell into, it's probably more complicated than you. It's more complicated than you might imagine. My father confirmed some information related to those heretics..."
In the next ten minutes, she told the Archon everything she knew about the situation, including the purpose of those Annihilation Cultists and the situation of the Children of the Sun she saw in her dream.
After that, she incidentally mentioned the information coming from the city-state of Puland - about the fourth long night mentioned by the "Preacher of the End" and those "sermons" that were blabbering.
Sarah Meyer listened carefully with a serious expression and did not interrupt from beginning to end.
It wasn't until Lucretia finished speaking and the office was quiet for more than ten seconds that the consul with rich life experience slowly nodded.
"The Dream of the Nameless One... There is indeed no such term in the elven cultural system, but it sounds really reminiscent of the 'Dream of Creation' of the demon god Saslokar," Sarah Meyer said thoughtfully Said thoughtfully, "But if there really is such a huge 'dream', why has no one discovered its existence for thousands of years? Those pagans said that elves are the 'channel' leading to this dream, but As far as I know, nothing like Taran Ayre's situation has ever happened before."
"We have also discussed this, and the most likely explanation is that the appearance of the Dream of the Nameless One is also one of the signs and evidence that the 'Fourth Long Night' is approaching."
Sarah Meyer reacted immediately: "It means..."
"The dream of the Nameless One may have only appeared recently, or 'appeared'," Lucretia said seriously. "It may have been dormant or 'suppressed', so no one has ever noticed it. It exists, but as the fourth long night approaches, it gradually becomes active..."
Sarah Mel did not speak. He frowned, then slowly raised his head, looking at the bright sunshine outside the window - the "sun" locked by the double rune rings was crossing the highest point in the sky and would soon arrive. It's late afternoon.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally broke the silence softly, but he was repeating the "sermons" of those final preachers as if talking to himself——
"...Dusk is approaching, the sun begins to become 'miler', and those who have been exiled and erased begin to return to this world..."
…
At the gate, Nina carefully checked what she was wearing and what she was bringing.
The temperature in this southern city-state is much higher than that in Puland. Even though it is the cooler late autumn, she still has to wear light clothes when going out. She put on her favorite skirt and paired it with a new one. Light sandals make you feel happy.
When I went out, I brought my keys, change, and map with me in my small bag. Following Ms. Lucretia's reminder, I also brought mosquito repellent tablets and potions, so I should be fully prepared.
Finally, there are friends to take with you when you go out.
Nina turned her head and looked in the direction of Shirley.
Shirley was still wearing her favorite dress. She was squatting on the ground and buckling the straps of her sandals. When she noticed the looks from the side, she raised her head: "What's wrong, Nina?"
Nina laughed: "Have you decided where to go?"
Although they were so shocked when they tasted the "local specialties" that the two girls even had the urge to go back to the ship, in the end Nina and Shirley did not turn this impulse into practice.
This is a rare trip to shore during a long sea voyage, and after all, it cannot be wasted.
"I don't know where to go." Shirley stood up and patted the dust on her skirt. "Didn't the elf uncle recommend that there is a market two blocks away? Just go there - anyway I don’t want to go to the so-called ‘food court’ anymore.”
Nina nodded, then glanced at the small bag on the other party's waist: "Have you brought mosquito repellent? There are many more mosquitoes in this city than in Prand."
"Well," Shirley patted the small bag on her waist, "Agou reminded me."
Nina showed a bright smile: "Okay, let's go~"
The two girls walked down the steps in front of the door, but at this moment, the door behind them suddenly heard the sound of the door lock opening and the door shaft turning.
Shirley was startled for a moment, and when she turned around, she saw a tall and majestic figure standing at the door, and she suddenly became nervous.
"I...we want to go out for a walk..." Before Duncan could say anything, Shirley had already spoken in a panic, "I've already told Mr. Morris..."
"We won't go far," Nina said with a bright smile, "just go to the nearby market."
"I know." Duncan just nodded lightly, and then walked up to the two girls, his eyes falling on Shirley.
The latter shrank his neck almost reflexively and held it in for several seconds before speaking cautiously: "I...or I won't go..."
"Take it." Duncan interrupted her, then handed over a few bills.
Shirley stared blankly at the banknotes that had been delivered to her, unable to react for a moment.
"Aren't you going to go to the market?" Duncan's voice woke her up from her daze. "This is today's pocket money - don't spend it all at once. Nina has already given you."
Shirley was still stunned. It wasn't until Agou's reminder came in her mind that she suddenly reacted and hesitantly took the banknotes, which were actually not that big in denomination, and then turned her face, as if to deflect the embarrassment. He seemed to mutter: "I thought you were going to take me back to do my homework..."
Duncan didn't care about the other party's reaction. He looked at the two girls in front of him and reminded casually: "Don't come back too late. Try not to go to other cities. If you get lost, call me and I will send Ai to pick you up... …”
"Hey, I know," Nina waved her hands repeatedly. Although her tone sounded impatient, the smile on her face was as bright as ever. Then she came over and took Shirley's arm, dragging her towards the intersection. Go, "Then let's go! We'll be back before evening!"
Shirley was dragged over in a daze, and in the process she turned back to look at Duncan. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just smiled suddenly, and while being pulled away by Nina, He waved his hand this way.
Duncan watched the two girls disappear at the opposite intersection. After another moment, his eyes returned and fell on the open space not far away: "Back from the city hall?"
As his words fell, Lucretia's figure suddenly appeared in the empty space - like a mirage turning into reality, she walked out of the phantom with a little surprise on her face: "So you've discovered me?"
Duncan nodded: "I saw it from the beginning."
Lucretia turned back and looked in the direction where Nina and Shirley left just now.
At this moment, the expression on her face suddenly changed in a complicated way, and there seemed to be many thoughts floating in the depths of her eyes - perhaps mixed with past memories, perhaps mixed with inexplicable emotions, but in the end, she restrained herself After all the changes in his eyes, when he turned to look at Duncan, there was only a faint smile on his face.
For some reason, Duncan suddenly felt that the "witch"'s mood suddenly improved - very, very good.
"Talan El has left?" Lucretia suddenly asked.
"He left half an hour ago. He said he was worried about his research laboratory," Duncan nodded, and then asked, "What did you talk about with the consul in the city hall?"
"The church has issued a notice to every city-state. The warning you have issued to the world is now beginning to have an effect..."
(End of chapter)
