Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 139

[Chapter 139 The Brilliant Star]

Is it bad enough to have a Homeless ship in this world…

In the divination room illuminated by dim candlelight, Lucrezia sat quietly on a high-backed chair covered with velvet cushions , she stared at the crystal ball on the table, but for some reason, something from a long time ago appeared in her mind, that afternoon a century ago…

that figure that was slightly blurred in her memory was standing on the deck , against the sun that was gradually sinking to the sea level, the tall body seemed to have turned into a swaying and illusory flame in the setting sun, telling her in a low, depressed tone that she had never heard before: “Our world

, It’s just a bunch of fading embers…”

Now, of course, she knew that her father had been infected with madness at that time, and he would completely abandon humanity in the near future, choosing to actively embrace the “blessing” of the subspace, but She still thinks from time to time, if she can talk to her father more on that day, ask about the meaning of that sentence, and ask her father what he saw at the border of the world, will things develop differently afterwards?

Perhaps the end of madness is inevitable for her father, and perhaps the birth of the Lost Homeland is an “established fact” engraved in the long river of time, and no one can change it, but at the very least, she will know how it all happened, know Where should I go to find the truth – instead of being like now, I can only control a cursed ship, wandering in vain in this border area where even the inspectors of the Holy See do not want to go deep… “Luke

Lei Thea, are you still listening?”

Tirian’s voice suddenly came from the crystal ball, and the young lady sitting in a daze at the table suddenly woke up, Lucrezia shook her head, and the chaos in her mind Thoughts are temporarily thrown aside.

“Brother,” she looked at Tirian in the crystal ball, her tone became a little serious, “Do you still remember what your father said before sailing to the border for the last time? That time he didn’t let us follow…”

“Of course I remember,” Tirian nodded, “He said he had found clues to the anomalous 000, and he was going to find ‘a good medicine to heal the world’. He not only rejected the two of us, but also rejected several other ships. The escort ship followed—and after he and the Lost Home returned, he and the ship became different.” “

Yes, all the crew on the Lost Home stopped talking, as if being The curse of silence was cast, and my father was still able to communicate with us soberly at that time. He said that he did not find the anomaly 000, and then said that even if the anomaly 000 existed, it was not the origin of the distortion of the world. The so-called good medicine did not exist from the beginning —and since then, until the day he told us on the deck in the sunset that ‘the world is a embers of fire’, he has never revealed anything about that trip to the frontier…” in the crystal

ball Tirian didn’t speak for a while, and after being silent for an unknown amount of time, Lucrezia spoke again: “After that, I had special contact with the Holy See fleet patrolling near the border, including the Firebearer, the Deep Sea Priest, and the Academy of Truth. I asked them about the anomaly 000, but they all said that it is impossible for the anomaly or vision numbered zero to exist…” “I have also asked,” said Tirian

Shen Said in a low voice, “The reply I got is the same as yours… There are no anomalies and visions numbered zero in the world

. All the numbers are already listed on the list, and the undiscovered or unformed anomalies and anomalies have their own vacancies to be filled, even the ‘mycelium bottle’ and ‘fungus island’ that have evolved in the course of history Abnormalities and visions, after the fact, I found the positions planned in advance, but at the beginning of the whole table, there is no zero position at all… “That’s why I said that my

father was probably abnormal before he set off for the border. It is impossible for him not to know the information.”

Speaking of this, Tirian stopped suddenly, and then looked up at Lucrecia in the crystal ball, his expression became extremely serious: “Why did you suddenly bring up this topic? We You haven’t talked about it in half a century, what are you going to do?”

“…Don’t worry, I won’t plunge headfirst into that majestic fog wall like my father did,” Lucrezia seldom showed any expression on her face, but she still smiled this time, “I’m looking for what my father left behind.” The clues, but definitely not to go his old way.”

Tirian was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded: “… that’s good.”

Lucrecia didn’t speak for a while, the pair were separated by a long distance, in the past The brothers and sisters who seldom really get together in the past century have their own concerns. It was not until the distant and indistinct whistle of the Seafog came from the crystal ball that Lucrezia suddenly broke the silence: “Are you really going to Puerto Rico?” Rand? Because of the consul’s ‘invitation’?” “

The ‘invitation’ is not important, and I don’t care about the security of that city-state, but the consul said in the letter that the Lost Country reappeared in the real world, And it’s true, I have to go and see the situation,” Tirian said seriously, “That ship has not been seen for almost half a century, and it is really suspicious that it reappeared now.” Lucrecia

thought Thinking, asked: “You once encountered the Lost Home half a century ago, I remember you were still in Frost at that time… Was it really the Lost Home that you saw?” “

… It’s true, it’s hard to believe, but it’s really the Lost Country,” Tirian said in a low voice, “I can’t even remember the position of every mast on it and the distribution of every set of cables.” “

Then …was it really ‘Father’ who was standing on the boat?”

Tirian lowered his head slightly, his face hidden in the shadows: “…it was him, although I would rather it wasn’t him.”

Lucrecia looked Looking at the elder brother in the crystal ball, he hesitated for a moment before speaking softly: “Be careful, if that’s really him, you will be in danger.” “I know,”

Tirian sighed softly, “That’s already a submissive I will not take lightly the frenzied ghost whose space has been completely distorted…”

Lucrezia shook her head expressionlessly: “No, I mean, if that’s really my father, he saw you throw the sea fog The number has been transformed into a big iron lump, and the attack will definitely be more ruthless than half a century ago.”

Tirian was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened: “What do you mean? This is an effective modernization! What’s wrong with steam boilers and rapid-fire guns! And you have the nerve to say that I—— I still have some of them. , even if your ship has a deck now, it is still a shining star…”

The crystal ball went out.

Lucrezia let out a sigh of relief and got up from the chair.

The elder brother is still very energetic, full of energy after a little stimulation, and maintains a strong curiosity about modern things, which is very good.

In the long eternal life, the most feared thing is the decline of the spirit and the decay of the soul.

A burst of light footsteps came from the darkness, accompanied by the friction sound of mechanical mechanisms and clockwork. Lucrezia looked around and saw a clockwork puppet with a female appearance walking towards her. ——The puppet is six points similar to her own appearance, but the whole body is covered with obvious riveting and mechanical joint structures, and the outer shell made of fine steel and ceramics is made into the appearance of a maid skirt. Under the bright light, it looked somewhat eerie and terrifying.

The puppet walked all the way, and the clockwork mechanism behind her kept making slight clicking sounds. She came to Lucrezia and offered the black tea in her hand. A female voice: “Mistress, please have tea.”

“Thank you,” Lucrezia took the teacup and asked casually, “Luni, where are we now?” The

clockwork puppet called Luni He replied: “The Brilliant Star just passed the ‘Island of Foghorns’ and is currently sailing on the edge of the Eternal Veil. Would you like to enjoy the view from the window?

” Put it back on the tray in Luni’s hand, “It’s dawn, I should bask in the sun.” “

Yes, mistress.”

Luni bowed her head slightly and stepped back.

And at the same time as the clockwork puppet’s voice fell, a slight vibration suddenly came from the entire “divination room”!

The creaking sound of the mechanical device running continuously, the humming and creaking sound of the giant clockwork and the magic unit running together seemed to form a concerto movement. Driven by countless gears and slideways, the walls of the room began to move towards The surroundings receded and unfolded, and the originally dimly lit room was instantly illuminated by the sun—under the sun, the entire room slowly bloomed like a mechanical flower, and finally bloomed into a stage-like appearance.

This is the upper deck of the Brilliant Star. The room where the “Sea Witch” Lucrezia lives blooms into a towering stage at the front of the deck, and around this blooming mechanical flower, you can see the lights of the Brilliant Star. The whole picture –

the ship was split in two.

The front half of the ship has been completely remodeled, with countless runes and magic creations all over the hull, making it look more like a huge magic mechanism than a ship, with various The strange materials collected from the border area or the sea reconstruct the deck structure of the ship, making everything in sight faintly grotesque and psychedelic, as if there are never-ending magic rituals in those dense magic circles and the crystal;

and in the back half of the ship, it has a completely different appearance-there, half of the ship’s hull presents a translucent form like a ghost, shrouded in a tulle that seems real and unreal The stern of the Brilliant Star, in the floating phantom light, can vaguely see that part of the structure still maintains the original appearance of the ship –

a sailing warship built a century ago, in the same style as the “Lost Home” Vaguely similar.

(end of this chapter)