Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 169

The sleepy-eyed Bishop Valentine saw the judge Fanna who rushed to the church in the middle of the night, and the old man was completely awake the moment he heard Fanna’s first words.

“Captain Duncan entered your dream?!” The old bishop stared at Fanna dumbfounded, and even wondered if he was still asleep. Are you going to investigate?”

“It’s true—although I also know how unbelievable it sounds,” Fanna nodded vigorously, she had guessed the old church’s reaction before coming here, but she also There is no way, after all, she is no less confused than Valentine, “The small church in the sixth block…I have very little communication with that ghost captain, and this part is the most important information he revealed.” The old

bishop After a moment of silence, he turned around in silence and looked up at the statue of the Storm Goddess at the end of the sanctuary. After an unknown amount of time, he quietly broke the silence: “Fanna, do you still remember the blood you got contaminated at the scene of the cult ceremony in the sewer? Pollution? After that, we carried out remedial purification, and now it seems…” “

I understand what you mean,” Fanna took a light breath, her expression still calm, “It seems that our purification has never been No success, the Lost Country is still chasing me, and the ghost captain…has extended his power to my dream.” “Are

you still awake?” Valentine turned around and said quietly Looking into Fanna’s eyes.

“Sober, I tried it on the road, and I can silently recite the names of myself and the goddess, and recite the contents of the “Storm Codex”.” Fan Na nodded, “It seems that the pollution is still at a shallow level, and the only ones affected are My dream has not yet spread to my body, words and deeds in reality.”

“The pollution is at a shallow level, but it cannot be completely removed, like an irreversible countdown…” Valentine’s tone was low, his eyes full Confused, “You are still the judge of the Puland city-state, and no one can take your place in a short time…”

Fan Na knew what the old bishop wanted to express.

She has been spiritually polluted by the supernatural power of the upper class. As the judge of the church, her “fortress” has been gradually breached, and a fortress that is about to be breached is unreliable, because no one knows that this spiritual pollution will To what extent, no one knows whether the Fanna who woke up the next morning is still Fanna. She is still serving the Goddess of Storms, but the next second… no one knows who she is loyal to.

If an ordinary guard or priest is polluted by this, the matter is easy to solve. It is very simple to perform a period of confinement and exorcism rituals, or if the city-state is peaceful, she can temporarily hand over the duties to Give it to the deputy, and go to the deepest part of the church to accept the highest standard of “safety isolation” and “divine purification”, but…

now she, the “judge”, is in an irreplaceable position, even if she asks for help from the headquarters of the Church of Storms, it will be short. This problem cannot be solved in time.

“…I can’t leave my post,” Fanna shook her head after thinking for a while, she knew that she was making things difficult for the old bishop, but she must continue to perform her duties, “I have a very bad feeling, We are facing a real, great crisis, which is not even necessarily caused by the Lost Lands or the sun shards. A larger shadow is lurking in the city-state. At this time, I cannot take the responsibility of the judge Give it to anyone, even my most trusted lieutenant.”

Valentin heard a trace of seriousness in Fanna’s tone, and he immediately frowned slightly: “Crisis beyond the Lost Land and the Sun Shards? Have you found anything recently?” “

…I investigated some things in the archives. I was supposed to tell you about this matter the next morning, but now it seems that the situation is more complicated than expected, and the urgency is necessary. Raised,” Fanna nodded, and said very seriously, “I have doubts about the time point when the sun fragments appeared in the city-state of Pland, and based on this, I checked some materials from 1889 and earlier years, and found that A large number of low-urgency, but weird and dense…records of heresy worship…”

Following Fan Na’s eloquence, Bishop Valentine finally opened his eyes a little bit.

“These materials are lying quietly in our archives?” After Fanna’s voice fell, Valentine exclaimed in disbelief, “No one has discovered it all this time? Even the disappeared 1885 Years…”

“No one noticed, our city-state seems to have been ‘stolen’ part of it, and some obvious ‘reality’ just disappeared from everyone’s sight,” Fanna said in a deep voice, ” And this kind of ‘disappearance’…is not something that can be caused by sun fragments.”

Valentine shook the scepter in his hand vigorously, and his knuckles turned slightly white due to the force.

“Do you think there is any connection between this incident and the message ‘Captain Duncan’ conveyed to you in the dream?” he asked suddenly.

“Not sure, but first of all, things like ‘stealing reality from the city-state’ are not the ability of the Lost Homelander, and second, if this thing is done by the ghost captain, then he has no reason to pollute my dreams, tell me the key clues ——This does not conform to the rough and chaotic behavior of the captain in the records,” Fanna analyzed calmly, “unless…he suddenly changed his temper and became a wicked devil who teased the world, or…” “

Or “

Or became an enthusiastic person concerned about the safety of the city-state,” Fanna spread her hands, “Come to report to me when you see a dangerous factor.” “

Ahem, you are simply a subspace-level joke. “Valentin coughed immediately, and then glared at Fan Na, “Don’t make such a joke with me when you know that you have already been watched by a superior supernatural being. It will make me doubt your mental state.

” The old man thumped his chest, straightened out his breath, and then looked into Fan Na’s eyes with a serious face: “Who else knows about the anomalies found in the archives?” Fan Na thought for a while and shook her head

. : “Only I know, I checked the files by myself…”

She suddenly paused, as if her thinking was a little stuck, but then she shook her head: “I checked the files by myself.”

“That’s okay… If there is a conscious black hand behind this incident, then he should not be aware of the conspiracy.” Valentine breathed a sigh of relief, and then had to agree with Fan Na’s statement just now, “You are indeed You can’t leave your post… You should already have an investigation plan for those files, right?” “

Yes, including coordinated actions with the city hall.”

“It will start immediately tomorrow, and I will provide you with all assistance,” Varen said. Ding nodded immediately, “In addition, I will also report what happened here to the Pope, hoping that the Cathedral of Storms can provide us with some assistance…”

As he spoke, the old man thought for a few seconds before asking: “Can you still pray to the goddess normally?”

“Yes,” Fanna replied immediately, “The connection between me and the goddess has not been affected by that dream.”

Valentine frowned: “But the goddess has not. Reveal or warn you about the spiritual pollution you have suffered?”

“…Yes,” Fanna hesitated for a moment, but nodded and admitted, “The goddess did not warn.” Valentine

rubbed his chin, and after a moment of deep thought, suddenly Looking up into Fanna’s eyes: “…During this time, you must return to the church to rest at night, do not fall asleep outside the church, and you must carry the “Storm Codex” at all times when you are outside. In addition, if you act outside Is it possible to go immediately to the church closest to you when you feel unusually sleepy or tired?” “It

can be done.”

“…well, I hope you don’t think this is some kind of harsh treatment or questioning,” sighed the old bishop After taking a deep breath, although Fan Na promised firmly, he still couldn’t help but said, “You can’t leave your post now, and there is no priest with a higher status than you in the city-state of Puland who can be your ‘supervisor’. Necessary arrangements on the premise of ensuring that you can perform your basic duties…” “

Please rest assured, of course I understand,” Fanna showed a faint smile, and in turn comforted the old bishop in front of her, “I know as well as you that we are dealing with you. Compared with those predecessors who died due to lack of experience and theory, we are very lucky to be able to fight under the protection of the rules.”

Speaking of which, she paused, and then continued: “The little church in the sixth block…”

“It must be investigated, no matter what purpose that ‘ghost captain’ found you, we have to investigate That church,” Valentine nodded slowly, “and…I recalled a little bit just now, but I couldn’t remember who the person in charge of that church is. It seems that there is really something wrong there.” “

Okay , I will lead the team there tomorrow.”

“Well,” Valentine nodded slightly, and then looked at Fanna curiously, “Apart from the chapel, what else did that ghost captain tell you?”

It’s okay if you don’t ask this question, but when you ask, Fan Na’s expression suddenly becomes weird.

Valentine: “…Why do you have this expression?”

“He… did say something to me, a very unbelievable sentence.” Fan Na’s face was full of hesitation, “I don’t know whether we should We should take it seriously…”

“What’s wrong with this? The more unbelievable the content, the more likely it is the key to everything!” Valentine’s eyes widened immediately, “What did he say?” Fan

Na After hesitating for two seconds, he finally took a deep breath and said with a serious face, “Order French fries.”

Valentine: “…”

After a moment of silence, the old bishop finally spoke again: “Really?

” It is absolutely true, as true as my belief in a goddess.”

“…Ah, then this is indeed… a bit too unbelievable…”

(End of this chapter)