Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 176

The sky is gloomy at some point, thick and substantial clouds cover the city-state one after another, and the slightly salty sea breeze blows across the streets, as if to pour cold air into the bones of people Same.

The old captain Lawrence walked out of the church gate, shrunk his neck in the cold wind blowing in front of him, looked up at the sky, and began to mutter and complain about the bad weather: “Damn, bad luck, it’s finally over During the observation period, I have to walk home against this wind for half an hour…”

On the street in the church square, pedestrians are hurrying, it seems that there will be a rain at any time, and everyone is thinking about the uncollected clothes at home , or the windows were not closed, and the first thing the old captain thought of was his grumpy wife—he had been “isolated and observed” in the church for many days, and he hadn’t even sent a message in the middle. Suffering a love that slaps the head and covers the face, and even has a bruised nose?

Lawrence rubbed his arms and hands, sighed, and prepared to walk towards the cold wind ahead, but just as he took two steps, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a church guard running towards him in a hurry. In some places, stood the young psychiatrist who was in charge of providing psychological counseling… It seemed to be called Heidi or Haili.

“No way…” Lawrence murmured subconsciously, and then he saw the church guards approaching him, first saluted politely, and then stretched out his hand solemnly to block his way: “Sorry, Lawrence Captain, I just received an urgent notice that you cannot leave for the time

being.” “Isn’t the observation period over?” Lawrence felt the moment he saw the other party appear, but at this moment he couldn’t help but slump Come on, “You have to have a suitable reason.”

“It’s inconvenient to tell you the specifics, but…” The young church guard seemed to be a little embarrassed, but finally said in a businesslike manner, “It’s a direct order from the judge—— —The situation has changed, and all ordinary people who have been in contact with the Lost Homeland must continue to stay in the church.”

The corner of Lawrence’s mouth trembled. He knew that he had to obey the order when he heard the words “Lost Country”, but the emergence of a bad mood was uncontrollable. The old captain frowned: “Okay , extension, I understand—but who will explain it to my wife? I’m still connected…”

“Sorry to interrupt,” before the old captain finished speaking, Heidi’s voice came from the side, “Do you have any concerns? ?”

Lawrence turned his head and glanced at Heidi—he also had some dealings with this young lady psychiatrist during the days of isolation and observation in the church, and he knew that although she looked young, she was indeed a reliable woman. He is an “expert” and has indeed helped himself and the crew resolve a lot of tension and resentment, so his face eased a little: “I have been away from home for too long, and my wife is not a gentle person-I ended up going to A shipping order needs to be on vacation, so you can’t spend the first half of the vacation in isolation in the church, and the second half of the vacation in bed to recuperate from your injuries…” “…Indeed, no one wants to encounter such a thing,

” Heidi sighed , said empathetically, and then took out a medicine packaged in a glass tube from the medicine box that he carried with him, handed it to the old captain, and said, “But things are more complicated now, it’s best to follow the instructions of the cathedral—don’t worry , someone from your family will contact you.” “

What is this?” Lawrence took the medicine tube, glanced at the liquid in it suspiciously, and then looked suspiciously at Heidi, the psychiatrist. There are always some strange things in the medicine box, which makes people very nervous.

“Soothe the nerves, soothe the nerves, and increase mental protection to a certain extent by the way,” Heidi said casually, “Preparing for the next stage of isolation and observation.” “…Damn, it really can’t be accommodated…” Lawrence heard, “The next

stage I had a toothache, and then pulled out the stopper of the medicine tube, drank the salty and bitter medicine inside, and returned the glass tube to the psychologist.

The effect of the potion appeared quickly. The old captain shivered in the cold wind, his eyes changed a few times, and then he calmed down quickly, letting out a long and complicated sigh.

“Do you need me to take you back?” Heidi asked softly, observing the old captain’s expression.

“…No, I know the way.” Lawrence was a little downcast, but soon shook his head in relief, “Oh, it’s good to go back and stay. It’s nice to have someone to chat with. At least a few trainee monks can talk. Interesting…”

He turned around in the cold wind, and walked towards the church gate alone, where two guards were already waiting, ready to pick up the old captain and return to the isolated observation place.

But just as he was about to walk through the door, Heidi’s voice sounded: “Mr. Lawrence, as a psychiatrist, I still seriously advise you—it’s almost time to retire. Mental health is not good.”

Lawrence didn’t speak, but waved his hand from a distance to indicate that he had heard it, and then his figure slowly disappeared into the towering and solemn door.

Only Heidi, who was carrying a medicine box, and a guardian soldier in a long black windbreaker were left on the square.

The guard looked at the old captain with a hint of respect in his eyes.

Then the guard turned his head and looked at the psychiatrist beside him: “Miss Heidi, do you know what happened?”

Heidi rolled her eyes: “You are from the church, you don’t even know, How could I, an ‘outside consultant’ sent by the city hall, know?”

“But you and Your Honor…”

“She didn’t tell me anything, and I haven’t even seen her since yesterday, Heidi shook her head, and then looked curiously at the guardian warrior in front of her, “But I heard that she suddenly issued a lot of investigation missions? There was even a team of civilian priests who went to the city hall for secondment this morning.” Here comes the files…”

“Yeah, a lot of investigation tasks,” the guard sighed, “seconded the files, visited the community, checked a lot of old accounts, and went to the port to set up a card to monitor twelve potato sellers. What the hell…”

Heidi: “…?”

“So now even we are guessing what happened,” the guard sighed, looking up at the dark cloudy sky, “Tsk, what a horrible weather.”

…

Morris sat upright at the desk, his fingers gently stroking the rough edges of a heavy tome, his mood calmed down little by little, until he could even hear his own heartbeat clearly.

He lowered his head, slowly opened the “Rahem Canon” in front of him, skillfully opened the chapters about mind protection and wisdom identification, and silently recited the above admonitions in his heart.

After completing the most basic self-suggestion and mental strengthening, he stood up, lit the candles and incense on the table next to him in order, and dripped the extracted essential oil into three of the candles.

In the sudden rising flames, he stared at the mirror in front of the ritual altar, looked at his own reflection in the mirror, with a somewhat self-deprecating smile on his face.

“It’s really old…Fortunately, I can still accurately execute the details of these rituals.” The

crackling of the candles gradually weakened, and the smoke rising from the incense slowly condensed into a lingering cloud above the mirror. The ball blocked the old man’s sight, preventing him from accurately seeing his own reflection in the mirror. At this point, the protection of the mind and the blessing from the God of Wisdom, Rahmu, were all it took.

“I have been away from you for eleven years…you are still willing to take care of me,” Morris couldn’t help sighing softly when he saw the ceremony was completed so smoothly, “do you still have any expectations for me…” The room was still quiet,

wise Of course, the God of God would not just show up just like that, but Morris still listened attentively. He seemed to have heard the instructions of the gods in the silence, and his face gradually calmed down, and he opened a drawer at hand.

A string of bracelets made of colorful stones lay quietly in the drawer, and there were twelve stones in total.

Morris hesitated, picked up the bracelet and put it on.

At this moment, he felt a burst of clarity in his mind, as if a curtain that had been covering for many years was suddenly removed, and then he took another look at the layer of smoke that was still condensed in front of the mirror, and finally made up his mind to push the door and leave the room.

Heidi wasn’t at home, and the empty mansion seemed extraordinarily quiet.

The bedroom of himself and his wife is not far to the left, the door is ajar at the moment, and the inside is groggy and silent.

Morris touched the stone bracelet on his wrist. He didn’t dare to look at the half-hidden door. Instead, he quickly walked through the corridor as if escaping, then passed through the living room, walked out of the door, and started the engine parked in the courtyard. The car in the car drove towards the direction of the city.

At the same time, a white pigeon was flying over the low, old buildings in the lower city.

Where no one was paying attention, the white dove passed through the second-floor window of Duncan’s Antique Store, and a moment later, a cluster of dark green flames flashed behind the window.

Duncan stepped out of the flames, glanced at the bad weather outside, and then at the clock hanging on the wall not far away—it was a little while before Nina came home from school.

He came to the first floor, opened the store door, moved a chair, and sat at the door like this, staring at the street in front of him calmly, thinking quietly.

(end of this chapter)