Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 351

[Chapter 349 Bishop Ivan’s Secret]

Agatha took out the report letter——this letter appeared to be written on the most common letter paper, with an envelope produced by a small factory in Frost on the outside, and even the ink The apparently ordinary letter was delivered to her from the No. 3 cemetery. To be honest, if she didn’t know that the old guard would not make such a joke with her, Agatha would never have believed that it came from An indescribable high-ranking extraordinary existence.

She couldn’t even perceive any supernatural power from this letter – but after doing a few simple tests, she had confirmed that this thing was indeed from the superior superhuman hand.

There was a sound of clothes rubbing in the dark coffin, and the heavy coffin lid was finally slowly opened. Accompanied by a strange smell of incense, a mummy-like body wrapped in bandages slowly got up from inside.

This is Ivan, the bishop of the Frost City–he lost his complete body due to an accident many years ago, but Bartok’s mighty power has allowed his life to continue to this day. Most of the time, he has to stay in the In the “coffin” of the Meditation Church, he will only appear in the public eye when major sacraments are held, but even so, he is still the most popular and trusted bishop in the history of Frost.

The bishop’s achievements and profound knowledge in the extraordinary field are beyond doubt.

He sat up in the coffin, took the “report letter” handed over by Agatha, stared at the letter for a long time with the only left eye exposed outside the bandage, and remained silent for a long time.

Agatha couldn’t help breaking the silence: “You…”

The well-informed and knowledgeable Archbishop said in a muffled voice, “I’ll take it easy.”

Agatha waited for a while, then asked again: “Have you recovered?”

“…Are you sure this is it?” Bishop Ivan raised his head, his slightly yellow eyes were filled with confusion, “Have you…”

“It does look ordinary—but when I tried to observe the words on the letter through the perspective of the spirit world, I lost fifteen minutes of memory on the spot,” Agatha knew what the bishop wanted to say, her expression was serious Nodded, “It is entwined with unimaginable power, this plain appearance…maybe it’s just the unique taste of that visitor.”

Bishop Ivan was silent for a moment, as if he was still slowing down, and then slowly said: “This What was mentioned in the letter… is disturbing, you have already seen the ‘Petrel’, and if what is said in the letter is true, then the Petrel is only the beginning, and even the loss of control of Dagger Island is only the beginning… Whether it’s the cultists in the city or the pollution caused by the ‘element’, whether it’s the return of the ‘Petrel’ or the anomaly on Dagger Island, everything points to the deep sea, to the abyss plan half a century ago.

” The city hall issued a warning and applied for access to the secret files that have been sealed for half a century. After that, I will go to the church library. In addition, I have arranged manpower to strengthen the search of the city to catch those cultists who are hiding. “Agatha said, “But it’s not enough, we must at least confirm what’s going on on Dagger Island—the bigger source of pollution seems to be on that island.” Bishop

Ivan thought for a while and sighed softly He breathed a sigh of relief: “If everything points to the Abyss Plan…the Sea Fog Fleet appearing near the Frost at this moment seems to be an explanation.” “…Do you think that all

this is part of the Frost Queen’s plan back then?” Agatha frowned, “Is it because she left some order to that ‘Vice Admiral of Steel’ that the Sea Mist Fleet appeared today?” “I’m not sure,”

Bishop Ivan shook his head, Then she suddenly raised her head and looked into Agatha’s eyes, “Agatha, in your perception, what kind of image is the Frost Queen?”

Agatha hesitated, and said while thinking: “A once great The ruler, however, was bewitched by the power of the deep sea after a brief glorious reign, and degenerated into a dangerous “mad king”. Even after half a century, it still needs to be completely sealed up and forbidden to be known by any ordinary people—her life is both tragic and dangerous.”

“It’s a standard answer—as a young generation, and you have enough access to some materials from half a century ago, your summary is pretty good,” Bishop Ivan nodded, but then changed the subject, “But you I haven’t really experienced all that.”

Agatha didn’t speak, but quietly looked at the archbishop in front of her.

“I experienced it—that year, I was twenty-six years old, and I was an ordinary bishop in the small church in the dock area, you know? That small church is next to the test site of the Abyss Project, and I even gave Some soldiers and officers held blessing ceremonies, and I later learned that those soldiers and officers came to the church to receive blessings because they had to come into contact with the ‘submersible’.” Bishop Ivan said slowly, his voice low

, As if a tributary trickled out of the river of memories, those long-standing things that cannot be told to ordinary people were narrated bit by bit from under the overlapping bandages.

“After the rebel army broke through the palace, most of the materials related to the Qianyuan Project were sealed up. Coupled with the panic effect caused by the collapse of the sea cliff that occurred at the beheading site, the relevant materials of the Qianyuan Project were destroyed. Seven seven eight eight, so even for a ‘gatekeeper’ with authority like you, the information that can be accessed is actually only the most superficial part of it-if I tell you now, in fact, the Queen of Frost was in front of the city guard before the attack. You came to that small church overnight and asked me to hold a funeral ceremony for her… What would you think?”

Agatha’s eyes widened suddenly.

“She’s been called the ‘mad king’ – indeed, she’s been acting like a ‘mad’ really for the last few months, going on and on while the whole plan has spiraled out of control and people are missing, dying, and going crazy every day. Promoting the project, even closing the palace, shutting up the ministers who were willing to speak in the end, ordering the military police to blockade the port, and arresting those who wanted to escape from the frost… With these actions first, the rebel army behind will be a matter of course, she is doomed Maybe she died in her queen’s position…

“But even so, I don’t think she’s ever been ‘crazy’ at all… She’s sober, even…”

Bishop Ivan stopped suddenly, as if his mind was overwhelmed by recalling those long-ago events, or maybe he was looking for a suitable language to describe the weirdness he felt back then. After a few seconds, he finally Continued: “It’s even like the only one who is still awake in the entire city-state.”

Agatha unconsciously leaned forward: “Why do you say that?”

“She walked into the church without any entourage. Clear, as if she had already known her own destiny, she came to Bartok’s icon by herself, lit the incense for herself, and then came over and patted my shoulder—just like this.” Bishop Ivan raised his arm

, It seems to restore the scene half a century ago.

“She patted me and said: ‘Wake up, you’re the only one in town with your eyes open—come and do something for me, I’m dying.'” Agatha felt her breathing suddenly a little

rough , It was like a pause in breathing between half-dream and half-awake, and the next moment, she couldn’t help reaching out to support her forehead, feeling her heart was pounding, she didn’t know how to react, after a few seconds of silence , I can only ask my most direct confusion: “You are the only one in the city who still has your eyes open… What does this sentence mean?” “

I haven’t fully figured it out yet,” Bishop Ivan sighed. The voice was muffled under the bandage, “She told me to wake up – but I stayed awake, and after that, she didn’t explain anything to me, just told me to follow orders… She lay On the morgue, she looked like a dead person, and then… I held a funeral ceremony for her.”

“How can a living person perform a funeral ceremony?” Agatha stared in disbelief, “Your ceremony… really Is it finished?”

“Of course a living person cannot hold a funeral ceremony—I just followed her instructions to complete the entire process, and of course, nothing happened after the ceremony,” Bishop Ivan shook his head, “I think The ceremony is meaningless, but the Frost Queen seems to have achieved her goal, she left just like that, and told me one thing before she left…” “

One thing?”

“She told me not to tell anything about that night, otherwise the rebel army would definitely kill me-when she said this, it was twenty-four years before the first city-state guards attacked the arsenal hours.”

Agatha fell silent, and after an unknown amount of time, she finally spoke in a low voice: “You never told me this…” “

I never told anyone,” Bishop Ivan said indifferently, ” At that time, I was just a little bishop.”

“But you later became the bishop of the city-state, and no one can judge you for the ‘involvement’ of that year, this secret…” “

I plan to take this secret to the grave, why should I Say it?” Bishop Ivan raised his head, his cloudy and yellowed left eye quietly stared at Agatha’s, “I know this is a big deal—the queen has long been aware of the actions of the rebel army, and she is even happy about her own death. Accept, this fact can shock many people… But apart from the shock itself, it has no meaning. The Abyss Project will still be blocked, and the stability and order of the city-state is the most important thing for the vast majority of citizens. No one will care what a queen who has been executed thought and did in the end, and there is a more important reason…”

Bishop Ivan paused for a moment, and exhaled softly.

“A more important reason—the Abyss Project is over, the Queen’s Era is over, everything is settled, at least…I have always thought so for the past fifty years.” (End of this chapter

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