Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 703

[Chapter 685 Lost at night]

Once again, the sun went out in front of Duncan and others.

It happened all of a sudden. Along with a strange low noise, the surface of the sun, which was about to drop from the sea level, suddenly lost all its brilliance and turned into a terrifying black hole, while the surface of the sun surrounding it The two rune rings seemed to be still shining in the sun, turning into two dazzling bright edges around the black hole – the limited light diffused from the edge of the extinguished sun, leaving a layer of chaos between the sky and the sea. The dim light made the sky appear even more terrifying and strange.

As the sun goes out, the boundless sea in the distance has fallen into darkness. Only the “luminous geometry” located near Qingfeng Port is still emitting the same “sunlight” as always, maintaining basic lighting in the limited sea area – those along the The light escaping from the sea became the only reassuring thing under the strange “night”.

Shirley was completely confused. She stared into the distance for a long time and couldn’t hold back the next sentence. However, Nina next to her had already reacted and reached out to pat her friend’s shoulder: “Don’t panic, it’s definitely not something you want to do.” You said destroy…”

“Nonsense! Of course I know!” Shirley almost jumped up, and then immediately set her sights on Duncan not far away, “Captain, what should I do?”

“Qingfeng Port is still there, The Pilgrimage Ark is also there…” Duncan did not answer Shirley, but immediately looked in the direction of Qingfeng Port. Enveloped in the light of the luminous geometric objects, he carefully distinguished the scene on the sea in the distance – from here, he could The coastline of Qingfeng Port and the outline of the Storm Cathedral docked near the city-state can be clearly seen. The other three pilgrim arks cannot be seen completely due to the viewing angle, but it is obvious that they all stay in place.

“…This is ‘the sun goes out’…” Luen muttered to himself. After the initial shock, he finally realized, “This is really happening…”

Bancet stared intently. The terrifying black hole hovering above the sea level in the distance had a low and gloomy voice: “The breath of the spiritual world began to stir, but the creation of the world did not appear in advance.”

Duncan looked at the several popes: “I remember you mentioned it, The last time the sun went out, the four patrol arks didn’t notice it?”

“Yes,” Rune nodded, “According to what you guys said, we stayed there and ‘disappeared’ along with the whole world. Within 12 hours, we directly ‘skipped’ the event of the sun extinguishing – if we hadn’t received reports from Breeze Harbor, Frostbite, and Plander afterwards, we wouldn’t have known what happened.”

Duncan calmed down . He nodded, still looking at the city in the distance: “But now you have seen it, your patrol ark is also there, and everyone has seen it.” “

What is the principle behind this?” Lu En thought subconsciously, he looked at The huge luminous geometric object on the nearby sea gradually became thoughtful, “Is it because the four patrol arks are now within the protection range of ‘that thing’?” “

Maybe it is indeed related to that weird luminous geometric object – Purender, Frost and Breeze Harbor, each city-state that maintains its existence when the sun goes out has its own special characteristics, and the biggest feature of Breeze Harbor is that it is always bathed in this weird ‘sunshine’,” Duncan pointed out He nodded, “But now is not the time to discuss this. You’d better confirm the situation of the four arks. Also, Lucy, can you contact the city now?” “

There is a radio on the Brilliant Star, and it is now We have contacted Breeze Port,” Lucretia nodded immediately. “The city-state has sounded an emergency alarm, and the security forces and knowledge guards are starting to maintain order. There should be no need to worry in the short term.” “There

is no need for order . Worry, but panic is definitely inevitable – and this panic will be different from the last time,” Fanna on the side couldn’t help but muttered, “After all, not long after the last sun went out, it was ‘Nameless’ The outbreak of “Zhe’s Dream”…”

Her words silenced the deck, and everyone had a subtle, serious or uneasy look on their face, looking at each other in the dim light of the sky.

The four popes quickly took action. They quickly contacted their respective patrol arks and confirmed the situation on the ark. While remotely commanding the priests staying on the ark to maintain order, monitor and collect intelligence, they also ordered their respective Ark sent some priests into Qingfeng Port to help control the security in the city and calm the nervousness of the residents.

At the same time, Duncan and his team came to the central deck area and found the bishops who were in some confusion.

These bishops who were arranged to leave early after the meeting had unforgettable memories in the past few minutes – they finally adapted to the bizarre and strange environment on the Lost Home, and adapted to the various harmonies on the ship. “Living creatures” and questionable “rules”, after the meeting, they came to the deck to have some snacks and enjoy the sea breeze to relax their nerves. But just after relaxing for a while – bang, the sun went out.

No one said anything to them.

Thanks to the emergency “training” they received before boarding the ship and the “common sense teachings” they heard after boarding the ship, at least half of the bishops subconsciously wondered whether this could be considered something that could be observed on the Lost Home after seeing the sun go out. When Duncan led a large group of people to the central deck area, several bishops were still discussing the “natural phenomenon” – the main topic of discussion was that it got dark very early on the Lost Home.

Fortunately, after a flurry of communication and explanations from all parties, everyone realized the situation at hand and quickly restored order from the initial chaos.

Under the dim sky and the faint “sunlight” that diffused from the distance, the Lost Home and the Brilliant Star accelerated their speed again and sailed towards the coastline of Qingfeng Port.

…

On the semi-permanent floating island research station located next to the luminous geometry, Ted Leal and several scholars were standing together in the observation room on the upper floor of the facility, guarding a radio device – the radio center with solemn expressions. What came was the latest situation in the city-state.

The sun went out, causing a short-term panic in the city. Then the security forces and guards quickly controlled the order. Currently, all major areas in the city have entered a state of martial law. The main roads are blocked, all shelters are open, and the gas lamps are turned on in advance. From now on, the bells of the college are floating over the city.

No extraordinary pollution has been found to have invaded the city, and no reports of people suffering from mental pollution or mental transformation have been received from various places.

The good news is that this is not the first time that Qingfeng Port has faced “sun out”. People are no longer as unprepared as last time, causing many unnecessary losses in chaos and disorder.

The bad news is that the terrible Dream of the Nameless Man incident occurred after the last “Sun Goes Out”. The terrifying shadow left by this incident still lingers in the city-state. Although the order in the city has quickly stabilized, people are still panicking. And fear is secretly growing – everyone is worried about what will happen after the sun goes out this time.

Ted Leal knows that this kind of widespread fear is the most difficult thing. It cannot be controlled and cannot be ignored. It will develop like an undercurrent until the crisis ends or evolves into another huge trouble. .

But there is more than one problem.

Ted Leal frowned and looked at a machine at the end of the room.

A recorder was running creakingly. Precision gears and connecting rods drove the steel needle to move quickly left and right on the slide rail. A long paper tape was being continuously spit out from the recorder. The paper tape The black lines on it tremble, outlining information that humans cannot understand.

The sending period is twelve seconds, repeated three times, followed by an interval of thirty seconds, and then appears again.

Connected to that recorder was a complex optical instrument located in front of the observation window at the end of the room.

“The light signal released by the luminous body continues, and is significantly strengthened at the moment when the sun goes out—it has now exceeded the highest value in historical records,” a scholar said next to Ted Leal, “In addition, A backup device set up at the upper observation station suddenly received a very weak signal just now. The content of the signal is consistent with what we received here – the backup device pointed at the extinguished sun.” “…

This is obviously A complete system, the sun, and the luminous geometric objects that fell into the world, there is still some connection between them,” another scholar couldn’t help but say, “Although on the surface it seems that they have been separated…”

“There is still no progress in deciphering. It would be great if some new information can appear in these signals. At least it can be used for cross comparison.” “

Just now, news came from the high tower in the city. It has been confirmed that the sun is no longer moving. It It is stagnant near the sea level and has not continued to fall at all in the past half hour…”

“Isn’t it possible that someone will go to the tower to observe the sun again?!” “

No, it is automatically recorded by the instrument and read indirectly by personnel. Data – since the last incident, the college has strictly prohibited anyone from observing the sun under such circumstances…”

Ted Leal listened to the discussions coming from around him, frowning and remaining silent for a long time. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly raised his head: “I have to return to the city-state.”

“…Indeed, you need to go back to maintain order,” a scholar said immediately, “Leave it to us here, no matter what happens , the observatory will continue to operate, and we will not miss any data.”

Ted Leal glanced at these highly prestigious and trustworthy scholars in the professional field, nodded silently, and then opened his record book The “Book of Miracles” of many spells and knowledge.

He opened the part of the book where the “door” was recorded and tapped on the page with his finger.

An illusory door then emerged from the book, quickly took shape in the air in front of him, and opened silently.

He took a breath and stepped towards the door.

Boundless darkness and chaos enveloped his perception –

he did not arrive at Breeze Harbor.

(End of chapter)