Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 822

[Chapter 803 The Keen Agatha]

After leaving the border curtain and embarking on this long “journey to the end of the world”, the crews of the Lost Home and the Brilliant Star have gradually formed a new and tacit connection. Sometimes, the people on the two ships will interact with each other. We go to visit, and sometimes we exchange information. In most cases, Ai serves as a bridge for communication between the two ships – and these connections and the “daily life” based on the connections seem to be quietly becoming a way to maintain the relationship on the ship. The anchor of everyone’s “humanity.”

Because they are far away from the civilized world, far away from people and society, travelers have a special need for communication between people. When the fog at the end of the world covers everything, it is particularly important to be able to confirm each other’s existence in the fog.

Nina, Shirley and others who were originally gathered in the restaurant almost disappeared in the blink of an eye, all carrying their own knives, forks and rice bowls (Shirley still brought her big rice bowl without hesitation) and happy guests. mood, the scene soon became quiet, and finally only Duncan was left sitting at the dining table, looking at the remaining pot of thick and bubbling “soup” and a pile of burnt suspected food on the table with a helpless smile. . After a while,

he

shook his head and couldn’t help but mutter: “I don’t know how Moss solved the problem of eating when he was exploring everywhere when he was young… Could it be that he relied on his digestive system to resist?”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Agatha’s figure suddenly reflected on a high-quality spoon at the edge of the dining table: “I’ve heard him say this – one-third of the time it’s dry food, one-third of it is dry food. If you find any situation, the remaining one-third of the situation is to transform yourself into a cast form, then drink engine oil, eat boiling gold, and hand over the physical part to the gods…

Duncan: “…like What he can do. “

Agatha shrugged: “Actually, I can understand all of this, but the old man said that the most extreme time he was trapped in a deep fissure was for several weeks. After he came out, he felt that the taste of the death bird was pretty good – this is credible. The extent is a question mark in my mind. “

Before Agatha finished speaking, the question mark in her heart had already moved to Duncan’s forehead – the latter listened in stunned silence and couldn’t help but said: “Bite the deep devil?! No… Is there meat in that thing?”

Agatha spread her hands and walked from the back of the spoon to the table knife next to it: “Who knows? He told me this last time after drinking. You also know that drinking When drunken old people tell stories about their adventures, usually only the last period can be believed. “

Duncan’s mouth trembled and he decided not to settle on this topic.

He raised his head and looked at the porthole not far away – through the open window panel, you could see that the even gray-white background was still on the Lost Home. The outside stretched infinitely, as if the whole world had melted into the endless gray.

“What are you thinking about?” Agatha’s slightly magnetic voice came from the side, and her figure was reflected in the side. On the lampshade of a hanging lantern, her face looked a little blurry in the flickering light of the fire.

“…We have been away for a long time,” Duncan was silent for a few seconds and suddenly said softly. “Do you still miss Hanshuang now?”

“Yes,” Agatha said without hesitation. She looked at Duncan with nothing but honesty in her eyes, “I will not hide my true thoughts in front of you – I Nor can I ignore the weight of memories and emotions accumulated in my heart over the past few decades, although those memories and emotions are just a fake… I still recall the days in the frost, and sometimes I wake up from a trance, I even thought I was still in the cathedral, waiting to meet Bishop Ivan. “

She paused for a moment, then breathed out softly and looked into Duncan’s eyes.

“You have other plans for us, right?”

Duncan looked at the “gatekeeper” reflected in the lights with some surprise: “…Why do you think so?”

“I can feel that you have a plan. You are “cruising” along the borders of this world, and every place where the Lost Home goes, there is some kind of… ….The mark is left,” Agatha said slowly, “I don’t know what it is, it is beyond my understanding, but in the world of reflection, I can clearly see that there is something left behind in the lost world. In the wake of the Xianghao, from the node of the Storm Goddess, to the node of the God of Wisdom, to the current route…

“You are “surrounding” the whole world in some way, and in those In the ‘mark’ that surrounds the world, I smell… the breath of the end.

“You are going to do something big, and this ‘tour’ along the end of the world is just the first step of it.” After completing the arrangements at the border, it is time for the plan to finally start, and I can feel… you don’t seem to want us to follow you to the end.”

Duncan fell silent and stared at Agatha silently. Eye.

“The gatekeeper’s eyes can see many things that ordinary people can’t see, and after turning into a reflection, I started to see more… Just think of it as a spy on destiny,” Ah Gasha laughed softly and slowly shook her head, “I was awakened by a nightmare in the dark. When I woke up, I saw this ship sailing in an endless void, and the ship was empty except for you. Standing at the stern of the ship and learning to steer – I talked to you, called your name, and asked about the whereabouts of others, but you couldn’t see me or hear my voice. At that time, I vaguely guessed. …. It seems that there is no place for us on your next journey.”

Agatha paused briefly and continued: “And now, you suddenly ask me if I still miss Hanshuang… ..I became even more convinced of my judgment.”

Listening to the other party’s words, Duncan didn’t speak for a long time. He just thought quietly. After a long time, he broke the silence: “It’s exactly what you said, Homeless No. After a “tour” around the world…I’m going to do something that’s enough to restart this “world,” but before that, you need to leave. “

Agatha .

She didn’t speak, just looked here quietly – she knew the captain hadn’t finished speaking yet.

“This is not an expulsion,” Duncan continued after a moment of pondering, “You are my crew, always have been, and I have always arranged a place for you during my journey, but when I took the last step, You have other tasks. “

“Can you tell me what you plan to do?” Agatha asked softly.

“…The first step is to destroy the world,” after thinking for a long time. , Duncan said calmly, “And in this process, you must serve as my “anchor” and witness for me, because at that stage, I may no longer be able to observe everything with my own eyes…”

Agatha listened quietly to the captain’s plan and did not speak for a long time. It was not until Duncan finished speaking that a long time passed before she hesitated to break the silence: “No wonder you took the Brilliant Star with you instead of letting him Miss Lucretia went directly on board the Lost Home…

“There must be a ship responsible for the return trip,” Duncan said. “Lucy is a very smart girl. She should also be aware of my subsequent arrangements.” “

She may realize it, but you have to tell others the whole plan in person after all.” Agatha looked at her captain seriously, “You can always trust us.” “

I trust you, but it took me a long time to sort out the ideas of this plan.” Duncan calmly met the gaze of the gatekeeper lady, “In fact, I didn’t do it until I left Gemona’s domain.” After understanding the underlying order of the world, it was determined that the ‘shutdown’ procedure for the entire sanctuary must be implemented to solve the troubles left by the Great Annihilation – and before that, bringing the Brilliant Star was just a matter of caution. ‘Back-up plan’.

Listening to Duncan’s explanation, Agatha breathed lightly, and then suddenly showed a smile: “Then I feel more relieved.”

She jumped down from the glass lampshade of the lantern, and her figure was among the dazzling items on the dining table. Jumping between cups and plates, he finally stopped in the water glass in Duncan’s hand.

“If you have some careful arrangements, then we can execute them with confidence and boldness. No matter what time, an order from the captain is better than no order at all.”

Duncan smiled and looked down at Agatha’s reflection in the glass, then knocked on the water glass. The gatekeeper lady in front of me fell into pieces.

“That’s just right, I have an order now.”

Agatha’s figure appeared on the porcelain plate next to her: “Please give me your orders.”

“Call the sailor over and ask him to clean up this place,” Duncan said as he stood up. She waved her hand and said, “That guy didn’t even show his face since he no longer had to learn to steer. I really thought he wouldn’t have to do anything after he got the permanent ticket to the Lost Home.”

Agatha’s voice contained a hint of emotion. Smile: “Okay, Captain!”

Duncan nodded, turned and left the restaurant.

He was going to return to his captain’s cabin and take a nap before arriving at the next “node”. Before that, he could also stop by the bridge to check on Miss Doll – although in theory Alice was now It is just an “empty shell” bound to the steering wheel. Except for pretending to sail, everything else is left to her instinct as “Pilot Three”, but it is still a waste to stay on the bridge for a long time. An unsettling thing.

With such thoughts in his mind, Duncan walked slowly towards the stern deck. However, just as he was about to step onto the stairs to the bridge, he suddenly stopped.

Bang bang bang.

The sound of tapping on the window suddenly reached my ears.

Duncan was stunned for a moment, subconsciously looking for the direction from which the sound came, but the next second he discovered that there were no windows around him at all – the sound of knocking on the glass window was still ringing continuously, but it seemed to be ringing directly in his own body. in mind.

Duncan frowned, then finally reacted.

That voice came directly from his “cognition”!

He suddenly looked up and saw the “Door of the Homeless” standing quietly not far ahead…