Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 95

[Chapter 95 Nina’s Strange Dream]

The sky in the street is getting dark gradually.

After sending Morris away and tidying up the storefront on the first floor, Duncan finally had time to tell Nina what her teacher said during the home visit.

After all, this is actually the main reason why old Mr. Morris came to visit today-although the two of them got off topic after chatting.

“Have you not had a good rest recently? Or are you not feeling well?” At the dining table on the second floor, Duncan asked concernedly while spreading butter on a slice of bread, “I heard from your teacher that your situation has continued. It’s been several days.”

Nina was obviously a little nervous, and she probably guessed that the teacher would definitely bring up these things when she came today, but until not long ago, she never thought that her Uncle Duncan would really start paying attention to her in school. Situation – An awkward feeling of being cared for for a long time but uneasy filled her heart: “I’m just a little… sleepy.” “It

seems that what Mr. Morris said is true,” Duncan observed Nina carefully. “Physical reasons? Or is it because of other things? If you have something on your mind, you can tell me.”

Speaking of this, he paused, then added after deliberation: “Of course, there may be some things you don’t want to do at this age. It’s normal for an adult like me, because you’re growing, you have a personality and your own ideas, and that should be respected – but you still have to remember that people ask for help when they’re in trouble It’s not shameful, if I can help you, you can speak up and we can figure out a solution together.”

He tried his best to make his words appear reliable and kind, which was not easy, because he never had blood relatives of this age in need However, he has more or less experience in dealing with students, so at this time he is talking to Nina based on his experience in dealing with adolescent students—he thinks his attitude is gentle and reliable enough.

“I…I’m really fine, really!” Nina seemed a little uncomfortable with such a kind uncle, but she didn’t resist her heart. She waved her hand vigorously and met Duncan’s gaze, “I just feel Sleepy, always wake up when sleeping, sometimes dreaming.”

“Dream?” Duncan frowned, and suddenly thought of something, “Nightmare? Could it be the dream of the fire when he was a child?”

Maybe because he was paying attention to the sun fragments and the unsolved case eleven years ago, he suddenly thought of this matter subconsciously , but Nina shook her head: “No, it’s not something that happened when I was a child.”

“What is that?”

“I always dream… I dream that I am standing on a very high place, like a tower in a city , and then the block under the feet was pitch black, full of ruins and ashes,” Nina recalled, and said slowly, “The ruins and ashes are like a huge scar, extending along the center of the lower city all the way to the cross block , and extended to the edge of the upper city, as if the city was torn apart, I was trapped in that very high place, and I wanted to leave, but was blocked by an invisible wall…” Nina recalled

, He suddenly shook his head lightly: “This is always the scene in my dreams. If I say it’s scary…in fact, there’s nothing scary about it, and there’s no danger approaching. I just watched the city being crushed by something and left a scar. , and then I was stuck in the same place and couldn’t move, and I was still very tired every time I woke up, and I started to feel sleepy in class the next day…”

Duncan listened carefully to the girl’s description, and slowly frowned.

What Nina described… was indeed not the fire she experienced in her childhood, nor was it the scene that Duncan remembered.

It was more like a static “display”, showing her the scene presented by Plante in an unknown time and space.

If it was on the earth, Duncan would only regard it as a strange dream that kept appearing on the spot, but in this strange and unusual world, he couldn’t help but feel vigilant.

Before, Nina somehow remembered a fire that only existed in her and Duncan’s minds, and later, she had continuous strange dreams like “omens”.

“When did you start having these dreams?” Duncan asked seriously.

“About a week or two ago? Maybe earlier… I can’t remember,” Nina took a sip of the vegetable soup, her voice was a bit vague, “I didn’t pay attention at the time…”

After Duncan heard it, he wanted to say “you should have said it earlier”, but suddenly remembered that Nina’s “uncle” was still a rotten person addicted to cult activities and alcohol anesthesia, and there was no one around her to confide in. She was a reliable target, so she swallowed her words abruptly, and then said, “Have you consulted a professional? Like a doctor?” Nina raised her head, “

You mean a psychiatrist?”

“Yes, a psychiatrist. “Duncan thought for a while and nodded immediately.

In this world, “psychiatrist” is an indispensable profession, because there are too many things in the night and the deep sea staring at the city-state, and the spirits of ordinary people are affected by these breaths, and it is very likely that they will appear large and small. Problems – Nightmares, auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, cognitive shifts, and even personality disorders, these diseases plague many people, so that the world’s treatment technology in related fields has developed to an unimaginable level – the most brilliant psychiatrist Even use extraordinary power to correct the distorted mind.

Nina’s frequent strange dreams should also belong to the “disease” that these psychiatrists pay attention to.

“I haven’t yet,” Nina said in a muffled voice. “Their consultation fee is very expensive… I just have some strange dreams.” “

But these strange dreams have already begun to affect your life,” Duncan said seriously

He said calmly, “Continuing to dream of such weird scenes may be a sign of danger. You should have learned these things in school.” There must be something wrong with the constant strange dreams. In any case, since he is already living in a strange and abnormal world, he must be vigilant against these “elements” in the superhuman realm, but he himself is a layman in terms of theory. You have to find some professionals.

Coincidentally, he also wanted to find an opportunity to get in touch with “professionals” in civilized society and see how they deal with incidents that may involve the extraordinary.

Nina was obviously still hesitant, but in the face of Duncan’s serious expression, she finally gave up: “Then…then we can go to the community church on the weekend and ask the pastor from Deep Sea to give a blessing to the gods. , so the cost is very low, if it doesn’t work, then find a professional psychiatrist, okay?”

Church? Deep Sea Priest? A priest who believes in the storm goddess Gamona?

Duncan’s heart moved, and he suddenly felt that this was also very good – he was also very interested in those priests who served the gods.

“Okay, then it’s settled,” he nodded immediately, “It happens that you are going to the museum on the weekend, and we will stop by the church when you come back.” “Yeah!” After dinner, Nina said

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usual Also returned to the room early, Duncan also returned to his room, and saw Ai’s lazy figure lying on the window sill at a glance.

The pigeon flew outside for a day and came back with nothing.

Duncan closed the door casually and walked towards the window. The pigeon lazily raised its wings to say hello to its master, making a nagging sound: “Destroy, hurry up, I’m tired…” “You

really Thank you for your hard work.” Duncan knew from the half-dead look of the bird that it was really tired this day. He stepped forward to untie the “cultist sensor” on the pigeon’s back, and comforted him, “It’s really not that easy. After all, they are all hiding very deep, and the Deep Sea Church has been watching closely recently, they will definitely be more cautious…”

The pigeon rolled its eyelids, fluttered its wings, and continued to lie on its stomach without moving.

Duncan was immediately happy when he saw it: “Even so, this thing still has to be done in the future… Of course, flying for a day is indeed a bit too intense. I will arrange work and rest for you.” He decided to search for the cultists in the city

. The long-term work at this stage is done, although after doing today’s “big business”, he is not so urgent in terms of money, and he doesn’t have to rely on “hunting” to supplement his family, but looking for trouble from those cultists Still quite meaningful in itself.

On the one hand, by doing so, you may be able to catch big fish from the cultists to meet your intelligence needs—the priests at a higher level must know more about the “sun” secrets, and they may also know about the “sun” More information from the shards, which was what Duncan was focusing on.

On the other hand, there is a wild-looking supernatural dog called Loli who is active in the city-state. The other party is also constantly making troubles for the Sun Cultists, and she may also know some secrets of the supernatural world. Duncan wants to try his luck and see if he can come again Talk to her about the deep sea and the deep demon – after talking with Morris, he is now very curious about the “starry sky” above the deep sea.

Noticing the serious expression on Duncan’s face, and realizing his fate of being forced to work overtime in the future, Ai sighed in an extremely humane manner.

“Alas…” The bird’s tone was full of sorrow, “There is already a sad and thick barrier between us…”

Duncan: “…you have quite a rich vocabulary!”

(End of this chapter)