The diffused light golden glow enveloped the entire sea surface and filled all the space around the Brilliant Star.
This "magic battleship" with a strange shape was moving forward in a shroud of light. The front half of the ship was running at full power, the paddle wheels on both sides of the ship were rumbling, and a large number of magic mechanisms on the deck were constantly projecting flashing gratings into the surrounding air. The devices designed by the "Sea Witch" were constantly detecting the surrounding environment during the voyage to collect important data.
The front half of the ship was like fog and illusion, like an illusory structure of a ghost ship that sometimes condensed and sometimes became almost transparent. As the surrounding light fluctuated, it dissipated like fog. Many ghostly sailors were moving on the translucent deck, monitoring the status of the "depth of the spirit world" while ensuring the stability of the Brilliant Star itself.
The sailors at the front and rear of the ship were clearly divided and each performed their own duties, only communicating or moving around occasionally when necessary.
Lucrecia stood at the front of the ship, on the top deck in a "blooming" state. It was like a large open terrace with the best view of the entire ship, allowing her to clearly see
The situation on the sea.
Two thick chains extended from the waist of the Brilliant Star, crossed the slightly undulating sea surface in front, and wrapped around a huge stone ball several dozen meters away from the stern.
The stone ball floated several meters above the sea, seemingly weightless. However, the occasional creaking of the chain and the fact that the Brilliant Star was still sailing very fast at full power proved that towing that thing was not as easy as imagined.
Lucrecia looked at Cressy for a long time before looking away and rubbing her eyes.
The endless light mist released around Vanna is not actually dazzling, but being shrouded in this boundless light for a long time will still make the eyes feel a little uncomfortable, and the mysterious uneven patterns on the surface of Cressy are even more dazzling if you look at them for a long time.
Apart from these slightly dizzying feelings, Vanna and the surrounding light fog themselves do not seem to be very harmful. You will not suffer mental damage when looking at them, and you will not hear any strange and terrifying sounds when approaching... ...As a strange relic "picked up" from the border, this is not common.
Lucrecia had been wandering around the border for many years, and had seen many things that could easily drive mortals crazy. However, this thing that could project a huge geometric illusion... was truly an outlier among the many border relics.
"Indeed, it didn't show any bad intentions, and even came to warn it," Bishop Yu Piaogui nodded gently, "The problem of Vision 001 has not actually attracted the attention of the Seven Gods Church, but as far as I know, the mainstream view of various churches is still waiting for when Vision 001 can recover from its abnormality. But if the warning conveyed by Captain Duncan is true...
"... …How did he say?"
This is unimaginable for special ships, but for the hostess of the Brilliant Star, it is a familiar operation.
"Now, I also picked up a 'small stone' and brought it back... I wonder what he would think if he knew about it."
"Behind Plande now stands a 'master' in the shadows, just like the 'Ten Cities' described in the 'Golan Poetry'. In the shadows stands an uncrowned king, an unnamed great ruler, an invisible but real 'owner'. This 'master' did not declare his authority to the city-state, just as he did not declare that he was the owner of the coins in his pocket - but when he took out the coins, he would also think of asking for their opinions."
"Did Breeze Harbor receive our message?" Lucrecia asked, turning her head slightly. "They didn't respond?"
Until we returned to the cathedral and the evening prayer began, the stone ball still looked worried - and it was obvious that my worried state could not be hidden from the stone ball bishop.
Before I finished speaking, my figure suddenly disintegrated into countless flying colorful pieces of paper, fluttering in the wind and flying towards the captain's room.
"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered something that happened a long time ago," Lucrecia said softly, "Luni, you know
Well, you used to scold your father when he came back from his adventures."
In the large prayer room connected to the side hall, the stone ball listened quietly to what the stone ball said.
Because the bow section of the Brilliant Star was sailing in the spirit world, and the spirit world was not affected by Yu Piao, my ghost sailors could not observe the sea conditions and guide the route in the lookout tower and chart room at the stern to ensure that the Brilliant Star was sailing on the correct track.
"... It's not even one-eighth of the confirmed speed," Lucrecia sighed, "This little ball looks so floating, and it's so hard to drag it."
In response to the bishop's questioning, I did not hide the "dream communication" I had with the ghost captain on the way back from the port.
Valentina hummed, and then seemed to be thinking about something. After a few seconds of silence, she suddenly chuckled at herself and shook her head.
At this point, I shook my head slightly.
"Lucretia said as she turned her head to look in the direction of the bow - due to the infinite length of the chain, the Brilliant Star was no longer sailing outside the "giant geometric body" projected by Vanna. All that could be seen outside the bow was endless glow, and the normal sea surface could not be seen at all.
"It's really weird," Luni tilted her head, looking confused like a human. "We tried every possible way, but we couldn't measure its exact mass."
"It's late at night," Luni nodded, "You really should rest."
"But I think at least Captain Duncan is not trying to transform the city-state into some kind of... indescribable hotbed as described in the poem 'Ten Cities'. At least now you haven't shown any bad intentions."
"... I am not surprised by his visit," the old bishop said fiercely, "The entire Plande city-state has undergone some kind of... transformation. Whether we are willing to deny it or not, we and the land under our feet have now established an inseparable connection with the Lost Homeland. I have discussed this matter with your uncle. Do you know what he said?"
A sound of footsteps came from the side, and the voice of the clockwork puppet Luni sounded: "Madam, there is a report from the boiler room. The power of the machine may be increased. Now is not the maximum speed."
"Let's find a suitable handover point in the offshore area, at least two or three nautical miles from the port, otherwise we have to be prepared for the entire port area to be shrouded in darkness."
"We have received news that a research team consisting of mathematicians, runeologists, and supernatural experts are ready at the port, as well as people sent by the Adventurers Association," Luni replied immediately, "But I also told them that the Brilliant Star is sailing very slowly now, so they may have to wait for a while..."
"Yeah, I'm scolding you for always picking up some weird things outside."
Lucrecia seemed to be lost in memories. She spoke slowly while thinking, "Sometimes she would find a broken stone in the border area and study it excitedly for ten days or half a month, and even drag me and my brother to study with her."
"Then our world will be in big trouble."
"It's not just a matter of waiting a little longer," Lucrecia looked at the golden light everywhere on the sea and couldn't help pursing her lips, "Tell them that what I found this time is not a big thing - although its body is indeed not big, its impact range is too large.
Lu Ni didn't know how to respond to her mistress. She was silent for a moment before she spoke: "... You rarely mentioned the old master,
The old bishop paused for a moment before he let out a soft sigh.
"Maybe it's because a lot has happened recently," Lucrecia shook her head. Let's not talk about this. I'm a little tired. What time is it now?"
But I'm not worried about the ship getting lost or hitting islands or reefs or anything like that.
"At least we can still drag it. It may be slow, but we will be able to drag it back sooner or later."
The stone ball showed a thoughtful expression: "... The Ten Cities is said to be the most chilling passage in the Golan Poetry. It describes the process of ten city-states being gradually taken over by an invisible ruler and transformed into shadows.
Until the end of the poem, the author has not given any description of the ruler himself, but only hints at the existence of the "Invisible King" through the description of the atmosphere, customs and environment in the city-state. I read it, but I was still young at that time and could not understand the relish with which the adults talked about the horror of this long poem. "
Luni bowed her head slightly. "No, mistress, we will pass a lighthouse facility in seventeen minutes. I will send another telegram to Breeze Harbor then."
The doll Luni looked at him in confusion: "Mistress?"
I turned around and stared in a trance at the chain extending from the stern and the stone pillar at the end of the chain.
"Old Master? Are you scolding me?"
"It's late at night?" Lucrecia asked in surprise, then waved her hand, "Dragging this thing, 22 hours is like daytime, and my days and nights are reversed... You keep an eye on the boat, I'm going to rest first."