The statue of the storm goddess Gemona stood quietly in the cathedral, as majestic, mysterious and silent as ever.
That veil seemed to cover not only the face of the goddess, but also a certain connection between the mortal world and the divine. For the first time, Vanna discovered that she actually did not understand at all, and did not even comprehend what kind of existence the god she worshipped was.
All along, she had just taken it for granted to believe in everything about storms and the deep sea. She had never thought about this issue like she did today, and had never considered analyzing the relationship between God and herself from a qualitative perspective.
With a start, Fanna woke up from her brief meditation, feeling her heart pounding and a layer of cold sweat on her back.
Thoughts breed heresy, and God cannot penetrate it.
She couldn't believe that those almost unorthodox thoughts just now actually came from her mind - starting to question the "behavior" of God was almost tantamount to heresy.
However, the next second, she felt the gentle sound of waves ringing in her ears, and the gaze and comfort from the goddess emerged as usual, further relieving the pain accumulated in this body and soothing her spirit.
Even in this great cathedral, even if such wavering thoughts appeared in her mind, the goddess remained the same... Was it because God was also ignorant, or because the Lord did not care
... Do you really not need to rest?" Valentine's voice suddenly came from the side, interrupting Vanna's distraction. The old man looked at the tired young city judge with some worry. He remembered that Vanna had never been in such a state of continuous bliss in front of the goddess. "You look confused... Physical injuries are easy to heal, but mental fatigue is troublesome."
"I..." Vanna hesitated, "Maybe I am a little tired."
"Then go and have a rest. I'll take care of the follow-up matters," Valentine said immediately, and before the other party could say anything else, he quickly added, "I just received news that Mr. Dent has returned safely to the mansion. I think... your family must need you very much at this time, and you need your family too."
"Uncle..." Fanna was stunned for a moment, and the scene of saying goodbye to her uncle before emerged in her mind. A strange feeling touched her heart, and finally made her give up her last insistence, "Okay, then I'll leave first, and I'll leave this place to you."
"Go in peace," Valentine nodded gently, "your storm will protect you."
…May the storm shelter us.” Vanna said softly.
A dark grey steam train drove out of the church square, and after passing through the central intersection where a checkpoint had been set up, it first headed in the direction of the Regent's Palace.
Fan Na was sitting in the passenger seat of the car, and the driver was Hai Mu who had just finished being questioned in the church.
"Thank you. I'll have to trouble you to give me a ride," Vanna thanked her friend softly as she watched the scenery outside the car window recede. "You could have left earlier."
"You don't have to be so polite with me," Haidai said casually while holding the steering wheel and observing the road conditions. "Besides, I couldn't be early either. The young monk asked me a lot of questions and asked me to burn incense for a long time at the end. These were all necessary "safety measures" - it was almost evening when I finished."
Fanna looked out the window and saw the city guards and defenders patrolling the road. Frightened citizens were walking quickly across the street. Some people who seemed to have just come out of the shelter were asking passers-by about the situation. From time to time, a sheriff with a loudspeaker could be seen standing at the intersection, informing the people nearby of the latest situation - the content was nothing more than that the city was disturbed by strange phenomena, the danger had been eliminated, and that the city would enter level three martial law tonight.
Plande seemed to have just recovered from a serious illness, and the order in the city-state was still chaotic. However, even in such a chaotic and tense scene, Vanna still felt an indescribable sense of relief and... warmth.
Fear and tension are proof of being alive. Only those who have survived a disaster are qualified to be anxious at this moment - and the rising sun the next day will be the best comfort for Zeng Lande.
"Are you okay? You look so refreshed," Heidi noticed Vanna's tiredness and confusion even though she was driving.
This is the first time I've seen you look so listless since you were a child - I would have thought you were forged from a piece of steel."
"... If I tell you that I killed my way through the entire city-state by myself when the fire rain fell, would you believe it?" Vanna glanced at her friend. In fact, after leaving with Heidi, her spirit had gradually relaxed. "I'm almost exhausted,"
"I believe it, of course I believe it. After all, it's you. I would believe you if you said you came back from the subspace." Haidai's expression did not change after hearing what the other party said. He nodded as if it was a matter of course, and then suddenly looked up and down at Fanbu, "No wonder you are so weak..."
Fanna felt uncomfortable with the other person's gaze: "You... have a weird look in your eyes."
"I just had an idea suddenly," Haidai said seriously, "Do you want to go to the Marriage Mom Help Center now
"… Why?"
"It took a lot of effort for you to become this weak. Maybe there are people you can't beat now. This doesn't violate your second oath that year - you will fight with all your might in any battle." Hai Mu's thoughts seemed to have completely gone wild, and he didn't even care about Fanna's increasingly distorted expression. "Otherwise, after you go home and have a good sleep, you will be invincible again, and the Marriage Help Center will have to send people to the hospital every now and then..."
Fanna was slightly relieved.
The sound of air bursting instantly quieted Kelp.
After two seconds of silence, Heidi said, "If you don't like it, then don't like it. You have been threatening me since you were a child. I let you eat my lunch..."
The car then fell silent. After a few seconds of silence, Vanna suddenly spoke softly, "Thank you. I feel much calmer now."
"That's right. After all, I am the best psychiatrist in Zenglande - and you really need to be in a good state to face Mr. Dent." Haidai smiled as if her plan had been successful. Then, the car stopped smoothly under her control. "You are home. My invincible knight lady, cheer up. All of us have survived today."
Saved a life...
Haikai just said it casually, but for some reason Vanna thought of a phrase often said by the believers of the Death Salvation Sect.
Survival is not a birthright but a commodity for which one has to pay in advance.
Vanna lowered her eyelids, took a deep breath, thanked her friend and said goodbye, then got out of the car and walked towards her home not far away.
Haidai sat in the car quietly watching Vanna's departing back. After a while, she started the car, turned around and drove towards her home.
Is my father safe now? If he is safe, then... what is he doing right now
Outside the ship, there were lightning and thunder, and a storm suddenly arose. The strong wind brought huge waves that hit the side of the Lost Hometown Gao Li again and again. Beneath the deep and dark sea, it seemed that some indescribable giant had been aroused and released tremendous malice to the world.
Through the window, one could see the giant wrapped in blazing flames standing at the bow, the burning chains extending into the sea, and a huge monster with a large number of tentacles, almost as big as the Lost Homeland, rolling madly under the water, constantly extending its tentacles with countless sharp teeth and eyes out of the sea and climbing up the side of the ship, as if trying to break free from the chains or drive the Lost Homeland out of this sea.
In the room, the lights, which were mainly fueled by energy, were bright, but they could not drive away the tension and fear. Shirley was already curled up with Agou in her arms, listening to the noise outside with a look of horror. Agou stretched his neck hard to avoid being strangled to death while looking at Alice for confirmation: "Are you sure...are you sure the captain is fishing?!"
"Yes," Alice nodded confidently and calmly, with a look that said, "People like you from the city-state are always making a fuss about nothing." "Fishing is the captain's greatest hobby!"
"I finally understand why you always have that reaction when you talk about Mr. Duncan's fish..." Shirley finally realized something and said to Agou with a sad face, "I... If I had known earlier when I was eating it..."
Before she finished her words, Morris, who was closing his eyes across the table, suddenly opened his eyes. The old man looked at the woman opposite him with a look of horror.
Child: "Have you ever eaten the... uh. fish that Mr. Duncan caught?"
"How would I know!" Shirley was about to cry. As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Nina, "You... you didn't tell me how your uncle got the fish back..."
"I don't know either." Nina shook her head. The expression on her face was not as exaggerated as the others. Instead, she looked a little... excited. She leaned her head over and looked at the scene on the deck through the dirty window. The creatures that rushed out of the water did not scare her, but made her feel curious. "You say... how did those things turn into fish in the end?"
To be fair, Nina's current behavior is actually no different from when she was in the city-state. She is as cheerful, lively and sunny as ever. However, this behavior is normal in a peaceful city, but it is a bit scary if she is still like this in the "sex hunting scene" of the Lost Hometown. It is under such circumstances that Shirley seems to have finally discovered Nina's incredible side: "... You two uncles are too scary, really...
Nina scratched her hair, looking a little puzzled: "Really? I think it's fine..."
As she spoke, Alice suddenly stood up and walked out.
Shirley suddenly became a little nervous: "Ah, what are you going to do?"
"Go and prepare for dinner," Alice said matter-of-factly. "The Captain is almost done with the big fish."
Alice left, leaving a few "visitors" who had accidentally boarded the ship in the dangerous room to look at each other.
"I... I want to go home..." Shirley hugged Agou tightly, looking like she was about to cry.
The red light in Ah Gou's bloodshot eyes flickered. "You're strangling me to death..."
Morris suddenly sighed.
Seeing this, Nina quickly asked, "Teacher, why are you sighing?"
"I think I can write a book when I go back," Morris thought for a moment and spread his hands, "but I'm worried that my daughter will think I'm mentally ill.
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