As the dark green flames illuminated the cabin, the sound of distant waves outside the cabin gradually seemed to come from a vague dream, and those secrets from the endless deep sea, from that dark and cold land, gradually seeped into everyone's mind like a creepy shadow.
The only refuges for mortals on the boundless sea are all built on the corpses of indescribable monsters—withered tentacles hanging from the bottom of the city-state, and pale and terrifying eyeballs staring at the endless abyss;
All beings in the world are descendants of the Holy Lord of the Deep. The flesh and blood of the ancient gods constructed all things in the world. What happened in Frost was not an invasion, but the awakening of the ancient gods from their own creations. The Four Gods are not necessarily a stable existence, and there is a possibility that they will fall out of control. A similar process of loss of control may have happened more than once in this world. The world is now protected by the Four Gods, perhaps only because they are the only gods who can still remain awake.
The catastrophe that occurred in Frost will not be the last. As the situation of the Lord of the Deep continues to deteriorate and as the flaws in the blueprint of creation continue to magnify over time, similar awakenings are very likely to occur around the world.
The erroneous copies of the ancient gods will emerge from the deep sea, from the depths of the city-states, and even from the body of every mortal!
Duncan, in a calm and composed tone, told his followers everything he knew in the deep sea and what he deduced based on the existing intelligence!
Then, the cabin fell into a long silence!
Even the hard-headed Alice and the heartless Shirley calmed down and realized the seriousness of the problem!
After a long time, Vanna was the first to break the silence. He took a deep breath, and the melancholy in his expression seemed to condense into a dark cloud. If I hadn't heard you say this in person, I would definitely regard every word of this information as the crazy ravings of the End Preacher.
Even the craziest end-of-the-world preacher probably couldn't make up something of this level, Morris said slowly.
He picked up the pipe and put it to his mouth, but found that the tobacco inside had gone out at some point, so he put it down with a wry smile.
"Ah, yes, Preacher of the End, one of the craziest things in the world is that some of those believers in the Warp can actually stay sane."
Tirian frowned, and after a long silence, he finally couldn't help but look up: "Father, is this information true?"
As soon as it said this, it felt that it had asked a stupid question, but this stupid question was so necessary at this moment. Everyone sitting at the long table probably had this thought in their mind!
At least that's what I saw and heard, Duncan said lightly.
Of course, one-sided intelligence can be misleading, and even the most obvious clues can be subject to multiple interpretations!
In addition, the Frost Queen does not necessarily tell the truth. Even if she does, she may make mistakes.
We can only deduce the possibility that is closest to the truth based on the information we have at this stage!
Is this the closest possibility to the truth at this stage
Tirian repeated this sentence in a low voice, and then asked, "Did the queen mention what kind of signs would appear if other city-states experienced a similar situation as Frostbite, when the Old Gods awakened?"
"No." Duncan shook his head.
"He also couldn't confirm the mechanism of this awakening. Perhaps the only way is to enter the Deep Sea and directly confirm the status of the Deep Lord's body."
As soon as the words fell, several eyes at the scene instantly fell on Agou, who was hiding in the corner with his head tucked in!
"Don't look at me." Agou jumped up almost instantly, his huge head shaking.
"It's not feasible. I can't get close to the Holy Lord's annex, let alone bring anyone in."
But you can open a passage to the deep sea.
He can even run away through the passage with Shirley.
Duncan looked carefully at the only Deep Demon at the scene. You also said that the Deep Hound is a species of demon born near the Holy Lord. Your hometown is next to the Holy Lord.
At that time, the shallow passage could only pass through the edge of the deep sea.
Specially used for running.
Seeing that everyone was staring at him, Agou hesitated for two seconds and then revealed all the secrets.
For many years, these secrets have been the life-saving trump card for it and Shirley.
The deep sea is a place that is more complex and strange than you can imagine.
It is not a whole, and the various areas are not continuous!
You can see the deep layer from the shallow layer, but without the right method, you will not reach your destination even in 10,000 years. There, distance is an illusion and movement is also an illusion.
I have been exiled by the deep sea. Although I can't explain the specific reason, maybe it's because I have a heart. Since many years ago, I have been unable to open the passage to the Holy Lord. On the other hand, I am now very unwelcome among the folks over there. Even if I just pass through the safe area of the shallow area, I will be besieged by countless demons.
And even if we put these factors aside, I can't just bring anyone in there.
The Deep Demon can only carry its own contracted symbiote through the passage. I can only carry Shirley, and I can't carry anyone else!
Ah Gou said a lot of things in a row, and then he carefully observed the people around him, especially Duncan's reaction, and added with his neck shrunk: "I'm not making excuses, Captain, you heard it too, there are indeed many difficulties!"
Duncan was not annoyed by the difficulties that Agou was talking about. He just thought about it seriously for a while, and then said thoughtfully: "You mean, the space in the deep sea is not continuous?"
"I guess that's the way it can be understood." Agou thought about it and nodded.
"I can't explain it in detail. I'm currently studying Professor Brandauer's book Three Conjectures of Asymmetric Spacetime. I might be able to explain it to you more clearly after I finish studying it."
Duncan didn't pay attention to the second half of Agou's words. He just continued to think and asked another question, "But I still remember you mentioned that during those years when the Lost Homeland was completely out of control, it once smashed through the entire Deep Sea."
The dog's expression (although it was very abstract) changed instantly, and its entire skeleton creaked and froze!
Duncan thought the other party had forgotten, so he added some details: "You said it fell from the real world into the subspace and then floated up from the subspace, traveling through the worlds like repeated shocks, and each time it would smash through the entire spirit world and the deep sea."
In this process, is it equivalent to breaking through the spatial fault in the deep sea
This time, not only Agou's expression was abstract, but the expressions of everyone in the cabin became wonderful. A feeling of surprise enveloped everyone, even Lucrecia who was facing the crystal ball.
"Ship, Captain"
Agou's hoarse voice finally made a sound, and every bone in it was shaking. "Don't say such terrible things! You are not really going to... smash it again!"
"Father, please be careful." Even Lucrecia, who had been silent and seemed quite distant, could not help but break the silence. She looked at Duncan in the crystal ball nervously, as if she was afraid that her father would turn into the bloodless and tearless horrible god again in the next second.
It is definitely not a good idea to let the Lost Homeland return to an out-of-control state and break open the door to the deep sea, even as a scientific research project!
This is a bit too radical!
Duncan didn't expect that his bold idea would cause such a big reaction from others, so he shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I won't do such an extreme test. I've always been a cautious person."
Everyone was visibly relieved!
But then Duncan changed the subject and added, "But even from a cautious perspective, this old incident also gave me an idea... Some properties of the Lost Homeland can ignore the spatial faults in the deep sea. I will do some research based on this to see if I can open the door to that place while ensuring safety."
So people’s hearts were immediately lifted up again!
But at least, this time no one raised strong objections like before. Only Morris and Lucrecia, as scholars, once again emphasized the necessity of safety and caution. Judging from their attitudes, they were obviously still worried that the captain would really get a whim one day and drive the Lost Homeland into the deep sea!
Luckily... Duncan quickly switched to the next topic!
In addition to the state of the Deep Lord, I am more concerned about another thing now. He stroked his chin and spoke while thinking, "Those End of the World Preachers, strictly speaking, are those End of the World Preachers who have reason and act in a style completely opposite to that of the cultists!"
It turned its head and its eyes fell on Tirian!
"You once told Vanna that a missionary from the Three Ming End visited the Lost Hometown and talked with me all night long?"
Tirian immediately leaned forward, looking a little embarrassed. "Yes, father. At that time, I couldn't confirm your condition, so I talked to Miss Vanna about some old things about you."
"It's okay." Duncan waved his hand. "I can't remember many things from those years, so it's a good thing that you can remember them."
It calmly emphasized again that it had lost its memory due to the influence of the warp, and at the same time confirmed the changes in Tirian and Lucrecia's expressions, and then continued: "What I want to say is that I have a hunch that sooner or later we will have to deal with those rational end preachers again."
Morris asked subconsciously: "Why do you judge so?"
"Because they seem committed to engaging in something that has far-reaching historical consequences."
Duncan adjusted his sitting position and said slowly, "And the noise made by the Lost Hometown is getting louder and louder!"