Deep Sea Embers Chapter 7: Doll

The flaming green flames are gradually fading, and the surrounding sea is beginning to calm down.

After confirming from Goat's Head that the "Homeless" had left the dangerous waters and was able to sail on its own, Duncan took his hand off the dark steering wheel, and he was bowing his head, reflecting himself In the eyes, is the body that has regained the flesh and blood, and the deck of the Lost Homes that has returned to its original state after the green fire is extinguished.

But somewhere, he had a feeling that many things were different.

He could feel that the moment he took hold of the helm of the Homeless, something changed, the green flame connecting him to the ship, and even to the sea Connected, even if the flames have retreated now, he can still feel this invisible connection, and feel every detail of the big ship under his feet.

Duncan slowly closed his eyes. He heard a faint murmur in the dark and dark corridor of the Homeless. There was an inexplicable intimacy in the murmur. He saw the lantern in the captain's room. He didn't know when it had been lit, the glass lampshade was beating with pale light, he heard the sound of the waves hitting the hull, and there seemed to be a deep gaze hidden under the waves, but when he tried to find the source of the gaze, At the same time, the latter hides its own existence as if consciously...

Duncan opened his eyes, he breathed softly, and the veil-like mist-like sails of the spirit body on the mast of the Homeless were stirred up, and he walked to the stairs leading to the deck. The ropes wriggled and retreated to both sides.

He understands--after choosing to take over the wheel, he is the true captain of the ship.

"Captain, we are rising from the edge of the spiritual world and will soon return to the real world," the voice of the goat head came from the side, but this time it did not come through the copper pipes used for communication on the ship, but directly In Duncan's mind, when talking about serious business, it seemed a lot more serious, but not so noisy, "We are lucky, and at the deepest time, we only 'shake' at the bottom of the spiritual world, and we were hardly affected by the deep. The influence of depth."

The real world, the spiritual world, the deep sea, and the warp that seems to be deeper... Duncan's mind came up with these strange words that appeared in front of him one after another, and he knew that these words were pointing to this strange world. True, but he still didn't know what those words really meant.

However, listening to the voice of the goat head calling him "Captain", Duncan always vaguely felt that the other party's tone had undergone some subtle changes, and he even doubted that even if he said the identity of "Zhou Ming" at this moment , the goat's head will still obey his own orders - this is exactly what happened after he took control of the wheel and successfully recovered from the "green fire".

But after hesitating for a while, he still did not rashly try this, nor did he ask Goat Head about the spiritual world, the abyss, and the warp.

If it were a few days ago, he was really in a state of anxiety and unease, when he was desperate to figure out his situation, but now he doesn't seem to be in a hurry.

In this world, there are other "people", there are other ships, there is an orderly society, and there are other civilizations, which is enough to make him have a lot of expectations for the future, and even some "plans" that are still quite vague at present. .

In his wild thoughts, Duncan recalled the details of his encounter with the ship that suddenly emerged from the thick fog, the striking chimney of the ship, and the fact that it crossed the Homeless and came directly to his mind those mechanical structures.

"It was a mechanically powered ship...and the Homeless looked like a sailing warship from a bygone era..." Duncan muttered to himself, "but it wasn't exactly a mechanical ship. ..."

There are some cabins of unknown meaning on that ship. The cabins are arranged like some kind of sacrificial scene. There are many strange patterns and symbols on the keel of the ship, like decorations, but more than necessary for decoration.

"Goat's head," Duncan said suddenly, he didn't know what the name of the goat's head was, so he subconsciously said the name in his mind, "When I 'meeted' with that ship just now, the one who looked The guy who looked like the captain was yelling at me, what did he say?"

Goathead didn't seem to care what the captain said to him. He accepted it and replied quickly: "The wind and waves were too strong, I didn't hear it."

"You didn't hear me?" Duncan frowned, "...I always felt that his expression was tragic and solemn, as if he was about to die with me, and what he shouted should also be quite important."

"Wanting to perish with you is a normal human reaction, especially the normal reaction of sailors at sea, and it is not worth making a fuss, and their roar before the mayfly shakes the tree doesn't need your attention..."

The goat's head's reply seemed very natural, but Duncan, who was walking up the stairs to the deck, almost swayed his foot.

As soon as he finished saying this, he felt a little inappropriate, because it seemed to be exposing a loophole in his "captain" identity, revealing that he didn't know enough about "self". This may be the green fire just now. The energy drained, or perhaps the feeling of being one with the Homeless, weakened vigilance, which made Duncan a little nervous for a moment—but the goathead didn't seem to notice it at all.

"It's normal for them to fear you," Goathead said in a tone of pride, "Anyone who sails the boundless sea should fear you, just as they fear the gods of old and the warp Like shadows, when it comes to shadows, you know a brilliant engineer...or maybe an agronomist or a gourmet once said something..."

Duncan rationally did not take up this topic, because he was very worried that he would not be able to get on with the topic if he continued (of course, the more important reason was that he was really unwilling to pay attention to the goat head, because as long as the other party responded, it would be noisy The level would increase exponentially), and the next second, he was distracted by another thing on the deck.

"...What's this thing?" Duncan stood on the edge of the deck, looking at the things at the door of the captain's cabin in amazement.

It was a wooden box that was as long as one person. The workmanship looked very good. The unknown dark wood was spliced ​​together, and it was riveted and reinforced with gold-like metal. The edges of the box were OK Seeing the intricate patterns engraved, like words, and like pictograms that were deliberately twisted - this box is definitely not something from the Lost Homes! Duncan hadn't seen it when he left the captain's cabin before!

The voice of the goat head was silent for a moment and then sounded: "...I don't know, but it should be a trophy..."

"Boots?!" Duncan didn't react at once, he walked around the box twice, "This thing looks like a coffin, but it is much more beautiful than ordinary coffins... Wait a minute. , booty, you mean this thing was 'got' from the ship just now?!"

"A successful hunt, Captain," Goat Head said in a serious tone, mixed with a tone of compliment~IndoMTL.com~ Your voyage is always rewarding, which is normal. . "

Duncan opened his mouth subconsciously, thinking that he didn't intend to get anything off the boat, what kind of hunting and "return with a reward" is this?

But after thinking about it, he was afraid that what he said would not match his image of a "captain". More importantly, the mechanical ship had disappeared into the depths of the sea fog, and he thought of the white-bearded captain staring at him just now. When his eyes were about to split, it seemed like he was going to die together. He thought that there should be no way to send this thing back, so he could only put all the words back in his stomach.

He stood in front of the ornate wooden box that looked like a coffin, and noticed that the lid of the thing seemed to have come loose, and it looked like it could be opened with a single hand.

After hesitating for a while, he put his hand on the lid of the wooden box—at least, he wanted to figure out what the "spirit world boat" he had just got onto the boat.

His body is stronger than he imagined, and the lid is not as heavy as he imagined. He almost exerted a little force, and the dark-looking lid raised a slit, Then it was completely opened by him.

Duncan looked inside the box, dumbfounded.

"Anyone?"

In the wooden box, there is a beautiful young woman lying quietly - her long silver hair is like mercury spread in the box, her face is exquisite and flawless, and she has a kind of noble and detached bearing. Wearing a gorgeous purple-black court dress, he folded his hands in front of him, as if he was falling into a long slumber.

Perfect as a puppet.

"No, this is really a doll!"

On closer inspection, Duncan suddenly noticed the other's inhuman joint structure.