Deep Sea Embers Chapter 64: Duncan’s White Oak

The White Oak is back - After a long period of disconnection and course deviations, this advanced steamship belonging to the Society of Explorers has finally returned to the city-state of Perand.

Many people are waiting for the ship to return, and countless pairs of eyes are staring nervously at the silhouette that is approaching on the sea.

Inquisitor Vanna saw that at the same time as the whistle of the White Oak sounded, the people on the dock immediately took action:

The staff who guided the ship to the shore had arrived at the location and began to signal the White Oak with lights and flags, while the guardians of the church went to activate the deep-sea sanctuary that had been placed all over Pier 1 last night. Object: It is a large number of "boundary monuments" cast in bronze. The name of the storm goddess Gormona is inscribed on its base, and the grooves at the top are filled with sacred oils and spices. When these boundary monuments are activated, the white oak The area where the ship docked will be blocked and become a "sanctuary" watched by the goddess.

In farther places, the sheriffs sent by the city hall, these ordinary people are not good at dealing with extraordinary things, so their main job is to block all intersections with heavy firepower - ordinary guns are difficult to deal with strange Invisible curse, but if it's a corporeal polluter running out of White Oak, then eightmm bullets and a four-pounder will do the trick.

Sometimes Fanna can't help but thank the advancement of science and technology. The crystallization of these engineering enables the weak and ordinary people to have a certain strength to intervene in such extraordinary events, although the results brought about by the advancement of technology There are good and bad, but at least... the support of the machine guns and artillery has indeed greatly reduced the casualties of the church compatriots over the years.

Fanna's gaze crossed the pier and looked at the sea in the distance.

The White Oak issued a second whistle, and, guided by the light signal from the shore, the ship began to slow down slowly and came to a stop some distance from the dock.

A priest standing beside Fanna was slightly relieved and whispered: "The White Oak has executed the order, and it seems that at least the ship is still under the control of 'Humans'."

"It cannot be asserted for the time being that many people affected by anomalies or visions will appear to be no different from ordinary people until the mutation occurs," Fanna shook her head, "send a second set of signals, dispatch inspection boats, and let coastal defense guns Always be ready to fire if anything happens to the ship..."

The order from the Inquisitor was quickly conveyed. Since the White Oak's communication device had been damaged, the people on the shore could only communicate with the ship using lights and flags. After a complex set of lights and flags, White Oak The Oak's bow lit three lights, and then the rope ladder on its side was lowered.

A speedboat was released from the dock, driven by a small steam engine, and headed for the White Oak.

On the speedboat was an entire squad of guardians, including eight combatants, a commander, and a deep-sea priest. These loyal clerics burned incense on the boat and chanted The Holy Name of the Storm Goddess, they did not board the ship immediately after they approached the White Oak, but first circled the ship and sprinkled holy oil mixed with seaweed extract in the nearby seawater.

Immediately after the oil fell into the sea, it emitted a slight glow, and gradually joined together, eventually forming a ring that completely surrounded the White Oak.

After all this was done, the clerics on the speedboat actually approached the White Oak and boarded the ship along the rope ladder.

It all fell into the eyes of Fanna on the observation deck.

It is extremely dangerous to let a ship that has lost contact at sea "go home", especially if it is an ocean-going ship that was responsible for transporting anomalies - the White Oak cannot directly dock, it first needs to be in Accept the boarding inspection of the speedboat from a safe distance, and only after preliminary confirmation that there is no sign of the corruption of the evil **** on the ship can you approach the pier of Pland, but after that, the personnel on the ship still cannot disembark, and they still need to accept the second round of the clergy. At the same time, the entire ship must undergo a more rigorous and comprehensive search and purification. After that, all the personnel on the ship must be observed in the church at the dock for a few days to several weeks. Purify with incense for at least a week.

Only if all of these processes are completed without incident, will the civilized world dare to admit those who have been lost at sea back home - and if any part goes wrong, the White Oak and its crew will be Can only be buried in the sea.

The Storm Goddess will receive the souls of these poor people.

This cruel and even cruel law does not come from anyone's malice, but the "way of survival" that human society has explored so far.

Of course, there are also city-states that are unwilling or unable to enforce these strict rules. Most of these city-states are now concentrated in the first two units of the second volume of the middle school history class, which are required for the final exam.

Time passes by every minute and every second, and everyone is waiting for the signal from the guard team who is boarding and checking, and there are only two possible signals - if all is well, the team will use special psionic communication Send back the docking application, if the ship has been contaminated, the team will fight to the last person, and try to detonate the nitroglycerin on the boat before all are killed.

If an ocean-going ship of the size of White Oak is really deeply polluted by the warp or something, it is impossible for the few people who board the ship to come back alive.

Fanna folded her arms around her chest and tapped the metal on the gauntlet lightly.

A bell suddenly came from the chapel on the pier, and the steam relief pipes on both sides of the bell tower rang three long chimes.

The priest in the church received the secret message from the inspection team, and the church bells and whistles were announced to all the teams on the dock:

The ship is safe, the White Oak applied for docking, and a special situation report was made.

Vanna breathed a sigh of relief.

That ship seems to be doing fine, at least for now, which is the greatest good news.

As for the report of special circumstances... she is not surprised.

It's no wonder that a stray ship has re-done, and there are no special circumstances to report.

The White Oak slowly docked. This ocean-going ship, which had experienced many twists and turns, finally returned to the dock in the civilized world. Although the crew on board had not been allowed to land, it must have been able to relax a lot.

More church guards began to board the ship in an orderly manner, ready to conduct a thorough inspection and inquiries. Fanna also left the observation deck and brought a team of priests to the pier in person. She walked over the long springboard, Finally set foot on the deck of the White Oak, and met the grey-haired, burly captain on the foredeck.

The old captain looked a little haggard, obviously working under high tension for too long, but after seeing the church judge approaching, the old man immediately cheered up and took the initiative to come to Vanna before.

"Hello, I'm Fanna, Captain Lawrence, the judge of the Deep Sea Church of the Perland city-state," Fanna didn't like redundant etiquette, she chose to say hello straight to the point, "Let's avoid introducing ourselves— First of all, my apologies, and I hope you and your crew can understand the strict inspection by the city-state authorities and the church."

"Of course, Your Majesty," Lawrence nodded immediately. He wanted to say "Miss Inquisitor". After all, the other party looked almost the same age as his own daughter, but the words were changed to be more respectful. Calling, "I expected that, after all... we've been out of touch for so long."

Fanna nodded: "Simply tell me what happened to the White Oak. Why did you lose contact? Why did you suddenly appear on an unreported route? What about the abnormal 099 situation of the cargo you escorted?"

As soon as these words came out, the expression on Lawrence's face was suddenly full of frustration and tension. He sighed, first subconsciously looked around quickly, and then slowly said: "You may not believe me when I say it, we... On the legendary Lost Country..."

In front of him, the serious-looking Inquisitor Lady suddenly froze on the spot like a petrified ~IndoMTL.com~ with a strange expression on her face.

He couldn't tell what the expression meant, but it looked the same after he was hit by the Lost Country the other day.

"Inquisitor... Your Excellency?" Lawrence asked cautiously, "You..."

"Captain Lawrence," Fanna seemed to wake up suddenly, staring at the captain in front of her, "Do you say it again?"

"You may not believe me when I say it..."

"I said the second half of the sentence."

"We met the legendary Lost Country..."

"I believe."

Lawrence was stunned: "Then..."

"You may need to stay on the dock for a few more days, Captain," Fanna said with a serious face, "This matter is very serious, very serious, you... wait, you encountered the Lost Country, But everyone survived?"

The expression on Miss Inquisitor's face suddenly changed slightly, and there was a hint of doubt in her eyes. Seeing this, Lawrence hurriedly opened his hand: "We are all right, but the Lost Homes took away Abnormal 099, which is the doll's coffin. I suspect that the ghost ship came for the doll's coffin."

"The Lost Homes took Anomaly 099?" Fanna frowned, then asked again, "And after that? Did it let you go?"

"Yes... Yes," Lawrence also became nervous, and vaguely realized something, "Your Majesty Judge, has the city been recently..."

"...It's okay to tell you, after all, it seems that your 'contact' may be more serious than ours," Fanna sighed and looked at the old captain in front of her, "Captain Lawrence, you may not be the only one in the near future. Someone who has dealt with Lost Homeland. Let's find a quiet place, I need to know more."