Deep Sea Embers Chapter 349: Snow, fog, and secrets

Latest URL: In the dark coffin, the old bishop who was wrapped in bandages like a mummy finally revealed his secret that he had concealed for half a century, and after that, there was a long period of silence.

Agatha's voice broke the calm: "But obviously, this matter is not over."

The old bishop didn't speak, and Agatha asked again: "In your opinion... the frequent occurrence of abnormalities in the city-state and the shadow of Dagger Island... are also included in the Frost Queen's calculations. Is it?"

"The queen is not a god. She may have predicted in advance that there would be a rebel army to stop her 'crazy,' move, but it is impossible to predict what will happen here half a century later," Bishop Ivan shook his head , he is still recalling the details of those years, but it is probably because the time is too long, and many details have actually been blurred, "I actually can't remember what the queen said to me that night. During the process, she seems to have been talking to me, but you know, the ceremony requires a lot of concentration, and you have to inhale the incense in advance, I... really can't remember what she said to me."

Speaking of this, he paused, and spread his hands helplessly: "Under normal circumstances, the 'dead' lying on the platform would not communicate with the priest performing the ritual experience. "

Agatha was silent, and after a moment of quiet thinking, she suddenly spoke: "Can you tell me about the situation back then? Before the end of the Abyss Project... you were in that church What else did you see?"

".... In my impression, it snowed heavily on that day just like this year, and for a long time, the snowfalls, big and small, almost never stopped, and the snow often covered the chapel The roads in the surrounding blocks were covered, making it difficult to see the boundaries of the roads, and there were many more people wrestling," Bishop Ivan recalled quietly, his low and dull voice seemed to be able to draw people's imagination directly to In that cold winter half a century ago, “people who had fallen often went to the church for help—because the neighborhood clinic was full at that time.

"At that time, the Abyss Project had caused a lot of anxiety in the city. It was not a taboo topic like it is today. Although the core part is classified, most people know that there is such a 'exploring the sea, plan' Therefore, people who came to the church often mentioned to me the 'strange things in their eyes...'

"Strange?" Agatha couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, it's a strange thing. Some people say that they saw lights in houses that have been unoccupied for a long time. Some people say that their familiar neighbors suddenly changed their appearance one day when they went out. Some people say that they saw the gate of the cemetery open in the middle of the night. The people who were buried during the day walked out of the cemetery generously at night-there are all such horror and bizarre stories, there are day and night, and since the most evil thing in the city-state at that time was the abyss plan, people put it All these abnormal phenomena were all attributed to the Abyss Project, and then...then began to be attributed to the Frost Queen."

"The people who were buried in the cemetery came out generously," Agatha frowned suddenly when she heard the old bishop's narration, as if thinking of the present, "There are also people who appeared in uninhabited houses. Lighting, this... this sounds..."

"Sounds a lot like the forged corpse in Cemetery No. 3, and the room you saw at 42 Hearth Street, right?" the old bishop said slowly, "but the difference is that, You have seen tangible evidence, and even collected evidence that is suspected to be 'element', but there were only various gossips in the city-state back then—people came to me every day to tell me what weird things happened to them, but the guards The attackers sent out everywhere, but they all rushed to nothing."

"Is it all gone?" Agatha asked.

"Yes, of course we have to send people to investigate when we receive reports from residents. Even half a century ago, we had these rigorous procedures. I sent many people to investigate those horror stories. The cathedral gatekeeper even We also conducted an investigation in person like you, but we found nothing. Except for the nervous citizens, everything in the city-state is actually normal—but in contrast, the testing ground of the Abyss Project has gradually been destroyed. It was completely locked down, and all the terrible things happened in the closed area.

"As for what the **** happened there.....you must have seen it in the archives - keep coming out

Existing replica submersibles, unregistered strangers, and explorers who died in the deep sea. "

Agatha fell silent for a while, and her thoughts changed sharply. For some reason, she always felt that she could smell a trace of disobedience from the old bishop's narration, a trace... that no one had noticed for half a century. Something is wrong.

"In other words, although the Abyss Project caused panic, in fact all the abnormal events were only concentrated in the test field, and the city-state was actually operating as usual-although everyone was under a lot of psychological pressure, the city The operation is also difficult due to the queen's extreme decrees, and there are constant reports of abnormal events, but from the perspective of extraordinary power, the pollution from the deep sea "has never overflowed the blockade line of the year?"

"...at least in my memory," the old bishop nodded slightly, but then changed the topic, "Of course, even so, I am not defending the Frost Queen back then What, even if everything in the city-state is really normal, her Qianyuan plan has stretched Frost's economy and everyone's nerves to a critical point, even if the Qianyuan plan has always been under her control and never got out of control. Rebellion... Uprising is also destined to happen."

Agatha didn't seem to pay attention to what the old bishop said at the end, she just thought for a while, then shook her head: "Let's focus on the present, Bishop Ivan, regarding the current situation in the city , and this report letter in my hand, I want to know what you think."

"You found traces of the Annihilation Cultists in the city, and there is evidence that they are behind the push. This is actually a good thing. The most terrifying thing when extraordinary pollution occurs is not that the enemy has been found, but that the enemy has not been found."

Bishop Ivan spoke slowly, and raised the letter in his hand again.

"This point was also mentioned in the report letter you brought—it is suspected that the Annihilation Cultists in Frost City communicated with the power of the deep sea through some kind of secret ritual, causing the pollution of the deep sea to directly spill over to the city-state, so we should think Find a way to find the place where the cultists hold their rituals.

Agatha stared at the old bishop's eye that was exposed outside the bandage: "Do you think...the 'visitor,' who wrote this report letter, can be trusted?"

"At least everything mentioned in the report letter now has evidence to show that it is true, even if the part that cannot be proven for the time being is logically established," Bishop Ivan nodded, "Of course , I can’t say whether the person who wrote the letter is trustworthy or not—the superior’s extraordinary emotions and perspective on the world are different from ordinary people, so we can never get along with them with human emotional logic.

"I can only say that we can cooperate with them or even take the initiative to cooperate when they temporarily show neutrality or friendliness, but when they suddenly find it boring and ready to turn their backs, we don't have to have doubts and surprises , you need to know that the only truly reliable and loyal high-ranking transcendent in this world are the four gods, and everything else is neither an enemy nor an ally.”

The words of the old bishop contained more than half a century of wisdom. Even though they were equal in status, Agatha lowered her head slightly with respect.

"Next time that visitor reappears, I will try to contact him to see his current attitude."

"This is the best." Bishop Ivan nodded.

Agatha thought for a while, then looked at the letter that was currently in the hands of the old bishop.

"So now, there is only one last puzzle left."

Following her gaze, Bishop Ivan's gaze also fell on the last part of the report letter.

The content of the whole letter is easy to understand, but only the last part, whether it is the cemetery guard who first received the letter, or the current Bishop Agatha and Ivan, it is difficult to understand the deep meaning.

The two spokespersons representing the highest will of the church in the city-state got together, and the three eyes exposed under the bandages were staring at the end of the letter.

The unnameable mysterious visitor left a puzzle in his secret letter.

.......What does this string of numbers mean? Bishop Ivan asked hesitantly.

Agatha slowly shook her head: "I don't understand either~IndoMTL.com~ Maybe you can find a fortune teller to deduce it, or ask a math and physics field

Experts in the field of mysticism come to calculate together - it may be a secret number pointing to the future of the city-state. "

"Makes sense."

On the edge of Uptown, at 44 Oak Street next to Hearth Avenue, Duncan stood in front of the narrow window at the end of the corridor on the second floor, looking out at the gradually falling night.

After a while, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Fan Na who was beside him in a daze: "Do you think they paid at this time?"

Fan Na woke up from her distraction, with a confused face: "Ah...ah?"

"Go to the bank for me tomorrow to see if they have sent money," Duncan said seriously, "I left an anonymous account in that report letter, which is specially used for me to receive report bonuses of."

Fanna: "...Huh?"