Deep Sea Embers Chapter 347: The Cathedral of Silence

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The Sea Fog Fleet is here, and it's all out.

In the past half a century, this famous cursed fleet has always been a sharp blade hanging over the heads of the Frost People-it is the legacy of the Frost Queen, and it is the great battle half a century ago. The never-ending shadow after the rebellion, it stands like an iceberg on the cold sea, and the elusive mind of the immortal pirate general is hidden in the cold and hard shell.

Whenever it is mentioned, the people of Frost City can't help lowering their voices.

Almost everyone who knows history knows that the success of the Frost Rebellion half a century ago and the reason why the rebel army gathered by the mob was able to defeat the most powerful Queen's Fleet in history was actually not at all What is "justice" and "blessing"? The most important reason for their victory is that the Queen's strongest main fleet was not on the Frost Island at all.

No one knows why the Sea Mist Fleet left in the first place, just like no one knows what the Frost Queen learned from the deep sea. People only know one thing-to this day, that fleet is still there Act in the name of the Queen.

For half a century, the powerful sea fog fleet has been wandering in this northern sea like a ghost. It is not that there are no city-states trying to destroy or recover this fleet, but they have never succeeded. On the other hand, although there are no dead people The cursed warships he drives are rampant in the cold sea, but most of the time the ships that encounter them only need to pay money to avoid disasters. Compared with the losses caused by the frontal battle with the Sea Fog Fleet, this "buying money" is more like It is a benevolent and cost-effective tax—the northern city-states would rather spend money to buy peace than take the risk to repay the debts of the Frost People half a century ago.

But the Frost people know that the Sea Mist Fleet will return one day. This is like a curse, and it has even become a "legendary prophecy" that many Frost people have been obsessed with since childhood.

As long as the flag of the Sea Mist Fleet is still flying, the Frost Queen's rule over this city-state will not end. city.

The influence of the curse and the word of mouth of the legend is far-reaching. The cold shadow of the Sea Fog Fleet has become more and more terrifying under the blessing of the legend year after year. Even well-trained professional soldiers, Nor can this pressure be ignored.

Liszt's fingers holding the document were slightly hard, and the joints were a little white.

As his voice fell, a strange and unspeakable silence enveloped the entire pier.

The defense commander knew that the information about the Sea Mist Fleet did not need to be kept secret—that huge fleet was sailing beside Frost, and it was still approaching Frost Island and Dagger Island. At the latest when the sun rises tomorrow, residents living near the coastline only need to open the windows, pick up the binoculars and look southeast, and they will be able to see the hazy shadows of the ships—the news will soon be spread throughout the city.

"Sea Fog Fleet...the sudden appearance of the Sea Fog Fleet, will it have something to do with the incident on Dagger Island?" A trusted officer said, "Will it have something to do with the sudden appearance of the Haiyan?"

"I'd rather they be related, so that at least we only need to face one problem," Liszt gritted his teeth, "but what's worse is that these are two problems..."

The tone of another trusted officer was a little nervous: "The Sea Fog Fleet will take advantage of the fire? When Frost Island is threatened by unknown forces..."

"It's too early to make any judgments. Executing orders is the top priority," Liszt interrupted the random thoughts of his subordinates, and said quickly, "Immediately arrange the blockade and report to the surrounding city-states and air routes. The ships on board issued a signal of martial law, and all coastal artillery positions were on standby... We may be in trouble."

In the hinterland of the Frost City-State, just like the layout of most maritime city-states, the majestic and towering cathedral stands at the highest and most central place in the city-state.

The locals call it the Cathedral of Silence, or simply "The Cathedral".

It is an ancient and majestic building, almost all of which are made of gray and black bricks. Various spiers and slender buildings form its body. , these layers of spiers

It looks hazy against the background of snow in the sky, pointing to the sky like tombstones and black swords in the fog.

Outsiders who have just come to the Frost City-state see this church, and they often feel that the church is too gloomy and depressing at the first time, and even think it is a bit scary, but for the coldness of almost all people who believe in Bartok, the **** of death As far as the Frost people are concerned, this black cathedral has only majesty and sanctity.

The local people firmly believe that the spiers of the church are bridges between the realm of death and the world. The eyes of all things are fixed on the city-state, and the undead who are lost and wandering due to various reasons are promptly led back to their resting place.

Therefore, the Frost people regard the first day of heavy snowfall as "the day when the long-lost souls set out on the road". The long-lost souls have left room wide enough for them to make their way to the Sept of Silence in time.

Today is the day of heavy snow.

The surrounding cemeteries are closed, and the cathedral no longer accepts ordinary people except clergy. In addition, even the sound of snowflakes falling from the treetops can be heard very clearly.

Wearing a wide-brimmed hat and black clothes, Agatha passed through the atrium gate of the church, entered the long audience hall, and then walked deeper, finally arriving at the meditation hall where the bishop was.

Like Purand, Frost also has two spokespersons for the highest church—the "gatekeeper" is the defender of the city-state's security, mainly responsible for secular affairs, and the city-state bishop is mainly responsible for clerical work, as well as being in charge of dealing with the upper-level theocratic forces communication.

In the Meditation Sanctuary, the candles flickered in the densely arranged alcoves on both sides of the wall, and the pale light emitted by countless candles made the room quite bright. At the end of the sanctuary was a tall stone platform, However, there were no holy images or seats on the high platform, only a black coffin with a simple appearance.

That's where the city-state bishop is.

Agatha came to the high platform, looked down, and said, "I'm back."

There was silence in the coffin.

Agatha waited patiently for a few seconds, then raised her voice again: "Bishop Ivan, have you heard the news of the Sea Mist Fleet appearing?"

There was still no movement in the coffin.

Agatha frowned, looked up and looked around, after a little hesitation, she finally raised her cane and tapped beside the coffin: "Are you there?"

Knock three times in a row, and finally a hoarse old voice came from the coffin: "Yes, stop knocking, respect the old man."

Agatha put away her cane: "...you fell asleep while meditating and praying to the God of Death?"

"I meditated too much and didn't hear the voice from the world."

"But your snoring can pass through the coffin board into the world."

"Huh? So much movement?"

Agatha sighed: "You really fell asleep, Bishop."

The voice in the coffin suddenly quieted down. After a few seconds, there was a slight friction sound to break the silence. The dark coffin lid slid slightly to the side, but there was only a gap. The hoarse voice became a little clearer: "Your heart is very disturbed, Agatha, it seems that the situation in the city-state is not good."

"On the way back to the cathedral, I received the news that the sea fog fleet is approaching the city-state," Agatha said slowly, "I'm afraid this news will soon..."

"The matter of the Sea Fog Fleet should be handed over to the navy and the people in the city hall. What you care about is the balance of the extraordinary realm and the tranquility in the city-state," the voice of Ivan Lomonso, bishop of Frost City-state, came from Came from the coffin, "Let's talk about the situation in the city-state first."

Agatha nodded when she heard the words, put the news of the Sea Mist Fleet aside for the time being, and then her expression became serious.

"There is a new site polluted by 'element' at No. 42 Fireplace Street. Judging from various signs, there is a fake composed of 'element' living in that building for a long time , did not collapse until not long ago

The solution disappeared. In addition, a civilian who was obviously disturbed by cognition was found at the scene..."

"Cognitive interference?" Bishop Ivan interrupted Agatha's narration, "What kind of cognitive interference?"

Agatha organized the language, and said: "After consulting the population registration information of the local neighborhood, we found that the 'real body' of the fake had actually died in a shipwreck six years ago, but the truth is, During the time of the fake...the female apprentice who lived with her never noticed the apparent anomaly ~IndoMTL.com~ Even until the fake disintegrated and disappeared, investigators entered the scene, she thought her teacher was upstairs Rest."

Agatha paused when she said this, and then continued: "And...we have discovered more than that."

"More than that?"

"A third-party force—unidentified, but extremely powerful, they seem to be investigating the matter of the element. The fighters among them killed two powerful heretics in a nearby alley Priest, and its investigators searched the building before the team of elite defenders arrived—unfortunately, we found no clues, not even able to confirm where this third-party force came from.”

There was silence in the coffin, and the silence lasted for an unknown amount of time before Ivan's voice sounded again: "Is there any other news?".

"Yes," Agatha took a light breath, "Do you still remember the 'Visitor' who appeared in Cemetery No. 3?"

"...he appeared again?!"

"Yes, it appeared again, and it not only appeared, but also left a...'report letter,'."