Deep Sea Embers

The name of Gomona, Goddess of Storms, appeared on the pass—and the writing was familiar to Duncan.

Because he had seen it before, when he was in Prand, the existence of the suspected goddess of the storm sent him a message of thanks - he still had an impression of the "god"'s handwriting.

Vanna, however, said the pass was signed by Pope Helena.

She would not mistake such an obvious thing, and there is no need to tell such a meaningless lie, then there is only one explanation-in her eyes, the name on the pass is indeed Helena.

Who sees the truth? What does this completely different "presentation" mean in the eyes of the two? That Storm Goddess... what message does she want to convey to herself in this way? Or... What is her purpose in doing this?

Duncan controlled the expression on his face, restraining his astonishment. He didn't feel any obvious disobedience from those pages, so he could only try to get some information from Fan Na.

He raised his head and looked at the judge lady on the opposite side: "What did Helena say when she handed you the pass?"

"The Pope didn't say anything, she just said that what you want is ready," Fan Na was still a little concerned about Duncan's weird attitude, but she replied immediately, and then she talked about the relationship between herself and the Pope at the rally. The communication about the passport was explained in its entirety to explain why the certificate was signed by Helena. After the explanation was over, she carefully observed Duncan's reaction and asked, "These things... Is there a problem?"

Duncan was silent for two seconds, then suddenly said: "...No, there is no problem, these are very good."

Fan Na's performance does not seem to be fake, she obviously doesn't know anything, and what is even more concerning... If the details described by Fan Na are correct, then the "Pope Helena"... seems to not know the passport Circumstances of signature change.

Unless the pope used acting skills - but why would she?

Fan Na has been paying attention to Duncan's reaction. Although there are many doubts in her heart, she finally didn't ask anything, but immediately mentioned another very important thing:

"In addition, this time I was still the one who entered the tomb as the listener—the parchment I brought out contained information about the new vision..."

"A new vision?" Duncan raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, but at the same time he was a little surprised, "Is this not a secret of your internal assembly? Is it okay to just tell me directly?"

"Sooner or later, the changes in the list of visions will be announced to the whole world, and I'm telling you now just a little earlier, besides...the new visions are related to you."

"oh?"

Fanna settled down: "Vision-Frost, Vision-Lost Homeland, Vision-Lost Homeland Fleet. Same as the case of Purand, there is no number."

There was a moment of silence on the empty deck, only the sound of the wind blowing past the ears and the breaking waves hitting the hull. After a long time, Duncan broke the silence: "...Oh, there are quite a few."

"Well, indeed... quite a lot," Fan Na hesitated, "Under normal circumstances, even one new vision is a major event that is enough to attract the attention of the Church of the Four Gods. This time, three visions were directly updated, and One of them is the Lost Homeland number 005..."

"So the various churches and research organizations will be busy in the future?"

"There will probably be countless scholars who will lose countless hairs, and it will be difficult for the popes to sleep peacefully for a while... Even if the new vision does not appear to be dangerous, the follow-up divination ceremony and data collation will be a big project .”

Duncan thought for a while: "...Oh, they cheer."

Even Fan Na, who has always been calm and steady, managed to control her almost tense expression at this time, an unspeakable strange emotion spread in her heart, she held back for a long time before finally saying: "You as' The parties '...don't have any ideas?"

Duncan thought about it seriously, and looked at Fan Na with a serious face: "Next time, I will try to make the movement quieter? Or you can go back and persuade the Pope to think about it..."

Fanna: "..."

Miss Judge seemed to be in chaos for a while, but Duncan didn't pay attention to her reaction. Instead, he raised his head and thoughtfully looked at the familiar decks, masts, and the transparent and pulsing spirit sails in mid-air.

As always, the Lost Home sailed silently and reliably on this boundless sea. As the owner of this ship, Duncan didn't feel any changes on it—but in the list of vision 004 "Tomb of the Unknown King", this The ship is no longer "Vision 005".

It lost its number.

What exactly does this change mean?

Duncan lowered his head, looked at his palm thoughtfully, and then his eyes fell on the pass again. The name "Gemona" exudes a strong sense of presence, attracting his attention.

He thought of the short-lived connection between Agou and the God of Wisdom, the weird dark space, and the record of the conversation between the suspected gods seen in the dark space.

"Fan Na," he suddenly turned his head, looking into Fan Na's eyes seriously, "How can I establish communication with the gods?"

Fan Na woke up from her daze in an instant, and then she was startled by Duncan's words, looking a little at a loss: "Ah?! You said... establish communication with the gods?!"

"That's right," Duncan nodded, "establish communication with the gods."

He thought of one thing just now: If there is really some kind of "communication platform" between the gods hidden in that eerie dark space, and the previously burned "Book of Blasphemy" was just used to open up that darkness The "key" of space, then this "key" is likely to be held by more than a few cult sects, or to put it another way——

Since even the "blasphemy" in the hands of cultists can open up the "communication platform" of the gods, what about those orthodox religions that are already closely related to the four gods? Could something or technology in their hands be more effective instead? This is quite logical.

Duncan didn't think in this direction before. On the one hand, he was affected by the inertia of thinking. After all, the previous golden mask and the book of blasphemy were obtained from the cultists, so he instinctively wanted to find the cultists." On the other hand, the simple idea of ​​"killing on the spot", on the other hand... is that he is subconsciously avoiding this direction.

Because he had indeed seen the role of the Four Gods Sect in the city-state, he had a natural liking for the forces behind Fanna and Morris—it was risky to spy on that dark space, the destroyed golden mask and the book of blasphemy This proves that the power of truth is beyond the reach of things. Once it is not handled properly, the "sacred object" acting as a medium will be destroyed, and the life of the person who is supporting it will be in danger. This risk...or It is more appropriate to hand it over to the cultists.

But now Duncan suddenly had a new idea.

The idea arose from the Storm Goddess's signature appearing on the pass.

This may be a signal of goodwill, or it may be some kind of reminder.

Of course, he couldn't explain it to Fan Na in too much detail—after all, the latter is still a devout saint. "Try it out" is definitely not appropriate, otherwise she will hit it with a single jump...

Fan Na didn't think about the reason behind Duncan's casual question. She was just surprised that the captain suddenly became interested in the gods, but soon she remembered that the other party seemed to have unique insights and research in the field of theology, and she seriously After thinking for a while, I replied: "It depends on what kind of communication you are referring to—generally speaking, we call all acts of worshiping God 'communication with God', even if it is a prayer of ordinary believers at night, It's all a conversation with God.

"On top of this, the official priests understand God's 'knowledge' through years of training and practice, coupled with specific rituals and items, and draw power from these knowledge and truths, or listen to This is a further 'communication' to God's revelation.

"And higher than this, there are saints like me. Saints don't need too complicated ritual preparations. They only need their own spiritual resonance to communicate with God relatively easily, because our spirituality and God's Spirituality is interlinked..."

There was a trace of pride in Fanna's tone when she said the last thing, but she found that Duncan frowned slightly—these answers were clearly not what the captain wanted.

"It's not this kind of communication," Duncan shook his head, slowly organizing his words, trying to make Fanna understand his intentions, "I mean... more direct, closer, and more efficient... contact, you Understand? It’s not about getting some vague revelations in prayer, but the kind that can directly talk to the four gods.”

Fan Na slowly opened her mouth wide, and she didn't recover for a long time.

So Duncan knew that he probably wouldn't be able to get an answer from her - as expected.

"Forget it, it's a bit unrealistic." He waved his hands and exhaled softly, "The ritual techniques you use are useless to me, maybe it will be more effective if I just look for a few sacred books of the Four Gods Sect .”

Fan Na blinked, as usual, she once again felt that she couldn't keep up with the captain's train of thought.

But fortunately, the captain did not dwell on this eccentric subject.

"You go to the White Oak later, and give the pass to Lawrence, and I won't go there," Duncan ordered, "If he asks about the follow-up arrangements, let him temporarily go with the Lost Country, and wait. The matter on Frost's side is completely settled, and we will discuss it in the long term."

Fan Na lowered her head: "Yes, Captain."

Duncan nodded, but then, as if he heard something, he frowned slightly: "Huh?"

Fan Na asked curiously: "What happened?"

"...Agatha came to me," Duncan said slowly, his expression gradually serious. "She said she had found a way to dive into the deep sea."