Deep Sea Embers

When the bell rang, Vanna had just finished her evening prayers on the deck. She came to the corridor and was about to return to her room, but she saw Morris coming to the corridor in a hurry.

Just by meeting him, she guessed something from the serious expression on Morris's face.

"Did you also hear the call of the 'Xun Bell'?"

"Yes, it seems you heard it too," Morris nodded. "The bell has tolled for the third time - I am preparing to conduct a spiritual resonance ceremony."

"...But it's still the Deep Sea Church's duty period." When Fanna heard this, her eyes widened slightly, "Why did you hear the bell?"

Morris exhaled softly: "I don't know, so it is necessary to go to the rally to find out what happened... It seems that there is an unprecedented situation this time."

Looking at the slightly solemn expression on the old scholar's face, Fanna thought of a series of disturbing things that had happened recently. Then she nodded silently, and the two of them passed each other and returned to their rooms.

The gentle sound of the waves echoed in her ears, and the feeling of being submerged in the sea gradually enveloped her. Fanna, who hurriedly returned to the room and performed the ceremony, watched the candlestick burn and expand in front of her eyes, and the beating firelight turned into a hazy light and shadow, feeling a little restless. My mood gradually calmed down with the sound of waves.

After a brief dizziness and sensory reset, she opened her eyes again and found that she had arrived at the sacred and ancient "assembly ground" in the form of a soul projection - the majestic and solemn stone pillars stood at the end of the huge square, shadows of chaos and darkness. The never-ending stream of light shrouded the sky above the stone pillars, the ground was covered with mottled and damaged ancient stone slabs, and in this huge gathering place, everywhere was filled with the soul projections of the saints who hurriedly gathered here.

Fanna stood in a corner of the square in astonishment, staring at the countless figures in all directions - she had never seen so many soul projections appearing in the assembly hall at the same time. There was no doubt that they could not all be there. Saint of the Storm Goddess.

Mr. Morris is obviously not the only "believer of the strange god" who hears the bell ringing during the Deep Sea Church's rotation period.

The saints from the four major churches have all gathered!

The number of people is still increasing, and more and more soul projections appear in the open space of the square. Many of them seem to have arrived in a hurry - although it is indeed the Deep Sea Church's rotation period, every one who receives the "Xun Zhong" "The saints still implemented the iron rules jointly agreed upon by the Four Gods Church without hesitation, responded quickly after the bell rang, and came to the assembly venue.

The dazed and stunned soul projections gathered together, buzzing and discussing this unusual situation. Fanna's figure walked among her compatriots, walking towards the center of the square while listening to the discussions of the people around her.

A hazy figure walked over from the side and greeted her: "Fanna! I'm looking for you - what is going on?"

Vanna followed the sound and immediately recognized that it was the soul projection of Bishop Valentine. She greeted him and then shook her head: "I don't know, but it seems that all the qualified 'saints' of the four major churches are Everyone heard the summons bell... Mr. Morris should also be here at the meeting."

"...The bell of the Swift Bell is emitted by the Pilgrimage Ark, but its source comes from the 'direction' of the Tomb of the Unknown King. All the saints have received the summons. The only explanation is that the Tomb of the Unknown King actively releases the 'Calling Everyone' A strong signal..." Bishop Valentine's tone was solemn. He turned his head and stared at the center of the square, which was still empty. He took his eyes back for a long time, "This ancient contract ceremony has been running stably for thousands of years. This has never happened.”

"...Perhaps this is related to the recent 'sun extinguishing'. Some kind of huge change is approaching..." Fanna whispered, and then she suddenly felt something and looked up to the side.

Another hazy figure with a familiar aura appeared in her field of vision.

That was Morris's soul projection.

Fanna immediately stepped towards the other party, and without waiting for her to get closer, she heard the other party speak proactively: "It seems that the situation is just as I thought. I am not the only one who heard the bell."

"Yes, it seems that all the saints have come... Maybe we should sigh, fortunately this place is spacious enough," Fanna breathed out and said in a subtle tone, "The main body of the 'mausoleum' has not yet appeared. After it appears... I don’t know what kind of things will be announced to the outside world.”

Morris did not say anything, but nodded solemnly. He greeted Bishop Valentine, whom he had not seen for a long time, and then turned to look in the direction of the center of the square with Vanna.

At this moment, four special figures appeared in the vision of many saints.

Helena, Rune, Banster, and Frame—the spokesmen of the four gods entered the assembly hall. Among the countless hazy and illusory soul projections, their clear figures were particularly eye-catching.

The appearance of the four popes caused a brief commotion at the scene, but the commotion soon subsided. The saints restored order and quickly calmed down due to the appearance of their respective leaders.

Today's situation is unusual. Many saints who heard the extra bells were a little confused and uneasy. However, the appearance of the leaders was a reassuring signal, which at least showed that the current situation was still under the control of the church.

Then, Vanna noticed the four Popes walking directly towards her.

Her expression suddenly became a little subtle.

Amid the gazes and greetings of many people around, four people including Helena, Lu En and others came to Vanna. Helena was the first to speak: "Has the mausoleum not appeared yet?"

Fanna was a little dazed: "Um... not yet..."

"Okay," Helena nodded, "Then we'll wait a little longer."

Fanna didn't respond, so she nodded in confusion: "...Well, okay."

Then the four Popes really turned around and began to wait patiently with Vanna for the ancient and mysterious tomb to appear.

Vanna felt that her mood was a little subtle. She felt that Mr. Morris next to her seemed to be looking at him with some doubts, but she didn't know how to explain this matter. She could only smile awkwardly - and she didn't know what happened at this moment. In this hazy soul projection form, could Morris see her somewhat complicated smile?

At this moment, another very tall figure came to Fanna's side and patted the young judge's shoulder casually: "Do you need to wait for a long time?"

Fanna didn't look back, and replied casually: "Not sure, but usually the tomb will be released within a few minutes after all the saints arrive at the venue..."

She stopped suddenly.

The surroundings seemed to be a little quiet for a moment.

Banster and Frame's expressions were a little stagnant, while Helena and Rune slowly turned their heads with stiff necks. Vanna turned sideways little by little and looked towards the direction of the sound——

Duncan stood there, looking at the few acquaintances in front of him with a harmless expression (he thought).

After a moment of silence, Vanna finally broke the silence with an exclamation: "Captain?! Why are you here!?"

This exclamation was like a stone falling into the water, and the brief silence in the assembly hall instantly turned into a sudden and spreading boiling - there were exclamations one after another, explosive discussions, and many soul projections retreated in astonishment. And the emotions of nervousness, wariness and surprise spread in the blink of an eye, permeating the crowd.

Unsurprisingly.

Duncan looked back at the movement in the square, turned his head and spread his hands helplessly: "Frankly speaking, I didn't expect there to be so many people at first."

Vanna felt that her brain was a little lacking, but the several popes present had quickly reacted, and they immediately shouted orders in unison—

"quiet!"

There was great power released from their words - the will of Helena, Rune, Banster and Frame swept across the entire assembly hall. Duncan didn't know what they had done, but he could feel that the surroundings The "crowd" who were in chaos a second ago seemed to understand and understand the current situation in an instant. Although there was still uneasiness flowing in the air, order in the assembly hall had been restored.

After order was restored in the assembly hall, Helena was the first to turn her head and stare into Duncan's eyes: "How did you get here?"

Duncan thought for a moment, then raised his hand and waved it gently in the air next to him.

A huge skeletal bird covered in green flames flashed past in the darkness.

"I came by pigeon."

Helena: "...?"

“I heard the bells ringing,” Duncan noticed the wonderful and subtle expressions on the faces of the several popes, and after thinking for a moment, added, “Don’t ask me the specific reason—I heard the bells ringing. Then I noticed the gathering of spirits, probably because the four pilgrim arks happened to be in Qingfeng Harbor. This 'gathering' was very obvious to me, like lights in the night... It happened to be my understanding of your 'gathering' I have always been interested, so I gave it a try, mainly trying to track Vanna’s soul starlight, and ended up here.”

Helena was stunned: "...Is this okay?!"

Duncan thought about it seriously and nodded: "I think it will work."

Helena: "..."

Fanna seemed to be used to this. After Duncan said "I think it's okay", she accepted the current situation as a matter of course (mainly because sports students have strong adaptability to the environment), and casually said: "What do you think about today's situation?" What do you think about special circumstances?”

"I don't know," Duncan said very frankly, "This is my first time here. What do you usually do after the meeting? Is there a process?"

"Waiting for Vision 004 - The Tomb of the Unknown King to appear," Frame's deep voice sounded from the side. He always seemed to be in a calm and steady state, even at this time, he was strict, "Subsequently, there will be a tomb guard. When someone appears, the chosen one will be taken to the tomb.”

Duncan listened with interest and nodded slowly.

And as if to confirm Frame's words, at this moment, a low roar finally sounded from the center of the square, interrupting everyone's communication!