In the end, Duncan didn't understand what the "scion" was.
The goat head was vague about this aspect, and it seemed that it was because it did not know the details of these ancient things wandering on the edge of the civilized world. As for Duncan, he could only summarize a few concepts from limited clues -
The children are the products of ancient times and hate the modern world. They have strange and dangerous powers, and they are secretive and hide in the dark. Except for the children of the sun, other "children" almost never appear in the civilized world.
It is on the edge that threatens the safety of explorers.
Among all this information, there is another point that is very concerning:
It seems that the children of the sun can disguise themselves as humans - only the extraordinary ones of the church can distinguish the disguised children of the sun from ordinary people.
Duncan thought of the recent changes in the city-state of Pland, and thought of the "Sun Believers" who suddenly made a high-profile reactivation after keeping a low profile for several years.
Behind the high-profile activities of the cultists...are they under the orders of the "scions"? Are those ancient and strange existences plotting something in the city-state of Purand?
Duncan stood on the edge of the deck of the Lost Home, staring at the turbulent sea below his feet for a long time.
There are also descendants in the deep sea, which are ancient existences that are different from the descendants of the sun. "They" threaten the safety of the fleets traveling between various city-states.
Duncan is wary and curious about these things in the deep sea.
He believed that even though he had never dealt with these things, as long as the Homeless Ship was still wandering the sea, sooner or later he would encounter these strange things, and there was no harm in making more preparations before then.
Whether it is collecting intelligence, further controlling one's own power, or exploring the potential of the Lost Home, they are all making plans for the future.
Of course, he is not afraid of the dangers lurking in the deep sea - after all, he has been drifting on the sea with this ship for so long. He can more or less guess how many weird things there are in the deep sea, and the heirs are just
It's just one of the countless strange threats. As the saying goes, there are too many lice and no itching but too many debts to worry about. As the captain of the Lost Home, there are many things he has to be wary of here.
He thought for a long time on the deck and found that what he needed to worry about most at the moment was whether the "supply channel" he had finally found would be affected - wouldn't those descendants of the deep sea affect his fishing?
Although Pigeon Ai has the ability to transport supplies, it is still unclear what its carrying capacity and reliability are. What's more, the city-state of Pland is an orderly place, and the supplies transported to the ship also cost money.
, so this supply line may not come in handy yet.
In addition, the rich catch from the last fishing trip was still in front of him. Duncan knew very well that the improvement of the living conditions of the Lost Home was ultimately inseparable from the gifts of nature.
And those "offspring" have now become a hidden danger - they may affect the gifts of nature.
Duncan was a little worried. He just hoped that the evil things in the sea would not affect his fishing.
…
The bright gas lamps emit light, dispersing the darkness in the church's underground facilities. The deep-sea runes engraved in the long corridor exude reassuring power. The symbols contained in those runes symbolize waves, and the lines of the coast are connected to each other, as if outlining
An invisible giant net shrouds the entire underground structure of the building in a sacred and quiet atmosphere.
Vanna walked in the underground sanctuary of the church. This sacred and quiet place made her slightly impetuous mood calm down little by little.
The Storm Goddess is in charge of the most powerful force in the boundless sea, but she not only symbolizes the violent side of the "storm", this ancient god also controls the power of silence and sealing.
Just like the sea has two sides, calm and storm always go hand in hand, the same is true for the authority of the goddess - the underground of the cathedral symbolizes the "mirror image of the storm".
There are many gods in this world who are one and the same, or have the characteristics of two sides. The God of Death is also in charge of life, and the God of Wisdom also has the authority to deprive reason, stupidity and madness. Ordinary people may not know much about this aspect, but as a person
As a high-level cleric, Vanna has a wealth of knowledge in this area.
She also knew that it was precisely because of the two-faced nature of many gods that it gave rise to some extremely controversial and even heretical ideas. Some scholars even believed that the entire world was also one-faced and two-faced - in a certain dimension,
There is even a "dry land" that is a complete mirror image of the sea and land. It is an endless expanse of dry land, and extremely rare rivers and oases are dotted in the drought. There is even an intelligent civilization in that dry land that is not like the real world.
, they are reflections of everything in reality...
These outrageous speculations, which are completely based on imagination, are of course not recognized. Even Bishop Valentine, who is known for his liberality in the city-state of Pland, sneered when he heard this statement——
In the original words of the old man, there is a subspace at the bottom of this world, which is enough to make people’s heads ache. Can some folk theologians stop hanging things under the subspace?
Vanna suddenly shook her head, letting her uncontrolled thoughts converge again.
In the quiet underground of the cathedral, people's thoughts can easily spread out uncontrollably. This is because the "mirror image of the storm" brings too peaceful psychological hints. The sense of security brought by the goddess's sanctuary can weaken the mortal's emotions to the greatest extent.
Psychological barrier, this effect is invisible and powerful, even a rigorously trained inquisitor like her is not immune.
But on the other hand, this special environment has special uses.
For example, let some fanatical and crazy cultists speak.
Vanna stopped at the end of the corridor of the underground church. There were several doors leading to various "interrogation rooms", and a statue of the Storm Goddess stood quietly in the foyer between the doors.
This icon is different from the icon of the goddess on the floor of the church - the icon on the ground has its hands open, as if it is receiving the worship of all people, surrounded by infinite majesty, while underground, the icon of the goddess has its hands folded on its chest
, quiet and gentle, like a girl who is listening attentively.
However, no matter which icon it is, its face is covered with gauze - which symbolizes the unknowability of the gods.
This icon of listening with folded hands is another form of the Storm Goddess: the Maiden of the Sea of Tranquility.
She suppresses the water bodies below the sea level and protects the tranquility of the city-state's underground world.
Fanna bowed in front of the statue of Jinghai Girl, then turned around and opened the door of a nearby interrogation room.
The sound of the door shaft turning broke the tranquility in the underground facility. After the door opened, a spacious but dimly lit room appeared in front of Fanna.
There is a large table in the center of the room. Ms. Heidi, wearing a long black dress, is getting up from the table. Opposite the table is a chair with a restraining chain. A sun heretic is sitting quietly on the chair.
superior.
The heretic's eyes were dull and he was leaning crookedly on the armrest next to him. It seemed that his reason and strength had been extracted from his body, leaving only the chaos remaining.
The strong smell of incense still lingers in the room, and Ms. Heidi's medical kit is still on the table. Inside, you can see a large empty syringe, a wriggling thorn vine, and a golden awl that still seems to have blood stains on it.
"Oh, Lord Vanna, you came just in time," Ms. Heidi turned to say hello when she heard the sound of the door opening, "I have just completed a 'treatment'."
Fanna's eyes glanced at Heidi's medical kit, her expression remained the same as before: "To be honest, it's still hard for me to connect your set of things with the 'treatment'..."
"These are all standard tools for psychiatrists...Okay, I admit that I may use them more frequently than ordinary doctors," Ms. Heidi said, shrugging, "But who said I was employed by
What about the 'hypnotist' who is in the city hall and often helps the church? The 'patients' I come into contact with are not normal patients, especially cultists like this. The shaking crystals and low-frequency pendulums cannot be tripled in one shot.
'Midnight Mixture' works great."
"...I highly suspect that the reason why you inject three times the dose into the cultists every time is because your big syringe can only hold three times the dose," Fanna complained about the acquaintance in front of her, but then shook her head, "But
It’s not important, as long as you can pry open these guys’ mouths... tell me, what’s the gain?”
"Yes, and the harvest is not small, the situation is strange," Ms. Heidi immediately replied, "I have deeply hypnotized several cultists and used some special methods. Now I can basically confirm...these people who participated in the sacrifice
It’s very possible that the cultists behind the ritual didn’t go crazy after the ritual got out of hand…”
"Didn't you go crazy after the ritual got out of control?" Vanna immediately frowned. Although she already knew after talking to Bishop Valentine that the complexity of this matter would exceed expectations, Heidi's words still exceeded her expectations.
,"What does it mean?"
"I searched their memories and found that these people's thinking...or cognitive logic had problems before the last failed sacrificial ceremony began. More strictly speaking, these cultists seemed to have started before the ceremony began.
They were affected by some kind of...cognitive filter, so that in their memory...huh? Sir Fanna, you don't seem too surprised?"