After getting off the car and stepping onto the stone square in front of the museum, Heidi couldn't help but take a deep breath. The cool and salty sea breeze seemed to blow away the fatigue and anxiety she had accumulated after working continuously for a long time.
, bringing a little bit of relaxation to her.
This young psychiatrist has not taken a vacation for almost a month, and has been dealing with crazy cultists almost every day recently. She even feels that the madness in the minds of those cultists is gradually infecting her spirit.
I have been struggling with insomnia and dreams every day recently.
Fortunately, today she finally didn't have to think about those crazy believers and their deformed and diseased minds.
Another gust of sea breeze blew from the end of the street, blowing Heidi's skirt. She raised her hand to hold down the long skirt and the wide-brimmed hat on her head, and raised her head to look at the streamlined dome and beautiful side building in front of her.
large white building.
This maritime museum in the Croisette district is one of the largest museums in the city-state of Plande - and also one of the most legendary.
Heidi walked towards the museum, and among the crowd not far away, a tour guide was introducing the background of the museum to the tourists. The tour guide's penetrating voice reached Heidi's ears:
"...This large building built in 1802 was originally the property of the Parr Brothers Ocean Trading Company. In its heyday, it served as the largest warehousing center in Pland, handling astonishing wealth, and was regarded as
It was a symbol of the peak of commercial prosperity in the city-state of Puland, but a drastic change in 1822 completely changed the fate of this building..."
Someone asked the question at the right time: "What happened at that time?"
"It is said - it is just said that an ocean-going cargo ship owned by the Parr brothers encountered a strange thick fog on its way back. In the thick fog, the unlucky cargo ship saw a flaming ghost ship.
, and passed by it...
"The cargo ship finally escaped the heavy fog and even returned to the port safely, but the shadow of madness remained deep in the hearts of every crew member at that time, and quickly spread throughout the entire fleet of the Parr brothers.
Within a few months after that, all the ships under the name of the Parr brothers began to encounter terrible disasters, and crew members continued to mutiny, disappear, and some even performed bloody sacrifices to please unknown gods...
"...ships on long voyages encounter storms on supposedly calm seas, or hit icebergs in warm waters. Rebellious sailors detonate explosives on board, destroy boilers, and even hunt down their colleagues... Weird stories like this
Disasters repeated again and again, eventually completely ruining the Parr brothers' business, causing their ocean trading company to file for bankruptcy and reorganization at the end of the same year...
"After that, the Parr brothers divided the remaining properties under their company's name and donated part of them to the city-state authorities, including the building in front of us... It went through several times after that
It was renovated and its functions changed several times until 1855, when it was finally transformed into a maritime museum, which continues to this day.
"It is said that the shadows of nearly a century ago are still lingering in this maritime museum to this day... The shadows of the Parr brothers occasionally return to the museum and stay temporarily in their offices at that time, or they are wearing the uniforms of the Marine Trading Company.
employees appeared in the exhibition area and confusedly asked tourists about the location of the office area...
"Of course, of course! These are just rumors. The museum has been inspected and blessed by church priests, and there is a team of guards permanently stationed to ensure that no extraordinary disasters will occur. You can visit with confidence - but if you really
If you are interested in these thrilling and bizarre legends, you can also experience the 'Adventure Chamber' in the wing of the museum. However, before experiencing the secret room project, you need to go to the Square Church for temporary baptism and will test..."
The voices of the tour guide and tourists gradually faded away. Heidi walked forward across the crowd, but suddenly she felt her steps were a little heavy.
The ocean trade warehouse a century ago, the dense fog on the open sea that brought disaster, the cursed fleet, the shadows lingering in the museum...
Heidi, who has been dealing with cultists every day these days and has heard a lot of "rumours" through various official channels, suddenly feels that using the museum as a tourist attraction during her vacation does not seem to be a good idea... If she has this time, she might as well go to Xiacheng District.
Go shopping, or follow your father's advice and visit that weird antique shop.
But after struggling for less than two seconds, the young psychiatrist suddenly made up his mind and strode towards the main entrance of the museum.
It is a common method for tour guides to tell some well-timed horror stories when introducing scenic spots. More than half of the horror stories in the world have elements of sea fog, ghost ships and mutinous sailors. There are ghost stories in museums and maybe antique shops.
What could be scarier than a ghost story? How could she, a psychiatrist who dealt with mental illnesses all day long, be afraid of this?
No one can stop her from enjoying this hard-earned vacation! Not even the evil god of subspace!
Determined and walking like wind, the psychiatrist strode through the ticket office like a warrior ready for battle, passed the museum gate, and stepped into this ancient building with a history of nearly a century.
There were fewer visitors in the museum than expected. Perhaps because it was not a public holiday, the hall on the first floor of the venue even seemed a little deserted.
Several venue guides were guiding some visitors who encountered difficulties to the main exhibition area. A huge whale skeleton and exquisite models of various sea ships were fixed on the towering wall at the end of the first-floor hall. A man dressed as a captain
The instructor was introducing the knowledge of early sailing battleships to several children.
Two girls, who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old and were probably still in school, were walking together towards the door leading to the main exhibition area. They were talking and laughing along the way and seemed to have a good relationship.
The lights inside the venue are bright and the atmosphere is comfortable.
Heidi breathed a sigh of relief and followed the two young girls towards the hall where the main exhibition area was located, ready to enjoy the quiet time.
Then, she smelled a little weird smell.
It smelled... like something was burning...
…
Near the Cross Street District, Duncan stepped out of a steam bus and bought a recreational magazine from a nearby newsstand to kill some time.
There was not much progress in the investigation near the ruins of the factory. After Shirley and Agou left, he wandered around the Sixth Street for a long time and asked about some things from the locals, but it was obvious that ordinary citizens did not
Possibly having a glimpse of the truth behind the "curtain", the residents of Block 6 only remember the little information officially disclosed, and everyone believes that the decline of the block is due to the chemical pollution left by the factory and the neglect of the city-state authorities——
This is no different from what the old man basking in the sun revealed.
The truth was covered by a curtain, the records in reality had been tampered with, and the city-state authorities disclosed only the tampered information, but Duncan could not conclude based on this alone that the "curtain" was set up by the city hall or church of Pland City-because in
In this world where extraordinary phenomena exist, a powerful anomaly or vision may blind everyone.
In the face of powerful anomalies and visions, even the so-called "reality" is a canvas that can be smeared and tampered with.
It now appears that the source of that "curtain" is not in the factory, and may not even be in Block 6. If this so-called "source" is solar debris, then it should be hidden deeper.
The investigation cannot continue until more clues are obtained.
Duncan sat down on a bench on the side of the road, reading casually and thinking about the future.
The group of Sun Cultists were looking for sun fragments, and they disturbed the city-state. Nina's memories and dreams vaguely pointed to the sun fragments, and there was probably a certain connection between her and the fragments; she had a glimpse of the real sun through the sun mask.
, that indescribable thing that looks like an evil god has seen me and asked me for help...
Unknowingly, I seemed to have fallen into a messy ball of thread.
The city-state of Puland was my first landing point in this world's civilized society. I thought it was a peaceful, prosperous and peaceful place, but I didn't expect that this "first stop" would be so uneventful.
Duncan sighed and shook his head slightly, but at this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a strange smoke rising over the nearby neighborhood.
There was a faint glow of fire rising in the smoke.
Duncan was startled for a moment and stood up from the bench. He noticed that there were many people on the street who also saw the smoke and fire. Many pedestrians stopped, and then he saw someone running past in panic.