After taking the helm himself, Duncan had real control over the Lost Home and could sense any movement on the ship. But even so, out of caution, he ordered the goat head to always pay attention to the movements of the "cursed doll"
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Because he knows that he is not an expert in the field of occult science, and he knows very little about the extraordinary power of this world, and a walking and talking doll is beyond the scope of his knowledge. Alice's words and deeds may be harmless.
Yes, but if the doll lady has any...invisible "influence", he will most likely not be able to see it.
In this regard, Goat Head is more professional than him.
And even putting this aside, Duncan also knows that he cannot pay attention to the situation of the Lost Home all the time. Although he has decided to survive in the world "over here", he may still have to return to the door when necessary.
In the world "on the other side", he may not be able to sense the movement on the Lost Home until then.
Thinking of this last point, Duncan's eyes suddenly changed slightly. He glanced calmly at the goat head on the edge of the navigation table, and the latter's obsidian-carved eyeballs returned an empty gaze.
When he returned to the "opposite door", when he returned to his bachelor apartment... was the goat-head aware of it? What was the situation on the ship when he left the Lost Home?
This sudden question made Duncan feel a little irritable, but under the blank gaze of the goat head, he showed nothing, but paid some attention to the situation on Alice's side.
Of course, he has no hobby of voyeurism, even if the other party is an "inhuman being", so he can only roughly perceive the situation below the deck, but even through just the transmission of perception with the Lost Home, he can at least be sure
Alice's current location and to determine if she is trying to sabotage anything.
After all, beneath the harmless, elegant and beautiful appearance of the doll lady, lies the essence of the cursed doll, a dangerous individual known as "Anomaly 099" by ordinary people in this world.
She is still in the room, probably really studying the furnishings in the room and arranging a resting place.
Duncan relaxed slightly, and at the same time, the goat head next to him suddenly made a voice: "Captain, what are your plans next? If you are bored, your loyal..."
"Shut up." Duncan glanced at the goat head, and then pressed his hands on the edge of the navigation table. As his mind changed, the feeling of holding the steering wheel with both hands came to his heart again, and the green flames once again flowed like water.
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Burning in the flames, Duncan's body turned into a spirit body again, and the overflowing fire spread along the navigation table, all the way to the captain's room, spread to the upper deck, climbed up the mast, climbed up the cable, and made the people on the mast
The translucent sail of the spirit body fluttered with the wind.
As a large number of main sails, side sails and angle sails flexibly adjusted their angles in the sea breeze, the huge three-masted sailboat began to slowly accelerate on the vast sea. Duncan's eyes fell on the navigation chart in front of him, as expected.
As in the picture, he saw that the gray-white fog entrenched on the navigation chart also changed instantly. It represented that the silhouette of the Lost Home was slowly moving forward, and the fog around the silhouette dissipated.
After a brief thought, he began to try to focus on the chart. The green flames enveloped the navigation table, conveying the will of the captain like an extension of Duncan's body. In this subtle "connection" state
Next, Duncan finally vaguely realized the mystery of this chart, which was obviously an extraordinary item.
Following a thought, the silhouette representing the Lost Home on the chart instantly enlarged a bit, and then shrunk back to its original size.
Duncan was "zooming" the picture shown on the chart, and this whimsical move was successful. Although no matter how he zoomed in, all he could see at the edge of the chart was a haze, but Duncan had determined at this moment that this chart was enough.
Record and present every inch of the ocean that the Lost Home has explored, and accurately present the details around the Lost Home in real time!
Under the blank gaze of the goat head, Duncan's face showed no change in expression. He looked as stern as a real captain carefully observing the chart, but a faint excitement emerged in his heart.
His eyes swept across the rising flames from his body, and his consciousness sensed the state of the Homeless Ship and the changes in the sea chart.
This weird green flame is indeed the key to controlling the Lost Home, and it is also the key to controlling many weird items on this ship!
Maybe...this is the power of "Captain"?
Duncan speculated on the power of this flame. He knew very well that if he wanted to truly control this ship and survive in this strange world based on it, he must understand his own abilities.
The first is to completely master the flame.
As for the "next arrangements" mentioned by Goat Head just now...
Duncan looked at the slowly changing chart in front of him, and at the white fog slowly dissipating around the silhouette of the Lost Home, and the plan in his mind was very simple.
Since you don’t know enough about this world, and since the map is full of fog, it’s definitely right to open the map first.
After all, the purpose of sailing is to go out for a ride.
Anyway, the image of "Captain Duncan" in the minds of the local people in this world is that of a global boss who wanders around in the wild areas. Even if he and the Lost Home stay at sea honestly, their reputation will not improve in any way.
As for whether there would be any risk in having such an aimless meeting on the sea, Duncan thought so. Before he personally "took the helm", the ship was drifting around, and the Homeless had never anchored.
Where does the “additional risk” come from?
Compared with the previous blind drifting situation, sailing under "sail" condition can at least dispel the fog on the chart. This can also be regarded as an end to the previous state of being completely passive and trapped in fog.
Duncan stood up from behind the navigation table, and the green flames on his body gradually dissipated, but in his perception, the translucent spiritual sail on the mast of the Lost Home did not disappear with it, and part of it was entangled on the mast and cables.
The green flame is still burning, continuing to execute the captain's will.
Combined with what he had observed while "steering the helm" before, Duncan had a vague idea.
Although the ship raised its spiritual sails in the flames after he "took the helm", neither the huge sails nor the many things running automatically on the ship relied on the "captain" himself.
The power of this ghost ship has its own source of power.
Although he still doesn't know what the "energy" is that makes the ship move, it is obvious that all he, the captain, has to do is "give orders" to the ship.
Then, the ship will naturally faithfully carry out the captain's instructions.
Duncan left the navigation table and turned to look at the small door in the deepest part of the captain's cabin.
Behind that door was his separate quarters as captain, and he had used that room as a resting base during the first few days of exploring the ship.
Now, he needs a relatively quiet environment to study what else he can do as the captain of the Lost Home.
But before that, the ship, which was already under sail, had to be watched over.
He looked at the wooden goat head on the edge of the navigation table and said in a very matter-of-fact tone: "You take the helm."
"Ah?" The goat head was stunned for a moment, and his tone was a little surprised, "But captain, you..."
"I have something to do, please don't disturb me during this time." Duncan didn't seem to care about what the goat head had to say at all. He just ordered it very naturally. In his other sense of perception, green flames were flowing along the outside of the cabin.
In the information spread from the deck, he could clearly see the various... connections hidden deep in the ship.
Masts, cables, sails, rudders, artillery...
Everything is connected invisibly, some kind of "vein" like nerves or blood vessels runs through the ship, and all these "connections" finally converge into the captain's cabin.
The goat head is vaguely connected to all of this.
Perhaps, this mysterious and weird goat head is the "Homeless Ship" itself? Or is it some kind of "control mechanism" used to take over the entire ship in an emergency?
Duncan was not the builder of the ship, so he naturally did not know how the ship operated, but he thought that if he were the real Captain Duncan, he must know what the Goat Head could do.
On the other hand, the goat head who always calls himself the "first mate" should naturally be able to take the helm in place of the captain if the situation requires it.
Duncan needs to take a little risk and make some arrangements that he has never done before, but as a real captain he must know that he will definitely make arrangements.
After all, captains always have time to rest.
A second later, the goat head made a cheerful and noisy voice: "Ah, good captain, you can rest assured, your loyal..."
Duncan ignored it, just waved his hand casually, turned around and walked into the dormitory deep in the captain's cabin, closing the door behind him.