When this terrifying charger stopped, it had almost turned into a pile of fragments under the continuous bombardment of artillery fire. The original hull structure had long been gone, and even a complete deck or building debris could not be found.
The torn hull and internal contents spread like a splash on the sea. Black mud floated slowly and spread among the fragmented wreckage. The remaining flames burned between these fragments, creating a thick and dirty smoke.
Rolling and rising.
The path that the Petrel once charged was covered with strange mud-like substances - the ominous black outline of a strip of more than ten nautical miles in the seawater, as if some kind of soft-bodied creature had crawled ashore.
It's like the disgusting mucus left behind, slowly floating and rising on the sea surface with the wind and waves, and it doesn't disperse for a long time.
The roar of the coastal defense artillery stopped, and the strong smell of gunpowder smoke filled the entire coastline. Lister stared intently at the burning wreckage on the sea in the distance. It took him a long time to be sure that the thing had really stopped completely, and he hesitated to break the silence.
:"it's over?"
"...Maybe it's just the beginning," Agatha's voice was slightly hoarse, and a pale light flashed through her eyes from time to time. Although the "Petrel" had stopped moving, she was still uneasily observing the things in the spiritual world.
scene to confirm whether there is anything in the wreckage moving towards the city-state. "Don't forget, the problem occurred after the Haiyan returned from Dagger Island."
Liszt's expression became very ugly.
"When was the last time news came back from that island?"
"Just a few hours ago, the telegraph message stated that everything was normal on the island," Liszt frowned, "There has always been no problem with the church's spiritual communication."
"... Seal Dagger Island, Mr. Colonel, from now on, don't believe any news coming from that island," Agatha exhaled softly, "I will return to the cathedral now. I believe that there will be further news."
Lockdown orders will be issued soon."
"Thank you for your help, Ms. Agatha."
"Everything is for the sake of the peace of the city," Agatha whispered, reciting a brief motto from the Book of Death, "All things are in order."
…
Half an hour ago.
Thunderous sounds came from far away, one after another, and even became denser one after another. Judging from the direction of the sound, it seemed to be near the coast on the east side of the city-state.
Duncan raised his head and looked at the sky in the direction where the sound came from. He could vaguely see clouds rising over there.
"What is that sound?" Alice held her head nervously and looked at Duncan helplessly, "Is it thunder?"
"It sounds like the movement of a giant cannon," Fanna on the other side changed her face slightly, "Coast defense artillery? What happened? Why was there a salvo of coast defense artillery..."
Duncan had a thoughtful expression on his face. The first thing he thought of was the report letter he handed over to the old guard. The next thing he thought of was the direction of Dagger Island - he was really
Got it?
The sound of flapping wings suddenly sounded from nearby, and an inconspicuous-looking fat pigeon flapped its wings and took off from the shadow of the building next to it, flying quickly into the distance.
"Don't worry, I asked Ai to check the situation," Duncan said, then raised his head and looked at the house in front of him that seemed to be a little old, "Let's continue talking about the situation of this house."
Morris on the side immediately coughed twice and continued the interrupted introduction - although the faint roar in the distance continued, but since the captain was so calm, there was obviously nothing to worry about: "This house
Fanna and I picked out four rental houses - the other three were either too close to the city center and inconvenient to move around, or the houses themselves were in too poor condition to be suitable for living. Although this one is also old now,
It's a bit expensive, but the landlord maintains the house very well and it's quite clean inside.
"This house is No. 44 Oak Street. Next door is Hearth Street. The landlord has another residence on Hearth Street and will not disturb him on weekdays. There is a path connecting the two blocks, and the chapel is located between the two blocks.
In the small square, some distance from here...
"We have a short-term rental contract. The average daily rent is more expensive than a long-term rental, but you can check out at any time. We have paid half a month's rent temporarily - Fanna and I have already met the landlord, who is relatively easy to talk to.
, an educated lady, she generously sent me some daily necessities after learning about my identity as a traveling scholar..."
Duncan listened to the old gentleman's careful introduction and at the same time looked at the temporary residence in front of him.
This is a single-family building with the characteristics of a typical northern city-state. The gray-white exterior wall is slightly rough and coated with porous mortar with good thermal insulation. The house has two floors, the windows are relatively narrow, and there are wall lamps and mailbox openings next to the black door.
Its roof is high and steep, and is covered with black tiles to facilitate the melting and shedding of snow. Steam and gas pipes extend from thick pipes above the block and are sent into the interior of the building along the gables.
It's not a very luxurious residence, but it's more than enough as a temporary residence - it's even a little more spacious than the two-story building in Puland that functions as both a shop and a residence.
It was indeed the right choice to arrange for Maurice and Vanna to solve the problem of accommodation - it was something that no one else on the ship could handle.
Maurice stepped forward, took out the key from his pocket and opened the door, followed closely by Duncan and Alice.
Entering the door is the entrance hall where you can take off your shoes and change clothes. Then there is the fairly spacious living room. The walls are covered with slightly yellowish light texture wallpaper. The dining room is connected to the living room. There is another bedroom next to the dining room, leading to the second floor.
The stairs are facing the door, and it seems that most of the bedrooms are on the second floor.
The floor is slightly loose when stepped on, making a slight creaking sound that symbolizes the passage of time. The simple tables and chairs are glowing in the sun, and there is not much dust to be seen. A bouquet of brightly colored flowers can be seen on the dining room table -
—Obviously fake flowers made of cloth or plastic.
"This was also sent by the landlord. It is said to be the rule here in Frost. The landlord prepares a bouquet of flowers for the new tenant that will not wither in the winter, which indicates health and safety."
"...Every place has wonderful rules," Duncan said with a slight smile, "This place is not bad...and it is far away from the main road, so it should be relatively quiet usually."
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked towards the second floor: "It seems that we can take Nina and Shirley over to do their homework. They have already begun to complain about being bored on the boat."
The corner of Fanna's mouth suddenly trembled: "...Shirley may indeed be complaining about being bored, but I guess her purpose is not to come to the city to do homework."
Duncan waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, she should work hard - now Agou can even roughly read the newspaper, Shirley is still struggling with the spelling of twelve common vegetables, I am deeply worried about her future, if this continues
She won't even be able to catch up with Alice."
Alice, who was actually no better than Shirley, scratched her hair and showed a harmless smile: "Hehe..."
Duncan was expressionless: "I'm not complimenting you - it's not something to be proud of that you and Shirley combined can't know more words than a dog."
Alice was stuck for a moment, as if she was thinking carefully about whether the combined number of words she and Shirley knew exceeded Agou. At this moment, the faint roar that kept coming from the distance finally gradually faded away.
cease.
"The sound has stopped..." Fanna listened carefully to the sound in the distance.
Duncan did not speak, but through the vague spiritual connection, he perceived the situation that Ai detected in the distance.
After such a long period of adjustment and adaptation, the connection between him and Ai is now much closer and clearer than at the beginning. When his attention is concentrated enough, he can even share Ai's vision and some other perceptions.
And using Ai as a springboard, part of the power can be transmitted without moving the main body.
In the eastern port area of Frost, a chubby white pigeon is standing on a tower, one of its round eyes looking at the smoky sea, and the other looking at the port.
The soldiers running around the port and the black "oil" spreading on the sea were reflected in its eyes that were slightly dancing with green fire.
"No need to worry for the time being," Duncan retracted his "sight" from looking into the distance and nodded lightly to Morris and Vanna, "It was an invasion, but it has been stopped by the Frostmen."
Fanna's face changed slightly: "Invasion?!"
"If my guess is correct, the Frost people from Dagger Island should have realized the seriousness of the problem by now. It shouldn't be that easy to figure out what's on that island," Duncan's tone was quite calm, "
Now that Tirian has arrived near Dagger Island, his sea fog fleet will further tighten the mood of the Frost authorities - in any case, when the whole city starts martial law, there will definitely be annihilation cultists hiding in the city.
With all these actions, it will be much easier to find them then."
At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded, interrupting the conversation in the living room.
Duncan looked at the door in surprise.
Did you have guests when you just moved here?
"I'll open the door," Morris said, stepping to the door. After opening the door, he made a surprised sound, "Are you..."
A little girl wearing a thick white coat and a woolen hat was standing at the door.