The people who were supposed to return to their base after their inspection were late in returning, which made Nemo feel a little uneasy.
Let's go together, Duncan said proactively when he saw this. It just so happened that he also wanted to walk around this abandoned and mysterious second waterway to see if there are any secrets hidden in this ancient legacy left by the Frost Queen. There are many people.
A response.
Nemo glanced at the legendary captain in front of him with some surprise, a burly figure who sometimes brought heavy pressure to people.
Frankly speaking, he still has a vague and unreal feeling until now - he has indeed heard about the legendary Captain Duncan's return from subspace. After all, the Sea Fog was damaged not long ago because of this incident.
The matter took a long trip, but Captain Duncan stood directly in front of him, which was another level of horror. If he went to the cemetery to tell his deceased grandfather, the old man would jump out of the coffin to shut him up.
level - but it really happened.
However, after such a brief contact, he discovered that Captain Duncan was not as scary as the legend said.
He is sensible, can talk, and is polite to others - and is accompanied by several assistants, and none of them look like puppets controlled by some evil magic.
Now, he's even offering to help.
This made Nemo a little at a loss for a moment, but he quickly nodded--rather than analyzing the temper of his immediate boss, the long-awaited crow was the last thing to delay.
I followed, and the old ghost's voice came to me at this moment. The old man came to the nearby shelf, rummaged through the mess of junk, and found a safety oil lamp that could be hung on his chest and a crowbar.
I found a rope from another shelf and hung it on my body, then walked towards the door. No one knows the route down here better than me - if that kid really got lost at a fork in the road, you need the elderly.
of wisdom.
Obviously, the old man, who was sometimes confused and sometimes understood, was now in a better state.
Duncan didn't say anything, but just motioned for Nemo to lead the way, so the group left the administrator's cabin, crossed the previous wide intersection, and began to follow a sewer branch extending north to find Nemo's men.
The subordinate who hasn't returned yet.
And when he crossed that intersection and gradually penetrated into the depths of this second waterway, Duncan became more and more aware of how huge a project this was - and how powerful the city-state was under the rule of the Frost Queen fifty years ago.
To what extent.
Upon entering, the walls are solid and the corridors are towering. The so-called sewers are almost like a magnificent underground palace. The criss-crossing interconnected structures are obviously not only used for drainage, but may also be used for military purposes, evacuation or even the construction of underground factories. Among those
Above the wide corridor, you can see the criss-crossing pipeline facilities. Although many of them are severely corroded or even broken or fallen off due to long-term abandonment, it can still remind people of how spectacular the scale was when it was first built.
On both sides of the corridor, you can occasionally see the openings of huge pipes and rusty grates. The ground drainage channels on both sides have long dried up. Because the entire underground waterway has been in use for a short time and has been abandoned for many years, there are many problems here.
Except for some stale musty smell, there is no unbearable smell.
Walking in such an incredible underground facility, even the well-informed Morris couldn't help but admire it. But while admiring it, the old scholar suddenly had some doubts.
Even considering the development of the city-state a hundred years later, it is a bit exaggerated to build such a huge underground facility? He couldn't help but say, Puland's sewer system is already considered advanced, but it is still inferior compared to here.
——What's more, this was built fifty years ago. Did Hanshuang really need such a huge second waterway back then?
The queen has her own considerations, and her judgment is always correct. When the old ghost walking in front heard Morris's question, he immediately said, Your Majesty, she is a natural psychic, and she can always see things that ordinary people can't.
, can even see the future of the city-state - she relies on this judgment to make Frost strong, and we also believe that the things she plans can always come in handy.
Duncan's brows suddenly frowned. A natural psychic? He looked at the old man carrying a rope and a crowbar. Are you saying that the Frost Queen can predict the future to a certain extent?
She said she couldn't, but we all believed she could - otherwise, how could we explain the incredible judgments she made? The old man turned his head and said with determination, anyway, it is certain that the queen has extraordinary senses. People at that time were all
Know this.
Duncan looked at Morris who was standing aside. The latter's face was also thoughtful at the moment, and he lowered his voice and said: There are not many records about the Frost Queen in history, because most of the information was lost or deliberately destroyed during the rebellion.
Hidden and tampered with, but as far as I know, there is no record that the Queen is a natural psychic or that the Queen has prophetic abilities. The data only says that she is extremely intelligent and has flexible political skills.
Duncan listened and silently glanced at Alice, who was following him obediently.
Not smart at all, and has no idea what politics is - she hasn't even learned to spell the word.
Alice noticed the captain's gaze and immediately turned her head, her eyes curling up in laughter.
There are sometimes omissions in the records, especially when the rebels will deliberately hide many things. I am willing to believe that the Frost Queen did have something special. Duncan looked back and erased Alice's naivety in his mind.
With a smile, she said casually, but this huge second waterway in front of her... What was her purpose in building such an incredible thing...
No one could answer Duncan's question, and at this moment, Vanna suddenly noticed something strange in the distance.
Someone fell to the ground over there! She pointed into the distance and reminded.
Everyone looked in the direction of her finger, and sure enough they saw a figure wearing a blue coat lying on the ground.
The group of people ran over quickly. Nemo stretched out his hand to turn the man who fell on the ground over, and a pale face came into view.
It was a crow. The expression on Nemo's face was particularly ugly for a moment, and then he punched the ground next to him. Damn it!
Fanna squatted down next to the dead young man. She seemed to have discovered something wrong with the body. After some inspection, she suddenly frowned: Was he drowned?
Drowned? Morris next to him was shocked when he heard the words, and then discovered the wet coat of the corpse and the abnormal swelling and water marks on the skin. But when he looked around, he only saw the dry ground nearby - only water.
The mark is just under the crow's body.
Fanna came closer, examined it carefully for a moment and then raised her head: the smell of sea water - it was someone who was drowned in the sea.
There is no sea water here, even the nearby underground river is fresh water. The old ghost also followed from behind. After seeing the dead crow, the criss-crossing wrinkles on his face suddenly became more twisted.
One piece, poor young man, he must have been captured by the rebels, drowned and then dumped here...
It's not necessarily a rebel or not, but it's possible that the body was dumped. Morris' expression was serious. This was obviously not the scene of the crime... huh?
He seemed to suddenly discover something, so he reached out and groped in Crow's coat pocket, and took out a piece of paper that was also completely soaked in water - a small corner of this paper was exposed before, which attracted him
of attention.
Everyone's eyes were instantly focused on that piece of paper.
Morris held the piece of paper, which was particularly fragile due to being soaked in water, and carefully unfolded it.
There are words on the paper - although they have been blurred by water, they have not completely dissipated.
With the additional illumination of the oil lamp brought by the old ghost, Duncan identified the information on the paper, but the content on it was confusing. It was a few paragraphs without beginning or end.
Meetings of the Forsaken Kings were held again and again, and the initial plan was made. Most of the people in the ashes were sheltered and wanted to stand up in the light and heat.
But the kings quarreled again
They saw a clan hiding in the shadows
Those who were abandoned, their flesh and blood would melt in the light, and they would not be able to receive blessings from the new world. The king of this clan came to the meeting of the abandoned kings and asked for the same protection to be given to them, but what they wanted
, but it was extremely harmful to others in the ashes, so the Forsaken Kings could not agree to them, and they were abandoned.
They came to the shadows and imprisoned themselves in the dark place, but they could not die completely. They cried out and searched hard for the protection of their homeland, but they could not find it, so they fled further into the darkness - they were originally
Those who don’t like darkness, but only darkness can protect them from the poison of this world, so they live in darkness for a long time...