In a laboratory deep inside the Brilliant Star, Lucretia completed a rough inspection of Taran El.
With the cooperation of the Academy of Truth, it is not difficult to transfer this great scholar to the ship, but it is obviously not that simple to figure out what happened to him. Even if he is well-informed, in the occult science
The "Sea Witch", who is famous in the field of curses, has seen such a situation for the first time.
Taran El was obviously trapped in the depths of some kind of dream, but his trap showed no "curse" reaction at all, nor did he suffer any signs of mental pollution.
Lucretia lit the three candlesticks located in the corner of the laboratory, and sprinkled the herbal powder prepared by herself into the incense burner in front of the candlesticks. Then she came to Taran El's side and
There are crystal stones, bone fragments and other things arranged around the opponent.
The clockwork doll "Luni" with a ceramic shell and the rabbit doll "Rabbi" helped in the laboratory. When she noticed the solemn look on the hostess's face, Luni couldn't help but said: "The situation is very bad?
Is this elf’s life in danger?”
"The situation is unclear - this is worse than bad," Lucretia said seriously, "Talan El fell into a deep sleep after trying to observe the sun. If there is a connection between the two things, then
This means that there may be more than one such sleeping situation. During the period when the sun went out, how many people looked up and looked at it? To what extent does it need to be 'observed' to trigger this kind of sleeping? How many people made the mistake of interacting with this elf?
A move as bold as a scholar?"
When she said this, she slowly shook her head.
"Talan El's actions are bold, but there are more than one scholar as bold as him in the vast and boundless sea."
"Do you need anything else from us?" Rabbi the rabbit doll jumped over from the side, raised his head and said softly.
"Next, I will try to connect to Taran El's dream and help him open a path back to the real world from the other side. However, considering that the situation in this dream may be very complicated, I want you to take care of this room.
candlestick, if I still don’t wake up after three hours, you can extinguish all the candles in order from high to low, which can force me to wake up."
"Yes," Lu Ni lowered her head, "three hours, from high to low, lights out, I remember it."
"Rabbi can dream with the mistress!" The doll rabbit jumped over, hugged Lucretia's leg and said expectantly, "Rabbi is a rabbit who can dream!"
"One nightmare is enough," Lucretia refused the rabbit doll's solicitude without hesitation, "I don't want such a great scholar to die suddenly on my ship."
"Okay, okay, the rabbi knows~" The rabbit doll lowered its head and made a frustrated voice. It muttered as it walked to the corner of the room and sat down on the floor with a "plop".
Lucretia glanced at the doll and did not continue to talk to him. Instead, after confirming that all the ritual elements were ready, she sat on a high-backed chair opposite Taran El and then casually made a phone call.
Snap your fingers.
The three candlesticks burning quietly in the corner were instantly covered with an illusory veil-like curtain. All the utensils in the entire laboratory seemed to be coated with a layer of phantom by this illusory and hazy light, while the "Sea Witch" slowly
Slowly lowering his head, he fell into a dream the next second.
…
On the Lost Home, in the captain's cabin, Maurice and Duncan were sitting at the navigation table, and on the wall not far behind them, Agatha's hazy and illusory figure appeared in the simple and old oval mirror.
"Ai has flown over and confirmed that the big island in front of us is indeed Breezeport," Duncan said. "Now the Lost Home is hiding in the depths of the spiritual world. We will contact Lucretia before landing on the island.
, confirm the current situation in the city-state from her. As for now...the problem before us is still the problem of the Lost Homeship moving out of thin air."
"To be honest, I have no clue." Morris bit his pipe and frowned like several rifts. "I have heard of various 'teleportation' events, some of which are specific paranormal effects, and some of which are like...
Curse anomalies like 'Sailor' are at work, but what happened to the Lost Home is obviously different from that... At present, it seems that 'the sun goes out' is the most likely cause of the Lost Home's teleportation.
However, those of us on board were unaware of how and when this change occurred..."
"So I have always felt that it was not the Lost Home that was in trouble, but the 'whole world' outside the Homeless," Duncan said solemnly, "The message from Captain Lawrence also hinted at this - when the sun goes out
After that, incomprehensible changes occurred in the sea area 'outside of our sight'. Tirian's report also illustrates this."
"Is there any further news from Mr. Tyrion?" Agatha's voice suddenly sounded from the mirror, "Is there any response from Cold Harbor?"
"...Yes, the situation has developed in the weirdest direction," Duncan nodded. "Tirion has reconfirmed with the city-state that had previously cut off contact. Judging from the responses from various places...including Cold Harbor,
Not only do the other city-states in the city not know that the sun has gone out, they don't even know that the communication between them and Frost has been interrupted."
Agatha's expression suddenly changed slightly.
She opened her mouth: "In other words..."
"That is to say, they did not experience the twelve hours when the sun went out," Duncan said slowly. "In their eyes, the world was always running normally, Frost, Pland and Breeze Harbor were all normal, and then suddenly
Hanshuang has sent a lot of inexplicable and nervous messages, talking about "the sun goes out" and "communication is interrupted" - now the tense atmosphere is spreading among several city-states, using Tirian
"They urgently need to understand which side is abnormal."
Morris pondered while listening, and then he slowly put down his pipe: "Then it can be understood this way - after the sun went out, the entire world's time stopped for twelve hours, including the Homeless Ship and the three city-states.
Inside, in fact, during these twelve hours, we "wrongly maintained normality", just like in a nightmare where everyone slept peacefully, we... accidentally opened our eyes and saw the time.
The truth between the cracks."
Duncan looked thoughtful.
It must be admitted that a great scholar is a great scholar. Although Morris could not explain the principle behind all this, he did put forward a very illuminating conjecture.
So can this conjecture continue to be extended? In the world after the sun goes out, are there more weird changes that have never been noticed by anyone? This even makes this conjecture a little more extreme...
Is the sun really going out for the first time?
These speculations were floating in everyone's minds, and the captain's room fell into silence for a while. But at this moment, Duncan seemed to suddenly sense something, and frowned slightly in confusion: "Huh?"
"Captain?" Agatha asked immediately, "Have you thought of anything?"
"...No, it's something else," Duncan waved his hands while continuing to sense and listen. His eyes seemed unfocused, or looking at a place that was not in the room, "There is a breath...
…”
He suddenly raised his head and looked at Morris opposite.
"What is Heidi doing now?"
"Heidi?" Morris was stunned, not knowing why the captain suddenly mentioned this matter, "Heidi is staying in Pland. At this time, there should be chaos over there because of the sun going out. The city hall will probably call her.
Go... Something's wrong with Heidi?!"
The scholar finally reacted, and his face suddenly became nervous.
"She shouldn't be in much danger, but there's something wrong with the amulet I left for her," Duncan frowned, and then waved his hand into the air. As green flames rose into the sky, Ai's figure appeared in the air.
In the air beside him, "I need a passage to dreams."
…
"In other words, you were actually 'treating' others, and then you came to my dream for some unknown reason - and then you thought I was an intruder and stabbed my neck with that awl?"
The elf scholar who calls himself "Talan El" has a serious look on his face, looking at the "golden cone" in Heidi's hand and speaking slowly.
"Why do I feel that there are so many things wrong with what you said?"
"Actually..." Heidi's face was full of embarrassment. If there is anything worse than accidentally injuring a patient with a golden awl and being discovered on the spot, it must be that he was not discovered on the spot. However, it took the patient a long time to suddenly react, and he still
Analyzing this matter with such a serious attitude - the reaction of this elf scholar is really deviant from ordinary people. Heidi has seen a lot of weird patients over the years, but this is the first time she has seen this type. "
I also feel that something is wrong...but everything I said is true."
"Everything you said is true, um," Taran Ayre nodded, and then asked, "What about the 'other patient' you mentioned?"
Heidi immediately turned around and pointed in the direction she came from: "That building is her dream...land..."
Her words gradually stopped and her expression became stiff.
In the direction of her finger, among the lush, towering trees and vines, a medical facility that was once so large... disappeared without a trace.
"It's gone..." Heidi murmured to herself and slowly turned her head, "But it was really over there before, a very big..."
"Miss psychiatrist," Taran El interrupted Heidi's soliloquy. The elf scholar spread his hands with a helpless expression on his face, "It's hard for me to believe you like this."