For Duncan, the easiest thing to guess among the series of messages that Holy Lord Netherworld hastily conveyed to him is actually the very first one - something with a designed lifespan of only eight thousand years is now running overload.
The first thing he could think of was the "sun" that was currently hanging high above the boundless sea, but had begun to malfunction and even started to lose parts - and that was during the period of the Ancient Kingdom of Crete.
The "First Vision" created by the Cretan clan led by Holy Lord Yousu.
The sun has been running continuously for ten thousand years. If its original design life is really only eight thousand years...then its current disturbing state will be explained.
Continuing from this, Holy Lord Yousu also mentioned that "they" were waiting for a signal from "somewhere" within this period, but they have not received it so far - who does "them" here refer to?
What is this "somewhere" that the short noise refers to?
"We did not receive any signal beyond the &*%￥ within the time limit..."
Duncan recalled in his mind the original words he heard from the ancient god. Combined with the previous description in the "Book of Blasphemy", he could boldly guess that the "us" in the other party's mouth should refer to the "ancient kings", that is,
The ancients, including the current Four Righteous Gods and various other ancient gods and lost gods - just this piece of information is enough to overturn the world.
The Four Righteous Gods and the "evil ancient gods" recognized in the world are waiting for something together, and even have a common goal - if Fanna heard this, she would probably jump out on the spot.
But what Duncan is more concerned about is the second half of this sentence: "&*%￥ signal"... What is that short noise?
If related to the previous Vision 001 - the sun also turned into a short noise in the mouth of the Lord Yousui, then can we think that the short noise here refers to something similar in nature and level to Vision 001?
?Or are there any important similarities?
What are the characteristics of Vision 001? Is it ancient? Is it a highly mysterious creation of the ancient gods? Does it have a huge scale that affects the entire world? Is it suspected to be related to the "Black Sun"? Or...
Its "parts" include some key structures from the "old world", such as those "lost stars"...
So the short noise in the "signal outside &*%￥" may also be related to the old world?
Duncan raised his hands and gently rubbed his slightly sore forehead. Then he stopped and looked at his hands thoughtfully.
Fire Usurper... This was not the first time he heard someone call him that.
The "Black Sun" called himself this, and the current "Holy Lord of the Deep" also called himself this. The biggest thing they have in common is the rank of the ancient gods - that is, a member of the "ancient kings".
But judging from the attitude of Holy Lord Yousui, it seems that he only knows the name or concept of "Fire Usurper", but does not know the specific ability and essence of "Fire Usurper". The only effective information he revealed is that the "Fire Usurper"
The Fire One wakes up at the "end of the cycle"...
So what about the other "ancient kings"? The Storm Goddess, the Eternal Fire, the God of Wisdom... these "gods" who are more or less closely connected with the world, will they know more?
Duncan shook his head and sighed softly with a helpless expression.
It’s just that the world is full of mysteries, and I am also full of mysteries. What’s even worse is that the “old gods” and “righteous gods” know even more about it than I do. This is inevitably annoying, and
What's even more annoying is that the network of these gods is not very good, and the connection is completely random...
As for what the so-called "end of cycle" is, Duncan has no clue and no energy to think about it.
He strolled through the path at the edge of the garden, returned to the abrupt stone pillar, and quietly stared at the silver-haired doll sleeping among the thorns.
Whether Holy Lord Yousui built this Alice Mansion, or whether Alice Mansion existed first, and then Holy Lord Yousui used this mansion to establish a link with the real world, one thing is certain: the people sleeping here
I am inseparable from "Alice" in the real world.
Duncan came to the sleeping doll and took out the clockwork key he carried with him. Then he only needed to turn the key on the doll to return to the real world.
But at this moment, a new idea came into his mind.
Duncan silently put away the key and turned towards the garden exit door.
Following the route in his memory, he passed through the gloomy and lush trees and flower beds, and came to the garden gate with gorgeous stained glass and complicated wrought iron lines.
The door was ajar, and you could faintly hear the sounds of conversations, footsteps, and slow, intermittent music coming from the direction of the mansion hall, as if it were a never-ending dance party.
He opened the door, and there was no one in the long and deep corridor.
But as soon as Duncan took a step into the corridor, the ghostly headless butler suddenly came into his sight - as if the headless butler had been standing in the shadows a few meters away from the beginning.
"Ah, it's the guest holding the key," the housekeeper greeted him enthusiastically, and a deep, muffled voice came from his chest, "Have you greeted the hostess?"
Duncan glanced at this scary headless living corpse: "Are you staring at me?"
"I'm just waiting for the guest's call at any time - and you've only been away for a short while, so I've been waiting here," the headless butler bent down slightly, his tone as polite as ever, "What are your next orders?"
Just left for a little while?
Duncan frowned slightly, remembering the strange concept of "time" in the mansion that the other party mentioned last time.
In other words... just like no matter how long he stayed in this mansion, it would only be a moment before he returned to the real world. No matter how long he was active in the real world after leaving here, for the servants in the mansion,
Just for a moment?
This mansion is not simply a place where time stands still, but runs independently of the timeline of the real world?
What is the process behind this?
Many questions suddenly emerged in his mind. Duncan's expression did not change. He just nodded slightly to the housekeeper in front of him and asked casually: "Has anything changed in the mansion during the 'little while' I left?
"
This mansion is not simply a place where time stands still, but runs independently of the timeline of the real world?
What is the process behind this?
Many questions suddenly emerged in his mind. Duncan's expression did not change. He just nodded slightly to the housekeeper in front of him and asked casually: "Has anything changed in the mansion during the 'little while' I left?
"
"It's always the same here, my guest," the butler replied immediately. "Changes rarely happen in the mansion. It has always looked like this as long as I can remember."
Duncan hummed, and then asked inadvertently: "Have any other guests entered that garden before me?"
"Other guests?" The housekeeper seemed confused for a moment and quickly replied, "Of course not. You know that only the hostess and the gardener can enter the garden area. Other than that, it is only open to guests holding keys - you
Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Duncan did not answer the other party, but immediately asked: "The 'gardener' you mentioned, what does he look like?"
"Gardener... no one knows what a gardener looks like," the housekeeper became more and more hesitant. It seemed that he had never answered this level of "detailed questions" to anyone, so that every step of thinking became more and more difficult and slow.
"The gardener stopped showing up a long time ago. When the garden no longer needed to be pruned, he returned to where he should be... The gardener is different from the ordinary servant. His task is to ensure that the mistress's environment is comfortable and comfortable when she takes a nap.
If you are disturbed, you do not need to be responsible for anything in the mansion, and you do not need to... communicate with me..."
"It seems that even you, the 'butler,' don't know much about this mansion," Duncan stared at the "headless living corpse" in front of him and said calmly, "Is there a name you have heard of?"
"Name? Please tell me."
"Holy Lord Netherworld, King of Creeps, LH-01 - He may be called any one of these three names. Have you heard of Him?"
The housekeeper was silent for a few seconds, seeming to be thinking seriously.
Then an apologetic reply came from his chest: "Sorry, guest, I have no impression."
The butler's tone was sincere.
Duncan could not judge the changes in the other party's expression from a headless body. The posture of this headless living corpse was as meticulous as a machine and would not reveal any emotional fluctuations at all, so he could only temporarily believe the other party's answer.
"Okay, thank you for your answer."
The headless butler bent slightly: "I hope this helps you..."
He stopped suddenly, and then as if he heard some urgent sound, he suddenly straightened up and turned to the other direction.
Almost at the same time, Duncan also felt a change in the atmosphere in the mansion - a feeling of tension and panic seemed to suddenly permeate the air, and countless hurried footsteps and whispers instantly sounded in the empty corridor.
!
He immediately turned to the headless butler: "What happened?"
"Foreign object invasion, guest, please excuse me." The butler said quickly, then turned and walked towards the other end of the corridor, looking extremely hurried.
Foreign body invasion?
Duncan was stunned for a moment after hearing this word. Before he could react, the butler had already walked away. Seeing this, he hesitated for a moment and immediately followed.
As the housekeeper walked forward quickly, he turned slightly and seemed to glance at the "guest" who was following him, without any intention of stopping him.
Duncan felt relieved when he saw this, and followed the housekeeper in a hurry through the corridor, passed the stairs on the first floor, and then came to the long corridor leading to the "bedroom" on the second floor.
Countless shadowy servants emerged from the air, and headless male and female servants had gathered in the corridor. These "lost souls" living in Alice's mansion were whispering, their voices buzzing and rumbling, completely
I couldn't discern the meaning, only that uneasy feeling really filled the air.
Duncan has identified this road, and he still remembers that the end of this road is the bedroom where the soul of Frost Queen Leigh Nora once slept, but now that the queen's soul has escaped from the trap, that room has been removed from the main body of the mansion.
"Tear" out - there should be only a big hole at the end of the corridor leading to an endless dark space.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Don't touch the invading foreign objects!" The housekeeper's voice came from the front. The other party walked forward while repelling the gathered male and female servants. At this moment, he looked a bit like a "mansion manager"
The majesty of "Where is the foreign object?"
The gathered servants retreated one after another, leaving an open space in front of the corridor.
Duncan looked over the headless butler's shoulder and finally saw the appearance of the "foreign object" that made the entire mansion tense.