Off the coast of Qingfeng Port, at the edge where the light of the "luminous geometry" can shine, the fog condenses on the sea surface, and the huge ghost ship is hidden in the fog and is slowly patrolling the sea.
A green flame flashed through the thick fog.
The flame door opened with a bang on the deck of the Lost Home, and the figures of Duncan and Alice stepped out of the door.
The familiar deck, the familiar mast, and the familiar sail of the spirit body. Even though he had only been away for a short period of time, Duncan couldn't help but feel a sense of peace of mind when he returned to the Lost Home. Looking at these familiar scenes on the ship,
Feeling the salty smell brought by the sea breeze blowing across the deck, he slowly exhaled and felt his mind gradually calm down.
At the same time, he subconsciously recalled the "illusion" he saw when he was exploring the huge vine last night, and recalled the strange Homeless Ship sailing in the dark and thick fog——
The scene in my memory and the scene in front of me naturally overlapped, as if they were indistinguishable from each other.
"...It's indeed exactly the same..." He couldn't help but mutter softly.
"Ah?" Alice's voice immediately sounded from the side, "What are they exactly the same?"
Duncan shook his head. Although he didn't know what to do after looking at this, he just wanted to follow his silly puppet, and a smile appeared on his face.
"I'm going to the captain's cabin to talk to the 'first mate'. You should do your own thing first."
"Oh, okay!" Alice nodded immediately, "Then I'll go to the kitchen to process the marinated fish and dried meat. Shirley and Nina said they wanted to eat it~~"
With that said, Miss Doll waved to Duncan and happily walked towards the kitchen - obviously, her mood immediately improved after returning to the Lost Home.
But then again, she seemed to be always happy. She was very happy on the boat and also very happy when she went into the city. In Alice's mind, there seemed to always be only two words: "happy" and "happier".
An emotion?
Looking at Miss Doll's brisk back, the corners of Duncan's mouth curled up slightly. Then he shook his head, adjusted the expression on his face, and then turned and walked towards the stern deck.
The door to the captain's cabin appeared in front of him. Duncan stopped in front of the door and raised his head to look at the door frame.
A line of text "Gate to the Homeless" comes into view. It is simple, powerful, and deeply indented, seeming to reveal the atmosphere of the eternal past.
Duncan quietly stared at the words on the door frame - the only difference between the "Strange Homeless" sailing in the dark fog and the ship under his feet at the moment seemed to be this line of words on the captain's cabin door.
Of course, there may be other differences between the two ships, and there may be more clues in the differences, but because the last contact was too hasty, he had not had time to discover those differences. The only thing he can be sure of now is that "the one who lost his homeland"
"Door" presents different details on the two ships.
The "Gate of the Homeless" is extremely special - even if it is placed on the Homeless Ship, which is full of anomalies and evil doors, this door is extremely special.
It is the only "path" for Duncan to return to his bachelor apartment, and it is also a checkpoint used by the ship to verify the "captain's authority." The text on its door frame does not belong to any known language, but anyone who reads it can
Everyone can read its meaning when they see it, even Alice, who was illiterate at first, or an indigenous resident of a remote city-state who only recognizes remote and rare characters.
On different "versions" of the "Lost Home", this door will also show various states - in the real world, this door can lead to the "bachelor apartment", in subspace, this door
Behind the door is a strange dark space. In the mist, the text on the door was rewritten as "May he wander in the dream" - a familiar and unfamiliar "goat head" sleeping on that door
inside the door.
...What exactly is this so-called "Gate to the Homeless"?
With questions and thoughts in his mind, Duncan reached out and opened the door to the captain's cabin.
In the swaying light, there is a familiar nautical table and shelves. The goat's head on the edge of the table is creaking and moving. It turns its head this way. After seeing Duncan's figure, the pair of eyes carved from obsidian
It seemed to light up, and a pleasant and noisy voice came to Duncan's ears: "Oh! The great captain has returned to his loyal ship, the Lost Home! Your loyal following omits to say hello to you! I didn't expect you to come back so soon.
Are you enjoying your stay in the city? Are you worried about things on the ship, or are you coming back..."
"I have something to talk to you about." Duncan walked towards the navigation table and said in a very solemn tone.
The captain's solemn words immediately stopped the noise behind the goat's head. The strange black wooden sculpture made a creaking sound, and twisted its neck like a person standing at attention, as if trying to look serious.
Its voice couldn't help but be a little nervous: "Captain, what happened? Something happened in Qingfeng Port too?"
Duncan sat down at the navigation table. His eyes first fell on the chart on the table, and he saw the familiar fog and routes. Then he heard the words of the goat head and frowned: "Why use '
also'?"
"Plande and Hanshuang were both in trouble before..."
Duncan stared into the eyes of the goat head: "You say that I seem to be a mobile natural disaster."
The goat head seemed a little dazed: "...isn't it?"
"I have been working hard to improve the official image of the Lost Home on the Infinite Sea, and have achieved great success in Pland and Frost. Now the leaders of both city-states are very friendly to me, and so far I have not received any
Complaints and complaints from the city-state - as my first mate, I hope you can look at our career from a development perspective," Duncan said, waving his hand, "Of course, I don't want to talk to you about this today, I want to
Know what you were doing last night."
"Last night?" The goat head was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know why the topic suddenly turned to this direction, but he quickly answered, "I was taking care of the ship according to your instructions last night. We have been staying away from the officialdom.
Drift in the sea area of the route, and be careful to hide yourself with fog to prevent those who make a fuss..."
Duncan was not surprised by this answer.
Because judging from his exchange with the "weird goat head" last night, the other party did not recognize him, and the two goat heads were obviously not the same.
But there must be some other connection between them.
After a moment of thinking, he broke the silence again: "I want to know something about you - your origin, your past, and your... essence."
His tone was extremely serious, his expression was extremely serious, and his slightly forward body seemed to release some kind of silent oppression.
He chose to discuss the matter with his "first officer" in the most straightforward way, instead of conducting a covert investigation or circumstantial cross-examination.
He does not need these means - at least on this ship, he already knows the operating rules of the Lost Home, and has also summarized the "code" of his words and deeds here. In fact, he already knows that as long as he does not take too dangerous steps,
If we take this step, both the Goat Head and the Lost Home will be in a certain "stable" state, which is like... some kind of "containment" method.
Visions cannot be "contained" like anomalies, but there will always be anomalies and anomalies that go beyond the "laws" in this world: Vision 005 - Homeless Number, is actually now in some kind of containment state - Duncan himself, that is
Containment conditions for this ship.
The goat head seemed frightened.
It has become accustomed to the captain's usual gentleness and friendliness. It knows that although the captain has an extremely scary side, he has always been a reliable and kind person when facing his own people on the ship. But now the attitude shown by Duncan and what he has said
The question made it feel some kind of... uneasiness.
"...Why do you suddenly ask these questions?" it said subconsciously.
"I haven't asked because there was no need to know this before," Duncan said slowly, "but now something has happened. There are strange phenomena related to you in Qingfeng Port, so I have to ask you.
."
The goat's head's neck swayed slightly from side to side, as if to relieve tension.
Duncan still stared into its eyes while slowly pressing his hand on the navigation table.
Wisps of green flames spread from the palm of the hand, seeping into the floor and walls of the captain's cabin, and into every gap in the entire ship. A low creaking sound came from deep in the cabin, as if the entire ship
The "atmosphere"...is quietly changing.
"I am Duncan Abnomar, the captain of this ship," Duncan said, his voice low, as if he had returned to the day he took the helm for the first time, emphasizing his identity to the entire ship, "I am in charge of this ship.
The ship, making it sail on the endless sea, I asked my first mate as the captain, this is just a casual conversation - the ship will not sink back into the warp, nor will it be in this conversation
Something else has changed, because—I am Duncan Abnormar, captain of this ship."
The blazing green flames rose from all parts of Duncan's body. His body turned into an illusory and terrifying spirit body in the flames, and his voice seemed to echo throughout the entire ship——
"My first mate, where are you from?"
The goat head raised its head and calmly met Duncan's gaze: "I come from subspace."
"What about the specifics? Subspace is too general a concept. You know that's not what I want to ask."
"Subspace is a general concept, and it is also the only concept. Subspace is not divided into 'places'. Captain, the existence in subspace has no past and future," the goat head replied. It seemed to suddenly lose its hesitation and answered again.
Without hesitation or fear, "I don't know my origin, nor what happened in the past. You want to know my 'essence' - but even I don't know my 'essence', I... don't even remember it."
.”
"Then what do you remember?"
The goat's head suddenly fell silent. Under Duncan's gaze, it fell into stillness as if it had turned into a real wooden sculpture. After an unknown amount of time, it suddenly resumed activity, and a hoarse and dark voice came from its throat: "'
Remember them'."
"Remember them?" Duncan was suddenly startled and frowned, "What does this mean?"
The goat head shook his head slightly: "I don't know, but this is the only sentence I remember. I want to remember them, I must remember them, but... I don't know who they are, I really...