Deep Sea Ember

Chapter 70 How do ordinary people survive

in a world where there are extraordinary visions, the land is blocked by the endless ocean, and the guardians and anomalies in the city-states are engaged in endless fights?

Duncan still lacks understanding of the city-state, but at least as far as he can see, the ordinary people of the world still live in an environment of order and stability --

they work, study, rest, they run shops, they communicate with each other, they go out on their days off, they go to theaters and restaurants, they go to parks and ports, they visit museums. They will also gossip with their neighbors after dinner—they live a not-so-exciting but usually stable life.

The steam-powered bus stopped and go, sometimes stopping on the platform, sometimes on the side of the road, sometimes passengers coming up, sometimes leaving, the silent driver occasionally said a few words to the conductor, but most of the time he was concentrating on driving, and the young conductor looked up at the roof from time to time - she seemed to still miss the pigeon.

Duncan sat in his seat, observing everything around him with curiosity, looking at the lives of these ordinary people.

It seems that in addition to the need to understand the anomalies and visions that exist in the world and to abide by this knowledge as a "safety rule", the lives of these ordinary people are not much different from what they have seen on Earth.

As we approached the cross block, the bus stopped again, this time on the platform, where many passengers boarded.

Duncan looked curiously at the scenery on the platform, at the chimneys standing in the distance and the steam pipes crisscrossing the building, but suddenly he vaguely felt an unusual heat rising near his chest.

That heat comes from the sun badge hidden by him!

Duncan, who was enjoying the scenery, was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously touched the position where the badge was hidden, and the next second, he felt that the badge was not only hot, but also trembling slightly.

He didn't know what was going on, but it was clear that the badge was resonating with something nearby - through the connection he had established between himself and the badge, he sensed the source of this resonance rustily, and the next second, his eyes were locked on a figure outside the car window who was walking quickly through the crowd.

The figure was wearing a black jacket and looked like an ordinary passerby, but the "sense of direction" from the sun badge was undoubtedly pointing to that figure!

Duncan immediately stood up from his seat and walked quickly in the direction of the car door, and in the blink of an eye, the pigeon Ai also received instructions, flapping its wings and flying down from the roof of the car, landing on his shoulder.

The conductor standing near the door watched the scene in amazement, and did not muttered in a low voice until Duncan got out of the car: "How did this pigeon sleep......"

But then this episode of daily life receded from the conductor's attention, and she turned to look at the passengers who had just boarded the train: "Come here to buy tickets...... Children also have to buy tickets, which is more than one meter and one by one...... Four years old? No matter how you look at it, it can't be four years old, and if you pass the line, it's a full ticket! At this moment,

Duncan had already walked into the crowd, and he quickly walked through the platforms and intersections crowded with passers-by, tracking the figure in the black coat.

The man in black walked very fast, and the dense flow of people on the side of the road in the afternoon also allowed him to easily avoid the sight, in fact, only a few minutes later, the figure had left Duncan's field of vision.

However, the resonance of the sun badge is still there, and the "sense of direction" that comes from the depths of the badge is always for Duncanindicates the right direction.

Duncan continued to follow the guidance of the sun badge while thinking quickly.

There was no doubt that the man in black was suspicious, and this badge must have sensed something before it suddenly reacted...... Perhaps, it is a homologous force that perceives from the "true sun god".

From the goat's head, he already knew that this badge had the function of identifying his fellow citizens and guiding the "sun blessing", but under normal circumstances, only believers of the sun god could use these functions or perceive the guiding effect of the badge.

Duncan had usurped control of the badge with spirit fire, but at the time he thought that his flames had also destroyed most of the badge's abilities, but now it seems that ...... The recognition ability of this badge is still there!

It's just that this recognition ability is now used for himself......

Under the guidance of the badge, he gradually left the main road where passers-by were crowded, and after three or two turns, he gradually walked into the deserted path of pedestrians.

He saw a suspicious figure again - the figure was walking quickly through the intersection ahead, seemingly completely unaware of the extra tracker behind him.

Vaguely, Duncan felt that the badge on his chest had become hotter than before, and the resonance from it became clearer and stronger.

Duncan quietly drove the fire of the spiritual body, reading the information from this sun badge, and a large number of clearly directed "perceptions" immediately came into his mind.

It felt subtle—although the sun badge didn't have the property of thinking, Duncan seemed to feel that the badge was excitedly conveying a message to himself, telling himself where the other believers were for those who didn't believe in the sun god.

He even wanted to remind the badge to be a little more reserved - after all, it was a sacred relic of the sun god not long ago, and at this time, the leading party would not be excited like a hand warmer.

At the same time, he became more and more certain that he was approaching a secret meeting place where many Sun God believers gathered.

As he had expected, more "solar heretics" gathered in the dark corners of the city-state, and the group that had been wiped out in the sewers before was just a part of these cockroach-like cultists.

He didn't know what these cultists were trying to do, but he knew that these cultists must know more about ancient history, sun beliefs, and the Order Era than Nina's teachers.

To understand the deeper secrets of this world, you need to contact the forces of the transcendent realm, which are difficult to approach through normal means, but cultists are much simpler - just mingle with them.

Or you can mix them together.

Duncan was thinking this when he suddenly stopped.

He had already reached the end of a path, and the sneaky man in black had just entered a nearby intersection, the signal from the sun badge was clear and strong, and there were no passers-by in sight around here.

Through the sun badge, he senses that there are more "fellow country signals" near his position.

Duncan silently pulled up the lapels of his coat, covering half of his face in the collar—and almost the next second he heard footsteps in the shadows of nearby buildings.

One after another figures appeared.

It was a dozen or so people, dressed no different from ordinary citizens - after all, no cultist would walk around in a robe in broad daylight in the city, just like a normal assassin should not wear a conspicuous white hood and smock to work on the streets of the city.

Only the constant heat and directional signals from the sun badge convinced him that one of these guys emerging from the surroundings was a follower of the true sun god.

Duncan raised his head and looked at the intersection at the end, and saw that the man in black who had been followed by him before was also among them, the other party was looking at him vigilantly, and beside him, a tall and thin young man whispered something to his companion before looking up at this side.

"This is a private territory, why are you sneaking up to follow up?" The tall and thin man spoke, he seemed to be still trying to create a feeling of "this is all ordinary citizens, you are sneaky and suspicious", because he was unclear about the details of Duncan, the tracker, so he neither acted rashly nor relaxed his vigilance.

Duncan muttered to himself that he was really not suitable for such a professional job as a layman, and at the same time, he was also curious about what these cultists planned to do with their trackers if they pretended to be stupid—did they plan to pretend to be a group of dedicated underworld forces to scare them away, or did they plan to diligently develop the cult business and tie themselves to their sun god to add meat?

"Didn't you hear it?" The tall and thin man frowned and said impatiently, and while his words fell, the surrounding figures quietly took half a step forward, faintly forming an encirclement, "I'm asking you what to say......"

Duncan shrugged his shoulders and casually took out the sun talisman from his arms, his tone sincere: "My own people." Let's

get together first, maybe there are too many words.

If they don't believe, then get together.