Deep Sea Ember

Chapter 55 Soup for Dinner

Of course,

the unsurprising expression on Vanna's face was not hidden from Heidi, and the "psychiatrist" who often cooperated with the church immediately guessed something from the inquisitor's reaction.

After a slight hesitation, she asked cautiously: "It looks like ...... Is there a big problem behind this incident?

Vanna nodded: "It's a big problem.

Heidi thought for a while, and said quickly while packing up her medical box, "I'm on vacation tomorrow, and I may be ...... for a while."

"Ms. Heidi, you may have established a connection with this," Vanna glanced at Heidi, "I'm sorry, but everyone who appeared at the scene, including me, was exposed to some kind of cognitive contamination, and the mental problems you found in these cultists actually happened to each of us, but...... Thanks to the goddess's protection, we are not deeply polluted, so we just 'woke up' at this time. ”

“…… Damn, I knew that sooner or later this kind of thing would happen in this business," Heidi finally stopped packing the medical kit, she covered her forehead, "I should have listened to my father's advice and inherited his career to become an antique appraiser, or even listen to my mother's advice to become a history teacher in a public school in Cross Block...... That's much safer than dealing with cultists.

"Think about it, at least your current job is enough to allow you to maintain a decent life in Uptown," Vanna shook her head, her attitude in front of Heidi, who was about the same age and had known her for many years, was much more approachable than in front of her subordinates, "Let's talk about what you find, this may help the church and the town hall grasp the situation." ”

“…… It's actually very simple, an obvious disobedience," Heidi sighed, saying the clues she had dug out of the subconscious of those cultists, "On the night of the sacrificial ceremony, a sacrifice went out of control in front of the totem of the sun and sacrificed the priest who presided over the ceremony in reverse, and according to the clues we found at the scene, the 'sacrifice' that caused the loss of control was actually a 'corpse' that had already been sacrificed, and he came back to life and walked to the high platform, right?"

Vanna nodded: "Of course, I remember it very well."

"Then the question arises...... Since this sacrifice had already been sacrificed once, why didn't any of the cultists at the scene recognize him at that time? Ordinary cultists are fine, why didn't even the priest himself recognize that the sacrifice in front of him had been sacrificed by his own hands not long ago?

Vanna slowly frowned: "...... The cultists at the scene watched as the sacrifices that had been sacrificed once appeared in front of them again, but no one noticed anything unusual...... Their memories have been tampered with, and their cognition has been distorted.

"Even we didn't notice this obvious disobedience at the time, did we?" Heidi smiled bitterly and spread her hands, "In fact, even an hour ago, I didn't realize that I had ignored this matter of course, and only now did I know from you that my own spirit had been affected."

Vanna didn't speak for a while, then turned around and came to the cultist who was still in a state of confusion.

The cultist who was double hypnotized by a large dose of nerve drugs and strong incense just shook his head slightly and looked blankly at the tall lady in front of him.

Vanna suddenly turned around and asked, "Are these cultists slashing and killing each other after the ritual got out of control, also because of cognitive confusion?"

"Yes, I 'saw' some flickering images in their memory," Heidi replied, "and these images seem to have imprinted a very strong impression on them, making them firmly believe that everyone else at the ceremony site is occupied and controlled by evil spirits or something like that, and they do not think that they are slashing and killing their fellow citizens, but that they are expelling evil spirits from other fellow citizens......

"This is mostly their soul instinct warning - cultists are also cultists, after all, there is a dark sun behind them 'blessing' these people, when a huge and strange danger appears, these blessed cultists are very likely to perceive something," Vanna analyzed based on experience, "Their crazy hallucinations actually revealed the truth more or less, but unfortunately, these untrained ordinary people did not know how to discern the meaning of these warnings, and instead fell into a state of collective frenzy.

Heidi looked at Vanna with a serious face, and after hesitating a few times, she finally spoke cautiously: "So...... What is going on behind this matter? Is it more evil than that ancient sun?

Vanna thought for a while and shook her head gently: "Don't inquire, Heidi, you don't have a deep connection with this matter yet, but if you learn more, some unbreakable connections may be established."

"Well, since even you, the inquisitor, said so, then I still protectMy own life is important," Heidi said as she picked up the medical kit that had been packed, "I really want to give myself a vacation...... Don't worry, it's not running away, there will be an exhibition at the Maritime Museum in two days, and I'm quite interested.

Vanna nodded: "Visiting the Oceanographic Museum is a good way to relax, and the blessings of the goddess are also abundant in those exhibits."

Heidi smiled, picked up the medical kit and walked to the door, but just as she was about to push the door out, she suddenly stopped and looked back at Vanna uneasily: "I said...... Has the pollution really subsided?

"Don't worry, of course it has subsided," Vanna spread her hands helplessly, "We just caught up with some 'residue', you have been in this quiet underground sanctuary for so long, and the blessing of the goddess has already cleaned up the impact on you."

"Then I'll be relieved," Heidi breathed a sigh of relief and pushed open the door, "See you next time, Judge Vanna."

Vanna watched Ms. Heidi leave the room.

And beside her, the Sun Cultist, who was confused by the powerful incense and nerve potions, also stared blankly at Vanna with his eyes half-open.

The potions made by modern civilization, the incense passed down from ancient times, the quiet sanctuary environment, and the "blessing" of the sun deeply rooted in the soul, these chaotic forces are entangled and converging, producing subtle effects in the cultists.

In the cultist's eyes, Vanna's hazy figure was reflected.

He saw the inquisitor standing in front of him, tall and firm.

He saw a vague phantom standing behind Vanna, a near-transparent illusion surrounded by dark green flames.

The tall illusion stood quietly behind Vanna, expressionless.

……

Duncan sat expressionlessly in the chart room, watching the doll Alice work in front of him.

She brought a large tray with bright tableware and a large bowl of steaming soup.

It smelled like fish soup.

Apparently, after becoming more familiar with the environment aboard the Lost Home, the doll lady came up with a new idea to "do something for the captain in her own way."

"Dinner?" Duncan looked at the doll curiously, watching the other party put the cutlery and fish soup in front of him, "Why did you suddenly think of making this?"

"I finished cleaning up the kitchen and saw the ...... in the bucket. Fish," Alice smiled and looked proud, "I can't help with a lot of work on the ship, but I should be able to cook, and I'll cook for you from now on."

"It's a good thing to have this heart," Duncan didn't know how to evaluate this strange doll, just facing Alice's sincere smile, no one was embarrassed to refuse, he was just a little curious, "But as a doll, can you cook?"

"I can learn, it feels quite simple," Alice took it for granted, "Just ask Mr. Goathead about the most basic things, he told me a lot about cooking before......"

Duncan glanced at the goat head next to him expressionlessly, and then at Alice.

A wooden sculpture, a doll of unknown material, the two together can't make up a set of digestive systems, and they also get together to study cooking, one dares to teach, the other really dares to listen?

He didn't know what mood he should have, he just picked up the soup spoon and stirred the fish soup in the bowl, thinking that at least this thing smelled right, but the next second, his movements froze.

After a moment of

silence, he reached out and fished out a long silver-white hair from the soup spoon.

"Your hair fell in." Duncan said expressionlessly.

"Ah, I didn't drop my hair in," Alice immediately waved her hand, "My head fell in...... But don't worry, I fished it up right away, and I didn't need anyone to help!"

Duncan: "......?