Deep Sea Ember

Chapter 50 Public Vision

After lunch, Duncan watched Nina clean up the table, he wanted to help wash the dishes, but was forcibly stopped by the other party on the grounds that "my uncle is not in good health and the doctor said to contact less cold water", so he had to lean near the staircase, looking at the newspaper he bought in the morning while watching the girl busy in the kitchen.

This kind of daily scene that seemed to be an ordinary person made him feel a little strange in his heart.

At this moment, Nina's voice came from the kitchen: "Uncle Duncan, is there any news in the newspaper?"

Duncan glanced down at the newspaper, and the first thing he saw was the date of "August 14, 1900 in the New City-State Calendar", followed by the news that the church inquisitor led a team to arrest dozens of cultists: this should be the most weighty front-page news in the entire newspaper.

"It says that the Inquisitor led a team to arrest dozens of solar heretics," he said casually, "and said that this is the largest heretical rally that the church has successfully cracked in the past four years, and there are also things that remind citizens to pay attention to night safety and to identify heretical beliefs around them."

"Ah, I heard about it on my way here!" Nina quickly put the washed dishes into the cupboard, "It's scary, I've heard the teacher say before that those cultists who worship the sun will even do things like sacrificing living people to the sun god...... Who do you think would believe in such a sect so madly?

Duncan didn't know what to say all of a sudden, because no matter what he said, he felt that this matter was too subtle - should he say that he had immersed himself in the sacrificial package on that altar not long ago, or should he say that your uncle is such a crazy cultist?

But one thing was obvious, judging from Nina's reaction, she obviously didn't know the fact that her "uncle" was a solar heretic - she even had the normal three views of ordinary people, thinking that the sun god's belief in the sacrifice of living people was a terrible thing.

The "uncle" in her perspective is just a little grumpy because of illness, some alcoholism, and some "strange friends".

It is true that the body he occupies may have been a bloody rotten man, but at least, he has indeed raised Nina to this day, and has protected the girl from the Sun God's faith so far.

Maybe one day in the future, a cultist named "Ron" will really fall to the last step and drag his last relatives on earth into this endless abyss, but at least until today, none of this has happened.

It won't happen in the future.

"Uncle? Why did you suddenly stop talking?" Nina was a little curious about the silence behind her, she looked back with concern in her eyes, "Are you uncomfortable again?"

"No, it's just a little distracted," Duncan reacted and shook his head, "What you said is true, it's really crazy...... The newspaper also mentioned that citizens should pay attention to safety and report heretical behavior around them in a timely manner.

Nina nodded, but then she said "ah", and her face showed a little hesitation and crampedness: "But...... But I also made an appointment with my classmates to visit the museum in two days......"

"Museum?" Duncan asked casually, "What museum?"

"It's the oceanographic museum near the school, near the edge of Uptown," Nina explained, "and I've heard that offshore mineral specimens have been on display recently...... Is that okay?

"Go if you want," Duncan thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Now there are patrols of church guards and city-state sheriffs everywhere, and those cultists won't be daring to jump out in the past two days."

Nina nodded happily: "Hmm!

"Are you going to school in the afternoon?" Duncan asked again.

"Well, it's a history class in the afternoon, and I don't want to miss Mr. Morris's class," Nina nodded and said, "That's a well-known expert in the field of history...... But it's really strange, why does an old gentleman as famous as him come to a public school in the downtown area instead of giving lectures at a university in the uptown area? Most of the classmates didn't like history class, and they were all sleeping when the old gentleman was in class......"

Duncan shook his head calmly: "How do I know."

Joke, not to mention the old Mr. Morris who teaches history, he even met Nina when he first met - he had to spend hours of memory to figure out where the public school Nina went to......

And even the original owner of this body probably didn't know much about his niece's current situation - when Duncan took over his life, he had obviously been trapped in the heretical beliefs of the sun for too long.

Nina had classes in the afternoon, so she didn't stay in the antique shop long after lunch, she hurriedly packed her things, took the textbook she had left at home, and the girl trotted out of the house—it was nearly an hour's journey from the antique shop to the downtown public school, and she had to waste every minute to avoid being late for Mr. Morris's class.

Of course, there is public transportation in the city, and even in the more backward lower towns, steam-powered trams and trolleybuses will pass through the streets, but these cost four to six pesos.

Nina smiled and told Duncan that running more is good for health.

With a bicycle, her journey to school would be much easier—Duncan had seen people riding this type of transportation on the streets of Downtown.

In a society that has developed steam machinery, bicycles are not so expensive that ordinary people can afford them, but they are definitely not cheap for residents of the lower city...... It can be regarded as a burden.

Duncan didn't know where the identity he currently occupied would go in the future, but he always felt ...... watching Nina trot all the way to the corner of the street With the spare energy, it seems that he should be kind to this girl.

Even for the vegetable soup and salt pancakes before.

What's more, she is still a diligent and studious student.

Maybe I should think carefully about how to make money in this "civilized city-state".

With all kinds of thoughts in his heart, he put down the newspaper in his hand and slowly paced to the end of the corridor on the second floor.

In this world, "abnormalities" and "visions" have long been accompanied by the process of civilization, neither the authorities nor the church have hidden the transcendent realms from the people, and even girls like Nina who are still in school can directly learn the content related to anomalies and visions from textbooks.

She even knew the anomalies and anomalies classification standards left by the ancient Cretan kingdom that are still used today, and she also knew the public numbers and names of some anomalies and anomalies that had been proven to be lawful.

Yes, this part of the knowledge is even open to the whole society - although not all.

The authorities and churches of each city-state recognize a list on which the most famous or dangerous anomalies and visions have their own special numbers, which are not permanent, and under special circumstances, certain anomalies and visions will be eliminated or transformed for various reasons, and their numbers may also be transferred or vacant, but no matter how they change, one thing is generally certain

Being able to have independent numbers and names of anomalies and visions must have their own special dangers or powers.

The authorities have published a list of some of these anomalies and anomalies, on the one hand, to ensure that every citizen is aware of these specific dangers and that the whole people have common sense for self-protection, and on the other hand...... It is because some anomalies and visions are too close to people's lives.

These things have even been immersed in every corner of ordinary people's lives and into every link of social operation, and people can see them at any time, and there is no need to hide them.

Duncan raised his head and stared at the sky silently.

Vision 001, the sun.

The great vision of the giant light body moving in the sky, which dominated the sky in the deep sea era, was born in the early morning of the second day after the collapse of the ancient kingdom of Crete.

The sphere of influence - the whole world, the unit of influence - infinite, it operates and moves on its own, cannot be interfered with by human power, and meets the definition of vision.

Historical records show that on the day of the collapse of the ancient kingdom, the sea was turbulent, the city-states were shattered, and all the members of the first dynasty died generously in the dark, and their blood was soaked in the sea, so vision 001 rose from the sea, and since then, there has been peace in the day on the boundless sea.

The ancient kingdom of Crete, the first city-state civilization established by the survivors after the beginning of the deep sea era, lasted for only a hundred years, but left countless legacies and blessings to this day.

The three words "Crete" were used in ancient timesThe meaning in the language is "eternal night".

It was a night that lasted for a century.

All this is written in Nina's history textbook.