Deep Sea Ember

Chapter 73 Incomplete Memory

Duncan quickly withdrew his gaze from the golden mask, lowered his eyes slightly like the ordinary believers around him, and pretended to be ready to listen carefully to the teachings.

He hadn't heard anything useful yet, and he couldn't get the attention of this cult group too early.

And at the moment when he lowered his head, the feeling of being swept by someone's gaze came over again.

Duncan frowned slightly, and looking at the feeling, it was indeed the girl in the black dress with a strange bell around her neck secretly observing her—and when her gaze turned away, she turned her head quietly.

This made Duncan very puzzled.

He was sure that he did not know the other party, and there was no information about this girl in the memory of the original owner of this body - why would a follower of the sun god who met for the first time pay attention to himself so often?

Is it because the pigeon on your shoulder is really chic?

He thought about it for a moment, and then he heard the voice of the leader of the believers suddenly come from the front - after wearing the golden mask, the leader had become the embodiment of some kind of theocratic power, and even his voice seemed low and majestic when he spoke, and he didn't know if he was deliberately controlling his voice, or if the mask was really mixed into another consciousness in his voice:

"The prayer is over, and the Lord has witnessed our piety and reverence - grace has shone on our souls, brothers and sisters, be grateful, we have persevered for one more day in this difficult and dark world, and we are one day closer to the day when the scorching sun will be revived and order will be reforged."

The "priest" wearing the golden mask opened his hands and said in a very seductive tone, and then his eyes suddenly fell on the corner of the believers, and his tone was calm and close.

"But before we proceed with today's assembly, we must first welcome two fellow citizens who were once trapped in darkness in difficult times, but fortunately, with the guidance of the Lord, they were able to return to the community...... Let's introduce ourselves, it's simple. Two

compatriots?

Duncan suddenly remembered that the leader seemed to have told him that he was not the only strange face in this assembly hall, and then he looked in the direction the leader was looking - he saw the girl in the black dress.

For some reason, he didn't feel surprised.

"You can call me Shirley," the girl naturally took a half-step forward and said generously, "My parents are both believers, but they were unfortunately killed by the minions of the Deep Sea Church four years ago...... Fortunately, you are here.

Her voice was not loud, it sounded quiet and well-behaved, and it was really difficult to associate such a child with a bloody cultist if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes.

"Welcome back to us, young sisters," the leader nodded, then looked at the congregation around him, "Shirley's parents were killed in the church purge four years ago, and we found her parents' names on the list that year—next up was another fellow countryman." The

leader's gaze finally fell on Duncan.

"Duncan, living in the lower city," Duncan had already prepared and took the first half step calmly, "A few days ago, the Deep Sea Church destroyed a sacrificial ritual in the sutter, and I am a survivor.

He said very briefly, but his attitude was sincere and calm enough, and the news of the Deep Sea Church's raid on the sewer cult stronghold was also widely known, occupying the front pages of several newspapers, so as soon as he finished speaking, several believers around him began to talk in low voices, and the leader in the center of the assembly hall nodded and added, "This is also a tried and tested compatriot, after experiencing the mutilation of those hyenas of the Deep Sea Church, He was still trying his best to return to the arms of the Lord—he had the emblem of blessing on his body as a token, which was credible.

Some nodded and some sighed, while Duncan continued to cover most of his face and memorized the multiplication table upside down......

"The brief introduction is over," at this time, the leader finally spoke about the part that Duncan was interested in, "and then announce the latest situation."

Duncan's ears immediately perked up.

“…… At present, there are still a large number of compatriots gathering in this city-state, including both ordinary believers with strong faith, as well as powerful messengers and priests......

"But it is undeniable that the minions of the Deep Sea Church have also reacted that the city-state authorities have become more and more strict in their scrutiny of the foreign population in recent times, and several of our gathering points have been destroyed by the authorities, so the brothers and sisters who are active in the city must be careful, the collection of sacrifices can be slowed down - the children of the Lord have issued a proclamation, and the strength we have gathered recently is more than half, and there are still vacancies, and the children of the Lord will solve them themselves......

The surrounding believers seemed to be greatly moved, and they began to praise the love and greatness of the sun god, and Duncan immediately thought of the sacrificial ritual he had seen in the sewer before—this group of cultists was indeed using that ritual to gather strength, and it sounded...... The group of behind-the-scenes manipulators known as the "Sun Heirs" actually participated in person this time?

At present, the cultists seem to have gathered enough power, because Prand's town hall and church have been aware of their activities, but what if those descendants also go into battle themselves...... I'm afraid the plan of these cultists will continue to advance!

At this moment, he heard the leader continue: "...... At present, our main task is to determine the specific location of solar fragments. Remember, our goal is always to bring the true Sun God back to life, and finding the lost Sun Fragments is the most important part!

Duncan's heart moved—a piece of the sun? What kind of thing is that?

Can a stack of sun fragments make the spear of Arden bigger?

He felt the pigeon on his shoulder suddenly become restless, and Aye shook his body vigorously as he let out a low coo from his throat.

Through the connection from the spiritual fire, he could vaguely feel what the pigeon wanted to do.

It wants to press, it wants to push, it wants Duncan to take the suncan tomahawks, and reassemble a wave of troops.

But it can't speak—it's just a pigeon here.

This can make it depressing.

"Quiet." Duncan could only muttered in a low voice, and at the same time rubbed the pigeon's head with the back of his hand to reassure him, while at the same time, a cultist who was closer to the leader asked, "Can we determine the approximate location of the sun fragment now?" Is there any way to ...... Detect it?

"The solar fragment is currently in a state of sleep and cannot be detected by any means," the leader shook his head, "but the Lord has sent a guide, and the fragment should be hidden near the lower city of Plande. In addition, considering that new compatriots have joined today, let me explain the situation again:

"According to the information we have, the fragment should have first appeared in the world eleven years ago, and it is very likely that it caused some kind of large-scale extraordinary phenomenon - it may be a large-scale fire, it may be an abnormally high heat in the entire neighborhood, or it may be a collective human spontaneous combustion or a group illusion, which is exactly the direction of our current investigation.

"The detailed information of the city-state authorities about the extraordinary phenomena over the years, the great divine favorites are already trying to find these records, and some ordinary people living in the lower city may still remember the 'strange thing' that happened here eleven years ago, and our task is to collect clues in this regard to deduce the location of the solar fragments.

Although the authorities have always been loose in their management of the lower city, the hyenas of the Deep Sea Church are sometimes particularly sensitive...... They were already alert.

The leader explained the current situation to the surrounding sects, and Duncan's mind was also spinning rapidly, he paid special attention to the time point "eleven years ago" - according to the leader, eleven years ago was the day when something extraordinary called the "Sun Fragment" appeared in the world, but Duncan noticed that this time point was because of something else.

Eleven years ago, Nina, who was only six years old, lost her parents.

It seems to be because of a fire.

Is it just a coincidence? Is there such a coincidence?

Duncan tried to sort out the messy and broken memories in his mind, but more than half of these memories had dissipated with the death of the original owner of the body, and he tried to recall, but he could only remember one or two vague fragments: the original owner of his body rushed out of the fire, holding his dying niece in his arms, an unclear building burned and collapsed behind him, and in the distance, it was distorted and dim, The phantom city streets are filled with countless frenzied crowds shouting and running wildly on the streets......