The captain's words were like a cold night breeze through the darkening staircase, and Alice subconsciously hugged her arms and followed Duncan closer, and as she went further and lower, she finally saw what the captain meant by "the light is black".

There was indeed a light in the lower cabin - at least in terms of structure and layout, the cabin she saw had the same support columns as above, and on the support columns hung oil lamps that would not be extinguished, and those oil lamps were burning, but the burning flame caused the vicinity of the oil lamps to appear darker than in the distance.

Yes, the closer you get to the oil lamp, the dimmer it gets, and the lamp itself is almost shrouded in shadow, with only a faint outline visible, while a little farther away from the lamp, the light gradually increases—in the far corners of the cabin, the brightness is even close to that of the upper cabin.

It was unusually dim to look down on the stairs before, precisely because there were two lights hanging on both sides of the stairs below - visually, it was as if these lights were actively releasing darkness, neutralizing and extinguishing the light in the cabin.

Alice stared at the cabin, which was completely dim, and muttered for a long time, "This ...... Is this reasonable......?"

"You're an unreasonable puppet here telling me to be reasonable?" Duncan glanced at Alice, who was visibly nervous, "Under the level of the boundless sea, the reasonableness of things itself is the most unreasonable place. ”

When he said this, his expression was quite indifferent, as if the situation of this evil sect had long been a small wind and waves that he was used to, but in fact, his reaction was exactly the same as Alice's - even the undead form dove on his shoulder suddenly flapped his wings and said in his heart: "Like words, like words, like words......"

Ignoring the noise of the doves on his shoulders, Duncan took a closer look at the cabin he had never set foot in, adjusting the angle of the lantern in his hand to try to get a sense of the environment in the changing light and shadow.

Below the waterline of the Lost Country...... The lights in the cabin are "inverted".

The lamps do not seem to emit light, but instead absorb the original light in the space, as if they were ...... Some kind of "mirror image of the world".

However, the spirit glow emitted by the lantern in Duncan's hand followed the normal pattern of light: it was bright around the lantern, and it became fainter the farther away.

Is there any rationale behind this? Is this just the influence of the Infinite Sea, or is it mixed with the characteristics of the Lost Ship itself? Is it true that the "bright environment" in the cabin itself? If the oil lamps that "absorb the light" were extinguished, would it become a bright place?

For a moment, Duncan really had this bold idea in his mind, he was really thinking about what would happen if the oil lamp was extinguished, but the next moment, he choked this obviously wrong thought.

He couldn't extinguish the lights - even if they looked like they were causing the whole cabin to go dark, they had to be lit here for a reason!

He suddenly thought that in the city-state of Purand, the information he got was that "the burning flame can dispel the strange danger" - in this statement, it is actually the "flame" itself that has an effect, not the light emitted by the flame, does this mean that under certain circumstances, the light and darkness in this world will appear "inverse", and under this inverted condition, the only thing worth believing in is the "flame" itself?

Does this also indirectly explain why the light emitted by the "electric lamp" does not have the effect of exorcism, because it is only light, and it lacks the element of "fire".

"Captain?" Alice's voice suddenly came from the side, and the puppet lady's voice was nervous and concerned, "Is there anything unusual here?" ”

"There are no anomalies." Duncan's expression remained unchanged and he replied lightly as he slowly walked forward.

The oil lamps that "absorbed the light" burned silently on the support pillars on either side, and some loose ropes were piled up around the columns, and when Duncan walked between them, the oil lamps hanging from the pillars crackled slightly, and the ropes on the ground slowly wriggled and retreated to make way for the captain.

For some reason, a sentence suddenly appeared in Duncan's heart:

Light and shadow are the illusions of the deep sea, and under the sea level, which is no longer credible, only the flame itself still faithfully guards the wealth of the Lost Homeland.

He looked at the quietly burning lights and nodded slightly, as if to express his approval and gratitude.

So in the next second, all the oil lamps in the entire cabin became vigorous with a visible amplitude visible to the naked eye, and under the glass lampshades were fierce flames.

The entire cabin is darker......

Duncan: "......"

He suddenly regretted that he had boasted that he should wait until he was ready to return before giving these oil lamps a bloody meal.

Alice followed, the doll carefully observing her surroundings, she saw large barrels and crates piled up in the corners of the cabin, as well as some enclosed rooms and corridors leading to nowhere, and muttered, "This seems to be a warehouse too...... Was this once a cargo ship? ”

"If it's a cargo ship, the cargo won't be put in such a deep place—there's a concept called the cost of handling," Duncan shook his head and said casually, "These are ocean-going supplies, which are consumed by the Lost Land itself during its long voyages. ”

Alice blinked: "Ocean supplies? ”

Duncan didn't say anything, but stepped forward to inspect some of the goods closest to him.

Some of the barrels were filled with some kind of grease, dark brown and viscous, but not too strong, probably some kind of fuel, but apparently had been piled up here for a long, long time - Duncan even suspected that the fuel was "stockpiled" before the Lost Land became a ghost ship, and it might have been used for lighting and warding off evil spirits, but after the ship became a ghost ship, many things in the cargo hold were useless like this.

In the other part of the barrel, Duncan saw something familiar.

Cheese older than him, bacon that can crack the rock.

Duncan silently resealed the lid.

On this level, most of the place was stockpiled with supplies, and while a considerable number of them seemed to be useless on the ghost ship today, it was enough to prove his previous judgment about the Lost Land:

The ship, at least originally built for some kind of ocean-going expedition, was capable of carrying large quantities of supplies, and there were tight security measures between the supply compartments to prevent the spread of fire or the loss of supplies by insect and rodent infestations.

Considering the large number of guns and the sizable ammunition depot on the upper floor, he could almost guess what kind of ambitious dream the ship had in its beginnings—it was the farthest voyage, the most dangerous journey, the most dangerous environment and the most dangerous enemies, and such an exploration would require a whole ship of loyal sailors and a determined captain to complete.

Now, however, the expedition that may have existed has gone with the wind, and the ambitious Lost has become one of the most terrifying scourges on the Infinite Seas, and the sailors are gone, except for a ghost captain who still controls the aimless ghost ship.

He and Alice continued on, passing several separate warehouses and entering a hallway, where the staircase leading to the lower level should be in the depths of the corridor if the structure of this level corresponded to the upper level.

"I feel...... It's getting more and more eerie......" Miss Doll whispered as she crossed her arms and looked around cautiously, "Did you hear the wind?" How can there be wind in the cabin? ”

"I heard it, don't be nervous, it's normal," Duncan said casually, then glancing at the doll again, "Why are you so daring?" You at least have the name Anomaly 099, don't you? ”

As he spoke, he also thought of the information he had received from Nina before - in this world, there are many lists of "anomalies" and "anomalies" that are open to the people, and these lists help people avoid the dangers they may encounter in daily life or identify the signs of some anomalies that are out of control in time, but this list is not complete, and only the part of the anomalies and anomalies that are "close to the general public due to the controlled threat or special nature" are open to the people, and the anomalies and anomalies that ordinary people have no chance to encounter in their lives are obviously not among them.

He had tried to get Nina to know about Anomaly 099, but the girl had never seen the number in the textbook.

This shows that Alice, the "cursed puppet", either has a special secret, so much so that the news has been blocked by the authorities and the church, or ...... It's that she's so dangerous that she's always kept out of civilized society, so she doesn't interact with ordinary people at all.

Whatever the reason, it was enough to give this puppet lady a little more mystery in Duncan's eyes.

But after hearing Duncan's words, this mysterious puppet just shrunk his neck and looked nervous: "It's not that you can be bold with a number, I'm anomaly 099, and I'm not guts 099......"

Duncan sighed, thinking in his heart that the thing in front of him was probably not the most embarrassing anomaly in the world, and it was really a shame that the sailors who escorted her before could be so nervous......