Even the ghosts were once members of the real world, and the Lost Land, which crashed into subspace a century ago, is now a terrifying ship built by craftsmen in the real world, just like Captain Duncan, who was also a human before turning into the shadow of subspace.

For ordinary seafarers, everything related to the Lost Country must be covered with a veil of "curse" and "weirdness", as if the terrifying ghost captain is a creation directly bred from the subspace, no one will think about whether a natural disaster roaming the endless sea has any personal joys and angers, whether there are any interpersonal relationships, and many people's minds of "Captain Duncan" is even like a symbolic natural phenomenon - it can exist, no need to trace back to the source.

Fear has built a wall in the hearts of mortals, making them subconsciously not think about what details are on the other side of the wall.

But as an Inquisitor who specializes in fighting against such fears, Vana knows how to discern the real parts from a series of legends, exaggerations, and babbles.

The terrible captain of the Lost Country...... When he was a human, he had his own close friends and family members before the events of the Thirteen Isles of Witherland, and he also had loyal sailors and lieutenants under his command, and he also needed to go to the port to maintain supplies and deal with the city-state authorities.

He couldn't have been born a mobile scourge.

Captain Duncan had two sons and daughters, the eldest son, Tirien Abnomar, and his daughter, Lucretia Abnomar—and they are still alive today.

It is said that some cursed power prolonged their lifespan, allowing the two captains to wander the world for immortality like their terrible father.

These two captains each had a powerful ship at the helm, and had long hovered on the edge of civilization, and their relations with all the city-states were so cold and even vaguely antagonistic that many would not even dare to imagine that Captain Duncan still had a pair of sons and daughters in the world, and only some of the people who knew history and were sane enough to know about them.

On the other hand, despite their lukewarm relations with the city-states, the two captains were at least on the side of humanity - the terrible curse of the Lost Country did not lead them in the footsteps of Captain Duncan.

The Bright Stars helmed by Lady Lucrecia Abnomar is a powerful pioneer exploration ship with a passion for exploring the limits of the world, and is said to have reached the very edge of the known world, where she has witnessed unimaginable wonders.

No one knows exactly what she's looking for at the edge of the world, but on rare occasions she'll send emissaries to visit the explorers' guilds of some city-states and tell them what she's found along the way—the only kind connection she's proof that she's still on the side of humanity.

It is said that the Explorers' Guild of the city-state of Cold Harbor even awarded the mysterious lady an honorary membership medal, but no one knows whether the latter accepted the ...... "honor".

Tirien Abnomar is a more dangerous being than his sister who served in the Frost City-States of the Northern Seas more than half a century ago, and is now the most powerful pirate captain in the Cold Seas.

This temperamental captain controlled nearly half of the main shipping routes in the cold sea, with the Sea Mist as the flagship and more than a dozen warships fighting for him, he had in fact become a semi-official force in the cold sea except for cold harbor and frost, and the islands he occupied had also developed to the extent that they could compete with the city-states, as if they had surpassed the concept of "pirate group".

As for how Captain Tirion rose from the Frost Queen's general to a pirate leader, there are many theories -

Some say that he was the mastermind of the Frost Rebellion half a century ago, the one who guillotined the Frost Queen himself, and that he later looted the city-state's wealth to build a powerful pirate group.

Another theory is diametrically opposed: a few scholars believe that Tirien Abnomar fought for the queen until the last moment during the Frost Rebellion, and that he eventually became a pirate and frequently attacked ships between Frost and Cold Harbour because of his frustration and obsession with avenging the queen.

Vanna didn't know how much of this chaotic speculation was true or false, and given the personalities of the two captains, they probably wouldn't be interested in explaining their affairs to the world, but one thing was certain: the reappearance of the Lost Ship was definitely a major event for them that needed attention, and even vigilance and full preparation.

After all, the siblings betrayed the Lost Land more than a century ago with their respective ships—and now, their enraged father has returned from subspace.

Of course, as Dante Wayne said, this is just a backup card—it's better to be useful, but you can't bet your hopes on this card.

What can really be counted on is your own strength.

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When the bell tower of the church in the neighborhood rings, the special rhythm of the whistle also breaks the silence of the night, and the city-state that has been silent all night gradually wakes up.

The sunlight is gradually spreading along the distant buildings, the "creation of the world" in the sky is gradually fading and fading in the sunlight, the sound of cars and pedestrians is coming from the streets, and the city surrounded by the endless sea has experienced another nightfall and ushered in the sunrise safely.

Nina got up early to prepare breakfast, the aroma of mushroom sauce and toast helped Duncan dispel the drowsiness of the human body in the early morning, and listening to the bicycle bell on the street outside, he suddenly said, "Do you want a bicycle?" ”

"Bikes?" Nina was stunned for a moment, then waved her hand, "That's so expensive...... And I don't need it. ”

"It's easier to go to school," Duncan said, "you don't have to worry about money, I'll figure it out." ”

He thought about it seriously - although this antique store did not look very good, judging from the accumulation and rotation of goods in the warehouse and the cash stored in the store, it should actually have a stable sales volume on weekdays, and it was definitely more than enough to feed at least two people.

Nina's current poor life is entirely due to the fact that her original uncle donated more than half of the family's wealth to the cult, and more than half of the rest of the money was squandered on spirits, casinos, and medicines.

Now that this depraved life is over, after the wasted large expenses are blocked, he has nothing else to do, as long as the business of the store is maintained normally, Nina can live a little better life than before.

Of course, he doesn't know how to open a store, and the several purchase channels he knows in his memory are also a little vague, but ...... This can be slowly adapted.

The most important thing is to let Nina really settle down and let her get used to the change that her "uncle" has become reliable again.

Nina lowered her head, took small bites of the somewhat hard bread, and after a while repeated, "That's so expensive......"

Duncan opened his mouth, and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a knock on the door from the first floor.

"So early...... Someone coming before the door opens? Nina was stunned for a moment when she heard the knock on the door, subconsciously muttered, and then got up and walked out, "I'll go down and see the situation!" ”

The girl ran downstairs as fast as she could, and Duncan broke a piece of bread and threw it to the pigeon pacing the table: "You say...... In addition to opening a store normally, what other ways to make money faster...... Do you want to open a logistics company? ”

The pigeon immediately jumped two steps to the side, and flapped its wings in a frustrated manner: "But it is not specially here to entertain me"

Then it began to chatter, what "that Daiyu was furious, picked up the Zhangba snake spear", and "Elder Tang sacrificed his fists, and hit that Qiu Qianren spinning like a top", and then "When he looked up, a blood bar appeared on his head, filling the whole screen, and the three brothers broke out in a cold sweat"......

Duncan was stupid: "......"

He could understand that the pigeon couldn't speak when Nina was there, so he couldn't hold it lightly, but he couldn't understand what the structure of the bird's brain had become after holding it for a long time - what a mess it had in this vocabulary!

But before he could speak to the pigeon, Nina's voice suddenly came from the first floor—her tone sounding a little nervous: "Uncle Duncan! Yes...... Two gentlemen of the peace have come to you......"

Constable? Two sheriffs came looking for him early in the morning?

Duncan was stunned for a moment, and immediately ordered the pigeon to stay in the room, and then got up and went downstairs quickly.

As soon as he reached the first floor, he saw Nina, who was looking back at the stairs with a nervous face, and the two sheriffs in dark blue uniforms standing in front of the antique shop.