Tirion felt like he was surrounded by darkness, and in the darkness, his senses rose and fell, as if they were being pulled by an invisible force, shuttling between some dimension between reality and illusion.

He tried to open his eyes several times, but he could only see a faint green glow and a shadow that swirled rapidly in the darkness, and he could barely distinguish it for a long time, and he recognized it as a view overlooking the city-state.

What does it seem like you've been taken to the sky?

There was only one thought in his mind, and he lost consciousness again.

By the time he could feel his body again, he had been sent somewhere to rest - there was a cold and hard touch from beneath his body, as if it were a cold concrete floor, and there was not very bright light around him, like the inferior electric lamps used to illuminate the warehouse, and a vague figure sat next to him, as if looking down curiously.

Tirien's spirits were finally clear.

But instead of opening his eyes immediately, he continued to feign a coma, while carefully perceiving his surroundings, trying to determine his position from the wetness and dryness of the air, the subtle sounds in his ears, and the slightly open eyelids.

But as soon as he heard the faint sound of carriage and horses, and had just confirmed that he might be on the street in a certain block, he heard the voice that he had heard before he fell unconscious, and which was very familiar in his memory, suddenly sounded next to him: "You are awake, your eyelids are moving." ”

Tyri was shocked to know that he couldn't hide, so he could only open his eyes helplessly.

Then, he felt stiff, and he was stunned by what he saw.

He saw Ray Nora, the Frost Queen, the exact same one he remembered, not the blonde lady who had a distinctly different hair color from before.

The silver-haired "Frost Queen" sat on a chair next to her, staring at Tirion lying on the ground with a calm expression, and the latter was stunned for several seconds before she suddenly reacted and then suddenly got to her feet.

A sudden headache almost put Tirion on the back of his stomach, but the pain also stimulated his spirit, and he finally got rid of the last trace of vertigo after his coma, first confirming that he was indeed awake, and then quickly looking around to make sure what the hell it was.

All he saw, however, was a warehouse full of shelves and wooden crates—shelves of varying heights filled with quaint things whose exact age and provenance were undeniable, wooden boxes of considerable age piled up a little haphazardly by the wall, no windows in sight, and certainly no outside, and the only door behind the chair where the "Queen" sits.

It seems to be just a warehouse, and it's impossible to tell where the city-state is.

Tirien's gaze retracted, and finally landed on the "Frost Queen".

However, after the initial stunned and excited, the first thing that calmed down was the big pirate's questioning, he thought of the blonde lady he had seen before, and what the other party had said to him, and suddenly frowned slightly: "You are not Your Majesty Ray Nora, who are you?" ”

"I told you that my name is Alice," said the silver-haired woman in the chair, smiling, "Ah, if you mean my hair...... I did a little disguise before, because the captain said that my appearance might cause trouble in the city-state. ”

Once again, she mentioned the captain.

If Tyrion was only a little confused when the other party first mentioned "Captain", when he heard this title again, the only thing that immediately came to his heart was a huge sense of vigilance and crisis, because he had confirmed that this was not a bad joke, let alone a ridiculous trap hatched by some captain who had a grudge against him—behind all this, it was really possible that his terrible father was standing.

Tirien slowly stood up, looking warily at the silver-haired woman opposite who called herself "Alice" and said in a deep voice, "Is it really him?" ”

"Yes, he's looking for you for something," Alice got up from her chair and slowly walked over to an antique mirror next to her, "Captain, he's awake." ”

In the next second, a faint green flame rose from the edge of the mirror, and Tirion seemed to hear an illusory crackling sound in his ears, and then he saw the mirror suddenly turn black, and a familiar and majestic figure gradually emerged from the darkness.

"Tyrion, we meet again." Duncan's voice came through the mirror.

“…… Yes, we met again," Tirion hesitated, though he had met before, but the feeling of talking to his sane father again still made him feel awkward, "Why this way?" Don't you mind contacting me in the cathedral? ”

"It's okay to talk about things in the cathedral, but it's not good to talk about something more intimate—there are some things that I'm not going to let Grimana sit into," Duncan said unhurriedly, his gaze sweeping over Alice, "you've already met Alice, and you should have a lot to ask now." ”

Tirion couldn't help but have a strange expression when he heard his father mention the name of the Storm Goddess, but soon, his attention was drawn to Alice, who looked exactly like the Queen of Frost, and after frowning slightly, he suddenly remembered something, and his expression changed suddenly: "The Explorers' Guild issued a warning to all captains of the Infinite Seas before, mentioning that Anomaly 099 was out of control......"

"As you can see," Duncan smiled, "she's right in front of you." ”

Tirian suddenly glanced at Alice, who was looking harmless to humans and animals, as if he had only noticed the inhuman qualities hidden in the other party's overly delicate and perfect face, as well as the ornaments on the other party's body that were obviously used to cover the joints, and the next second, he subconsciously touched his neck.

Obviously, as one of the most experienced captains in the Infinite Seas, and with a keen eye for information related to the Frost Queen, Tirion was well aware of Anomaly 099's properties.

His movements fell into Duncan's eyes.

"Relax," the voice sounded in the mirror, "Anomaly 099 is now under control. ”

“…… The doll in the container has awakened and is out and about, and you call it 'controlled,'" Tirion said to Duncan as he watched Alice's movements, feeling a chill on his neck, "How did you manage to make this highly-numbered 'anomaly' work for you, and even suppress her decapitation instincts?" ”

"Alice is a friendly puppet, not as terrible as the world thinks—at least by my side," Duncan said casually, "and you, I thought you'd be the first to mention the Queen of Frost, after all, as far as I know, you've been loyal to her for even longer than you've been in the Lost Fleet." ”

Tirion gradually reacted, and he looked at the figure in the mirror warily, "You want to know from me about His Majesty Ray Nora?" ”

"Are you resistant and reluctant to mention it?"

“…… I still can't fully trust your 'humanity'. ”

Duncan was silent for a few seconds before he spoke in a low voice, "Do you know what my plan was at the beginning? ”

"What were your plans for the beginning?"

"It's very easy for me to have Alice disguised as Ray Nora, the Queen of Frost, resurrected from the dead, a ghost projection, or even directly involved in your dreams," Duncan looked into Tyrion's eyes, "I can guarantee that you can't tell the truth from the fake, and you'll be led to say a lot of things, and I'll be able to get the information I want that easily." ”

Tirion suddenly felt a chill run down her back.

He believed that everything his father said was true, he believed that his father could do this, and he knew that he would definitely be fooled - even if he could detect disobedience in a certain detail, he would definitely be tricked out of a lot of information before that!

Because even just now, after seeing "Blonde Alice" in advance, knowing that the person in front of him could not be Ray Nora, he almost thought that the opposite side was the Queen of Frost who had come back from the dead!

Tirion subconsciously lowered his eyelids slightly, as if he wanted to avoid direct contact with his father in this way, and asked in a deep voice, "Then why didn't you do this?" ”

Duncan looked at Tirion calmly.

Why else? Because Alice can't memorize such a long word, she can't act such a long play, and the other side will panic to death if she bluffs casually, and once she forgets the words, she will not hesitate to call the captain for help...... Seventeen saves in one second.

The waste wood is incredible.

"Of course, because I don't want to cheat on my children – even if I've forgotten a lot of things." Duncan's expression was solemn, and his voice was low.

Then he paused, and added: "I don't want to insult the monarch to whom you have been loyal with this 'farce' - although I am not familiar with her, from the perspective of the 'one-sided relationship', Lei Nora should be a person worthy of admiration." ”

"Bang Bang Bang

Hearing the captain's stern reply, Alice next to her immediately applauded - although she barely understood what the captain was saying.

Then Duncan and Tyrion looked at the doll together with strange eyes.

“…… Shouldn't you applaud? Alice shrunk her neck and glanced cautiously at the captain in the mirror, "I just think the captain is right......"

A wave of exhaustion welled up in his heart, and Duncan sighed: "...... It's good if you're happy. ”

At the same time, Tyrion suddenly realized a certain detail in his father's words just now, and he was shocked:

"Have you met His Majesty Ray Nora?!"

(End of chapter)