The roar that almost tears the soul reverberates in consciousness, and the chaotic and uncontrollable perception stirs the intellect and fades over time, and the "storm" lasts for an unknown amount of time before the registrar suddenly realizes the existence of the "self".

He heard the thumping of his own heart, and his reason struggled from the edge of loss of control back to the "human" side, and he realized what had just happened, and subconsciously raised his head to look in the direction from which the unfamiliar voice had come.

Duncan stood in front of him, behind him floated a spirit flame that had not yet completely dissipated, and his tall figure was like a dark cloud falling from the sky, exuding an indescribable sense of oppression.

The registrar thought for a moment, and suddenly remembered what the girl named Nina had said to him just now: "...... Don't be afraid. ”

He recognized the tall figure in front of him—for an elf, a hundred years ago wasn't too far away.

But before he could exclaim, a gentle force suddenly poured into his mind, and at the same time, a familiar voice came from not far away: "I'll take over here." ”

The registrar turned his head to look in the direction the voice had come from.

A middle-aged man in a dark blue college burqa, with slightly gray hair and a thick book under his arm, walked into the room and looked at it with a calm and tired gaze.

"Your Excellency the Secret Keeper!" As if saved, the registrar instantly stood up from the table, and then walked away from Nina and Duncan for the first time.

Then he opened his mouth, as if he wanted to report something, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by the middle-aged man called the "Secret Keeper" raising his hand: "I already know the situation here, this matter is now taken over by the University of the City-State, don't ask anything else." That's the end of your work for today, and immediately after you leave here, go to the counseling room for a psychiatric evaluation. ”

The registrar left with a lot of speculation and confusion, and Duncan's eyes fell on the middle-aged elf with a tired face on his face, and after a moment of careful study, he asked curiously, "Who are you?" ”

"You don't know me anymore?" The middle-aged elf frowned suspiciously, but quickly nodded in understanding, "Oh, yes, I heard that your memory was affected by subspace......"

He seemed weak when he spoke, and there was a tiredness in his tone, so that his tone did not change when he expressed surprise, until finally he sighed and raised his hand to point to himself: "Ted Lille, the 'Keeper of Truth' of Breezhaven, is in charge of the city's security in the Otherworld, we met a hundred years ago, when you used to invite me for drinks, and we exchanged many things together about the border. ”

Ted Lille? Truth Keepers?

Duncan frowned, of course he didn't remember the name, but the situation of "meeting acquaintances" in front of him was not unexpected, before he came to Breeze, he knew that there must be many people in this city who would recognize his face - after all, a hundred years is not too long for elves, and the Lost Country was often on the edge of the civilized world, and the longest deal was with a border city like Breeze.

So after a short thought, he took out the words he had already prepared: "Sorry, I can't remember, subspace took away most of my memories, please forgive me." ”

Ted Lear waved his hand: "It's okay, forget it, forget it, 'forgetting' is Lachem's greatest blessing, anyway, I'm used to dealing with 'forgetting'." ”

Accustomed to dealing with "oblivion"?

Duncan was stunned when he heard this, and always felt that there was a faint resentment and deep meaning in the other party's words, but it didn't seem to be directed at him, but before he could ask, the "Truth Keeper" on the other side had already continued to speak: "I heard Ms. Lucrethea and the field team leader roughly explain what happened, and the one behind you is Miss Nina?" ”

Nina had already gotten up from her chair at this time, she hid behind Duncan, looked at the stranger opposite curiously, and when she heard her name called on the other side, she walked out generously and greeted politely: "Hello, I'm Nina." ”

Then she looked up at Duncan with some embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Uncle Duncan...... Am I causing you trouble? ”

Duncan laughed and reached out to rub Nina's hair: "It's all a small thing, don't worry about it." ”

As he spoke, he was feeling something else in his heart - it was better to be accidentally involved in a transcendent event while trying to report an anomaly to the Guardians than to lead a group of ghost sailors on a rampage in the city center and only to be caught in the bureau by the sheriff......

Compared with the movement made by Lawrence at the beginning, Shirley and Nina's little trouble is quite harmless.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, "Where is Shirley?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard footsteps suddenly coming from the door, and then Lucrecia walked into the room with Shirley: "Dad, Shirley is here." ”

Shirley had a nervous look on her face, and after entering the room, she carefully observed Duncan's face, and then quickly explained while walking briskly like a thief: "I didn't do anything bad!" Nina and I were supposed to report the situation to the guards, but somehow a strange thing popped up, and the guards got nervous and wanted to ...... us."

"Oh, I apologize to the two young ladies on their behalf," Ted Learle glanced at Shirley, "but it's a necessary safety procedure. ”

Shirley had just walked halfway, and was suddenly startled by the voice of a stranger next to her, and turned her head to look at the middle-aged man with an ordinary face who had no sense of existence just now: "How can I still have someone here...... Uncle, who are you? ”

"He's Ted Learle the 'Keeper of Truth' in Breeze," she replied by Lucrecia, the "Witch of the Sea" nodded to Ted Lear, said hello, and then added, "It's the 'gatekeeper' or 'inquisitor' of this city-state." ”

When Shirley heard this, she instantly rushed to Duncan's side.

Ted Lear looked at Shirley's exaggerated reaction, and was stunned for a moment before turning his head to look at Lucrecia: "...... Am I so terrible? ”

Lucrecia spread her hands, "I guess the reason has nothing to do with you." ”

Duncan turned his head to look at Shirley, who had already rushed to his side: "I think you are usually quite comfortable with Fanna?" Why are you still afraid of characters like the Inquisitor at this time? ”

"Can that be the same?" Shirley craned her neck and glanced at the "Truth Keeper" opposite, muttering in a low voice, "Fanna has already joined the gang, this is not her own ......"

Duncan immediately glared at the guy: "Team, how many times have you said it's a team!" ”

"Oh......"

Duncan sighed helplessly, then shook his head, and then looked up at Ted Lille and Lucrecia who was walking this way: "I've already learned the general situation from Nina, so let's skip the explanation and politeness - now I want to see that 'weird thing' in Shirley's mouth, is it in this facility?" ”

"Sample Twenty-Four Containment Chamber, in the Underground Archives of the Central District," Ted nodded, "I'll take you there." ”

With that, the weary "keeper of secrets" took out the thick book he had tucked under his arm, casually opened one of the pages, and tapped his fingers on it.

In the next moment, a page in the book suddenly flew into the air, and Duncan saw a large door painted on the page, and the surface of the door was covered with countless mysterious and complex symbols—in a series of dazzling deformations and recombinations, the door drawn on the paper quickly transformed into an illusory door in the air.

The translucent illusory door opens, revealing a hazy view of a corridor deep beneath a facility.

Duncan watched this scene with amazement, and immediately felt in his heart that it was worthy of the "secret keeper" of the world's most cultured faction - the Truth Academy's performance was indeed a little cooler than Fanna's jump.

His second reaction was curiosity, guessing what would happen if the paper was taken down from mid-air as it unfolded—a bold thought swirling in his mind, and the next second he noticed the subtle look in Lucrecia's eyes next to him.

"Dad, don't move."

Miss "Witch" quietly reminded with her mouth.

Duncan turned his face nonchalantly and put away his bold thoughts.

Then, led by Ted Lear, Duncan, Lucrecia, and Shirley and Nina, with curious and expectant expressions on their faces, passed through the illusory floating gate in turn.

The brief period of vertigo and dislocation soon ended, and when the light and shadow in front of them condensed again, they had arrived at what Ted called the "Central District Underground Archives".

A deep and long corridor appeared in Duncan's field of vision, the sides of the corridor were illuminated by bright gas lamps, and you can see the relief stone slabs engraved with the sacred symbols, symbols and scriptures of the god of wisdom, Lahem, arranged near the lamps, and you can also see that there is an emergency isolation gate at intervals, and between the gates, there are small rooms with closed doors.

"This is the containment area," Ted Lear casually explained, glancing at the two curious young girls next to him, "Suspicious samples found on the spot, anomalies below moderate hazard, and all sorts of items that are contaminated and cannot be destroyed for a short period of time will be confined to various rooms according to their hazard level and containment method - don't rush near those doors, the contents are not very safe." ”

As if to confirm the warning of the "keeper of secrets", as his words sounded, various vague sounds could be heard in some small rooms on both sides of the corridor, some were the sound of iron chains rubbing, some were whispers that seemed to be people in their sleep, and there were more disgusting movements of viscous liquid churning, and the sound of footsteps constantly ringing behind the door, as if they would come out of a certain door in the next second.

Shirley and Nina immediately withdrew their curious gazes, and the expressions on their faces finally became a little serious and nervous.

Duncan's gaze swept between the small rooms with adequate security.

In the next second, there was a dead silence in the entire hallway.

"Now it's settled." Duncan nodded in satisfaction.

(End of chapter)