Now, the once living mass of "matter" has been completely transformed into a solidified mass of metal.

Harmless handling of registered "anomalies" requires a complex process, but this is no ordinary job for Ted Lil, a truth-keeper, who quickly brought in the head of the underground archive and made proper arrangements.

Although he felt emotional, and although he was deeply touched by the past of that mass of "living metal", as the protector of the city-state, he must deal with this matter in strict accordance with the safety rules - even if it is really a brave man who has tried to save the world, in this era of the deep sea, TA has also become a "transcendent invasion" that is very likely to spread corruption and pollution, and this mass of matter will be greeted by the high temperature of the steam core reactor and a set of strict purification, division, crushing, and sealing procedures.

But think about it from another angle, in fact, this is not a kind of burial, after all, ordinary people in this world also come over like this, "corpses" should always be properly "disposed of", and the dead always have to make way for the living.

As for the sword, as the only substance left of "that world" in the end, it has miraculously restored to the state in which it was originally born, and it is obviously a highly valuable research sample.

Through it, scholars can build a greater understanding of that world—a knowledge and memory that is meaningful, even though everything is gone.

"It's useless for me to keep it," Duncan gladly agreed to Ted Lear's request, handing the sword to the other party with emotion in his tone, "Let the smart people uncover more secrets behind it, and if you find anything, I hope you can share it with me."

"Of course," Ted Learle took Duncan's sword very solemnly, and then he hesitated for a moment before continuing to speak, "I will gather the scholars of the Truth Academy to discuss what happened today, and what information I have, and if we encounter new problems, we may still need your ...... Help."

"No problem," Duncan nodded and pointed to Lucretia beside him, "You can reach me through Lucy - if I think of something or discover something new, she will tell you."

There are still many things to explain and communicate, and when the "horizon limit" of the Great Annihilation suddenly reveals a crack in front of mortals, it will inevitably be a huge impact on the academic world, and the Church of the Four Gods will also pay attention to and discuss this matter, and whether they are willing to accept it or not, the Lost Country and its owner are already an unavoidable link in this matter.

As for Duncan, he didn't care about it, and in his perspective, in fact, there were some very important and special problems in the lot of information he had just gotten that Lucrecia and Ted Lear didn't notice, or even couldn't understand for the time being.

For example, the location of the "crimson" and its defying common sense.

If the information he saw in the memory fragments was true, and if the Templar's interpretation of the "warrior" was correct, then the location of the "red light" that caused the destruction of the world should be in cosmic space - it could be a huge astronomical phenomenon across the galaxy, a band of light that appeared in the background of the starry sky.

And this has a problem: planets rotate, at least judging by the sights seen in the memory fragments, the hometown of the "warrior" also has a normal sunrise and sunset, and the stars rotate.

Therefore, the "red ribbon of light" located in the universe should theoretically also move and rise and fall in the sky along with other stars.

But why does that "crimson" always be in a specific position in the sky?

The Warrior and his traveling companions had been looking for the place where Crimson had fallen, as the red light was always fixed in a specific location in the sky, which led to them not realizing that the light was not actually on the ground, but in the background of the starry sky.

The "Templar" also raised this question at the end - in a sense, it was the last and greatest "astronomical discovery" of their civilization's existence.

Duncan's guess about this is that the "light" is no longer just some

A visible entity, "crimson" is only what it seems, and its essence.... It may have involved the "destruction" and "distortion" of the basic order of the universe, or even the level of "rules".

It could be a dimensional tear, or something deeper and more complex.

However, Ted Lear and Lucrecia are not aware of this problem yet, and it will probably be difficult to understand it for a short time - they don't even understand the concept of planets.

This can only be done slowly, even if Duncan is willing to explain it now, it will take a long, long time to explain.

The second question is what exactly is the concept of "world" in the "world aggregation theory"?

Is each "world" located on planets in the same universe, or is it a broader perspective...... Different "universes"?

Duncan looked up and glanced at Ted Lear, who was still thinking, and the long sword in the other's hand.

The two pieces of evidence, "Moon" and "Long Sword", may support most of the descriptions in the theory of world convergence, but they are not enough to determine what the "levels" of the "fragments of the world" that make up the "infinite sea" are...... It can also be called a world.

For Duncan, the distinction is important.

But this is also a problem that the "Truth Keepers" and the "Sea Witch" are currently unable to understand and perceive - Duncan can't even think of explaining these concepts to them in a short period of time.

In addition, the secret of the "crimson light" itself is of course more noteworthy - it is not the first time Duncan has "seen" that ominous light.

In the illusion of the crash of the New Hope, the red light appeared on the oil painting in the Alice Mansion.

What the hell is that thing?

Lucretia noticed Duncan's long silence and the changing expression of the other party's expression in thought.

She was a little worried, "Father, is there anything else wrong?"

「...... I have a lot of questions that I need to go back and sort out," Duncan shook his head lightly as he woke up from his musings, "Let's go back first, I'll talk to you when I have a figure."

Lucrecia still looked a little worried, but she realized from Duncan's attitude that it was something that was "hard to explain".

This was the first tacit understanding she re-established with her father in these short days together.

So she just nodded and didn't ask anything more.

"It's time for us to go," Duncan sighed softly, he glanced at Nina and Shirley, who were still a little uneasy in their expressions, and then fell on Ted Learle again, "Send us away."

The Secret Keeper nodded, summoned the "gate" from the book again, and then walked through the gate with Duncan and the others, returning to the academy near the crown block.

"I'll make some arrangements when I get back," Ted Lear glanced at Nina and Shirley standing beside Duncan before saying goodbye, "You and your followers won't be disturbed by anyone in the city, but the corresponding ......

"Don't worry, there won't be any mess," Duncan said without waiting for the other party to finish, with a friendly smile on his face, "We are all law-abiding people who value the security of the city-state."

The "Truth Keeper" in front of him was visibly stunned for a moment. Even Lucrethea next to her was stunned for a moment. Apparently neither of them believed it.

Soon, though, Ted Lille controlled the change in expression on his face, and he smiled stiffly but politely, "That's ..... It's the best."

Then he paused, and then added very sincerely, "Let's meet again when you have time, although you may not remember me, I still look forward to talking to you about those ..... Incredible 'knowledge'."

Duncan laughed, "A lot of people don't dare to talk to me about 'knowledge', it's rare to see someone as brave as you, okay, then I'm looking forward to it."

Lucretia looked at her father, then at the other side, "Really

Keeper of secrets."

Miss Witch suddenly felt some emotion in her heart.

It seems that teaching and educating people is indeed a very difficult thing, and this keeper would rather talk to his father about subspace than face the graduating students....

After a brief goodbye, Duncan left the academy facility with Nina and Shirley and Lucrecia.

They returned to the "Witch's Mansion" at 99 Crown Street.

"You can arrange it yourself, I'll go upstairs and rest first—there's nothing special, don't bother."

Duncan gave a simple order, then rubbed Nina and Shirley's hair, and walked up the stairs to the second floor.

After a while, Shirley, who was a little dazed, turned her head and whispered to Nina, "The captain is not in a good mood..."

"I don't think it's good to describe ..... as if you're in a good mood," Nina hesitated for a moment, muttering her thoughts in the same whisper, "Uncle Duncan has a lot on his mind—but he's actually in a much better state today than he was a few days ago, not so gloomy, but he seems to have a lot to think about."

Shirley tried to think for a moment, then cautiously looked up at Lucrecia, who was not thinking what she was thinking, and leaned over to Nina and whispered, "I don't seem to understand what the captain said."

"Actually, I didn't understand much," Nina said a little embarrassed, "It's probably something that only a university scholar can understand.....

As soon as she finished speaking, Lucrecia on the side suddenly broke the silence: "Don't mind, academics can't fully understand them."

Nina and Shirley were startled at the same time, and the two of them looked at the witch lady in a bit of a daze.

Lucretia shook her head at them, her expression serious, serious.

"They're all 'knowledge' from subspace, but they've been processed by my father, and they're not so harmful anymore - but it's still not something that ordinary people can easily understand."