Listening to these words that Morris had recorded from an old elven narrative poem, Duncan gradually showed a thoughtful expression.

"Because of their long history and spanning the dark period before the age of the city-states, these sentences may not be 100% restored to their original appearance after being translated into ancient languages and restored and supplemented by later scholars, but I believe they are still quite meaningful," Morris added, "and it should be very helpful for us to understand the dream of creation and the current phenomenon of the 'dream of the nameless.'" ”

Duncan touched his chin and said as he pondered, "Saslorka created everything in dreams, but she didn't know what dreams were...... How do you think this sentence should be understood? ”

Maurice thought for a moment, "As I understand it, this may refer to the difference between the god's perspective on the world and that of mortals, or the peculiarity of Sassoca, the 'first dreamer', in the creation myth of the elves - for a god wandering in a dream, perhaps the boundary between dream and reality is meaningless?" For Him, it may be that the real world is nothing more than a dream that can be modified at any time, and dreams can be used to replace reality at any time, so He 'does not know what dreams are'......"

"It's a ...... A more reasonable explanation," Duncan nodded slowly, "and what about the rest of the sentence?" ”

"As for the last two sentences, the scholars among the elves actually have interpretation," Morris replied, "They believe that these two sentences refer to the fact that the great demon god Sasloka one day learned about the different perceptions of the dream world of the 'elves' he created, so he wondered for the first time the boundary between reality and dreams, which may be a 'crisis', in which Saslova almost 'woke up', and in this unstable state, he created the 'dreamless' of the elves." ”

"Dreamless ......," Duncan nodded slightly, "I remember the elves saw this as a birth defect. ”

"Yes, this is true of the legend that the Dreamless were born in a time of instability in Saskoca, and they were the result of the Creator's 'trance', so they were defective and could not enter the 'Dreamland' for the rest of their lives, but ......"

Maurice paused at this point, and after a brief reminiscence, continued: "But because of this, in a very small number of legends, there is also a theory that Saskoca is the patron saint of the 'Dreamless' - but this interpretation is very low in elven society, and it is better in modern times, and in ancient times, this is basically a deviant statement. ”

"Sassoca is the protector of the Dreamless...... Vana muttered to the side, "If I'm not mistaken, this should have been proposed when the Dreamless group was discriminated against and oppressed by society to keep warm - maybe it was just to find a spiritual support for their own group at first." ”

"That's true," Morris nodded, "This is true of the Dark Ages, when it was first used on certain 'exiled islands' under the control of elven city-states, when elves considered the 'dreamless' to be cursed, whose birth defects caused the 'Great Hollow' to appear in the dream world, which would invite nightmares and devouring shadows, and exile their flawed compatriots to isolated islands on the edge of civilization......

"In settlements far from the core civilizations, the first claims of Sassoca as the patron saint of the Dreamless have emerged, and the exiles have used it as a support to survive the long and difficult nights.

"Then, with the development of the times and the gradual expansion of the influence of the four gods, as well as the gradual rise of the penal colony itself, this exile was gradually abolished, and the 'special culture' born in the penal colony also returned to the mainstream society of the elves, but it is clear that although the mainstream society can accept the exiled compatriots, it cannot accept their 'deviant' culture......"

Duncan listened silently, his mind connecting the information with the recent anomalous events in Breezehaven and the clues of the clues - the information was reorganized in his mind, and vaguely he felt as if he was about to touch the most critical logical chain.

But he also lacks some more effective references, some more useful intelligence......

As he pondered, a familiar aura suddenly appeared in his perception.

The sound of a servant opening the door and greeting came from the direction of the foyer, followed by footsteps, and a moment later, Lucrecia's figure appeared in the living room.

Lucretia is followed by Lucrecia, a maid dressed as a clockwork figure with a particularly large, eerie and terrifying cloth bunny doll.

In the next second, the rabbit doll with a strange and terrifying painting style suddenly moved, and then quickly jumped from Luni's arms to the ground, making a shrill voice as it jumped: "It's finally here, it's finally here!" The rabbi is finally in town! The rabbi is going to make a big fuss today......"

Duncan looked at the rabbit doll silently, and the other eyes in the living room fell on the strange rabbit.

The weird doll that was jumping up and down in the living room a second ago and announcing that it was going to make a big fuss stopped instantly, it slowly raised its head, its button-nailed eyes confirmed the situation in the living room, and after two or three seconds, it finally shivered, and then slowly walked to the farthest corner from Duncan, sat down with a "poof", and began to pretend to be a real rag doll.

Everything happened so quickly that Nina and Shirley, who were sitting across from Duncan, didn't even understand what was going on.

After two seconds, Lucrecia's voice finally broke the silence in the living room: "Don't worry, it's not very honest sometimes, so I rarely take it into town." ”

Then she turned to Duncan and nodded with a hint of a smile: "But here you are, the rabbi should be more well-behaved than ever." ”

The puppet Luni also stepped forward and bowed in front of Duncan: "Good day, old master." ”

After saying hello, the clockwork figure looked up, as if looking for something.

"Alice is in the kitchen," Duncan couldn't help but laugh, "if you want to find her, go ahead." ”

Luni turned her head, checked with her hostess, and left the living room happily after receiving permission.

Duncan's gaze then fell on Lucrecia: "All the best? ”

"All the best, I've gotten to Sarah Mayer, and I've been back to the Bright Stars and told Tirien what happened here......"

Listening to Lucrecia's account of her actions today, Duncan nodded slightly, then let out a long exhale.

"Okay, I already know the basic situation, so now that everyone is there...... It's time to tell you what I've found here. ”

Everyone in the living room immediately subconsciously adjusted their sitting posture, and even Shirley, who had been a little napping since just now, suddenly became energetic.

Because they heard something different in the captain's tone.

Duncan didn't sell it, and he quickly told the story of what he knew, especially the speculation about "Goathead".

However, he didn't talk too much about the "details" that were currently wrong on the Lost Homeland - as it would only add to the restlessness of the others, and would not do much to address the mutation in Breezehaven at this stage.

The mere suspicion of a possible connection between a goat's head and Saxoka was enough to plunge the entire living room into a dead silence.

After Duncan finished talking about the general situation, no one spoke for a long time.

Everyone looked at each other in astonishment, until Nina broke the silence: "That goat's head that chatters all day long...... Maybe it's related to the 'Great Demon God Sasloka' in the Elven legend? Isn't that a bit ......"

"An outrageous conjecture, but at the moment there seem to be some clues pointing in this direction," Duncan said with a serious expression, "The goat's head itself is unclear about his origins, and the strange atmosphere of the Lost Land in the fog happened to occur at midnight when the Dream of the Nameless was at its strongest, and the door of the ship's captain's room had the words 'May he wander in dreams' - a phrase that was clearly linked to the ancient legends of the elves, plus the suspicion of the ship' The goat's head's strange state and its strange reaction to the mention of Silandis...... None of this can be a coincidence. ”

Lucretia's expression changed rapidly, and a strange solemnity and uneasiness appeared in her eyes, and she couldn't help but look at her father several times before she hesitated to speak: "Goat's head...... I remember you saying that it is a being from subspace...... Not to mention why the 'God of Creation' in the ancient legend of the elves became like that, even if the goat's head is really related to 'Sassloca', how can the Lost Country ......"

She paused, seemingly unable to find the right words to continue, and after a few seconds she continued: "How did the Lost Country have anything to do with all this?" ”

Duncan sensed the source of Lucrecia's uneasiness.

She's talking about the Lost Country - and yet all her nervousness seems to be on herself.

"Don't be afraid, Lucy, nothing is out of control," Duncan said slowly, his voice steady, as if with reassuring power, "There are so many secrets in subspace that even I can't tell how much it affected the Lost Land, but one thing is certain: as long as I have humanity, the ship won't get out of control again, and I'm very conscious now." ”

"Yes, yes," Shirley on the side hurriedly spoke, she was nervous by the shocking information she had just heard, and when she heard Duncan's words, she immediately said as if to strengthen her courage, "There is a captain, there is no problem with that ship, the captain is human, he is human......"

Duncan: "......? ”

Several eyes around instantly focused on Shirley, but the latter didn't react yet, and was still saying there: "The Lost Country is usually a bit of a strange place, but it's ......"

Dog finally came out of the shadows next to the sofa and slapped a paw on Shirley's head: "Shut up! ”

(End of chapter)