Lucrecia was a big believer in Duncan's idea of "casting a long line to catch a big fish"—rather, she didn't quite support the simple and crude approach that her father and Vana had come up with from the start.

It's not that she has any prejudice against sports students - mainly because she thinks that the sensitivity and fear of the "spiritual fire" shown by Ah Gou and the suicide speed of the ghostly demon are really used in such a simple and crude way, I am afraid that I can't catch a living person in the past......

"The cultists will hold a rally before nightfall, and I'll let the rabbi find a way to get some information," Lucrecia said as she thought about it, "The most troublesome thing now is that there is a so-called 'saint' on that ship—which means that the rabbi can't do anything but 'observe,' and any initiative can be detected by that saint." ”

"Saints?" Duncan was a little curious, "I know the saints of the four gods, and I recognize Vanna's combat effectiveness, but what do the saints of the Annihilation Church say?" ”

His doubts are very justified - the saints of the four gods are favored by the gods, and their biggest feature is not actually strong combat power (although most of the saints are indeed very capable of fighting), but the ability to communicate with the gods, ordinary priests need to go through extremely complicated rituals and a certain price to hear the whispers of the gods, and the saints almost do not need any preparation, sometimes they can communicate with their gods just by praying in their hearts, and in more extreme cases, if the saints are in danger, their gods will even try to take the initiative to contact, Make alerts and reminders.

In short, it's like being a child.

However, the "saints" of the Annihilation Cultists will definitely not be like this - Duncan knows the state of the Dark Saint Lord, and his attitude towards his so-called "followers" is even clearer, just by virtue of the sentence "Catch a few Annihilation Cultists and try it", Duncan is sure that if there is really a saint in that group of cultists who can communicate with the "divine will", I am afraid that he will be summoned by the Lord on the day of promotion - and then dragged by their "Lord" into the deep sea and beaten repeatedly.

"The Cultists of Annihilation regard the Nether Demon as the pure creature closest to the 'Primordial Blueprint', so they will constantly use the power of the demon to reinvent themselves to get as close to the 'Primordial Blueprint' as possible, and in the process, they will gain more power," Lucrecia explained, "I heard Vanna mention that she had seen the high-ranking Annihilation Priest who had almost fused with the Nether Demon in Frost, the so-called 'Saints'...... It will go further than that.

"They don't have many human features left on them, they are more like demons than humans, they move like ghosts, and they can draw power directly from the deep sea, in addition to retaining the ability to think as humans, they are basically already a kind of 'dark creatures' - these annihilation 'saints' have even been able to enter the deep sea almost freely like demons, that is, the so-called 'eternal paradise', perhaps only the little human element left in their bodies, and they are bound to the reality dimension.

"The Annihilation Cultists have no true gods, but by making a pact with demons, they can still gain great power, and so are their 'saints'—freaks of great strength, tenacity, and knowledge of the innumerable tainted taboos, if they confront them head-on...... The rabbis were no match for those saints. ”

Duncan listened with great interest to Lucrecia's "unpopular trivia" and suddenly asked, "What about how they compare to Vanna?" ”

Lucrecia was stunned for a moment, and her expression was subtle in thought.

After a long time, she finally spoke: "...... Miss Vanna's combat power is relatively 'special' even if it is placed among ......the saints, and I think it is difficult to compare. ”

Duncan nodded knowingly, "Okay, I understand." ”

Lucretia thought for a moment before she spoke, "There are other circumstances. ”

Duncan's voice came from the mirror: "Say." ”

Lucrecia sorted out the language: "There is news from Tirion that there have been three cases of 'sleeping sickness' in the Frost City-State, and the patients are elves with symptoms close to ......"

She was just halfway through her sentence when a voice in the mirror interrupted her, "The symptoms of lethargy are close to the elven girl named 'Floti' in Purand before, and the situation of Taran El in the first place, right?" But this time, the psychiatrist's hypnosis and dream therapy were ineffective, and their dreams seemed to become a hollow, and their consciousness was lost in the hollow. ”

Lucretia looked in the mirror in surprise: "How are you...... News from Plant?! ”

She reacted suddenly.

"Just before I contact you," Duncan nodded in the mirror, "Heidi has reported four such cases, the same elves, the same unconscious—and if things go my way, I'm afraid it's not just these two city-states that are in trouble, maybe tomorrow, maybe just today, the news will reach Breeze-Harbor from the other city-states." ”

Lucrecia frowned and listened for a long time before she blinked, remembering the old legends that Taran El had said, and whispered as if to herself: "All elves...... It's all the fruit and seed of Silandis......"

"Legends are projections of reality, and some of the descriptions are true—the power of Silandis binds the elves together like a swarm, and on a spiritual level, perhaps all elves are one," Duncan said slowly, "a trait that has been dormant for a long time, but now it seems ...... The Dream of the Nameless awakens the connection between them. ”

"Swarm...... The whole ...... of the spiritual level" Lucrecia subconsciously repeated the words used in Duncan's description, which made her brow furrow, but she couldn't find a more precise expression, "The dream of the Nameless is spreading among the elves, and Breezehaven is just the first place to erupt......

"I call it the 'Atomic Bomb Site,' the original Flashpoint," Duncan said lightly, "and now the question is – why did this become the Atomic Blast?" What is the reason for the explosion of the Nameless Dream? ”

Why?

Lucrecia was stunned, and while she was stunned, Duncan's voice continued to come from the mirror:

"Two things happened before the Dream of the Nameless broke out, the first was the extinguishment of the sun, and the entire Infinite Sea was plunged into darkness, and all the city-states except for Purand, Frost, and Breezy disappeared for twelve hours, and the second was ...... It was the Lost Ship that crossed the 'Lost Seas' and came to the vicinity of Light Wind Harbor. ”

Lucrecia instantly understood what her father meant.

She subconsciously spoke: "So, the extinguishment of the sun caused the dream of the Nameless Ones hidden in the elven race to 'activate', and the Lost Country approached...... As a result, the Breeze Harbor became an 'atomic explosion site'......"

"The first point is my guess from the beginning," Duncan nodded, "and the second point is a possibility that I only think of now." ”

Lucrecia thought for a moment, and suddenly a conjecture popped up: "Then if the Lost Country is far away from Breeze now, will it temporarily control the development of the Nameless Dream?" ”

"The Lost Country is already far away."

In the captain's room of the Lost Country, Duncan turned his head and glanced out the window.

Chaotic and dark clouds covered the sky, the pitch-black sea rose silently in the distance, the mist shrouded everything, and the whole world was only black and white, while countless distorted and grotesque shadows appeared and disappeared in the mist, keeping a distance in the distance.

"The Lost Country is currently sailing at full speed in the Spirit Realm, heading north away from the Light Wind Harbor, and I will be doing a series of tests next, including moving the Lost Country, sinking further in the Spirit Realm, and spiritualizing the entire ship, to see how these changes affect the Nameless One's dreams."

As he spoke, Duncan withdrew his gaze from the window and looked into the mirror next to him.

"But I suspect that these actions will not stop the Dream of the Nameless from continuing to grow - judging from the current news from various city-states, this 'dream' will ignore the spatial barrier and directly act on each elf, and whether it is the extinguishing of the sun or the activity of the Lost Place, it is only an initial 'inducement', not the 'power' to maintain the dream, and it is the elves themselves who really maintain this dream.

"But I'll still try to make some experiments with the 'goat's head' to see if the influence it exerts on the Dream of the Nameless, after all, there are many clues that point to this possibility—my current 'first mate' is the ancient creation god of elven legend."

Lucrecia in the mirror was a little surprised: "But didn't you say that the goat's head on the Reflection Lost told you that Sasslora was ...... a long time ago"

"Is the 'life' and 'death' of the gods really that simple?" Duncan shook his head slightly, "Even without considering the gods, even on the Lost Country, I don't have a shortage of 'dead people' here." ”

Lucretia opened her mouth, but found that she didn't have a good opinion of her father's followers, so she could only change the subject a little stiffly: "The ...... here in Breeze."

"My body will be away from the city-state for the time being," Duncan said, "but this is also to fulfill some of my future 'test' plans, but Vanna and Maurice will remain in the city, and they will continue to observe the Dream of the Nameless - although there is no way to return for the time being, my power can still be transmitted to the city through the mirror, and if you are in trouble, you can call me at any time." ”

Lucrecia nodded, then she was silent for a few seconds, and then spoke with some hesitation: "At a distance, you have to set up a beacon with your own 'avatar' to allow Ay to 'teleport', right?" ”

Duncan glanced at Lucrecia in the mirror and nodded, "...... That's right, what's the problem? ”

"This ...... It seems a little inconvenient," Lucrecia pondered her words, "It's okay when the Lost Country is near Breeze, you and your followers can travel back and forth between the city-state and the ship at any time, but now that you want to stay away from the city-state for a while, you can only transmit power through mirrors, have you considered it...... Arrange an 'avatar' in Breeze? ”

Duncan was silent for two or three seconds, and shook his head with a serious expression: "I don't have this idea for the time being—you should know what 'raw materials' my avatar needs, unless it happens to be the right situation, I don't plan to add any new avatars." ”

Despite the rejection of the suggestion, Lucretia in the mirror seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "Okay, Dad. ”

(End of chapter)