When the door opened, two familiar and surprising figures stood in the doorway, one of them was Helena in a navy blue dress, and the other was a very tall Frem with rock-like skin.

Two unmarked steam cars were parked at a nearby intersection, their headlights piercing the night, and the figures of several church guards stood quietly beside the cars, like sculptures of silence in the night.

Lucrecia looked at the uninvited guest in front of her and frowned slightly: "Why do you all like 'visiting' so much now?" ”

"Sorry to bother, but there's something important," Helena didn't pay any attention to the obvious look of disgust on Lucrecia's face, and walked into the house as she spoke, "Let's go in first - I'm visiting secretly with Frem this time, and I don't want too many people to notice......"

Before Lucrecia could react, the Pope, who represented the supreme authority of the Deep Sea Church, had nimbly entered the door, and Frem smiled awkwardly, apologizing to the mistress of the mansion as she walked inside: "I'm sorry, Helena has always been very action--something unusual has happened, and the 'Captain' should be interested in it......"

Lucrecia couldn't stop her, so she could only turn her head and stare at the two "big guys" who were trying to break in: "Hey, you guys one by one...... This is my home! ”

However, the socially awe-like Miss Witch was unable to stop the two popes from executing - they couldn't be beaten, they couldn't be stopped, and by the time she reacted, the two uninvited guests had already successfully invaded her house......

Duncan, who was staying in the living room, had already heard the movement coming from the door, and when he looked up, he saw Helena and Frem walking in - the former had visited here with Rune not long ago, but the latter had seen it for the first time in the city-state, which made him a little curious: "Do you popes usually run around?" Are you still so idle at this time? ”

Helena heard the ridicule in Duncan's words, but she didn't care in the slightest, just sat down on the sofa opposite herself, and said with a serious face: "We have brought news of the gods—information from beyond the Eternal Veil. ”

Helena's words fell, Duncan had already put away the teasing expression on his face, and the clues were instantly reorganized in his mind, and he instantly remembered the information that had just come from Lawrence's side - even Lucrecia, who was walking next to him with an impatient expression, stopped after him, with a thoughtful look on her face.

Helena immediately noticed the subtle change in the atmosphere in the living room, she frowned, but before she could speak, Vanna, who was standing next to the sofa, had already broken the silence softly: "Sea Song? ”

Helena subconsciously adjusted her sitting position: "You ......"

"If you don't come here today, I should go to you," Duncan said slowly, "I just got some news about the Sea Song, and it seems that this is not a coincidence...... But I'd like to hear the information you brought first. What the hell happened to that ship? ”

Helena and Frem looked at each other, and the latter nodded slightly, turned to Duncan, and said solemnly, "The Sea Song returned in December 1675. ”

There was a moment of silence in the living room, until Shirley finally couldn't help but exclaim, "What's that?" More than three hundred and twenty years ago?! ”

The living room was instantly quieter, and Alice counted there for a long time before carefully poking Shirley's arm: "It seems to be more than two hundred and twenty years ago......"

Shirley was stunned and readjusted her mood: "What's that?" More than two hundred and twenty years ago?! ”

The two popes probably never met Shirley in ordinary times: "......"

"Don't bother, she's not very good at math," Thankfully, Duncan was used to it, and immediately waved his hand to redraw Helena and Freem's attention, "Seriously, did the Sea Song really return in 1675?" How did you discover or confirm this? ”

“…… History has been chiseled through, and in the normal trajectory of history, there is a hole," Frem said in a low voice, "I sensed the hole, and then found the corresponding clue in the tablet of notes left by the previous popes of the fire bearer......"

He paused, as if to organize the language, and then continued: "In December 1675, a strange and broken ship like a phantom appeared on the eastern frontier, and after a short time disintegrated and disappeared into the sea, the only thing that people could be sure of before it disappeared was the name of the 'Sea Song' on the side of its ship.

"This incident is recorded in the archives of the Pyroscope, but there is no record of it in any file or dossier of the corresponding year other than the words on the tablet, it is like a shadow that suddenly falls from the cracks of history into the dimension of reality, and only the Pope of the Blazer sees and remembers this vision...... Or rather, it is only the Pope who left a record that has left a 'trace' in history. ”

“…… Why is this happening? Morris couldn't help but say, "Is this some kind of historical pollution?" Or tampering with ......"

"It was the incompleteness of time that led to the occurrence of the historical penetrating event," Frem shook his head slowly, "The Sea Song must have deviated from the normal timeline for some unexpected reason, and then 'drifted' in a timeless state, and finally returned to ......this world at the time node of '1675'."

He paused to think about it and went on to explain: "It's like a rolling tire with countless dust sticking to it, and one of the particles of dust suddenly leaves the inner wall of the tire and floats at will, then when it is re-absorbed by the inner wall, it can appear anywhere on the tire. ”

Out of the normal timeline...... Drift occurs in a timeless state......

Listening to Frem's explanation, Duncan frowned slightly, his expression thoughtful.

Lucrecia and Morris also seemed to think of something, and a hint of realization appeared in their expressions.

Only Alice and Shirley, after hearing such a theory beyond common sense, still had clear eyes and did not seem to be tainted by knowledge in the slightest......

"I see," Lucrecia said softly, nodding lightly to Duncan, "so that the sailor's experience can be explained." ”

"Sailor?" Helena looked puzzled, "What do you mean by 'sailor'......"

"The 'first mate' of the Sea Song, he still exists in this world, although ...... A lot has changed. ”

Duncan spoke, he did not hide the information he had received from Lawrence, and for the next ten minutes, he revealed what he knew.

Helena and Frem looked at each other.

After a moment of hesitation, Helena suddenly spoke, "I need to see the 'sailor'. ”

"He's now in the small city-state of 'Faelon' near the southwestern border, with another group of my followers," Duncan nodded, "I can 'take' him here at any time - but I'll ask for the person's opinion first." ”

Helena didn't seem to react at once: "Consult...... Opinion? ”

"He has experienced a lot of things that ordinary people can't imagine, and maybe it was the Krake's trek outside the border that completed the 'closed loop of history', and all the memories were revived in his mind almost instantly," Duncan said seriously, "He may not be the 'Seasong First Mate' you know anymore, and he may not want to deal with the people of the Deep Sea Church anymore......"

"Well, I'm not surprised by this, I can imagine the current state of that 'sailor'," Helena looked at Duncan with a somewhat strange expression, "I'm just surprised that you respect the wishes of your followers so much in this kind of thing, and take care of their feelings......"

The corners of Duncan's mouth suddenly trembled: "...... What do I think of me? ”

Helena's face froze, and she hurriedly made amends: "Reliable captain, venerable explorer, although there are many misunderstandings, we think you ......"

"There are countless shadows from the subspace lurking around you at any time, and there are children and stray dogs from all over the world stewed in the pot......" Frem said casually next to him.

Helena: "......"

"That's not what I said," Fram said with a nonchalant look at Helena, "that's what you two said when you were talking to Banster earlier. ”

“…… That's just an exaggerated figure of speech! And that was already last year! Helena almost jumped, "What are you doing with this!" ”

Frem didn't even change his expression, he just turned his head to look at Duncan unhurriedly, his face still as calm and indifferent as a stone carving: "The two of them really said that." ”

Duncan was silent for a few seconds, then turned his head to look to the side.

Lucrethea stood beside him with a straight face.

Miss Witch's face flushed—not making a sound was her last courtesy to her father.

Duncan sighed, "...... I went to contact Lawrence. ”

……

"That's the case," Lawrence said with a serious expression as he sat in the chair across from Anomaly 077, "Now that Captain Duncan wants to see you, His Holiness the Deep Sea Church is waiting, and you can go immediately if you want - the captain has allowed me to use his flames to summon messengers, and Ay can send you to Winhaven in an instant." ”

Anomaly 077 had already experienced the initial shock of memories and confusion by this time, and he gradually calmed down and somewhat regained some of his usual state.

Now he was worried.

"I ...... I don't know what to do," he sighed, not hiding his wavering in front of Lawrence, "I remember a lot of things, but the events before the Sea Song set sail are very vague, I know that I am the first mate of the Sea Song, but this identity is like a stranger in a mirror to me...... And more importantly, I lost that journal ......"

"If you're concerned about Captain Kalani's logbook...... Lawrence hesitated for a moment, then said slowly, "Perhaps, you didn't lose it. ”

The sailor was stunned and suddenly raised his head: "Huh? ”

"You said you remembered keeping Captain Carani's logbook with you before she dissipated, and keeping it close to you—in fact, it really was with you all the time," Lawrence looked the sailor in the eye very seriously, and said slowly, word by word, "Do you remember what you were with all this time?" ”

The sailor was stunned, as if he was gradually reacting to it.

"We've found some very faint marks on your shroud." Lawrence said.

(End of chapter)