Chapter 143 Questioning and Treatment

Chapter 143 – Questioning and Healing

Duncan face expression is very sincere, with a kind of “I open the door to sell fake goods must let the wrongdoers die clearly, you can find a real thing from the back of the warehouse this store I do not want to,” the confidence and determination, and Vanna is obviously also shocked by this kind of frankness, she froze half a day before she reacted: “Your honesty …… is indeed impressive.”

“Is there anything else you want to ask about that fire?” For his part, Duncan didn’t care about the eccentricity in the other party’s tone, and simply asked with a calm demeanor, “I heard afterward that the entire museum was put on lockdown that day?”

“As a matter of fact, we highly suspect that there was a transcendental factor influencing the museum fire,” Vanna did not hide this, as speculations in this regard had long been spreading through the streets, and the occultists of the city hall had already appealed to the citizens to stay away from the museum plaza in the near future in the public channels, and to the citizens of Prand, the existence of transcendental events itself does not need to be kept secret, what needs to be kept secret is only the details of the incident and the truth behind it, “The fire subsided very quickly, far beyond common sense …… Mr. Duncan, please recall, you really did not see or hear any unusual movements after entering the museum? ”

“…… No,” Duncan frowned, “In fact at that time, that situation, how could I have any extra energy to pay attention to what changes in the fire- I’m just a commoner, after all, not a trained Guardian.”

At that he paused and raised an eyebrow, “Is there a suspicion on the part of the Church that a few of us who escaped from the fire may have had something to do with the ‘transcendent factor’ behind the blaze?”

“It is I who personally suspect,” Vanna looked serious, “Forgive me, it is my duty as an Inquisitor to be on the alert for all uncontrolled transcendental hazards in the city-state, and I did not mean to suspect you of being the culprits of the fire – transcendental powers can taint ordinary people, regardless of the subjective intent of the person in question, and my concern is that you were passively caught under the influence of some transcendent power in that fire, and that is a concern for your safety.”

“I understand,” Duncan said, more openly than he had been a moment before, and he really didn’t mean to be offended at all because the Inquisitor lady in front of him was truly doing her duty, “So you’ve been here half a day observing, have you found any clues?”

“…… really didn’t find anything,” Vanna shook her head, “There’s no transcendent power left here, and the distribution of shadows and the flow of scents inside and outside the entire building is quite normal, I think… . you should really just be ordinary people caught up in a transcendental event.”

Duncan thought about it and couldn’t help but say more, “Why don’t …… you double check? Just in case there’s any residue of transcendent power in this place that hasn’t been discovered, like you just said, it’s for our safety too ……”

“I have confidence in my judgment,” Vanna said in a firm tone as she puffed out her chest with extra confidence without waiting for Duncan to finish, “By the grace of the Goddess, my eyes are the most effective means of detection, especially in the daytime, no heretical force or deep shadow can escape my sight! –No heretical forces or deep shadows can escape my sight, especially in the daytime… Even the most skillful in hiding evil gods and demons are invisible in front of my eyes!”

As soon as Vanna’s side of the conversation ended, another clatter could be heard not far away, as Shirley had finally dropped the base of the wooden sculpture from earlier.

“I …… wanted to try and see if I could put it somewhere a little safer ……”

“Just leave that pile alone! If you really can’t go scrub the windowsill!” Duncan spoke helplessly to Shirley, who was trying to play the part of a shopkeeper, then turned his head to Vanna and held his tongue for half a second before stifling, “…… You’re right.”

“The kid looks gross,” Vanna said casually as she glanced up at Shirley, “And looks …… like she’s a little nervous?”

“It’s her first day helping out,” Duncan said, speaking the truth, “and she’s not an official clerk either, she’s a friend of my niece’s who’s here to learn a few things and subsidize the household. The kids in the downtown area, they all come out to earn money a little earlier.”

Vanna nodded, thinking that was normal, and then after a moment’s deliberation she dropped her gaze back to Duncan, “Also I wanted to make sure – after leaving the museum, did you have any residual discomfort? Ever had nightmares?”

Duncan didn’t answer at first.

Some people had nightmares, and Shirley had not only had nightmares, but had joined him in seeing the unthinkable on the border of nightmares – but that couldn’t be said.

Although the Inquisitor in front of him is a “positive figure” who maintains the order of the city-state, but Shirley in the eyes of the authorities and the Church that is no less than a heretic, in this world where everyone’s nerves are on edge, even the most righteous and impartial Inquisitor, it is difficult to have much tolerance and empathy for a “heretic” in the first meeting. In this world where everyone is on edge, even the most righteous and impartial judge would hardly have much tolerance and empathy for a “heretic” at the first meeting.

“No, everything’s fine,” Duncan shook his head, “but can I ask? What kind of nightmares would it probably be? If something similar happens to us in the next couple days, I’d be the first to confirm and ask the nearest church for help.” “It would have something to do with flames,” Vanna replied, “flames on an extremely large scale, erupting violently into the dark nothingness and curving in a magnificent arc as they erupt – considering you’ve just come back from a fire from which you have just returned from the dead, and the shadow of short-term trauma may also have caused you to dream of similar scenes in recent times, unusual people are unable to tell the difference between such normal dreams and nightmares under the influence of the Transcendent, so I would suggest that whenever you dream of the flames, you immediately seek help from the nearest church.”

Duncan frowned.

Violent eruptions in dark nothingness, spectacular arcs of flame ……

That didn’t sound like Nina’s dream, or Shirley’s dream, not the vision of the fiery ruins he had once seen last night.

If he had to say it, Vanna s serious expression when describing that sight had somehow reminded him of the same thing …… Shards of the Sun.

Only a fragment of the sun could have the same power as described, and make an Inquisitor look so solemn.

Duncan deliberated for a moment, carefully adjusting the wording within the framework of the persona of a “warm-hearted citizen and ordinary person” before suddenly speaking: “I’d like to ask one more question ah …… This matter… …Is it related to the Sun Cultists that have been causing trouble in the city lately? Those cultists seem to be making suns, flames, and sacrifices all day long, and it sounds like they’re going to set the city on fire at any moment.”

There were Sun Cultists operating in the city and the authorities were conducting a manhunt for them, this was something that even ordinary people knew about, and Vanna obviously didn’t think much about it as she nodded, “We can’t rule out that there’s something in it that they’re messing around with …… but you just need to know about it, don’t ask too much about it, it’s very dangerous for ordinary people. ”

As a high-ranking judge, Vanna knew that not long ago there was an abandoned factory cultist stronghold was reported to be destroyed, and even personally went to the scene to investigate this matter, but more details do not need to personally understand, naturally, also do not know that the first report of the cultist nest of the “enthusiastic citizens” is the antique store manager.

Duncan also did not take the initiative to mention his own report behavior, because he had already vaguely determined his own guess from Vanna’s answer, and therefore fell into thought.

Even the Church hierarchy believed that the incident was related to the Sunbringers, so it seemed that it was indeed a Sun Shard – the influence of the Sun Shard had indeed appeared in the real world briefly during the fire at the museum, and had alerted Vanna, who had gone to deal with the scene afterward.

Then the “dreamscape” described by Vanna …… could it be the appearance of the sun debris?
A huge flame erupted violently in the darkness of nothingness …… This is completely different from what Duncan imagined when he first heard the name “sun debris”!
In his initial imagination, the “sun shard” such as the cultists to chase and find, but also can be sealed in the city-state sleeping thing, should be a kind of “anomaly” things, is some kind of tangible and qualitative, and has a plausible connection with the sun, but actually has little to do with the real sun. In fact, not much to do with the real sun “thing”, but if according to Vanna’s description ……

Duncan tried to make up some brain, recalling his own as an earthling on the “sun” of the star, and finally more and more feel that thing …… how like a “sunrise”? The first time I saw it, it was a “sunburst”!

Regardless of anything else, just from the view, it is simply a sunrise that was erupted into space!
The expression on his face did not change, but his mind was already thinking—.

Sun debris …… this thing turned out to be TM literally?
At the same time, in Nina’s bedroom on the second floor, Heidi had already completed the routine questioning and guidance of the “patient”.

She has roughly confirmed that Nina’s dreams are not ordinary nightmares or continuous dreams caused by mental stress, but whether or not the dreams are infringed upon by transcendental factors needs to be further determined.

“We may need a short and moderate hypnotherapy session,” Heidi said in a gentle tone to the girl in front of her as she took the amethyst pendant in her hand, “There’s no need to be nervous, just follow my lead and answer some more questions.”

(End of chapter)