Chapter 221 “Groups”
Chapter 221: “Groups”
Encounter with the Lost Country, will inevitably establish a “connection” with Duncan, and from another point of view, Duncan, the “outsider” itself really need to establish such a wide range of connections in this world – – Only by acquiring as many channels of knowledge and assistance as possible can he further understand this world, understand the transcendental realm, and understand the “group”. -Only by mastering as many channels of knowledge and assistance as possible can he further understand this world, understand the transcendent realm, and even …… understand himself.
Morris and the others may have been brought on board because of the emergency situation, but even if they are not on board today, Duncan himself has plans to expand his “influence” in this world, and in his opinion, the several people gathered on the Lost Country ship today are actually good candidates.
Maurice, an outstanding historian, erudite, the God of Wisdom’s believers, he holds valuable knowledge, which is currently Duncan’s most urgent thing, at the same time, this old man is also a human world has a certain network and status of the “high class”, which in the right time can also come in handy.
Shirley and Dog, the controlled Profound Demon and the Summoner who was born with the Demon, had both combat power and knowledge about the Profound Realm and even part of the knowledge related to subspace, and this part of the knowledge was exactly complementary to Maurice, the “Human Scholar”, and on top of that, this duo also had a special means of perception, which enabled them to obtain the information of the Profound Realm without any cost or minimal cost. In addition, the pair also has a special means of perception, able to detect the traces left behind by transcendent powers at no or very little cost.
Nina, the sweet niece.
Incidentally, she is the current carrier of the Sun Shard.
Duncan’s gaze slowly swept across the long table, around which several sets of faces, some nervous, some restrained, some with pure curiosity.
None of them seemed to realize that a very special “group” was already forming at this dinner, and the thing that held this group together was their common identity at the moment:
The crew of the Lost Country.
“My previous promise still stands, the crew of the Lost Country does not restrict your personal freedom, I don’t need mandatory allegiance, or any sacrifices, offerings, or anything of the sort – it doesn’t mean anything to me,” Duncan said slowly, his voice low and soft. voice low and slow, while the soft sound of the waves was ringing out of a porthole not far away, “but given the bond that has been established between you and me, that bond may perhaps be viewed as the basis of a …… loosely knit crew.
“Frankly, I have been away from the civilized world for many years – Maurice should be well aware that the Lost Country has not been associated with any city-state for the past century – and in the civilized world there have been many frightening and horrible stories about me, and about this ship, which I admit have a basis in fact. For for many years …… the ship was out of control.
“But as you can see, I have taken back my humanity and re-stabilized the Lost Country, and now …… I am interested in the civilized world a century from now.”
Duncan spoke nonchalantly, and this was something he’d been thinking about while fishing – he needed to “recruit a crew”, but the horrific background of the Lost Country meant that the newcomers on board wouldn’t be in a good frame of mind to start, so he’d need a reasonable, moderate, and legitimate set of rules. Therefore, he needed a reasonable, gentle, and justified reason to calm the newcomers down, and the first step was to build up an image of the captain as a “sensible and friendly” man.
The Lost Country was out of control, but now the captain has regained his humanity and control of the ship, which is a prerequisite for the formation of the team.
Whether newcomers believe …… or not is a matter of opinion.
I have to say, fishing is indeed a leisure activity that recuperates the mind and body suitable for thinking – Duncan felt that he should indeed thank nature for the gift …… of the deep sea heir as well.
Upon hearing this statement from Duncan, Maurice’s face instantly took on a thoughtful expression; he actually still couldn’t believe that what he was hearing was the real voice, in fact he couldn’t even believe that the Lost Country he was seeing was what the ship really looked like, but he recalled the friendly attitude that Duncan had been displaying all this time, and finally began to gradually… …convincing himself.
At the very least, if the statement was true, the friendly behavior of this subspace shadow would become a little more reasonably believable.
Sherry, on the other hand, was thinking and didn’t seem to have fully understood the situation, while Dog, who was sitting next to her, had responded by this time, and the spectral hound boldly glanced at Duncan, “That is to say, you need us …… to be your familiars, to help you with something in the world? ”
“It just might be,” Duncan said with a smile, “when I need it. Also, I don’t consider this relationship to be considered ‘dependents’ – you’re crew members, so just call me Captain, or still call me as you used to.”
Shirley and Dog let out an “Oh”, while Morris, not far away, suddenly said after a brief moment of thought, “And how would you contact us? Ah, of course, I know you have an avatar in the city-state of Prand, but I meant ……”
“I understand what you mean,” Duncan nodded gently without waiting for the other to finish, “If I want to find you, I will naturally do so immediately, and if you run into something and need to contact me, you can call out my name or the name of the Lost Homeland ship directly near the smooth mirrors, and I will be able to hear you. In addition, the flame can enhance my power, if you are in danger, you can ignite the flame after calling my name.”
As Morris listened, his face seemed to be a bit complicated, after all, he was still a believer of the God of Wisdom, but at this moment, he had semi-actively joined such a “heretical group”, and was even learning knowledge from some subspace shadows, which made him a bit uncomfortable, but what made him even more uncomfortable was… …the four-stone protection string on his wrist was unresponsive at the moment.
The Lord didn’t see it, the Lord doesn’t care, the Lord thinks you’re doing the right thing – either answer kinda left the old man with mixed emotions. For her part, Nina’s eyes widened slightly right after hearing Duncan’s words, and her face actually looked a little excited, “That sounds awesome!”
Duncan sniffed and gave her a faint look, “Not that you need any extra flames ……”
Nina didn’t react for a moment, “Huh? Why?”
Then without waiting for Duncan to answer, she reacted again and hurriedly waved her hand, “Ohhh I see I see, I can ……”
“Don’t you change here!” Duncan took a look at the air around Nina which was already faintly showing signs of distortion, and hurriedly interrupted with his voice, “Until you can skillfully master the power brought by the sun shard, you are not allowed to try to switch your form in closed spaces and crowded places!”
Nina’s head dropped at once, “Oh ……”
Duncan watched as the air around the girl gradually recovered, feeling the heat subside before he breathed a soft sigh of relief.
With the help of him, the “Fire Tamperer”, the sun fragments in Nina’s body had been brought under control, but it was obvious that the girl herself had not fully realized how powerful a force was sleeping inside her body – no matter how mature and understanding she was, she was still only sixteen or seventeen years old, and for that age, she was only sixteen or seventeen years old. She was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and for a young person of this age, the novelty and impulsiveness brought about by the first contact with transcendent power was not something that could be easily suppressed.
She should be allowed to familiarize herself with her power in the open and empty boundless sea, on the one hand to enhance the controllability of the sun fragments, and on the other hand to let her realize how dangerous the flames originating from the star really were.
“We’ll probably be adding new members in the future,” Duncan added thoughtfully, “so let’s make gatherings like today’s a standard procedure for newcomers joining the team, and I think it’ll help to foster a better bond between the team members as well.”
Maurice instantly subconsciously glanced at the dinner plate in front of him, feeling as if he was seeing again the reality of some cozy atmosphere – the
Eating dinner together under the watchful eyes of subspace shadows, sharing the flesh and blood of the children of the deep sea, learning the rituals and incantations for summoning transcendent greatness, this ……
It’s quite a set down full of intense fait accompli.
But what else could one say? He is already a member of this ship, has accepted Mr. Duncan’s shelter, and the blood and flesh of the heir of the deep sea has been placed in front of him as a key part of the “ritual”, at this time, you want to quit is definitely not possible, then you can only be like the pigeon next to you that has been munching on French fries since a while ago, and accept the fate of the real incense! ……
The old man sighed softly in his heart, completely accepting this sharp turn in fate, and at the same time silently console himself – from today onwards, he will also be the same as those legendary scholars enough to remain in history, set foot on a road of no return to the abyss of truth, I’m afraid there is nothing in this world that can make him feel bizarre and evil again.
When he was thinking this, he suddenly heard Miss Alice, who had not said anything, break the silence – this beautiful lady, who had always stood quietly behind Duncan, seemed to have reacted to something at this time: “Ah, Captain, does it mean that I will not be the only member of the crew here from now on? ”
“You just reacted?” Duncan inclined his head slightly to look at the mannequin, “Of course you won’t be the only crew member here anymore, and you’ll have to teach them the crew code later before they leave, just as Goathead taught you then.”
Alice was baffled for a moment, but she could finally figure out the current situation, and then she smiled afterward, clapping her hands happily, “Good hey! Then I’ll …… from now on.”
In the next second, it was not known whether it was because of too much excitement, a familiar voice came to Duncan’s ears, “Booer-“
A head still wearing a blonde wig fell right beside him and rolled to the middle of the table in plain sight.
There was instant silence around the table until Sherry’s shriek broke the silence, “Aaaaahhhh – the head fell off, the head fell off ah! Dropped dropped ah!”
The scene was in chaos, with Shirley and Nina’s cries of surprise, Dog’s curses, and Alice’s stuttering pleas for help, interspersed with Ai’s loud cooing. Maurice watched all this with a blank expression, and suddenly felt that it would take him longer to get used to this “new team”! ……
(End of chapter)