Chapter 554 Fishing for people x2
Chapter 554 – Fishing for someone x2
Taking a trip?
Nina froze for a moment, then realized what was going on.
After thinking about the whole incident, and considering her and Sherry’s actions before and after the appearance of the strange object that looked like “living steel”, she felt that it was only natural for the Knowledge Guards to be on the alert – any incident involving a transcendental invasion must be scrutinized to the fullest extent possible for any possible contamination. Any incident involving a transcendental invasion must maximize the number of people and objects that could be contaminated into the scope of investigation, this is the iron law of the guardians.
On the ship, Vanna often spoke of her day-to-day work as an Inquisitor, which included many of the Guardians’ rules, and as Uncle Duncan usually put it – it was these strict to the point of harshness that ensured the survival of the city-states in these deep-sea times, and the survival of most of the city-states in these deep-sea times. It is these strict, almost harsh “rules”, as Uncle Duncan used to say, that ensure the survival of the city-states in this deep sea era, and ensure that most of the ordinary people can still have a relatively stable life in this dangerous world.
So she nodded, and tugged on Sherry’s arm next to her without moving to prevent the latter from coming up with any vulgarity, then looked at the knowledge guard in front of her, “Alright …… but our family will worry if we don’t go back all the time.”
“It’s just confirming whether you’ve suffered any mental contamination or subconscious suggestion,” that Knowledge Guard seemed relieved and explained patiently again, “It’s a necessary process of elimination and protection. If there is no contamination, you will be let go soon.”
He then paused and added, “After following us to the academy you have to first register your basic information, there will be someone to contact your families, there is no need to worry about that.”
“Oh, let’s go then,” Nina smiled, and turned her head to Sherry again, “Is that okay?”
“What could possibly be a problem,” Sherry muttered, “I’m kind of looking forward to it ……”
Nina heard something in the other’s tone of voice that she was waiting to see the fun and even a bit of gloating, she knew what the guy was looking forward to, but she didn’t say anything, instead, she set her eyes on the “lump” that had almost stopped moving, and couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Do you guys know what this is? Do you know what this thing is?”
“Some kind of anomalous individual that has invaded the real world, but it’s not convenient to tell you the details,” the Knowledge Guard said in a business-like tone, “If it’s evaluated and confirmed to be an event that can be publicized, the academy will announce it to the public.”
“Oh ……” Nina let out a long voice and turned around, ready to leave the place with the guards, but before leaving, she still couldn’t help but stop and look back at the pile of strange shaped “clumps “before she left.
The latter had gradually come to a standstill, even the last twitches and tremors had stopped, and a rocky texture was slowly spreading on the completely solidified iron-gray skin.
……
At 99 Crown Street, in the “Mystery Mansion” with its soaring spire and lush gardens, Duncan and Lucrecia were chatting about the many things that had happened to Frost some time ago, Maurice was not far away, curiously communicating with Luni, a clockwork doll, who seemed to be interested in the way the latter was powered, and Vanna was not in the living room! Vanna was not in the living room — it was time for her daytime prayers, and Lucrecia had prepared a “prayer room” just for the devout Storm Saint.
“Order has been restored to the Frost City while I was away, but it’s going to take a lot of work to clean up the contamination left behind by the Progenitors,” Duncan told Lucrecia of the situation in the North. Thea about the situation in the north, “I’m told that Tirian’s overtime schedule has been lined up for next quarter ……”
“After half a century of being a pirate in the Cold Sea, it’s time to finally make up for the debt I owed during my lazy days,” Lucrecia said with emotion, “By the way, have you ever been to the frozen waters further north in the Frost?”
“That’s a no,” Duncan shook his head, “I’ve only heard of the endless ice fields there, the solid ice that spreads deep into the fog along the borders, and I do have a bit of curiosity about it, but what’s happening in Lightwind Harbor is more concerning to me.”
“It is said that in the frozen seas of the Frosty North, there are even relics left behind by explorers from the Dark Ages and the Old City-State Era buried in certain layers of ice, and that some people have attempted to walk through those layers of ice to explore the thick fog, only to end up being swallowed up by the extreme cold that suddenly descended on the area……. In comparison, I would say that the warmer Southern Sea area is more suitable as a breakthrough to challenge the ‘border’ ……”
“If I have the chance, I do still want to see that border …… Don’t worry, I know the danger of that thick fog, it’s just that I’m curious ……”
“Anyway, you just don’t rashly break into that thick fog again.”
The “father and daughter” who met again after a long time had a chat, talking about the things that happened in the recent period of time, talking about the many incredible phenomena on the boundless sea, talking about the thick fog at the border and those dangerous areas far away from the civilized world.
Their conversation didn’t always go on, and Lucrecia wasn’t a good conversationalist, but incredibly, they had been talking like this for a long time.
Suddenly, though, Duncan stopped.
He seemed to “hear” something, his brow furrowed slightly, and after a brief moment of concentration, he looked out the window in a certain direction.
Lucrecia immediately noticed the difference in her father’s behavior, “What’s going on?”
“Nina’s calling me,” Duncan turned his head with a slightly strange expression and glanced at Lucrecia, “…… How do I get towards the neighborhood academy?”
“Neighborhood Academy?” Lucrecia froze for a moment, “What are you doing at the neighborhood college?”
“Fishing for people.”
Lucrecia: “……?”
……
“Name?”
“Nina.” Nina hesitated to give out her current “last name”.
The registrar across the table paid little attention to this, and continued to take notes as a matter of routine: “Age?”
“Seventeen.”
“Occupation?” “Still in high school ……”
“A native of Lightwind Harbor?”
“A native of Prand, visiting Lightwind Harbor, temporarily staying with …… relatives.”
The registrar recorded these basic conditions line by line, hearing the girl across the street’s honest series of replies, he smiled and raised his head, his tone was gentle and soothing: “Don’t be nervous, girl, it’s just some routine registrations, you haven’t done anything bad, you’ve just accidentally been caught up in a transcendent event, these registrations are out of protection for you- -Don’t be afraid.”
“I’m not afraid,” Nina said nicely, then gave Mr. Registrar across the room a somewhat embarrassed look, “It’s just don’t be afraid of you later.”
“Me? Why should I be afraid?” The registrar was stunned for a moment and waved his hand in mockery, thinking it was the off-the-cuff nonsense of a young, unsophisticated girl under the strain of nerves, and not taking it to heart, “Hey, if only that companion of yours had been so well-mannered.”
Nina froze and pricked up her ears to listen to the commotion in the next room, and not surprisingly heard some very Shirley-esque *crude language*.
But it didn’t sound like cursing, but rather some self-released profanity, similar to adding in a few words with a high level of meaning when talking to someone – in Yukari’s own words, they were all “auxiliary words”.
So Nina relaxed a little, and smiled again with an embarrassed expression, “She’s already on the more restrained side of things.”
“It’s fine, we’ve seen all kinds of people in this position, especially those who have been in contact with transcendent powers, mental instability and even recklessness are normal, we’re all used to it,” the registrar waved her hand carelessly, “It’s just a bit surprising, obviously looking so well-behaved a girl. ……”
Nina recalled Shirley in front of Uncle Duncan, and thought to herself that the registrar’s first impression had been correct from a certain point of view ……
After another short while, she asked curiously, “When can we go back?”
The registrar in the Truth Academy Acolyte smock turned her head and glanced at the incense and the candle that was quietly burning on the table next to her.
“You have to wait until the incense burns out and the candles are naturally extinguished, and if all the catalysts don’t react, then you can leave.”
“Oh,” Nina nodded, then after a few minutes of silence, spoke up again and asked, “What about that ‘thing’ that appeared in the bazaar earlier? Has it been captured?”
“Sorry, no comment,” the registrar shook her head, then added a word of caution, “I would advise you not to continue to focus on it, and to try to avoid recalling it, as certain ‘foreign objects’ that invade the real world can have a parasitic effect on the witness’s minds with a parasitic effect, and while we have not found you or your companions contaminated by this as of yet, frequent recollections and excess curiosity may still incur bad effects.”
“Oh.” Nina nodded again, and then finally quieted down, as if waiting patiently for the incense to burn out and the “examination” to end.
The young registrar sitting across from her, on the other hand, didn’t move and breathed a small sigh of relief, organizing the form she had just recorded while taking the opportunity to adjust her sitting position and pull her hand out of a hidden compartment somewhere underneath the table.
A small device resembling a pocket watch appeared in his hand.
Through the cover of the desktop, he pressed the cover of the device, and after the “watch cover” opened softly, what was revealed underneath was not the hands and dials, but a surface that looked like mercury – the layer of “mercury” undulated slightly. The layer of “mercury” was slightly undulating, like some kind of living thing.
He cautiously tilted the layer of mercury toward the girl across the table, carefully observing the changes on the silver-white liquid surface.
This girl named Nina appeared to be in her right mind, spoke clearly, and was even very educated, but this did not dispel the professional cleric’s concerns – because in many cases, people who had already suffered from mental pollution could also maintain this “clear mind” for a short period of time. If not checked carefully, it could easily lead to the leakage of the hidden secrets of the contamination.
According to the field team’s report, the girl and her companion had approached the Knowledge Guard on patrol a few seconds before the “intruder” appeared, and had acted in a number of unusual ways in the course of the incident, which were undoubtedly unusual enough to warrant careful examination.
However, the surface of the mercury did not reflect any unusual shadows.
“The Registrar frowned and brought the device a little closer to his eyes, scrutinizing the subtle changes in the rise and fall of the level.
Suddenly, he seemed to actually see something in the slightly swirling surface of the mercury liquid–the
It was wisps of golden light.
Those were flames that were converging.
That was some kind of mysterious and vast might, ancient and lost knowledge, the light and heat of ancient greatness, the world’s ……
A roaring sound resounded in his mind, a storm of knowledge pounding at the boundaries of reason, a thirst for truth that seemed to clutch at the mind, a mortal soul thirsting for the gravitational pull of the sun, and he snapped his eyes wide open, gazing at the impending pouncing of the –
A hand suddenly came from the side and blocked his eyes.
“Don’t look blindly if you’re fine,” a low, authoritative voice reached his ears, “You’re still looking when you don’t even feel right, what’s wrong with all of you in the Truth Academy?”
(Give up the fantasy, sure yang up …… But everyone rest assured, feel the state is still okay, will not break more.)
(The end of this chapter)