Chapter 701 Return
Chapter 701 Return
Duncan stopped in front of the huge black throne for a long time.
He knew that this was another part of Sasloca’s “fragment” after it had been torn apart, but this “fragment” could no longer leave this throne – the foundation was laid in the Age of the Deep. At that time, he was one of the cornerstones of the Asylum, permanently anchored at the beginning and end of time, and became part of the vast system left behind by Pilot One.
Suddenly, he wondered if the other Kings knew about this? How did they discuss this matter when the “King of Creeps” decided to “build” part of the remains of the “King of Dreams” into the shelter?
“Use what you can,” the Gravekeeper replied to Duncan’s question, “they didn’t have a lot of resources available at the time, and everything that could be used had to be put to good use – if the Creator’s plan failed, he was going to be used too. out, he was also to be used in the next program.”
Duncan nodded softly, then left the platform where the throne was and strolled out onto the walkway, walking slowly forward along the mottled, ancient columns, stopping suddenly as he neared the end, “Is there anything else you want to show me?”
“No more,” said the grave-keeper slowly, “that’s all there is.”
“Then it seems it is time to leave,” Duncan tilted his head and glanced up at the dusk-like chaos of the ‘sky’ above him, simulated by some unknown light source, “The people out there are still waiting for news. ”
“I will see you out.” The Gravekeeper said, bowing his head.
“Well,” Duncan nodded, but just as he was about to step onto that ramp, he suddenly stopped again, as if remembering something, “There is one thing, by the way.”
The Gravekeeper’s eyes looked over.
“Perhaps – I mean perhaps, I will meet that ‘creator’ you speak of, though it is not yet known if this will go well, nor is it certain that that ‘creator ‘ status exactly, but if I get to meet him, is there anything you’d like me to convey on your behalf?”
The Gravekeeper suddenly fell silent, and after a long time he slowly shook his head, “That shouldn’t mean much – the facility is about to shut down, and after you leave, this place will be cut off from all contact with the outside world until the system is critical… …Even if you do meet our creator by then, I won’t be receiving any more news.”
Duncan watched the Gravekeeper for a moment and nodded wordlessly.
But just as he turned away for a moment, the Gravekeeper suddenly spoke again, “Wait, you …… might as well pass on a message for me.”
Duncan turned his head, his expression looked extraordinarily serious: “You say.”
“You just tell him ……” The gravekeeper hesitated for a moment, seemingly organizing his words, before saying with a strange solemnity, “We are honored to finish the work.”
“I will convey it.” Duncan nodded and turned to walk up the long ramp that returned to the tunnel.
The Gravekeeper followed beside him, and in silence joined Duncan on the path out of the tomb.
As he neared the exit, the tall guardian suddenly broke the silence, “In the future, they need not answer the call – please remind those shadows gathered outside to stay away from this place, no matter what else comes from here.
“There will be no more new directories, no more new messages to guide us; the Asylum has traveled all the knowable paths left from the beginning of its design; our observations have come to an end, and further on, there is a future that not even the Creator has maneuvered …… No one knows what lies in that future.
“I hope the next few days will be …… all …… well …… for them.”
With the fall of each word, the voice of this mausoleum caretaker was becoming more hoarse and low, and with each step, his footsteps were appearing a little heavier – traces of the passage of time gradually emerged on his body, and the aura of festering death gradually emerged, and that pure white robe had at some point been transformed into a tattered The pure white robe had been transformed into a tattered shroud, and some kind of chain that seemed to have a sealing effect was spreading out from his body a little bit, gradually entangling him.
And then, the sound of the heavy door opening came from the front.
The gate of the ancient and solemn mausoleum opened, and Duncan stepped out from Vision 004.
He was the only one ever to walk out of this gate in a sober state.
The figures waiting near the gate gathered in an instant, and Vanna was the first to come to Duncan’s side, she went forward and held Duncan’s arm (although the latter didn’t need any assistance at all), with an expression on her face that appeared to be quite worried, “Are you alright?”
“Of course I’m all right,” Duncan said casually, glancing back – but the gravedigger was no longer visible in the darkened tunnel of the crypt, only a rising, writhing shadow fading in and out of the tunnel, which caused him to frown and say. “How long have I been in there?”
“A moment,” Helena’s voice came from the sidelines, “we heard a brief, strange noise from within the mausoleum, then the doors reopened and you stepped out.”
“A moment?” Duncan frowned.
“It’s all like that,” Vanna said with a nod from the sidelines, “however long you felt like you were in the chamber, it only seemed like an instant had passed to those outside, and the scholars in the church believe that this is due to the fact that the time streams within Vision 004 and the outside are isolated from each other ……”
Lune raised his hand, “To add to that, I first came up with this theory a thousand years ago.”
Listening to the sound of words coming from beside him, Duncan, however, only remained silent as he turned to gaze at Vision 004, which had already returned to its muted state, and right in front of his gaze, a low rumble came from within the interior of this ancient and solemn mausoleum, and immediately afterward, it began to slowly sink. Almost in the blink of an eye, the magnificent Cretan building disappeared in front of everyone’s eyes.
And Vanna also noticed the gravity and solemnity deep within Duncan’s complexion at this time, which made her unable to resist speaking, “If it was you …… should still retain the memories of being inside the Vision 004, right, what did you see inside the mausoleum?”
Duncan was silent for a moment and nodded gently.
“What I saw and heard inside Vision 004 should be different from any previous ‘listeners’ …… I learned the truth about the construction of this facility and the future associated with it, but first of all ……”
He raised his head and swept his gaze over the soul projections that were on standby on the assembly grounds, before his eyes fell on the four Popes, including Helena.
“Let the others retire for now, and then you can decide how you should communicate with your own saints after I tell you the truth about what’s in the mausoleum.”
……
The gentle waves were undulating outside the window and there was a refreshing breeze blowing into the room, Alice opened the round window on the side of the captain’s room to let the fresh air in while she stood amidst the sunlight and breeze, squinting her eyes in satisfaction.
“A room should be ventilated more often, and the captain always forgets to open the windows,” said Miss Doll, sticking her head in the air, as if she were talking to herself, and as if she were addressing her ubiquitous shipboard “friends.” Things get moldy after a while!”
There was no one in the room to respond to her chants, and even Goathead, who had always been noisy, was unusually quiet at this time, his eyes half-open and half-closed on the edge of the chart table, as if he were asleep.
But all of a sudden, the goat head’s head lifted up with a jolt and began to turn from side to side.
It saw Alice, who was cleaning the room next to it, and the “Dreaming Skull”, which was placed not far away from it, and let out a vague grunt.
Alice immediately came over curiously, “Hey, Mr. Goathead! Mr. Goathead! What’s wrong with you?”
Goathead slowly moved his neck, muttering as he made the crunching sound of wood rubbing together, “Wicked …… I feel like I just had a dream.”
Alice’s eyes widened in surprise at his words, “Ah? Didn’t you say you don’t dream?”
“To say it’s evil ……,” Goathead grunted, “Even though the Captain said I can dream, I myself theoretically would never be able to notice that I’m dreaming… . but just now I went off on a tangent, and it felt like a dream.”
Alice was instantly aroused by the full curiosity, simply put the duster in her hand aside, and sat down opposite the goat’s head, “Speaking of which, I sometimes suspect that I can dream hehe, but every day when I wake up, I also don’t remember anything …… Do you remember what you just dreamed? ”
Goat head looked at the opposite face full of curiosity mannequins, tone gradually a little odd: “I dreamed …… that I was sitting on a very huge chair, and sat on that for many, many years …… many people running around me , bustling about, and then ……”
It paused for a moment, and a frown seemed to be rising on its hard face, “And then there were many, many children …… just those running around …… and suddenly they were all my children ……”
Alice two hands resting on her chin body slowly leaned forward, the more she listened the more her eyes widened, the whole person seemed to be shocked by these few descriptions of the goat head, and suddenly came out a sentence: “All goat heads like you? Then how do they run around? With bouncing?”
The goat head was dumbfounded, “…… I think your understanding is wrong, that’s not the point ……”
It didn’t have time to correct the mannequin’s imagination, though – just as it was about to say more, the door to the captain’s cabin was suddenly opened.
Duncan’s tall figure appeared in the doorway.
Alice instantly forgot about the topic she had just exchanged, and with a smile, she got up from behind the chart table and walked towards the door, “The Captain is back!”
Duncan casually pinched Alice’s cheek and stepped into the room.
The goat head turned his head, and his gaze fell on Duncan with some doubt, “You seem to have gone to a …… peculiar place?”
Duncan did not respond to the other party’s question, but just faithfully came behind the chart table, after adjusting his sitting position, he then solemnly looked at the goat’s head on the table and slowly opened his mouth:
“Let me tell you something, don’t panic …… yet.”
(End of chapter)