Deep Sea Embers

Even a ghost was once a member of the real world. No matter how terrifying the Homeless Ship that fell into the subspace a century ago is now, it was still a ship built by craftsmen in the real world, just like Captain Duncan. The shadow that became the warp was once a human.

For ordinary sailors, everything related to the Lost Home must be covered with a "curse" and "weird" veil, as if the terrifying ghost captain was a creation spawned directly from the subspace. No one would think about whether a natural disaster wandering on the boundless sea has any personal emotions or interpersonal relationships. "Captain Duncan" in many people's minds is even like a symbolic natural phenomenon - it just exists, no need to trace it. This traceability.

Fear builds a high wall in the hearts of mortals, preventing them from subconsciously thinking about what details are on the other side of the high wall.

But as a judge who specializes in combating this fear, Vanna knows how to distinguish the true parts from a series of legends, exaggerations, and nonsense.

The terrible captain of the Lost Home... When he was still a human, before the incident on the Thirteen Islands of Wesselan, he also had his own close friends and family members. He also had loyal sailors and lieutenants under him. He also You need to go to the port to maintain supplies and deal with the city-state authorities.

There was no way he was born a mobile natural disaster.

Captain Duncan had two children, his eldest son Tyrion Abnomar, and his daughter Lucretia Abnomar - and they are still living today.

The power of a curse is said to have extended their lives, allowing the two captains to wander the world as immortal as their horrific father.

The two captains each command a powerful ship and have been wandering on the edge of the civilized world for a long time. Their relations with all city-states are very cold and even vaguely antagonistic, so that many people dare not even imagine that Captain Duncan actually has a wife. Regarding the activities of children in the world, only some people who are familiar with history and sensible enough understand their affairs.

On the other hand, despite their cold relations with various city-states, these two captains at least still stand on the side of mankind - the terrible curse of the Lost Home did not make them follow Captain Duncan's footsteps.

The Brilliant Star is a powerful pioneer exploration ship commanded by Ms. Lucretia Abnomar. This woman is passionate about exploring the limits of the world. It is said that she has reached the very edge of the known world and witnessed it there. A wonder that is unimaginable to the world.

No one knows what she is looking for at the edge of the world, but on rare occasions, she will send envoys to visit the Explorers Association of certain city-states and tell the world some of the knowledge she discovered on the route - this is the only The goodwill connection is proof that she's still on humanity's side.

It is said that the Explorers Association of Coldport City-State even awarded this mysterious lady a medal of honorary membership, but no one knows whether the latter accepted this... "honor".

Tirian Abnomar is a being that is "closer" to the human world than his sister, but more dangerous - more than half a century ago, he served the Frost City-State in the northern seas, and now he He is the most powerful pirate captain in the cold sea.

This moody captain controls nearly half of the main routes in the Lenglie Sea. With the Sea Fog as his flagship and more than ten warships fighting for it, he has actually become the most important person in the Lenglie Sea besides Lenggang and Hanshuang. A semi-official force, the islands it occupies have developed to the point where they can compete with city-states, surpassing the concept of a "pirate group".

As for how Captain Tirian transformed from a general under the Frost Queen to a pirate leader, people have different opinions——

Some people say that he was the mastermind of the Frost Rebellion half a century ago, the person who pushed the Frost Queen to the guillotine with his own hands. After that, he looted the city-state's wealth and established a powerful pirate group.

Another theory is completely opposite: a few scholars believe that Tyrion Abnomar fought for the queen until the last moment during the Frost Rebellion, and that he eventually turned into a pirate and frequently attacked ships between Frost and Cold Harbor because Frustrated and obsessed with revenge for the Queen.

Fanna didn't know how much of this chaos of speculation was true and how false. Considering the personalities of the two captains, they probably had no interest in explaining their affairs to the world, but one thing was certain: the Homeless Ship Reappearing into the world is definitely a major event for them that requires attention, and even requires vigilance and full preparation for war.

After all, the brother and sister had betrayed the Homeless with their own ships more than a century ago—and now their furious father had returned from the Warp.

Of course, as Dante Wayne said, this is just a backup card - it would be better if it can be used, but you can't bet your hopes on this card.

What you can really count on is your own strength.

…

When the bell tower of the neighborhood church rang, the special rhythm of the whistle also broke the silence of the night, and the city-state that had been silent all night gradually woke up.

The sunlight is gradually spreading along the distant buildings. The "creation of the world" in the sky gradually fades and disappears in the sunlight. The sounds of cars, horses and pedestrians are heard from the streets. This city surrounded by the boundless sea is experiencing another experience. After a nightfall, we welcomed the sunrise safely.

Nina got up early and prepared breakfast. The aroma of mushroom sauce and toast helped Duncan dispel the early morning sleepiness of this human body. Listening to the ringing of bicycle bells on the street outside, he suddenly said: "Do you want to A bicycle?”

"Bicycle?" Nina was stunned for a moment, then waved her hand, "That's so expensive...and I won't be able to use it."

"It will be more convenient to go to school," Duncan said. "You don't have to worry about money. I will find a way."

He thought about this problem seriously - although this antique store doesn't look like much, judging from the accumulation and rotation of goods in the warehouse and the cash stored in the store, it should actually have stable sales on weekdays and support at least two people. It is absolutely more than enough.

Nina's current poverty-stricken life is entirely due to the fact that her original uncle donated more than half of the family wealth to the cult, and more than half of the remaining money was squandered on liquor, casinos and medicines.

Now that this depraved life is over, after the large amount of wasted expenses has been blocked, he does not need to do anything else. As long as he maintains the store's business normally, Nina can live a better life than before.

Of course, he doesn't know how to open a store, and the few purchase channels he knows in his memory are a bit vague, but... he can slowly adapt to this.

The most important thing is to make Nina really feel at ease and get used to the change that her "uncle" has become reliable again.

Nina lowered her head and took small bites of the hard bread. After a while, she repeated: "That's so expensive..."

Duncan opened his mouth and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a knock on the door from the first floor.

"So early... someone is here before the door is opened?" Nina was stunned for a moment when she heard the knock on the door, and subconsciously muttered, then she got up and walked out, "I'll go down and check the situation!"

The girl ran downstairs quickly, and Duncan broke off a piece of bread and threw it to the pigeon pacing on the table: "You said... apart from opening a normal shop, is there any faster way to make money... How about you open one? Logistics company?”

The pigeon immediately jumped two steps to the side and flapped its wings angrily: "But it's not here to amuse me."

Then it started to chatter, "The Daiyu was so angry that she swung the snake spear eight feet long", and "Elder Tang used both fists to hit Qiu Qianren, spinning like a spinning top", and then "When he looked up, , a blood bar appeared on Tathagata's head, filling the entire screen, and the three brothers broke out in cold sweat"...

Duncan was completely stunned: "..."

He could understand that the pigeon couldn't speak when Nina was around, so it was suffocating a lot, but he couldn't understand at all what structure the bird's brain had become after holding it in for a long time - its vocabulary was all messed up!

But before he could speak to the pigeon, Nina's voice suddenly came from the first floor - her tone sounded a bit nervous: "Uncle Duncan! There are...two gentlemen of the Sheriff are here to see you... …”

Sheriff? Two sheriffs came to see me early in the morning?

Duncan was stunned and immediately ordered Pigeon to stay in the room, then got up and quickly went downstairs.

As soon as he arrived on the first floor, he saw Nina, who was looking back towards the stairs nervously, and the two police officers in dark blue uniforms standing in front of the antique store.