Deep Sea Embers

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Alice is a doll, but she still has eyes that are smart enough to express emotions and changes in expressions that are difficult to explain with common sense, so Duncan can clearly detect the deep sea...or someone in the deep sea from her expression. The fear and resistance of these "things", and then thinking about the spiritual world and the so-called border visions he had seen at sea before, he could easily realize that the vast ocean he was in definitely hid great terror.

However, the Lost Home is sailing on this boundless ocean, and the mechanical ship that it bumped into in the spirit world is also sailing on this vast ocean.

This can't help but make him curious about some more distant things. What is the land of this world like? In other words, is there any normal land in this world?

However, the doll in front of her could not answer her question. Alice was in a dazed state most of the time in her memory. According to Duncan's judgment, that should be the effect of some kind of seal...or "suppression".

He still remembered the situation in the cabin that he observed through the vast perception of the Lost Home when he passed by the mechanical ship, the mysterious runes, the religiously symbolic arrangements, and the words engraved on the outside of Alice's "coffin" Symbols all mean one thing:

This "cursed doll" must be deeply feared in "civilized society".

Duncan glanced thoughtfully at the doll lady in front of him, and the latter looked back with a calm and indifferent look.

"Confirm again, you don't remember where you came from or what your past experiences were, right?"

"I don't remember," Alice replied seriously. "I have been lying in this big box since I can remember. Although I don't know why, it seems that there are always a group of nervous people around me. They are afraid of me. Coming out of it, I used various methods to seal the box. To be honest, looking back now, I suddenly feel that the ring of nails you nailed on the lid of my box was quite friendly... although you added eight more later. Cannonballs, but at least you didn’t put any more lead in them, right?”

Duncan didn't pay attention to Alice's trash talk this time, but continued to ask: "Then where did your name come from? Who gave you this name? If you really never left the box, nor did you ever interact with When others come into contact, why do you have a name? Is it something you gave yourself? "

Alice was suddenly stunned.

She seemed to be really confused and remained in a dazed state for more than ten seconds. Almost when Duncan was worried about whether this doll also had a "crash" setting, the doll lady resumed her activities. : "I... don't remember. I knew my name was Alice from the beginning, but I didn't choose this name myself. I..."

She muttered to herself in confusion, holding her head subconsciously with both hands. This made Duncan's eyes jump, and he quickly shouted: "Okay, forget it if you don't remember, you don't need to rip off your head..."

Alice: "..."

After that, Duncan asked many questions to the doll lady in front of him, but unfortunately, most of them had no results.

As Miss Doll herself said, she spent most of her time in that "coffin" in a daze since she became conscious, maintaining a state of alternating between deep sleep and half-awake. Very little is known about the world, and the only knowledge comes from the conversations outside the coffin that he heard while half asleep and half awake, and these trivial knowledge can hardly piece together the outline of this world for Duncan.

But even so, Duncan was not without gains. In his conversation with Alice, he confirmed at least a few things:

There is a power structure called "city-state" in this world. This word appears repeatedly in Miss Doll's narration and almost constitutes the entirety of her journey. The original destination of her journey this time is a city called " "Pland" city-state.

It seemed to be a prosperous place, and sailors said in conversation that it had "an important position on many shipping routes."

Secondly, Alice also has the name "Anomaly 099", and this seems to be some kind of "official" name in the civilized world. As for her own name "Alice", so far, except for herself and Duncan It seems that no one else knows about it.

Finally, Alice has been being transferred from one city-state to another, and it seems that she is not the only "abnormality" being transferred in this way. During some journeys, she heard those who were responsible for "escorting" mention it in the conversation. Words like "other sealed rooms".

Based on this, Duncan boldly speculated that perhaps this continuous relocation of "anomalies" is itself a necessary means to seal anomalies and prevent them from "escaping".

What is obvious is that the team responsible for transporting Anomaly 099 was in bad luck this time because the "Homeless Man" appeared out of nowhere and the "doll" they were escorting had already escaped.

I just don’t know what’s so scary about this weird cursed doll, and what kind of damage it will cause if she escapes.

After all...she seemed pretty harmless when she was on the Lost Home.

Frankly speaking, Duncan was quite disappointed.

He thought he had finally found an information channel that could help him understand the world, but he didn't expect that the guy lying in the coffin was as confused as himself.

But when his eyes once again glanced at Alice, who was still sitting quietly on the wooden box, the disappointment faded a little.

At least, he now has another person to talk to on the Lost Home. Although she seems to be a doll, although it is very scary when her head falls off, although she must have more secrets, even though she occasionally talks trash. .

But she is more normal than that noisy goat-headed one.

And speaking of weird and dangerous things... In this boundless sea, this Homeless Ship, and the weird things on this ship, which one looks safe?

Even from the perspective of others, he, "Captain Duncan", seems to be the most dangerous person in the boundless sea.

Duncan exhaled, and unknowingly, his expression softened a little, and he asked in a chatty manner: "I want to know, what would you do if I threw you overboard again?"

Alice blinked: "Are you going to stuff cannonballs again this time?"

"No."

"Are you still hammering nails?"

"Uh... no."

"Is it filled with lead?"

"No...well, I mean, if I refuse you to stay on the ship..."

"Then I'll row back again," Alice said calmly, sitting dignifiedly, "I don't want to be swallowed by this sea. At least you have a place to stay on this boat."

Duncan was so shocked by the frankness of this doll that he didn't know for a moment whether he should call her honest or shameless. After careful consideration, he said: "You can be more tactful..."

"You already know the answer anyway, don't you?" Alice said with a smile, "But if I come back again, I might find a way to hide it somewhere in the cabin so that you don't find it, and I won't run carelessly on the deck again. I haven't woken up for a short time, and I didn't think carefully when I returned several times before, but now I have experience..."

Duncan interrupted her: "My senses are all over the entire ship, and I can even tell where each wave hits the hull."

Alice's next words were immediately suppressed: "Ah..."

Duncan continued to say calmly: "And I can also choose to destroy you directly and use a more thorough way to prevent you from continuing to entangle me and my Homeless Number."

Miss Doll didn't seem to have thought about this possibility. She opened her eyes subconsciously, and then there was a click near her neck...

The headless doll hurriedly caught his head and began to press it on his neck. Duncan could no longer create the atmosphere. He could only sigh in confusion and wait for Alice to put the head back on it. Then he continued: "However, I suddenly feel that it is not a bad thing to have one more crew member on this ship. If you can be honest on this ship, I can arrange a place for you."

"You should have told me earlier! My head was scared off!"

After all, Duncan couldn't help but tremble at the corner of his eye: "So what's going on with your neck?"

Alice looked innocent: "I don't know! I usually don't have that many opportunities to 'get out and exercise'. I don't know why my body has such a problem..."

Duncan looked at Alice silently for a few seconds and said seriously: "It seems that long-term bed rest is bad for the cervical spine."

Alice: "..."

Looking at the speechless Miss Doll, Duncan suddenly felt a little better.

"Well, in short, there is a new crew member on the Lost Home. Come with me, and I will arrange a place for you to rest."