Deep Sea Embers

Alice doesn't know much about things in this world.

But at least, she had heard those whispered conversations mixed with fear and nervousness in the wooden box countless times. The most basic cognition of ordinary things.

If something is obviously unreasonable, but it actually exists, then firstly follow the existing safety rules, and then consider research and analysis under the premise of maintaining a safe distance. This is the way to survive.

Alice has no real sense of the fact that she is an "abnormal 099", and she doesn't know what she can do or do to make humans so fearful and vigilant about herself. She doesn't know that as a psychic What should the "abnormal" thinking of Chi be "normal" - at this moment, she is just thinking like a human being.

Since Goat's Head said that there are only six crew rules, then there are six, and since Goat's Head mentioned the seventh rule, remember this seventh rule.

But she still had some doubts and couldn't help but want to ask: "I tried to push the door of the captain's room just now, and it really opened outwards - such a natural thing, why should it be emphasized in the rules?"

The wooden goat head quietly stared into Alice's eyes, and after two full seconds, he spoke with unprecedented simplicity: "Sometimes, it can open inward."

"That……"

"If you see the door opening inwards, never go in. In the whole of Homeless, only the captain is qualified to do so."

This is the first time that Goat Head has spoken in such a serious and even deterrent tone since just now. Even when he introduced the crew rules just now, he had never been so serious.

Alice was taken aback by the very solemn tone of the other party.

But then, the goat-head's tone became light again, and he spoke happily as if the serious topic just now never happened: "Okay, the necessary introduction process for new crew members has ended, now let's talk Something else... ah yes, ma'am, what are you doing in the captain's room? If the facilities on the ship are useless, then you don't have to bother the great Captain Duncan. If you want to chat with someone, you can By the way, I am very good at finding topics and know countless great stories about this ship...Aren't you interested in great stories? Then I can introduce you to the most famous dishes in the boundless sea. I still know a little about cooking. …”

The goat head entered the state as soon as he opened his mouth. Alice tried to interrupt several times without finding a chance, and when she realized that something was wrong, it was too late.

Abnormal 099, the doll Miss Alice, faced the second biggest terror on the Lost Country today, except for Captain Duncan.

At the same time, in the dormitory separated by a wall from them, Duncan was quietly listening to the movement from the chart room.

He had just woken up, and his soul had returned to the Lost from a distant body. He had not heard the first conversation between Goathead and Alice, but he had heard the "crew rules" and the "Captain's Room". Doors open" conversation.

Important information, unexpected gains.

Before Duncan had time to digest the information he had collected from the cultists, he accidentally heard the conversation between Goathead and Alice, whether it was those weird and weird "crew rules", or the last The information revealed in the words of the goat head was extremely important to him.

Sure enough, when he pushed the door of the captain's room inward and returned to the "opposite", Goat Head knew it. For him, this move was to return to his bachelor's apartment, but for the Lost Homes here, this was Seems to mean "the captain is temporarily gone".

Goathead had no doubts about it, and saw it as an act of Captain Duncan himself.

So... the original "real Captain Duncan" of this ship once also pushed open the door of the captain's room and went to some mysterious "world"? And it happened more than once, so that it became not only a matter of course in the eyes of Goathead, but even part of the code of conduct for the crew of the Homeless?

This news is good news for Duncan, it means that he doesn't have to worry too much when he returns to the "other side" later, even if other new crew members are added to the ship, he can just disappear to everyone in this way. in sight, and without fear of someone following suit and discovering their "secret".

But on the other hand, Duncan also had an inevitable thought in his mind-this was related to the "6+1" crew rules that Goat Head deliberately mentioned.

What exactly do these crew codes mean? What are these bizarre, dangerous, and even contradictory-sounding codes based on? Some of its entries sound like they are intended to emphasize the authority of the captain, but the reality is obviously more than that. Those strict behavioral restrictions are more like to allow the people on the ship to survive in a dangerous environment, in order to Allows the crew to avoid unseen dangers through certain established rules.

Duncan frowned slightly, he was thinking about his real position in these rules-judging from the content of the rules, his "captain" seemed to be the only individual who had the greatest freedom and initiative, and he didn't need to worry about the "invisible" on board. risk", and even he himself is the arbiter of many risk areas, but ... all this on the premise that he must be "the real Captain Duncan".

This is the most worrying part.

But he suddenly remembered his explorations on the Lost Country during this period of time, and the fact that he was walking around in the cabin at will.

Goathead never reminded himself of the crew rules, he saw himself as the real Captain Duncan, and he had not encountered any "weird danger" when he was on the ship, and there was no chance of a second "Captain" jumped out to specify what activity restrictions to himself.

From this point of view, the dangers that Goathead mentions in the "Crew Code" seem to be of no concern to him.

Duncan breathed softly, and he continued to listen to the movement from the chart room.

After half a minute, he hated himself for not being able to close his ears.

The trash-talking puppet communicated with Noisy Goathead, the latter obviously having an overwhelming advantage, and the crackling nonsense was surging in the chart room like the wind and waves of the boundless sea, even if it was hidden in the bedroom to observe secretly Duncan couldn't take it anymore.

He felt that he had to go out and save the poor puppet lady. Alice, who lacked social experience, was obviously no match for Goat Head, but after a little hesitation, Duncan stopped.

He has just finished a wonderful "soul journey", and there is still a lot of information to be sorted out, and more experience to be summarized. He has to figure out what happened to him just now, and figure out whether the process is controllable - as far as it seems , this ability to project his mind into the distance will be the best means for him to collect land intelligence in the future.

Under normal circumstances, he would also worry about whether he would bury his head in the room studying his new abilities for too long and attract unnecessary attention from the goat head, but now there is Alice who can attract the attention of that noisy guy outside... Really It could not be better.

Silently said sorry to Miss Doll in his heart, Duncan looked down at his right hand, and the next second, his expression froze.

The brass compass, slightly larger than a pocket watch, disappeared at some point.

And he clearly remembered that until recently, the compass was still tightly held in his hand!

Duncan's eyes suddenly became stern, because he found that he had not noticed the changes in his hands at all, and this kind of laxity and negligence appeared for the first time after he came to this strange and strange ghost ship.

The next second, he shook his right hand, and a green flame quietly appeared between his fingers. Then he stood up from behind the desk, preparing to use the connection between the flame of the spirit body and the supernatural to check. Whether there are any abnormal traces in the entire dormitory.

But just as he got up, Duncan's movements suddenly stopped. A subtle connection emerged from the bottom of his heart. He subconsciously looked in the direction where the connection came from. feathers fell from the air.

Duncan looked at the place where the feathers fell in surprise, and saw a mass of phantoms rapidly emerging and condensing in front of his eyes, but within two or three seconds, the phantom condensed into a snow-white...

Pigeon.

The missing compass was hanging on the pigeon's chest, and a familiar obsidian knife was lying quietly beside the pigeon's feet.