Ever since Anomaly 004 conveyed the first "list" to the world, all anomalies and phenomena have had their own numbers. No matter how their positions change, how their characteristics change, or even if some anomalies and phenomena disappear, or some transform into each other, there will always be corresponding vacancies on this list.

This law has never changed for thousands of years.

Therefore, people believe that the essence of Anomaly 004 is a "focus" that transcends the order of time and space. All anomalies and visions, whether from the past or the future, have already left their mark in this focus of time and space, even if they have not yet been born... their positions have already been determined.

However, today, this rule was broken.

An unnumbered vision appeared before the eyes of the world.

What is even more disturbing is that the name of this vision is "Pland" - the pearl on the vast ocean, the most prosperous stop on the ocean trade network, and the largest gathering place for believers of the Deep Sea Church.

But for some reason, Vanna always felt that the calm and introverted Pope in front of her did not seem to show much worry. After seeing Plande become a vision, she was just slightly surprised - her concern about "Pland becoming a vision" seemed to be even less than her concern about "Pland not having a number".

Vanna looked at the Pope nervously. The Pope was thinking about something. After a few minutes of oppressive silence, she suddenly raised her head and asked, "How has Plande been doing since the 'disaster'?"

"Order in the city-state is being restored. All the people who died and the places that were damaged due to historical pollution have been restored, except for those who actually died eleven years ago," Bishop Valentine said immediately. "We checked every corner of the city-state, including every sewer, every factory, every machine, and even every pipe. We found no signs of extraordinary distortion. The city-state is in a... very, very 'normal' state. Oh, except..."

"Except for the French fries, right?" Helena said calmly, "I saw it in the report."

Fanna looked a little embarrassed: "It is indeed a bit strange to write this in the report..."

"It's not surprising. When an extraordinary event occurs, all clues should be taken seriously." Helena's expression was calm. Her eyes fell on Vanna. "What about you, Saint Vanna? Do you feel anything wrong?"

Vanna was subconsciously a little nervous. She guessed that the Pope would ask her this question sooner or later. After all, she wrote everything in the report, except for the part about her shaken faith: "I...actually I don't have any special feelings, no mental pollution, no distorted thinking. Bishop Valentine specially helped me do several examinations, and the conclusion was that it was just a simple 'connection'."

Helena clenched her fist slightly and put it against her chin, as if thinking seriously for a while, and then suddenly said to the saints gathered nearby: "Everyone disperse first - I have something to discuss with the two saints of Plande."

The dark shadows gathered in the square saluted the Pope without hesitation after hearing his words, and then disappeared one by one. In less than half a minute, only Helena, Vanna and Valentine were left in this huge gathering place.

"You are a little nervous, young saint - relax a little." After everything around them was quiet, Helena turned to Vanna and said with a smile, "You are on the right path. The goddess's approval and favor for you remain the same. You don't have to worry about coming into contact with some 'dangerous' forces - as defenders of order, dealing with all kinds of dangerous forces is our duty, isn't it?"

Vanna took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice as calm as possible: "...It is indeed as you said."

Helena nodded and turned her gaze to Bishop Valentine: "I saw a statement you mentioned in your report. Do you think that the famous 'Captain Duncan' has regained his sanity and humanity, and there is a possibility of communication?"

"Strictly speaking, it's not that there is a possibility of communication, but that we have already established communication - although the beginning of the matter was not planned." Valentine nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Although for some reason, the ghost captain paid special attention to Plande's situation and chose Vanna as the contact person, but so far, he has not shown any hostility towards the civilized world."

"Did the fire of the Lost Homeland burn the entire city-state?" Helena asked immediately.

Valentine nodded again: "Yes, the flames expelled the historical pollution created by the heretics and reset the city-state to its state before the pollution."

"...You could also say that the flames polluted the entire city-state and turned it into an unpolluted state," Helena stared into Valentine's eyes and said in a steady tone, "In this matter, the line between 'polluted' and 'unpolluted' has become very blurred."

Valentine subconsciously looked at Vanna next to him.

Then, they heard Helena's voice continue: "This may be the reason why Plande became a 'vision' - the parchment did not mention the specific characteristics of this new vision, but we can boldly describe it like this:

"The vision of Plande was completely burned by the flames of the warp. Duncan Abnomer's power shaped this vision into a normal appearance. Its distortion lies in the fact that it distorted its own distortion. The entire city-state operates as if it has never been polluted. The only fact left by the pollution is that the pollution does exist."

Helena stopped and stared quietly at the two saints in front of her.

"A coin with heads facing up, tumbles in the air, and falls back down still with heads facing up."

Vanna opened her mouth and seemed about to say something, but she saw the Pope in front of her gently waving his hand, interrupting her.

"But there's nothing wrong with this, Saint Vanna. Compared to the distorted appearance of most places in our world, what does a coin that still faces up after tumbling mean?" Helena said calmly, "At least in fact, Plande still exists. Whether this coin has tumbled once or countless times... is not something that mortals like us should worry about."

For some reason, Vanna always felt that there seemed to be some hidden meaning in the Pope's words, but she could not understand it yet. She just frowned and said, "Then how should we announce this news? How can we explain to people that they are living in a huge vision - and let them still maintain a normal life after knowing this fact?"

"A shocking fact caused by a sudden change should either never be announced, or it should be announced while the aftermath of the sudden change has not subsided and people are most receptive to it," Helena said in a deep voice, "Right now, the citizens of Plande should not have completely gotten over the aftermath of the disaster, and have not yet completely immersed themselves in the restoration of peaceful daily life... so let's announce it as usual.

"But we need to be careful in guiding people and make them aware of the great specialness of this 'vision' - not all visions are dangerous. We should always remember that our world has survived to this day only because of the illumination of Vision 001."

"Yes," Bishop Valentine lowered his head, "I will discuss this matter with the City Hall and see how to announce this news in the safest way."

Helena nodded, her eyes inadvertently swept over Vanna, and said, "There are some other things."

Vanna and Valentine responded immediately: "Please give your orders."

Helena hesitated for a moment and said, "…It's not that important. Let's talk about it in detail when we meet."

Fanna didn't react at first, but after two seconds she suddenly realized something: "Meet... Are you going to..."

"The Cathedral of Storms has been touring for many years, and it's about time for it to dock," Helena looked at Vanna with a smile, "Make some preparations, the Cathedral of Storms will arrive in Plande within a week - and by then I can confirm with my own eyes what the coin looks like after it has rolled over."

The two saints left.

In the huge gathering place, only Helena was left.

But just half a minute later, wisps of flickering light and shadows emerged from the nearby darkness, and then the tall, thin, old-looking leader of the Church of Death, Banster, and the kind-faced, slightly plump leader of the Academy of Truth, Rune, walked out of the darkness and came in front of Helena.

Banster first turned around and glanced at the direction where Vanna had left, then turned his gaze to look at the Deep Sea Pope in front of him: "Is it her? She doesn't look... anything special."

"But the Lord of Storms chose her," Helena said calmly, "This is the will of the goddess."

Rune, who was fat and kind-looking, thought for a moment and asked curiously, "But why did the Lord of Storms choose her?"

"...No one can guess Storm's intentions," Helena shook her head gently, and then changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's first discuss the information released by Vision 004 this time - an unnumbered vision, which is much more confusing than the vision itself."