Faced with the power of the words "Four Gods Witness", Sarah Mel finally reluctantly accepted Lucrecia's judgment.

No matter what the nature of the starlight mentioned by the sea witch is, no matter what the real existence of Duncan Abnomer is now, at least the leaders of the Pilgrimage Ark who can communicate directly with the Four Gods have made the decision to "cooperate" with the Lost Homeland, so this decision itself is a very strong "evidence".

Or to put it more extremely - if even the judgments and instructions given by the four gods are wrong, then it doesn't matter whether it is a disaster or not. "The four gods are all wrong" itself is the biggest disaster.

"We know very little about the warp. All the laws of the real world may be subverted in that area," Lucrecia turned her head and looked through the French windows of the office, as if she was looking at the sea in the distance. At the same time, she spoke slowly, "When the Lost Homeland 'returned' from the warp to our real world, a series of changes must have occurred. You know, it was only a little bit of impact at the beginning, and the Brilliant Star and the Sea Mist became what they are now. Then what about the Lost Homeland that has been immersed in the warp for a century? What about my father?

“There are many things that should have been anticipated.”

She withdrew her gaze from the window, turned her head and looked quietly into Sarah Meier's eyes.

"To be honest, I don't even care how much of his 'essence' is still the original Duncan Abnomer - even if there is only a tiny glimmer of light in the starlight that belongs to him, I am willing to welcome him for that tiny glimmer. As long as he still stands on the side of 'mortals' as a whole, that's enough."

Listening to the witch's calm narration, Sarah Meier's expression changed several times, and finally she sighed: "Yes, at least it is a friendly existence, which is much better than a real warp ghost."

Lucrecia said nothing more, but just nodded slightly.

"How is the situation of Talan Scholar?" Sarah Meier asked after a moment of silence. "It is said that he fell into a 'dream crisis', and you and your father solved it together?"

"Yes, that's what I was going to say next," Lucrecia immediately adjusted her expression and said seriously, "The so-called 'dream' that Master Taran El fell into is probably more complicated than you imagined. My father confirmed some information that is related to those pagans..."

Over the next ten minutes, she told the Archon everything she knew, including the purpose of the Annihilation Cultists and the situation of the Children of the Sun she saw in her dream.

After that, she mentioned in passing the information coming from the city-state of Pland - about the Fourth Long Night mentioned by the "End Preacher" and those mysterious "sermons".

Sarah Meier listened attentively with a serious expression and did not interrupt from beginning to end.

The office remained silent for more than ten seconds after Lucrecia finished speaking, and then the archon, who had rich life experience, slowly nodded.

"The Dream of the Nameless One... There is indeed no such term in the cultural system of the elves, but it really sounds like the 'Dream of Creation' of the Demon God Sasloka," Sarah Meier said thoughtfully, "But if there really is such a huge 'dream', why has no one discovered its existence for thousands of years? Those pagans said that the elves are the 'channel' to this dream, but as far as I know, a situation like Taran El has never happened before."

"We have discussed this before. The most likely explanation is that the appearance of the Nameless One's dream is also one of the signs and evidences of the approaching 'Fourth Long Night'."

Sarah Meier immediately responded: "It means..."

"The Dream of the Nameless One may have only recently appeared, or 'manifested'," Lucrecia said solemnly, "It may have been dormant or 'suppressed', so no one has ever noticed its existence, but as the Fourth Long Night approaches, it gradually becomes active..."

Sarah Meier did not speak. His brows were furrowed. Then he slowly raised his head and looked at the bright sunshine outside the window. The "sun" locked by the double rune ring was passing the highest point in the sky and it would soon be afternoon.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally broke the silence with a whisper, repeating the "sermons" of those end-of-life preachers as if talking to himself:

"…Dusk was approaching, the sun began to become 'gentle', and then those who had been exiled and erased began to return to this world…"

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At the gate, Nina carefully checked what she was wearing and what she was going to bring.

The temperature in this southern city-state is much higher than that in Plande. Even though it is the relatively cool late autumn, one must wear light clothes when going out. She put on her favorite skirt and paired it with her newly bought light sandals, and her mood became cheerful.

I brought keys, change and a map in my bag when I went out. As Ms. Lucrecia reminded me, I also brought mosquito repellent tablets and medicine. So I should be fully prepared.

Finally, there are friends who need to be brought along when going out.

Nina turned her head and looked in Shirley's direction.

Shirley was still wearing her favorite dress. She was squatting on the ground fastening the straps of her sandals. When she noticed the gazes coming from the side, she raised her head and asked, "What's wrong, Nina?"

Nina laughed: "Have you decided where to go?"

Although they were greatly shocked when tasting the "local specialties" before, and the two girls even had the urge to go back to the boat for a while, in the end Nina and Shirley did not turn this impulse into practice.

This is a rare trip to shore during the long sea voyage, and after all, it cannot be wasted.

"I don't know where to go," Shirley stood up and brushed off the dust on her skirt. "Didn't the elf uncle recommend a market two blocks away? Let's just go there - I don't want to go to any so-called 'food street' anyway."

Nina nodded, then glanced at the small bag on the man's waist: "Did you bring mosquito repellent? There are more mosquitoes in this city than in Plande."

"Yeah," Shirley patted the small bag on her waist, "Agou reminded me."

Nina smiled brightly: "Okay, let's go~"

The two girls walked down the steps in front of the gate, but at this moment, there was a sound of the door lock opening and the door hinges turning behind them.

Shirley was startled and turned around to see a tall and majestic figure standing at the door. She immediately became nervous.

"I...we want to go out for a walk..." Before Duncan could say anything, Shirley hurriedly took the initiative to say, "I've already told Mr. Morris..."

"We won't go far," Nina said with a bright smile, "Let's go to the nearby market."

"I know." Duncan just nodded lightly, then walked up to the two girls and his eyes fell on Shirley.

The latter reflexively shrank his neck, and after holding his breath for several seconds, he spoke cautiously: "I...or else I won't go..."

"Here." Duncan interrupted her and handed over a few bills.

Shirley stared blankly at the banknotes that were placed in front of her, unable to react for a moment.

"Aren't you going to the market?" Duncan's voice woke her up from her daze, "Here's today's pocket money - don't spend it all at once. Nina's has already been given."

Shirley was still in a daze until she heard Agou's reminder in her mind. Then she suddenly reacted and hesitantly took the bills, which were not actually large in denomination. Then she turned her head away and muttered as if to divert the embarrassment: "I thought you were going to take me back to do my homework..."

Duncan didn't care about the other party's reaction. He looked at the two girls in front of him and reminded them casually: "Don't come back too late, and try not to go to other districts. If you get lost, call me and I will send Ai to pick you up..."

"Hey, I know," Nina waved her hands repeatedly. Although her tone sounded impatient, the smile on her face was as bright as ever. Then she came over and took Shirley's arm, dragging her towards the intersection. "Then let's go! We'll be back before dusk!"

Shirley was dragged over in a daze. In the middle, she turned around to look at Duncan and opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she said nothing. She just suddenly smiled and waved over here while being dragged away by Nina.

Duncan watched the two girls disappear at the opposite intersection. After a while, he retracted his gaze and fixed it on the open space not far away: "Are you back from the city hall?"

As he finished speaking, Lucrecia suddenly appeared in the empty space. Just like a mirage becoming real, she walked out of the phantom with a little surprise on her face: "So you have already discovered me?"

Duncan nodded: "I saw it from the beginning."

Lucrecia turned around and looked in the direction where Nina and Shirley had left.

At this moment, the expression on her face suddenly changed in a complicated way, and there seemed to be many thoughts rising and falling in the depths of her eyes - perhaps mixed with past memories, or perhaps mixed with inexplicable emotions, but in the end, she restrained all the changes in her eyes, and when she turned to look at Duncan, there was only a faint smile on her face.

For some reason, Duncan suddenly felt that the "witch's" mood seemed to have improved suddenly - very, very good.

"Taran Eyre has left?" Lucrecia asked suddenly.

"He left half an hour ago. He said he was worried about his laboratory." Duncan nodded and then asked, "What did he talk about with the governor in the city hall?"

"The church has issued a notice to every city-state. The warning you issued to the world is now beginning to take effect..."