Once again, the sun went out before the eyes of Duncan and others.

It happened suddenly. Accompanied by a strange low noise, the surface of the sun, which was about to set over the horizon, suddenly lost all its brilliance and turned into a terrifying black hole. The two rune rings surrounding the sun seemed to still be illuminated by the sunlight, and turned into two dazzling bright edges around the black hole. Limited light diffused from the edge of the extinguished sun, leaving a layer of chaotic and dim light between the sky and the sea, which made the sky even more terrifying and weird.

As the sun went out, the boundless sea in the distance fell into darkness. Only the "luminous geometric body" near Breeze Harbor was still emitting "sunshine" as usual, maintaining basic lighting in the limited sea area. The light that dissipated around the sea surface became the only reassuring thing under the strange "night".

Shirley was completely stunned. She stared into the distance for a long time without being able to utter a second word. However, Nina next to her had already reacted and patted her friend on the shoulder: "Don't panic, I definitely didn't ask you to say it was extinguished..."

"Nonsense! Of course I know!" Shirley almost jumped up, and immediately set her eyes on Duncan not far away, "Captain, what should we do?"

"Breeze Harbor is still there, and the Pilgrimage Ark is still there..." Duncan did not answer Shirley, but immediately looked in the direction of Breeze Harbor. Enshrouded in the light of the luminous geometric bodies, he carefully distinguished the scene on the sea in the distance - from here he could clearly see the coastline of Breeze Harbor and the outline of the Storm Cathedral docked near the city-state, while the other three Pilgrimage Arks could not be seen completely due to the viewing angle, but it was obvious that they also stayed in place.

"...This is 'The Sun Goes Out'..." Rune muttered to himself. After the initial shock, he finally realized, "This really happened..."

Banster stared at the terrifying black hole hovering above the sea level in the distance, his voice low and gloomy: "The breath of the spirit world began to stir, but the creation of the world did not appear in advance."

Duncan looked at the popes and said, "I remember you mentioned that the four pilgrim arks didn't notice the last time the 'sun went out'?"

"Yes," Rune nodded. "According to what you said, we stayed in the 'disappeared' 12 hours along with the whole world, and thus 'skipped' the event of the sun going out. If we hadn't received the reports from Breeze Harbor, Frost and Pland later, we wouldn't have known what happened at all."

Duncan nodded slowly, his eyes still fixed on the distant city: "But now you can see it, your pilgrimage ark is also here, everyone can see it."

"What's the principle behind this?" Rune thought subconsciously. He looked at the huge glowing geometric shape on the sea nearby and gradually became thoughtful. "Is it because the four pilgrimage arks are now also within the protection range of 'that thing'?"

"It may indeed be related to that strange glowing geometric object. Plande, Frost and Breeze Harbor, each city-state that has remained 'existent' during the sun's extinction has its own particularity, and Breeze Harbor's greatest feature is that it is always bathed in this strange 'sunlight'," Duncan nodded. "But now is not the time to discuss this. You'd better go and confirm the situation of the four arks. Also, Lucy, can you contact the city now?"

"The Brilliant Star has a radio, and it has now contacted Breeze Harbor," Lucrecia nodded immediately. "The city-state has sounded the emergency alarm, and the sheriff's forces and knowledge guards are beginning to maintain order. There should be no need to worry in the short term."

"There's no need to worry about order, but panic is unavoidable - and this panic will be different from the last time," Vanna muttered, "After all, not long after the sun went out last time, the 'Dream of the Nameless' broke out..."

Her words brought silence to the deck. Everyone had a subtle, serious or uneasy look on their face, and they looked at each other in the dim light.

The four popes acted quickly. They quickly contacted their respective pilgrimage arks and confirmed the situation on the arks. They remotely commanded the priests who remained on the arks to maintain order, monitor and collect intelligence. At the same time, they ordered each ark to send some priests to enter Breeze Harbor to help control the city's security and calm the nervousness of the residents.

At the same time, Duncan and his party came to the central deck area and found the bishops who were in some confusion.

These bishops who were arranged to leave early after the meeting had unforgettable memories of the past few minutes - they finally adapted to the bizarre environment on the Lost Homeland, adapted to the various weird "living creatures" and suspicious "rules" on the ship, and came to the deck after the meeting to eat some snacks, blow the sea breeze and relax their nerves. As a result, they had just relaxed for a while - snap, the sun went out.

No one told them a word.

Thanks to the emergency "training" they received before boarding the ship and the "common sense teachings" they heard after boarding the ship, at least half of the bishops subconsciously wondered whether this was also a "natural phenomenon" that could be observed on the Lost Homeland after seeing the sun go out. When Duncan brought a large group of people to the central deck area, several bishops were still discussing it - the main topic of discussion was that it got dark very early on the Lost Homeland.

Fortunately, after a flurry of communications and explanations among all parties, everyone realized the situation and quickly restored order from the initial chaos.

Under the dim sky and the faint "sunlight" coming from afar, the Lost Homeland and the Brilliant Star increased their speed again and headed towards the coastline of Breeze Harbor.

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On the semi-permanent floating island research station next to the glowing geometric body, Ted Riel and several scholars were standing in the observation room on the upper floor of the facility, watching a radio device with solemn expressions - the radio transmitted the latest situation in the city-state.

The extinction of the sun caused a short-term panic in the whole city, and then the sheriff's force and the guards quickly controlled the order. At present, all major urban areas in the city have been put into martial law, the main roads are blocked, all shelters are open, gas lamps are turned on in advance, and the college bells are floating over the city.

For the time being, no supernatural pollution has been found to have invaded the urban area, and no reports have been received from various places about people suffering from mental pollution or mental degeneration.

The good news is that this is not the first time that Breeze Harbor has faced "sun blackout" and people are no longer as unprepared as they were last time, causing a lot of unnecessary losses in the chaos.

The bad news is that after the last "sun went out", the terrible Dream of the Nameless Man incident occurred. The remaining shadow of terror from this incident still lingers in the city-state. Although the order in the city has quickly stabilized, panic and fear are secretly growing in people's hearts - everyone is worried about what will happen after the sun goes out this time.

Ted Lear knew that this widespread fear was the most difficult thing. It could not be controlled, nor could it be ignored. It would develop like an undercurrent until the crisis ended or evolved into another huge trouble.

But there is more than one problem.

Ted Lear frowned and looked at a machine at the end of the room.

A recorder was running with a creaking sound. Precision gears and connecting rods drove the steel needle to move rapidly left and right on the slide rail. A long paper tape was constantly being spit out from the recorder. The black lines on the tape were shaking, outlining information that humans could not understand.

The sending cycle is twelve seconds, repeated three times, followed by a thirty-second interval, and then appears again.

Connected to the recorder is a complex optical instrument located in front of the observation window at the end of the room.

"The light signal released by the luminous body is still continuing, and it was significantly strengthened at the moment the sun went out - it has now exceeded the highest value in historical records," a scholar said beside Ted Lill. "In addition, a backup device set up in the upper observation station just suddenly received a very weak signal. The content of the signal is consistent with what we received here - the backup device is pointing to the sun that has gone out."

"...This is obviously a complete system. The sun and the luminous geometric object that fell to the earth still have some connection between them," another scholar couldn't help but say, "even though they seem to have separated on the surface..."

"There is still no progress in deciphering the code. It would be great if some new information could emerge from these signals, at least it could be used for cross-comparison."

"Just now, a message came from the city's high tower, confirming that the sun is no longer moving. It is stationary near the sea level and has not continued to descend in the past half hour..."

"Is there anyone going to the tower to observe the sun again?!"

"No, the instrument automatically records the data, and the personnel read the data indirectly. Since the last incident, the academy has strictly prohibited anyone from observing the sun under such circumstances..."

Ted Riel listened to the discussions around him with a frown on his face. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly raised his head and said, "I have to return to the city-state."

"...Indeed, you need to go back and maintain order," a scholar said immediately, "Leave this to us. No matter what happens, the observatory will continue to operate, and we will not miss any data."

Ted Riel glanced at these prestigious and trustworthy scholars in their professional fields, nodded silently, and then opened his "Book of Miracles" which recorded many spells and knowledge.

He opened the book and tapped the page with his fingers.

An illusory door then emerged from the book, quickly took shape in the air in front of him, and opened silently.

He took a breath and walked towards the door.

Endless darkness and chaos enveloped his perception.

He did not reach Breeze Harbor.