The huge illusion disappeared silently, leaving only gradually fading streaks of light in the depths of the chaotic and dark clouds. Next to the rudder, the puppet suddenly blinked, as if her soul had returned to her body, and her expression became lively again.

She looked up, as if still looking at a figure that was rapidly disappearing in the void, and raised her hands and waved them vigorously twice in that direction happily: "Goodbye! Goodbye!"

"Who are you talking to?"

Duncan's voice came from the side. Alice turned her head and saw the captain and Miss Vanna standing beside her. The expressions on both of their faces were a little strange. Vanna even looked up at the sky from time to time, as if there was some incredible scene floating there.

"Navigator Two!" Alice said happily, without hiding what had just happened. "I just felt myself 'connected' to the Lost Homeland, and then I bumped into the goat's head. Agatha shattered to the ground, but she picked herself up. Then I saw Navigator Two, and it said it came to say hello to me. I also saw a big ship flying among the stars. I also had a dream. It was amazing in the dream! I flew so fast! And more..."

The doll lady was obviously very excited. As soon as she opened her mouth, she threw a lot of things at Duncan and Vanna. The words were so dense that nothing could get through. Duncan had a lot of questions in his mind, but before he could find a chance to open his mouth, he was stunned by the doll's attack...

What's even more amazing is that this puppet spoke a lot, but each sentence was completely unrelated to each other, and the context was completely illogical. Duncan and Vanna combined their comprehension ability and still couldn't figure out what Alice meant - of course, this was also related to Vanna being a sports student...

"Stop, stop, stop. Calm down and think about it from the beginning," Duncan finally had to interrupt the excited puppet's chatter. He took over the Lost Homeland immediately to prevent Alice from continuing to be connected to the ship and causing any accidents. Then he looked her up and down and said, "Do you feel anything wrong with you now?"

"On my body?" Alice finally stopped. After hearing what the captain said, she looked down at herself in confusion and shook her head honestly. "No, I feel fine... But I couldn't feel my body for a while just now. I was shocked at that time..."

"Can't feel your body?" Duncan frowned slightly, and at the same time thought of the huge phantom that appeared behind the high-altitude clouds after Alice took the helm, the countless "threads" connected to her body, and the vague "consciousness" that suddenly appeared inside the Lost Homeland in his perception. He nodded thoughtfully, "For a period of time just now, your consciousness may have indeed left your body... Now tell me what you saw specifically."

At this point he paused, then added: "Tell me slowly, one thing at a time, don't get excited."

"Oh." The puppet nodded obediently upon hearing this, then calmed down. While trying to organize his thoughts and vocabulary, he told the captain exactly what he had just experienced.

Including knocking Lady Agatha to pieces - she's still embarrassed about it.

"You don't have to worry too much about Agatha. She often cracks. Sometimes, even Shirley can crack right where she is when she's not doing her homework." Duncan listened to the puppet's story and waved his hand casually. "But the appearance of Navigator 2... This is an unexpected situation. I didn't expect it to leave such a communication path in your navigation key."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but look Alice up and down several times, as if to confirm whether the doll had any changes or damage.

"Captain, are you worried?" Alice was very responsive. She immediately waved her hand. "Don't worry, I'm in good condition. Besides, Navigator No. 2 has no ill intentions. Although I don't remember anything about it, I can feel that it is very friendly."

"I'm not worried about its malicious intent. I'm just worried that its existence will have an impact on you. After all, strictly speaking, you were all once part of the New Hope, and now there's a huge gap between your 'status' and your 'essence'. No one knows if this change has hidden dangers," Duncan said, waving his hand. "But it seems that there's really no need to worry about this now. Since even Navigator Two said that you're fine the way you are now, I'm relieved."

Alice scratched her head and said "oh" hesitantly, then looked at Duncan with a little expectation and hesitation: "Captain, I think I have mastered the tricks of steering and navigation. When are we going to set off next? I have promised Pilot No. 2 that I will be the first to find it."

"One day later," Duncan nodded gently, "Goat Head and I are adjusting the status of the Lost Homeland based on the 'feedback' just now. We will set off in one day. Before that, everyone should rest well and prepare for the next operation, and..."

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the entrance to the cabin on the middle deck, but did not continue.

Alice also looked up, and at this moment she seemed to suddenly remember something: "By the way, Captain, where is the Sailor? He was at the helm before, and I thought he would definitely come to take a look..."

"Oh, don't worry." Duncan smiled oddly and raised his eyebrows. "He should be here soon."

Alice didn't understand what was going on, so she just nodded confusedly.

But the sailor did not come on deck, nor did he appear when others came to ask what the illusion that had just appeared in the sky was.

In the evening, when Alice prepared dinner for everyone and everyone was gathering in the restaurant, he still didn't show up.

When the captain gathered everyone and announced that the next sailing destination was the "node" where the god of wisdom Lahm was located, he still did not show up.

It was not until long after dinner, when Duncan and Vanna were walking on the deck with Alice beside them, that the puppet could not help asking again, "Captain, where are the sailors?"

Duncan stopped and leaned against a mast nearby. He looked up at the empty deck and suddenly turned to Vanna and said, "Do you remember what I asked you?"

Vanna was stunned for a moment, then quickly remembered. But just as she was about to speak, the sound of hesitant footsteps suddenly interrupted what she wanted to say.

Fanna turned her head in surprise and saw a hunched and hesitant figure appearing on the misty deck - the horrifying mummy took small steps towards her from the opposite side. Although its face was wrinkled so that its features were squeezed together, its embarrassed and confused expression was still particularly obvious.

"Captain..." The sailor came to Duncan, raised his hand and greeted him with a tangled look, then looked at the puppet standing next to Duncan with a strange expression, "Well, I have a question..."

"Alice is at the helm," Duncan said, "You should have noticed the movement on the deck."

The sailor's expression froze, and he hesitated before speaking: "Then..."

"Your helmsman authority has been temporarily transferred to Alice. She will be responsible for navigation from now on."

The sailor looked at Alice with a stiff expression, then at Duncan, and finally raised his finger and pointed at himself: "Then my mission..."

"Done." Duncan said casually.

The sailor finally couldn't hold it in any longer: "...Then why haven't I disappeared yet?"

Duncan crossed his arms and looked at the mummy expressionlessly: "Did I ever tell you that you would disappear?"

sailor:"……?"

The mummy was stunned for several seconds, and finally realized that something was wrong. His already wrinkled features suddenly became even more distorted: "Ah...ah? Wait...that's not right! I have completed my mission...I even feel that the things that bound me have disappeared, and the connection between me and the shroud has been cut off...How come I am...still here?!"

"Because you're on board, idiot," Duncan glanced at him calmly, "Do you think it's so easy for the Lost Homeland to resign? This ship has been in the warp for a hundred years! Even the warp can't take away the things on this ship, and you still want to leave?"

sailor:"……"

The poor mummy finally reacted and realized that he had been overlooking something very crucial.

Duncan did not stop, but continued to talk to himself: "To be honest, what you said today was quite sincere."

The sailor's expression finally became interesting, visibly - he began to become nervous and uneasy, and his eyes were evasive for a moment.

"I am very touched, and I will help you tell Lawrence about your 'confession'..."

Sailors began trying to scratch the deck of the Lost Township with their toes.

"…But you still have to pay back what you owe the White Oak's first mate, second mate, stoker, and others. You said it yourself, there's no benefit in gambling, and the same goes for betting. Don't say you have no private property. I've inquired about it. Lawrence pays you as a regular crew member."

The sailor finally couldn't hold it anymore, his toes almost scratched sparks on the deck: "Stop talking, stop talking, please, don't..."

Duncan shrugged and turned to look at Vanna.

"So now you understand what I said to you?"

Fanna's expression was a little dull: "...I thought you meant the time when people have to experience multiple deaths when they are forgotten..."

"I mean when you die socially - you can usually die several times, one every time you think of it," Duncan crossed his arms, looking indifferent, "So remember this lesson - don't say your last words too early, it will be very embarrassing if you don't die."

Fanna's expression remained dull: "..."

Duncan ignored Vanna's subtle expression and just glanced down at the sailor, who was squatting on the deck, picking at the cracks on the deck while muttering, "I knew... your expression wasn't right at the time, I didn't dare to think too much... I just knew..."

Duncan finally laughed.

He is in a good mood now.