On April 18, 1879, the wind began, but the rain in the air did not stop, a lightning bolt passed through the air, and the thunder roared to the world with unvented anger, and the black and oppressive sky was torn by thunder, and the noise of the world was drowned out with the sound of the rain and the howling of the wind.People's vision is clouded by raindrops, and the distant sun is invisible, only the darkness and the incandescent whiteness of the occasional lightning strike form the dominant color of the world.Such heavy rain has lasted for three days.The wind kept trying to blow away the rain in the air, but the rain was like spider silk in the wind spilling on the ground, and the original potholes on the stone road could not be filled with more rainwater, and the rainwater mixed with the dust and dirt on the road and other debris formed into a black viscous mud that blocked every corner of the sewer, and the original inhabitants of the sewers, rats, and insects also fled one after another, leaving the place where the filth gathered.Herman Family: "Honey, can our good son be quiet for a while?"
My head was about to blow up. ”Herman whispered to Kirk.Kirk waved his hand helplessly, indicating that there was nothing he could do, and she said, "Ever since this rain started, Albert has been crying except when he sleeps and eats, and I have tried to play the piano, but apparently it has not helped.It seems that this kid naturally doesn't like rain. ”The shops on the street are closed, and there will be no customers except the disgusting cockroaches and annoying flies.In this stormy battle, it is the people living on the ground who are most affected.Provent and Philip worked hard to fasten the door of the warehouse with planks and nails, who would have thought that this rain would rain for three days in a row, overloading the sewers, and causing the streets to flood."
Damn, what are the people from the Water Authority doing to eat, they can't even fix a sewer, and they levy our lovely gold mark every month!"
Pvent grumbled.Pvent was in a very bad mood at the moment, and in addition to wheat, there were spices and salt, which were special products that had been purchased from all over the country at great expense.Wheat will become moldy due to rain, spices will spoil into useless waste, and perhaps pig food can be used for the last value, while salt will combine with rainwater and eventually the grain will be lost.This means that with the loss of countless lovely Golden Marks, for Pvent, the lost Golden Marks can allow him to eat many of Boss Mills' black pepper roast pork knuckles."
Oh no, rat hole!"
Provent let out a wail, finding that the planks had been used up, and the rat hole had to be sealed with sandbags for the time being, which meant that it was another place where water would enter, Pvent gritted his teeth and took apart the chairs in the grocery store, and then sealed the last leaky part of the warehouse with the wooden seating of the chairs.Father and son were sweating profusely, slumped on the ground, looking at each other and smiling.Although the relationship between the two is not very good, at this time, it seems to be back to the old good, back to the close father-son relationship.Pvent tried to break the silence and said to his son Philip, "Son, I know that you have not spoken much since your mother died, and you must be very sad, and I know it, because I love her as much as you do, my Ariana.But I want you to know that you have something to say to me, that you can rely on me, and I want you to open your heart and let me be your dependence. ”Philip shook his head, looked at his father, who had grown old under the erosion of time, sighed lightly, and said, "Father, I don't hate you, or blame you.I can understand that you like to have a drink once in a while, this is a common hobby for men, not to mention that alcohol is the best narcotic for you.It would be nice if you could come back a little more sober and not have to change your clothes and go to bed for you. ”Provent looked at Philip and had a feeling that his son had grown up, matured, and could take care of people, and he felt a sense of comfort in his heart.And it is surprising that Philip uncharacteristically said so many heartfelt words in a series today."
My dear son, I will drink less in the future, I swear to Golden Mark!"
Pvent swore by it."
I hope so, my father.Father, what do you think of Mother...She...What kind of person are you in your heart?
”Philip shrugged helplessly, a little helplessly, asked again and again, and hurriedly explained as if he was in a hurry to hide some secret."
You know, when I was seven years old, she was gone from us, and I don't remember much about her other than that she had beautiful red hair."
Indulging in the memories of the past, Pvent slowly recounted, "She, in my memory, is the most beautiful flower in the world, the most vivid rose, and in my heart, she will never forget every minute and second of her time with me."
She has a strong personality, a bold style, and likes to challenge the impossible, maybe that's why she chose to work as a journalist in the city of Ulm?
She often likes to rush to the front of the security team's blockade and use her words to record the scene of various accidents a few meters away, and she also likes to embarrass the mayor with sharp questions, and she once had a thick notepad on which her findings were messily recorded.Of course, the notebook is still there, and I haven't discarded anything that belongs to her, but I can't read her scribbled words and symbols.Like spies, the reporters had a set of ciphers or ciphertexts for quick records, let alone an outsider like me who couldn't read a few words. ”Philip pondered over the clues that his father had inadvertently revealed, and he had always thought that there was something strange about his mother's death, but that the bold Pvent was too sad to miss those clues.Philip's instincts tell him that there is a conspiracy hidden here, but he alone may not be able to solve the mystery behind the incident.When Philip was a child, he had seen strange and distorted marks on his mother's notebook, although it was incomplete, but Philip, who had special spiritual power, noticed the existence of the nebula, and the figure was incomparably vast, and the majesty was no longer enough to describe its greatness.Originally, this memory had dimmed, but a few days ago at Albert's full moon feast, Philip saw the mark again, this time in its entirety, not the fragmented part of his mother's notebook.Philip was frightened, shocked, and he thought for the first time of his mother's death, perhaps with this mark, perhaps with Alphes, but at the same time there were countless muffled voices in his ears, which were filthy words, the whispers of blasphemers; It is not a human language, but it can understand its meaning.Karlsa, Karlsa, the sleeping place of the wind spirits of the twins, when the stars shine on the night, but your song is not heard.Bear the crown of sin, clothed in the ragged garb of the king, and feast on my soul, the king of the lost Karkssa.Grant me the pleasure of transcending death, Feaster of Kalksa.These filthy words almost broke through Philip's soul defenses, sending him into madness on the spot, but Philip let go of his fingers with the glass in his hand at the time.The sound of glass shattering interrupts the mental pollution, and Philip inadvertently saves himself and the Udkaw on the verge of collapse.A long time ago, Philip had made up his mind not to pursue his mother's death, but when this evil mark reappeared, Philip decided to break his vows, because the truth was likely to be in front of him.Behind this symbol of the ominous mark may be the culprit who killed his mother, so Philip has been looking for an opportunity to find clues from his father beside him.He was very clever and did not directly ask his father about his mother's death, but chose to gradually use the information that his father inadvertently revealed to complete the logical puzzle he had calculated.Because Philip knew that his father's character, that kind of thick nerves and big mouth that couldn't stand the secret, might mention these things in public after being drunk and thus be targeted by the mysterious organization of the imprint, so Philip knew that this time, although he wanted to rely on his father, he could only use his own wisdom to deduce.Philip quickly deduced the available clues, and the mark was obviously the most important, but the father should not know.Hey, in addition to that notebook, there's another key point that has been overlooked!
Alfes Wathap!
Pretending to be naïve, Philip asked Pvent, "So, who is the one at the banquet who contradicts you?"
”Pvent was stunned for a moment, and replied, "That's your cousin, your mother's cousin, I don't like this man, his name is Alfeswasap, he seems to be a gentleman-like businessman, but he gives me the impression that he is like a poisonous snake lurking in the night, ready to pounce and bite you."
I don't like this kind of person, so I don't have much contact with him, but I did contact with your mother when she was still there, and I was busy dealing with the merchants of the South Seas during that time, and I don't know exactly what they were talking about.Hey, let me tell you something, before he became a big businessman, he had a beautiful wife who disappeared later, and some people speculate that he sold his wife to a wealthy businessman to get the money to start the business.I tell you, when you see him in the future, you have to stay away, the farther away the better. ”After Pvent said this, he stared at Philip very seriously.It's a father's concern, and it's a father-son interaction, Pvent thought.Philip nodded, indicating that he had understood, but sighed inwardly, in order to find out the truth, he had to contact this cousin.The rain outside the house is getting lighter, and you can hear the sound of the rain gradually sliding, and it may not be long before the weather clears.Pvent was in a good mood at this time, he felt that his relationship with his son had a breakthrough, maybe when the rain stopped, it would be a good choice to go to the Black Pepper Bar for a drink to celebrate.With the torrential rain, the customers in the Black Pepper Bar are not as lively as before, except for a few rotten drunks sitting in the corner.Boss Mills couldn't bear to throw these guys out when he saw the pouring rain outside, and he didn't have much business anyway, so he let them stay in the corner.Boss Mills and the bartender carefully clean every corner of the bar to ensure that the bar remains spotless, which is the almost morbid cleanliness of Boss Mills.Squeak.This was the sound of the door of the Black Pepper Bar being pushed open, and the Mills boss looked up suddenly, and the comer braved the pouring rain to come to the Black Pepper Bar, perhaps for a special purpose, and the Mills boss entered a taut state, and he sensed the danger.The visitor was wearing a black cloak, and large raindrops could be seen sliding down the sides of the cloak, the result of a non-stop rush from the heavy rain."
AhhI'm freezing to death... ”A familiar voice came from under the hood, and the man reached out and flipped the hood back, revealing his true appearance, which was actually a very embarrassed Dr.
Yudekaw."
Hey, Boss Mills, I didn't expect it, I'm here."
Yudkaw greeted Boss Mills and asked the bartender, "Is it okay to have a hot cup of coffee, I'm about to freeze to death, I'm sorry for you." ”The bartender nodded and went to make coffee.Mills looked at Dr.
Yudekow and asked, "What are you doing here when you don't stay at home in such a big storm?"
”Apparently Mills, who said this, had not let down his vigilance, it was a sense of crisis that had been cultivated by years of experience in sea navigation, and whenever there was danger, prudence was always correct, although it was the old patron Youdekaw in front of him, but the instinct of the sense of crisis still prevailed."
Hey, my wicked mother-in-law has drunk too much again, and she has been losing her temper at home, and she almost hit me on the head with a beer bottle, and if I don't escape, I guess I will be carried out by the mortuary of the security team."
Yudekao laughed bitterly and laughed at himself.Mills nodded, and handed Yudekaw a dry towel and a hot towel, apparently believing what Yudekaw had said, and letting go of some of his vigilance in such a friendly gesture."
Go to the bathroom and dry yourself with a dry towel, and then warm up with a hot towel, I don't want to see your bony body in the hall."
Mills quipped.Yudekaw took the towel, said thank you, and walked to the bathroom alone to wipe it.As Yudekaw walked away, Mills put aside his cleaning work for a moment, and pondered the source of the sense of crisis he had just had.He wasn't sure if the feeling of being stared at by a poisonous snake came from Yudekaw, and from what he knew, Yudkaw was a cowardly man, and this aura was obviously in great contradiction with himself.This ominous aura reminded Mills of his own adventures as a sailor at sea.Their ship almost ran aground and died, but Lady Luck did not give up their lives, but allowed their crew to swim to a nearby desert island.The desert island is uninhabited, but there are huge stone monuments everywhere, and in the middle of the island there is an altar, and countless entangled and coiled bones, from which you can see that there are men, women, old and young, and even animal bones mixed together.The skeletons twist into a towering tower of bones, some with ribs attached to the skull, and some with mandible bones attached to the fibula.
(Note 1) The composition of these skeletons is simply beyond the scope of human imagination, just as these skeletons should be so twisted and hideous.At that time, the captain of Mills shared a terrible guess with the group, and they were instantly overcome by fear, and some of them even lost their minds and shouted loudly on the spot.