Chapter 479
Maria frowned, looking at the data displayed on the still-lit screen, her brow furrowing slightly.
Theresa, standing nearby, looked on with curiosity.
"What's wrong?"
"... No, it's nothing."
Maria didn't say much, she just reached into her pocket.
There, too, was the ancient file that the priest had given her before.
Although the fonts were slightly different, Maria could notice that several words were the same.
This means that...
The people who built this ancient warship may have been the same group who wrote the records!
This made Maria squint slightly.
Kal'tsit, however, was looking at the very center of all the instruments, at the cold, upright machine.
After a long silence, she revealed a complex emotion on her face, which was extremely rare for her.
She turned her head and looked at Theresa.
Theresa noticed the big cat's nervousness, but she didn't do anything extra; she just smiled at it.
"Do what you want to do."
She spoke calmly.
After gritting her teeth for a long time, Kal'tsit silently nodded.
"Theresa ..."
"Um?"
"No matter what happens later, don't be nervous, okay?"
Kal'tsit spoke, her words complex and somewhat incomprehensible.
But Theresa maintained her smile and nodded.
"I believe in you, Kal'tsit, go ahead and do it."
"Um."
As if she had received affirmation, Kal'tsit took a deep breath and silently raised her head.
After a long silence, she gritted her teeth and went to touch the instrument.
In the blink of an eye, Kal'tsit skillfully opened the mechanism.
As the cold white mist gradually dissipated, the strange coffin was slowly opened.
Meanwhile, the woman opened her eyes in confusion and glanced around the scene.
Then...
Open your mouth...
"Where is the Doctor...?"
"Where is the Doctor...?"
Inside the life support pod, the woman slowly awoke, and her first words stunned Kal'tsit.
Wrong...
How... how could it be her?!
Where's the Doctor?!
Where did the Doctor go?!
Kal'tsit really wanted to scream; this sudden accident had driven her a little crazy.
The reason she dared to bring everyone to open the box was entirely because she knew that the Doctor was a gentle woman.
If given reasonable leverage and similar circumstances, she might indeed help herself and others.
But...
The woman in front of me?
Will she really... understand us?
But after a long silence, Kal'tsit gritted her teeth.
Whoever is in the life support pod, they are all people she must obey.
So she still reached out her hand.
The woman in the freezer didn't refuse; she simply reached out and let Kal'tsit hug her.
Having lain in the freezer for an unknown amount of time, the body appeared unusually weak, to the point that even moving around was a problem.
After trying to help him up a few times, Kal'tsit shook her head helplessly and turned to pick him up in her arms.
This way is more convenient.
At this moment, the woman finally noticed Maria and Theresa standing to the side.
When she saw Maria, her pupils contracted slightly, but when she saw Theresa... or more precisely, when she saw the Blackhorn on Theresa's head, she tilted her head with a hint of confusion.
"What... what's going on?"
The woman spoke up, asking the question once again.
Theresa, standing to the side, simply tilted her head, looking completely bewildered.
The language Kal'tsit and the woman were speaking was completely unfamiliar to her, and the strange sounds filled her with confusion.
Maria, however, narrowed her eyes.
Perhaps because of the unique advantages of Great Ones, Maria could understand the meaning of the words, even though she couldn't understand their pronunciation.
Only...
It was Little Regret's ability that allowed her to communicate normally with others and understand text, but after the Doll devoured Little Regret, the Doll has not yet added this module to her.
This left her unsure how to articulate the same meaning.
"These things... may take a long time to explain to you."
Kal'tsit spoke, her tone hesitant.
The woman also keenly sensed that something was amiss.
But there was nothing she could do at that moment, so after thinking for a few moments, she said nothing and quietly let Kal'tsit carry her away.
"There was a slight mishap, but... Theresa, please give me one day."
Kal'tsit raised her head again, her voice trembling slightly.
Although Theresa didn't understand why Kal'tsit was acting this way, she nodded and chose to leave.
Midway through, Maria also exchanged a glance with the woman who was being hugged.
Neither of them said much.
But...
"..."
Maria could clearly sense the unusual aura emanating from the other person.
In the future, in the very era she truly lived in, only one person shared the same aura.
"Doctor..."
Only the Doctor from Rhodes Island exudes this human aura.
In other words...
"Is she human too?"
Maria for a moment, then said nothing more.
Although Theresa was completely baffled, she didn't say anything out of trust for her companion.
After a brief farewell to Theresa, Maria temporarily left the group and returned to town.
Although she wanted to know what would happen next, it was clear that, given the woman's appearance, Maria wouldn't be able to have a normal conversation with her in the short term.
Since that's the case, there's no point in Maria staying here any longer.
So he decided to go out and explore the Kazdel City on his own, to see what it's like now.
A century of governance has resulted in the Kazdel City not being divided into ring-shaped areas, but rather into distinct zones... and each zone is connected by a street of moderate length.
Overall, things were harmonious.
Maria wandered aimlessly among them.
To be honest, while the Sarkaz do have many problems, it must be acknowledged that this nation also has its own culture and aesthetics.
Walking down the street, Maria could see the stone carvings that were everywhere around her.
Most of these are small items made by Gargoyle, embodying many of their ideals.
The familiar stone pillars and architectural layouts always reminded Maria of things she had seen before.
Back in Yharnam's time, a style of medical decoration called Gothic was very popular... Although Maria felt that this style was a bit too flamboyant and oppressive... Cainhurst, born from darkness, practically grew up seeing this kind of thing every day.
Therefore, Maria did not have much affection for Yharnam when she first arrived Yharnam.
But now, after the passage of time, seeing this style of decoration again, Maria inexplicably felt a sense of peace...
The feeling was so subtle that Maria didn't know how to describe it.
She simply walked silently through the streets, watching each Sarkaz pass by.
Nowadays, even children dare to play and frolic in the streets.
The two flags fluttering beside them represent not only the gratitude of the Kazdel people, but also Kazdel hope.
Here, they truly experienced what 'tomorrow' means.
As Maria walked, she suddenly stopped.
Right next to her, inside the huge glass window, a girl wrapped in bandages was smiling and looking this way.
She waved optimistically to Maria, her face gentle.
Maria blinked as well.
The shop signs on the side are very eye-catching.
[Yelai and Halai's Dessert Shop]
"We meet again~"
Upon entering the store, the decor here is somewhat different from that of other places.
The Sarkaz seem to prefer filling their surroundings with stone objects, and only occasionally using wooden or glass decorations for embellishment.
However, this dessert shop uses a lot of wood in its decor.
Despite the availability of brighter lights, it still insists on using old candles to illuminate every corner of the room.
Although it might seem a bit gloomy to some, it actually adds a lot of atmosphere to the shop.
At that moment, Yelai sat in a chair, smiling and greeting Maria.
Maria didn't pretend to ignore it, but sat quietly opposite the girl.
At this point, almost a month had passed since the girl's convoy was attacked.
Over the past month, the girl's health has improved considerably.
Although it's still bandaged, the only wound on my body that will truly affect my life is my broken arm.
But given their physical condition, they should be fully recovered in about two weeks.
When they met again, the girl didn't seem to be bothered by the disaster. She still looked at Maria with a smile and a curious gaze.