Nina was very happy because it had been a long time since she had a normal meal with Uncle Duncan and talked about what happened at school, and she had never seen Uncle Duncan smile on his face.
This even reminded her of the past, when her uncle was not sick yet - after losing his parents at the age of six, this father-like man became her only relative in the world, but starting four years ago, that man
Even the doctors couldn't figure out the cause of the disease, which turned my uncle into a completely different person. This period of time... to be honest, it was very difficult.
Her uncle is still supporting her in school and maintaining her most basic life, but Nina can feel that all the colors about the "future" have gradually faded from this familiar and friendly shop, dissipating in those spirits.
, pills, and the suspicious "friends" who deal with his uncle in gloomy and depressing gatherings.
She no longer has the extravagant hope that her life can return to the way it was a few years ago, but even if the situation gets slightly better, she is very happy.
Duncan was also very happy, because he finally came into contact with more information about this world, and finally touched the historical context of this world - even if it was just a part of it, it gave him the pleasure of clearing away the clouds.
The completely lost prehistoric "Era of Order", the "Great Annihilation" event that reshaped the order of all things, the Deep Sea Age that continues to this day, anomalies and visions all over the world... these things that he once knew nothing about, or only had a partial understanding of,
At this moment, we finally have a clearer outline.
After breakfast, Nina got up and put away the dishes. Her hands and feet were quick and it was obvious that she often did these housework on weekdays - no doubt she was also cleaning the bedroom upstairs.
A guy who is seriously ill, lives a decadent life and devotes most of his energy and enthusiasm to the cause of a cult will obviously not do these things.
But seeing the girl in front of him busy, Duncan couldn't hold it back in the end. He stood up and took the big tray from Nina's hand: "Let me hold it for you - I'll see how hard it is for you to go upstairs."
Nina looked at Duncan in surprise. She was about to say something more, but the latter had already strode towards the stairs.
The girl could only follow her quickly, reminding her as she followed: "Uncle, be careful. The doctor said your condition is not stable yet..."
"Doctor...Doctor Albert?" Duncan did not look back. As he went upstairs, he searched for corresponding impressions in the memory fragments, but there were only a few fleeting fragments. "It doesn't matter. Anyway, he still doesn't know the cause of the disease."
I couldn’t figure it out, so the most effective medicine prescribed was painkillers.”
"...You should also listen to the doctor's advice," Nina followed Duncan to the second floor and muttered as she walked towards the kitchen. "He at least knows how to maintain a healthy lifestyle..."
In the middle of Nina's words, the sound of flapping wings suddenly interrupted her movements.
She and Duncan looked at the direction of the sound at the same time, and saw a shadow flashing through the gap in the ajar master bedroom door.
"Uncle Duncan, something flashed across your room!" Nina said in surprise, then stepped forward and grabbed the doorknob, "Could it be the cat next door..."
"Hey, don't..."
Duncan only had time to stop him, and saw that Nina had pushed open the ajar door, and the pigeon hiding in the room immediately appeared in front of the two of them.
Ai was standing on top of the cabinet, holding a French fries in one paw and stuffing it into his mouth. The sudden opening of the door made the pigeon freeze.
, two mung bean eyes stared blankly at Nina and the wall on the other side.
Then it saw Duncan, flapped its wings twice, and made a loud sound: "Ah... Gu Gu?" New
Duncan jumped out of the corner of his eye and saw that the window not far away was wide open, which was obviously Ai's escape route - and in the distance directly opposite the window, he could vaguely see a dock bathed in sunlight.
This pigeon went to the pier to prepare some French fries and came back...
"Pigeon?" Nina finally reacted at this time and looked at Ay on the cabinet in surprise, "Uncle Duncan! There is a pigeon in your room!"
"I saw it," Duncan said expressionlessly, "I don't recognize it."
Ai immediately threw the fries, flew over with a splash, landed on Duncan's shoulder and shook his head.
"Well, it flew in this morning," Duncan sighed. "Maybe it's a pigeon that someone else raised, but it's not very smart. I gave it something to eat and it didn't leave."
Ai Yi listened and made a loud cooing sound.
If there hadn't been an outsider present and Duncan had given the order before, it would have started shouting "Ah, yes, yes, yes" at this time.
Nina did not doubt her uncle's statement at all. She just looked at the pigeon with bright eyes, and then cautiously came over. While observing the pigeon's reaction, she asked Duncan: "Then...are you going to raise it?"
?Can I keep it?"
The girl's thoughts were all written on her face. In her eyes, Ai was obviously just a beautiful and cute white dove. Ai tilted her head and looked at Duncan, making a questioning sound in her throat.
Duncan suddenly felt that the bird was easier to understand when it didn't speak than when it spoke...
After a moment, he pretended to hesitate and then nodded: "Yes - but only if the pigeon is willing to stay. It may fly away at some point, so don't complain then."
Nina suddenly beamed: "Great! I knew Uncle Duncan that you are actually a reasonable person!"
…
In the central prayer room of the Deep Sea Cathedral, the city-state bishop Valentine, wearing a black priest's robe with gold patterns, stood in front of the icon of the Storm Goddess with a serious face.
He is tall and thin, with sparse white hair and eyes as calm as deep water.
The large candlestick in the prayer room is burning quietly, and the sacred flame illuminates the room. The icon of Gemona is high on the stage. This goddess has no face, her head is covered with black veil, and her dress depicts many waves.
The corrugated long skirt hangs from her body to the edge of the platform - even though it is just a stone statue, the power of divinity is still demonstrated here. This entire holy statue exudes a strong sense of presence, as long as you stand around the holy statue
, you can feel a vague feeling of being watched and protected.
This feeling of being watched and protected is real. It is under this kind of watching and protection that Fanna, who came to discuss matters with the bishop, can confidently and boldly tell all the scenes she saw in her dream.
"...If what you saw in the dream was correct, it was indeed the Lost Home."
The city-state bishop Valentine turned around and looked at the young inquisitor who came to him early in the morning - although from the perspective of the church's clergy, the inquisitor in charge of force and the city-state bishop in charge of rituals are on the same level.
But when it comes to the study and judgment of extraordinary events, it is normal for the inquisitor to seek advice or even guidance from the bishop.
"Is that really the Lost Home?" Even though she already had the answer in her mind, Fanna couldn't help but open her eyes wide after hearing the bishop's judgment, "I thought..."
"Do you still think that ship is just a legend now, just like the various ghost ship legends that nervous sailors brag about in taverns?" Valentin knew what Vanna wanted to say, this white-haired man
The old man shook his head and said in a deep tone, "The existence of the Lost Home is a fact recognized by all city-states and churches. It is not a legend, but something that can be found in church files."
"I know that the Homeless Ship did indeed exist. In the city-state archives of Pland, we can even find some of the ship's construction drawings and construction records from more than a century ago, but all these tangible information are
It's all limited to when the Lost Home is still a ship sailing in the real world, and only when Captain Duncan is still a human being..."
Fanna said with a serious tone. She looked at the icon behind the bishop, and her expression became more cautious when mentioning certain words.
"The key is that the ship was clearly recorded as falling into subspace... A century ago, thousands of escapees from the Thirteen Islands of Wetherland witnessed the ship and their homeland being destroyed by the border.
Collapsed and swallowed it, and fell straight into the shadow of subspace. In the decades since, although there have been eyewitness reports of seeing the Homeless Ship reappearing in the real world, there is a lack of real evidence. Quite a few scholars
Everyone has doubts about the ship's 'return'..."
As the young judge spoke, he looked at the old man in front of him.
"Is it really possible for things swallowed by subspace to reappear in the real world?"
"...So far, nothing except the Lost Home has returned to reality after falling into subspace. Even for the Lost Home, there are only eyewitness reports afterwards. Scholars from all walks of life have doubts about the ship's return.
, This is indeed a fact, but this is not the key..." The old man said, his eyes suddenly fell on Fanna, with a strange seriousness on his face, "The key is, Judge, are you afraid of something?