When Lird came out of the tent, his face was not as excited and delighted as before, but more solemn, and the words of his father Pym always lingered in his ears, like the most penetrating spell, and also lingered in Lird's mind.

Outside the tent, the figure of the old Grandma Chas had long since disappeared, leaving Jim alone staring into the distance in a daze.

When Lird appeared, Jim hurriedly stood up and said, "Mr. Pym is resting?" Lird nodded and said, "Father is not in very good shape, and he has rested again." ”

Jim smiled, "It doesn't matter, anyway, you've worked so hard to get here from the United States, and you always have to stay a little longer, and you can see Mr. Pym every day after that, so there's no need to rush." ”

Lird nodded again, he did want to live here for a long time, and the reason why he had crossed the ocean to come here was to see his father, and to see him off.

Looking at Lird's heavy appearance, Jim tentatively said, "You... Are you alright?"

Lird sniffled, then nodded and smiled reluctantly, "It's all right... OK. Seeing this, Jim naturally understood that Lird's state was definitely not good, but he didn't ask in depth, just smiled lightly and said: "It's okay, it's not early now, you can have dinner at my house tonight, and I will take you to your residence after that." Lird agreed and followed Jim, and the two walked downhill one after the other.

Smoke wafted from tents and slowly disappeared into the air, eventually disappearing like a phantasmal white cloud.

Lird doesn't remember the last time he saw such a scene, but the sight in front of him undoubtedly awakened Lird's dusty memory.

The once remote town, the familiar smiling face, the former bread aroma, everything is as good as the past, but it is so impressive.

After about five minutes, Jim suddenly spoke, "Although I shouldn't ask such a question, you seem to have a lot on your mind, did Mr. Pym tell you something?"

Lird turned to Jim and said, "Do you think my father should say something about gods?"

Jim smiled when he heard this: "I don't know about this, father and son have not seen each other for a long time, so they will naturally say some words of longing, and look back on the past." ”

Lird said, "You guessed accurately. ”

Jim laughed, "It's human nature. ”

Lird watched the expression change on Jim's face and said, "But my father told me something else as well. ”

"Oh, is it?" said Jim, looking very indifferent, and did not seem to waver in the slightest.

Looking at Jim's indifferent expression, Lird suddenly showed a hint of intriguing smile and continued: "You... Aren't you curious?"

Jim turned to Lird and said, "What am I curious about?"

Lird simply disagreed with Jim, and said bluntly, "Aren't you worried that my father will tell me something about you?"

Jim laughed, "I think you may have forgotten something, I said a long time ago that you will know a lot of truths sooner or later, and the person who told them was not me, but Mr. Pym." ”

Naturally, Lird did not forget this sentence, or Jim's words have always existed in Lird's mind, he once thought that Jim was talking about the secret process of his father Pym's injury, but this is not the case, his father has not mentioned the cause of his injury, but told Lird more about this so-called Atlantean family.

As a student of navigation, Lird also knew a little about the distribution of ethnic groups on all continents of the world, although he did not dare to say that he was an expert in this area, but he also knew more than ordinary hobbyists, and Lird was sure that there was absolutely no name of Atlantis in all the books, except for its frequent appearance in American tabloids, Lird had never seen this name anywhere else.

Until now, Lird also held a high degree of suspicion in his heart, and he wondered if this father had been brainwashed by some means to cause confusion and misbelieve in something. But if so, what exactly is Jim and his people?

With these perplexing thoughts in mind, Lird asked Jim again, "My father didn't tell me too much about him, and it was a burden for him to tell too much about his current health. But even so, he mentioned a few things to me, such as... Who are you? ”

Hearing this, Jim suddenly stopped, this move made Lird feel shocked, and subconsciously he also stopped, looking at Jim quite nervously, but Jim's face did not show any abnormal expression, and he said to Lird calmly as before: "So how do you feel?"

Jim's move really surprised Lird, he wanted to test Jim in this way, but he was "questioned" by the other party, and the ball kicked out returned to Lird's side.

Liarde felt a little embarrassed and passive about this, and he coughed lightly and said a little embarrassed: "What do you feel?"

Jim chuckled, "Do you believe Mr. Pym's words, or are you shocked or surprised, or calm." ”

Lird thought for a moment and said, "There must be shock, but believe it... I'm not entirely convinced. ”

Jim was not very surprised by Lird's answer, and smiled very calmly: "Then it seems that there is nothing I can do, after all, you don't fully believe what Mr. Pym says, so what is the point of what I say?"

Hearing this, Lird hurriedly explained: "That's not what I meant, I just..."

Jim waved his hand to stop Liard's words, and then said, "I understand and understand everything you want to say. Although you and I haven't been together for a long time, I already know you as a person, you are a very emotional and 'real' person, you firmly believe in science, so you maintain a certain amount of skepticism and consideration for many things that cannot be explained by science at this stage. I have to say that this is a very good study habit, after all, questioning and curiosity are the foundation of human progress, but I would like to say that these things can sometimes become obstacles in front of your eyes, so that you can't see a lot of truths. ”

Hearing this, Lird frowned, and then said, "Are you in... Hinting at me anything?"

Jim laughed and shook his head, "No, I'm not hinting at anything, I'm just saying what I think and feel, if anything... You could think of it as a reminder from my life over the years. ”

Lird pouted, but in the end he didn't suppress the urge of curiosity in his heart and said to Jim, "You guys are really... The nation of Atlantis?"

Jim smiled and asked again, "Isn't it like that?"

Lird nodded, then shook his head again and smiled bitterly, "I, I don't know what an Atlantean should be like." ”

Jim said, "At least they don't have long horns on their heads." The joke made Liald laugh unconsciously.

After laughing for a moment, Jim added: "I remember that a few days ago on the boat we mentioned the totems and beliefs of the nation, but you scoffed at my statement, because you think that there are no gods in this world, and our gods are just lies made up by the tribal leaders, I understand this very well, and even now it is extremely natural for you to have this kind of thought, because you have not fully understood us, understand our tribe and culture, you have not yet seen our gods." ”

Jim shrugged his shoulders and said, "But you don't have to hurry, because soon you will see what you have achieved, and at that time I believe your mind will be changed." ”

This time Lird did not directly refute it, perhaps the strong sense of confidence in his heart had subsided.

Speaking of this, Jim suddenly laughed and patted Lird on the shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, don't be so stiff, can you show a smile? Since you can't get in touch with the truth yet, don't worry about it, wait slowly after you've eaten and drunk! Come, hurry up, think that Trista has already prepared a meal for us at home and waited, and the food will not taste good when it is cold. ”

In Jim's laughter, Lird could only put his thoughts on hold and follow him to the tent to eat at Jim's tugging.

The food on Jim's table and Wyatt Manor was not too surprising, bread, cheese, and meat were all available, and the food was a little rougher, but it tasted very good, and it seemed that Jim's praise of his wife's cooking skills was not entirely touted.

When the main meal was over, Trista brought another sip of sweet wine and some berry snacks from the nearby area, and Jim beckoned Lird to continue eating and talking, Lird didn't drink, but he couldn't resist Jim's kind invitation, so he had to drink with him.

Trista, unable to understand what her husband and Lird were saying, sat down in a corner of the tent while sewing clothes by the light of an oil lamp, which was not too bright. Leard peeked over and could roughly see that it was the child's clothes, presumably Trista's for the child to be born in a few months.

Somehow, a strong sense of warmth arose in Lird's heart, and although it was in the middle of nowhere, there were not even electric lights, and it was almost dark outside at night, but even this quiet warmth and happiness flowed in this dim light only by the stars and the moon, silently, but everywhere.

Lird and Jim's conversation was more complicated than what he had talked about in bed, but both of them deliberately avoided the topic of this place in their conversation, neither of them wanted to worry about the other in vain, anyway, all the truth would come out, so why bother to bring it up at this time to disturb the good interest?

The two of them didn't know how long they talked, until the wine in the bottle was dried and the berries were gone, and Lird realized that it was not too early, and then looked at Trista, his face already showing a deep tiredness.

Lyardon was ashamed, and immediately got up and took his leave.

Jim laughed, "Don't worry, where else can you go without my tent when you first get here?" Lird was stunned for a moment, perhaps because of the strength of the wine, which made him a little overwhelmed.

Jim smiled again, "You wait a moment outside, I'll settle Trista, and then I'll take you to the house that has been prepared for you, which is already ready." Lird nodded immediately, picked up his salute and went out of the tent first.

The refreshing night breeze blew slowly, which suddenly cleared up the already somewhat paralyzed and drunk brain.

Awakening after drinking, the most refreshed of all, was now a slow pace around the tent, admiring the sight of this wonderful out-of-this-world place.

In the sky, the bright moon is at the head, and the stars are reflected around, and there is a tendency for the stars to hold the moon.

However, in the eyes of Lird, a somewhat old-fashioned nerd, the reason for this scene is undoubtedly the great and the small, and if you tell him that elegant words, you will only be rewarded with merciless ridicule, and he will surely say that you are deceived by superficial appearances.

The feeling of the starlight shining on his body, reflecting a faint layer of starlight on his clothes, was so soothing to Lird that he was now eager to pull Jeanne to his side and let her accompany him in admiring the beauty of nature.

However, the two were now thousands of miles apart, and even the fastest fighter on one side could not reach the other in a short time, which made Liard's heart feel a little sad.

Lird roughly calculated the time difference between India and the United States, thinking that Jenny should be in class on campus at this time, would Jenny feel lonely without her own company?

However, the cruelty of reality makes it impossible for the two to get in touch, and even to enjoy a round of bright moon together to relieve their sorrows.

Lird shook his head vigorously, trying to get rid of the grievances in his mind, he didn't want to let these unattainable things bother him, which would only add to the misery.

Lird struggled to think of other things, and suddenly thought of Gerald, who often came to occupy his department's laboratory, whether the fat man would feel lonely in the days when he was not there, or whether he would be happy to be alone.

Somehow, Lird was eager to share his situation with Gerald so that he could help him analyze what it was like to be in this strange out-of-this-world place.

At the same time, Lird thought of the look of astonishment on Gerald's chubby face when he heard of the people of Atlantis.

Thinking of this, Lird couldn't help but laugh out loud.