In fact, there wasn't enough time left for Lird to have a good breakfast halfway through.

When Jim led Reard into the nearest town, and the time was already in the afternoon, the two of them rushed to an Indian restaurant, which, according to Jim, belonged to the Atlantean clan and set up a contact location for the purpose of getting news about the surrounding area, where Lird could get in touch with the outside world and eat directly after the matter was done.

Lird smiled bitterly when he heard this, it seems that he still underestimates the Atlantean family's way of doing things, the other party is not completely self-contained, and it also has its own information channel, intelligence site.

After the two entered the restaurant, a local who looked like a steward greeted him with a smile, and when Jim whispered to him in the language of the Atlantean clan, the face, the butler's face changed affectionately, and then he waved to the two with a still peaceful welcome smile, and entered the inner room of the private room.

In a quiet and elegant private room, in addition to the regular tables and chairs hanging pictures, there is a small decorative coffee table, on which a telephone is placed.

After a brief request from the steward, he quietly retreated, and Jim said: "This telephone can call international lines, but because the area here is too remote, the call quality is really average, fortunately, you don't need to worry about the length of the call." ”

Lird nodded, looked at the telephone, and Jim said, "I'll go to the back kitchen and prepare some food, and we'll eat together when you're done with everything." Lird nodded again and watched Jim leave.

In fact, what Jim said was just an excuse, he didn't stay here just because he didn't want to know too much about Lird's plan, Jim may act like this for several reasons, one is that he is not optimistic about Lird's plan, and the reason why he brought Lird here is just to satisfy his friend's wishes, which can be regarded as making Lird die.

On the other hand, Jim may not have the courage to face a new plan, once he also had one hope after another, but so far all these plans have finally failed one by one, and the Atlantean remnant has not been redeemed and delivered, but Jim's favorite Trista has died.

Under the heavy pressure, Jim's heart has become more and more fragile, he is not able to bear this terrible everything, all he can do now is to escape, Lird's plan is feasible, if it is not feasible, he can only sigh regretfully, and then personally send Lird back to San Francisco.

Thinking about everything about Jim, Lird's heart unconsciously began to become nervous, and the confidence that had previously rippled in his chest began to leak like a balloon that opened his mouth.

Lird rubbed his hands vigorously, and when it became hot, he put it on his face, and the friction between the blood and the skin stimulated Liard, forcing him to become conscious, and then Lird muttered to himself: "Don't worry, rest assured, everything will go smoothly as expected." ”

As he spoke, Lird raised his wrist and looked at his watch, where it was nearly noon.

It's not Indian time, it's American time.

When Leard left the United States, he was constantly adapting to the time difference across the hemisphere, but he never corrected the hands of his watch.

One is that he has become accustomed to this way of time passing, and on the other hand, he wants to use this method to make himself feel that he is still in a land not too far from the United States.

This simple homesickness, but I don't want to think about it, can be regarded as a small favor for Lird at this time.

Lird picked up the telephone and began to dial the number, it was a little difficult to call directly into the United States, and it required a relatively long transfer process in the middle, but this process that made countless people feel crazy made Lird feel a little relaxed, and he used the time to constantly sort out the thoughts in his head, and strive to communicate with the other party in the most concise and direct language later.

Minutes and seconds passed, and at last the phone was answered, and an old woman's voice rang out under a noticeable delayed tone.

"Hello, this is Davis's house, who are you looking for?"

The old woman's voice was very polite, and she was not angry because of the late-night call.

Lird cleared his throat and said nervously, "That... Hello, sorry for the late night call. My name is Lird and I want to speak to Gerald Davis on the phone. After a pause, Lird added, "I have something important to discuss with him." ”

There was a stitch of silence on the other end of the phone, and Lird's heart jumped unconsciously, he didn't know what this silence meant, whether it was a delay in the transoceanic communication or the old woman didn't hear him at all? Lird felt that his voice was not loud enough, and he was afraid that it would be weakened by the long communication signal for the other party to be unable to hear clearly.

Just as Lird decided to repeat himself, an old woman's voice came from the other end of the earpiece.

"Okay, please wait. ”

It was a moment of relief, and Lird said thank you excitedly, but this time he did not hear any reply from the old woman.

Just as Lird was feeling emotional, Gerald's voice suddenly came from the earpiece, and it was Gerald's even more excited voice.

"Is it you?" was apparently surprised by Lird's call.

"That's right, that's me. Although Gerald's voice was distorted and changed in the transoceanic transmission, Lird still heard the voice of his old friend and excitedly agreed.

Gerald, who was also waiting for an answer, screamed excitedly after hearing Lird's affirmative answer, and Lird felt Gerald on the other end of the phone jumping excitedly.

"Hey, man, why are you calling? Are you back in the United States? Are you in Wyatt Manor now? Whoa, that means I'm going to see you soon, right? Haha, I said man, you're going to tell me about your experience, why do you suddenly want to travel to India? It's even more chaotic than the night market in Chicago! By the way, I remember you said that your father was working in India, and this time he was also visiting his family, right?"

Faced with Gerald's series of similar questions, Lird felt a little uncomfortable for a while, and he could only agree to this for the time being, I have to say that listening to the nagging of old friends is also a pleasure for Lird.

When Gerald asked a lot of questions in one breath, he finally stopped, waiting for Lird's answer.

Lird cleared his throat again, regrouping his alarm clock thoughts, knowing that what he had thought before had been lost under Gerald's "bombardment", and that he was going to reorganize his language.

"Hmm... That, sorry Gerald, disappointed you, I'm afraid you won't be able to see me for a while, because I'm not back in the U.S., I... Still in India. ”

"Huh?" Gerald sneered, as he began to realize the severe delay in the call, and it was clear that Lird was not false.

Lird said: "Well, calling you is just to compare... Well... I miss you, I would love to hear your voice. ”

"Oh well... I miss you too. Gerald's voice became a little hesitant, clearly puzzled by Lird's actions.

"Ahem... Are you alright?" asked Lird as if he had no words to speak.

"Well, it's not bad, maybe when you get back I'm even fatter than I was before you left. ”

"Haha, that's not good news. Lird smirked.

Gerald also smiled bitterly: "There's no way, who made me have this physique, my personal doctor is also warning me not to be fat, and my uncle has been urging me to lose weight recently, dieting, running, and doing aerobic exercise every day, but to be honest, I don't feel that doing this has any effect." ”

Lird said: "Stick to it, it will get better eventually, and I also hope to see a healthy you." ”

"I hope so," Gerrard muttered, and then he said to Lird, "Don't talk about me at this time, how are you doing there?

Lird said perfunctorily: "Hmm... It's all right, the sun is brighter here than in San Francisco, and maybe you'll find me a little fatter when I get back. ”

Gerald was stunned and said, "Uh-huh, I've gotten fat, you've gotten fatter, and it seems that the only one who has gotten thinner is Jenny." ”

Hearing Jenny's name, Liard's heart didn't move, and he subconsciously said, "Jenny, is she okay?"

Gerald was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Hey, why didn't you talk to Jenny?"

Lird was stunned when he heard this, and when a layer of sweat had seeped out from his back, Lird smiled a little embarrassedly: "How is it possible, I would have been on the phone with Mr. Wyatt's family long before I spoke to you, otherwise I wouldn't have called you so late." ”

"Oh, I see. Gerald did not pick up on Lird's "weakness" from the vague telephone correspondence, and naturally accepted Lird's statement.

Lird paused and then said, "Jenny keeps saying everything is fine, but I don't see her as it really is..."

"Haha, that's true. Gerald laughed.

"Jenny hasn't been in a good state during your recent absence, or very..."Speaking of which, Gerard seemed to realize that he had said too much, and hurriedly changed his words: "She's in good spirits, but she's lost a lot of weight." ”

Imagining Jenny's emaciated face and lonely eyes, Liard's heart throbbed, and an indescribable sourness rose from his heart.

"Hmm... I have to say that Jenny in the recent period is like a good girl, she is never late to school in the morning, and she does not stay too long to participate in club activities in the evening, and the previous drinking parties and queues are all refused, and many boys have been rejected by the dinner party, I really can't imagine that the once chic queen will have such a change. ”

Gerald muttered as he said to Lird, "I said that Jenny's transformation is all because of you, is there something going on between you?"

Liard said: "No, we are still in the same relationship as before, and I am just busy with personal matters now. ”

"Oh, well, but you have to be careful outside, after all, it's not a peaceful time. Gerald thought to Lird and admonished.

"Now that the United States has fully deployed troops to attack Japan, the two sides have now started fighting at sea, but the war has just begun, and the United States does not seem to take too much advantage, and I have to admit that the Japanese Navy is indeed powerful, and when most of its forces are concentrated in the Chinese battlefield, it can still start a war with the United States, and its strength is really not to be underestimated!"

Lird then said: "That is also their advantage, if it were not for the heavy losses of the US Navy on Pearl Island, it would have been easy to defeat Japan." ”

Gerald agreed with Lird's statement.

Lird didn't have time to discuss the world battlefield with Gerald, and his phone call to Gerald naturally had a unique purpose.

"That's... Man, let me ask you something, do you remember what we had earlier?"

"What was the content of the last conversation?" Gerard's words caught Gerald a little off guard, and after thinking about it, he suddenly let out a sigh as if he remembered, and then let out a lewd smile and said: "What? You still remember the two magazines I called you? Hehe, I'll just say, India has been called a 'golden land,' but compared to the United States, it's really a lot less 'free'! In this way, when you come back, I will give you a big gift, and lend you the 'treasures' I have collected in the past two years for two months! Let you have a good experience." Beautiful scenery on earth'!"

Lird: ...

Leard understood that what Gerard was referring to was the two erotic magazines he had given to Leard last time, and although those two books had given him a great shock, Lird was not in the mood to think about that aspect at all, and he coughed a few times and said, "That, not that thing." ”

"Ahh

In the face of Gerald, who couldn't remember the past at all, Lird had no choice but to stop selling it at the moment, and went straight to the point: "Have you ever forgotten the principle of the multiuniverse you told me?"

"Oh, that's what you said!" Gerard suddenly realized, apparently he still remembered it.

"Has there been any progress in scholarship in this area in recent times?"

Gerard laughed and said, "How is that possible? You are underestimating this physical problem, let's put it this way, even if humanity fights ten world wars, it may not be able to achieve anything in the multiverse." Oh, by the way, why are you asking this?"

Lird swallowed and spit, "I want to try... Is there really another universe in this world..."