…… It's not quite appropriate to say that this place is gloomy.

Walking in a dark alley, Lin Sanjiu put his hands in his trouser pockets, and his eyes kept scanning back and forth around him a few times, only to feel that the more he walked, the more uncomfortable he became.

Visibility here is low, and there is always a fog floating in the air that allows particles to be visible; In the distance, countless straight chimneys were spewing thicker and more smoke out of the distance—soaked in them for so long that even the smell of sulfur smelled in the nostrils. Obviously, there is no sign of rain, but whether it is on the ground of the alley or on the wide road, there are always potholes and dirty water, and if you accidentally step into it, it will splash all over your calves.

Along the way, each of the sparse dwellings looked like they had been corroded by mildew and moisture for fifty years, and the walls were covered with layers of thick black stains, dripping down the eaves that had just reached the height of Lin Sanjiu's eyebrows. Even in the real world that has encountered the end of the world, it is rare to see such a filthy appearance.

Snow White was dressed in a soft and smooth white satin dress, and after walking for more than ten minutes, the hem of the skirt had become yellow, yellow, black, and black, and full of mud spots—but even more ugly than this dress was her face.

The dwarf stopped at the edge of the city, and did not send the princess back to the palace; Lin Sanjiu glanced at her, pondered for a while, and finally gave up the plan to take care of the other party's mood, and asked directly, "You were born in this kind of place?" Honestly, you and the city look exactly like two cartoons......"

"Of course not in my kingdom!" Snow White raised her voice all of a sudden, and retorted sharply: "My kingdom is small, though. But the blue sky, clear water, and shady trees are a beautiful place - I don't know this place! ”

"You don't know?" Lin Sanjiu paused, "Then I'll go." ”

Snow White's skin suddenly turned red, and her beautiful little face was already anxious, "No, I know here, don't go...... Well, I mean, this place is my kingdom, but it wasn't like that before-"

This kind of thing. I had already guessed it - I said I was leaving. It was also a heart to make Snow White anxious; While turning a deaf ear to her words, Lin Sanjiu tore off a piece of paper from the wall of a private house.

I don't know how many years it has been here, but she touched the ashes of her hand at once; The paper was soaked in the moisture and lost its toughness, and the surface was covered with yellow stains one after another. I can't even see what was printed on it - it's just almost every place that the eye can see. It's all covered with such paper. From the street to the end of the alley.

Shaking it gently, Lin Sanjiu looked at it carefully; Even Snow White shut up and craned her neck on tiptoe.

…… I watched it for a minute. Lin Sanjiu put down his hand a little stunned.

In the mold and stains, it takes a little discernment to figure out what is written on it; However, if she read it correctly, it was a leaflet.

A leaflet used to canvass for votes in an election.

From the bold bold font at the bottom, the words "VOTE/FOR" can be faintly seen, which is obviously for someone to canvass for votes; The string of English names behind was long and unfamiliar, and Lin Sanjiu looked at it for a while, and finally recognized a "McDuck".

Startled, her gaze immediately moved back to the circle of yellow stains, and suddenly understood why the stains on this part of each piece of paper were yellowed.

"Scrooge, is McDuck your father?"

She turned her head and stared at Snow White.

The girl's petal-like little red mouth opened slightly into an "O", and it didn't look like a duck - "What stupid thing are you talking about?" ”

"Take a good look for yourself," Lin Sanjiu impatiently put a handful of paper over her face, "This is a flyer made by Scrooge McDuck in order to compete for the presidency of the country!" ”

She vaguely remembered that this character seemed to be Donald Duck's uncle, and he seemed to be very rich...... While watching Snow White's face gradually change, Lin Sanjiu thought uncertainly. That's right, you have to be rich to compete for the president, although this is a cartoon world, the internal logic is quite realistic......

"When did our country become democratic!" Snow White screamed again, and three or five crows flew up on the roof not far away. "What about my father? And what about my stepmother? ”

Since she knew that Lin Sanjiu would not have any answers, she couldn't care about her image, so she lifted up her skirt and held it in her hand, and rushed forward in a hurry; Lin Sanjiu sighed and stepped to follow.

Although the city had expanded at least three or four times, the palace was still firmly in the center of the city—they had almost lost themselves several times in the narrow alleys of the cobwebs, and they finally found the place where the palace was.

Seeing the palace from afar, Snow White's anxious expression suddenly eased a little.

Even if he hadn't been here before, Lin Sanjiu could guess that in this filthy and gloomy city, probably only the palace still looked the same as before: every palace building was as white as jade, and the elaborate and fantastical roof stood high and low in the thick fog, occasionally flashing a little golden reflection, which came from its gold-carved edging and decoration.

"It's the right place to match your painting style," Lin Sanjiu said after Snow White, "...... It's just that the air is so dirty, why is the palace so clean? ”

"You don't understand, there is a person in the palace who is responsible for cleaning the exterior walls......" Snow White had just replied, almost as if in response to her words, and from the palace gate not far away, a group of people carrying buckets and cleaning tools came out; With a rag over their faces, they erected a shelf and began to paint under the wall.

After coming in for so long, except for the rats in the gutter, the crows, and the flashing faces behind the window, this was the first time Lin Sanjiu had seen a living thing.

"Let's go," she tugged at Snow White's sleeve. "Since someone is here, let's just go over and ask, what's going on with this Mack duck, and where is your father."

Snow White didn't move.

Lin Sanjiu paused and glanced back at the girl.

Although she didn't exert any effort this time, Snow White was not pulled to move—but at this moment the girl seemed to have just been drained of her soul, and she was stupidly motionless, and her mouth was open into a slightly demented look.

Following her dull gaze to the front, an old man who was not tall and covered in dirty ashes was stumbling closer and closer, closer and closer-

"Snowy!" This old man who had just run out of the ranks of cleaners. There are almost all stripes of black mud in the wrinkles on his face. His face was yellowish due to malnutrition: "Bai Xue, you are back!" You're all right, my baby girl......"

- Is this the king?

Snow White maintained a stunned appearance, and was held in the arms of the old man; After a while. Her eyes suddenly turned red. Quickly pushed the old man away. He looked him up and down in disbelief: "--Father? What's going on? ”

"Oh, you can't call me father anymore," the thin old man hurriedly waved his hand. "Now the country is getting better day by day under the rule of Mr. MacDuck; What a king's position, that's all in the past......"

From behind his withered and old face, Lin Sanjiu took a lot of effort to see a silhouette that was somewhat similar to Snow White.

But she can't take care of any family and state affairs, and it seems that the stepmother doesn't exist anymore, so shouldn't she leave......

"Who the hell is that duck! Father, how did you make it so ugly! Snow White's face turned red, and her neck was covered with green tendons, and she shook her hands and stomped her feet: "Why did you suddenly go from king to president—"

"Hahaha, of course that's what the people mean."

A somewhat rough voice suddenly "quacked" behind the old man, and immediately silenced all three people present.

The first to react was the old man, the former king, who hurriedly turned around, bowed his head respectfully, and called out "Mr. President."

When he turned around, Lin Sanjiu and Snow White also saw the people behind him clearly.

-- Of course, not alone.

He wore a top hat on his head, a pair of disc glasses on his beak, and a black gown wrapped in half of his round body, but he wore nothing on his lower body - it looked like Donald Duck in the cartoon, except for the long, fluffy short hair on his cheeks that indicated that he was an elderly duck.

Compared to Mickey Mouse, Mack's duck looked much more normal - even though it was more than half the size of a normal person, and could swallow Snow White's face into a duck's beak with an open mouth; When you blink, you also blink from both sides to the middle.

"So you're Snow White," said Mack, stroking his gown reservedly, smiling at her, "...... The internal affairs of the royal family in your past have long been properly resolved; Now that the country is in the midst of a new process, I hope you will not be in its way. ”

As soon as he looked down, McDuck apparently noticed the flyer that Snow White was holding in his hand.

"Gee, how can there be such a thing," it waved its wings as if embarrassed, "Congress has already passed a resolution appointing me president for life, and these leaflets should be cleaned up...... Why don't you wipe down the walls of the palace today? ”

It turned to the old man's words, as if suddenly ignited Snow White's infinite anger—she pushed her father away, and took two steps to aim at Mack's huge duck face: "What do you mean by 'solved'?" What about my stepmother? Also, how dare you let my father do chores, you poultry! ”

"Oh, how dare you say I'm a poultry." Mack's two eyes narrowed into two vertical slits, and the duck's beak flattened into a smile arc: "Your stepmother is not a native and has returned to her own monarchy to continue to be her princess...... And now that you're not a princess, there's nothing to say about it, it's a bit ironic. ”

Snow White was so angry that she didn't know if she was still digesting the news for a while, and she couldn't say anything; Taking advantage of this effort, Mike Duck saw Lin Sanjiu in a blink of an eye.

"Oh, this must be a visitor from afar, right?" It politely opened half of its duck wings, and its two pricked eyes quickly blinked towards the middle. “…… I heard from my nephew that another tourist came here for sightseeing, but I didn't expect to meet so soon. I have a reluctant request to you, and if you agree with me, I can provide you with all the help you need. ”

It bit the word "everything" very loudly.

Under such a hint, Lin Sanjiu immediately remembered Minnie Mouse's golden ring.

As long as the ring is found, the game will be over - the cat doctor outside is now alone between the soul and the puppeteer, but neither of these two guys are affected by it, and they don't know what is going on now; The only puppeteer who can be called combat power has fallen into a coma, in case someone has bad intentions and approaches them......

If you don't think about these thoughts, once you think about them, Lin Sanjiu is so anxious that she can't wait to go out immediately.

"What's the matter?" She couldn't help but ask softly.

"It's simple." "Snow White thinks too much of me, and I wish she could go to live in another land," said Mack, rubbing his wings...... I've found a place, I just need you to escort her over, and that's it. When the time comes, whatever you want, I will be able to give it to you. ”

When it said this, it looked as if the two fathers and daughters around it did not exist—and it took a long time for Snow White to realize what Mike Duck meant, and her face turned pale.

"No way!" Mixed with anger and fear, the girl screamed; Running to Lin Sanjiu's side, she stopped vigilantly and stared at her: "You promised me to help me deal with my stepmother!" Now that she's gone, you're going to help me deal with this duck!" That's right! ”

Who told you that Lin Sanjiu glanced at her, and then turned his gaze to McDuck.

Mike Duck smiled slightly as if he was winning, and tilted his head at her: "...... How? Do you choose to help me, a president whose private fortune rivals the riches of the country, or this penniless little girl? ”

I knew it was another multiple-choice question.

Lin Sanjiu exhaled, put his hands into his trouser pockets again, and looked up at the dark sky.

"If I had known this, I might as well have let Snow White eat the poisoned apple and die...... It's such a hassle. She withdrew her gaze from the sky, moving her neck and shoulders back and forth, her joints making a few "clucking" sounds. "I'm sorry, I'm not very clear sometimes, just get used to it...... I'll choose a penniless little girl. (To be continued.) )

PS: The chapter testimonials say that there are sensitive words, and the entire chapter is not allowed to be sent and is waiting for review...... I deleted the testimonial and reposted it to try...... There may be a situation where you send it twice, what should I do......

There is only a thank you list, and if there is a sensitive word, it is the name of one of you......

It seems that the sensitive word is a certain name