When Julius returned, dusk had passed, and the golden sky with temperature was gradually cooling and dyed in cool tones. When he returned, the chandelier with the sign hanging outside the door had been lit, and the faint flames flickered in the glass.

When he walked into the store, he saw a candlestick by the counter, and the candle on it was only half a small section. Pasta was still sitting at the counter, where a book was spread out and he was slowly turning the pages. Pasta, who had noticed Julius coming in, said to him, "Dinner time is over. And didn't prepare your dinner today. ”

This is something that Lulunaka said from the beginning, and Julius did not feel any surprise or dissatisfaction with it, "I know. He said, taking off the sword from his waist and placing it on the exhibition stand, then sat down against the exhibition table, and after breathing a long breath and recovering a little, he continued to talk to Pasta: "There seems to be something missing on the exhibition table, am I mistaken?"

"You read that right, there are goods that have been sold. Pasta replied.

"Can that spinning top be sold?"

"What hurts someone else can always be sold. "Otherwise, there would be no one to care about swords." With that, Pasta turned his gaze away from the book and looked at Julius, "You seem pretty energetic." ”

"I feel tired. Julius said.

"A person with an empty stomach will not feel tired, but will only act like a sick person or a dead person, without the slightest vitality. Pasta flipped the page, her fingers resting on the footer. "You've been hungry, you should know. ”

Julius had no intention of refuting Pasta's intentions, and it was true that as Pasta said, a hungry person was not even qualified to feel tired, and his words, at last, had a full stomach, and he had the qualification to feel tired—it should be said that he was at least half-full, and he had the strength, but not to the point of being energetic.

"Are you used to the kind of place like the rat road?" Pasta continued, "What do you make a supper? stealing, robbing, thugs, or coolies?"

Julius scratched his head, but did not answer immediately, and after a long while, he spoke: "I...... I'm going to pick up the rags. Run further down ......"

Pasta's fingers, which were about to continue turning the pages, stopped, and his gaze, which was already not on Julius, continued to fall on Julius, and this time it was like a nail, and it seemed that he had no intention of moving away for a while. Julius was a little hairy by Pasta's staring, and turned his head away, not daring to look at Pasta's bright eyes. "What's the matter? What's the problem? I don't remember what she said was forbidden. ”

Julius said that there was no one else but Lulunaka, and Pasta knew it.

"Of course, she didn't put any restrictions or prohibitions on you, she just didn't give you food. If she were to put any rules on you, she wouldn't have let me lead you to a rat path where there were no rules or order. "I'm just a little surprised that you're going to be a scavenger in the sewers." That sounds like ...... It's funny. ”

Julius frowned, he didn't understand why this would be a fun thing, "Why is it funny?"

"That's a long story. "And I'm not the one who has the patience to explain to others, the right person is in the back of the yard, busy with her alchemy." If you're wondering why I find it funny, go to her. I think she'll be happy to explain it to you. ”

At this time, Ward walked into the store, it still had a large bone in its mouth, the bone was still fresh, but there was not even a bit of meat scrap left on it, only Ward's tooth marks on it. Ward walked up to Julius, shook his head and tail at him, and spat the bone at Julius' feet. Julius' eyes widened and he made eye contact with Ward, whose sleek black eyes were rolling, and he barked at Julius a few times, completely unaware of any malice.

Seeing this scene, Pasta laughed, "It's cute, and it knows how to care about people." ”

Julius sighed, "It would be better if it knew that not everyone could gnaw bones...... Wait, is it taking pity on me?"

"If you know what it's thinking, you might be able to see if it's taking pity on you. "At least it shared the food with you, I think with good intentions." Human beings are often only doing things to give, and it is very difficult for people to share. ”

"It's not that I hate it, it's just ......" Julius looked down at Ward, picked up the bone, and put it to Ward's mouth, "I can't eat this thing even if I'm hungry." Ward bit the bone in his mouth and blinked, looking a little innocent. "I'm sorry, I can't accept your kindness. Julius touched Ward's head and got up and walked to the inner hall. Ward bit the big bone, left the store, went outside to squat, and slowly enjoyed the big bone back in his mouth.

"Is she in the back of the yard now?" asked Julius Pasta.

"Yes, messing with her cauldron. Pasta replied, and at this moment, a dull cross talk came from behind. It was like a blistering sound, a popping sound, and it pierced through the walls and doors to Julius and Pasta's ears.

"Hear me? She's working, but I don't know what she's doing. "It's always been like this, no one knows what she's doing or what she's thinking." ”

"If you can know what she's thinking, you can probably have an easier life. Julius nodded to Pasta and opened the door to the inner hall.

After Julius left, Pasta continued to flip through his book, reading by candlelight, "Not necessarily. He muttered to himself, as if he were speaking to Julius, who was no longer here, but Julius could no longer hear him.

Julius walked through the inner hall and through another door to the backyard. The backyard is facing the sea, and you can see the strait to the north of the King's Castle, and you can also vaguely see the land opposite. The backyard became where Lulunaka worked, and a small area became a nursery with a few plants. Most of the place was occupied by the huge carriage. The wheels of the carriage were unloaded by Lulunaka at some point, pinned to the chassis, and the entire chassis fell to the ground, and the carriage became a furnace.

That's right, a furnace, and inside that furnace is the alchemy cauldron that is used to refine all kinds of materials and items. Lulunaka stood on the roof of the carriage shed, opened the skylight above, and held a slender wooden stick in her hand into the alchemy cauldron beneath the skylight, churning slowly. It was from inside the carriage that Julius finally heard the sound of the boiling liquid bubbling, and the sound of the liquid being stirred.

Lulunaka had her back to Julius, and when Julius came to the backyard, Lulunaka spoke first, "Good evening, little hero." What did you have for dinner tonight? rat meat or vegetable leaves?"

"Why rat meat and cabbage leaves?" asked Julius.

"Rat meat is a good food source in places like rat lanes. Lulunaka said, "After all, there are still a lot of rats. In the case of vegetable leaves, although they are all rotten vegetables, if you are careful, you can still get some edible ones, but they don't smell so good. Food intake is still good for balanced nutrition. ”

"You're concerned about my dinner. ”

"I still care about your lunch. Lulunaka said, "I'd like to know how you eat." ”

"It's a long story......" said Julius, watching the smoke rise from the carriage and drift into the sky, "aren't you afraid that the carriage will accidentally be set on fire?

"This is a mobile workshop that I built myself, how can it burn because of a little fire? If you ask me what I'm cooking now, it's just some pungent smelling liquid. Of course, it's the kind that can't be drunk. ”

"I don't think you can drink anything you cooked. ”

"I can't cook any fish soup?"

Julius paused and shook his head, "That's not alchemy. ”

"For me, cooking is just as fun as alchemy. Lulunaka laughed and looked down at Julius, "Alright, it's time to answer my question: How did you eat today?"

"I'm going to pick up the trash. Julius replied, "Go down from the rat path, and go further down." ”

Hearing this, Lulunaka stopped stirring the liquid, and she bent over her hands on the stick, leaning her whole body against the end of the stick, looking like she was resting against the stick for a while. "You ran down the sewers?"

"Maybe deeper. Julius said.

"It's fun. Lulunaka's face showed a strange smile again, "You went to work as a scavenger of rubbish, and you went underground in the King's Castle...... Is this a coincidence, or is it a strange fate?"