After lunch, Duncan watched Nina clean up the table, he wanted to help wash the dishes, but was forcibly stopped by the other party on the grounds that "the uncle is not well, the doctor said to have less contact with cold water", so he had to lean near the staircase, while reading the newspaper he bought in the morning while watching the girl busy in the kitchen.

This kind of daily scene that seems to be an ordinary person's home makes him feel a little weird in his heart.

Just then, Nina's voice came from the kitchen, "Uncle Duncan, is there any news in the newspaper?" ”

Duncan glanced down at the newspaper, and the first thing he saw was the date "August 14, 1900 in the New City Calendar," followed by the news of the arrest of dozens of cultists led by the inquisitors of the church: this was probably the most important front-page news in the entire newspaper.

"It says that the Inquisitor has led a team to catch dozens of solar heretics," he said casually, "and that this is the largest heretical gathering that the Church has successfully cracked in the past four years, and that there are some things to remind the public to pay attention to night safety and to screen for heresy beliefs around them." ”

"Ah, I heard about it on my way here!" Nina quickly put the cleaned dishes into the cupboard, "It's scary, I've heard my teacher say before that those cultists who worship the sun will even do things like to sacrifice living people to the sun god...... Who do you think would be so mad about believing in such a sect? ”

Duncan didn't know what to say, because he felt that it was too subtle no matter what he said—should he say that he had immersed himself in the sacrificial package at the altar not long ago, or should he say that your uncle was such a mad cultist?

However, one thing is obvious, judging from Nina's reaction, she obviously does not know the fact that her "uncle" is a solar heretic - she even has the normal three views of ordinary people, thinking that the sun god's belief in human sacrifice is a terrible thing.

The "uncle" in her perspective is just a little grumpy, a little drunk, and some "strange friends" because of illness.

It may have been true that the body he occupied was once a rotten man with bloody hands, but at least, he did raise Nina to this day, and has so far kept the girl out of the Sun God's faith.

Maybe one day in the future, a cultist named "Ron" will really fall to the last step and drag his last relatives in the world into this endless abyss, but at least until today, none of this has happened.

Nor will it happen in the future.

"Uncle? Why did you suddenly stop talking? Nina was a little curious about the silence behind her, and she glanced back, her eyes filled with concern, "Uncomfortable again?" ”

"No, it's just a little distracted," Duncan reacted, shaking his head, "You're right, that's really crazy...... The newspaper also mentions that citizens should pay attention to safety, report heresy around them in time, and try not to run around outside of school and home for a while. ”

Nina nodded, but then said "ah", with a somewhat hesitant look on her face: "But...... But I also made an appointment with my classmates to visit the museum in two days......"

"Museums?" Duncan casually asked, "What museum?" ”

"It's the one near the school, near the Maritime Museum on the edge of Uptown," Nina explained, "and I've heard that there have been exhibits of offshore mineral specimens lately...... Is that possible? ”

"Go as long as you want," Duncan said with a moment's thought, nodding, "and now that there are patrols of church guards and city-state sheriffs everywhere, those cultists won't have the audacity to jump out in the past two days." ”

Nina nodded happily, "Hmm! ”

"Do you still have to go to school in the afternoon?" Duncan asked again.

"Well, it's a history class in the afternoon, and I don't want to miss Mr. Morris's class," said Nina, nodding her head, "and that's a very famous expert in the field of history...... But it's strange why an old gentleman as famous as him doesn't lecture at a university in Uptown, but comes to a public school in Downtown. Most of the students in the class didn't like history class, and they all slept during the old gentleman's class......"

Duncan shook his head calmly: "How do I know. ”

Jokes, not to mention the old Mr. Morris, who taught history, he had just met Nina - he would have to rewind his memory for hours to figure out where the public school Nina went to......

And even the original owner of this body probably didn't know much about his niece's current situation—he had clearly been trapped in the heretical beliefs of the sun for too long when Duncan took over his life.

Nina still had classes to attend in the afternoon, so she didn't stay long in the antique shop after lunch, but hurriedly packed up her things, took the textbook she had left home, and the girl trotted all the way out of the house—it was nearly an hour's journey from the antique shop to the public school in the lower city, and she had to waste every minute to avoid being late for Mr. Morris's class.

Of course, there is public transport in the city, and even in the more backward lower towns, steam engine-powered tramcars and trolleybuses pass the streets, but these cost between four and six pesos.

Nina laughs and tells Duncan that running more is good for her health.

Her journey to school would have been much easier if she had a bicycle — a vehicle that Duncan had seen on the streets of Downtown.

In a society that has developed steam machinery, the bicycle is not so expensive that ordinary people can afford it, but it is definitely not cheap for the residents of the lower city, and a most ordinary bicycle may require half a month to a month's living expenses for a family of three...... It's a burden.

Duncan didn't know where the identity he was currently occupying would go in the future, but he always felt ...... as he watched Nina trot all the way around the corner of the street With the spare energy, it seems that he should be kind to this girl.

Even if it's for the vegetable soup and salty pancakes before.

What's more, she is still a diligent and studious student.

Maybe you should think carefully about the way to make money in this "civilized city-state".

With all sorts of thoughts in his mind, he put down the newspaper in his hand and slowly paced to the end of the corridor on the second floor, opened the narrow window, and looked at the city street in the sunlight with some distraction.

In this world, "anomalies" and "anomalies" have long been accompanied by the process of civilization, neither the authorities nor the church have hidden anything from the people in the transcendent realm, and even girls like Nina, who are still in school, can directly learn about anomalies and anomalies from textbooks.

She even knew the classification standards for anomalies and anomalies left over from the ancient kingdom of Crete that are still in use today, as well as the public numbers and names of some anomalies and anomalies that had been established.

Yes, this part of this knowledge is even open to society as a whole – though not all.

The authorities and churches of the various city-states have endorsed a list in which the most famous or dangerous anomalies and anomalies have their own special numbers, which are not permanent, and in exceptional cases, certain anomalies and anomalies may be destroyed or transformed for various reasons, and their numbers may be transferred or vacant, but no matter how they change, one thing is certain on the whole:

Anomalies and anomalies that can have unique numbers and names must have their own special dangers or powers.

The authorities have made a list of some of these anomalies and anomalies public, on the one hand, to ensure that every citizen is aware of these specific dangers and to have the common sense of self-protection, and on the other hand, to ...... It's because some anomalies and anomalies are too close to people's lives.

These things have even been immersed in every corner of ordinary people's lives and into every link of social operation, and people can see them at any time, and there is no way to hide them, and there is no need to hide them.

Duncan looked up and silently stared at the sky.

Vision 001, the Sun.

The great vision of a giant body of light orbiting in the sky, which dominated the sky during the Deep Sea Age, was born in the early morning of the day after the collapse of the Old Kingdom of Crete.

Sphere of Influence - Worldwide, Units of Influence - Unlimited, self-moving and mobile, unable to be interfered with by humans, in line with the definition of an anomaly.

Historical records show that on the day of the collapse of the Old Kingdom, the sea was raging, the city-state was shattered, and all the members of the first dynasty died generously in the dark, and its blood was soaked in the sea, so Vision 001 rose from the sea, and from then on, there was a peace of day on the boundless sea.

The ancient kingdom of Crete, the first city-state civilization established by the survivors after the beginning of the Deep Sea Age, lasted for only a hundred years, but left a legacy of countless blessings to this day.

The word "Crete" means "eternal night" in ancient language.

It was night that lasted for a century.

All of this is written in Nina's history textbook.