The arrival of a scholar who for some reason had gone to teach history at a "civilian school", a teacher who was well-versed in ancient history and seemed to have a good relationship with Nina, was an unexpected situation for Duncan – but also an opportunity.

That old Mr. Morris's professional attainments must help Duncan solve many problems, and if he can establish a good relationship with such a professional, there may be unexpected convenience in the future—an old scholar of more status must have a certain status in the city-state.

Nina didn't know why her Uncle Duncan suddenly agreed to the home visit, and she didn't think about it, but she felt extremely happy.

This trance even gave her an illusion - as if her life was really changing for the better, and it was gradually ...... Go back in time.

Outside the window, the night is getting darker, and the pale and cold light of the creation of the world reflects on the windowsill on the second floor of the antique store, and the whole city is gradually becoming quiet in the quiet night.

In a world full of strange things, most people don't have much nightlife to speak of.

"It's time to eat," Duncan beckoned to his "niece" who was in a daze in front of the window, and he brought the stewed fish soup to the table, as well as the bread that Nina bought in the afternoon and the onion rings that had just been fried, in his opinion, this dinner was actually not rich, but considering the particularity of "fish", this meal in this place in the lower city might also be considered a feast, "I have to get up early to go to school tomorrow." ”

"Oh, okay Uncle Duncan."

Nina agreed, and obediently came to the table, the aroma of fish soup had already wafted, she shrugged her nose in surprise, and looked at Duncan in disbelief: "It's so fragrant...... Uncle, when did your craft become so good? ”

"Can this be considered a good craft?" Duncan couldn't help laughing, thinking that his cooking skills might be limited to Alice, and there was even a time when he was evaluated as good at his skills, "Could it be that my skills were very poor before?" ”

"That can't be described as very bad, you used to cook according to the standard of not dying, and you always have to be ambitious to study new dishes even though your skills are so bad that you always have to study new dishes, and every time you pull me to test drugs with you......" Nina Balabala muttered, she recalled the old days, and her eyebrows fluttered a little, "Once the thing you made was so unpalatable that you couldn't eat it yourself, so you had to throw it in the trash, and then dragged me to the family restaurant next street to solve the lunch problem, When I came back, I saw the neighbor's dog lying on the ground in front of the trash can at the door, and since then the dog has been around the ...... when he sees you."

Nina spoke, her voice suddenly lowering again.

"Forget it, it was years ago, and you don't like to hear me talk about these ......"

Duncan was silent.

There was nothing left of the body's memories of Nina's memories - almost the only good memories of her time with her uncle for Nina, but they had dissipated with the last breath of the misguided.

Nina silently broke open the dry and hard bread and soaked it in the delicious soup to soften it little by little.

Duncan suddenly reached out and rubbed the child's hair.

Nina looked up in surprise: "Uncle? ”

"Uncle's research on the new dish has been successful." Duncan said solemnly.

Nina looked at Duncan in a daze, her expression changed several times, and many thoughts swirled in her mind, but in the end, all her expressions turned into a smile that she couldn't hold back: "Uncle, your serious appearance is so funny!" ”

"Don't make fun of your lordship," Duncan glanced at Nina, and then as if suddenly remembered something, he casually said, "By the way, I'm ready to tidy up the situation in the store for a while, if you see something strange and unknown on the first floor, don't touch it." ”

He is preparing for the next shuttle between the two places and the distribution and turnover of "materials".

As Ey's abilities are developed, he'll have to frequently move goods between the Lost and the Antique Shop, and it's hard to hide it from Nina's eyes - so it's better to get a shot in advance.

Nina didn't have the slightest doubt, she nodded quickly, and Duncan then continued: "In addition, I also plan to add a man to the store, so that if I go out during the day, someone can stay to take care of me - of course, this is only an initial plan, and it may not be realized, just to tell you in advance, lest you suddenly feel strange when you suddenly see a stranger in the store one day." ”

This time, he's setting the stage for Alice's arrival – and only a foreshadowing, of course.

There are still many things to consider in order for Miss Doll to enter the city-state, and teleporting it is only the most inconspicuous part of it, and he also has to think about how to avoid the truth of Alice's "doll" being discovered - Alice's appearance is almost the same as that of a real person, as long as she wears long gloves to cover her hand joints, there will be no major problems, at most she will wear a veil to hide her face that is even more delicate than a real person, this is a small problem, a real big problem...... It's the head of the goods.

He brought Alice here to help himself, and that thing can't perform in front of people all day long.

Nina glanced at Duncan in surprise: "Uncle, you still have to recruit clerks for the store?!" That's a big deal...... Have you chosen someone? What kind of person is he? ”

Duncan thought for a moment, trying to filter out a long list of not-so-good adjectives from his mind, and then made a straight face: "There is a preliminary goal, a ...... Industrious young lady. ”

He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that Alice only had "hard work" left as a compliment.

Then he saw that the expression on Nina's face suddenly became subtle.

The girl looked her uncle up and down several times, and finally couldn't hold back: "Young lady? Uncle, don't you ......?"

Duncan was a person who had come over, and he knew what she was thinking when he saw Nina's appearance, and immediately tapped his finger on the table: "Eat well!" What to think about! ”

Nina immediately held back a smile and made a "smack" sound, and continued to eat with her head down, and after tasting a bite of the fish, her eyes widened in surprise: "It's delicious!" ”

Duncan laughed, and as he broke some bread and threw it to the pigeon pacing nearby, he said, "Then eat more, there is still in the kitchen." ”

On the small second floor of the antique shop, Nina and her Uncle Duncan ended a simple but long-lost dinner.

After dinner was over, Duncan called Nina, who was about to go back to her room to rest.

He had something he wanted to confirm.

"Nina," he said, looking at the girl who had just cleaned up her glasses and plates and came out of the kitchen, "I have something to ask you. ”

"Huh?" Nina was a little curious, "What's the matter?" ”

"Do you remember...... When you were a child? Duncan pondered the entry point as he recalled the information he had heard at the cultist gathering, "That's when you were six years old. ”

Nina frowned, she didn't know why her uncle suddenly brought up the old story of eleven years ago, but she still thought about it.

Eleven years have passed, and she was only six years old at the time, so when she recalled the past, she didn't actually have too much sadness in her heart.

"I was a kid and I can't remember a lot of things, but I remember it was a mess...... It's a mess of adults everywhere. Some people say that there is a factory leak near the cross block, some say that there is a collective riot on Lower Third Street, and some even say that there is an accident in the upper city...... I didn't remember a lot of things at the time, but I only got to the top of the number after I heard the adults talk about it......"

Duncan thought for a moment and looked into Nina's eyes: "Then do you remember that there was a fire?" I fled from the fire with you, your parents...... It was in that fire......"

He only tentatively mentioned it, but he didn't expect Nina's eyes to widen suddenly: "Fire? Uncle, you really remember that there was a fire at that time?! ”

“…… Of course I remember," Duncan knew something was wrong with Nina's reaction, "I remember what's wrong with the fire?" ”

"I remember there was a fire, a big, big fire," Nina said quickly, a little excited, "but then I told the adults around me, but no one remembered it, and they all said that I was scared stupid, and there was no place for the fire...... Later, when I grew up, I went to find the original newspaper......"

Speaking of this, she paused and slowly shook her head with a strange expression: "But there is no mention of any fire in the newspaper...... All records say that there was a leak at a factory and that the chemicals caused widespread hallucinations......"