It was getting dark in the streets.

After seeing Morris off and packing up the storefront on the first floor, Duncan finally had time to talk to Nina about what her teacher had said during the home visit.

After all, this is actually the main reason why old Mr. Morris came to visit today—although the two of them digressed after chatting.

"Have you been having a bad rest lately? Or are you not feeling well? At the second-floor dining table, Duncan asked with concern as he buttered slices of bread, "I've heard from your teacher that you've been like this for days." ”

Nina was obviously a little nervous, she probably guessed that the teacher would bring up these things today, but until recently, she had never imagined that her Uncle Duncan would really start to pay attention to her situation at school - a long-lost feeling of being cared for but uneasy permeated her heart: "It's just a little ...... Sleepy. ”

"Then it seems that what Mr. Morris said is true," Duncan carefully observed Nina's expression, "physical reasons?" Or is it because of something else? If you have something on your mind, you can tell me. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and then thoughtfully added: "Of course, there may be some things that you don't want to talk about to adults like me at this age, and this is also normal, because you are growing up, you have an independent personality and your own ideas, which should be respected - but you still have to remember that there is no shame in asking for help when people are in trouble, if it is I can help, you can say it, and we will find a way together." ”

It was not easy for him to try to make his words as reliable and affectionate as possible, because he had no blood relatives of this age to take care of, but he had more or less experience with students, so he was talking to Nina according to his experience with adolescent students—he thought his attitude was gentle and reliable enough.

"I ...... I'm really fine, really! Nina seemed a little uncomfortable with such a kind uncle, but deep down she was even more resistant, she waved her hand vigorously to meet Duncan's gaze, "I just feel sleepy lately, I always wake up when I sleep, and sometimes I dream. ”

"Dreaming?" Duncan frowned, and suddenly thought of something, "Nightmare? Could it be that he dreamed of the fire when he was a child? ”

Maybe it was because he was paying attention to the sun fragments and the unsolved case eleven years ago recently, and he suddenly subconsciously thought about it, but Nina shook her head: "No, it's not when I was a child. ”

"What's that?"

"I always dream about ...... I dreamed that I was standing in a very high place, like a tower in the city, and then the neighborhood under my feet was pitch black, full of ruins and ashes," Nina recalled, and said slowly, "The ruins and ashes were like a huge scar, stretching along the center of the lower city all the way to the cross block, and then to the edge of the upper city, as if it was going to tear the city apart, and I was trapped in that very high place, trying to leave, but being blocked by an invisible wall......"

Nina recalled, and suddenly shook her head slightly: "It's always like this in dreams, to say it's terrifying...... Actually, there was nothing terrible to see, and there was no danger approaching, just watching the city being crushed by something and making a scar, and then I was trapped in place and couldn't move, and every time I woke up, I would be very tired, and the next day I started to get sleepy in class......"

Duncan listened carefully to the girl's description and slowly frowned.

The ...... described by Nina It wasn't really the fire she had experienced as a child, nor was it the scene Duncan remembered in his mind.

It was more like a static "display" of what Perand was showing her in an unknown plane.

If it was on Earth, Duncan would only think that this was a strange dream that kept appearing, but in this strange and abnormal world, he couldn't help but be vigilant.

Nina somehow remembered a fire that only existed in her and Duncan's minds, and then she had a series of strange dreams that seemed to be "omens".

"When did you start having these dreams?" Duncan asked with a serious expression.

"About a week or two ago? It could have been earlier...... I can't remember," Nina took a sip of the vegetable soup, her voice a little muffled, "I didn't care about it at the time......"

Duncan wanted to say "You should have said it earlier" when he heard it, but he suddenly remembered that Nina's "uncle" was still a rotten person who was indulged in cult activities and alcohol intoxication, and there was no reliable person to talk to around her, so he swallowed back the words and spoke instead: "Have you consulted a professional?" Like doctors? ”

Vanna looked up, "You mean psychiatrist?" ”

"Yes, psychiatrist." Duncan thought for a moment and immediately nodded.

In this world, "psychiatrist" is an indispensable profession, because there are too many things staring at the city-state at night and in the deep sea, and the spirit of ordinary people is very likely to have problems large and small under the influence of these breaths - nightmares, auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, cognitive deviations, and even personality confusion, these diseases plague many people, so that the treatment technology in related fields in this world has developed to an unbelievable degree - The most brilliant psychiatrists will even use supernatural powers to correct distorted minds.

Nina's frequent strange dreams should also belong to the "illness" that these psychiatrists are concerned about.

"I haven't," Nina said sullenly, "their consultation is expensive...... I'm just having weird dreams. ”

"But these weird dreams are starting to affect your life," Duncan said seriously, "and continuing to dream about such weird scenes may be a sign of danger, and you should have learned it in school." ”

As he said this, he was also thinking quickly in his heart - there must be something wrong with Nina's continuous strange dreams, in any case, since he already lived in a strange and abnormal world, he must be wary of the "elements" of these transcendent realms, but he himself is a layman in theory, and this matter must find some professionals.

It just so happened that he also wanted to find an opportunity to reach out to the "professionals" of civilized society to see how they dealt with events that might involve the extraordinary.

Nina was obviously still a little hesitant, but in front of Duncan's serious expression, she was finally defeated: "That...... Then we can go to the community church on the weekend and ask the priest of the deep sea there to do a soothing blessing, so the cost is very small, if it doesn't work, then find a special psychiatrist, okay? ”

Church? Priest of the Deep Sea? A priest who believes in the goddess of storms, Grimna?

Duncan's heart moved, and he suddenly felt that this was also good—he was also interested in the priests who served the gods.

"Well, that's settled," he nodded immediately, "and you're going to the museum on the weekend, so we'll stop by the church when you get back." ”

"Hmm!"

After dinner, Nina returned to her room early, as usual, and Duncan returned to his room, where he saw Aye's lazy figure on the windowsill.

The pigeon flew outside for a day and came back with no gains.

Duncan closed the door and walked to the window, while the pigeon lazily raised its wings to say hello when he saw his master, and made a babbling voice: "Destroy, hurry, tired......"

"You've really worked hard," Duncan saw the bird's half-dead appearance and knew that it was indeed tired this day, he stepped forward to remove the "cultist sensor" on the pigeon's back, and reassured, "This thing is indeed not so easy, after all, they are all very deep, and the Deep Sea Church has been watching it very closely recently, they will definitely be more cautious......"

The pigeon rolled its eyelids, shook its wings, and continued to lie still on its stomach.

Duncan was immediately happy when he saw it: "Even so, this thing still has to be done in the future...... Of course, a day of flying is indeed a bit too intense, and I will arrange a little combination of work and rest for you. ”

He decided to make the search for cultists in the city a long-term task at this stage, and although after doing today's "big business," he was no longer so urgent in terms of money, and he did not have to rely on "hunting" to supplement his family, but the trouble of finding those cultists was still quite meaningful.

On the one hand, this may be able to catch a big fish from the cultists to satisfy his own intelligence needs - the higher-level priests must know more about the secrets of the "sun", and may also know more information about the fragments of the sun eleven years ago, which is exactly what Duncan is concerned about.

On the other hand, there is also a seemingly wild transcendent dog Lori operating in the city-state, the other party is constantly troubled by the Suncultists, and she may also know some secrets of the transcendent world, Duncan wants to try his luck and see if he can talk to her about the deep sea and the demons - after talking to Morris, he is now very curious about the "starry sky" above the deep sea.

Noticing the serious expression on Duncan's face and realizing his fate of being forced to work overtime in the future, Ay sighed extremely humanely.

"Alas......" the bird's tone was full of sorrow, "and there is already a sad thick barrier between us......"

Duncan: "...... You have a rich thesaurus! ”