"See? The fries do just that, it's very simple - just be careful not to fry them and not to get them raw, you don't need to stick your head out and stare at the pan, you don't need to taste anything salty, remember?"

On the morning on the Lost Land, Duncan was in the kitchen pointing at a nervous Alice with a serious face, and in the pan in front of them, some white fries were still tumbling up and down in the hot oil, making a continuous sizzling sound.

"Remember...... Remember!" Alice stared unblinkingly at the hot pan, one hand still clutching a kitchen knife, and on the next cutting board were the pieces of potatoes she had chopped up, which would become ingredients for other dishes.

Duncan looked at the oil pot, then at the puppet next to him, nodded slightly, and said in his heart that such a simple thing, this Han Han will not mess up again, and then he noticed the kitchen knife in Alice's hand, and couldn't help but feel a little awkward in his heart: "...... Can you put the kitchen knife down first, and don't always carry it after cutting. ”

A cursed doll standing in the kitchen with a kitchen knife (for potatoes), how unlucky this picture is.

It seems that the next second will change to a thrilling and exciting BGM, and then a blood bar will appear on Alice's head that can pierce the screen.

"Oh...... Oh!" Alice reacted at this time, quickly put the kitchen knife back to the side, and then waved her hand to the captain quite confidently, "Captain, go back!" I've learned this, you and Aye just have to wait and eat!"

Duncan stared at Alice for a long time, confirming that the puppet really wouldn't have any more problems, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and then a sigh of emotion spontaneously arose in his heart-

After all this time, he was finally able to produce fries on his Lost Country Ship steadily!

……

On the second floor of the antique shop, next to the dining table, Nina, who had a piece of medicinal cloth on her head, suddenly raised her head curiously and glanced at her uncle: "Uncle, I wanted to ask before, why have you been frowning all morning...... And why did you exhale as if you were suddenly relaxed......"

"Is there one? I didn't pay attention......" Duncan was stunned for a moment, his attention instantly fell on this small antique shop across the distant space, and then he smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing, I just remembered some things on the accounts, I did some mental calculations just now, and now it's solved." ”

"Oh," Nina nodded, "I mean, I feel like your nerves were tense just now." ”

Duncan didn't say anything, just kept a calm smile, but couldn't help muttering in his heart—this girl is quite observant.

Nina glanced at the small window facing the street at the end of the corridor on the second floor, hesitated for a moment before muttering, "Shirley didn't come today."

“…… They have their own places to live," Duncan looked at the lonely girl across from him, "and you have to go to school today, so you don't have time to go out with her." ”

"I should inquire where she lives," Nina added, "so that I can go to her when she doesn't have time to come to me." ”

Duncan didn't speak for a while, and was silent for two or three seconds before he asked softly, "Do you like this new friend very much?" Obviously, you haven't actually been together for long. ”

"Shirley is a nice person, she saved my life in the museum," Nina said immediately, "and...... And ......"

"And what?"

"And when she lived here, I chatted with her and Ah Gou at night, inquired about her situation, and knew that she had always lived with Ah Gou, living in a small alley in the slum, where there were no street lights at night, and the house was leaking rain and wind, I ......"

"Nina," Duncan abruptly interrupted the girl in front of him, his expression a little serious, "friendship can't be built on sympathy, especially for a kid like Shirley. ”

Nina was stunned for a moment, raised her head to meet Duncan's gaze, and after a while, she slowly grabbed the hair on her sideburns: "Uncle, you suddenly said something very philosophical......

Duncan: "......"

"But you did warn me, uncle, that I may have a little sympathy," Nina said next, "but...... I just want her life to be better, I can feel it, even though she's always inexplicably nervous when she lives here, but it actually is

I'm so happy, I ...... Am I a little self-righteous when I make such a judgment for her?"

Duncan didn't answer, he seemed to fall into a short thought, and after a moment he smiled and shook his head: "Don't think about it so much, the next time we see Shirley, ask where she lives, as for now...... Hurry up and finish eating, it's almost time for school. ”

"Okay!" Nina immediately nodded obediently, and then she seemed to think of something, and her face showed a look of excitement eager to try, "By the way, then can I do it today...... Riding that new bike to school, huh?"

"No," Duncan raised his eyelids and refused without hesitation, "Have you forgotten how badly you fell last night?"

As he spoke, he remembered what had happened yesterday after Nina came home - the girl saw the brand-new bicycle parked on the first floor for the first time, and jumped almost on the spot with excitement, and then she was excited to get on the car and try it, and it took about thirty seconds before she fell to the door......

She still has a cloth on her head.

"I ...... I thought it would be easy to ride a bike," Nina lowered her head a little embarrassed, "I think my classmates can ......"

Duncan sighed.

He should have thought that if there were no bikes in the antique shop, and Nina didn't have any friends in years, how could she possibly have the opportunity to learn to ride—something she had completely ignored when she bought her own bike.

"Let's take the bus to school today, don't run away, our family is not short of this ticket now," Duncan took out a few coins and put them in front of Nina, "I'll teach you how to ride a bicycle when I come back - it's not difficult, with your cleverness, you can learn it in a few days." ”

Nina was a little frustrated at first, but soon became happy again, nodding happily: "Oh!"

After a while, Nina ran out of the door of the antique shop happily, and Duncan stood in the small window on the second floor of the antique store, watching the girl's figure run through the street in the morning light to the bus stop not far away.

The sound of more and more cars and people is echoing in the streets and alleys, and this urban area is waking up in the sunshine little by little, and the golden red sunlight is spreading along the ridge of the roof in the distance, looking like a brilliant curtain rising from the illusion.

Formed by flames, sweeping the curtain of the entire city-state.

Duncan's expression suddenly froze, and he frowned at the rows of houses in the distance.

The magnificent image of the curtain of flames sweeping through the city-state disappeared from the glow, as if the impression that had been in his mind for a moment was only a momentary unfounded fantasy.

Duncan's brow, however, did not relax in the slightest, and he continued to stare into the distance, as if trying to find another layer of overlapping reality in the magnificent morning glow—and it took several minutes for him to slowly withdraw his gaze.

He pondered for a moment and beckoned to the air next to him, "Aye."

In the next second, a dark green flame suddenly exploded in the air, and the undead bird swirled from the flames, and Ay flapped his wings and landed on Duncan's shoulder, shouting "Hiccup" while burping loudly...... Who's calling...... Hiccup...... fleet?"

Duncan's mood suddenly became incoherent, and he turned his head to look at the pigeon that had almost swelled in a circle: "...... How much did you eat on the boat?"

Aye flapped her wings and stretched her neck hard: "It's time to eat food...... Hiccup!"

Duncan looked at the bird expressionlessly, and sighed after a while: "No wonder Alice tinkered with it for a long time, and finally brought so few things to the cabin, and the joint book made you cut off...... Forget it, just don't waste it. Can it still fly? Sixth Block. ”

The pigeon suddenly let out a loud cry: "The mission must be accomplished!" The mission must be accomplished!"

In the next second, the small window on the second floor of the antique store flashed with fire, and a fat pigeon that had swelled up jumped out of the window and staggered in the direction of the sixth block.

At the same time, two dark gray steam cars were driving through the empty and deserted streets in the depths of the sixth block.

The tall Vanna was sitting in the back seat of one of the cars, her greatsword in her hand, while she herself watched the street outside.

Unsure of what was going on at that chapel, Vanna didn't

Entering the block directly with the overly glaring steam walker, he chose to personally lead a part of the elite to enter in a low-key manner first, while the support team was on standby in the nearby neighborhood.

And after entering the sixth block, she really noticed the "atmosphere" here for the first time...... Something is very wrong.

Neighborhoods that are too lacking in vitality, residents who are sporadic and lazy, unresponsive to external stimuli, and aging amenities that are in disrepair and even exceed the limits of tolerance in the lower city.

There is an aura that lingers everywhere here, and the whole neighborhood gives her the feeling of ...... It's as if time is frozen in a forgotten crevice.

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Chapter 169: Stepping into the Veil