The people on the other side of the table looked at each other, and for a moment no one spoke—they didn't expect the captain to suddenly ask such a question, and they weren't sure what it meant.

After a while, Nina seemed to react to something, she thought about it very seriously, and whispered, "Probably...... Is it a safe place? I can't imagine it...... I think the best place is the Pland before the sunrise, of course, it would be nice to be more spacious, the city-state is really a bit crowded, especially after the boat goes out to sea, obviously such a wide world, but there is only a little place for people to stand on......"

"Yes, there will be a wide habitable zone, far safer than it is now," Duncan smiled and looked at Shirley who was sitting next to Nina, "What about you?" What do you wish for in the new world? ”

Shirley stuffed half a piece of bread in her mouth and muttered indistinctly, "I didn't think about it that much, just eat and dress warmly - if you can, it's best to have a cheaper utility bill or something." ”

"This is a requirement for 'society,' not a requirement for 'the world,'" Duncan shook his head slightly, "Think about it again?" ”

Shirley chewed half of the cake, her eyes began to be a little empty, she seemed to think very seriously for a moment, and then swallowed the food in her mouth hard: "That...... I'm similar to Nina, a safer, more spacious place, you're right, the rest depends on the 'people'...... Oh yes! Ah Gou and I want a big house, if we don't have it, we can give us a large piece of open space, so that no one disturbs us, so that Ah Dog can rest assured that he can come out and run around......"

Duncan smiled and nodded, and his gaze fell on Morris on the side.

"As a scholar, I know very well that a society made up of people is always imperfect, and even if the surrounding environment becomes safe, the human community itself will create new problems, but this is one of the reasons why society can change and move forward," Morris shrugged, "so rather than imagining what a 'perfect' new world would look like, I would rather have more research opportunities, more things worth studying—

"More never-before-seen phenomena, more incredible places, more places worth visiting. I hope that there are real principles behind things that can be investigated, instead of encountering all kinds of 'black obstacles' and 'contradictions' at the end of every research, I hope that knowledge is no longer dangerous, that students do not have to worry about their lives every time they open a book, and that 'people' can go further, instead of being bound by unspeakable horrors and forever trapped in their own place of reproduction. ”

Morris exhaled softly, a smile on his face: "If you can, it's really a good place......"

"I want to get my sense of taste and sleep back to normal," muttered the sailor, who had not spoken much, "and I haven't slept well in centuries." ”

"My words, I want to see what kind of 'continent' ...... is," Vana on the side continued, her face full of thoughts and memories, and said slowly, "The vast and fertile land, where many cities and 'countries' flourish, people can travel between cities through more convenient transportation...... I wondered what that was like. ”

"Is it possible? So a big piece of land? Shirley's eyes widened in surprise, "As big as the ocean?" ”

Vanna glanced at Shirley with a smirk: "Didn't you just wish for something a little more 'spacious'?" The mainland is a much more spacious place than the city-state. ”

Shirley pursed her lips: "That's what I said...... I can't imagine it......"

"yes, we can't imagine anything we haven't seen," Agatha's shadow floated around the table, her voice ethereal, "so I had little idea of the new world—it must be a good place anyway, and I just wanted to keep traveling, with the Lost Country." I've been on this ship for the shortest time, but I've seen a lot of scenery that I've never seen in my memory, but this journey is coming to an end...... It's really regrettable. ”

"Then I hope to be on the Lost Land by then!" Shirley's eyes suddenly lit up, "Sure enough, it's the most interesting to follow this ship around!" ”

“…… I thought," Nina laughed too, clutching her chair and rocking her back and forth, "It would be great if I could get back on the Lost Land." ”

Her and Shirley's eyes fell on Duncan, but after a sneaky glance, they both looked at the "Witch of the Sea" at the same time.

Lucretia had not spoken, and until now, she had only sat in a daze as if she had been distracted, sensing the gaze that had fallen on her, and the "Miss Witch" suddenly woke up.

"Does the Bright Star and my crew have a place in the New World?" She spoke curiously, "Including Luni, Nilou, and the rabbi, and the tin manservants and puppet maids I made...... Does the New World still allow such an existence? ”

Duncan had been silently listening to the discussions of his crew at the dinner table since just now, listening to them sketch out the new world in their imaginations, listening to their expectations for the future, and gradually seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts, when he heard Lucrecia's question, he suddenly woke up from his thoughts.

After carefully sorting out his thoughts and words, he slowly spoke: "They will have a place—all souls have a place to live. ”

In the next second, Shirley and Nina said in unison: "Will the Lost Country also be there?" ”

“…… The Lost Country will be there, too," Duncan hesitated for a moment, nodding earnestly, "in some form...... I'm going to try to make it all the right way to reach the new world. When the time comes, you can still return to the Lost Land, and I will take you on the voyage. ”

A happy smile slowly bloomed on Lucrecia's face: "Then take my brother with you this time—even across the vast expanse of the sea and the border barrier, I can almost feel his resentment." ”

Duncan was silent for a few seconds, and finally nodded solemnly: "Okay." ”

Hearing this reply, Lucrecia exhaled softly, got up and raised the wine glass in her hand.

"Then let's go to the new world." She said with a smile.

Agatha followed suit and raised her glass: "To the New World!" ”

"To the Captain!"

"Lost Country!"

"To the future!"

"To ...... Hey, I don't know what to say, TMD did it! ”

Everyone raised their glasses at the table, and Nina had already drunk a lot of wheat juice and fermented grape juice at this time, with a bright and slightly drunk smile on her face: "Shirley, you pour some for Ae, it doesn't have a hand...... Anyway, how can this pigeon drink so much, and drink it all? ”

Then she looked to the other side, "Luni is going to raise a glass too...... Nilou wants to be with you too? Can Nilou drink? ”

The little doll immediately held a wine glass almost the size of her head and shouted, "West! ”

As soon as the words fell, the little guy had already drunk the wine glass, the red wine overflowed from her neck joints, and the beautiful doll dress was instantly drenched.

Luni let out an exclamation of surprise, apologizing to her hostess on behalf of her sister as she rushed up to wipe Nilou with a handkerchief.

Nina wanted to lean over: "Hey, don't dry it, I'll bake her, don't let her move......"

Shirley instantly grabbed Nina's collar from behind: "Don't! You're burning again! Why didn't you have that dress with blue on a white background? ”

The dog stood still in the chaos, and the two paws held the wine glass and poured it into his neck, the wine hissing in his chest, and then it was evaporated in an instant, and it shook its huge bone head and muttered: "This wine has no taste...... If only I could have a normal sense of taste in the new world......"

Before the words fell, it felt a gaze full of oppression coming from the front, and suddenly craned its neck to look up, and saw the captain looking at this side, and smiled: "Yes." ”

"I knew it was going to end up in a mess, so I brought the rabbi here," Lucrecia looked at the sudden chaos at the table and shook her head helplessly, "That rabbit likes chaos the most, and if there is no chaos, it will create chaos......"

"Yes, it would be nice to bring the rabbi here," Luni sighed as she heard this, while carrying a drenched Nilou in one hand and continuing to wipe the doll's drink with a handkerchief in vain with the other, "Rabbi is absorbent." ”

Lucretia sighed, "You don't always bully the rabbi because you're not afraid of nightmares, I know you used it to wipe the table last time." ”

Luni instantly bowed her head: "Mistress, I'm sorry. ”

Nilou, who was carried in the air by her sister, also raised her hand happily: "I'm sorry! ”

“…… Forget it, don't wipe it, go back and wash it in a bucket with someone and your clothes. ”

Duncan sat across the table with his arms crossed, with a flat smile on his face, looking at the familiar and jumping scene.

It's like going back to the beginning, when Alice first brought her proud fish soup to the table, and her head was stewed in the soup pot.

Then it's time for them to leave.

The Lost and the Bright Stars walked slowly, but eventually reached the black island with its towering temples and pilgrimage paths.

The goodbye has been done.

A papier-mâché boat flew to the edge of the deck of the Lost and expanded into a shuttle large enough to accommodate everyone, and Lucrecia stood on the boat, while Luni stood beside her mistress with Nilou in her hand.

Shirley, Dog, Nina, Maurice, Fanna, Mariner, and Agatha in Phantom Form......

One by one, the figures left the Lost Country and stood on the paper-folded boat.

Duncan stood on the deck, silently watching the scene.

Then, he saw Nina and Shirley turn around, followed by Vana and Morris, who were smiling and waving at him.

Lucrecia had the brightest smile on her face.

Smile every time you say goodbye, so that if you never see each other again, then at least when you remember each other, the last thing that comes to mind is a big smile.

Duncan laughed and waved vigorously at everyone.

Then they left.

(End of chapter)