Deep Sea Embers

The people across the long table looked at each other, but no one spoke for a while - they did not expect the captain to suddenly throw such a question, and they were not sure what the question meant.

After a while, Nina seemed to realize something. She thought about it seriously and whispered: "Maybe it's a safe place? I can't imagine it. I think the best place is when the sun shines." Of course, it would be nice if the previous Purland was wider. The city-state was a bit crowded, especially after taking a boat out to sea. It is such a wide world.

There is only so much room for people to gain a foothold.

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

Shirley stuffed half a piece of cake in her mouth and muttered vaguely: "I didn't think too much about it. I just need to have enough food and clothing. If possible, it would be better to make the water and electricity bills cheaper."

"This is a request for 'society', not for 'the world'," Duncan shook his head slightly, "Think again? "

Shirley chewed half a piece of cake, and her eyes started to become a little vacant. She seemed to think about it seriously, and then swallowed the food in her mouth hard: "Then I have the same idea as Nina, safer, wider place, You're right, everything else still depends on the person" - Ah, that's right! Agou and I want a big house. If we don't have one, a large open space would be fine. A place where Agou can run around without being disturbed.

Duncan smiled and nodded, and his eyes fell on Morris beside him.

"As a scholar, I know very well that a society made up of people will never be perfect. Even if the surrounding environment becomes safer, the people themselves will create new troubles, but this is also the reason why society can change and can One of the reasons for moving forward," Morris shrugged, "is that rather than imagining what a 'perfect' new world would look like, I hope there will be more research opportunities, more things worth studying -

B-"More phenomena that have never been seen before, more incredible places, and more places worth going to. I hope that there are principles behind things that can be truly studied, instead of encountering various problems at the end of every research All kinds of "black obstacles" and "contradictions", I hope that knowledge will no longer be dangerous, and students will not have to worry about their lives every time they open a book. I hope that "people" can go further, instead of being incompetent. The name of the frightening bondage, forever trapped in the place where they thrive.

Morris breathed out softly, with a smile on his face involuntarily: "If you can, that's really a good place.

"I just want to regain my sense of taste and normal sleep," the sailor, who has been silent, muttered, "I haven't slept well in centuries." "

"My word, I want to see what kind of place the 'Continent' is." Fanna on the side spoke again, with thoughts and memories on her face, and she slowly said, "A vast and fertile land, many cities and countries "I am very curious about what it will be like to thrive on the land and people can travel between cities through more convenient transportation. "

'is it possible? Such a large area? Shirley's eyes widened in surprise, "As big as the ocean?" "

Fanna glanced at Shirley with a half-smile: "Didn't you just wish there was a wider place?" A continent is a place wider than a city-state. "

Shirley pursed her lips: “Even if I say that, I can’t even imagine it—

"Yeah, we can't imagine things we haven't seen before," Agatha's shadow floated beside the dining table, her voice had a hint of etherealness, "So I have almost no idea about the new world - it must be a good place anyway, and I just hope that I can continue traveling with the Lost Home. My time on this ship has been the shortest and I have seen many sights that I have never seen before in my memory. It is really sad that this journey is coming to an end. Pity."

"Then I hope I can still be on the Lost Home by then!" Shirley's eyes suddenly lit up, "Sure enough, following this ship around is the most interesting thing!"

"I think so," Nina also laughed, grabbing the chair and rocking her body back and forth, "It would be best if I could return to the Lost Home."

Her and Shirley's eyes fell on Duncan at the same time, but after a sneak peek, they both looked at the "Sea Witch" who never spoke.

Lucretia had not spoken. Until now, she was still just sitting there in a daze as if she was distracted. Only when she noticed the eyes falling on her did this "Miss Witch" suddenly wake up.

‘Does the Brilliant Star and my crew also have a place in the new world? "She said curiously, "Including Luni, Nilu, and Rabbi, as well as those tin servants and unmarried maids I made. Can the new world still allow such existence? "

Duncan has been silently listening to the discussions of his crew at the dinner table since just now, listening to them sketching the appearance of the new world in their imaginations, listening to their expectations for the future, and gradually seems to have been immersed in his own thinking. , when he heard Lucretia'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 stay."

The next second, Shirley and Nina said in unison: "Will the Lost Home be here too?"

"The Lost Home will also be here," Duncan hesitated and nodded seriously, "In some form, I will try my best to make everything arrive in the new world in the most appropriate way. At that time, you can still return to the Lost World. On board the Xiang, I will take you on a long journey. "

A happy smile slowly bloomed on Lucretia's face: "Then take my brother with you this time - even across the boundless sea and the border barrier, I can almost feel his resentment."

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

Upon hearing this answer, Lucretia breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and raised the wine glass in her hand.

‘Then let us address the new world. ” she said with a smile.

Agatha stood up and raised her glass: "To the new world!"

"To the Captain!"

"To the Lost Home!"

"To the future!"

"Hey, I don't know what to say, damn it!"

Everyone raised glasses at the dining table. Nina had already drank a lot of wheat juice and fermented grape juice at this time, with a bright but slight smile on her face: "Shirley, pour some for Ai Yi. He has no words to say why this pigeon is like this." You can drink it, have you finished it?”

Then she looked to the other side: "Luni, let's raise the glass together, and Nilu, too? Can Nilu have a drink?"

The little doll immediately hugged a wine glass that was almost as big as her head and shouted, "Sir!"

By the time she finished speaking, the little one had already held the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Red wine overflowed from the joints of her neck, and her beautiful doll dress was instantly soaked.

Lu Ni suddenly let out an exclamation, and while apologizing to the hostess for her sister, she rushed up to wipe her body with a handkerchief.

Nina wanted to move closer: "Hey, it can't be wiped dry. Let me bake it for her. Don't let her move around."

Shirley instantly held Nina's collar from behind: "Don't! You're getting burned again! Why is your dress with a white background and blue edges missing?"

Agou remained motionless in the chaos. He held the wine glass with his paws and poured it into his neck. The wine hissed in his chest, and then evaporated in an instant. He shook his huge bone head. He kept mumbling: "This wine doesn't taste good either. I wish I could have a normal sense of taste in the new world."

Before it finished speaking, it felt an oppressive gaze coming from the front. It immediately raised its neck and looked up, and saw the captain looking over here with a smile on his face: "Yes."

"If I had known that there would be a mess in the end, I would have brought the rabbi." Lucretia looked at the sudden chaos on the dining table and shook her head helplessly, "That rabbit likes chaos the most, and there will be no chaos if there is no chaos." To cause trouble

"Yes, it would be great if we brought the rabbi," Luni sighed after hearing this. At the same time, she was holding the soaked Nello with one hand, and continued to wipe the villain with a handkerchief in vain with the other hand. The wine on my body, "Rabbi is so good at absorbing water."

Lucretia sighed: "Don't always bully the rabbi just because you are not afraid of nightmares. I know you used it to wipe the table last time. Luni lowered her head instantly: "Mistress, I'm sorry. "

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

Forget it, stop wiping it, go back and wash it in the bucket with both the person and the clothes. "

Duncan sat across from the dining table with his arms folded, looking at this familiar yet thrilling scene with a plain smile on his face.

It was like going back to the beginning, when Alice brought her proud fish soup to the table for the first time, while her head was stewed in the soup pot.

Then, it was time for them to leave.

The Lost Home and the Brilliant Star traveled slowly, but finally arrived at the small black island with a towering temple and a pilgrimage road.

The farewell has been done.

A paper-folded boat flew to the edge of the deck of the Lost Home and expanded into a shuttle boat that could accommodate everyone. Lucretia stood on the boat, while Rune held Nero in her hand and stood on her next to the hostess.

Shirley, Dog, Nina, Maurice, Vanna, Sailor, and Agatha in phantom form

One after another, figures left the Lost Home and stood on the paper-folded boat.

Duncan stood on the deck and watched this scene silently.

Then, he saw Nina and Shirley turning around, followed by Vanna, Morris and others - they had smiles on their faces and waved to him.

Lucretia had the brightest smile on her face.

Smile every time you say goodbye, so that if you can never meet again, at least when you recall each other, the last scene in your mind will be a bright smile.

So Duncan laughed too and waved vigorously to everyone.

Then, they left.