Deep Sea Embers

In Duncan's perception, Vanna's aura was quickly approaching the antique store, and it was not moving straight forward. It often changed directions in the middle, and there were even abnormal pauses.

What is a judge who has lived in the upper city for a long time suddenly going to this antique shop in the lower city? And the trajectory of the action is so weird?

The moment the breath of the young deep sea judge appeared in his perception, Duncan frowned slightly, and then glanced at Shirley subconsciously.

Is it because of Shirley? The Church of the Deep Sea finally discovered that there was a "summoner" hidden in the city who was traveling with the Dark Demon? Or is it for yourself? But I am very careful in my daily actions, and there is absolutely no clue left that can point to the Lost Home. The identity of the original Sun Cultist of this body is exposed to the sky... Then it won't alarm a dignified judge, right?

That breath moved quickly and returned to the approaching trajectory. It definitely didn't look like just passing by casually, but more like it had a strong purpose. The thoughts in his heart were rising and falling instantly. Duncan glanced at Nina who was reading next to him calmly, got up and walked towards the door of the antique store.

Shirley on the side noticed his actions and subconsciously followed: "Mr. Duncan? What happened?"

"Stay in the store." Duncan glanced at Shirley, a guy who should be classified as a "heretic" no matter what, and asked her to stay where she was. Then he came to the door of the store and looked in the direction where the smell was coming from. .

Then he knew why Fanna's breath approached so quickly——

They came by car.

A dark gray car driven by a steam engine creaked and stopped in front of the antique store. The door opened and two people stepped out. One was Fanna, whose height was still particularly eye-catching even though she had changed into regular clothes, and the other was Fanna. Miss Heidi, a psychiatrist whom I had a relationship with before.

Duncan: ""

He briefly reflected on his chaotic mind after sensing an aura approaching quickly, and felt that he shouldn't think about everything related to the extraordinary. His clothes were white and came and went like the wind. Now Thinking about it, those brief pauses when Fanna was approaching just now must have been waiting for the traffic light.

Then he saw the psychiatrist lady waving to him energetically and happily saying hello: "Mr. Duncan!"

The corner of Duncan's mouth trembled. When he saw Vanna wearing regular clothes, he knew that he was overthinking it, but he still deliberately looked at the judge twice when he went up to meet her, and expressed his surprise appropriately. :"This is"

"Ah, you must have recognized her. There is no one in this city who doesn't know her—our respectable inquisitor, Miss Vanna Wayne," Heidi said with a teasing smile, "but she is on vacation today. , just relax - she is my friend, after hearing about what happened at the museum, she insisted on coming to the door to say thank you."

"Friend?" Duncan's surprise this time had a sense of reality. This was indeed something he didn't expect. "I never expected that you would bring such a big shot..."

"To say 'big shot' is a bit too much, Mr. Duncan," Vanna seemed to have been sizing up the antique store manager in front of her calmly from just now, and then she spoke with a smile, her voice was slightly hoarse and low, with a hint of Magnetic texture - but for Duncan, this was not the first time he heard the voice of the inquisitor lady, "Just treat me as an ordinary guest, just like Heidi said, I am on vacation today - I came here today mainly to thank you for saving Heidi in the museum, and to learn some things by the way... Please don't worry, it's not a formal inquiry."

Know something?

The expression on Duncan's face did not change. He just maintained Ruo's friendly smile as always. He turned sideways and greeted Ruo's two special visitors to enter the store: "Then don't stand at the door and come in quickly - it just so happens that the store is deserted today. Now It’s time to have some fun.”

As he spoke, he walked towards the antique store. After entering the door, he first saw Shirley, who was looking around to pay attention to what was going on outside. He casually ruffled the girl's hair: "Calm down later."

Shirley was stunned: "Calm down..."

The next second, she knew why she had to calm down.

She saw the inquisitor lady who was at the top of the church's military force in the city-state of Purland step in. The eldest sister, who was over 1.9 meters tall, walked past the dwarf who was less than 1.6 meters tall. She brought more than just Visual oppression.

Shirley almost subconsciously said: "Wow... wow, you are so tall!"

Fanna stopped subconsciously, glanced at the girl standing next to her with a strange expression on her face and tense muscles, and nodded friendly: "Hello."

"Her name is Shirley," Duncan said casually. "She helps in my store. She was also present when the museum had an accident. Miss Heidi should have mentioned it to you."

"Are you Shirley?" Fanna nodded, matching the description in her mind with the real person in front of her, "You are indeed a cute little sister.

At this time, Nina, who was reading next to the counter, also heard the commotion here. After running over, the first thing she saw was Fanna, who was astonishingly tall. She recognized the famous Miss Inquisitor and also shouted Shirley exclaimed.

"...That's why I don't like to go out with you," Heidi, who stood behind Vanna and was not noticed by Nina for a long time, finally couldn't help but make a sound, "You go to that station and put everything away." The attention has been attracted - I am the protagonist today, okay?

"But I don't want to attract attention in this way," Fanna glanced at her friend expressionlessly, "I have tried to make myself look as ordinary as possible today."

"...Forget it, I'm used to it." Heidi sighed, then greeted Le Na and Xuegou respectively, and then took out the door-to-door gift she brought with her and handed it to Duncan. On hand.

"I don't know what you like, but you can't come empty-handed to say thank you. This is what my father asked me to pass on to you. He said that someone like you who has extensive knowledge and is interested in history and mysticism should like it. this."

"You're so polite. It was just a simple effort at the time," Duncan said politely, reaching out to take the gift that the other party brought. It was a wooden box that looked to be quite old. He opened the lid on the spot and saw I was a little confused about the things inside, "This is..."

It was a book, a book with exquisite binding and high value. It looked like a good thing that a decent scholar from uptown would keep at home. On the dark purple hard cover, there was a line of beautiful floral letters. :

"Cities and Gods"

"This is a book collected by my father, which is now difficult to see on the market - its author was the great naturalist and theologian Mr. Mardino Victor a century ago," Heidi said with a smile, "A book that describes the historical changes in the city-state era and the influence of various god beliefs, including the Four Righteous Gods, on civilized society. He said you should like this aspect."

Duncan looked at the beautiful books in the box silently, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Of course, I really like it. Thank you Mr. Morris for your kindness."

After some politeness and familiarity, since there were not many guests today, Duncan simply closed the door of the antique shop and used the relatively spacious first floor as a place to entertain guests.

Nina moved two chairs, and Duncan brewed the best coffee in the store for the two guests. Shirley pretended to organize the shelves, but actually found a corner to reduce her presence. Vanna looked at Ruo with some curiosity. In this ordinary-looking shop, Heidi had already begun to put her "medicine kit" on the counter in a familiar manner, and said to Nina: "Let's get straight to the point. I heard that you have been... Troubled by nightmares and often in a trance?"

"Ah, it's not actually a black dream, it's just a continuous strange dream..." Nina didn't expect Miss Heidi to be such a resolute and resolute character. She was stunned for a moment, and then answered, "That's right. I always dream that I am standing on a very high place, like a tower, and then I see that several blocks below my feet have been burned to ashes, but nothing terrible appears... "

"Stop," Heidi gestured and spoke while opening the medical kit. "The recurring scenes, heights, and fires are not scary concrete things, but the frequent visits in the dream itself have caused mental exhaustion that cannot be relieved." ·····Let me see······"

Nina glanced at Heidi's medicine box. The first thing she saw was the colorful chisels, saws and bottles inside. She immediately shrank her neck: "That...Miss Heidi..." ····Can I not need treatment? In fact, I think my condition is not that bad..."

Duncan also saw the items in Heidi's medicine box. His eyebrows jumped: "Excuse me - is this really something needed for mental treatment?"

Is the elegant and gentle looking doctor in front of me a psychiatrist or a veterinarian? !