The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

"Don't eat fish?"

"What's wrong?"

Qin Zhibo made a complaint and went off to make fish soup.

By the time Qin Zhibo came back from the fish soup and was about to feast on Black Feather Kaito with the aroma, the boy was very self-aware and had already entered the caravan to sleep in advance.

After dinner, the vendors gathered in groups of two or three, sitting around under the stars, listening to the boatman's singing from time to time in the calm river, and sharing anecdotes from their previous journeys with each other.

Qin Zhibo sat among the vendors and took the opportunity to ask them about the "Secret Realm Kadasi", but most of the vendors said they didn't know.

Only one or two elderly traders knew about it, but they were limited to ancient legends passed down by word of mouth.

Until late at night, the traders dispersed and went back to their caravans to sleep. Except for a few bonfires burning alone, no one stayed to watch.

In the fantasy world, no one will actually starve to death due to hunger, which eliminates the most common reason for disputes in the real world.

Qin Zhibo also returned to the carriage, looked at Kuroba Kaito who was sleeping on his side, and covered him with a felt cloth next to him.

…

Over the next few days, the traders' carriages traveled south along the River Skye.

This journey was very peaceful, and there was not even a single attack from bandits or beasts.

Although the technology in Dreamland seems to lag behind the real world, probably at the level of the real world in the Middle Ages, many prerequisites determine that there will be no major disputes here.

In addition to starving to death, this world seems to be free of bacteria.

This results in a world where there are very few diseases, surgery does not require sterilization, and food does not rot.

This is why traders in Usa dare to transport cabbage and other crops grown in Usa to the south for sale without taking any preservation measures.

However, this world will not result in piles of garbage and the inability to process human and animal carcasses and feces just because there are no "decomposers".

First of all, burials are popular here.

Cremation was only suitable for those infected with the plague or those who had committed serious sins.

People regard the plagues in this world as punishments sent by the gods. They cannot be cured except by some mysterious means and can only wait for death.

If it is a burial, then the ghouls will steal and eat the body buried under the soil.

Secondly, the world is extremely vast and there are many places where "garbage" can be thrown.

Based on Qin Zhibo's exchanges among vendors these days, he also determined that the scope of this world is not much weaker than that of the earth.

The ocean area of ​​this world is much larger than the land area, but the continent area is relatively concentrated and not as scattered as the earth.

Among them, the western continent is the most populous, which is the continent where Qin Zhibo is currently located.

As for other continents or islands, they are basically inaccessible and wild places. Only human travelers would go to such places.

In addition to these, huge ships can go directly from the sea to the moon.

It's just that the moon is also a forbidden place for humans, a place where even human travelers have no reason to go.

In short, the physical laws of this world are very different from reality, just like a child's childish dream. If you take it seriously, you will lose.

During these two days in the real world, Qin Zhibo entered a dreamland every night to keep company with these vendors.

In addition to gathering information, the countryside scenery along the way is also a rare treat.

Green fields, green hedges and woods are dotted with steeple farmhouses and octagonal windmills.

This is a dreamlike wonderland, which inevitably reminds Qin Zhibo of the Shire, the hometown of the short hobbits in "The Lord of the Rings".

But no matter how beautiful the journey is, it will eventually come to an end.

On the seventh day starting from the town of Ultha, the River Skye stretching towards the horizon rose up to a hazy black city like smoke.

Dilas-Lynn, here we are.

Compared with the scenery of the journey, this place seems to have no charm.

In addition, it was a cloudy day when we arrived at Dilas-Lin, which made this already uninteresting city even more boring.

Among the dense buildings near the port, there are several tall towers made of black basalt. The spiers of the towers stand in the dark cloudy sky, and crows surround this lifeless scene in the clouds.

Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito separated from the Usa merchants who planned to sell goods first, and headed towards the port.

Walking in the gloomy streets between the black towers, neither of them wanted to talk, so they just walked straight along the stone alley.

From time to time, residents wearing strange robes looked at the two of them with strange eyes.

This look Qin Zhibo recognized was the look he was looking at a stranger.

The two of them were dressed too strangely in this city. They were wearing modern windbreakers and school uniforms, so it was strange that they were inconspicuous.

"It's too conspicuous. Let's change our outfit first..."

At Qin Zhibo's suggestion, the two came to a tailor shop.

A tailor shop is not like a modern clothes shop, where customers need to buy fabrics and then have them made into clothes by the hands of a tailor.

Although ready-made clothes can also be bought, Qin Zhibo just took a casual look and found that the quality and style of these clothes were very average, and they were all junk used by tailor apprentices to practice their skills.

Some of them were still patched and had a musty smell. They might have been ripped off from dead people.

"Let's make new ones. What kind of fabrics do you have here?"

At Qin Zhibo's request again, the owner of the tailor shop took Qin Zhibo to several types of cloth and introduced them lukewarmly.

"This kind of cloth is produced locally in Dilas-Lin. It is extremely precious, worth one gold coin per piece."

"This kind of cloth is produced in Ibu City further south. It is even more precious, costing two gold coins per piece."

"This kind of cloth is produced on Owen Island across the sea. The most precious thing I have here is five gold coins per piece."

"Which one do you want?"

Qin Zhibo touched these kinds of fabrics with his hands. The quality of the fabrics increased with the price, but the most intuitive difference was still in the color.

The cheapest one from Dilas-Lin is undyed flax.

Ibu City in the south is light blue, and the most expensive Owen Island is dark black.

Among these colors, Qin Zhibo still preferred black, so he pointed to the most expensive cloth.

"That's it..."

As soon as Qin Zhibo finished speaking, the owner of the tailor shop showed some disdain in his eyes.

"Do you have that much money?"

After all, it is not that Dilas-Lynn has never received strangers, but when these strangers leave, they often leave behind a title - despicable strangers.

But at this point, the tailor shop owner really underestimated Qin Zhibo.

"Look who can't afford it?"

"I'm rich!"

Qin Zhibo took out his heavy money bag from his arms, and just shook it slightly through the black cloth, and there was a crisp sound inside.

Worried that his boss wouldn't believe it, he opened his pocket, took out a gold coin, and slapped it on the table.

"Look at this! Is it fake?"

The tailor shop owner quickly took it in his hand, just weighed it, and said with a smile on his face: "It's not fake~ It's not fake~"

"Then why not hurry up and serve!"

Under Qin Zhibo's stubborn attitude, the owner of the tailor shop did not dare to neglect any more and immediately arranged for apprentices to come and measure Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito.

Just when the two of them opened their hands like "Jesus" and let the tailor measure them, a short figure passed by the door of the tailor shop.

Qin Zhibo stood near the door of the store, turned his eyes and happened to see it.

"Conan?!"

Conan, who was passing by the door, also froze in place, turned his head and met Qin Zhibo's eyes in the store.

"Old... dad?"

…

When Conan walked into the tailor shop and saw "himself" and "dad" in the shop taking body measurements, he was stunned.

"What are you..."

"This is a tailor shop and we're going to make a new dress."

Conan glanced at the furnishings in the store, which indeed looked like a tailor shop.

"All right……"

Conan's expression and eyes revealed a speechless emotion, because this was a dream. How could anyone change his classic skin in a dream?

At this time, Kuroba Kaito, who had taken the measurement first, knelt down, looked at Conan, and asked, "Why are you here again?"

"You think I do?"

Conan said "himself" angrily.

In fact, in the past few days, he had deliberately taken off his earplugs and suppressed his dreaming thoughts with the sound of Kogoro Mori's snoring, just to see if he would be able to escape from this dream when he dreamed again after a few days.

At first, when he saw this strange city at the intersection, he thought he was in a new dreamland.

But the more he strolled, the more he felt something was wrong.

First, he saw Uzzah’s wagon train in the trading market, selling crops and wool brought from Uzzah.

Secondly, he looked into the distance from the black tower and saw the huge black dhow docked at the port, which was exactly the same as what Elder Ulsa Attar described.

Finally, when he continued to wander around the city, he met Qin Zhibo and "himself" who were still lingering.

If the plot of the last dream is followed, the group is planning to go to this port city called "Dilas-Lin".

Now, I am dreaming again, and I have arrived just in time.

Is this really a continuous dream?

In addition to being surprised, Conan was also very curious as to where this journey would ultimately lead.

In other words, how far will your imagination go?

"Since we're all here, let's make you some clothes..."

Conan also wears a classic skin and is very conspicuous in this world, making it difficult for him to use his stealth ability.

At Qin Zhibo's request, the tailor shop owner began to measure Conan's body again.

As for styles, there is not much emphasis in this world, just distinguish styles according to status and use.

Qin Zhibo thought for a while and chose the identity of "traveler".

After all the body data of the three people was collected, the owner of the tailor shop informed them that they could come and pick up clothes in the evening.

…

After leaving the tailor shop, Qin Zhibo planned to go to the crew bar near the port to collect clues to the underground world according to his original plan.

The closer you get to the seaside, the stronger the salty sea breeze becomes.

When they arrived at the port, the three of them saw several huge black sailboats docked at the pier.

There are a total of 10 huge oars on both sides of the sailboat, which shows that there must be many sailors and crew members on board.

"You guys stay here and don't move around. I'll come back when I go..."

Qin Zhibo asked his two "sons" to stay where they were and go find out the news alone.

Kuroba Kaito and Conan look at me and I look at you. Although they feel a little unhappy, they can only obey the arrangements of their "father".

But if something strange happens while waiting and your attention is drawn away, the situation is out of your control...

When Qin Zhibo came to the dock alone and looked up at the huge black hull, he realized how unreasonable this ship was.

These huge oars are about three stories long. Due to the angle, just holding one end of the wooden pole is more than two meters above the deck.

This means that if you want to shake these oars, the crew must be at least three meters tall.

A three-meter-tall giant...

Although Qin Zhibo knew that most areas of the world were not dominated by humans, he was still a little surprised to encounter a suspected non-human intelligent race so soon.

Qin Zhibo walked around the pier several times, but strangely he didn't find anyone except himself.

A group of seagulls landed on several masts with triangular black sails. They felt so comfortable that they seemed to have considered this place their home for a long time.

Is there no one on board?

Qin Zhibo wanted to climb onto the boat to confirm again, but when he thought that most of his system props could not be used here, he decided to forget it.

It would be bad if it violated the taboo of an unknown species and caused friction with the other party.

…

On the other side, Conan and Kuroba Kaito waited silently in the boring sea breeze.

Seeing Qin Zhibo walking further and further away, Conan felt a little unconvinced.

Why am I not the protagonist in my dream?

I should be the one doing this kind of work of exploring the map, right?

Kuroba Kaito next to him also saw Conan's thoughts, so he whispered seductively like a devil.

"How about? Come with me to see somewhere else?"

Conan glanced at "himself" angrily and said, "'Dad' is the one who asked us to wait here..."

"Oh~ If the plan can't keep up with the changes, we can't just stand here stupidly, right?"

When Kuroba Kaito said this, Conan was suddenly moved.

Anyway, this is my dream, why can’t I have the final say?

"Okay, where do you want to go?"

"Let's go……"

Just when Kuroba Kaito was about to find a place where he could tease Conan, deep in the alley where the two of them were, the sound of a drunken man's belch was heard.

"Hiccup~"

"I don't care about those stinky bitches in Fireworks Alley... hiccup..."

"what about you……"

"I... hiccup... keep drinking..."

The two people who were blocked at the entrance of the alley turned around and saw an old drunk man staggering over with a bottle in his hand.

When the two saw this, they quickly made way for him to pass.

But when the old drunkard passed by the two of them and his eyes drifted away from Kuroba Kaito, his cloudy eyes suddenly lit up.

He tried hard to stand upright, but he still swayed slightly.

"Yo?"

"A girl with delicate skin and tender flesh~where did she come from?"