Chapter 69 city ​​life

After examining all the test items, Duncan gained a better understanding of Ai Yin’s transport capabilities and the nature of the items on the Lost Homes.

Ai Yin can transport several different items at one time, and these items include organic matter, inorganic matter, extraordinary items and ordinary items. its own nature to affect;

Some apparently “movable” things on the Homeless are themselves “sub-units” of a larger sense of control, such as cannonballs, which are sub-units of the ammunition system, and these sub-units become inactive after leaving the Homeless nature, become ordinary things;

Ai Yin’s transportation process does not seem to consume much “energy”. Whether it is the ritual dagger he carried at the beginning, or the one-time carrying of a bunch of things now, the bird is still alive and kicking after returning, of course, this may be so far. The total amount of “goods” it transports is still too small, far from reaching its capacity bottleneck;

At present, only different types of items have been tested. It is not known whether Ai Yin’s transportation capacity has restrictions on “weight” or “volume”, which requires more testing.

Duncan summed up the currently known information one by one. After confirming that he had thought in place, he breathed a sigh of relief and slowly leaned back on the chair.

He knows that the tests he has done so far are still very imperfect, and there are still many possible variables that have not been considered carefully. Even in terms of “types of test objects”, the samples he has selected are too few to accumulate enough. valid data.

In the future, he will at least choose more types of items. At the same time, he will use different weights and volumes to test Ai Yin’s transportation upper limit and the stability of multiple transportations. Only with enough control samples can the obtained test data be Reliable enough.

He’s cautious about this, and that’s not without reason – because he has a very bold plan…or idea.

Since Ai Yin can transport items between the land and the Lost Homes without any restrictions on the types of items, can it be sent to people?

If it can send people, can it send people who are not very human? Like…Alice?

Duncan knew that a person’s ability was limited. If he only used his ability to walk in the spirit world to act as the link between Homeless and the land city-state, sooner or later he would encounter the problem of insufficient manpower and lack of consideration. At this time, if there is a helper , the situation will be much better.

The teleportation ability shown by the pigeon Ai Yin gave him a good idea.

Of course, Alice is not a very good helper. Although this “abnormal 099”, who has an upper-level number, is elegant and mysterious when it is quiet, but as long as it is active, it will immediately reveal the essence of dishonesty and waste. , but Duncan really has no other candidate at the moment.

Duncan sighed at the thought that the only available crew member was a piece of **** that could cook himself.

The positioning of Homeless as a universal enemy really made him a big head. He estimated that it would be impossible for him to find allies from the human world. If he had to find them, he would only attract a group of middle-aged villains, just like opening his eyes every day. I just look forward to the end of the world. I go to cut gas pipes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

That way, they can get along with Goat Head very quickly. They can work together to invade which city-state if they have nothing to do, but it is definitely not the help Duncan wants.

“…Well, Alice is at least honest and obedient,” Duncan stood up with a sigh and muttered to himself, “If you cultivate it well, you can grow up…probably.”

Even if she can’t be a helper, it’s better to let that puppet see the world in the human world. After all, she has been locked in a coffin for so many years, and she doesn’t know what the outside world looks like.

After sorting out his thoughts, Duncan began to pack up the pile of things he had brought with him—he would not return to Homeless for the time being, and many of these things could not be carried with him, so naturally they had to be kept in the store.

There are not many places to hide things on the second floor of the antique store, and Nina will come to help clean up the room at any time. Some things that obviously don’t look like everyday items in the room are especially suspicious (such as cannonballs from a century ago), but in a short period of time. After thinking about it, Duncan found a reasonable place for these things.

The sun talisman can be hidden close to the body, the salted fish can be put directly into the kitchen, it seems reasonable, the cannonball from a century ago and the sailor’s dagger from a century ago are even simpler—

Duncan took those two items directly to the storefront on the first floor and put them in an inconspicuous corner next to the counter – this is an antique shop anyway, and there are as many messy items as there are pictures in it, and daggers and cannonballs are not as good as throwing them anywhere. Tossed to hide in the pile of junk fakes on the first floor…

As for the last thing, Duncan found a good place for the cheese from the kitchen of the Lost Country.

in the trash can.

After dealing with all this, Duncan clapped the dust on his hands that didn’t exist, and was very satisfied with his arrangement.

Then he glanced at the sky outside.

The “sun” that was blocked by the double runes was hanging high in the sky, and it was just noon now.

Nina will be back home later today, before he plans to get out and about to learn more about the city.

Anyway, it seems that this antique shop has no business today.

The weather was a bit cold, Duncan put on a dark brown coat, and took care of his messy and decadent hair before going out, trying his best to make his decadent and weak body, which had been tossed by alcohol, drugs and disease, look like Some spirits, and then left the antique store.

As soon as he went out, the sound of flapping his wings came from the second floor. The pigeon Ai Yin flew out of the room and landed on his shoulders, shaking his head proudly and pressing : “Go to Erxian Bridge and walk along Chenghua Avenue…”

Duncan squinted at this guy. He originally planned to let the pigeon look after the house on the second floor. After all, when he went out, he always looked too dazzling and weird with a pigeon on his body. Anyway, there was a spiritual fire between himself and Ai Yin. If you encounter a situation, you can use the spirit flame to summon it to your side at any time, and you are not afraid of delaying things.

I just didn’t expect that I forgot to explain it when I went out, and the bird “gets into the car” on its own.

Looking at Toriko’s triumphant appearance, Duncan finally smiled helplessly and sighed: “…Forget it, just follow if you like.”

He carried the pigeons like this and came to the main road opposite the antique store. After walking along the main road for a while, he heard a crisp bell sound mixed with the sound of the steam engine running from far to near. Come, look up, a double-decker bus painted with blue stripes on the brown bottom is coming along the main road, and gradually stops next to the station not far away.

It is a very common public transportation in the city-state of Pland. It is driven by a steam engine. The fare of six pesos can reach more than half of the lower city. According to the route map attached to the back of the carriage, there is still a line at the end of it. Both stops will pass on the edge of Uptown, in a place called Cross Street.

Duncan had an impression of the “Cross Block” in his mind. He knew that the block and the surrounding area were regarded as the “junction” of the Perland city-state, where there were more prosperous businesses and more decent residences, and many residents of the lower city would Cross Street is regarded as the goal and dream of their own life level, and many middle-class citizens who can’t afford the high consumption of the upper city and want to live a decent life also live there – there are also movie theaters, museums and several high-end restaurants.

Nina’s school is near Cross Street, as is the museum she mentioned.

Duncan thought for a moment, walked quickly to the station, and got on the bus before the bus started.

There was no one in the car, and more than half of the seats on the first floor were empty. A conductor in a dark blue uniform stood next to the driver’s cab. This young woman with shawl hair and simple makeup saw someone getting on the bus. At first he reached for the ticket holder subconsciously, but then he noticed the pigeon on Duncan’s shoulder.

“Sorry, no pets are allowed in the car, it’s the rule,” the young woman said, pointing to the pigeon on Duncan’s shoulder, “including pigeons.”

Duncan looked at Ai Yin, who flapped his wings innocently and looked at him with his head tilted.

“Go and pick it up on the roof of the car.”

“Cuckoo, cuckoo.”

Ai Yin flapped his wings and flew out of the car, scolding the street while flying.

The young conductor lady stared blankly at the man in front of him who was communicating with the pigeon, and the pigeon who seemed to understand human speech, and didn’t say anything for a while.

“Is it alright now?” Duncan had to remind the conductor who seemed to be in a daze, and then raised his finger to point to the roof of the car, “You shouldn’t be able to control the bird falling on the roof, right?”

Only then did the conductor react: “Ah… yes… the fare is six pesos, the pass.”

Duncan reached into his pocket, took out two coins in exchange for a blue ticket, then found a seat by the window and sat down quietly, ready to enjoy his first ride in the world .

The steam engine started, and with the slight vibration and the sound of mechanical friction, the bell at the front of the car also rang crisply, and then the bus shook slightly, and the scenery outside the window receded.

Duncan leaned back comfortably in his chair, feeling the vibration and acceleration of the mechanical engineering creature in motion.

A steam engine is a good thing, a civilized society is a good thing, and technological progress is a good thing.

If there is a chance, he must give the Lost Homes a whole set – even if it is just a set of boilers that can heat hot water, in the future, the ship can also take a hot bath.

Just as his thoughts spread, he felt the car suddenly shake, and the scenery outside the window slowly stopped.

The young conductor lady pushed open the window near the front of the train and shouted outside, “Get on the train? There are seats! All are big!”

Duncan was stunned, then laughed dumbly.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that this city-state, which was still unfamiliar to him, suddenly became full of life.