Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 269
[Chapter 269 Alice With A Steady Head]
looked at Alice’s confident posture with her neck straight, and Duncan’s emotions suddenly became incoherent – and he instantly realized that this simple posture is not self-confidence or pride, it is completely She was fixed and unable to move…
But Miss Doll herself didn’t seem to realize the seriousness of the matter at all, she still had a smug look on her face, and while handing the newspaper to Duncan, she was foolishly happy. Very happy: “Here you are, the newspaper, and I still remember to get the change!”
Duncan finally took the newspaper blankly, and reminded this fool after two or three seconds: “Alice, please nod.”
” Hey? Why?” Alice was stunned for a moment, but she immediately chose to obey the captain’s orders, but her head just shook slightly on the spot, and there was a strange sound near her neck, and she couldn’t move anymore.
After two seconds of sluggishness, the puppet finally came to its senses and exclaimed, “Mr. Duncan! I can’t move! Help, help!”
Duncan glanced at the puppet exhausted physically and mentally, and turned around. Walking towards the antique shop: “Stop yelling outside, go back and study again.”
Alice hurriedly followed Duncan’s footsteps, followed by Nina, who was also a little confused and at a loss, and the three of them After entering the gate of the antique store, Nina, who was the last to walk, turned back and closed the store door carefully, not forgetting to hang up the wooden sign for temporary rest.
Duncan casually threw the newly bought newspaper on the counter, and was about to check Alice’s situation, when the corner of his eye suddenly glanced at a line of headlines on the front page of the newspaper.
His attention was suddenly attracted back by the newspaper.
Impressively, there was a sentence printed in the largest bold letters on it:
“The Cathedral of the Storm will arrive at the loyal Purand at noon tomorrow – the glory of the Lord of the Storm protects us all”
Cathedral of the Storm? The mysterious “Sea Headquarters” of the Church of the Deep Sea? The messenger of the storm goddess Gomona is coming to this city… because of the previous historical pollution incident? Or for Homeless? Or both?
Duncan frowned, picked up the newspaper, and glanced at the headlines on the front page.
Alice, on the other hand, was running around anxiously. She finally realized that it was not wise to pour glue into her neck joints. After noticing that the captain had no time to take care of her, she turned to Nina for help: ” Miss Nina, please help, help, help…”
Nina was also a little panicked, she stepped forward and grabbed Alice’s head and shook it from side to side, only to find that the glue had already solidified: “This… this can’t be pulled out. Come down! It looks like quick-drying glue!”
“Think of a way,” Alice seemed to be crying, holding her head in both hands, “Miss Nina, you are learning to repair some machinery, then You can repair complex steam cores, you can repair me.”
“I can’t repair dolls either!” Nina was also in a hurry, and finally turned to Duncan for help, “Uncle, think of a way, Ellie Miss Si’s head is completely glued…”
Duncan finally put down the newspaper in his hand, turned his head and glanced at the two noisy girls beside him, and his eyes fell on Alice: “How much glue did you pour, and what kind of glue is it?” “
A bottle, about this big bottle,” Alice gestured, “I found it in your room, a small brown glass bottle.” “…Did you pour it all in?!”
Duncan’s eyes were clearly Shaking a bit, “How did you do that with such a big bottle?”
“Just pull out the head and put it upside down, pour the glue in and shake it, and then snap it on,” Alice said with a cry in her voice, ” Shirley said it was so reliable…”
Duncan stared at the other party dumbfounded, he could feel the grief of the beautiful doll, but the doll had no tears to shed, all the sadness could only flow in her empty heart—— It feels poetic to say this, if you ignore the detail that “the reason for the doll’s grief is that she glued her head to her head”.
Duncan sighed, threw the newspaper aside, stepped forward to untie the lace decoration around Alice’s neck, checked the hardened superglue on the edges of her joints, and turned to Nina after a moment of silence: “…Where did Shirley go? “
She…an hour ago said that she had a headache from memorizing vocabulary words, so she went outside to get some air,” Nina said, shrinking her neck, “Did she abscond in fear of crime?” “I doubt that she didn’t think that at all
. Mostly, the thing she thinks about the most now is just skipping class,” Duncan sighed and shook his head, “No, it’s completely dried, at least for half an hour, it’s quick glue, now use it You can’t pull it out with brute force.”
“Then what should I do!” Alice looked at Duncan helplessly, “I… I have to take my head off when I comb my hair, I don’t know how to comb my hair with it.”
“ …So you only worry about this after your head is stuck?” Duncan glared at Alice, and then waved his hands tiredly, “Okay, don’t be so sad, although this glue is very strong, it is resistant to heat and water. No, soak it in hot water, and it will boil after a while.”
Alice felt rescued immediately, and Nina, who was following her anxiously, also reacted immediately, and hurried forward to hold Alice’s hand: “Then I will take you to Bathroom, I can heat hot water very quickly now!”
Sun Shards ran upstairs with the doll whose head was glued, while Duncan sighed helplessly, picked up the doll that he had placed just now. Newspapers aside.
According to the public information, the Cathedral of the Storm docking in Purland is just a normal berthing renovation. Pope Helena will visit the Purand Cathedral briefly during this period, and discuss some church issues with the archbishop and judges. As for the matter, the newspaper did not mention the previous historical pollution incident and the words related to the Lost Homeland.
But even if the newspaper didn’t mention it, anyone with a discerning eye would know that the Pope of the Deep Sea must have come for these two major events.
Duncan didn’t care about the belief in the Goddess of Storms, but he couldn’t help thinking about how this matter would affect him.
In other words, can I take this opportunity… to collect some information?
He still remembers the message “thank you” that the Goddess of Storms suspected to have sent him before, and even without that incident, he is still curious about the gods of this world. The church is interested.
On the other hand, he is also very curious if the highest spokesperson of the Goddess of Storms comes here, whether he will find something strange about the city-state of Purand, and whether he will find him, the “subspace shadow” hidden in the city-state.
Things got interesting.
Duncan put down the newspaper, sat down by the counter, and stroked his chin thoughtfully.
The antique shop was very quiet, and the movement of Nina and Alice in the bathroom on the second floor was even vaguely transmitted, the most clear being Nina’s fussing voice: “Hey!
These joints are really amazing… so beautiful Ah!
“Miss Alice, can your wrist be rotated 360 degrees… Really? !
“Miss Alice, there is a keyhole behind you, huh? ” You don’t know what it’s for? “
“Is it okay for water to enter the keyhole? ” Oh, then I’m relieved…”
Duncan rubbed between his brows with a headache.
He began to wonder if the two people upstairs had forgotten their business.
But soon, the voice upstairs quieted down, and then There was a rush of footsteps rushing to the stairs, and Nina’s voice followed: “Uncle Duncan! Can not be done! Take a look, you can’t get rid of it at all! “
Duncan: “…? He
went upstairs in a daze, and saw Nina standing helplessly in the corridor. He looked up at the bathroom at the end of the corridor, and saw Alice poking her head in embarrassment. Then
Miss Puppet came out , was wet all over, wrapped in a towel, and his head was still steady.
“Captain, it still doesn’t work. “Alice said with a sad face.
“It’s not loose at all,” Nina muttered softly, “I’ve been soaking it in hot water for a long time.”
Duncan looked at Alice, and then at Nina who was holding on to the hem of her clothes, and finally sighed after a long while.
“Use boiling water.”
“Huh?” Nina was taken aback immediately, “Really…really?! Miss Alice can bear it…” “
She fried her own head with oil, and the temperature is not to be feared at all.” “Duncan spread his hands, “Looking at the situation, it is useless to use hot water, and there is still some hope in boiling water.” Nina’s eyes seemed to be
a little clouded, she thought hard about the operation process for a long time, and spoke with some hesitation : “Boiling water is easy, I can get it out quickly, but… our house doesn’t have such a big pot, and there is no bathtub that can soak the whole body. If you want to soak your head in the water to boil, at least Ai Li Does Miss Si want to squat in the water?”
She gestured as she spoke, and despite being excellent in school and academics, Nina at this moment still felt that her imagination could not keep up with the pace of reality.
But Duncan obviously didn’t have Nina’s limitations in thinking. He just looked up at the pitiful Goth doll wrapped in a bath towel not far away, then turned his head and said to Nina: “It’s not easy, just find it at random. A cauldron is fine, let her fall into it with her head down… In the worst case, I will support it.”
Nina imagined for a while, and there was a scene in her mind, but her tone was particularly hesitant: “I always feel that Miss Alice is a bit pitiful. …”
“Poor hammer!” Duncan finally couldn’t hold back, and swears like never before, “She let an illiterate foolishly pour a whole bottle of glue into her joints, this is to give her a long memory!” (
Bad News, my wife is pregnant, the child is also pregnant, and I am not feeling well. It may be difficult to maintain the state of writing during this time… I don’t know if I can keep updating. Anyway, try your best. Try to write when you have energy and strive for it. Constantly.)
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