"Bang!" Charles' prosthetic limb smashed heavily, instantly making a dent in the iron table. His action also scared the other crew members.
What happened with Anna just now was all fake! It was just a fake clip to cover up the real memory! !
Charles was not in the mood to eat at this moment. He frowned as he thought about a solution.
"What did I say? Stop thinking about it. Is it so difficult to just not think about anything?" Anna, frowning, snatched the phone back.
Lily, who was sitting at the table next to her, took a look and was about to run over when she was stopped by the bandage.
"Don't go... Wait for him... to give the order again..."
"This trouble is caused by the last exploration of 068. If it doesn't work, you can delete all my memories of the last exploration!!" Charles finally thought of a solution that was not a solution.
"Are you sure? If this method works, why didn't you use it in the past?"
"Try it first. If the memory deletion is not enough, then delete more. Keep deleting until the problem is completely solved. The cause of the problem must be in my memory."
"Charles, this is not a trivial matter. I have to tell you that human will itself is formed by fragments of memory. A large part of your memory in front is missing. If you delete the latter part, what is left? Are you still you?"
"That's something we'll consider later. Come on, time is running out, this trouble must be solved as soon as possible!"
Charles lowered his head and let Anna's hand touch his head.
"Maybe it's not your memory that's the problem? Maybe it's something else. Have you ever thought about it?"
Hearing this, Charles' pupils shrank slightly. After thinking for a while, he looked up at her and said, "Delete the memory that was moved from 068. Maybe the source is there."
Anna heard Charles say this and stopped trying to persuade him. She reluctantly put her hand up again. After a few seconds, she put her hand down again.
"Alright? Why don't you feel anything?"
Anna rolled her eyes at him, "When have you ever seen a victim notice me deleting a memory? If you don't believe me, think about it now. What can you remember?"
Charles was stunned for a moment, then began to recall his previous memories. The next second, a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes, "Anna, why did you delete my memory?"
Anna held her forehead with her right hand and looked very speechless. "Oh my God, please forgive me, how come my man is so good? I said it wouldn't work, but now your logic is not coherent, how about I put the memory back?"
"Wait." Charles suddenly raised his hand to stop her from reaching out.
With deep confusion in his eyes, he recalled with great effort for a while, then raised his head again and said, "That's fine, let's try it first. Although my head is a little fuzzy and I can't remember anything, I only remember that the previous trouble seemed to be related to memory."
Charles, with a confused look in his eyes, sat down again, picked up the biscuits on the table and stuffed them into his mouth.
After swallowing quickly for a while, Charles raised his head and looked at Anna, "If I succeed on my part, you can also delete your memory."
"Alright, alright. I'm much more resilient than you. Even if I destroy the entire Anna and rebuild a new one, it's not a big deal."
When Charles heard this, he suddenly grabbed Anna's arm nervously, "No, don't, that's not the same thing, promise me, you can never do this kind of thing!"
The other crew members who saw this scene were a little surprised and didn't know what their captain and his wife were doing.
"What's the big deal? It's like everyone has a wife." Some sailors couldn't stand this kind of intimate scene.
"That's different. It's rare to find a couple who have a good relationship like the captain. Generally speaking, once the novelty period has passed, couples will no longer hug each other. They will get tired of seeing each other." Chef Plank, sweating profusely, said as he came out of the kitchen.
"I don't agree with that. I have a very good relationship with my lover." Dipper retorted while watching the show with a bowl of oatmeal in his hand.
"Okay. Let's eat. It seems the captain is fine." The crew sat down again and started eating their food.
As time passed, Charles' life gradually returned to normal and nothing happened.
Although Charles was still a little confused about this situation and didn't know what was going on, he felt in his heart that the current situation was the best.
The sound of beeps kept coming from the telegraph. As a former soldier, Norden skillfully translated the telegraph code on the white paper.
"Captain, the Giant Pit Fortress has confirmed the location for you and has begun to build an outpost. They are also constructing a steam train to transport supplies."
Hearing Norden's words, Charles nodded in understanding, "Sure enough, this is more convenient. The journey is long, and it is too troublesome to go to the Giant Pit Fortress every time."
As long as we continue to build outposts, supplies will be delivered much faster, and exploration can be carried out more efficiently. Now time is life.
"Captain, the director of the Hope Island Telegraph Office also said that Governor Anna has made great reforms recently, and there are many dissatisfied opinions on the island. He asked if you should come down to take a look?"
Charles shook his head decisively, "No, her words are my words. Tell them to fully cooperate with Anna's work. I don't have time to go down now. Now everything must be based on the top. Anna can help a lot down there."
"Okay, I'll report to them right away." Norden nodded skillfully.
"Sir, my rats have helped a lot. All the rats on the island have come up." Lily said, pulling Charles' trouser leg.
Charles squatted down and touched her furry little head with his hand. "Thank you, you and your mouse friend really helped a lot."
Lily raised the corners of her mouth and closed her eyes, enjoying Charles' touch, her little tail wagging behind her.
Suddenly Lily opened her eyes and said to Charles again: "Mr. Charles, I can also call my uncle over. He has more rats there and can help a lot. My uncle's cave is near the sea, and the sea water must have flooded its door."
"The third laboratory..." Charles recalled the island he went to when he first met Lily, and the rats on the island that were almost as tall as humans.
"If you call your uncle over, will the rat rule problem here change?" Charles thought much more than the simple Lily.
(End of this chapter)