"Are you having a nightmare?" asked Bandage, who was sitting next to Charles.
Charles shook his head and walked past the crew to the bathroom between the two cars.
He turned on the tap and used ice-cold water to wash his haggard face. The cold water quickly freed him from the influence of the nightmare.
Charles looked up at himself in the mirror, "No, you have to believe Anna, she is not that kind of person. Winky is our daughter. She won't do that."
Just as he finished speaking, a pleasant female voice rang out from the loudspeaker next to him. "Dear passengers, this train is about to arrive at its final stop, the Giant Pit Fortress. It will be delayed by 57 minutes. Please take your luggage and line up to get off the train."
Charles reached out and opened the car window, and saw a small city appear in the distance in front of him. He had not been back for a long time, and the changes here were much greater than he had imagined.
As soon as he got off the train, he saw his former first mate James and a group of people coming up to him respectfully, "Captain!"
James was very excited to see Charles again, but just as he walked to the side, Charles opened his arms and gave him a tight hug.
"For the Pope of the Church of Light, the Navy General Staff has already selected several plans. Several groups of relic battle teams have arrived on the surface. Governor Julio has also withdrawn from the front line and is on his way with the strongest men in the Earthsea."
"Thank you. I'll leave this to you and Leonardo. I feel much more at ease with you guys here."
Charles let go of James and looked at the former chief engineer. It could be seen that James was under a lot of pressure. His hairline had moved back a lot and his belly had grown bigger.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything here! This is also to save Dihai! By the way, Captain, what are you doing back this time?"
James was somewhat surprised by the other party's arrival. Given his captain's character, he would not come back unless he died or found darkness.
"Nothing, just a small matter. When will the fastest airship to the Earth Sea depart? I need to get off now." Charles didn't want to say too much.
"Let's go now, it's just ahead!" James pointed to the giant airship on the platform not far away. Looking at its big belly, it seemed to have been specially modified to carry things.
Charles nodded and strode over.
"Hey! Big guy! Long time no see! You haven't grown taller now, why do you only have a big belly?!" Dipper walked to James with a smile and punched him in the stomach.
Dipper was about to leave but was stopped by James, "Don't worry, let me ask you, why did the captain come back this time?"
"Anna." Bandage came over and said something to him.
When James heard this, a hint of understanding appeared on his face, and then he was delighted. Could it be that the captain finally suspected his monster wife
He strode with the other explorers towards the airship. "Wait, I'll go down with you. There are others in charge. It won't be a problem if I'm missing for a day or two."
When all the crew members of the Narwhal were on board the airship, after three shrill whistles, it slowly floated up and fell towards the huge dark pit.
The interior of this large airship is so spacious that even the crew members' voices can be heard.
At the table surrounded by clouds and mist, James, with a cigarette in his mouth, chatted enthusiastically with the crew members. Everyone was very happy to be able to see his old friends again alive.
Everyone reminisced about the past and laughed at each other every time they talked about each other's embarrassing moments.
Meanwhile James also met some new crew members.
Grace thought about it, and seemed to think that this answer was impolite, so she reached out and took off the gauze on her face.
The right half showed the girl's delicate white skin, but the other half looked like a broken glass that had been shattered and pieced together again, making it look particularly scary. "Hello, my name is Grace."
James looked at the girl in front of him in surprise. If it weren't for the age and gender, he would have thought it was the old ship doctor who was resurrected. The strange injuries on her face were so similar to those of the old ship doctor.
Linda walked up to her and hugged her in her arms. "She is also our companion, but she has completed her mission and is now retired."
At this time, Odrick whispered something in his ear, and James showed an understanding expression on his face. "Oh~"
"Since we are companions, we will be a family from now on. Don't worry, when the sea recedes, the compensation land will not be less at all. I hope you can have a share of the island."
Grace seemed a little restrained in the face of this enthusiastic stranger, and a forced smile appeared on her split face.
At this moment, James looked at Charles who was sitting on a metal box. He thought about it and walked over.
Linda didn't care about James's departure. She whispered to Grace, "It's okay. It's just a little scar. It doesn't matter. You are now qualified to choose others, but others are not qualified to choose you. This is what you paid for with your life. This is what you deserve."
Nico, who was tasting wine nearby, frowned slightly when he heard this. He obviously disagreed with what the other person said.
Grace shook her head, she touched her abdomen with some worry, "I don't care about the scar, but is the hole in my stomach always going to be like this?"
She now has to use a hole in her stomach to defecate when she goes to the toilet, and then she has to plug it with a plug afterward, which is very inconvenient and awkward.
"Don't worry, it's just because your intestines are damaged. I'll change them back once they heal."
"Except for being a little weak, you are still the same person as before."
"Yeah!" Grace nodded, then raised her head again with some hesitation, "Linda, I really..."
"Shh! It's nothing! You've paid enough!" Linda said firmly.
While they were talking, James came to Charles with two glasses of wine and handed him the glass. "Captain, this wine is strong enough. You will like it."
Then he kicked the metal box under Charles' feet and asked, "What's in it? Why is it guarded like this?"
Charles reached out to take it and took a sip, "Tell me what you want to say."
When he saw James get on the boat, he knew that something must be wrong with the other party, otherwise he would not have followed with the current tense situation on the surface.
James raised his glass and tapped Charles's glass. "Captain, there are some things I have been reluctant to tell you because of the current situation, but now that you have finally come back, I'll tell you."
(End of this chapter)