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Suleman recognized her identity. It was the investigator from the Church of Steam, Anne Caruno, who was with her at the time on the steam train, and another investigator, Captain Morrison. , and a young man wearing glasses.
"Miss Anne, why are you here?"
Suleman was a little surprised, isn't she an investigator of the Church of Steam
According to the tradition of the Church of Steam, the investigators under their command enter the civilized city-state, mainly to collect materials and transport them back to the mobile castle, so that the castle that maintains an independent ecological system can supplement the materials they lack and ensure its own circulation.
When Miss Anne appeared in the orphanage, Suleman was a little surprised.
However, she immediately gave the answer—
"I have completed the collection task, and I have nothing to do recently, so I came to visit little Norman."
"After all, he lost his parents and came to the orphanage for the first time. Although I used the inheritance left by his parents on his behalf, I made a lot of connections."
"But for some things, it's better to confirm it with your own eyes. Right?"
Annie put her hands behind her back and looked at the ground with some embarrassment. Obviously, as a baby who left the moving castle for the first time, she was still a little jerky. Facing these trivial matters, she didn't know whether she was doing it correctly.
Little Norman was the little boy who lost his parents on the steam train. Later, he was found and rescued by Suleman who was unconscious in the snow. His mission to the orphanage.
"really."
Suleman nodded slightly, agreeing with her actions: "It's better to confirm these things in person."
Hearing this, Annie raised the corners of her mouth, a little smug, and hurriedly covered it up, pretending to be calm and looking at the garden. But her head and neck were raised slightly, a bit like a proud white swan.
"Miss Annie, you...do you know this gentleman?" The somewhat overweight middle-aged security guard asked cautiously.
Although Annie was wearing work clothes and looked no different from ordinary workers, he did not dare to neglect her. You must know that Miss Anne was an investigator of the Steam Guild, and as a member of the Orthodox Church, her social status was much higher than theirs.
Even the rich gentry, or the nobles of the upper class, dare not be negligent in the face of a church official, and must express their respect, let alone like him, who is only slightly inferior to the tramp. tall civilians.
As for the words of the two 'slandering' the orphanage, this middle-aged security guard who is rich in life's wisdom naturally ignored them.
"Yes, he saved us last time." Annie said with a smile.
Before the middle-aged security could understand these words, at this moment, a group of children ran out from the gate of the orphanage. While they were frolicking, there was a little blond boy wearing a felt hat. Suddenly, his footsteps stopped, Looking at Suleman in surprise—
"Uncle Shu!"
Little Norman clearly recognized the savior, and ran over on his calves. However, his immature and vague words made Suleman's eyelids twitch. Fortunately, Annie next to him corrected him: " Little Norman, call him brother."
She deliberately emphasized the word 'brother', so that it was a bit harsh.
"I got it, Sister Annie."
Little Norman had never seen Annie before, and he was a little frightened by such a serious attitude. Suddenly, he was a little timid, like a child who had done something wrong, and shouted to Suleman: "Good morning, Brother Pigeon."
You are very similar to a meme in my previous life. Suleman resisted the desire to complain, kept an elegant smile, and took out the candy bag that he had prepared a long time ago from his arms. It had a coffee-like color and was made of cocoa fruit. sweet candy.
In the territory of the northern cold soil, due to geographical reasons, this kind of sweet candy produced in the Panjie tree area is very expensive. A mere dozen of sweet candy costs about five or six silver orders, which is about a quarter of gold. pound. After all, cocoa fruit is used as the raw material. This material, even in the interior of the Panjie Tree Domain, is also a high-class flavored drink.
Fortunately, in the early days of the Gray Iron Age, the Church of Steam invented a new method of making sugar, which can make cocoa nuts into candies that are easy to preserve. Otherwise, the price of purely raw and non-corrupt cocoa nuts would be more than ten times that of candy. It is not for ordinary people to enjoy.
Children naturally like sweets. When Suleman took out the sweets, little Norman's eyes were already straightened, but when he subconsciously reached out to touch the candies, Suleman took the initiative to stop.
Little Norman, who was somewhat puzzled and aggrieved, looked up at the elder brother, only to see him smiling—
"Promise me one condition, half a bag of candy here belongs to you."
Little Norman nodded hastily.
"My condition is to share the remaining half bag of candies with your companions."
Little Norman hesitated for a few seconds, but still nodded firmly, but when he grabbed the bag, the candy bag was firmly fixed, and some profound and inexplicable words came to his ears—
"Remember, it's your 'companion'."
Little Norman was a little ignorant. The next moment, he nodded with a sense of understanding, and reached for the candy bag again. This time, Suleman didn't stop him, allowing little Norman to grab the candy and ran to share it with him. companions.
Beside, Annie looked at him with slightly complicated eyes.
As an audience who witnessed everything with her own eyes, at this moment, she couldn't help but sigh: "You are really good at teaching children. Compared with you, I feel like a child who hasn't grown up, and I don't know how to teach people at all."
Ms. Anne, please be more confident, and suggest changing the image to yes. Suleman glanced at the other person's height, smiled and comforted: "Everyone has their own direction that they are good at. Besides, it is not a good thing that I do it. Let Children know too much."
Suleman paused and didn't continue, but Annie shook her head and said, "No, this will allow him to adapt to the environment earlier. After all, we are not his parents. We have no choice but to accompany him to grow up. Thank you, Suleman gentlemen."
At this time, a young figure with his sleeves rolled up, who seemed to have just finished his work, came out of the orphanage.
He was wearing the same overalls, with thicker lenses on his face, and said excitedly, "Annie, I'll help them fix the sewer pipe. Good. Good, how are you all?"
This young man wearing glasses is Eddie. When he saw the two people talking happily, his expression changed from excitement to bewilderment, then to complicated, and finally returned to normal. They were all amazed.
It's a pity that Annie, who turned her back to him, didn't see it at all. The next moment, she didn't turn her head and said——
"Eddie, I remember that the gas pipes in their kitchen seem to be malfunctioning, and the gas often fails to come up."
"Go check it out and remember to fix it for them."
Subconsciously, Eddie said in astonishment, "Huh?"
"What's wrong? Can't it work?" Annie turned her head in surprise, staring at him with a pair of big eyes. The latter's face flushed a little. The next moment, Eddie opened his mouth slightly and said in a firm and resolute voice—
"good."
After speaking, Eddie went back to the orphanage and continued to use his expertise.
"Eddie needs more exercise, otherwise, he is not qualified to hold a ceremony and be promoted to a superhuman." Annie withdrew her gaze, looked at Suleman who had a strange expression beside her, and said strangely: "What's wrong? Mr. Suleman, Are you feeling unwell?"
While talking, Annie was a little nervous, and hurriedly said: "I know a very reliable private doctor. If you feel unwell, I will take you to her right away."
"No, it's nothing."
Suleman shook his head, glanced in the direction of the orphanage, and couldn't help sighing silently.
This. This is too licking, right
After a pleasant exchange, the time slowly came to noon.
After bidding farewell to Anne, Suleman randomly chose a coffee shop next to Grand Street, and had a relatively cheap lunch there. In fact, it was already the best set meal in the coffee shop.
He could feel that when he was enjoying his lunch, there was a faint sight outside the window, which would fall on his desktop.
Shouldn't have chosen a seat by the window Suleman sighed silently, settled the food on the table as soon as possible, settled the bill, and wandered around the steelmaking area with a cane.
Compared with his previous life, this time, he had a completely different experience when he watched the city from the perspective of the aborigines.
Many homeless children selling matches, young pickpockets secretly eyeing passers-by, young street girls who are less well-dressed but better than young street girls, wandering the streets because they can't find temporary jobs, their faces are full of numb workers
Extraordinary people, nobles or ecclesiastics in the world of Eternal Night are really not in the same world as ordinary people. Suleman walked forward silently, experiencing the world from another perspective. Unknowingly, the time came to the afternoon and dusk, He also finally reached the end of the steelmaking area.
The streets here are somewhat familiar, and it is clearly within the scope of the Jazz District.
"It's time to go to the party." Suleman gathered his energy and walked forward. The white bungalow with the lights off had the sign of the 'Golden Song' club hanging on it.
As expected, this party should be able to encounter 'Ms. Black Butterfly'.
PS: This chapter is nearly 3,000 words long, and there will be another update tonight.
(end of this chapter)