Time goes back to daytime...
The original Flying Dragon Pavilion proprietress Shelah Setia and the store's waiter Lisa temporarily stayed in a hotel on the dock.
According to the plan discussed with their daughter, their family will go to Northwest Bay with the ship after the Nanfang sets sail.
But the Nanfang still needs to stay in Niceburg for a few days, so Shelah treats itself as a holiday these days and prepares to have a good rest.
After his daughter left, Shelah packed his luggage in the hotel, and then led Lisa to the place where the Nanfang was parked.
Captain Quirk originally wanted to go to a nearby tavern with the first mate to have a drink, but as soon as he stepped off the gangplank, he saw Shelah returning.
"Hello, Mrs. Setia."
"Hello, Captain Quirk."
Shelah handed his luggage to him gracefully, and then made a request that made Quirk a little embarrassed. "Can I visit the Nanfang?"
"This..."
Quirk is really in trouble. In his eyes, Shelah, whom he just met not long ago, is not considered one of his own, even though she is the mother of Mr. Dirac.
However, he agreed after thinking for a while. After all, the other party was going to take this ship in a few days, so it would be good to familiarize himself with the environment in advance.
"Please follow me, ma'am."
Shelah immediately showed great interest after boarding the Nanfang, looking here and touching there.
This made Quirk very curious as to why a woman would be interested in maritime matters.
Seemingly seeing the confusion in his eyes, Shelah said with a smile, "To be honest, I was a sailor when I was young, and I often went to sea. I spent a lot of time at sea!"
Quirk's eyes widened with disbelief on his face. "Hey! Does Jiaowan allow women to work on ships?"
I felt a little disrespectful when I said it.
"Ah, I'm sorry. What I mean is that in many people's minds, women are not suitable to stay on ships... at least in our Northwest Bay."
Including myself, Quirk thought to himself.
Shelah said with a smile, "Actually, it's the same here in Jiaowan. Alas, it's not easy for women anywhere. The reason why I can work on the ship is also because of my husband."
Hearing what the other party said, Quirk suddenly had a question: Why didn't he see Mr. Dirac's father? Could it be that he had passed away. But his mother still looks very young, and his father is not too old.
There must be some reason that is not humane to outsiders. Quirk didn't want to expose others' scars, so he kept his doubts in his stomach.
Shelah suddenly became interested in the cannon on the side of the ship.
"What is this? It is made of so much bronze. It must not be a simple thing, right?"
"Uh... uh... this is a flamethrower, used to deal with pirates!"
Quirk used the same rhetoric used to deal with the port Affairs Officer to fool her.
Mrs. Setia lightly covered her red lips and narrowed her eyes:
"Hmph! There must be some secret that cannot be known to outsiders! Forget it, just don't tell it if you don't want to."
After continuing to the cabin to check out the place where his "son" slept, Shelah said goodbye to Quirk, led Lisa back to the shore, and went to Niceburg for a tour of the city.
As the capital of the Horn Bay Alliance, the city's area is naturally huge. The two of them walked from morning to afternoon and only visited two districts.
Compared with the Messiah where I lived before, Niceburg is more majestic. After all, it is the administrative center of the largest country in the Horn Bay.
It's just that the City Garrisons that frequently pass by on the street are a bit irritating. These Soldierss not only sweep their eyes around the street, but also randomly stop passing pedestrians and question them carefully.
Shelah knows the reason, Eton Grand Duchess's sister was kidnapped.
Towards evening, the two of them returned to the hotel. They wanted to wait for Laddie to come back and have dinner together, but they couldn't wait, so they had to eat first.
As night fell, Shelah began to worry about her daughter. It wouldn't be so late to help a friend. Even if you have some special means, they still have so many subordinates. How much difference can you, a little girl, make?
As it approached ten o'clock in the evening, Shelah finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to go out to the embassy in person to look for his daughter.
Just as she was putting on her coat and about to go out, the parrot raised by her daughter suddenly began to speak human language.
"Danger! Danger!"
The parrot suddenly shouted and became restless.
Shelah was shocked. "Polly, what did you say?"
"Laddie master is in danger!"
Shelah's heart suddenly tightened. She knew that this parrot had a special spiritual connection with her daughter, and it was as if they could telepathically communicate with each other.
When Laddie left it at home, she wanted to know the situation at home at any time, although what she sensed in Northwest Bay was definitely vague and inaccurate.
"Can you tell me what happened?"
This time the parrot couldn't answer. It suddenly spread its wings and flew up. After circling the room twice, it landed on the window sill and pecked at the glass with its beak.
"North! North! Forest! Forest!"
"You mean Laddie is in danger in the forest to the north?"
"North Suburb! Forest! Master Laddie! Danger!"
Shelah forced herself to be calm and quickly put on a smart outfit that was inconsistent with her usual housewife temperament. At this time, Lisa, who had gone outside to fetch water, happened to come into the house. She was shocked when she saw her appearance. She had never seen the boss lady dressed like this before.
How should I put it... just like those adventurers.
"Lisa, keep it in the house and don't go anywhere. I have something urgent to do."
"Well! You... be careful all the way."
"Polly, let's go!"
Shelah walked quickly out the door, and the parrot on the window sill flew up to follow.
"What kind of situation is it that even Shelah can't deal with? What's more, there is a high probability that she is still following her senior sister, who is not an ordinary person."
"We must find some help!"
Shelah had a change of thought as he walked, made up his mind, turned around and ran towards the pier.
She soon came to the side of the Southern and called loudly to the ship.
Although it was already late at night, there were still sailors on duty on the deck of the Southern. They heard the call from the shore and recognized the owner of the voice.
"It's Mrs. Setia. Something must have happened. Put down the springboard and I'll get Captain Quirk up."
A few minutes later, Quirk, disheveled and sleepy-eyed, came to the deck to meet Shelah.
"Mrs. Setia, what happened?"
Shelah ran out of breath and said panting, "My daughter... my daughter is in danger!"
"Please... please help me save her."
Quirk I'm confused, daughter? Isn't she the mother of Mr. Dirac?
"Uh... I'm sorry, maybe I heard wrong, your daughter?"