The name "Smog City" first came from the early 20th century. At that time, most people in London used coal as household fuel. Although this created the prosperity of London and the magnificent scenery of chimneys, it also produced a lot of smog. , these smog linger for a long time due to the influence of London's climate, resulting in the "famous" haze in London, which is called DonLon Fog.
Therefore, later on, Lily would hear adults sometimes call Dunlon "The Smoke", and Dunlon was also named "The Smoke".
Although this happened in the last century, even today in the 21st century, the weather in London will remain gray most of the time. Lily heard adults say that it is called haze, and she needs to wear it when going out. Face mask.
Therefore, the few times Lily took a train and passed this section of railway, she could only see the Thames River shrouded in gray. However, this was not much different from the current appearance shrouded in [Two Point Four Fog].
"No Stephenson, have you ever seen black baboons in your history books?" Dunn joked.
Aiden said nothing and continued to walk silently, observing the movements around him.
Camille burst into laughter. She didn't mean it, she just couldn't hold it back. The corners of Lily's mouth also curled up, but then she regained her composure. This girl is a lady and cannot smile too unflatteringly.
Stephenson blushed, but did not refute. He was really dark under the light. He read a lot of the history of other countries, but rarely looked at the history of his own country. Suddenly, Stephenson, who was silent, stopped, stared at the area under the bridge for a few seconds, and then called out to everyone who had not noticed the movement on his side.
"Under the bridge at about 3 o'clock, there is something strange?" Stephenson tried to describe the "thing" he saw.
"Three o'clock... three o'clock... let me see." Dunn muttered and looked from near the guardrail of the railway bridge in the direction Stephenson said, but found nothing. .
Aiden also tried to observe for a while, but found nothing. He couldn't help but look at Stephenson with a little doubt.
"There, that's it!!" Stephenson desperately pointed to an area where in the eyes of Aiden and Dunn there was only air and light mist.
Aiden shook his head, he really couldn't see anything.
"Stephenson, can you try to describe what you saw?" Lily had quietly activated the observation ability brought by her gloves. She looked over there and saw nothing, so she turned around and asked Get up Stephenson.
"It's..." Stephenson got stuck, but he quickly adjusted: "There are very subtle water-like fluctuations in that area, and the color of that area will be different. The regular changes are changing now.”
"That seems to be the case." Sang Zhuo, who had quite good dynamic vision, finally gave a final conclusion.
After pondering for two seconds, Lily decided not to worry about the problems or impacts of such an area. Since they could pass the railway bridge, they would complete the search and rescue mission first. Lily was afraid of what would happen if they rashly disturbed that strange area. Bad change.
"Let's leave it alone." Lily shook her head and continued to lead the team forward.
Finally, the team crossed the railway bridge and arrived at the embankment station, where they briefly replenished water and energy.
There was an episode where Dunn found a can of chocolate balls at the station. It was well packaged and he was so happy that he didn't want to give it up. When he took it and opened it, he found that the chocolate inside had dried and turned into powder. It was impossible to eat it. It is said that Dunn experienced a cliff-like experience of great joy and great sorrow.
"Alas..." Dunn sighed again. This was already the third time Dunn sighed after they left Embankment Station.
"Isn't it just a jar of chocolates?" Camille complained helplessly.
Dunn did not respond. Is this about a jar of chocolate? Is this a simple jar of chocolate thing?
"Alas..." Dunn sighed again.
Aiden couldn't stand it any longer, so he took out a candy from his backpack and handed it to Dunn.
"What does it taste like?" Dunn asked as he took the candy and began to unpack it.
"Durian." Aiden replied without looking back.
"............"
Looking at the unpacked candy in his hand, Dunn was confused. Finally, he was heartbroken and swallowed the candy into his mouth, his expression distorted...Who invented the durian-flavored fruit candy? I'm going to fight him to the death!
"Okay, okay, when we arrive at Piccadilly Circus, we will separate and search carefully. Remember, we need to be wary not only of strangers, but also of various animals, especially indoors." Lily reminded everyone. .
Because John's "sifting" team will conduct a point-to-point diffuse search along the railway station, Lily and the others will also follow this method and try to find traces or traces left by John's team as quickly and quietly as possible. Something else.
"That's right! Why did I forget?" Lily suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Aiden on the right side of the team:
"Aiden, when Camille and I went back to the station, I noticed a problem. The dust at the station..."
"There are no traces of anyone coming and going, right." Dunn added directly before Lily could finish.
"You have indeed noticed it! When did you notice it? What do you think?"
"First, Brother John has never told us that something like this happened in London where time accelerated, and Camille can also testify."
"Second, if this happened before John's team set off, as long as they took this route, there should be at least some traces of their passing at Waterloo Station, but I have carefully observed it. , and no." Dunn continued confidently.
"Third, the further you leave the orphanage, the greater the impact of the passage of time. The intuitive manifestation is that the degree of damage to the buildings around us now is no longer at the same level as when we first left the orphanage." Dunn concluded.
Aiden nodded aside, he thought so too.
"When you say that, it seems like it is true..." Sandra tried to recall the degree of damage to the buildings on the way here, and then realized that it was indeed as Dunn said. Why didn't she think of this along the way? ?
Stephenson nodded aside. He felt that Dunn's judgment should be accurate.
"But there is another point. What if I say that this time eclipse phenomenon has caused the desolation we see in less than a week?" Lily expressed her conclusion in Waterloo Station.
