It didn't take long to give Catherine a bath.
Although she hadn't taken a shower for a long time, there was stubborn dirt in many places.
But Alicia has a lot of toiletries from Eugenia. These are magic potions, which are much easier to use than the shower gels currently on the market. Drop a little bit into the water, and all the dirt will melt into the water as if it has been decomposed.
Alicia bathed her very carefully, washed her hair, brushed her teeth, cleaned her whole body, and put her into Arthur's old clothes.
When she came out with Ekaterina, both Calcifer and Char who were sitting on the sofa felt their eyes light up.
Ekaterina's skin is in line with her Slavic features, it is white and pink. It seems to be because of the special magic shower gel Alicia used. Even after so many days of sleeping in the open air, her skin is still very delicate.
Her facial features are very superior, especially the high bridge of her nose and her blue eyes.
She had her hair trimmed and was wearing men's trousers and a vest jacket, giving her a very youthful look.
If no one said this was a girl, they would probably think this was a very delicate-looking boy.
"How's it going, Calcifer?" Alicia walked out of the bathroom and smiled.
"She is indeed much more beautiful." Calcifer nodded and said, "The strange smell on her body is gone too."
"Let's go." Xia Ya stood up slowly, "Everyone in the courtyard is already here."
He slowly opened the wooden door on the side of the furnace and walked through the path into the courtyard.
And Ekaterina also followed Alicia out.
The scene before her eyes made Ekaterina slightly open her eyes.
Because the scene has changed again.
It is no longer an endless ocean.
It was a quaint urban area. The place they were located seemed to be a hill, and the buildings within a fifty-kilometer radius of the entire city could be clearly seen.
Buildings of various styles complement each other and integrate into one another; historical monuments are visible throughout the city. Especially the towering iron tower in the distance is even more novel.
Ekaterina had seen the tower. In the newspaper, its name was Eiffel.
It's a tall tower in Paris.
So this is... Paris?
Catherine had read a lot about Paris in the newspapers.
It is a romantic city, beautiful and rich in culture.
But she never thought she would come to Paris because it was too far away from Moscow.
For her, it was almost half a world away.
But she didn't expect that she arrived in Paris just after passing two doors.
This made her confusion worse, but the gentleman and lady were used to it.
But soon, she was attracted by the beauty of Paris.
She saw a tall and solemn church standing in the distance, with its pointed top reaching up to the sky. This is the famous Notre Dame de Paris, which is the "virtuous queen" among French cathedrals. Hugo said: "Great buildings, like mountains, are the product of centuries."
The beautiful Seine River is like a silvery white line, flowing slowly through it, adding the beauty of nature to this world-famous city with a long history.
They are in Montmartre.
Char has no real estate here. What is here is a moving castle, but it uses invisibility magic so that no one around it can see it.
This is the highest point in Paris except the Eiffa Tower.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart was built here, right next to the castle.
The snow-white dome rises 130 meters above the city. It can be seen from almost anywhere in the city.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is enshrined here and is one of the famous landmarks in Paris. Looking from the hill where the Sacré-Coeur is located to the center of Paris, you can see buildings such as the Pompidou Center, Notre Dame Cathedral and Les Invalides.
The church has a unique architectural style, which is both Romanesque and Byzantine.
The interior of the bell tower is square and contains a large bell called the Savoyard Bell, which weighs 19 tons and is one of the world's famous bells.
The church has three arched doors. There are two equestrian statues on both sides of the top of the door, one of which is King Saint Louis. The other is France’s national heroine Joan of Arc.
It was built in 1876, and it would take several years to be officially completed during this period. It was built with donations from loyal believers from all over West France.
An attractive place here is Place Montmartre, which is the most artistic place in Paris. I don’t know when it started, but it became a large open-air studio, where many young painters sketched from life.
Ekaterina came to her senses and turned her attention to the courtyard.
The courtyard is very beautiful, with turf on the ground. She likes this type of courtyard the best.
Although it is not big, it is very delicate. There are many flowers she has never seen before planted on the edge of the fence.
These flowers cannot survive in Moscow, and some shrubs such as oranges are planted on one side.
When she took a few steps forward and saw the entire "house" in sight, she also understood the reason why the courtyard was relatively small.
The house in front of me, to be precise, should be a "giant beast".
A behemoth made of machinery, and all the rooms are within the behemoth. The courtyard is also connected to the end of this giant beast.
Ekaterina also saw a lot of legs under the giant beast, so it should be able to move.
Ekaterina has never seen such a huge mechanical creation. I heard that some people moved the warship to the ground, maybe it has such a size.
However, she thought that even a land warship like that could not cross thousands of kilometers in the blink of an eye.
There is a dining table in the middle of the courtyard.
There were already two women and one man sitting at the dining table. They looked very similar to Alicia. They were both as beautiful as she had never seen in her short life.
And they all have a common temperament.
Although they look like they are in their thirties at most, they seem to have souls that have experienced countless years.
Eugenia was holding a cup of coffee and sipping it.
Isabel is writing a book with a pen.
She is planning to publish a popular science book about the world's magical creatures with White, and she is responsible for a large part of the text.
Arthur was quietly looking at the city, admiring its antiquity and beauty.
Sissi did not come to this party, or in other words, with her current wisdom, it was easy to guess the identities of Xia Ya and Alicia, so it was a bit inconvenient.
The table is already covered with all kinds of food.
They have been eating Chinese food for many years. Since they came to West France, they naturally wanted to try the French food here.
In addition to East Asia, French food is almost always recognized as number one in the Western food industry. .
Many of its recipes are very similar to Chinese food, and they are very good at using seasonings and handling ingredients.
However, Xia Ya didn't like the feeling of waiting for dozens of minutes for a dish in French food, so basically all the dishes were served.
They are all the most classic French dishes, such as beef stew in red wine, bouillabaisse, confit duck, etc. They are very rich.
As if aware of Char's arrival, Isabel, Arthur and others all looked at Char.
Then he focused his attention on the girl behind Alicia.
"We haven't seen each other for so many years, and another one is born?" Eugenia teased.
She looked at Alicia, "You can do it. You are over a hundred years old and you still have this ability."
Ekaterina looked at Alicia in slight shock.
This lady... is... over a hundred years old! ! ?
Alicia exhaled, "She was adopted by us."
Eugenia looked at Ekaterina carefully and saw that she was a little nervous.
Soon, she withdrew her gaze and nodded.
"It really doesn't look like you at first glance."
"Okay, sit down and eat." Isabel closed the book in her hand, "It will get cold if you don't eat."
Xia sat on it first, and Alicia also patiently pulled Ekaterina to sit down.
She placed a plate of foie gras on the table in front of Catherine and put the knife and fork on it.
"You must have not eaten for a long time, come on, try this." She smiled.
Foie gras is a traditional French dish, called "Foie Gras" in French. Among them, "Gras" means top.
Foie gras plays an important role in French cuisine. This famous dish takes the romance of French cuisine to the extreme.
Its main ingredients include foie gras, black mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, red garlic, cream, butter, salt, sugar, pepper, etc. It adopts roasted cooking technology and has a delicious taste.
The chef cut the best foie gras into slices, marinated it with ingredients and red wine, and then slowly fried it in olive oil in a pan over low heat. The tender foie gras was fried until it was golden and crispy on the surface, with a slight burnt aroma. , the inside of the foie gras is soft, tender and fragrant, and the unique texture of the foie gras is at its best at this time.
Place the fried foie gras on the bread and garnish with some caviar. The fat of the foie gras flows into the bottom bread, giving it a full milky aroma.
Smelling the faint aroma of foie gras, Ekaterina's stomach growled after not eating for a long time.
Seeing that the girl was a little embarrassed to use the knife and fork, Alicia stretched out her hand to help her pick up the fork, and gently used the fork to fork a small piece of foie gras mixed with bread. The texture was clearly visible, and the small holes interspersed between them appeared. Breathing out hot air.
She put the foie gras into Catherine's mouth, and her eyes widened slightly the moment it entered her mouth.
It has a mellow aftertaste in the mouth. The thick sauce in the front notes stimulates the tip of the tongue. The middle note is the unique flavor of foie gras. After savoring it carefully, a buttery milky taste wafts out of your mouth. In this way, you can't stop. , endless aftertaste.
It was a taste she had never tasted before.
Seeing her expression, Alicia also smiled and said, "It's delicious. In fact, most French foie gras in this era use duck liver, because foie gras is much less than duck liver. But ours is I processed the materials I brought with me.”
Ekaterina nodded, took the knife and fork from Alicia and began to handle the foie gras in front of her. However, it was obvious that she had not been trained in dining etiquette. The knife and fork clattered against the dinner plate, but Alicia Xia and others obviously didn't care much.
Xia Ya also cut off a piece of foie gras and put it into his mouth. The French pan-fried foie gras was really delicious. The dense and delicate texture, the delicate balance of a little tenderness and a little crispiness, is incomparable to other meats. of.
At this moment, Xia Ya finally understood why the French, who know how to eat but are picky, also regard foie gras as their favorite delicacy.
At this time, there was a roar in Ekaterina's ears, and the glass of the surrounding houses began to shake.
Ekaterina looked at the junction between the house and the sky in confusion. The rumblings became more frequent and sounded closer.
The first thought that came to her mind was of the approaching storm, and then she pictured dark clouds covering the city, pulling green waves along the way.
Apparently, though, it wasn't a storm.
It was now approaching evening, and the sky was getting dark.
There were bursts of metal collisions and fire, and the clouds and mist split into floating rags. As soon as the mist was torn apart, a bright light came out.
Under the dark sky, huge steel insects seemed to jump out.
Six or seven fighter jets were flying across the sky. The deafening sound of the engine was heading this way, and a sharp siren sounded like it was drilling holes in the sky to open a path.
Ekaterina covered her ears in pain. As she watched from the corner of her eye, passers-by on the city streets below were obviously stunned for a moment when they heard the sound.
But when they reacted, they ran around in panic like headless flies.
The originally peaceful streets were suddenly filled with screams and panic.
Ekaterina also looked at Alicia in horror.
"What happened?"
She was terrified and wanted to hide under the table, but was suddenly blocked. In the seconds before the shell hit the building, the volume of the siren was so loud that it seemed to be sent directly to the ear.
There was silence for a moment, and they could feel a sudden impact, and the castle shook like a train.
The house was like pieces of shredded paper, easily swallowed up by the flames. Countless gravels flew around. For a moment, the deafening sound seemed to freeze time.
Ekaterina's face was pale, and she felt as if her limbs had lost consciousness because of fear. But as time passed, she gradually came back to her senses. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
The entire city turned into a huge crematorium, with rivers of flames and smoke flowing toward the city center.
"Should we run away!?" Ekaterina said eagerly.
Before he could finish his words, there was another loud noise from the sky, shaking the giant beast under his feet. She turned around and saw a huge pillar of fire rising into the sky in the city square in the distance.
A flash of red flashed across the rooftops of the entire city, and after the storm of sparks, swarms of fighter jets were seen roaring past in the ash-filled sky.
The fleet of planes passed by at low altitude, spiraling thick smoke spread over the city, and the sea of fire illuminated the fuselages of the fighter planes shining brightly.
Yekaterina followed the flight path of the fighter plane and immediately saw a series of bombs falling in a residential area not far away.
Rows of houses exploded continuously, shattering countless windows, raining glass from the sky, and turning entire rows of roofs into rubble.
There was a pigeon coop in the corner of the building next door. The pigeons originally wanted to fly to the other side of the street, but they fell into a puddle of water and fell to the pavement with a thud. Then, she heard a shrill wail coming from the street.
"Ding Dong~"
In the sound of the explosion, Ekaterina heard the sound of knives and forks falling on the dinner plate.
She turned her head in surprise, which was completely opposite to her own fear.
There was no change on the faces of several people. They were even enjoying the foie gras in front of them with knives and forks. They only glanced sideways at Paris being bombed from time to time.
It was like watching a live television broadcast.
It was Char who made the sound just now.
The flames gradually engulfed the city behind him, and countless people died in the sea of fire.
And he just put the foie gras into his mouth silently, without even looking back.
In the distant clouds mixed with the smell of gunpowder and gunpowder smoke, fighter planes could be vaguely seen turning around in the distance, planning to carry out the next round of bombing.
Flames burned in front of her eyes, and pedestrians on the road were swallowed up by the sea of flames, turning into charcoal in the blink of an eye.
Vehicles, buildings, street lights.
The creations of the great architects who worked hard to build such a beautiful city a hundred years ago were gradually devoured by flames.
They are enjoying the food of West France and feeling the culture of this city.
But the culture of this city gradually dissipated behind them... (End of Chapter)
