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The only problem is that although Sherlock remembers the final battle was in London, he can't recall exactly where in London it was.

It's important to know that London's total area is a whopping 1572.03 square kilometers, comprising 32 boroughs and the City of London. Finding the so-called 'battleground' here would be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

After thinking for a while, Sherlock gradually gave up struggling. After confirming that Doro was also in London, Sherlock immediately started his travels.

Ultimately, whether it's a comic or a movie, the filming locations are always places that can be named, and these places or buildings with strong local characteristics are usually tourist areas.

Therefore, wandering around tourist areas not only increases the probability of finding a location accurately, but also greatly increases the chances of finding it.

You know what, even though it's been so long since he time-traveled, Sherlock has never actually visited London. He's genuinely curious about what this first Chengdu, and the former British Empire, looked like.

To be fair, setting aside the modern urban construction, the remaining Victorian buildings are quite charming, provided you ignore the stench of urine on them.

Especially in some corners, the smell is so strong it's almost maddening.

Aside from that, what probably surprised Sherlock the most was London's population structure. When Sherlock discovered that London was starting to darken, he could only lament that the once-glorious city could one day be resurrected by his own products.

Aside from these things, Shylock actually had a pretty good impression of London.

However, this good impression only lasted until Sherlock went to a roadside restaurant that looked quite artistic, ordered a dish that was said to be a traditional English dish, and his opinion changed immediately after taking a bite.

One bite, just one bite, and Sherlock almost vomited, staring at the plate of food in front of him with a look of utter disbelief, asking a profound question.

"Damn it, did Dai Ying evolve to lose her sense of taste?"

Chapter 511 Sherlock's Travels to England (Part 1)

It's no wonder Sherlock felt this way; the British specialties in front of him were simply too tempting for him to resist.

You might say this stuff tastes bad? Well, it turns out that, setting aside the ingredients, the seasoning is definitely not bad, and could even be considered delicious. But if you add the flavor of the ingredients, then it's really hard to describe.

Sherlock also couldn't understand why the food served in England could be so focused on bringing out the original flavor of the food, managing to make each flavor distinct and independent.

In layman's terms, meat is gamey, fish is fishy, ​​and offal retains its flavor.

Sherlock was dumbfounded. So, the British had colonized the world for the sake of spices, and even created the East India Company, but did they really never think of putting those spices into food?

Let's not even talk about stealing a recipe or anything. Just think, when you were colonizing the world, you really didn't learn any techniques for removing fishy smells, right?

Compared to the traditional foods on the table that have English names, can you believe that the thing that's pronounced 'die with eyes wide open' but written as 'looking up at the stars' is actually the most delicious?

Seriously, this thing that looks completely unappetizing, and whose strangeness far outweighs the taste of food, is actually the best thing on the whole table!

Sherlock felt terrible after eating it.

To be honest, there's a reason why the national dish of England eventually evolved into fish and chips. After all, chips don't need to be deodorized, while the high temperature of the oil is enough to remove the fishy smell when frying fish.

If it was only the dishes that were frustrating, then the main course certainly did not disappoint Sherlock.

Before time travel, I watched Liu Zi on Douyin (TikTok) eating dried bread every day. Sherlock actually tried it too, and even took Ying to try the legendary German black bread, a treasure for people trying to lose weight.

To be fair, Sherlock's assessment of European dry bread was that it was slightly better than canned ready-made food from the United States, the only advantage being the lack of additives.

As for that so-called black bread, Sherlock's assessment was: "Even a dog wouldn't eat that!"

Let's put it this way, this stuff doesn't even taste as good as steamed buns made from tree bark powder! If this were used to provide disaster relief during the famine, the victims would probably have revolted!

Previously, people online would often joke that British cookbooks were the thinnest in the world and that the taste was incredibly inhuman; Sherlock has certainly experienced it firsthand.

Despite the table full of 'delicious food,' Sherlock only managed to fill his stomach with the 'Dead Man' pie' and traditional fish and chips.

After satisfying his hunger, Sherlock, still shaken, 'escaped' the restaurant and took out his phone to carefully examine the so-called most popular restaurant rankings online.

It's hard to judge that French cuisine is ranked number one.

With the expression of an old man on the subway, Sherlock finally decided not to waste his brain cells on this global consensus. He put down his phone, hailed a taxi, and headed to one of England's most iconic tourist attractions.

The Capitol Building and Big Ben.

To be fair, there's a reason why these two things have become a calling card for Britain to the world. Although they can't be described as particularly tall and majestic, they are exceptionally exquisite.

Or rather, it is quite exquisite.

There was once a saying that both Baroque and Gothic styles are essentially things that only emerge when social wealth has accumulated to a certain level.

After all, it's impossible to build something with exquisite but useless decorations when society isn't wealthy; no one will pay for useless things.

After a brief visit to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Sherlock took a photo with his phone and then walked downstream along the Thames, watching the London Eye Ferris wheel slowly rotate on the opposite bank.

Both sides of the river are filled with buildings in the style of the Victorian era, which is a feast for Sherlock's eyes.

Sherlock walked all the way to the Millennium Bridge, the famous bridge destroyed by Voldemort in the Harry Potter movies, and then decisively hailed a taxi and left the Thames Riverbank.

Well, while my eyes were certainly treated to a feast for the eyes, my own nose was really starting to feel the strain.

Although the Thames River is famous, it constantly emits a stench of sewage, which Sherlock finds unbearable.

But thinking about it, it's normal. After all, countless people have been drowned here since ancient times, so it's normal for it to have a bit of a smell and a bit of a pungent odor. Don't think that bringing English makes it any better. Let's just say that the West is basically all the same.

The problems that exist in the US are also present in Britain, their "father." The prevalence of gangs is almost a common problem in these Western countries. Moreover, the British government has failed to manage this river properly, so Sherlock is not at all surprised by this situation.

After leaving the riverbank, Sherlock rushed almost without stopping to one of the most famous and arguably most scenic places in London.

Royal Greenwich Park.

That's right, it's Greenwich, the starting and ending point of the world's time zones, with the famous Prime Meridian.

Sherlock once thought that Greenwich was a separate place name, independent of London, but in reality Greenwich was just a small part of London, and it was still located next to the Thames.

Sherlock also enthusiastically experienced what it felt like to straddle two time zones, and after taking a selfie on the meridian, he began to explore the entire park with great interest.

As the oldest enclosed royal garden in the entire British Isles, this royal garden, which was first built in 1433, boasts a remarkably beautiful landscape and even includes the Old Royal Observatory, the birthplace of the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time.

Aside from the observatory that defines the concept of time zones and is frequently mentioned in textbooks, the entire park also features attractions such as the Lanags House, a performing arts theater, and the National Maritime Museum.

Sherlock and the others were not spared.

Although he didn't know who this so-called Lanagnis was, the little house was indeed well-built, and Sherlock said he liked it very much.

To be honest, Sherlock wasn't really interested in the theater, but he did visit the National Maritime Museum.

The place wasn't very big, and it mostly talked about the Age of Exploration. The only thing that surprised Sherlock was that they actually sold those ship models in glass bottles.

Sherlock carefully selected a multi-masted sailing ship and took a great liking to it. Although Sherlock did not know the original name of the exquisite sailing ship model in the bottle, the reason Sherlock bought it was simply because it looked similar to the Black Pearl in the movie.

It's purely a collectible item.

Sherlock was equally curious about how a complete and exquisite multi-masted sailing ship could fit into a bottle with a mouth no bigger than a coin.

Chapter 512 Sherlock's Travels to England (Part 2)

Just across the road from the Royal Greenwich Gardens is the old Royal Naval College, which is also open to the public. Originally a royal residence, it was converted into a sanatorium for wounded soldiers during the Anglo-French Wars, and then rebuilt as the Naval College in 1871. It is now part of the University of Greenwich.

When Sherlock entered this legendary former royal palace, he had only one feeling: this place exuded a sense of 'I'm very rich'.

Of course, in today's context, considering the shame of Britain's status as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and its reputation as a troublemaker in the world, the most one can say now is, "I used to be very rich."

Even so, its interior scenery is still breathtaking.

The Roman columns and murals everywhere are enough to feast your eyes, especially since you can really feel the splendor of the Renaissance period.

Sherlock was completely engrossed in watching it. It can only be said that the US lacks a certain historical foundation, at least compared to its father, Britain.

Putting aside everything else, the United States would never have a building like the one Sherlock is seeing now. After all, the labor costs in the US are so high that, not to mention the reliefs, the murals alone would be enough to push the cost over budget again and again.

Of course, the most interesting part is the library, which truly lives up to its reputation as the naval academy of the British Empire during the Age of Exploration.

Even now, the library here has a large collection of nautical charts, those from the Age of Exploration.

Sherlock couldn't understand the technical terms and symbols on the nautical chart, but just looking at it made him feel amazed. After all, to Sherlock, who knew absolutely nothing about it, it was not much different from a treasure map.

Even Sherlock always suspected that there might be a treasure map disguised as a sea chart hidden inside, concealing a great treasure called One Piece.

However, Sherlock had no interest in finding the so-called One Piece.

If there's anything in this that Sherlock really can't stand, it's probably the gay couple hiding in the corner of the library or behind the bookshelves, a scene typical of British culture.

First of all, let me state that Sherlock does not discriminate against such people. After all, everyone has their own preferences, and as long as it doesn't affect Sherlock, he won't feel anything about such situations.

But the situation before me was simply too outrageous to bear!

It's worth noting that besides being the original Chengdu and a food desert, Daiying is also famous for another thing: the men here often face a problem – baldness or male pattern baldness.

After all, the water here in England is really hard and rough, so bald spots are a very normal thing.

However, if two burly men with receding hairlines and long beards were hiding in a corner of the library, passionately kissing and cuddling, with one of them even having his hand on the other's butt, that would be quite an eyesore.

Putting that aside, both the Royal Greenwich Gardens and the former Royal Naval College, now the University of Greenwich campus, greatly pleased Sherlock.

After a brief tour, Sherlock returned to the building and sat on the banks of the Thames, quietly enjoying a sandwich he had bought from a shop.

To be honest, the hot dishes in England were awful, like shit. The seasoning was just seasoning, and the original flavor was the original flavor; the two didn't interfere with each other. But as for the cold dishes, Sherlock really thought they tasted pretty good.

At least the sandwich in his hand was edible, and that alone was enough to make Sherlock happy.

After finishing his sandwich, Sherlock decided to take a selfie in the central garden of the U-shaped building as proof that he had been there before moving on to the next attraction.

However, Sherlock had just finished taking his commemorative photo and was frantically editing it on his phone when he inexplicably felt that it was very noisy around him.

Before Sherlock could even look up, he felt someone bump into his shoulder.

Because of this, Sherlock's phone flew out and landed screen-down on the ground with a crisp thud.

The moment Sherlock heard the crisp sound, his blood pressure spiked.

As we all know, Sherlock, who comes from the rabbit side, has an unusual obsession with screens, and usually, this crisp sound only means one thing.

If he's lucky, the tempered glass screen protector Sherlock bought at a high price will be ruined; if he's unlucky, the screen itself will also be destroyed.

No one could stand such a situation.

However, just as Sherlock was about to look up in a rage to see who dared to touch his phone, he saw a panicked crowd and that familiar, huge spaceship that looked like the Tesla logo.

Sherlock hadn't realized how big this thing was when he was in Asgard, but now that he was standing not far from it, he realized how big it really was!

However, this was not what made Sherlock lose his temper. What really made Sherlock lose his temper was that Spicy Chicken didn't even bother to wash his spaceship!

The damn spaceship still has a bunch of yellow and white things hanging on it that have no meaning!

Putting aside the damn stringy, yellowish-white stuff hanging on the spaceship that looked like biological mycelium, the suffocating smell alone was enough to drive anyone crazy.

Sherlock never imagined that the boomerang he had concocted would one day hit him squarely on the head.