Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 280 Introspection
After leaving the giant tower, Malu went to the Witch's House to pick up Yunque and others.

Although he had a large amount of redemption points on hand, the previous attack on the mine had triggered a wave of panic buying, resulting in a shortage of good goods in the weapons and equipment department.

We have to wait until at least next month before we can find equipment worth purchasing. In this way, Malu is not in a hurry to expand the team. After all, the people he recruits must have good equipment to be effective.

Then he opened the task system and looked through the tasks updated this week.

I don't know if it's because of the promotion, but there are a lot more tasks to choose from this time, a total of 3 pages, and one of them is located in the Red Rock Canyon, where someone once found traces of the singer's sour berry.

This is also the target location of the millipede this time.

However, this is an investigation mission, requiring you to search for traces of the remnants of the fallen witch in the Red Rock Canyon.

Malu was a little reluctant to get involved in the matter involving the Witch Alliance, but then he thought of something and was shocked again.

If he just searches for traces without arresting anyone, there seems to be a lot of room for maneuver, especially since he has a spy planted in the Temple City by the Witch Alliance.

Sitting on his warhorse, Millipede sent the photos he took in the library to the Bird of Paradise, who fell silent after reading them.

Seeing that she had been silent, Yun Que felt a little worried, so he stopped playing Go with the Hellhound and handed her a piece of honey cake that he had stolen from the cafeteria.

She had originally intended to give this cake to Malu, because she had mentioned it during their previous chat, and Malu had casually said he wanted to try it, and Yunque had kept it in mind.

But seeing that the bird of paradise was in a low mood, she hesitated and felt that it was more important to coax the bird of paradise first.

However, the red-haired girl shook her head and did not eat it. Then she looked at the millipede.

"Do you know what's written on the page?"

"Well...I met an old nun in the library, and she insisted on taking me to give me a history lesson."

"So what do you think?" the bird of paradise asked after taking a deep breath.

"What do I think?"

"I want to know from a human perspective, what do you think of the relationship between us witches and the church? Do you think what the church is doing is right?"

"Does that matter?" Malu raised his eyebrows and asked, "As a witch, why should you care about the opinions of humans? And you know me, I'm not a local, I'm just passing by."

However, the red-haired girl seemed dissatisfied with this ambiguous and cunning answer, so she went further.

"Then let me ask it another way. If you were a witch, what would you do?"

"Break the circle of order and overturn the church." Malu said without hesitation.

"So you will also choose to stand on the side of the Witch Alliance?"

"That's not necessarily true. I don't trust politicians. In comparison, I prefer to trust myself," Malu paused. "But if I have to choose a side, I will stand with the Witch Alliance first. After all, if they win, at least the situation of the witches will not get worse." "Do you think the Witch Alliance can resolve the disputes between witches and humans?"

"It can't be solved," Malu shook his head, "If the X-Men can't solve it, let alone the Shrike."

"Who are the X-Men?"

"A group of superpowers led by a bald old cripple. Their situation is a bit similar to yours, witches. They also live a very hard life. Unfortunately, I am not the same kind of person as you, so I can't give you too much life advice."

"Are we any different?" the Bird of Paradise wondered.

Malu thought for a moment, "You all have good hearts, noble character, and are persistent in finding the right answers. You think about the fate of mankind and the world, and you purposefully transform the world.

"But I am different. I am vulgar and superficial. From the beginning, I accepted the reality that the world is chaotic. What I am best at is to use the rules to make profits for myself. I am addicted to vulgar things such as money, video games, thighs, and breasts, and I never get tired of it."

Malu felt more and more ashamed as he spoke, "...I have been busy collecting food during this period. I have never paid much attention to the conflict between witches and humans, nor have I thought of a solution."

“Even though I knew what happened in the 14th year of the Holy Calendar, I felt nothing in my heart. When the old woman grabbed me and told me the tragic history of humans and witches, I was thinking about why I couldn’t skip the forced plot and whether this part was a tribute to the X-Men.

Malu counted on his fingers, "...As a Knight of the Holy Knights, I found out that Ouroboros was suspicious but didn't report it to the Church. Instead, I protected her. Then, during the battle with the Witch Alliance, I was just slacking off. Watching my colleagues fall one by one beside me, I felt like I was almost a traitor to the Witch Alliance.

“However, when I saw the witch being burned, I did not stand up. Later, Shrike and other witches were killed by Levi with missiles. I clearly had the opportunity to avenge them, but considering that I had to collect food later, I did not kill Levi. Instead, I used this incident to become a master. Of course, I am also very puzzled about this latter incident.

“I don’t know what Levi likes about me. There are obviously many more upright and loyal people in the Paladin Order than me. He must be a little blind.

"Anyway, at this critical moment that determines the fate of the two tribes, the only thing I did was... to steal the monster. This is indeed a bit... well."

"........."

Malu reflected on his fence-sitting behavior and said sincerely, "But you are different. I don't treat you as my weapons or consumables like other knights do. Instead, I always treat you as my friends. As a friend, I sincerely hope that you can live a better life.

"So you can tell me what you want to do or what plans you have. Whether you want to join the church's top leadership or leave the Temple City and join the rest of the Witch Alliance, I can help you find a solution. I will respect each of your choices."

Hearing this, Yun Que looked around and saw that no one spoke, so he bravely spoke, "I... I think it's good like this now. I'm very happy to be able to follow the Knight forever."

The hellhound pointed at his own ring of order and said, "Humph, you may be mean, but you are honest. I will trust you for once. No matter what method you use, as long as you can remove this thing from my neck, it will be fine."

Millipede looked at the Ouroboros and the Bird of Paradise again. The former shook his head slightly, "I have my own path... You don't need to worry about it. You have done enough for me. I will remember this kindness."

The last red-haired girl frowned and said, "I... haven't thought about it yet. I need to digest the knowledge I got today first."

"It's okay. You can tell me anytime when you have thought it through." Malu said.

(End of this chapter)