Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 461 Do You Look Familiar?

Fei'er's eyes were like a child who saw an interesting toy, full of curiosity and eagerness to try. She looked at the appearance and demeanor of the people in front of her, and accidentally found a familiar figure. After searching in her mind for a while, she finally found the trace of that person in a long-faded memory: "Ah, you are--"

"The Countess of the Valenhild family, right?"

Her tone gradually became more certain, as if she had regained confidence in her memory: "I have seen you before, at the Thundering Hill in Bergnard. At that time, the vampires of your Valenhild family seemed to have clashed with the werewolves of the Neoersu family. The leader of the Valenhild family was you, and the leader of the Neoersu family was... Wolfgang? Yes, that's right, it was him!"

I totally remembered it.

The smug expression on her face undoubtedly said so. For some reason, it always gave outsiders, including Lingge, a sense of déjà vu, as if they had seen a similar expression on another person's face. Is there any similarity in temperament between these two people? Probably a little.

"I didn't expect that the great Lord Chief Judge would still remember a small character like me." Nevile replied dryly: "It's an honor."

Although the tone was stiff, at least there was no sarcasm. It seemed that the psychological trauma left on the countess by the battle that year had not been completely erased.

"A small character? If the Blood Fang Ancestor who assisted Saint Neo in establishing the Metosh Empire is so modest, it seems that I, the Chief Judge, cannot talk to you with such a flashy title." Fei'er did not mind Nevi's rejection, but smiled brightly: "So why not let's put aside those cumbersome etiquette and call each other by our names. You can call me Fei'er, but what is the Countess's name?"

Her friendly attitude was somewhat surprising. Nevile was silent for a long while, not knowing whether she was not used to such a warm greeting or the huge contrast between the other party's identity and personality. When Fei'er's smile was about to break, she reluctantly replied: "Nevile, Nevile Wei Garcia Valenhild."

Exchanging names is a noble etiquette, and even though her family has long fallen into decline, the Countess still does not want to be seen as a model of rudeness and secretly judged. Of course, the premise is that those who are qualified to judge her can walk out of the swamp alive tonight, rather than dying under rounds of intensive magic bombardment.

"Never? What a good name." Fei Er praised, and then casually said: "Christian, remember to remind me to update the file of the Fang of Eternal Life. After all, we already know the real name of the Undead Witch, so it's not good to refer to her by a code name. That's not polite."

Christian nodded to show that he had received it, and when Nevile heard her mention the name "Eternal Fang", her eyes suddenly became sharp. She didn't believe that the Grand Inquisitor of the Scales of Order was a casual person. Every word she said must have a deep meaning. Maybe she was testing her attitude and wanted to find out the secret of the Eternal Fang from her.

So she quietly hid Leticia behind her, completely covering her up so that not even a strand of her hair was visible. The little girl also knew that this was not the time to make trouble, so she quietly hid behind her grandmother without saying a word.

Fei'er didn't seem to notice Nevile's alertness at all. Of course, the latter would rather believe that she was pretending. Anyway, she continued to talk to the guest cordially: "Do you know, Miss Nevile, we have been looking for you for many years. When did it start? I remember it was after the battle of Thunder Hill. I received the information about your resurrection from a trial team. To be honest, I was so surprised at the time that I even ran to ask my adjutant if all vampires could be resurrected. In the end, he mocked me a few times. Alas, he is too serious and not humorous at all."

Really? What does that have to do with me? Are you trying to say it's my fault?

Nevi'er looked cold and indifferent, which made Fei'er sigh sadly: "It seems that you don't like this topic. Well, I thought you would be interested. How about we talk about how Gundalufo used the name of the Fang of Immortality to lure the aliens in the swamp into an alliance? To be honest, Silver Moon's ambition is obvious, even Duhallar can see it, so why are there so many idiots who believe his words? This is a good thing for us and saves a lot of trouble, but I still want to say that they are all idiots and don't understand the meaning of the Fang of Immortality at all. If there really is such a treasure in the world that can give people immortality, it should not be used like this." Sure enough, the flaw was exposed.

The Countess, who had been mentally prepared, did not change her expression and asked coldly, "Then how do you think it should be used? Could it be that if the Fang of Eternal Life falls into the hands of your Inquisition, it will be more powerful than if it falls into the hands of Gundalufo?"

"Of course." Fei'er's tone seemed matter-of-fact: "We will give it an absolutely fair result."

Absolutely fair?

Nevile sneered, "So, the Inquisition is actually a charitable organization without borders. In line with the original intention of seeking welfare for all mankind, it decided to share the power of eternal life with everyone in the world? This is a very ideal plan. I should have supported it. Unfortunately, I am a vampire, which probably does not fall within the scope of fairness. So please allow me to refuse."

"Who told you that?" Fei Er asked in surprise, "Who said we are going to share the power of immortality with everyone?"

Nevile was startled when she heard this: "Isn't that what you said is absolutely fair?"

If not everyone can live forever, then it can't be considered absolutely fair, right?

"Obviously our understanding of fairness is slightly off." Fei Er smiled: "What I mean is that we should destroy it. Things like this shouldn't exist in the world. They will only cause greater chaos and bring more wars. Therefore, making it impossible for anyone to own it is the fairest outcome."

Nevile was silent for a moment. She had never thought that this was what she meant by fairness. And judging from the expressions of Dickens and the others, it was clear that they had no objection to the outcome. Didn't they desire the power of immortality at all? This was obviously unimaginable to the Countess, who had witnessed many cruel tragedies and ugly faces caused by the greedy desire for immortality.

As if seeing through her thoughts, Fei Er shrugged lightly: "Eternal life? How much good can that thing do to us? Humans are short-lived species, and short-lived species should live in a short-lived way. They can only remember a limited number of things in a short period of time, so it is not a good thing to have too long a memory. If the life span is very long, the emotions must be very short-lived. Short-lived emotions are destined to be unable to coexist with a long life span and will eventually fade away. Haven't you seen what kind of monsters those old guys who have crossed the threshold of demigod are? Greedy, selfish, cruel, cold, and find a little bit of human characteristics all over their bodies. This is the negative impact of living too long."

Nevile replied: "I think these adjectives are equally appropriate for you."

"Hahaha, thank you so much for your compliment." Fei Er laughed: "Unfortunately, we have a greater cause that is waiting to be completed with a lifelong belief. Therefore, let's put aside such a trivial matter as immortality for now. I will deal with it when I am free. I believe you will be satisfied. It's a pleasure to chat with you, Your Excellency the Countess. You are quite humorous and interesting. Now, I want to get to know your companions, such as-"

She looked away and landed on a familiar face, with a thoughtful expression: "This guy who looks familiar, can you tell me your name?"

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)