Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 726: The th Palm Are you all just idiots?
That night, Linger and his companions did not stay in the clock tower, but returned to the Cloud Whale Sky Island, and gathered their companions at the Fairy Sleep Inn to discuss whether to accept Miss Gloria's cooperation proposal, disguise as a guest to sneak into Professor Heinrich Schliemann's party, and spy on the information of the Witch Society. As the saying goes, one person's plan is short, and the plan of the group is long. Linger could not make a decision alone, so it might be better to listen to the opinions of his companions, of course, except Alice.

"Why?"

At the dinner table, the golden-haired maid yelled unhappily, "I am obviously the intellectual leader of the team. I think you are jealous of my intelligence and beauty, so you deliberately excluded me, right, Lingge?"

I envy your thick skin, the fact that you can say such shameless words with ease.

Lingge ignored her and signaled with his eyes for others to speak.

"I object."

Unexpectedly, the first person to speak and the one who most clearly raised objections was the Countess, who had the strongest strength in the group. She skillfully placed a plate of vegetable salad in front of her worried granddaughter, and then said slowly, "There is no special reason, it's just too risky. The danger is probably no less than the time when we faced the Grand Inquisitor in the Void Root Swamp a few months ago. In the past, your adventure was successful only because the enemy did not take it seriously, but now we are in the headquarters of the united cults, in this city guarded by the Night Watch, the Crusaders and the Wingsuit Mobile Force. If there is chaos in any corner, the enemy's support forces can arrive within half an hour. Can we escape to a safe place within half an hour? I'm afraid not."

This is a safe statement, which is consistent with the Countess's character and experience. She never does anything risky unless it is related to Leticia.

"I think so too." Olvera echoed weakly, "It feels too dangerous. It's better not to do this, right? If you really need information, why not use my [Library of Truth] to search. Although I can't find information related to the Witch Society, it shouldn't be difficult to find information about the alliance of cults."

Due to reincarnation and the curse, after Ovella's royal power was weakened, there was no way to retrieve the relevant information of the Witch Society. Linger once asked her to try, but it showed only a blank. If not for this, he would not seriously consider Miss Gloria's cooperation proposal.

"It's meaningless." The young man shook his head and said, "The Cult Union is just a pawn of the Witch Society. No matter how much we know about it, it is not as valuable as the information of the society itself."

Ovella shrank her head and silently lowered her presence.

"If we have to do it, then we have to do it." Rorona thought for a moment. "The question is, is Miss Gloria really trustworthy? No matter how I look at it, I think she is too suspicious: the timing of her appearance is too clever, her identity and experience are too mysterious, her ability as a detective is too good, and even her suggestion of cooperation just happens to cater to our needs. Is there really such a coincidence that makes us suspect it is a trap?"

"Oh."

The young man said, "She doesn't look like a member of the Witch Society. If the society wants to attack us, they don't need to use such roundabout means."

"But besides us, the Witch Society has many enemies: the Thirteen Hermits, the believers of animism, the pseudo-cultists they hunt down, wandering magicians and aliens... These people really need the society's intelligence, and they really need someone to provide cover for their actions. Isn't our identity very suitable? What if Miss Gloria is one of these people? She wants to use the society's attention to us to secretly achieve her own goals. Isn't this also a possibility?"

Rorona smiled as she spoke: "Of course, I have never seen Miss Gloria in person. This is just my speculation based on the actual situation. If you decide to trust her, I have no objection."

In other words, I only provide you with references, but I don't express any objections or approvals, and I hand over the decision-making power completely to Lingge, so there is no psychological pressure. What a sly guy... No, I should say, what a guy with high emotional intelligence.

Perhaps inspired by Rorona, the people who spoke later also said that it was up to you, Lingge, to make the decision. We support whatever you support, and we don’t necessarily oppose whatever you oppose. The young man’s eyes twitched when he heard this, and he felt that the bad influence brought by a guy with high emotional intelligence in the team was immeasurable.

But it doesn't matter. He didn't expect these people to come up with any useful suggestions. Anyway, Medien, Shemi and Leticia are responsible for eating, Cialia is responsible for acting cool, and the proprietress is responsible for being beautiful...that's it.

Alice said something that is not so nice to hear, but it makes sense: A team cannot be full of main Cs, there must be someone responsible for mixing, right? If you don't mix and he doesn't mix, then I will do it?

Alice is a slacker, Nevi'er is a stress-monster, Olvera is a thigh pendant, Lorena is an EQ freak, Shelia, a logistics staff who can occasionally play a role, Shesta, a female player who secretly causes disharmony among team members, Medien, a half-baked nanny, Leticia, a PVP enthusiast, Shemy, the mascot, and Yieta, an invisible person... This is the current situation of the team.

Let us listen to Miss Saint Charlia's opinion.

Ling'er's eyes fell on the shepherdess, who had a blank look in her eyes, as if she was in a daze. She didn't come back to her senses for a long time until Ling'er coughed twice. She finally responded with an "ah", blinked her clear golden eyes, and said slowly: "I think it's better to agree."

"why?"

"Because I think Miss Gloria is very likely the next young queen we are looking for." Saint Xia Liya's face showed a reminiscence, and she remembered the scene when she met the detective girl in the morning: "The timing of her appearance is too coincidental. It happened to be after you cast the fate beacon, and she can also touch the fate beacon-not everyone can do this. Some people can see fate, but they can't touch it. The old wizard once told me that all those who can touch fate, encounter or contact with it, must have their own meaning. I think now is a good opportunity to help us verify her identity and protect her safety."

Linger nodded slightly, thinking that it made sense. If Gloria was really the Young Queen, the young man could not let her sneak into Professor Heinrich Schliemann's party alone. If she was exposed and caught by the Witch Society, her life might not be in danger because they were both Queens, but Linger's intention to gather the seven Order Queens and open the Heavenly Temple would be completely shattered, unless he could bravely break into the Witch Society headquarters and rescue her.

"pity."

At this point, Saint Xia Liya couldn't help but sigh, with a somewhat regretful tone: "Alice failed to convince Miss Gloria to touch the cassette. If we could have verified her identity at that time, we wouldn't have to worry about it now."

Oh, is there such a thing?
So in the end it's Alice's fault for not doing her job well?

Everyone cast condemning glances at a certain golden-haired maid, but she was shameless and just kept her head down and ate the tender steak with peas on her plate, pretending not to see anything.

We are all gangsters, why should I be the only one to take the blame?

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)