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56 Opportunity

But he actually has a third option.

Alan did not forget that in that dream, there was a being he had never met before - it was a thicker white snake.

Alice had actually reminded him of the third option when she first forced him to make a choice.

But for Allen, this should be a meaningless option. After all, it sounds like only one of these three can survive.

Only one can survive...?

Alan suddenly realized this. Even though he suppressed it, he still showed a hint of excitement for the first time in a long time. He asked with an expectant tone:

"I remember that in that dream, there was a third being like you.

"If the fight between you and Will Auceptin causes too much noise, aren't you worried that He will notice it?"

Alice's eyebrows jumped, she frowned and looked at Allen, and suddenly felt that she understood Will Auceptin's thinking.

——At least in terms of not wanting them to fight, Allen and Will have the same goal.

He was reminding me that with Ouroboros hiding behind the scenes, if we fought to the death, the final result would only be that both of us would suffer losses...

Alice sneered, and she suddenly knew what to do, because she had a message that Will Auceptin didn't have - the so-called opportunity to become a god, fate sent it to the three of them! They

didn't even bother to make up a new dream for us... Alice muttered in her heart, and then looked at Alan, who seemed to be wondering what she was laughing at, and curved her lips to look at him.

She had to tell Ouroboros about this... but she couldn't go by herself, which was strange, but...

"Even if I start giving you potions now, you probably won't be able to resist Will Auceptin..." Alice murmured.

Alan tried to understand Alice's intention. He looked at Alice and asked,

"Do you need me to do anything?"

"No," Alice looked at him with a smile, "I decided to give you a chance to control your own destiny."

Alan was slightly stunned. He didn't quite understand what this sentence meant, but Alice smiled and leaned close to him and asked,

"If I help you eliminate Will Auceptin's spying and interference..."

Alan tensed up all of a sudden.

Noticing his excitement, Alice smiled with satisfaction and tilted her head.

"Go find Ouroboros and tell him that your wife is carrying an angel of destiny in her belly and you need his help."

"But how do I find Ouroboros..." Alan tried to get more information.

He didn't know much about the extraordinary world, but after this period of time, he at least knew the gap between angels and ordinary people. He didn't think he could find such a being.

Alice spread her hands and said with a chuckle:

"That's your business, I just gave you a chance.

"You have to know that, first of all, I don't need you, and secondly, I don't put all my bets on you."

This is a fact, and Alan himself is well aware of it. He fell silent, but Alice, with rare kindness, decided to be a good person:

"Well...but I can give you a hint."

Alan's attention was immediately drawn back to her. Alice shook her head and gave him some information that might be helpful:

"I'm not sure if Will Auceptin has told you, but anyway, angels have honorific names. If you can find the honorific name of Ouroboros and pronounce it, in a sense, you have found Ouroboros.

"Of course, we have to use ancient Hermetic language, Dragon language, Elven language, or other languages ​​that can leverage the power of nature..."

Alan nodded, and it seemed that he already knew these things, so Alice did not elaborate on them and mentioned something related to Ouroboros:

"Well, besides that, since you know nothing about Ouroboros, you may not be able to recognize it even if you find it, so maybe I should introduce Him to you.

"He currently works for the True Creator and belongs to the Aurora Society. As for authority... I think you have already felt it."

Alan nodded, and Alice retreated back into the room without hesitation and closed the door.

Alan stood at the door in a daze for a moment. In the end, he didn't dare to reach out and knock on the door again. He turned around silently and walked towards the hospital.

——His wife remains in the hospital.

Although Allen, who had a decent job as a doctor, could be considered middle class, he was not rich enough to book a single room for his wife for a month, so his wife lived in a double room.

——He planned to let his wife stay in the hospital until she gave birth.

However, the hospital where he worked was not a specialized obstetric hospital after all, and there were actually not many delivery rooms. As a doctor in the hospital, Alan successfully used money to get a bed in a double room for his wife, but was unable to get into the delivery room.

——She is not in a hurry to give birth.

In the same ward with his wife was a girl who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She had long burgundy hair, bright eyes, and a pair of obvious dimples when she smiled.

This girl's name is Selina. Both her parents are believers of the Church of Evernight. It is said that she came to Backlund to take the government employee exam and is currently preparing for the college entrance exam.

Half a month ago, the child accidentally broke his leg and was admitted to the hospital.

Selena's surgery was performed by Allen himself, and she seems to be recovering well so far.

Alan looked out the door of the ward. It was already late at night. Although his wife Wilma was frightened by the nightmare, she fell asleep due to excessive fatigue after arriving at the hospital.

Alan was not sure whether Will Auceptin was responsible for this, but this was barely a good thing. He just observed the ward and left after confirming that the two patients inside were asleep.

…

Although she returned to the room, Alice's attention did not leave Alan. What she said about helping Alan get rid of Will Auceptin's prying eyes and interference was not a joke. She really intended to give Alan a chance to decide his own destiny.

The main reason is that Alice realized that when she said this, her role-playing progress increased.

So Alice immediately decided to try harder. After all, it was just a matter of eliminating interference and it didn't require her to use her brain.

Will Auceptin, in his weak state, was not without the ability to influence the fate of the outside world, but under Alice's almost arrogant attitude, Will tactfully withdrew his attention from Allen.

Alice had no interest in knowing Alan's daily life. After completing what she had promised Alan, Alice lay down without hesitation.

…

"She sounds like a little girl who's interested in treasure hunting," the mouse demigod commented after listening to Hazel's account of Alice's efforts to obtain clues to the treasure. "But it's really troublesome."

She glanced at Hazel and continued in a steady voice:

"The people in the 'fate' path are always like this, acting chaotically and illogically. You never know what they will do next, but they call it fate...

"It's really troublesome to be noticed by such people, especially since you have no idea what can impress them...

"Well, since she knows about me, you can invite her over so I can meet her—I think she should come.

"After all, now fate seems to be guiding her to find this treasure."

With this instruction, Hazel found Liana, who was still finalizing the guest list, and made her request.

…

Saturday night, 8 o'clock.

When Alice received the invitation to the dance, she was actually stunned for a moment. After all, it sounded like she shouldn't be invited anyway - unless it was Miss Justice who invited her.

No, there are actually two other people who might invite her...

Alice shook her head, thinking of Viscount Glint who was frightened, and Winfred Gregory who came to her door after being tricked by the same diary.

These two people couldn't keep Alice's attention for too long, and Alice quickly shifted her attention to the ice cream and Klein who might appear at the dance.

I can't seem to get too familiar with Dwayne Dantes...

Alice sighed sadly, appeared at a corner not far from Congressman Macht's house, and walked over slowly.

Congressman Mori Macht and his wife, Ms. Liana, were greeting guests at the door. When Alice stepped in, she noticed that their expressions froze for a moment.

Alice blinked in confusion and took two more steps inside.

"Good evening?" She waved tentatively, her eyes turned around and noticed Hazel in a sky blue dress behind them, "Good evening~"

Alice smiled quickly, took a few quick steps closer to Hazel, and then asked her,

"You wanted to see me, right?"

This obvious attitude of recognition made Councilman Mori Macht and Ms. Liana feel relieved. Ms. Liana immediately smiled warmly and said to Hazel gently:

"Hazel, this is the friend you mentioned, right?

"Take your friend in quickly."

So Hazel had no choice but to step forward and said to Alice without a smile:

"Come with me."

This attitude was so strange that Ms. Liana vaguely sensed that something was wrong. She wanted to say something, but Hazel seemed not to want to say another word to Alice. She turned around and walked inside, and Alice immediately followed.

She glanced at the people in the banquet hall. There were already quite a few guests inside. Most of the men were wearing various suits and the ladies were wearing long dresses. Alice stopped and looked back at Congressman Macht and his wife.

Congressman Maury Macht wore an olive green Army officer's uniform with an orange sash and several medals on his chest, indicating his military status.

Ms. Liana wore a yellow non-stand-up collar long dress with many ruffles and little delicate lace, which was different from unmarried ladies. However, it also revealed her white neck and half of her shoulders.

Alice looked down at herself again.

She wrapped herself in a phantom hooded white robe, put on a hood, and held a lantern. She was the most common mysterious character in various stories.

She wasn't even wearing shoes.

There was nothing wrong with this outfit, at least for her, but it didn't seem like it should be worn at a banquet.

But at this point, changing clothes here was obviously not a good option. Alice pretended not to notice anything, took two quick steps, and caught up with Hazel.

Unexpectedly, Hazel really led her to the hall on the second floor. He did not find an excuse to say anything to her. He just whispered in her ear when he passed her back to the door:

"The teacher wants to see you."

This statement successfully deepened Alice's patience, and the teacher's demigod guess was correct, Alice was indeed somewhat interested in talking to her.

There were quite a few guests at the ball. Hazel led her to her seat and left. At this time, many people were looking at Alice's strange outfit curiously.

Alice thought about it and decided to ignore them. She reached out and picked up the wine glass in front of her, lowered her head to sniff, and prepared to drink it all.

"If I were you, I wouldn't drink that glass of wine now." A voice stopped her.

Alice turned her head and looked to the side and back, where the sound came from, and there she saw a person who was barely familiar to her - it was Winfred Grigory, whom she had just remembered not long ago.

Alice's first reaction was to take a look at her attire, because this girl did not give her the impression of being a rule-abiding person, but unfortunately, she was wearing a long black dress and was followed by a personal maid, blending in with the other people here.

Alice left the sight disappointedly, repeated the action just now, drank the wine in the glass, and then turned around and asked:

"Why is that?"

Winfred didn't seem surprised by her behavior, and he explained it naturally: "This is because..."

Before she finished her words, Congressman Mori Macht and Ms. Liana walked in with several guests behind them.

At the fence facing the gate, Senator Macht raised his glass of red wine and said to the guests in the second-floor hall:

"Thank you all for participating in this dance. First of all, let us praise the gods, which are the source of all good things."

He and Lady Liana tapped their chests four times and praised the goddess in a low voice. The guests also praised the gods they believed in in their own ways.

Alice glanced hesitantly at the wine glass in Congressman Macht's hand and had a bad feeling.

Senator Macht still held up his cup and did not put it down. He continued with a smile:

"Second, praise the Kingdom, which is the cornerstone of stability."

"Praise the Kingdom." The guests around said in unison.

Then, Senator Macht looked around and asked humorously:

"Finally, what should we praise?"

Alice lowered her head in silence, and while everyone's attention was on Congressman Macht, she used "Restart" to throw back the wine she had just drunk.

Praise for the reboot… She murmured silently.

"Praise the improvement in Backlund's air." Klein laughed loudly. (End of this chapter)

57 Dance

These words came out of nowhere, but seemed to hit the key point. Alice saw that Congressman Macht was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but smile.

"Very good, this is a good suggestion." He raised the glass in his hand and drank it all. "Let us praise the improvement of Backlund's air. This is a symbol of our better life. Cheers!"

After this sound, the guests raised their glasses and drank them all. Alice also raised her glass gratefully. When the glass was to her lips, she stopped again.

"Do you also prepare wine for minors at your banquet?" She looked at Winfred who had put down his wine glass.

"Minor?" Winfred looked at Alice and repeated her words.

Alice realized that this was a question about her age, but she did not feel guilty at all and asked confidently:

"Don't I look like one?"

Having said this, she put down her glass and followed the crowd to the dance floor on the first floor.

Winfred followed her a few steps as if he had heard something interesting. He looked her up and down in surprise and nodded, saying,

"Very similar."

Alice paused, she felt like her breath was stuck in her throat. After all, this comment sounded just like "she's like a human being", revealing an inexplicable irony.

Alice decided to find an excuse to get rid of Winfred. She glanced at the crowd sliding into the dance floor, turned her head and said to Winfred:

"Aren't you going to dance?"

However, Alice was destined to be disappointed. Winfred just smiled at her, raised his left hand, showing his empty wrist, and said to her:

"For a true noble, at this kind of banquet, the partner for each dance is determined."

Alice was slightly stunned, her eyes swept across her wrist and then fell on the wrists of the others.

She noticed that some of the guests present did have something on their left wrist.

But maybe it was a bracelet... Alice turned her head thoughtfully and looked at Winfred's empty left wrist. She asked curiously,

"So you don't need to dance with anyone today?"

Winfred smiled and said to her:

"Everyone wants to dance with me, but at the same time, no one wants me to dance with anyone else."

Alice was slightly stunned.

This was beyond her comprehension. After a moment of thought, she began searching for Klein at the scene.

At this time, Dwayne Dantès was bowing in front of Hazel Macht. Alice realized that he was going to invite Hazel and frowned slightly.

"Don't you want them to dance together?" Winfred asked from the side.

Alice glanced at her but didn't answer his question. After seeing Hazel put her hand on Dwayne Dantes's, she decided to get some food first.

She ignored Winfred who insisted on following her, and walked around the food area with her plate, taking a portion of pan-fried cod, a portion of red wine foie gras, and a portion of fried pork chop with apple juice. When she reached out for the lamb, Winfred finally couldn't help but stop her:

"Can you really finish all this?"

Alice turned around and saw Winfred looking at her with a look of surprise and confusion, as if he was thinking about how she was going to stuff all these things into her stomach.

After thinking carefully, Winfred seemed to have figured out the answer. She asked politely,

"Is it because wearing clothes like this won't bloat your stomach even if you eat too much?"

Alice lowered her head silently, then denied:

"No.

"Because snakes are good eaters."

In a case that Winfred was puzzled about, Alice finally gave up the lamb and went for a red velvet cake.

Next, she walked over to where the ice cream was placed and took one of the five flavors of ice cream under Winfred's incomprehensible look.

By this time, most of the eyes that were fixed on Alice at the beginning of the party had been withdrawn, and it seemed that they had no interest in a glutton.

Alice didn't care. She found a seat and sat down, then started eating naturally. Winfred looked at her for more than ten seconds, then suddenly turned his head and asked the maid,

"Are you hungry?"

The maid shook her head.

"I'm a little hungry." Saying this, she walked towards the food pick-up area.

…

For a single man in his forties, it is difficult to decide who to invite to dance at a banquet.

It's not that Klein didn't notice Alice at the dance, but he never thought about the possibility of inviting Alice to dance - he thought Alice was unlikely to dance.

After all, she certainly wasn't here to dance.

As for what she was here for... Klein glanced at the food pick-up area and was satisfied to see that there were five flavors of ice cream there.

After careful consideration, Klein walked towards Hazel Macht, gave a standard salute, and asked:

"Miss Hazel, can I ask you to dance?"

Hazel paused for a moment, and her eyes moved around, searching for Alice in the crowd.

When she noticed the girl in the black dress beside Alice, a trace of confusion flashed across her eyes, and then she withdrew her gaze inconspicuously and looked at Dwayne Dantès:

"It's my honor."

She held out her palm.

Klein politely pulled her along and led her onto the dance floor, where he began a brisk and lively dance to the melody.

After taking a look at the other person's soft but expressionless face, Klein smiled tentatively and said,

"I just noticed that many young gentlemen wanted to ask you to dance, but they couldn't muster up the courage."

Hazel's eyes once again passed over Dwayne Dantès and searched for Alice behind him.

In the intervals between spins on the dance floor, Hazel discovered that Alice had run to the food pick-up area without her knowing, and was searching for food with a plate in hand. The girl in the black dress whom she did not recognize was still following Alice.

Do they know each other?

Confusion flashed across Hazel's eyes, and then she perfunctorily said to Klein,

"Mr. Dantes, this is not a polite topic."

Klein glanced at Hazel and finally realized that Hazel was distracted. However, given Hazel's attitude, Klein did not ask any further questions. Instead, he tried to find where her gaze was focused.

Alice...?

Klein noticed with confusion that this person, who should not be the focus of his attention anyway, looked at the food on her plate that was about to fall apart, and then silently looked away.

"I'm sorry, I used to be a businessman who traveled frequently between the northern and southern continents, and I don't have much experience in balls. Haha, I mean this kind of ball." He apologized to Hazel.

"It's okay." Hazel replied calmly. Her absent-minded tone and expression made Klein confirm his guess once again.

Her attention is not on me at all...

Klein, who was well-informed, had a lot of experience in attracting the attention of young girls. He quickly found a new topic:

"For me, this is no easier challenge than the sea. It has beautiful scenery, but also contains countless difficulties. Of course, there are all kinds of stories about treasures circulating on the sea. Some of them are obviously false, and some sound like they are real, but they cannot be verified, like the number one 'Key of the God of Death'."

"The Key of Death?" Hazel raised her head and looked at Mr. Dwayne Dantès, who was much taller than her.

As expected, just like Alice... Klein laughed secretly and nodded slightly:

"Yes, it is said to be in a secret place in the Raging Sea..."

He recounted the treasure legends he had heard on the White Agate one by one, with some modifications, and added more details he had heard during his subsequent adventures.

In the process, he inevitably mentioned the "Four Kings" and the seven pirate generals.

Hazel was obviously interested in this. She rarely responded to Klein and even asked questions occasionally. This made the dance between the two no longer awkward and it came to an end before they knew it.

Klein skillfully ended the previous topic and asked,

"Are you going back to where you were just now, or are you going over there to get some food?"

Hazel opened her mouth, as if she wanted to ask something, but she didn't say anything in the end. After confirming Alice's location, she nodded modestly and said,

"I'm going to get some food."

Hehe, she is obviously reluctant to give up the story at sea... Well, this is more like Alice. As long as you understand her temper and hobbies, she will be very easy to coax... Do they know each other?

Klein thought thoughtfully.

…

When Hazel came over with the empty food tray, Alice was sitting face to face with Winfred eating. At this moment, she had finished the first batch of food and got a new portion of apple pie and new ice cream.

"Why won't your ice cream melt?" When Hazel approached, she heard Fred asking, "And that glass of wine, you obviously drank it, why..."

Alice stuffed the last piece of apple pie into her mouth at this time, then picked up the plate with five servings of ice cream and asked Hazel:

"Where is your teacher?"

Hazel looked at Alice, then at Winfred, and after hesitating for a moment, she said:

"In my room."

"Take me there." Ellie said without hesitation.

——Just now, Winfred had been trying to find topics to chat with her. Whenever Alice glanced at something or asked a question, this "knowledgeable" girl would immediately introduce it to her or join in her monologue.

Alice had tried not to talk so far, but the girl seemed not to be able to read her expression and started asking her questions again after she had been silent for a while.

Alice thought it was time for her to find an excuse to leave.

…

After a brief exchange of words, Klein enjoyed his food while paying attention to Alice out of habit.

I hope she doesn't get into trouble... Klein looked around and found Alice. She was following Hazel with a tray in her hand. Klein noticed that there were five different flavors of ice cream on the tray.

Ah, this... Klein had the urge to twitch his lips, but he suppressed the urge in time and watched Alice follow Hazel up to the second floor, and then walked towards the third floor without stopping.

Is there something going on between them... Klein looked away thoughtfully. A girl in a black dress suddenly stood in front of him.

"May I ask you to dance, sir?" the girl bowed to him. "My name is Winfred Gregory."

…

Alice followed Hazel Macht to the third floor and finally got rid of Winfred. She smiled at Hazel with some appreciation,

"Well done."

Hazel didn't respond to this. She walked to the door of her room without stopping, stopped at the door and said,

"This is it."

Alice glanced at her, raised the plate in her hand and said,

"I don't have hands to open the door."

Hazel gritted her teeth, but couldn't help it and retorted:

"That's what a maid would do!"

"Pfft," Alice couldn't help laughing, "I thought you should at least realize that in front of me, the maid may be much more valuable than you."

She paused, looked at Hazel with a smile, and continued:

"At least the maid won't say anything to upset me."

Hazel's body began to tremble, but Alice ignored her, kicked the door open, walked in, and kicked it closed again.

The brown-fur mouse was sitting on the snow-white blanket, looking at her. Alice thought for a moment, then sat opposite her, put the plate of ice cream on the coffee table, took a bite of the ice cream, and then looked up and asked:

"Do you want to eat?"

"No." The mouse declined.

"Then please wait until I finish eating," Alice tilted her head, then lowered her head unceremoniously and started eating the ice cream. "Even though it won't melt if you leave it there, and I can change it back if it melts, I still like to eat fresh ones."

There was no change in the expression on the mouse demigod's face, but Alice was keenly aware that the hand hovering over her had silently withdrawn, no longer trying to explore what she possessed, or her thoughts.

…

Winfred Grigori... When he first heard this last name, Klein tried to find information about it in his memory.

The name was not very eye-catching, and it took him a while to remember that it was the surname of a marquis. However, the marquis was no longer alive and had only an underage daughter.

Is it her...?

Klein pondered for a moment. He keenly sensed that several eyes were on him. It obviously couldn't be for a wealthy old man, so it could only be...

He looked at the girl in front of him, realizing that accepting this invitation might mean some unnecessary trouble, so he pointed to his plate and said with a smile:

"I'm afraid I have to disappoint you, Miss Gregory.

"I can't waste food."

"Okay," Winfred didn't seem to want to force it, "I just want to ask, do you know Alice? The girl who was with me just now - I saw you looking at her." (End of this chapter)

58 The Mice of Jacob's Family

As expected, I came here for Alice... Hey, Alice doesn't want me to dance with others?

Klein was only surprised for a moment, then he remembered that Alice and Hazel went upstairs together, and immediately thought that this was definitely not because of him, but most likely because of Hazel.

After all, he realized from the information Arrodes gave that Hazel had some connection with the "Thief" pathway. At that time, he thought of Alice's confusing prophecy and planned to tell Alice the news after the ball. Now it seems... they have been connected?

It seems that Alice thinks there is something wrong with Hazel... Klein figured out what happened and smiled calmly:

"Really? I only met that lady once, but I just noticed that she left with Miss Hazel... Maybe she was unhappy because I took her friend away from her?"

The last sentence was actually a joke, but somehow it touched Winfred's sensitive heart. She put away the smile on her face and responded very coldly:

"friend?"

Klein always felt that there was some sarcasm in this voice. He wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but he seemed to have nothing to say. The girl in front of him had already stood up and said in a cold voice,

"I have something to do. I hope you enjoy your meal... You'd better eat less."

Then she walked to an empty seat nearby and sat down hard.

I felt like she wanted to tell me directly, "Eat less and don't choke to death"... Klein glanced in Winfred's direction with a slight hesitation, then lowered his head and continued to enjoy the food in front of him.

...I'll tell Alice about this later!

…

Alice slowly finished the five servings of ice cream on the plate, then raised her head and looked at the mouse demigod with admiration, and said to her as if to encourage her:

"You are much more sensible than your students.

"Didn't you teach her how to talk to high-sequence people?"

"…I'm sorry," the mouse demigod apologized cautiously, "She has only just become a Beyonder for a short time, and I haven't had the chance to tell her many things."

"You'd better teach her about this," Alice advised. "Sometimes she talks to me in a way that seems similar to how I talk to other people - you know, so far, at least two angels and one true god... maybe two true gods want to kill me."

The so-called true gods refer to the "True Creator" and the "Lord of Storms". Judging from the tone of the "True Creator" when he cursed, Alice had no doubt about His determination to kill her at that moment. As for the "Lord of Storms"... He didn't want to kill himself, probably because Amon was still to blame.

As for the angels... Alice hesitated for a moment, and finally did not include Ouroboros, who seemed to have no desires, and only included Amon and Will Auceptin.

But this was enough. Alice saw the mouse demigod tremble his small body and said tremblingly:

"I'm very sorry..."

"It's okay," Alice waved her hand magnanimously, interrupting the mouse demigod. "Come to think of it, I don't even know your name... Oh, by the way, have your students told you? My name is Alice Kingsley, and you can call me Miss Destiny."

"I have heard of this name," the mouse demigod replied, "My name is Flora Jacob, a descendant of the Jacob family... perhaps you have heard of this surname?"

Alice, who was not well-educated, frowned and tried to recall information about this family.

This expression exposed her ignorance. Flora Jacob was silent for a moment, then tentatively reminded:

"My family was active in the Fourth Epoch."

Alice raised her head and nodded innocently.

"…This is an angel family that has inherited the path of the 'thief'." Flora Jacob had to continue the introduction.

"Oh," Alice nodded and introduced herself politely, "I might have woken up in the Second Epoch... I'm not sure, I lost a lot of memories. Anyway, I fell asleep again and just woke up recently..."

Her choice of words was rather odd, and Flora Jacob realized almost instantly that awakening was not the same as birth. However, for this girl in front of her who seemed to be a born mythical creature, Flora thought that this might be the same thing.

But it doesn't matter. Flora asked cautiously and carefully:

"Why are you here?"

"How do you like wearing monocles?" Alice asked the mouse, pushing up the monocle on her right eye.

...Does He want to give me that monocle?

Is there something on it that can be used to monitor people? Or...

Flora Jacob subconsciously glanced at the monocle on Alice's right eye and honestly denied,

"I don't have this hobby."

"Hmm…" Alice frowned and looked at the mouse. "To be honest, it's hard for me to imagine what a mouse would look like wearing a monocle."

Flora Jacob couldn't help but feel confused. She was obviously puzzled by the connection between Alice's words, but she also understood that this was the style of the "Destiny" approach. She tried to ask directly:

"Why do you ask this? Did you see me in the revelation about the future?"

Alice blinked and smiled, "That's paid content."

The hint was so obvious that Flora understood what Alice wanted almost instantly—she could only want information about the treasure.

...Why didn't He just kill me to get the information about the treasure?

Doubt flashed through Flora's mind, and she remembered her initial judgment - this girl sounded like she wanted to play a treasure hunt game.

Maybe it's true... With such expectations, Flora introduced frankly:

"This is the treasure left by the ancestors of the Jacob family. You may have noticed that I am currently in a very weak state. I came to Backlund to find this treasure and replenish myself."

"Oh," Alice nodded thoughtfully, "That is to say, the things in this treasure are actually of no use to me, and the 'thief' route... well, considering your situation, I don't think it will be easy to find a buyer."

Flora nodded frankly.

"You don't know the exact location of the treasure either?" Alice asked.

Flora continued to nod.

In other words, this treasure is hard to find and there is not much benefit... If I wasn't idle and wanted to have some fun, maybe it would be more convenient to give the treasure clue to others.

Alice shook her head and sighed.

"Well, since you said so... then I will report the situation here to the church truthfully!"

A drop of cold sweat slid down Flora's body, and she shouted:

"Your Highness, I..."

Her voice paused again, and she realized that such a willful angel might not be completely on the side of the Church of Darkness, but he certainly would not be on her side either.

"Don't worry." Alice stretched out her hand, thought for a moment, then changed her index finger to tap Mouse's shoulder. "I'm doing this for your own good... If you continue to stay here, you will be in danger even if the church doesn't come looking for you."

Flora was slightly startled, then she remembered her purpose just now and asked hurriedly:

"Have you seen the prophecy about me?"

Alice nodded and spread her hands, saying, "I saw you wearing a monocle."

Flora looked at Alice in confusion, not seeming to understand what this meant.

After Alice stared at her for a few seconds, she realized the crux of the problem and asked her:

"Well, in that case... have you heard of Amon?"

Flora Jacob was stunned by the name for a moment, then she asked nervously with a hint of fear in her voice:

"You, you mean Amon the Blasphemer?"

"Yes," Alice nodded and said with a smile, "Besides our great angel of time, who else would be called Amon?"

Flora ignored the second half of Alice's sentence. She asked in panic,

"Amon is in Backlund?"

Alice looked at her in confusion and couldn't help muttering:

"To be honest, sometimes I feel like Amon is all over the place... But that's not what I'm talking about."

She reached out and pushed the monocle on her right eye, then continued to say to Flora:

"You probably don't know that Amon's biggest hobby is wearing a monocle on his right eye. I think he should be called the incarnation of the monocle."

The last joke was quite offensive. Flora paused and glanced at the monocle on Alice's right eye. She couldn't help but wonder if Amon was one of the two angels she mentioned earlier who wanted to kill her.

The tone He used when He mentioned Amon seemed very familiar... No, that's not the point. If Amon likes to wear a pair of glasses on his face as a symbol, then He saw me wearing a monocle in the prophecy, which means...

Flora didn't dare to think too deeply about the possibility behind this, she quickly said:

"Thanks for the heads up... I'm out of here now."

"You're welcome," Alice looked at her with a smile, "where's my reward?"

Flora was slightly stunned. She obviously thought that the information about the treasure was the reward. But Alice seemed to see what she was thinking. She tapped the table with her fingertips and said,

"Your information made me miss a fun game. I'm lucky enough that I didn't ask you for compensation. How could you want to take that thing as a reward?"

Seeing the unreasonableness of fate for the first time, Flora couldn't hide her astonishment. It seemed that she had a new understanding of "fairness".

"Yes," she responded like a ball of cotton, "It's indeed not a qualified salary, but I don't seem to have anything to show for it... If you don't mind, I'm willing to work for you."

In this way, I may be able to obtain the protection of an angel...

As Flora Jacob spoke, she began to make some calculations on her own.

Alice hadn't thought about this aspect of the problem. She really thought about this possibility. Finally, she looked at Flora Jacob's appearance, frowned and said,

"I don't like keeping mice as pets... Can you turn into another animal?"

"This..." Flora looked very embarrassed. "Changing the host is not an easy task for me now."

Alice frowned. She didn't ask what would happen if she forcibly changed the host, but said to herself:

"So, if I want to keep you, I have to help you recover first, and then find you a good-looking body..."

Her emotions were clearly revealed. Flora Jacob realized that she felt it was not worth it, and quickly spoke out:

"I can do all this myself - as long as I find the treasure left by my ancestors, everything will be solved!"

"But aren't you going to leave here?" Alice asked doubtfully.

To this question, Flora answered without hesitation: "I can let my students continue to look for treasures."

Maybe this will allow Him to help Hazel find the treasure, so that I can get the result faster... Then when I have recovered my strength, it will not be too late to find a thank-you gift for Him.

Yes... Alice nodded thoughtfully, then looked at the mouse's shell again and suddenly asked a question:

"Speaking of which, you are parasitic in the mouse's body, will the mouse's living habits affect you?

"Well, taste, work and rest, etc... uh, maybe even estrus?"

Flora paused.

Hey, this expression of its... could it really have an impact?

Alice was shocked. She leaned closer and asked, "Do you really want to mate with a male mouse during the mouse's estrus period? Um, your body should be that of a female mouse, right?"

Flora's expression gradually became distorted. Alice was surprised to see shame, anger and pain on the face of a mouse. She licked her lips, endured the temptation to continue provoking Flora, and decided to let the poor mouse go for the time being.

If I continue to provoke it, it might pounce on me and bite me... There is no vaccine in this era. What if I get some infectious disease... Well, except for the power of authority, I don't seem to be able to get infectious diseases?

Alice felt relieved, but she still chose not to continue to provoke Flora. Instead, she kindly reminded her:

"Be careful, if you maintain the living habits and hobbies of a mouse, and only interact with mice every day, then what is the difference between you and a real mouse?

"If you keep going like this, you'll turn into a mouse sooner or later, right?"

Flora was stunned for a moment, but soon figured it out and realized the hidden drawbacks. She quickly stood up and performed an awkward salute with the body of a mouse, and said in an unprecedented sincere tone:

"Thanks for the reminder."

"Well," Alice smiled, "how are you going to thank me?"

She sighed, shook her head and said,

"You are so weird, you just thanked me, and then told me that you have no reward to give me...

"You know what? You sound like some adults who say 'I'll treat you to dinner some other day' and then they forget which day it is.

"Do you really want to thank me?"

"Of course," Flora responded without hesitation, no matter what she thought in her heart, "but I really can't offer you a reward that would interest you." (End of this chapter)