Alice even thought of how to solve the problem of Klein being angry—it was very simple, just use "Restart" to erase the memory of that time and the traces at the scene.
That idea was simply too tempting. Alice couldn't help but take a half-step forward, and Klein's voice rang out at this moment:
"Do you know Cynthia?"
Right, he knows the "Wraith" and the "Living Corpse," it's entirely possible he also knows the "Madman"… Even if he doesn't know, it doesn't matter. It's not like your abilities disappear after advancing to a lower Sequence.
Alice finally succeeded in finding a reason to convince herself. She also finally realized that wanting to see the "Madman's" combat style was just an excuse she had given herself.
Her desire hadn't really diminished much.
She just purely wanted to stir up some big trouble… Alice lowered her eyes, trying to find a second reason to convince herself.
At least, at least first finish listening to the interrogation…
This worked very well. That desire still hadn't disappeared, but it was now within a range Alice could handle. She quietly waited for the interrogation to continue.
Klein raised his right hand, letting the black pendant in his palm, shaped like a miniature rhino horn, slide down and dangle in mid-air:
"What's its use?"
Alice's eyes stared fixedly at the still-swaying pendant, suddenly having an impulse to pounce and grab it.
…Calm down, this thing is not a cat teaser, and you're not a cat!
Follett Ken didn't have the leisure mood to pounce like a cat like Alice did. He drooped his head weakly and stammered:
"Know her.
"Cynthia, Miss Cynthia wanted to have a child with extraordinary abilities with the General, wanted to have one with you, introduced by her parents, introduced to me.
"That is a 'Breeding Necklace' made with divine breath. As long as you ingest its powder and wear it for a long time, it can… it can make the General unable to resist…"
Alice touched her chin, thinking she should thank Admiral Amyrius, or whoever made the General make that decision… Wait a minute, could it have been Adam?
Having just slandered Adam, Alice guiltily lowered her head.
Unlike Alice who directly believed everything, Klein maintained a half-believing attitude, at least not fully convinced of the "Breeding Necklace's" effects.
Alice didn't know this. She quickly shifted her attention away from Adam and focused on Follett's words.
People from the Celestial Body Church are still too bad at naming things. Calling it "Breeding Necklace" doesn't sound nice at all. If it were me, I'd call it… uh, I can't think of anything for now.
Temporarily stuck, Alice gave up on continuing to criticize the naming skills of the Celestial Body Church and heard Klein's second question:
"What else can this necklace do?"
After being stunned for two seconds, Alice realized Klein suspected this wasn't all the necklace could do.
…Ah, this.
Alice covered her face with her hand for her own gullibility. At this moment, she suddenly thought of Amon.
Does Amon like me just because I'm easy to fool… uh, that actually seems pretty possible. After all, who wouldn't like a dumb, rich person… Wait, where did I get money from?
Alice fell into deep thought.
The "money" here obviously wasn't worldly wealth, but even so, Alice didn't understand what exactly Amon wanted from her—
It couldn't really be just to pursue Klein, right?!
Under Klein's seemingly all-knowing demeanor, Follett Ken collapsed to the ground and shouted nearly madly:
"It, it can also corrupt you!
"As long as Cynthia ingests the powder scraped from it and piously chants the honorific name of the 'Mother Tree of Desire,' then she can, she can make any man who has relations and successfully conceives a child with her be corrupted!
"She can make you become a follower of the 'Mother Tree of Desire'! Become one of Its favored ones!"
Alice nearly appeared directly on the spot to interrogate Follett Ken.
Not for Klein—
She had simply realized that she had just narrowly brushed past danger.
When holding the necklace, she saw Cynthia ingest the powder scraped from the necklace and also saw Cynthia pray to the "Mother Tree of Desire,"
But the part where Cynthia chanted the honorific name—was skipped.
What if it wasn't? What if she had seen it? What if what Cynthia chanted was the honorific name in Ancient Hermes… no, a normal prayer shouldn't be recited like that.
But it made no difference. Alice didn't dare to imagine what would happen if that scene had appeared in the revelation.
She hadn't forgotten the look Adam gave her through the dream.
If that key step of establishing a connection appeared in the revelation, Alice suspected the "Mother Tree of Desire" might really want to have a child with her as the target too.
Looks like contraception—no, sterilization methods for mythological beings really need to be put on the agenda.
Alice thought of the "Ninth Law" talisman and began seriously considering the feasibility of using it as a second option for contraception.
Although the best solution was still a high-Sequence "Pharmacist," making it legally banned also seemed like a pretty good method…
If it works, then when the "Mother Tree of Desire" shows up, sterilize It first,
Then teach It what's called family planning…
Alice nodded with full confidence.
While Alice was lost in wild thoughts, Klein had already deduced the sequence of events and silently glanced at Bilt.
Bilt had also roughly figured out the whole situation, immediately lowered his head, and said in a deep voice:
"General, this was our mistake.
"We only monitored Miss Cynthia and the servants here, we didn't extend it to their families, relatives, and friends.
"I'm willing to accept any punishment for this, even if you send me to a military tribunal."
Quick! Grant his request, fulfill his wish!
Alice almost jumped out to speak for the second time.
Her last bit of reason stopped her, but she still followed the solid channel built through multiple prayers to Klein, and transmitted her wish.
Regarding the "oracle" that suddenly appeared in his mind, Klein refused to comment. He spoke with no change in expression:
"This matter, we'll talk about it later."
Alice was extremely disappointed.
She couldn't help but transmit her question to Klein again:
"Why aren't you fulfilling his wish! Quickly agree to it, look how disappointed he is!"
Klein looked at the dazed Bilt.
Though he really wanted to ask Alice how she saw "disappointment" on that face, as Admiral Amyrius, he clearly couldn't do that.
He closed his eyes, slightly easing the irritation caused by the low-information but especially noisy "oracle," and said in a deep voice:
"My father, the late Count Levitt, once taught me a sentence.
"He said, forgive your subordinates' first mistake.
"Bilt, you and those guards should thank his mercy."
(End of this chapter)