Back in the present, although Alger had decided to break the ice, he hadn't figured out how to express his feelings. The flower room's carefully selected expanse of flowers was certainly ostentatious, but the elf had clearly never deeply considered its meaning.
Obviously, the high priest was a piece of solid, dull wood, and Alger was not an extrovert, so they were in a strange confrontation.
The confrontation on the field became more and more abstract. Xu Shiqing gradually fell silent, fell into deep thought, and finally gave up.
After all, asking a ranged mage to understand the combat logic of a mecha is simply asking too much. Even in the apocalyptic world, Xu Shiqing's close combat ability can only be described as mediocre. Again, why let yourself get beaten when you can take down the enemy from a distance?
Alger was enjoying the competition very much, and he said that this competition was much more exciting than his previous one. It seemed that the upgrades in mechas had made many previously impossible operations possible.
Aside from the turmoil raging on the field, it was impossible to sit idly by and remain silent outside. Alger sat alone in a small room, and Xu Shiqing relaxed his demeanor, no longer acting like a high priest.
They started chatting.
"The wontons in the West District are delicious, with thin wrappers and generous fillings... The Taotie Lou in the East District is expensive, but the food is just average..."
Looks like he's hungry.
Alger glanced at his unconscious swallowing and understood.
"The price premium at the clothing store in the South District is outrageous. They charge based on the customer's preferences. And that Liuhu Stone (note: a green gemstone in the interstellar world, named for its clear appearance, resembling flowing lake water) is clearly fake!"
...The commercial center needs some renovation. Even the high priest can see through these tricks. I wonder how much they will cost ordinary people.
Thinking of this, Alger fell silent. But he didn't understand this and couldn't speak.
"By the way, is there any interesting news about the temple?" he asked.
Xu Shiqing knew what he meant, because this was what Leonardo had recently discussed with him privately - about the movements of the God of Plague.
The fights between gods will not break out suddenly, and this is even more true between opposing gods. Most of them have long-standing grudges, so they are particularly sensitive to news about each other.
In the plot, the God of Plague unites with many evil gods and places many pawns and undercover agents in the empire. By inciting negative emotions such as violence, fear, and murderous intent, he reversely pollutes the faith of good gods such as the God of Light to obtain the source, thereby disrupting their power.
This wasn't a secret plan, but a blatant conspiracy. However, both the Temple of Light and the Empire had no choice but to continue playing along.
"Same old, no change." Xu Shiqing said, meaning that nothing was gained and there was no progress.
But this is a very normal thing.
Compared with the gods' plans that take hundreds or even thousands of years, human lifespan is too short. It is difficult for them to gain information through a few years of searching, not to mention the vast sea of stars, which is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Alger couldn't help rubbing his temples, wondering distressedly what else he could do to attract his selfless lover, besides being able to grow flowers, cook (by throwing ingredients into the fully automatic kitchen), and understand mechas.
In war, one attacks the enemy's weaknesses; in pursuit, one caters to their interests. But elves have no desire for power, nor do they care for gold, silver, or jewelry. Even their Star Network terminals are operated like those of centuries-old veterans—and this isn't an exaggeration. Even in today's highly developed entertainment industry, even powerful figures like Alger still surf the internet to read romance novels or soap operas, but Tiffany isn't interested at all.
To describe it more accurately, it is not so much that he is not interested, but rather that he has no awareness of entertainment at all.
The life of an elf was like bland, plain water. Alger looked at him, curious about what kind of soul could tolerate the boredom of day after day, content with the status quo yet still fight for Nachu's rights? Or, could that planet, and that faith, truly cause an independent being to violate the laws of its own life, even its very nature?
I'm afraid it's not enough. He asked himself and answered himself. For someone like Pani, what drives him to do this is not an illusory belief, because gods are too far away from real life. When they were in Cosette Prairie, Alger knew what a soft-hearted guy this elf was.
After all, even the death of a wolf he had only just gotten along with could make him so sad.
"...Are you too tired lately?" Xu Shiqing gently kicked his foot, a little worried: "Why are you always distracted?"
"I'm thinking about something." Alger came back to his senses and smiled, "About you."
"What?" Xu Shiqing raised an eyebrow.
"Your Majesty intends to involve you in the specific plan." Alger looked at the elf's miserable expression. It was obvious that the other party had fully realized Leonardo's insidiousness and cunningness from their interactions during this period of time.
"The Temple of Nature isn't as vast as the Temple of Light, which can withstand the turmoil of the empire." Xu Shiqing wore a mask of pain. He was already afraid of Leonardo's tricks. That old fox used all kinds of methods. In short, no matter whether you were willing to participate or not, he would always use you to achieve his goals. "And we just want to protect Nachu!"
Alger poked the little pearl in his hair with pity: "I'm the one taking the lead in this matter. In short, just follow my instructions."
"...Hey, why on earth is he so keen on finding you things to do?" Duolang hadn't even finished his work yet, and he'd already assigned him to the Military Academy Competition, and now he's got another long-term mission to find clues about the God of Plague? Even the donkeys on the production team wouldn't dare to be ordered around like that.
Don't forget that Alger still has work to do in the military.
007 has no future!
Xu Shiqing didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Imperial Capital Star at all. The main reason was that as a representative of the Temple of Nature, he had to be cautious in his behavior. Otherwise, like the previous times when Leonardo took advantage of him, his political stance would be misinterpreted by others...
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