socalfunplaces Chapter 1162 The whole world unites to fight against Shao Yun
Chapter 1162 The whole world unites to fight against Shao Yun
The words "living saint" made Arecino stunned for a moment.
The sky is falling? This is definitely the sky falling!
No, Alice, are you a doctor who sees through your belly button? How can you say such stupid things without any teeth?
Who is Dotore? He's the one who treats people like experimental subjects, who treats life like dirt, and who, when he gets ruthless, would even become a test subject himself!
Not to mention the normal people in Teyvat, even the children in his own Hearth House know that the Doctor is a butcher who is dangerous to the core, and they would never say such outrageous words as "The Doctor is a living saint"!
As Alecino listened to Alice's "whitewashing" of the Doctor, she tried to maintain the most basic restraint on her face. She did not refute it on the spot, but just shook her head slightly.
"It seems that Ms. Alice really doesn't understand Dotorei well enough."
"If you had seen the test subjects in his lab who had been transformed beyond recognition, and seen him casually sacrifice the children of Hearth House for research data, perhaps you wouldn't say 'he's a living saint'."
Alice seriously expressed her opinion on Dotore. In her eyes, as long as Shao Yun, the natural disaster, could be killed, the doctor could be a partner.
"Dottore may be a beast, but Shao Yun is a disaster in his own right!"
"We must strike first, while he doesn't have enough power to destroy the world. This is not an ordinary fight, it's a battle for the survival of all living things in Teyvat!"
"Now, those knowledgeable people in Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, and Xumi have united, and the only ones missing are you, Zhidong. You, Zhidong, are about to make your choice."
"Should we side with 'survival' and join forces to encircle and suppress Shao Yun, or should we continue to let him go and wait for him to drag us into the abyss of destruction?"
When Alechino heard the words "kill Shao Yun" and "the whole world unites", he instantly understood.
It turns out that Alice's real purpose of coming today was to get Zhidong to join the camp to encircle and suppress Shao Yun.
But when she looked at Alice's righteous expression, a hint of sneer appeared in her heart.
Is it really that serious? To kill Shao Yun, they even teamed up with a lunatic like the doctor and even raised the banner of "worldwide unity".
Others may not know Alice's true motives, but she knows some of the reasons.
The reason why Alice hated Shao Yun so much was simply because Shao Yun killed the wind god Barbatos.
Thinking of this, Alechino decided to break this window paper and said:
"I know you hate Shao Yun for killing the Wind God 'Barbatos', so you are so eager to get rid of him."
"But have you ever thought about changing your perspective? If someone kidnapped Keli, how would you react? Would you do something even more extreme than Shao Yun to save Keli?"
Alechino had put herself in Shao Yun's shoes and thought that if someone had kidnapped the children of the Hearth House, her desire for revenge might have been even stronger than Shao Yun's.
Alechino thought these words would calm Alice down, but she didn't expect that as soon as she mentioned "Keli", it triggered Alice's reverse scale as a mother.
She slammed the table and yelled, "That's different!"
After the roar, Alice realized that her reaction just now was too excited. She took a deep breath and forced herself to suppress the anger in her heart.
She knew that force would be ineffective in the negotiation, so she changed the subject and began to use all her skills to try to persuade Alechino emotionally.
"I know you are the headmaster of Hearth House, and you look after a group of homeless children."
"I understand you, Alechino. You are definitely not as cold as you appear. You have compassion for the weak in your heart, otherwise you wouldn't have spent so much time and effort running Hearth House for so many years."
Seeing that Alechino did not refute immediately, Alice quickly struck while the iron was hot, stretched out her hand and pointed outside.
"Look at what Shao Yun did during the day! Look at your men! Disease, fire, man-eating locusts. Your men are being tortured to death by these!"
"Doesn't this prove what I said? Shao Yun is not just an ordinary enemy. He is the embodiment of disaster! He is the enemy of life. Wherever he goes, disaster will follow. Do you still want to continue deceiving yourself?"
But Alechino remained expressionless, not looking moved at all.
"With all due respect, this is war. Ever since joining the Fatui, my men should have understood that war inevitably involves casualties. Disease, fire, and hunger are all part of war, and there's nothing surprising about them."
In her opinion, what Alice called "disaster" was nothing more than the common cruelty in war.
She was used to seeing life and death, and she would no longer be shaken by these things.
Alice's eyes almost widened as she looked at Alechino, who had no sense of crisis and even seemed a little indifferent.
"Don't kid yourself! Do you think I can't see it?"
"You have a noble and kind soul, but it's just covered by a cold shell."
"Faced with a thoroughly evil being like Shao Yun, watching him wreak havoc, can you really remain so calm and act as if nothing happened?"
She had thought that these words of "praise" would soften Arecino's attitude, but she had not expected that when Arecino heard the words "noble" and "kind", the corners of his eyes twitched violently, as if he had heard some huge joke.
In the dark, it seemed as if a little person was whispering in her ear: What you just said was not a compliment, it was clearly a curse!
Alechino was stunned for a few seconds, then laughed out loud.
"Hehe... What did you say? You said I'm kind? Ms. Alice, are you sure you're not kidding me?"
At this moment, Alechino was really like an old lady hiding in bed, which made me laugh.
Alechino had at least eight hundred lives on her hands, if not a thousand. In order to avenge Femini's mother, she had personally massacred the moneylenders' stronghold.
There are also various assassination attempts, she even dares to attack the Water God...
What are you talking about now, Alice, that is noble and kind? Are you kidding me?
Are the two adjectives you mentioned related to me?
Facing the self-deprecating Arlecchino, Alice is very sure that her heart is perfect.
"I'm not talking nonsense. From your cold and cruel exterior, I can see that your inner soul is actually noble and kind."
"The reason you act so cold is just because you use this as a protective shell."
"You're afraid that your kindness will become a weakness, that you'll be exploited, and that you won't be able to protect the children of Hearth House."
"That's enough!" Alechino suddenly interrupted Alice, her tone filled with suppressed anger. "Stop talking nonsense and confusing right and wrong! I know what kind of person I am better than anyone else!"
"If you have something to say, get to the point! If you came here today just to make fun of me with these inexplicable compliments, then please leave my office immediately!"
She no longer had the patience to continue arguing with Alice.
If she continued listening, she was afraid that she would not be able to resist using the flames of the Evil Moon to burn out this nonsense witch.
Alice looked at the completely angry Alechino and knew that continuing to talk about the topic of "kindness" would only backfire.
She knew when to quit and stopped beating around the bush, revealing her real purpose, which was the joint plan she had been planning for a long time.
"Okay, then I'll be frank. I'm going to Zhidong to meet the Ice Queen. In order to convince her to let Zhidong join the camp to encircle and suppress Shao Yun, I need you as a witness. Tell her everything you saw today."
"How Shao Yun catastrophically defeated the Fatui fleet and put your men in dire straits made her realize just how great a threat Shao Yun truly was."
"For the survival of Teyvat, Solstice can choose to remain neutral and sit in the audience and watch."
"But Zhidong must never stand against Teyvat, and even more so, we must not ignore Shao Yun, the disaster that will destroy everything, just for the sake of temporary benefits!"
"As the executive officer of Winter Solstice, you should know better than anyone that what the Ice Queen wants is to 'change the world,' not to have the world completely destroyed by Shao Yun."
Alechino looked at Alice's righteous words, and raised the issue of opposing Shao Yun to the level of "protecting the peace of Teyvat". She just commented in a cold tone:
"This hat is quite high... If you didn't know, you would think Shao Yun was going to overturn the sky of Teyvat tomorrow."
Then, Alecino leaned back in her chair, crossed her hands in front of her, and acted as if she had nothing to do with it.
She was just an employee and didn't want to be led by Alice.
"I'm just an ordinary Fatui executive officer, with only the power to manage Hearth House and carry out missions."
"If you want me to convince Zhidong to unite with Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, and Xumi to fight against Shao Yun, then you have come to the wrong person. You should go to Her Majesty the Queen. She is the one who can make the decision."
She paused, then sarcastically said, "You've been complimenting me and praising me before, even going so far as to distort the truth and disregard the facts, calling me 'noble and kind.' Now it seems all those words were in vain."
Alice didn't think she had misunderstood Alechino's praise, and said sincerely:
"My opinion of you is genuine, not a compliment. You really are a very kind person, but you just don't want to admit it."
"Kindness?" Alechino said with a cold face and merciless complaints.
"Just say these childish words to the children in Hearth House who haven't seen the cruelty of the world yet."
"No, I wouldn't teach my children that. Being kind and noble will only become a weakness for others to attack you, and you won't live long."
She has seen too many people lose their lives because of "kindness", and she herself has survived to this day by abandoning the so-called "kindness".
Alice looked at Alechino's cynical expression and said earnestly:
"No, you just saw the dark side of this world, so you think all the beauty is fake."
"But this world still has truth, goodness, and beauty. Just like the wind in Mondstadt is always free, the contract in Liyue is always steadfast, and the cherry blossoms in Inazuma are in full bloom, these are all real."
"Okay, stop talking." Alechino interrupted Alice with a look of disgust.
"Let me be alone for a while. Too much has happened today. I need to sort out my thoughts."
She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her eyes had returned to their usual calmness, and she began to plan the follow-up arrangements.
"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I should be setting off to bring the wounded on the fleet back to Solitary Winter for treatment.
"As for the doctor, let Tartaglia stay with a small team to continue the search. He is better at handling this kind of search mission than I am."
"If you want to go back to Winter Solstice with me to see the Ice Queen, then please come with me. But I can't guarantee that Her Majesty will listen to you."
"Whether you can convince her depends entirely on your ability."
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