socalfunplaces Chapter 1041 Even if she was crazy, she probably wasn't as crazy as Shao Yun...
Chapter 1041 Even if she was crazy, she probably wasn't as crazy as Shao Yun...
The Dudu communicator emitted a series of rapid "dudu" sounds, which were particularly clear in the silent Jingshan Palace.
After a moment, a female voice with a heavy nasal tone came out from the instrument, lazy and unhurried, as if she had just been pulled out of a warm bed.
"What are you doing? Alice..."
Alice rolled her eyes at the communicator, thinking, of course I have something to talk to you about.
"Of course I need your help. Could it be that I want you to get up and count the stars?"
"Oh?" Nico's voice suddenly became clearer, with a hint of caution and tentativeness. "What? Are you finally going to take action? Let me accompany you to kill the man who is sometimes called Shao Yun and sometimes changed to another name?"
Although Alice really wanted to kill Shao Yun right now, it was not the right time yet.
Alice tapped the communicator's casing with her fingertips, glanced at Nashida beside her, and lowered her voice.
"No, not yet. I need some guidance about fate, serious matters."
"Destiny?" Nico's voice was filled with confusion. "Then why did you come to me? Isn't Barbiros's astrology said to be able to see through the stars for three thousand years? Wouldn't it be better to just let her tinker with the astrolabe?"
Alice thought, not to mention that Barbiros was helping her take care of her daughter "Kelly", her water divination skills could not change her fate!
"What do you know?" Alice laughed.
"What I need is guidance from my destiny before it was changed, not the destiny set by the stars. Regarding the Grass God..."
The rustling sound of fabric rubbing against each other came from the Duduko communicator. Nico's yawn was filled with sleepiness, and his lazy tone was long and drawn out.
"That's going to be very tiring... Besides, if fate changes and a rift is created, the consequences may be something Teyvat cannot bear."
"It's at least less costly than the changes brought about by that tall-hatted devil, right? Every move he makes now is pushing this continent into the fire pit."
"Tsk," Nico's voice was filled with frustration. "Alice, there's something I'm not sure if I should say... Aren't you being a little too extreme?"
"Extreme?" Alice suddenly raised her voice. Nashida, who was standing beside her, could see the veins throbbing in the corners of her eyes.
"Have you ever seen a 'normal person' who would sacrifice the lives of a quarter of the Xumi people? Shao Yun has completely crossed the line. He is a monster driven by emotions!"
"We must defeat him in one blow while he thinks we dare not move. Otherwise, the whole of Teyvat will suffer next time!"
There was silence on the other end of the communicator for a moment, the only sound being the soft tapping of Nico on the table.
After a long while, she sighed, and the laziness in her tone faded a little.
"Whatever, you won't listen to anything I say anyway."
"Now that you've said that," Nico's voice returned to its slow tone.
"Then I'll help you this time. But let me tell you in advance, whether you can piece together something useful depends entirely on luck."
Alice's tense shoulders relaxed slightly, and she nodded into the communicator: "That's enough, thank you."
……
About half a cup of tea later, Nico's voice came from the Duduko communicator, but there was obvious embarrassment in the lazy tone, as if he was speaking with gritted teeth.
"Alice, are you really sure you want to know the truth about the Grass God? The price is too high. It's better to stop here."
Just as Alice was about to speak, Nashida clenched her fists first, and her emerald eyes were filled with a stubbornness that had been suppressed for a long time.
The torment of being entangled in the mystery of fate these days has finally come to an end. How could she give up!
"I'm willing to pay the price."
"I can see everyone's fate from the World Tree, but I can't see my own trajectory. This feeling of being suspended in mid-air... I've had enough."
She looked up at the communicator in Alice's hand.
"I'm willing to bear any price, just for an answer."
There was a long silence on the other end of the communicator, so long that Alice thought the signal was cut off, before she heard Nico sigh softly.
"Ms. Grass God, you must understand that what you give up will be exchanged for the truth you gain."
She paused, and her voice suddenly became distant.
"Moreover, those who peek into cause and effect will eventually be bound by it!"
When Nashida heard this, she gritted her teeth, tears welled up in her eyes but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
"Then... what about the lives of a quarter of the Xumi people? Is this also an equal exchange?"
Nico on the other end of the Duduko communicator was silent for a moment before explaining, "This... this is part of that devil's plan."
"But the situation was too complicated at the time. Your plan completely failed. At that time... you had no other choice."
"Besides, at that time..." Nico's voice suddenly became unclear, and he finally sighed.
"Forget it. I don't want to talk about Shao Yun 'saving' Xumi. Let's end this conversation here."
"Beep - beep -" A short ending tone came from the communicator.
Nashida slowly squatted down, holding her chest tightly with both hands, and faint sobs escaped through her fingers.
"I know... I know I had no choice... But so many people died... I just feel so bad..."
Alice put away the communicator and walked over to Nashida and squatted down.
"Believe me, if that devil hadn't been messing around behind the scenes, those people wouldn't have had to die. His so-called 'salvation' was nothing more than dragging everyone into his chessboard, using their blood as pawns."
She raised her hand to hold Nashida's shoulder and said sharply, "So we can't wait any longer. We must kill Shao Yun before he does anything more outrageous."
"Only in this way can those who died not die in vain."
Although Alice's statement was passionate, Nashida was not overwhelmed by her enthusiasm.
She pursed her lips and asked in a deep voice, "Although I still haven't gotten the truth I want...but if I can kill Shao Yun, kill that devil, I'm still willing to cooperate with you."
Seeing that she had completely gained Nashida's trust, Alice said happily, "That's great! I swear, you made the right choice to stand with me!"
No matter how angry she was, Nashida still couldn't forget the suffocating breath of the Apocalypse Horse "Famine". To deal with Shao Yun, she had to have a thorough plan.
"But, what is your plan? I guess you didn't finish what you said just now."
Alice held up two fingers and repeated the plan she hadn't finished speaking before.
"In short, it's a two-step process."
"The first step is to unite all the forces that can be united. Just like when we fought against the Kanriya disaster, only with more people can we have the confidence to overturn the chessboard."
Nashida nodded silently. She agreed with this point. Unity is strength.
"The second step is to dismantle his inner fortress. Who is Shao Yun trusting the most? It's Ying. What I need to do is to create a rift between them and let suspicion entwine trust like a vine."
Alice leaned forward, lowering her voice even more.
"Finally, let this man die at the hands of his beloved wife..."
When Nashida heard that Alice's second plan was to "sow discord", she subconsciously touched her chin.
The relationship between these two people is not so easy to be separated. Are you, Alice, setting your sights on the World Tree again?
Although for Nashida now, using the power of the World Tree can make special arrangements, it has to be useful!
"The power of the World Tree shouldn't affect Shao Yun and Ying, so trying to alienate them by altering their memories probably won't work."
Alice wasn't too surprised when she heard that. She smacked her lips and said, "Looks like we can only use the old method..."
"Find a suitable girl to seduce Shao Yun and destroy his relationship with Ying."
The reason why Alice's seduction plan only intends to work on Shao Yun and not Ying is very simple. Kong, the Abyss Cult, and Shao Yun are not vegetarians.
If I were to set my sights on Ying so blatantly, I would be chopped into pieces!
(Not that big!)
When Nashida heard this, she was stunned, as if there was something wrong with her ears. She widened her eyes and raised her voice a few notes: "What?"
This plan is too outrageous. Is it going to be a mistress?
Alice didn't care much about Nashida's reaction and continued to talk to herself: "As long as I can seduce Shao Yun into making a mistake, I will have a good chance of turning Ying against me!"
"By then, Shao Yun will either be killed by Ying in his sleep, or Ying will betray him at the critical moment and deal Shao Yun a fatal blow."
When she said this, her tone was full of certainty, giving people the impression that Alice had already seen what happened.
Then, Alice looked at Nashida and asked her:
"Although the World Tree cannot modify Shao Yun and Ying's cognition, can we use the World Tree to investigate Shao Yun's experience and see if there is a suitable candidate for a 'mistress'... Who should be sent as this 'chess piece'?"
In her opinion, although the World Tree cannot be used to change cognition, it can be used to check information, right?
If Nashida could provide some advice, I could save a lot of time and energy.
After hearing what Alice said, Nashida said, "Well, it's not that she can't understand the principle of "the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit", but this plan is too extreme.
It would be fine if she succeeded, but if she failed... Damn it, she couldn't even imagine the consequences.
Shao Yun is a crazy guy. If he knew that Alice was deliberately trying to sow discord between him and Ying, he might do something devastating, and the whole of Teyvat would suffer.
You're being a bit extreme, Alice...
Fear actually calmed her down a bit.
Nashida rolled her eyes quickly, and suddenly slapped her forehead, pretending to be enlightened.
"Oh, right, let's put the World Tree matter aside for now... I suddenly remembered that I have some urgent matters to attend to. I need to review the new academic application submitted by the Ministry of Education."
Then, she hastily changed the subject and said, "You must have other things to do, right? Like contacting Fontaine?"
Alice saw that Nashida's attitude was a little strange, so she didn't want to force it.
Anyway, the alliance has been finalized, so there is no need to be deadlocked over such details.
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. I do need to go to Fontaine next, so I hope the Water Dragon King will be more understanding..."
After saying that, she turned and left, her figure quickly disappearing outside the hall.
……
Silence returned to Jingshan Palace, but Nashida collapsed on the ground, her chest heaving violently.
She looked at the empty doorway and muttered to herself, "Why do I feel like Alice has gone crazy?"
As soon as she said this, she shook her head gently again.
Alice's madness has a clear goal, but Shao Yun's madness has no boundaries, like a volcano that can erupt at any time, and no one can guess where it will burn in the next second.
"Even if she is crazy, she is probably not as crazy as Shao Yun..." Nashida smiled bitterly.
But at this point, there seems to be no better choice.