Rover immediately crossed her arms in dissatisfaction and said, "If both of us are important guests, shouldn't Miss Carlotta be biased toward Lucian's side?"
Carlotta pretended to be oblivious and said, "Then how about having Priestess Phoebe fall in love with Miss Rover?"
Rover: "???"
Is that what I meant?
Phoebe hurriedly blushed and waved her hands, saying, "That... please don't say any more..."
"I'll think carefully about the matter of falling in love. Don't let it cause discord because of me."
Zani squinted her crescent eyes and snarked, "In the end, it's all Lucian's fault. If he weren't so flirtatious, there wouldn't be all this trouble, right?"
Lucian lightly coughed. "I just..."
Before Lucian could quibble, Rover delivered an elbow strike to him.
"No need to explain anymore. Let's get back to the main topic."
Lucian scratched his head in confusion. "Isn't this the main topic?"
"This is about Phoebe's major life event—what could be more important than this?"
"But indeed, no need to discuss further, because I've already decided to make a sacrifice for Phoebe's major life event!"
Zani shook her head slightly. "Your spirit of dedication is indeed very great, but I think it's unnecessary."
Carlotta smiled slightly. "Want to hear a story?"
Seeing everyone look at her curiously, Carlotta then began to tell the tale leisurely:
"The monster named the city welcomed its first death upon its initial establishment."
"It uses death as nourishment to sustain us, just like a giant whale slowly sinking into the abyss."
"This is an evaluation of Ragunna by a painter named Roselli a long time ago."
"He once died in poverty because his paintings were ignored by everyone, and now, one of his sketches is about to sell for over a million Shell Credits."
Lucian shrugged. "...This is very normal."
Carlotta smiled slightly and asked curiously, "I wonder what insights Mr. Lucian has?"
Lucian laughed. "As the saying goes, it's easier to package the dead than the living."
"After all, the dead won't jump out to expose the hype lies."
"The black and white past that no one cared about during life is packaged after death into a tragic story of 'martyrdom for art.'"
"Although it sounds a bit ironic, the market is like that."
"This also shows that the market cares about the value endowed by the gorgeous packaging carefully designed by capital. As for the artist's true 'soul'... no one cares."
Everyone was silent for a moment. Carlotta clasped her hands behind her back and chuckled lightly. "I didn't expect Mr. Lucian to think of so much."
"So, I wonder what impressions the two respected guests have of this place?"
Rover pondered for a moment. "I didn't notice anything particular. Can only say it's a city full of faith."
"After all, in Jinzhou, people also believe in the Sentinel, but not to this extent of fanaticism."
Carlotta looked at Lucian. "And Mr. Lucian?"
Lucian thought for a long time before finally answering:
"Miss Phoebe looks fragrant and soft—makes one want to hold her in their arms and bully her a bit."
"Miss Zani seemed very aloof at first sight, but actually, she's a lazy office worker. When wearing her uniform, it gives one a strong desire to explore."
"Miss Carlotta, although not tall, has a powerful aura. The attribute of noble lady also has its own flavor..."
Lucian closed his eyes, rubbed his chin, and savored it carefully, nodding occasionally in approval.
The air froze for a moment...
The next second, Lucian's neck was grabbed by Rover and shaken left and right.
Rover viciously said, "I told you to talk about your impression of Ragunna—who asked you this!?"
Carlotta couldn't help but burst out laughing, then lightly coughed. "Talking about others' height is not a good habit, oh..."
At this time, Phoebe was already blushing red. Mr. Lucian actually wants to hold me in his arms and bully me!?
This... this...
Thinking of this scene, Phoebe not only didn't feel scared but felt like she was about to melt.
Zani was silent for a moment, then encouraged, "...Miss Rover, please strangle harder."
After the commotion, Carlotta looked toward the courtyard in the clouds and said leisurely, "Ragunna has many sides. Most people only see one of them."
"But to me—it's like two individuals forcibly fused together, hating each other."
"Conservatism and innovation, openness and closure, tearing at each other every moment."
"This is the reason for the endless strife between the Montelli and Fisalia families that you see."
"The Montelli family pursues innovation and openness, betting everything on the Carnevale."
"While the Fisalia family, bound by tradition, chooses to collude with the evil deeply hidden in Ragunna."
"Fortunately, this long, smokeless war is about to end soon."
"Not because of the two families, but because of you all."
Rover pointed at herself. "Us?"
Carlotta nodded slightly. "Correct."
"Maybe, you all weren't dragged into Ragunna's conflict."
"Perhaps you are the center of the vortex, and Ragunna's fate also rests on you."
Lucian snorted coldly, covered his face, and said coldly, "Didn't expect you to discover it."
"Correct. I am the storm!"
Rover pinched Lucian's cheek. "Don't be too chuunibyou."
At this time, the Cloudsea Train slowly approached. It was also an Echo, a bit like a lantern fish.
Carlotta laughed. "Alright, it's not early. I'll take my leave first."
"Whether you believe it or not, we are already in the same boat."
After saying that, Carlotta boarded the Cloudsea Train and left.
Rover asked, "What do you think of what she just said?"
Lucian sighed deeply. "...The Fisalia family is too evil!"
Rover tsked and slapped the back of Lucian's head:
"Although along the way, we did encounter bad things about the Fisalia family."
"But in the end, this is just Carlotta's one-sided statement."
"In the competition between the two families, subconsciously smearing each other has probably become a habit."
Phoebe echoed, "Although I don't know if the Fisalia family really colludes with evil forces..."
"But the Fisalia family members I usually see..."
"Indeed, most of them seem mentally abnormal..."
Zani clapped her hands. "Alright, alright, no matter what. Hearing is false, seeing is real."
"Presumably there will be opportunities to deal with Fisalia later. At that time, I believe everyone will have their own judgment."
Under Zani's urging, the group arrived once more in front of the Gondola Echo Boat.
As expected, there was only one two-seater Gondola Echo Boat.
He looked around. Plus Phrolova in his arms, now there were five people.
Lucian stretched out one finger and laughed. "Hey, I have a suggestion!"
"How about you all sit on me... Pfft..."
Before Lucian could finish speaking, Rover coldly kicked him onto the boat...