Although Nero had long known that Cocolia was the boss in Belobog's story, actually experiencing it in person made it possible to see many details that went unnoticed when just playing the game.
Nero said to Dan Heng, "Actually, Cocolia's behavior and arrangements are fairly reasonable. There's not much you can really pick apart.
"But considering her identity as the Supreme Guardian, and the fact that the Fragmentum corrosion has already affected the urban area, she's a bit too calm."
As he spoke, Nero shook the Fragmentum creation in his hand.
"If just being overly calm feels like a bit of a stretch as a basis for suspicion, then this thing should better support that line of thinking.
"The Silvermane Guards all know this is a Fragmentum creature, and that girl named Bronya also deliberately sized it up before leaving."
"At present, it seems that Gepard and the Silvermane Guards under his command have already done everything they can to maintain stability in the city."
"The citizens not reacting when they see this thing might be because they've never seen it before, or because Gepard allowed me to bring it into the city, so they treat it as some kind of toy or something else."
"But there's no reason the Supreme Guardian wouldn't be able to tell that this is a genuine Fragmentum creation."
At this point, Nero turned his head and looked toward Qlipoth Fort.
"Whether it's for the safety of the citizens, or doubts about Gepard allowing me to bring this thing into the city…
"Judging by how skillfully she tried to understand what benefits sealing the Stellaron would bring us, there shouldn't be a situation where she ignores this matter completely from the moment we entered Qlipoth Fort until we finished taking photos and left."
Dan Heng nodded. What Nero said matched exactly what he had been thinking.
"Fragmentum corrosion caused by the Stellaron is unavoidable. This city may be able to hold on for a long time, but without sealing the Stellaron, it ultimately can't avoid being swallowed by the Fragmentum."
"As the Supreme Guardian, even if she doesn't know what the Stellaron is, her capabilities should still be enough to foresee such an outcome."
"In the conversation just now, whether in her expression or her behavior, she didn't look like someone who had completely given up in despair."
"An attitude like hers suggests that she has some kind of plan in mind that aligns with her own expectations."
"Unfortunately, we can't glimpse the full picture of that plan, nor can we know whether it was formed before our arrival or conceived on the spot."
"In any case, from now on, we should be a bit more cautious."
Nero nodded, then looked toward March and Stelle not far away and asked, "Should we remind them? Or should the two of us observe how things develop in secret?"
Dan Heng thought for a moment, then said without hesitation, "Find an opportunity to remind them."
"Got it, so Teacher Dan Heng means we should play properly when it's time to play, right? I'm going to have fun then!"
Nero suddenly changed his tone. The serious look on his face vanished completely as he turned around and went to find Stelle and March.
This action left Dan Heng momentarily stunned, and he shook his head helplessly.
After that, he also walked over.
The local guy is very reliable, but only a little bit reliable.
At critical moments, it still has to be him stepping up to carry things…
Sooner or later, Teacher Dan Heng is going to be "worked to death" taking care of his teammates.
Noticing Dan Heng and Nero walking over, March smiled and said, "Stelle and I have already found all the places Gepard mentioned! Let's go!"
And so the group of four began their Belobog sightseeing tour.
The first place they were going was very close. The Eternal Freeze Memorial stood not far away.
"Look, the shape of this ice sculpture is really unusual! It somehow matches this city perfectly!" March said, a little excited.
When they had followed Gepard to Qlipoth Fort earlier, they had only given the memorial a cursory look in passing. Now, they finally had more time to take in its details.
Ice crystals and gear furnaces were embedded together, and the statue displayed a fairly complex mechanical structure.
And not far from the memorial, there was also a group of people standing there.
A girl wearing round-framed glasses, with long dark-blue hair in a princess cut, dressed in a white Silvermane Guard uniform and black tights, was leading a group of small children.
At first glance, it looked a bit like a kindergarten field trip.
Dan Heng corrected March in a flat tone, "Gepard mentioned earlier that this is a mixed creation of Eternal Freeze stone and geomarrow. It's not ice, and this isn't an ice sculpture either."
"Oh! That's true!" March said.
With no restrictions and free to explore a planet that was still very new to them, March was in high spirits.
"Huh? There seem to be a lot of kids gathered over there. Let's go take a closer look!"
The group slowly made their way toward where the children were gathered. You should approach things with the right mindset for what you're doing, right now, aside from the reliable Teacher Dan Heng, who still maintained a certain level of vigilance, everyone else had relaxed.
At this moment, the long-haired girl was introducing herself to the children.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm an intelligence officer of the Silvermane Guards, and also the temporary guide for Belobog's historical tour, Pelageya Sergeyevna."
Hearing Pela's introduction, Stelle tried to say the other person's full name in one go.
"Pe… Pelage… ya Ser-ge… what-na?"
After several failed attempts, and with Pela's full name already starting to fade from Stelle's short-term memory, the little gray-haired girl felt like her tongue was about to tie itself in a knot.
"Her name is so long…"
March, meanwhile, said in mild surprise, "She doesn't look that old, but she's already an intelligence officer in the Silvermane Guards!"
After saying that, March paused slightly, then turned her head to look at Nero beside her.
The beautiful girl narrowed her eyes, looking down at the boy in front of her with a scrutinizing gaze.
"You're so capable, were you holding an important position on the Xianzhou too?"
Nero's eyes flew open as he turned to look at March. His gray eyes locked onto her face, as if trying to find some tiny fragment on it.
For a brief moment, Nero had the urge to pry open March's head and study just how a beautiful girl's brain was actually built.
Only then did he spread his hands and, imitating Dan Heng's tone, say, "If I held an important position on the Xianzhou, I wouldn't be able to walk around with you like this right now. Even crashing into a space station with a flying sword would be impossible."
"To be honest, my job on the Xianzhou is just sitting in the shop when the teahouse opens. Simply put, I sell tea."
Hearing Nero's words, Stelle thought of the agreement the two had made during the capture of the Hall of Tremors, and she poked Nero as she asked, "Which tastes better, the tea you sell or soda bean juice?"
Nero glanced at Stelle, then crossed his arms over his chest, wearing an expression that said, "I'm doing this for your own good."
"If you ask me… of course I hope you drink soda bean juice first!"
Nero didn't answer which one tasted better, but combined with Stelle's question, this kind of reply seemed to already give the answer.
Stelle's eyes lit up, and she grew even more excited about soda bean juice.
Dan Heng, who had been silently listening to their conversation from the side, had his expression change slightly. He cast a strange look at Nero and Stelle.
In the end, Teacher Dan Heng opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.
On the other side, the conversation between Pela and the children continued.
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