I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 412, Section 1.26: Intelligence
Behind the bar.

The man with long, slightly tousled silver-purple hair was wiping a wooden wine glass in his hand. His already androgynous and beautiful face was made even more alluring by his gentle smile.

It's not that he's particularly beautiful, but rather that he exudes a captivating aura that makes him irresistibly alluring no matter what he does, even if he himself is completely unaware of how captivating others perceive him.

The doorbell rang softly, and the door to the intelligence agency was slowly pushed open once again.

He was slightly taken aback at first, then looked up at the person who had come, and casually put the wooden wine glass that had already been wiped back.

The girl standing at the door was wearing a gray plaid high-waisted suspender dress, with her fluffy, soft, misty gray hair cascading down her back, and a gray beret as a simple accessory.

Her exquisite and beautiful face, as always, was devoid of any superfluous expression, yet it was even more stunning and outstanding than any doll-like artwork. Her clear, silver eyes were as calm as a deep, ancient pool, reflecting nothing.

At first glance, she gives the impression of a beautiful but lifeless doll; no matter how beautiful she is, she is unrealistically beautiful, making it impossible to feel any closeness to her.

"Good afternoon." She parted her pink lips slightly and greeted him in a soft, sweet voice, devoid of any emotion.

"Good afternoon. What made you suddenly decide to come here today?" Adele's expression softened, and beneath her curled eyelashes were her iris-purple eyes that seemed to sparkle with starlight, reflecting the girl at the door.

"I came here because I wanted to gather intelligence," Mu Yegui said as he climbed onto the high platform and sat down.

She didn't tell Adele that she had actually gotten rid of Sher to come over, but Adele didn't have many memories to begin with, and probably didn't remember Sher either.

"What kind of information do you want to know?" Adele bent down slightly and took a golden apple from the basket, placing it on the bar.

"How much do you know about laziness?" Her cool, silver eyes were fixed on the golden apple on the bar. She glanced at Adele and asked.

“I don’t have any personal opinions, but based on the intelligence, I can deduce what kind of being it is,” Adele said slowly, stroking the emerald square ring on her left middle finger.

“When someone wants to hide or deceive, they will always make some small moves.” Mu Yegui moved closer to the golden apple, stretched out a finger to play with it, and glanced at Adele with his silver eyes as he exposed her.

“I didn’t mean to hide anything.” Adele paused for a moment, then chuckled.

“From the moment I asked you, you’ve been stroking that ring with your fingers. It’s a habitual way of calming yourself down. Adele isn’t used to lying, and she always seems incredibly nervous when she does,” Mu Yegui said slowly.

Everyone has a favorite pose that makes them feel most comfortable, a pose that often helps them quickly calm down when they're nervous. When Adele gets nervous, she likes to stroke that ring, and she can clearly see the subtle changes in Adele's facial expressions at those times.

Adele fell silent for a long time before she said softly, "I can't reveal too much about Laziness; he's different from the others."

"I don't want to ask too much, I just want to know if Laziness is preparing some kind of ritual, whether the same ritual was performed back then, and where the offerings came from?" Mu Yegui stopped playing with the golden apple, sat up obediently, and asked.

“The answer is here,” Adele said slowly, pointing to the golden apple in front of her.

"A golden apple?" Mu Yegui asked, puzzled.

What does this have to do with the golden apple? "I've given you your answer. Do you have any other questions?" Adele asked again.

"What is the connection between the golden apple and the original apple?" Mu Yegui glanced at him and asked softly.

"To say they're unrelated is to say they're both apples, but to say they're related isn't very meaningful either. The key is how you perceive them. In the Kingdom of the Unbelievable, apples are a very important fruit."

Apples are associated with religion and are also considered forbidden fruit.

"So my destination is still the Kingdom of Wonders? I always thought it was the Kingdom of Fairy Tales." Mu Yegui gazed at the golden apple thoughtfully.

"If it were another instance, I might be able to reveal more information, but unfortunately, I can't for this one. There are rules restricting me. No matter who you ask, even the High Priest won't get an accurate answer," Adele shook her head and said.

"Is the key my idea?" Mu Yegui picked up the golden apple, looked at it repeatedly, and asked.

"Do you know anything about this seed?" Mu Yegui asked, taking out the gray seed and placing it on the bar.

“You already know, don’t you?” Adele looked at Mu Yegui quietly with her violet eyes and continued, “There’s no need to test me. There is indeed a connection between the two, and it’s very close. I can only tell you that its existence is the greatest miracle.”

"The birth of life has always been called a miracle of nature, so you just need to plant it according to the instructions above, right?" Mu Yegui asked Adele tentatively.

"Yes, and no," Adele said with a light laugh, neither shaking her head nor nodding.

Mu Yegui looked thoughtfully at the golden apple and then at the gray seed, pondering the connection between the two.

She had come to the information agency to find out about the Sloth Ritual, but Adele hadn't told her, instead offering a golden apple as a substitute. However, it couldn't be called a perfunctory response, since he himself had said he couldn't reveal it, hence the golden apple as a substitute.

What is the connection between the golden apple, representing beauty, wisdom, choice, and conflict, and the dried seed, which possesses miraculous power?

No matter how she thought about it, she still didn't know the connection between the two, and it seemed that she needed other clues.

“I learned how to make pumpkin salad, would you like me to make it for you?” Adele asked, pulling out a pumpkin that was about the size of a head.

"Pumpkins again? Pumpkin juice the first time we met." Mu Yegui said softly, his cool silver eyes fixed on the large orange pumpkin.

“I’ve been learning for a long time, and I can even carve pumpkins,” Adele said with a smile, looking happy.

Mu Yegui looked at Adele with a complicated expression and said, "Do you have a problem with pumpkins? Why do you always bring up pumpkins in front of me? I still think apples taste better than pumpkins."

Adele paused for a moment, then said softly, "That's true..."

These four simple words seemed to carry a heavy meaning, as he whispered a warning to himself.

(End of this chapter)