All my teammates online are my girlfriends

At this point, Alice couldn't help but give a wry smile.

The city lord, in particular, ran away as soon as the conversation was over, as if he was afraid that if he stayed in the city too long, he would die there.

"Then why are you dressed as a maid? Did you quit your job and apply for a job at some noble family?"

"noble?"

Alice was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, but quickly recovered and solemnly stood up and bowed slightly to Lin Qiu.

"You misunderstand. Now that the city lord has fled, you have become the sole controller of the Knights' Hall. Although my title as Knight Commander is now merely nominal, I am at least still a member here."

"In that case, I am now your subordinate. Considering your usual habits, Lady Ebisu, I think you might prefer this type of clothing, so I changed it to this."

At this point, a faint blush appeared on Alice's pretty face. She lowered her eyes and looked at the hem of her skirt, completely unable to meet Lin Qiu's gaze.

"Do you have some misunderstanding about my usual habits...?"

Lin Qiu looked at Alice with a subtle gaze, but at the same time, as if he noticed something, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Alice, may I ask you a few questions?"

"Please tell me."

"When dealing with the incident of Liu Yu gathering his mountain stronghold outside the city, you must have tried to recruit quite a few adventurers, right?"

"Yes, we recruited eight teams in total, but all of them failed. Those people always stared at us with strange looks and said they were quitting."

Alice recalled the scene and replied that the commissioned tasks were handled according to the usual procedures, and she did not feel that anything was wrong.

But in the end, those people all couldn't help but run away and abandon the mission, which is puzzling.

"Have you investigated those squads?"

"I wasn't interested, so I didn't look it up."

"..."

Lin Qiu's lips twitched, but he was pretty sure of what was going on in his mind.

Based on this statement alone, and combined with my interactions and contact with Alice over the past few days, I can roughly confirm that Alice has developed intelligence and is becoming more and more like a real person.

There is no rigid, specific way of responding; there are corresponding ways to deal with various situations.

Currently, only she and Liu Yu can sense the intelligence, but according to previous intelligence, intelligence is also rapidly spreading among those Bosses and junior commanders.

At the current rate of adoption, it's estimated that it won't be long before the NPCs and monsters on the first level of this game become intelligent. That's quite a feat.

Has the server for "Karakuri" become this powerful?

"Is there a problem, Lady Ebisu?"

Seeing Lin Qiu suddenly fall silent, Alice, thinking she had said something wrong, asked nervously.

Is he blaming himself for investigating their team without authorization?

"Oh, it's nothing. Just asking, if the city lord runs away, what will happen to the affairs and security in Shutrinia?"

"It can only be put on hold unless the Heavenly Court specifically sends a candidate for city lord. But given the current situation, it may be too late."

Alice shook her head regretfully—

“After I got back last night, I found that Liu Yu’s people had already infiltrated Shutlina to investigate. I estimate that the news of the city lord’s escape will reach her ears soon.”

"At that time, it will be time for them to attack the city. Once they move into Shutlinia, a new person will naturally take over the position of city lord."

Listening to Alice's explanation, Lin Qiu frowned and felt a headache coming on.

He funded the construction of this palace, and now that it's completely his property, that's fine. But just when things are about to get tough, the city is about to be attacked.

Once the enemy enters the city, this place will definitely be occupied, which is tantamount to robbing our own property!

If my authority over the temple cannot be applied to those NPCs, or if they intend to demolish the building, my losses will be enormous!

We must find a way to prevent this from happening!

"Alice, do you know where Liu Yu is? Let me see if I can take Qing Yuan and the others and just take care of her!"

“Ever since you defeated her last time, her whereabouts have been unknown. However, I do know the locations of some of the scouts who have infiltrated the city. We can capture them first and find out Liu Yu’s whereabouts.”

"That's it!"

Having made up his mind, Lin Qiu didn't delay any longer. He got up and headed towards Alice's room, knocking on the door to greet her.

"Are you guys done yet? We have new work to do. Get ready to arrest someone."

"Almost there, just a few more details to adjust! Don't come in!!"

"Hurry up."

Lin Qiu urged her to turn around, but saw that Alice's expression suddenly stiffened, her eyes fixed on the door of her room.

She took a deep breath, forced a smile, and asked stiffly—

"Lady Huiyuan, could you please explain why I can hear other women's voices in my room?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Qingyuan and the others are just changing clothes inside. Don't worry, they won't dirty your room."

"They're all women?!"

Alice's voice suddenly rose several octaves, and a dangerous glint flashed in her eyes.

Although I had a vague feeling that something was wrong before, it turned out that all three of them were women?!

My position is in danger!

074 - Do you like any of those three?

"Hmph - I'm definitely more used to it this way."

Looking at Ying Ziyan and the others standing in front of him again, Lin Qiu nodded with satisfaction.

Although there are some differences from reality, it is still a close resemblance and looks quite pleasing to the eye.

Ying Ziyan has undergone the biggest change, transforming from a weathered middle-aged man into a tall and elegant woman, and her signature majestic heart has also been captured.

This time, Sawari created a spirited girl with cat ears, and she looks much cuter than in real life.

As for Qin Yunmo... well, his Adam's apple is gone.

Lin Qiu looked at Qin Yunmo, who was almost unchanged, with a subtle expression, and for a moment he didn't know where to begin to complain.

Did this guy just change his gender?

While Lin Qiu was satisfied with what he saw, Alice, who was standing to the side, was staring intently at the three people who had been completely transformed. She almost fainted from shock.

You weren't like this before! How come you all changed so much when you decided to make your move?

"Is that... Alice next to you? Why is she dressed as a maid?"

Zezhi looked at Alice's eye-catching maid outfit and asked a question with some surprise.

However, before Lin Yan could speak, Alice lifted her skirt and gave them a very elegant bow.

"The knighthood is now just a name; I am here to serve Lady Ebisu."

"Serve..."

Feeling the three gazes suddenly appearing from the side, Lin Qiu's lips twitched, and he quickly explained—

"It wasn't my request; she did it on her own."

"Hmph—who knows?"

Zezhi rolled her eyes at him, clearly not believing his nonsense.

He sat down on the sofa, crossed his legs, and then lazily asked—

"What was that new job you just mentioned?"

“Liu Yu’s people have infiltrated Shutlinia. I plan to find them out, find out Liu Yu’s whereabouts, and then take care of her.”

"Wow, are they planning to take down that big-breasted monster? I'm going too!"

Upon hearing that it was about Liu Yu, Ze Zhi immediately perked up, as she had been putting up with that big-breasted monster for a long time.

If I see her again, I'll definitely flatten her!

"Alice, tell us where those guys are. We'll be responsible for finding them all."

“There are some people in the night market in the east of the city, and others in the residential area in the west. In the south of the city, they are mainly concentrated in the construction sites. We haven’t found them in the city lord’s mansion in the north yet, but infiltrators may be approaching one after another.”

Seeing that it was Lin Qiu's instruction, Alice stopped staring at the three of them and told them the information honestly.

Almost the instant she finished speaking, a notification to accept the mission rang out from Lin Qiu and the others' systems.

"Let's assign you places. Where are you all going?"

"I'm going to the night market!"

"You're thinking of going shopping, aren't you?"

Lin Qiu glanced at the clamoring Ze Zhi with annoyance, knowing without even having to guess what this guy was up to.

"Hey-Yunmo and Sister Ziyan didn't object either."

Ze Zhi, on the other hand, happily hugged Ying Ziyan's arm. There were plenty of stalls to buy things at the bustling night market.

"I'll go to the south of the city. The terrain is more open, which is also more suitable for me to use my greatsword."

"Then I'll take charge of the west side of the city. Lin Qiu, you keep an eye on the north side. If there's no one there, plant some landmines and see if you can catch a few people walking into your trap."

"Okay, fine."

Lin Qiu......

Hearing the unfamiliar address and the response from Lady Huiyuan, Alice stealthily glanced at him without making a sound.

After the appearance of the fish-stealing cats changed, even their names changed. Could it be that this is their true self, and everything before was just a disguise?

No wonder I've heard that adventurers use code names, and very few people know their real names and origins.

So Lin Qiu is also the original name of Master Huiyuan?

"Alright, let's settle on this for now. If anything happens, we'll give the signal as before, and we'll gather here in the hall after we catch the person."

"oh!!"

Seeing Lin Qiu and the others shouting and walking out, Alice hesitated for a moment before silently following them.

While those three rivals are away, I'll take this opportunity to learn more about Lord Lin Qiu and find out if their relationship has crossed any lines!

Shortly after they left and parted ways, a pigeon suddenly flew out from a corner and headed straight for the city lord's mansion in the north of the city.

However, before the pigeon could fly far, a magical arrow suddenly pierced its body, knocking it to the ground.

"Ah, even the randomly set trap has been triggered."

Lin Qiu stared blankly at the dead pigeon that had fallen into his hand; this thing was destined to become food.

"Alice, have the Knights' Hall personnel not been evacuated yet?"

"Some are still packing their things, and it will probably take about the next day or two to clear them all out. It seems that Liu Yu's spies are among them."

Alice's expression darkened slightly as she looked at the letter on the pigeon's leg.

I had already arrested one spy before, but I didn't expect there to be another one.

"Let me see... Hmm, so they're really aiming for the City Lord's Mansion. Are they planning to disrupt the city's order first before attacking to minimize losses?"

Lin Qiu muttered to himself, and after reading through all the letters, he burned them to ashes.

"Let's hurry and get going, don't let them succeed."

"Yes!"

After they hurried away from there, the spy in the corner of the hall watched helplessly as his pigeon was shot down, and then released another spare pigeon.

But this time, it only flew a few meters before being burned to ashes by a fireball. The speed at which it was killed shocked the spy.

Some, refusing to believe the superstition, released a third pigeon, and this time it was struck by lightning and killed...

"[Beep]"

Seeing the three pigeons fall one after another, the spy cursed out loud: "Which idiot would lay so many traps at the entrance of the Knights' Hall?!"

Is it specifically designed for air defense?!