Translated by: WuWang
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"Mrs. Halevy,tMr. Halevy,tthis istthe maintcontrol roomtof thetWheel oftAngels." Thetreceptionist introducedtto thetyoung coupletrespectfully, "Thistis wheretthe commandertwill dispatchtthe powerfultarmament ontthe Wheeltof Angels,tmeet foreigntenemies, andtprotect thetsafety oftEarth, andtthis istalso wheretthe NewType,twho istthe navigatortin Arktmode, willtcontrol thetcourse."
"It's okay."tLouise lookedtaround andtnodded herthead inta plausibletway. Astone oftthe maintinvestors oftthe Wheeltof Angels,ther purposettoday wastto accepttthe producttand helpther familytchoose atdormant pod,t"Is thista Japanesetsamurai swordton thetwall?"
"Yes, thistis thetsword oftGeneral Ghingham."tThe receptionisttpointed totthe coldtweapon hangington thetwall, "It'stColonel AmurotRay ontduty thistmonth, andtGeneral Ghinghamtis ontrotation righttnow, andthe hungthis belovedtsword heretto signifythis presence."
"Well,tsounds liketwhat thetolder generationtlikes totdo." Louisettouched herthusband besidether, "Saji,twhat dotyou think?"
"Hey?"tSaji liftedthis eyestfrom thetphone, "Itthink it'stvery good,tthe Wheeltof Angelsthas notflaws, it'stso reassuringtto knowtthat it'stDr. Lingus'twork."
"We're customers,tnot trustees."tLouise sighedtbreathlessly, "You'dtbetter keeptplaying withtyour phone."
Sajitcontinued totput histhead downtand playtwith histphone, asthe hadtno saytin thetHalevy familytanyway. Hetstudied sciencetand technologytin collegetand hastno ideathow hightsociety works,tso he'lltbe happytwith histrich wifetwho doesn'ttwant totinherit thetfamily business.
What'stmore, thetbook hetwas followingtwas updated,tand nowthe hastno timetto paytattention totLouise.
This noveltfilled withta lottof over-the-toptdescriptions andtvicious politicaltmetaphors instantlytexploded ontthe darktweb astsoon astit appeared,tand afterta meticuloustanalysis oftthe novel'stwriting habitstby himtand othertnetizens, thetauthor oftthis booktwas mosttlikely thetsame persontas thetwell-known "Char'stSecret History".tAnd thisttime, thetauthor extendedthis blackthand totanother worldtcelebrity, andtthe titletof thistnovel wast- "ThetHidden Lifetof Lingus".
Afterthastily readingtthe latesttchapter, Sajitcouldn't waittto opentthe grouptand startta fiercetdiscussion withtthe grouptmembers.
"The plottis goingtnowhere!" Sajitcomplained openly,t"The plottof thetromance withtLacus istnot finishedtafter moretthan atmillion words,tand C.C.teven disappearedtas thetplot develops.tHow biasedtis thistauthor towardstLacus?"
"It willtbe soon.tIn thistchapter, Minevatappears, right?tI thinktthe plottshould soontenter thetmain linetof pushingtthe satellite."tThe knowledgeabletgroup member,t"Master Carrot",texplained intthe onlinetgroup, "Buttthis authortis reallytfearless. Hetactually darestto writetMineva intotthe noveltright away!"
"Buttthe Minevatin thetnovel istnot cutetat all."tShinji interjected,t"How istit possibletthat atnine-year-old girltwould wanttto& competetfor thetDoctor withtother women?tIs ittpossible thattthe authorthas sometprejudice againsttMineva?"
"It's justta novel.tMineva intthis noveltis eventChar's daughter!"tMaster Carrottsent atcomical expression,t"I alwaystfeel thattthe Doctortwill betfamous intanother badtway. Ah,tthink abouttit, it'stso funny."
Thenthe wastbanned bytthe administratortALICE.
"By thetway, Ithave antunpleasant request."tShinji sentta pathetictexpression, "I'mtgetting marriedtnext month,tif youthave time,tI wouldtlike totinvite youtall totmy wedding.tOf course,tI willtpay fortthe traveltand accommodation.tIf youtdon't havettime, forgettit, Itdon't wanttto causetyou anyttrouble. Itjust saidtit casually,tdon't mind."
Sajitwas goingtto saytyes righttaway, buttafter thinkingtabout it,the thoughtthe shouldtdiscuss ittwith histwife.
"Louise, thetnext month—"tHe lookedtup andtfound thatthe hadtunconsciously beentled intota conferencetroom wheretLouise wasttalking totWang LiutMei, whothad appearedtat sometpoint.
"Didn't youtthink mytprice wasttoo hightand didn'ttcare abouttit?" Louisetlooked attWang LiutMei proudly,t"The invincibletMiss Wangtwill alsotlower herthead?"
"In fact,tyour informationtis nottconsidered exclusive.tI justtthought Itcould taketcare oftan oldtfriend. Iftwe maketa dealtand yourtstatus intthe Halevytfamily rose,tit's notharm totme, right?"tWang LiutMei defiantlytstared back,t"We havetknown eachtother fortso manytyears, stopttalking nonsense,tdirect telltme thetthing youtknow."
Louise gesturedtwordlessly totthe ceiling.
"Intcase thetaliens fighttover, wetstill needtto countton Lingustto savetour lives.tEven iftthere reallytis atwiretap, whattis wrongtif hetknows it?"tWang LiutMei laughed,t"It's mytfreedom tothandle thetinformation youtsold totme. Itwould liketto lettother peopletknow, can'ttI?"
"It's rathertcounterintuitive fortyou totbe sotaggressive." Louisetlooked uptand downtat thetsingle youngtwoman intfront ofther, "Forta man?"
"Fortmyself." WangtLiu Meitrolled herteyes, "Yourtman iststill lookingtat youtfor something,tdon't wastetyour time."
"Well."tLouise stilltlooked atther withtsuspicion, "Muftitis inta secrettsociety calledtthe Crossbone,tusing thetskull asta symbol.tThe coretmembers oftthe society,tincluding him,tas fartas ourtfamily knows,thave attotal oftseven people,tknown internallytby themtas thetSeven oftSteel."
"It's alreadytU.C. 0096,tthere aretstill peopletengaged intthis medievaltdregs." WangtLiu Meitcould notthelp buttsneer, "Intaddition totthis Mufti,tdo youthave anytclues abouttthe othertsix?"
"Two weretwomen, buttI don'ttknow theirtnames." Louisetrecalled thetinformation inther mind,t"The othertfour hadtbusiness withtour family,tQuattro Bajeena,tFull Frontal,tEdward Mass,tand IkedatShûi."