"Thank you, great Mr. Fool." Derrick rose and praised Mr. Fool.
After that, Derrick brought up another major matter concerning the survival of the City of Silver:
"The Exploration Team has returned. I mean the Exploration Team led by Elder Lovia, the 'Shepherd.' They completed their exploration of the Semi-Destroyed Temple of the 'Fallen Creator' and returned to the City of Silver. I noticed that several team members I knew well had undergone certain changes in personality."
"What kind of changes?" Alice asked curiously.
"They still felt like the same people, but they were very different from before. The optimistic ones had become gloomy, and those with bright smiles only had polite smiles left." Derrick described every abnormality he had noticed, including Elder Lovia the "Shepherd" suddenly getting better.
"...I can understand everything before that, but what does becoming normal mean?" Alice looked curiously at the experienced Alger.
After pondering for a moment, Alger answered:
"The better possibility is that they have already been contaminated.
"The worse possibility is that they have sincerely come to believe in the True—uh, the 'Fallen Creator.'
"In that case, they will become hidden lunatics. Their personalities, thoughts, and views will all become distorted.
"You can start from this angle and let the other members of the Council of Six discover that something is wrong..."
"Wait a moment." Alice raised a hand. "A follower of an evil god reporting that other people may have become followers of an evil god?"
"Even if they do not believe it, the other people will begin paying attention to that Exploration Team." Alger shook his head. "For the City of Silver to have endured until today, its upper ranks cannot lack vigilance."
Alice nodded thoughtfully.
Little Sun said somewhat aggrievedly, "Actually, I already reported it to the Chief, but