Her reaction was huge... Alice blinked and looked towards Cattleya.
Cattleya swallowed with difficulty despite having no saliva, then cautiously asked, "Why did you ask that?"
Alice asked in confusion, "Why do you always need a reason to do things?"
Cattleya choked, suddenly realizing that she seemed to have no idea how to refute that question. But the good news was that the topic had indeed been temporarily diverted.
"Why must you have some sort of purpose before doing something?" Alice talked to herself in confusion. "Hmm... Or rather, can't having fun count as a reason?"
Cattleya tried to keep the topic there through serious analysis. "Perhaps... for Most People, 'having fun' isn't a compelling enough reason?"
Alice nodded thoughtfully, then asked again, "So why was your reaction so strong just now?"
The color that had just returned to Cattleya's face vanished again.
Alice looked at her in confusion and asked, "Is this something very frightening?"
After staring at Alice for several seconds, Cattleya calmed down again and smiled at her.
"I know a Beyonder from the Church of the Earth Mother.
"His greatest hobby is studying soil, crops, and Hybridization Technology."
"That sounds like a good thing," Alice replied after thinking about it. "Maybe he could develop higher-yield crops and make sure everyone has enough to eat..."
As she said this, Alice frowned slightly. A question suddenly arose within her—since an organization like the Church of the Earth Mother existed, why were there still people who could not get enough to eat?
That sounded like a Beyonder version of a certain scientist... Klein nodded in his heart as he listened to Alice.
How nice. Unfortunately, crops could not grow in the City of Silver... Derrick felt somewhat sad and disappointed.
Cattleya was startled for a moment. She had not