Muse recounted everything that had happened, then stressed that Angel had to remain cautious before ending the communication.
After the signal tower fell silent, Angel lightly tapped his fingers against the table, seemingly deep in thought.
On the other side, Gloria muttered softly, "So the conclusion is that not only did we get no information at all, we may even have exposed Angel's intelligence. I overestimated Sky Mechanical City's ability to handle a crisis."
Angel raised his eyes. "Sky Mechanical City cannot be blamed for this either. After all, when Si Man's memories were examined by the Budding Believers, City Lord Rosen might still have been perfectly fine."
Gloria said, "Even so, letting Si Man leave back then was not a good decision. If it had been me, I would have imprisoned her for at least half a year. She had been captured by a cult, after all. Who knew whether the Budding Cult had planted psychological suggestions in her? She had to be observed for a long time before being released."
Angel did not respond to Gloria again. It was not because he agreed with her. He simply felt that if one used outcomes to reason backward, then nothing would ever be worth risking. Yet in truth, once one began invoking outcome-based reasoning, the matter itself was already in a state of failure. Everything was a paradox, and there was no need to discuss it at all.
Since it had already happened, what they needed to consider now was how to deal with it.
"His Majesty the Beast Emperor has drawn every arrow in plain sight onto himself. That was well done. It can lessen your presence while making himself the largest target." After mocking Sky Mechanical City's crisis response, Gloria began seriously considering their present situation. "Moreover, Si