"Arthur, I have to correct one thing. All raccoons can talk." Nightless Sky Fire Apricot hoisted Captain up and placed it on her shoulder, saying solemnly, "It's just that you can't understand most raccoons when they talk."
Lin Yu looked at the serious Nightless Sky Fire Apricot. He knew that if he wanted to negotiate with her, he had to respect her logic, so he followed her words and corrected himself: "All right, then let me be more precise... Why can this raccoon called 'Captain' speak human language?"
Nightless Sky Fire Apricot let out a cackling laugh. "Oh, of course it's because evil me used super-evil alchemy to turn an innocent ordinary person into a raccoon!"
Before Lin Yu could react, Captain spoke up: "No such alchemy exists. In fact, after she recently obtained Supreme Alchemy and began practicing it, she experimented on several raccoons and ultimately succeeded with me. The effects of the alchemy allowed me to achieve 'enlightenment' and elevated me to the level of 'wisdom.'"
Captain spoke with perfect courtesy.
Nightless Sky Fire Apricot looked helplessly at Captain. "Oh, why did you explain it so clearly to Arthur?"
Captain stroked its whiskers with a paw. "Supervisor Arthur was not deceived in the first place."
Lin Yu looked at Captain in surprise, then at Nightless Sky Fire Apricot. "Then why didn't he speak earlier? Even when you gave him potato chips, he didn't show any ability to talk at all!"
Captain answered the question himself: "Because I am naturally the taciturn type."
Nightless Sky Fire Apricot laughed. "That's right. Captain and I are very much in sync, and sometimes we don't need language to communicate. Still, being able to talk is naturally better!"
Lin Yu nodded. After thinking for a moment, he asked another question he cared about: