Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 1077 The final farewell?
The second time he stood in the control center, Ling was alone because Themis from the celestial world wanted to see him by name.

When Alice brought the news, Linger was still eating bread at the table while thinking about what Saint Shallia would say to unite these young royal powers and face the next more difficult challenge together. Of course, everyone on Yunjing Sky Island at this time has the courage to fight against the Witch Society, especially the cursed young royal powers. But in the past, they just hoped that the great goddess would take action to solve all the difficulties, but in the current situation, this wish can be said to be impossible to achieve. In this case, they must make up their minds to fight against the Witch Society with their own strength.

Among them, Xino's fighting will is the most resolute, so there is no need to worry; although Leticia's mind is full of thoughts of solving problems with violence, it is surprisingly consistent with the current situation; not to mention Saint Charlia, she has always stood firmly on the opposite side of the Witch Society in terms of character, philosophy and ideals, even in the most confused period; Lorena looks weak and sickly, but she is actually strong in heart. She has been trying to use her abilities to lift the curse since she was a child, so there is no need to worry about this; Olvera and the Witch Society have national hatred and family feuds, and her most beloved teacher died because of this. If she says that she will back down, no one will believe it.

So in the end, the ones who need to worry are Yieta and Gloria. The latter is fine. Although she is used to going with the flow and has no opinions of her own, she has a calm second personality, Bai Ye. In order to protect herself and Gloria, she will never begrudge her consciousness when necessary. Yieta, on the other hand, although she has one of the strongest powers among the seven kings of order, and can even blow the mountains in the heart of the continent to the distant sea between the land and the sea, seems to have never used this power in battle. If not, the rulers of the Kreisov Dynasty would not have thought that they could easily control this gentle and kind angel lady with just a covenant in a brass book.

Although those who participated in this incident did not end well in the end, and the Kreisov Dynasty was destroyed, Linger believed that the experience at that time should have left a deep psychological trauma on Yieta. Otherwise, she would not have locked herself in the Great Rift Valley for seven hundred years and ignored the world.

Does Miss Angel, who seeks happiness for everyone, really have the courage to use her power to hurt others?
Linger glanced at her obliquely. Yieta was holding a piece of toast and grinning foolishly. On her left and right sat Shesta and Shelia. One was helping her spread butter and jam, while the other was serving her soup. They simply treated Miss Angel as their own sister. As for the real sister, Shemi, she could only snatch the last piece of milk pudding from Leticia.

I don’t know how long this happy scene can last.

The perfect route to clear the game...?

Thinking of what he said to Alice last night, Ling Ge couldn't help but sigh in his heart. And just at this moment, the person he was thinking about appeared, rushing in like a high-speed train. The door of the hotel was kicked open by her from the outside, making a loud noise.

"Linger!"

Facing everyone's confused gazes, she said seriously, "You're in trouble!"

……

Thirty minutes later, Lingge stood in front of the high tower of the control center and looked at the celestial Themis.

Neither of them was the type to speak up, so the atmosphere was at a standstill. After staring at each other for a few minutes, the young man felt that this was not a solution, so he coughed lightly and broke the awkward silence: "I heard from Alice that you wanted to see me?"

"Yes." The girl nodded seriously. She didn't mean to keep the secret and asked directly, "What do you think of your life experience, Mr. Ling?"

"My life experience?" Ling Ge was slightly startled, then quickly reacted: "So, Metien is indeed the golden apple?"

Themis of the Celestial Realm slightly widened her eyes, and a word that could express surprise and disbelief was almost on the tip of her tongue, about to blurt out, but she swallowed it back. The girl frowned and said expressionlessly: "This has nothing to do with the current topic, Mr. Lingge, and please do not try to test the true identity of the golden apple through this method. Based on my position as a mediator, I will never reveal any information."

He actually reacted.

Ling Ge raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that he could find out something. Although he told Saint Shalia last night that the golden apple was either himself or Metien, and Metien was more likely, it was just speculation without more definite evidence. Sometimes the truth is often more shocking than speculation. For example, when he came to the Holy Temple of Heaven, he speculated that the goddess had always tacitly acknowledged the actions of the Witch Society on the Mirror Star. He suspected that Tiantis and the Chaos Witches were originally acting according to the will of the goddess, wanting to purify the world and rebuild civilization; who would have thought that the truth was that the goddess had already fallen asleep, and everything was the witches' presumptuous behavior?

Therefore, if Lingge could confirm Metien's identity from the only person who knew the truth, he would be more confident.

Although he never thought that Themis from heaven came to him not to discuss Metine's life experience, but to discuss his own life experience.

"Is there anything worth discussing about my background?" the young man asked. "I am just an ordinary mortal. The Witch Society has investigated it very clearly. Tiantis even helped me find my biological parents - although I have no interest in reuniting with them."

The young man was rude to his parents whom he had never met. In his mind, the only real relatives he had were his adoptive father Mr. Yang Ke and his sister Metien - there might be more places in the future, but they should be looked for in the future, not in the past that he had already forgotten.

"I know. I've read the information. That's why it feels incredible."

Celestial Themis said dryly, "If you were just a mortal, you wouldn't have come here. The significance of your appearance in the Heavenly Temple is even more incredible than the significance of Saint Shalia and the others returning to the Heavenly Temple."

"That's not my credit. It's Metien who is guiding us." Linger said, "After all, she is the Golden Apple. It's not surprising that she has such ability."

"Even if it's Jin--" The voice of Celestial Themis stopped abruptly, and she looked at the young man warily.

She reacted again. Ling Ge felt a little regretful, but did not continue to test, and said: "Is it incredible that mortals appear in the Holy Temple of Heaven? Miss Shesta, Miss Shelia, Miss Nevi, they are all mortals; there are even many magical herbs, magical creatures, aliens and magical beasts on Yunjingkong Island, they are also mortal life, right?"

"But you are different."

After being asked twice by Lingge, Themis' tone became noticeably tenser, fearing that she might make a mistake and leak some information: "Alice said that you can even help the young queen alleviate the curse - the only person in the universe who can do this is the goddess, but..."

But He has fallen asleep and will never wake up.

Ling Ge was also a little surprised when he heard this: "Wait, you said that only the goddess can relieve their curse, so can't the golden apple do that?"

"Golden Apple," Celestial Themis shook her head, "I don't have that authority."

"That's impossible." The young man frowned. "According to Xiao Xia and you, the golden apple is the key to connecting the royal powers of the fourteen girls. Her authority should be above the royal power. How is it possible that she can't even remove the curse from the royal power?"

"Who told you that the curse came from the royal power?"

"As far as I know, among the fourteen young queens, there is a disaster witch named Eve. Fei'er said personally that the curses of the young queens were cast by her, and she is the only one who controls the power of curses and disasters."

"Just because she cast a curse doesn't mean the power of the curse necessarily came from her."

Themis of the Celestial Realm had no expression on her face: "This is a very simple truth. In theory, the fourteen young queens born after the second Genesis have equal authority. If the power of the Disaster Queen could affect the other seven young queens with the same authority, that would be impossible, right?"

Lingge suddenly fell into deep thought.

Indeed, he had never thought about this question before. If the fourteen girl royal powers were equal in status, then why could the curse cast by the Disaster Royal Power affect seven girl royal powers of the same level at the same time? Even this curse was inherited along with the soul, and even after reincarnation, it was still impossible to get rid of its influence.

According to Themis in the celestial world, it seems that the Kingship of Disaster is just a medium, and the power of the curse has another source.

"If this is true," Linger asked, "then where does this power come from?"

Celestial Themis shook her head slightly: "I don't know."

Facing Ling's suddenly deep gaze, her tone remained calm: "In fact, I only discovered the abnormality after you entered the initial star field and tried to eliminate it. However, this power will only be temporarily suppressed within the scope of the Holy Temple of Heaven. I speculate that it may be because the Holy Temple of Heaven retains the breath of the goddess, and the origin magic power that maintains the operation of the Holy Temple of Heaven originally came from the goddess."

That's why she said that only the goddess could lift the curse. Ling'er's ability to do something similar proved that he had a deep connection with the goddess - although Themis in heaven couldn't explain what kind of connection it was.

Ling Ge himself was even less clear, and at the moment, he was more concerned about another thing: "So, once we leave the Holy Temple of Heaven, the power of the curse will take effect again?" "Yes."

This is really bad news.

"However," Celestial Themis added, "since you can help them alleviate the curse, perhaps one day you will be able to completely remove the curse. It just requires a certain opportunity."

"What kind of opportunity?"

"I don't know." The girl looked at him dimly. "Based on the actual situation, the most likely possibility is the moment when you learned your identity. Memory is the voice of the soul and represents the power of the past. If you regain your memory, you can regain your lost power. This is true for the Girl King, and it is also true for you, Mr. Ling."

"That's probably not a big hope."

Ling Ge shook his head and said, "I never felt that I had lost any memory. Moreover, when Bai Ye entered my dream, she also said that she did not see any scenes about my past life. Is it possible that I am indeed a genuine mortal?"

Themis ignored this kind of rhetoric that could only deceive a three-year-old child, and thought that the young man was still doubting her, so he refused to tell her the truth. She did not feel angry or dissatisfied because of this, but rather said that this was in line with her understanding of Lingge, that only a calm, rational and vigilant person could overcome many obstacles and reach the ending that was still unknown whether it was a good one.

"One day you'll understand."

The girl said, looking deeply at Lingge.

Two pairs of golden eyes looked at each other in mid-air, both clear enough to reflect each other's faces, but unable to reflect deeper emotions. After a moment of silence, Ling Ge bowed his head slightly and said politely: "Then, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

Themis in heaven did not try to keep him, but just watched the young man's back quietly as he walked away and finally disappeared in the corridor where the skylight was faintly shining. The door of the control center closed silently, and the outside world disappeared in the gradually closing and shrinking gap of the door.

"So I say he's a very interesting person, right, Celestial Themis?"

A voice suddenly sounded and echoed in the quiet space. The girl raised her head and saw a square screen floating on the dome of steel and gears. It was originally black, but suddenly flickered, and then the picture became bright. A familiar face appeared on the screen with the same smile that no one could see through as always.

"I did not invite you to sit in on this conversation, Tiantis," the girl said softly.

"But you didn't stop me, did you?"

"..."

"Let me guess - are you trying to infer something from my reaction because you think I might know Mr. Ling's true identity?" Tiantis on the screen smiled. The expression on his face was not anger after being calculated, but relief and... gentleness: "I didn't expect you to learn to play such a trick, Celestial Themis. To be honest, I'm very happy."

"I don't understand what you're talking about, Tiandis." A trace of panic flashed across the girl's eyes, but she quickly covered it up and said calmly, "You are the one who came uninvited, so you are also the one with impure intentions, right?"

"Not only have you learned to play tricks, but you've also learned to bite back... You've really changed a lot compared to before."

"I don't understand what you are talking about." Celestial Themis insisted, "You are the one who broke into the control center without permission, so it is you who should state your intentions, Tiantis."

"Really?" Seeing her acting like a child, Tiandis smiled helplessly, but didn't care. He said, "Well, it's nothing. I just suddenly wanted to ask you a question."

"If it's about the golden apple," Celestial Themis said with a tense face, "I won't say anything."

"Does that mean you'll tell me everything else?"

Themis of the Celestial Realm was almost fooled by her, but after she came to her senses, she became more alert: "Tell me your question first, and I will decide whether to answer it, Tiantis."

"It's not a big deal, I just want to ask you, do you still believe what mother said?"

“…Which sentence?”

"When you don't know how to make a decision, just trust your feelings." Across the screen, Tiandis looked at her meaningfully: "Because sincere feelings will never hurt anyone."

"..."

Memories came to her mind along with these words, clear, vague, painful, and complicated, all mixed together, turning the girl's heart into a mess. She opened her mouth instinctively, as if the answer had already emerged in her subconscious, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't even utter a single syllable, and then the girl realized that she was not as firm as she thought.

"It seems that there are still some people who believe it."

Tiantis said, while looking up, her eyes were far-reaching, deep, and slightly melancholy. Because of the screen, no one could guess what kind of scenery she was looking at at the other end of the universe. Perhaps, it was a memory that only existed a long time ago: "Since you believe it, then keep believing it. After all, belief is a very beautiful emotion. Unfortunately, I no longer have it. Otherwise-"

Otherwise...so what?
She stopped talking on the other side of the screen and shook her head, throwing away those weak thoughts. She knew that she no longer had them, nor did she deserve to have them: "In short, this is what I want to ask. The answer satisfies me, Celestial Themis. In return, I will also answer a question for you - don't you want to know what Mr. Ling's true identity is?"

"You made the right choice to ask me about this matter. After all, I have been looking for him for a long time, but I just couldn't find him. Finally--"

She looked at the girl deeply and said, "And you, Celestial Themis, you should know this too."

"Just think about what our mother wanted to leave behind in this world before she fell into eternal sleep, and you will naturally know the answer."

"Okay, let's stop here for now. I've revealed too much, and even I'm starting to doubt my position. Let me say goodbye to you one last time, Celestial Themis. Do you think we'll meet again in the future?"

Tiantis seemed to be amused by her own question. She shook her head gently, looking like she had a strange feeling: "No matter whether we can meet again or not, please let me wish you happiness. I know that one day you will find your own happiness, with happy times and sad times, just like a normal person -"

It's just possible that it has nothing to do with me anymore.

"My dearest girl."

The next moment, the screen went dark and the world was empty and silent.

Only the silver-haired girl stood there blankly, at a loss.

Give me some meow