Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 139: Another cassette activated?

Want to leave here... a hundred years ago, two hundred years ago, or even when the maiden was first locked in this castle, this question would not even be a question, but just an unrealistic expectation. Neither the people of Beman nor Olvera herself thought that they would walk out of the castle and return to the outside world in their lifetime, either actively or passively.

Because everyone knows that Her Royal Highness Princess Leslie is a kind and upright person. She does not want to see her curse bring darkness to the earth and destroy her country and hometown. That is why she is willing to lock herself in an eternally sealed cage, at the cost of violating the nature of the light elves, in exchange for the tranquility and peace when two thousand ancient trees whisper.

When she nodded in agreement to the prayers of her father and subjects, her expression was as calm as if she was facing the fate of others, and she did not say a word of complaint until she stepped onto the first step of the castle. Perhaps it was this calm and non-confrontational character that made people have more sympathy for her curse, rather than resentment.

However, thousands of years passed, and travelers who accidentally broke into the castle told Olvera that the country that once ruled this land in the name of light had long since perished, and the familiar relatives and friends in memory might have been buried deep in the solar eclipse. The past was like a tiny flying insect that thrives in the dust, and no trace could be seen... People always have to experience all the painful separations that can be experienced before they can learn to ask themselves: Do we really want to stay where we are and never move forward again?
If, if these travelers in front of me can really help me destroy the evil beasts in the castle, take me away from here, and return to the bright world... it must be a very good thing, right? It is so good that as long as I think of it, I will feel that the sunlight shining in the window, the new buds on the branches, and the bright and beautiful violet fragrance are still lingering in my nose, and I can't forget it.

but--

The girl suddenly turned her head to the side, staring sadly at the remaining light of the candle. In the places where the candles could not shine, there were shadows in the darkness, as if they were born as one. "But why are you helping me?"

She whispered, "Although I am the princess of Belmang, Belmang has been destroyed. I have been locked in the castle for many years and have not inherited anything. Therefore, I cannot promise you a very expensive reward... Even so, will you still help me?"

You said that as if we came to save you for the reward. Look carefully at how clear and pure my Alice's eyes are. Is she that kind of person?

The golden-haired maid was unhappy and was about to seriously correct Olvera's misunderstanding of her noble character, but Linger did not give her a chance to speak. He said before her: "We don't need a very expensive reward. We came here just to find an answer. If you know the answer, it's not a bad idea to regard it as a reward."

"Great!" Alice shouted happily, and Metien and the goblin Shemi also high-fived each other. Saint Shalia was not too excited, but showed a gratified expression on her face and touched the lamb's head.

Avella rubbed her eyes and said softly, “Yeah.”

Alice wanted to ask, but at this time, Olvera had already walked in front of everyone in brown boots, holding a lantern in one hand and a book in the other, and said calmly: "I'm ready and can go at any time. Once I leave this room, the beasts will go into a manic state, so have you figured out how to deal with them?"

Could it be that when they entered the room just now, Ovella was sitting on the bed with her back to the door, motionless, actually reading this book?

It's obvious that Lingge doesn't know how to play, and he's still talking about compensation seriously at this time. He should say something nice like "As long as you can smile again, that's the best reward for me", so that he can increase her favorability, and then pull her into the team, gain powerful teammates, and open up personal side quests... But it's useless to say this to this expressionless straight man, he might even ask you "Why do I need her favorability", so Alice just curled her lips and didn't express any opinion.

"The answer?" Avella looked up at Ling Ge. After a while, the corners of her mouth suddenly curled up slightly. "If that's the case, I can promise you that no matter what the answer is, as long as you want to know, I can tell you."

So confident? But she didn't even know what the question was, so how could she be sure that she knew the answer? Or was this a special ability of the young girl's royal power, just like Saint Shalia's [Destiny Beacon]? If Alice hadn't lied to her, then Olvera's royal power should be... a secret?
Ling'er had a thoughtful look in his eyes, and Alice said in surprise, "So, you agree!?"

With just one sentence, everyone's attention was focused on Alice. After all, she was the one who had made such a solemn promise just now.
"Well, of course I'm ready, don't worry!" Alice took out a cassette from the cassette storage box - it was the serial number II cassette with the new game programmed in it, not the "Original Fantasy: Four Warriors" cassette, because according to Olvera, the castle was full of those dark beasts roaming around, and if the "Original Fantasy" cassette was used, it might pull all the monsters in the castle into a combat state, which would be difficult to deal with. What's more, there was the most powerful BOSS, Noctus of Obscurity.

Seeing their reactions, Aoweila couldn't help but mutter, "Strange people."

Shouldn't the people who were rescued be the happiest at this time? Why do they act like they are happier than me?
"Wait a moment." She added, "I have to take my book with me."

After that, she walked around Alice and climbed onto the bed without taking off her boots. When she climbed down again, she had a thick book in her arms, which was probably thicker than Alice's fist. It looked very heavy, and it was amazing that she could hold it. There was no name on the gold-plated cover, but it depicted the sky, the earth, the ocean, the forest, the sun and the lake. The lines were simple but beautiful, and it looked like a unique landscape painting.

At this time, the role of new games is reflected.

"Please take a good look at the strength of my genius player!"

She snorted confidently, and then, under the gaze of everyone, she inserted the cartridge No. II into the slot of the game console with a very imposing movement, accompanied by an ambiguous slogan: "hensin (transformation)!" Jing.

Nothing happened. Everyone looked at Alice silently. Olvera blinked and asked blankly, "What are you doing?"

Then, a cold reminder sound came from the game console: [Cartridge not activated].

"..."

Alice broke out in a cold sweat: she had been so busy developing the game these days that she had forgotten that the cartridge needed to activate this setting. Fortunately, she hadn't encountered an enemy. If such an embarrassing situation had occurred during the battle, it would be hard to guarantee that Lingge would not fire her on the spot.

We must remember this lesson and ensure that we never make the same mistake next time!
She warned herself secretly, then shamelessly took off the cassette and handed it to Saint Xia Liya as if nothing had happened, saying in a normal tone: "Oops, I seem to have forgotten to activate the cassette, please, Xiao Xia!"

This golden-haired maid... Ling'er's eyes twitched.

Saint Xia Liya didn't care, and agreed lightly and took the cassette. However, nothing happened again. The magical power she used to activate the cassette last time didn't seem to appear this time.

"Huh?" Alice was startled. She took the cassette back and looked at it over and over again: "Why can't I activate it? Is it broken?"

It was Saint Shallia who activated it last time, so there's no reason why it wouldn't work this time, right?
Olvera stood aside, looking at Alice, who was frowning and puzzled, and at the others who could only watch in silence because they did not understand the mechanism of the cassette. Suddenly, she spoke softly, "Can you show me that... cassette?"

"Eh?"

Alice was stunned for a moment, then a guess suddenly popped up in her mind. She nodded and agreed without hesitation, and handed her the serial number II tape: "Okay."

Olvera took it with the hand holding the lamp. As soon as her slightly pale fingertips touched the cassette, a light flashed and flowed into the interior of the mechanical structure through this weak touch, activating its power that had not yet awakened.

Confirm: Data Is Being Entering

Start: ID Verification Mechanism

The ID Verification Was Passed

New Cassette Is Activating

……

New Cassette Was Activated

　I'll go, give me some meow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)