Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 142 Do you want to skip the tutorial?

After reading the introduction of all the weapons, Olvera seemed to understand a little bit, but also seemed to understand nothing. She asked curiously: "Should I choose one of these weapons?"

The cold game narrator replied: [Yes, Son of Light of Beman, please awaken your first weapon and call upon the souls of heroes to fight for you.]

"What will happen if you don't choose?"

[The game cannot be started or ended. ]

Does this mean that I will be trapped here forever, in this strange state?
Olvera perked up a little and read the detailed information of these weapons again. Except for the final hero combination skill, which she didn't quite understand, she roughly understood the uses and characteristics of these four weapons. Then she began to think seriously about which weapon she should awaken.

In fact, she had little choice, because among the four weapons, only the sword was familiar to her. As the most distinguished princess of Beman, when she was young, Ovella had learned the secret swordsmanship passed down from generation to generation by the royal family of Leslie from the court swordsman. Although she had forgotten most of it after so long, the most basic knowledge, such as the posture of holding the sword and the essentials of swinging the sword, were still engraved in her heart along with her body's memory.

Therefore, if you choose the Holy Sword, you can at least guarantee that you will be able to use it, while the other Holy Scriptures, Holy Chains, and Holy Staff do not have such advantages.

Having made up her mind, Olvera reached out her hand again towards the beam of light with the shadow of the sword floating in it. When the cold game narration asked her whether she wanted to awaken the hero Alice's holy sword - Broken Steel Oath, she nodded slightly and chose yes.

Then, the other three beams of light blurred and disappeared, while the beam of light with the shadow of the sword floating in it shattered with a bang, and countless fragments of light scattered like fragments of a mirror. The invisible wind rolled up the platinum bangs, and the smooth mirror surface that flew past also reflected the girl's somewhat dazed face. Under the shining and overflowing sacred light, a holy sword fell from the sky and slowly landed in front of the maiden.

But there's no point regretting now, so just use the giant sword as a cross sword. It's still a sword anyway, right?
The book in Olvera's left hand disappeared at some point. She silently reached out her hand and gently grasped the hilt of the holy sword, Broken Steel Oath, with her slender fingertips that turned the pages of the book. The touch from her palm was as warm as if she was caressing the branches of an old tree in the garden in the afternoon. She could still smell the subtle floral scent that lingered at that time, the rich fragrance of violets. But when the girl came to her senses, she found that she was still in the dark and silent castle, and time had never returned to the past.

The girl was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses. She silently looked at the appearance of the holy sword in front of her. She saw that it had a pale blue blade. The smooth and elegant sword shape was as transparent and clear as a finely carved crystal. A silver holy pattern ran straight through the middle, running through the sword tip and blade, as if a holy silver flame was burning inside the crystal, releasing scorching heat; the hilt was carved in the shape of a dragon and an iris branch, and the dragon's wings and claws and the blooming iris intertwined, outlining a gorgeous and delicate pattern. The whole sword gave people a feeling of sacredness, dignity, simplicity and majesty, worthy of the name of a holy sword.

Is this what "broken steel" means?
Olvera was lost in thought. At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly rang in her ears. It was not the cold game narration she had just heard, but Alice's voice: "Great! I knew you would choose me!"

"But I didn't see you."

She exerted a little force and pulled the holy sword up from the floor quite easily without feeling any effort. Only then did she realize that the tip of the sword was smooth and had no edge. It looked as if it had been cut by another sword. The cut was even smoother than forged steel.

It was as light as a feather, and it fell silently without causing any movement, but it easily pierced through the castle floor tiles that had been eroded by the dark cold wave for thousands of years and had long been as hard as frozen soil. It penetrated several inches into the floor like a hot knife through butter, and the part standing on the ground was at the same height as Olvera. The hilt was slightly tilted, just falling in front of the girl, as if waiting for her to pull it out, just like the great monarch who pulled out the holy sword of stone in ancient legend, once again composing a magnificent legend.

Olvera then recalled that when she was learning swordsmanship from the court swordsman, she used a light and agile cross sword. As for the giant sword in front of her that was almost as tall as herself when standing up, she had never touched it before - even if she wanted to learn it, she had to be able to swing it.

"Well, this is a bit complicated to explain. How should I put it...just think of the sword in your hand as mine."

"Alice?" Olvera was startled by her and looked around, searching for her in the room, but she could not see anyone except the huge flame burning in the center. She asked in confusion, "Is that you, Alice? Where are you?"

The only downside is that it seems a bit bulky.

Olvera opened her eyes wide in surprise, as if she couldn't believe it. She carefully raised the Broken Steel Holy Sword in her hand, looking at its gorgeous and elegant blade that looked like a work of art, and couldn't help but lower her voice: "You are sealed in the sword?"

"I'm on your team."

"Eh?"

Miscalculated.

"…I can't say you're wrong, but you're not right at all. Ahem, anyway, we can talk about the extra stuff later, let's focus on the game first. Even though you're a novice, it doesn't matter. With a genius player like me to help you, it's easy to clear the game with one life. Just remember to follow my instructions."

She took on all the responsibilities carelessly without considering the possibility of failure.

Seeing her confident tone, Ovella nodded seriously: "Okay, please." Soon, the talented player Alice gave her the first instruction.

After Olvera grasped the holy sword - Oath of Broken Steel, the cold game narration sounded, prompting: [Weapon awakened, do you want to enter the novice tutorial? Yes/No]

Ellie didn't hesitate: "Skip!"

"..." Avella hesitated: "Isn't this bad?"

She didn't know what a tutorial was, but it sounded very important. Was it really okay to skip it?

"No problem!" Alice assured him confidently, "It's not an important thing. I'm here to help you. I'll tell you what you don't understand. It's definitely more concise and clear than the beginner's tutorial!"

Avra was skeptical about this, but since she said so, she might as well believe it and chose no.

After skipping the tutorial, you can directly enter the game plot.

[Please leave the original fire source, explore the light hidden in the darkness of the castle, and try to light it up again. ]

After leaving these words, the cold game narration fell silent and never sounded again.

Olvera asked Alice: "What should we do next?"

Alice replied: "Don't worry, take a look at your attribute panel first, and I'll tell you some basic things."

"Properties panel?"

"You can just press the Y button on the controller, or just recite it silently in your mind."

Olvera didn't know what a handle was, so she did as she was told and silently read the attribute panel in her mind. Then, a faint blue light screen flashed and appeared in front of her. On the left was her shrunken character model, and on the right were some meaningless values.

【Character: Olvera】

【HP: 750/750】

【MP: 250/250】

【ATP：0/100】

[Awakened weapon: Hero Alice's holy sword - Broken Steel Oath]

[Equipped accessories: None]

[Holding items: Book of Truth, Embers of Fire]

[Current status: Phototropism (When entering a lightless area, you will receive 10% of your maximum HP in damage per second)]

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)