Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 337 Will the Battleship of Heaven bring victory?

[This is a mediocre air combat game. ]

[Control your own sky beast, defeat the enemies who challenge you, and achieve every glorious victory. As for why you should fight, how to fight, and what victory and defeat in battle mean... You don't need to understand these things too clearly.]

[Because maybe the person who created this world didn't understand it either? ]

【Welcome to: Earth Mother Trial Saria Abyssal Plain】

In the plain narration, silver-white tracks flew out from the black fortress at the edge of the world, crossed the vast and endless sky, and were reflected in everyone's eyes. They were like meteors rising from the ground, flying to the distant universe, with different paths: some were straight, some were curved, and some were even intertwined, forming strange patterns full of arc beauty. And the elegant and free-flowing words gradually became clear in these straight or curved tracks -

"Sky track-Zero Beast: Sky track-Zero Beast".

In the game world, everything is given digital meaning, but it is no longer a flat 2D pixel model, but has undergone a technological change and officially entered the 3D era. From scenes to characters, from fuzzy and dim clouds to the scarred earth... they still retain a relatively complete appearance. With the support of new technologies, they present a magnificent and desolate atmosphere, which is an effect that is difficult to achieve with 2D models.

This is of course because a certain golden-haired maid who loves novelty and gets bored with old things has completely abandoned the 2D material library and turned to the 3D material library. Although she herself was not very happy to let this crappy game become the first 3D game in her life, in the end, her curiosity about the new toy overcame her pursuit of fame.

As one of the absolute protagonists of this new game, the giant rock whale soaring above the sky has been transformed into another appearance, with a layer of silvery-white stratum corneum covering its back, as bright and solid as a knight's armor; the two fins are no longer so heavy, but are covered with golden feathers, gently swaying with the flow of the wind, as if floating up; the lower body composed of rugged rocks and rough roots is condensed into an almost transparent crystal, with a brilliant light flowing slowly inside the crystal, as if the scorching light of the sun and the clear light of the moon merged together, giving people a feeling of holiness and majesty; on its forehead grows a huge golden horn, spiral-shaped, with a sharp tip, flashing a dazzling metallic luster, which makes people have no doubt that it has the power to pierce the sky.

[Pilot: Ieta Raphael]

If the previous rock whale was shocking but bulky and was just a lifeless structure, then at this moment it may have all the qualities that a true sacred beast in ancient mythology should have: sacred, noble, solemn and gentle, awe-inspiring like a beast descended from heaven, not a creature of the human world.

Yieta appeared in the cockpit of the giant sky ship, which was actually the windmill tower room where she had stayed originally, but its appearance had been completely changed. In this spacious white room, there were precisely operating silver-white instruments and flashing virtual light screens everywhere. Various complex symbols and numbers kept flowing on the dark blue screen, which was dazzling at a glance, and it was impossible to tell what they did.

【已挂载弹药：破甲弹（100）、燃烧弹（20）、缓滞弹（20）、爆破弹（10）、全力一击必杀弹（1）】

What was even more surprising was that in the area where the eyes were originally empty, there were two crystal-clear pupils, shining with a pure and flawless azure blue color like the sky, an innate sense of intimacy and a kind of eager enthusiasm.

The white-haired angel has changed into a dashing military uniform with a white background and blue edges, epaulettes and golden tassels, and is sitting in the main operating position at the front of the cab. In front of him is a transparent curved crystal screen, as if directly connected to the two crystal eyes of a giant whale, through which he can observe the situation outside and on the ground; under the curved crystal screen is an operating console with a cold metallic luster, with many meaningless buttons on both sides, and in the center is a somatosensory operating system, which is actually a spherical axis floating in a semicircular base and can rotate flexibly, projecting a variety of data upwards, including current position, wind speed and direction, distance to the enemy, ammunition remaining, etc., which can assist the driver in performing more precise operations.

"What is this?" Yieta was curious and hesitant, not daring to reach out and touch it.

[Current shield armor value: 250000/250000]

[Sky Beast-Zero Arus]

[Loaded programs: somatosensory operating system, auxiliary aiming system, ammunition loading system, auxiliary machine control system]

[Assembled models: Auxiliary machine (20)]

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind: "Haha, I didn't expect we would have a part in it. This time we don't have to be spectators!"

She looked back quickly, and found that there were several more seats in front of the strange instruments in the cab. Everyone who had changed into military uniforms like her appeared in the driving seats, including Linger, Metien, Saint Shalia, Shemi, Ovira... even the bleating lamb. Alice, wearing a captain's uniform, stood on the high platform in the middle of the cab, holding the railing with one hand and pressing the navy cap on her head with the other hand, shouting excitedly: "Attack! Kill the enemy as soon as you see them, without sparing a single tooth!"

Saint Shallia looked at her helplessly, as if she was looking at her mentally handicapped sister, and asked softly: "What kind of game have you created, Alice?" "Isn't it very clear, it's an air combat game." Alice put one hand on her waist, speaking righteously. The captain's black coat was draped over her shoulders, making her look very imposing. If you go around to the back, you will see four big words written on the back of the coat: Starry Sea!
Seeing that everyone, especially the main pilot Yieta, was still confused, she explained a few more words: "In simple terms, it is a game of controlling this sky beast - the Zero Arus to shoot and bomb the enemy in the sky. We win if we kill the enemy, and you!"

She suddenly raised her voice, startling the white-haired angel at the main operating position: "Yieta! You are the pilot of this Arus, the ace pilot of our Great Crimson Lotus! Whether we can win this battle depends entirely on your performance!"

Xie Mi muttered quietly: "What is the Big Red Lotus?"

"Shut up!" Alice glared at her fiercely: "Next time, say "Captain" before you speak!"

"Captain, captain..." Yieta raised her hand weakly. "I, I don't know how to fly the A-Arus. Can someone else do it?"

"Of course not!"

Alice flatly refused and warned seriously: "Watch your words, Captain Yieta! If you dare to say such words that will desert the battlefield and shake the morale of the army, I will immediately send you to the military court and let you face justice!"

In fact, she really wanted to control the Zero Arus herself and experience the passion and excitement of the air combat game. But the character designated by the game console was not her, so she could only stand here and say a few pretentious lines to play role-playing.

Yieta wanted to say "I'm not a captain", then Linge suddenly said: "Whether you can do it or not, at least try it first, Miss Yieta. Don't forget why you left the valley. If there is anyone here who can save the people of Avion, it is probably only you. Do you want to give up?"

His words reminded Yieta. The white-haired girl looked over, only to find that the young man was just sitting in his driver's seat, staring silently at the blue light screen in front of him. He didn't turn back to meet her gaze, as if he could really understand the meaning of those flashing and flowing symbols and numbers.

Why didn't he look at himself?
Yieta didn't quite understand, but at least she did find her goal in this sentence, so she let out a breath and replied in a serious tone: "I won't give up."

After saying that, she turned around and took the initiative to put her hand on the spherical operating device, and began to follow the pop-up tutorial prompts to learn how to drive this sky beast-Zero Arus. Unexpectedly, she mastered it very quickly. After only a short while, she was able to control Zero Arus to perform the most basic operations such as moving, rising, turning and even diagonal shifting. Although it looked like a huge and heavy sky battleship, it was incredibly light, like the incarnation of wind, without any sense of stagnation or slowness.

She controlled the battleship like she controlled the wind, turning it into a part of her body and moving it like an arm. This didn't seem strange, because the prototype of the Zero Arus, the giant rock whale, relied on her power to fly into the sky. Although it was mixed with the power that Alice called "cassette", its essence did not change at all.

About half a minute later, Yieta turned around and asked Alice on the control desk: "I think I already know how to operate this...A, Arus? What should we do next, Alice?"

"It's Captain Alice. Also, you have to say "Captain" before you speak!"

The golden-haired captain discontentedly corrected her omission that was enough to be brought to a military court, then waved his arm, pointed to the battlefield projected on the curved crystal screen in front of him, and said in a rising tone: "Of course, we will attack!"

"Everyone, get ready. The Sky Beast - Type-0 Arus, set sail!"

"The goal of this operation is to completely destroy the enemy!"

Accompanied by the captain's order.

The sacred and majestic behemoth of the sky, the magnificent and shocking sky battleship, let out a high-pitched and distant long roar like a train whistle, then leaped over the clouds that were rolling with turbid waves and red lightning, and flew towards the battlefield on the ground, with its wings drawing a straight track behind it.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)