Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 368 Is the small one also cute?

If the windmill tower house in Iyetta is used as a reference, then the new location chosen by Shemy for the Fairy Sleep Inn is located in the whale's head, that is, in the north. The forest here is relatively sparse, but low plants such as shrubs, ferns and primroses are more lush, leaving a lot of spacious open space.

The trees are basically autumn chestnut and stone pine. One of the notable features of these two trees is that the trunks are thick and straight, and the canopy is high and dense. Therefore, from a distance, they look like giant umbrellas that are open to the sky. Under the umbrellas float the dark sunlight, tiny needles dancing in the wind, and feathers in three colors of black, white and gray. The most ferocious bird in the Salia wilderness, the sword owl, likes to build its nest close to the canopy. Even if they stand on a branch forty or fifty meters above the ground, they can capture all movements on the ground with their sharp eyes.

But from today on, the position where these sword owls are located will no longer be the highest point of the island, because an ancient sycamore tree has risen from the ground, like a giant in the middle of the forest, stealing everyone's attention. The autumn chestnuts and horse stone pines are already tall enough, but this sycamore tree is 20 to 30 meters higher than them. The branches that stretch and climb, due to their wild growth, seem to have coiled another forest in the sky, lush and luxuriant.

Emerald green, fiery red and withered yellow leaves are mixed together. When the wind blows, it is like the sound of slowly surging waves; when the treetops sway, it is like colorful flames burning passionately; and when the leaves fall, it makes people almost think that the whole island is covered with colorful raindrops floating all over the sky. The farthest rain can be blown to the hill where the whale's head is raised. Yieta stood in the white windmill tower room and could see them through the window. They are less beautiful than the flower rain in the primrose field, but have more life's publicity and vitality.

A huge building was thus shrouded in the colorful raindrops of falling leaves. Its style was almost exactly the same as the hostels and hotels that were seen everywhere in Rustin during the Great Frontier Period. The wooden and stone structure of the house, the walls made of heavy square stones, and the roof built of bright, light and warm brown fragrant pine wood, covered with a layer of green grass, and the grass was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, like a hand-woven blanket in three colors, which was extremely bright.

A sword owl flew under the umbrella-shaped canopy and landed on the roof. It made crisp sounds as soon as it landed. It was a symphony of fallen leaves, playing the harmonious rhythm of the three seasons: budding spring, lush summer, and gloomy autumn. As for winter, there is no winter in Rostin City, so there is no winter here.

Unlike other hostels of the same period, this one was much larger. It was not until this time that Lingge and others realized that the Fairy Sleep Hotel had a total of five floors. Even in today's era, it is still a very large building. Moreover, it did not use new building materials such as cement, steel bars, glass and steel. It was entirely made of wood and stone. The architectural style looked very classical, very much in keeping with that era.

As for what the taste of that era was, was it the retro hanging sign that read "13 Scherer Street, The Fairy Sleeping Inn"? Or was it the practice of hanging a candle lamp under the window frame to illuminate passers-by in accordance with the ancient custom outside the open shutters for ventilation? Or perhaps, in the 18th century Sigiriya continent, there was still a hotel willing to receive aliens for free, which was enough to make people feel like they had returned to the past era?
Each reason had its reasonable source, but except for Lingge, no one had the time to think about such complicated issues. They were all amazed at the true appearance of the hotel.

"So, the real Fairy Sleep Inn is this big?" Metien stood in front of the main entrance of the hotel. He had to look up to see the roof covered with grass and fallen leaves. Above him were the trunk and crown of the sycamore tree. From this angle, it seemed that every palm-shaped split sycamore leaf was as big as himself.

This made the pink-haired girl realize how small she was, and the shock and amazement she felt was even greater than when she first went to the hotel. After all, she knew that she had been reduced in size, so naturally everything she saw was huge, but now she has a normal perspective.

Alice turned her head and looked at her with a strange expression: "Aren't you the maid of the Fairy Sleep Inn? How come you don't even know about this?"

In fact, the only people who have seen the true appearance of the Goblin Inn are Shesta, Shelia, and Lady Tree. At most, there are a few deer spirits that were cultivated when Lady Tree was still alive. Only with these deer spirits did the underground garden come into being, with those strange magical plants, vegetables and herbs, and later there were more stone guards and rabbit gentlemen... Xiemi was driven out of home by his parents about twenty-five years ago, and went to his eldest and second sisters for a living. After he came here, he has been working as a maid, and by the way, he has to endure the nagging of his eldest sister and the persecution of his second sister.

"Because when I arrived at the hotel, it already looked like that." Shaymi replied confidently, "So of course I didn't know!"

"It's really big." Shemi stood on top of Metien's head and exclaimed in the same serious tone.

Well, it sounds a bit sad?
but.

Ling Ge thought, if the building specifications of the Fairy Sleep Hotel were built based on the human body size, wouldn't Miss Shesta and Miss Shelia feel awkward when working in the hotel? For example, given the fairy's body size, it would be somewhat difficult for her to stand behind the counter and mix drinks without using magic.

As if guessing Lingge's thoughts, after using magical fairy magic to restore the plane tree and the hotel to their original state, Shesta and Shelia, who were flying in the air, looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then used fairy magic on themselves. Then, under the soft and hazy light, the size of the two traveler fairies changed dramatically. This process may be cumbersome if described in words, so I will simply summarize it: they became bigger.

When the light of the fairy magic faded, what appeared in front of everyone was a beautiful girl with silver hair hanging down to her waist, wearing an elegant long dress, with a noble and gentle temperament, and a heroic girl with clean short hair, wearing a black and white uniform of a bartender, with a cool and neat temperament. Both of them have the iconic transparent butterfly wings of the traveler fairy behind them. There is no doubt that they are Shesta and Shelia. It is worth noting that they are both normal human body shapes.

"Ah, this..." Alice opened her mouth wide, looked at the smiling proprietress on the left, and the bartender who was tightening her white gloves on the right. After a long sigh, she finally said, "It turns out that it can really get bigger?"

She still hasn't forgotten her original ambition.

Xie Liya glanced at her and said, "Since fairy magic can make people smaller, it can naturally make people bigger. Didn't Xie Mi tell you?"

Everyone turned their eyes to a certain goblin. Shemi suddenly felt the pressure and hid behind Metien, only showing his little head, and tried to defend himself: "What? What? I'm not very proficient in goblin magic, so of course I can't do it! Besides, I always said that I couldn't do it, but I didn't say that my eldest and second sisters couldn't do it!"

Do you still have a point?
Alice was so angry that she laughed. She came to the proprietress and told her the story of how Shaymi tried to use fairy magic to turn all the trees in the forest into tree houses half a month ago, but ended up turning them into tree spirits instead, and was chased and taught a lesson. She exaggerated the story and told it in person. It was like she was telling tales in person, and those who heard about it for the first time, such as Saint Xia Liya and Olvera, all looked thoughtful.

After hearing this, Shesta's eyes flashed with a dangerous cold light, but she still had a smile on her face: "Hey, little Shemi~ didn't I tell you that before using fairy magic, you should ask the other party's opinion first, otherwise, many accidents will happen, right?"

I think that being known by you is the biggest surprise.

The little goblin held his head and trembled, feeling that he would not live long.

Metien couldn't just sit there and watch his friend fall into despair because of his despicable act of snitching, so he stepped forward and put Shemi behind him.

At the same time, out of some complex psychology, she also carefully looked at Shesta and Shelia after they turned into normal human bodies. Their silver hair was smooth and shiny, their skin was white and delicate, and their facial features were exquisite and dignified. They were undoubtedly standard beautiful girls, and because their race was traveler fairies, they also showed a unique temperament. Even though they were both women, Metien had to admit that they were both very attractive.

Then he turned his head to look at Xie Mi behind him, a miniature clockwork doll wearing a maid outfit that looked like she was playing house. He was crouching with his head in his hands. He exuded an aura of weakness and helplessness that made people want to... raise him.

She couldn't help but say comfortingly, "It's okay, Shaymi. Small ones are cute, aren't they?"

Xie Mi: “…”

What should I do if I don't want to be comforted at all?

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)