Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 399 Are you jealous?

It was already evening when Lingge and the other two returned to the Sky Island. The dusk was slanting, and the mountains and fields were dyed with the fiery red and dim yellow of the setting sun. Looking from a high place, the Great Swamp was like a beast returning to its nest, quietly crawling among the mountains and forests, without any sign of the "cold and dangerous" appearance as described in the legend.

It was dinner time, and everyone except Iyeta sat in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, enjoying the delicious meal prepared by the proprietress. However, perhaps because of his brother's absence, Metien was obviously not in a good mood, often distracted, with a dazed expression on his face.

As her closest friend, Xie Mi naturally noticed something was wrong with her and asked her what happened many times. Under the fairy's questioning, Metien almost couldn't help but want to tell her what she had just experienced, but in the end she held back with great willpower and told herself: Let's wait until Lingge comes back.

Then Lingge came back.

When he appeared at the door of the hotel with two other people beside him, the pink-haired little girl's eyes immediately lit up when she heard his voice: "Ling Ge, Sister Xiao Xia! You are back?"

"what about me?"

Alice came closer like a ghost and spoke in a resentful tone.

The smile on Metien's face froze for a moment: "Uh, and Sister Alice, welcome back?"

Alice stared at her in dissatisfaction: "What do you mean by 'still have'? Am I just here to make up the numbers? You don't need to use such a questioning tone when welcoming me back. Give me some assurance. Wouldn't it make others think that you don't really want to welcome me back at all?"

As we all know, the genius player is a carnivore, and her love for eating meat is second only to her love for games, so barbecue can make her temporarily forget those unhappy things. This is also very scientific and very reasonable.

"Well, Lingge." Metien observed his brother's expression and said softly, "Actually, when I went out to collect herbs today, I encountered something very interesting."

Without her brother's sight, Metien secretly high-fived Shemi and cheered for her freedom of action. Little girls of this age are always lively. This is their nature, and Linger doesn't want to suppress them deliberately. Besides, Metien is usually sensible enough, so what if she lets her be willful in unimportant matters? It's better than Alice being willful in all circumstances, right?

Xie Mi puffed out his chest at the right moment, looking proud, as if he had really played some role.

After she calmed down, the situation returned to normal. Lingge and Saint Chariah sat down and prepared to eat dinner. Metien diligently handed her brother a piece of Metsch-style special grilled meat roll (stolen from Alice), and was touched on the head as a return gift. She immediately squinted her eyes happily, acting like a cute little girl who didn't know the world.

It means you can go out later.

This is not what a qualified brother should do.

"Oh? What's that?" In Ling'er's eyes, the "interesting things" the little girl mentioned were nothing more than seeing some strange little animals or picking some rare herbs, which were actually nothing big. But since Metien wanted to confide, then he, as her brother, naturally had to patiently cooperate with her.

Linger nodded slightly and reminded: "Just stay near the Sky Island, don't go too far."

"Come on, come on!"

No, no, how could I compare Metien and Alice?

Just as she was about to slam the table in anger and express her strong dissatisfaction with body language, the proprietress sitting opposite her suddenly looked up and said to her with a smile: "We made special Meat Burritos with the flavor of Mexico today. Do you want some, Alice? If not, I'll leave it to Miss Iyetta."

Xie Mi, who was eating fruit salad, also pricked up her ears, with a puzzled look in her eyes: she and Xiao Yang also went to collect herbs, so why didn't they encounter the "interesting things" that Metien mentioned? Was it because they were busy arguing at the time?
"Oh." Metien said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Actually, I met a vampire in the valley and made friends with her."

"Lingge," she shared what she had seen today with her brother: "I left Sky Island today and went to the valley to collect herbs. Learning theoretical knowledge is important, but practice is also important! Ah, Xie Mi and Little Sun are with me, so it's safe, you don't have to worry!"

angry!
Aijiang was extremely angry!

Lingge reflected on himself silently while taking a bite of the barbecue burrito. Well, the boss lady's craftsmanship is still so exquisite. The barbecue is charred and juicy, and the burrito is thin and crispy. It seems to be mixed with the freshness of lemon, the sourness of sea salt and the delicacy of fennel leaves. The taste is rich and full of layers. No wonder Alice couldn't stop after taking a bite and didn't even care to talk.

Even though she was just a little girl.

Avella, who was drinking soup next to her, put down her bowl and said lightly, "Maybe that's the case?"

"Pfft cough cough cough!!!"

Alice choked.

A piece of meat got stuck in her throat, almost choking her to death. Fortunately, Shelia, who was closest to her, brought her a glass of water in time, thus preventing the genius player from dying from eating meat. By the way, the name of this glass of water was "Holy Breath". But no one cared about the genius player's death at this time. Everyone looked at Metien with surprised and stunned eyes, which made her feel a little embarrassed and shrank her neck back: "What, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?"

"You're still asking why?" Alice, who was almost dead, slammed the table and shouted angrily, "That's a vampire! You actually made friends with a vampire. Have you forgotten what happened in Linville? I tell you, Metien, vampires are very cunning. You are not allowed to play with them, understand?"

It’s fine if Lingge just said that, but do you think you deserve it?
Metien puffed up his cheeks, his face full of dissatisfaction: "Why? Leticia is not a bad person! She is not the evil vampire you think she is!"

"Oh? So she's a righteous vampire?" Alice frowned and fell into deep thought: "She lives in darkness, but her heart is toward light, and she even made friends with a little human girl... What a cliché setting. The people at GI are playing with these old tricks again. Can't they come up with something new?"

Her meaningless complaints were ignored by everyone. Linger looked at his sister and was not angry about her making friends with vampires. He asked calmly, "Her name is Leticia?"

"kindness."

Metien nodded vigorously, and then tried to recall the full name of her new friend. The complicated last name was difficult for a little girl to remember, but luckily she finally remembered it: "She said her name was... Leticia, Wei, Jia, Garcia, um, and also, Wa, Valenhild?"

"Leticia Vi Garcia Valenhild?" Linger repeated, and then a hint of surprise appeared on his face: "Are you sure it's Valenhild, Metien?"

"It can't be wrong!" Metien replied confidently.

Then it's interesting.

Aren't the Bloodfang Valenhild the ancient vampire family that the Elliots followed in the past? After the cult carried out the dark cleansing, they were expelled to the Voidroot Swamp, where they survived with other aliens. In this way, it was reasonable for Metien to meet vampires from the Valenhild family outside the swamp.

But, she made friends with Metien and took the initiative to tell him her name?

How could a vampire who had been persecuted by humans and exiled to the swamp to survive be so friendly to humans? Linger instinctively felt that something was wrong.

The others also felt something was wrong, and subconsciously stopped eating and began to think about the possibilities - the only exception was Alice, who was the only one who thought while eating the barbecue burrito.

On the other side, seeing that everyone was lost in thought and there was no need for him to explain anything for the time being, Metien quietly withdrew his gaze. As a result, when he turned around, he ran into Xiemi's sad and melancholy eyes, and was immediately startled: "Xie, Xiemi, what's wrong with you?"

The goblin said faintly: "You have a new friend, Metien."

"Uh!"

"But I don't know."

"Eh?"

"You're hiding this from me on purpose?"

"This one……"

"Actually, I don't blame you. After all, I know that Metien can't be my only friend."

"call."

"but!"

“Huh!?”

"Metien, what did I do wrong that you won't even say sorry!?"

"I, I know! I'm sorry! Shaymi!"