Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 509 Do you think so?
Ieta had actually mentioned the story of the group of whales a long time ago, but now recalling it again, she still felt very happy, with a nostalgic look in her eyes: "At that time, I was still wandering around the world. One day, I walked to a seashore. It was the largest and widest ocean I had ever seen. It was so vast that it seemed boundless and submerged the entire sky. It was late at night, and a hazy mist rose on the coast. I stood on a reef covered with black algae and shells, and saw the stars above my head falling silently, and the endless tides echoing... Then, in that sea, I saw whales for the first time."

Yieta described her first encounter with the sea elves in poetic language, mentioning a misty ocean, the tides hitting the rocky coast, the silent and distant stars in the night sky, and a large group of huge shadows slowly swimming under the water. She was very scared when she first saw them, thinking that she had encountered the deep-sea monster that the fishermen had passed on, and that it wanted to swallow her up and dissolve into the bones and debris in the dark abyss. So she wanted to escape, until the oldest leader of the whale group sprayed a shining column of water from the gill holes on his back and made a long and soothing cry, which made Yieta feel the kindness they conveyed, and finally regained her composure and became friends with the group of whales.

This was also the first time that Miss Angel had a close contact with the largest mammal in the sea. Although it was a bit unbelievable, the girl had been wandering along the sea for so many years and had never seen a whale. Therefore, she was inevitably shocked by their huge size, heroic momentum, flexible tail fins, long and melodious calls like bagpipes... and the light, flexible and unrestrained posture when they jumped out of the sea.

In her mind, these creatures, whose friendly personalities were completely different from their appearance, should be the freest life in the ocean. Because they always followed the tides, migrated back and forth in different seas, played and frolicked with their companions, galloped freely along the coastline, jumped out of the sea to chase birds and pedestrians, and occasionally presented a gorgeous fountain show for passing fishing boats and passenger ships... This free life made the girl very envious.

But after interacting with each other, she realized that these whales also envied her, because in the eyes of these simple big guys, she, who had wings, was obviously freer than them who could only cruise in the sea. Her steps would not be restricted by the ebb and flow of the sea water, and she could go to far, far away places, see more and more scenery, and encounter more magnificent lives... Although they may not know, these beautiful white wings bring the girl not only freedom, but also loneliness, and free loneliness.

Hearing this, Linge couldn't help but ask, "Do you understand what whales say?"

This is too amazing, could it be the talent of the feather elf?

"Of course I don't understand." Yieta looked at Lingge with a strange look, as if she was surprised why he asked such a reasonable question: "No one in the world can understand the language of whales - maybe the aliens living in the ocean can't understand it, but I am a feather elf, Lingge."

Of course I know you are a feather elf, otherwise why would you ask such a question?

"It's a token of my affection." Yieta's tone rose, and she said with a little pride: "As long as we are in tune with each other, we can understand each other's intentions. Just like every time Alice comes to see me, she doesn't say anything, but I know she wants me to play games with her... In that way, you should understand, right, Lingge?"

I understood it at the beginning, but when you mentioned Alice’s example, I suddenly felt it was not convincing.

Ling rubbed his eyebrows with a headache. He always felt that although Alice was not in front of him, she was actually everywhere. She would always suddenly jump out in some unexpected corner and give you an unexpected surprise. This was even more supernatural than a ghost story.

Forget it, let's just ignore this issue for now. Thinking too much is not good for your mental state.

Linger asked, "So, what happened next?" "Later." Yieta's tone became low, and the excitement in her eyes also lost its brilliance: "Later, a violent sea storm hit that sea area. Its scale was unprecedentedly huge, so it also caused many casualties, both fishermen on the seashore and fish in the sea. This is definitely not an ordinary natural disaster. I know very well that it was caused by my curse. So, before it got worse, I left there, and the whales also ran to another sea area far away to avoid the storm. I didn't even have time to say goodbye to them."

"After that, I crossed the sea and came to the then desolate and barren land of Dolucien. I was accepted by the people of Avignon Village and settled there. After that, it's the story you all know."

Yieta spent a lot of words describing her encounter with the whales, but she only briefly mentioned the rest of the story. It's not because she didn't feel anything, but because if she said too much, it would only make people sad. Moreover, although Yieta was weak, she was not the kind of little girl who liked to cry and talk about her miserable experiences all the time to get comfort and sympathy from others. It's better to say that she was used to bearing these emotions alone, whether it was guilt or self-blame.

Ling Ge looked at her lost expression and felt that if he didn't say something, it would not only fail to comfort her, but would make her mood worse, which was not his original intention.

But what should I say to make her feel better?
This is a moment that tests one's language skills. If it were Alice, she would probably just say something to divert attention, like "Let's play a game," so she came to find Lingge.

The young man thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Shouldn't this be the end of the story?"

"Ah?" Yieta blinked.

"After a long period of loneliness, you met a group of strange strangers." Linger raised his head, supported himself on the steps with both hands, stared at the blue sky above his head, and said softly: "They brought you news from the outside world, and made you determined to do something for your former homeland, because your power does not bring destruction, but life and prosperity, just like the great wind that blew across the entire land of Doluthien in the past."

"What thoughts went through your mind when you heard the news from your hometown again? What emotions did you feel when you realized that all the sad stories would have an unexpected ending many years later? And what were you thinking when you decided to undo the disaster you had caused because of your momentary weakness and let the land beneath your feet fly into the sky?"

"Perhaps you recalled a moment when you met a group of whales at the seaside. You envied them and thought they were free creatures in the sea; they also envied you and thought you, with wings, could fly into the sky and reach faraway places that they could never reach in their lifetime. So have you ever thought about responding to their expectations? For example, let a whale that could only swim in the sea get wings to fly into the sky, and wander on the road of freedom forever and ever. You will fly with the whales, travel together, and experience the stories in your dreams together. Then, whether it is a whale in the sea or an angel on the earth, both can have their own happiness."

The young man spoke for a long time, and finally looked at Yieta, who was in a trance, and asked word by word: "Is this what you thought at the time?"

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)