Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 527: Did you meet a rich man?

Whether Lingge really wanted to see the beautiful girl in the swimsuit or Alice was just fooling people with his flag, this question is destined to have no perfect answer. After all, when a person has a preconceived impression in his heart, it is harder than climbing to the sky to change her point of view.

All in all, Alice still insisted on her own opinion: if you want to go on vacation, you must make a swimsuit first. Without a swimsuit, this seaside holiday is meaningless and not what she is pursuing!
Although she didn't know why she was so obsessed with swimsuits, Shelia knew that it was impossible for her to convince Alice, so she shrugged her shoulders helplessly and said no more. Alice then looked to the boss lady for help. She knew that the boss lady was very capable and experienced, so she would definitely be able to help her!

"Oh~" As expected, the proprietress smiled and gave her a suggestion: "Why don't you try going to a human clothing store and ask their tailors to make these swimsuits for you?"

"Eh?"

Alice was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect there was such a method.

"Look at this." The proprietress casually picked up the "Land and Sea Region City Travel Guide" on the bar next to her, turned to the one about Rotdanner City, pointed to one of the pages and said to Alice, "The Sheschel Maidenstraße in the Helgoland suburb of Rotdanner City is a world-famous shopping street. It not only provides tourists with a variety of holiday supplies, but also has exotic fashion stores, high-end cosmetics stores, car dealerships, jewelry stores and other tourist shops, gathering goods from all over the world. 'Whether you want Minstock's sapphires or Lessenwell's fairy flower ornaments, you can find them here.' Doesn't this suit your needs, Alice?"

What the proprietress said was not an exaggeration, but the original words in the travel guide.

Alice quickly snatched the travel guide from her hand and looked through the corresponding introduction, only to find that it was true. Before, she was only paying attention to the seaside bathing beaches and beaches in Lotterdana City, and didn't notice the existence of such a street. Come to think of it, shopping is an important part of tourism. If you don't pay a little IQ tax for local specialties, how can you dare to say that you have been here for tourism?

Swimwear is necessary, shopping is also necessary, only then can it be considered healthy!
"Okay, it's decided!" Alice immediately stood up and slammed the table. Then, regardless of her red palms and the faintly trembling bar, she said excitedly: "Before we officially start our seaside holiday, let's go to this Cheshire Maiden Street to visit its fashion stores and ask the tailor there to help us make swimsuits!"

The world-famous shopping street, La Fenice, obviously does not meet this premise.

"No." Lingge refused coldly.

This was the exact opposite of the answer Alice was expecting.

"As long as you're happy." Xie Liya shook the wine jug and said nothing.

"Why?" The golden-haired maid glared at him. She finally saw the hope of returning in a swimsuit. Do you, a stinky man, want to stop my ambition? Besides, returning in a swimsuit is also a benefit for you. I am not the only one who enjoys it.

Although this would greatly shorten the shopping process, there was no other way. For the swimsuit she had always dreamed of, she had to make some sacrifices. Alice could only give up shopping and choose the swimsuit. How could Lingge not be moved by such a huge sacrifice? He immediately agreed to it with tears in his eyes.
It turns out that the man is more heartless than Alice thought.

"It's too dangerous." Ling Ge said, "Didn't I tell you that for safety's sake, avoid crowded places and try not to enter the sight of the united cults."

"It's okay." Alice waved her hand, looking very generous. "It's just in the suburbs, not in the city. The religious lunatics of the united sect should not be interested in monitoring a shopping street all day, right? If you are really worried, we can act with fewer people, just like the last time we went to the Harbor of Sad Rain to test intelligence, just you, me, and Xiao Xia will be enough, and the others can hide in a farther place for the time being, and we will return immediately after the swimsuit is made. This way, we don't have to worry about being discovered, right?"

"I'm looking forward to it~" Shesta looked at Alice lovingly, who was already full of fighting spirit and excitement, although no one knew why she was so excited.

"No." He still refused.

"What?"

"Because I have no money." This time the reason for rejection was more realistic, so Alice didn't react. After blinking her eyes, she asked hesitantly, "Why do I have no money?"

Lingge looked at her as if she was an idiot, as if to say: Don’t you know why you have no money?

Who is the one who is squandering money? Who is the one who wants to buy some local specialties every time he stops at each island? Who is the one who has a malignant disease that says "if you don't spend money, you will die"? Who is the one who shamelessly asks "Why do I have no money?" after spending all his money? Is that person me, Lingge?

Perhaps the meaning of his eyes was too straightforward, even someone like Alice who couldn't read the code could understand it. She quickly shook her head and defended herself: "That's not what I meant. Of course I know who spent all the money. By the way, although I spent all the money, I'm not responsible for it. It's all the fault of the game command company. Who asked them to make it so difficult to make money? There are no gold coins after winning the battle, and there are no channels for players to produce stable currency such as stores or expeditions. Is this reasonable? I have never heard of any RPG game where the protagonist is still troubled by gold coins in the middle stage. It's unreasonable! In short, all this is the fault of the game command company, and it has nothing to do with me."

Ling Ge: “…”

Although I spent all my money, it’s really not my fault that I’m short of money... This is probably what Alice wanted to express. I don’t know whether to praise her for having the courage to admit her mistakes or scold her for being so good at passing the buck.

Of course, whether they are brave enough to admit their mistakes or pass the buck, it cannot change the current dilemma: they have no money.

Without money, there is no way to consume, especially in the world-famous shopping street of Cheshire Maidens Street. The fashion stores, cosmetics stores or jewelry stores all sell high-end products for wealthy people, and the consumption level is several orders of magnitude higher than other areas. With Ling'er's current assets, he would probably not be able to buy anything when he came out after a walk there. He might even be secretly scolded by the boss as a "poor country boy". He doesn't want to humiliate himself.

"So, the first thing is to make money?" Alice pinched her chin and thought carefully: "Isn't the most convenient and fastest source of gold coins in RPG games to confiscate houses? Now, who is our target?"

Seeing that she was about to step into the abyss of crime for a few swimsuits, the savior finally appeared. She walked down the stairs slowly with elegant and calm steps, with a trace of fatigue on her face after staying up late. It was obvious that she drank black tea too late last night and forgot to go to bed.

"I heard you were discussing money." The Countess walked to the bar and asked Shelia for a glass of boiled water to refresh herself. Then she took off a ruby ​​ring from her left index finger and handed it to Alice, saying, "Although I don't know why you need so much money, if you are short of money, you can sell this thing. It should be able to exchange for a few thousand gold coins - oh, this is a currency unit from a long time ago. According to the current currency value, it is about 10,000 pounds?"

"!!!"

He casually took out jewelry worth thousands of rings and said it so casually that Alice was shocked and reached out to take the ring subconsciously. But she hesitated as soon as she took it: "Isn't this a bit bad, Miss Nevile... Bah, Miss Nevile, after all, it's your jewelry. It would be a pity to sell it like this, right?"

Then let go of the ring in your hand first? Also, you definitely wanted to call her grandma just now, right? I don't know what Leticia would think when she knew that she had another cheap sister.

Linger was complaining in his heart, while Nevile yawned and said casually, "It doesn't matter. I still have some jewelry like this. The Valenhild family has ruled the Sikilia Peninsula for nearly two hundred years. I am their ancestor. I don't care about money, but it's natural for me to accept a few pieces of jewelry given by the younger generation. Unfortunately, most of them were destroyed in the fire. I didn't bring much out. Most of them were left for Leticia. If you need the rest, you can dispose of it at will."

Oh my god, do all rich people speak so boldly?
In front of the rich man, Alice, who despised the poor and loved the rich, lowered her voice and asked carefully: "Then, how many pieces of jewelry of the same value as this ring do you have to sell, Miss Nevile?"

"There are probably... about twenty or so. I can't remember exactly and I haven't paid much attention to it."

Oh my god, a legacy of more than 200,000 pounds? From today on, you are my grandmother!
Alice was overjoyed, and without hesitation, she chose Grandma Explosive's gold coins: "Give me all, I'll sell them!"

Nevile: “…”

Why did it feel like this guy was speaking more arrogantly than I was? And why was she suddenly so affectionate and spoke in such a matter-of-fact tone, as if these jewellery originally belonged to her?
　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)