Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 540: A strange girl?
Rolena's offer was so accurate that one could not help wondering if she had some kind of clairvoyance, and could see through Ling's wallet and see the remaining assets of Ling, leaving him only a little money for the return trip. Alice, who never spent money as money, did not even ask Ling and Saint Shalia for their opinions, and readily agreed to the offer: "Okay, no problem!"

Such a guest is undoubtedly very welcome, so Rorona's smile became even brighter, and a bright blush appeared on her slightly pale face. She smiled and said to Alice, "You are a very discerning guest. Please feel free to give these drawings to me. I can assure you that the final product will not disappoint you."

"Yoshi."

Alice was delighted and gave her a thumbs up, saying that she was looking forward to her results. Of course, she did not forget the most critical question, so she asked one more question: "So when can I get the finished product?"

If it takes another seven or eight days, to be honest, this business might fail. After all, she doesn't have that much time to wait. Even if she is willing to wait, Lingge may not be willing.

However, Rosana gave her an answer that surprised her: "Tomorrow... No, the day after tomorrow, you can come and pick it up the day after tomorrow."

So fast?
That means all we have to do is wait one more day in the city of Rothdana?

Alice was surprised at first, then overjoyed. She thought Linger should be able to accept this condition, so she looked over to ask, but she saw the young man frowning and staring at Lorena behind the workbench with a serious face. She asked curiously, and at the same time stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Linger's eyes twice: "What are you looking at, Linger? I know Lorena is very beautiful, but you can't keep staring at her. What if you scare the little girl?"

Hearing this, Rorona blinked innocently, and the blush on her cheeks seemed to become more obvious, almost like being drunk, with a drunken heat, which made the girl's face more charming. But Linger was sure that it was not the red color that appeared because of shyness, but rather the sick red color that appeared after a patient with excessive blood loss had too much blood pressure and emotional fluctuations after a long period of activity.

Speaking of which, the young man couldn't help but think of the scene on the breakwater where the girl covered her mouth and coughed. At first, he thought it was just a simple cold, but now he had an inexplicable premonition that she must have some kind of sinister disease unknown to outsiders. But the strange thing was that since they entered the store, they hadn't heard Lorena cough even once. Was it because her illness was cured? I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Lingge ignored her, and Saint Chariya was too lazy to comfort her, knowing that this was not a blow to her at all and she would recover soon. So she walked to the workbench, took out a 1-pound note from her wallet, and handed it to Rolena as a deposit. The latter smiled and took it and put it in her loose sleeve.

"How could I say anything nonsense?" Alice felt very aggrieved and whispered, "You were staring at her the whole time."

The girl was probably very happy to have made this deal. After collecting the deposit, she greeted the customers attentively: "Would you like to take a look at other goods? They are all unique in the world and cannot be found anywhere else. The prices are absolutely affordable and fair. All for just -"

He slowly retracted his gaze and said to Alice as a warning: "Don't talk nonsense."

Linger looked at Lorena deeply, and the latter responded with a flawless smile. The sickly red on her face had not completely faded, so although the smile was sweet and gentle, it made people feel that it was forced. When Linger stopped paying attention to her identity as the owner of the workshop and observed her from the perspective of an ordinary girl, he found that her sickly features were very obvious: thin cheekbones and wide, ill-fitting robes, slightly sunken cheeks and eye sockets, pale skin that could see blue and red lines winding through her wrists... All of this showed that this was a girl as beautiful as glass but fragile.

The sign at the door is written in Mindelijas but can be understood by foreign tourists, the price she accurately reports the remaining amount in her wallet, and she tries hard not to look sick in front of the customers... This is really a strange girl, and this workshop is also a strange shop.

She spread out one of her hands, and the veins on her palm were clearly visible, like blood vessels, intricate and intricate: "Five pennies!"

Oh my god, I didn’t expect there is a five-dollar store in another world!

Alice, who loves to take advantage of small bargains, was eager to pick out some items that had no practical use, such as a clock that she would never look at after buying, a pine pipe that could only be used to look cool, and black-framed glasses that she could occasionally use to pretend that she had the attributes of a glasses girl... But Linger was quick and pulled her back, not giving her the opportunity to make impulse purchases. Don't forget that they are staying in Lotterdana City tonight, and the remaining dozen coins in the wallet must be used sparingly. If Alice spends them all, the three of them will simply sleep on the street tonight and squeeze in with stray cats.

Saint Shallia cooperated by putting away her wallet, which completely stopped Alice from spending money and also stopped Rorona from selling goods. As a result, the two of them sighed at the same time, looking very regretful.

"In that case, we'll come back the day after tomorrow to pick up the goods." After dealing with Alice, Ling Ge said to Rolena, "I hope your craftsmanship will not disappoint us."

"Only in this matter do I have some confidence." Rosa replied confidently.

Linger nodded, said no more, and planned to leave with Saint Charia and Alice. However, before they left, Rolena enthusiastically introduced them to a hotel where they could stay: "Since the port was built, most of the hotels and inns in the suburbs of Heligoland have moved to the dock area, but I think the dirty environment there may not be suitable for the guests. So, why not go straight to the left from this alley, turn right at the second fork, and walk about 500 meters forward, you can see a hotel called 'Seabird's Rest'. Although the location there is remote, the environment and sanitary conditions are not bad. The most important thing is that the price is cheap, one shilling can stay a night, and hot showers and dinner are provided free of charge. The guests may consider it?"

Ling'er's steps froze instantly.

After deducting the cost of the custom-made swimsuit, he still had 8 shillings and 10 pence in coins left in his wallet. Three people staying in that hotel for one night cost 3 shillings. After deducting this amount, if he was a foreign tourist traveling here, he would only have enough money for the return trip.

This guy, could it be that he has it all planned out?

Lingge looked at Lorena suspiciously. The latter still had that sweet smile on her face and did not show any abnormality. It might even make some people with a strong sense of morality feel guilty, wondering how could they doubt such a beautiful, kind, frail but self-reliant girl?
The young man naturally had no guilt in this regard, but in the end he had no evidence to prove that the cost calculated to the penny was directly related to the girl, so he could only take Saint Shallia and Alice out of the workshop and head towards the hotel mentioned by Rorona - no matter what, the price was indeed cheap, and there was no reason to ignore it just because of doubts and instead choose those more expensive hotels.

"Please walk slowly~"

The girl smiled as she sat behind the workbench, waving goodbye to the guests, watching their backs leave the room until the door was closed again with a clanging sound. The abnormal red on her face faded away, turning as pale as snow. She leaned over, covered her mouth and began to cough. Every time she coughed, her body trembled violently, as if she was in pain. But she swallowed the sound in her stomach and never showed the slightest weakness to the outside world.

When the coughing stopped, she opened her hand and her white palm was covered with bright red blood.

She stared at it for a while before getting up and finding a tissue to wipe the blood.

There was no pain or sadness in his expression.

The look of being accustomed to it.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)