Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 546 Are you angry?

When the inspection team jointly sent by the Imperial Public Affairs Administration Department and the Natural Disaster Mission landed at the port in the suburbs of Helgoland in the city of Lothdana, the Yunjingkong Island far off the coast was about to welcome a group of special guests.

Thousands of meters below the sea, on the continental shelf covered with mountains and gullies, beautiful blue corals grow entangled on strange reefs, climbing into huge coral trees. This variety, called crystal coral, is a unique product of the Blue Sky Sea. Its color is as clear and transparent as the ocean. It is more touching than any handicraft. It is loved by inland countries and has always been a best-selling product on the Blue Sky Sea route. In several coastal cities on the north bank of the Rost River, there lives a group of people who make a living by diving into the offshore to pick this crystal coral and sell it.

This crystal coral tree, which is several meters tall, would definitely be a rare treasure if it were placed in Qisaiya, the capital of the Mindrias Empire. Even the royal family would be tempted by it, and its value is difficult to measure with money. However, no matter how precious a treasure is, unless it has some unique effect, its price is determined by its scarcity. Therefore, a treasure that is rare and hard to find for people on land is not the same for races in the deep sea.

Under the coral tree, soft white sand covered the seabed, tender green seaweed swayed with the direction of the water flow, and mirror elf soldiers wearing armor and holding spears rode huge sea beasts that looked like seahorses, patrolling around the coral tree. Their commander, who was also the leader of this reconnaissance team, was sitting on the dark reef where the coral tree grew, holding an ice-blue crystal, silently staring at the picture projected by the crystal, lost in thought, and speechless for a long time.

At this moment, the circular mirror emitted by the crystal showed the island that should not have existed in this sea area. It was quietly anchored under the blue bridge and looked no different from an ordinary island. However, every mirror elf who had witnessed a whale falling from the sky should not have such naive ideas - if the owner of the island had not deliberately manipulated it, the moment the whale fell into the sea, it would have set off huge waves, stirring up this sea area and making it restless.

Although she had never seen it with her own eyes, Kalene could already imagine the scale of the huge wave. Perhaps only an Origin Priest above Sequence 4 could contend with it. In other words, there should be at least one demigod-level strongman on the island, which was why Kalene ordered her subordinates to monitor from a distance and not approach without permission.

However, even the secret surveillance did not last long. Since last night, the island's alert level has been significantly raised. Several soldiers in charge of surveillance have exposed their positions several times in a row. It was not because they were not careful enough, but because the other party was clearly prepared. Under the premise that both sides were prepared, it was obviously unrealistic to expect a few Sequence 9 soldiers to hide from the eyes and ears of a demigod.

The only good news was that the other party did not seem to want to tear each other apart, so they were just secretly on guard and did not do anything else radical. It seemed that they were very clear about their position as guests. As guests, entering the host's territory without invitation was already a very rude act, so how could they go further?
Since the guest is so considerate, as the host, there is absolutely no reason for me to just spy secretly. If I keep hiding, it will make me look sneaky. Moreover, just now, the adjutant who was sent to the city to ask for the Queen's will also came back and brought back the Queen's oral instructions, which clearly mentioned that Kalene should act according to the circumstances. If conditions permit, he can try to contact these people on the ground and have friendly exchanges. Perhaps... there is still a possibility of cooperation between the two sides?
Cooperation? Kalene could guess what the Queen wanted to cooperate with these people on earth, but after all, it involved royal secrets. As a minister, she couldn't make a judgment. She only knew that she had to faithfully carry out the Queen's will.

Thinking of this, she gently closed her palms, covering the light of the crystal, and the projected image also dissipated in the misty water waves. She turned around and said to the adjutant: "Let the soldiers get ready."

"It's time to meet those people on the ground."

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"It's about time those mirror elves showed up." In the hotel lobby, the countess took a sip of black tea elegantly and spoke in a nonchalant tone, as if everything was under control.

This calm demeanor and plain self-confidence were obviously very popular with the little girl, so Metien and Leticia sat on her left and right, looking at her with admiration, probably wanting to be like her: elegant, noble, able to deal with any situation calmly, simply the ideal model of a successful lady.

Only Shelia, for some reason, was not used to this attitude, so she questioned: "How do you know that the identities of those observers are mirror elves, and not other aliens in the sea, Miss Nevi?" "Because they are very restrained, and restraint is the privilege of intelligent races. If it were other aliens with low intelligence, they would definitely come up and fight with you even if they knew they were no match for you, and would only flee when they felt the pain; as for the sea beasts with even lower intelligence, there is no need to consider them. With their simple brains, it is impossible for them to connect an island that suddenly appeared in the sea with an enemy that broke into their territory." Nevi explained slowly: "And as far as I know, the only race in the deep sea that can maintain a strict organizational ability and establish a complete civilized order is the mirror elves. Coincidentally, when I was the ancestor of the Valenhild family, I had heard that there was more than one mirror elf regime in the Lujian Sea, and the one we encountered might be one of them."

Then why don't you just say the last sentence?
Xie Liya complained in her heart, but she was not discouraged by the temporary failure. She continued to question: "Then how do you know that the mirror elves must be friendly and not trying to drive us out of this sea area?"

"It's very simple, because the strength of the Mirror Elves no longer supports them to take a tough stance against any race on earth as they did in ancient times." Nevi'er took another sip of black tea, her tone calm but firm: "In ancient times, the Mirror Elves participated in all battles including the Dark Dragon Tide in order to compete for the position of overlord. Although they were eventually defeated by humans and driven into the deep sea, they still retained their power in the sea. But now, the times are different. After experiencing the three major ocean development events of the Age of Discovery, overseas trade and colonial wars, humans have The tentacles of the human race are gradually extending to areas that they could not reach in the past: the sky, swamps, canyons... including the ocean. I heard that when the colonial war first started, more than a dozen mirror elves' kingdoms were destroyed on the route from the West Continent to the East Continent alone, and the rest of the small city-states were countless. Even their fellow tribesmen far away in the five seas and four oceans have to tuck their tails between their legs, let alone this is in the land-sea? If they make too much noise and anger the church alliance, I am afraid that the fate of the aliens in the virtual root swamp in the past will be the same as their fate today. "

The colonial war was not just a war of plunder and dumping by the Western Continent against the Eastern Continent as most historians believed. In fact, long before the colonies on the Eastern Continent were established, countless innocent souls were buried under the barrels of those huge steel ships. Some of them were human, so they were written into textbooks, while some were aliens, so no one paid attention to them.

Her profound knowledge and leisurely tone aroused unanimous admiration from the little girls. Xie Liya saw her calm demeanor while sipping black tea, bit her lower lip unwillingly, and was about to continue questioning. At this time, Xie Mi next to her seemed to have discovered something and asked in surprise: "Second sister, why do I feel like you are targeting Miss Nevi?"

"Nonsense!" Xie Liya immediately scolded: "How could this be possible!"

But it was no use just to argue. Shemi didn't lower his voice when he spoke, so Leticia and Metien both looked at him with interest, because they had similar feelings. Only Nevill didn't care. She still leaned back in her chair, leisurely tasting the fragrant and mellow black tea, as if she was not the one being targeted.

That's it again.

Xie Liya slowly tightened her grip on the wine jug, with a sinister look in her eyes: "Why do you do this? And in front of me, do you think I don't exist?"
I, Shelia, am not as easy to bully as you think!

Xie Mi's eyes moved back and forth between her second sister and Countess Nevill. Finally, she noticed that her second sister seemed to be staring at something. She pondered for a moment, and suddenly realized: "Ah, I understand, second sister! You are angry because Miss Nevill only likes to drink black tea and never drinks the water you mix, right?"

KA——!!!
The wine jug in Xie Liya's hand was crushed.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)