Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 548: Is this the only reason you came here?
Unlike the werewolves, vampires, or capels I've seen before, mirror elves look very similar to humans. To sum it up in the words of a senior scholar of aliens, Miss Alice, they have one head and two hands, one body and two legs. They are different from humans only in some organs, such as the pale blue blood vessels winding under their skin that is slightly pale due to long-term living in the deep sea and lack of light, the scales on their necks, shoulders, and calves that have not completely faded, the long crystal blue hair and flawless blue eyes. The most eye-catching of these alien features is perhaps the ice-blue prismatic crystal embedded on their foreheads. It has a mirror-like transparent luster and seems to be able to refract all light, reflecting another face of the world. Perhaps this is the origin of the name "mirror elves"?
The mirror elf who met them claimed to be a captain of the "Sea Patrol Team under the Nyerid Royal Guards, the Mingchao Corps, the City Defense Corps". Although so many "subordinates" made this title meaningless, she was still a nice person. Seeing that Metien and Leticia were staring at the crystal on her forehead, she did not feel offended, but kindly explained: "You two ladies seem to be very interested in the Origin Stone of our mirror elves?"

"Origin Stone?"

Metien blinked in confusion, and Leticia did the same thing.

As for Xie Mi, she was retaliated by a certain Miss Xie Liya who did not want to reveal her name. Now she is busy serving tea and water to the guests who came from afar, and occasionally stealing a bite of snacks on the tray. She finally looks a bit like a maid.

Of course, while she was secretly eating snacks, she did not forget to prick up one ear and listen carefully to the conversation here. It was obvious that she was also very interested.

The three little girls were all ignorant, and it was their first time seeing someone with a crystal embedded in their forehead, so they were inevitably surprised. And it sounded like this wasn't just Galene's personal practice, but the consensus of the entire mirror elf race?

What? Are you doing the performance art that Alice mentioned?

The Mirror Elf general, who looked very capable, wore white steel blue-patterned armor, and carried a sword and shield on his back. He patiently explained to the ignorant children, "The Origin Stone is a companion of us Mirror Elves. It is said to be a gift from Crystal Snow, the original mother goddess of the Mirror Elves. Every newborn Mirror Elf baby will resonate with its companion Origin Stone. After the resonance is successful, the Origin Stone will automatically merge into their body and exist as a body organ. However, the specific location of the Origin Stone varies. Some people have it on their chest, some on the back of their hands, and mine is embedded in my forehead."

As she spoke, she raised her left hand and touched the ice-blue crystal on her forehead. She didn't know what it felt like, but it must have been very smooth, just like touching real crystal. Metien and Leticia watched eagerly, eager to try, but they didn't dare to make any rude requests, for fear of being scolded by Nevill who was drinking tea next to them.

Galene didn't seem to notice the longing in their eyes - or maybe she saw it but ignored it. After all, the Origin Stone is the most important organ of the Mirror Elves, even more so than the brain and heart: "The Origin Stone gives the Mirror Elves the ability to resonate with the sea, allowing them to breathe on the seabed, see the surrounding environment even in the dark abyss, identify the direction and speed of the water flow, and even detect whether there are natural disasters such as whirlpools or tsunamis in the sea ahead, so as to avoid danger."

This is why the mirror elves have noses and eyes, but can live on the seabed. They will not feel uncomfortable when they go on land, because the origin stone will automatically help them balance the different air pressure and oxygen content on the seabed and on land. Of course, this is not their most important function.

"More importantly, the Origin Stone gives the Mirror Elves the ability to use 'Origin Magic'." Galene said with a serious face: "We establish a connection with the sea through the resonance of the Origin Stone and gain the ability to freely control the magic power in the sea. This is Origin Magic. But I heard that you people on earth generally don't call our magic that way, but call it sea magic or mirror magic." "That's because the strength of most Mirror Elves can hardly match the weight of the four words 'Origin Magic'." Upon hearing this, Nevi'er put down the black tea in her hand and said casually: "As far as I know, among the Mirror Elves, only Origin Priests above Sequence 4 dare to say that they have mastered the source of power bestowed by Crystal Snow. The resonance between them and the sea can even stir up huge waves, stir up whirlpools, and even create marine disasters of the same scale as the Belbanissa disaster. Then, naturally, only the magic they master can be called Origin Magic. As for the other Mirror Elves..."

She smiled gently and did not say the rest of the words, but everyone automatically thought of those two words: unworthy.

Considering that the man in front of her was a demigod vampire after all, and she was just a patrol leader of Sequence 8, Galene ignored this sentence and pretended not to hear it. Besides, Neviel did not belittle the race of mirror elves. She was telling the truth: most mirror elves could not become origin priests. Their ability to resonate with the sea was at most used to make some simple water arrows, help themselves speed up, or tame a few low-intelligence sea beasts. If this can be called origin magic, then the blood magic of the vampires should simply be renamed fear magic. After all, they have always been famous for playing with the panic of living beings.

The Origin Priests are invincible in the ocean and have the ability to fight above their level. There are many cases in history where Origin Priests who have just entered Sequence 4 have killed Sequence 3 warriors head-on at home. However, in sharp contrast to their powerful strength, the probability of their birth is so low that Galene will not tell you that there are only two Origin Priests above Sequence 4 in the city of Nereids today, and one of them is even Her Majesty the Queen. She exists more as a spiritual symbol and is impossible to set foot on the battlefield.

These are all confidential information of Nereids, which cannot be disclosed to outsiders, so Galene only thought about it in her mind and did not speak it out. After a few polite words, she got to the point and asked about the purpose of Nevi'er and others' visit. She thought she was prepared and would not be surprised no matter what answer she heard: Are they just passing by? Are they here to grab territory? Or are they trying to avoid being hunted down by the united cult? This is all normal. It is not that there have been cases in the past where alien races on the earth fled overseas because they could not bear the high-pressure rule of the united cult, but the strength of those aliens was relatively weak. For a demigod like Nevi'er, as long as he is willing to endure, it is not difficult to obtain a legal identity in human society. If the situation develops to the point where even demigods have to flee the land... could it be a repeat of the great pioneering era?
On the surface, the Age of Exploration was a feat of mankind's expansion into unknown territories, but in reality it was a landmark event when the human race first began to oppress and encroach on the living space of other races. If it were to happen again, it would be a major event that would have to be reported to Her Majesty the Queen and the Crystal Council immediately.

The more Galene thought about it, the more pressure she felt. She looked at Nevile nervously. Under her unblinking gaze, the silver-eyed countess picked up the teacup, sipped the black tea elegantly, and then replied slowly, "We are here for vacation."

"Uh, sorry, I didn't hear you clearly... Miss Nevile, could you please say it again?"

"We're here on vacation."

"..."

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)