Alice in the Land of Steam

Has Chapter 564 been sealed?
When three little girls far away in the city of Nereides were bewitched by a certain princess and were about to embark on a path of no return to crime, Linge and his two companions in the city of Lotdana also completed their investigation, and the final result of the investigation was: nothing was gained.

The information provided by the residents was basically the same as the description of the old man in Seabird's Rest. Everyone they met on this street praised Miss Lorena's kindness and enthusiasm. Some enthusiastic residents even took out the gadgets Lorena made for them as proof. Linger personally touched a toy kitten made of wood, fur, gears and piston levers. It looked no different from an ordinary cat, sleeping late, acting coquettishly, being in a daze, and even running to the cupboard to cast a vigilant gaze at strangers... Only by touching it with your hands can you feel the difference between it and a real cat.

This is indeed incredible. The old woman, who was in her twilight years and had no children around, was able to comfort herself with loneliness in her old age with the company of this toy kitten. But what does this mean? At most, it means that Miss Rolena might be an excellent craftsman who has the ingenious idea of ​​turning dead things into living things, just like the best watchmaker can analyze which part of the dial is damaged by just listening to the movement of the hands. Although it is indeed a magical skill in the eyes of ordinary people, the principle is still within the acceptable range of humans.

Unless the toy cat does not need to rest, does not need to replace energy, and has no damaged parts... that is magic. However, facing the kind old woman leaning on the recliner and gently stroking the kitten's fur, even a calm and rational person like Lingge could not make such a cruel request to her, so in the end they returned empty-handed.

Then on the way back, Alice offered a plan to Lingge and Saint Shalia.

"We can just buy something from her store and see if it has any magic power. If it does, she must be a magician!"

From this sentence, we can hear that she is a pragmatist.

"If she is a magician, we will threaten her: You don't want the combined cult to find out about your whereabouts, do you? If you want to bribe us, you have to show some sincerity, hehehe!"

From this sentence, we can hear that her moral level is still so low, roughly at the bottom of humanoid creatures.

Lingge ignored her, and Saint Xia Liya sighed softly: "Alice, have you forgotten that we have no money anymore."

"..."

Although there was still the ring donated by Nevelle, it was too expensive and the three of them were strangers in the local area. If they rashly sold it, it might attract the attention of some people with ulterior motives. Therefore, Linger did not consider exchanging it for cash when he still had enough money. But "enough" here only refers to accommodation and meals, and it is impossible to spend impulsively like Alice.

The corner of the young man's mouth twitched, and his anger level was rising steadily.

As for why Lingge has no money... Alice, do you have any idea about this?

Fortunately, at this moment, a faint light was lit up at the corner of the street ahead. In the dim and cramped dusk of the harbor area, it was as eye-catching as a beam of light from a lighthouse. When Alice saw the light, she cheered, "Great! We are finally back to the hotel and can have dinner! Hurry up, hurry up!"

"Oh, I see." Alice had no idea what was going on. She pouted and complained, "Why is Lingge so poor? He's the male protagonist. As the male protagonist of an RPG game, is it normal for him to be short of money?"

She could not wait to run towards the Seabird's Rest Inn. The lights on the roadside flickered, flickering like a broken brass bulb. Linger stood in the only remaining island of light on the street, speechless at the back of the golden-haired maid. Next to him, Saint Shallia carefully observed his expression. After thinking for a while, she suddenly stretched out a hand, gently pressed on the young man's shoulder, and gently comforted him: "Don't take Alice's words to heart."

"Yeah." Linger nodded in agreement. He wanted to say that he had not taken this guy's words to heart for a long time, otherwise he would have been angry to death countless times. Then he heard Saint Xia Liya say sincerely: "I won't despise you for not having money, Linger."

Ling Ge: “…” Why did the topic suddenly become so realistic?

……

But no matter how mysterious the girl named Lorena was, how magical the products she made were, or whether she was a magician or why she ran a workshop alone in a remote alley... these questions were actually not important, because time had moved on to April 4, the third day after they arrived in the city of Rotdana.

Today, the three of them will get the finished swimsuits from Miss Lorena and return to Cloud Whale Island. Once they leave Lotdana City, their fate will be completely separated from that mysterious girl, and the two sides will never have any intersection from then on. In this case, whether these questions can be answered or not has become an irrelevant matter.

By the way, without the power of Iyetta's kingship, the Yukikaze fell into a state of lack of power, but Alice seemed to have not thought of a way to go back yet?

It doesn’t matter, as long as you have hope, there will always be a way!
Before that, let’s take a look at the swimsuits we’ve been waiting for.

Alice got up early, and when it was still light, she had already opened the bed, and first did a set of radio gymnastics on the spot, then rushed to the corridor and knocked on the doors of Lingge and Saint Xia Liya, urging them to get up quickly and not waste time. The two people who were not used to her sudden enthusiasm were harassed and could not stand it, so they got up reluctantly, but Alice righteously accused them of being lazy and staying in bed... I don't know where she got the face to say this.

After a quick wash and a free breakfast in the hotel lobby (which of course didn't taste that good), they checked out despite the indifferent attitude of the old man in the hotel. Then the three of them could finally set off for Miss Rolena's magical workshop to get the long-awaited swimsuits.

Now that we have swimsuits, can seaside holidays be far behind? Now that we have seaside holidays, can swimsuit skins be far behind? Now that we have swimsuit skins, can players still get less benefits? Alice became restless when she thought of this, and even her steps became much lighter. She even greeted the cats that were resting on the low wall enthusiastically - like a psychopath.

Passing through the narrow streets, winding around on the bluestone paved road, casually pushing aside a branch of the Oriental plane tree hanging over the wall, and then passing through this corner, you will reach the alley where the workshop is located. However, Lingge, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped, causing Alice, who was following closely behind, to not react in time and bump into his back.

"Hey!" The golden-haired maid rubbed her aching nose and complained: "What are you doing, Lingge? Don't you know that this is dangerous? If my nose wasn't so hard, I would have died by now!"

Your health is too low, isn't it?

Ling Ge complained in his heart, then made a silent gesture to her and warned her in a low voice: "Don't make a sound, something's wrong."

Eh?
what's the situation?
Alice and Saint Shallia both had surprised expressions on their faces. The three of them hid behind the corner and secretly poked their heads out to look around. From top to bottom, the three pairs of eyes were Ling Ge, Alice, and Saint Shallia, and their movements and expressions were surprisingly consistent. Fortunately, although the roads in this neighborhood were narrow and cramped, they also provided them with sufficient cover. The target of the peeping did not seem to realize that someone was secretly peeping at him.

The three of them could see clearly that they were a group of government staff, led by a patrol officer wearing a blue and white uniform and with a capable temperament. The two people behind him seemed to be from other departments, so the style and color of their uniforms were different. At least it was difficult for outsiders who were not familiar with the country to tell where they came from, but these two people also had a capable and neat temperament.

“Oh, this!” Alice’s first reaction when she saw this was, “Oh no, Rorona’s store is going to be closed down!?”

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)