Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 569 Would you like to do me a favor?

Rorona moved her hand away, and her right eye immediately returned to normal, and the strange feeling disappeared, but Linger and the other two were still impressed by what they had just seen, and believed in her identity as a mirror elf. After all, ordinary people cannot have such a magnificent and mysterious eye. Of course, according to Rorona, it should be called the Origin Stone.

"Wow, so cool!" Alice was the first to react. She looked at Rorona in the wheelchair with shining eyes. "This is so cool! I want eyes like this, too. Give me one now!"

Unfortunately, this is something that cannot be done.

"The Origin Stone is a treasure bestowed by Crystal Snow to the Mirror Elves. It is also the cornerstone for us to resonate with the sea and cast Origin Magic. Only Mirror Elves born from crystals and with pure blood flowing in their bodies can possess it." Rolena smiled and shook her head: "As for humans, I have never heard that humans can also possess Origin Stones. However, after the creation of the magic potion system, many extraordinary people would hunt Mirror Elves and dig out their Origin Stones as the main material of certain magic potions. That is very... cruel. I don't think Miss Alice would do such a thing, right?"

After saying that, she folded her arms, huddled in the wheelchair, and put on a weak and helpless posture. She looked at Alice pitifully with an expression that said "How can you bear it?"

“Oh, of course I wouldn’t do such a thing.” Alice was still very sympathetic to women. She waved her hand and said casually, “I’m not a superhuman, nor a magician, so I don’t need to drink those weird potions. But that guy over there named Lingge is a magician, and a cold-blooded guy at that. He seems to be preparing to advance to Sequence 8 recently. You have to be careful not to let him dig out your eyes to make potions, okay?”

She deliberately lowered her voice to intimidate Lorena, just like she was threatening a child, "If you don't go to bed early, the wolf will catch you and eat you." Lorena also cooperated, a frightened expression appeared on her face, and she nodded vigorously: "I know, I will be careful not to be caught by Mr. Ling! Thank you for your reminder, Miss Alice!"

This guy, no, these two guys... Ling Ge, whose innocence was slandered out of thin air, felt speechless.

At this time, Saint Shallia stood up to speak for him. She refuted Alice's statement, saying it was pure nonsense: "The potion for Lingge to advance to Sequence 8 is ready. There is no need to use the Mirror Spirit's Origin Stone yet."

Does it mean that it might be useful in the future? After hearing this explanation that made things worse, Ling Ge was speechless and a little helpless.

He could only forcefully bring the topic back to the topic: "If you are indeed a mirror elf, why do you come to live in a human city? I think, even if the magic potion you mentioned can help you hide all the characteristics of being a mirror elf, living under the surveillance of the night watchman day after day is definitely not stable and free, right?"

Lingge didn't think that the feeling of exposing oneself and being crushed to pieces if one made the slightest mistake was a great experience, and he didn't think anyone could endure it. Even if one could endure it for a short period of time, it would always reveal flaws over time. What on earth was it about the city of Lotdana that attracted Rolena to the point that she was willing to take huge risks and open an unpatronized workshop in this remote and dark alley, living alone?

"That's my personal secret." Rolena winked mischievously: "Of course, if one day, Mr. Ling and I are close enough, I can consider sharing this secret with you?" Hearing this, Alice was shocked. Someone actually took the initiative to tease Ling? Saint Xia Liya's heart tightened. Someone actually wanted to improve Ling's favorability? Ling's heart calmed down and replied expressionlessly: "That's not necessary. I haven't developed a unique habit of snooping into other people's privacy. Let's talk about more important things. For example, why did you tell us your true identity to a few strangers who you have only known for two or three days?"

He looked into Rorona's eyes, not believing that this sudden confession was just a remark from the girl in the wheelchair, who was upset by the Water Management Ordinance and just wanted to talk to two passers-by. This girl, who looked as fragile and beautiful as glass, had a lot of thoughts hidden in her heart. Every look and every word she said had a deeper purpose that was difficult for others to see through.

Mirror elves are aliens living in the ocean, so does this mirror elf girl also have a heart as far-reaching and mysterious as the ocean? Ling Ge sometimes couldn't help but think so.

In response to his question, Rorona said, "Because I can see that you are not ordinary humans either. So, I want to ask for your help on something."

"Help?" Linger frowned slightly, and before Alice, who was tempted by her beauty, could agree, he asked, "What is it?"

"Well, to put it simply -" The girl in the wheelchair tapped her lips and thought for a while, probably choosing her words so that these newcomers could understand the whole story more clearly: "I was originally an ordinary mirror elf living in Nereides City under the Mirror of the Azure Sea. For some reason, I left my hometown and came to live in Lothdana City. It has been six years since then. For many years, the mirror elves of Nereides, the 'city in the mirror', have always lived side by side with human cities and did not interfere with each other. But this time, after the establishment of the Sea Pollution Investigation and Governance Committee, not only did it immediately promulgate the "Water Area Governance Regulations", but it is obvious that there will be greater actions in the future, which will inevitably affect the survival of Nereides City in the Mirror of the Azure Sea. For this reason, I must convey this news back as soon as possible, so that your mother... let the queen and the ministers take precautions and respond in time."

"I see." After listening to Rorona's explanation, Linger roughly understood her concerns, but his brows were not completely relaxed: "But what does this have to do with us? Do you want us to escort you back to the city of Nereids?"

This sounds a bit ridiculous. How could a mirror elf living under the sea need humans living on the ground to escort her back to the ocean?
Although Rorona did have this idea, the details were slightly different from what Lingge had imagined.

"It's not an escort, I just want you to be my witnesses." She smiled, her hands folded at her belly had been intertwined at some point, her fair and slender fingers were making restless little movements: "My family situation is rather special. In fact, my mother and sister have never been very supportive of me coming to live in a human city, not only because it is dangerous, but also because they are worried that I will feel lonely without anyone to accompany me. I think you can understand this concern, right? So I am worried that after I return to Nereids City this time, they will use this incident as an excuse to force me to stay at home and prevent me from returning to Lotdana. For this reason, I need a few human friends to bear witness and tell them that even in a strange city, I can live well and even make friends. With these friends by my side, they don't have to worry about me encountering danger or feeling lonely... That's about it."

After she finished speaking, she swept her eyes over Ling Ge, Alice, and Saint Xia Liya in turn, her eyebrows curved like two clear blue crescents: "So, my friends on earth, are you willing to help me with this?"

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)