Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 588: The price of creating a miracle?
Half Son of God, this is a title that is both simple and impressive.

If we understand it literally, it means "half-son of God", which implies that Lorena inherited one of Crystal Snow's eyes. If we think deeply about it, we can feel the deep emotion placed in it. Probably everyone who called the newly born Lorena "half-son of God" at that time sincerely hoped that she could lead the increasingly declining mirror elves like the legendary "Son of God" Mafina to resist the invasion of people on the ground and defend the orthodoxy and integrity of the deep-sea civilization.

Of course, for the golden maid, the only meaning of this title is——

"So cool." Alice opened her eyes wide. "I didn't expect Lorena had such a cool title. She never told us. Hey, Lingge, can you help me get one too?"

The last sentence was said to Lingge, and naturally he ignored it. Not to mention whether Alice was worthy of it, even if she suddenly called herself "one-third son of God" or "three-in-one son of God", would anyone recognize it? Even her title of "genius player", which was said to be unanimously recognized by the players on Earth in the 28th century, was questionable.

Galene also said: "You outsiders may think that this title is loud and impressive, but it was not suitable for the young Lorena at that time. Mother did not want people to have too many unrealistic expectations on a newborn child, so she tried her best to downplay the impact of this matter. Later, Lorena grew up and won the recognition of the people with her own abilities. They affectionately called her the 'Princess of the Sea', and the relatively distant title of 'Half-son of God' was gradually forgotten and no longer mentioned."

"In that case, why did Sister Galene tell us about this?" Metien asked curiously.

"Because it's not just a title, it's a fact." Galene's eyes flickered, her eyes were particularly deep: "Lorana did inherit some magical power from Crystal Snow, which caused the origin magic she mastered to undergo unpredictable changes - she can use only some materials that can be found everywhere: withered petals, gravel on the roadside, shells on the seabed, etc., to refine magical items with various strange effects, restore broken crystals to their original state, give dying sea beasts new life, and even make ancient pattern shells that take hundreds of years to grow immediately give birth to the purest pearls. She calls this ability she possesses-"

Galene paused for a moment, then slowly uttered a few words: "[Miracle Alchemy]."

"I think that as friends, you may have witnessed that kind of ability with your own eyes?" Her gaze lingered on the faces of Ling Ge, Saint Shalia and Alice one by one.

Miracle Alchemy, alchemy that creates miracles... Lingge recalled the scene in the workshop when the girl in the wheelchair proudly introduced the products on the shelf to them, and nodded: "It is indeed a very magical ability. It reminds me of the holy relics that magicians are keen to pursue."

"How can a holy relic compare to Lorena's alchemy?" Galene snorted. "Although I don't know much about human magic, I know that all holy relics have side effects, which vary in severity. The lightest ones cause loss of money or spirit, while the most severe ones directly consume life and soul. However, the magic items refined by Lorena do not have any side effects... No, maybe that's not right. It's just that their side effects are more special."

When saying the last sentence, Galene subconsciously lowered her voice, making it seem like she was mumbling to herself. But Linger still heard it, so he asked, "Why is it special?"

Galene hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "The special thing is that the side effects of the magic items refined by Rorona are not reflected on the user, but on the creator."

The side effects on the creator? Linger frowned at first, then he quickly remembered something and relaxed his brows slightly: "Are you referring to her illness?"

Galene looked at the young man in front of her in surprise, probably surprised at how sharp his senses were, and how he guessed the key to the problem at once. But she didn't know that Linger's concern and suspicion of Rorona had actually existed long before, and for another reason. She nodded gently, with a complicated look on her face: "Rorona, like you, always believes that the evil power that has been bothering her since birth is a special disease, but the priests of the royal court, including my mother and Lord Sandro, don't think so. They say it is a... curse."

curse?

Hearing this key word, everyone perked up all of a sudden. Alice stared at Galene with a pair of eyes that seemed to be filled with curiosity. "What kind of curse?"

"To put it simply," Galene pursed her lips, "Rorona has been troubled by various illnesses since she was a child. She would get a disease every once in a while, sometimes it was a simple cold or fever, and sometimes it was so serious that it would affect her life, such as heart disease, tuberculosis, and muscle atrophy in her hands and feet. The strange thing is that no matter how simple or serious these diseases are, they will not endanger Rorona's life, but they cannot be cured by normal medical means, and she must wait for them to heal naturally. However, when one disease is cured, another disease will follow, leaving Rorona with almost no room to breathe. This has caused her entire childhood and even now as an adult to be troubled by the lingering disease. She cannot live like an ordinary girl. Running or jumping, chasing or playing, or even just a peaceful dream are all luxuries for her."

It turned out to be the case.

Ling Ge finally understood what the strange feeling that had been lingering in his heart since he first saw Lorena was. The girl was indeed frail and sickly, but she was not suffering from any common disease in the world. On the contrary, any disease in the world could be found in her. So when Ling Ge and others first met her, she was pale and weak, and had to try her best to hide the sound of her cough; and when they saw her for the third time, her original disease had been cured, replaced by a more obvious leg disease, so she sat in a wheelchair, but her face was rosy and healthy, as if she had never been sick.

Is this the price of creating miracles?
It sounds a bit too cruel.

"so poor."

Metien murmured, and this sigh came from the heart, because only she, who studied medicine, knew how painful this experience was: not only the pain of the patient himself, but also the pain of relatives and friends. Wasn't it because her adoptive father died of lung disease that she decided to embark on this path to save more people suffering from illness?
But after she said this, she instantly realized that she shouldn't have said such a thing at this time. She quickly covered her mouth and looked at Galene in panic: "I'm sorry! I didn't mean that, Galene sister!"

"It's okay, I understand what you mean."

Galene smiled at her, although that smile was somewhat helpless. She sighed softly and said, "Because sometimes, I also have the same idea as you."

"Rorona has always been a very cute, but also very pitiful child since she was young."

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)