Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 597 Is It Really Her?
The silver light gradually faded, and the mysterious substance in the alchemical cauldron disappeared, along with the lively Gul spirits, which also merged into the water flow, leaving no trace. A thumb-sized gem slowly floated up, with an irregular polygonal appearance. Cracks extended densely under the nearly transparent moon-silver case, and these cracks intersected at the center to form a hazy vortex. Overall, it was very distinctive, like a unique handicraft. If it was given to collectors who were fond of collecting rare treasures, it might sell for a good price.

But such an idea was too vulgar compared to the miraculous refining process, so everyone present was just amazed and did not link the actual value of this gem with money.

Alice exclaimed in amazement: "Is this alchemy? It seems magical. Are those swimsuits I ordered from you also made in this way?"

"Yes." Lorena replied lightly.

"Then do they have any special effects?" Alice's eyes lit up: "Like increasing charm, enhancing body shape, automatic clothes-explosion, etc.?"

Forget about the first two, but what about the last one?

Everyone complained in their hearts tacitly.

"No." Rorona's answer was straightforward: "Although they are indeed the products of my alchemy, they are essentially just ordinary swimsuits and do not have any special effects."

"Huh?" Alice was very disappointed: "Why? Do you discriminate against swimsuits too?"

"No, it's just because you didn't pay enough."

"You mean, this is an exam, or a test?"

The last question was directed to Ling Ge. The young man was stunned for a moment and was about to answer, but Rolena had already handed him the orb and said, "Crush it, and you will be able to temporarily block the perception and vision of others. Although it is not enough to hide from a powerful enemy, it should be more than enough to deal with the patrolling soldiers in the palace. I don't know how you sneaked in here, but when you leave later, use its power, maybe it will be more convenient."

She showed no expression of surprise from beginning to end, and even prepared the props for them to escape in advance. Could it be that this girl, like the magician from the priest's path, possessed the ability to predict the future?
"Yes." Rorona admitted readily, "Because I know that if you need me, you will come to me."

Rorona answered Alice's question with a very realistic reason. Then she put the metal stirring rod in her hand on the workbench, reached out to catch the gem, and held it in her delicate white palm. After staring at it quietly for a few seconds, she suddenly smiled and said, "Let's call it the Moon Veil. It's a beautiful name, isn't it?"

"Well, I'm not sure about that. After all, there are things that intuition can't predict. That's called prophecy, or mind reading. But it doesn't matter. I have a lot of time now and can slowly listen to your explanations. I believe you should be able to explain it to me clearly, right, Mr. Ling?" She smiled and pointed to a few chairs next to her: "We can sit down and talk slowly. By the way, do you want something to drink? Having said that, there is actually only Gend tree juice in my room. The black tea or coffee that you people on the ground like are not popular among us deep-sea aliens."

The girl in the wheelchair blinked her eyes, suddenly shrank her neck, and deliberately showed a pitiful expression: "What should I do? I'm a little nervous, Mr. Lingge, because I have never been a good student since I was a child?"

As she spoke, she winked at Lingge, as if hinting at something.

Lingge was silent for a while, then he closed his palms and put away the orb called "Moon Veil" and asked her: "You seemed to know we were coming?"

"No need." Linger shook his head. "We need to verify one thing first. The result of this matter will determine whether we stay to explain it to you and taste the flavor of the Gend tree juice you mentioned; or turn around and leave as if nothing happened tonight."

"Well, I guess it's based on... intuition, right?" Rorona pointed a finger at her forehead. "It may sound a bit boastful, but I've always had a very sharp intuition since I was a child. No matter what my mother wants to hide from me or where my sister goes to play without telling me, I know everything."

He asked again: "Then do you know why we need you?"

"Then how did you know we would need you?"

Intuition? It was an incredible reason, just as incredible as her alchemy. But Ling Ge found that he could accept this reason unexpectedly, perhaps because he had experienced too many incredible things since the beginning of his journey, and this one was no exception.

"But I heard from Miss Galene that you have always been the best student since you were a child, both in terms of court etiquette and cultural knowledge."

Lingge ignored her acting skills and turned to wink at Alice, indicating that it was her turn to perform. However, the golden-haired maid actually scratched the back of her head, with the words "I am very innocent" written all over her face: "Lingge, what's wrong with you? Is your eye cramping?"

Ling Ge really hoped that she was pretending to be stupid and not that she really didn't understand, because that would be too stupid.

Saint Xia Liya had to gently push Alice's back and whispered in her ear: "Alice, cassette." "Oh!"

Alice finally woke up from her dream and took off the cassette storage box from her belt while mumbling, "Just tell me directly. Do you expect me to be telepathic or something by not saying anything?"

Lingge was speechless, while Lorena covered her mouth and laughed secretly. She obviously found the interaction between these people very interesting and brought her a lot of joy.

Alice carefully opened the cassette storage box, took out the cassette numbered V, handed it to Rorona, and said, "Touch it first."

"what is this?"

"A wonderful tool that we'll use later."

"What's the use of it?"

"It can verify whether you are the person we are looking for."

"How to verify?"

"Didn't I just tell you that just touching it will be enough?" Alice suspected that there was something wrong with the Second Princess' intelligence. Couldn't she understand such a simple thing?

"Just a touch?"

Rorona became more interested. She did not reach out to touch the cassette as Alice said. Instead, she stared at it curiously and muttered to herself, "Is this made of metal? Its shell looks like brass, but it is obviously brighter and has a better texture. Perhaps it has been processed by some kind of process? There is no magical aura, which means it is not a holy relic. Then what does it rely on to operate? This interface is somewhat similar to the magic technology of the Order Union, but I have never seen the real thing so I am not sure. If I am not mistaken, this cassette should be an external plug-in. You should also have a machine as a drive carrier, just like the magic furnace of the Order Union?"

This is an occupational disease.

Seeing her looking up and down but not touching, Alice said helplessly, "Are you going to touch it or not? You are a hooligan if you just look without touching, you know? If you are so interested, how about I let you see enough after the verification?"

Rorona's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Alice held her head high and puffed out her chest, indicating that her credibility was as big as her breasts: "Of course, it's more real than real gold!"

So Lorena no longer hesitated and reached out to touch the cassette in Alice's hand. When her fingertips gently touched the brass shell of the cassette, a cold stream of light flashed and instantly merged into the inside of the cassette, coating it with a bright and cold steel luster, like ice crystals and cold moonlight, extremely bright.

At the same time, the cold, mechanical, emotionless female voice that everyone was expecting also sounded at the same time and echoed in the room:
Confirm: data is being entered

Start: ID verification mechanism

The ID verification was passed

[New Cassette Activation]

……

New Cassette Was Activated

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)