Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 612: Is this all I can help you with?
In the heavily guarded city of Nereides, the dazzling white tower of the Sea Sacrifice undoubtedly became the most eye-catching existence, just like a beacon casting a huge light in the dark fog, guiding the city's way forward in the chaos. The residents who stayed at home due to the martial law watched this scene silently through the window, and were stunned for a moment. Even the soldiers who were patrolling the streets and the Sky Road had a hesitant and confused look on their faces. In their short memory, they had never seen such a gorgeous and dazzling light, as if the stars in the night sky had fallen into the seabed at this moment, wandering in the sky with starlight.

For these people, the sleep of Petrod of the Stone Crab Sea God could very well mean the passing of a lifetime. Therefore, the scene before them was a magnificent sight that they could only witness once in their lifetime, magnificent and beautiful.

In a remote room in the Ice Water Palace, someone was also standing in front of the window, silently watching the scene through a pair of silver eyes as beautiful as the moonlight. She felt not only the resonance of the ocean from the high tower called an altar but actually a tombstone, but also a great will awakening, opening its eyes from the dark dream of having nothing, gradually sobering up its drowsy thoughts and returning to the world.

The stone bricks under her feet were shaking, tiny whirlpools in the sea water rose up and then quickly disappeared, and the ice crystal flowers in the courtyard bowed their heads and shook off star-like debris... These movements seemed slight, but they could not escape the perception of the demigod, and she knew that it was not only the Ice Water Palace that was shaking, in fact, the entire Nereids City was shaking. If you climb to the highest point in the city and look down, you will definitely see the obsidian rock formations outside the city rumbling, tearing open countless cracks, and iron-like dust and ashes are stripped from them, like large chunks of rock rushing into the darkness and being carried away by the water. This scene can't help but remind you of the sleeping giants in the ancient mountains who shook off a heavy dust once they woke up.

The mount and companion of the legendary great sea hero Nereids are indeed different from ordinary monsters. The noise of waking up is so exaggerated. I really want to see how majestic and magnificent it is. And how powerful and heroic the hero who can control this deep-sea monster must be? Can he be comparable to Saint Monarch Neo, the most glorious and prominent in the history of Metosh?

But now is not the right time, because the princess had instructed before the plan began that when the white tower of the sea sacrifice emits light, the soul summoning ceremony will officially begin, and neither Queen Amyra, who is the spectator, nor the chief priest Sandro, who is the host, can easily leave their positions. In other words, this is the best time to take action.

As for how to start... Nevile withdrew her gaze and looked at the room in front of her. Because no one had used it for too long, the ceiling was already full of shadows, and the corners were occupied by mud, sand and stubbornly squeezed seaweed. She could vaguely imagine how magnificent it must have looked when it was first built, so she sighed imperceptibly.

If she could, she actually didn't want to do this, but who made her and Lingge and the others on the same boat? Even if it wasn't for the Second Princess who longed for freedom and independence, but for her lovely granddaughter, she had no reason to back down now.

I just feel a little sorry for Queen Aimi. To be honest, I have had quite a pleasant chat with her these days. If it weren't for this incident, I would probably have a lot of common topics with her when it comes to educating children.

The silver-eyed countess felt a little regretful, then reached out and slowly took out a star-shaped crystal dagger from her wide sleeves, pressed the sharp edge against her wrist, and the next moment, slashed it without hesitation.

A tide of blood surged out. The blood did not merge into the seawater, but turned into sharp arrows under the control of the countess, roaring towards the ceiling, floor and walls of the room. At the moment of collision, a piercing and sharp roar broke out, followed by a rumbling sound of collapse. As the most common building material in the deep sea world, the ancient abyss rock, although solid, could not withstand the full force of a vampire countess, so the room soon ushered in an inevitable collapse. Half of the ceiling collapsed, and the solid walls broke with a rumble. The falling stones and bricks flew through the sea water at a high speed, stirring up one sinister whirlpool after another. The exaggerated cracks spread to the corridor in just a moment, shaking the huge pillars and trembling.

The noise even reached the main hall of the Ice Water Palace, allowing the guards on duty in the hall to clearly see the collapse of the dome and the shaking of the stone pillars, not to mention the soldiers patrolling nearby. Soon, a patrol team left the original route and quickly rushed in the direction of the noise to verify whether it was an accident or a thief; if it was the former, it would be fine, but if it was the latter, the Crystal Guards would not show mercy with their spears.

And this is exactly what Nevill wants to achieve.

She wanted to create a riot in the Ice Water Palace to give Lorena an opportunity to escape, but there are many ways to create a riot. If you don't want to hurt people, you can only attack the buildings and make a huge noise to attract the enemy's attention. So Galene provided the gang with the location and information of some dilapidated buildings in the Ice Water Palace, and said, "They are useless anyway, so just destroy them. If they are destroyed, you can rebuild them." Such a generous attitude saved the Countess a lot of worries.

"Tsk." Looking at the messy scene in front of her, the countess snorted softly, praying in her heart that the princess would not be reprimanded too harshly afterwards. Then she casually took out two rings from her sleeve, one inlaid with a scarlet ruby, and the other carved entirely from antique gold. It can be seen that both are extremely valuable.

She threw the two rings into the collapsed ruins, and then turned and left. Don't get me wrong, Nevile didn't have any special hobbies, and liked to leave her mark at the crime scene. The two rings were just the cost of repairing and rebuilding the room. The Countess was a well-educated nobleman. Although she was forced to do such a sneaky thing, she was not willing to lose her virtue. She always believed that if she did something wrong, she had to make up for it, and if she broke something, she had to pay for it.

But she didn't consider how the patrol team would feel when they saw the two rings left at the crime scene. ...

Soon, sounds of buildings breaking and collapsing were heard from all over the Bingshui Palace, and the patrol team was so exhausted that they couldn't find any trace of the criminal at all. A demigod-level vampire was so shameless and had no other purpose but to cause destruction. These people really had no way to stop him.

After listening to the third emergency report, Galene, who stayed behind in the Ice Water Palace as the eldest princess, waved away the soldier who came to report the situation, then turned around with a serious expression and went to the side hall to pay a visit to her teacher, who was also the direct commander of the Crystal Guard, the Royal Guard Knight Katins, and reported the situation to him. She also mentioned: "The identity and purpose of the thief cannot be determined at present. The first to fifth teams are searching with all their strength, but no clues have been found; and the destruction of the building is still continuing. At this rate, the riots will soon expand to an uncontrollable level. Lord Katins, please take action yourself and capture the thief who took advantage of the situation to cause chaos!"

She spoke righteously and sincerely, as if there was no hope for the Ice Water Palace unless Katins took action.

The Royal Guard Knight looked at her deeply, then picked up the sword on the weapon rack beside him and said calmly, "In that case, I'll have to trouble Your Highness to take care of the main hall. Please be careful and don't leave any opportunities for the thieves."

"Don't worry, teacher!" Galene nodded vigorously: "Leave this to me!"

Katins withdrew his gaze and left the side hall with steady steps.

Gazing at his departing back, until he disappeared from her sight, Galene breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, deceiving this extremely strict teacher who had watched her grow up was too much psychological and mental pressure to bear. Fortunately, she succeeded in the end.

I can only help you so far, earthlings.

I hope you can succeed.

and also.

Galene raised her head and looked towards the direction of the Silent Night Palace with a melancholy look: I hope you can succeed too.

My dearest sister, Lorena.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)