Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 648: More terrifying than my sister?

The world map presented to everyone through Rorona's alchemical props not only has a complete land outline and ocean distribution, but also details the terrain, landforms, water distribution, vegetation density, cities and towns and other residential areas, crisscrossing transportation networks and even the political entity boundaries between countries.

As long as you have a little understanding of the environment you live in, you can easily find the country's significant geographical features or landscapes from the above, such as the Vigan Peninsula in the Kingdom of Greater Brittany, the city of Nimscher in Leisenburg, the Scilla Peninsula in Metsch, and the numerous island countries and city-states dotted like stars in the coastal areas of the Intracoastal Sea.

Even the geographical environment of the unfamiliar continent across the sea can be clearly seen on this map. Although it is difficult to find corresponding features in most countries and cities due to unfamiliarity, this level is already amazing enough.

Linger immediately realized how valuable the brass ring on his finger was. If a traveler wanted to travel around the world, he would never go wrong for even a minute as long as he referred to this map; any senior member of the World Geographical Society or the Explorers' Guild would enthusiastically pursue it and regard it as a milestone breakthrough in geography in this century.

Even those soldiers who are interested in war and plunder will do whatever it takes to get it in their hands, such as the religious alliance and the Western Continent countries that are launching a colonial war against the Eastern Continent, because this map can help them understand the geographical or hydrological conditions of the areas near several major countries in the Eastern Continent, so as to make targeted arrangements. For war, nothing is more important than intelligence. As long as they have enough intelligence, their expeditions to foreign countries are just like fighting on their home soil. Apart from the advantages of their home soil, the Eastern Continent is no match for the Western Continent in terms of fleets, troops and high-end combat power.

When thousands of steel warships majestically cross the strait, or when countless silver-white bird-like mechanical soldiers fly around the steep mountains and descend from the sky, the people of the East Continent will tremble in fear, feeling that the end of the world is coming.

Fortunately, this thing is now in Ling's hands, and he and the cult are already enemies, and he has no interest in being an accomplice in a war without justice. Therefore, the people of the East Continent can rest assured and do not need to worry about it.

"how did you do it?"

The young man looked at the girl in the wheelchair. She was still eating, stuffing a half-cold grilled mushroom into her mouth. He said vaguely, "How did you do it... That's how you did it. The illusion stone was once believed to be a kind of mineral widely buried three thousand meters below the land. It is distributed in the east and west continents and the continental shelf under the sea. It can be used as the base material to refine props with guidance and navigation functions, like the world map you see now."

On the other side, Alice and the others finally came back to their senses from this strange scene.

"This, this, this is too amazing!" Due to her low cultural literacy, the golden-haired maid could only express some plain and unpretentious feelings: "I was wondering why this game didn't even have a map, it turns out it's hidden here! We actually have to wait for new teammates to join the team before we can open the map function, which is too bad. Forget it, this is not important. The important thing is, why should this thing be given to Lingge?"

Give it back to you... You talk as if it originally belonged to you. To put it bluntly, you just want to steal someone else's equipment.

Lingge remained expressionless and ignored Alice's appeal for justice.

She swallowed the roasted mushroom in her mouth, picked up the handkerchief beside her, wiped the corner of her mouth elegantly, and then showed a confident smile: "How about it, isn't alchemy magical?"

Isn't this too magical?
If used well, it is a strategic-level ability that can mass-produce holy relics. Even the combined cults would be unable to resist trying to snatch her away - of course, considering that Lorena is the young queen, it is more likely that they are trying to silence her.

She put her hands on her hips and said righteously, "I am the player of this game, so I should be the one to use the system functions. Do you understand? If you understand, then quickly return the map to me, Lingge!"

This made the golden maid feel very dissatisfied. Just as she was about to argue, Rorona came out to mediate. She smiled and said, "It's okay, Alice. If you want, I can also refine one for you. Although it's impossible to refine an identical item, the general functions should not be much different."

"Really?!" Alice instantly forgot about the unpleasantness with Lingge and looked at Rorona with shining eyes: "It means I can get it for free..."

"My fee is very low." Lorena added with a smile, cutting off someone's shameless idea of ​​getting something for free: "I can give you a discount." Of course, there is a fee, even if it is a friendly price, the material cost must be recovered, and to be honest, judging from the moral level of everyone on the island, Lorena felt that if she said it was free, they might feel bad (except Alice). In this case, why not just charge a little labor fee, which is good for everyone.

However, although there is a fee, there are exceptions. For example, refining props for Lingge is a team requirement, while refining props for Alice is to meet customer needs. The former can be free, while the latter requires a fee. This is the standard that Rorona has summarized after running the alchemy workshop for six years. It is very scientific and reasonable.

"Then I don't want it." Alice said with disgust.

"Ok."

Rorona felt quite regretful, but she didn't force it. After all, Alice didn't look like a wealthy customer. Maybe she couldn't afford it even if she was given a discount.
"Does that mean that if I can pay, I can ask you to refine the tools, Ms. Rorona?"

Someone raised a similar question. That person was Countess Nevile, who had finished dinner and was enjoying dessert. Although no one knew why she asked such a question, whether she had any props she wanted to refine, and what kind of props she wanted to refine... Only one thing was certain: the Countess was very rich.

Although the Valenhild family was destroyed in the fire on the Shikilia Peninsula, the wealth she took away was less than one-tenth of the Bloodfang family's heyday, but she was still very rich.

So he definitely wouldn't be like Alice, that poor guy, who backed off when he heard that he had to pay.

"Of course." Rorona's eyebrows curved, as if she had met a big customer: "I'm free during this period, Miss Nevile is always welcome to come and customize."

"In that case," Nevile put down the dessert tray and pondered, "I would like you to make a set of special tables and chairs, mainly for children to use in class. In addition to being comfortable, it would be best if they could provide some functions so that when children sit on them, they will be forced to concentrate on the class and not be distracted; they will not be allowed to leave the classroom until they have finished the homework assigned by the teacher; if they dare to sleep on them, they will have a small nightmare... Isn't that a bit too much? Can you do it, Miss Lorena?"

The girl in the wheelchair thought for a while, and then a devilish (unmistakable) smile slowly appeared on her face: "Although it is a little difficult, I will try my best to do it."

Enough! Do you know how cruel the words you have said are?

Leticia and Shemi's faces turned pale, and they hugged each other and trembled. Only at this moment did they forget the past conflicts and unite to face the outside world - although it was of no use.

Saint Xia Liya's eyes lit up, she didn't expect there was such an idea; Metien smiled bitterly, she herself was not afraid of such things, but she was mainly worried about the future of her two friends.

So, parents are very scary creatures.

Even scarier than her sister.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)