Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 657: Is this another weird thing?

It was late May, the end of the Flower Moon. After more than half a month of flying, Yunjing Sky Island had left the hot Land and Sea area, and followed the western border of the Mindrias Empire. After passing through small countries such as the Principality of Bohua, the Kingdom of Olivier, Redolan, and Luxon, it re-entered the territory of the Kingdom of Great Brittany and was currently flying over the Planta Plain in the east of the kingdom.

This is the largest plain area in the UK, with flat terrain, fertile land, mild climate and abundant rainfall, so it is widely used for farming. The main crops are wheat, soybeans, potatoes, etc. There are many towns and villages dotted on the endless plains. Looking down from 10,000 meters above the sky, the gaps in the clouds and mist are like a chessboard, and the shadows of houses and streets have become the smallest gravel. As for pedestrians, it is impossible to see them at all, so it is difficult to appreciate the prosperity and bustle of this place as the most densely populated area in the kingdom.

After flying over the Plains of Planta, you will enter the more complex terrain of the Lunkwell Land. This is the ancient name of Lunwitting, meaning "the place favored by kings". It is said that in ancient times, many kings of the Wollumf dynasty were crowned here. The person who changed the name of the capital Lunkwell to today's Lunwitting was the great "Restored Queen" Victoria I.

The iconic landform that separates the Plainta Plain from the Lunkwell Land is the Tyburn Valley, which is more than a thousand meters wide. The mighty Waterwheel River runs through the valley, and the huge and magnificent Mordor Fortress lies above it, blocking all enemies who attempt to invade the capital through this route.

It is said that during the Hundred Years' War, the bodies of the enemy soldiers who fell outside the Fortress of Modor were piled up almost as high as the city walls. Unfortunately, this could not stop the king and nobles who were determined to abandon the capital and flee.

One of the famous attractions of the Modor Fortress is the huge waterfall gushing out from the fault in the Kellers Mountain Wall. It vertically drops to a height of about 85.1 meters, spans a width of 108 meters, and has a maximum flow rate of 35.12 kilometers per hour. It is equivalent to a natural protective wall for the entire fortress.

It was once dyed red during the war, and was opened to tourists with the king's permission in the 19th century. Unfortunately, it is now the dry season, and its beauty and magnificence cannot be appreciated until autumn.

These are just general views. The specific situation will be known only after we actually pass through these areas. Judging from the flying speed of the Cloud Whale, it is probably not too far away. Perhaps it will enter the sky above the land of Lunkwell in a few days. But until now, Alice has not told Lingge about the progress of her game development. She still eats, drinks and plays games every day, as if nothing happened.

While the progress of the game development was kept secret, another thing was progressing very quickly: the "interesting idea" that she and Lorena had secretly planned had finally turned from an idea into reality.

She opened the drawer and took out a registration book that was estimated to be about three fingers thick. She slammed it on the counter with a "bang" and handed the pen to Ling Ge. She said concisely: "Sign your name first."

Lingge found out about this when he woke up one morning and went downstairs to eat, only to find a strange board next to the bar on the first floor. The board was about one person tall, a bit like the blackboard used for teaching in St. Lowood National School, but strangely, it was covered with a cloth, as if deliberately preventing people from seeing the content on it.

If I remember correctly, my answer just now seemed to be "forget it" instead of "OK"?
Unfortunately, Xie Liya didn't seem to intend to give him a chance to explain. She put down her wine glasses, took out a brown plaid jacket from somewhere and put it on, hiding her original black and white vest and black bow tie. Then she put on a leather beret of the same color, took out a pair of silver-rimmed glasses from her pocket and put them on her nose. In an instant, she transformed from the handsome bartender into a shrewd and capable receptionist.

Ling Ge silently cast his gaze on the registration book in front of him, and saw clearly written on it: Registration list of personnel of the Yunjing Sky Island branch of the Ring Continent Adventurer's Guild.

"..."

Xie Liya's hand holding the wine utensils froze for a moment. She slowly raised her head and looked at Ling Ge with a strange look: "Alice got it. Are you sure you want to know?"

"That's it."

Ling Ge ordered a glass of her latest masterpiece, Darkest Night, from the bartender, Xie Liya, and asked out of curiosity, "What is this?"

Lingge decisively chose to give up, because he had experienced too many bad things caused by curiosity. What's more, the mastermind behind the scenes was the genius player whose name could not be mentioned, so it was better to stay away from him.

"Alas." Xie Liya sighed deeply: "There is no other way. Since you want to know so much, I can only tell you the truth."

Ling Ge: “?”

I didn't want to sign it when I heard the name.

Linger asked, "Can we not sign it?"

The receptionist had a blank expression on her face: "If you sign now, there's a discount. You'll get a free glass of water. If you don't sign, Alice will crawl into your bed tonight." That's horrible.

Lingge silently opened the personnel registration book and signed his name on the blank booklet.

"Congratulations, congratulations." The receptionist said this with a calm tone. She took out a bell from somewhere and shook it vigorously, making a festive sound like a festival. "Congratulations on becoming the first adventurer of the Yunjingkong Island branch of the Ring Continent Adventurer's Guild. Your number is 001, Mr. Ling."

"Congratulations, Lingge!" Metien smiled brightly.

"Congratulations." Leticia's eyes clearly expressed sympathy.

"Wow, this is awesome, Lingge, we're the first one!" Shaymi's tone was a little exaggerated, maybe Alice didn't give enough money.

"Congratulations, Lin...Puchi!" At least finish reading the name before laughing, Princess Beimang!

So where did all these people come from? Where were they hiding originally? On the stairs? Outside the door? Under the dining table?
No, no, the question is, what exactly does this so-called Adventurer's Guild do?

"Hehehe." An arrogant voice came from the door: "Let me, Alice, the chairman of the Adventurer's Guild, answer this question for you!"

Then came a voice that wanted to watch the fun: "And here's me, the professional technical support of the Adventurer's Guild, Master Rorona - oh, I'm not used to calling myself Master."

Two girls appeared at the door.

One of them has blonde hair and the other has blue hair.

One was standing and the other was in a wheelchair.

One had a proud and smug look on his face, while the other was smiling as if he was watching a good show.

One is trouble, the other is also trouble.

"I'm leaving first." Lingge turned and left.

"Hey, hey, don't leave so quickly, stop right there! Wa Lingge, stop right there, don't force me to resort to the ultimate measure, okay? Damn it, you don't listen to me, right? Well, there's nothing I can do, watch out for Metien!!!"

“Wow!? No, Sister Alice!”

A pink-haired little girl exclaimed exaggeratedly from behind.

Although he knew in his heart that this was a trap, his instinct as an older brother began to stir uncontrollably.

Lingge, stop.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)