Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 676 Are there some special strangers?
The cloud whale slowly landed on the central square of the Gospel Convent, stirring up waves of air visible to the naked eye, and the water in the fountain pool also spread out layers of ripples. This magnificent creation made purely of rock, but able to soar ten thousand meters in the sky, shocked the aliens in the shelter, which was no less shocking than the travelers who saw such a magnificent and sacred church in the remote Sanshan area. So they all exclaimed at the same time, and the waves of sound swept across, making the originally quiet night a little lively.

With a rumbling sound, the bottom of the sky island came into close contact with the square bricks, and then stopped steadily. Except for a very small earthquake that only the people present could feel, there was no other movement. Afterwards, the three photon elf sisters who served as guides for the guests flew out first and introduced the situation of the aliens to the friends in the shelter. Lingge could hear Best's chattering voice from a long distance away, like a cheerful little sparrow.

"The composition of the people here is very complicated, as you can see, but everyone's attitude is very friendly." Countess Nevill, who had accompanied Shesta here a few days ago, said to her companions, trying to ease their unfamiliarity and uneasiness caused by their new arrival: "Most of the shelters I have seen, as long as they are large in scale, almost all have internal strife due to racial or ethnic conflicts, such as the Virtual Root Swamp; this is the only exception, the vampires and werewolves here even pray in the same prayer room!"

Even someone as experienced as the Countess could not help but be amazed by this situation, and for a moment Lingge didn't know whether to complain about what she said or about the prayer.

Because they were landing on flat ground, there was a height difference of about ten meters between the edge of the sky island and the ground. They had to wait for the stone guards to lay temporary stairs before Lingge and his team could officially set foot on the land of the Gospel Convent. Iyeta could not leave the sky island for personal reasons; Rolena's leg disease had not yet healed and she was unable to move, so she decided to stay on the sky island to continue studying alchemy; in addition, the bartender, Shelia, also volunteered to stay to take care of Iyeta's daily life and deal with various emergencies.

Although in this shelter, the real emergency situation actually happened due to this group of outsiders.

Walking up the stairs to the ground, Lingge, as the representative of the group, walked in front and was responsible for talking to the owner of the Evangelical Convent; behind him were Shesta and Nevi, the two experienced people who could supplement him with missed information at any time; as for the others, they all crowded at the end, and as they walked by, they kept looking around at the surrounding scenes and the crowd, looking like some country bumpkins who had just entered the city.

Perhaps to the natives of Lenwitting, they were indeed country bumpkins. Superiority was always created through comparison, so city dwellers laughed at suburban residents, suburban residents laughed at the people of Lenwitting outside the suburbs, and when it was the turn of the people of Lenwitting outside the suburbs, they laughed at people from other cities. That was it.

Fortunately, truly noble people would not and would not bother to say such contemptuous words. Therefore, when Lingge was walking towards him with a large group of people, and some members of the shelter behind him were secretly on high alert, always on guard against the every move of these outsiders, the owner of the Evangelical Convent, Pancras, had already walked forward with his cane with a twisted snake-like tip, and welcomed the guests with a sincere attitude.

"I have been looking forward to this moment since I heard that Miss Shesta and Miss Nevill will bring me a group of respectable guests."

His voice was as deep and firm as a rock. His left eye, which was the only one that could see, looked at Linger from head to toe with a calm gaze, but it did not make people feel offended. Instead, he subconsciously restrained his expression, fearing that he would leave a bad impression on this kind and peaceful elder. "I guess you are the Mr. Linger that Miss Shesta mentioned?"

"Yes." Linger stopped and bowed slightly. Out of respect for the elders, his tone did not sound as cold as usual: "I hope our presumptuous visit does not bother you, Lord Pancras."

"I also hope that you can put aside those cumbersome etiquette and treat this place as your real home." Pancras replied: "The Evangelical Convent welcomes all friendly guests, regardless of their race or identity."

This sentence was obviously not said to Lingge, but to those aliens who were suspicious of their human identity. Best in the crowd immediately shouted: "Yes, that's it!"

As a result, the vigilance and suspicion cast by the onlookers dissipated a lot at once, which surprised Lingge. He once again realized how high the reputation of this ugly but generous elder in front of him was in this shelter (perhaps Bester was also, but her temperament was not flattering). The young man lowered his head humbly: "It is an honor for me, Lord Pancras."

Pancras's red beard moved, and he seemed to smile. "Then don't stand here, young man. Let me take you to a place where we can have a good conversation. Oh, and don't worry about your companions left on the island. They will be well taken care of. But there are too many curious children in this shelter. I'm afraid some of them will not be able to hold back and sneak up to play. If I offend you, I apologize in advance."

Indeed. Linger had already noticed that many people in the crowd kept casting curious and inquiring eyes towards the Cloud Whale Island behind him. Most of them were fairies and spirits whose minds were not yet mature, and their mental age was basically still in the childhood. For them who had lived in the Three Mountains for a long time, this island that fell from the sky was probably a great adventure place, and they did not have the concerns of adults, and had already secretly organized the island exploration. It is worth mentioning that the main initiator was the eldest sister of the three photon elf sisters who did not want to reveal her name.

But this was just a small matter. There was no shameful secret on Yunjingkong Island. Since the owner of the Gospel Convent was generous enough to provide these outsiders with a temporary shelter, why not let some children go to the island to play? Maybe that would make it more lively, and Yieta, Rolena and Shelia, who stayed on the island, wouldn't feel lonely.

Lingge replied calmly: "It's okay, Lord Pancras, this is also a sight I am happy to see."

"That's it!"

A golden-haired head popped out from nowhere, nodding solemnly, "And don't forget to have them register as adventurers at the Adventurer's Guild on Sky Island. There's a discount for registration now. I can ask the bartender at the Fairy Sleep Inn to give them a glass of water for free, okay?"

"..."

The young man's face suddenly darkened.

"Hey, why aren't you talking? Isn't the discount big enough? To be honest, we've invested a lot of money. How about this, I'll give you a newbie discount of double points after you complete your first commission? Is that right? Uh-huh, what are you doing, what are you doing, uh-huh! Let me go!"

Shesta covered Alice's mouth with a smile, while Nevile grabbed her collar with a smile, and the two of them worked together to take away the struggling general chairman of the Adventurer's Guild.

"..."

Is this, an internal conflict? Also, what did the blonde human girl mean by what she said just now?

Including Pancras, all the aliens in the shelter looked at this scene in bewilderment, not knowing how to comment on it, until Linger coughed softly, calling them back from their daze: "Please don't pay attention to anything that guy says, Lord Pancras, shall we go?"

"Well, okay, please follow me, guests."

The experienced Pancras began to feel that this group of outsiders was a little special. Of course, he would change his mind soon, because they were not just a little special, but the most special ones he had ever seen in his life.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)