Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 697: Human Pill?
Since old man Pancras was willing to help, Ling Ge thought that there was no time to lose and went into the city of Lunweiting to inquire about the situation and look for clues about the next young girl's royal power. If he could find her and take her away before the cult discovered her, that would naturally be the best result. If that didn't work, he would have to improvise.

As for the selection of personnel, Saint Shallia must go together. As for the others, adhering to the principle of covert operations, Ling Ge naturally hopes that the fewer people the better. Unfortunately, his companions don't seem to think so. At first, it was Alice who clamored to go with them. She felt that it was extremely immoral for Ringer and Xiaoxia to abandon everyone in the shelter and run off to the big city to enjoy themselves. Seeing Ringer's indifferent look, she somehow persuaded Medien and Leticia, and the little girls also wanted to go to the big city to watch the fun. The Countess quickly decided to go with them because she was worried about her granddaughter going to the dangerous human city alone. Since Medien and Leticia were going, as an integral part of the trio, Shaymi would not allow them to form a small group behind her back. Then, Ovira brought out a small package from her room and shyly said that she wanted to go too, as she had some things to deal with in Lunweiting. In the end, even Lorena, who had just received a message from a certain proprietress, pushed her wheelchair, left the alchemy workshop on Yunjing Sky Island, and hurried to join the battle.

"You want to go too?" Ling Ge looked at the blue-haired girl in the wheelchair with a numb face: "Any reason?"

"Because I want to collect alchemical materials." Rorona clasped her hands together, blinking her sky-blue eyes, and said sincerely, "Lunwitting is the capital of the Great Brittany Kingdom. The business here is so developed. Maybe I can find some rare alchemical materials here?"

Well, this reason was barely reasonable, so Linger nodded to her: "Then you can go with us."

Then he looked at the others and said calmly, "You can't."

Alice immediately waved her fist and shouted, "Why?!"

Why? I want to ask you why you can ask "why" so confidently.

Ling Ge rubbed his brows, feeling tired: "Because we are going to do business, not to travel."

"Oh, isn't it?"

Linger gave her a warning look, then said to Alice expressionlessly, "Because she has business to deal with just like us, that's why she has to enter Lunweiting."

"We have business to attend to, too!" The trio looked at each other. Metien had just had a fight with her brother last night, so she was too embarrassed to stand up and argue. Leticia herself was indifferent, so in the end, Shemi represented their small group to negotiate: "Metien is going to a big city to learn the most advanced medical knowledge, and we are going with her! Humph, let me make it clear in advance, if Metien's studies are delayed and no one helps you treat your cold next time, who will be responsible for this, Lingge?"

Alice pointed at someone unconvincedly, and the girl in the wheelchair smiled and made a V sign to everyone, declaring her privilege as a winner: "Yeah~~~"

So you really think so?

You are very good at making false accusations. If you hadn't played games until two or three in the morning last night, if you hadn't slept in and woke up at twelve this morning, and if you didn't have dark circles under your eyes now, I might have believed it.

He is very good at finding excuses, and his rhetoric is completely copied from Alice's template, with no innovation at all.

"Then why can she go with you?"

Linger had to explain to her seriously: "First, if there are too many people, the target will be too obvious and it will easily attract unnecessary attention; second, you (except Alice and Metien) are all aliens. Even if you enter Lunweiting, you can't appear on the streets of humans; finally, the excuse you came up with is too bad. I don't have time to play with you."

"Then I have some serious business to attend to." Alice crossed her arms and said, "I'm going to collect materials and find inspiration for the new game! Hehe, let me make it clear in advance. If my development plan is delayed and we still can't beat the witch next time we meet her, or even GAME OVER, can you bear this responsibility, Lingge?"

You are a ghost.

"I have some serious business to attend to." Countess Nevill elegantly lifted the hair beside her ear and said leisurely, "After all, Leticia has just experienced a reincarnation, so it is necessary for her to deepen her understanding of this world. As her guardian, I naturally have to stay with her. By the way, there should be some of my friends living in the city of Lunwitin. I haven't seen them for many years. I want to know how they are doing. Maybe I can get some useful information from them?"

She's very good at taking care of children, but are you sure the friends you're looking for are still alive? What if they died of old age, or were killed by the cult? Lunweiting is very dangerous, especially for aliens.

"I, I have something to deal with." Olvera hugged the treasure tightly in her arms. Because it was wrapped in oilcloth, she couldn't see what it was, but it had edges and corners, and it should be a bound book. Her face was red, and even her ears were stained with a drunken shame. She whispered: "I want to submit my work to the Northern Order Publishing House. So, so, that..." She was very creative. It seemed that Lingge's criticism did not dampen the princess's creative enthusiasm and literary dream. Instead, she sprouted an ambition that she shouldn't have, and she longed to print and publish her works so that more people could see them. However, submitting to the Northern Order Publishing House... is this considered treason?
Lingge had a headache.

If the people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team, not to mention that there are despicable people like Alice who always incite the emotions of the masses behind the scenes and fish in troubled waters for personal gain. If such ungrateful and treacherous people are not eliminated, how can our Gransay Air Cavalry and Adventurer's Guild develop?

No, that’s getting off topic.

Ling Ge waved his hand tiredly: "Then -"

"Then let's all go together."

The person who said this on behalf of Lingge was not the considerate Saint Shallia, but the more considerate Princess Rorona of the Sea in some ways. Facing the gazes of everyone, the girl in the old alchemist robe adjusted her sitting posture with a smile, put the floppy hood on the back of the wheelchair, and then took out a glass bottle from the patched pocket and shook it gently. There were some pink and white round pills in the bottle: "This is a little thing I just made. After taking it, it can temporarily cover up the magic breath in the body and hide the alien characteristics of the user's body surface. It is a weakened version of the human camouflage potion I made before. Although the duration is limited, the advantage is that the effect is stronger. Unless the people of the cult alliance put the detection magic device on your face, you can't see any flaws by relying on your senses or perception alone."

Ling Ge was immediately stunned: "Then why didn't you take it out earlier?"

Lorena thought about it, then suddenly hit her head lightly with her little fist, stuck out her pink tongue, and acted cute: "Because I forgot? Hey!"

What does hey mean? You obviously did it on purpose! You must have thought it was fun to see everyone quarreling here, so you deliberately didn't take it out? You, the princess of the sea, have a really bad character! Where did your kindness and gentleness that the residents of Nereids praised go? Did Alice eat it? ?
It was not until this moment that Lingge realized that the person who gave him the most headache was actually here.

"Huh? This thing is great!" Alice didn't know that she had gotten rid of the stereotype of "the most troublesome person in Ling's mind". After listening to Rorona's introduction to the little pill, her eyes lit up and she reached out to touch it without hesitation. Although she, a human, couldn't use this thing, it was better to touch it first: "Let me see!"

Rorona did not struggle, perhaps knowing that she could not resist, so she let go and let Alice take the glass bottle away. The golden-haired maid held the glass bottle between her thumb and index finger, and observed it up and down for a long time. She did not find anything special, and was a little disappointed. Then she asked thoughtfully: "By the way, since there are pills that allow aliens to disguise themselves as humans, then are there pills that can make humans have alien characteristics? For example, cat ears or cat tails?"

Oh my god, girl, your idea is very dangerous.

Everyone looked at her sideways, but Rolena, with the rigor and seriousness that a scientific researcher should have, thought for a while before replying, "It's an interesting idea, Miss Alice. I can't tell you the exact answer now, but maybe you can try it when you have time in the future?"

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news!" Alice perked up: "By the way, does this thing have a name?"

"No, I haven't had time to name it yet. I think it should be called 'a pill that allows aliens to easily disguise themselves as humans'. How about 'human disguise pill' for short?"

Isn't this just one word different from your previous "Human Disguise Potion"?

Alice didn't think it was bad at all and nodded repeatedly: "This name is not bad, but the abbreviation is still a bit long. It should be a little shorter."

"Oh, what do you mean?"

"Just call it the human pill!"

When everyone heard this, they all felt that this name was simple and low-key yet had rich connotations. It was worthy of being a name that Alice could come up with. They exclaimed in praise: The Human Pill is good, the Human Pill is so good!
Ling Ge: “…”

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)