Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 719 Do you want to go down and take a look?

Metien's words attracted everyone's attention. They came to the little girl, wanting to see what interesting things she had found. As a result, they saw a crack on the rock wall where the abandoned subway track passed, which was large enough for one person to pass through, running through the ground and the ceiling. The dark interior was like the mouth of a beast, ready to devour people. The jagged edges of the cracks were naturally the sharp teeth in the beast's mouth.

The interior of the passage was deep and darker than the fog, and there seemed to be a damp and cold air blowing towards one's face, making the already dry and gloomy air even colder, giving one a creepy feeling.

"This is?"

Sister Livia, a native of the Seven Stars, who had passed the North Lorde subway station many times on her way to the Garden Market, let out a soft "hmm" and a puzzled look appeared in her eyes. Rolena noticed it and asked her, "Ms. Livia, don't you know the origin of this crack?"

"kindness."

The nun nodded hesitantly, staring at the crack in front of her with her emerald eyes, as if she was thinking about something: "I didn't see this crack when I passed by here last time. Maybe it was exposed by the earthquake? Due to overdevelopment, the underground structure of the Seven Stars Disk area is not stable. Small-scale geological activities often occur, sometimes burying the original passages, and sometimes making some hidden ruins reappear, just like now. But I remember that the underground structure near the North Roald subway station platform should be relatively stable. We also sent people to reinforce it with magic and industrial machinery. How come this crack was suddenly exposed?"

Rorona stroked the armrest of the wheelchair and smiled softly, "Then I suggest that you find someone to reinforce it when you get back. After all, it's in a place like this. If you leave it alone, it might be dangerous."

"Yes." Sister Livia replied: "I will report this matter to Brother Mufasa..."

The two were discussing the aftermath when Metien suddenly bent down and picked up something from the entrance of the crack. He looked at it curiously towards the light and immediately asked in confusion, "Strange, there seems to be some text on it?"

"no, sorry."

Avella said thoughtfully, "It looks like ancient writing. Could it be that there is an undiscovered ruin behind this crack? It's a pity that I can't read these words, otherwise I would be able to infer the age and origin of the ruins."

Hearing this, Metien hurriedly asked, "But, Sister Olvera, if you use truth... oh, that, can't you understand these words? Just like translating the brass scroll in Nimsher?"

"Word?"

Everyone's eyes were attracted by her again, and fell on the thing in the little girl's hand. It looked like a square stone slab, but there was a piece missing in the upper left corner, and the surface was covered with dust and cracks, which looked very old. Olvera moved the lantern in her hand closer to illuminate the contents on the stone slab. It was roughly some rough lines, with strange patterns carved on them. Under the patterns, as Metien said, there were some words that seemed to be carved with a knife and pen. However, these words were very unfamiliar to everyone, and they could not make out their contents at all.

Avella shook her head regretfully. "Even if we use that, we have to search for the original text through keywords. But we have nothing except this stone slab now. Unless we go deep into the ruins below and find more clues."

After hearing her words, everyone turned their eyes to the dark crack. They didn't know if it was an illusion, but they could vaguely see a narrow passage that led to the deeper underground in a winding way, revealing a mysterious and unknown atmosphere. Shemi lay on top of Metien's head and said excitedly, "It sounds interesting. Let's go and take a look, Metien!"

"No, Sister Alice." Without even a second thought, Metien shook her head and refused: "We don't know the situation underground. It's very dangerous to act rashly, and we might get scolded by Lingge."

"Hmm." Shemy scratched his cheek. "You have a point, but I'm not Alice."

"Ah, I misheard, because I thought only Sister Alice would make such a suggestion."

"What is this? Are you belittling me? I'm not as free-spirited as Alice!" The little fairy said angrily, looking angry. Metien quickly comforted her, saying that I didn't mean it, and you shouldn't take it to heart. Olvera and Rorona looked at each other, their expressions were a little embarrassed, because to be honest, their ideas were the same as Shaymi's, they all wanted to go deep into the unknown ancient ruins behind the crack to take a look. Olvera wanted to satisfy her desire for adventure, and maybe she could write it into the novel as material, while Rorona was wondering if she could find some extinct ancient materials. Although there were no more on the ground, there might still be some preserved underground?

Leticia, on the other hand, took an indifferent attitude. If everyone wanted to go, she would go with them. If everyone didn't want to go, she wouldn't make herself unhappy. She was always so indifferent anyway.

As for Sister Livia's opinion... Hmm? Has it been a while since I heard from her?
Just as Metien remembered, she looked back and found that the nun was staring at her - to be precise, she was staring at the slate in her hand. She was startled at first, and then she asked after she reacted, "Um, Sister Livia, is there anything wrong with the slate in my hand?"

"Ah? No, no, there's nothing wrong, it's just..." Sister Livia pursed her lips and suddenly made a request: "Can you let me take a look?"

"Of course you can."

Although he didn't know why she was interested in such an ancient relic, Metien still handed the slate to the nun. After the nun took it, she carefully held it with both hands and observed it carefully under the dim light, as if she was an archaeologist repairing a cultural relic. As she looked at it, her brows gradually furrowed.

"Sister Livia, do you know what is written on this stone slab?" Seeing this, Metien thought that she might know something, so he asked curiously.

"No." The nun shook her head: "I don't know the content of these words."

If her expression was not so calm and her eyes were not so clear, Metien and the others would have suspected that she was lying. After all, the seriousness and carefulness of the nun looking at the slate just now did not seem fake. If she knew nothing, why would she react like this?

Of course, they did not realize that the nun said "I don't know the content of these words" instead of "I don't know the origin of these words". This subtle difference may hide some inside story.

After returning the slab to Metien, Sister Livia made a suggestion that no one expected: "Let's go into this crack and see if we can find something."

"Eh?" Everyone was surprised, and Metien asked subconsciously: "Is it okay, Sister Livia? It might be dangerous, right?"

"It's ok."

Sister Livia said calmly, "You may not know that we believers who stayed in Lunweiting actually have another mission, which is to discover and protect the ancient ruins that may exist underground in the Seven Stars Disk Area. This suddenly appeared ruin is naturally within our protection range. Of course, I don't want to seal it off directly, I just want to go in and take a general look at the situation first, so that I can discuss the follow-up treatment with Master Mufasa and Master Pancras after returning to the church. It won't delay you for too long. As for danger, there may indeed be monsters in this ruins, but please don't worry, I will protect you, after all, I am the chief of the Battle Sisters of the St. Anvil Cross Church."

As she spoke, she gently pulled up her sleeves, revealing the silver bracelet on her wrist. On the bracelet was a gorgeous cross sword, and the hollow part in the middle of the hilt was inlaid with a shining golden gem. As soon as it was exposed to the air, it shed a dazzling brilliance. The light was too bright, not only making the faces of the people around her look white, but also making the entire subway tunnel darker.

"No matter what kind of monster I encounter, it is no match for me."

The nun's tone was full of confidence.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)