Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 735 Can you understand what’s in your heart?
Lingge returned to Yunjingkong Island in the drizzle. As he walked along the winding wooden plank road, he could hear the sound of raindrops dripping above his head. In the glass covers wet by the rain, the street lights were still emitting a faint fluorescent light. The light was not dazzling, but after being diluted by the rain, it looked hazy and quiet.

Rounding the corner and entering the forest, the rainwater accumulated in the woods had already gathered into streams, rushing down from both sides of the street. Linger gradually saw a corner of the eaves of the Goblin's Sleeping Inn appearing deep in the branches and leaves hidden by the rain. On the sloping roof covered with straw and ivy, the green leaves welcomed the long-lost moisture and looked even more lively.

As expected, the hotel lobby was still lit. Linger stopped at the door, put away his umbrella, gently shook off the water drops on it, leaned it against the wall, and then stepped on the carpet to clean the wet soles before walking into the hotel. As soon as he entered the door, he found that it was very lively here. Not only did Avra ​​and Shelia not sleep, but other people were also there, and they were all crowded in the middle of the hall, as if they were watching something.

"What are you doing?"

The young man frowned: "Metien, it's late, why don't you go to bed?"

"Ah!" The pink-haired little girl who was joining in the fun in the crowd heard her brother's voice, her eyes widened immediately, she shrank back reflexively, and said hesitantly: "I, I'll go to bed right away."

"Oh, it's already this late, and you're still worrying about whether to sleep or not." Alice waved at the young man and said, "Ling Ge, come here quickly. I have good news and bad news to tell you."

What kind of charades is this guy talking about?
Ling Ge instinctively felt that it was nothing good, but he couldn't restrain his curiosity. He walked over and asked, "What good news?"

As for bad news, he didn't want to hear it.

"I knew he would ask for the good news first."

"Lorana said it." Miss Olvera, who appeared behind her at some point, translated friendly: "She also asked if you want to touch it and confirm it yourself... You are not allowed to touch it!"

Alice said proudly to her friends around her, and then asked them to move aside: "Alright, alright, make way, don't join in the fun here, let Lingge witness this good news with his own eyes."

Ling Ge had no intention of touching her, so he ignored Princess Bemang's warning and nodded, "This is indeed good news, but what is the bad news? Also, why don't you speak? Why do you have to let Avella speak for you?"

Although it seemed magical that she asked others not to join in the fun, her friends were very considerate, or too lazy to argue with her, and they retreated to both sides, just like the ebb tide, quickly and neatly. So there was a smooth road in front of the young man, and at the end of the road was a beautiful girl with long crystal blue hair and blue eyes, wearing an old alchemist's robe. She was standing there, and when she saw Linger's eyes fall on her, she raised her hand and greeted him with a smile.

Finally, he glared at the young man fiercely.

So they were watching Lorena. What was there to watch... Wait, she was standing?
Where is your wheelchair?
Come to think of it, when we first met in Lotdana City, she was also standing, right?

"Is your leg okay?" Lingge asked subconsciously.

So, the "good news" that Alice was talking about was -

Lorena didn't say anything, but nodded with a smile. At the same time, she gently lifted the hem of the alchemist's robe, revealing a smooth and white calf. She stretched out a foot towards Lingge and winked maliciously.

When he said this, he suddenly remembered that Lorena's curse was a disease that could never be cured. Every time a disease disappeared, a new disease would appear. Could it be...

His guess was soon confirmed, because Princess Haiqi had stretched out a finger and gently touched her throat. When she raised her head slightly, her delicate and elegant swan-like neck outlined a breathtaking arc, which was as perfect and exquisite as a work of art. This action, combined with her reaction, actually expressed a very clear meaning.

"She said she had aphasia." Olvera continued to translate: "So she couldn't speak. She also asked you if you wanted to touch it and confirm it yourself... But you still can't touch it!" She glared at the young man fiercely.

Lingge couldn't touch her, but Saint Xia Liya could. She stood beside Rolena. Although she was a few centimeters shorter than her, she still reached out her hand like a sister and touched the girl's throat with heartache: "There were no signs. When no one noticed, things turned out like this, and there is really no way to treat it. Perhaps the power of the curse is still too strong, and we are powerless now."

Her tone sounded a little lost, but Lorena didn't care. On the contrary, she lowered her body's center of gravity and leaned her head on Saint Shallia's shoulder intimately. At the same time, she stretched out her arms to hug the shepherdess' waist and looked at Lingge with a smug look. I don't know if it was an illusion, but the young man seemed to see some provocation in her.

"Well, Rorona said it's okay. After her leg is healed, she can act cute to Sister Xiaoxia. It's not a big problem if she can't speak." Avella translated with a complicated expression, seeming a little distressed: "She also asked Ling Ge if he wanted to do the same. Unfortunately, Sister Xiaoxia has been taken over by her, so you don't have a chance..."

This sentence made Saint Shallia blush. She looked at the girl leaning on her with a complaining look and said, "Stop it, Lorena. We are talking about business."

But the tone wasn't angry at all.

Alice wanted to jump out and make some inappropriate remarks, but when she saw Saint Shallia's tender little hand on Rorona's throat, she felt a chill on her neck for some reason. In the end, the desire to survive overcame the desire to die, and she retracted her head and pretended that she was actually a frog: apart from watching the fun, it was useless.

"Your legs are healed, but you can't speak?" Ling Ge, who was oblivious to the interaction between the girls and only focused on his work, rubbed his brows with a headache and asked, "Next, I may need to ask you to refine some props. Rolena, will this aphasia have any impact on your alchemy?"

Lorena thought about it, shook her head, and looked at Ovira. Princess Beman quickly translated, "She said there might be some impact, but it's not a big problem, because the communication problem can be left to me. I will help you convey Lorena's meaning."

This is indeed a good method, the only problem is -

Linger looked at Ovella with suspicion: "When will you understand Rorona's heart?"

After Lingge said this, the others also discovered the problem and cast doubtful eyes at Olvera: After Lorena's leg healed, she suffered from aphasia, so she couldn't explain what happened to everyone at first. Just when Metien volunteered to go back to the room to get paper and pen, Olvera, who was wandering in the kitchen at night, stepped forward in time and served as a bridge for everyone to communicate. The translation was accurate and flawless, and even Lorena herself was amazed. How did she do it? Could it be that she could really understand Lorena's voice as Lingge said?

"what?"

When asked this question, Princess Beman opened her mouth, and after a long moment of confusion, she suddenly looked as if she had just woken up from a dream: "Oh, yeah, how did I do that!?"

Everyone: "..."

Lorena smiled and stretched out her index and middle fingers, making a V sign.

"Uh, Rorona said this is the tacit understanding between the princesses, yeah~~~"

Everyone: "..."

I am even more speechless. What should I do?

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)