Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 786 Do you know how you traveled through time?

"you guessed wrong."

Tiantis shook his head and denied Alice's guess: "I am not a time traveler, but a native of this world. Although it is barbaric, primitive, backward, and full of all kinds of ambitious people and conspirators, it is nothing compared to your world, but I will not deny my origins because of this."

"Oh, this!" Alice didn't expect that she had guessed wrong. She was embarrassed for a moment, but after she came to her senses, she coughed twice as if nothing had happened: "Ahem, actually, the Earth is not as good as you say, and the Mirror Star is not as bad as you say."

Although it has been less than a year since I traveled to the Mirror Star World, Ai-chan has already regarded this place as my second home.

What the hell is this guy talking about?
Linger glared at her secretly, then spoke up, forcibly pulling the topic back: "Since you are not from Earth, how did you know so much about the history and knowledge of the Earth world?"

Or is it that Tiandis is not a time traveler, but there are other members in the Witch Society? If so, that person's status should not be low, at least it should be the level of philosopher or above, right?
This is the most likely possibility, but it is also not the truth. Tiandis smiled softly and said, "It has nothing to do with the so-called time travelers, Mr. Ling. All the history and knowledge about the earth world that our witch association knows is not obtained through humans, but through... the bridge to the sky."

The bridge to heaven?

The name sounded a little strange at first, but Ling Ge always felt that he should have heard it before, otherwise he would not have had that sense of déjà vu. Probably other people had the same idea as him, so they all showed thoughtful expressions, trying to recall whether they had heard someone say this word at a certain time and place. At this time, Ovella suddenly said "Ah", "I remember it!"

Everyone's eyes were on her, but the princess of Beman pretended not to notice. She pinched her chin and muttered to herself, "In the Hollow Root Swamp, when we were surrounded by the army of the Balance of Order, didn't the philosopher named Dickens ask Alice if she knew what the Bridge to Heaven was? But Alice said she didn't know, so he never mentioned it again."

Everyone looked at Alice, waiting for her explanation. To be honest, they were also very curious. Although Alice had always said that she was a traveler from Earth, she never mentioned how she traveled here. Metien once said that she fell from the sycamore tree in the backyard of Tianxin Church. Could that tree be the so-called bridge to the sky? This was too absurd.

"That's right." Tiantis gave her an approving look: "You have a good memory, Miss Olvera."

As for the girl in front of her, she is very different from her previous two reincarnations. Perhaps the long dark cage has changed her character. She is not without wisdom, but she seems unwilling to actively use her wisdom. She is always worried or concerned about something. Otherwise, with the [Library of Truth] in hand, even if her royal power has been weakened, she can easily find traces of the Witch Society from countless books. All knowledge in the world exists in the eyes of the mysterious royal power. Unless the society completely abandons the inheritance of words and books, it is impossible to escape this law.

"Ah? You ask that?"

Olvera raised her head and met the leader's eyes. She shuddered and shrank behind Saint Shallia like a frightened rabbit. Only in this way could she feel a little safe. But she soon realized that this was too cowardly. The princess of the ancient country of Bemang could not show such a weak attitude in the face of her destined enemy. So she poked her head out from Saint Shallia's shoulder again and stared at Tiandis fiercely, as if to say another word to him and she would fight him.

The same goes for you, Miss Olvera. You 12,000 years ago, you 3,000 years ago, you 900 years ago, and you now... Your gentleness and kindness always gather many like-minded people around you, supporting each other and moving forward together. But this world is cruel, are you ready to lose them?
The lingering mystery.

Does she know that she has this ability? Do her companions know? Others dare not say, but the young man named Linger must know, right? Because he has some incredible insight, he can easily see through what others hide. But he did not force Olvera to do anything, but indulged her to do what she wanted to do. From this point of view, he is really a gentle young man, but his gentleness is often deliberately hidden, because he knows in his heart that in this cruel world, people who are too gentle will not have a good end.

She retracted her gaze and continued to look at a certain golden-haired maid with a smile: "It seems that Miss Alice still doesn't quite understand, so let me explain it more clearly. The so-called Bridge of Heaven is a passage connecting the Earth World and the Mirror Star World. The knowledge of the other world mastered by our Witch Society is all obtained through the Bridge of Heaven. As for the specific method, it is not convenient to disclose it here. As an aside, in fact, we suspected at the beginning that when you traveled from the Earth World to the Mirror Star World, you also used the Bridge of Heaven as a medium, but Dickens said in the report that you knew nothing about the Bridge of Heaven, so this speculation is not valid. I am very curious, Miss Alice, if it was not through the Bridge of Heaven, how did you come to this world?"

Is there such a thing?

Huh, this question?

After her reminder, everyone finally remembered that there was such an incident. So many things happened that night, whether it was sneaking into the Forloze Castle to rescue the Countess, or listening to the truth of history told by the Witch of Dread Fei'er, and finally watching the Virtual Root Swamp being engulfed by a raging fire... all left a deep and complex impression on them, so that this short question and answer seemed not so important, and they were forgotten unconsciously.

In the above passage, she said "I don't remember either" twice in a row to prove that her memory was indeed not very good. Maybe she had hurt her brain by staying up late playing games.

Tiantis couldn't help but laugh, and at the same time she was a little emotional. She was still wondering how the wise and intellectual girl nine hundred years ago could become like this. Her first reincarnation was the Saint of the Holy Temple of the Archives, and she imprinted all the 13,000 volumes of the ancient organization in her mind, which could be called the incarnation of the Constellation of the Wise in the world; her second reincarnation was the mentor of the Goddess of Creation, and she guided everyone with restrained wisdom and prudent rationality. It was also she who keenly noticed something was wrong on the eve of the war, and after persuading the other six saints, she let the last Elf King take some believers to leave the Sosen Mountains in advance, which left the last spark of the Goddess of Creation, which is still burning vigorously in the distant East Continent.

Alice scratched the back of her head, with the words "I am ignorant" written all over her face. "I don't remember either. It seems that on the day when Alice Game was released, I won a limited edition game console and cartridge in a lottery. Game Command Company notified me to go to their headquarters building to claim the prize, so I went. But what happened after I entered the headquarters building of Game Command Company? I don't remember either. I only remember that I appeared in the backyard of Tianxin Church after I woke up, and then I was taken in by Metien."

It was the first time that everyone heard her talk about the time travel. They were all surprised. They didn't know whether they should feel that she was so careless that she didn't care about such an important matter, and in the end she had to rely on the enemy's questions before she remembered to tell them; or they should feel that she was so forgetful that she could forget such an important thing. If it wasn't for Tiantis asking questions, she might not have remembered to share it with everyone... uh, it seems to be the same meaning?
Everyone has been infected with amnesia by Alice.

Olvera shuddered again and quietly moved a few steps away, worried that she would lose her memory if she stayed with Alice for too long. She couldn't easily forget those important memories and precious knowledge. On the contrary, someone stepped forward and gently patted her shoulder. Olvera turned around and found that it was her tacit partner Rorona, who was blinking at her, as if conveying something.

"Ah." Princess Bemang didn't need to convert in her mind at all, and she translated familiarly as soon as she opened her mouth: "Lorana said that it seems that your time travel must be deeply related to that game command company. Maybe it was them who did it." "Of course I know this!" Alice said dissatisfiedly: "Don't treat me like a fool. I traveled to the world of Alice Game, how could it be unrelated to the game command company? This game was developed by them!"

No, you don't understand at all, you're a complete fool.

Lorena gave her a helpless look and moved her lips a few times. Olvera translated by mouthing, "Lorena also said that if you are willing to give her the game console and cartridges to study, maybe she can find some useful clues. Aren't you curious at all about how you came here, Alice?"

"I don't want it!" The golden-haired maid immediately took a few steps away, with a look of alertness on her face: "This is my game console, and it's a limited edition. I don't want to cut it into pieces for you to do some weird research!"

You seem to have a deep misunderstanding of the word "research"?

Rolena thought about it and wanted to fight for it again, but she suddenly remembered that the timing was not right. Even if she wanted to study the secret of Alice's time travel, she should wait until she escaped this crisis. If everyone was wiped out by the witch society here, then there would be no point in saying anything, right? On the contrary, maybe Alice would be held in the laboratory by the witch society and do some weird research as she wished.
Tiantis seemed to think the same, so after Alice rejected Rorona's proposal, she suggested, "Since Miss Alice is unwilling to give the game console to Miss Rorona for research, why not give it to us? To be honest, our Witch Society is also very interested in it. Moreover, I am not bragging, but in fact, there is probably no organization or institution on this planet that can compare with the Society in terms of scientific research level. If anyone can crack the mystery, it is probably only us."

You are right, but what is the difference between this and a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?
Alice shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, although the technology level of your witch society is indeed very high, it is better for me to trust you than to trust Rorona's alchemy!"

These words made Lorena look resentful, and she looked at Alice as if she was looking at a heartless lover: Who was it that was shouting "help me" in the carriage just now, and now it has become a last resort outside the Witch Society? What did I do wrong that you don't even want to call me Lorena?
Alice groaned and pretended not to see it. Her game console and cartridges were precious. Lingge was blacklisted just because he made a few comments when she was developing the game. And Rorona and Tiantis actually wanted to use her game console for research. They were ten thousand times or even a thousand times more abominable than Lingge!

Tiantis was rejected, but she didn't care. She smiled and then shifted her gaze from Alice to Rorona. "Alchemy? Miss Rorona seems to have some incredible abilities. A carriage that can race against a magic armored vehicle, and a summon that can intercept the elite members of the Balance of Order... Of course, what surprised me even more was you. You are a mirror elf, but your appearance is completely human. If such camouflage technology can be mass-produced, I'm afraid the workload of the Balance of Order and the Night Watch will increase several times."

Rorona stood in the crowd with a smile on her face, but did not respond.

Olvera looked at Tiandis, then at Rorona, her expression seemed a little conflicted, but she soon made up her mind, and stood out from behind Saint Shalia, standing in front of Rorona, opening her arms to block Tiandis's gaze for her - it was a little difficult to do so with her height, so Princess Beman could only stand on tiptoe as much as possible, her face flushed.

An expression of surprise flashed across Rorona's face for a moment, but after she came to her senses, she quickly smiled again, and her smile was even happier than before. She reached out and gently touched Ovella's head.

Tiantis watched this scene quietly, her thoughts still on the previous conversation.

Aliens are not scary. Although folk tales often describe them as lurking shadows and terrifying killers, in the long and one-sided confrontation, the Scales of Order and the Night Watch have long formed a psychological advantage over them. Usually, a team of well-trained judges or Night Watch can face aliens several times their own and achieve an overwhelming victory. What is scary is the aliens disguised as humans. Once they integrate into human civilization and form a complex force, it will cost a thousand times more to completely eradicate them. For example, the Five Tooth Clan of Metosh. The Metosh Empire collapsed in the Middle Ages, but the Five Tooth Clan has been strong until now, and was completely destroyed by the "Spark Plan" formulated by Dickens and Christian. Why? Because they are aliens on the surface, but they have already integrated human blood into their bones.

Humans are the most cunning and dangerous creatures on this planet. If you want to eliminate a group of humans, the cost and consequences are often more serious than eliminating a group of aliens.

But the Five Fangs Clan's disguise is only in terms of identity, surname, living habits and behavior style. The innate alien characteristics cannot be concealed: it is difficult for werewolves to conceal their sharp teeth and claws, and it is difficult for vampires to conceal their blood-red eyes and bat wings. It is probably the same reason. However, Lorena's alchemy can achieve such a perfect disguise. As long as she does not expose herself, no one will suspect that she is an alien. The Night Watch branch in Lotdana City has spent seven years and has not been able to see through this disguise. If the researchers of the Magic Research Institute knew about it, they would definitely be surprised.

Of course, their surprise was based on common sense, but the power of the young girl's royal power could not be measured by common sense. If one were to say who among the seven saints of the Goddess of Creation in the past was the most troublesome, besides the chief knight, it was not the patriarch who served as a guide and spiritual support, nor the mentor who gave them advice, but precisely this creator. In the battle that broke out in the Sosen Mountains nine hundred years ago, her endless alchemical props gave everyone a headache.

The mountain giant that caused an entire mountain to break away from the ground, the star-made spear that fell from tens of thousands of meters in the sky, the dimensional barrier that could reflect all attacks, the dragon-headed giant ship that sailed in the void and could not be captured by anyone... If it weren't for deliberate calculations, the association actually had no way to keep them. Even if the battle was won, many believers of the Goddess of Creation were still rescued by the last alchemical item. They ventured across the chaotic sea and crossed to the East Continent, where they became a new threat.

In fact, Tiantis had heard Carabosse say something: she believed that among the fourteen girl royal powers, the one with the power closest to that of a mother might be the Creation Royal Power.

Tiantis believes that the creation of the mother is out of nothing, opening up the universe and all things; while the creation of the kingship is to reshape the form and nature of existing things, and the two are actually far apart. But if one day, the kingship of creation finds another way to make up for this shortcoming, maybe she will become another mother?
But now, she can only refine simple things like carriages or treeman summons. Her own strength is limited, so how can she make up for the shortcomings?

It is still an incomplete creation.

She looked at Lorena deeply. Coincidentally, Lorena seemed to notice her gaze, so she raised her head and smiled at her with curved eyebrows, looking very cute.

Why didn't she speak a word?

Tiantis was thoughtful.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)