Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 83 Is the welcome ceremony a fairy banquet?
After tasting Miss Shelia's masterpiece, everyone gave it high praise. Among them, a certain golden-haired maid was the most enthusiastic. In the end, even the bartender herself felt a little embarrassed. A drunken blush passed across her handsome face. After coughing twice, she changed the subject.

"In short," she took out a registration book and a feather pen from the counter drawer, handed them to Ling Ge, and said, "Please register your information first, and then I will arrange a room for you. Although you are Xiao Xia's guests, this is also a necessary procedure of the hotel, please understand."

Lingge naturally had no objection. He turned to the latest page in the registration book, and then used a feather pen that was already worn and rough to write down his name, race, background, occupation and check-in time on the paper. By the way, he also registered the personal information of Metien and Alice.

You can see that there are messages left by other guests above their names. Without looking at the names, the contents are very strange: the night spirit from the Shiqilia Peninsula, with the occupation filled in as "late night poet"; Alkanye from the northern foot of the Sosen Mountains, calling himself a "ferryman"; the tree-dwelling spirit from Solsos, the "iron wall city" of the Cardialo Federation, wrote that he was "good at sleeping"; and the local resident of Rostin City, the wind fairy with the name of "elder"... There are almost no repetitions, which made Ling Ge realize for the first time that there are so many alien races in the world besides humans.

Some of them have never even appeared in the gossips of bards or the rural legends of villagers. They live quietly on this planet, keeping a cautious distance from humans. Is this deliberate alienation based on racial distinction or different positions?
Lingge had no intention of digging too deep. He noticed that the last guest who stayed at the hotel was the wind fairy who filled in the word "elder" in the registration book. Her check-in time could be traced back to December 1799, 12, which was six years ago.

During these six years, there were no new guests in the Fairy Sleep Inn until one day, three humans ignorantly broke into the sycamore tree where the fairies lived.

It really sounds like a fairy tale.

He handed the registration book and the quill back to Shelia. She took it and glanced at it, nodding slightly: "Mr. Ling, Miss Metien and Miss Alice? They are all human beings... For this hotel, humans are indeed rare guests. Of course, we will not treat them differently because of this, please rest assured."

She made a stroke under each person's name and continued, "For some reason, there are no other guests in the hotel right now, so there are many empty rooms for you to choose from. However, I recommend that you choose a room on the third floor. There are magical windows connecting to the outside world, so you can enjoy the scenery of the park without being noticed. The light is also completely taken from sunlight. More importantly, it is quiet enough without worrying about noise disturbance. What do you think?"

Although he didn't know what she meant by "noise disturbance", Lingge didn't want to ask more questions. He nodded in agreement and automatically ignored Alice's muttering of "I want to stay in the luxury suite."

A young girl walked down the wooden steps slowly.

Seeing her coming down the stairs, Shemi and Shelia shouted in unison.

"Ok!"

Behind her are the iconic translucent butterfly wings of the traveler fairy, but unlike her two sisters, she has three pairs of butterfly wings.

Everyone subconsciously turned their eyes towards the stairs, the direction where the sound came from.

The other party also responded with a smile: "Good afternoon, Xie Mi, Xie Liya, you have worked hard this morning, I will take over the next shift. By the way, are these guests...human? It's really strange. The last time I came into contact with humans was more than 50 years ago."

Her long, smooth silver hair brushed her waist. It didn't fall to her ankles like Shemi's, which made her beautiful but too delicate, nor did it reach her earlobes like Shelia's, which made her look heroic but too sharp. It was neither too long nor too short, which was a moderate and generous choice. Her clear blue eyes were always half-closed, with a warm smile that made people want to get close to her.

She had the same appearance as Shemi and Shelia, but with her clothes and temperament, she looked more mature and calm. One could even say that she had a certain charm that came with the accumulation of years. Even if she suddenly talked about ancient poetry or classical opera, no one would find it abrupt.

She looked older than Lingge, tall and slender, wearing an elegant long dress with pleated lace and lace decorations, exquisite and gorgeous court style, with a rose tie at the neckline, a soft black gauze hat and silk white gloves. Her whole dress embodied an elegant and noble style.

"Miss!"

"In that case," Xie Liya took out the key from the drawer and handed it to her sister across the counter, and said, "Xie Mi, take a few guests to choose a room. Remember to speak softly. My eldest sister is still taking a nap upstairs. Don't wake her up."

Xie Mi took the key and nodded vigorously. She was about to ask Ling Ge and the other two to go upstairs with her when suddenly there was a creaking sound from the wooden stairs, accompanied by a soft and soothing female voice that made people feel very relaxed: "Oh, it's so lively~ Xie Liya, Xie Mi, who are you talking to?"

More than fifty years ago... I always felt that she just casually said an incredible number.

Xie Mi quickly introduced them: "They are the friends Xiao Xia mentioned. They are staying at the hotel temporarily. Um, this is Miss Alice, this is Miss Metien, and the other is Mr. Ling."

"I see." The girl just walked down the stairs, lifted her skirt with both hands, bent her knees slightly, and greeted Lingge and the other two. Her movements and posture were even more dignified and formal than the ancient nobles who had been passed down for ten generations in Lunweiting: "Hello, I am the owner of the Fairy Sleep Inn, and also the sister of Shemi and Shelia, Shesta. Please give me your advice." The three sisters of the Fairy Sleep Inn, Shemi, Shelia and Shesta, serve as maid, waiter and proprietress respectively.

It seems to be based on age?

Lingge nodded politely in response, and Metien and Alice raised their hands at the same time and greeted her.

After greeting each other, Shesta said happily: "Since this is a friend introduced by Xiaoxia, we must treat him well, otherwise, Xiaoxia will be very sad."

Xie Liya behind the counter replied: "I have arranged a room for them, it's on the third floor..."

"No, no, no, Xie Liya, you are not thoughtful enough." The considerate lady boss shook her head and told her sister: "Arranging a room is just the most basic courtesy. We must show more sincerity to reflect our enthusiasm."

Not sure if it was an illusion, Ling Ge saw a hint of helplessness flash across the bartender's eyes: "So, what do you think we should do, big sister?"

"Well, let me think about it."

Shesta put a finger to her lips and fell into thought. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shemi kept winking at the guests, signaling them to follow him quickly, otherwise it would be too late.

Unfortunately, perhaps because they had just met, the two sides did not have a good understanding of each other, and it was impossible to convey complex information through eye contact. Therefore, Linger and Metien ignored her eye contact. Only Alice noticed it, but she only asked with concern: "Do you have a cramp in your eye?"

Miss Shemi almost cried, perhaps she was touched by her thoughtfulness.

At this moment, the proprietress finally thought of a good idea. She clasped her hands together and her eyebrows curved into crescents with joy: "I got it!"

It's over.

A tired expression appeared on Xie Mi's face.

While Lingge and the other two were confused, the proprietress had already reached out and took out a delicate and small brass bell from her sleeve, and then shook it gently.

Jingle bell, jingle bell.

The clear and melodious sound of bells suddenly echoed throughout the entire hotel. It was clearly a limited space, but it seemed like an infinite echo, empty and distant, coming from the horizon and from the front.

"Everyone at the hotel——"

And the proprietress called out warmly and tenderly: "To welcome guests who have come from afar."

"Now,"

"Let's have a merry party!"

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)