Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 981 Is Alice going out?

In the ancient legends of the Moryas, there is a record of an extraterrestrial natural disaster called "tide". It will form irregularly like a signal wind, and sweep across the star field within a radius of millions of kilometers in a very short time after forming, bringing extinction of life and destruction of matter to all planets. The 75th generation of the Great Wizard Sanzod, who is most proficient in astrology, believes that it is actually the majestic life energy released by some kind of original, huge, and terrifying magic beast in the universe after death, and it is also a test of the universe to the planet. The planet that can survive the tide will be blessed by this energy, and the magic activity will become more active, while the end of those who cannot survive will be destruction.

He cited several examples of stars that failed the test and were destroyed: Sky Knight, Red Stone, Golden Leo, and even the Great Nebula of Grace... These stars that once left a resounding name in astrology and astronomy were extinguished one by one and became dim with the passage of time, which was affected by tidal activity.

In addition, Sanzod also pointed out that in the past two hundred years, the number of stars disappearing in the observable star field has been increasing at an astonishing rate. This abnormal phenomenon is proof that tidal activity is becoming more and more frequent. In addition, it is also very likely to be a sign of the future of human civilization. At the end of the manuscript "Almanac of Stars", he pessimistically wrote the following:

"…When the beasts from the distant stars have uttered their last wail and the stars have died, then the hour of judgment will come. I will see the last and oldest catastrophe descend from the collapsed sky, and it will judge the sins of the world as God judges the world."

"In the final chapter of baptism, a giant whale flies from the ground to the sky. It is the hope and the only thing that leads the innocent people through suffering and to eternity. Anyone who is guilty cannot gain its recognition, nor can they climb on its back."

"Sinners, go to the temple at the edge of the world and pray. In the place closest and farthest from the sky, witness the end of the world and salvation!"

This is the prophetic poem format that the Moryas like to use the most. It has been circulated in countless circles of starry sky enthusiasts, but it has not been fulfilled until the Moryas gave up looking up at the stars. So, along with "The Song of Samir" by the Capes wizard, the prophecy of destruction by the Sangil wizard, and "The Dark Chronicle" by the Method wizard, it is considered by the world to be the biggest lie fabricated by this nomadic nation accustomed to deceiving.

The Moryas really like this doomsday tone. It seems that in their culture, everything will inevitably come to an end, and when everything comes to an end, it is naturally the end of the world.

As time went by, Lingge, who had listened to Saint Shalia's stories about the great witches of all generations and responded cautiously to these doomsday prophecies, never thought that one day he would witness with his own eyes the tidal disaster described by the great witch Sanzod in the "Almanac of the Stars". However, in the incomplete records left by Saint Tumi and the oral narration of the witch Fei'er, it was called - Interstellar Storm.

It was indeed as rampant as a storm. Standing on the roof of the windmill tower, the young man used a special telescope to observe the situation in the star field ahead.

A spiral nebula was pulled by invisible gravity, and a tide surged up that covered the entire star field. The stars swayed in it like sand on the fingertips of a giant. Those star particles visible to the naked eye were neither light nor other matter, and they did not even have a real existence. They were just highly concentrated magic flows, gathering into a blue tide, surging mightily, almost submerging all matter in its path. In those huge waves whose heights were often measured in tens of thousands of kilometers, high-energy magic and low-energy magic chased and collided with each other, and the energy storm triggered instantly reversed the magnetic poles of the planets, causing hundreds of affected stars to begin irregular circular motions, as if they were dancing on this azure stage; those planets that had already reached the end of their lives extinguished their last rays of light under the impact of the tides, and then began to split and disintegrate from the inside of the star core, but the peeled fragments were not swept into the interstellar storm that circulated like ocean currents, but were bound by the invisible gravitational field of the entire star field, forming a broken star ring that surrounded the star field for hundreds of thousands of kilometers, turning the whale in front of the storm into an inconspicuous swimming fish...

The energy storm stirred up by the huge amount of magic power, the chaotic magnetic field formed by the collision of high-energy magic and low-energy magic, the gravitational field that restrains the planetary fragments, and the star ring belt that stretches for hundreds of thousands of kilometers and is filled with planetary debris, huge meteorites, and even captured meteors passing through the sky... Faced with this magnificent, gorgeous, and destructive scene, the most courageous people have to stop and admit that the power of the individual is too small and not worth mentioning in the face of the universe.

Ling Ge was sure that once the Cloud Whale Sky Island continued to move forward, it would not even need to go deep into the storm, but would be hit by the tides, planetary debris, meteorites and meteor swarms on the edge. The terrifying impact would not be something they could withstand. Even if Yieta could use the power of the king to prevent the Cloud Whale Sky Island from collapsing and disintegrating, the creatures, buildings and ecological environment on the island would also suffer a devastating blow.

However, this wave of interstellar storm covered a very wide area, so it was impossible to take a detour, and they could only rush through it head-on.

Fortunately, he had already considered this situation and made preparations in advance. Now, it’s time to put them to use.

"Alice," Linger put down the telescope and called back, "Are you ready?"

“Hehehe! Of course I’m telling you!”

Alice had already assumed that weird pose, holding the game console in one hand and the silver cartridge in the other, sneering smugly: "Let me show you the power of the enhanced cartridge!"

"Give me a damn head!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the cartridge was inserted into the game console, and a dark blue data stream overflowed from Alice's fingers. The string of 0s and 1s quickly occupied everyone's sight, and in the next moment covered the entire Cloud Whale Sky Island. The light it released was so bright even on the stage of the universe that it even competed with the raging interstellar storm without giving in.

When the game began to change reality, the cold yet familiar mechanical female voice also sounded, as if it spread throughout the entire universe, echoing indifferently -

【Welcome to AliceGame system, Player (Dear players, welcome to the Alice system)】

[Cassette Date Was Detected, Now Starting The Game]

[Core-Freedom Configuration, Action (free core, configuration completed)]

【The GAME《Sky track-Zero Beast》 Has Been Started（The game《Sky track-Zero Beast》 has been started.】

【Go For Your Game, Player (Happy Game)】

……

A cold steel warship shuttled through the huge rings of stars, passed under the shadows of countless huge stars, and flew straight towards the surging tide. Its appearance looked quite like a giant whale patrolling the sea, but its body was more slender and graceful, full of the beauty of the fusion of living bodies and mechanical structures. Its upper body, including its back, is covered with a silver-white metal protective layer, as bright and solid as a knight's armor, while its lower body is condensed into a nearly transparent ocean. Brilliant light flows slowly inside the crystal, as if countless thin stardust gathered in it to form a miniature nebula, magnificent and gorgeous; two huge wing fins are spread out and fixed by a cold and solemn steel skeleton. They are no longer covered with soft feathers, but beams of radiating platinum flames are spurting out from deep exhaust holes. These flames form a new covering of feathers, allowing this pair of shining and gorgeous wings of light to hold up the heavy hull, passing through the universe at an ultra-high speed like a meteor, and the continuously gushing flame particles stretch out a dazzling tail flame behind it, washing the surfaces of countless planets, causing them to tremble and wail.

What is particularly eye-catching is that on both sides of this star-level giant ship, there are two giant spheres, one black and one white, suspended respectively. The interior of the spheres is completely dark and completely empty. They fly up and down around the ship, as if they are attracted to each other. The moving trajectory presents a clear double helix arc, and drags behind them a particle cloud-like two-color tail flame, covering the starry sky within tens of thousands of kilometers. These two hollow spheres devour all the dust, light and invisible matter in the universe, and even make people feel that once they observe, even their eyes will be devoured, leaving only emptiness. If the sky beast flying in the sky, the Zero Arus, is like a holy beast, giving people a sacred, solemn and inviolable feeling; then the steel battleship in front of us is a perfect creation that combines life and machinery. It is solemn, cold, and awe-inspiring, like a symbol of order, and even reminds people of the mechanical god Alexander who has returned from countless time and space and obtained a perfect body.

[Sky Titan - Arus Double Starship]

[Pilot: Ieta Raphael]

[Current shield armor value: ∞ (The armor value of this vehicle will not decrease until the energy of the planetary power device is exhausted)]

[Loaded program: None (before the plug-in program is closed, the original program of this vehicle will be temporarily invalid)]

[External loading program: planetary propulsion device, meteor propulsion device, stellar impact device, black hole collapse device, white hole expansion device]

The original eyeball position has been replaced by a huge translucent blue screen. This is the cockpit of the Sky Giant God-Arus binary starship. With strong flashes of light, the driver Yieta and other companions appeared in their seats. Due to the game setting, everyone changed into blue and white uniforms, and Alice also had a captain's hat on her head. The coat was simply draped over her body, and there were four imposing words written on the back: Starry Sea!

Although I know that the golden-haired maid is playing a meme, it inexplicably fits the situation in front of me, which makes me speechless.

"What is this?" Yieta asked curiously as she looked at the console in front of her where various complex symbols and data kept flashing.

Alice looked at her with disdain. "This is the cockpit of the Arus Twin Starship, the Sky Titan. As a pilot, you'd better wake up, Captain Yieta. If you continue to be so confused and miss the opportunity to fight, be careful that I will send you to a military court and punish you according to military law!"

Yieta scratched her hair, ignored her threat, and said blankly: "I know it's the cockpit, but why does it feel different from the previous Arus?"

"Nonsense, of course it's because I've upgraded!" Alice crossed her arms, stood on the high platform in the middle of the cab, and said condescendingly: "With the help of our chief technician of the Great Red Lotus Group!"

Behind her, a certain Princess Kaisu, who did not want to reveal her name, adjusted the epaulettes and ribbons on her military uniform, smiled and waved to the people below, looking quite decent. Apart from her, it was estimated that no one else would cooperate with Alice in playing this kind of role-playing game.

"Sky Titan - Arus Double Starship..." Yieta read out the new name of this space battleship word by word. Although she didn't know what was going on, it seemed to have become more powerful. This should be a good thing: "So, I will still control it?"

"Of course. Your mission is to pilot the Arus binary starship and successfully pass through the area ravaged by the interstellar storm until you successfully reach the Holy Temple of Heaven. This is a difficult mission, but I believe you can accomplish it, Captain Yieta! Once you complete the mission, I will allow you to return home and get married!"

Alice pretended to encourage her and made a promise that seemed to have bad intentions, which made Miss Angel blush. She kept muttering strange things like "It's too soon to get married, at least get engaged first", and then she waved her hand and issued an order: "Then, from now on, the Arus binary starship is under the command of Alice, the leader of the Great Crimson Lotus Group. All members obey my orders... Wow!"

"Go to hell!"

A powerful kick sent Alice to the side, almost tearing her captain's uniform apart. The golden-haired maid covered the part of her body that was attacked and groaned, shouting that this was unscientific. Whoever dared to attack the captain was trying to kill himself.
When she cast an angry look at the attacker, she was pointed at by the black muzzle of a gun and suddenly lost her temper.

"What Big Crimson Lotus? I've never heard of it." The great pirate Gloria had a pipe in her mouth - the same pipe that the great detective Gloria used to carry her assistant Peanuts. Unfortunately, the peanuts had been eaten... uh, they were gone. Things have changed and people have changed, which is really sad - and in the other hand she held a musket, pressing it against Alice's forehead, with her thumb already on the hammer, waiting to let go so she could give her a surprise shot.

"I've only heard of the Sky Whale Pirates. Any ship sailing on the sea must be under our jurisdiction, whether it's the sea or the starry sea." The pirate lady's mouth slightly curved. "So from now on, this Arus binary starship will be confiscated by me. Do you have any opinions, dear Miss Alice?"

I have an opinion!

Alice wanted to say this, but she was not sure whether Gloria's musket was loaded with bullets or roses. She wanted to seek help from her companions, but everyone avoided her sight and ignored the atrocities happening right before her eyes. How indifferent and cruel the world was!
After recognizing the reality, the golden-haired maid forced a smile on her face: "I, I have no objection. I have always supported Captain Gloria. The most loyal person in the pirate group is me!"

He is quite quick to change course according to the situation.

Gloria curled her lips, finally getting her revenge for the racket she had stolen. She also taunted, "For pirates, loyalty is a bigger joke than luck, right?"

What else could Alice do? She had to put on a smile and say yes repeatedly.

Just like that, less than three minutes after the Arus binary starship came into being, a good show came to an end. The big pirate Gloria successfully seized the command of this space battleship with her ruthlessness (no fog).

As for Alice?
Alice out!

Give me some meow