Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 989 is actually a ruin?

As the origin of the universe, the birthplace of the goddess, the initial star field is so quiet that it is unimaginable. There are no planets, no matter, no light, and even the silence itself has become a sound, which makes people imagine the scene of a whale swimming towards the deep abyss, its huge fins parting the cold sea water, and the coldness rising quietly like a maggot in the tarsal bone. Everything is silent, but it seems that a deafening noise sounded in people's minds, a sense of absurdity and distortion.

It was hard to imagine how the young queens endured the loneliness and lived here for such a long time that could not be measured in years and months, but perhaps it was also because they had never left the Holy Temple of Heaven. In their home, everything was beautiful, so they naturally did not need to pay attention to how desolate and lonely the outside world was.

Unfortunately, including Saint Shalia, all the young queens had forgotten their experiences living in the Heavenly Temple, so they could not describe to Lingge what kind of building it was. Based on his understanding of various religious texts and myths and legends, the young man imagined a most sacred, solemn, and glorious temple, but still felt it was not enough. After all, the imagination of mortals and the architectural art of the mortal world are limited, so how can they compare with the great goddess of creation?
After entering the initial star field, the ancient road of stars had dissipated, but because there was only one "planet" in this star field, there was no need for road signs to guide. The Arus twin starship moved forward, swam through the dark and silent ocean, and quietly approached the Holy Temple of Heaven that was heavily protected by twelve dark blue star rings. The distance was so close that the people in the cockpit could see the pure magic power flowing slowly on the star rings through the big screen. They seemed to be alive, exuding surging life force.

According to Saint Shallia, this is the origin magic. All the magic in the universe comes from the goddess of creation, and the magic first created by the goddess is the origin magic. The goddess first used it to shape the Temple of Heaven, order, chaos and the boundaries of the universe, and then there was the miracle of seven days of creation.

"Even mortals who have never come into contact with magic will instantly transform their life state the moment they touch the origin of magic, turning into a pure, huge, and unstoppable source of magic infection like the extraterrestrial disaster beasts. However, the price is the loss of their own souls, and they will gradually be assimilated by the laws of the universe until they become a part of them."

Saint Shallia explained to everyone: "This is determined by the special properties of the origin magic. Those who can use it must be beings who master the laws of the universe. In other words, the aura that we release when we use the royal power, which is different from ordinary magic, is the aura of the origin magic."

After listening to her introduction, Alice, who was eager to try, calmed down. Although she wanted to use the cheat to get herself to level 999, what was the point of using the cheat if she couldn't show off everywhere? She couldn't fight those brainless alien beasts every day, right?
Linger asked, "Have you recovered your memory?"

"Yes." Saint Shallia nodded gently: "When I saw them, those memories automatically emerged in my mind. It seems that the effectiveness of the curse will be weakened in the Holy Temple of Heaven."

This is good news. Maybe she will recover more memories later. However, Ling Ge is a little confused. The power of the curse comes from the girl's royal power. The power of the royal power is not at the same level as the goddess's power of creation. If the Heavenly Temple is really blessed by the goddess, then the curse should be invalid. Why is it only weakened?

However, he didn't have time to think about this problem.

The twelve huge star rings surrounding the planet intertwined and slowly rotated. Under the invisible gravitational field, they formed a geometric pattern with beautiful curves and arcs, which was dazzling. And the huge whale was slowly passing through the gaps between these star rings, surrounded by the dark blue magic flow, just like swimming into a clear ocean.

After a long journey, the travelers are finally about to enter the Holy Temple of Heaven.

Everyone seemed a little nervous. Yieta confirmed the parameters on the operating screen over and over again, fearing that they would change into something else if she wasn't paying attention. Olvera stared blankly at the scene projected on the big screen. Her sleepy eyes, which still had dark circles under them, had never been so wide open as they were at this moment. She didn't even dare to blink, for fear of missing some details. Captain Gloria was even more impatient as she turned around in the cabin. The sound of her heels hitting the floor was like a countdown of a clock, urging the crew to speed up...

Even the young queen was like this, not to mention the others. As beings on earth, they had never thought that one day they would be able to visit the goddess' palace. This was an honor that even the proprietress Shesta and the Countess Neviel could not ignore. Livia, who had already converted to the faith of the goddess, had already closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and offered the most pious prayer of her life at the place closest to the miracle.

Such a kind, tolerant and loving goddess,
May your light remain as bright as ever,

Guide us tiny souls in the direction of our longings in confusion.

……

Only Lingge looked calm. He looked up and looked at the big screen in front of him calmly. He saw that the dark blue color in his field of vision was becoming more and more intense. It was the purest magic flow formed by the gathering of the origin magic. The closer it got to the end, the more dazzling it became, until it exceeded the upper limit of what the naked eye could bear and exploded into a beam of bright light, causing everyone in the cab to squint their eyes, trying to adapt to the suddenly bright light.

Lingge opened his eyes wide instead.

He saw the huge shadow floating behind the light, a distant, majestic, indescribable...

ruins.

"This is——!?" "How is it possible!" "Am I dazzled?"

There was a sound of surprise and doubt in the cab.

Anyone who witnessed this scene would have the same reaction.

Because, there were no magnificent temples displaying the power of God, no solemn hymns praising the miracles, and no holy light showing the grace of God. All the travelers saw was just a huge ruin.

The somewhat quiet and cold ruins were floating quietly in the void, surrounded by the silent sea of ​​trees, just like the ancient ruins regained vitality. However, those unknown tall trees, which might be oaks or basswoods, were lush and dense, but they exuded a cold temperament from the inside out, as if they didn't care about anything outside of themselves. The gray-white building outlines were submerged under the sea of ​​trees, and the exposed parts were covered with old and decadent ivy. The gloomy ivy leaves covered most of the traces, and only vaguely saw that the shapes of these buildings were very strange, square, and the walls were full of densely packed square windows, like a beehive, and they were all exceptionally tall. Even the broken ruins were estimated to be hundreds of meters high.

There were countless tall buildings like this submerged under the sea of ​​trees, which gave this place a desolate and bleak atmosphere, just like coming to the tomb of a giant. Everyone was so stunned that they couldn't speak, and couldn't believe that the holy land of God that they had been looking forward to seeing would look like this. Only the young royal girls remained calm, and a trace of doubt and reminiscence flashed in their eyes as they looked at this scene.

It seemed that something was sprouting in her memory, about to break out of the ground, and Saint Shallia was the one who felt it most strongly. She found that she was not very disappointed, and of course not angry, as if the Heavenly Cathedral had been like this since a long time ago, from the very beginning.

The Cloud Whale swam slowly forward, approached the ruins, and stopped at a relatively flat open space in the outer area. At this time, the power of the cartridge began to fail. In the strong blue light, the data stream of 0s and 1s converged like a tide and returned to the inside of the game console. The Arus binary starship restored the appearance of the Cloud Whale Sky Island.

Suddenly returning from the universe to the civilized environment, although it was just a ruin with no one in sight, the monsters and aliens on the island still felt as if they were in another world. Lingge decided to take some people to explore the ruins to find the sleeping goddess, and the rest of the people stayed on the empty island to prepare for accidents and appease the restless aliens.

The young girl's royal power must be brought along, and Alice can also be brought along at her discretion, but there is no need to bring along the others - this was what Lingge originally thought, but as the opportunity was rare, everyone actually expressed their desire to act together, even the proprietress Shesta and the bartender Shelia, who had already finished their fairy tour and had always stayed in their own small hotel and ignored the world, were no exception.

"This is the first time that the Traveler Fairy has set foot outside the sky, not to mention the residence of the Great Goddess. How can I be absent?" The proprietress said with a smile: "Even if I break the rules of the Traveler Fairy for this, I believe those stubborn elders will understand me."

"Not only do they understand." Shelia added, "I'm afraid our names will be written into legends and praised and admired by future generations. The name of the Levileyere family will also be passed down from us and become a legend among the traveler elves!"

Such a bright future even made the usually calm bartender excited. Her tone rose slightly, and her right eye, which was half covered by her bangs, seemed to be breaking the seal.

"What about me?" Shemi jumped out and flew around her two sisters like an annoying little... butterfly. "I am also a descendant of the Levileyere family. Will my name be passed down as well?"

"Go play somewhere else." Shelia grabbed her sister and casually placed her on Medien's head. For some reason, everyone seemed to assume that that was the little elf's exclusive seat.

Ling Ge had a headache: "But if you all leave, who will take care of Yunjingkong Island?" This is a problem.

Xie Liya fell into deep thought after hearing this, while Xiesta suddenly remembered something, and a hint of surprise appeared in her blue eyes: "I know who to give it to!"

A few minutes later.

Little Sun, Little Lamb, Little White, Brandy, and the Potted Band that was temporarily brought in to make up the numbers, stood in front of the captain and were reviewed. Then, all of them became the temporary "persons" in charge of Yunjing Sky Island involuntarily, and were entrusted with an important task by the lady boss: "Yunjing Sky Island is now in your hands. You must work hard. When I come back, I will hold a banquet at the hotel to reward everyone!"

After the pre-war mobilization was over, she turned around and said to Ling Ge: "That's all right!"

Big problem!

Ling'er's mouth twitched slightly. He handed over the Yunjing Sky Island to these birds, animals, flowers and potted plants to take care of. I don't know whether to say that the problem is the candidate or your brain circuit. Could it be that the boss lady has also been infected by Alice?
"That's fine, actually." Saint Shallia said, "Don't forget, Lingge, this is the Holy Temple of Heaven, the only peaceful place in the universe that is not affected by struggle. Under normal circumstances, no one will encounter any danger, so you don't need to worry too much."

It seems so.

Lingge could only accept this fact helplessly, and after a little preparation, he led a group of people to leave Yunjingkong Island in a mighty manner, ready to explore this area called the Holy Temple of Heaven, which is actually an ancient ruin, and uncover the truth hidden in it. In the primrose field behind him, Little Sun, Little Lamb, Little White, Brandy and the potted band waved goodbye (although they couldn't even make up a pair of hands), wishing them a smooth journey. Yieta also stood at the door of the windmill tower room and offered blessings to her companions: "Come on, everyone, you must come back soon..."

Well, the scene was quite touching.

wrong!

"Yieta, what are you doing?" The young man turned around and looked at the bewildered white-haired angel in silence. The latter seemed to have not realized what had happened. "You are the young queen, you have to come with us too."

According to Saint Shallia, seven maiden royal powers are needed to open the door of the Temple of Heaven and awaken the sleeping goddess, and not even one less will do.

"Hey, should I go too?"

The white-haired angel blinked his eyes in a silly way. After receiving everyone's affirmative answer, he seemed a little hesitant and wandered at the door: "But I, I can't leave here yet, because of the curse..."

"It doesn't matter. This is the Temple of Heaven, the abode of our Mother. Your curse will not cause us any trouble, Yieta."

Saint Xia Liya comforted her gently. Besides, in fact, Miss Angel's curse had already begun to weaken because of Bai Ye's secret assistance. It was just that she could not get out of the shadow of the past, so she confined herself in this windmill tower room stubbornly.

Now may be the best time to help her get out of the cage and regain her freedom.

Seeing her sister still hesitating and unable to make up her mind, Saint Charlene secretly winked at Alice. Only at this moment could the golden-haired maid's unruly character play a positive role. She walked behind Iyetta with a strange laugh, hugged her slender and soft waist, and pushed her out, laughing evilly as she walked, just like a bandit who robbed a woman. Her movements were so skillful that people wondered if they had been secretly rehearsed many times: "Hehehe, Iyetta, don't struggle, just follow us obediently! It's your blessing that my Ai-chan likes you, don't be ungrateful!"

“Wow! Alice, let me go! Hahaha! Stop tickling me, it’s itchy, hahaha!”

Under the harassment of the golden-haired maid's restless little hands, Miss Angel began to struggle, flapping her wings and dropping a lot of feathers. The scene was unbearable to watch.

The chains on her ankles also rustled as she struggled. Saint Shallia saw it and winked at Shino. The young knight of the Gustave family understood what she meant and walked around the two people who were playing the "You Hehe I Haha" game. She took out the holy spear White Thorn from her back and swung it lightly. The holy white blade easily cut the chain. The broken back half fell to the floor with a crisp sound, which also made Yieta's struggle slowly stop.

Her expression was a little dazed, and she felt as if something in her heart had been cut off along with the chain that bound her. But that was not a bad thing, Miss Angel was sure, because she had actually expected such a scene to happen in countless dreams.

"Now," Xino put away the Holy Spear White Thorn, turned around and said to her with a smile: "Nothing can stop you now."

This sentence touched Yieta at once, and her eyes gradually changed from blank to firm. She nodded her head vigorously, and because of excessive force, a white hair on the top of her head stubbornly stood up: "Yes!"

"I'll go with you, Sister Xiaoxia!" She paused, then said, "But I have one condition."

Saint Shaliya then asked, "What are the conditions?"

Without hesitation, Yieta pointed at the golden-haired maid who was still doing something to her and said angrily, "Keep Alice away from me!"

"it is good."

Between her sister and the maid, Saint Shallia only thought for 0.1 seconds before agreeing. To be honest, this was already very fair to Alice. If Ling Ge was asked to choose between his sister and the maid, he probably wouldn't even need time to think.

"Huh?" It was Alice's turn to be dumbfounded. I had made such a great contribution to "persuading" Yieta, but I was sold out the moment I turned around? Isn't this bullying an honest person? No, I want to resist, to revolt, to overthrow Xiao Xia's tyranny...

"Alice, did you say anything just now?"

"No, nothing! I was just kidding, hahaha..."

Faced with the ruthless hand of fate, honest people become completely honest.

　Give me some meow
　　(End of this chapter)