Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Alice in a Chaotic Scene
Shen Sui had already accepted that Alice would occasionally come up with some quirky maneuvers.
But he still couldn’t figure out what kind of thought process led her to disguise as an enemy to collect tolls in this situation.
[Alice reaped quite a reward.]
[Alice decided she would dare again next time.]
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[Anna conducted malicious intent detection on each passerby, determining that their motives for entering the region of Pyinga City were impure.]
Impure motives?
Shen Sui knew that the Sinful Chalice had many passives, and as the carrier of the Sinful Chalice, Anna would indeed possess the ability to read minds once she entered a fusion state with the Chalice. This malicious intent detection was just one of the Chalice’s most insignificant passives.
[Alice encountered a suspicious group.]
[Alice stepped forward to interrogate. A cloaked girl explained their origin: they were the Church Knight Order of the Master of Thunder, coming to eliminate the villains in Pyinga City.]
[Anna issued a malicious alert.]
[However, before Alice could react, a flash streaked towards her face like a bolt of lightning, triggering the Star Magic Array you set up.]
[At the moment before causing mortal damage, the attack strangely stopped, and your magic did not activate.]
[Alice?!]
[A voice filled with astonishment and joy came, and the girl attacking Alice removed the hood from her head, revealing her beautiful, delicate face—she was Oshana Price.]
[Alice looked at Oshana with delight: "Oshana! Why are you here?"]
[Anna silently moved behind Alice, watching Oshana calmly and vigilantly.]
["I came to rescue you!" Oshana answered as if it were natural, linking arms with Alice and explaining the purpose of her trip.]
[Oshana, following the instructions of the Daylight Church and the Price Clan, came to the Roland Empire for a task. During the mission, she heard rumors related to Pyinga City, and upon hearing Alice was besieged, she decided to lead some of her subordinates to infiltrate Pyinga City to rescue Alice.]
[Anna hid behind Alice, hugging her waist and half peeking out, cautiously asking about Oshana’s identity.]
[Alice introduced Oshana and Anna to each other.]
[The two girls exchanged glances past Alice.]
Come on, it’s so obvious, Alice, haven’t you noticed anything off?
Shen Sui looked at Alice, who seemed completely unaware. Even someone like him, who didn’t quite understand the friendship between young girls, could sense something was off, couldn’t he?
Clearly, Alice had no awareness at all.
[Alice explained the reason.]
["You came to fight dragons and tigers just for a fifth-tier magical beast?" Oshana expressed lack of understanding, even though she seemed quite flustered by the Silver Moon Wolf Pack, her background with the Price Clan gave her the right not to understand.]
In fact, the girl before you once razed the City of Sin for an ordinary girl.
Shen Sui internally mocked.
While it was his doing to raze the City of Sin, you can’t deny that Alice executed it well!
["It’s my dog." Alice replied simply.]
[Alice inquired from Oshana about information on Pyinga City.]
[Oshana provided what she knew. Pyinga City had already become a place of focus across the entire Dawn Continent, even the destruction of the City of Sin couldn’t overshadow Pyinga City’s current spotlight.]
[Because, the Star Abyss White Dragon, which had disappeared from the Dawn Continent for over a thousand years, was rumored to have appeared in Pyinga City.]
Star Abyss White Dragon...
Seeing this name, Shen Sui fell into memories.
In the Dawn Continent, the Dragon Race existed.
The Star Abyss White Dragon was born from the starry sky, the most powerful of the Dragon Race, always the leader. Typically, ordinary forces wouldn’t dare provoke the Star Abyss White Dragon, unless it was a newly born one.
Shen Sui had a Star Abyss White Dragon as a mount in the game. He went through a lot to become a Dragon Knight, even slaying the Dragon God in front of Qishala to subdue the Star Abyss White Dragon—he named her Qishala.
Of course, in the first run, it wasn’t this troublesome; who needed feelings? He simply slaughtered his way through the Dragon Race territory, snatched a Star Abyss White Dragon egg to hatch himself, making it very convenient for riding when necessary.
[Star Abyss White Dragon? Alice got excited upon hearing about dragons.]
[The White Dragon ridden by the Twilight Bishop? Alice confirmed.]
Wait a minute, why involve me?
[Oshana blushed slightly, explaining to Alice that riding in the two contexts didn’t mean the same thing.]
Hey, hey, hey! They’re slandering me! They’re slandering me again! I clearly rode dragons properly in the second round!
Shen Sui couldn’t hold it anymore, and the input box was opened.
[Alice noticed your awakening, happily saying: "Claude! You woke up when you heard about the dragon, remembering an old flame, right?"]
...
Alice, you’re going to lose me like this.
[Alice, concerned, asked about your recovery and talked about her travels.]
[She resembled a village girl who just entered the city, filled with curiosity about everything in the world, turning all interesting things into conversation topics.]
Seeing this sentence, Shen Sui paused his hands that were ready to type furiously.
Even though the flow of time in reality was fast, in the Dawn Continent, Alice had been away from her village for less than eight months. Some say a terrible day can change a person’s life; how many such days had Alice experienced in these few months for her life to change so drastically?
After all, she was just a sixteen-year-old girl, lacking systematic cultural education.
When he met Alice, she hadn’t even fully learned to read. She was practically a semi-illiterate, only knowing how to write her own name, which was enough for a village girl.
If he had been a regular traveler to the Dawn Continent, he might have taught Alice about the world, day in and day out. With his understanding of the Dawn Continent, just telling some stories could set her on a legendary path.
Unfortunately, he was mostly observing Alice’s actions through words, as if playing an entirely text-based adventure game. Even knowing Alice was real, as were all the dangers in the Dawn Continent, he would subconsciously slack off.
It was like actual cash in a wallet versus numbers on a phone balance; both being real money, yet the latter felt like simply running water, impossible to retain.
Should I spend more time with this person?
Shen Sui pondered while stroking his chin.
Alice was lonely, which made her cherish her friends—be it Anna, Oshana, her little horse, or her little dog. She’d go to any lengths to save anyone of them if they encountered danger.
And himself, the one who claimed his physical form had perished and attached to her, was theoretically the right one to accompany her...
[Your prolonged silence puzzled Alice.]
[After thinking for a moment, she concluded that hearing about the Star Abyss White Dragon reminded you of an old acquaintance.]
[Alice decided to search for the Star Abyss White Dragon.]
[Perhaps riding the White Dragon could cure your lovesickness.]
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[Ding! You received a Spell Card: Dragon Cancer]
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Are you going crazy together with me? You’re giving me a card for this?