Creator's Steam Fairy

The girl nodded sharply in response.

"Then let's talk about it first... don't ask strange questions."

"Uh-huh."

"When you get to town, stop following me."

"Uh-huh."

"Don't touch my stuff."

"Hmm."

"I don't have much anymore... I can only give you two a day..." Some kind of viscous malice made him tremble suddenly, "Five... five yuan a day."

"Deal." Luria patted her hands and showed an overly sweet smile. Satisfied, she then turned her attention to the eye-catching steel giant.

What the hell is this?

Don't ask, don't ask, as long as she can taste happiness again, she is very talkative... It looks different from the illustrations in the book, and there is nothing special about it except for its huge body. Staring at those metal wheels and After looking at the inexplicable pipe for a while, she gradually averted her gaze boredly as she gradually became familiar with this style.

It's not something important.

Knowing nothing about mortals, she now does not understand the meaning of such a machine—the power of mortals is far greater and stronger than what she has seen and imagined.

……

"The blessing of the goddess is with me, and we will meet again."

There was no melody coming from behind, a 'song' that was just casually expressing satisfying emotions with a big white voice. Mr. Forrest sat in the driver's seat with the anteater's neck sunken, smiling and shaking his head.

Is that what it feels like to have a daughter?He thought wildly.

After this trip... I want to apply for a job transfer and go back to my hometown to see... Maybe...

The huge steel giant dragged a wheeled carriage forward at a constant speed. From time to time, it would step on a furry rabbit that was so frightened that it forgot to run away, and it would be surrounded by dense steam. , so that she couldn't see Forrest's back clearly.

As a priestess of the Goddess, she must remain graceful at all times... well... it's okay to relax a little when no one is looking.

Lie down on the ground, and tried to roll a few times on the giant beast's broad back, and finally maintained the posture of looking up at the sky.

A little harsh, but steady.

Pushing aside a mortal treasure called cocoa and stuffing it into the mouth, a fatal sense of happiness surged up again.

Dear Eve, Luria, who was writhing with happiness, thought, is the mortal world so sweet?

Chapter 5 Backcountry

Outside the stone castle, which has been in disrepair for a long time, there are dense and low wooden houses that are both dirty and smelly. Farmers among mortals live in such a harsh environment. This is what I have never understood. Place - why not leave your lord to farm it yourself?Although this will lose the so-called protection, wouldn't it be better not to fight?Now that the evil gods have been eradicated, there has never been a large-scale disaster in the mortal world, and the fertile land is enough to support mortals, but why do some people still struggle for food?

It was evening at this moment, when the farmer was returning home from a distant field, I hid my figure, climbed up to a high place and looked far away, and saw the king's capital guarded by this castle - it was built on one side of the hill, The highest place is the temple of the gods in the mortal world.

In my opinion, there is nothing worth writing about in mortal cities, and the imperial palace is also unremarkable, but barely clean... What amazes me the most is the whimsy in the design and construction of temples by mortals The great cathedrals of many holy places are comparable in whimsy and grandeur.

At the end of the article, I listed many unique features of the mortal temple for later generations to appreciate.

—— "The Journey of Mortal World"

Southwest of the mainland, the capital of the Kingdom of Zambia, the city of Zambia.

Miss Loria was pinching a lump of waste paper—a thin booklet called "A Journey to the World" a few minutes ago.

Mr. Forrester went into the depot to complete the delivery formalities, and told her to wait at the door before leaving.

She can't be dishonest either.

Turning in circles on the spot and conducting all-round observation without dead ends, the result became more and more confused. The few books left over from the age of the gods that recorded the mortal world were of no use at all, and instead plunged her into cognitive confusion.

outside the city?This is outside the city?

In front of her was an endless crowd of wooden buildings. She sniffled her little nose to make sure that there was a choking smell in the air, but it wasn't a bad smell. There was a tall tower of unknown purpose farther away as far as she could see—— But why are there branches parallel to the ground on the tower?Did it grow like this by itself?

It’s terrible on the left. The iron house, which is about the same size as Eve’s hut, flew in the air for no reason and full of mockery, making loud rumbling noises and fanning an annoying strong wind at the same time——Miss Loria’s original cuteness His side pony tail was blowing wildly, like those strange and huge blade installations on the roof.

After three days and two nights of boring journey with Mr. Forrest, she had some superficial understanding of the mortal world—for example, she knew that those alchemy puppets without magic power fluctuations were called steam devices, and she recalled the messy new terms, The thing equivalent to the core of the alchemy puppet's magic energy is called a steam engine, that is, it continuously emits white water vapor and outputs magic power... energy.

Miss Loria glanced at the arrogant floating house with squinted eyes, and estimated in her heart that if she manipulated the magic device with her impressive magic power... It should be easy to make such an iron house fly?

But... she has been completely surrounded by the steam engine!Could it be that there is a Miss Luria in every steam engine who is constantly outputting magic power?

How are they going to eat?

Tired like this?

In this world, will there be a kind of palm-sized magic creature, which does not need to eat and is tireless, and is found by cruel mortals and locked in a cage called a steam engine one by one?

The goddess' scriptures taught her that life is precious and kindness is priceless. Should she break these steel cages and save those little poor magical creatures?

"Be careful."

A steel chocobo stepped directly over her head.

Very impolite!

She is still in the growth period, and it is said that this will prevent her from growing taller!

"Shortcut, shortcut, give way, give way."

A boy who was about the same height as her suddenly appeared, squeezed past her, holding a large bundle of densely printed paper in his arms, without even looking at him, she hurried into the alley and disappeared.

It was only then that Miss Loria noticed that there was a deep hole leading to the ground not far behind her. Just as she was concentrating on looking carefully, another man with a suitcase on his back climbed onto the metal handrail embedded in the cave wall and jumped up. Coming out, he also hurriedly disappeared into the crowd.

Everyone was in a hurry, and many of them looked tired, but they had clear goals in their eyes.

For the first time, Miss Loria felt so lonely in the noise and complication that she had never experienced before. Perhaps there was no one in this world who could truly understand her.

She doesn't even know how to accomplish the goal of this trip, where should she go to find someone?

Just trying to find someone in this city is already an unimaginable difficulty for her.

"What's wrong? What are you thinking?"

Mr. Forrest, who came out of the freight station with fresh Zombia gold coins in his pocket, said in high spirits, "Come on, I invite you to eat some delicious food."

Loria opened her mouth to say something, but she didn't speak. She silently followed behind Forrest, with her left hand close to her heart, silently praying to the goddess.

She is not a stubborn dogmatist, rather than seeking the guidance of a goddess who will not respond to her, it is better to find the basis for her own existence in faith.

After turning around a few streets, the surroundings became less noisy, and the roar of steel gradually diminished, until Forrest stopped and pulled out a chair by the street, and turned around to invite her to sit down.

Loria nodded to him in thanks, gently gathered her skirt and sat down with her legs crossed, and Forrest naturally pushed the chair forward when she was about to sit down.

This is a common pre-dinner etiquette for the two of them. There is finally a little bit of incompatibility between ancient girls and today's mortals. Pouting buttocks and dragging the chair.Of course, in private, even if you stand upside down and eat noodles with your nose, that's up to you.

This is also what makes Forrest feel strange. The image of this girl in his heart is always switched between a Gallian with a brain problem and a country girl who has no common sense. However, even Sky Fortress is the most Looking at the strict aristocratic etiquette that no one would really follow seriously, I couldn't find anything wrong with her—except for her liking to kick things she hadn't seen before.

Forrest nodded thoughtfully. Although he had no common sense, spoke irritably, had a strange way of thinking, and his grammar, accent, and diction had indescribable oddities, he still understood what she wanted to express. She will secretly roll her eyes at you when you are not paying attention, but this lady who can't guess the specific origin is at least in terms of etiquette, she has integrated elegance into her body, and her every move seems natural and noble... At least when she realized that someone was watching That's how she was.

For Forrest, though, that's the essence of etiquette.

As long as no one saw it, it didn't happen.

Chapter 6 Backcountry (2)

Miss Loria was very dissatisfied. She was not in a good mood, resisting the urge to roll her eyes, and slandered the vulgarity of ordinary people in her heart.

Sitting on the street to eat?

This is simply an insult to the noble goddess priest... There are no conditions in the wilderness, so everything is simple, but this is a city that is so huge that you can't see the edge, how can you choose such a simple place?

You see, you see, there are pedestrians passing by three and a half meters away, and Luria almost smells the smoke and dust on his body.

At this moment, the oily waiter threw a large iron plate on the table.

Miss Loria was angry, she took out a cocoa block from the bear bag, and was going to express her dissatisfaction with such a silent protest.

I have no appetite at all!

Although this thing smells delicious——but it’s just baked bread, why haven’t the priests of the true gods from the Holy Land seen it?Even if the bread is baked so fragrant, golden and slightly burnt, and sprinkled with fried minced garlic and chopped celery, a few delicious-looking prawns are stacked on top of it, poured with spicy The tangy sauce...

hiss.

The scriptures of the goddess said that people should stick to their beliefs at all times.

That's right, it is her belief to do as the Romans do.

She rolled up her overly cumbersome ruffled sleeves and joined the battle with Forrest for food.

This movement even stopped pedestrians in a hurry. The two people who looked like father and daughter were clearly dressed...the clothes were decent, but the little girl was so full of oil that her mouth was bulging and she kept sucking her hands. The appearance of the sauce is really... It's a bit of a meal, and the business of this street restaurant has improved for a while.

One has gnawed dried vegetables in the wilderness for two months, and the other has never eaten such a wildly seasoned food. It is understandable that the food looks ugly.

From noon to afternoon, the two of them actually felt a little sympathetic to each other - so you also play...you can eat like this?

The greasy waiter disappeared, and the greasy chef handed over the hand towel and the bill with a grin.

Hiss, Forrest looked at the bill and sucked in a breath of cold air, repeatedly converting the exchange rate between the Zambian silver coin and the general steam currency, his expression gradually became exciting-eleven shillings and six pence, which is almost It is a day's pension for a respected captain disabled by heroic battles, and it is more than enough for an ordinary working family for a whole week.

This is not a high-end restaurant, it's just local food on the side of the road. How much do you have to eat to spend so much money?

Do teenage girls eat like this?

Forrest, who ate at least three-quarters of the food, shamelessly blamed her for eating too deliciously!

Loria watched him take out the wallet from the jacket pocket in the windbreaker with pain on his face, carefully counted out eleven neatly folded small pieces of paper, and took out six small coins from another pocket.

The chef took away the fruit of Mr. Forrester's whole day's labor with a big hand with a smile, and also presented two free cups of tea, which is almost as clear as water.

"What is this?"

"Money, banknotes, the currency used in the world." Forrest has long been accustomed to the degree of ignorance of Loria. He handed over a banknote with a face value of one pound, and explained carefully: "This banknote can probably be bought Just two meals like this."

"So powerful?" Miss Loria looked over the piece of paper in her hand. On one side was a tower in a circle, and on the other was a steam engine—"Can it be used anywhere? Can it be exchanged for gold?"

"At least it is common in the city...Of course it can be exchanged for gold. In theory, one pound is equivalent to [-] grams of gold, but...Although the credit of the Enlightenment Circle is unquestionable, gold is always better than Paper money is more popular." After a short pause, Fredes lowered his voice and asked, "Miss Romero, do you need some help?"

Loria nodded.

Forrest heaved a sigh of relief. Since he was not well off, he would always leave again. It would be the best if this girl of unknown origin could have some money, at least she could survive in this city... He beckoned to a boy squatting on the street corner with nothing to do, gave him a coin and whispered something in his ear.

The boy ran away quickly, and a short while later came trotting along with a plump young man.

"Isn't this Hillman... Master, what good things did you bring me this time?" Delgado wiped his sweat with a smile on his face, and took off the hat that was tightly stretched on his head. Greeting Luria on the chest, "And you, beautiful lady, good afternoon."

"Let's go to your store."

The plump young man nodded knowingly, then said hello and left.

"Junior Delgado is a trustworthy and well-connected person. If you need help, you can entrust him." After a while, Forrest took Loria and left. "Of course entrustment needs rewards. He gave The prices are always fair.”

"Is it okay to find someone?"

"of course can."

Loria didn't ask what they were up to with such secrecy, and Forrest didn't ask who she was looking for.

The same crowded streets and alleys made it impossible for her to remember the way she came here. Luria thought that before looking for someone, she should first find a guide who is familiar with the local area... Thinking that a person is capable enough to adapt to this world, naturally he will not cling to the first mortal he meets, not to mention that Forrest, who invited her to dinner, can already be called a friend.

Except for Eve, she didn't want to trouble any of her friends.

Knocking on a door that couldn't be seen where it was at all, the gatekeeper looked at them a few times and then gave way to the dark passage. When they walked in, there was a sound of closing the door behind them.

It hadn't occurred to Forrest that Loria would be afraid of such an obviously out of place environment, and Loria didn't even bother to lift her eyelids.At times like this, she just had to pretend that she was a sleepy kid who didn't understand anything.

It was another boring turn and turn, and the dark passage finally came to an end. Loria followed Forrest's guidance and sat down on the oversized soft chair in the reception room, waiting for him to finish her treatment. thing.

Although she doesn't have much common sense about the mortal world, the legendary stories about the secret order in the past era are much more magical than the crude methods of mortals... They are nothing more than dark mice wandering at the junction of order and chaos.

As for her position?

The teachings of the Goddess of Life advocate goodness and balance. Naturally, she doesn't care about the eternal opposition between order and chaos. She only cares about good, evil and balance in the holy scriptures. However, what does the good and evil of mortals have to do with her?

This big soft chair is so comfortable that mortals are really depraved.

Under the dim light, Miss Loria stretched her body to wrap herself in a soft embrace.

She squinted her eyes and pretended to sleep seriously.

Now, the holy scriptures can only... be interpreted by her.

Chapter 7 Backcountry (3)