booktalesy Chapter 145 The First Signs of War
Chapter 145 The First Signs of War
Chapter 145 The First Signs of War
Upon seeing the name on the letter, Angel had no choice but to wake Dorothy, who had just fallen asleep.
Although it wasn't very late, Angel still looked at Dorothy sitting on the pile of gold coins with great trepidation.
Dorothy frowned slightly as she looked at the envelope in her hand.
She and Rafiki maintained a correspondence, roughly once a month.
After all, as the behind-the-scenes boss of the Carter Chamber of Commerce, Raffi would definitely want the other party to know about the Chamber's development.
But we just exchanged letters, how come you're writing again so soon?
It's only been five or six days, right?
The letter arrived so quickly? Could it be an urgent letter?
Despite her doubts, Dorothy opened the envelope.
She quickly read the contents of the letter.
Dorothy's brow furrowed deeper as she read, and after finishing the letter, she folded it and stood up from the pile of gold coins.
Dorothy walked past Angel and went straight to Elor's door, knocking on it.
dong dong dong.
The moment the door was knocked, Elor opened it from the inside and immediately embraced Dorothy.
"Phew, I knew Dorothy wouldn't want to leave me alone!"
Hiss! Hiss!
Elor was clearly agitated.
Dorothy pushed Elor aside and held the letter up to her.
"Look at this, a letter from Raffi."
"Huh?" Elor was taken aback.
She hadn't expected Raffi to write so quickly.
Seemingly realizing something, Elor quickly picked up the letter and began to read it.
After reading it, her expression was just as solemn as Dorothy's.
Elor let out a heavy sigh.
"I never expected the Blackrock Barbarian Alliance to actually go to war with the Radiant Kingdom —"
The Blackrock Barbarian Alliance is a nation composed of multiple races, and they have a history of minor conflicts and skirmishes with neighboring nations.
However, everyone has been quite restrained, so even if there are conflicts, they haven't been able to escalate.
However, recently, this conflict seems to be escalating.
Raffi wrote this letter to Dorothy to ask her to stop the Carter Chamber of Commerce's activities.
Because if war breaks out, the Chamber of Commerce will inevitably be affected.
To prevent Dorothy from suffering too much loss, Raffi suggested that Dorothy take a break for a while after she had earned enough money.
Of course, Raffi also suggested that if Dorothy felt she wasn't earning enough, she could try making a deal during the war.
Dorothy would certainly refuse this suggestion.
She didn't want to profit from the war.
Elor shook the letter in her hand, deep in thought.
"Although His Highness said that the conflict between the Blackrock Barbarian Alliance and the Kingdom of Radiance has begun to escalate, we have not received any information about it, which means that the conflict is still within a controllable range."
"But His Highness must have received some information and knew that this conflict would eventually get out of control, which is why he wrote to remind you."
And now there's another problem.
Once war breaks out, the City of Apprentices will inevitably be unable to remain uninvolved.
Because there are a large number of magic apprentices here.
This signifies having a large fighting force that can be immediately deployed into battle.
This area will be used for military recruitment.
Elor shared her thoughts.
"As the son of a nobleman, I cannot desert my post. If the City of Apprentices conscripts soldiers, I will certainly participate. It is my duty as a nobleman."
While enjoying power, nobles are bound to stand up and fight for their country when it faces peril.
"You've only been granted the title of knight; you have no obligation to do so. My advice is that you shouldn't get involved if the war escalates."
Elor had already considered things far into the future.
Dorothy simply patted Elor on the shoulder.
"We're friends."
She only said that, and made no other promises.
Elor nodded without saying anything.
If war were to break out, Dorothy would try to protect Elor and Lyons.
But she won't get involved in other things.
Although they learned from Raffi that war had broken out on the border, the city of apprentices remained peaceful.
Dorothy's collaborations with other chambers of commerce continued, albeit on a smaller scale.
Dorothy made up an excuse, saying that Angel had been working too hard lately and wanted to take a break.
Without a lead designer, the so-called fairytale clothing line certainly cannot continue.
However, they still have a lot of stock of clothes that they can continue to sell, so it's not a big problem.
It's worth mentioning that, aside from the clothes, Dorothy's dream of becoming a plagiarist was also fulfilled.
Her various storybooks have sold quite well.
The story is novel for this magical world.
These stories are especially popular among children.
Sometimes when Dorothy goes out, she sees children acting out the roles.
Today, Dorothy walked toward her business guild.
Of course, this chamber of commerce was actually Angel's former clothing store, and now it has become the headquarters of the Carter Chamber of Commerce.
Dorothy hired two shop assistants to sell clothes here.
Angel is still the store manager here.
She usually comes here to take a look every two days.
However, starting today, Dorothy will no longer be involved here; she will leave everything to Angel.
After learning that war had broken out on the border, Dorothy knew that her money-making phase was over.
Logically speaking, she possesses the strength of a Grand Magus, and should be able to easily protect herself even in the event of war.
However, I'm afraid something unexpected might happen.
After all, this is a magical world; who knows what strange things might appear?
For example, the most classic necromancy, and spirit magic.
In the end, who knows if some kind of magic that grants immortality to heaven and earth will appear, such as sacrificing everyone on the battlefield to summon unimaginably powerful undead or some otherworldly creature.
Although the likelihood of such a thing happening is very small.
After all, this kind of magic is definitely forbidden magic. Putting aside the strength required of the person casting it, the cost is unimaginable.
Dorothy was walking down the street, preparing to buy some food to take to the shopkeepers.
Then she saw a somewhat familiar figure.
"Um?"
Dorothy paused for a moment when she saw the figure.
"Kane?"
To make sure she wasn't mistaken, Dorothy checked again, and it was indeed Kane.
At this moment, Kane's figure appeared even more upright, his face resolute, and his demeanor more composed.
What surprised Dorothy even more was that the magic emanating from the other party had actually reached the level of a high-level mage.
This made Dorothy frown slightly.
This rate of improvement is clearly abnormal.
Moreover, he hadn't died when he was being chased by mages.
What a lucky kid.
Kane looked down at the small bottle hanging around his neck, half-filled with blood, and whispered, "Kid, we're back."
The blood in the bottle hanging around Kane's neck swayed twice, and Kane's voice could be heard coming from it.
"Teacher, shall we go to your magic tower next?"
Kane nodded.
"That's right, I have a lot of my magical materials there. Using them and my blood magic, I should be able to create a body suitable for you."
Kane's current body is actually being used by Kosor.