Free Web NovelChapter 781: Chapter 376: Unexpected Visitor
During the recent period of free activity, something happened.
The Half Elf, who had just obtained the position of acting leader, was in a pleasant mood, but the other three were not so pleased, and she did not act together with them.
Hmph, a bunch of country bumpkins needing my strategies, they’re nothing to fear.
The Golden Canary was brimming with pride, holding her head high as she wandered through fashion boutiques and lingerie stores, buying various trinkets, thinking about how to tease her beloved.
Every time he pretended to be serious, only to eventually reveal his true colors, Dorothy would cover her mouth and chuckle lightly.
As she strolled forward, passersby were amazed by her looks and hair color, while some adventurers occasionally discussed the unbelievable catastrophe of the City of the Ship’s Rudder, often mentioning the legendary Sky Cavalry full of beautiful young girls.
This is life, true life. Adventuring with someone you like, being praised by strangers, I want to keep going forward.
She repressed her over-the-top emotion, maintaining a lady-like facade, happily shopping around.
Two familiar figures appeared at the street corner, and Dorothy barely managed to come to her senses before being spotted, ducking into an alley.
"...Seeing this bustling city makes me sick, these lambs to the slaughter have no idea of their predicament."
"No need to rush, Elton, once the Empire breaks the blockade, everything they have will become sustenance on our path forward."
"You’re right, William."
It turns out the family has sided with the Empire, and Elton even fled from Spark Port.
"Didn’t you think of reporting to the Order Knights?" Li Ang asked.
Dorothy leaned back into his embrace, squirming, "I thought about it, I thought about telling them about the Imperial people, but I..."
Dorothy’s expression slowly crumbled, looking like a young girl who had been bullied.
Li Ang gently held her, and after a slight tremble, she completely nestled into his arms.
With the warmth of water enveloping her, along with the temperature of her beloved’s body, a deep-seated emotion slowly began to leak out.
"I kept telling myself I wanted to see what kind of conspiracy they were plotting, to gather more information before reporting, but I..."
"It’s okay, I don’t blame you." Li Ang spoke softly, comforting her as her emotions threatened to collapse at any moment.
Dorothy looked down, speaking softly, "I quietly followed them, listening to their conversation."
Two Half Elf youths dressed in fine clothes, though outstanding in appearance, were not conspicuous in the bustling City of Trade. Their voices were not loud, but they carried along the flowers and plants lining the street, reaching Dorothy’s ears, who possessed the power of the Demon-Born Flower.
"You spend more time managing the territory, unaware of the benefits a city like this brings. Once the glory of the Empire shines upon the Flos Sky Realm, the family business will expand to the Ancient Tree Forest and the Aomori Islands, where a Monster Exchange belonging exclusively to the Campbell Family will be established." The Campbell Family’s elder brother, William, said.
"Those two islands are indeed suitable, but it has to be postponed. The residents of the old world are quite stubborn, the plan to build a battleship base has been destroyed, and our frontline nursery can’t be set up. If it weren’t for that Star Soul falling, we wouldn’t need to waste time finding this damn flint, we should have returned to the territory by now." The second brother, Elton, said.
"That was indeed unexpected, but you need not worry, if you personally visit the Emperor’s throne and see the vision of the future he revealed to us, you will doubt the Empire no longer."
"Elder brother, you manage the family business while I have been busy recruiting other nobles, missing out on a lot."
"There will be an opportunity, after the upcoming ceremony, everyone will witness it."
William’s voice was low, and Elton nodded, recalling something.
"Ha, Dorothy that useless thing, being an eyesore for so many years, and when finally giving peace, brought a huge trouble. With her appearance, it would have been easy to use as a bargaining chip to secure an ally, damn! Instead, I suffered so much!"
Elton cursed, continuously belittling Dorothy in his words, and talked about the various troubles he encountered after the failure of the marriage alliance at Spark Port, how he was looked at strangely by people from other families, and it took a long time to clarify.
"There’s no need to think about it anymore. She caused mother’s death and doesn’t deserve to share the glory that mother brought to the Campbell Family. An adventurer? With her capability, it’s more likely she’d die in some gutter."
William paused before saying, "If she appears again, detain her back to the territory and reconsider how to deal with her."
Elton cursed a few more times before he and William walked into a small alley.
The two were watchful of their surroundings, confirming that only moss in the crevices of the stone slabs and ivy on the walls were present, they took out a magic device embedded with a fiery red Crystal Stone.
The Crystal Stone induced a surge of magic power, and a teleportation gate framed by flames suddenly appeared. After the two entered, it closed.
Dorothy turned and tightly embraced Li Ang, burying her face in his chest, trembling incessantly.
"I really want to, I really want to find someone from the Order Flower Sword Corps, but I, I feel like something very heavy is pressing on me, I can’t take a step, I can’t move at all, I can’t even cry... I hate it, I hate myself, I clearly made a change, but I still can’t face them.
"Please don’t abandon this useless me..."
Li Ang warmed her with his presence, whispering, "Have they always treated you this way?"
