Chapter 166: Newspaper
Green Shade Town, northern suburb of Tivian.
In the early morning, the sun rises slowly from the east sky. The morning sunshine shines on the earth. The chill in the early morning is gradually driven away, and the dew on the grass leaves reflects the morning sunshine.
In No. 17 Green Shade Town, Dorothy, who had just woken up, sat on her big bed and stretched out. After rubbing her blurry eyes, she lifted the quilt and got up from the bed. She put on her slippers and walked to the bathroom leisurely. After washing up in front of the mirror, she went to the bedroom to change out of her pajamas, put on a beige dress, put on white socks, went downstairs, and came to the entrance.
Here, Dorothy changed into her own little leather shoes, took a small yellow soft hat from the shelf and put it on, yawned, opened the door and walked out onto the street in the early morning.
As usual, Dorothy got up in the morning and ran to a restaurant in the town. After ordering breakfast, she sat in a booth by the window. While watching the students on the street outside the window getting ready to go to morning classes, she thought about what happened in her dream last night.
"I never thought that I would meet Greg in my dream this time. What a coincidence. From what he said, their Security Bureau also has a mission in the dream world... It seems to be a hunting mission? Is it hunting those so-called dream world creatures? Or hunting dream world mimics of other associations' extraordinary people?"
Dorothy thought like this at this time. She was still not very clear about what the dream creatures looked like. Because of her dragon mimicry, the dragon power created by her dragon mimicry scared away all the dream creatures in the area where she appeared, making that place a restricted area. In the eyes of Gregor and the little fox, that place seemed to have become their territory?
'No wonder I couldn't find anything in the dream world, it turns out that they were all scared away... Although the dragon mimicry is very powerful, the inability to restrain the dragon's might is also a disadvantage... I can't find any monsters to fight.
'And the dragon mimicry seems to consume a lot of energy. Without the dragon mimicry, I can only be active in the dream world for less than half an hour every day... It's too short. Last night, when the little fox and Greg talked to me, they were not panicked at all, which means that they probably had plenty of time to be active in the dream world at that time. Greg also revealed before that he was still carrying out the Security Bureau's mission in the dream world, which means that he has been in the woods for a long time.
'That is to say... maybe if Gregor and the little fox were more normal, the dream world mimicry would consume much less energy, so it could be maintained for a long time. They would also spend a long time exploring the woods and encounter more animals...'
Dorothy thought so. If she judged according to this situation, then if she wanted to explore something in the woods in the future, then she couldn't always use the dragon mimicry. Not only would it scare away other creatures in the dream world, but the exploration time would also be too short.
The coordinates of everyone's dream cocoon in the dream world are fixed. Dorothy comes out of her dream cocoon every night. Half an hour of exploration time is not long at all. In the end, the exploration range is just a huge circle with her dream cocoon as the center. This is probably the origin of the so-called "dragon territory" and "forbidden zone".
It's not that Dorothy only likes to stay in one area after she turns into a dragon, but her exploration time does not allow her to reach farther places, so she can only wander around the starting point of the dream world.
"Huh... Looks like I'll have to get some other mimicry spells if I have time."
Dorothy let out a long sigh and murmured softly, and at this time, the breakfast she ordered earlier was finally brought to her by the waiter.
One fried egg, one sausage, three pieces of bread, and a glass of milk. This simple breakfast combination was Dorothy's favorite. After adding a few sugar cubes to the milk and asking the waiter for a copy of today's Tivian Morning Post, Dorothy began to eat breakfast while reading the newspaper.
"Without a cell phone, the only thing I can do to pass the time is read newspapers..."
Dorothy took a sip of sweet milk, ate sausages and read the newspaper, thinking that in this era when mobile phones are not allowed, the only way for her to entertain herself every day, apart from competing with other extraordinary people and secret societies, is to read books and newspapers. Moreover, during this period, she must control her ability and not read everything at once.
While enjoying breakfast, Dorothy looked at today's newspaper, which mainly recorded local news in Tivian, and also a part of national and international news.
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"Night Demon strikes! Murder case re-emerges! Councillor Tonks was found dead in Platinum! This is the fourth murder case in or near Platinum. Platinum may no longer be safe. Police Commissioner Jackson has called a press conference to ensure that the real murderer will be caught within two months."
When Dorothy opened the newspaper, the first thing that caught her eye was the big front-page news. Looking at the news, Dorothy frowned slightly, and then she thought to herself.
"The Platinum District Murder Case? I think I saw it in the newspaper before. It was the third case. Now there is another one?"
Dorothy thought so in her heart, and then she carefully read the content of the newspaper report and roughly understood the whole story.
This serial murder case seems to have started three months ago. So far, four people have been killed in the Platinum District. Among these four people, there are nobles, officials, and prostitutes. Since the victims all have a certain status, it has attracted widespread social attention. Therefore, when this serial case occurred, it became the headline reported by reporters.
So far, the murderer of this series of murders seems to be able to be identified as one person. In order to attract readers, some newspapers have given the murderer a nickname, "Night Devil". The police have been under a lot of pressure because they have not caught the murderer so far.
"Night Demon? Haha... I committed four or five crimes in Igwinter and killed dozens of people. It was a big deal, but no one gave me a nickname... It turns out that the level of journalism in the capital is different. Look at what is written here... It's not on the same level as the small place of Igwinter."
Looking at the news in front of her, Dorothy thought in her heart that she did not pay too much attention to this case that had nothing to do with her, but continued to read the next piece of news.
"Princess Isabelle held a public speech at the Obelisk, formally calling on the general public to pay attention to the problem of river flooding and air pollution, and hoping that the corresponding governance bill can be passed as soon as possible. The audience was packed and the police were short of manpower... This was the second time Princess Isabelle spoke out on the workers' issue two months ago. Although Princess Isabelle still has many supporters, the frequency of her social activities has slightly decreased recently. Some critics said that this may be due to pressure from within the royal family..."
"Princess Isabel? Hmm... I've seen reports about her in the newspapers before... A young princess of the royal family, dedicated to environmental governance and social activities to improve the environment for workers.
'According to the newspaper, this princess used to be very active but has been quiet in recent months. It seems that there are voices of disapproval from the royal family about her behavior... Come to think of it, it is best not to express your opinions easily when you are a member of the royal family.'
Looking at the news on the newspaper in her hand, Dorothy commented in her heart. She looked at the photo in the newspaper, who was wearing an luxurious dress, had short hair, and had an innocent and sweet face, like a beautiful princess in a vase, and said thoughtfully in her heart.
"But I have to say that this princess is indeed very delicate and beautiful. She is born into a royal family and looks very young. I don't know if these opinions she expressed are her own thoughts or if someone is taking advantage of her behind the scenes..."
Thinking of this, Dorothy turned another page of the newspaper to see the next news, and then her eyes were attracted by a huge advertising column bordered by flowers.
"Feitian Theater! There will be a special performance tomorrow night! The famous dancer Adele Bujuzzi will lead the show, and many shining stars will join in. It will be an unprecedented event..."
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