"Duke Salanchi, Barrett Despenser?"
Touching her chin, Dorothy murmured the name. According to Misha, if she wanted to learn more about the truth about the Mirror Moon Goddess, she could only go to the Duke. However, the Duke was a respected member of the royal family, so it was not easy to get in touch with him.
"Although Misha said that the Duke occasionally attends parties and I can take the opportunity to contact him, the circle of people who attend royal parties is a bit too high-class. I can't reach them for the time being. I'm afraid it will be difficult to contact him..."
Dorothy thought so in her heart. After she became Tivian, she had been in contact with all kinds of cult members all day long. She had no time and spare money to develop connections in the upper-class circle. Now, she was suddenly asked to contact and make an appointment with a royal duke named Despenser. She was really at a loss.
"Wow...Among my connections right now, the one with the highest social status in the secular world is Adele, right? She is a big star in Tivian after all, and it is not impossible for her to have contact with members of the royal family. Can we get some help from her?"
Dorothy was thinking about this in her mind. She sat in the carriage and couldn't think of any good way to contact Barrett for a while. Then, after she breathed a sigh of relief, she decided not to think about these tedious things in this cold carriage for the time being. She would wait until she got home, light the fire, and think of a solution while warming herself by the fire.
"Hiss...it's really getting colder and colder. My brain is so cold that it doesn't work well anymore. I should go home and warm myself up first."
Dorothy rubbed her hands, exhaled a breath, and murmured so, then she controlled the corpse coachman to speed up the carriage.
On the way back, out of boredom, she picked up the newspaper that was always in the carriage and started reading. Since Dorothy often rode in a carriage on the street, sometimes for several hours, there were many newspapers and books in the carriage, especially newspapers, which she kept buying and updating. Even in this weather, there were still many newsboys selling news on the street.
Picking up the day's Tivian Morning Post, Dorothy began to read it attentively in the carriage. Her red eyes scanned the various news in the newspaper, and then she was first attracted by the colonial news.
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"The situation in the New World is not optimistic. On the morning of the 17th, a dispute broke out again on the border between the Kingdom of Sandan and Farano North Forest. Farano soldiers crossed the border several times but were blocked by our Kingdom's soldiers. A bloody conflict broke out between the two sides. The Farano soldiers who crossed the border were expelled. The casualties on both sides are currently unknown...
It is reported that this is the third such conflict this month. Governor Mitchell called on the Royal Government to pay attention to the issue of the New World Faroese. He said that the threat of the New World Faroese to the Kingdom's colonial territories is far greater than that of the indigenous people. He needs more soldiers to defend the interests of the Kingdom.
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"The situation in the New World seems to have not eased, but has become increasingly tense. As for the Plit Colony, their conflict has shifted from the conflict with the indigenous people to the conflict with Farajo. Now the governor there has even begun to ask the Turks to increase their troops in the colony. Is this going to be a war?"
Looking at the report in front of her, Dorothy thought to herself that she had been paying close attention to the news about Prytt's New World colony. From May to October of last year, the tension there had been gradually increasing. More than half a year had passed, and now the situation there seemed to have reached the point where the governor had requested conscription for the territory.
"All in all, I hope nothing will happen..."
Dorothy said this, and then she turned her attention to the next piece of news.
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"Regarding the explosion that occurred in the Adoton area on the 15th, the official investigation has been concluded. The army said that the explosion was caused by improper transportation of arms. The relevant person in charge has been held accountable. There is no possibility of deliberate sabotage by other forces. The explosion has not caused any casualties. Please rest assured, citizens."
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"Hmm... the official handling of the last explosion incident has come out. Although there are few people in that area, there are still some. Such an explosion must be explained openly. I wonder how those coffin guys are doing in the police station?"
Looking at the report article in front of her that was deeply related to herself, Dorothy thought about it in her mind, and then without thinking too much, she continued to turn the pages and read the subsequent newspaper content.
Then, the next piece of news directly attracted her attention.
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“Breaking news! Princess Isabel announced that she will hold a New Year’s Eve party at the Bishop’s Square in the South City District on the evening of December 31st, declaring that she will spend the last moments of the New Year with the general public and welcome the coming of the new year!
Princess Isabelle has held many speeches and parties for the general public, but this will be the first time she holds a party on New Year's Eve.
According to Princess Isabelle's family, this evening party will be a performance for the enjoyment of the general public, unlike the various speeches she has given in the past. In addition to being open to the public free of charge, she has also invited many important people from all walks of life in Tivian and even other royal family members, and has prepared an unexpected surprise for everyone.
It is understood that according to Princess Isabelle's past practice of holding events, this evening party is likely to develop into a charity donation event for the poor. However, even so, many important people invited by the princess have announced that they will attend the party. Among the important guests are the Duke of Salanchi, who is also a member of the royal family like Princess Isabelle, and the honorable Lord Barrett Despenser..."
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Sitting in the carriage, holding a newspaper in his hand, his eyes were fixed on the name that appeared on the news in front of him: Barrett Despenser, the Duke of the Principality of Saranch.
Misha had just revealed that the person who might have the information about the Goddess of Mirror Moon would attend the New Year's Eve party hosted by Princess Isabel on the 31st! Moreover, this party would have both distinguished guests and common people. Isn't this a good opportunity?
"This party...if it's managed well, maybe I can create an opportunity to get in touch with the Duke..."
Looking at the newspaper in front of her, Dorothy said thoughtfully that for her now, if she wanted to contact the Duke of Barrett, now was an opportunity, an opportunity she could try.
Dorothy closed the newspaper in her hand and looked at the date in the corner. Today was December 19th, and there were still more than ten days until the party.
"Heh... Looks like it's time to go visit the alternate version of the New Year's Eve party next year..."
Dorothy put away the newspaper in her hand, looked out the window again at the falling snow and murmured.
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Somewhere in Tivian, in a beautifully decorated room, on the open balcony, a young man wearing a vest shirt, with neat short brown hair, clean-cut and handsome face was standing in the cold wind.
The cold wind blew on the young man's thin body, but he did not react at all. At this moment, he was holding a newspaper and reading it in the wind. This newspaper was the Tivian Morning Post of the previous day, and the part he was reading was the column where Princess Isabel announced the New Year's Eve party.
Just as the young man was reading the newspaper, a huge and terrifying black spider quickly crawled out from his sleeve, followed his hand and crawled onto the newspaper. After moving around for a while, it stopped next to a name on the newspaper. The name was Barrett Despenser.
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