Chapter 2244 - 1126: Ah! Me?

Chapter 2244: Chapter 1126: Ah! Me?

In the coming days, Dorothy unexpectedly found herself with some free time.

Even though the celebration for her birthday wasn’t completely over, and it was still a small holiday period, the rhythm of the Dragon Kingdom had gradually returned to normal, unlike the frenzy of the past few days.

The duel tournament was still being held as usual, but Dorothy didn’t go to watch anymore. Although the unrestricted group competitions were the most exciting, with the big shots causing mountains to move and seas to overturn, the spectacle was grand. However, the gap was too vast, making it hard for a homebody witch to fully understand. She could only see some special effects.

Therefore, after casually watching a few matches in the Peak or Sage game to broaden her horizons, she didn’t watch much more. Instead of aiming too high, it was better to be down-to-earth and read more books to improve herself.

However, one thing she couldn’t quite figure out was that in the past few days, the Dragon King seemed to have become busy again. Except for appearing at meal times to enjoy the food prepared by her and Lord Galahad, he was nowhere to be seen.

This made the homebody witch, who originally prepared to observe whether the Dragon King was indeed Emora, feel a bit confused. After all, no matter how she looked at it, this Dragon King seemed only to be greedy for her culinary arts, with no particular interest in her personally.

"So, was the previous cliff-jumping adventure really just a coincidence, not orchestrated? Was I overthinking it?"

Dorothy began to self-doubt.

However, even though she couldn’t directly observe the Dragon King anymore, she took some time to casually chat with Galahad from the Imperial Kitchen, Guinevere who occasionally cosplayed as the Head Maid, and the often bickering Arthur and Lancelot. She subtly inquired about the Dragon King, hoping to find some common ground between Nidhogg and Emora from these old acquaintances of the Dragon King.

But unfortunately, she cautiously investigated for half a day but obtained nothing. Indeed, no matter how one looked, Nidhogg was the most perfect Witch King, whereas Emora, who was lazy and timid, couldn’t be said to be a bit unlike but utterly unrelated.

Alas, she was indeed overthinking it. Perhaps dealing with her Good Sister and that Artie fellow gave her a bit of PTSD, making her egoistic enough to think everyone was interested in her.

Although Dorothy hadn’t completely let go of her suspicions, feeling something was still odd, she gradually lowered her guard without evidence.

Well, since the Dragon King had no further arrangements for her, she started to eagerly prepare for the upcoming adventure in the Mechanical Wilderness during her free time.

This exploration of the Nine-Star Gold Contract World was a grand joint operation.

Mother Dragon had already arranged for the Yemengade Family’s Dragon Cavalry Legion. Sophia’s Revelation Battle Group was also prepared early on, and messages from Dorothy’s forces on Japan and the Moon Rabbit World confirmed their readiness.

Senior Mia had been busy these days, having climbed back to P5 authority. She then bet everything on a wave, converting her hard-earned assets into war resources ranging from Magic Reserve, alchemy equipment, and magic potion supply. These essential supplies were enough for them to establish an early foothold in the Mechanical Wilderness.

Ever since Dorothy took down Sitle, combined with Senior Mia "accidentally" leaking some news of the Golden Princess Ship, the attitude of the Golden Country became suddenly polite. Many previously obstructing Senior Mia became friendly and enthusiastic.

Moreover, the proposal from Silver Princess Melantha to befriend Dorothy wasn’t a joke. She was very serious, frequently offering friendship fees in the form of war supplies, as her business was primarily arms dealing.

In short, the logistics for this operation were fully ensured.

Also, news came from Aphrodite, revealing they’d dispatch an elite auxiliary battle group. The members were seasoned spies selected by two ladies, proficient in infiltration missions, establishing intelligence networks, intercepting, and eavesdropping on enemy intelligence, which was precisely what Dorothy lacked.

Summing it all up, Dorothy realized that unknowingly she had somehow assembled an extraordinary team.

Look at this configuration: there’s a command, logistics, scattered guerrillas, a formal central unit, elite spearheads, and even intelligence and spy personnel, creating a hexagonal setup.

Alas, we’ve never fought such a prosperous war.

But even so, it’s still not enough.

After all, the battlefield they were heading to was a Nine-Star difficulty existence, nearly a new Calamity top-level world, necessitating utmost preparation without any oversight.

The above configuration was merely the direct forces of the Witch’s Home, suitable for spearheading the initial and most challenging pioneering mission.