latelenovela Chapter 135 Rochester, the Land of Water 6
Chapter 135 Rochester, the Land of Water 6
"Lady Elena, have you figured it out? That's wonderful!" Such a joyful voice belonged to only one person, oh, to a broom.
After many days, Miss Broom was finally allowed to come out for a "fresh air" again.
"Shh—why are you shouting so loudly?" Elena covered Miss Broom's mouth.
If the broom didn't need to breathe, it might have suffocated to death from Elena's influence.
After confirming that Miss Broom knew she was wrong and nodded in promise not to talk nonsense again, Elena released her hand from Miss Broom's mouth.
"That's wonderful! Lady Elena has finally seen the light!" Miss Broom said with relief, though very quietly. "Do you need me to help you in battle?"
“No need.” Elena directly rejected Miss Broom’s suggestion.
Is Lady Elena jealous?
“I didn’t call you out to flirt with me,” Elena said. “I just wanted to hear your opinion.”
That's a really strange statement.
"Lady Elena, you know me, I'm just a broom." Miss Broom looked at Elena sincerely, blinking her eyes as if to indicate that she was powerless to do anything about it.
Indeed, it is quite strange for someone to seek advice from a broom.
But Elena had no one else to ask, and she felt too embarrassed to seek help from the expert in the prayer box again.
“If you ask me, Lady Elena, you should just say it directly,” said Miss Broom.
What if he refuses?
"When Lady Elena invited Lord Qin to travel together, did she worry that he would refuse?" Miss Broom asked.
"I'm not that worried," Elena said honestly. After all, even if she refused, it would just mean Elena embarking on the journey alone.
"Then why are you so worried now?"
If you refuse now—then…
That's completely different.
I seem to have gotten used to traveling with him. Compared to the initial reluctance, now… really…
“Lady Elena, do you really think that Lord Qin is so heartless that even if he refused, he would really care so much? Many times, it's you who care too much,” Miss Broom said.
“One thing is for sure, he doesn’t dislike you,” Miss Broom said. “Go for it, Lady Elena.”
I actually expected a broom to give me some good inspiration.
Elena turned Miss Broom back into a broom. Sigh... In that case, Elena has another plan.
She can seek help from herself.
Having made up her mind, Elena pretended to be calm and politely knocked on the door of the room Qin had rented.
"Please come in." The sound of a zither came from behind the door.
After pushing open the door, Elena saw that Qin was still sitting alone in her seat reading a book.
Seeing him like this makes me angry, and I don't even know what I'm angry about.
"I heard it's the Rochester Dragon Boat Festival tomorrow, wanna go for a ride?" Elena said. "Aren't you afraid of getting moldy from always reading in your room?"
"Do we have to go?" Qin asked.
"There's a discount if the two of you go together for a group purchase." Elena told a little lie. What discount? This place is a total rip-off.
“That’s so Elena, let’s go together,” Jean said. “You look much better.”
Haha, after experiencing the initial awkwardness and stress, I gradually got used to it.
Okay, the first step of the plan is complete.
……
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in Rochester, and it is held on this day regardless of the weather.
It is said to be in memory of a great witch born in Rochester named Lilith, whose witch title was the Rain Witch. Because of her unique magic, she could control the weather to a certain extent: if there was too much rain, she could use this magic to disperse the dark clouds to some extent.
The creation of this magic is of great significance to this country with frequent rainfall, as it can effectively avoid floods caused by excessive rainfall—after all, even the giant lake beneath Rochester cannot hold water indefinitely.
However, the cost of this magic is too high, so Rochester will not use it unless absolutely necessary, relying on the kingdom's drainage system to solve most of the problems the kingdom faces.
But on this day, if it rains, the kingdom will use this magic to stop the rain so that the festival can be held to commemorate Lilith's birth.
Legend has it that this Rain Witch loved boating, so the local way of commemorating her is to have a grand dragon boat fleet sail from the south of the kingdom along the river that runs through the kingdom and divides it into east and west (you can think of it as part of a giant lake) to the north.
Generally speaking, locals don't ride in these dragon boats; they're usually reserved for tourists visiting Rochester.
This way, one can earn extra money, and the substantial profits are enough to cover the losses caused by using the weather-changing magic, and even leave a surplus.
For the Rochesters, such festivals were meant to showcase their nation's strength to outsiders.
In particular, showcasing Lilith's unique magic. Let everyone know that this is not a rumor, but a fact—powerful magic can be used as a weapon to intimidate other countries.
This year's Dragon Boat Festival was marked by torrential rain.
Elena was looking out the window at the rain, imagining how such a heavy downpour would be calmed—she quite wished she could possess such magic, after all, she hated rainy days.
But she also knew that this was unrealistic. Even if she did master it, the magic to change the weather was not something a witch like her could unleash alone.
In her gaze, a beam of orange light shot from the center of the kingdom toward the sky. Then, wherever the light shone, the dark clouds receded from the center of the light. After the light disappeared, the dark clouds had vanished to who-knows-where.
Of course, the large raindrops also disappeared along with them.
"Amazing!" Elena exclaimed in genuine admiration for such magic.
Amidst her exclamations of praise, the long-absent sun finally reappeared, its rays bathing Rochester's territory. Elena knew that the kingdom's Dragon Boat Festival was about to begin.
Although the ferry tickets were a bit expensive.
But... hopefully it will all be worth it.
Elena, keep it up!
Elena looked toward the secret weapon within the magical space.