novelonline Chapter 3716 Expenses, Clan, and Waiting
Chapter 3716 Expenses, Clan, and Waiting
Chapter 3716 Expenses, Clan, and Waiting
After dinner that day, as everyone prepared for the possible battle that night, Galina stood on the deck railing again, gazing with Shad at the island of Fatummester, where gaslights were being lit one by one.
"Before I met you, I often couldn't figure out which identity was more important, the duke or the witch. But now I know that in the end, this world still has to give power to itself."
Claire's hometown is beautiful. Growing up in a place like that, it's no wonder she has such a warm and relaxing personality.
Shad, gazing at the scenery of Kyle Todd, said:
“Once things calm down here, we can visit this place as often as we do when we go to Vista Forest or Green Lake Island.”
Galina smiled and nodded, then asked:
"Speaking of which, how were the expenses allocated during this incident?"
Since it's a joint operation, the food, clothing, and other necessities for everyone will naturally cost money, and the Radiant Messenger doesn't yet have the ability to conjure food or clothing out of thin air.
Although talking about gold pounds and crowns is vulgar, we are not really a family yet, so we need to be clear about our expenses.
In previous incidents, the expenses were mostly split equally according to the order in which everyone arrived. Of course, Bella, a true local bigwig in Moon Bay, even said things like she didn't need anyone else to pay, but the others naturally disagreed.
"The expenses will still be divided equally according to Miss Elizabeth's accounts, and an additional one-tenth will be set aside as a fund for the future maintenance and upgrades of the Radiant Messenger."
With war approaching, the shipyard owned by the Sylvie family has been on an order explosion since last year. She said that she would be responsible for the maintenance of the ship from now on, but others disagreed.
In addition, Claire was responsible for contacting Fatto to supply the ship with daily food and other necessities, so everyone asked her to pay less; Sylvia had become everyone's exclusive clothing supplier, and after deducting her own costs, she only kept a very thin profit, and all the girls under everyone's command liked to order clothes from her.
Then there are Sylvie and Bella; their girls work as maids on the ship, and considering labor costs, they can also receive a smaller fee.
Although Shad doesn't usually discuss this with everyone, he's very familiar with the situation. They're united because of him, so he certainly can't let anything happen that might cause discord among the witches.
Fortunately, the great witches are all quite wealthy and don't care about such a small expense. The richest among them—such as Bella of Moon Bay and Granny Cassandra, who runs the largest chain auction house in the Old World—can be described as "richer than a country."
"Of course, the council provides funds for the witches who participate in such major events. Although the Witch Council is not a large organization, you are really rich. Miss Isabella has allocated a lot of funds and supplies this time."
So, the cost per person isn't actually that much. However, they still wouldn't let me pay even a single gold pound or crown, saying that Xiaomia and I couldn't eat much.
Jialina laughed:
“I told you before, you just need to take care of the other things. We'll handle the small things like money. I'll go find Miss Elizabeth in a bit and get my share paid. Although I haven't officially joined the operation yet, I can't let everyone look down on me.”
"No one will look down on you. They often tell me that they are actually envious that you were the first person to meet me."
"This is my luck, and I'm not going to share it with anyone else."
As she spoke, she hugged Xia De's arm:
"After destiny, only four chosen ones remain to appear. Shad, although it's a bit inappropriate to ask now, have you thought about life after everything is over? That shouldn't be too far off. The four chosen ones only have a little over a year left, right?"
By this time of year in 1856, perhaps the final battle will have already begun, or perhaps we will be facing our final dilemma.
Uncharacteristically, Shad did not answer the question immediately, but remained silent for a moment before replying:
"I will make everyone happy."
Galina quickly went to prepare her own spellcasting materials and planned to go to Claire's place to see if she had any interesting gems.
Shad wanted to talk to Grace and Helen about "Ms. White," but he unexpectedly bumped into Tifa, Matilda, and Winnie walking together in the hallway, seemingly heading towards the kitchen.
They also noticed Shad, and the three maids stopped in their tracks and greeted him in almost identical gestures.
Shad was curious about what common topics they would have when they were together, but the maids obviously wouldn't tell him.
What are you going to do?
"Prepare a midnight snack."
Tifa said:
"We don't know what might happen tonight, so the kitchen will be busy all night."
"Meow~"
The cat stretched out its little paw at Tifa, but not to follow her; rather, it was urging Shad to go with Tifa and the others.
Shad looked the maids over, nodded, and then asked:
Have you seen Grace and Helen?
"Miss White and Miss Black are speaking with Miss Elizabeth in the captain's cabin."
"OK."
The three girls, dressed in different styles of black and white maid outfits, stood together and created a unique atmosphere. Each of them had their own characteristics. Tifa goes without saying, Matilda's beautiful blonde hair was very pleasing to the eye, and Winnie not only had a special body material, but she was also the only one of the three wearing high heels.
It's not easy for ordinary maids to work in high heels, but that's no problem for Winnie.
If he had time, Shad would have liked to talk to them, but seeing that everyone was busy, he said goodbye to the maids and headed to the captain's cabin.
If that ice maid actually starts coming to clean the house regularly, do you think Tifa Servett will be unhappy about it?
She even asked that question, but Shad did not answer it.
When they arrived at the captain's cabin, Grace and Helen were indeed talking to the ship's maid. They didn't mind sharing the content of their conversation with Shad:
“We were just discussing race. Strictly speaking, Winnie and I should be considered to be of the same race.”
The boat girl said this:
“I was born from the Sea of No Light. My existence is related to the will of this ship and the dragon egg that failed to hatch. I am a spirit born from the ocean. Although I am somewhat different from the spirits of nature, I am also a miracle born from the world itself.”
Shad hadn't considered this:
"Is it possible for someone of your own race to appear in the strict sense?"
Helen, in her black dress, smiled and said:
"The gentleman wants a second boat girl~"
"Helen, you can't say things like that."
Grace, in her white dress, tugged at her sister's hand, but a smile was on her face.
Miss Elizabeth also knew that Shad was just curious:
"The possibility is probably slim, but if I become stronger and advance to the thirteenth ring and approach the level of a demigod, I should be able to spawn strange creatures born from the eggs of dead dragons in other sentient ships. The ancient sailing ships of the elves would meet the requirements."
The spirits of the newly born ship may not be as powerful as I am, but they will still play a role in the future.
"We don't need this for now; one ship is enough."
Shad said this, and then spoke with them about "Lady White." These girls, who had lived in the Fifth Age, knew more about this inhuman being than the witches of today.
Grace and Helen, having also sealed a certain mountain for many years, could understand each other's feelings:
"The long guarding has finally come to an end, and Ms. White could not be too cautious at this point. It probably won't offer us any more direct assistance until the seal is completely broken."
The boat girl, however, has her own unique perspective on "sleep":
"Like me, it has experienced a long period of time through slumber. Upon waking up to a strange new era, it will undoubtedly instinctively distrust everyone. Its wariness of the people of this era is understandable. Perhaps in the fifth act, we should try our best to demonstrate our determination to defeat Mr. Snake."
Even if it can't break the rules to directly help us, some indirect help can be very useful.
Including Grace and Helen, Shad now has four girls from the Fifth Age by his side. Winnie is related to Chloe, Grace and Helen were taught by Miss Ferriananna, and Miss Eliza lived with Violet and Theresa for a long time.
Unbeknownst to him, Shad's connection with the demigod witches on the other side of time had become stronger. He was now almost certain that the witches of the Fifth Age definitely had their own plans to transcend time.
It's just unknown whether their plans are truly progressing smoothly now that we've reached the Sixth Era.
At least for now, Chloe and Brienne, as perceived by the "Moonmark," are still in the Fifth Age, in that place far away from now.
At 8 PM, Mr. Mortis, representing the [Clown Troupe], arrived in town to communicate with Shad and gather intelligence. The location of the Prophet Association will likely be finalized that night.
Then at 9:30, a small earthquake, similar to the one that occurred in the afternoon, struck the southern waters of the island, very close to the Time Wheel City dock.
At ten o'clock, Danist arrived at the ship. She would be traveling with the professors from the academy tonight, so she wouldn't be staying on the ship. However, she brought information about the elves:
“An infinite snake appeared near the elven camp ten minutes ago, and Emilia has already dealt with it. Something's definitely going to happen tonight, Shad, you guys need to be careful.”