novelraw Chapter 147: Letter
Chapter 147: Letter
Here, Loren remained fairly low-key and hadn't exposed his identity.
If the people here knew he was the legendary Luo Tianyi, he'd probably get mobbed just stepping out the door.
"We're just here to rest and recuperate. We'll leave once Gwen returns."
"Take whatever you want. Even though we can't recharge things after leaving here, I can solve that."
There were no electrical circuits outside. Even if you brought a generator, it wouldn't work properly because the Thunder authority had been stolen. The only method was through magic.
Others couldn't use magic from the Night and Thunder sequence, but Loren and the Witches could bypass the gods and use it directly.
Buying magic was easy. Since outsiders couldn't use it anyway, the restrictions on some low-tier magic weren't that tight.
For example, the first-tier magic: Recharge. There really was a magic spell specifically for charging things.
"Awesome!"
Anna stuffed the Walkman and a huge pile of cassettes into Scarlett's Life Thief space, not forgetting to bring batteries either.Loren himself took quite a few flashlights. Everyone brought along some things they liked, to varying degrees, except for Mirrorheart, because Loren stopped her.
"Mirrorheart, I don't really mind you taking stuff, but do you *have* to take an electric chair?"
Yes, what Mirrorheart intended to take was an electric chair, the kind used for interrogation.
"Is that not allowed?"
Mirrorheart showed a dejected expression. After some haggling, she still ended up taking a few electric batons.
This trip away had been a bit long. Loren didn't stay long in the God of Night and Thunder's territory. Once Gwen returned, they immediately boarded the train back to the Gedlan Kingdom.
Loren had the dragon crystal embedded into the button on the collar of his black robe. Even ignoring its function, this was genuinely the most stylish piece of clothing Loren owned.
"Master Mentor, after we settle down, can we go live in the God of Night and Thunder's territory?"
On the train, Anna suddenly said this, her gaze at Loren filled with pleading.
Everything here was too novel for her. It was like how, after getting a phone, all those childhood games became utterly boring.
"After everything is over, technology should start developing. By then, we'll have all these newfangled things no matter where we go."
Loren stroked Anna's hair as he replied.
'Everything is over' here referred to after Loren killed all the gods. If not for the gods' blockade, this world would have started developing long ago.
In fact, even before the gods appeared, technology had already developed considerably. Back then, there was an organization called the Dawn Society, dedicated to advancing technology. While other places were still using oil lamps, they had already researched artificial intelligence.
However, their technological development was only for the benefit of the people. The Dawn Society's base was in the country of the Dawn Princess at the time, and their success was inseparable from the Dawn Princess's support. The society's name was also to commemorate the Dawn Princess.
Later, the Dawn Society and the Dawn Princess were eradicated by the Orthodox Gods, along with the technology.
No god was willing to see the development of science. Even in the God of Night and Thunder's territory, only entertainment-related electronic products were developed, which was good for controlling faith.
The train was from the God of Night and Thunder's territory, so it was electric. Its speed and comfort were also significantly better than trains from other places.
A day later, Loren arrived at the Royal Capital of Gedlan. Only the Royal Capital had a train station connecting to that place.
Although that black robe was made, Loren didn't plan to wear it all the time. His reputation was still quite useful;
there was no need to hide.
For example, the moment he got off the train, the station staff had already arranged a carriage home for him.
This trip had taken the group quite a while, and coincidentally, they had returned to the Royal Capital. Luna temporarily parted ways with Loren and the others, returning to her own home.
Scarlett watched Luna's departing figure. Perhaps in the past, she would have envied Luna's happy family, but not anymore. She had Loren.
A few hours later, Loren was back at his own home.
"Home at last!"
Loren stretched and walked toward his door. Being away for so long was pretty tiring.
But as soon as he reached the entrance, Loren saw the mailbox stuffed full.
"What's going on?"
This mailbox was basically for show. Loren's address wasn't a secret, but out of respect for him, basically no one would send him letters.
Even if someone really had business with Loren, they would choose to come and plead with him in person.
Loren casually picked up a letter that had fallen on the ground and opened it for a look.
The sender cared a lot about this letter. Not only was the handwriting extremely elegant, but the envelope even carried a fragrance. Under everyone's watchful eyes, Loren directly read the letter's contents aloud:
"Dear Luo Tianyi..."
Reading just the first line made Loren almost lose his composure. He began to regret using Luo Tianyi as his pen name. Though there were benefits—at least he could confirm this letter came from the God of Night and Thunder's territory, as only people from there called him Luo Tianyi.
Clearing his throat to ease the awkwardness, Loren continued reading the letter's content.
"You haven't written a new song in a long time. I've been looking forward to your new work, waiting for so, so long. Yet you not only haven't written a new song, you haven't contacted me either.
"Love, Cecelia... Cecelia!"
Cecelia was the singer who had always collaborated with Loren. She was very mysterious. Usually, even during concerts, she hid behind curtains. Forget her appearance, others didn't even know her name. Loren was the only person in the world, besides herself, who knew her name.
But none of this stopped her from becoming the most popular singer based on her own talent, which also owed much to Loren's help.
They had started collaborating very early on. At the time, Cecelia was only in her teens. You could say they achieved success together. Unconsciously, Loren, whom she had never met, also became the most important person to Cecelia.
Loren opened another letter. The handwriting was the same as the previous one, also sent by Cecelia.
"No matter when, I will forever wait for your songs, and wait for you, forever and ever."
For this letter, Cecelia wrote with exceptional force, leaving deep impressions on the stationery.
After checking a few more letters, Loren realized the entire stuffed mailbox was filled with letters from Cecelia alone.
Originally, Loren had thought about directly telling her he had earned enough money and wasn't writing songs anymore. But seeing how seriously Cecelia took this matter, Loren gave up on that option.
"Let's go inside first..."
Loren carried these letters into the room. After all, Cecelia had put quite a bit of care into writing them, and Loren didn't plan to casually throw them away.
"Is this your new harem member? I hope she'll be nice to me."
Anna quipped, then got a knock on the head from Loren, who had just put down the envelopes.