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Chapter 177 Funding the Orphanage

Now that someone has been identified as a mysterious magician, whoever it is, he is a mysterious magician and has nothing to do with Dorothy anymore.

Dorothy was already busy with her own things.

What I do every day is cultivate myself and think about the next step for the Carter Chamber of Commerce.

Furthermore, news broke twice more that mysterious magicians had attacked two cities in the Kingdom of Radiance, but Dorothy remained unmoved.

A month after Dorothy confessed her identity to Raffi and Renée, only to discover that she had been impersonated.

【Name: Dorothy Catalette Strength: 30+ (Increases Strength, Vitality, Stamina, and Melee Ability)

Agility: 160+ (Increases attack speed, coordination, accuracy, and evasion)

Intelligence: 397+ (Increases magic power, spell damage, and spirit)

Skill: Warrior Breathing Technique: LV19 (12/190)+

Magic Meditation: LV23 (172/230)+

Magic: LV73 (345/730)+

Basic Elemental Magic: LV65 (425/650)+

Alchemy: LV11 (65/110)+

Loran Necromancy: LV10 (63/100)+

Storage Magic: LV17 (57/170)+

Sword Skill - Lion Slash: LV32 (40/320)+

General Magic: LV44 (1/440)+

Attribute points: 0

Dorothy approached Renée again.

It wouldn't be easy for an ordinary person to meet the saint Renee, but Dorothy received special treatment from Renee because she was learning abyssal magic.

So as long as Dorothy comes to the door, it's not difficult for her to see Renee.

The two met this time in the church's reception room.

Renee sat with her legs together, slightly tilted to one side, her hands resting on her thighs, her face still bearing that gentle smile.

"Miss Dorothy, what brings you to see me this time?"

Dorothy scratched her cheek a little awkwardly.

After all, the last time she revealed her identity to Renee, a strange situation arose where her identity was stolen.

However, Dorothy was very good at adjusting, and she didn't feel embarrassed about it for long.

"Miss Renée, is it true that the church recently established an orphanage?"

Renee nodded.

"That's right. The Kingdom of Radiance is relatively wealthy, so there are very few orphans. However, they do exist. And when I went to the border last time, I noticed that there were many homeless children, so I had an orphanage built after I returned."

"Miss Dorothy, are you suggesting we donate to the orphanage?"

"If that's the case, then thank you in advance, Miss Dorothy."

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Renee's words carried a hint of jest, but also a touch of seriousness.

Dorothy nodded.

"That's right, I want to sponsor an orphanage, but there's a condition."

Renee raised an eyebrow.

"Miss Dorothy, why don't you tell me what your conditions are?"

Renee wasn't averse to negotiating terms. After all, she didn't believe that free donations to orphanages were such a windfall.

At this point, Dorothy tried to make her expression serious, since they were discussing serious matters. If she kept that half-hearted expression, people would easily think she was joking and not serious.

"Well, Miss Renee, you should know that I own a trading company, right?"

Renee nodded.

"I know the Carter Company; they mainly deal in clothing and food. I only found out later that the two gifts I gave to Miss Dorothy last time were actually from the Carter Company."

Renee's face flushed slightly as she said this.

She brought some food from the Walnut Restaurant and a children's book when she visited Dorothy last time.

She noticed that Dorothy's expression changed slightly when she received the gift, but she assumed that Dorothy was hiding a surprise.

However, Renee had lived in the City of Apprentices for a while after all.

Gradually, I noticed that Walnut Restaurant was a restaurant owned by the Carter Chamber of Commerce.

As a fan of children's books, she also investigated who the author was, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be another product of the Carter Chamber of Commerce.

The Carter Chamber of Commerce was founded by Dorothy.

This information is publicly available and easy to find.

Taking goods from another merchant guild to visit the guild's owner was one of the most foolish things Renee had ever done.

"Is Miss Dorothy mentioning her chamber of commerce to prove she has the financial capacity to provide funding?"

Dorothy nodded in response to Renee's question.

"To some extent. Also, the Carter Chamber of Commerce will definitely grow to be even larger than it is now, but I'm currently short-handed. However, the adults don't meet my requirements, so I want to find children to start training again."

Because of the existence of magic, people in this world are actually quite trustworthy.

After all, the consequences of betrayal and breaking promises are very serious.

If Dorothy was just looking for someone to do her work, she could hire anyone outside.

But Dorothy wanted to do something fun, so she didn't want adults with fixed mindsets.

She wants to find children whose values ​​and beliefs have not yet been established and re-educate them.

Renee pondered for a moment.

"The Carter Chamber of Commerce does indeed have good development potential."

"Alright, if the Carter Chamber of Commerce is willing to fund the orphanage, then I can let you select some suitable children to take away and raise each year, but you must promise not to abandon them."

The Church of Holy Light established the orphanage not entirely for good deeds; some of its purposes were the same as Dorothy's.

Like Renee, she was also an orphan who was raised by the church from a young age. After her magical aptitude was discovered, the church increased its resources for nurturing her. Renee gradually showed her talent and became a candidate saintess.

"This request is not excessive."

Dorothy didn't have high expectations for her children; as long as they were healthy and could understand what she asked them to do, that was enough.

These two requirements represent the most basic survival skills for orphans who were able to survive on their own before being adopted by an orphanage.

After all, if they weren't healthy and weren't clever enough, they would have died somewhere long ago and wouldn't have had the chance to be taken back and adopted by Renee.

"How about the first installment of one thousand gold coins?"

Dorothy held up one finger and asked.

When Renee heard the number, her eyes lit up, and her smile widened.

"I never expected Miss Dorothy to be so generous."

Some extremely wasteful nobles hold banquets and go out for fun every day, spending money like water, with a monthly expenditure of about 200 gold coins.

However, the nobles were unwilling to donate a thousand gold coins to help the orphans.

An average person's annual expenses are roughly two to three gold coins.

Dorothy's donation was enough to cover all the daily expenses of three or four hundred children, including food, lodging, and medical treatment.

At that moment, Renee was absolutely certain in her heart that Dorothy was indeed a good person.

Despite Dorothy's exposure to abyssal magic and her tendency to spout nonsense, such a generous merchant must undoubtedly be a good person.

"Miss Dorothy, I think those children will definitely not regret going to work for your company."

"Thank you for the compliment, Miss Renee."

Since Renee had agreed, Dorothy naturally took out the gold coins immediately.