The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress-Chapter 224: Launching magical phones.

It was another day for Eldorians to gather before their televisions in their homes or places of business to witness the birth of another magical device that would send the kingdom into a new age.

At exactly two in the afternoon, while many were digesting the lunch they had just eaten, the unveiling of the arcanophone started.

The unveiling took place in the royal castle, in the throne room. King Raff and Princess Elarin were sitting on their thrones, dressed regally as ever. Elarin’s floral dress and winter coat that were new to the eyes of the Eldorians were a big hit among women immediately.

Not a word had been said, but Eldorian’s already had something to talk about.

The camera cut to the king, a signal was given and he put on his most charming smile. "Ladies and gentlemen of Eldoria," he bellowed, "and all of our guests from lands near and far--today, I will introduce you to the future of communication! I bring you a device so powerful that it has not been seen anywhere in the world before."

A knight carried the phone up the steps, it was on a gold tray and covered with a white silk cloth. He bent on one knee and presented the phone to the king. The king picked up the phone and held it up to the camera.

Sigrid found the whole thing a little too dramatic. "It’s a phone, not Simba." she muttered.

In the castle and at home, almost everywhere in the kingdom, those that saw the device were confused. It looked small and it did not look like it did much. It was like the mini television but even smaller. Its outside body had some resemblance to the a crystal camera.

Many could not help wondering what it was and thinking that perhaps the king had been scammed.

"Applaud." The herald whispered.

The crowd in the royal castle applauded and the royal trumpeters sounded their trumpets. King Raff prepared himself to make the first call, which would be broadcast live across the kingdom.

The recipient? It was the famous band of dwarves in Duskridge. Their latest song was titled the king who couldn’t baa.

It was about the failure of a king to coax a sheep. No names had been mentioned but everyone knew who that king was.

The king dialed the number of a phone that had already been delivered to the leader of the band, a dwarf named Dwaine Rockhammer. The television screen was divided, one half showed the king and another half the dwarves.

They were in the tavern, arguing over who would answer the call. One of them, was complaining that he needed to take a piss.

"You are on camera." Famous reporter Davira Mace of ENTV reminded them.

"Can I piss on the camera?" he replied rudely.

Eldorian’s laughed, wherever they were. Mostly because Davira’s face turned red from obvious anger. Luckily for everyone, the phone rung. It had come with a downloaded ringtone which was a song sung by the three beauties.

Rather than answer the call, the dwarves started to tap their feet and dance. People laughed and king Raff, he nearly snapped the phone he was holding in half. This was supposed to be a historical moment.

He glared at the Lord mage who had suggested that the dwarves be involved in this moment.

Davira Mace pulled the phone out of Dwaine’s hands and she answered the call, putting it on loudspeaker for all to hear. "Gentlemen, the king’s time is precious."

The dwarves glared at her but they stopped the mischief.

"Hello." King Raff spoke.

"Hello." Dwaine answered.

"Am I speaking Mr. Dwaine Rockhammer." King Raff asked.

"Yes, I am he." Dwaine replied. "Are you calling about the song? If that is why then I can explain. It was not me, it was Kovira."

The other dwarves gasped.

"You son of a bitch!" Kovira growled. He leaped on Dwaine and a fight ensued, abruptly ending the phone call.

The fight between the dwarves became more entertaining than the phone call. The live broadcast from Duskridge was ended with a frustrated scream from Davira Mace who was heard crying out for her hair. Eldorian’s were left curious about what had happened to her hair.

In the castle meanwhile, the king laughed and dismissed the entire fiasco, pretending not to care.

"You have not been entertained until you watch dwarves brawling. It is like watching babies fighting." he joked.

The crowd burst into forced laughter. After that disaster, more phone calls were made, the last was between the king and his daughter Thalassa.

"Father, I am engaged, Prince Firron proposed." She squealed over the phone.

Footage showed the newly engaged couple in Little Thorin. The entire restaurant had been turned into a proposal scene with flowers, wine, music, balloons and people holding posters with the words say yes. A mage was sprinkling pink petals on them from above using magic.

"You are getting married!" The king exclaimed as if he was truly surprised. "Congratulations, return to the castle immediately for a celebration."

The call was ended in the midst of stunned silence in many places. People could not decide of this was a joke or something serious.

"You all heard the news, my princess is marrying the prince of Solandor. What a great day this is, I declare tomorrow a day of celebration. Send word to every famous dress maker in the country to design a wedding dress for my daughter. The maker of the best dress will receive a reward of fifty thousand gold coins. Thalassa is the only princess of Eldoria, she must be the most beautiful bride the kingdom has ever seen." King Raff bellowed again.

People started to unfreeze, they realized that the king was serious. Once again, the launch of the magical phones was overshadowed by something else.

The king abandoned the duty of introducing all the features of the phone and he went off to plan the wedding. Sigrid and Mauve had to step in and take over the task.

With wit and humor, including making pranking phone calls to Roland and a few other nobles, the launch was saved. When Sigrid introduced the Linknet which was the internet, Eldorian’s were even more fascinated.

By the end of the day, the phone was a must have device, the dwarves had written another song about the king, making fun of him again and #What happened to Davira Mace’s hair? officially opened the social media era of Eldoria.

*****

On the estate of Prince Benjamin, Emmah acquired a phone through Benjamin. Every royal house had been given phones by the mage estate.

Emmah was not licking her wounds as Firron had chosen another while she was in hiding. She was contemplating something which she had erased from her mind a long time ago. The fact that she was not the only transmigrator in Eldoria!

Even though she had no idea who the other party was, she was grateful to them for what they had done for her. With phones and social media, she could rise again.

She was still writing down all the careers she could pursue when a letter arrived for her from her mother Mirena. A letter containing the identity of her birth father, Lord Derrick Fairfax.