Chapter 51: Hopland

After leaving Yellow Leaf Town, Carites' convoy headed south, and finally reached Hopeland, the rest of the road was very smooth, no one attacked or assassinated, and Lorain Hill sold more than two dozen pairs of black cavalry armor to the mayor of the town when he left, making a small profit, and at the same time making the news spread by the mayor more convincing.

After the team of the Karitas Chamber of Commerce left, the mayor of the town, Ruerd, took the trouble to report to the top of the business alliance, and then sent the security team to patrol the nearby mountains many times, making it impossible to find fault with it, and then took out those armor and weapons to convince everyone that it was indeed a powerful organization that attacked the Karides Chamber of Commerce, not ordinary bandits.

When the convoy approached Hopeland, it was already dusk, and over a hill, Hopland appeared in front of everyone, like a huge crescent moon embracing the ocean, by the sea were several tall white lighthouses, countless sailing ships docked in the harbor, on the main road from the port to the city there was an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages, the houses on the east side of the city were all neatly brick-red, and the west side was where the nobles and the rich lived, and all kinds of bungalows and courtyards were scattered.

It is one of the top three cities and ports in the Verga Commercial Alliance, and an important commercial center in the southern part of the continent, where nearly a million people live, and a huge port that carries merchant ships from the Verdant Empire, the Southern Isles, and even the Plantagenet Dynasty. Flocks of seagulls chirp across the harbor and circle over the city before flying away, accompanied by a warm sea breeze.

Lorraine Hill sat in the carriage and looked through the glass of the carriage at the bustling streets, the brick-floored avenues were very smooth, and the laurel trees lined up on the side of the road. Even at night, the streets come alive with roadside stalls selling rosewood handicrafts, tropical fruits from the Southern Isles, carved weapons from falcons, and a variety of local grilled fish.

The shouts of the stall owners, the smell of food, the sound of conversation among tourists, the orange lights on the stalls, the aliens with animal ears, the orientals in robes, the streets are noisy and prosperous.

The riders of the caravan divided into two columns, protected the carriage of Lorain Hill in the middle, and slowly walked through this night market, many pedestrians had to temporarily avoid the side of the street, and some of the high-flying people were originally a little dissatisfied, but after seeing the sign of the lacquer night flower, they also obediently closed their mouths and walked aside.

The Karitas Chamber of Commerce is one of the five major chambers of commerce in Hopland, and one of the high-ranking members of the ruling guild of the business alliance, occupying its own position in the 26 seats, and has its own say in the major affairs of the business alliance.

"Fres!" "Fres!"

Cheers, screams, music, and colored pillars of light lit up in the night sky.

"Miss, there's a concert going on in the theater ahead, I'm afraid we'll have to take a detour." Serres's voice came from the front of the carriage.

Listening to the noisy and loud cheers, Lorain Hill was also curious, is the music performance of this world also so attractive?

"No, let's get out of the car, I want to see it too." She put on a black robe, covered her hair and face with a hood, and opened the car door.

"Miss, there are too many people here, I'm afraid it's not safe." Chelsea also got out of the carriage and stood behind the girl.

"It's okay, I'll take care of it." She blinked her glasses, and the transcendent core of her consciousness transformed into a natural sequence, and the transcendent perception began to spread, and the entire city gradually came to mind.

"Okay, but please allow me and a few other personnel to be around for protection."

"No problem."

With that, Loren Hill was pulled by Chelsea into the open-air theater venue.

The half-moon-shaped stage is separated by a fountain, and on the golden stage of the staircase, a huge golden-red curtain gradually opens, and a singer in a shiny long dress appears in everyone's eyes, she has big wavy golden curls, and wears a white skirt covered with reflective sequins, reflecting bursts of brilliance in the light, and then she picks up the microphone made of alchemy, and the song sounds.

[We were both young when we first met you]

[The scene where I close my eyes flashes again]

...

[Look at the lights, look at the ball and the dress]

[I see you through the crowd]

The voice was natural and tactful, the long eyelashes trembled slightly, and then with a slight stroke, the soul-stirring expression suddenly made countless audiences fall wildly, and the screams resounded throughout the venue.

Standing on the high podium of the theater and looking at the warm ocean below, Lorain Hill couldn't help but sigh that this is the power of music, and that no matter what the world is, it is so enchanting.

The singer continued to stride forward on the stage, flanked by two backing dancers, who crossed their waists, turned sideways forward, turned half a circle, their skirts fluttered slightly, and then spun sideways forward, step by step, to the beat of the song.

Followed by. A hanging basket slowly rises under the stage, and the white palace fence encloses a small space, and the singer walks into the small guardrail, and then the backup dancer next to her closes the guardrail.

[I've been waiting, the only thing I can do now is to get out of here]

[You'll be a prince, I'll be a princess]

[It's a love story]

Then the hanging basket slowly rose, and the golden reflective paper flowers rained down from the air on both sides of the theater, and the singer's singing gradually became higher. The mood at the venue was also slowly reaching a climax.

[Honey, just promise me]

...

[But you're all I have to me, you're all I have]

[I beg you not to leave]

The singer in the white dress sang and waved to the audience, and the screams echoed in the theater, and she looked like a real princess.

"That's nice." Loren Hill couldn't help but admire, her words were definitely not so bold, she was still relatively shy and quiet.

"Miss, this is the famous white singer in the mainland in recent years, Fres."

Chelsea whispered to the singer about her origins, and although she was beautiful, she was born in the slums, experienced many ups and downs in the process of becoming famous, and was attacked by many people, but she survived. And these experiences can resonate with the majority of civilians and accumulate more fans for them.

One song after another, and the last fireworks rose on the stage to announce the end of the grand show.

After the performance, Lorain Hill finally reached the end of the journey, the headquarters of the Karitas Chamber of Commerce.

The iron fence door was opened, the mansion was brightly lit, and the president and stewards from all over the place stood on either side of the courtyard to welcome the new owner of the chamber.

By the time Lorain Hill stepped out of the carriage, a golden carpet had been laid out and continued in front of the mansion. As she stepped on the soft carpet, the consuls bowed their heads to her shoulders with their left hands.

In the hall of the mansion, a long table was set up, all kinds of delicacies had been prepared, nearly a hundred maids dressed in black and white dresses, standing on both sides of the table, neatly and uniformly, quietly bowing their heads and waiting, the candlelight in the hall was all over the place, and the golden lights filled the whole world.