"You're Mr. Austin Zachary."

A deep voice rang out in Austin's ears, and every syllable of the voice was clear and powerful, making it sound very comfortable.

Austin turned his head to look at the young gold owner beside him, what the other party said just now sounded like an inquiry, but there was a sense of affirmation between the lines, and the other party knew himself.

"Yes, I'm the head of the White Swan Theatre Troupe, Austin Zuckery." Austin nodded.

"Mr. Austin, I don't know how you're thinking about appearing in my play, but before I came here, Mr. Oulu told me you were still thinking about it." Xia Xiu asked Austin, who was slightly nervous beside him, with a harmonious face.

"Why me?" Looking at the blonde youth in front of him, Austin asked his doubts.

"Do you believe in fate?" Xia Xiu smiled at Austin.

"Fate?"

Austin looked at the blonde youth in front of him with puzzled eyes, and under his gaze, the other party took out two cards from the pocket of his trench coat, one card was relatively thinner, and the other card looked thicker.

"Smoke and see." Xia Xiu motioned for Austin to draw a random card from the relatively thin deck.

Austin looked at the strange pattern carved on the back of the card, and asked in an uncertain tone:

"This is a tarot card?"

"Yes, the card in front of you is the Great Arcana." Xia Xiu confirmed Austin's speculation.

"I really don't understand why this has anything to do with why you fancy me."

The scene in front of him made Austin feel a little ridiculous, how the blonde young man in front of him did things without logic, he just asked him why he chose himself, but he let himself draw tarot cards.

What is this for, divination?

"Draw one and give it a try, and after you're done, I'll give you the script, and you can decide whether to star in it after reading the script."

Xia Xiu unfolded the Great Arcana card on the table and motioned for Austin to draw a look.

Think of it as an entertainment show. Austin said to herself.

Austin stretched out his hand and randomly drew one of the 22 Great Arcana cards, and just as he was about to look at the Great Arcana card in his hand, the warm voice of the blonde youth came to his ears.

"Fool."

Austin was stunned, then looked down at the card in his hand.

On this card, Austin sees a young man wearing a bright red top hat, colorful clothes, and incongruous shoes underfoot. With a white rose in his hand, he walked along the rugged mountain road. Behind him, a puppy followed him.

The fool had an innocent, relaxed, and carefree look on his face, and he didn't seem to care about his appearance or his future.

Magic? Austin looked at the fool card in his hand and said secretly in his heart.

"It's not magic, Mr. Austin, and I haven't done anything with any of the 22 big Arcana cards." Xia Xiu said to Austin with a smile.

A trace of embarrassment flashed on Austin's face, and at this time, Xia Xiu began to complete the agreement he had made, and he took out the script that had been prepared and handed it to Austin.

"Here's my script, Mr. Austin, please take a look at it."

Austin took the script handed over by the blonde youth, and then looked down at the name of the script, which was very strange.

Cassini -60°C

Austin opened the script and began to watch it seriously.

And just after Austin finished talking to Xia Xiu, Oulu, who had been quiet on the side, saw the opportunity, he got up and asked Xia Xiu respectfully:

"Mr. Abraham, do you want coffee?"

Xia Xiu smiled and nodded, then pointed to Austin in front of him, who was obsessed with the script, and said:

"If you can, give Mr. Austin a drink."

"Of course." Oulu nodded, and he walked to the cabinet in front of him.

Oulu came to the cupboard, then reached for it and took out a small box containing a very expensive coffee.

He carefully opened the box, the cat poop coffee beans inside emitted an enticing aroma, he picked up some coffee beans in his hand, and then returned to the sofa, on the guest table in front of the sofa was an expensive grinder, he put the coffee beans into the grinder, his hand gently pressed the button, only to hear a slight hum of the grinder.

"These coffee beans are imported from the maritime merchants on the Iberian side, after all, it is close to the Chaos Sea, so only the maritime merchants of Iberia can obtain these coffee beans."

Taking advantage of the grinding effort, Oulu enthusiastically introduced to Xia Xiu.

And when Xia Xiu heard about the Iberian maritime merchants, his eyebrows were raised slightly.

"The maritime merchants of Iberia, the Chamber of Commerce of the Four Seas?" Xia Xiu asked Oulu.

"Well, yes, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce." Oulu nodded.

"Yes." Xia Xiu nodded thoughtfully.

"What, is there something wrong?" Oulu asked cautiously.

"No, I just suddenly remembered something about the 'company', where our boss was talking to the Iberian reformers about a big deal." Xia Xiu replied with a smile.

As early as the [Haisi Mass Incident], Xia Xiu had come into contact with the people of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, and it was the people of the Four Seas who helped Haisi and Amelia who were fleeing.

If he remembers correctly, the relationship between the Iberian military and the Chamber of Commerce is not simple, in Iberia, the army is allowed to do business, and once the army does business, it will inevitably encounter a problem - smuggling.

The smuggling of Iberia is not just the smuggling of ordinary goods, the smuggling in it also includes the extraordinary twisted items that flow from the Chaos Sea into the interior of Terra, and this is also the most troublesome thing in the kingdom of heaven, the army smuggling is very difficult to control, and the military of Iberia also has a large amount of extraordinary power.

The reformers he just mentioned are the left-wing factions within the Iberian government that want to take back the right to do business with the military, and the political ideas of this faction coincide with the kingdom of heaven, so for a long time to come, the relationship between the Iberian reformers and the kingdom of heaven will become extremely close.

The political struggle between the pro-Celestial faction, the left, and the reform-hating military would influence the Celestial Kingdom's plans to open up a new continent to some extent.

"What company are you?" Oulu asked curiously, he was very curious about the company of the heroic gold owner.

"It's just a small company that's not famous." Xia Xiu smiled.

Seeing that the blond young man was reluctant to say more, Oulu didn't ask any more, he knew Fang Cun, and it was better not to know too much about this kind of political thing.

Oulu looked at the grinder, where the beans were already ground.

When the beans were finished, Oulu picked up a small bottle filled with water. He carefully poured some water into it, then poured the ground coffee into it and stirred well.

An enticing aroma of coffee emanates and makes people drool involuntarily.

Oulu poured the coffee into a delicate coffee cup, held it gently, admiring its beauty, and then handed it to his guests.

Xia Xiu took it and sniffed it gently, only to feel a fragrance coming to his nose.

"It's really good coffee." Xia Xiu put the rim of the cup to his lips and took a sip, then praised Oulu.

"If you like it." A smile appeared on Oulu's chubby face, and he handed another cup of coffee to Austin, who was still obsessed with the script.

At this time, Austin had almost finished reading the script, and the script was surprisingly good.

In this play, there are a total of six actors, and these six actors represent six emotions: joy, sadness, anger, indifference, fear, and stupidity.

The story is that the six actors are abusive to each other and have a strained relationship with each other.

Throughout the development of the story, the audience gradually discovers that these six characters are actually different aspects of human nature, and the climax of the story comes in a game of riddles, where Stupid, with his unexpected intelligence and wisdom, outwitted the other five actors and won, claiming to be the king of the king.

This ending may be ironic and a warning, showing that stupidity and cleverness in human nature may be relative, and they cannot be ignored or despised for each other.

"Mr. Austin, how's it going, do you agree to play this script?" Xia Xiu opened his mouth and said to Austin, who was still immersed in the script.

"May I take the liberty of asking, why is this play called Cassini -60°C?" Austin did not directly answer Xia Xiu's question, but instead asked his own question.

"For no reason, it's called that, and if you had to take meaning from it, you could think of Saturn." Xia Xiu shrugged his shoulders and replied with a smile.

Of course, this sentence is not true, the ultimate meaning of the script "Cassini -60°C" is in this name, and the name is the soul of this script.

"Saturn?" Austin's brow furrowed, he couldn't remember what this thing had to do with Saturn.

"Mr. Austin, I would like to ask if you agree to be in this play." The mild voice of the blonde youth interrupted Austin's musings.

"Of course, I'm willing to participate in the performance of this drama." Austin nodded affirmatively, the script provided by the blonde young man in front of him was indeed a first-class work, so he was willing to appear in this play.

"That's good, but for this play, I need the actors to start the performance at the time and place I specify, and the actors have to dress and look the way I want them to." Xia Xiu then said to Austin.

Hearing Xia Xiu's request, Austin subconsciously looked at Oulu, and Oulu frantically signaled Austin to hurry up and agree, while Austin withdrew his gaze after a glance, his eyes looked directly at Xia Xiu, opened his mouth and asked:

"When and where do you mean and what do you mean by clothing?"

"I need you to perform in an open-air venue designated by Greenwich during the New Moon, and the six actors must wear different masks as I request."

"Joy wears bright yellow; Grief wears a dark blue mask; Anger wears a red mask; Apathy, wearing a gray mask; Fear of wearing a purple mask ········"

At the end, the blonde youth's golden eyes stared straight at Austin.

"Stupid, wearing an orange mask."

After listening to Xia Xiu's request, Austin's eyebrows couldn't help but furrow, he really couldn't understand the meaning of these strange requests.

"Mr. Austin, as long as you complete the ceremony, I will allocate an additional half million to the account of the drama theater."

At the end, Xia Xiu added the last key sentence.

Hearing that Xia Xiu wanted to add more money, Oulu on the side directly agreed to Austin.

"Rest assured, Mr. Abraham, we will do what you have asked us to do."

Austen couldn't help but glance at Oulu after hearing that he had agreed to the other party's strange request on his behalf, but he didn't object much, and it was not uncommon for him to wear a mask in a play, in which a mask is usually used to express the emotions of a character, and the color of the mask chosen by the blonde youth was very appropriate in some cases.

"Since Mr. Austin agreed, I won't stay here longer, I still need to go to Phelps Concert Hall next, so I won't bother here, I will follow up on the performance by phone later, and now I will leave first." Xia Xiu stood up and took off his hat in greeting, and then he left the office with Oulu's farewell.

Austin's gaze followed the back of the blonde youth leaving, and he withdrew his gaze only after the other party left, and when he landed his gaze on the guest table, he found that the blonde youth did not take back the tarot cards.

At this time, five tarot cards were placed on the guest table.

Grim Reaper (Grand Arcana No. 13): Upright.

Death is positive for ending, transformation, and rebirth

Inverted Guardian (Grand Arcana No. 12): Reversed.

In the reverse state, the inverted Guardian reminds people of the need to let go of their resistance to fate and accept the sacrifices and changes in their lives in order to better face challenges.

Resurrection (20 Arcana the Great): Upright.

The Resurrection Positive Position symbolizes awakening, rebirth, and redemption, and signifies a new beginning and a higher level of self-awareness after the experience of ending and renunciating.

Emperor (Grand Arcana No. 4): Orthodox.

The Emperor's throne represents strength, stability, and leadership, emphasizing the need for people to take active control of their own destiny and face life's challenges with determination after their new birth.

Star (Grand Arcana 17): Positive.

The positive star symbolizes hope, faith, and guidance, indicating that when people are brave enough to face the ups and downs of life, the faith in their hearts will guide them and help them move towards a better future.

In this array, all four cards are upright, except for the upside-down Guardian, who is in reverse position.

"Living to Die······"

Austin couldn't help but whisper to himself.

This is his interpretation of the five tarot cards.

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(End of chapter)