259 Theatre
Regardless of the region's usual chaotic situation, there is probably nothing to fault about the scenery alone, despite the pleasant summer climate of the Falling Star Coast, the moist and warm sea breeze and the gentle waves of the waves, the sporadic sea breeze and the gentle waves of the sea.
The domed roof of the waterfront is filled with music, and the domed theater is also a famous sight at the West Gate, where traveling circuses occasionally stop by a large number of wealthy merchants and nobles, far more than the city's trembling thumb colosseum.
After all, the people who could be thrilled by seeing naked slaves fighting equally naked beasts were a tiny fraction of the crowd.
However, it may be the great generation gap brought about by crossing time and space, and some of the tricks may still make Penny feel some interesting and study the mystery with great interest, and the long opera after that seems a little boring.
He didn't have an aristocratic upbringing, so he naturally couldn't dig out any connotations from the howls of ghosts and wolves, and develop a sense of appreciation, and perhaps what caught his attention was only the realistic scenes and gorgeous special effects that were ahead of his timeβbut when he saw through these mere illusions created by a crappy illusionist, he completely lost interest.
Fortunately, the reason why he is here is not because of this crappy opera, the big and small beauties on the right seat looked at the stage crying wolf for a while, but they were relishing, and then Penny began to think of the bloody dramas he had watched when he passed the time in his previous life, what would it be like if these two women saw it.
Luckily, the little girl from the same country as him didn't seem to be interested in this kind of thing, and she watched the illusion on the stage with great interest, as if looking for a loophole in the spell.
Children at this age probably know that they are looking for fun, and many adults feel that inexplicable things can make them happy for a long time, even if they are born in a place like Searle, it is difficult to completely stifle the innocence that belongs to childhood.
There was no interest in opera, so the wizard had to turn his head to look at the beauties next to him, in a region like the Dragon Coast, naturally no woman would wrap herself tightly in the summer, it was too stupid to find guilt for herself, so both Vika and Hiccol were dressed very coolly, and under the translucent tulle lace, the soft skin exuded a seductive light, which made people can't help but want to pinch a few times.
Penny was certainly not a very patient to resist temptation when it was not a big deal, his arm went around Hickel's thin waist and pinched it on Vika's exposed half-exposed arm, as if he was intoxicated by the drama and did not react to such an action, Vika continued to stare intently at the stage, which made the wizard bored, and in public, he could not take any further action, but could only choose the last path to pass the time.
He yawned and wanted to doze off, when there was a laugh from Vika next to him, he turned his head in confusion and looked at her holding Hickel, the two beauties looked at him with four eyes together, Vika had a smile on her face, and gently tugged Hickel's hair: "Look, he didn't take us to heart at all, and came to watch the play with us, so he was about to fall asleep." β
"I can't blame me. Penny shrugged his shoulders and looked at the clown on the stage: "You called me out, and arrived at this place without saying a few words, and then ignored me, since you can't just walk away without grace, then you have to think of another way to pass the time." β
"Vika, we really shouldn't have woken him up. Hiccor puffed out his cheeks and looked up at Vika: "Just leave him here alone when the play is over, and see what kind of demeanor he has." β
Feeling the vague resentment in this sentence, the wizard was a little inexplicable, knowing that these two women were deliberately ignoring themselves, and they were even more unclear.
"Pan, you've disappeared again inexplicably. "You know how surprised we were when Elder Miria brought the news to Vika, and you still have to stay there, knowing that it's already so dangerous. β
This time, even Vicka's face showed obvious displeasure, and Penny spread his hands helplessly: "No way, plans are always too late to change, and I am always faced with adventures." β
"Sounds like a real thing. Vika sneered, Hickor rolled her eyes, and finally sighed again: "You said that you will let us know later, you are not trustworthy at all, and you always hide some things from us." β
Hearing such complaints, the wizard was speechless, and could only silently bear such condemnation.
Whether it's the black robe of Hyrust or something about the Imaska Empire, all of them have bombshell-like power, and if too many people know that he is carrying half of the world-destroying thing, the lives of his relatives and friends will explode immediately.
Even now, in the face of a large number of things in front of him, he feels a little overwhelmed.
"Alright, baby, it looks like he already knows his mistake. Vika smiled and shook the still angry girl: "Wait for him to correct it slowly." β
"He can't change it. Hickel snorted, but her movements softened, and she rose to her feet, sat down in the wizard's chair, and squeezed him into the seat between her and Vika, and then Penny was pressed against two fragrant bodies.
"It's a rare day off, don't be too nervous. Vika whispered in his ear, "It is said that the people of the Coast Association are interested in making you the vice president of the association, which is a good position, although it is not conducive to concentrating on the study of spells, but it is very beneficial to your career." β
The wizard shook his head: "This matter is relatively slim, and we can't expect too much. β
Although the vice president of the association is a position of power, it is suppressed by the president, more like an occasional coolie ornament, although some wizards who are obsessed with arcane arts do not take this position seriously, but there are not a few people who covet the rights that may be obtained by standing in this position.
With Penny's strength, he may be worthy of this position, but he is a newcomer, and his lack of qualifications in this plane is also an important factor restricting people's progress, not to mention whether those association wizards will allow a stranger to point fingers at the distribution of benefits that belong to them, even Penny himself thinks that it is a bit hasty to hold such a position.
He didn't refuse to be in power, but it came at an inopportune time.
"You are arrogant, Pan, Elder Miria has inherited a lot of favors from you, and Elder Shaw is not disgusted with you, and in their eyes, there is a lot of Simon's power standing behind you, and the use value is huge, so you can try. β
"Can you try?" the mage pondered the word for a moment, and began to seriously think about the possible surnames of success.
He didn't miss any opportunity to expand his power, although it didn't come at the right time, but if he missed this opportunity, there would be no such good thing in the future.
The Wizards of the Coast Association doesn't have a vice president every day.
"Don't talk about these boring things. Hiccor pursed his lips in dissatisfaction: "What is the vice president?
Her puffed face came to the wizard's eyes, and the two spots of pink on the pale background that had just recovered from illness were so bright that even the dimly lit theater could not hide it, and Penny couldn't help but peck at the face with a dragonfly, and the two pieces of pink on her cheeks suddenly spread to the base of her ears and neck, and her gaze was also hazy, and her body moved closer with the wizard's embrace.
The atmosphere added a bit of comfort to the already laid-back atmosphere, but soon a small head broke it all, and she emerged from the space in the mage's chest, which was already not too large, and turned a bulging little face at the wizard.
"Nephi. Penny looked at the little girl's eyes a little helplessly, and then looked at the small space in front of him: "When you grow up a little more, there will be no room for you here......"
The little girl blinked and laughed slyly, like a cute little fox.
In public, it is undoubtedly a very conspicuous move to hug left and right without scruples, if it is unfortunate that some young men with ** fire in their hearts see all this, it is not surprising that they have feelings of envy, jealousy and hatred, in fact, in literature of all planes, this situation is widely used as a habitual means of provoking contradictions and conflicts.
However, in this theater, the person who is angry about this is not an aspiring young man with a sperm brain, and the reasons for the conflict are also different.
As the only male heir of the Edmont family, Vika Edmont's sibling, Claude Edmont was shameless and drunk, and was generally identified as a fool by the nobles of Simon City, who believed that if Edmund's family business fell into the hands of this ruined son, he would definitely let this sign that had been shining on the Dragon Coast for hundreds of years fall into the gutter within ten years, and the old man of Edmont knew this very well, so he entrusted his inheritance to his eldest daughter Vika, who was shrewd and had seen the world, before falling ill.
Although Cheng said that he had done countless stupid things, this did not mean that this boy and brother had a lump of paste in his head, just as anyone has advantages and flaws, in addition to his miserable flaws, there is also a rare self-knowledge of idle idiots - he knows very well that with his own ability, Edmund's family business falling into his hands will only be a dead end, and most of the outsiders who want to help him seize power have ill intentions, which are completely less reliable than blood relations.
With Vika in charge of the family business, he can guarantee that in his lifetime, he can spend his days drinking with peace of mind with a part of the equity he inherited, and he understands this shrewd woman, compared to her shrewdness, her heart is actually very soft.
But what Claude knows better is that there is another connection in this world, which can have a very huge impact on blood ties, especially for women, and that is the love that a son like him basically does not believe.
He didn't believe in it, but he grew up in the chaotic land of the Dragon's Coast, and he had seen countless men and women do so stupid and stupid things for an inexplicable impulse that even he, a gentleman, could not bear to see.
And he knows better that most people who know how to use this weapon have evil intentions, if Vika is seduced away by such an ill-intentioned man, and the purpose of this man is Edmund's family property - or for various reasons to look at Claude is not pleasing to the eye, then with the intelligence of a woman in love who has descended to the freezing point, wouldn't it be bad for Claude, a rice worm parasitic on the branches of Edmund?
And Claude also knows that it is too difficult for a young woman who is physically mature to suppress that kind of **, for the sake of his own future, he can only retreat and take Vica's marriage into his own hands.
Claude remembers the witch who was embraced by Vika - he offended this guy after a drunken time, which is not the most important thing, but more importantly, this man is definitely not a guy who can be easily manipulated - this is very important, and Vika's husband must obey Claude's words in the future.
So he turned to the man standing respectfully next to him: "Hukoradi, go, disturb them." β
This man was about twenty-five or sixteen years old, tall, very handsome, and well-dressed, and if he did not care about the tuxedo that represented the family attendant, most people who saw him would think that he was a nobleman of some family, and his coordinated facial features exuded a poet-like charm at any time, and the vaguely visible muscular outline under the sleeves also made people know that he had nothing to do with the word weak.
For women, such a man is undoubtedly very seductive.
In Claude's plan, this man is the perfect person to be his eldest sister's husband - he is the grandson of Edmont's current butler, and the whole family has served Edmont for more than two hundred years, and Claude thinks that there are only a few qualities that men can attract women - Power, talent, and a certain aspect of excellent quality and exquisite technology, and as Vika's brother, Claude knows that power cannot attract his eldest sister, but if it comes to talent and a certain kind of kung fu, the object he chooses is absolutely impeccable.
And Vika is still not interested in him.
But no matter what, Claude would never allow an unknown wizard to get his hands on Edmund's estate, and when he saw that Hukoradi did not react, he raised his eyebrows in anger: "Dear Hukoradi, have you missed my instructions?"
"No, dear young master. Schukoladi shook his head, and then glanced at the men and women huddled together in the distance, and his slender eyebrows were slightly lowered, looking a little more gloomy: "It's just that that method will be disgusted by Miss, I'm afraid it will backfire." β
"So you're huddled here like a coward?" Shocorradi's voice was mellow and flawless, very pleasant for a man, but it made Claude raise his eyebrows, and his tone was very dissatisfied.
"Of course not...... The young master ...... "Xiu Koradi owes himself: "You can leave for a while, I have some other solutions for this kind of scene, maybe it can be more effective, but it is not suitable for you to watch......"
"You mean......" A strange light flashed in Claude's eyes, and he looked up and down at the respectful Schulcoradi, and nodded for a long time: "Okay, okay, solve it as soon as possible, and wait for your good news." β
"Yes......" Watching Claude leave, Schulcoradis looked at the wizard for a long time, hid in a dark corner on the sidelines, and wiped a ring from his hand.
A ruby on the ring was large and translucent, very beautiful, when the finger of Schulcoradi rubbed the surface of the gem, a bright light appeared in it, like an eye with open pupils, a black mist floated out of it, but the shape was condensed, and landed in front of Claude's body, gradually piling up to the height of a person, the black mist dissipated, and a woman wearing a black long-necked robe appeared in place.
"Mistress Lavinia. Hukoradi got down on one knee respectfully: "Our plans are in trouble." β
"Oh, is that young lady so difficult to deal with?" she turned slowly, and as soon as she raised her hand, Xiukoradi's body straightened: "It's superfluous to salute in this kind of place, it's better to hurry up and make things clear, I'm in a hurry." β
Schukoladi didn't dare to sniff hard in front of the adult, but a silver breath still drifted through a short distance into his nose, which made his nose itch a little, but he didn't dare to show anything unusual.
He knew that every time Lavinia smelled like this, it meant that there were singular or plural men who had turned into withered corpses under her kisses, and although there were a few who survived, Schukoladi was not sure if he had enough value to survive in Lavinia's eyes - he was not a Blood, just a collaborator who had made a pact with the dark creatures.
So he gave a succinct explanation, and this boring performance certainly made Lavinia a little dismayed, and knowing the situation, she waved her hand away from Shokoradi, and then recited a spell, and another younger vampire surnamed male appeared beside her with a black mist.
"Look at that man, Duncan. Lavinia gestured to the wizard's seat, "According to the description and some information, he looks like your enemy. β
She didn't hear the vampire's answer, but the hatred on the male vampire's face as he looked at the chair undoubtedly answered her, and she pressed Duncan's shoulder: "You should be happy by now that this man is blocking our path to control the Edmont family." β
The former mage apprentice, whose face had turned pale and gray, and whose lips had turned dark from the dark blood, took two deep breaths to calm his thoughts, and he barely maintained a gloomy tone like that of a normal vampire, but he couldn't wait to pour out his revenge: "My lord, it's good to hear that this guy has embarked on the path of death against us, but I still want to make a suggestion, and that is that this wizard is very difficult to deal with. β
"Tough to deal with?" Lavinia's eyebrows raised again.
"He once killed two high-level Yin Wizards almost single-handedly, and his spell skills are very strong. Basdy Duncan bowed his head.
Although he wants to get revenge immediately, being a dark creature will only make him more sane and difficult to deal with, not more impulsive.
"This ......" Lavinia was silent for a while, the repertoire on the opera house stage seemed to be coming to an end, her eyes wandered over the women on either side of the wizard for a few seconds, and suddenly narrowed her eyes: "Isn't this a weakness that can be exploited?"
She smiled lightly, waved her hand, and the lights above the theater were extinguished, and she recited two more incantations, and the sound of the music and the actor's howl of ghosts and wolves lasted for less than two seconds, and then became a pot of boiling water along with the exclamations of the audience.
(To be continued)