Chapter 771: Earl Bahrain’s Surprise

In Cecil, which is developing rapidly, there are always many new things being born.

A qualified imperial governor and regional manager will definitely be interested in these new things.

After a brief silence, Victoria looked at Earl Baring: "Perhaps, we can go and take a look."

"You mean that new style of drama?" Earl Baring was stunned at first. For a moment, I didn't expect that the Snow Duke, who was always cold and distant and was said to be not interested in "drama", would make this suggestion. However, he soon realized that the other party might be interested in the "magic technology" behind the new type of drama, so he nodded quickly. , "Of course, I mean, it's well worth seeing - magic technology can be used in all aspects, and I'm also curious about how it has anything to do with drama."

"Ask where it is, Victoria said calmly, "Let's go now" with no expression on her face.

It didn't take much effort to find out where the new theater performance venue was. Victoria and her party quickly followed the directions of passers-by. Near a large building in the southern district of the city.

It was an inconspicuous building that looked very different from the "theatre" in the Earl of Bahrain's impression - because theaters have always been the exclusive preserve of nobles and wealthy citizens, so naturally they should appear magnificent. , but what he saw was just a square, two-story building. Except for its size, it was not exquisite or gorgeous in other aspects.

A large number of people have gathered around this large, simple-looking building.

At a glance, you can see that they are basically ordinary civilians.

These expectant people wearing all kinds of winter clothes have obviously been waiting here for a long time. People on the outside stretched their necks to look at the entrance of the "theater", and in the area near the inner layer You can also see uniformed security personnel maintaining order, some people talking loudly and laughing among the crowd, and some vendors even discovered business opportunities and pushed carts around the square to sell snacks and drinks.

Such a lively scene startled Earl Baring - there were not so many people at the entrance of the theater in his memory, and the people watching the theater were all well-dressed and accompanied by butlers. The gentlemen and ladies who arrived in carriages and were welcomed by the attendants slowly walked in. Where could there be such a battle?

“So many people...are here to watch that new style of drama?” The earl from the royal capital opened his eyes wide, “They are all citizens...Is Cecil City so wealthy? Can everyone afford the cost of entering the theater?"

"Sir, it is said that... a ticket only costs a few copper coins, in New Dollar terms, it only costs six el," one person said before The attendant who was inquiring about the information said with a slightly incredulous expression, "And because today is the first time a new type of drama is released, the ticket price is even more half off..."

"Three Els!" Earl Bahrain's eyes widened. Come out, "What's the difference between this and giving it for free!"

Then he suddenly turned his head and looked at the square, looking at the denseThe crowd could not help but exclaim in a low voice: "Gods and ancestors! No wonder there are so many people. Even if they are not interested in drama, these citizens will probably not be stingy with those few coins to satisfy their curiosity... …But with so many people pouring into the theater, how can the actors on the stage maintain order?"

"I'm afraid it will become very chaotic, sir," another accompanying nobleman from the royal capital said. He couldn't help but shook his head and said, "And... you see, it's already a mess here."

As soon as the noble of the royal capital finished speaking, Earl Bahrain heard another message. The shouts of the pushcart vendors around the square—the loud and penetrating voice went straight into Mr. Earl’s head:

“Felicious fried potatoes! Cecil’s best fried potato chips. !”

“Let’s get a fish roll! Comes with **sauce!”

“You should get a bottle of anti-cold medicine when queuing up in winter—the best frost. Resistance potion! Made by Father Sam himself, it has a 52-degree soy sauce flavor!"

"My head hurts," Earl Balin couldn't help but cover his forehead, "I just thought about it! It's different..."

"There is actually a recipe for frost resistance potion," an accompanying official looked into the distance curiously, "And it is sold in the square?"

“The prices of various resistance potions are extremely low in the Southern Territory, and the diluent of the frost resistance potion is even sold as some kind of health care product,” Victoria said lightly, obviously she already knew something about this, “The Southern Territory Local people and traders on the north-south trade route will add some spices or honey to this diluent as a drink to keep out the cold during travel." Earl Bahrain's eyes widened and he almost blurted out, "This is really good. It’s a crazy place.” But fortunately, he still remembered that this was the imperial capital. After swallowing these words, he said with a slightly weird expression: “Then… Your Highness, you still want to go see…”

"Yes, yes, ma'am," Earl Bahrain hurriedly agreed, then looked helplessly at the attendant, "Then...just go buy the tickets."

The attendant followed the order and left, but He soon returned and brought news that Earl Barin had not expected.

"Already sold out?" Mr. Earl was stunned, "Not a single one left?!"

"Yes, sir," the attendant said with a look of shame on his face, "It is said that It was sold out two hours ago."

This is a city where new things are emerging almost every day. Cecil people are brave and willing to try new things, not to mention that they are still available here. A new kind of theater that only costs three ells to watch - and is open to everyone. As the Earl of Baring himself said just now, for ordinary people who have never had the opportunity to enter a theater, this little change is worth it even just to satisfy their curiosity, and the Cecil people...Curiosity is always strong.

San Er, even if the play is boring, it is not unfair to visit the tables, chairs and roof of the theater - many people even come with this mentality.

The earl from the royal capital couldn't help but turn his attention to the duchess who suggested coming here. He thought that the other party would definitely lose interest in this matter this time, and would even be a little angry because of the waste of time. , after all, this lady’s external image has never been associated with “patience” and “gentleness”, but what Victoria said next was beyond his expectation -

“Go around and ask around to see who is willing to sell tickets. ," the duchess said calmly, and gave detailed instructions with surprising patience, "If you have a good attitude, you can pay extra money, but if the other party doesn't agree, you can't force it."

She. Her tone was very calm, and her expression was as cold as ever, but if there were familiar people nearby, you could tell at a glance that this was actually a sign of her high spirits.

An attendant nodded and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, a footsteps clearly heading this way attracted the attention of the Earl of Bahrain, Victoria and others.

As higher-level transcendent beings, they can easily detect this undisguised approach behavior directed toward themselves in the crowd.

Earl Bahrain raised his head and followed his intuition, only to see a strange man in a cotton coat walking towards him.

Duke Victoria used inconspicuous gestures to stop the entourage from blocking her. She looked at the approaching man and asked coldly: "Is something wrong?"

Like that The ordinary-looking man seemed to be shocked for a moment by the special aura and outstanding appearance of Victoria Wilder. He was a little nervous and fearful for a moment, but he soon said: "I just saw that you seemed a little troubled... Is it because of the tickets? ?”

Earl of Bahrain nodded: “We do want to buy tickets, but they seem to be sold out.”

“Ah, that’s right,” the man in the cotton coat suddenly said. He smiled, nodded sincerely and said, "I can help you just right - I invited a few friends to watch the play together and bought tickets in advance, but today they said they couldn't come. I just have some extra here. You guys Or? Each ticket only costs one fenar. I know it's more expensive than the original price, but I've been waiting in line for a long time..." Earl Bahrain opened his mouth and was about to say something. But he heard Victoria had already said: "Okay."

Then the Snow Duke turned to look at him: "Mr. Balin, pay."

"But... "Earl Baring squeezed out half a word in his mouth, but under the gaze of those ice-cold eyes, he still took out money to pay the bill like an ordinary citizen, in exchange for several beautifully printed, superficial Tickets with the words "Film Films" and "Three Row Theater" on them.

After the man left, Earl Bahrain could not help but whisperSaid: "Victoria... Madam, you shouldn't believe that man, he is obviously just reselling..."

"I know." Victoria said calmly.

"Then..."

"It's just interesting," Victoria said casually, and raised her head to look at the theater entrance not far away, "This place is indeed better than the Royal Capital... …Interesting.

“However, it is indeed disorderly behavior, and we cannot ignore it.

"I just saw a sheriff on the edge of the square. One of you can report it."

Victoria Wilder's tone rose slightly, and she seemed to be suddenly happy. .

After a while, the crowd in front finally started to commotion.

Victoria, who was in a good mood, raised the corner of her mouth a little: "Mr. Baring, it looks like you are ready to enter. Let's go and witness it."

......

Following the flow of people and the guidance of the staff, Earl Baring finally walked into this "theater" that was quite weird in his eyes, and found his place among the rows of seats arranged high and low.

Along the way, out of a gentleman's obligation and his instinct as a subordinate, he tried his best to protect the Duchess of Victoria in order to avoid the flow of people around from hitting the great consul of the empire. The protector of the northern mountains, he even got pushed a few times for this, but after sitting down on the seat, he still found that it was impossible for him to fully maintain this "respect" and "protection".

The seats are next to each other and there are people everywhere.

More people poured in here than in any theater he had ever seen in the capital! The seats are also much denser!

Besides and to his left and right, countless civilians - or citizens of the empire - surrounded him, which even made this nobleman from the royal capital feel a little bit suffocated.

He is so uncomfortable here.

However, Victoria Wild did not show any discomfort or boredom. The protector of the northern mountains just sat quietly in her position, her eyes casually sweeping around - although There was no expression on his face, but Earl Bahrain could roughly guess that it was a sign of interest and curiosity.

On the road of "adapting to the new order", he seems to be far behind the steps of the duchess.

"In this kind of facility, the problems of fire and crowding and stampeding should be considered in advance," Victoria said suddenly, "What do you think, Mr. Baring?"

"Me? Ah, yes , Yes, of course," Earl Bahrain almost didn't react and quickly replied, "There are a lot of people here, and there are many densely arranged seats. We really need to consider these... I don't know if everyone here has a plan."< /p>

Another royal noble looked at the stage curiously: "There are no actors on the stage, and there are no scenery and props... Has it not been arranged yet?"

The Earl of Bahrain heard this Yan raised his head subconsciouslyAfter taking a look, I found this strange problem.

At the end of the large number of seats arranged roughly in a fan shape, on the open platform that should be used as a stage, there is indeed not a single actor in sight, nor any scenery.

He tried to keep his eyes open, but in the end he only saw several magic network bases placed on the platform and crystal devices assembled according to a certain array.

Earl Bahrain slowly figured it out, but became even more confused: So...this so-called new drama is actually the projection of the Magic Network terminal?

......

Outside the "Three in a Row" theater, due to the large number of people entering the theater, the originally crowded square suddenly seemed much quieter.

Some of those still left in the square were vendors, some were citizens passing by out of curiosity, and some were security personnel.

A man in a dark cotton coat hurried past the edge of the square, with a happy face and a low hat.

But as soon as he reached the entrance of a nearby alley, before he could turn in, several uniformed security team members suddenly appeared around him.

The man in the coat was taken aback and turned around to run away. But before he could take a step forward, a member of the security team raised his hand and struck him with a small bolt of lightning, knocking him to the ground.

Several security team members swarmed up and pinned the man who was twitching hard and trying to scream to the ground. The security officer in charge of leading the team took out small shackles and reprimanded loudly and angrily: "Again. It's you! It's you again!

"You were there when the Magic Train first started selling tickets, you were there when the first football game was selling spectator tickets, and you were there when the first zoo opened. you!

"Tickets for the Magic Shadow show started selling today, and sure enough, you are still there!

"You will spend the next half of the month next to the water pipe of the Public Security Bureau! ”

In Cecil, which is developing rapidly, there are always many new things being born...

(Happy holidays~~)