While the manager was still thinking about Lorraine's words, "Nothing has happened yet," Lorraine, Vera and Leo walked away from the manager and walked straight into the theater.
Lorraine stood there and took a look, and saw that the interior of this grand theater was extremely wide, slightly oval-shaped, majestic and vast, and could accommodate five thousand people.
The interior is in the shape of a staircase. One step at a time, the steps extend all the way down to the stage in the middle.
The design of the grand theater is extremely exquisite. As long as you find a seat at random, you can clearly see the performance on the stage. The decoration inside the theater is also very rough. The stage is made of logs and the seats are made of whole stone slabs.
At this time, the atmosphere in the scene was becoming lively. The "buzzing" sound vibrated Lorraine's eardrums, and the temperature in the room was much higher than outside.
The venue was packed with people, and the attendance rate was at least 90%. People were packed from front to back, eagerly watching the performance on stage.
The only good seats in the first few rows near the stage are specially prepared VIP seats with seats and chairs. They are also filled with gorgeously dressed audience members and are clearly separated from the people behind.
Dozens of judges sat in the front row looking like dogs, all of them had fat heads, big ears, and rosy faces.
Judging from his attire, he must be a person of some status in this city.
On the stage, someone was performing a talent show. There were more than 300 contestants who signed up for the competition. It would take a long time to pass them all, so everyone's performance time was not long.
People who come up first introduce themselves to their homes, and then sing, dance, or perform a performance by traditional artists selling Dali Pills.
It was like a talent show that Lorraine was used to seeing in her previous life, nothing comparable to the selection of lone robbers.
The judges also commented on each one in a serious manner, scored and discussed, and selected the contestants to advance to the next round of competition.
There was even a rat poison seller in a corner of the stage. The man was naked to the waist, revealing his skinny skin like a washboard. He was holding a bag of medicine in his hand and chanting loudly: "...
If a mouse eats my medicine, it will definitely be unable to run away..."
And there were actually quite a few people who actually paid to buy it. Then the onlookers in the venue swarmed up to him, and the rat poison seller knocked him down and was carried out.
The audience in the VIP seats in the front row burst into laughter watching this episode, while the ordinary audience in the back row were unwilling to do so. They paid for the rat poison but did not get it, so they pestered the bearers for something.
Leo saw that this place was completely different from what he had imagined. It was just like a lively vegetable market. He frowned and said, "What's going on? There shouldn't be swimsuits with high slits..."
Beautiful women? Why didn’t I see any of them?”
Xiaobai also screamed in disappointment. Although he did not expect beauties with high slits, he also hoped that there would be more rich people, so that it would be easier for Mr. Xiaobai to touch their wallets. But when he came in, he saw that
I found that most of the people here are poor.
Even some people's clothes are as shabby as those of beggars.
Not to mention touching their wallets, you also have to watch your own wallet carefully to avoid being touched.
Lorraine looked at it and couldn't help but sigh to herself: There is really no oil and salt shop that is not open. At this level, it is obvious that they are cheating the registration fee, but these guys can actually attract so many people, and they are so
Many people actually conducted the selection seriously. The process was quite complicated and looked very serious.
I don’t know how these heartless guys were deceived?
Could it be that there are so many fools in this world who can deceive them all?"
But Lorraine was even more happy because those who came to run for the election wore different colors and could be seen from all over the world. This made it easier for him to collect information.
And since they can participate in this competition for the high bonus, I believe it will be easier to get information from their mouths, which means spending some money. After all, it is public funds, so Lorraine doesn't feel bad about that.
, he will not save money for Fantino.
I don't know, it's better to make some false invoices and ask my cheap father-in-law to report them.
At this time, someone discovered that everyone in Lorraine was accompanied by the steward, and they immediately started whispering.
Then, like a pebble thrown into a lake, ripples arose. The whispering sound gradually spread.
Almost everyone turned their eyes and looked this way, talking in low voices, guessing the identities of everyone in Lorraine.
Lorraine didn't care, and just asked the steward: "Which box here is the best?"
The manager couldn't help but twitch his lips, and then replied respectfully: "The No. 3 box on the left is the best. It faces the stage, and you can see it clearly."
After he finished speaking, he saw Lorraine looking at him with a strange look. He felt guilty and said cautiously: "My lord, what are your orders?"
Lorraine sighed and said: "Since you know which box is better, why don't you lead the way? Are you people so uneducated?
I have to personally teach you everything. Really, it’s good to be at home for a thousand days, but it’s hard to go out for a while. This sentence is really true. Then I went out, but in the end I couldn’t even find a better servant. Everything had to be done
I have to say it in person, can't I just wink?"
After speaking, Lorraine shook her head, with a helpless expression on her face.
The steward immediately blushed with shame and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, sir, please come this way. Please come this way..."
Although there are many people in this theater, like all entertainment institutions of this type, just in case a big shot comes, they still deliberately reserve one or two seats for VIPs. This kind of box is hung high above the ordinary seats.
Above the head, not to mention the line of sight, the inner space is still very quiet.
The manager immediately turned around and led everyone from Lorraine to a private room. Then he was served tea, drinks, fruits, cakes and other snacks.
Leo and Xiao Bai, both of whom are growing up, are always hungry when they see something to eat and thirsty when they see something to drink. Although Vera is a little better than them, she still never leaves her mouth for snacks.
When the three of them saw something coming, they immediately cheered and rushed over together. This kind of thing from a foreign continent was different from anything they had ever seen.
Lorraine ignored them, but turned to look at the manager, frowning and said: "By the way, I haven't asked yet, why do you want to hold such a competition?"
The steward smiled and said, "Sir, don't you know? This is an order issued by my king. It must be held in almost every city."
He looked around, then lowered his voice, pretending to be telling gossips, and said: "It is said that this was the prime minister's idea. First of all, our clan attaches great importance to the veteran Rogue Ten Thousand Miles Alone, and we want to use this kind of
There is a way to recruit that hero. And Lei Shan... Lei Shan got the news and started to do this. But I heard that the bonuses they offer are not as high as ours."
According to the living habits of the Lingshan tribe, every time they mention the Thunder Flash tribe that is against them, they have to add a lot of adjectives.
He originally wanted to use language to express strong contempt for the despicable, cowardly, and disregarding the overall situation for his own selfish interests... the Thunder Flash clan, but for a while he couldn't figure out what this uncle was.
Which faction is it? After all, at the upper level, the two clans are still related by marriage. Therefore, for the sake of safety, he just flashed through the official propaganda of the specific terms for the Thunder and Flash clan.
And at the same time, he felt a little proud because of his caution. In his opinion, this old man was very dignified. He shouted at the door that he wanted to kill people, so he probably had a lot of background.
Lorraine paused for a moment, then realized that this was just a replica of the "Qian Jinshi Gu".
Lei Daxia ransacked the great museum in the Holy City and became famous all over the world. Although Lei Daxia was not so famous in the original continent due to the Vatican's blockade of information, here, the deeds of Lei Guangguang and Bai Guangguang were widely spread. Everyone
He even made a detailed list of what he stole from the Fantino Museum.
Moreover, he had already released Fengqie at the beginning. After Lei Daxia succeeded, he immediately escaped and returned to the Amelia continent.
Being driven out from another continent a thousand years ago, and tortured by the Holy Cross Expedition a few hundred years ago, Amelia has been taught since she was a child that the Holy See of Vatican is their sworn enemy.
The hero has greatly made the old and young men of the Semitic tribe feel bad, but his identity is extremely mysterious.
Demons such as Thunder Flash and Ling Shan have become angry over the years. Suddenly such a hero appears. Of course, they have to recruit a lot. In order to improve their image, as long as they recruit them, they can claim to be their own clan.
Winning the biggest victory against Fantino in hundreds of years, this is so honorable.
It's just that they don't know the origin of this hero, nor his home address, etc. They can't imitate Brother Dabei and play a fake story like "visiting the thatched cottage three times and treating the virtuous corporal"... uh, a good story.
If everyone wants to win over this mysterious hero, of course they can only desperately intensify their publicity campaign.
“Brother, we have good pay and benefits here, long holidays, and we also have a young, beautiful, and hot female secretary who is with you 24 hours a day.
Come and join us and work~"
Thinking of this, Lorraine couldn't help but smile. It seemed that they were indeed preparing for a war. Otherwise, these ruffians would not work so hard to recruit talents. Those who are rich and fat, they even have their own brother-in-law.
If we can't arrange it, how can we recruit people? History has proven countless times that these highly skilled talents were eventually squeezed away by them.
Only those who rush into battle and serve as cannon fodder, or those who endure hardships and endure hardships... and other jobs with the label of "temporary workers" will find others to take the blame for the death, and keep the fines in their own pockets.
When the news was exposed, the temporary workers were fired. After the news was over, another group was recruited and the game continued.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little strange. Just through this little thing, he could get so much information at a glance.
Although in the past, we could get a lot of information by reading books, we often only knew about the events, but did not know, or in other words, did not understand why the events happened.
After I became the governor and dealt with various things, I experienced a lot.
And through personal experience, I can truly understand the things behind things, so my horizons are widened. Many things can be understood by just mentioning them briefly.
This is the so-called problem of standing at different heights. If you don't climb to such a high level, you won't get the corresponding information, and your vision will naturally be limited, such as the interests involved behind the mischievous things in the bureaucracy.
, unless Lorraine sits in the governor's seat, it will be difficult to see through the tricks inside, and it will be impossible to make corresponding accurate judgments.
This is why in ancient times, information was underdeveloped and people were ignorant. Therefore, there were many people who believed in religion. But now, people know more, and naturally, no matter how much they believe that dancing to a great god can cure diseases, there will be fewer of them.
Lorraine sat down happily in his seat, then threw a gold coin over and said, "Well, it looks pretty good, go ahead, I'll reward you."
The manager was stunned and reached out to take it as a reflex. He originally thought it was just a silver coin, but then he was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a double-sided gold coin of pure gold.
He was overjoyed, and immediately bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, sir."
At this time, he finally confirmed that this uncle was indeed the prodigal son of a certain noble family. Otherwise, he would never casually reward gold coins like this, and he would dare to use money like this and make it casually.
Ordinary noble families can't afford it.
You must know that although this gold coin is only one, it is enough for an ordinary family of six to eat and drink for a month. For ordinary people like him, it is a large amount of money.
Lorraine glanced at the stage a few times, and then said very boringly: "It's quite boring."
He pretended to think about it for a moment, and then said to the main channel: "Can you call a few of the contestants to come up and tell me some jokes, chat and so on? If it's nice, I won't treat you badly.
Theirs.”
The steward looked at Lorraine, then gave a deep bow and said, "Sir, please don't worry."
With that said, he turned around and walked out quickly.
Leo was eating a bunch of unknown fruits. When he looked up and saw the manager in a hurry, he couldn't help but feel a little strange and said, "You asked people to come in. Why is he in such a hurry?"
Lorraine sighed softly and said: "This is not simple. This guy must want to make an agreement with those who want to come in first about how to get the kickback."
Leo snorted, nodded and said, "He is a talent."
After a while, I saw the manager with sweat on his forehead walking in with a few contestants.
Lorraine looked at their clothes, they were indeed those guys who often wandered around, and nodded with satisfaction.
These people travel frequently, have keen eyesight, and have a lot of knowledge. If something unusual happens, they will always notice it immediately.
The manager had informed them of Lorraine's identity. As soon as they came in, they bowed respectfully and then stood aside with their hands down, not making a sound.
Lorraine reached out and took out a small pile of gold coins from the money bag, slowly placed it on the table, then picked up the gold coins playfully, then let go and let them fall on the table, making a series of crisp sounds.
sound.
Seeing his action, everyone present widened their eyes and held their breaths. After traveling around and experiencing a lot, they naturally knew better than those who just stayed in the ivory tower and never touched the spring water.
This money is precious.
And you can still earn such expensive gold coins. This opportunity does not come every day. Many people have never even touched a gold coin in their lives or seen what gold looks like.
The atmosphere in the room was a little solemn for a moment.
After a while, Lorraine suddenly smiled and said, "You don't have to be so restrained. I'm just asking you to come here to relax and play a game."
He paused for a moment, and then said: "I think you all have traveled all over the world. If you have any new experiences on the way, you can tell me. If it is interesting, I will not treat him badly."
As he spoke, he took the gold coins in his hands again, and then let them go again, making them make a series of crisp and sweet sounds.
Everyone looked at each other immediately.
One of the young men volunteered and took a step forward and said, "My lord, I don't know what you want to hear."
Lorraine shrugged, then changed to a comfortable position, put her legs on the table, and then said: "It doesn't matter, as long as it's not boring and can pass the time. But it must be the latest and interesting.
It’s not the kind of thing that country bumpkins come up with to scare themselves. Of course, if you can make money from it, that would be even better.”
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other. It was not easy to meet these conditions.
At this time, they were also sure that this young ruffian was definitely the second generation ancestor from one of those big noble families. Because he had grown up, he was released to do business and gain social experience, which was what the nobles euphemistically called traveling.
The young man hesitated for a moment and said: "Sir, do you know that housing prices have reached their peak now and are about to collapse..."
Lorraine was furious at that moment, pointed at the door and said: "Go away~ Do you still want to say such a thing?"
The young man smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, how about I change it to another one? The timber business seems to be quite profitable this year."
Lorraine said coldly: "What's this? This year, the building materials business is making money. What I'm talking about is interesting. For example, who do you know or hear about, who does business, how much money they make, etc.
of."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone next to him said: "Sir, I know one thing, I don't know if it counts. The price of the iron ore in the Lusen mining area has suddenly increased this year for some reason. I heard that many people
They have all gone over to mine. If we can get some iron ore, we will definitely make money."
Before Lorraine could speak, someone else next to him said: "This is old news. The iron mines that were opened are now under military control, and the compensation given is very small. Those who opened the mines have suffered miserably. Don't say it.
It's an iron mine, and even the blacksmiths in Lusen have been drafted away.
A relative of mine got the news early and sold his blacksmith shop to his enemy at a low price early in the morning, and then the whole family ran away together.
The ruffian who took over thought he had taken advantage. But the next day, the army took him out of his bed and took him away. Hahaha..."
After everyone heard this, they immediately let out a burst of gloating laughter.
Lorraine also smiled and threw a gold coin over and said, "That's a good point, it's interesting."
But he already knew in his heart that iron ore and blacksmiths were all recruited by the army, which meant that they had begun to manufacture weapons on a large scale.
Listening to this, the bureaucrats and the military who deal with it also make a lot of money from it.
However, this kind of forced labor will inevitably lead to low motivation of workers, and the output and quality will definitely not improve.
Moreover, preparations have just begun, and materials are not available. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to launch an invasion in a short time. If the date and scale are clear, they can roughly calculate how long they need to prepare.
time.
The person who got the gold coin was so surprised that he took the gold coin and wiped it vigorously on his clothes.
At this time, with the encouragement of that gold coin, everyone's enthusiasm was mobilized.
They were also racking their brains to think about recent interesting things, and they couldn't talk about the gossip that was obviously spread through rumors.
Lorraine immediately learned that in the forests of the northern Caribbean, someone was organizing large-scale logging. The water was then transported to the seaside in preparation for manufacturing large ships. One of the manufacturing plants even caught fire due to improper cooking.
As a result, it was burned to ashes.
Lorraine knew that the newly cut wood could not be used to build a ship, so it seemed that the other party was planning for the long term.
Another story about the southwest governor of the Leishan tribe who accepted bribes during the food collection work and used bags of sand to replace the grain. It was just a replacement. The bags containing sand were not enough. As a result, after the incident was exposed, he was confiscated by his whole family.
The beheading incident also earned the storyteller a gold coin.
At this time, everyone was also excited, telling recent stories one after another.
And one of the stories also caught Lorraine's attention - recently, a necromancer and a death knight were wandering in the south, saying they wanted to hunt down a woman. They made a fuss for a while, but in the end they probably didn't catch them.
Because according to the official nature of celebrating great achievements, if they are caught, they will definitely make a big report.
Lorraine looked calm on the surface, but she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She actually escaped the hunt of the Necromancer. It seems that Deipole still has two skills. But she doesn't know where she is now.
And how should I contact her?
At this moment, someone whispered: "Sir, this matter I am talking about is extremely important. It seems that the most beautiful woman of our Semitic tribe already has a sweetheart. In order to resist the marriage, she has run away three times secretly.
I don’t know if the golden crown on the head of His Royal Highness Philip of Thunder has grown moss and turned green.”
Regarding the prince who was about to marry the most beautiful woman recognized by the Semitic people, everyone immediately started to curse happily: "You deserve it~ Let you wear a cuckold and be a cuckold king for the rest of your life~"