Chapter 100: The Lamb
Outside the Gem Theater, next to the luxurious carriage parked on the street, Bill, dressed in a theater staff uniform, was standing respectfully, waiting for a response from inside the carriage.
He waited only for a moment before he heard a slightly old voice coming from inside the carriage.
"Can you confirm who it is?"
"I'm sorry, no. I smelled it in the entrance corridor. There were quite a few people passing by me at that time... When I looked back, they had all entered the venue and dispersed...
"I can't confirm who it is, but what is certain is that it should be a participant, and it is still in the venue."
Bill continued to speak. Listening to Bill's words, the existence in the carriage was silent for a moment, and then continued to speak slowly.
"You can find a way to confirm it after you start. Remember not to move too much so as not to alert the enemy."
"yes……"
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Dorothy, dressed in exquisite clothes, followed the crowd into the venue. Under the light of the yellow dim lights, what appeared in Dorothy's eyes was a wide space.
The hall is wide and has thick pillars. At one end of the hall is a stage covered by a red curtain, and in front of the stage is a fan-shaped grandstand with a red curtain.
In an area facing the stage, a band was adjusting its music. The surrounding fan-shaped stands were stepped from front to back, and there were many independent private rooms on the upper stands. At a glance, this was a standard theater.
Dorothy climbed up the stairs to the top of the fan-shaped stand and randomly found a seat with a good view. When she sat down on the soft and comfortable seat, she sat upright and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Huh... Although the clothes are exquisite and beautiful... they are still more comfortable than regular clothes. But this is still good."
While thinking this, Dorothy glanced at the other ladies attending the conference. Many of them were wearing complicated long skirts with tight waists. The way they were dressed was painful just to look at.
Once upon a time, Dorothy was shopping for clothes in a clothing store and saw a lady putting on a dress with the help of several people. She was even more forced to tighten her waist, which was very painful. Dorothy's face turned blue just watching her.
After a preliminary understanding, Dorothy realized that this kind of crucifixion-like dress seemed to be the fashion of the time. Fortunately, Dorothy was not old enough to wear this kind of dress to attend formal occasions. Although her current dress was a dress, it retained a lot of "children's wear" design.
"Being young has its advantages. At least I don't have to suffer with those aunties. Besides, I'm not here to cause trouble..."
After complaining, Dorothy began to wait quietly for the party to begin.
As more and more participants took their seats, the spacious venue gradually filled up. As time passed, after Dorothy had been sitting for more than ten minutes, the party was finally about to begin.
At seven o'clock on the dot, the band that had been in place for a long time began to play music. As the ensemble music spread throughout the space, everyone who was talking in the venue gradually quieted down. They knew that this music was the signal for the opening.
The melodious music slowly stopped after announcing the start of the show. Then, a man in a tuxedo walked onto the stage behind the curtain. Facing the stands in front of him, he cleared his throat and announced loudly.
"Dear ladies and gentlemen, good evening!" Applause broke out in the venue in response to the host's opening. After the applause gradually died down, the host opened his arms and continued to shout with enthusiasm.
“Once a year, we gather here again in the light of the Holy Father’s love. As in the past, today’s gathering of our love will be a light for the poor people of Igwent, and our enthusiasm will be remembered forever.
"First of all, let us thank the initiator of this event, the warmest light of Igwinter, Viscount Ian Field!"
As he spoke, the host extended his hand toward an independent private room located high up in the stands. Immediately, almost all eyes in the venue turned in that direction, followed by another round of applause.
In the private room where everyone's eyes were focused, an old man in his sixties with white hair and a suit smiled and took off his hat to greet the audience. Next to him were two children, a boy and a girl, about eight or nine years old, wearing exquisite children's clothes, who also smiled and waved. Behind them was an old man who was also about ten years old, with a goatee, a tuxedo, and a cane, dressed like a butler. He silently watched the thunderous applause and the host waving his hat in greeting.
"Is that Viscount Field? At first glance... he doesn't look like anything wrong."
Sitting in a row of seats far away, Dorothy looked at the scene in the private room in the distance and thought so. With just a cursory look, she really didn't see anything unusual.
"Maybe I'm just overthinking it... That's the end of the story..."
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"Is that Viscount Field? He has held such charity events for seven consecutive years."
On the other side, in the exclusive private room for the members of the Radiant Church, Vanya, who was dressed in a nun's uniform, looked at the old man waving in the distance and said curiously, and the accompanying staff around her also nodded and smiled.
"Yes, he is a well-known good man in Igwinter. Such a person can only be born in a place where the Holy Spirit teaches."
“Ahahaha… That’s true…”
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After introducing Viscount Field, the host introduced several more important figures in turn, and then officially announced the start of the party.
"Well, first of all, please come and enjoy the usual opening performance, the chorus program performed by the children of Ci'en Orphanage!"
Then, the host slowly left the stage, and the curtain of the stage gradually opened. Behind the curtain appeared children wearing white clothes.
At this moment, they were standing in neat rows on a long stepped box facing the audience, each of them showing a hint of nervousness on their face, and everyone was wearing performance costumes.
White clothes, white skirts, cuffs, collars, hems and other places are decorated with white plush cotton balls. This is the uniform worn by these children. Regardless of gender, everyone wears a small sheep horn headdress on their heads.
Combined with their white and cotton-velvet decorations, one can't help but think of them as little lambs.
"The costumes are well designed... they are quite impressive..."
Looking at the scene on the stage, Dorothy thought and realized that she had found Anna. She was in the middle of the front of the team, shaking her head left and right, as if she was looking for something in the stands. After inadvertently seeing Dorothy's figure, she smiled brightly, and Dorothy also smiled and waved to her.
Finally, when everything was ready, the band in the audience began to play soothing music, and the children on the stage also began to sing in time, singing sincere songs in their childish voices.
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"Sheep...sheep...we are lambs...lovely lambs...
“Please show us mercy and let us grow…Please show us love and let us run…We are lambs…fragile lambs…
“Please show mercy… Mercy is the rain, mercy is the grass… We are lambs… the lambs of care…
"We will repay...we will repay...the world will be better because of us...we are lambs...grateful lambs...
"Sheep...sheep...we are the lambs
"The Lamb of God..."
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The children's chorus filled the theater, and everyone was immersed in the innocent music for a moment. The unique clarity, purity and sweetness of the children's chorus made people present linger on it. The children sang in unison and it seemed that they had practiced for a long time.
Leaning back in her chair, Dorothy was quietly savoring the song, and evaluating it in her mind.
'Is this the meaning of the song, comparing children to lambs... to beg for mercy and charity? Or is there something else in it?'
Just as Dorothy was thinking this, the system's voice suddenly rang out.
'I have already learned the secret teachings, the fragments of "The Song of the Lamb", the secret teachings are seriously incomplete, and the spirituality contained is extremely weak. It is recommended to find the complete version to continue practicing.'
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