Chapter 236 The Queen's New Clothes
"Ah?" Chen Xiao'er opened her mouth wide like a little duck.
I'm playing the Queen? Seriously? The height, temperament, and looks are totally off!
She read the hardcover edition of the picture book "The Sleeping Queen" when she was in elementary school.
The queen in the picture book is a head taller than her sister, with a head-to-body ratio of at least 175. She also wears a unique ice-blue makeup, a silver-white robe, and holds a sapphire scepter.
To be honest, she had always suspected that Zero would play the role of the Queen. Everyone could see the relationship between Zero and her, so they recommended her to play the younger sister.
I didn't expect her to play the Queen. This is so unreasonable. Even if they let Ling play the God of Love, there's no way they'd let me play the Queen, right?!
Chen Xiao'er's face wrinkled bitterly: "Why did you choose me?"
"Uh..." Xing Shuyao was very glad that the lenses could block his wandering vision.
In fact, the reason is very simple, because the church needs Chen Xiao'er to stand in a relatively fixed position during the power ceremony, and to appear in a reasonable place at a reasonable time.
The role of the Queen is perfect.
If Chen Xiao'er plays the role of the queen, since the queen is set to be high and mighty and quite sleepy, then apart from the part of interacting with "tourists", she does not need to take on any tasks of walking around and can just lie in the area designated by the church.
The actress who plays the Queen has to follow the flow of the script, so she will naturally switch to the next location in each time period.
First he mocked the prince in the garden, then he accepted the gifts from the suitors in the square, and finally he rushed to the temple to bless his sister.
If it is a chamber drama, these three acts require a change of scenery.
Using the script for outdoor activities such as the "school festival" means having Chen Xiao'er, who plays the queen, appear at a fixed location in the morning, noon, and evening to perform a scene for "tourists" and classmates.
The Church of Light should designate the first two locations as key locations for the power ceremony, and the specific time of Chen Xiao'er's appearance can be adjusted in real time using the communicator.
The last location, the "Temple", must be the projection of the Doomsday Clock Tower, the core responsible for incubating power.
Xing Shuyao vaguely sensed that there was something wrong here. He knew that the church did not regard Chen Xiao'er as the ultimate trump card, so this "extra" power must not be prepared for Chen Xiao'er.
So what was the significance of Chen Xiao'er's presence at that time and place? A catalyst?
He didn't dare to open the door, as if there was something terrifying hiding behind it.
Xing Shuyao said softly, "Maybe it has something to do with the costumes. The costumes the school used to make for the queen were a bit too small."
So that's how it is. Chen Xiao'er now understood a little.
Most of the girls in the class are over 170cm tall and love to work out, with their waists, shoulders, and legs all very well-developed. Perhaps the sleeves and waistband can't be tucked in.
Ye Xiaoyu, who has the closest body shape to her, is blind and definitely cannot participate.
"Okay..." She agreed reluctantly. She couldn't ask the school to remake the costumes for a performance. There wouldn't be enough time.
Chen Xiao'er was still a little depressed, because if she played the queen, Ling would make her feel jealous no matter if he played the younger sister or the god of love.
But then she thought again, this was not a stage performance.
Everyone just changed into costumes and walked around the venue, so the sense of immersion was definitely not that strong. The final wedding scene should have just ended with some flowers.
Besides, we will also be watching the Millennium Meteor Shower on the evening of the school festival, so the activities in the evening can be designed to be very simple.
Just when Chen Xiao'er was about to convince herself, she suddenly thought of something: No, Ling is not in our class!
She quickly asked, "Will Zero participate in our class's drama performance?"
"This..." Xing Shuyao was stunned. He had not received any information about the apostles' dispatch.
"Yes." Zero broke the silence calmly.
Chen Xiao'er happily took her arm and asked on tiptoe: "What role are you playing? Sister or Cupid~"
"God of Love." A trace of fluctuation suddenly flashed across Zero's ice-blue eyes.
She was obviously stunned for a few seconds, then slowly raised the corners of her lips: "What role do you want me to play?"
The data stream flashed on his retina, but all Zero could see was the girl's pensive face.
【1:0, please do not change the plan without authorization. 】
【0: Sorry, retrieving error message. 】
Eros...If Zero puts on Eros's clothes...
Chen Xiao'er tilted her head back, her cheeks slowly turning red. She licked her lips lightly with the tip of her tongue and whispered, "Isn't Cupid's costume beautiful? That's good, then."
When it comes to performance costumes, an instruction moves to the top of the priority list.
【Take Chen Xiao'er to see the performance costumes】
The appearance and specific effect of that special performance costume flashed through Zero's consciousness, and his eyes dimmed.
She ignored the slight fluctuations in her emotions and gave Chen Xiao'er a smile that was backed up in the database: "Xiao'er, let's go look at the costumes first."
"Okay~" Chen Xiao'er agreed sweetly, but after agreeing, she found that there were still many things to do on the venue, such as the distribution of the newly moved snacks, and the fine-tuning of the decorations and the positions of tables and chairs.
She pinched Xiaotong, who was chewing on the plastic flower ball, and said to Xing Shuyao, "I'll go with Ling to distribute snacks first. Fresh milk cakes and other things have been ordered, and the boss will deliver them on the morning of the school festival."
Xing Shuyao glanced at her vibrating phone, and her nodding gesture turned into a shake of the head: "It's okay, we'll put away the snacks and cooking utensils after we finish cleaning, you go and look at the performance costumes first."
He paused, looked at Chen Xiaotong, and said, "The tower where the costumes are stored is quite far away, so remember to keep going straight. Let your sister sit here and rest for a while, and we will help take care of her."
"Hey! Badass brother!"
[“Hey! Bad guy human!”] Chen Xiaotong grabbed a lollipop from the bag and threw it over, but her sister grabbed her collar and pressed her onto the stool.
Chen Xiao'er shook her finger sternly at her sister. "Don't be so rude. Don't throw things at people. You should say thank you, brother, at a time like this. Come on, apologize to your brother first."
"Woo... hum!" Chen Xiaotong bit her lip, grabbed the stool and turned her body away, refusing to look at the human next to her, let alone apologize.
"Hey." Chen Xiao'er winked at Xing Shuyao: "Sorry, she's in a bad mood. I'll talk to her when I get back."
"No, really." Xing Shuyao shook his head with a wry smile, holding the wheelchair and watching them go away, always feeling a chill on his back.
......
Chen Xiao'er was a little concerned about the tower that Xing Shuyao mentioned. At first, she thought that the drama club's props were placed in a place similar to a sports warehouse.
When she and Ling reached the edge of the playground, they quickly understood what it meant to "keep moving forward."
There was indeed an ancient clock tower next to the office building directly ahead. At first glance, it looked like an ancient structure built by fairies in a fairy tale. Even the mottled ivy on the tower bore the marks of time, not to mention the large brass bell at the top.
Chen Xiao'er stared at the bronze bell in the bell tower in a daze: Why is there a mechanical clock dial installed on the side when there is already a bronze bell? Because it looks good?
"Xiao'er, hold my hand tight." Ling whispered in her ear. Chen Xiao'er's ears were itchy, and she held her hand with a red face.
After she tightened her grip, Ling walked slowly towards the clock tower, saying as he walked, "Be careful not to fall, the stairs are a bit narrow."
In fact, it was because many protective ritual arrays were set up around it. These ritual arrays were not used to specifically target a specific person, but to limit the further spread of the abyss well.
With Chen Xiao'er by their side, the scenery around them became very stable. Even the corridor connecting the shallow layer of the abyss with the surface turned into a tall tower, providing stairs to climb up.
Thinking about it carefully, it made sense. After all, Chen Xiao'er's strength was enough to allow her to safely reach deeper depths. If she didn't possess a special ability like Zero Reset, the mere fact of her power would have caused her to fall to the bottom of the abyss.
"Why doesn't the school spend some money to repair this building?" Chen Xiao'er walked sideways a little behind Ling. Ling held her right hand, and she touched the ivy that climbed into the window with her left hand.
Zero said calmly, "This bell tower has a long history, older than the school itself. Legend has it that if it rings of its own accord, something terrible will happen."
Very scary? Chen Xiao'er thought it was a lucky charm when she heard half of it, but she didn't expect it to be used to announce a death?
Just as she was about to ask further questions, she tripped over the steps under her feet. She looked down and found that it was the last step of this floor.
Ling didn't continue going upstairs. Instead, he took her hand and pushed open a small door at the corner of the second floor.
The door panel is just an ordinary wooden door with a slightly loose brass handle. Looking at its old appearance, you won't have any expectations for the performance costumes inside.
Creaky...the door slowly opened, and a beam of light shone from the inside out onto Chen Xiao'er's face, illuminating her clear irises.
The warm orange light carries a subtle fragrance, as if you have a piece of mint candy on the tip of your tongue, and even your nasal cavity feels refreshed.
Only when the door was fully opened did Chen Xiao'er see the source of the fragrance through the warm light - a gorgeous silver-white dress.
It is put on the faceless doll, silently displaying its self-evident beauty.
Chixing's dressing style pursues simplicity and practicality, and even ordinary dresses need to be specially made.
Chen Xiao'er thought she would never see a ball gown with intricate embroidery and a wide skirt in her lifetime, but she didn't expect to see one in such a narrow warehouse.
This dress is completely different from the surrounding furnishings. Its hem is decorated with lace and pearls. The seemingly plain surface is embroidered with dark patterns in silver thread, and together with small diamonds, it creates a three-dimensional effect of layered ice crystals.
Looking up from the hem of the skirt, there is a large blank space at the waist. This plain white space extends all the way to below the chest, forming the prototype of petals with the stacked neckline.
jingle.
When her eyes met the silver crown on the doll's head, she seemed to hear the crisp sound of the ice-blue gem.
"Hu~" Chen Xiao'er held her breath, the air flow blocked in her chest, mixed with the pounding of her heart.
She stared at the gorgeous court-style dress for a few seconds, then reluctantly looked away: "I still think... Ling is better for playing the queen."
Although this dress will probably change from a long skirt that drags on the ground to just cover the ankles after she wears it, there will definitely be no problem with the waist.
The main reason is that the temperament and color combination are too outstanding. Such a perfect dress is definitely the most suitable for a flawless beauty. If I wore it, the audience would secretly laugh at me.
Ling stared at Chen Xiao'er's profile without blinking, and when she said this, the words "I think you are the most suitable" almost came out of his mouth.
But she couldn't say it out loud, because a new instruction flashed in her eyes.
[No. 0, persuade Chen Xiao'er to change into the specialized sealing suit. We need to conduct a test on the ability seal.]
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