Chapter 175 Street Performance
Upon learning that the newly minted magic apprentices all wanted to stay at the Magic Association, Magician Henry expressed his welcome, but the number of rooms was limited and he couldn't provide one room for each of them.
"It's okay, one room for two people will be enough." Shu Li said nonchalantly.
There are four rooms for seven people, with six people staying in three rooms and the extra person staying in a single room, saving nearly half of the accommodation fee!
When you are away from home, save as much as possible. Little fairies should learn the good habit of diligence and thrift.
Originally, Shu Li wanted Ace to share a room with her, but Ace declined out of embarrassment.
He said he was penniless, so how could he afford to occupy a room alone?
After much discussion, Amanda finally stayed in one room, while Ace and Shuli stayed in another.
Why is it arranged like this?
Because Shu Li was afraid that the other little fairies were inexperienced and too relaxed when sleeping, and accidentally exposed their wings, thus revealing their identities.
Of course, Kumandi was cautious and a good choice, but when it came to choosing between the two, Ace chose Shuli himself.
After the rooms were assigned, everyone put their luggage away and planned to go for a walk in the town and do some shopping.
For example, buying a new continent map.
"Great!" Budno agreed with both hands. He wanted to eat human food. He was in a hurry at noon. He bought a magic wand and a magic robe and went straight to the Magic Association without even having time to go shopping.
"Want to earn some pocket money?" Ace suggested.
"Earn some pocket money?" Shu Li was stunned. "How do you earn it?"
If money was so easy to make, they wouldn't do tasks in exchange for rewards.
"Street performance." Ace winked at him.
"ah?"
Not only Shu Li, but all the other kids opened their mouths in surprise.
"Ace, tell me quickly, how do we sell it? What do we need to do?" Discio asked excitedly.
"Are we going to play on the streets?" Budno asked. "I have no problem playing. I can play many instruments."
Angel poked his waist with his finger. He shuddered, then chuckled and changed his tune. "Well... although I know a lot of instruments, I've only learned the basics."
Shu Li, of course, knew what street performing meant. Looking at Ace's handsome face, she asked, "What kind of talent do you think would be suitable for us to perform? Like a bard, telling stories while playing the harp? Or like a chorus, singing and dancing?"
We can't let them perform magic in the street, right?
By the way, is there any precedent of a magician performing magic on the street?
Ace said calmly, "Anything is fine. It depends on what talents everyone has."
Kumandi frowned and asked, "Even if we could play, we don't have the right instruments, right?"
The storage ring contained fairy musical instruments, each of which was so exquisite that it looked like something other than ordinary, so they naturally couldn't be taken out and used casually. Now they were disguised as mountain folk with some magical talent, and mountain folk weren't supposed to own expensive musical instruments.
Budno, who originally wanted to say that he had a musical instrument, shut his mouth obediently and rolled his brown eyes.
Shu Li nodded in agreement: "Indeed, we don't have any musical instruments, and we can't afford them."
For ordinary people, the money to buy a musical instrument is enough for them to spend for a whole year.
"I've thought about this. Don't worry, we don't have to spend any money." Ace smiled, "We can rent instruments from the Magic Association."
"Uh? Rent?"
The goblins and dragons had glazed eyes.
Ten minutes later, Henry came into the warehouse with seven magic apprentices with a smile on his face.
"Here are some of the things we discarded. Take your pick and use whatever you like. The rent is up to you."
Team Light walked into the storeroom and looked around curiously at the various items on the shelves.
As Henry said, these are discarded items, most of which are flawed and incomplete, such as iron swords with broken blades, rusty daggers, shields with holes in them, and harps with broken strings...
There are quite a few musical instruments, and they need to be carefully checked to see if they can be used.
The goblins were skilled at playing instruments, and with a few tinkerings, they had half of the instrument repaired. Amanda, a dragon, knew nothing about playing instruments except eating and sleeping. She stood before a sparkling crystal ball, refusing to move.
Shu Li picked up the harp with a broken string, tried to play it a few times, and found that the sound quality was good, so he decided to fix the broken string.
He looked around to see if there was any suitable material to replace the strings.
Fortunately, he found another harp with four or five broken strings. The quality of the harp was not as good as the one he had, so he asked Henry for permission to change the strings.
Soon, a complete harp was freshly baked.
With a gentle pluck of the fingers, the harp emits a clear and pleasant sound.
Done.
Ace found a rusty flute.
It can be used, but it's too dirty. Plus, the flute is played with the mouth, so it must be cleaned.
Henry helped enthusiastically and gave him a bottle of rust and sterilization solution. After cleaning it inside and out, the flute returned to its original silver-white color.
Ace put the flute to his lips and tried to blow it, and the flute produced a soft and melodious sound.
"Nice!" Shu Li gave him a thumbs up.
Ace put down his flute and smiled, "Thank you."
Shu Li blinked. She had to admit, this human classmate was no less impressive than an elf or fairy, both in appearance and temperament.
Such an outstanding human being is rare.
Half an hour later, all the friends found the instruments that suited them.
Kumandi is an accordion, Angel is a pair of bells, Desio is a piccolo, Budno is a small drum, and Amanda searched for a long time and chose the simplest maracas.
All received their instruments, and they paid Henry ten silver coins as rent.
Team Light left the Magic Association and went to perform on the streets in high spirits.
A group of young and handsome boys were walking on the street, attracting the attention of passers-by. When they saw the musical instruments in their hands, they were extremely curious.
Some bored people secretly followed them, wanting to know where they were going. Seeing this, other passers-by also quietly followed them. Unconsciously, the number of people following them increased.
It is human nature to join in the fun. Many people who follow have no idea what is happening and just follow blindly.
Of course the magic apprentices knew that there was a group of people following them, so they deliberately led them to a small square.
There were some stone pillars in the small square. They randomly chose a place to sit down, forming a semicircle with Shu Li as the center.
Ace placed a wooden box on the ground and said to the onlookers with a warm smile, "Hello everyone, it's a pleasure to meet you here. In the next hour, we will perform an ensemble for you. If you like it, please give us some tips to encourage us. Thank you very much—"
He politely performed an elegant greeting, and his every move was full of sincerity. With his golden hair and handsome face, he instantly won the favor of the onlookers. Everyone shouted at them to perform quickly, as they wanted to listen to wonderful music.
Ace retreated back to the band and nodded to Shu Li.
Shu Li once again lamented his social attributes. Compared with him, Angel was far behind!
Angel held the bell tightly, memorizing Ace's words and deeds deeply in his mind, so that they would serve as a model for his future social interactions.
Kumandi observed calmly. He remained somewhat wary of this human magic apprentice and did not fully trust him.
So far, his performance has been full of goodwill, vaguely guiding them to do something meaningful.
Shu Li plucked the strings lightly, and music as clear and soft as flowing water began to play.
He played as restrainedly as possible, only performing at one-third of his true level. As the piano sounded, the noisy crowd gradually quieted down.
After Shu Li finished playing the prelude, Ace followed his beat and played the flute.
The song they played together was the very famous "Girl and Swordsman" on the continent, which tells the adventure story of a white elf girl and a human swordsman.
When the onlookers heard the familiar song, they all became excited and some of the smiling faces became focused.
The little fairies had a tacit understanding, knowing how to coordinate without words. Amanda was just there to make up the numbers; Shu Li told him to just follow the beat and shake the maracas.
As for Ace, Shu Li had to admire his musical sense and technique. He integrated the flute sound perfectly without even rehearsing.
After playing the song once, start over again.
This time, Team Light started singing in chorus.
"In that distant time and space
The Bakat River flows quietly
Beautiful elf girl
Descending from the sky on a snow-white unicorn
..."
The fairies are natural singers, and even if they deliberately change their voices, it does not affect the beauty and pleasantness of their singing.
The onlookers were fascinated by the music. In this remote town, when had they ever heard music and singing of such high quality?
When bards come to the town, they perform for the wealthy lords and nobles, but not for the common people.
It sounds good, so good!
More and more people came to the town after hearing the news. The town was packed with people, from the elderly to children. It was as lively and lively as a festival.
The tall Ilio, wearing a hooded cloak, blended into the crowd, looking at the young men playing with complicated eyes. His inquiring gaze fell on the blond boy playing the flute, and his brows furrowed slightly.
He followed them all the way, and every move of the little guys was within his sight. Of course he knew that they rescued a poor human boy on the way.
He had been lagging far behind before and had not examined him carefully, but now that he was observing the other party up close, he felt as if a thousand unicorns were running wildly in his heart.
Don't think that he won't recognize you just because you changed your face with superb camouflage magic. The identity of the God of Magic is not just for show.
So, why didn’t the noble king tell him about this before yesterday?
Elio was still in shock when the blond magic apprentice who was playing the flute suddenly looked over at him. Their eyes met, and they were speechless.
When he paused after playing a melody, Ace put down the flute and smiled.
Ilio: ...
Fine, he'd just turn a blind eye. It was good to have Wang with him anyway, always protecting the little ones. On the other hand, he was staying a long way away to hide his whereabouts. If the little ones got into danger, he might not be able to help them.
Ilio pulled his hood up and hid silently in the crowd.
Shu Li and his friends were completely unaware of this and played and sang one song with all their might before moving on to the next.
After performing for an hour, they put down their instruments and looked at the crowd.
After a while, the spectators burst into warm applause. Everyone was extremely excited. Some people were still not satisfied and shouted loudly, hoping that they would continue the performance.
"Ding——" a gold coin fell accurately into the wooden box on the ground, reminding the audience that it was time to give rewards.
Soon, regardless of whether they had money or not, the onlookers actively threw money into the wooden box.
Shu Li put down the harp and, imitating Ace's previous behavior, politely thanked the audience along with her friends.
"Jingle Bells—Jingle Bells—"
Coins fell into the wooden box like rain, and many fell to the ground. The goblins came forward to pick them up and put them into the wooden box.
When the tips were almost collected, the Light Team played the last song for the audience.
Some listened, and the audience fell silent.
Ilio pulled his hood up and walked away slowly, keeping his achievements and fame hidden.
Twenty minutes later, Team Light returned to the Magic Association with their musical instruments and a heavy wooden box.
In Shu Li and Ace's room, the boys gathered around the wooden box, looking at the piles of coins inside and exclaiming in amazement.
"Wow! That's a lot of money!"
“Street performance is so profitable!”
"Count quickly, how much money is here in total."
"Yeah, yeah, and then divide it, hahahaha——"
"Yes, yes, this is the first pot of gold we earned outside!"
Shu Li poured the money in the wooden box onto the carpet, and the coins made a crisp sound of "rustling".
Most of them are silver coins, and a few are gold coins.
This is a remote town after all, and earning so many silver coins is already great.
The boys counted the money in piles and added them up to get the total.
"Seven gold coins, two hundred and thirty-five silver coins." Shu Li read out the figures, looking at the human classmate with piercing eyes, and said admiringly, "Ace, you're amazing!"
Angel said in admiration, "Ace, I want to learn from you!"
Budno rubbed his hands. "We've made back our accommodation and instrument rental costs, and even enough left over for a nice dinner!"
Dixie tapped his forehead lightly and said disdainfully, "All you do is eat, eat, eat."
"What do you care!" Budno made a face at him.
Amanda swallowed and asked, "So...can we order meat for dinner?"
With the addition of humans to the team, he could no longer take the expensive sea beast meat from the storage ring. The toast at lunch was not even enough to fill his teeth because it had been digested long ago.
I wish the dinner was more delicious.
Kumandi looked at Xiaolong's greedy face and said, "Let's divide the money!"
Seven gold coins, one for each person.
After deducting the accommodation fee and the rental of musical instruments from the two hundred and thirty-five silver coins, there are still one hundred and eighty-five silver coins left.
They decided not to split the money and go to the best restaurant in town for a big meal first.
The money was put into a small bag and kept by team leader Shu Li. The magic apprentices took their magic wands and headed towards the hotel happily.
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