Chapter 277 Opera Audience
In fact, the Hidden Knowledge Society was a semi-secret organization founded by Anvis to win over some Pamir students.
Half a year ago, after he asked the Duke for a dream-connecting artifact specially used for gatherings, he gave the magic ring used to connect the artifact to Claire, Albins and other people he favored.
Because he was worried about the possibility of having the same name as other organizations, he ultimately did not use the name The Secret Society, but instead gave this name to the players' organization.
"Just a private little group of a few people, is that all?"
Alyssa was a little surprised. She originally thought that since Avis had personally invited them, they must be from some mysterious organization that was hidden very deeply.
"What else? Do I have to threaten you to join some evil organization in the name of returning the gift?"
Avis smiled lightly and casually spread his hands towards the girl whose cheeks were slightly red.
“Don’t worry about anything, Alyssa. In fact, other newcomers who join the Zhenzhi Society will also be recruited by people from other families and join some small groups after the assessment.
This year, an unexpected event prevented us from going to the party venue as soon as possible, and as a result, this step seems to have been temporarily put on hold.
For example, the other two people who teleported away with us should have been recruited by other members of the True Knowledge Society. I was just the first one to meet you, Alyssa."
"I understand, Anvis, if that's all, then I agree to join you."
After thinking for a while, Alyssa nodded and took the ring floating in front of her.
"Then, on behalf of the Hidden Knowledge Society, I welcome you to join, Alyssa—"
Avis smiled, picked up a slender goblet filled with light blue juice, and gently raised the glass to the young knight.
Where there are people, there are factions, and the Zhenzhi Society is no exception.
Currently, the Zhenzhi Society is also secretly divided into several factions, led by the four major families and the royal family, as well as some neutral factions led by the major marquises.
Choosing to join Anvis's small group naturally means joining Olivendi, or to put it more broadly, the four major families.
“Usually, the gathering time is at midnight on the first day of every month. But you can activate this ring at any time and enter the dream space.
Before using the ring for the first time, you need to inject your spiritual imprint into the gem on the top of the ring to confirm your identity.
There are currently functions such as a free trade zone and a task message board. If there are some tasks that are not suitable for public release in the academy, you can seek help from members here. "
“In the future, if there are any temporary special gatherings, they will also be notified through this ring.
After you bind your identity, you can modify the appearance of the ring with your mind, but it can only be changed once, so please choose carefully. "
When Alyssa confirmed her decision to join, Anvis began to carefully explain to the girl how to use the ring.
The girl did as she was told, and after a moment, the lines of the dark gold ring began to become thinner, and the color turned into a shiny golden red, just like her hair color.
Just then, the short intermission ended, and with the slightly depressing background music sounding, the magnificent opera began again.
Now is the second act. The protagonist enters the cave under the waterfall. After killing the black water snake occupying the cave, he obtains the secret treasure of the ancient magic empire deep in the cave.
Afterwards, he changed his appearance, took the alias Theo Sis, obtained the title by donating a huge sum of money, and re-entered the kingdom's social circle.
This scene uses a lot of magical effects, from the dark waterfalls, caves and ferocious giant snakes, to the various treasures in the treasury, all of which are made up of real illusions.
Especially the giant snake, which is not an ordinary illusion, but a specially constructed phantom spirit that can withstand certain damage.
Master Loren’s performance was brilliant, and the illusionist behind the scenes was equally skilled.
The giant snake's movements are lifelike under control, whether it is the attacking movements, the painful posture when being hit, the hissing sound, and the spilled blood, they are all quite exquisite and vivid.
As the second act ended, the audience stood up and began to applaud and cheer enthusiastically.
“It’s so lively!”
Putting down the opera mirror, Alyssa couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Tonight's performance has a lot more guests than usual. This is thanks to Master Loren's singing and acting skills, and his Windtalkers band is also of very high quality."
Taking a sip of the light blue juice, Anvis explained to the girl the special features of tonight's performance.
"That's pretty impressive. In my family's territory, the opera houses are always deserted. During an opera performance, it's good enough if the hall is half full."
Alyssa shook her head and also picked up a glass of Xingfu fruit juice and took a sip.
“When it comes to the number of guests, I think there’s a school of thought that’s pretty good at figuring that out.”
When mentioning this, a smile flashed across Avis's lips.
“Once there was an opera house that was not popular enough. One day, the local lord made an appointment with the owner of the opera house to visit it three days later.
In order to save face, the boss gave his subordinates a strict order: "No matter what method you use to attract people, I want to see at least 80% of the seats filled with guests during the performance three days later!"
"In fact, since the environment and actors there are so ordinary, not many local people are willing to go to that theater to watch the opera. And letting people watch it for free is even worse. It's not good to let the lord and the common people watch a free opera together."
"They thought about it for two days and finally came up with a good idea. So, on the day of the performance, the theater lobby was really full of people!
Want to know what solution they finally adopted?"
"What is the solution?"
Listening to Avis's story, the girl's curiosity was immediately aroused.
“They recruited a necromancer to come over and awaken a large number of skeletons overnight, and then put cloaks and wigs of various colors on them to pretend to be living people.
Anyway, the lord is sitting in a high-level box, so you can’t tell if you just look down—"
"Pfft - what about the other real guests? What should we do?"
Alyssa couldn’t help but spurt out, worried about the other guests.
"It will probably feel a little cold, and maybe a little bit of bone-crunching noises. Who knows?"
Avis shrugged his shoulders. They were just ghost soldiers. … .….When the opera ended tonight, Avis left with Alyssa.
But when the two were about to enter the stairs, an unexpected teasing voice suddenly sounded behind Avis.
"It's really rare that our Lord Anweisi actually has a day to enjoy an opera alone with a beautiful lady."
Hearing this, Alyssa's face instantly turned red, and she instinctively took a step to the side, creating some distance between her and Avis.
The latter turned around with a little surprise and looked towards the source of the sound.
"Harvey, you're here too?"
Behind him, Harvey, with blond hair, walked towards the two of them, holding two beautiful brown-haired, purple-eyed female companions.
The two girls look almost identical and appear to be twins.
At this moment, seeing Alyssa's subtle movements, Harvey suddenly understood.
He has a good eye and can tell at a glance whether it is a female companion or a female friend.
"How about it? Anvis, won't you introduce this beautiful lady to me?"
"This is my new friend, Alyssa, an excellent knight."
Giving him a helpless look, Avis also introduced him to the girl.
"This is Mr. Harvey, Harvey Craven, the dream lover of the noble girls in the capital."
"Nice to meet you, charming lady—"
Hearing Avis's formal introduction, Harvey immediately put away his playboy attitude, put his right hand on his chest, and bowed slightly to Alyssa very formally.
As he saluted, a hidden spiritual message was transmitted to Anvis's spiritual sea.
"Be careful, Avis. I recently got some news that some people are going to test you. I don't know if you have received the same news, but I want to remind you."
Hearing this, Avis nodded slightly without any expression.
(End of this chapter)
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