Alien world

Chapter 1370 4. Guests from Huadu

Free port.

As Free City grew and business flourished, this still new port was gradually developing into the largest port in the far west of Middle-earth.

Countless ships dock here and countless goods are transported here.

Dang——dang——dang——

The sound of the bells echoed over the harbor, startling a flock of seagulls that landed on the masts.

The musketeers guarding the port rushed inland and evacuated the pedestrians who were staying near the deep pit that was exposed after the Free City was lifted off the ground.

About ten minutes later, the floating city that had been away for less than a week appeared on the horizon.

The people in the port and on the ship looked up and watched the floating city slowly fall into the deep pit on the seashore.

After a slight vibration under the feet, Liberty City merged seamlessly with the ground.

The magic barrier that prevented seawater from seeping into the pit disappeared, and the passengers stranded at the port cheered and rushed into Liberty City.

As the impatient tourists poured into the city, an official holding a ruler and a notebook hurriedly ran out of the city lord's mansion and passed by a noble lady and a woman dressed as a guard.

"Look at the officials here, they are so reckless, how are they any different from the reckless peasants?" complained the golden curly-haired girl who was still wearing a beautiful long skirt and velvet white stockings on her legs in the deep winter.

She came here because of the magic image, but as soon as the merchant ship landed, Liberty City drifted away and would not return for several days. She was forced to stay at the noisy Cape Hotel full of seagulls.

Then she found that no one here knew her - "Swan Neck" Catalina, the most famous stage actor in Huadu.

You should know that when she was in Huadu, she would be surrounded by a large number of fans whenever she went out. During the March Celebration in Huadu, countless dignitaries fought each other just to see her performance with their own eyes.

Therefore, Katerina seldom went out and had little contact with the outside world. She usually stayed in her garden, immersed in the wonderful stories in the books, and when she was moved, she danced gracefully in the garden like a swan.

If the theater had not had fewer and fewer customers and Catalina had not accidentally heard other actors complaining backstage, she would not even know about magic images - and at that time, magic images had been popular in the Flower City for almost a year.

This indirectly shows how well protected Catalina is.

When Catalina deliberately inquired, she heard many infuriating words, such as "Death of Tulip" was not as unforgettable as "Fall of the Mage Tower", "The Count of Fallatlan" was not as sad as "Fall of the Mage Tower", and even her favorite "Seventh Night" was said to be childish compared to the love story in "Fall of the Mage Tower", like two children having a quarrel.

Then she came.

At first, Katerina liked this feeling very much. No one knew her and she was like a carefree swan, doing whatever she wanted.

What could be more pleasant than looking at the coast from a window on a cliff?
But once the novelty wore off, Catalina stopped liking it. She hated the succubus that always walked with long legs and twisted her butt, the rude man who knocked on the wrong door, the seagulls that pooped everywhere, and the clothes that never dried and smelled of salted fish.

She prefers the colorful sea of ​​flowers, the gentle breeze and the sad stories.

As for why they had to travel all the way to Liberty City, it all started with "Katerina believed that magical images and stage plays were all performed by actors, so the performances in Liberty City, where they originated, must be better than those in Flower City."

But to be fair, it was hard for Catalina to criticize the tidy cityscape, clean streets, and beautiful houses.

Well... second only to Huadu.

Following the crowd to the entrance of the Liberty City Theater, the female guard went to the ticket office to buy tickets, while Catalina looked up and admired the several giant posters hanging on the outer wall.

The painting shows a handsome man and a beautiful woman embracing each other, with a magnificent wizard tower in the background. It seems that this is "The Fall of the Wizard Tower".

Catalina was very unconvinced. After the female guard bought the ticket, she walked into a newly vacated hall, and then it fell just like the Mage Tower.

The vivid images on the magic image violently impacted Catalina's worldview of the past decade.

She had never known that magical images would be like this... presented on a white curtain, without actors or narration, but more real and shocking than any stage play with exquisite scenery.

When the tide of rats outside the Mage Tower surged over, Catalina really thought they would break through the curtain and scream like the other spectators.

As the magical image came to an end, Ruth, who had survived the disaster, was wrapped in a blanket and walking among the crowd of rescue soldiers. The lights in the hall gradually lit up, illuminating Catalina's cheek as she frantically wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Miss, are you okay?"

Katerina deliberately forced herself to say, "How cunning! She knew that tragedy and sacrifice would most easily resonate with people, and she deliberately arranged this ending."

They walked out of the theater and stood in the square. Catalina thought dejectedly, no wonder the stage play could not compare to the magical images.

Every performance of a stage play requires the cooperation of dozens or even hundreds of people, as well as costumes, props and venues. The condition of the leading actor will also affect the overall effect of the show.

Moreover, one performance will make people exhausted. Even the best actors cannot maintain the condition for several performances in a row.

But Magic Image is different. As an excellent actor, even if Katerina is immersed in the story, you can feel that the actor's state is not coherent.

This shows that the magical image is composed of small fragments separated from each other, but the whole story maintains a sense of coherence through the pictures, just like a person who is immersed in the story in a book ignores the process of turning pages.

This ensures that every line and every scene is meticulously crafted, with the actors in their best condition, and when combined they present a perfect picture.

Katerina suddenly didn't want to leave because she found something new that was more worth pursuing than stage plays.

"Ma'am, do you want the Philosopher's Stone?"

Catalina was startled by the sound coming from the side, and saw a sneaky man being blocked by the female guard.

Catalina stopped Sister Lean who was about to chase them away and asked her, "What Philosopher's Stone?"

"It's the Philosopher's Stone of magic images..." The man nodded towards the theater, then looked around.

Catalina looked at the man. His body was curled up unnaturally, not because of the cold, but because he was hiding something.

“Are you a theater employee?”

The man shook his head and offered a sales pitch: "Are you curious about what Jack and Rose did in the room after they finished the portrait?"

The female guard immediately showed her indignation of being offended: "Do you know what you are saying? You bunch of rude northerners——"

"You have?"

Catalina, who was protected by the female guards behind her, had bright eyes.

(End of this chapter)