Alien world

Chapter 1383 17. Katerina's World

Is Faro Barros suitable to play Truman?

When Annan's eyes were full of Catalina, her brilliance almost blocked the King of the North.

But when Katerina ended her career, Annan found that Faro Barros was also an excellent candidate, even more suitable to play Truman than Katerina.
They have similar identities: Truman doesn't know that he has been living in a reality show, and Faro Barros knows that he is just a clown.

Their experiences are similar: Truman spent the first half of his life acting unconsciously, and Faro Barros spent the first half of his life deliberately playing a mascot.

Even the age is about the same, except that he is a little fatter, but that is not a problem.

The more Annan saw Falú Barros, the more he liked him. If we can cultivate local stars in Liberty City, why should we give them to outsiders?

Moreover, the parliamentarians from the southern countries are so rude that Annan has to push Faro Barros up just to save face!

"I?"

Faro Barros waved his hands repeatedly: "I can't..."

"Believe in yourself. If you can be Katerina's teacher, why can't you play Truman?"

But no matter what Annan said, Faro Barros refused.

The art of pleasing others is etched into the soul of this King in the North.

We have to find a way to make Faro Barros stand up.

There are many ways to build self-confidence, including building self-confidence by suddenly acquiring wealth and power that do not belong to you, building self-confidence through pressure, and building self-confidence through continuous success.

Faro Barros is more complicated, his cowardice was broken by his self-confidence, and because he was in contact with princes and ministers, the former did not apply to him. If he was forced to do it, Faro Barros would probably play a Truman with only appearance but no soul.

So Annan planned to start by helping him gain confidence step by step.

……

It was a new day, and Faro Barros went out to purchase supplies for the tavern as usual.

He liked this feeling, like an ordinary person, without any special views or prejudices.

In fact, if Annan had not persuaded him to stay, after leaving the North, Faru Barros would have gone to a city where no one knew him and started a new life.

"Good morning, Mr. Barrows!"

"Good morning."

The vegetable vendors were a little excited today, but Faro Barros didn't care. "How much are these peas?" he asked, picking out the rare green vegetables in winter.

"46 coppers a pound, I'll give you 40 coppers."

"No, I want fifty pounds." Faro Barros handed over two silver coins without bargaining, but the vegetable vendor insisted on giving him 2 copper coins.

"Mr. Barrows, you have been taking care of our business and we are all very grateful to you." The vegetable vendor shouted sincerely.

Faro Barros buys hundreds of pounds of food for the tavern every day, and never bargains for the price. After all, compared to the tavern's daily profit, this expenditure is just a drop in the bucket.

But for the vendors, they can earn more than a hundred copper coins a day, which is really a good thing.

"Okay, thank you." Faro Barros took the money.

"We are the ones who should say thank you."

He went to the mushroom stall next door and remembered that a goblin was celebrating his birthday in the tavern tonight, so he asked for more mushrooms than usual.

"What did you say?"

The old woman selling mushrooms listened attentively.

"I want them all!"

"Oh……"

The old woman said as she packed the mushrooms, "Thirty-three coppers a pound, here are fifteen pounds, that is... that is..." She squinted her eyes and tried to see Faro Barros clearly, "I am old and can't count, young man, do you know how much it is?"

"4 silver 95 copper."

When Faro Barros went to get the money, the old woman smiled and said, "I wish my son was as smart as you."

After that, every time he went to a stall, the vegetable vendors would praise him for various reasons. What happened?

Far from infecting Faro Barros, the enthusiasm left him at a loss.

When buying beef, the young man was a little nervous and glanced to the side after he finished speaking. Faro Barros looked over instantly - and then saw Annan standing there.

Faro Barros was stunned for a few seconds before walking over. On the way, his back bent and his neck stretched forward, turning him from a wealthy and pampered man into a somewhat funny figure.

"Lord Annan, did you do it?" He put on a flattering smile.

After being discovered, Annan generously explained that he wanted to build up his confidence.

“You don’t have to do this for me…” Faro Barros was deeply moved, but still did not intend to change himself.

"Then what about the second plan of the Northern King's Confidence Restoration Plan?"

Let Faro Barros gain wealth and power that does not belong to him.

"This is a bottle of mountain essence."

Annan took out a potion that shimmered with beautiful liquid: "Drink it."

"install--"

Annan didn't want to listen and interrupted him rudely: "This is an order."

"I have a bad heart."

"Uh……"

Instructions for use of Mountain Essence: People with malnutrition or illness should take this medicine after treatment. It is not recommended for people with heart and lung problems.

……

Annan sat down on the sofa in Olmedo's office in frustration.

"Failed?"

Annan slid down little by little: "It's obvious."

"need any help?"

"Do you have any idea?"

Annan sat up and saw Olmedo picking up a letter.

"Katerina gave it to the guards before she boarded the ship."

The letter had the scent of bauhinia flowers. Annan quickly opened it and scanned it quickly.

"It's incredible. I always thought she was the kind of person who was just immersed in her own world."

The letter said that Catalina guessed that her father was forced to come here for the benefit of the southern countries. She hoped that Annan would not blame her father.

Duke Violet's negotiations failed, but her daughter is filming magic images in Liberty City, which is bound to cause controversy.

After realizing this, Catalina chose to give up this role and go back with her father.

"You mean Catalina? That girl is actually very smart, but she is too immersed in her own world." Olmedo took the letter from Annan and took a few glances at it.

In addition to what Annan said, Catalina also wrote a few words from her heart.

[In the past, I only lived in my own world, avoiding everything outside. My father loved me and didn’t want me to be contaminated by the filth outside. He protected me in the eggshell and kept me from being hurt by the malice outside.

But after watching The Truman Show, I didn’t want to stay there anymore.

When Truman discovered that everything around him was fake and deliberately displayed beautifully, he made a choice - to give up being a well-known celebrity and give up everything he had, but it was fake.

He fought against the storm and fought against the waves, just to break free from their control, break out of the shell and embrace the real world.

I should be like him.

Just think of it as a beautiful dream, it’s time to wake up]

(End of this chapter)