The Master of the Strange Realm

"I have no problem with men's stockings, but maybe growing a beard will make you look more mature. You look younger than us now."

In fact, the word "young" is also appropriate. Jenkins's face and appearance are very different from his actual age, which makes him look like a 16-year-old boy. But if you match this outfit, he can barely be considered a handsome young man.

Of course, looking young is also affected by psychological factors. Although the age of the soul is about the same as the body, this man is obviously not mature enough.

"Beard."

He touched his chin. He had this idea last fall, but he gave up because Chocolate was reluctant. Cats hate Jenkins to have a beard. Although Chocolate can't speak human language, Jenkins feels this way.

It seems that many people know Jenkins and greet him politely. Jenkins doesn't know most of them, but fortunately Britney knows them. Whenever someone shouts "Viscount Williamite" to greet him, she will tell Jenkins the identity of the other person in a just right voice.

Because she has to pass the message like this, Britney moves a little closer to Jenkins. The red-haired girl on the side kept smiling, thinking about how far the relationship between the other two had developed.

Chapter 938 Chapter 921 Inside the Theater

On the red carpet at the main entrance of the opera house, although Jenkins seemed to be able to cope with unfamiliar social occasions easily, he was actually a little nervous. He was now sandwiched between two girls, and they were still in a relationship. His relationship among the three was very delicate, and if he was not careful, it might lead to the bankruptcy of friendship, which was the scene he was most reluctant to face.

The blonde girl looked at the people around her. Because of her family education, she knew from a young age that there would be a day when she would accompany a man as a lady, attend social occasions with him, and deal with some small social problems for him.

But she never dreamed that the day would come so quickly, and there was even a second woman beside the man. As for the relationship between Hathaway and Jenkins, although she had never found any tricks, there was always an inexplicable sense of familiarity when the two looked at each other, as if they were the most suitable couple.

This idea was very strange and unfounded. But just as Britney firmly believed that Jenkins' cat was definitely weird, she also believed this inexplicable inference.

"So, is it inappropriate for me to appear in this occasion..."

At this moment, the three people's thoughts reached a high degree of consistency.

But no matter what they thought in their hearts, the action of stepping forward remained unchanged. There are really many celebrities here today. Even if this opera is really a pile of garbage, it will be noble because of the status of the attendees.

Now Jenkins has completely believed the inference just now in the carriage. Tomorrow's newspaper headlines must be about this opera performance, but the content is definitely not related to the opera.

Probably to highlight the importance of this performance, the decoration inside the opera house is particularly attentive. The expensive oil paintings in the past have been replaced with more expensive antique paintings, and the decorative armor on the wall has become real knight armor. Even the door of the opera hall has been repainted. Jenkins suspected that the shiny things were gold powder mixed in the paint, but Hathaway believed that it was actually some reflective mineral powder.

After entering the opera house tonight, the huge crystal chandelier above the head immediately attracted the attention of the guests. Jenkins handed the ticket in his hand to the waiter at the door, while looking up at the crystal chandelier that looked like blooming petals.

The inverted lamp is divided into three layers, and each layer uses candles of different specifications, so that the light is clearly layered without causing blind spots in the lighting. Jenkins valued the lamp at 700 pounds because it is a real work of art.

After checking the tickets of the three people, the waiter led them to the front row. The rows of seats were covered with red cloth and satin decorations, and each row had a special guide to show the way to the distinguished guests.

Mr. Nellie wanted to give Jenkins a ticket to the box, but Jenkins, considering the reputation of Hathaway and Britney, rejected this kind proposal.

In fact, he really wanted to agree, because the box was indeed more comfortable than the seats below, and he didn't have to limit the freedom of chocolate. But since we are still living in the human world, we must abide by the general rules of society...

He suddenly looked at Hathaway with a sidelong glance, and remembered the lingering dream. After that, the two had not had the opportunity to formally discuss related topics, and he did not know how Hathaway wanted to deal with the future with Britney.

"Will she have the idea of ​​'I want it all'?"

Jenkins was amused by his own thoughts. Hathaway was definitely not that kind of girl. Jenkins believed in his own point of view.

Because there were too many big names coming tonight, the director of the opera house and Mr. Nellie, the actual person in charge of the Silver Jasmine Opera Troupe, also changed into their best formal clothes to receive guests.

Jenkins met Mr. Nellie in the front row. Hathaway and Britney went to sit first, leaving Jenkins standing and chatting with Mr. Nellie.

"Baron William, congratulations, I have heard that you will be promoted to a knight. Speaking of which, you should be the fastest person to be promoted to a knight in the past hundred years."

The reason why it is limited to this century is that there are many people who were promoted faster than Jenkins during the war, and that was the real crazy era.

"It's nothing. This is the generosity of Her Majesty the Queen. In fact, I just did some insignificant work."

"How can it be said to be insignificant?"

Mr. Nellie raised his head, and the decorative monocle reflected the light of the gas lamp on the wall at a certain angle.

"You played a greater role in the Fabry scam than the detectives in Carfax Field combined."

He said this fact without hesitation, and did not deliberately suppress his voice. A middle-aged gentleman who Jenkins did not know who was passing by here looking for a seat also nodded in agreement and raised his hat to Jenkins.

"You are absolutely worthy of the title of Viscount. Look, now because of your views, the three kingdoms are preparing to launch a central bank controlled by the state, and the Traveler Bank is also seeking reforms. This is a merit that can be left in the history books."

The words of the middle-aged fat businessman made Jenkins blush a little. After all, the truth of the "Fabry scam" is actually very ridiculous.

When he sat down, he found that the girls had left the middle seat for him, just like last time. This was also normal, because it was abnormal for outsiders to see two girls sitting together.

The number of people who came to watch the performance this time was much greater than the last preview. When the show was about to start, the entire theater was almost full. On the soft cushion, Hathaway's hand in lace gloves was placed on Jenkins' armrest. The soft light made the ladies' jewelry sparkle, and people greeted those with status and honor loudly like a festival gathering.

Hathaway also reminded Jenkins that the Marquis had also arrived at the box above and flashed through the window of the stand.

When Jenkins looked back, he only saw Mrs. Michael wearing a pearl necklace and a red evening dress, looking in this direction with a small telescope. It seemed that she noticed that Jenkins turned around and saw her, and she only stood there for a while before leaving that position.

"There are really a lot of people here."

The writer sighed softly, a little pity that this important opera performance would become a foil. No matter how successful today's performance is, people will only focus on the mayor's speech in a while. But on the other hand, this also ensures that the performance will never fail, so it is hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

PS: It feels a bit watery... but these descriptions are necessary... add one chapter today, noon.

Chapter 939 Chapter 922 Mayor's Speech

Jenkins can see that Hathaway is also looking forward to tonight's performance. She has studied music since she was a child. Although she has good attainments, she has no chance to show her talent. This opera with Jenkins is the first time she has put her work on stage.

This is of extraordinary significance to Hathaway. She has already thought about inviting Jenkins to "celebrate" the success of the cooperation after tonight.

"Meow~"

The cat smelled a dangerous idea.

The opera started at nine o'clock, and after the whistle, the lights in the entire hall were neatly turned off. The originally magnificent theater fell into darkness, and the voices of people talking gradually subsided, like the surging sea gradually calming down and finally becoming silent.

The lights shone on the stage in front, but there was no scenery for the opening of the opera on the stage. Only the mayor Mr. Saxe Ruto, who was wearing a burgundy formal suit, stood under the lights.

To be honest, his fat body did not match the burgundy suit very well. Although the old-fashioned dress was very similar to Jenkins, Jenkins could not stand clothes of that color.

"Gentlemen, or ladies, good evening, I don't think anyone would not recognize me? The Silver Jasmine Opera Company will perform an opera here tonight. The enthusiastic Mr. Adams Nellie invited me to give a speech before the opera starts. I hope you won't mind me standing here and wasting time."

Friendly laughter came from the audience, which confirmed from one aspect that at least most people knew about this link. Jenkins was also sitting in the audience, not looking forward to the mayor's next speech at all.

As expected, his speech had nothing to do with this opera performance. The first sentence he said was "Everyone, we are now facing a war...", and then he talked about the shocking poisoning incident on Friday and the subsequent urban unrest.

It was similar to what my father said, all the blame was placed on Duke Antak, after all, he had the right motives and means, and he was indeed responsible for this matter. Friday's poisoning, leading the massacre of citizens, and the subsequent battle with the Nolan Guard were all lightly mentioned. The mayor focused on telling the heavy losses suffered by Nolan and the enemy's frenzy.

It can be seen that all this was instructed by the church, otherwise the frame-up would not be so easy to complete. I just don't know what the church thinks about launching a full-scale war, but Jenkins believes that the Orthodox Church will not support the unrest like a hundred years ago. This time, it should just be that they have noticed that there are problems between the royal family and the nobles of the Cheslan Kingdom, and want to take advantage of the issue to hit them.

But the idea of ​​the Kingdom of Fidictli should not be so simple. If there is a chance, the kingdom will never be stingy about swallowing up the territory of its neighbors. How far the upcoming war will develop will depend on the attitude and means of the church and the kingdom. But Jenkins believes that the probability of a full-scale war is not high. The best result is that the Kingdom of Fidictli can swallow up a county of a neighboring country.

The mayor's speech, on the one hand, is to explain the official attitude towards this matter, and on the other hand, it is also to comfort people. Most people do not know the truth of this matter, let alone how disastrous the plague that is about to break out is. Before all this begins, the church and the kingdom need to give the most severe warning in order to minimize the losses.

As for how many people can understand the warning and take precautions in advance, it is really hard to say.

Sitting in the audience is a very new thing for Jenkins. The "audience" here does not refer to the physical location, but to his being outside the event.

Generally speaking, all the major events that happened in Nolan have an inexplicable connection with Jenkins, and eventually led to his involvement. But what the mayor said at this time was far from Jenkins. Whether it was aristocratic relations, disaster consolation or future conscription, it didn't matter to him.

Although he was a noble, he was not in the aristocratic system; although he also experienced disasters, the disasters did not bring any losses to him and the people around him; although the country's conscription law required all men of military age to be ready to go to the front at any time, even the nobles had to set an example... but there was no need to think about it.

It is very interesting to observe from outside the event. It's like the people who participate in the chess game and the people who watch the game, even if they are facing the same thing, they have completely different ideas.

At this time, watching everyone here listening carefully to the mayor's speech, Jenkins suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of loneliness, as if he was excluded. He observed all this like an outsider, and felt that he had touched an indescribable feeling again.

"Meow~"

The cat called softly, awakening Jenkins from that inexplicable feeling. This feeling of watching everything is not the first time. Jenkins often has this feeling when he feels out of tune with this world.

He suddenly realized that a new power was about to emerge, but he had not yet reached the last step.

He reached out and touched the well-behaved cat's head. The furry touch was very pleasant. Jenkins would never be lonely as long as the cat was by his side.

The mayor's speech lasted for half an hour. Although he was eloquent, he did not win any applause after the speech. There were subtle and obscure voices under the stage.

For the mayor, it was most appropriate to say these words on this occasion. This is not an official occasion, and all words are not official; but this is a formal public occasion, gathering so many prominent figures. After saying these words, everyone present knew that it was of great significance.

For many people here, after the mayor's speech, the main purpose of coming here was over. But everyone was a decent person, and no one left rudely before the opera started.

Including the mayor, Mr. Saxe Ruto, everyone watched silently in the dark as the lights on the stage were turned on again, and the actors dressed as passengers appeared one by one in the prop train setting.

The strange silence in the opera house allowed the actors' singing to reach everyone's ears. During the performance, the audience should of course remain silent, but the silence at this time was somewhat unusual.

This silence had an oppressive feeling, like the most peaceful moment before the storm.

Section 940 Chapter 923 Actors on the stage

The silence in the audience will affect the actors on the stage, but fortunately, the actors on the stage are all professional actors, and the Silver Jasmine Opera Company is also a well-known opera company on the mainland. The performance went on in an orderly manner, and the actors' enthusiasm and voices were not affected by the strange atmosphere off the stage.

Jenkins was able to guess how much intelligence would be sent out from this city tonight through various means, and he realized that the matter of Duke Antak would definitely not end well. Even if the Duke's whereabouts are still unknown, even if he may be strictly monitored by the people in the tree house, the current development of the situation actually has little to do with him.

"Maybe I will never see Antak again in my life, he's lucky."

Boom~

The loud noise completely disrupted the rhythm of the music and broke the silence in the audience.

A big hole was broken in the ceiling above the stage, pulling down the lights, leaving only two lights barely lighting up. In the darkness and smoke, the woman's scream became the signal for the start of the commotion, but the commotion was soon suppressed by a man's roar.

"No one is allowed to move. I have 38 B6 steam bombs on me. If anyone dares to step out of the door over there, I will immediately die with everyone here!"

This voice came from the dim stage, through the smoke and the broken floor and ceiling beams, and reached everyone's ears.

The smoke and dust soon dissipated, revealing the figure of Antak who jumped down from the second floor. Most of the lights on the stage were damaged by the fall, and only two lights were still on, and Antak was standing under one of them.

No other lights are allowed during the opening of the opera. The only two lights left in the smoke and dust on the stage were the only light in the hall, and everyone's eyes were focused on the man under the lights.

Duke Antak seemed to be doing well after not seeing him for a few days. At least his face was rosy and he didn't look half-disabled. He was wearing a black coat, which was pulled open with both hands, revealing the steam bomb wrapped around his upper body and the two long swords at his waist.

"I stress again, as long as someone dares to step out of that door, no matter who it is, then everyone will die together!"

His voice is strong and resonant, a unique way of pronunciation that most actors and speakers have mastered.

"Antak, what do you want to do? Do you really want a full-scale war to break out between the two countries?"

A man's voice came from the balcony on the second floor higher up, and Jenkins was not sure who was speaking.

"I'm coming to see Willemt!"

Bryony squeezed Jenkins' left hand.

"I'm coming for Jenkins Willamette!"

Jenkins pinched Chocolate's tail and got a scratch from the paw.

"I'm here to see Jenkins Willamette! I'm going to duel with you, you coward! A duel of honor! Whoever wins will marry Miss Bryony Michael!"

Hathaway's hands nearly tore Jenkins' arm off.

"Duel me now, Willamt! No matter you win or lose, everyone here can leave, but only one of us can survive!"

Dang rang~

A sword from his waist was taken off and thrown under another surviving light on the stage. The Duke looked directly at Jenkins who stood up in the darkness, the corners of his mouth slightly raised but his mood could not be seen.

But Jenkins believes that he should be in a very good mood now. Because Jenkins saw that the sword he threw was an ordinary weapon, and the sword left for him was specially treated by the ritual.

In Jenkins' recollection, Duke Antak seemed to have mentioned that he had indeed proposed marriage to Marquis Michael, but the Marquis did not agree due to various considerations. So now using this reason to challenge Jenkins to a duel, in the eyes of ordinary people, there is no logical problem.

Duke Antak knew Jenkins' superficial secular identity and also knew that Jenkins was the benefactor. Proposing a duel in public, he knew that Jenkins would not be able to use extraordinary powers before him. After all, there were many sensitive people here. This is a rare good opportunity. It is not easy to bring Nolan's big names together. Appearing on the stage in a way that attracts everyone's attention is his way to ensure his victory.

As for the reason for this matter now, he messed up things related to Scrooge Pompey. Even if he has the [Stage Mystery Lock] in front of [Destiny Stage], he must do something to win the trust tree. Room. Now that he has become a wanted criminal, he has nowhere to go but the treehouse, which is the deeper purpose.

There was also a reason for choosing Jenkins. Jenkins defeated the Duke directly the first time he used the Mystery Lock. Antak is not a man with a broad mind. Since Tree House is going to cause big things in Nolan, it is naturally the most appropriate choice to choose Jenkins. Moreover, he had a vague premonition that the evolution of his abilities might be inseparable from this young sage follower.

Of course, he didn't tell anyone about this, because the madmen in the treehouse couldn't be trusted in his eyes either.

In the eyes of uninformed people, there are many doubts about Duke Antak's reckless terrorist attack in a foreign country. Now he appears in public while being wanted and challenges another young man of similar age to a duel. The purpose behind it is really intriguing. It is used to disgust the church and the city hall.

"Williamt, don't say a word. This is the opera libretto you wrote. I know you will definitely come! Come out. If you don't come out, everyone here will be buried with you!"

The Duke shouted again and lifted his coat harder. This type of steam bomb does not require ignition or collision. You only need to open the stuck protective shell after pulling the safety, and press the bulge on the surface of the bomb to detonate.

So Duke Antark could blow these things up at any time, but Jenkins knew full well that he cared about his own life.

He raised his head slightly and looked upward. The unfamiliar eighth-level benefactor was standing in the southeast corner of the theater building, which seemed to be the corner of the wall or the extension of the window. He is here to protect Antak, and the abilities he possesses and his identity are very useful to the organization. Once Antak failed, he was planning to make a big news here before the two escaped, as revenge for the missing demigod in the tree house.

What can kill Clark locally must be the power of the church.

Such a confident appearance is because he knows that it is impossible for Nolan's demigods to come to the opera house in the outer suburbs. Even if all his plans failed, he could easily escape. Demigods are only mortals, but they are extremely powerful mortals. This is a normal understanding.

"There are so many demigods in the tree house. How many have appeared in the past six months?"

Jenkins muttered in his heart, ignoring Bryony's hand holding him, and directly freed his left hand and raised it above his head.