A small lakelight theater, located on the outermost level of the Jewel Coast theater district, has only less than 200 guests at most, and most of them are ordinary citizens. A small Huguang Theater Troupe, with only a dozen actors signed, one or two of them can be regarded as hopeful stars in the entertainment industry, but that's all. On the Gem Coast, the world's centre of theatre art (although Aucklanders don't quite admit it), they are just one of countless "stalwarts theatre companies" that are so mundane and so unremarkable.

Ms. Hellen, who is now the music director of "Cats", is responsible for most of the soundtrack, plus Mr. Herder, who is the conductor of the orchestra on the scene, these two famous musicians of Neosfia are already figures that the Lakelight Theatre Company usually can't climb at all. In fact, if it weren't for the fantasy and world-class masterpiece script of "Cats", the head of the troupe, Mr. Temer, would never have imagined the day when he could cooperate with these two.

However, a superstar who is even more powerful than the two big-name musicians has come to the theater today.

If it weren't for the fact that the big man was really very low-key, leaving all his entourage outside, and then hiding his diminutive figure in the corner of the theater, almost unnoticed by anyone, I am afraid that everyone who was rehearsing on the stage would not be able to work.

In Neosfia, the capital of the seven seas, who is the most powerful person is a topic worth discussing.

The supreme consul of the Dominion Government of Neosfia? That's just a retired old scholar who is very famous and has a good reputation in the upper echelons of the Oakland Empire, usually a mascot rubber stamp who nods and signs in, and if he wants to mobilize the strength of a squad of the garrison, he must go through the "subordinates" who have monopolized the key positions by various wealthy businessmen, so naturally there is no power at all.

So, could it be Admiral Rodnall, the commander-in-chief of the Navy Neosfia? You must know that he is the commander of the naval fleet under his command that dominates the entire Chenhai, and even the navies of the Sea Clan, the High Elves of Twilight Island, and the Auckland Empire are far from daring to dallow him...... Well, technically, the Neosfia Navy is also part of the Auckland Navy, but we all know what the actual situation is.

However, we must know that the Neosfia Navy belongs to Neosfia and is not Admiral Rodinall's private soldiers. In the eyes of the chaebol tycoons who really hold the lifeblood of Neosfia, Rodnal, the famous admiral whose name can scare the "pirate kings" into incontinence, is just a keeper dog who can be replaced at any time.

We all know that Neosfia is the world of capital, where wealth represents power. So, the current theoretical richest man in the business world of Neosfia, Luxia? Sanskrit? And what about Count Aschut? He is the brother of the former Empress of the Auckland Empire, "Estelle of Light", and the uncle and grandfather of Her Majesty Caterina, the Empress of Auckland, who has just ascended the throne. He has four major chambers of commerce in his hands, nearly 100 armed merchant ships, and "controls" the Huokiss mercenary group behind his back, and he is also the chairman of the Standard Shipping Association.

However, because of this, the Ashut family, a thousand-year-old traditional Auckland aristocracy, distanced themselves from other wealthy merchant families, and the descendants of these fishermen, merchant shipowners, and even pirates.

Many people regard them as just a prop used by the Auckland royal family to control Neosfia, no matter how bullish they are, no matter how high they are, they are just Dimacia's domestic dogs, and they are not worthy of representing our free Neosfia.

Well, this kind of thinking is actually quite narrow-minded at first glance, but in fact, many local wealthy businessmen who are wary of the wealth and power of the Ashut family and jealous of their noble family really think so, and they also promote it behind their backs. They feared that one day, the Aschut family, who had already controlled much of Neosphia's commercial lifeline, would become the biggest leader and give the entire capital of the Seven Seas as a gift to Auckland.

This fear was also fermented to the extreme when the Ashut family unequivocally supported Princess Caterina to win the Auckland Civil War.

So, in this city, although the descendants of the Ashut family have a lot of money, they have very few friends, and of course they are very constrained and constrained. The current patriarch of the family, Count Luccia, is of course one of the most powerful people in this megacity, but compared with another big man who is also very rich, powerful, powerful and prestigious, but his popularity is much better than his, it seems to be a little worse.

Cardinal of the Great Templar, High Priest of the Goddess of Trade and Wealth, Aktu? Saint? Under the crown of Gercino, he is only half the height of ordinary humans and elves, with gray hair and beard, with a round figure and a round face, the whole person is like a ball, and his face is full of harmony all the time, kind and gentle, and can even be called a simple and temperamental smile. He was dressed in a very simple civilian dress, a shirt and vest and slightly joyful suspenders, and he wore no shoes, revealing a pair of big feet covered with thick cuticles, whether he stepped on the cold ice or the hot quicksand, and even the blades of the knife would not be damaged in the slightest.

Looking at the nutritious body, looking at this kind smile, and finally looking at this contented and happy temperament, if you don't say it, everyone will think that this is the halfling chef of a roadside family-style restaurant...... Well, or the halfling sous chef of a luxury restaurant with stars, or the kind of person who can't be a chef for the rest of his life because he is too old and a good person to climb up the camp.

At this moment, he is sitting in his chair in a fairly upright posture, watching the performance on the stage with serious eyes. Like all working people, he usually works hard and earnestly, but when it comes to rest, he does not waste his leisure time at all, and is full of enthusiasm to feel the beauty and emotion of every moment of life.

This rehearsal has reached its highest (meow) climax, and the wind playing Grizebella on stage has already begun to sing the song "Memory" that is destined to be even more famous than this big play.

Although Hurricane is from a professional class, he has not actually studied stage singing seriously. However, such an extraordinary powerhouse who has stepped through the gate of legend, whether it is the middle qi, physical strength, or the ability to control every organ and even cell of his body, is far beyond the imagination of mortals, including the vocal cords, of course. As a heroine-level good girl who is quite outstanding in all aspects, she already has a good voice like a yellow warbler out of the valley, and with her own talent and intelligence, it doesn't take long to master the most difficult singing skills (no matter what, it can't be more difficult than forbidden spells). By this time, she can already perform the best singing voice quite perfectly.

Cardinal Halfling, who had been deeply immersed in the tragedy of Grizebela's fate, was now really moved by this melodious, tactful, sad and affectionate singing, silently wiped his tears, and sincerely sighed: "Genius! A true genius! Whether it's the author of this play and this piece...... is still the leading girl on stage! Thank you, my lord, thank you Aphrodite, thank you for everything! ”

Halflings are originally a very emotional race, and their emotions can easily enter a state of great sorrow and joy. In the eyes of humans and elves, this is a sign of unsteady, childish, and even somewhat silly sweetness. Paradoxically, this group of "silly white sweets" is also regarded as a rather calculating merchant race. For the halfling family, life is life, moving is moving, but business is business, and only by distinguishing and balancing these situations can you be a qualified social person.

Thus, the High Priestess of the goddess of trade, Waukin, who was perhaps the most wealthy man in the world, and the most powerful superman in almost all of Neosfia, was not prepared to show his joy and anger as a big man with a straight face, but frankly expressed his affection for this moving stage play.

"Your 'The Great Bilby' is already an epoch-making work, but I'm not sure how many people will appreciate such a relatively avant-garde theme. However, as soon as "Cat" came out, your historical position in the history of world art was completely unshakable. In fact, if you are willing to put most of your energy into the arts, whether it is literature, music or theater, you will be the brightest star in the world within ten years. The halfling cardinal finally recovered from the emotion of the beautiful singing and did not hesitate to express his praise for the young man sitting beside him.

"I'm already one of the brightest stars in the world, and I don't expect to be able to make a lot of prestige with a novel or a stage play. It's just that as a young man with feelings, thoughts and conscience...... Ah no, young literature and art lovers, some creative desires will be like a stalk in the throat, not vomiting unhappy, and being able to get so much love, including your crown's recognition, is really something that you can't even dream of. Lu Xi behaved modestly, but deliberately showed enough "pride" in his eyes and expressions. If you want to expect a time-traveling protagonist like him to have any humble good qualities, then you really think too much. As a real protagonist of the crossing, Lu Xi firmly believes that only pretending will there be a reason to be forced, even if you are a copyist, you must put on the aura of a writer.

The halfling cardinal may have been frightened, and just looked Lu Xi up and down with undisguised admiration and affection. Of course, this does not include any low-level interesting desires and malice, so in the face of such a gaze, Lu Xi not only did not have any disgust, but he was quite useful.

"It was supposed to be hostile to you, respected little genius. At the very least, there are quite a few of my 'good friends' trying to convince me that you have brought about a considerable crisis for Neosfia. The cardinal's smile was a little subtle, and he deliberately bit the pronunciation of the word "good friend": "They have been lobbying me to stop your 'atrocities' against the Dalrest family!" The reason is that since you are doing business in Neosfia, you should follow the business rules that are unique to Neosfia. But as an art lover, I love to read, I love music, and, of course, novels and plays, how can I be hostile to a genius who is a treasure of the world? ”

"Even if I don't have these works, I can be called a world treasure just by my appearance." Lu Xi said without changing his face: "But, what the hell is this so-called Neosfia's unique business rules?" Well, if there are no detailed stripes, we will read less books and have limited understanding, but we really can't comprehend it. Lu Xi blinked, his face full of innocence.

"Yes! What exactly are the rules? The sad question is that I don't know what it is. His Majesty the Cardinal sighed, revealing an expression of confusion that was even more innocent than Lu Xi: "However, if I don't stop your mad behavior according to them, the capital of the seven seas, the capital of culture and fashion, the most advanced region in the world, will be destroyed by blood and fire from the savage continent." Oops, that sounds horrible! ”

"Blood and fire or something, is this kind of third-rate stage drama-style lines really okay...... In other words, Your Majesty, you don't really accept such baseless slander like that, do you? Lu Xi said.

"There's no way, Neosfia's situation today is not easy to come by. At my age, I am in such a position, and the only thing I pursue is the so-called stability. The cardinal of the goddess Waujin leaned his upper body back in his chair and looked at Lu Xi lazily: "From the point of view of extreme moralists, there are some forces that should not exist. However, from the perspective of the unavoidable reality, their existence is not without positive significance at all. ”

Yes, it must be admitted that the trade network of the Dales family provided a large number of jobs for the whole of Neosfia. And the existence of such a black (meow) overlord has to bring a gray order that can at least stabilize the underground world of the capital of the seven seas.

But now, the Dalrest family is extinct. His slave trade, narcotics and smuggling network will disappear immediately, and the **** world of Neosfia will also enter the real life-and-death Warring States era. For the real capitalists, of course, they can not hesitate to create chaos and death all over the world, because this is also the way to make opportunities, but if this chaos and death happen under their noses, it will be really bad.

"This is just like the story in your play, the cats who wander in the shadows of the city will also fight to the death for the right to speak, let alone humans?" The cardinal sighed in embarrassment: "Ah, trouble, really a big trouble...... And that's not just the only trouble. Genius children, if it were not for Dalester and their century-old smuggling network, the smuggling trade to Orgrimmar would have been cut off, and the merchants of Neosfia would have lost tens of millions of Bakers every year. ”

"Well, only crying men can eat candy, but smart parents won't eat this set." Lu Xi shrugged: "Without Dalester as a middleman, the rest of the businessmen will not be able to take over the smuggling network?" I don't remember extending the purge to all the 'ordinary' staff working for the Dalests, or how the merchants of the Seven Seas would have used it to this point. ”

Didn't you care about smuggling to Orgrimmar's orcs? The halfling archbishop glanced at Lu Xi and was slightly surprised. This was the second time he was surprised today.

"You are the High Priestess of the Goddess of Trade, and Neosfia is a world of money, and of course, money is a means, a tool, not an end. If you use such a tool well, it will be more useful than swords and magic. This is actually Sister Workin...... The teachings of the Holy See, right? Lu Xi smiled and said, "The merchants of Neosfia can despise the orcs, and the followers of the goddesses will naturally reject the believers of the bloodthirsty king, but we can't refuse the money of the orcs. Of course, perhaps if this kind of association continues, the sane orcs will naturally break away from the teachings of savage and bloodthirsty, and beg to embrace the arms of the goddess themselves. ”

The cardinal smiled noncommittally, but with a smile of relief. He didn't answer directly, but picked up the book in his hand, but it was a hardcover version of "The Great Bilby": "So, this is the future you are going to give to Neosfia, and the whole world?" ”

"It's just one of the imaginations." Lu Xi smiled: "So, in order to prove this determination to the Female Holy Throne, I hope to be able to get a loan of 50 million bakers." ”

There are some things that don't need to be said so thoroughly. Isn't it, Your Majesty? Lu Xi conveyed the above meaning to the other party with his eyes.

"The Goddess will bless you, honorable little genius. Whether it's our lord Workin, or the great Aphrodite, and of course all the great and holy female thrones. He stood up, like all the high clergy, smiling compassionately and holy, kind and noble: "The loan of 50 million bakers, I will send it to the Future Science and Technology Chamber of Commerce within three days." Of course, there are three different sets of repayment agreements for you to consider. ”

"Thank you for your support for the future...... Also, when "Cats" is performed, please be sure to stop by. I'll have the final stateroom ready for you. Lu Xi said again.

"This is the most exciting piece of good news I've ever heard today, little genius." Bishop Halfling smiled, paused for half a second, but handed over the hardcover version of The Great Bilby in his hand: "Also, I hope you can sign it." I'm really a fan of your books, there's no doubt about that. so that you know, clergy, never lie. (To be continued.) )