The Dean Has Arrived

This performing arts troupe named Cutler is now heading to the province of Sukovia to participate in the performing arts troupe competition held by the Duchy of Aviland.

Aviland is a small principality located in the southwest of Huo Li'an. Although as a place of spice production, it is much richer than surrounding countries of the same size, but because of its remote location, there was no incident of orc invasion before. Affect this small principality.

And the current Grand Duke is very partial to performing arts troupes that combine juggling, singing and dancing, and some messy shows, so he set up a high bonus to hold such activities.

Performing arts troupes, which are somewhat similar to ancient Chinese opera troupes, generally live a relatively poor life. It is obvious how attractive the huge sum of one hundred gold coins is to them.

According to the driver who was driving, it seems that all the performing arts groups in the northerly part of the Eastern Plain are now heading towards Sukovia province.

"Really, it wasn't long before the orcs retreated, and they made such a waste of money and people."

Sophia frowned, tried her best to take a bite of the wheat cake that was still mixed with chaff, and then said dissatisfiedly while covering her cheeks.

In the end, the owner of the Cutler Performing Arts Troupe agreed to take Xi Wei and the others for a ride, but since the previous bog-tooth cars were full of people, Xi Wei and the others could only be wronged to curl up in the fourth one that was equipped with performance equipment. in the compartment.

The barley cakes were dry food offered to Xi Wei by the Callett Performing Arts Troupe after they had paid a little toll. At the same time, they also gave them ale mixed with water.

"My lady, what you said is wrong."

The driver of this car is very young. Probably not much older than Xi Wei, and he didn't look as proficient in driving as his predecessor, and he was still shivering in the cold wind.

But like many taxi drivers, he is unexpectedly talkative.

"It is because of the scars left by the orc invasion. The physical wounds can be healed with time and medicine, but the psychological wounds can't, so it is necessary for us in the performing arts troupe to use juggling and acting to heal them psychologically. Isn’t it traumatic?” His cheerful voice came from outside the carriage: “And I heard that the competition held by the duke this time is open to the common people for free, and it can make people laugh, which is what even the magician does. No, the unique mission of our performing arts troupe."

"That's it. Everything in this world exists for a reason...although those reasons may not be correct."

Xi Wei, who had a good set of teeth, was munching on the wheat cake. At the same time, he said to Sofia: "This feeling cannot be known by sitting at home and reading a book. That's why I keep saying that traveling is the best way to exercise. There is an old saying in my hometown. It is called 'reading thousands of books. It’s better to travel thousands of miles’.”

"That's a good point. Where is the hometown of the troubadour? Maybe I've been there with a group." The voice of the coachman outside the carriage sounded in a good mood.

"My hometown is far away."

Xi Wei chuckled, but didn't answer directly.

"Well, I admit that what I just said is indeed biased."

Sophia was missing a small piece of oatmeal as if nothing had happened. Sighed. He readily admitted his slip of the tongue.

Then she looked at Xi Wei who smiled and handed her a piece of white bread (made_in Edric College). A blush appeared on his face again.

After that, Xi Wei patted Shalan's little head lightly, who had to sit in his arms due to lack of space: "Shalan, do you want something to eat?"

"No need, father. Father. Sir." The vampire girl raised her face. Although there was a smile on his fair face, for some reason Xi Wei always felt chills in his heart.

...

Not counting Xi Wei and the others, because the only combat strength of the Cutler Performing Arts Troupe was two second-rank magic swordsmen, so they didn't dare to spend the night in the wild casually.

After driving all night, they finally came to a nearby town, and they planned to stay here for a day, while replenishing their supplies, they could recharge their energy before continuing their journey—and they could also earn some travel expenses by the way.

Xi Wei also had expectations for their performance at first, but after paying the viewing fee and sitting in the auditorium made up of many small stools for a while, he lost interest.

Just like many performing arts troupes, the Cutler Performing Arts Troupe has a very old-fashioned process. First, a clown performs some not-so-difficult juggling and some little magic tricks to attract the attention of the audience—this clown is the only one in the Cutler Performing Arts Troupe. One of the battle strengths of the second - then a few dancers danced upskirt dances to stir up the atmosphere, and finally ended with a stage play with poor acting skills.

All that's left is to repeat, to perform for the second audience. According to the driver who met Xi Wei's eyes, under normal circumstances, they would repeat it five times before they would stop. Of course, in order to preserve the bottom strength for future competitions, it only needs to be repeated three times.

Because he was not very familiar with this relationship, Xi Wei initially paid a price that allowed him to watch it three times in a row.

What an ordeal.

Unlike Sophia and Shalan who had never seen the performing arts troupe perform, Xi Wei slipped away when he repeated it for the second time.

Just kidding, how could he, who has been influenced by various TV shows on the earth, be attracted by this backward performance...

I didn't pay attention when I first came here, but now Xi Wei found that the reconstruction of this small town was not bad when he was walking around, and the people's faces were filled with a sense of happiness. Numb and hopeless.

This made Xi Wei couldn't help feeling that it was great to be able to repel the orcs and save these people from the war - it was he who started to travel around after Tiou and the others defeated Behemoth Iwa In the occupied area, the orc troops were pulled out one by one, and finally the orcs withdrew due to excessive losses.

It's just that when he was at Edric College, all Xi Wei saw was a series of data and reports, and he had no real sense of what he was doing.

It wasn't until he saw this town that was being rebuilt that he felt that he had really repelled the orcs.

——After all, under the circumstances that the king orc clan and many high-level shamans stayed in the northern hills obediently and did not move, and the invaders were all transformed orc puppets and low-level shamans, with Xiwei's strength, he could fight It was so easy to win those armies, no wonder he didn't feel it.

If it wasn't for political or other reasons, it wouldn't be difficult to completely wipe out the invading orcs as long as Qiyao Mage Tower came out in full force.

While lamenting the impossibility, Xi Wei, who was tasting the town's local specialty, the sweet cheese cake sprinkled with dried sweet potatoes, suddenly found that there seemed to be many children gathered near the fountain in the center of the town.

Out of curiosity, he patted the crumbs in his hand and walked towards the fountain as well. (To be continued..)

ps: Otz failed to press the second... So I simply modified it and uploaded it...