First Day Performances

"What do you think it would be like if that statue in the Orange District came to life?"

"Art Festival isn't some kind of martial arts tournament! Even if someone could pull off something so outrageous, there's no reason to do it now!"

"..."

Linsey and Wala Wala were still sitting on the rooftop of the theater.

Musical performances could be heard throughout the city, creating a joyful atmosphere.

Every few steps along the street, you can see works publicly exhibited by painters and sculptors, and some people are even creating impromptu works on the spot.

besides.

The actors' parade performances are also a highlight of the Art Festival.

They boarded performance floats and set off from the Blue District, traveling counter-clockwise through the City of a Thousand Sails, performing various classic plays.

All residents of the city.

Regardless of whether they are awakened or ordinary people, locals or outsiders.

Once you get involved, you're all immersed in this joyful and cheerful atmosphere.

The Art Festival will last for a full month.

The opening day and the closing day are naturally the days with the most grand and frequent performances.

However, all this was amidst a magnificent scene.

The most eye-catching thing was indeed the statue.

In terms of size and weight, this thing is practically a mountain that was forcibly moved to the sea.

Whether it's the lifelike, meticulously detailed carving technique or the statue's own towering height of over a thousand meters.

They are all breathtaking wonders.

Even Linsey, who had glimpses into her past life, couldn't help but indulge in fantasies.

What kind of foundation could support such a statue?

Or rather, what techniques did the artists use to make a stone mountain float on the sea?

The density of ordinary stone is approximately 2.3 to 2.8 tons per cubic meter.

Based on this rough estimate of an altitude of several thousand meters, the mass is still in the billions of tons.

"Plop—"

Linsey swallowed hard, thinking the artists were just outrageous.

"What should we do with this after the Art Festival ends?"

"Are we just going to dump it into the sea?"

"..."

It was approaching noon.

At this moment, Wala Wala reluctantly put down her binoculars and asked Linsey beside her, "Linsey, how are you feeling?"

"Even in the City of a Thousand Sails, this is a grand celebration that is rarely seen!"

Linsey naturally nodded in agreement:

"It was truly an eye-opening experience."

"Especially this kind of program, where everyone participates regardless of their status or position, feels really good."

As they chatted, Wala Wala suddenly thought of something:

"But speaking of which—it's a bit strange!"

She turned and looked around:

"Do you remember the night the Hallucination Dream went wrong?"

Linsey nodded with deep impression. "Of course I remember, that Eighth Stage musician calmed the tense atmosphere in the city with his performance."

Wala Wala then continued, "There should be performances by these big names at the Art Festival, but there's no activity at all right now, which is not normal."

Linsey thought of a possibility, "Could it be the Underwater Studio that I mentioned?"

"Are those people now causing trouble at the bottom of the sea because of the relics of the Ninth Stage Artist?"

Wala Wala raised her eyes upwards.

He immediately began to worry about his beloved home:

"Is that so? My house wasn't prepared for a tsunami."

"If those guys start causing trouble on the seabed, our surface sea will definitely not be calm either!"

Wala Wala shook his head.

There's not much that can be done about this right now.

She decided to stand up from the rooftop and extend an invitation to Linsey.

"Linsey, let's go downstairs for lunch. The theater provides lunch every day, let's try to freeload there!"

Linsey then began to fumble with her Personal Baggage.

"I have quite a lot of things here, and I can make some more..."

Before Linsey could even take out the food, Wala Wala shook her head and refused.

Let's talk about it another day.

"If I keep eating all those delicacies from land and sea, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat ordinary food anymore."

Being able to resist temptation is certainly a good thing.

Linsey nodded in agreement and went down into the theater with Wala Wala.

The famous actors from the Fimbul Theater are now touring the city, leaving only ordinary actors and elderly people behind.

Thanks to this.

The theater canteen also had a surplus of food.

Linsey tried a seaweed noodle dish, while Wala Wala chose a grilled fish.

After they finished their meal, the two took a walk in the theater to digest their food. As they passed by the theaters, the girl told Linsey about her past experiences.

"Look, Linsey, this is the small theater for rehearsals."

"This place doesn't even have a proper name, it's just a numbered place like 12345. Only the newest actors use this place as their stage, and the tickets are cheap."

"I started performing here. Those were really tough days..."

"Over here! This Red Oak Hall is the theater where I was able to perform after I gained some fame. When I first starred in a play, there were only a few dozen people in the entire theater, and I thought my future was over!"

"..."

"This is the Ice Wolf Theater! It's also the most important and largest theater in the Fimbul Theater!"

"My final performance was right here."

"That night, all the seats in the theater were full, and the aisles were packed with people."

"Thinking back on it now, I still feel a bit nostalgic..."

The two walked between theaters, originally just passing by.

But as they got closer, they heard some sounds coming from inside, along with scattered applause.

"..."

Linsey and Wala Wala exchanged a glance and then moved closer together in tacit agreement.

Several actors are performing an opera in the theater.

Today, as the Art Festival opens, the leading actors of the Fimbul Theater have all left, leaving only them and some elderly people behind.

These people didn't waste such an opportunity.

They don't usually have many opportunities to perform, so they try performing in the theater during this time.

They'll be given a grand spectacle they'd never normally have the chance to experience! "..."

Linsey and Wala Wala also went in and picked out a spot.

They watched the actors' performance in silence.

Although it couldn't compare to the grand scale of the city, the atmosphere of this Art Festival was vibrant, and everyone's performance on stage was lifelike, with expressions and movements that revealed their hard work and love for performing.

The scene here has a unique sense of inspiration and beauty.

Wala Wala introduced Linsey to her:

"They are performing ' The Chronicles of the Wind Child's Conquest '."

"It tells the story of ancient heroes overcoming difficulties and slaying the gods of the Hurricane Fortress with their swords..."

Linsey followed the explanation and enjoyed the performance.

In addition to the spacious interior, the theater also features clever mechanisms on the stage and in the audience seating area.

While the play was being performed.

The audience seating responds to the performance, adjusting the theater structure to create various unique perspectives and visuals. Combined with the special effects created by the actors' skills, it truly makes one feel as if they are there, as if they are in a legendary story from the past.

Half an hour later, the actors finished their performance.

The audience stood up, applauded, and cheered.

Linsey naturally praised in a low voice:

"That was fantastic! The actors' skills are truly the best in the performance."

"This is not something that should be used in battle at all!"

"..."

Linsey's praise was heartfelt, but when Wala Wala heard it, it immediately aroused her competitive spirit.

She brought her cherry lips close to Linsey's ear and said defiantly, "Let's go pick a theater where there's no one around."

"Let me show you what a show with an entrance fee of 5 gold coins can sell thousands of tickets a day is like!"