Extraordinary pedigree

"You must be Mr. Austin Zachary."

A deep voice sounded from Austin's ears. Every syllable of this voice was clear and powerful, which made people feel very comfortable.

Austin turned to look at the young financial backer next to him. What the other party just said sounded like a question, but there was an affirmation between the lines that the other party knew him.

"Yes, I am the leader of the White Swan Theater Troupe, Austin Zachary." Austin nodded.

"Mr. Austin, I don't know how you are considering starring in my play. Before I came here, Mr. Olu told me that you were still considering it." Xia Xiu looked at him with a harmonious face, but was slightly nervous Austin asked.

"Why me?" Looking at the blond young man in front of him, Austin asked his doubts.

"Do you believe in fate?" Xia Xiu smiled at Austin.

"destiny?"

Austin looked at the blond young man in front of him with puzzled eyes, and under his gaze, the other party took out two cards from the pocket of his windbreaker. One card was relatively thin, and the other card looked like It was thicker. Just when he was puzzled, the blond young man handed the thinner card in front of him.

"Take a look." Xia Xiu motioned to Austin to randomly pick a card from the relatively thin deck and look at it.

Austin looked at the strange patterns carved on the back of the card and asked in an uncertain tone:

"Is this a tarot card?"

"Yes, the card in front of me is the Major Arcana card." Xia Xiu confirmed Austin's guess.

"I really don't understand how this has anything to do with why you fall in love with me."

The scene in front of him made Austin feel a little ridiculous. How could the blond young man in front of him act so illogically? She just asked him why he chose her, but he asked him to draw tarot cards.

What is this for, divination?

"Draw one and try it. After you draw it, I will give you the script, and you can decide whether to star after reading the script."

Xia Xiu unfolded the Major Arcana cards on the table and motioned for Austin to take a look.

Just think of it as an entertainment show. Austin said secretly in his heart.

Austin stretched out his hand and randomly selected one of the 22 Major Arcana cards. Just when he was about to look at the Major Arcana card in his hand, the warm voice of the blond young man came into his ears. .

"The Fool."

Austin was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the card in his hand.

On this card, Austin saw a young man wearing a bright red top hat, colorful clothes, and mismatched shoes. He held a white rose in his hand and walked forward on the rugged mountain road. Behind him, a small dog followed his steps.

The Fool has an innocent, relaxed and carefree expression on his face, and he doesn't seem to care about his appearance or his future.

Magic? Austin looked at the Fool card in his hand and thought to himself.

"This is not a magic trick, Mr. Austin, and I haven't tampered with any of the 22 Major Arcana cards." Xia Xiu said to Austin with a smile.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Austin's face after his thoughts were seen through. At this time, Xia Xiu began to complete the agreement he had made earlier. He took out the script he had prepared and handed it to Austin.

"This is my script, Mr. Austin, please take a look at it."

Austin took the script handed over by the blond young man, and then looked down at the name of the script. The name on it was very weird.

"Cassini-60℃"

Austin opened the script and began to watch it seriously.

And just after Austin finished talking to Xia Xiu, Oulu, who had been keeping quiet on the side, saw the right moment. He stood up and asked Xia Xiu respectfully:

"Mr. Abraham, would you like some coffee?"

Xia Xiu smiled and nodded, then pointed to Austin who was obsessed with the script in front of him and said:

"If possible, give Mr. Austin a drink too."

"Of course." Oulu nodded, and then he walked towards the cabinet in front.

Oulu came to the cabinet, then reached into the cabinet and took out a small box, which contained a very expensive coffee.

He carefully opened the box, and the cat poop coffee beans inside gave off an alluring fragrance. He picked up some coffee beans with his hands, and then returned to the sofa. There was a coffee machine placed on the guest table in front of the sofa. An expensive grinder. He put the coffee beans into the grinder and pressed the button gently with his hand. He only heard a slight buzzing sound from the grinder.

"These coffee beans are brought in from the maritime merchants in Iberia. After all, it is close to the Sea of ​​Chaos. Only the maritime merchants in Iberia can obtain this kind of coffee beans."

Taking advantage of the grinding time, Oulu introduced Xia Xiu enthusiastically.

When Xia Xiu heard about the Iberian merchants, his eyebrows raised slightly.

"Iberian maritime merchants, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce?" Xia Xiu asked Oulu.

"Well, yes, Sihai Chamber of Commerce." Oulu nodded.

"That's right." Xia Xiu nodded thoughtfully.

"What, is there a problem?" Oulu asked cautiously.

"No, I just suddenly remembered something about the company. Our boss is negotiating a big deal with the Iberian reformists." Xia Xiu replied with a smile.

As early as in the [Haiji Group Incident], Xia Xiu had come into contact with people from the Sihai Chamber of Commerce. At that time, it was the people from Sihai who provided help to the fleeing Haiji and Amelia.

If he remembered correctly, the relationship between the Iberian military and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce is very complicated. In Iberia, the military is allowed to do business, and once the military does business, it will inevitably encounter a problem - smuggling.

Smuggling in Iberia is not just as simple as smuggling ordinary goods. The smuggling here also includes extraordinary twisted items flowing from the Sea of ​​Chaos into the interior of Terra. This is also the most troublesome thing for the Kingdom of Heaven. Military smuggling. It is very difficult to control, and the Iberian military is also a large presence with extraordinary power.

The reformists he just mentioned are the left-wing faction within the Iberian government that hopes to take back the military's business rights. This faction's political ideas are at odds with the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore, for a long time to come, Iberian reforms will Your relationship with Heaven will become extremely close.

The political struggle between the pro-Celestial Kingdom faction on the left and the reform-hating military will, to a certain extent, affect the Celestial Kingdom’s plan to open up a new continent.

"What is the company you work for?" Oulu asked curiously. He was very curious about the company where this heroic financial backer worked.

"It's just a small, unknown company." Xia Xiu smiled.

Seeing that the blond young man didn't want to say more, Oulu didn't ask any more questions. He knew the rules and it was better not to know too much about things involving politics.

Oulu looked at the grinder, and the coffee beans were already ground.

When the coffee beans were ground, Oulu picked up a small bottle filled with water. He carefully poured some water in, then poured in the ground coffee powder, and stirred evenly.

An alluring aroma of coffee comes out, making people drool involuntarily.

Oulu poured the coffee into an exquisite coffee cup, picked it up gently, admiring its beauty, and then handed the cup to the guest.

Xia Xiu took it and took a gentle sniff, only to feel a scent coming to his nostrils.

"It's indeed good coffee." Xia Xiu put the rim of the cup to his lips and took a sip, then praised Oulu.

"As long as you like it." A smile appeared on Oulu's chubby face, and then he handed another cup of brewed coffee to Austin, who was still addicted to the script.

At this time, Austin had almost finished reading the script, which was unexpectedly good.

There are six actors in this play, and these six actors represent six emotions: joy, sadness, anger, indifference, fear, and stupidity.

The story is that these six actors insult each other and have a tense relationship with each other.

During the development of the entire story, the audience gradually discovered that these six characters are actually different aspects of human nature. The climax of the story occurred in a riddle game. Silly relied on his unexpected intelligence and wisdom to outwit them. He defeated five other actors and won, calling himself the king.

This ending may be ironic and warning, showing that stupidity and intelligence in human nature may be relative and cannot be ignored or despised.

"Mr. Austin, what do you think? Do you agree to star in this script?" Xia Xiu said to Austin, who was still immersed in the script.

"Can I take the liberty of asking why this play is called "Cassini-60°C"?" Austin did not directly answer Xia Xiu's question, but instead raised his own question.

"There is no reason, it is called this name. If you insist on getting the meaning from it, you can think of Saturn." Xia Xiu shrugged and replied with a smile.

Of course, this sentence is not true. The ultimate meaning of the script "Cassini-60°C" lies in this name. The name is the soul of this script.

"Saturn?" Austin frowned. He really couldn't remember what this thing had to do with Saturn.

"Mr. Austin, I would like to ask if you agree to appear in this play." The genial voice of the blond young man interrupted Austin's meditation.

"Of course, I am willing to participate in the performance of this drama." Austin nodded affirmatively. The script provided by the blond young man in front of him was indeed a first-class work, so he was willing to participate in this drama.

"Very good, but when starring in this drama, I need the actors to start performing at the time and place I specify. At the same time, the actors' costumes and faces must be in accordance with my requirements." Xia Xiu then said to Austin.

When hearing Xia Xiu's request, Austin subconsciously looked at Oulu, and Oulu frantically motioned for Austin to agree quickly, while Austin glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze, looking directly at Xia Xiu. , Zhang Zhang asked him:

"What is the time and place you are talking about and the clothing you are talking about?"

"I need you to perform at an open-air venue designated by me in Greenwich during the New Moon period. At the same time, the six actors must wear different masks according to my requirements."

"Joy wears a bright yellow mask; sadness wears a dark blue mask; anger wears a red mask; indifference wears a gray mask; fear wears a purple mask..."

At the end, the golden eyes of the blond young man looked directly at Austin.

"Stupid, wear an orange mask."

After listening to Xia Xiu's request, Austin's eyebrows couldn't help but frown. He really couldn't understand the meaning of these weird requests.

"Mr. Austin, as long as you complete the ceremony, I will allocate an additional five hundred thousand to the theater's account."

Finally, Xia Xiu added the last key words.

Hearing that Xia Xiu wanted to add more money, Oulu directly agreed on behalf of Austin.

"Mr. Abraham, don't worry, we will definitely complete the performance according to your request."

After hearing that Oulu agreed to the other party's weird request on his behalf, Austin couldn't help but roll his eyes at Oulu, but he didn't object much. Wearing masks in dramas is not uncommon. In dramas, masks usually It is used to express the character's emotions, and the color of the mask chosen by the blond young man is very suitable under certain circumstances.

"Since Mr. Austin has agreed, I won't stay here any longer. I need to go to Phelps Concert Hall next, so I won't bother you any more. I will follow up on the phone about the performance." Come in, I'll take my leave now." Xia Xiu stood up, took off his hat in greeting, and then left the office with Oulu's farewell.

Austin's eyes followed the blond young man's leaving back. After the other party left, he withdrew his gaze. When he set his eyes on the guest table, he found that the blond young man had not taken back the Tarot cards. go.

At this time, there were five tarot cards placed on the guest table.

Death (Major Arcana No. 13): Right position.

Death in its upright position represents ending, transformation and rebirth

Inverted Guardian (Major Arcana No. 12): Reversed.

In the reversed state, the inverted guardian reminds people that they need to give up resistance to fate and accept sacrifices and changes in life in order to better face challenges.

Resurrection (Major Arcana No. 20): Right position.

Resurrection upright symbolizes awakening, rebirth and redemption, indicating that after people experience ending and giving up, they will usher in a new beginning and a higher level of self-awareness.

Emperor (Major Arcana No. 4): Right position.

The emperor's upright position represents strength, stability and leadership, emphasizing that people need to actively control their own destiny after rebirth and face life's challenges firmly.

Star (Major Arcana No. 17): Right position.

The upright position of the stars symbolizes hope, faith and guidance, indicating that when people face the ups and downs of life bravely, the faith deep in their hearts will guide them and help them move towards a better future.

In this array, except for the inverted guardian, which is in reverse position, the other four cards are in upright position.

"Live to die..."

Austin couldn't help but whisper to himself.

This is his interpretation of these five tarot cards.

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