Chapter 1126 Outer God

"Ah, King."

In the evening, in the brightly lit public hall, the first performance of the Fujimaru Ritsuka Troupe began. Mashu served as the narrator. She is also a prompter. This is a very important job. A play can The presence of a teleprompter is crucial to the success of the performance. In order to do this job well, Matthew directly memorized all the lines of the drama written by Leonardo da Vinci and Sherlock Holmes.

The play "Solomon and the Queen of Sheba" tells the story of the Queen of Sheba who, after hearing Solomon's wisdom, traveled thousands of miles across the desert and the sea, carrying a large amount of treasures along the way and beheading generals to seek marriage.

However, although it is said to be a marriage proposal, in fact, strictly speaking, it is just the Queen of Sheba who brings wealth and hopes to use Solomon's wisdom to answer her three questions. There are many versions of these three questions, such as which one is the hardest and which one has the most power. etc.

Da Vinci chose three riddle-like questions. For example, there are ten doors in a room. Opening one door will close the other nine doors, and opening nine doors will close the other door. The answer is people.

With the efforts of a group of people, the premiere was a complete success. Although Shen Fei, Mashu, Ritsuka, and Kato Danzo all performed on stage for the first time, it was not the case for Da Vinci. The Queen of Sheba she played was very special. When the image finally came to an end, the audience applauded very fiercely. After all, in this small town, there are almost no entertainment projects, let alone watching dramas.

After the performance was successful, Leonardo da Vinci then went to meet Carter and the village priest and old man. He finally agreed to the troupe performing in the village and agreed on a remuneration, which was not much, and could barely make ends meet in this era.

For Da Vinci, it didn't matter if she didn't want any reward, but in order to avoid being suspected, she had to be careful about the reward, and at the same time revealed that she came here because of the strong church atmosphere in Salem. The remuneration that Salem can provide is too little. For a theater troupe whose purpose is to make money, if they don't care about money, wouldn't it be suspicious.

"Okay, the first level has finally passed. When you investigate the village's information, don't forget to take out the script and read it, so as not to forget your lines."

Because it was their first performance, Ritsuka and Kato Danzo were a little nervous. Fortunately, the prompter Mashu was there to help them overcome the difficulties. As for Da Vinci, there was no need to worry. Shen Fei Bian is even simpler. He plays Solomon. He has only a few lines from beginning to end, and he only appears in the second half.

The next morning, after breakfast, the group began to move into groups. Mashu and Ritsuka were in a group of two, and Da Vinci, Shen Fei, and Kato Danzo were in a group of one.

"No, Tituba is being imprisoned."

Near noon, when Shen Fei and others had just returned to Carter's house, Mashu and Ritsuka ran back eagerly. At the same time, they brought a very bad news, that is, Tituba was accused of being a heretic and a witch. He was thrown into prison by the newly appointed superior judge.

"Matthew Hopkins, he is the newly appointed superior judge. This is a bit troublesome. And according to the time, he should not be here." I heard Matthew talking about the newly appointed judge. After Matthew Hopkins, Leonardo da Vinci couldn't help but frowned.

"Dear Da Vinci, who is this Matthew Hopkins?" There is no such name in the information provided by Da Vinci.

"He is an expert in witch trials, nicknamed the Witch Hunting General. He is a guy who regards hunting witches as a profitable profession." Leonardo da Vinci then gave a general overview of Matthew Hopkins' situation.

"How could there be such a person?" After hearing Mashu talking about Hopkins' character, Mashu and Ritsuka frowned in unison.

The reason why witch hunting has become more and more intense in history is that Hopkins is crucial because he needs to use witches to make money. Naturally, he does not like the witches disappearing. Strictly speaking, those witches who were tried are really There are not many people who can do magic, and the others are framed for the sound of fighting.

Once anything involves interests, especially interests that are enough to make people jealous, naturally some people don't want them to disappear.

The reason for this situation is related to the ceremony that Abigail took a group of girls to perform before. After one of the girls returned, she suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. In addition, the gift made by Tituba was found on her body. Bigail's doll, so people attributed the girl's condition to the witch.

Just as the new superior judge Matthew Hopkins arrived, he said that the doll was a cursed prop of the pagans, so Tituba was imprisoned as a matter of course, even if Carter firmly opposed it.

"In the afternoon, I'll go take a look. She should be sick, but have you found anything?" Da Vinci nodded slightly, and then asked everyone about their results.

"Nothing special was discovered." Shen Fei said first.

"There is a bar over at the port, and there are many sailors there. They said it seems that there has been a storm outside recently, and there is no way to get out." Kato Danzo said.

"Wait a minute, something is wrong. Since there is a storm outside and we can't go to sea, how did Hopkins get here and get through the storm?"

"No, there's no storm outside. This is a singularity. It's impossible for outsiders to come here."

Hearing Da Vinci talk about the storm outside, Shen Fei suddenly felt that something was wrong. Then a light flashed in his mind and he blurted out immediately.

"Yes, we have ignored such an important thing. It seems that our understanding has been changed. So it turns out that the entire Salem is a large barrier."

After hearing what Shen Fei said, Da Vinci realized that it was such an obvious flaw, but the group had not noticed it before. It was a hint of magic.

"Fortunately, I noticed it, otherwise I might be in trouble later. If I continue to stay here, I might unknowingly ignore others and regard myself as a local."

"What should we do?"

"Don't worry, if you don't know, forget it. Now that you know, all you need to do is be prepared. I will set up a simple barrier here later." Da Vinci said this, and then said what he said discovery.

"I found traces of magic. Although it is a bit rough, it is indeed a magic workshop."

Da Vinci originally wanted to find those people who disappeared into the fog before, as well as the 50,000 residents of Salem. With so many people disappearing, maybe some clues can be found, and then he discovered a girl with something... Traces of magic.

"You are the Fujimaru Ritsuka Troupe. As far as I know, there are many thieves groups who like to pretend to be drama troupes, enter the village in advance to detect intelligence, and then prepare for large-scale plunder. You are not such a person. "

In the afternoon, except for Kato Danzo who continued to explore the surrounding situation, Shen Fei and the other four people and Carter went to visit Matthew Hopkins, the newly appointed superior judge. The other party is the highest officer here. The Fujimaru Ritsuka Troupe wanted to To perform here, you must get his permission.

But when people didn't expect it, he gave the group a slap in the face from the beginning, but it has to be said that what he said was indeed the truth. Salem was in the age of great navigation, but this was just a nice way of saying it. In fact, It was the era of great pirates. This was a very chaotic era. Those merchant ships and the like could transform into pirates at any time.

Unlike those pirates in the pirate world who always fly the pirate flag openly and openly, the pirates here normally fly the flags of other caravans and the like, and only when they are close to the target of robbery Only then will his true face be revealed.

"Sir, you are joking. We, Fujimaru Ritsuka, are actually a regular theater troupe, and our previous performances have been recognized by the villagers." Although Leonardo da Vinci was very unhappy with Hopkins' statement, after all, he was on his territory now. , naturally it’s hard to offend him.

"No, I will never tolerate it when dealing with a witch." After a brief exchange of greetings, Carter and Leonardo da Vinci both asked to release Tituba, but Hopkins flatly refused.

"Don't worry, I will never wrong a good person, but before that, you need to prove that you are a real troupe. If so, I will give you formal performance qualifications. I will choose the title of this performance. Just be a witch, don’t say you can’t do it.”

Hopkins then immediately shifted the topic to whether the Fujimaru Ritsuka Theater Company was real, and specified the scope of the performance.

"No problem, but before that, I have another request. I am not only the deputy director of the troupe, but also a doctor. I wonder if I can be allowed to see the little girl who is sick."

Most of the so-called curses in this era are actually illnesses. Because of the limited medical methods, they become curses.

"Doctor." Hopkins did not refuse directly this time. After Da Vinci negotiated with him, he finally agreed to Da Vinci's request, but there was one condition, that is, the consultation fee would be provided by the village and could not be used privately. Charge any fees.

"That damn bastard." Da Vinci was very polite when facing Hopkins, but after returning to Carter's room, he immediately began to curse.

"You guys prepare the show first. I'm going to see the sick little girl. If she can be cured, we should be able to let the guy release Tituba." Da Vinci said and left with a box.

Shen Fei and others are reading the script. Although Hopkins's requirements are a bit harsh, who are Da Vinci and Sherlock Holmes? They have already prepared for this. This is Salem, the famous place of witch trials. , the script for the witch has been prepared in advance.

"This is really a very interesting script."

"Don't worry, the little girl is fine. I told Carter the situation and I can negotiate with Hopkins later." In the evening, Da Vinci finally came back. Because her medical skills were recognized by the villagers, she was Many people went to see a doctor.

There is only one priest in Salem who is responsible for treating diseases, but although he is good, his medical knowledge is only half-baked, and there is no way to compare with Leonardo da Vinci.

"The content of today's performance is about Joan of Arc."

The era in Salem was the 17th century, and the era of Joan of Arc was the 15th century. In this era, Joan of Arc was already very famous. It is very ridiculous to say that Joan of Arc's fame was actually in her own country. It's not that big, but it is very popular in other countries. Even in the remote and conservative villages in Salem, adults and children know Joan of Arc's name.

Joan of Arc was burned to death as a witch, which is in line with the topic posed by Hopkins. However, this time, the Fujimaru Ritsuka Theater brought to everyone not a drama in which Joan of Arc was burned to death as a saint, but an adapted story of three Joans of Arc.

The script used for White Joan, Black Joan, and Christmas Joan of Arc is a magical modification of the story of the three little pigs. The three Joans of Arc are little pigs facing the big bad wolf, and they need to build houses to resist the attack of the big bad wolf.

This is a very cheerful script. After reading it, Shen Fei admired the imagination of Leonardo da Vinci and Sherlock Holmes very much. I don’t know under what circumstances they came up with such a script.

Originally, the houses built in the story of the three little pigs were thatched houses at the beginning, wooden houses, and brick houses at the end. However, the three Joans of Arc were completely the opposite. The solid castle fortress built at the beginning was difficult to destroy under normal circumstances.

But it is a pity that the big bad wolves they faced were all famous arson expert servants, Nero, Ibaraki Douji and Kiyohime, and then the castle was burned by the three of them.

Then the three Joans of Arc retreated and built a wooden house, and then faced three heroes with the attributes of the sun, Karna, Osmandis, and Tamamonomae, so naturally the house was still not saved.

Finally, they built a tent, and then faced the Knights of the Round Table led by King Arthur. Then Marshal Gildred and the magician appeared, and there were other servants to help the three Joans of Arc. In short, it was a big melee.

This script made the villagers below confused, but it also successfully made them laugh and changed their views on Black Joan. The troupe's performance was successful again.

"It's a good script. Maybe we can take it back and let Black Joan see it, and then find someone to perform it."

Unfortunately, Shen Fei and others were not happy for a long time because of the success of the troupe's performance, because what happened next made Mashu almost unable to hold back and take action.

Tituba, Hopkins had no idea of ​​letting her go. While they were performing the show, someone had already been sent to hang her as a witch.

Carter was naturally very angry about this result, but there was no way. Abigail was very sad after knowing the news.

"That old bastard." Da Vinci was similar to Mashu, and almost took up her magic dress to attack.

"Be careful, there are enemies." At night, when the group was resting, Kato Danzo, who was in charge of the alert, immediately woke everyone up, and a monster attacked.

"These monsters are, Tituba, how is it possible?" Looking at the familiar figure among the monsters that attacked, Da Vinci's face changed immediately.

"Corpse, zombie, no, it can't be so fast, what on earth is this." Obviously Tituba died not long ago, but when you see her now, it seems that she has been dead for a while.

"Mashu, Lixiang, don't hesitate, she is no longer a living person."

"What kind of monsters are these."

While talking here, Carter also ran out of the room with a gun. When he saw that the monster in front of him was Tituba, he hesitated slightly and immediately shot at it.

Then, under the action of Shen Fei and his group, the attacking corpses were quickly eliminated and turned into black mist and disappeared.