Chapter 270: Chapter 45: Invitation to Join

The Royal Opera House has a bas-relief pearlescent exterior, towering rock-arched windows, and a huge platinum-colored round dome. Over thousands of years, it has undergone several renovations and reconstructions.

Currently, this magnificent and extravagant structure, along with the massive crystal spire-like Empire Royal Research Institute on the southwest side of the Royal Capital, and the Radiant Bell Tower on the north, stands as one of the landmark buildings of the Middle District of the Royal Capital.

Anvis gave the young Knight Girl, Alisa, an entry ticket to the Opera House, with the performance scheduled for today.

A carriage slowly stopped near the main entrance, and after paying the fare, Alisa lightly jumped down from the carriage.

She was now dressed in a deep blue off-the-shoulder gown, revealing her white, rounded shoulders and arms, with slender silver chains adorning her fair collarbones, extremely delicate and elegant.

Behind her, the coachman whipped the reins again, and the carriage rolled away slowly over the cobblestone road with the rumbling sound of its wooden wheels.

“Is there anything I can assist you with, Miss?”

Entering the ancient and atmospheric stone archway, a waiter in a neatly pressed tailcoat came forward to greet her.

“Hello, please take me to my box.”

Alisa showed him her entry ticket, while glancing at the Magic Clock by the door.

Seven fifty p.m., about ten minutes left before tonight’s opera begins.

The waiter touched the tip of his finger to the corner of the gold entry ticket, a flash of magic light passing by.

“Please follow me—”

After checking the information on the entry ticket, the waiter released the ticket, gave a slight bow to the girl, then turned to lead the way.

Anvis’s reserved box No. 19 was located on the fourth floor of the Opera House. The two went up a VIP staircase carpeted in deep red and came to the intricately carved dark wooden door of the box.

Knocking three times on the door to notify the guests inside of a new visitor, the waiter opened the door for Alisa and then bowed again before leaving.

In the box, Anvis, wearing a simple light white suit, sat by the window, gazing casually in the direction of the hall and stage, seemingly waiting for the opera to begin.

At this moment, hearing the sound of the door opening, he turned his gaze slightly and saw the Knight Girl’s burning gold-red wavy long hair.

So, the young man stood up, placed his right hand over his chest, and gave an elegant bow to greet the girl.

“Welcome, Miss Alisa, I apologize for only hosting you in an ordinary box on the fourth floor. But after all, it is in my personal name that I invite you today, and it would not be appropriate to use the Olivendi exclusive box on the fifth floor.”

Because of the Opera House’s special duplex architectural structure, the fifth floor is at the height with the best sound for enjoying opera music.

The exclusive boxes of the Royal Family members, the four Dukes, and the Marquises are located on the fifth floor, and other floors are open to the rest of the medium and small Nobility.

“It’s a pleasure to see you, Anvis. I think it’s quite sufficient here,” Alisa said politely, handing her hand to Anvis, who took off his glove and gently shook hands with the girl.

“So, can you tell me now what kind of return gift you would like?”

After shaking hands, the two sat down by the window of the box, and Alisa raised her question again.

“Of course, Alisa, but the opera tonight is about to start. How about we discuss this after the first act of the opera ends?”

Anvis smiled and with a thought, the Magic Theater Mirror placed on the coffee table floated up and slowly levitated in front of the girl.

“Alright, Anvis, but please don’t sidestep the issue again, otherwise I dare not accept your gift.”

Hearing his words, the girl nodded seriously and took the Theatrical Mirror, acting every inch the staid Knight.

Anvis had a good reason for choosing tonight for the invitation.

Tonight, the Royal Opera House will perform Master Casse French’s masterpiece, the famous Avenger Opera “Theo Sis,” renowned for its spectacular music and epic storyline.

The protagonist of the story, Theo Sis, is the son of a minor noble family who was framed by his enemies. When his family was destroyed, he managed to escape by chance.

Since then, he has been hiding in the shadows, making a series of plans. In the end, he annihilated his enemies’ family with war, achieving his revenge.

Meanwhile, the Royal Capital Opera House has also invited the famous minstrel, Loren Windtalker, who just happened to be traveling to the Royal Capital, to personally play the lead role, preparing to bring a grand performance tonight.

About a minute later, the lights from the Magic Crystal Lamps in the hall dimmed down, and the opera officially began.

Beautiful background music started to play, the layered swan velvet curtain adorned with gold tassels was drawn back, and bright white light converged in the center of the stage, presenting a scene as lively as a noble banquet.

The first act portrays the protagonist’s father being framed at a banquet, and subsequently, the family is ordered to be searched and confiscated by the outraged King of the Kingdom.

And at the same time, the protagonist, who happened to be out hunting, how in the pitch-black night of a storm, he cunningly battled his attacking enemies, eventually falling into a huge dark waterfall and escaping with his life.

Due to the exceptional talents of the actors and musicians tonight, the entire performance was of a very high standard.

As the first act was about to end, Anvis put down his Theatrical Mirror and turned to glance at the girl.

At this moment, the girl was leaning slightly forward in the upper half of her body, resting by the window, attentively watching the performance through a Magic Theater Mirror.

Because of this pose, her well-proportioned and aesthetically pleasing body curves were displayed unreservedly in Anvis’s view.

Watching the girl knight who had taken off her armor and changed into a formal dress, Anvis suddenly remembered a law of physics.

The greater the mass, the greater the gravity.

And when the mass is large enough, even light would be attracted to it.

Thus, Anvis’s gaze was instinctively drawn to the source of gravity below Alisa’s neckline for a moment.

Just at that time, the first act of the opera officially ended, and Alisa put down the Theatrical Mirror, looking in Anvis’s direction.

“Alright, Alisa, let’s talk about the real business of tonight.”

Anvis unnoticeably shifted his gaze back to the girl’s face, meeting her pretty amber eyes.

At the same time, a dark gold Magic Ring appeared in his hand.

The surface of the ring was etched with silver Inscriptions, with a small, faint aqua gemstone embedded at the top.

Offering the ring to the girl, Anvis began to speak with a smile.

“As a return gift for what I hope for, I sincerely hope to invite you on behalf of the Secret Society of the Knowing to join us.”

“Secret Society of the Knowing?”

Upon hearing this, Alisa slightly furrowed her brow.

Although she had never heard of this organization, she understood that one could not casually join these odd and secretive societies. A misstep could lead to self-destruction.

“Could you give me a simple Introduction as to what kind of organization this is?”

“Of course, a very reasonable request.”

Anvis nodded.

“Actually, the Secret Society of the Knowing is just a more private small group, currently only consisting of myself and a few other Pamir students, primarily for the purpose of exchanging ideas and helping each other.”

“When members of the organization encounter some problems and troubles, they can seek help from other people within the society.”

“Moreover, to ensure the maximum security for the individuals in our society, our only way to meet is through this Magic Ring, by which we send a strand of consciousness into a specialized Dream Space for gatherings.”