Josiah's suggestion left the swindler hesitant.
"Isn't it a good deal? Pluck. "
Before the swindler could refuse, an elf slowly walked down the stairs from the second floor. Her grayish-purple skin told Josiah that she was a dark elf, one of the rarest branches of the elves.
They were a race that lived underground and much rarer than the wood elves.
Even so, Josiah felt that there was something strange about her, as if she was shrouded in a layer of haziness.
It was a pity that Josiah's bloodline senses seemed to be ineffective on the dark elf, and he simply could not see her true face.
"We shouldn't do that."
The swindler known as Pluck muttered to himself.
"There aren't many customers in this shabby inn of yours all year round, and you've taken in so many orphans. Surely you can't let them eat gritty black bread every day, and there's no such crudely made food in Noland."
The dark elf walked to the table and picked up the bag of gold coins Josiah had put on the table, weighing it for a moment before tossing it to the swindler.
Under the dark elf's persuasion, he finally agreed to Josiah's suggestion.
After persuading Pluck, the Dark Elf didn't linger for long. When he left the hotel, he just happened to brush past Josh's shoulder.
"I have a feeling that I've seen that elf somewhere before."
Hiri watched the dark elf's back as she left, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"I've seen her before in the Realm of Devils. She could be a spy working for my sister, and the worst would be my eldest brother … Or perhaps … the other three dukes?"
Josiah was certain that he had seen the dark elf in the Realm of Devils, but he couldn't remember where exactly.
In other words, she had been watching him in secret since he arrived in the Realm of Devils.
In the entire Demon Realm, the most likely person to send someone to do this was Josiah's elder sister, Cersei. After all, Josiah's elder sister's job was to monitor.
As for the third prince's eldest brother, Noggs, and his fourth sister, Fuya, Josiah rarely interacted with them.
"Should we capture her and interrogate her?"
Hiri's principle of doing things was to not be afraid, but to fight back.
"There's no chance. I can't sense her aura anymore, and there's no need."
The Dark Elf's ability to conceal her presence was even stronger than the Dark Elf beside the Flower of Falosi. Not long after she left the inn, she completely disappeared from Josiah's senses.
"Anyway, let's get down to business first."
Josiah didn't expect that someone in the Demon Realm would expand their power to the city of Noland.
The Dark Elf's surveillance must have involved the power struggle in the Realm of Devils.
Would the third prince's siblings suspect that Josiah was getting reinforcements in the human world, preparing to counterattack the Demon Realm and forcibly seize the throne?
Speaking of which, Josiah had been grinding Hearthstones with the Archbishop of the Holy Army and the female knight recently. If he was twisted by the Dark Elf and sent back …
But it wasn't a big problem. The current Josiah was no longer the weak third prince of the past.
"Please go upstairs. I'll show you the rooms."
The swindler seemed to be deliberately avoiding the topic of the Dark Elves. After making a note in the old account book, he stood up and led the way.
"How long have you been in this city?"
Josiah followed behind him. He was deliberately avoiding the topic of the Dark Elves, so Josiah could only get some information from the side.
"…"
The swindler's personality was the complete opposite of his race name. He didn't seem to be very talkative, and he also knew that he would reveal some unnecessary information if he spoke too much. So when faced with Josiah's question, he only silently led the way without answering.
Josiah could only temporarily stop the topic and look around the hotel. The hotel used a spiral staircase that was commonly seen in some libraries. It had a total of four floors. Although the reception hall wasn't big, the interior space was much more spacious than Josiah had imagined.
The entire hotel had an ancient feel to it. Some parts of the floor even creaked when stepped on. If any noble came here, they would complain, "This is no different from a farmer's barn!"
Other than the swindler manager, there were a few non-human children in the hotel. They hid behind a wall and poked their heads out, looking curiously at Josiah and Hiri.
"Did you adopt the draconians and the gray cats?"
Josiah waved his hand at them, and they shrank back as if frightened, seemingly very afraid of humans.
"Their parents fostered them here and never came back," he said.
Squirrel Street was one of the few places in this world that accepted non-human races … But it was also the only street that no outsiders would come near except for a few curious spellcasters.
It was fine if they looked similar to humans. For example, most humans could accept elves and dwarves, but not half-dragons. Gray cats, on the other hand, could be raised as pets.
"Life has always been this hard, but there will always be a turning point."
When he took out a key to open a room door for Josiah to show, Josiah's words made him pause for a moment.
"A turning point … Impossible …" He was as cautious as those non-human children when it came to humans, but he showed it in a different way.
"How do you know if you don't try? Mr. Plank, in the future, your hotel may welcome a group of humans and … a group of banshees. Can this hotel accommodate banshees? "
Josiah did not forget his dedicated photographers. They had been on standby in the Venerated Skeleton's castle for a long time.
"Banshees and … humans?"
He gritted his teeth and knew that this was not a good job, but he had already accepted Josiah's money. In the end, he could only choose to compromise and nod.
"Don't worry. I won't let them hurt the children you adopted."
Josiah knew what he was really worried about, and this comfort didn't seem to have any effect.
After he handed the remaining room keys to Josiah, he left directly.
"Are you really going to set up this place as a movie shooting set?"
Hiri walked into the room and looked around. She felt that it was somewhat similar to the scene described in the script.
"Is there anything wrong with it?"
"What's wrong with it? Can the people in the troupe accept it?"
Hiri poked the bedsheet with her magic staff. Although it looked a little old, the entire room was quite clean. It seemed that the people in the hotel had carefully cleaned it.
The only thing that made Hiri feel that it shouldn't be there were a few mushrooms growing on the wall.
In the eyes of some races, this kind of fungus was an ornament like flowers, but in the eyes of humans, it meant, "This damn place is so moldy that mushrooms grow. How can people live in it?"
"Those who can't accept it will leave the set. I'm not forcing them. Noland has more than one troupe, Black Swan."
Josiah was not begging the people of this troupe to participate in the shooting of this movie. Josiah was the director, and the next process was called 'audition.'
Whether or not they could endure hardship was the first test. Josiah needed actors, not those pampered nobles.
All Josiah had to do was write a letter to Mrs. Sizer and ask her Black Swan to come over for the audition. Of course … the premise was that Black Swan was still willing to go to "Squirrel Street" after hearing about it.
… …
The Falosi Mansion. The interior of this luxurious mansion was specially set up for the troupe to rehearse, and there was also a private practice area specially prepared for the Flower of Falosi.
Carolee was wearing a dance dress and stretching her body in the empty room.
No matter how famous the Flower of Falosi was, she did not forget to practice these basic skills every day.
In addition to acting skills, a part of the performance in a stage play was supported by dancing. As an excellent stage actress, beautiful dancing was essential.
She was still young and her body had not fully developed, so she did not dare to slack off for a moment.
After all, the Falosi were not like the Osta girls, who could have a tall and sexy figure even without practice when they were young.
After Carolee finished a day of practice, the elf servant behind her appeared and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on Carolee's forehead. At the same time, he used the unique magic of the elves to help her recover her strength.
"Milady, are we really not returning to our country?"
She had begun to miss the culture and scenery of Falosi, as well as the natural atmosphere close to the big forest.
Although the city of Noland had many advantages, as long as the Chaos Demon was around, all the advantages became shortcomings in the eyes of the elf girl.
"I will not return to my country before I finish shooting a movie. My mother thinks so too."
Carolee walked to the door of the room and pushed it open. The entire area was provided for Black Swan's practice area. There were many iron hangers outside, and a large number of dazzling costumes hung on the ceiling.
Carolee's petite figure was covered by the clothes, so the other actors of Black Swan did not notice her as they continued to talk among themselves.
"Lady Sizer said that we might be acting in the next movie."
"Did the Duchess really find the producer of the movie? That's right … We are the world's top troupe. It's easy for the Duchess to convince the producer. "
Several members of Black Swan, who had finished their day of practice like Carolee, sat together and discussed.
The news that the Black Swan Troupe would act as actors in the next movie had already spread among the troupe at some point in time.
Carolee was not worried that her role as the female lead would be snatched away. In this troupe, she would always be the most eye-catching Black Swan.
"Do you think we will go to the castle to film? Or will it be a majestic place like Falosi's Versena Palace? Maybe we can even meet the actor who plays Belle and the Demon Prince. "
"Maybe it will be Noland's Crystal Palace. If I can wear that dress and dance with the Demon Prince like Belle. But I don't really like the Demon Prince."
"What? Don't you want to touch those meatballs?! "
Carolee listened quietly to the girls who had acted with her for many years. Her heart was not moved at all.
The members of Black Swan were basically nobles and commoners. When Lady Sizer and the other founders were selecting the best students from Falosi's Academy of Arts, of course, there were also many minor nobles who had connections with them.
But no matter how they were born, they were still the most outstanding troupe in Falosi. Although their reputation was not as famous as Carolee's in Falosi, they were still the dream lovers of many Falosi boys and girls.
As a result, the members of the troupe had the unique arrogance of Black Swan.
"What do you think, Frey?" Carolee suddenly asked the elf beside her in a low voice.
"I … I think he will throw us into the lava pool, or into the mouth of that monster."
Her impression of Josh was completely different from that of a movie director. He was completely a dangerous demon. "Don't worry," the elven young lady answered Caroline honestly.
Therefore, she tried her best to stop Carolee from interacting with Josiah. Unfortunately, Carolee's mother seemed to have made up her mind.
"It won't be that bad."
In truth, Caroline wasn't confident either. She had never acted in a movie before.
In the past, every theater owner would do their best to entertain Black Swan. It was the most dazzling jewel in Falosi. No theater owner dared to neglect it.
The best rooms, the best service, and the best stage had become a common occurrence in Black Swan.
The performance itself on the stage was also full of elegant and romantic atmosphere.
However, judging from the practice content that Josiah gave to Carolee, the script of the next movie seemed to be very different from the romantic atmosphere of the stage script that she was familiar with.
For this reason, while the girls in the Black Swan Troupe were still looking forward to the romantic encounter with the prince in the luxurious castle, Caroline, who had seen through everything, was troubled about how to say the word 'f * * k' in a magnanimous manner.
The lively atmosphere gradually calmed down after a middle-aged butler hurried to the Black Swan's practice venue.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please pack your luggage today. Tomorrow, under the arrangement of the Duchess, you will go to the next performance venue."
The middle-aged butler paused for a moment. He realized that it was not appropriate to describe it as a performance venue, so he changed the way he said it.
"Or rather, the scene of a movie shooting."
"It's true …" After hearing this, someone let out a small cheer.
"Mr. Butler! May I know the location of the movie shooting?! "One of the bolder actors raised his hand and asked the middle-aged butler.
The butler remained silent for a while. After glancing at the instructions written by Mrs. Caesar herself, he whispered the name of a place.
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