The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 403 The Theater Troupe's Plea for Help

Just as Qin Lang and the others were heading to the performance theater, inside the [Firelight in the Dark] theater, a member of the troupe dressed in costume was walking back and forth, his cell phone ringing with a busy tone.

Why aren't you answering the phone?

"The performance is about to start!"

"Fernan, Fernan, you're really going to be the death of me!"

He kept muttering to himself, his face growing increasingly anxious.

"We can't wait any longer."

Finally, he stamped his foot and stopped pacing back and forth. "I need to find a temporary substitute to help out."

"Otherwise, if his absence affects the performance, given the troupe leader's perfectionist nature, he'll definitely yell at me to death!"

But then, his face fell again.

"We only have so many Food Spirits in the troupe that can assist with fire effects. Where are we going to find a new fire-type Food Spirit?"

Need help from the Spirit Chef tourist?

Regardless of whether the other party would agree, most Spirit Chefs would store their Food Spirits in Star Veins when they were out in the world, and on the surface they would be no different from ordinary people.

Asking them one by one is like finding a needle in a haystack!

But thinking of the troupe leader's stern expression, the man shuddered and ultimately rushed out of the theater.

Time is running out; it's too late to find Fernan now.

No matter what, he was going to give it a try!
With this in mind, he aimlessly wandered around the food festival, observing left and right. Before long, a bright yellow, round little creature appeared in the man's line of sight at the other end of the crowd.

It's a food spirit!
The man's eyes lit up, and he quickly took out the testing equipment to scan.

Not only a food spirit, but also the fire element he wanted!
Moreover, its level is not low, having reached the level of a two-star Food Spirit, and it should have mastered a considerable number of fire-type combat skills.

Steady!

As long as you find a way to ask the other party for help, the performance will go smoothly!
Thinking of this, the man strode quickly through the crowd and stepped forward.
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"Cao Dongdong, it's all your fault!"

Zhao Qian put her hands on her hips and glared angrily at Cao Dongdong, "You said you knew a shortcut that could get us to the theater faster."

"The results of it?"

"I didn't know that shortcut was blocked either," Cao Dongdong said awkwardly, scratching his head. "I saw that the road was passable just yesterday. Who knew something like this would happen?"

"Alright, Zhao Qian, we can't entirely blame Dongdong for this," Qin Lang advised, both amused and exasperated. "He was just trying to get us the tickets as soon as possible, but who knew the shortcut was gone and we ended up taking a long detour."

"Although I arrived late and missed out on tickets for the first show, there are three other performances at today's food festival."

"We can just grab other tickets later."

"Don't rob, don't rob!" An anxious voice suddenly appeared beside them, startling Qin Lang and the other two.

Looking at the man who suddenly appeared beside them, dressed in an ancient-style theatrical costume, Qin Lang's eyes showed a hint of wariness.

"who are you?"

"Hoo~" The man took a deep breath before speaking, slightly out of breath, "My name is Fang Mo, and I am an actor in the Mingyue Troupe."

Actors from the Mingyue Theater Troupe?
Qin Lang and the other two exchanged glances. They had already learned from Zhong Tu that all the performers at the grand event were from the Mingyue Opera Troupe, and the fact that they were dressed in opera costumes made them believe it.

"Then what do you want with us?" Qin Lang's expression softened slightly. "And what did you mean by saying we don't need to rob?"

"That's how it is." Fang Mo forced a smile, "I came over just now and overheard your conversation."

"You didn't manage to get tickets for this show, right?"

"Yes." Qin Lang nodded. "We're late."

"It's alright, it's alright~" Fang Mo waved his hand, "I have a way to get you into the theater to watch the performance, and you'll even get a better viewing spot than the average audience member, but... you have to do me a favor." Qin Lang and the other two exchanged glances, somewhat tempted.

"What can we do for you?"

"That's how it is," Fang Mo explained. "The performance of the play 'Firelight in the Dark Night' is about to begin, but a key actor has not yet arrived at the theater, and we can't get in touch with him."

"This would cause a very serious problem with the performance."

"Therefore, we urgently need to find a new actor to temporarily replace him."

"You're planning to cast one of us as an actor?" Cao Dongdong pointed at the three of them, his eyes wide.

"Can we go on stage even though we've never performed before?"

"No, no, no~" Fang Mo shook his head, "I'm not looking for you."

"This is what I'm looking for!" Fang Mo said, pointing to Egg Baby, who was looking around at Qin Lang.

"You're looking for Egg Baby?" Qin Lang looked surprised.

"Gurgle...gurgle?" Egg Baby was equally bewildered.

Can it also participate in performances?

“Yes.” Fang Mo nodded emphatically. “This performance will require a lot of fire-based combat techniques to create spectacular flame effects.”

"It can be said that the flames are the essence of this performance."

“We are currently missing a fire-type Food Spirit, which needs to be able to use the Breath of Blazing Fire and the Body of Vengeful Fire.” Fang Mo paused for a moment, “I just scanned this Food Spirit.”

"It happens to have both of those combat skills."

"With just a little practice with the other food spirits in the troupe, I believe it will be able to do the job perfectly."

【Breath of Blazing Fire】 and 【Body of Vengeful Flames】 are both Egg Baby's awakened combat skills, which can be directly scanned.

Hearing Fang Mo's words, Qin Lang's worry lessened somewhat.

This does sound like something Egg Baby could definitely do.

"Egg Baby, would you like to give it a try?"

"Gulu~"

Egg Baby nodded emphatically, while winking at Spicy Lala beside him.

Watch me perform on stage later!

"Cheers~" Spicy's expression was expectant, but also a little envious.

Seeing La La's expression, Qin Lang smiled and asked, "Mr. Fang Mo, does your troupe need any spirit-type food spirits to assist you?"

"This..." Fang Mo was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up again after scanning the food spirit. "You, a food spirit, can have a fear gaze?!"

"Yes, absolutely!"

What they're going to perform is the residents of Rancho fighting against each other in a nightmare. With the [Fearful Gaze] combat skill as a complement, the effect will definitely be even better!
If the performance is well-received, the troupe leader will not only not criticize him, but may even praise him for it!
"Without further ado, please come with me to the theater." Fang Mo grinned from ear to ear. "The official performance is coming up soon, and the two Food Spirits need to practice hard. As for the three of you..."

"In addition to the tickets sold to the public, the theater also has some internal tickets."

"I'll get you three copies; I guarantee you'll feel like you're actually there!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang and the other two exchanged a smile.

I never expected the ticket issue to be resolved in this way.

(End of this chapter)