Chapter 249 - WELCOME TO YUEXING PAVILION!
Chapter 249 – WELCOME TO YUEXING PAVILION!
LUO YAN stared at himself at the mirror and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He was wearing the intricately woven red robe he wore when he filmed that advertisement. He also already temporarily dyed his white hair black. The only thing left was putting the veil to cover the lower half of his face and he would completely transform to the beautiful 'elf sister' that those people who watched the advertisement called him.
He was actually hesitating if he should show himself in this get-up during the opening of the pavilion. His original plan was to let the NPC Madam Ru to be the hostess of the even and let his other employees to entertain the guests. He, on the other hand, would just supervise everything behind the shadows. But after knowing that the whole event would be broadcasted live on Weibo, he readily changed his mind.
Just by the fact that it would be broadcasted under the official Weibo account of Moonlight Media, it was almost certain that many people would watch it. If they didn't see the pretty 'elf sister', they would surely be disappointed. But showing himself to the guests and to the live broadcast viewers was the extent of what he would do tonight. Of course, he also planned to facilitate the whole event. But that's it. He would absolutely not dance.
That thing he did at the advertisement was just a one-time thing. He definitely wouldn't dance in front of all those high leveled players and with a lot of other people watching the live broadcast to boot. Aside from that, that annoying Uriel would also be there. Which was more reason for him not to do it. Since Uriel knew his identity as the owner, he probably also recognized him at that black-haired elf dancing in the advertisement. If he did dance with that guy present, he would surely made fun of him. How could Luo Yan allow that?
But he still needed to perform something as a replacement for the dance. Because if he didn't, he would surely receive complaints saying how come the pretty 'elf sister' didn't even perform? That's why he already prepared something. Though he might have to cheat a bit since he really didn't have any talent when it came to this area.
[Mashter, you're so pretty!] – exclaimed Eclipse's voice inside his head.
Luo Yan looked down and saw his pet fox staring brightly at him with his big sapphire blue eyes. [Of course, how could your master be ugly?]
[True. As expected of Mashter!]
He chuckled. He looked again at the mirror and finally put on the veil. There were only about 15 minutes before the start of the live broadcast. He was inside a room dedicated for the owner of the pavilion – one could say that this was his office.
Before coming here and changing clothes, he had already checked what needed to be checked. All the food and drinks that would be served had gone through his scrutiny. The traditional dishes were all delicious, they even had a special flavor to them. As one would expect of the pavilion originally owned by the King of Arcadia. Even the wines were delicious. They were sweet and not at all bitter. Of course, he only had about a drop of each varieties. He wasn't sure if it's possible to get drunk in the game, but just in case.
There's no need to check the performance of his employees. Since they're NPCs, they would definitely perform perfectly. What he needed to take into account was carefully selecting what kind of performance they would do and in what order they would do it. He had to do it in a way that each performance would have a slow build-up. From the simplest to the most complicated.
There was a knock on the door, completely cutting off Luo Yan's train of thoughts. He glanced back and the door opened. The one who walked inside was a boy who looked like he was six or seven years old. His long black hair was arranged into a simple bun. And he was wearing a simple robe. If not for his ruby red eyes and little pointy ears, one would think that he was just a little helper.
"Ah Jin, are the guests already here?" he asked, smiling when he saw his younger brother.
Just like him, Luo Jin would also act like an NPC. Because, technically, just like him, he shouldn't be invited here. Because both of them were newbies in the game with no pertinent accomplishments in their name. So, they could only be here as NPCs.
The major difference between a player and an NPC was that there was a name or a title hanging on top of an NPC's head. But there was an instance where those titles could be removed. Like if a player owned an establishment where an NPC was working. That player could remove the titles on top of the head of the NPCs working for them. That's what Luo Yan did. In that way, no one would think that he and Luo Jin were not NPCs.
He was not afraid that the guests tonight and the players watching the live broadcast would think that the reason why there's no title on top of the NPCs head was because the pavilion was owned by a player. After all the support and free advertisement Moonlight Media gave Yuexing Pavilion, Luo Yan was sure that their first thought would be that the game developers only programmed them that way. Probably to give the players coming to the pavilion a more genuine experience.
"Not yet. But I think you should go to the back stage now. Since this room is quite far from the main building," Luo Jin answered. "Anyway, do I really have to dress like this? I look ridiculous."
Luo Yan walked towards his younger brother and bent down a little. "What are you saying? Ah Jin is so adorable. Like a cute little helper," he said, pinching Luo Jin's cheek.
Luo Jin's whole face flushed red. "What adorable? You're—" he stopped. He almost said 'you're adorable, your whole family is adorable'. He closed his eyes in frustration. He really should fix this annoying habit. "Let's just go, okay?"
Luo Yan chuckled, no longer teasing his younger brother. "Okay."
They walked out of the room, Eclipse following behind them. When they reached the back stage of the main stage, Luo Yan peeked through the curtain. He saw that guests were already starting to enter the building.
He lifted Eclipse and gave it to Luo Jin. "Take care of him for me, okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, I will," Luo Jin grunted but still held the little fox gently.
[Mashter, fighting!]
Luo Yan smiled and ruffled the black fur of the little fox. He then once again pinched Luo Jin's cheek before walking out of the back stage.
The surrounding was dark. The moment he walked to the center, a light immediately focused on him. Lighting his whole figure. By simply standing there, no one would be able to look away. He opened his eyes and looked ahead.
"Welcome to Yuexing Pavilion!"