The calendar is torn off page by page, and the date of the Moon Worship Festival is getting closer, but the residents of the Nightless City are becoming more and more confused.

Changes are still going on. Every morning, new balloons are raised in the workshop and blown and blown through the city. The slogans hanging above are different every day:

“How to use new technology to make old programs look brand new?”

"Redefining a party."

"Are clocks really the end of mechanism art?"

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Every day, a new slogan will throw up a suspense, and the changes in the city that never sleeps don’t stop there.

In addition to the additional review and training procedures for businesses entering the venue, even the "stars" and magic masters of the Wangting Song and Dance Ensemble, the highlight of previous years' festivals, have also received "isolation rehearsal" requirements.

The flashing lights and strange whistling sounds that erupt from time to time in the central square, as well as some unknown true or false news flowing out of it, have become a hot topic among residents of the city that never sleeps.

"The stage in the square this year is particularly huge and has special effects. Craftsmen from the workshop are busy there every day."

"Her Highness Cese appeared in the square area, and someone saw her guards."

"The master craftsmen from the Wangting Workshop are also there, but all of them seem to be taking orders from a young man, yes, it seems to be Shan Hai who came from the countryside."

"You don't believe it? You'll know when the time comes!"

In the tavern, similar topics were circulated every day, and people's curiosity became more and more intense. Although the square was not open yet, many people went there, gathered, and discussed it every day.

When the hot air balloon rises in the early morning, there will be young tribesmen following it through the streets and alleys.

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"The city that never sleeps has not been this lively for many years."

In the palace, the tallest building, the patriarch looked at the conspicuous balloons flying in the sky in the distance, listened to the cheers in the city, and felt a little emotional.

After all, the Moon Worship Festival has been held too many times, and it has lacked freshness and interest. Many people have lost the feeling of celebrating the festival. But this year, with the warm-up activities led by Lin Tuo, it has become particularly lively.

"Your Majesty, tomorrow is the festival day. Do we really want to hold it according to their ideas?" Next to him, the slightly older administrative minister asked.

"Why not? Aren't you curious?" As he said that, the patriarch took out a report from somewhere, shook it slightly, and his eyes were full of surprise:

"This mountain and sea is indeed interesting. If I was just curious a few days ago, now I really feel that alchemy may be a good thing."

That "report" originated from the workshop. From the first day of the fight, Lin Tuo's daily movements and details of alchemy would be sorted out by the workshop's master craftsman and presented to the palace.

In addition, the City Hall and Cese are also providing information continuously, but Lin Tuo seems to have no obstacle to this. No, to be precise, he seems to be showing it off deliberately.

"According to the craftsmen, these days, they have been working according to Shanhai's drawings and instructions, using a unique way to use the branches and sap of the moon tree to assemble and create so-called alchemical products...

During the process, Shan Hai even went out of his way to explain the details, as if he was consciously teaching the knowledge and showing it to us."

The patriarch said slowly.

His tone was full of emotion.

In the past few days, although he had not gone to check, he was always paying attention to what was going on there.

Although the Moon Worship Festival is just a festival, if you really have to leave it to someone who doesn't understand it, you won't really care about it at all.

The reason for agreeing to Lin Tuo was three points because he cured Cese, and seven points because of Lin Tuo's own magnanimity and knowledge of "alchemy".

And the reports of the past few days did not disappoint him.

In the first few letters, the master craftsman of the workshop only recorded them as a routine matter, somewhat reluctantly.

As the top craftsman in the entire royal court, it is not simply acceptable to work as a deputy to an unknown young man.

But soon, his attitude changed 180 degrees.

From the earliest reluctance, to later surprise, and then to solemnity.

In the latest report, the master craftsman of the royal court, who is the leader of all craftsmen, spoke sincerely about the vastness and greatness of "alchemy" and claimed that this is the knowledge that will change the era.

He was full of praise for the young man named "Shan Hai", completely losing the arrogance of his predecessors.

All this surprised the patriarch.

He knew very well that the master craftsman had always been extremely confident in his field, but now, he could be convinced in just a few days... How amazing is this?

"However, the doubts about him are still unclear." On the side, the administrative minister couldn't help but said, "According to the information we obtained from the investigation, Shan Hai does not seem to be such a knowledgeable person. Even his personality and demeanor are completely different from the investigation.

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"I know," the patriarch said after a moment of silence, "so I'm also observing, but I still can't see any threat.

Moreover, the day he came happened to be when the moon tree was moving, but in the past few days, the moon tree has not moved."

"You mean..."

"Tell me, is his appearance the will of Yueshu?"

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People in the city that never sleeps are unaware of the conversations in the palace, only that the festive atmosphere is getting stronger.

And just when people's curiosity reached its peak, the Moon Worship Festival finally arrived.

A night of makeup.

In the morning, the whole city was immersed in an atmosphere of joy. Flowers and decorations were decorated in front of every house, and the Yue people in the city were also dressed up.

When Han Ye woke up, changed his clothes, and walked out of his residence, he saw people on the street heading towards the central square together.

"Hurry up, I heard that the partitions in the square have finally been removed."

"It was demolished last night and the inside is already open."

All around, people were talking with uncontrollable excitement.

Seeing this scene, Han Ye's tired face also showed surprise.

In the past few days, she first protected His Highness in the workshop, and later was transferred to the square to take charge of guard work. She watched the brand-new stage being built bit by bit with her own eyes, and had very little communication with the outside world.

It wasn't until the day before the festival that she finally went back and took a deep sleep to ensure her mental state on the day of the celebration.

Therefore, it was only at this moment, when she joined the crowd as a "resident of the city that never sleeps", that she truly felt the surging festival atmosphere.

Suddenly, the hot air balloon with the countdown to zero days started flying.

Floating towards the square from nearby streets.

At this moment, many people on the street cheered.

"Why are they so excited? Could it be that those fancy 'warm-up' plans really worked?" Han Ye was surprised.

She knew very well that this was the work of the guy without a tail.

I even still remember the scene when he smiled and handed over a set of "pre-heating plans" to His Highness, who then passed it on to him, asking for the cooperation of the Government Affairs Department.

"This is a holiday party, how can we omit the warm-up activities?" Lin Tuo's words seemed to still echo in his ears, "It's a pity that the time is too tight, otherwise we could have done better if we waited for the complete set of alchemy equipment to be built.

"

The plan even contained some "inside" information that was deliberately leaked.

At that time, Han Ye was quite dissatisfied with this and thought, could this alone be enough to arouse people's enthusiasm?

But now, people seem to have rekindled their expectations for the festival program.

"There are so many people, I won't be able to squeeze in."

This thought came up inexplicably, and Han Ye couldn't help but quicken his pace.

When she arrived at the central square, she was stunned by the surging heads of people in front of her.

At this moment, the square was already crowded with people. The high arches divided the square into four entrances. At each entrance, there were people from the public security station maintaining order. However, the surging flow of people still crowded the place.

Relying on his physical advantage, Han Ye could see the stage in the core area of ​​the square that was many times larger and more imposing than in previous years.

Behind the stage, there is a huge background board erected and covered with cloth.

Han Ye knew that under the seemingly square platform, according to the doctor's instructions, a complex alchemy device was placed and connected with cables.

However, it is not in use at the moment. Only the dark, cabinet-like "sound boxes" on both sides of the entire stage are functioning, playing songs recorded by top singers in the city.

It's strange to say that the song, which could only be heard if you were very close, actually became surprisingly loud after the big box was released.

Even this messy square can't hold it down.

After looking around, sure enough, many residents who had just arrived here were surprised and looked for the source of the sound, but their eyes widened and they couldn't find it.

"Where did the singing come from?"

“It seems like that stage direction!

Could it be that the singer is hiding under the stage or singing from behind?

But why is the sound so loud?

My God, even the most powerful soprano singer can’t spread the word throughout the venue, can he?”

"Ah, I heard it. This is Miss Starry Night's famous song. Hey, another one?"
To be continued...