Boiling Beast Bloodline
Chapter 567 - 119: Literary Battle_1

Chapter 567: Chapter 119: Literary Battle_1

The Goethe Grand Theater is a magnificent sail-shaped building.

This time, in order to invite St. Antonio Royal Troupe to perform here, the Goethe Grand Theatre has not only spent a lot of money, but also relied on many personal connections and favors.

Human beings’ love for opera surpasses everything else. Aside from the bloody battles in the Colosseum, no other program could compete with it - this shows humans to be a rather aggressive and bloodthirsty race.

St. Antonio is a small sovereign state among human kingdoms. Its men and women are as frail as the Andean breeze, reflecting the military strength of their nation.

For every action, there is an equal reaction. Just as the fiercely military Pompeii Empire can never produce masters of arts, St. Antonio is the most renowned city of culture and arts among human kingdoms. Their Royal Troupe represents the highest artistic standard of both St. Antonio and the entire human world.

The human race’s disdain for other "wisdom races" is not entirely without justification. Looking at martial arts, humans fall far behind Elves in understanding magic, behind Orcs in physical fitness, and behind Dwarfs in metal smelting. However, they managed to expel these three wisdom races by force and dominate the majority of territories in the Aegean Continent. As for culture and governance, let’s take the Elves who are known for their graceful manners and handsome looks. Despite their understanding of art, they have never created opera or dance, these high-class forms of artistic behavior. They have never even heard of the various beautiful operatic singing styles that developed from the foundation of opera.

Singers are the soul of every troupe. An outstanding singer’s dedication to practicing their vocal skills is indescribable. Along with natual talent, hard work and years of intense practice are also crucial. Without at least a decade’s worth of dedicated practice, one would not even make it through the door.

Suddenly the arrival of many prominent dignitaries set the Goethe Grand Theatre alight. Although the VIP boxes on the second floor were already filled to capacity, room was quickly made. The owner of the opera house is a wealthy merchant from the merchant guild. He seemed somewhat nervous in front of these dignitaries. Once the Prime Minister made clear their intentions, the owner immediately set about arranging everything as swiftly as possible.

When the beautiful female announcer on the stage draped in luxurious velvet, briefly explained to the audience of more than 20,000 people that the upcoming show was a unique competition between the Bimon Kingdom delegation and the singers of the St. Antonio Royal Troupe, the first reaction was astonishment, followed by thunderous applause.

The saying that art knows no boundaries was well demonstrated here.

In the VIP boxes on the second floor, most of the dignitaries were waiting with bated breath. Many noble ladies even joked quietly amongst themselves - would these Bimons perform a grass skirt dance as their own form of art?

Bishop Kaka was the harshest critic in the room. In his view, Bimon Beastmen are barbarians, or frightful cannibals with wide bloody mouths and fangs. Their sole method of artistic performance should be beating their drums in battle.

Shielded by Holy Knights and Dragon Knights of the Vatican, he had become more audacious. His slanderous remarks about the Bimons, half assumptions half conjectures, sprung endlessly from his loose mouth.

The nobles surrounding Bishop Kaka had a similar understanding and perception of the Bimons. Although they were attracted by the startling beauty of the Bimon women, it did not impede their feeling of superiority, just like their bulging wallets - Human beings always seem to have a fixed sense of superiority over other intelligent species.

The only ones who didn’t possess this kind of superiority were the two heads of the Shalba family. Due to their long-term interactions with the Bimon Kingdom, they understood the Bimons far better than these nobles who pride themselves on their family history. To them, their outrageous remarks were simply laughable. Apart from idiotic, they couldn’t think of another word to describe these elites’ arrogance. The Bimon delegation’s jewelry alone outshone the inherited jewels of all Dorott nobles. Judging by their demeanor and speech, they were far more elegant and dignified than most nobles here. Why should the Bimons be labeled as aimless runaways?

Of course, some nobles from families with long histories naturally scorned such tactics of belittling others to elevate themselves. Like the two mainfolk from the Shalba family, they chose to remain silent.

Liu Zhenhan found this polarization among the nobles very interesting. The arrogance and humility of the human race always stood out in any gathering.

The performance began quickly. The expensive magic spotlight bathed the theater in an enchanting array of lights. Aside from the stage, all the seat rows sank into profound darkness.

The performers of St. Antonio Royal Theatre were indeed exceptional. Most of the audience had heard the beautiful symphony, "Napoleon’s Carmen," but it still received thunderous applause. With one conductor controlling the performance of hundreds, the layered music started to play. Each instrument clearly expressed its own unique tones before blending together, forming a perfect melody. This opened a new perspective for the Bimon priests who were proficient in using auxiliary instruments.