Chapter 167 - Grand opening (2/2)
After fixing my silly mistake and losing only about five minutes to get my tickets, I entered the main corridor and followed the guide written on the ticket itself to find my gate. With how big the entire place was, there was a need for a general tunnel that circumvented the entire tribunes and had various access points to different parts of the viewing spots.
As soon as I emerged from the tunnel after climbing a rather long set of stairs, I realised that even before the grand opening officially started, city hall made sure to entertain those who decided to come earlier!
Every spot on the staging ground was filled with various performances, from sword and spear fighting, through a showcase of various techniques and a simple show making groups. Sitting down on the seat with the exact the same number as the one on my ticket, I closed my eyes and scrolled through the system in search for something interesting while this subpar timekiller was taking place.
When a loud sound of horns sang their song, everyone in the arena frozen. Just like if some grand wizard touched this place with his magical wand, all performers from before suddenly vanished from the spot, making a place for a single person to enter the sizeable stage. As soon as this person reached the middle of the place, the earth suddenly started to rise!
As it started to elevate with the small circle with that important person in the very middle of the event, a big cone suddenly rose from the flat ground. With a loud bang, a huge chunk of stones got cut off from the sides, only to disappear inside the cone right afterwards. Before anyone managed to react, a mass of people started to come out from within the cone!
Even as someone who saw a lot of variety shows back on earth, I couldn't help but be amazed by this showcase of power and engineering ingenuity. No matter how hard I tried to figure out how they did it, I was simply clueless!
”Welcome to the grand intersect tournament!”
As soon as the movement of all the people coming out stopped, the man at the top part of the elevated cone started his opening speech.
”I'm Jelier, this city overseer and mayor. It's my utmost pleasure to greet every single one of you here! While I would like to bore you to the death with flaunting how great this city is with such great citizens and administration, I guess I would only be beaten to the death as a result, so let me announce the start of our opening ceremony instead! Please, enjoy the show!”
I gotta admit, this kind of comedic and reasonable approach caught me unprepared! I was sure that someone who stood at the top of organising this grand event would make sure to use his few minutes of the spotlight to enjoy himself to the fullest! I guess that having powerful figures lurking in every corner taught officials some humility in this world!