### Chapter 28: Waltonka
The theater group’s leader had just finished a sentence when Night Star instinctively cheered, though she was still a bit out of the loop.
“Has it already started?”
So sudden, right?
Night Star’s heart was a whirlwind of nerves and curiosity, eagerly anticipating the new city’s offerings.
What fun things did the new city have? That was still a mystery that needed personal exploration.
Just as Night Star was plotting her sightseeing plans, the group leader spoke again.
“We’re here.”
“Yay!”
With lightfooted steps, Night Star led the way to the Theater Door, while the group leader and the others trailed behind, seemingly hoping to catch a glimpse of this new city.
After all, they were about to perform there, so a little reconnaissance wouldn’t hurt.
Unless they accidentally wandered into the territory of a high-spec Star Eclipse, which could get awkward.
The performance day might turn into a battlefield.
If there were powerful comrades lurking around, a little negotiation would be wise to avoid misunderstandings.
After all, some Star Eclipses had territorial instincts.
But even if there were formidable Star Eclipses in the area that rejected outsiders, the Rising Sun Theater Group wouldn’t back down.
A performance was a performance; once they’d set a location, leaving was simply not an option.
Long ago, an overzealous power thwarted the early Rising Sun Theater Group from performing due to their lack of strength to fight back.
But now, the Rising Sun Theater Group had enough clout to stand tall—if negotiations failed, they’d go in guns blazing without a second thought.
At least that’s what the group leader thought.
A moment later, Night Star led the troupe through the Theater Door and found the designated spot for the Rising Sun Theater Group.
“Here we go!”
As everyone emerged into the light of day, they were greeted by the sun shining down from above.
They stood atop a tall building, just like when they first arrived in Qi Yuan City.
Facing the natural breeze from above, Night Star stepped out and onto the solid ground, her eyes wide as she gazed out.
“Whoa~ another big city!” Night Star exclaimed in awe.
As she looked out, she could see many grand buildings, bursting with technological flair. Clearly, it was an advanced city, way fancier than your average small town.
On the surface, it looked much larger than Yun Chang City.
As for what city this was, Night Star was clueless.
Even being in the same country doesn’t mean she had visited every nook and cranny, especially since she was a little homebody.
So Night Star had no idea where she was.
In that case, time to consult the map!
Pulling out her smart device, she checked the map, eager to see what location she had landed in.
“Hmm~”
A holographic map sprang to life before her, showing the name of the city where she found herself.
“Waltonka?”
Yep, that was the name of Night Star’s current city.
“Okay…”
Night Star nodded, lost in thought as she searched her memory for any information about this city, but came up empty-handed.
Besides, didn’t Huaxia have a thing about city names not sounding like this?
With suspicion gnawing at her, she decided to look up some more details about this place, and sure enough, the results showed up quickly.
Just as she had suspected, Waltonka was a very developed city compared to others, which explained why it was considered a major city.
But the twist was… Huaxia didn’t have such a place.
Because Waltonka belonged to the Free Country.
“Meow meow meow?”
Night Star’s brain short-circuited.
Kong Yu Bai had come up beside her and called out to her several times, but she didn’t budge.
“Audience Performer, Audience Performer?”
Kong Yu Bai was puzzled, then noticed the smart device in her hand and leaned in for a closer look.
“Waltonka? Why does that name sound so familiar? I feel like I’ve been here before,” she murmured to herself, then continued to read.
Quickly, she realized why Night Star was reacting that way.
“The Free Country?”
Kong Yu Bai recalled that this seemed to be Huaxia’s rival, a nation that had been attempting various underhanded schemes against Huaxia, but had little success.
Kong Yu Bai had even performed concerts in that country when she was a world-renowned songstress.
That made everything click as to why Waltonka sounded familiar.
Because she had held concerts here, that’s why she had a bit of recall.
But the real question was… why were they in Waltonka?
Kong Yu Bai remembered that Huaxia and the Free Country were quite far apart.
It was a total shock that the Rising Sun Theater had relocated here.
Kong Yu Bai had been incredibly surprised when she learned about the situation.
At that moment, Night Star was coming back to reality.
“Wait… we’ve gone abroad! Why are we suddenly out of the country?! I wasn’t ready for this mentally!”
Night Star squatted down, clutching her head, feeling dizzy.
Clearly, this whole affair had exceeded her expectations.
They hadn’t even traveled the country yet, and now they were abroad? How outrageous was that?
If they were still performing within the country, at least there were the promised Night Watchers to look out for them; usually, performing outside didn’t present too many problems.
But abroad? That was a different story.
There were no Night Watchers in this country, and if there were Star organizations, they would definitely see the Rising Sun Theater Group as enemies.
If the theater troupe tried performing here, they’d be greeted not by fans, but potentially by armed Star organization members.
Just picturing that scene made Night Star’s head throb.
Not far away, Mo Rabbit also caught wind of the bubbling situation.
“Whoa whoa whoa~ Going abroad, huh? This is so unexpected; it turns out the Rising Sun Theater’s relocation cannot be predicted by ordinary logic.”
Mo Rabbit smiled with keen interest, a stark contrast to Night Star’s despair.
No wonder her instincts told her to join the Rising Sun Theater group on this little journey—it was to witness such amusing antics!
Her instincts were truly on point.
Not that Mo Rabbit had ever been abroad either.
After all, she was still young at twenty-one, and her peers were just graduating from college, maybe even still in school.
Besides, having become a Sunlight Night Watcher in her city region early on left her little reason to venture abroad.
So, she found the idea of going abroad quite fresh and exciting.
She was curious about what kind of fun could be found here.
It was thrilling to think about.
As for the reactions of the group leader and the others, they were surprisingly calm.
To them, it didn’t matter where they were, as long as they could perform—they had no real interest in the situation of the times.
After a moment of silence, the group leader finally spoke.
“This is a nice place; at least there are no comparable or overly powerful comrades lurking around, which saves us the hassle of negotiations.”
This also meant that the Star powers in this city were quite strong, ensuring that Star Eclipses couldn’t run rampant, which is why the group leader had mentioned the absence of such interactions.
Upon hearing this, Night Star felt her head start to ache even more.
She could already imagine what would happen on the weekend.
The armed Star organizations or enforcement groups abroad wouldn’t be like those at home—they were bound to erupt into chaos.
“cr*p…”
