In the square, among the silent teachers, Maxwell wore a top hat and quietly stared at the students in front of him.
"They are all a group of children. They are so youthful."
He laughed softly, "Every time I see them, I feel: Times have changed, which may not be a good thing."
Sidney looked at him in confusion, but he whistled proudly: "At least, the kid is much happier now. At that time, there were so many long-legged girls in short skirts and stockings to see. Huh? Everyone attends classes in a church school, and the men have to behave like gentlemen. The girls are all covered up, with only one face exposed. They speak God’s teachings when they open and close their mouths, just like old mothers... "
"Ahem."
Sidney coughed twice, quietly glanced at the girl standing quietly not far away, and signaled him to stop.
This old bastard, don't say bad things regardless of the occasion - forget it if you don't sing praises, at least don't act like a hooligan in public.
This time, the second princess came to inspect on behalf of the Queen. I will label you as "unbecoming a king". You are fine. Don't let us be hung on the wall with you!
Outside the crowd, the girl stood in the early morning mist, as if she hadn't heard anything, just staring at the surroundings, indifferent and quiet.
After a long time, she nodded and looked at Maxwell: "Mr. Principal, is the time almost up?"
"Please wait for me, Your Highness."
Maxwell took off his top hat and threw it into Sidney's arms: "Let's get started. It's better to be more lively on the school anniversary. What does it look like when it's always so deserted?"
Snapped!
He flexed his fingers, rubbed his joints, and made a sound, a crisp snap of his fingers.
Behind him, in the damp and cold morning mist, a huge echo suddenly came. Although it is not harsh, it is shocking.
Bells!
The bell rang.
On the bell tower of the college, a huge gear suddenly rotated, driving the iron plate and hinges, the levers rubbed, the mechanism twisted, and the huge copper bell suddenly vibrated.
The bell rang, the mist stirred, and the students looked around blankly.
The bell rang again, and the strong wind suddenly fell from the sky, turning into vague ripples and spreading in all directions.
The bell rang three times, and a thick white mist suddenly emerged out of thin air, covering everyone's eyes and swallowing the entire academy.
Amid the thrilling and majestic bells, a faint melody emerges, the gentle chanting of the clarinet.
The sound of the melody is extremely soft, as beautiful as a dream, with a deep sleepiness, gently embracing everyone.
In an instant, everyone fell into a long absence, captured by this sweet melody.
Maxwell waved his hand, and the dense fog instantly transformed and fluctuated like a tide.
He was immersed in the beautiful melody, swaying the notes and making waves in the etheric sea.
He closed his eyes and whispered softly:
"-O God, please grant eternal rest to this world."
Those were the pieces of music carved here by the Yellow King Mozart hundreds of years ago. They were deeply imprinted into the ether and turned into an enchantment that lingered over the entire academy.
"Requiem"!
Among the teachers, everyone has been overwhelmed by the majestic force. Sidney held his hat and staggered back, his face pale:
"Before we start, the school committee still has speeches and training sessions..."
"Didn't you already talk about it once yesterday?"
Maxwell's laughter came from a distance, "You are all poor people at heart and empty words. How can you have so much to say to others?"
Sidney's expression changed, and he was about to say something, but found that he was speechless. He even felt that he had forgotten words and no longer knew how to speak.
The Requiem barrier is activated. In the eternal sleep, where is the need for such a noisy sound
…
In the fog, all the students looked around blankly, watching the thick fog covering everything, and everything changing like a mirage.
Everything becomes illusory and distant.
Even the people around him gradually faded and disappeared.
At first, some people were at a loss, but soon they heard a voice.
"thirty minutes."
Maxwell's deep voice came from their ears, "The academy has undergone changes. You still have thirty minutes to find your position. In thirty minutes, the trial will begin..."
In front of them, the white mist dissipated, revealing the huge academy that still vaguely looked like it originally did.
The graduates who couldn't see each other were stunned for a moment, and soon they strode towards the direction they had originally inspected, seizing the time to start changing their mimicry.
—The trial is about to begin!
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…
Ye Qingxuan only remembered the white mist coming in, and he was stunned for a moment, but when he reacted, the mist dissipated quickly.
Everything returns to silence.
He didn't know when he was thrown into a strange place, and everyone around him disappeared. It seems that it was thrown elsewhere by the Requiem barrier.
As far as the eye can see, everything becomes unfamiliar.
It still looks like I'm in the academy, but everything has changed subtly. Some buildings are missing, and in other places there is an extra building.
Even the shape and appearance of the buildings have changed a lot. Although the general layout is still familiar, it is no longer possible to distinguish the original appearance.
The power of Requiem shines directly from the etheric realm into the material world, changing everything.
Became silent.
As far as the eye can see, there are students participating in the assessment in the distance, seizing the time to start looking for the graduates who have completed the mimicry.
I think senior brother has already found a good place, right
If nothing goes wrong, according to the plan the two of them had last night, there should be no big problem in surviving this round...
As long as you are not unlucky.
"cousin… "
Bai Xi shook his head vigorously: "Can you let down my hair?"
"Huh? Uh, sorry I didn't notice."
He quickly let go of the hair in his hands. When the white mist filled the air, he subconsciously grabbed Bai Xi, and then lost consciousness until now.
"Is this a requiem?"
Different from Ye Qingxuan who was cautious, Bai Xi was much bolder, poking and looking everywhere. Nodding at the end:
"Well, the effect is similar to that of "Cloud Gate". It's just that the details are a little different. One is delicate and meticulous, the other is magnificent... They are both the 'embodied' fields of the illusion faction."
"Be serious, Bai Xi. The trial has begun."
Ye Qingxuan pulled her up from a wild flower: "Don't step on it, maybe the flower you step on is a big old man."
"Eh? That's disgusting."
Bai Xi stood up in disgust and looked back at him with some uncertainty: "How about I take a photo?"
As she said that, she took out the school badge and was about to spend ten credits to identify it, but was stopped by Ye Qingxuan: "This is not mimicry, don't waste the credits."
After hearing what he said, Bai Xi crushed the wild flower to death with confidence.
... It can only be said that her bad temper will never change.
However, Ye Qingxuan is now worried about the drastically increased difficulty of the trial.
Originally, there was no way for "mimicry" to turn into something smaller than oneself, but within the scope of the Requiem barrier, the musician's mimicry could cover up the original form, and then project an object to replace himself.
This resulted in a dramatic spike in difficulty.
Although after the opening three hours there is a round of changes. All graduates will draw lots, and the content of the draw will mandate the students' mimetic image this time.
But that is what happened later.
If everything is planned according to the worst outcome, then Ye Qingxuan must find a way to get enough points before the difficulty is reduced.
Not only for himself, but also for Bai Xi and Xiaer. At least the comprehensive credits of the Music History Department should not be too bad in the end.
Otherwise, the school committee may have to step into their shoes again.
"Hurry up and start looking for someone first."
Ye Qingxuan sighed in a low voice, "I hope I can go back to the big library in the afternoon."
"Read the book that woman prescribed to you again?"
Bai Xi glanced at him, looked elsewhere, and just whispered: "The teacher has been very sad these past two days."
“…”
Ye Qingxuan knocked on her forehead angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, I've already said it to the teacher. I just go there occasionally to listen to the class, and the teacher won't have any objections."
"cut."
When the lie was exposed, Bai Xi looked unhappy and just muttered: "I think sooner or later you were played with by that woman until you were completely naked, and then you were abandoned."
"Teacher Laura and I are innocent."
"Then how did you hook up with her?" Bai Xi rolled his eyes and kicked him. Ye Qingxuan was speechless for a long time and could only say: "Actually, it's just an academic exchange."
He can't say: Hey, do you remember the professor? That's right, the one who is particularly dangerous and powerful. The professor is actually a woman, and she is my father's student. Now he is so nice to me that he doesn't want me...
This is obviously more outrageous and even more unspeakable.
He sighed, "Just think of it as a coincidence."
Bai Xi's eyes changed and she no longer looked at him.
The little girl just lowered her head and walked in front, saying something softly.
"fraud… "
A weak voice came from the wind. Ye Qingxuan was stunned for a moment and wanted to grab her, but she threw him away.
"Bai Xi?" He frowned and said softly, "Don't make trouble. Can't we go back and say no?"
"No."
Bai Xi shook his head and didn't look at him, "There's nothing to say anyway. Let's just treat it as a coincidence."
Now that Ye Qingxuan's original words about this matter were thrown back, Ye Qingxuan only felt a little irritated: "Bai Xi, what are you so angry about? Can't you just say it?"
"Am I losing my temper?"
Bai Xi looked back at him, expressionless: "I just don't want to hear your lies."
"I… "
"In fact, you can just say that you like her or that you need her to help her. You can even say nothing."
Bai Xi seemed to be talking to himself, "I can't care who you are with, right?"
"..." Ye Qingxuan was speechless.
"I just don't want to see you lie."
She glanced at Ye Qingxuan one last time, her eyes a little red:
"—Cousin, even you want to lie to me."
She turned around and ran away without looking back.
The hair tie that tied her hair broke and fell to the ground, her hair floated up like a beautiful flash of light disappearing in the wind.
The flash disappeared.
Bai Xi also disappeared.
Ye Qingxuan stood there and wanted to catch up, but felt a little tired and had no strength to even take a step.
He didn't even have time to say sorry.
…
The young man sat tiredly on the stone bench in the corner, picked up the hair tie on the ground, looked at the cracks on it, and the two short hairs, and smiled wryly at himself.
what is this? It's your own fault? Asking for trouble? Or some weird shame
Only now did he realize that he had made a mistake.
It's been a long time since Bai Xi lost his temper. When her cousin wanted to drink water, she went to boil water. When her cousin didn't have time, she went to walk the dog. If her cousin stayed up late, she would read some comic books next to him.
Quietly, she really looks like a well-behaved little girl.
Originally, he thought that the little girl just wanted to be coaxed, and it would be fine if she was coaxed more, and nothing would happen if she was coaxed. After coaxing her, she will become obedient, right
Then reality slapped him in the face.
Stop joking, Ye Qingxuan.
How could you possibly tie her down with something like a lie
She just doesn't want to talk to you, and she doesn't want to be angry with you or endure your lies. But the lie is useless now, like the hair tie you tied in her hair is broken.
She had had enough and didn't want to listen to your lies, so she chose to run away.
What can you do
You can't even catch him.
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…
For a long time, Ye Qingxuan sat on the stone bench, motionless, looking at the hair tie in his hand in frustration.
There were faint shouts and shouts of excitement in the distance. That was the noise brought by the students participating in the trial.
But this small courtyard was as quiet as another world.
It was so quiet that time had been forgotten.
Until a long time later, a painful sound came.
"This classmate..."
The voice was full of helplessness, calling softly: "This classmate?"
Finally, Ye Qingxuan looked down and saw the stone bench under his butt.
"This classmate, can you move a little bit?"
The long stone bench made a painful sound: "You sat on my waist."
"… Feel sorry."
Ye Qingxuan moved to the side and said, "I was just sad and didn't pay attention."
Shishi was speechless. Generally speaking, shouldn't you, bastard, get up first and start talking? Why are you still sitting
But in the end, there was still no choice but to let him sit. At least they didn't report him. I can't say that you can get up quickly and show me the school badge with your school badge!
That is committing suicide...
Shishi looked at his sad look, was silent for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Don't be sad. Everyone is like this when they are young. They often do things that they regret."
"Will it not happen in the future?" Ye Qingxuan asked.
"In the future?" Shi Shi's voice became bitter, "You will get used to it in the future."
Ye Qingxuan scratched his head, "It sounds like it will only get worse."
"There is no way, the world is like this, there are so many misunderstandings, but there are very few people who can accompany you."
Shishi sighed: "That's why you need to cherish her. If you don't hold her, she will run away. Then, you will be the only one left, and she will become one."
Ye Qingxuan was silent.
"Go and chase her back." Shi Shi said softly, "She must be waiting for your comfort."
"kindness."
Ye Qingxuan stood up and looked back at him, "I originally planned to sit there for a while, but thank you for enlightening me, I won't expose you."
“…”
Shi Shi's voice was startled: "Did you originally discover me?"
"The flaws are so big that you can see through them at a glance."
Ye Qingxuan shook his head, "The weather has been humid recently, and bugs and various bacterial strains have grown wildly. But you don't even have a bit of moss or spider web here. It doesn't feel right even thinking about it with the back of your head."
"did not expect… "
Shi Shi's tone was complicated, and his mood was also complicated.
He originally thought that Ye Qingxuan was just sad and accidentally sat on him.
It turns out that this guy was deliberately tormenting himself because he was unhappy? This made him suddenly feel sad that his good intentions were eaten by the vicious golden retriever dog in the academy.
"Well, goodbye, Brother Stool."
Ye Qingxuan left and waved his hand without looking back: "I wish you success in passing this round."
"… goodbye."
Shishi said goodbye feebly, and after a long time he sighed softly, "I hope you can find your girl back."
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It's noon and the sun is scorching.
The students who were full of enthusiasm at the beginning are now starting to get tired, and some are already squatting under the shade of a tree to catch their breath.
With so many people in such a large college, they have become inconspicuous. Compared to so many people searching, not many graduates have been found so far.
The most tragic thing in the world is that there are more wolves and less meat, not to mention... meat can also escape.
In fact, Ye Qingxuan has seen more than once a situation where "a tree is desperately running in front of it, and a bunch of people behind it are taking pictures randomly with the school badge high".
There were ghosts crying and wolves howling all the way, it was simply too miserable to watch.
There were constant warning sounds coming from students, their credits were cleared, and they were kicked out of the field. After initially screening out a group of graduates who were completely unqualified, the remaining ones have now begun to blindly hunt for the missing fish among the flowers and plants around them.
Not to mention, someone was actually found by them.
As a result, the masses' desire to commit suicide was aroused!
In such a chaotic situation, no matter what skills or plans you have, it won't work. Everyone can only try their luck.
Originally, Ye Qingxuan was worried about Xiaer, but after searching various places according to the plan and finally finding him, he was no longer worried at all.
only…
"Senior brother, you've become this kind of thing."
Under the scorching sun, in the empty square, Ye Qingxuan blocked the sunlight above his head and looked up at the fountain in front of him.
Looking at the ** sculpture on the fountain...
On that well-proportioned body, which perfectly complies with the golden ratio, the sharp-edged, lifelike face stares sideways at the sky, with persistent and powerful eyes. You can tell at a glance that it was made by a famous artist, making you feel like you have returned to the early days of the Golden Age. .
At that time, what artists advocated was the combination of "strength and beauty", which showed the strength and beauty of the human body in a simple and vigorous way.
But for some reason, after looking at it for a long time, it makes people feel that the smile on the corner of the statue's mouth has a hint of indescribable wretchedness...