Composition, the second half of the path to advancement.
When William first heard this term from the patient attendant, he thought of the music that was played when he faced the Path Completers and the Plague Masters as their frameworks emerged.
The music of the Lord of the Epidemic is more epic, and can even directly create a scene that is close to reality.
For example, the fish source of Nazjatar, which was first seen accidentally by touching the giant eye at the bottom of the lake during the gentleman's assessment. The epic music made William feel as if he was in a turbulent sea, and he might sink into it at any time and be swallowed by the giant in the deep sea.
Those who have completed the path, that is, those with the Silver Circle disease,
Although some of the music still has an epic feel, the sense of immersion is not very strong. The music is more about expressing the characteristics of the Silver Circle Patients and better showing themselves to their opponents through music.
The secrets and true effects of music will be revealed in the subsequent composition process.
Composition Room
William had expected a bunch of odd-looking bands to gather in an open area resembling a concert hall.
Although he didn't actually see the band, the 'thing' presented to William was far more shocking than a comprehensive band.
The composition room is structured more like a church.
The wide wall opposite the entrance is covered with "long half-men", which are pure white people with their hands and feet removed, leaving only the torso and head and a long body, all hanging upside down.
These pure white people have no other organs on their faces except their mouths and nostrils. They are as slender as bamboo poles and are arranged in order of height, covering the walls of the church. There are more than 180 of them.
There is also a rectangular incision on their abdomen, but its specific function is not yet known.
In addition, there is a thick nerve extending from the base of their back head, which is concentrated on the central cone of the composition room through precise wiring.
Before William asked, the pure white attendant beside him said:
“What you are seeing is the highest masterpiece of the gland area, the ‘pure white bionic human organ’ that we have spent decades of effort to create.
You just need to walk onto the circular platform and connect all the nerves, and then you can "inhale" by controlling them.
The gas passes through the vocal cords to produce vibrations and is finally discharged from the vocal tube opening in the abdomen to produce sound.
The melody produced by each android is different. The amount of air you control will also affect the melody. You can even create a unique melody by fine-tuning the vocal process.
It is precisely this structure that allows one person to achieve effects that are difficult to achieve even with a band of a hundred people.
Once you have finished composing the music, you only need to perform it perfectly from beginning to end, and this music will complete your framework and achieve your final promotion. "
William nodded with interest. "I see, there's still no time limit?"
"No... Your time privilege is limited to Silver Turbidity. The time limit for composing is always one week, and there are no exceptions.
However, I have promised you before that I will assist you during the composition process to ensure that the final song is more than 80% consistent with your symptoms.
I will connect you to the organ later and give you some proper guidance on composing music."
“Okay, but I have a few questions before we get started.
May I ask if the androids that make up the organ have brain tissue?"
The real purpose of William's question was immediately seen through by the sick attendant, "Don't think of using your epileptic brain to control them. Don't try to be clever during the composition period, otherwise you may be deprived of your composing qualification."
"Haha, okay~ I won't mess around, let's start now."
William stepped onto the circular platform and let the nerve threads of the epileptic brain directly drill out of the skull and connect with the nerves of the android on the ground, easily achieving neural docking.
The patient immediately followed, squirming his cell body and climbing up the round platform, also connecting the central nervous system to William's epileptic brain.
He will fulfill his promise and provide assistance in the next composition to ensure that the disease matching rate reaches more than 80%.
Although the patient attendant had already anticipated the situation, he was still shocked by the complex symptoms inside William's brain when he was connected to it. Even he, a staff member in the gland area, could not think of what kind of music would be suitable for such a complex young man.
"Can we start now?"
"Wait a minute. My suggestion for the first three days is to familiarize yourself with the organ, the syllables that each android pipe can produce, and the combined syllables that 2-3 human bodies can produce. Then start composing from the fourth day."
"OK."
However, just five hours into the composition, a continuous and elegant simple melody can be heard echoing through the composition.
The White Patient was completely stunned. He couldn't understand how the young man could become familiar with the organ so quickly, but out of professional ethics he didn't want to disturb him by asking.
What he didn't know was that William himself had artistic talent. At the age of four, he was able to play the piano on his own and had participated in many public performances in the orphanage.
This is all thanks to the advanced training of the orphanage and the special care given by the pedophile art teacher who coveted William's body.
Thinking Hall-Library
By quickly familiarizing himself with the android organ, William replicated a composite piano with the same effect in the library.
Not only does it have three rows of keys, but there are also lower keys under the feet that need to be controlled with the toes. Only in this way can the effect of an organ be achieved.
Sitting in front of the piano was not only William, but also Yi Chen who was embedded in the back.
The four arms are playing at the same time, and the feet are constantly pedaling, presenting a "dancing" state.
After trying a few simple consecutive strums, Yi Chen on his back gave his opinion:
“William, based on the music that is often played in the orphanage, make some modifications and additional arrangements.
That piece of music is a great interpretation of despair, fear, hope, and tranquility, and it's almost imprinted in our minds and can't be erased, making it very suitable for use as a base tune.
In my opinion, music should adapt not only to your condition, but also to you as a person.”
"Indeed."
The plan was finalized, and the next step was to compose the music.
The two of them worked together to achieve twice the result with half the effort, and the patient attendant who had agreed to help in advance was unable to get involved at all.
Completely different from silver turbidity,
The composition process was actually shortened subjectively, and the finished music was obtained in just four days.
When William was performing his final performance, the sick attendant immediately developed a sense of fear deep in his cells, and instinctively pulled out the neural dendrites connected to William's brain and retreated to the sidelines.
Surrounded by music that is sometimes passionate, sometimes dark, sometimes desperate and sometimes full of hope, the patient's spirit is also aroused, and he feels that he may suffer from schizophrenia at any time.
When the oscillation of the last human voice tube ends, the performance ends.
The silver frame above William's head also finished engraving the text at this moment.
Including William's 'full name' and a 'title' that fits the theme of the music and his own characteristics.
So far,
With one more person added to the "Silver Circle" of the Old World, William can now be truly called an 'Old Patient'.
When the music and the carving ended, and William opened his eyes again,
Although he felt that he had reached a new height and level, it was not the feeling of reaching the top. It was as if he had only come from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, to the area where many former patients gathered.
There is still a long way to go.
However, William had a hunch that he could now begin to truly explore the world, and could even start to find a way to return to the world he lived in before.