In the most crowded commercial area, in the center of the crowd, a burst of melodious music suddenly sounded. The tune was soothing and elegant, and people couldn't help but slow down and listen carefully.
The noisy streets became a little quiet because of this piece of music.
Because the music was so melodious, everyone couldn't help but chase the source of the sound.
I saw, in the middle of the crowd, at the edge of a three-story elegant fountain, a young man with slightly long and curly hair, with his eyes closed, holding a saxophone in his hand, playing without any distractions.
The image of youth is loose, unrestrained, and bohemian.
Paired with his elegant music, people can't help but explore the story behind this unruly prodigal.
After the song ended, everyone had not heard enough and wanted to ask the young man to play another one. However, the young man's actions made everyone a little dumbfounded.
He lazily took out a basin from the package behind his back, and then put the basin in front of a person nearby with a smile on his face, his meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Begging for money.
The man who was being begged twitched his mouth and cursed inwardly. Seeing the people around him looking at him, he was too embarrassed not to give anything. He could only touch his nose and endure the heartache, and took a small piece of the cut one.
The magic crystal was thrown to the young prodigal son.
But this begging young man was not satisfied yet. He took a basin and begged one by one in front of the people around him.
Everyone was angry, but the young man was very thick-skinned and said with a smile: "Because I have to participate in the Rising Stars Competition, I don't have any spare money, so I have to ask everyone for help."
When they heard that this young man was going to participate in the Rising Stars Competition, everyone's expressions softened a little. After all, those who dared to participate in the Rising Stars Competition should not be weak.
It's not bad to be able to build some relationships with the players participating in the Rising Stars Competition.
Passers-by with this idea in mind, faced with the young man's begging, they all paid some money. Even though everyone gave little, if you calculate carefully, the total amount is quite a lot.
At this time, in the clouds higher in the sky, two people wearing law enforcement uniforms were watching the scene below silently.
One of the weaker apprentices frowned and said in a tone of indignation or jealousy: "Captain, should we stop him? It's so abominable. There are so many people giving him money for a business without capital.
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The law enforcement captain in charge of the business district was generally a formal wizard. He looked at the angry team members beside him and said, "It's okay, he has a sense of proportion."
"Proportionate? What do you mean?" the law enforcement team member asked doubtfully.
"This guy only comes once every three days, plays a piece of music each time, and leaves immediately after playing. It won't cause any major impact, and it won't cause traffic jams, so we have no excuse to stop him," the law enforcement captain explained.
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After hearing this, the law enforcement team members became even more dissatisfied. From the captain's tone, it was obvious that this young man had been doing this for a long time. If he could earn so many magic crystals every time, it would be very unpleasant to watch!
But since the captain let him off the hook, as an ordinary team member, he had no choice but to endure it.
"You have to rely on performing arts to make a living. I guess he won't be able to get a good ranking in the Rising Stars Competition." The law enforcement team member couldn't help but muttered.
After hearing this, the law enforcement captain burst into laughter: "He said he was participating in the competition, did you believe it?"
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The law enforcement captain shook his head and said: "This guy is not an ordinary person, he is a spirit. The real contestant is the person behind him."
The unruly young man being discussed by the law enforcement team was just as they said. After playing a song and begging for a round of money, he took his gorgeous saxophone and disappeared into the crowd.
The young man took three steps and two steps at a time, and soon arrived at the entrance of a narrow alley in the business district.
Although this alley is located in a busy city, the entrance is filled with unknown experimental garbage and exudes a stench, so not many people go in.
The young man didn't pay attention to the stench and stepped directly into the alley. Not long after walking, he saw a young man leaning against the mottled wall, holding a book in his hand under the weak light of the gas street lamp hanging on the wall.
I read it carefully, my eyes were intoxicated.
"My dear master, don't you like Heidian anymore?" The young man pretended to be hurt on his face.
The boy who was reading slowly raised his head, with a confused look on his face.
"Your favorite black book has been back for two minutes now. You didn't look at me, but at this broken book." The young man picked up the saxophone and pointed at the book in his hand, "So,
Don’t you like Black Code?”
After the young man who called himself "Black Code" finished speaking, his figure suddenly changed and turned into a plump and voluptuous woman with a pipe in his hand: "Or do you think the master likes this image more?"
The young man said angrily: "Heidian, stop making trouble and change back quickly!"
Although Heidian wanted to continue teasing his little master, he also knew where the limit was and he could stop it now. If he continued, the little master would probably blush and become thick-necked.
Heidian suddenly transformed into an elegant middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat embroidered with gold patterns.
"Master, this is what I got today. Although they are all cut magic crystals, the total should be more than 10 complete magic crystals." Heidian took out a bag of magic crystals from his pocket.
Surprise flashed in the young man's eyes: "Sure enough, the people in Sky Mechanical City are very rich. They can even get 10 magic crystals by begging. This is more than what I earned after working for a month!"
After the young man took the magic crystal, he took out three magic crystals and handed them to Heidian: "You can help me go to the bookstore to buy another copy of "Yingdu Night Whisper". You can use the remaining money yourself."
The magic book looked at the book in the young man's hand in confusion: "Didn't you already buy it in the morning? Why do you want to buy it again?"
The boy unfolded the cover of the magazine, pointed at the characters decorated with the artist's brush and said: "Did you see it? This is Angel, my best friend! It's his first time as the cover character of "Yingdu Night Whisper"
, I naturally want to buy an extra copy for collection."
Heidian also knows Angel, and he had met Angel before before he became a spirit. It can be said that Angel and Nausicaa have equally important status in the master's heart.
Looking at the character on the cover of the magazine, this was the first time Heidian saw Angel's appearance after becoming a spirit.
Handsome, young and full of youthful determination.
"Why did Angel appear on the cover of "Yingdu Night Whisper"?" Heidian asked curiously.
"Because he has done great things." The young man said with some pride, as if he was talking about himself: "I didn't expect that Angel would have such a bumpy and bizarre experience. I really want to see him and ask him about it.
The situation at that time. What was the Lord of the Ice Valley like? Where did the source fire go? And..."
As soon as he started talking, he kept chattering.
"I don't know if he will come to the Rising Stars Game? Probably not. His current strength should not be enough to participate in the Rising Stars Game... Sigh, it seems I can only wait until after the game to return to the Savage Cave to see him again."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered the main topic: "By the way, hurry up and buy me a copy of "Yingdu Night Whisper". If it's a little later, it will be bad if it's not sold."
Heidian nodded helplessly and walked out of the alley.
At this time, the light in the alley illuminated all the joy in the young man's eyes. In the changing light and shadow, he could see that this person was none other than Salum who came to Sky Mechanical City to participate in the Rising Star Competition.
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In the country of Iron near the edge of the North Sea, there is a city called Paradua.
The city is divided into a new city and an abandoned city. The architecture of the new city is very consistent with the Yirongguo style, with reinforced concrete and steam machinery everywhere. The sky is gray and full of industrial waste gas.
The deserted city is actually a deserted urban area, separated from the new city by a river.
The architectural style of Huangcheng is the style of the Yi Rong Kingdom in the past, a Byzantine architecture full of religious feeling. Although there are similar buildings in the new city now, they are surrounded by various steam machinery, which seems to lack a religious flavor.
The deserted city is basically abandoned, with only a few homeless people and some poor people living here.
The tall dome building has not been maintained, and there are fragments everywhere, giving it a sense of apocalyptic ruins after the religious city was destroyed.
At this time, the setting sun has just set and the stars and moon have just woken up. The thin night gradually drives away the afterglow of the sunset and invades the earth.
In the deserted city, on top of a church that was once used for religious worship, a young wizard apprentice sat cross-legged here.
This is a witch wearing a blue-black wizard costume. The costume looks very old-fashioned. The only highlights of the whole person are the bright red dancing shoes and the bright red bow.
There was a broom floating around her body. The style of the broom was very interesting, and there was a curved design on the handle. Hanging from the curve was a portable oil lamp with a black frame and surrounded by transparent glass.
The light brought by the oil lamp allowed the witch to read the letters smoothly.
This letter was sent by her mentor. The first sentence at the beginning was the disgusting "Dear Qili", which made her tremble.
I quickly read the letter. 99% of the content was about expressing my feelings of longing, and the remaining 1% was not really about the topic. There was only one sentence: "There should be a magazine attached to the letter. You can take a look.
It will definitely surprise you.”
Although Qili cursed Kanter for being immoral, she carefully folded the letter in half and solemnly put it into the satchel on her waist.
After doing all this, Qili whispered softly: "Luna, is there a magazine with the letter?"
After a slight "meow" cry, a young black cat suddenly ran out of the dark deserted city. Despite its small size, its movements were very agile. Using various landing points, it quickly jumped to Qili.
Side of body.
After the little black cat landed, it rubbed at Qili's feet for a while, and then took out a magazine that was twice as big as its face from the bell around its neck.
""Yingdu Night Whisper"? Why did the instructor let me read such gossip... Hey, isn't this him?" Qili looked at the book cover with some suspicion in her eyes.
Why does the character on the cover look more and more like Angel?
Originally, Qili didn't want to read a magazine that was more about gossip and miscellany, such as "Yingdu Night Language", but now she opened the pages out of curiosity.