Volume 2 The Stars Chapter 49 The Sound of Ripples
"It's not for me to say, you may not be able to stop the two of them if they really fight, brother. Arnold didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and he was still arching the fire on the side.
Mutu lightly hammered Arnold's Celestial Spirit Cover and told him to say less. And the two girls also stood in place, and they didn't seem to really want to do it.
At this time, some attendants opened the high doors on both sides and invited out a group of big people in the main banquet hall, which was on a platform more than one meter high, so as to present an extraordinary position. The head of the Vic family, who had already dyed his temples and frost, personally helped the old lady of the Mianhu family to come out, and then took a step forward to thank the guests.
After that, the two girls looked at the half-high platform as if nothing had happened, and Arnold looked at this and wanted to owe a few more words, but was finally honest after being electrocuted twice by Mu En.
"If you are to be killed in the future, it will definitely be because of your mouth. No wonder you say you don't have friends. Mu En was so hungry that she was about to roll her eyes, but she still didn't even eat what she stuttered.
"You don't understand, it's just that the relationship is good. β
When Mu En heard this, he remembered the person who liked to make fun of himself when he had nothing to do, and thought that if he was still here, he wouldn't be standing here today.
It turns out that this is the impermanence of life.
After a brief speech, the head of the Vic family toasted all the guests, and then everyone returned to their banquet hall.
On the right is the place where the personal servants eat, and even if they rely on the wealth of their masters, they are higher than those small nobles and gentry.
On the left, of course, is where the younger people eat, and generally speaking, anyone who is still powerful in the family before the age of 100 can sit at this table.
The large round table is empty, also to allow more people to sit and toast around.
Who can be relieved to be brought out by their own parents who is not familiar with human accidents.
Mutu Vik, who was almost forty years old at the time, was in charge of entertaining his peers on behalf of the youngest generation of the family, his grandfather downstairs and his father outside the castle, both of whom hosted the banquet as a sign of respect.
People naturally know whose home this is, and the face of the grandson of the head of the Vic family can't help but sell, so Vic toasts and drinks although he is afraid of drinking too much, and he only takes a sip, and the other party will drink it out.
Of course, Mu En didn't have this idea, although the wine here was a very low degree liqueur, but he didn't mean to raise a glass, every time the waiter brought a plate of dishes, he ate it in a hurry, and he didn't mean to give Mu Tu face at all.
Fortunately, there were too many people, and Arnold also sat directly opposite Larissa and next to Muen, and Muen was opposite Chloe, who blocked most of the view, and didn't care if he didn't raise a glass when he was in the group.
Of course, Larissa still looked at him a few times, but seeing him elegantly but quickly sweep the plate in front of him, she also believed that he was really hungry.
The food distribution system, the dishes are also fixed, the plate is not small, but the amount is really not large, Mu En feels that he is afraid that he will not be able to eat enough if he comes to thirty plates. Of course, there are high fruits, desserts, or whole roasted meats on the table.
Mu En will bring a few to nibble on while waiting for the food.
But Arnold, who was sitting on the side, told him not to eat too much, and that there would be plenty to eat later.
Mu En agreed, and then cut another suckling pig leg.
Because of Arnold's esteemed family status, they were not far from Mutu, and many people came to Arnold's side after paying homage to Mutu.
I don't know if it's a human being, all the joys and sorrows of life are not connected, Mu En looked at those noble beings and some made him feel good, and some made him feel noisy.
When the big names present had finished saluting, the people began to come to the four of them in a scattered manner as if they were fish following some kind of rule, apparently recognizing them when they had just toasted. In fact, it wasn't that no one raised a glass to Mu En, but Mu En just didn't see it.
At this time, Mutu also understood very well, and suddenly raised his glass and said welcome to the five most promising of us, and then called out Muen's name.
At this time, Mu En couldn't paddle, so he could only raise his cup and listen to Mu Tu tell some well-known backgrounds, and then Mu En suddenly remembered what Mu Tu said before, "Four of the top ten came." But Arnold thought of Larissa who was not in the top ten, which is very strange, normally if such a judgment can be made, it must be because that person has a good relationship with Larissa, so he will make such a judgment.
The applause rang out, Mu En looked back, but found no clues, and then he turned around and asked, "Who is the fifth person?"
"I've been standing next to Larissa. Don't you see?"
Mu En looked up, but felt dizzy in his head.
What's going on?!
"It seems that the rumored young and erudite Mu En also has a weakness, I can hide it from the world by simply applying a mental interference. β
Yes, the psychic magic interfered with my soul, which I don't know what the hell was wrong with, and affected my spirit, so that I kept subconsciously ignoring her.
"You're the number one in the Spiritual Academy? Mu En sat down in his chair, he felt like he was sweating profusely now, and he could conclude that this man's circuit level was even stronger than that of Prince Naboo.
With her current state, it is really difficult to beat her.
"Your soul is tougher than you think. At this time, the same voice that had appeared a few months ago began to sound again.
"If so, what's wrong with my soul. Mu En complained.
But the voice stopped talking, as if it didn't want to pay attention to Muen.
"Are you alright?" Arnold said, taking his arm and speaking out in concern.
The girl had unenchanted and looked sober, but Muen didn't seem to remember seeing her.
"Hey, why did you react so much? Just kidding you, don't mind. β
"I don't like this joke. Mu En rubbed his temples, and when he looked at the girl carefully, he found that her face was like a broken porcelain doll, and she looked a little scary.
"Stop teasing me and show you for what you really are. "Mu En's temper is generally very good, if he changes his bad temper, he may have already started a fight - at least that's what he thinks.
The girl obviously didn't expect Mu En to be able to see through her illusion without being able to see through the simple hints, and raised her eyebrows, looking surprised.
"I think you have a lot of secrets. The girl finally withdrew the illusion, which finally made Mu En feel a little impressed, but she didn't pay much attention to it.
In fact, what just happened was only in a few minutes, and the other people's cups were still holding and waiting for the five to respond, and this happened.
I have to say that this is actually a very face-saving thing, and the words of a few people are not and can't be heard by others, so the atmosphere seems to be very tense for a while, and just when Mu En was relieving, there were already a few people whispering there.
But Mu En raised his wine glass and waved it around as if nothing had happened, and then took a sip, which was considered to have been drunk.
"I'll go, you just put up with it? It's not my brother, I'm stirring up trouble, I really can't bear to change me. Arnold was stunned, so that he could endure the embarrassment in public.
"People will always subconsciously amplify the troubles that happen to them, but in fact, no one will necessarily pay attention to them. β
"People say I believe it, but it's really impossible. β
"Hey...... It's okay, why do you think about provoking a war every day. Mu En scratched his head and began to concentrate on solving the crispy roast suckling pig on his plate again.
The girl from the Mirror Flower Academy looked at Mu En with interest, "Your performance is not the same as in the academy competition. β
Mu En ignored her because he didn't want to pay attention to her. It was Arnold who began to provoke Larissa to avoid embarrassment and changed the subject.
After that, young nobles continued to come to plant some seeds of friendship, and some of the strong families directly threw olive branches to them, and relatively speaking, girls were very popular, receiving countless flowers and gifts, and one duke even proposed to Chloe directly, but she simply refused.
Mu En watched coldly, but somehow, when he saw someone giving the girl a gift, he felt a little unhappy in his heart.
Most of these nobles' circuits are neither high nor low, and their cultivation is also very good, because those who can go to this level will not be stupid, they must be the juniors who are still the hardest working in the noble family, but seeing their progress speed, Mu En knew why his senior brother had such a high evaluation of Medanzo, as a young man in his early forties, if it wasn't for the changes in the family, he might only be able to sit at this table, but no matter the precision and level of the circuit, there is no doubt that he is above everyone here.
For example, Mu Tu is in his thirties and almost forty years old, and his progress is not slow, but it may take about ten years for him to become a mage master, that is, he will be nearly fifty years old to become a mage, that is, he has the level of purple satin robes, which is enough to be praised among most nobles.
After all, no matter how big the family is, it is impossible for all generations to produce geniuses, especially the sub-elves who marry late and have children late and are difficult to conceive, which will lead to a particularly large bipolar gap in the family.
Of course, the nobles will have all kinds of ways to stabilize their position, even if they are pulling seedlings to help them grow up at night.
These nobles can already be regarded as the best among the people who have a relationship with the Vic family, but most of them can still barely reach the level of purple satin, which is still with the assistance of many secret potions, and there are indeed too few geniuses like Monroe, even among the Pillar Nation clan.
When he looked around and saw Chloe across from him, he noticed that the other party was also looking at him.
"I don't seem to have ever given you a gift, which is a bit rude indeed. Mu En looked into her eyes and said suddenly.
Chloe, of course, was surprised, and she asked Muen why she suddenly said this.
"Because I see that almost everyone has prepared gifts for you, which should be stored in the storage magic guide in case you need it, which is also the etiquette of the nobility. β
"But you're not a nobleman. Chloe smiled.
Mu En smiled slightly, didn't say anything, just asked her to wait here, and got up and walked out the door after speaking.
"Is there any of my little handsome guys. The girl from the Mirror Flower Academy, who made Mu En feel a little annoying, teased in the back.
"Yes, I'll come back and hammer your head to pieces later. Mu En's yin and yang strange qi said.
"He's much more 'merciful' than the little brother named Abel, you have to be careful. Arnold also helped Yin and Yang to be weird, and then the people around him could feel Larissa's magic start to flow again.
When I walked out of the door, I found that there was a band arranging the outside place, with a pure white ladder frame, and the shape looked very light like a suspended texture, which was very obvious to the new generation of elf style - the ancient elves advocated art and complex design, compared to the current lightness, the current elves used more metal with higher strength on the lines that were originally to be painted or carved and then made hollow carving.
Many female musicians walked up to the ornate ladder in turn, and then one instrument after another was put up, the huge and graceful harp seemed to be being plucked by the night breeze to produce intoxicating strings, and the musicians served in the style of ancient elves, loose and light, and the white carcass seemed to loom under the thin clothes.
But Muen's attention was not on this at all, but ......
"Simon, you're really getting involved. Mu En slowly walked in front of Simon, the "musician", with an admiring expression on his face.
"Hey, I said yes, then it will definitely work. Now is not the time to speak, I still have to rehearse. β
"Don't get too deep into the play, by the way, I just have a question to ask you, what kind of gifts girls will like. β
But Simon did not respond, he sat in the main seat at the moment, holding a common bard in his hand, the resonance cavity is in the shape of a full moon, and then the long wooden handle is exposed, the sound is like spring water, the strings are made of a kind of velvet of a monster, the sound is small but very gentle, suitable for singing love songs face to face to the girl you love.
This thing, in Atlantean, is abbreviated as: ripple corrugated piano, and then compressed abbreviated as the tattooed qin, the full name transliteration is very troublesome, there are a full seventeen vowels, and I don't know which idiot took it.
If translated into a language that you can understand, the original name would probably be: "The sound of the rain falling and the ripples of the clear spring." β
The main reason for being a household name is that there is a holy weapon with the same name, but its whereabouts have long been unknown.
Yes, the man who took the ghost's name was not only a bard, but also a saint, known to the Atlanteans as the "Singing Saint", but it is not known who was more accomplished when he met Help with the name "Harp".
As the leader's hand fell, the women on the bench began to play notes, and the noise barrier was raised to prevent the guests from hearing the surprise.
But Muen was standing within the barrier, and he heard a gentle singing, and this was the first time he had heard the bard sing, as he had usually only played the harp.
The voice is indescribable, obviously not sharp but very penetrating, like a male and female voice resonating at the same time, and the better the ear, the more delicate the sound can be distinguished, making it impossible to believe that it is actually just a person's singing.
"I once heard that there was a song that could go around the beam for three days without stopping, I didn't believe it, but now I believe it. Mu En shook his head, he felt as if his body and mind were purified, and the pores of his body opened and closed.
After that, he consciously withdrew from the noise barrier, like a miser who was reluctant to finish the cake in front of him, always thinking about keeping it and enjoying it later.
At this moment, he even forgot that the person in front of him was his servant, and could only sink into this clear and vast voice.
At the end of the song, Simon walked down the steps, first turned around and reprimanded the musicians, saying that they had made a lot of mistakes in the "Stacked Waves" part, and that they were low-level mistakes. And the team leader, who originally looked a little arrogant, hurriedly floated over and nodded at Simon, as if he wanted to keep him.
"No, it's ...... today," Simon looked at Muen and said, "I was entrusted by my lord to give a gift to his beloved woman, so I won't sing the song I just auditioned for a while, I'll sing 'Shepherd's Twilight'." β
"Ah......h It's not a good topic for today. β
"Then I won't sing, I'm ...... too"
"Okay, it's all up to you, but if you want the finale, is it okay?"
Simon thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
In addition to the barrier, Simon's face like a cold god of song changed in an instant.
"My lord, how is it? I said that I am the most famous bard in the capital, and I am not lying, right? Let me tell you, I call it easy not to make a move, everything in the world is actually like this! Things are vaguely ......."
"Stop, stop......" Mu En quickly stretched out his hand to stop his broken mouth, thinking to himself how this person's voice was not the same as when he sang.
"Gift, do you have any good opinions. β
"I'll get it ready for you, and you can just tell Miss Chloe it's a surprise. β
"How do you know it's Chloe?"
"Hey, you're underestimating people, aren't you?"
A few minutes later, Mu En scratched his head and returned to the banquet, and when he sat down, he had already pretended to be confident.
But in fact, he was now in a state of panic, for the troubadour had developed a skill of not telling himself what he had prepared, no matter how much he asked, and he himself did not know what the final result would be.
"Where's your gift?" Chloe's mesmerizing eyelashes swayed in the light.
"I've arranged it, but I can't say it now. β
"So mysterious?"
"It's not a valuable thing, after all, I don't have much money, but I think you should like it. Mu En felt his face hot, this seemed to be the first time he had lied to someoneβit didn't seem to be a lie, but the more he talked, the more he had no confidence, but he still pretended to be calm and read out this passage of Simon's words to himself.
"Your face is red. "That nasty voice again.
"I drank too much. Mu En retorted to her, but she was rightly tight.
The banquet lasted between an hour and an hour and a half, and by eight o'clock, the hall outside the door was already decorated with a lot of snacks and fruits, and then there were dancefloor musicians, and then the ladies would drag their flashy skirts and hold their husbands for a more formal and intimate social.
The dishes have been served, and the people who have eaten have already stood up and walked to the hall.