"No matter who the enemy is, I will protect you." When Shadow Owl said this to Eliza, someone was looking through the tempered glass on the floating walkway opposite the Wind Hotel.

"Military Type 43 Jetpack ......" Man Xing put away the screen of the image headset in front of him, leaned against the railing on the side of the floating trail and muttered to himself, "It takes two months for a normal human to get a license to use it, but does that guy become fully proficient in just one day?" ”

She took out a piece of chewing gum from her pocket, peeled off the candy wrapper and threw it into her mouth: "Anyway, it's a complete foul at this point, right?" With normal human fitness, it's good to be able to stand firm in the air for the first time using a 'jetpack'. Humans aren't born to fly like winged people......"

She chewed gum and blew a bubble: "Besides, it's not just about flying, it's about shooting in flight, and the target is still a saucer-shaped target instead of a fixed target." Even I can't hit every shot...... Damn it...... Sister, I'm still a winged person! ”

The bubble popped, and Man Xing lowered his head, his tone full of unwillingness: "Shadow Owl...... What a monster! ”

On the other side of the floating trail, Kevin, who went to the office building early in the morning to help Gu Yang get cigarettes, passed by the floor-to-ceiling window and happened to see the scene just now. After dropping from the Shadow Owl observation deck and turning on the jetpack, he found that he couldn't take his eyes off the original man at all.

The military jetpack was given to Shadow Owl the night before. In order to protect himself a little as a primitive in the air battle, it would be better if he could help others in battle.

From the backpack to the Shadow Owl's hands, less than 12 hours have passed until now. It took 12 hours to get familiar with that military complex...... Is it possible?

Kevin looked out of the observation deck in shock, and the Shadow Owl's performance-like shooting maneuvers - six saucer-shaped target throws, 100 percent hit.

As far as he knew, aside from the practical regular army training, even in the training of the winged special forces, this kind of show-off performance is not very common. But even if it's uncommon, the difficulty of completing it is still there - a wingman who can do this level must be excellent in at least marksmanship. The problem is, Shadow Owl is just a primitive...... Where did he learn this technique? No...... Skills can't be learned at all, how many hours has he trained in marksmanship?

Kevin suddenly remembered that on the day of the crash, Shadowlord was carrying the same Radium-20 sniper rifle and knocked out the engine of the fighter that he couldn't hit anyway. At the time, I thought it was a coincidence, but now it seems that it ...... It's hard to say.

However, Eliza and Shadowlord on the observation deck are unaware of the attention of others.

The show off skills and the statement were also expressed, and the shadow owl flew back to the observation deck and asked, "Second Miss, where are you going next?" ”

Eliza blinked her big beautiful eyes: "I heard that there are several piano rooms in this hotel. The sound insulation is well done and can be used as a rehearsal room. Would you like to come with me to see it? ”

"Hmm."

The two turned back from the elevator and went to the basement where the piano room was located.

Unlike the above-ground floors, which are made of crystal, the underground space is clearly intended for the more literary-oriented guests.

The floor is paved with quaint hardwood floors, the walls are made of porous sound-absorbing materials, and the ceiling is interspersed with industrial-style dark pipes and huge exhaust vents of central air conditioning, revealing a special and heavy atmosphere.

Three piano rooms side by side, with the following inscriptions on the doors: Piano, Violin, No Theme.

Eliza pushed open the door that said "Piano" and walked in: "If it were a piano, I would be able to play it somewhat......"

Naturally, the shadow owl was guarding the door and didn't go inside.

However, someone had already arrived before Eliza.

A man in a white suit sits on a piano bench with his back to the door. He had long black hair, silver-white wings shiny and stretched, and a pair of skull rings on his wing bones. You can't see his hands playing the piano from behind, and you can only hear the soft melody of a mountain stream flowing through his fingertips.

That melody is no stranger to Eliza – it's one of the four tracks that the New Wings recorded during their audition at Hengyin.

So the person who plays the piano must be Gu Yang.

New Wing is a rock band with four members: lead singer, guitarist, bassist, and drummer; But in school, Gu Yang studied classical music. However, whether it is arrangement, composition or piano, he is a leader among students, and he is also known as a great god in the school, and has many fans.

"The piano is for tuning. Personally, I still prefer the band format. In an interview with the school magazine, Gu Yang once said, "I know that now is not the time when the band is popular, but for the four of us, it is a joy to be able to get together to write songs." It's a bit like war, and it's more pleasing to have a companion who can entrust the other side with the back than the victory itself. What's more, we have a lead singer who will never follow the crowd, and anyone who has heard her sing will feel the same way. ”

After Gu Yang finished playing a tune, his back stretched a little, and he asked in a deep voice, "Has anyone come in?" ”

"It's me, senior." Eliza walked over to the piano and stood still.

"It's early." The captain got up and motioned for Miss Singer to sit on the piano bench, "Why did you think of coming to the piano room?" ”

"We're going to audition for Hengyin Records soon...... I was a little nervous. So I thought I'd see if I had a chance to practice in advance...... "Eliza said, "Have you been in touch with the senior?" Are there any specific requirements for auditions? ”

"Specific requirements......" Gu Yang brought a chair from behind the piano, sat down opposite the piano bench and said, "Before talking about this, it seems that we should first talk about the special features of this company." Do you know the audition tradition of Hengyin Records? ”

Eliza shook her head.

"Hengyin Records only signs one singer a year - of course, the singer mentioned here includes a single singer, but also group singers such as bands and groups. No matter how many people are interested in signing a contract during the year, they only push one. Gu Yang took out a cigarette case from his pocket, shook out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, "In order to select singers who are worth recommending to the audience, the newcomer selection activity will last for three months, from the beginning of July to the end of September every year. From October to June of the following year, Hengyin Records will devote a lot of resources to create and promote this newly debuted singer or band, which is the annual selection tradition known as the 'Hengyin Newcomer Award'. ”

"It turned out to be a competition-style ......," Eliza had a wary look on her face, "Is this year's selection fierce?" ”

"Of course. If it's not intense, how can it be called 'Hengyin Newcomer Award'? Gu Yang moved his chair away from the lead singer and lit the cigarette in his hand, "Don't you think we have been living in hell for the past few months?" It started with a three-week tour, and then a series of new songs, recordings, and videos......"

Thinking of the arduous preparation that came with the exam, Eliza couldn't help but shudder: "Yes......"

"The assessment actually started last month, and the first level was to stand out from the dozens of new albums sent to 'Hengyin Records'." Gu Yang carefully spit the smoke to the side that Eliza couldn't reach, and continued, "There are also a few big people in our teachers who are closely related to Hengyin Records, thanks to their blessings, we finally got a more convincing letter of recommendation, plus the big names from the side, we passed the first level without danger." Anyway, the other singers who participated in the election are all professionals, and I am afraid that this is the only one like ours who is still a student band. ”

"Seniors haven't told us these things before......" Eliza said with a bowed head.

"You're going to be distracted by saying it, aren't you?" Gu Yang responded lightly, "There is some pressure, it is enough for me to resist alone, and I don't need everyone to worry about it together." ”

This is an understatement, but the huge workload and pressure that the captain bears behind the scenes is completely conceivable.

The four members of the band are all students, and when they face the end of the semester, no one will take a few fewer exams than the other.

Gu Yang was able to bear such a lot of work pressure in the past month, devote himself to a selection competition where the opponents are all professionals, and let his student band get the admission ticket to the 'Hengyin Newcomer Award'. It is impossible to accomplish this kind of task unless you have amazing ability, perseverance, and execution.

"In addition, for this year's Hengyin Newcomer Award, the information of several opponents has been heard. Ms. Irina's bargaining prowess in business is truly terrifying...... It was just a conference call with the people on the other side, and they said everything. ”

Ms. Irina was referring to Shiin's mother, the president of the Windswept Society. She was supposed to just want to use her son's band's oil head to participate in the newcomer award to negotiate some business with the other party, but unexpectedly, she unexpectedly helped the band obtain important information related to the opponent. Thinking about it, the cooperation between the Wind Club and Hengyin Records should be quite smooth. Both sides are industry benchmarks, and if we can leverage each other's debut as an opportunity to leverage each other's debut, there will be a windfall in this year's performance.

Gu Yang naturally tacitly understood this, and his assistance to Ms. Irina was also inscribed.

Eliza also knows a thing or two about business negotiations. After all, her mother, the Grand Priest's Wife, was also a well-known star singer in the empire when she was young. In the process of inheriting his mother's business, he naturally knows a lot about all aspects of the band's debut. However, Gu Yang was in charge of the negotiation part of the New Wing Band from the beginning, so Eliza herself was still more concerned about the situation of her opponent, so she asked, "What about it...... Who are the other candidates? ”

The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible.

Unexpectedly, before the question was answered, Gu Yang himself was happy first.

"Haha......" I don't know what to think of, the captain, who has always taken a cold route on the stage, actually laughed for a while before saying, "There seems to be projection equipment in the piano room, why don't I show you the video." ”

With that, he pulled a hair-thin cable from the headphones, walked to the wall, and plugged into the player buried in the wall.

The data is transmitted and the transmission line is unplugged. The wall in front of them suddenly lit up like a screen, and the two-meter-square space showed the Goshawk logo of the Windwind Society.

As Gu Yang operated on the remote control panel, the screen showed several photos.

Flipping through the first photo of the leader - the New Wing Band, the next four are competitors.

The first competitor is a young human band. The clothes were dressed in colorful clothes, the makeup was oily, and the outfits looked like inferior imitation clothes that had just been pulled off the comic books, but everyone was grinning as if they had won the lottery......

Open their photo, and the picture becomes a singing video. The group of four danced in front of the Ferris wheel of the amusement park, singing pop songs with no skill in arranging and composing, and no more than two octaves in total. The lyrics are roughly like "I want you to think of the darkness of the sky, love you until the world is destroyed, and I just want to travel the world with you anyway...... etc.", which will be thrown directly into the trash by Virgil......

After only watching it for a minute, Eliza, who is usually elegant and dignified, also showed on her face, "Are you kidding me?" looked at Gu Yang suspiciously: "Senior, did you open the wrong file ......?" ”

"Ahaha...... Hahaha......" Gu Yang laughed so much that his cigarette fell to the ground, and he bent down and picked it up and put it in the ashtray, "No, that's right." Ha ha...... This combination is probably pure cannon fodder. ”

The second competitor is much more decent than the previous group, which is a sister flower singer composed of two winged girls. The music is soothing, the harmonies are beautiful, and although there are no hard wounds, there is no character. The two girls were wearing decent long skirts, with an innocent and innocent look that they were not deeply involved in the world. The lyrics are also full of carefree imagination, which is exactly the state that a new singer should be.

"How?" Gu Yang asked.

"The pitch is ok. But the visual identity and the song are too ordinary. Eliza replied.

"Hmm...... So let's look at the next group. ”

The third person to appear is a sweet-looking human girl. Wearing a short white lace dress. When he laughed, a pair of shallow dimples hung from the corners of his raised mouth.

The girl stands in a room full of dolls, pastries, and all kinds of gift boxes, like a doll that can sing and dance, very eye-catching and cute. Although the melody and lyrics of the song are also similar to the previous combination, mainly innocent and simple, it is very coincidental to intersperse some small and strong passages such as "Growing up brings pain, but you must face it bravely", which can indeed hit the nail on the head for male fans with sufficient male hormone reserves and strong desire for protection.

"Where's this?" Gu Yang asked duly.

"Well......" Eliza thought for a moment, "although it doesn't seem to have any connotation on the surface, the style and packaging are very clever. The composition and arrangement are tailor-made for the singer, which can completely cover up the lack of his own singing skills......"

“…… Conclusion? ”

"It's a decent competitor."

Gu Yang nodded in agreement and said: "The analysis is correct, behind her is a well-known idol training institution in the Blaze Kingdom-'Ribbon Classroom', and there are more than a dozen idol artists cultivated before and after. It's good to remember the name - the singer's name is 'Moon Watching Ling'. ”

After saying this, Gu Yang switched to the last picture, and the video unfolded.

The screen suddenly went black, and a soothing melody came from the speakers.

The instruments used to play this piece are not complicated, and the acoustic guitar is mainly played with accented effects, followed by piano accompaniment. Just like a neat landscape painting unfolding in front of you, you can hear it from the prelude alone, and the composer and the performer have profound musical skills.

Eliza's face couldn't help but show a solemn and serious look, and as the prelude ended, the main theme sounded, and her expression became more solemn.

The singer's voice reverberates through the air—though through the speaker, but his tense, penetrating and penetrating baritone, with a slight hint of the vicissitudes of life, is perfectly in tune with the notes of the several instruments used in the accompaniment, without losing the position of the main voice.

The screen only gradually lit up at this point, and a young human man with a beautiful eyebrow sat on a barstool with a guitar. Like a narrative poet, a student who skips class, or a prodigal son who yearns for a distant land, he sings slowly and softly:

Use your voice to pour out your joys and sorrows, even if you have a hard time.

Life is too hurried, I hope you and I cherish each other.

Meet again in the coming day, every bit is in plain sight.