In the study of the rhythm level, the apprentice will no longer face individual runes, but new structures that have been combined and made several times more difficult than before.

-- A 'chapter' made up of musical notes!

The effect produced by a chapter is completely different from the effect of a single rune, and the same number of fragmented notes is completely incomparable to a chapter, both in terms of completeness and effect.

The chapters should be more stable, the structure will be more complete, and the system will move further forward.

The ultimate goal of this phase is to require the apprentice to connect them together to form a whole by studying the 'chapters' one after another.

At this point, the chapter will be transformed into a complete score, with its own life and change, and will no longer be broken.

This sign represents the apprentice finally stepping into the third stage.

That is, the real - musician level.

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Only after stepping into the musician level can you take off the hat of an apprentice and truly become a musician recognized by the Musicians Association and the Holy City.

Most musicians are in this stage. Before that, no matter what kind of person you are, you will only be seen as a reserve, apprentice and seed of musicians.

Only when you reach the third level can you be 'useful'.

Because at this stage, the musician doesn't have to play in a hurry when the ether needs to be mobilized. They can pre-load the music they have learned into their instruments and use them at any time of their will.

The rigorous structure of the score determines their strong independence, and even if they are constructed, they will not dissipate for the time being, but can be stored in other media.

With a simple syllable, it can be triggered at any time.

Once this stage is reached, the danger level of the musician skyrockets. Because as long as the correct score is loaded in advance, the musician will not lose the ability to resist no matter what the situation.

When you reach the musician level, a good instrument will have a direct impact on the outcome of a dangerous battle. It is precisely because of this that the rain master is so furious after discovering that his instrument has been stolen.

And the Wolf Flute is in his battle, and the score he uses is also from pre-loading. The instruments of both sides also endured a considerable degree of conformity in place of them in the battle, otherwise the instruments of the rain master would not have burst so easily in the end.

It can be seen that a good musical instrument is like a swordsman and a sword, a poet and a pen, and it is simply worth his life.

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"But the musician level is a bit too far away for you, and the apprentice level alone is enough for you to study for a long time. After Abraham said this, he didn't continue, and Ye Qingxuan was already rubbing his hands excitedly, and he couldn't wait.

"Teacher, when are you going to teach me notes?"

He blinked, and couldn't wait: "Let's start quickly." ”

Abraham closed the old book in his hand, knocked on the top of Ye Qingxuan's head three times helplessly, shook his head and sighed.

"Teacher, I see!"

After Ye Qingxuan pondered for a moment, his expression became resolute, he got up and said goodbye solemnly: "I won't let you down." ”

"Wait, don't go, I haven't said anything yet!"

Abraham was stunned: "What do you understand?"

"Am I mistaken?"

Ye Qingxuan sat back embarrassedly: "Doesn't it mean that you closed the book, don't you pass it lightly?" Knock me three times on the head to let me come here quietly in the middle of the night and wait, shaking my head and sighing It means that this road is difficult and difficult, let me be mentally prepared......"

“......”

Abraham was speechless for a while, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "You've only been here for three days, why are your brains bigger than Charles? ”

He paused and scratched his hair, "You'll have to wait until I'm done." Before officially teaching you runes. You also need to make a vow. ”

"Oath?"

Ye Qingxuan was confused: "Do you swear not to spread the sect or something?" I understand this, come on, come on!"

"It's not that simple. ”

In the silence, Abraham arose.

The wind outside the window was still.

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"These are three vows made by the first three kings, and all musicians must keep them, even if they are only in name. ”

The old man stood in front of Ye Qingxuan, looking down. He stretched out his hand and pressed the boy's forehead: "Although it has become a superficial ritual in many places by now, I hope you can complete it seriously." So, I'll take it seriously as well. ”

For a moment, the light dimmed, and the noise and birdsong outside the window disappeared.

Ye Qingxuan's pupils subconsciously locked.

Because there was silence.

In the silence, I could hear my own breathing. When the wind is inhaled into the lungs, exhaled from the mouth and nose, and reverberates through the body, it reverberates profoundly.

Abraham's figure was against the light, and Ye Qingxuan couldn't see his face clearly.

In the sound of breathing, there was a faint murmur from afar, but the sound was too faint, like an illusion, and it was inaudible.

It was as if there were countless spirits staring at them in the dark.

"Calm your mind. ”

A hoarse voice came, and Ye Qingxuan's mind calmed down.

Abraham's hand was on his forehead, and it was made of iron, but it was not as frightening as a sword. His shadow shielded the boy, shielding him from the eyes of the light and the souls of the darkness.

"Let's get started and listen to those voices. ”

He whispered, "Don't let the Precursors linger too long. ”

"I see. ”

Ye Qingxuan closed his eyes.

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In the silence, Abraham's chanting sounded.

It seemed to come from far away, and it seemed to echo in my ears. There was an air of iron rubbing against stone, like rotten iron rubbing against the wind!

Invisible majesty filled the boy's mind, and he heard whispers that sounded like thunder.

It was the sound of countless people chanting on top of each other, and the sound directed his will, causing him to voluntarily plunge into it, and to make Abraham sound it.

As a result, the silence was broken, and Ye Qingxuan's voice became sharp, like a sword, to engrave the oath in his fate and soul.

"Follow fate, and all things go from birth to death. ”

"There is a shortage of manpower, so you should keep the boundaries. ”

"Fear the ether, only the great source is eternal. ”

When the last whisper ended, it left behind a metallic aftersound that curled through the air. The boy suddenly woke up from that state of distraction, and found that he was already sweating profusely.

In the midst of this exhaustion, he heard Abraham's whisper: "Fear the ether." ”

- Fear of the ether. ”

He closed his eyes and responded wearily.

"Take a break. ”

The teacher said, "After two hours, I'm going to start teaching you all the introductory lessons for musicians – The Law of Equals." ”

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Two hours later, when Ye Qingxuan came back to his senses, he felt that the entire study room was already crowded.

The study room, which was originally a little narrow after being full of books, is now not only Charles, who was punished for standing, gathered in front of the table, but Bai Xi, who was playing outside, also ran in after hearing that there was something fun. Even the old Fei who basks in the sun comes to join in the fun.

"What are you waiting for!

Charles rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"Senior brother, you stepped on my foot. Ye Qingxuan said faintly.

"Oh, don't be embarrassed...... It hurts, it hurts, you loosen up, let go, I didn't mean to, I was wrong!!"

This idiot has stepped on Lao Fei again.

"Be serious!

Bai Xi slapped the table hard, and it was quiet in an instant. But the problem is that she herself is the least serious, and she still has two apples in her hand that she has snatched from nowhere, and she is eating one of them with a bite on it.

Now in the study, Ye Qingxuan has been squeezed to the back by the excited two people and a dog, and the chair is also occupied by Bai Xi, so he can only sit on the ground and sigh faintly:

"Anyway, I'm in class, what are you doing to make a fuss...... Bai Xi, didn't you say that you are only responsible for playing and not responsible for learning? And senior brother, you are about to graduate, what are you doing here?"

"I'll review the basics. Charles didn't know where to find another bunch of bananas and started eating on the spot!

"How much fun it is to go to class!"

Bai Xi looked excited, and completely entered the state of watching the excitement: "Cousin, your first time, why do I have to witness the whole process, how commemorative!"

Lao Fei: "Wang!"

“......”

Ye Qingxuan was speechless for a while, wanting to roll his eyes.

"Ahem. ”

Abraham coughed twice and tapped the old book in his hand, "Everyone, be quiet, let's start class." ”

He paused, saw that everyone was quiet, then nodded, and showed Ye Qingxuan and Bai Xi the booklet in his hand: "This is what all Western musicians can't jump when they get started, and the foundation laid by Mr. 'Bach', one of the first three kings.

We call it the Law of Average.

"Oh, oh, I know!"

Bai Xi raised his hand excitedly: "It's the same as the Oriental "Five Tone Theory"!"

"Well, probably......" Abraham's face was embarrassed: "I don't know much about oriental music theory." ”

"Don't interject. ”

Ye Qingxuan knocked Bai Xi's head and straightened his posture: "Teacher, you continue, you continue." ”

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As Abraham said, the score of the Equal Law occupies an indisputable place in the history of musicians.

Although this book may seem like a simple primer today, in the Dark Ages, when mankind did not know anything about the ether and musical notes, the appearance of this book was like a morning star in the slow night, illuminating the future direction of all musicians.

As we all know, musical notes are the most basic tool for musicians and etheric communication.

In the score, each chapter is an elaboration and structure of the 'runes'.

It was through the interpretation of the runes that the original musicians understood how to control the ether. In the same way, the more profound and correct the knowledge of the runes, the greater the power that can be wielded.

In The Equal Temperament, Bach gives the most straightforward and serious explanation of the forty-eight basic notes through forty-eight different fragments of the score.

Although these forty-eight 'broken chapters' are simple, their interpretation of the runes has almost reached a perfect level.

It establishes a kind of rhythm for music from the shallow to the deep, and through the modification of the concept of the musician, it redefines and classifies the notes.

At the time, it revolutionized the classification of runes.

Contrary to the previous 'law of fifths' and 'octaves', Bach directly pushed them to the level of "twelve equal temperaments".

Out of the chaos a new order was established, which laid the foundations of an unprecedentedly large system. Some even call it the starting point of the Great Source Road.

Until then, almost all of the musicians' research had been groping in the dark. The birth of this score represents the end of the 'Dark Ages' and the beginning of the Renaissance, the golden age of mankind.

To a certain extent, Bach's position as the head of the Three Kings was established by this "Law of Averages".