Chapter 158: The Distant Past and the Present
After the press conference, Edus School sent a special teacher to make up for Tilan, and the content of the course was of course what she urgently needed, that is, how to deal with interviews with the public media, questions, and how to deal with various emergencies.
"Generally speaking, questions about life are relatively mild, but the more troublesome ones are about current affairs and inquiries between certain conflict groups, reporters will ask you about your views on a certain matter, and once you answer, it means taking sides, and such inadvertent standing in line is undoubtedly extremely dangerous and risky."
"I see." In this regard, Ti Lan also understands that the influence of public opinion is so great nowadays that once many rumors spread, it will be difficult to refute them.
"Therefore, it is best for Ti Lan not to be interviewed by any reporter, unless it is at a press conference held on her own initiative, so that when you have a certain initiative and plan, you can better deal with various situations."
"Political leanings are very serious matters, more important than any scandal or personal matter." The teacher once again emphasized,She doesn't want the most promising singer in the school park today,It's easy to be framed and ruined.。
"Thank you, teacher, for the reminder." The girl said she remembered.
Seeing her serious response, the teacher breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that she had listened.
"Okay, that's the end of today's class, tomorrow is the holiday, Tilan can have a good rest."
"Goodbye, teacher."
After saying goodbye to the teacher, Ti Lan walked out of the small classroom, and it was almost noon.
Remembering the lunch she had made at noon, she opened her personal terminal and looked at it, then walked to the familiar Tower Restaurant.
Arriving at the restaurant at the top of the tower, Tilan stepped out of the elevator to hear a burst of frolic and laughter.
"I'll just say, St. Ingo's side must be angry, and the following comments are all ridicule and ridicule."
"The leader of the swarm praised Tilan, saying that she was the same as Prinné, and that she was just as good as the singers, and that she had never seen them so gentle before." In the impression of people in the past,The school park where the eldest lady gathers,It's always been cold.,It's rare to praise anyone publicly.,I don't bother to express any opinions on hot current affairs.。
"Ah, a reporter interviewed Pulin Coco yesterday, it turns out that Pulin Coco and Tilan have known each other for a long time?"
When Ti Lan walked over, she looked at the projection screen around everyone and asked curiously, "What are you discussing?" ”
"Tilan is here."
"Ti Lan is finally here, we have a lot of questions for you~"
"President Tilan is here, can you start lunch, I'm hungry."
"I know how to eat, or ask Ti Lan if she needs to add any dishes, after all, these are all ordered by us in advance."
"I'm not a picky eater, so that's fine." The girl didn't care much about ordering, so she went to the seat reserved for her, pulled up her skirt, and sat down.
Today's Ti Lan is wearing a school uniform with white edges on a black background, and her legs are wrapped in thicker black cotton socks, because this will enter winter in the southern hemisphere, and the weather is colder.
As the delicious feasts were served, the crowd asked questions they were curious about.
"Is Tilan's sister Themia?"
"Yes." She admitted this at the press conference, and there is no need to continue to hide it.
"Someone compares the photo of Temia with Tilan, it's exactly the same, but the temperament of the two is too different, if you don't consciously look at it, you can't think of it at all."
"Sister's words, her personality is different from mine." The girl is now gradually able to talk calmly and indifferently about her past with Themia.
"Probably more confident and outgoing."
"By the way, has Tilan known Prin Coco for a long time? We read an interview with Pullin News and said that this is not the first time she has met you. ”
"This, indeed, but it was a chance meeting a year ago, and we didn't say a few words in total, we just knew each other, so I was embarrassed to say that we were friends who knew each other very well."
"Alas, is there still such an experience, is there a mutual attraction between singers, then Pu Lin has only debuted for less than a year."
"It's because of a certain senior, but now that she wants to live a relaxed and casual life, I won't say her name." Although Ti Lan said that she would not say her name, those present could easily guess the retired 'Emerald Serpent' Yulan Duojia.
"I feel like Tilan is the kind of person who is rare and special, and her life has been full of ups and downs, and it is wonderful."
"It's very special, but if you really experience this kind of ups and downs, it may not be a happy thing." The girl shook her head slightly.
"Ah, sorry, I said it wrong."
"It's okay, now I can look at it indifferently." She shook her head.
Soon, after all kinds of meals and snacks were served, everyone gradually started to move, and the topic slowly shifted to other things.
Time flew by, and on July 2nd, after the end of June, a special fleet from the Central Council of the Federation arrived.
A total of five 'Luminous Wing'-class starships arrived at the Sky Starport on the periphery of the Emerald Skirt, and after a brief meeting and conversation with the governor of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Domain, the three shuttles entered the atmosphere and landed in the South 1st Zone.
"Is this the jade skirt, it doesn't look as unbearable as rumored."
Stepping off the shuttle, an elf dressed in white sacrificial robes took off his hood and looked out at the blue sky and the earth.
"Your Excellency, this is the capital of the Emerald Skirt, and the natural environment is okay, but if you go north, you won't be so optimistic." An accompanying official introduced it.
"That's a shame." After that, he no longer paid attention to the surrounding scenery, but took the group of white-clothed personnel behind him into the hovercar that was specially waiting, and then the convoy headed to the predetermined location.
Edmus Academy, Central Building.
"Tilan, come, let's help you get dressed first." Several teachers and staff from the school surrounded the protagonist of the day to the makeup artist.,And then everyone helped her comb her hair again.,Then match it with suitable and not too excessive accessories.,Finally, I painted a lighter makeup for Tilan.。
When everything was done, Ti Lan looked in the mirror at the girl in a slightly luxurious dress, wearing a pearl light veil, a blue tear pendant on her eyebrows, and a light veil of gold flowers under the snow, almost unrecognizable herself.
"Isn't it too gorgeous?" She raised her sleeves, not to mention that the materials of the blue dress were extremely precious, and the connections were all special elven gold silk threads, looking at the faintly folded golden dots of light.
"No, that's what the gang in the Central Council likes." An older teacher spoke.
"I went there when I was younger, and I had the pleasure of visiting the 'Great Sanctuary of the Golden Flame Flower', and the priests in it liked this dress, because of Her Royal Highness Isenisa, they valued gold, especially gold leaves, gold flowers, and gold silk threads, and later the singers often had this kind of element in their formal dresses."
"If you dress too elegantly, they don't like it, they think they are very childish, in their opinion, the singer should be generous and graceful, showing people."
"Okay." Tilan, who didn't know anything about this, had no choice but to nod.
Soon after, the building became quiet as martial law fell, and Tiran waited in her room in a long gown until someone came to inform her.
"Your Highness Tilan, please come with us."
Walking into the room,In addition to the two maids in the Eddes Academy,There are also two young priestesses in well-fitting robes,They are wearing snow-white dresses,The belt around the waist is slightly wider with a golden vine pattern,And the cuffs are printed with two circles of gold leaf around the group,As for the collar,There is also a gold leaf pattern。
The two maids helped Tiran lift the hem of her skirt, while the two priestesses led the way, and through the corridors guarded by heavily armed men, the group arrived at the central hall, where the seats and facilities had long since been removed and had been arranged in a completely different appearance.
The lush golden tree was placed on the main wall in the middle of the hall, and this vivid projection, shining and reflecting the golden light, every leaf on it was so clear, and on either side of the tree, about 40 priests dressed in white and gold flower robes stood respectively.
A slightly tall figure was standing under the tree with his back to the crowd at the moment, and he slowly turned around as Tiran approached the tree step by step under the guidance of the priestess.
It was an extremely handsome elven priestess, with a faint golden glow on his eyebrows, which formed a special mark, and his white gold hair showed that his true age might not be as young as he appeared.
The priest watched as Tiran approached, staring until the girl was only five meters away from him.
"Welcome, new bard, Hesia Tilan."
Then the priests present sang in unison: "Holy Hearing, Holy Voice, Holy Voice, Holy Voice, Holy Voice, Holy Tree, Evergreen Leaf Flourishing, O Maiden Prayer for the World Tree, Thy beauty and light always guide the life beneath it, Isenisa—"
"Isenisa—"
"Isenisa—"
Echoes of chants echoed through the hall, so solemn and solemn.
The girl didn't know how to deal with such a scene, because no one had told her about it before, so she had to stand quietly and wait.
Finally, after the echoing chanting was over, the elven high priest in the center raised his arm lightly to silence the crowd.
"Hesia Tilan, you have been recognized by Her Highness Isenisa and are a person of special talent, and now, are you willing to swear to use the power of the troubadour to preserve the integrity and unity of the Federation and lead everyone to a harmonious and beautiful future?"
"I do."
The girl bowed her head in reply, a simple word, as if there was an echo in this hall, and every priest present could hear this voice from the heart, so sincerely.
"You are lucky and good, we are willing to bless you and walk with you."
"Raise your head, child born under the World Tree, descendant of the Golden Rose's protection, newborn candour, you are now entitled to raise your head and look up."
Hearing this, the girl looked up.
"We will guard you and escort you to the land of inheritance, where you will hear the voices of the chanters of the ages and see the prayers of countless living beings."
"This will be your mission, and it will be your beauty, and you will be given a holy crown first, so that you may not be defiled by evil."
After speaking, he opened his hand again, and the golden tree behind him slowly dissipated, and then the entire hall gradually returned to its usual style and atmosphere.
At the end of the brief but solemn ceremony, the high priest motioned for Tilan to stay for the time being, and then waved his arm to let everyone present leave.
Soon, only two people remained in the vast empty hall.
"Because it's not a formal conversation at this time, you and I don't need honorifics." He asked Tilan to sit in a seat in the hall while he remained on the stage.
"It's very surprising, this isn't the first time I've heard of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Domain." He looked back at the star map projected on the main wall of the hall.
"35 years ago, Yulan Duojia, 2 years ago, Pulin, and now you, this land seems to be extraordinarily affectionate, giving birth to people with missions."
"It's a good thing, but I also hear the cry of the land, it's eager, it's sad, and you have it in you."
"What do you mean by crying?" The girl was curious.
"That's the unconsciously converging of emotions that people emit, which is quite vague, but you've probably learned about it and know how the Aerica particles achieve extraordinary results."
"Is it the spirit interfering with reality?"
"That's right, the Aeka particle is such a magical medium, so that the originally weak and useless mental activity has the ability to pry reality, which is also the origin of all extraordinary abilities, in a sense, the entire galaxy of life, are blessed with this kind of beauty."
"Since the spirit can interfere with reality, then emotions can also affect a certain reality, and this is what I call the voice, that is, the emotions that people unconsciously emit."
"You are the chosen singer, and you will also have this experience, that is, if you sing a song that can resonate with the audience, it will be more infectious and impactful."
"That's right, the so-called chant has the ability to unify and resonate with this chaotic 'voice' through soul harmony, so as to achieve something far beyond his own ability."
"Its true principle is very similar to the ancient Crown of the Gods, and it has the same beauty, but it takes a completely different path."
"However, compared to the four primordials in the myth and legend, it is not so easy for us descendants to do it, and the color-level chanters can touch the backs of the four primordials."
"How to make your singing voice more influential, how to improve your talent as a chantor step by step, that is to respond to those unconscious voices in singing again and again, when you let them resonate again and again, and realize that unconscious prayer again and again, they will follow you more and more."
"These responses, this trust, are like echoes, echoes are constantly superimposed, and one day your voice will break through the barrier and resound through the galaxy, and this is the greatness of the bard."
"Sounds simple, doesn't it?" The high priest laughed rarely, but there was a bit of helplessness and bitterness in it.
"But how varied and complex the prayers and hearts of the people of the world are, how many of them are beautiful and kind, tyrannical and impulsive, and even the chanters are easily polluted by these voices, or depressed, or depraved, or irritable."
"When you go into the water and hit the water, your hands will be wet, and when you want to penetrate the barrier of the soul and reach the depths of everyone's heart, you will also be impregnated by all kinds of emotions, and we are not pure and unblemished primordial souls, and we cannot guarantee that we will not be contaminated with any impurities."
"How to transform all these emotions, how to persist after thousands of sails, this is a test of your will and wisdom as a chanter."
"The reason why we still talk about wisdom is that no matter how good your answer is, if people think it is illusory and distant, they will not empathize with you and be moved by it."
"That chaotic voice is like a baby's cry, it knows the pain, but it doesn't know where the pain comes from, and it doesn't know how to resolve it, but the only thing it can do is to judge your answer, and if it can be convinced, then it will become part of your voice, it will become your strength."
"Every chant, or every singer, has her own path to choose, and although Her Royal Highness Amuralin's methods are considered too cold, her actions undoubtedly echoed the hearts of countless people in the Federation at that time, otherwise she would not have had such great influence."
"The birth of a color-level chant must also represent the choice of countless will to live, this is my opinion."
"Although you have only recently become a singer, I see some kind of hope in you for a long time, or maybe it is just my delusion. However, I hope that you will take into mind what I have just said, which is the experience that we have studied and summarized over the years as the heirs of Isenisa's legacy, and will only tell the prospective minstrels. ”
"Remember the old name of the Elven Queen in history - 'The Flower Crown Maiden who prays for the World Tree on behalf of the elves', and you gifted children are a variation of this identity in this era?"
"The elves created as the 'Wingers', the elves created as the 'Bards', Yu Ze of the 'Winged Sun' still influences the world today, and they have indeed found a replacement for the Four Primordials, that is, you blessed children."
"It's time to head to the Central Field, where you'll learn about the past, as well as the history and mission of today's civilization."
(End of chapter)