Academic Gathering with Lich Colleagues

Chapter 19 Arianna's Death Ode
Throw unrealistic ideas behind you.

The Middle Ages was an era when the aristocratic class flourished, drawing nourishment from the collapsed Roman Empire, winning over knights with wealth and power, and managing other classes as rulers.

At this time, there are no convenient large-scale media channels, and people can only inquire about things around them through their own eyes and ears.

An ordinary person, the biggest official he has ever seen in his life may be his mayor with the title of knight.

The title of knight is an honorary knight with a title and no fief, and a knight is the lowest noble.

Such a strict hierarchy is doomed to the communication fault between the nobles and the commoners. They are in two worlds, one is working hard for survival, the other is enjoying.

Don't expect any cross-class feelings, unless by accident, these two kinds of people will not even hear each other's names in their entire lives.

If Romeo and Juliet are the rebels that noble ladies love to talk about, then they fall in love with commoners. I'm very sorry. That's a fantasy that I didn't even think about in my dreams.

The gap between nobles and commoners, to use a 21st century witticism, is two species, resulting in reproductive isolation.

After calming the ripples in his heart, Lyle got rid of Arianna's soft voice and turned to pay attention to her words.

"The Cup of Extravagance is a mutual aid society. We will provide enough paid services for each other and Andrea's members, and our duty is to help them find the part they have forgotten. "

"desire."

"Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn't notice that Andrew is missing something spiritually. Yes, he is prosperous in the field of knowledge research, but this youth is just a castle in the air without a foundation."

"Andre's people are actually flawed. When they come here, they are confused, they have no desires of their own, they just follow the flow of the college's overall curiosity, maybe they find happiness in their research, but more Just fixed thinking and work, no goals.”

"Maybe this will last for a century, or two, but in this state, there is only the end of death."

"They need to know why they exist, not just the continuation of the knowledge of the purpose. In fact, it will not be a big problem if the knowledge is passed down by one or two people. They need to find their own value, and they must first have needs. Human beings are I only exist for my own satisfaction.”

"It's like they're aimless, but they're really studying hard, maybe their minds haven't recovered, but their bodies automatically take action because the subconscious tells them that this is the value of your existence. But this condition How long will the reflex last? One day, they will be lost again."

"Turn to recall the resentment that was left behind and forgotten by the world."

"Some people regard the pursuit of desire as a kind of depravity, but more people regard it as a luxury, a luxury that has long been lost and cannot be recovered. This is also the origin of the cup of luxury. The cup is an ancient The hallmark of a sect, a sect of pleasure and pleasure."

Lyle pondered these words. In this way, the Andreas are more like ascetic who restrict themselves. They abandon pleasure and devote their energy to study.It's not that Lyle can't understand the combination of work and rest, but is this kind of penance so morbid that it is necessary to establish a society that pursues pleasure?

Lyle recalled what he saw in Andrei tonight, and recalled the figures who had nothing but to seek knowledge. Maybe there was a need to find desire.

From this point of view, the cup of extravagance may be very suitable for me, because, as a traveler, I am definitely more hedonic than everyone here, although a depraved sense of guilt has quietly emerged.

"I want to join the cup of extravagance."

Arianna's veil was facing Lyle, and the gentleman beside him also sat back in a serious posture.

"The assessment of the cup of extravagance is very simple. It is to judge whether you can accept the bits and pieces of the past, because we are full of desires in the past, and imitating the past may be the fastest way to get back our desires."

"Then, can the assessment begin?"

"The examination is over."

"Ok?"

Arianna stretched out a spoon and tapped the rim of the black tea cup in front of Lyle, "Appetite is also a desire, and you didn't reject it."

Lyle looked at the teacup at hand, he understood the gentleman's question about vegetable soup, he just found his appetite.

Andrea has forgotten to eat to the point of refusing to eat?
"So I passed?"

"Yes, Epidemic Doctor, you have become the fourth member of the Cup of Extravagance. You are welcome to join us."

Arianna and the gentleman applauded their welcome, and their meanings could be seen from their actions, but their tones did not change with joy, and they were also deeply influenced by Andre.

Wait, number four?

Exclude the owner of the treasure that Mr. Gentleman mentioned, Mr. Dragon, Gentleman, Arianna, me.

Gone?

"The cup of extravagance only has four members?"

"Yes, the pursuit of desire is just our slogan. Most people don't actually want to pursue desire. We are just a very special small society."

I was probably blinded by a lot of jewelry, gorgeous decorations and beautiful Arianna, so I joined this small society that had no future after hearing it.

Covetousness, can you be taller?

"Dr. Epidemic, what are your desires?"

"Wealth that satisfies survival."

"In other words, gold coins?" Arianna picked up a gold coin scattered on the ground.

It was a beautifully shaped ancient gold coin, at least much better than Cassandel's common currency, and there must be many merchants willing to collect it at a high price.

"Yes." Lyle found that he was not a person who pursued heights.

"It's a strange pursuit," Arianna said, and as later generations say, money is just a number to me.Perhaps it is also difficult for her to understand the yearning of the commoners for this kind of wealth. "But it's a good thing to have desire. Maybe you and the dragon can talk to each other."

The repeatedly mentioned treasure keeper, Mr. Dragon, lives up to his name.

"So, what about Mr. Dragon?"

"He's preparing a class tonight. Mr. Julong is Andre's public admissions professor. He's in charge of tomorrow night's open class, which should also be Mr. Epidemic Doctor's first class."

Lecturer, he seems to be a very capable person.

There was the sound of the wall clock from inside the house, and it rang four times.

It's four o'clock.

The hustle and bustle of the night seemed like a lifetime to Lyle, and before she knew it, the early morning was coming outside.

"I'm leaving first." Arianna got up lightly and left the cup of extravagance.

"Arianna is one of Andrea's most popular characters, she's a singer, and I use her as a template for artificial ghosts, not just because of her beauty."

"She has a concert tonight, let's go see it together?"

Arianna's voice is also really soft, and Lyle is looking forward to her singing.

"Can I go?"

"Of course, this is the welfare of the community. When we go to Arianna's concert, there will be a special place where you can be embraced by Arianna's singing."

"By the way, before leaving, set up the road sign of Andre's ring here," the gentleman pointed to the marble floor in the center of the club, the texture on the top formed a magic circle under the gentleman's gesture, "The club usually Keep one person permanently, and we will send you directly to the community."

"Okay." Following the tutorial, Lyle set the position.

The Opera House is a huge three-story building, and the two of them left the castle and walked through a night egg garden to arrive.

Entering the stand on the second floor from the special passage, the band has already started to play. Lyle swept the exhibition hall and was already crowded with people. It is conceivable how popular Arianna's singing is.

The high platform in the center of the stage was vacant, and the gorgeous light bats gathered their bat wings and focused the light on the curtain, at a height of one person.

The level of the band is much more beautiful than the sad music of the welcome ceremony, and it is indeed a regular band.

But the audience offstage didn't pay for them much.

They are just foils.

The band music comes to an end.

The familiar voice emerged from behind the scenes, and Arianna began her singing.

Her voice was really sweet, mixed with a bit of gloom, pulling Lyle's thoughts back to the grass in Andrew's mausoleum.

Lyle started to feel the pain again.

It started to hurt again.

It hurts a little more.

It hurts even more!
Lyle opened his closed eyes in the pain.

Not my own delusion!
It's the body that really hurts!
As Arianna gradually sang loudly, her body seemed to be bitten by a swarm of insects, bit by bit.

The concert was silent now, and they were all immersed in Arianna's singing. The band players also stopped playing and lay down on their seats.

They all seem to be enjoying themselves, is it my personal problem?

Lyle stared at the gentleman, his body twitching, but still enjoying it.

Are they broken?Or the kind of person who likes to abuse himself.

Lyle's body began to twitch, and he felt very bad now, feeling the blood flow disorder, feeling the clogged pores of the skin.

He felt that his body was deteriorating step by step, and he seemed to be losing control of his body and was about to lose control.

However, this is the first stanza of the song, and the singing will continue for at least a minute and a half.

Time to give you a song, take me to the end of my life.

Can't wait, Lyle patted the gentleman.

The gentleman's body twitched violently, and Lyle heard the teeth fighting.

"How, how, how... so... it's..."

"Gentleman...Sir, my body...is a little unwell, maybe I have eaten bad...my stomach, I have to...leave first."

"...well...that's right."

Lyle rushed out the door and fell on the grass outside the theater. The moment he left, Lyle looked inside the theater with emotion.

The demons danced wildly, the audience twitched in their seats, and a white smoke emerged from their heads, lingering around Arianna.

Is this what happens when you stay in your seat?Lyle understood.

Some people sing, and it really kills people.

After dragging the wonderful experience of the night, Lyle crawled towards the teleportation array outside the castle.

(End of this chapter)