wizard's path

( ) The next day, Eric was woken up by a loud knock on the door.After pricking up his ears and listening to the movement at the gate, Eric immediately threw all the things he harvested yesterday into the basement,

Then he opened the door under a blanket, and saw several people standing outside the door, including saints, soldiers, and sanctuary knights.

"Why do you open the door so late?" the saint asked out loud.

"Ci'ao, why are these saints so young and have such a bad temper!" Eric felt a little funny.

But he said in his mouth: "Last night, the church inspected the heretics. After being woken up, I couldn't fall asleep for a while, and I didn't fall asleep until it was almost dawn. Sorry, I slept a little dead."

"Forget it, take off the blanket on your body, and take off your pants." A sanctuary knight ordered.

Eric removed the blanket at the man's command, followed by his pants, and asked, "Do you want to take off your bottoms?"

"Pfft", a female saint covered her mouth and smiled and said, "Then there is no need, you are really weird."

After the male saint saw the female saint smiling, his complexion became a little ugly.So he took the scepter and tapped Eric hard, saying: "Do whatever you are told, why are there so many strange words!"

"Damn it, the little bird will be jealous before it grows fur." ​​Eric really wanted to slap the child on the back of the head.

The soldier held a piece of paper in his hand, and he looked at it for a while, and then he looked at Eric here and there.Finally, the soldier said to the Sanctuary Knight, "No."

The sanctuary knight nodded, pointed to the three hideous scars on Eric's left chest and asked, "What kind of injury is this?"

Eric shrugged and said, "One time I went hunting with an adventurer and ran into a saber-toothed tiger, and that's how it ended."

"Haha, your kid's luck is really good, you actually came back alive. Well, you guys go in and check." The sanctuary knight laughed twice and said to the soldiers.

Finally, the few people who checked Eric's house went to harass other people's houses again.

"What an idiot to build a house in such a remote place, it would be fun if some wild beast came out of the cloud forest."

"Yes, but the house is really big."

Eric stood behind the door, listening to a few people discussing him, but heard nothing useful.However, the actions of these people still made him sweat secretly: I didn't expect the church to move so fast, and it was a carpet-like investigation.

Taking a look at his lower ribs, Eric was glad that the injury was healed yesterday, otherwise it would be hard to explain, people in the church have always preferred to kill the wrong ones than let them go.

Eric decided to suspend his plan to forge weapons, and go to the Bard Academy's assessment first.

With the saxophone and music score, Eric took Ivanov's meat delivery carriage to the city of Laika.

Along the way, Ivanov put on a guarded look and sat between Eric and Angelina.

"I wish you a smooth pass!" Angelina waved to Eric and said.

"Thank you!" Eric responded to Angelina with a smile.

"Hmph!" Ivanov raised his whip, and suddenly drove the carriage past Eric. If Eric hadn't been so fast, he would have been ashamed.

Eric, who came to the Academy of Bards, revealed his identity at the door and explained that Dean Santos had asked him to come to participate in the assessment, and then the gatekeeper let people in to report.

Soon, Eric saw Santos and several people coming out to meet him in person, and Eric hurried forward to salute Santos and said: "Dear Dean Santos, I didn't expect you to come out in person, I really feel A great honor."

Santos waved his hand and said indifferently: "I should be the one who feels honored. Your song "Going Home" made me want to go back to my hometown to take a look. There are many things and people worthy of me. to miss."

Then, Santos introduced to the people behind him: "Come on, everyone, this is Eric Vincent, the owner of "Going Home". He has been persistently learning music from the bard in the tavern."

Eric greeted several people behind Santos with a humble look, which made everyone feel good about Eric, thinking that he was really a polite young man.

But there was also a person with an unfriendly expression who said in a questioning tone: "Eric, did you really create this song "Going Home"? Be honest, I really can't imagine that a person of your age can Create such a depressing and sad song."

When Santos heard it, he frowned and said to the man, "Pat, what do you mean? Have you heard this song from somewhere else?"

Pat replied: "I haven't heard of it, but I think how can he, a guy who works as a servant in a noble manor, get access to such an expensive musical instrument like a saxophone? Besides, I also inquired about it yesterday, and he often plays it in taverns. Some rough and bawdy music."

"Dear Mr. Pat, the saxophone was given to me by an old bard. At that time, he said that I was very talented in the saxophone." Eric's expression was still very humble.

Seeing what Pat wanted to say, Santos directly interrupted the other party and said: "Needless to say, the assessment is going to be done anyway, Eric, do you have any other works? If so, I think anyone It’s time to stop being skeptical.”

Eric smiled and said, "It just so happens that I wrote a play myself, and I also composed a saxophone for the story."

Santos' eyes lit up, and he nodded with joy and said, "After the assessment, show me first."

Eric, who followed Santos, thought about what the content of the assessment would be.When he came to a luxurious hall, he saw nine people standing at the round table in the middle of the hall.

"They are also the ones taking part in the assessment." A person whispered to Eric.

"Okay, we've got everyone here, and the assessment can start right away!" Santos signaled Eric to sit down with the nine people.

Then, Eric got a test paper, and he looked at the questions on the test paper with a confident smile on his face.

When the assessment started, Santos told everyone that they only had half an hour to do the questions.

The hall became smelly of needles, and everyone who participated in the assessment seemed a little nervous, except Eric.

That Pat looked at Eric and the people next to him with disdain and said, "How can a person who has even been a slave know about elegant music?"

Santos glanced at Pat with displeasure. He knew why Pat was targeting Eric. The tenth person who participated in the assessment was Pat's nephew, but he was rejected by Eric.

Sadly, when Pat told the Santos about this, the Santos expressed support for Santos' decision.

The assessment content of the test paper is nothing more than some basic knowledge of music such as reading notation and rhythm strokes. For Eric, who had already prepared for this test, he handed in the paper before half an hour had passed.

Now, everyone present looked at Eric in surprise.

Santos was the first to pick up Eric's test paper to watch, and soon Santos handed the test paper to others with a smile.

After half an hour passed, Santos corrected the test paper on the spot. As a result, only three people, including Eric, passed the test.

"Those who fail the examination, don't be disappointed. You have to understand that for a real bard, it's not enough to just know how to play. The mastery of music knowledge is also very important. You still need to learn."

Afterwards, Santos said to the three people who passed the assessment: "You have to take the last assessment. If you pass, you will be able to become members of the Academy of Bards."

Eric was taken to a small room in the hall, and then several people came in to assess him on tone identification, simple melody singing, polyphonic singing, chord listening and identification, chord decomposition, listening to rhythm, etc. .

In the final assessment, Eric was sweating profusely, and he couldn't resist: "Damn, isn't it just for the status of a scholar? As for this test? After all, I'm still a music blind! "

There is no way, it is very easy for Eric to take the written test, if he really wants to open his mouth, he can only be exhausted.

Especially the one named Pat has a lot of problems.

Fortunately, when Eric was a little overwhelmed, half an hour passed.Eric felt that he was really tired physically and mentally, more tired than fighting someone else.

Yesterday's injury is nothing compared to now.

"Yes, your evaluations are all perfect. It just so happens that there is a performance in the concert hall today, and you can play one of your best pieces there." Santos announced that all three people who participated in the assessment passed and received perfect evaluations.

Those who get a perfect evaluation can live in luxurious rooms and enjoy delicious food in any bard academy.Of course, the premise is that you have contributed a work to the Academy of Bards.

"Come with me, show your enthusiasm, maybe starting today, your reputation will spread in the upper circle."

Santos brought the three of them to the Tranquil Harbor Opera House in the Academy of Bards.

This opera house built by the sea is not only the palace of art and culture of Lycra City, but also the soul of Lycra City.

In the early morning, at dusk or in the starry sky, whether you are walking slowly or sailing in the sea, Tranquility Harbor Opera House presents different charming styles for people at any time.

Seen from a distance, Tranquility Harbor Opera House looks like a sea eagle spreading its wings and flying to the blue sky with everyone's musical dreams.Seen from a close distance, it looks like a wave rising against the wind, rushing towards the sea.

The opera house is divided into three parts: the opera hall, the concert hall and the Adal restaurant.

Behind the scenes of the concert hall, Eric saw a lot of great people sitting in the auditorium, even Matthew Lewis, the lord of Lycra City, was sitting on it, and beside him was a lively and lovely girl , sitting next to the girl Sophia.

Santos took the stage and introduced the Eric trio, saying they are the most talented musicians in recent years.Except that Eric's expression didn't change, the other two were all excited.