Old-time musicians

"Um... Senior Roy, when you first introduced this ritual, did you say the reflection effect was the wrong way?"

Watching the note in the mirror turn into ashes and fall, Joan curled her lips: "It should be the correct proposition that will be distorted in the mirror, right?"

"I didn't say it was the wrong way." Roy's face was very pale. She leaned against the door, took out a small bottle of Yaozhi spirit liquid, put it above her lips, and slowly inhaled the mottled light and shadow that was steaming up.

From the faces of several people, they were all scared.

This result deprived everyone of their little superficial sense of security.

Fanning stared at the "It's safe to stay on the train" note that was intact in reality, and slowly said, "The note burned directly to ashes in the mirror, so this is a false proposition?"

Roy looked worried: "Don't waste all of one person's inspiration to divine Proposition 3. It's unnecessary to reduce the combat effectiveness of two people. The Mirror of Transfiguration gave an extremely negative revelation. Even if there are more terrifying existences in the fields and lights in the distance, the degree will not be more serious than staying on the train."

"If that's the case..." Fanning looked at the back of the car with a serious look: "Do we have to let all passengers get off, or at least let all the students get off? This arrangement may cause serious panic among everyone, and once the crowd is released, it will be much more difficult for us to maintain order."

"I still think there might be something wrong." Joan looked around again. The lights in the first-class car were as bright as ever, and the leather texture of the sofa was soft and high-end, allowing people to lie on it and have a good sleep.

Lu also paced back and forth: "There is indeed danger, but when we figured out the pattern of people disappearing later, there has been no accident for several hours... Why is there such an extreme revelation of danger?"

"Divination reveals the overall development trend of things over a relatively long period of time." Roy said, "In terms of today's proposition, the severity of danger and the degree of urgency are two concepts. Combining the revelation with my intuition, something ominous is in the process of coming. Using tangible objects as an analogy, it may be a train that hits the same track in five hours, or a meteorite that falls from the sky in ten hours... This kind of revelation before the arrival of misfortune is dangerous, but before they come, everything is calm."

"What I mean is that it is not advisable to stay on the train for a long time, but you can stay temporarily. Let's do as Xilan said at the beginning, send a few people to explore the way first, and the rest of the students stay on the train. After there is valuable progress, we will return as appropriate."

Fanning adopted this plan.

It was impossible to take more than 80 members of the symphony orchestra or 400 to 500 passengers off the train. Not only would they be a burden if attacked, but the maintenance of order and the disappearance caused by the loss of vision were uncontrollable.

The process was a bit tangled, but after making the decision, the action started immediately.

He first came to the carriage section where the musicians of the symphony orchestra were.

The order here was better than the public section. Roy told everyone the dangers that were everywhere. Fortunately, his companions were all there and the environment was relatively closed, so the sense of security was not out of control.

Kaplun was also helping to maintain order. Everyone did not get up and walk around, but subconsciously sat on the sofa by the aisle, as far away from the darkness by the window as possible.

"Professor Fanning, will the train be repaired later?"

"Professor Fanning, will we be fine if we stay here?"

"Have we entered some mysterious area? Is there any hope of leaving here?"

Seeing Fanning come back, everyone's eyes lit up and felt that they had found the backbone.

But Fanning still felt the anxiety of the spirits everywhere in the environment, and a series of preliminary conclusions made his inner uneasiness slowly grow.

"From the current pattern of missing people, as long as everyone is not in a closed environment or out of sight for more than a few seconds, it should be safe, at least temporarily safe."

"I plan to take a few people out of the car to explore the situation. When I find valuable clues, I will come back to inform everyone what to do next. Don't worry too much."

In order to stabilize everyone's emotions, Fanning responded with a calm look.

In fact, he had no idea about the next exploration.

Fortunately, everyone accepted this arrangement very well.

If the majority of people left the minority, the latter would inevitably feel "abandoned", but now hundreds of people are still on the car, and everyone is worried about the people who go down to take risks. The classmates all asked Fanning to be careful.

The final brief discussion decided that Fanning, Xilan, Joan, and Roy, four people with knowledge, would take care of each other and get off the train together. Lu had not yet been promoted, so his help in directly confronting the mystery was limited. As the person in charge of the railway system, he stayed on the train to maintain order to ensure the safety of his classmates. Dozens of security personnel with guns could deal with some emergencies of passengers.

In carriage No. 1, the door was opened again by the crew.

The night wind poured into the carriage from the thick black fog, making the tied sofa curtains dance.

The feeling of being watched from afar appeared again.

Fanning just wanted to step down the steel steps, but he retracted his raised foot.

He walked to carriage No. 2 again and put another flashlight on the table in front of the sofa.

"Miss Chief, you can come with us too."

"Me?" Julius was startled at first, then forced a smile, "Professor Fanning, are you... kidding?"

"Come on." Fanning's face was calm, and no emotion could be seen. "Look, those who explore the front with me are the core strength of the Saint Lenya Symphony Orchestra. As the most important first lady of the orchestra, how can you be missing?"

When he first boarded the car before encountering the mysterious incident, Fanning had been paying attention to Julius's situation.

However, she had never behaved abnormally. Even after the accident, Fanning only saw the anxiety and panic in her eyes.

The normal reaction of a low-level knower who had just been promoted... She was not strong enough to make such a big noise. It was highly likely that she was accidentally involved in this incident.

But it must be prevented. This girl had been making small moves before. When all four knowers on our side left, she must be taken away.

In this way, we may not be able to avoid discussing certain secret issues, but it is insignificant in comparison. Moreover, it is not certain who will ask whom to reveal the secret information next.

Xilan was the first to understand Fanning's intention. She stepped forward and smiled softly, "Senior Julius, now that the lives of our classmates are threatened, we are the ones who should take the most responsibility, right? Our greatest common wish is to arrive at the imperial capital smoothly without missing a single one and win our artistic reputation at the concert."

Julius had no choice.

"Indeed." Under the gaze of her classmates, she stood up after tidying up her clothes and changed her tone to a slightly relaxed one, "Maybe it will be safer to follow Professor Fanning."

Under the invisible gaze, Fanning stepped on the soft soil. He turned around and watched the other four members of the team get off the carriage one by one.

"Be careful, and evacuate decisively if the situation is not right." Lu at the door said solemnly.

"Close the door quickly and keep an eye on everyone." Fanning nodded in response.

At this time, he admired Lu's psychological quality. Waiting on a train that has been judged as extremely dangerous by the "Mirror of Transfiguration", this kind of inner torment is no better than exploring an unknown area.

The door closed slowly, and the warm lights and soft sofas disappeared from sight.

Several military high-intensity lights shone through the window, illuminating the arc-shaped area more than a hundred meters ahead of the field. Under the gaze of everyone on the train, the figures of the five people slowly moved forward in the direction of the distant lights.

Soon, they reached the limit of the lighting range.

"Although Joan's previous idea seems a bit strange, I think it is very applicable to the current situation. Let's do as she said."

Looking at the haystacks and ridges vaguely visible in the darkness ahead, Fanning waved: "Miss Julius, the two of us will go together."

Julius could only say "um" and turned around with Fanning.

Shilan, Joan, and Roy walked towards the direction of the lights, and Fanning and the other two faced them and walked backwards, with the two rows of people about two meters apart.

As the distance was further away, the military high-intensity lights from the direction of the train were finally turned off, and the darkness submerged the figures of the five people like a tide.

There was some kind of imminent danger on the train, which made everyone dare not delay too much time. Overall, they maintained a medium speed. Although Fanning was slightly inconvenient to go backwards, his spiritual perception allowed him to barely keep up with this speed.

This field was in line with Fanning's impression of the characteristics of the countryside in the southwest of Uvlansel. Under the flashlight, you can see that its overall flat terrain, the ridges and canals are evenly dug and distributed regularly, and it does not cause too many difficulties for walking.

But what puzzled everyone was that it was a summer night in the countryside, but there were no insects and frogs, no stars and moon in the sky, and the whole world was a little weirdly quiet, with only the rustling sound of people stepping on the fields.

Nothing happened during the period. After walking about one kilometer, everyone was only half the distance from the distant lights. At this time, Shilan suddenly asked: "Carlon, where is Joe Vasius?"

Yes. Fanning, who was going backwards, was stunned.

Why did this investigator get off the train alone at the beginning?

Then according to the rules discovered so far, wouldn't this threatening figure from the Special Patrol Department have already disappeared?

"Carlon," Joan called him in a low voice, "That guy must have relied on his own strength, and he judged that this mysterious incident was not of high level, so he got off the car to explore on his own before he completely figured out the rules of the disappearance phenomenon. Now you finally have one less opponent to guard against day and night."

"Don't take it for granted." Fanning still maintained a sense of vigilance, "Facing the chaotic mysterious field, who dares to think that he is strong? A high-level knowledgeable person will be safe when facing low-level pollution? A low-level knowledgeable person will definitely be in danger of death when facing high-level pollution? Do you think this is a poker point comparison? This world does not follow intuitive rules at all."

"Remember what this investigator said to me after jumping out of the car? 'You are late I will come down earlier', he is right... Instead of thinking that he is acting rashly, it is better to be more cautious and assume that he may know something. "

"Miss Julius, you are right?" Fanning turned his head and saw her nervous look, and smiled softly, "I understand your nervousness and confusion... I understand that everyone is not very clear about the situation now, but other emotions do not need to be maintained. Frank communication is often more conducive to achieving the goal. Do you understand it?" Seeing Julius' response that seemed to nod and shake her head, Fanning asked directly: "What is the current whereabouts of the experience officer of the Transcendental Club, 'Erov'? Did you become a knower with the help of this organization?"

Julius said urgently: "Professor Fan Ning, what happened today really has nothing to do with me. I swear, I was involved inadvertently!"

"Calm down, I didn't say you were responsible for this mysterious incident." Fan Ning patted her shoulder lightly, "But I need some information, both for the previous investigation and for the current situation, mystery and There are often connections between mysteries…”

"As long as knowledgeable people are not crazy, they are more or less smart people. Why should I communicate with you as an equal today instead of pointing a pistol at you? You should be able to understand the reason, right?"

"Concert?" Julius said a word tentatively.

The student symphony orchestra's performance list at the Summer Arts Festival will be strictly reviewed to avoid competition at the student level due to the placement of a large number of professional musicians. Collaboration with soloists is allowed. This is also the repertoire arrangement of major colleges. , will prepare a concerto.

Julius's subconscious reaction was naturally related to the topic related to artistic reputation that she cared about most - she knew that it would be difficult for Fan Ning to find or train a student orchestra leader in a short period of time whose skills and adaptability were not weaker than her own. The Sheeran in front of me, who makes me jealous, can do it, but she will be responsible for the concerto this time.

"The factors you mentioned account for half of it." Fan Ning said slowly, "But if everyone can't go back, the value of your music will be meaningless. The threat to life in this place is already great enough, so there is no need for me to make an additional gesture of threatening you. On the contrary, in order to prevent you from disappearing from this world, we all need to maintain the gaze of one more person..."

"So, Miss Chief, if I were you, I would try my best to show some value in other aspects at this time, and see if I can try my luck to find one or two clues related to the current situation. Otherwise, the outcome will be hard to say. ”

His tone was slow, but it made Julius feel chilled all over.

She gritted her teeth and finally began to answer Fan Ning's question: "Erov is one of the informants who develop members of the Transcendental Club. Their activities require a large amount of funds and related resources, so they have contacted many imperial factory owner families. We have I’m interested in the real colors behind the appearances of the world that he depicts.”

"So because you are young and have artistic talent, in return for providing funds and resources for activities, Elof promoted you on behalf of the Transcendental Club?"

"...Yes, I only have contact with this organization through him, and I only know the organization's superficial information or ideas through this channel."

"Is there any formal way to follow a secret organization that studies evil gods instead of fighting for it?"

"The authorities have not given others a chance." Julius suddenly smiled with a bit of sadness, "Professor Fan Ning, today's situation is likely to end up in this damn place. The difference is just me or all of us, and I'm not afraid to say To be honest, the true number of those who were banned by the empire may be more than ten times what the authorities expected!”

"My family is neither aristocratic, nor is it ranked at the so-called 'chaebol' level among factory owners. Not everyone has your good luck... If you compare a person who is eager for knowledge to a desert traveler who is about to die of thirst , then the official establishment of knowledgeable people that the government is willing to allow is only three or five drops of water."

"But anyone with a slightly higher level of inspiration, or a person with a slightly more wonderful destiny path in life, once they know that they are just surviving in the sludge of distorted colors, who can continue to endure the sorrow of ignorance? "

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