Old-time musicians

"That's probably how it happened. I met him by chance on the way back from the countryside. I grabbed a car and chased Benjamin. His strength was already at a relatively high middle level. After he was forced outside the guardrail of the bridge, he couldn't escape from my face. I There was nothing to stop him from jumping into the river, but this half-crazy guy was very unwilling to suffer in the smelly water, so he told me the secret knowledge. Of course, in the end, I kicked his car out."

Fan Ning took his time and shared the story he had just made up with the senior management of the Special Inspection Department in the "Chaos Heavenly Order".

During this period, he felt Pogorelic watching his spirit body from all directions, as if he was observing whether his emotions were affected by the narrative content.

"What you mean is," He Meng paraphrased and confirmed his core information, "if the material and technique of a painting can have a mystical connection with the 'Gate of Seven Lights', then it is going through a specific process. After that, it will sublimate into the layer of will that moves matter into the world?"

"Yes."

"The painting that Prudence Auction House thought before actually entered the migration. Although I don't know the location of the secret realm of migration, I infer that it is likely to float here."

"There are also two works that Benjamin acquired from a country gentleman's house and were destroyed by you during the battle?"

"Yes, but as mentioned before, the work is not unique, as long as it meets the mystical connection."

Not only did Fan Ning's process have a prototype origin, he did not even hide this key knowledge, because there were too many people present who had more occult knowledge than himself.

"How can we ensure the authenticity of what the Harmony School says?" several participants asked.

"So I brought the information back for your judgment." Fan Ning responded calmly.

"The possibility is very high." He Meng pondered for a moment, "I suddenly remembered a certain extraordinary item that was put into the seal room of the Special Patrol Department a few years ago. If I remember correctly, it happened to be in the Ufranser branch. The appearance of the item It’s a painting called The Room of Pain.”

"The content of that painting was an indoor sketch of a delivery room and delivery bed. The artist was found dead in a hotel room, with his whole body dissolved in the bathtub and only his head floating in the liquid. At that time, it was thought that it had living characteristics. After being admired for a long time, It infects people's dreams and emerges from their bodies. It was finally confiscated at an auction at the Mecklen Free Museum. The owner was a banned person related to the Pleasure Listening Society and was shot. "

Fan Ning was moved when he heard this. Benjamin did say that "The Painful Room" was covered with black cloth in the sealing room, and the people in the Special Inspection Department were afraid that it would escape.

It seemed that they had reported this matter to He Meng.

In the "Holy Fountain Tantra" volume of the Oakmont Manuscript, Fanning noticed that the author of the document left a secret transmission in the appendix that could lead "the right work to the right place", which may be of this nature. More dangerous paintings.

"The 'style' of an artist and the 'style' of a work of art may follow similar characteristics." Pogorelic, who had been listening to the exchanges between several people, suddenly said something mysterious that was beyond Fan Ning's understanding.

He began to arrange the work: "... Regarding the 'disaster' and production safety issues, the investigators will not make any substantial intervention for the time being. Let the foreign coordinators of the Special Patrol Office and the Bologna School handle it on their own. It is rare to find these two groups of new and old nobles. Let's work together for a common cause... Miss Norma Gunn, what I need is for you to find the key clue to the 'Coincidence Door' first."

"Understood, Mr. Leader." The woman in a black palace dress saluted with respect along with several high-ranking and knowledgeable people she led.

"... Regarding the 'Hidden Lamp' and the 'Fountain in the Painting', the heads of each branch of the empire are checking the mystical tendencies of art works in each county. According to my guess, the name of 'Seven Lights' may be a metaphor for the need to open the door. Focusing on the mystical paintings corresponding to the seven phases... If anything happens during the investigation, report it to the corresponding inspector. For other inspectors who are not present today, Rudolf Homon will report it on your behalf. "

"Understood, Mr. Leader." He Meng took the lead, and the voice of "Vasius" was mixed in with the others.

"...Focus on the investigation of Uvranser County, such as Prudence Auction House, Turner Art Museum, etc." Pogorelic emphasized.

Of these two places, one has just completed its fire rectification and is preparing to resume business, and the other... will not be long either.

"...Understood." Fan Ning's movements stiffened for a moment, and his response was slightly slower than others.

"Carolen Van Ning...is that his name? How is he doing after he was promoted to the Knower?"

He must have thought of something along the lines of the Turner Art Museum, Pogorelic asked after recalling for a moment.

Time is extremely tight, and a large number of affairs and information reported from all levels below continue to consume the leader's energy. He is making analysis, scheduling and decision-making all the time, and... studying or fighting the never-ending mysteries from above.

The things on Fanning's line are important things, but there may be dozens or hundreds of things that are equally important.

...What are you afraid of? Fan Ning moved his eyes slightly. When he felt the pain of the knife cutting through his skin and eyeballs, he found that He Meng was looking at the heavenly ladder where he was, so he had to say: "I have been paying attention to him. In the trend of Ufranser, he loves art, has good talent, and is promoted very quickly. He also has a common enthusiasm for newcomers to investigate mysterious events. He has underground gatherings of forbidden people, the secret base of the Pleasure Listening Club, and the fantasy school of reconciliation. He was involved in the Human Mystery and the Prudence Burning Incident, and has basically become the backbone of the school's branch in Uvranser..."

It feels weird to praise yourself, but if you want to mention the key points in one go, you must be realistic and detail other insignificant points.

In particular, there are some keywords that he is afraid of. Since the Special Inspection Office is paying attention to them, He Meng will help him mention them even if he doesn't mention them. It is better to take the initiative, such as...

"I also had some contact with him in the wrong time and space of the 'Hidden Light'... In short, he should have suspected that Vincent or the Turner Art Museum had other secrets, and had conducted investigations, especially in the study of sound sequences. A lot of effort was put into the remaining volume, but most of the energy was spent on composing music using materials, such as the following premiere at the Summer Arts Festival..."

Pogorelic nodded.

He Meng was quite satisfied with the concise and concise report that Vasius made to the leader this time. He decided to ask for instructions on a key issue that he would encounter immediately:

"Mr. Leader, the preparations for the nomination of 'Boethius Artist', from condolence activities to the summer art festival... If Fan Ning enters the inspection field, as the representative of the Special Inspection Department in the inspection team, I should seek truth from facts. , or treated differently?”

Pogorelic was unexpectedly silent for half a minute, and then asked: "According to your judgment, where is his level now?"

…Why is this word again? Fan Ning finally found something interesting. What does "Ge" mean?

He vaguely felt that in addition to the new role of "green card" in recent years, the birth of the "Boethius Artists" selection mechanism may have something to do with this "grid".

He Meng also thought for half a minute, and then replied carefully: "The most conservative evaluation is at the second level, which corresponds to the 'Bridegroom' or the 'Sower', and may even be infinitely close to the third level, the 'Blade Holder'."

"Are you sure?" Norma Gunn, who was standing silently on the other side of the stairs, suddenly said, "...How old is this person?"

As she opened her mouth, Fan Ning found that half of the people were looking at He Meng, and the other half were looking at herself.

He was a little instinctively frightened at first, but then he realized that these people were not looking at "Fanning", but the person directly responsible for Fan Ning's intelligence, investigator Vasius.

"23 years old." He Meng replied, "After the news of the premiere of his "Symphony No. 1" spread in the music industry, I asked Uvranser for more complete information."

He Meng immediately made a supplementary explanation: "Carolen Van Ning was born in an artistic family, but her early education was in fine arts. Her musical training was more systematic than that of an enthusiast, but far less than that of a music family." …But this person values ​​theory, loves to study, has humanistic qualities, and knows how to use reason to control inspiration. He spent four years in the university doing pure music research in obscurity. This may be the reason why he was later promoted to a knowledgeable person, and it is also the reason why he finally emerged in the past year. reason."

"In the past year, from the improvisation of "Fantasy Impromptu" to the music salon's "Death and the Maiden", to the premiere of "Symphony No. 1" which is regarded as a legendary experience by those who have experienced it... The art world generally believes that the latter is not only He has broken through the vocabulary limits of romanticism, and has formed his strong personal style. There is even a prophetic comment that impressed me deeply——"

He Meng's memory of this sentence is very complete: "In fact, when we appreciate Carolne Van Ning's subsequent symphony works in the future, we may find that as early as the First Symphony, he has already initially formed All the personal qualities he should develop."

Because throughout the history of music, there are too few artists whose first symphony has received such a huge response.

"After graduation, he became the permanent conductor of the Santa Lenia Symphony Orchestra. Since then, he has performed in the imperial capital. The early box office sales of the concert set a record of the fastest sell-out at a rare high price. If the live effect of "Violin Concerto in E minor" can be In line with people's expectations for radio, Fan Ning's artistic achievements, public recognition, media evaluation, market response...all dimensions are no longer at the level of a 'young composer' in the period of style exploration, but a mature 'famous composer' ’, that is, the third-level ‘blade wielder’.”

"Vasius, is there anything you need to add?" He Meng finally asked.

"Mr. He Meng said it very comprehensively." Fan Ning said quickly.

What could Vasius have to add? Even I didn’t conclude as well as the Special Inspection Department.

"In that case, why not seek truth from facts?" Pogorelic asked after hearing this.

He rarely smiled calmly: "I have always emphasized to you that artists are the most difficult group to manage in the world, but they are also the most crucial group in the current situation. We need high-level 'character' so much …”

"As you said, at the age of 23, an artist who can be infinitely close to the height of the 'Blade Holder', if he can continue to improve under our attention, maybe within three to five years, his 'Q' will be upgraded to 'Forged Lion' was nominated, and with the help of the 'Boethius Artists' platform, perhaps in the next ten years, we will have one more person of 'Crescent Moon' height, who can provide us with additional Gained a lot of time.”

What if the 35-year-old "Crescent" is the 35-year-old "Boethius the Artist"? Everyone was not only deep in thought.

"Your opinion is very correct." He Meng bowed lightly, "It's just a matter of Yin Lie Fragment and Vincent..."

Although there has been no substantial breakthrough in the study of the audio series fragments, among the 16 suspicious antiquities investigated by senior officials of the Special Inspectorate, leaders have always believed that the correlation between the audio series fragments and "prophecy" may be ranked high.

"Things have their priorities." Poglerich stood up from the steps, and his blurry figure began to pace back and forth. "We have too many issues to focus on. I will personally lead the team to the abnormal area of ​​B-105 in the future. The more urgent task now is to recover the key and the remains of the source god of the collector."

"Everything you do will encounter unimaginable resistance, but don't fight from all sides. When you are under pressure from one aspect, you must learn to minimize the pressure from other aspects... I always hope that everyone with a high level of "character" will be our helper rather than our enemy, and the same is true for the future Carloen Fan Ning."

... Helper... Enemy. He Meng chewed on these two words.

He knew very well what would happen to those enemies who were truly identified as obstacles by Mr. Poglerich.

"Understood." Most of the participants around him responded subconsciously at this time.

"Any other questions?" Poglerich sat down again, his eyes jumping between the smooth steps and mirrors, making everyone feel like they were being pointed at by a knife.

"If not, adjourn." Poglerich waved his right hand in the air, like a knife cutting through a canvas, and the transparent steps where each high-level knower was located cracked, and figures fell into and disappeared in an instant, leaving only dazzling light flowing chaotically in between.

There are only two knowers left here.

"Is your personal investigation going smoothly?" Miss Norma Gon asked with concern.

Poglerich said calmly: "Because the true knowledge of the 'Red Pool' has gradually awakened, the pursuit of the 'Pleasant Listening Club' has become a bit tricky, and the search for its wreckage has become the most difficult echelon, which will cost me more energy and time."

"If you need it, I will be at your disposal at any time."

"The matter of the 'Red Pool' is too dangerous, you must not inquire too much, and the tasks I assign to you have always been based on the principle of starting with the easy and then the difficult, which is also a way to reduce internal friction among all parties."

"Can I ask you what your current ranking of search difficulty is?" He Meng said respectfully.

"The remains of the seven witnesses, 'Blade' has always been in my hands. Apart from that, the easiest third echelon is the 'Hidden Lamp', 'Fountain in the Painting' and 'Disaster' that are in your charge. The second echelon is the 'Incinerator' that the Guidance School has taken in. Guido Dalezzo is a very difficult person to deal with."

"All the source gods have gone crazy, and the most serious one is 'Red Pool'. Due to the activation of true knowledge, its remains have become extremely dangerous. I have assigned the first echelon to search for it myself. As for the other one of the same difficulty, the danger is unknown, but there is a lot of information about its origin, records, and characteristics. There is too little information about the nature of the gods."

"For the other source gods, we can at least imagine their general appearance through witness symbols or god names, but this one really makes it impossible to imagine what it looks like, and we don't know where its remains are now."

"Due to the effect of the secret history entanglement law, it is not ruled out that you have a small probability of accidentally obtaining clues. Of course, don't have too much hope. After solving the problem of the "Red Pool", I will personally lead a team to investigate its whereabouts worldwide."

"What is his god name? ..." The two people's tone was a little curious.

"Old Days." Boglelich lowered his eyes after speaking.