Chapter 725 The Night's Watchman's Fear (Third Watch)
Northland Coastal Corridor, the capital of the Urban Alliance, Keswick.
On the city's most famous "Rose Square", the ice and snow roses that still bloom in the cold are like burning flames, dazzling and dazzling.
But tonight, the night seems to disappear, their beauty is unappreciated, the square, the surrounding streets, the nearby houses, everywhere you can see the huge black "curtain" in the center, is crowded with people, they look up at their heads, watch the changes of the "curtain" with almost the same shocking expression, listen to the sad and tranquil melody of "Moonlight Sonata" that seems to ring in the bottom of their hearts.
It wasn't until "Nightingale" Louise spoke that they came back to their senses from this dazed state, and burst into bursts of amazement, there were actually living people in the "curtain"? Or is it a more magical spell than a magic radio? A wonderful spell that allows people to not only hear the sound but also see the figure?
Miss Nightingale's words solved their doubts and horror, but they attracted a wave of more excitement and excitement, this kind of thing, they have never encountered it, and their ancestors have never encountered it, this is the "magical civilization" repeatedly promoted in "The Voice of the Mystery"? This is a manifestation of "magical civilization".
In the crowd, a man wearing a leather hat looked at "Nightingale" Louise with horrified eyes and shook his head in disbelief, has the Magic Council gone one step further than the broadcast? Let anyone anywhere see "Valkyrie" in the Grand Theater of the Kingdom of Rentat?
And what this means, others may not know, but as an elite night watchman, I know better than anyone else!
Since the invention of the magic radio by Lucian Evans, since the launch of "The Voice of the Mystery", he has experienced changes in the concepts of the people in many bustling cities in the northern coastal corridor and the changes in their attitudes towards the church, and he didn't care at first, but the change in people's hearts may be in this silence, and when he feels that the surrounding atmosphere is not right, all the details are already panicked and frightened.
Coupled with the church's defeat in the "Battle of Rentat", he quickly changed from a hunter chasing prey to a prey fleeing in a hurry and hiding in Tibet.
And now, magic radios can not only transmit sound, but also show images, what a terrible change that will bring!
Although he had witnessed everything just now and understood that this model wanted to be promoted like the previous magic radio, he didn't know how many years it would take, but the Magic Council was doing this aspect of things, step by step, and the church was not responding.
"No, you must report to the agent immediately!" He held down his leather hat, lowered his head, and stepped out of the increasingly crowded crowd, taking a while to squeeze out.
After leaving the vicinity of the square, the surroundings immediately became quiet, and the night watchman quickly found a hidden corner, took out a brooch-like magic item, and tried to report what had just happened to the church.
He was anxious for a moment and directly contacted the headquarters of the Inquisition in the holy city of Reims, but only a noisy sound sounded above the "brooch".
"Bastard! The Magic Council's 'Mystery Voice' can be heard everywhere and can transmit images, but I can't even contact the holy city of Lance, how can I fight against the magician?" He immediately became angry and defeated, frustrated and anxious in his heart.
Although he also understood that it was not the same as before, Keswick was already controlled by the Magic Council, and there was no way to transit without the cathedral with the material teleportation array and the sound teleportation array, so the night's watch lurking across the Storm Strait and the Northland Coastal Corridor could no longer contact as easily as before.
Such a gap is the real reason for his frustration and impatience!
The artificial planet, which seemed to have been created just to challenge the authority of the true god, is increasingly blooming with unimaginable light, and it is definitely one of the most far-reaching alchemy items!
He took out a cigarette that was a specialty of the Kingdom of Buryana, put his hand to his mouth tremblingly, and then while holding it in his mouth, he gently rubbed his right hand, and a ball of flame came out,
The cigarette was lit, and he took a deep breath to ease his emotions, and then reactivated the brooch to contact his boss, the "Agent", who was also lurking in Keswick.
The night watchman gritted his teeth and thought, we must propose to the church to develop our own artificial planet!
However, he also understood that this kind of product of arcane research was difficult for the cardinals of the church to imitate - if they "launched satellites", they would have no pressure, so if they had the chance, they would capture an artificial planet of the Magic Council!
Information about the "satellite live broadcast" was transmitted to the holy city of Reims step by step due to the parliament's control over its own area, and perhaps Pope Benedict III had not received it before the performance of "Valkyrie" was completed.
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Magnificent gold is the main color of the Grand Theater of the Kingdom of Rentat, and the magic crystal lamps are either hung from the ceiling or inlaid on the walls, sprinkling pure and bright brilliance, which complements the gold.
Lucian and Natasha sat in a box, waiting for the Valkyrie to unfold.
"I've been looking forward to this opera for several years, and tonight I can finally fulfill my wish." Oliver walked in politely, took off his white gloves, and shook Lucian's hand with a smile.
No matter how many disagreements there are in the micro field, he usually does not glare at Lucian, especially in the field of drama and opera, which he loves.
"I hope you like it." Lucian smiled in response and asked Oliver to sit down.
Besides him, there are not many legendary magicians willing to come to the opening ceremony of the Rentat Festival, Douglas is busy with his own preparations and has no particular love for opera, so he does not appear, Brooke is almost for the same reason, Vicente has a cold relationship with Lucian and does not like opera, and even daily life seems to lack interest, and Helen, who wishes to devote all her time to arcane and magic research, is even more impossible.
The rest of the legendary magicians went out, some guarded the branches of various countries, and some were busy researching, but they did not appear here.
"Opera is not something too interesting." Fernando, the "Storm Master" sitting next to Lucian, looked at the stage intently, still wearing his bright red magic robe.
Seeing that "Valkyrie" was about to begin, Lucian said to Natasha with a psychic connection: "Isn't Granny Hathaway coming?"
"She may not like the occasion of so many people, but I remember she was still very interested in music and opera." Natasha guessed.
Lucian nodded and didn't say anything more, Russell, the prime minister of the Holm Kingdom below, had already begun to give a speech, and then announced the opening of the music festival.
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"Your Excellency! This is the first time I have seen His Excellency the Prime Minister, and it looks like this!" Banus said loudly, happy and surprised.
Ali pulled him and booed: "Pay attention to politeness, otherwise you will be reprimanded by Mr. Police. After Her Majesty was crowned, it was just a reprimand, if it was before, disrespect for the nobles would be whipped." And it's such a big aristocrat!
"Understand, understand, in fact, look at them, they are similar to me, if Mr. Police wants to reprimand, I'm afraid he will reprimand until his throat is hoarse." Banus looked very excited.
After Russell announced the opening of the Rentat Festival, intense final preparations began behind the curtain.
For a short time before the opera starts, the magician in charge of the broadcast adjusts the angle of the video magic circle so that the "audience" can see the whole picture of the Kingdom Grand Theater.
"It's so gorgeous, to be able to listen to the highest level of opera in such a theater, then there is really no regret in death!" Banus and others praised one after another.
Then, their attention quickly shifted from the building to the nobles passing by on the screen, and Louise's sweet introduction rang in their ears: "This is His Excellency James, Duke of Peforth, and this is his wife, Lady Stephanie......"
Oh! A wave of exclamations sounded in the square.
"It turns out that this is a great aristocrat, and the ladies and ladies are also very beautiful......" Ali admired softly, with a frenzy in her expression, she said she would attend the opening ceremony......
His description is very different from the real situation, but one thing cannot be denied, due to the inheritance of active bloodlines from generation to generation, the proportion of good-looking people among nobles is much higher than that of ordinary people.
When Ali's eyes searched for the noble ladies, the picture changed again and focused on the box.
"There is Her Majesty Queen Natasha, 'Atomic Control' Honorable Evans......" Louise's introduction suddenly paused, because she and Banus and the others saw the same picture, the box was filled with silver-gray sword light constantly cutting around it, the vast but colorful universe, the storm of lightning and thunder, and the apocalyptic scene of stars collapsing and disappearing......
"This, what is this?" Ali and the others' stuttering today doesn't seem to be getting better.
After Louise paused, her voice sounded again unhurriedly: "The breath of the legendary powerhouse itself can affect the world around him, so unless they deliberately restrain themselves, this is the only thing recorded by the image magic circle, and this situation will not appear when seen with the naked eye normally......"
"It's amazing, it deserves to be a legendary powerhouse!"
"It's amazing to see that......"
This situation left a lasting impression on viewers like Banus.
The short time in front of the curtain quickly ended, and a prelude began to sound, the melody was brisk and the melody was hidden in the gloom, and the melodious surface concealed the intensity, making people touch the plot of the opera at once, and they were emotionally prepared.
"In the past, the sonata instead of the overture is a more popular way of creating opera recently, which can be used before each act of the opera and directly connected to the subsequent pieces......" Ali said of the knowledge he gained from his pen pals.
In the Kingdom Grand Theater, no one spoke anymore and began to enjoy the opera quietly.
Towards the end of the prelude, the curtain slowly rises, and a female monologue begins in a recitative (similar to a recitation), and a tall girl with no strong features is seen on the stage.
"This is the Valkyrie?"
In the light and long melody, Princess Amantha shows a happy and beautiful life with the king, queen, maid, court teacher, etc.
However, the good times did not last long, and the king's nephew colluded with the prime minister and the chief guard to kill the king and queen with a conspiracy, and thanks to the help of the maids, the princess was able to escape into the forest.
The gloom and intensity hidden under the previous beautiful melody burst out at the beginning of the conspiracy, making the audience's feelings rise and fall rapidly, making them both nervous and hateful of the villain.
At the end of the first act, during the interlude, Oliver looked at Lucian in surprise: "Is this an opera? No, I admit it's a very good opera, but what about the structure of the songs? Why do I feel more like a symphony?"
Prior to this, Rentatt's opera was in the form of a section, consisting of a series of well-structured pieces (including solo, duet, chorus, etc.) to form an opera.
Now, Lucian's opera is more like a drama, with music matching the plot, no longer obvious divisions, and a scene becoming a whole, like a symphony of themes that runs throughout.
(End of this chapter)