When Angel was very young, he once heard Jon mention that a truly beautiful art will always give people a sense of unfinished and lingering lingering sound at the moment of ending.
And at this moment, when he heard "The Confession of the Black Sheep" came to an abrupt end, and from the perspective of art, when he saw the priest and the Cathedral of Heaven being buried in flames, Angel also had a feeling of "unfinished business".
Even though Angel did not witness the whole process, and only arrived before the final chapter, but just listening to this last chapter, the feeling of lingering aftertaste is still very strong.
"Luigi's performance level has improved again..." Angel muttered in a low voice.
Luigi's performance hadn't reached this level when he was in Shock's haunted house; but now, even Angel, who has listened to "The Confession of the Black Sheep" many times, can empathize with it.
This is not the improvement of skills, but the sublimation of emotions.
Angel once saw a comment on singing on the holographic tablet, "no skills, all emotions"; but Luigi's performance this time is not only "all emotions", but also "natural skills".
Even with Angel's level of appreciation, I think this performance is definitely better than the previous "Yiyang", "Night Sparrow Rhapsody", "Sbro Three Chapters"... much, much better.
I just don't know, what reservation will Uriel give for this performance?
Angel set his sights on Uriel.
However, when he saw Uriel's expression, Angel suddenly froze for a moment.
Because Uriel's expression was too strange.
His eyes were dancing, and tears kept falling, but his expression was extremely indifferent.
The tears shed and the calm and indifferent expression seemed to be divided into two different worlds.
Angel was quite puzzled at first, but soon he realized it.
It's Uriel's... The dream state disappeared.
It should be that Uriel was moved and sympathized with some meaning in this piece of music, so he couldn't help but shed tears; but, when he was crying, he was still in the state of "dream". Now at the end of the song, "dream "The state disappeared, and Uriel had returned to the normal NPC category at this time.
The tears of the dream state stayed on the face of the ordinary NPC.
This has led to a strange inconsistency in the current state.
However, although Uriel's dream state has been resolved, from his tears, it can be guessed that he should be very satisfied with "The Confession of the Black Sheep".
I just don't know, which seat will Uriel give Luigi because of this music?
Will it be a blockbuster and enter the top three seats?
Thinking of this, Angel stared closely at Uriel, waiting for his judgment...
...
At the same time, in a distant space-time distance.
Dasman Empire, Dawn City.
In Dawn City under the cover of night, there is less vitality in the daytime, and more of a deathly silence.
Only the cries of night crows, and rustling cries from unknown places.
In a corner of Dawn City, on the second floor of a dilapidated attic, a man lying in piles of dirty clothes suddenly woke up from his sleep.
He opened his eyes, staring at the dark ceiling, lost in thought.
"I, I seem to hear a piece of music, and I also saw flames, churches, and countless corpses... and, the devil performing an elegy in the flames?" The dejected man with stubble suddenly shook his head: "No, It's not a demon, it seems to be a person."
The man muttered in a low voice and sat up from the bed.
After looking around, I finally confirmed that I just... had a dream.
That dream was beautiful, but cruel.
But it was so cruel that he was willing to indulge in it.
"Uriel, Uriel..." The man laughed at himself in a low voice, "Are you already someone who looks for value in dreams?"
With a wry smile, Uriel got off the messy bed, wearing only a pair of pajama pants, then pushed open the door of the bedroom naked, and came to the balcony.
He's going to wake up.
Today's Dasman Empire is in midsummer, but even so, he still couldn't help shivering when a night wind blew.
Also because of this chill, his chaotic head became a little more awake.
Leaning on the balcony railing, he lit a cigarette, looked at the sleeping Dawn City, and breathed out the smoke silently.
Dawn City is very vast, but most of the houses are very low, so even if Uriel is only standing on the balcony of the second floor attic, he can still see the outline of buildings far away.
Almost all the buildings have been brought into a dark and sweet dream at this time, only the landmark building in the center of Dawn City - the Radiant Church, is still lit with bright lights.
Because of this, Uriel's gaze was involuntarily attracted to the Radiant Temple.
"It's really holy and beautiful against the backdrop of the Goddess of the Night." Uriel sighed softly, but there was an unknown complexity in his decadent eyes: "But, who would have known that in such a holy temple, deep down is ..."
Uriel exhaled a smoke ring.
The smoke slowly dissipated in the dark night directly ahead.
When the smoke dissipated, Uriel suddenly saw a building more than ten meters away, lit up with the faint light of a gas lamp.
Through the open window, and in the dim light, he saw a woman hugging her knees and weeping.
The slightest cry in the air before came from her side.
As a neighbor, Uriel naturally knew this crying woman, and he even knew why she was crying.
Because her new husband is a bad gambler.
Just look at her new house with four walls. Her husband has sold almost everything that can be sold. If her gambler husband intends to continue to sell, then the only one who can sell is probably herself.
Her crying is not only because she hates the disqualification of her husband, but also because she is sad for her own uncertain future.
"Being able to cry means that her husband is not at home. If she is not at home so late, the only place to go is the casino... Whether she wins or loses tonight may determine her future." Uriel shook his head, unable to bear to watch .
They are all miserable people, even himself. He has no choice but to show mercy...
His eyes moved away from the lights of the leading house, and once again looked at the glorious church that was still extremely bright in the night.
At some point, a thin mist descended and enveloped the church.
From afar, this layer of mist looks like...smoke.
Thinking of this, a haze flashed in Uriel's eyes.
Tobacco and gambling, as anyone who lives here knows, are the sources of darkness, the roots of all evil.
Even the Radiance Church advertised like this.
But as long as you have a little bit of social status, you will know that tobacco and gambling are actually the two invisible pillar industries of Dawn City. And the big boss behind them is... The Radiant Church.
In Liming City, oh, not only, throughout the Dasman Empire, the Radiance Church has such a glorious and upright image, but who knows that behind such a brightness is a lot of dirt.
"Religion, church, are they all so filthy?" Uriel muttered in a low voice, and suddenly, he froze for a moment: "Why did I say 'all'?"
Just when Uriel asked himself in doubt, two images suddenly flashed in his mind.
On one side is the church representing the sky, which is also the backing of the powerful class.
On the other side are poor people and pious priests who listen to their suffering.
The two images are constantly changing in Uriel's mind... The memory of being trapped in the sea of dreams, accompanied by waves of strong music, rushed into his mind.
He remembered.
In the dream, he saw another religion ravaging.
In the dream, he smelled the smell of blood covered by the flames.
In the dream, he heard the elegy performed by the priest with his life...
Although it was another religion, the various things he displayed were no different from the Glorious Church of the Dasman Empire.
Even "pure priests" and "death believers" can find their counterparts in the Radiance Church... Uriel even knows such people himself.
And that person is his partner.
It's just that his partner didn't take the priest's script, but took the old way of the believer who was oppressed to death by the powerful.
"Why am I dreaming of these... is it you?"
"Is this the music you played for me?"
"Are you asking me to let go, or are you telling me to burn the last madness like that priest?"
Uriel closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time on the balcony.
It wasn't until the tobacco was burnt to the fingertips that it was slightly scorching that he regained his mind; he pondered for a moment, flicked off the ash on his hand, turned and returned to the house.
It was still midnight, and logically, he should go to bed. But at this moment, he didn't want to sleep at all, he unconsciously walked to the piano next to the bed.
Since coming here, he hasn't turned on the piano again.
There was dust on the piano stand.
Uriel was silent for a while, sat on the stool, and opened the piano cover.
After so long, the lost desire to play was rekindled. He wanted to reproduce the performance in his dream.
Regardless of whether it was a reminder from "him", Uriel wanted to remember it and keep it in his heart.
Qin Yin, start.
The flowing notes, like wings, echoed in the darkness.
From gentle to fierce, from innocent to cruel, from cold to burning flames...
When Uriel finished playing the last note, his face was covered with sweat, and his hair was also wet, sticking to his forehead.
He hasn't played for too long, and his physical strength is not as good as it is.
But after this hard work, the playing became more and more hearty.
Uriel was panting heavily, his body was exhausted, but there was a smile on his face.
Tiredness did not affect his spiritual pleasure.
"It's been a long time since I wanted to perform a piece of music..." Uriel whispered to himself, his eyes filled with nostalgia and change: "The chief should like this piece of music, right?"
"I don't know who performed this piece of music in my dream."
Every time Uriel thinks about the person who performed the music, he will feel that there is an indescribable force that isolates his memory.
The only thing he remembered was that the other party seemed to use the harp to perform the music, and performed it in front of him more than once.
"Such frequent and active performances are a bit like the reservation test of the Imperial Music Troupe back then." Uriel muttered to himself.
"Speaking of which, if it's this piece of music, at least the reservation should be at..."
"Top three?"
...
"Top three?" Luigi's eyes flashed with surprise: "Is it really the top three?"
After Luigi performed "The Confession of the Black Sheep", he kept his eyes on Uriel.
He could see that Uriel was crying silently, and he seemed to be infected by the flame elegy in "The Confession of the Black Sheep".
However, no matter how much Uriel shed tears, the result never appeared.
This is a bit different from the previous situation when Luigi came to reserve a seat. Previously, every time the performance was finished, a fairyland reminder would pop up immediately. This time, almost ten minutes had passed, and Uriel remained motionless, as if he had turned into a wooden man.
While Luigi was anxiously waiting for the result, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"If there are no accidents, this time the reservation test should be in the top three."
There is no doubt that the only person who can talk to himself directly in the dungeon is Angel.
Luigi was not surprised that Angor "watched" his own seat. He was even more surprised by the reserved seats that Angel said.
That's why he asked aloud before.
What he asked was not Uriel who was stunned opposite him, but Angor who was silently watching the attic outside the Little Garden.
It is not nonsense that Angel said "top three seats" at this time.
Instead, he saw the messy messages coming out of Uriel.
As a challenger, Luigi can only passively accept the fairyland prompts, and he can't see the various fairyland information wrapped around Uriel.
And Angor can.
As the controller of the power of the fairyland, in his eyes, various reminders of the fairyland are constantly escaping from Uriel's head.
It's just slightly strange that these fairyland prompts are like the letter that Uriel took out back then, and the content inside is constantly changing.
Perhaps, only when the "letter" is actually handed over to Luigi, the fairyland prompt will be fixed.
However, even though the reminders of Wonderland at this time are constantly changing, judging from the existing information, Luigi's seat should have been fixed in the top three.
The reason why I say this is because the first sentence of all the changing fairyland prompts is the same: "Special dreamland "Uriel's choice" main task 3, the challenge is successful."
In the past, every time Luigi challenged to reserve a seat, the first sentence that jumped out must be: "The special dream "Uriel's choice" main task 3, the challenge failed."
And to be successful, you must reach the top three seats.
Now that the first sentence prompted by Wonderland has become a success, it means that Uriel has placed his reserved seat in the top three seats.
It's just that which of the top three seats is still "changing".
But no matter which seat, in Angel's view, the challenge has actually been considered a success.
Originally, Angel didn't want to tell Luigi the result in advance, but Luigi didn't know why, after this performance, his expression was very strange, his face was pale, his eyes were in a daze, and even his lips were trembling... Angel thought for a while, then Quietly gave Luigi a little spoiler.