Silent Crown Chapter 75: Jianlan Underground Palace
Six days later, Friday.
The hot afternoon sun poured down from the sky, burning people’s eyes.
Before the old building, Brian and Dominic stood in the shadow of the entrance, staring quietly at the students gathered in the square.
"There are a lot of new students this year." Dominic looked at the pupils of the teenagers and girls: "I can see that it's a lot of trouble."
He said: "I gave them practice lessons so early, the school committee has not considered it."
Brian followed his words and said with a smile: "Maybe they hope they can see the true face of the musician's world as soon as possible. This depends on the teaching of Mr. Dominic."
Dominic was silent, but only raised his hand and stroked the piercing crack under the mottled white hair. I don't know if Apocalypse is too hot, and the scar that extends from the front of the forehead to the back of the brain starts to ache again.
can hear ‘the real face of the musician’s world’, Dominic can’t help but want to laugh?
"Why not go to the battlefield if you want to see the real world of musicians?"
He grinned, the hoarse laughter was like gasping, unclear: "See some blood, look at the corpse, to understand the color of the bones and internal organs, and get used to the sweet smell. Have you really seen it?
This kind of sissy challenge and duel, all you can get is the talk at the dinner party. "
In silence, Brian felt a chill in his back.
He didn't know whether this yin air came from the ancient building behind or the laughter of the old man in front of him. He leaned back a little fearfully, and then was a little irritated, frowning in disgust.
, after all, I am reckless. What can I do with this kind of old ghost coming down on the battlefield? Apart from killing, he can only look at the door...
Suddenly, Dominic turned his head back, looking at him with a white cloud-filled right eye, a smile appeared on his withered face:
"Infuriated? I smell anger..."
Watched by the pupils who have been seeing through the kingdom of death, Brian's face turned pale, and he took a step back subconsciously, squeezing out a smile: "Is it an illusion?"
This kind of **** battlefield dog is so old, but why does it feel so keen...
"Hehe, isn't it?"
Dominic smiled and stopped teasing the panicked "child", but said in the usual hoarse voice: "The school committee’s plan has nothing to do with me. I am just a gatekeeper, except for watching Outside the door, I can’t manage so much, and I don’t want to.
The school committee can sympathize with me, an old stubborn who doesn't know how to work, and send me a teaching assistant. Then you will do the rest. "
"Including class matters?"
Brian's complexion changed, and there was an uncontrollable joy and consternation. He originally thought it would take a lot of time to take this old guy who ignored the school committee's arrangements.
But he did not expect that on the first day he took office, the other party would hand over what he dreamed of.
so easy and simple?
It seems that even this stubborn old guy is aware of the current affairs, right? Seeing the principal defeat, he wisely chose to compromise.
He tried to maintain a serious expression, and asked modestly: "Is this good?"
"What's wrong?"
Dominic whispered softly: "Aren't you here for this?"
Under the blazing sun, he looked back at the assistant teacher. Against the light, Brian couldn't see his face clearly, but the eye pupil covered with white mist carried the chill of bones, and the chill was like a wave, which overwhelmed the joy in Brian's expression.
"Since it's here, do it well."
He lifted his thin fingers, holding a bunch of old keys mottled with patina on them: "The time is up, go open the door."
was clearly an order, but at that moment, the pretentious Brian actually obeyed and took the key. He was stunned by the majesty contained in that plain tone and couldn't help it.
His expression changed. For the first time, he felt that the task assigned to him by the school committee was not that simple.
A rough copper key with the thickness of **** pierced into the hole in the sharp sound of friction, Brian exhausted all his strength and twisted it bit by bit.
The towering bronze door also vibrated, as if being awakened by the rotating gears and hubs inside. A strong sense of vibration came from the lever and the keyhole, and each shock made Brian feel that the bones in his body were also rubbing.
Until the end, the ancient door was finally opened. Behind the door, the world was pitch black, and the yin wind blew from the end of the darkness with the smell of rotting air.
Brian took a step back, as if shocked by something surging in the darkness.
"Don't be silly, take the students in."
Behind him, Dominic, on crutches, crossed him into the darkness:
"——It's time for class."
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When the long spiral path came to an end, all the students couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Along the way, the ubiquitous darkness and suppressed breath made them feel that they were about to suffocate.
This palace hidden deep underground exudes an ominous atmosphere, all the time.
Few people know that there is such an ancient building hidden in the shade of the academy. It looks like a church that is about to collapse. But the church’s buildings will not be so gloomy. They will always be sharp, like It is a sword pointing to the sky.
is like an old building made up of broken bricks. After passing through the copper gate, there is a long corridor.
Along the way, silence suppressed everyone's whispers, only heavy breathing and footsteps. There was also the sound of Dominic's crutches hitting the ground.
"It's over here."
is on the wide underground plaza where it is obviously the entrance to another palace.
Dominic stopped and looked back at the black crowd behind him: "All future public practice classes will be held here. Remember where you are now.
This is still the area of the entrance, and if you go further ahead, you will find a fork in the road. "
He paused, and laughed hoarsely: "If you accidentally get lost there, no one will be able to find you back, gather them together, and then put them together to make them look like you are now."
said, he raised his palm, grasped the rope of the alarm bell, and pulled it down forcefully. For an instant, the bronze bell trembled, and the sharp and high-pitched screams stung everyone's eardrums.
But then, someone uttered a surprised exclaim.
In the air, those silent ethers suddenly awakened and became active.
is like being liberated from the shackles, re-accepting their perception and control.
Then, the darkness lit up.
A silver flame ignited from above the dome, and the ancient candle holder lit up. The diffused light expelled the darkness, and also illuminated the hideous statues and murals that had lost their color.
When those strange sculptures that were half human, half snake or deformed were illuminated, everyone couldn't help taking a breath.
Where is this underground building?
It’s like... a grave!
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That's right, it's the tomb, where the legendary tomb is buried.
Brian stared at a darker place, his breathing became heavy: the legend should be true.
After the death of King Arthur, according to legend, his stabbing death red dragon of natural disasters, opened up Angelu's sword-the sword in the stone. The armor and weapons of the Knights of the Round Table are all sealed in the depths of the academy.
It is said that after losing the master, the sword in the stone will still tremble every night, and the soul of the red dragon sealed in the blade will still roar in the middle of the night.
It was a weapon created by the wisdom of all alchemists from the East and the West at that time. After losing its master, it has become a ‘monster’ that was chosen and devoured.
The royal family is unwilling to destroy the only relic of King Arthur, so it can only be sealed in the depths of this tomb-like underground palace and suppressed by the dragon-slaying armor of the Knights of the Round Table. Waiting for the day when a new king will be born again and will be overwhelmed by it.
There have been countless similar legends for a long time, but this legend is the only secret that has been passed down from the ages of the major families. Brian spent a lot of effort to win this position, in order to add a lot of color to his resume.
This is where he is most dissatisfied with Dominic. This kind of qualifications that are sufficient for him in the future has been occupied by an old thing that even needs crutches to walk for a long time? No shame!
"What are you waiting for?"
Dominic’s hoarse voice came from behind him, like a ghost, "Let’s go to class."
The old man on a cane walked into the shadow that the fire couldn't find, only the faint laughter of the evil bird like a night owl came: "I heard that the children have prepared a good show, I am really looking forward to it.
Can a personable nobleman learn to fight like a hyena? "
Looking at his back, Brian's expression turned gloomy.
He started to think that this old dog was a bit an eye-catcher.
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just as Brian stood at the forefront, and began to teach the "musician duel" need to pay attention to the places and rules. But in the crowd, Bai Xi jumped anxiously.
The people around almost knew what would happen today, and the eyes they cast were full of compassion and complexity. The more this happened, the more irritable Bai Xi's temper became.
"What do you look at? Look again and pull out your eyeballs!"
She gestured her pinky to the people around her: "Why? Not convinced? Practice without being convinced. Believe it or not, I will teach you to be a new person every minute?"
Those eyes were withdrawn in amazement, but Bai Xi's expression was still angry.
"How long has it been? Why is he not here yet?"
She stepped on Shire’s feet and asked in a low voice: "Why did you go out mysteriously this morning? Why did you come back alone?"
"Maybe there are more papers."
Charles said mysteriously: "Don't worry, he promises to come on time. Hasn't this started yet?"
"Music History Department?"
An exaggerated voice rang from the crowd~IndoMTL.com~ Bart stared at the badges on the chests of Shire and Bai Xi mockingly, and asked the companions beside him: "What department is that? Our school has Is this faction?"
"Oh, I've heard of it."
His companion chuckled softly: "Originally, we inspired the academy, but because it was too wasteful and the branch didn’t need it, we were kicked out. Later, a famous academy was released. After so many years, they haven’t Is it abolished?"
"You can try another sentence?"
Without waiting for Charles to get angry, Bai Xi took three steps forward, sticking in front of the talking student. She raised her head and looked at him, her eyes full of chills, like a frosted dagger.
's eyes are different from Ye Qingxuan's eyes. That **** Oriental kid's eyes are always compassionate. When he looks at others, he looks at a stupid fork. No matter what you say, he won't respond.
But Bai Xi is different. She doesn't have the kind of magnanimity that I don't and the brain damage are more serious. When she gets angry, she has the kind of brutal strength to bite back even if she gets bitten by a wild dog.
Now she is standing in front of a boy who is a head taller than herself, and when she looks up at him, she actually pushes him back a step. No one believed that the sharp eyes came from a little girl.
"Waste? Even if it is waste, it is also waste that I cover."
She stretched out her finger to poke the man’s chest, pressing harder step by step: "If you pop another word from your mouth, I will tear your mouth. You can try it..."