Chapter 306: Tiny Sparks of Light

The rain outside the window was dripping, dripping on the glass, blurring the night view outside the window, with only the faint neon lights reflecting it.

In the room, Tilan sat on a high black chair with a velvet cushion under her. She held the neck of the cello with one hand and the bow with the other, pulling slowly. The cello in front of her was higher than she was sitting. The slightly glazed surface of the violin was very smooth, and the slightly darker wood grain underneath could be seen, partially reflecting the light.

With her fingertips pressing the strings, the bow was pulled slowly, and then became brisk again. Her slender wrists moved back and forth with the black and white pleated cuffs, and her waistline outlined by the corset was straight. Half of her foot wearing black leather shoes and wrapped in white socks was exposed on the side of the cello. The black-haired girl's eyes were slightly closed, occasionally revealing a blue headband in her hair.

Tilan playing the cello is like a beautiful picture. It's a pity that she is the only one in the room at present. No one has recorded this moving and beautiful moment. Otherwise, it will be sold on some hidden website and many people will flock to it.

The real artwork handed down from generation to generation, even ordinary people can feel the beauty in it, it is something unforgettable.

The rain is still falling, and the sparse sound of rain separates the noisy world outside, allowing people in the bustling city to feel a sense of tranquility.

The soft light remains unchanged, but the owl wall clock on the wall slowly turns, and time passes quietly.

After a long period of practice and immersion, Tilan stopped pulling the bow, opened her light blue eyes, looked at the time, put away the cello and bow, put them in the cabinet beside the room, and then tidied her clothes a little and left here.

This room is in a corner of the student union building with little traffic. She occasionally practices some instruments here, or takes a nap. After all, it is too bad to be seen by others if she is lazy and sleeps in the office. As for the underground exclusive space given to her by the previous president, she usually uses it to practice the extraordinary sequence, swordsmanship and skills, and rarely goes there at other times. She

has lived underground for more than ten years, and wants to change to a new place, which will be more fresh. Besides, she also likes the natural sound of wind, raindrops, and those lively little lives and flowers and plants.

Walking in the night with an umbrella, the rain is not heavy now. The handle of the umbrella occasionally turns in the girl's hand, bringing up some water drops, which are scattered in the rain, forming a spiral of water splashes, making her feel slightly fun and happy.

Back at the residence, the time is exactly half past nine. Tilan put the umbrella next to her and gently swung it. Transparent ice beads fell one by one, and then the umbrella became extremely clean.

Inserting the folded umbrella into the storage bucket behind the door, she took off the small leather shoes on her feet, put on breathable and light slippers, and then walked into the room.

"Good evening, Miss Tilan." The two maids waiting in the hall have become accustomed to Tilan coming back at this time.

"You two are here." The girl blinked and looked at the two maids.

Because they had to ensure that there was someone waiting in the house at all times, the two of them often took turns to rest, and they did not always appear together.

"Is Anneli back?" Tilan sat on the sofa and drank some water.

"Miss Anneli is still dealing with company matters and will be back in about half an hour." Ella answered on the side.

"She is also very busy. Sometimes I wonder if she has too many tasks." Tilan thought about it.

In addition to helping her manage matters related to the singer and contacting the academy board, Anneli also had to take time to deal with her own company's affairs. It was rare to see her idle. Originally, Anneli also had to assist Tilan in the affairs of the student union, but later Tilan considered that too many things were not good for her, so she divided the affairs of the student union into several parts and handed them over to different people to assist in handling them, so she did not continue to bother her.

"Although Miss Anneli is busy, she is not annoying. Compared with before, she is much happier." The two maids hesitated for a moment and then explained.

"Oh, what was Anneli like before?" Tilan suddenly became curious.

Seeing Tilan asking, the two maids did not hide anything, and slowly began to talk about it.

"…We first met Miss Anneli when we were ten years old. We were both studying in the elementary school sponsored by the company, and Miss Anneli was actually three years younger than us." Eco said a little more, reminiscing about the past.

"Miss Anneli was very lively and naughty at that time, and she often caught small animals raised in the school."

"In order to enrich the children's cognition and create an environment close to nature, the school raised some animals, including mountain goats, gray capybaras, red pandas, white-tailed squirrels, snow cattle, rose-breasted parrots, black forest cats, etc." Ella explained on the side.

"At that time, Miss Annelie was very bold. She climbed over the fence and chased the mountain goats everywhere. She was not afraid of being gored by the goats, but instead held the goats' horns and laughed. She even wanted to ride the goats, but the goats kept resisting and refused to cooperate, so she gave up."

"Later, she often bought various flowers and plants to feed the gray capybaras in the school. Compared with goats, capybaras are much more docile and do not resist when she rides on them. Occasionally, she would carry a red panda into the classroom and be watched by everyone." "

If an ordinary student did this, she would definitely be criticized and controlled by the teacher, but her status is special, and the school teachers can't be too strict. As long as it's not too dangerous, they will probably let her do it. It's also because of her that the school's atmosphere in those years was particularly relaxed. We also followed her to play, so the teachers couldn't blame her."

"Although she loves to play, Miss Annelie is a very smart genius even among the heirs. Now there are about 30 people with similar backgrounds in the younger generation of the Xie Lanhuasi family. Among them, Annelie is also one of the top few, and that's why she was selected by the older generation as one of the candidates to take over in the future."

"When we entered high school, Miss Anneli had just entered junior high school. Since we were in different schools, we had less contact with Miss Anneli, and she was often not in school because she was well-respected and was brought in to get involved in company affairs."

"Although Miss Anneli is very talented, there are a lot of intrigues within the company. Sometimes she feels irritated and disgusted, and her mood is not very smooth. Compared with the lively and natural childhood, it is very different."

"After that, we graduated and Miss Anneli had just entered high school. Since we were familiar with each other, we were transferred over to assist her. In addition to taking care of her daily life, we occasionally helped her with some simple administrative affairs within the company."

Speaking of which, the two maids, Aikoela, were also top students. Tilan suddenly remembered that the two maids' grades were not bad. They did not become maids because of their poor performance, but they fought for this position because of their excellent grades and good looks. If Anneli inherits the senior position of Silver Leaf Workshop in the future, they will probably become Anneli's right-hand men and manage the company's affairs.

Nowadays, vocational education in the Federation is generally completed in high school. Only a small part of people go to college for further studies, about 3% of the people do not have it. Only a few professions require a college degree, such as doctors, AI logic engineers, etc.

The development of technology and various tools has made it much easier for people to do things. If it is just work, there is no need to learn complex and lengthy theories. In addition, because the current technology is too advanced, if you want to learn the cutting-edge and practical parts, it will take a lot of time and energy. At most, you can only specialize in a certain subdivision field, which is not suitable for ordinary common work scenarios.

This leads to the fact that those who can go to college must have high talents and abilities in a certain field. Otherwise, it is useless even if you go to college, because R&D positions are scarce, and only the most outstanding ones are selected. If you can't reach it, you can only be unemployed, and there is no middle option.

Some thoughts about school floated in my mind. Tilan also put down the water cup at this time. The two maids have prepared dinner.

Cut crispy roast meat, paired with crisp celery, vegetable strips, and then snow-white rice. Tilan still likes to eat rice. If it is Anneli, it is probably hot bread slices.

After finishing the day, the next morning, Anneli accompanied Tilan to the underground battlefield of the academy. Today was the time to test the recent achievements.

The presidents of the clubs brought the core members to report their recent achievements and progress one by one, and there were occasional sparring scenes.

"Want to have a competition?"

In the venue, Xiao Yicheng, who was wearing a black and white swordsman's uniform, looked at the boy opposite. The other side was Bennett, who shone brightly in the competition last semester.

"Want to compete with me? Don't lose Miss Tilan if you lose." Bennett rubbed his nose, slowly pulled out the long sword on his shoulder, and then with a buzzing sound, a fluorescent green light lit up on the blade.

"Do you think I'm the kind of person who can't afford to lose?" Xiao Yicheng also leaned forward slightly with a little excitement, holding the scabbard with one hand, and then pulled out the silver blade. With a flash of silver moonlight, the long sword as bright as autumn water appeared underground, emitting a faint cold white smoke.

"Let's start." Bennett accepted the challenge, and then the two rushed towards each other, and the speed was pulled to the extreme from the beginning.

After the battle, the flashes and fireworks of the swords clashing kept coming from the sides of the two men. When the speed reached a certain level, it was difficult to keep up with the thinking. Most of the time, they relied on intuition and muscle reaction. When the two men were fully focused, they gradually ignored the audience and the sound around them.

These two guys are fighting again. Tilan had just finished checking the report of a small society when she saw the fierce scene of the battle below. At this moment, there were also many people watching by the battlefield. Some cheered, and some analyzed the skills and gains and losses of the two people's battle. Everyone watched with relish.

Tilan also watched carefully for more than 20 seconds beside the guardrail, then shook her head and continued to deal with the things at hand. After all, she had a lot to do today.

The tense and high-intensity battle ended after 3 minutes. In the end, Bennett narrowly won. Not only did he cut open Xiao Yicheng's protective suit on his chest with a knife, but the rotating blade also cut into Xiao Yicheng's left arm, cutting a large gash, while he himself was only pierced in the shoulder and was not seriously injured.

After the battle, the medical staff came forward to treat the wounds, and soon stabilized. Because both sides had restrained themselves, it was only a flesh wound, which was not serious. It was estimated that there would be no scars in 3 days.

"Bennett still won, and he won because of his rich experience." The teachers who were watching commented.

"Yes, in fact, the difference in strength between the two is very small, but Bennett has much more combat experience, especially the kind of life and death moment. It may be just a small change, but it may be a price of minor injuries in exchange for the other party's life. This is not enough for Xiao Yicheng."

"Bennett was born in the mining area star, where the environment is harsh. In order to mine rare minerals, accidents often occur. He has long been accustomed to the separation of life and death, and has a kind of ruthlessness that will not give up until he achieves his goal." "

And Xiao Yicheng's family environment is much better, and he has not experienced these. He is fine at ordinary times, but in some dangerous moments, it is inevitable that he will be a little flustered and unstable. In fact, he has tried very hard to suppress this emotion, but the subconscious reaction cannot be changed in the short term." Teacher N pushed his sunglasses and commented.

"What about Tilan? Logically speaking, although she has experienced some setbacks, she shouldn't be like Bennett. After all, she is a girl, so she will be protected a lot and not under such great pressure." Another teacher was a little puzzled.

"As for Tilan, I can't say for sure. She doesn't seem to have worried about these things. Or maybe she is too talented and too strong, so no one can force her to this point." N recalled a little.

"Okay, let's not talk about it. The real boss is here. Haha, it's a good time to see how she instructs the two of us." N glanced at the black-haired girl below who walked into the battlefield.

Covering his bandaged arm, Xiao Yicheng looked at the girl who came over with a little shame, because the singer and president in front of him had taught him a lot of swordsmanship in the "Hat and Dagger" club before. He also claimed to be Tilan's eldest disciple, but he didn't expect to lose today.

"It's nothing. Everyone's growth experience is different. There's no need to be so persistent." Tilan is now very stable and has long been accustomed to such trivial matters.

"Bennett." Tilan suddenly called the other party's name.

"What's the matter, President Tilan?" Bennett had just wrapped the bandage on his shoulder.

"Your fighting style is useful in life-and-death struggles, but it's too dependent." The girl shook her head.

"Although it's useful in competitions, you can't afford this kind of gambling and risk in real battles after you leave school. As long as you fail once, you may be seriously injured or die in the battle. You have a tendency to only pursue victory once, regardless of the long-term."

"This is actually an overdraft, very dangerous."

"I know, but this is my choice. If I have to be submissive, consider the aftermath, and be restrained, I will not fight even more." Bennett shrugged his shoulders, but immediately gritted his teeth in pain because of the wound. "

Taking a side path will gain a short-term advantage, but it is not the kingly way after all." Tilan knew that Bennett could not be convinced by words alone.

She moved lightly, easily passed by Bennett, pulled out the fluorescent green blade, held it in her hand and simply turned it to get familiar with the weight and feel.

Then Tilan held the blade horizontally in front of her and swung it slowly. The speed was not fast, but each step was full of a certain rhythm, with a kind of coordination and smoothness visible to the naked eye, as if as long as the speed was slightly increased, it would be able to reach a certain point where the blade was as smooth as a painting.

Because it was for demonstration, Tilan deliberately showed the details of the slender blade swinging, the rotation of the body steps, etc. If it were an outsider, he might simply think that this kind of sword dance was beautiful, but in the eyes of an expert, this was undoubtedly a more sophisticated and perfect set of fighting skills, with more than enough advance and retreat, and it could be flexible and changeable. While being full of fighting power, it was also extremely light and agile, like a swallow turning over, spring breeze cutting water, making people feel comfortable.

This set of swordsmanship or the method of using a knife is roughly similar to the skill pattern Bennett usually uses in combat, but the details have been improved a lot, filtering out the previous kind of fierceness of walking on the tightrope, and adding more vitality of change.

As the two slowly understood, Tilan swung her sword faster and faster, until the blade light and her sleeves merged into one, gorgeous and stunning, and finally stopped abruptly, leaving people with endless aftertaste.

"Okay, that's it, do you remember it?" After putting the sword away and putting it back into the sheath, Tilan turned back and asked the two.

"Remember it." The two answered with a grateful fist.

The girl nodded slightly, then returned to the room upstairs to continue dealing with things, while the students on the battlefield below exclaimed and discussed various things.

"I've heard that President Tilan is very good at swordsmanship, but I didn't expect it to be this strong."

"It feels like Bennett and Xiao Yicheng are just like obedient elementary school students in front of Tilan."

"Hahaha, I do feel that way."

"Looks great, the sword is like a swimming dragon, the dance is like a startling wild goose, it would be great if President Tilan could perform more often."

"It's a pity that President Tilan is very busy now, and the affairs of the student union and the singer take up a lot of her time."

"By the way, didn't you say before that President Tilan would give encouragement and rewards to those who perform well and win the competition? If President Tilan was invited to perform sword dance at that time..." Someone fell into fantasy about the future.

"There are also gifts folded by Tilan herself. I'm looking forward to it. I suddenly want to learn sword."

"Forget it, it's okay to learn other things, as long as you win the competition."

"I suddenly want to try it. Even if I don't win, I can still have a good memory, so I won't regret it in the future."

"Are you getting up?" A boy next to him sighed slightly at the scene, then turned his head and looked at the girl who was talking to someone on the second floor.

"Heshia Tilan is such an incredible girl, as if everything is a dream." He shook his head, then looked at the put away gun at hand, and with a twist of his fingertips, the silver gun changed into a grippable spear, with a long beam of sword light emitting from the tip of the spear.

This year's Winter Festival Gala is not far away, and I have to prepare early, he thought silently, and then walked to the separate training room on the other side.

Although everyone usually wants to be lazy and rotten, if there is really a nearly perfect and dreamy girl standing in front of you, it is inevitable that you will still think about whether you should work hard to do better. Even if it is just to get her praise and admiration, it is also a happy thing.

Young hearts are full of expectations and fantasies. Even if they are called childish, they still exude vigorous motivation, allowing people to keep trying and moving forward. However, not everyone is so lucky to meet the figure who inspires them. Often, this small flame is blown out by the cold wind before it grows up, and can only walk in the snow in a daze, speechless, and gradually cold.

Life is as gorgeous as summer flowers.

May you be like a sparkling butterfly bursting out by the collision of a stubborn stone, stunning and illuminating the darkness of life.

(End of this chapter)