Chapter 576: A Star Region in a Corner

Walking on the street, Tilan held a paper bag in her hand, which contained the stationery gifts she had selected. She thought she would buy a lot, but when she really went in, she didn't have the curiosity and expectation she had before when facing the dazzling array of goods.

Many of the linked products were very unclear in the past, but now that they have been exposed to more commercial planning projects, they can probably see the marketing ideas behind them at a glance. Many of the stars on them can only be regarded as entertainment traffic figures, and there is nothing worth praising. It is better to buy simple or more distinctive designs than to buy those.

After the final selection, the cost was only more than 700 federal coins, which was not as expensive as Tilan expected.

After that, Tilan and Dolores went to the clothing stores, dessert restaurants, game halls, cinemas, etc. on the street. When the two finished shopping, it was already evening.

"It cost about 3,500 federal coins in total." Tilan counted afterwards.

"Alas, things that were out of reach when I was a child, it turns out that only this much money is needed." Today, she can be said to have tried things she had never tried before. She originally thought it would cost tens of thousands.

"Tilan had a hard time when she was a child." Dolores comforted the girl.

"No, although it was a bit poor, it was not so bad that she couldn't survive. Compared with some of my peers, I am still average." Tilan shook her head.

"It's just that compared to now, it has indeed changed a lot." After saying that, she looked at the underground dome above her head that turned into a starry sky. At this time, it was similar to the past.

After that, the two took the hovercraft and came to the house where Tilan used to live. Someone was already guarding it in advance.

After thanking the several officers on guard, Tilan and Dolores walked in, then woke up the sleeping self-discipline unit, and simply cleaned up the dust accumulated in the room. After that, Tilan went to the familiar bathroom to take a shower.

'Did you live here later?' In the bathroom mirror, another girl spoke.

'Yes.' The girl answered in her consciousness.

'It seems that after I left, there have been a lot of changes. 'When Themisia was still alive, Tilan's family lived in the higher upper city, and the house at that time was much more spacious than it is now.

'Yeah.' Tilan was a little depressed.

'Well, I was a little wrong at the beginning.' It's rare for Themisia to give in. This time, she's not perfunctory, but she really feels sorry for her sister.

"I just didn't expect that they didn't care at all." Themisia felt that even if she had insisted on her own way at the beginning, with a little comfort and support from Saint Ingo Academy, Tilan's family would not have fallen to this point.

After sighing, the girl in the mirror returned to normal again. Tilan also wiped her body, put on her underwear and nightgown, and walked out.

"If you take a shower, you need to use the handle inside to adjust the water temperature." Tilan taught Dolores in advance because she was afraid that Dolores would not be used to this old-fashioned manual shower.

"I know, this is actually very common." Dolores tilted her head.

"No, I see that your house is all automatic sensing type." Tilan complained slightly.

Back in the living room, Tilan sat on the sofa, turned on the TV, and watched the recent programs. Many of them were about news inside the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region, and occasionally reported on the overall situation of the Federation and some major events in the alien domain.

It can be seen that the economic development of Four Leaf Crystal is not bad now, and it is in a stable growth. Because the redevelopment of the northern region has driven a large number of jobs and attracted a lot of capital from the alien domain to come in and invest.

After watching TV for a while, Dolores also took a shower and came out wrapped in a bath towel. The water vapor on her head was not dry yet, and her body exuded a little warm water mist just out of the bathroom.

"Is there a hair dryer?" Dolores looked around and didn't seem to see anything like that.

"Here." Tilan waved her hand and asked Dolores to sit over, then lightly touched Dolores's eyebrows with her fingertips, making her feel a slight chill in her body, and then the moisture on her hair condensed into smooth tiny ice beads, and then a breeze circulated between Tilan's hands, absorbing these ice beads and rolling them up, colliding with each other in the air, and then gathering into an extremely transparent ice ball.

"Okay." Tilan looked at the ice ball in her hand, raised her hand, let it float automatically, fly to the bathroom on the side, and then fall into the pool.

"This ability is so novel no matter how you look at it." Dolores combed her hair and tied it up simply.

There are some extraordinary people who can control ice, but there are not many who can control it as finely as Tilan. If she is not careful, Dolores will probably turn into a big ice cube.

The two sat together and watched TV for a while before going back to the room to rest.

After a good night's sleep, Tilan and Dolores brought some small gifts and visited old acquaintances, such as Grandma He's family, and several neighbors. Many of the stationery bought yesterday were also given to Lisa who was in junior high school.

"Thank you, Sister Heshia~" Lisa has grown taller now, with short golden curly hair and a bright yellow and light white dress, which makes her look youthful and cute.

"Study hard." Tilan smiled and touched Lisa's head. I guess in a few years, I won't be able to touch it anymore, she thought.

Since everything at home has gradually improved, Grandma He has been living a more relaxed life. She is healthier and more energetic than in previous years. However, she is particularly cautious and nervous when facing Tilan. After all, the girl in front of her is not the ordinary girl who worked in the neighbor's house in the past, but a real big shot. She knows the status of a singer much better than her grandson He Cheng and others.

"It's okay, don't be so polite." Tilan was a little helpless about this, so she had to comfort her for a while, and then asked Grandma He to stay healthy.

"In the afternoon, I will visit a senior." Tilan talked to Dolores about her previous work in the Glass Dream during lunch.

"Mrs. Isabella can be said to be my benefactor. If it weren't for her help, I wouldn't have come here so easily."

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Tilan came to the Glass Dream again, but many people here have changed, and only some of them she knows.

"Ah, it's 'Dantrian'~" Frost saw the gray-haired girl who appeared at the door at a glance.

Tilan was also surprised. After all, Forus was from a big family. She didn't expect that she would stay in the Glass Dream for so long.

"Would you like something to eat? I'll prepare it for you." Forus greeted her warmly.

"It's not long since lunch. I'm not hungry. Let's have something simple." Tilan and Dolores sat down. The young lady beside them also looked at this special maid cafe with curiosity.

"Then I'll give you some mixed pudding."

Then, while preparing, Frosus communicated with Tilan.

"The manager retired two years ago. Now Belfinger is the manager, but she has become 'lazy' and has handed over many things to the newcomers."

"Butis (Yulan Duojia) has only come to the store occasionally in the past two years. It seems that she wants to make a comeback."

"Andusia's flower house is still the same as before. For elves, 7 years is just a short time."

"Miss Gray Crow comes here occasionally and tells us about you. She is very well-informed."

"Mrs. Isabella sometimes goes on business trips to other places, but she still stays in the store for a few months every year."

Frosus served the pudding and smoothed the silver-gray hair beside her ear.

"Frosus, what about you? Are you not going back?" Tilan asked curiously.

"I don't need to. Anneli is doing very well now. I don't need to worry about her. If I go back, I will probably have to face the tedious business affairs again. I am not short of money now, so it is better to be free." Frosus said her plan.

Since Tilan graduated from Edes, Anneli also returned to the family business 'Silver Leaf Workshop' to show her talents. Tilan once asked her if she wanted to go to the Central Star Region to study in college. This is how she answered.

"If I didn't inherit the family business, I would definitely go, but now is a critical moment. If I delay going to college for a few years, my brothers will control the real power."

"Learn and accumulate knowledge, learn while working. If I really want to get a diploma, I will have time to go in the future. Now the matter of Four Leaf Crystal is more important."

I don't know what Anneli is like now. Although Tilan occasionally chats with her, Anneli is also a bit proud. I guess she only reports good news and not bad news. Even if she encounters difficulties, she won't tell Tilan.

After eating pudding, Tilan took Dolores to Andusia's vine flower house and met the elf sister 'Andusia' who was almost unchanged from the past. The other party was teasing an orange-gold cat on the table.

"Danterian is back." Seeing Tilan, the soft elf stood up.

After making tea, Andusia entertained the two and chatted about the current situation.

"The Glass Dream has not changed much, but is Danterian still practicing the violin well now?" As Tilan's music enlightenment teacher, Andusia is more concerned about this.

"Well, I practice occasionally." Tilan replied a little embarrassedly. She really hasn't touched the violin for more than half a year.

"It's okay. I know I will be busy after becoming a singer, but as long as I remember it occasionally, it's fine."

The three of them drank tea and talked about the past. Dolores also slowly talked to Andusia here. After all, this elf beauty has a gentle tone, which always makes people let go of tension and unfamiliarity.

"The time is up, I won't keep Danterian."

An hour later, Tilan and Dolores got up to say goodbye and came to a special seat in a corner of the Glass Dream, and met Lady Isabella.

The blonde lady is still the same as before, with half-elf blood, and the ability of the extraordinary to delay aging, so that her appearance does not change much.

"Finally back, little Tilan." She directly called the girl's intimate name.

Tilan had always respected this elder, who had even taught many singing girls. Especially when she was young and ignorant, he took good care of her.

"Sit down. Don't be so polite." Inviting the two to sit down, Lady Isabella listened to Tilan talking about what happened after she went to the Central Star Region.

"I didn't expect that you met Ewen Qilin in the first grade." Speaking of this name, Lady Isabella was a little nostalgic.

"At that time, I had just retired from the music industry and became a mentor at the Golden Flame Academy. The first singer I taught was Ewen Qilin."

"Although she was in her early 20s at the time, she looked like a 14-15 year old girl. After all, elves develop very late."

"Ewen Qilin, who had just arrived at the academy, was full of curiosity, but also shy. There were many things she didn't dare to approach strangers to ask, so she came to me, the music teacher, to talk."

"I have to say that she has a simplicity that is incompatible with the environment, and her mind is delicate and sharp. These qualities allow her to focus on her studies, make rapid progress and make rapid progress."

"At that time, I and many other mentors at the academy were very optimistic about her and felt that she would become the most promising talented singer in the Federation in the past hundred years."

"Whether it was playing the piano, composing music, expressing emotions, sensing people's hearts, or releasing her own mind, she quickly mastered these songstress-related courses, and gradually formed her own special aura. You have to know that she was less than 25 years old at that time. Converted into the elves' judging standards, she is estimated to have reached the threshold of the Moon-level songstress before she even reached adulthood."

"After that, she released an album, which was also an instant hit. Whether it was in the central star field or some remote star fields, it attracted phenomenal attention."

"Unfortunately, such overly enthusiastic attention became a thorn that trapped her later."

"The world is not all beautiful. Unwarranted malice, sarcasm, teasing, and slander are everywhere. In particular, the convenience of the Internet allows many spokespersons to not bear the cost, which has magnified these things."

"Some people always say that it's better to be more open-minded, but as a normal person, how can you be without emotions and temper?" Lady Isabella shook her head.

"Even if she kept trying to enlighten herself, those words and phrases would still be remembered, and sometimes even become needles in her memories, which would sting her once she recalled them."

"Yewen Qilin was soon overwhelmed by the overwhelming attention and opinions, and then fell into a long period of self-doubt and pain."

"We are very sad about this phenomenon, but we can do nothing about it. Even if we cut off the online information channels, she would still be exposed to these things in her daily life."

"So, in order to protect Ewen Qilin from getting worse, we suggested that she temporarily disconnect from the Internet and live in a quiet environment."

"It took several years for Ewen Qilin to slowly recover, but since then, she has rarely participated in public performances and activities, and only occasionally released a few songs, becoming a folk legend."

"I have rarely asked Tilan about music, singing ability, and other things, because I think that as long as you are still a singing girl, you will definitely be exposed to these things frequently and will gradually improve, but I think that character and other things are more important."

Lady Isabella said that she asked Tilan to go to two different academies at that time because she took into account past experience. The highly competitive environment of Edes Academy was used for training, and the relaxed atmosphere of Iridium Academy was used for cultivation and respite. Later, Tilan's growth and development also confirmed her idea.

"Tilan really has a very good senior to take care of her." Dolores sighed softly after hearing this.

In the next few days, in addition to meeting a few old classmates, Tilan stayed in the Glass Dream, reminiscing with everyone, and occasionally played the role of a maid in the store, helping Fros and others complete their work, or taking over Belfinger's battlefield and playing card battle games with customers.

This gray-haired girl with glasses soon left a lot of fame among the guests, but no one knew that she was one of the singing girls today.

Time passed slowly, and the New Year was approaching. Tilan also began her tour in the northern region of the Emerald Skirt. Along the way, she visited new projects in various places, as well as towns and cities that were gradually becoming lively. Finally, she participated in the New Year's Eve Gala in the city of 'Qianliu', which was broadcast to the entire Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region.

Unconsciously, Tilan gradually felt a sense of familiarity and intimacy with everything in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region, which was rare in other places.

No wonder many singers would focus on supporting their hometowns. This kind of mutual recognition and dependence is indeed very different.

...

However, a place like the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region that is thriving, peaceful and energetic can be said to be an anomaly in today's Federation. When Tilan recalled the faint intimacy and nostalgia, the undercurrents and conflicts within the Federation gradually began to emerge.

(End of this chapter)