Chapter 146 Mizuki Private High School (XVIII)
Nan Huan completed the next two written tests calmly with the help of A Liu.
She was aware of Bei Xi's level and was not worried about her performance at all.
Compared to A Liu, the human-shaped cheating device, Bei Xi is the complete bug in this exam.
Because of the quiet disappearance of the twenty-first desk, Nanhuan and Beixi chose drama and violin respectively for the practical exams in art classes.
The exam lasted more than three hours, and according to the copy time, it was already lunch time.
But for many students, including Bei Xi, the practical exams were scheduled during lunch time. There was no liveliness in the classroom as students cheered and rushed to the cafeteria after the exams were over. On the contrary, many students had sluggish looks on their faces.
"Even when you were in school before, I didn't think high school would have this kind of atmosphere?"
Nan Huan followed Bei Xi out of the classroom and followed behind another faceless teacher who came to pick Bei Xi up for the practical exam. Thinking about Bei Xi's high school life, he sent this sentence out of inspiration.
Bei Xi held her hand and asked her to pay attention to the steps at the entrance of the corridor. "It may be due to the credits, but the pressure in private high schools in real life is not that great."
She looked very relaxed and didn't comment on the tense atmosphere in the classroom.
Nan Huan's drama exam was scheduled after lunch. Bei Xi was afraid that she was hungry, but also worried about her running around the school alone. She originally wanted to see how Twelve and the others' exams were arranged, but in the end, Nan Huan took the initiative to ask to go with her to watch the violin practical exam first.
Nan Huan was feeding herself nutrient supplements under Bei Xi's tough attitude. She found that since entering the game, except for the first dungeon, she seemed to have not had a good meal. Either she was too busy to take care of it, or she was restricted by the conditions in the dungeon and there was nothing good to eat.
The game has obviously thought of this problem a long time ago, so the nutritional supplements in the mall can not only help players restore their physical strength to a certain extent, but also ensure the balanced intake of various nutrients.
The charges seem to be not cheap, but Nanhuan is now the largest customer in the game, so this is not a problem.
The faceless teacher who took the two people downstairs finally realized that she seemed to have brought one more person after leaving the teaching building. She turned around and looked at Nan Huan. Although she couldn't speak, Nan Huan was still understanding and made up a bunch of nonsense.
"She has a fear of exams, so I have to accompany her. My exam is in the afternoon, so it should be okay for me to observe, right?"
She spoke as soon as she opened her mouth, and when she looked at the faceless teacher, she looked well-behaved. This dark blue school uniform seemed to be tailor-made for her. Among other students, she was only more energetic, well-behaved and obedient than them.
No teacher can reject such a student, even if the other person has no facial features and cannot make any sound.
The faceless teacher silently agreed to Nan Huan's request to go with them, and took the two of them out of the teaching area and onto the campus bus.
In the distance, there are green mountains and a few buildings with their tops vaguely visible. On the green grass on one side, there are fenced football fields and tennis courts with crowds of people gathered on them.
Amid the picturesque scenery, Nanhuan realized later that in this place, one would have to take a car to go to a restaurant. No wonder there was no scramble to get in.
In less than five minutes, after crossing an avenue of banyan trees, they arrived at the so-called 'Music Building'.
It is actually unfair to call it a building. After all, it is a semi-sunken building that is twice as large as a gymnasium.
The overall shape is like a pair of butterfly wings. The stacked water-blue glass windows extend into the air like wings, which looks very beautiful.
The entrance is at the body of the butterfly and you need to swipe your student card to enter.
【drop--
Welcome Bei Wanchao, Class 6, Grade 1, to take the violin practical test. 】
【drop--
Welcome Nan'an, Class 6, Grade 1, to visit the Music Building. 】
The access control system is very intelligent, and two completely different mechanical sounds are heard after swiping the card.
Nan Huan noticed that the faceless teacher did not show any ID when she entered, and the other person's face seemed to be her pass.
Contrary to Nan Huan's expectations, the music building was not filled with lingering music as she had imagined, but was instead very quiet.
But it is not the kind of silence without any noisy sounds. It is more like once you enter this space, it is as if a clear barrier is formed with the outside world, a kind of dead silence where the air seems to stop flowing.
Especially——
Nan Huan lowered his head carefully and glanced at the shiny marble floor. Obviously, this texture should be hard after stepping on it, but when Nan Huan moved his feet, he felt like he stepped into sound-absorbing cotton.
Although it doesn't sink into the ground, it does feel soft underfoot.
[Please go to Room 305 of the West Building to take the violin practical test, Bei Wanchao.]
Perhaps after the two entered the door, they stopped for a short while because they noticed something was wrong under their feet.
In the silence, the ubiquitous broadcast came from a corner of the hall.
Nan Huan looked up and, as expected, found that there were also radios and cameras in the hall. It seemed that as long as he was on campus, no matter where he went, he would be monitored by these two things.
Bei Xi retracted her gaze, exchanged a glance with Nan Huan, and then smiled openly at the faceless teacher who was silently urging her, "Can we go up the stairs? I've been sitting in the classroom for a long time today, and I want to move around."
Although her tone was very polite, she didn't even wait for the faceless teacher to react. She took Nan Huan's hand and turned into the stairwell on the left.
The touch under her feet in the stairwell was exactly the same as that in the lobby. Nan Huan was almost certain that all the floors in this building should be of this soft texture, but she didn't understand why it was so.
The structure inside the building was very spacious. It was more than ten stories high above the ground, and the underground seemed very spacious as well. Nan Huan only glanced down at the stairs and then looked away.
However, the big word "静" at the corner, which looks like it was outlined with pen and ink, seems a bit out of place with this modern building, but it is so special that it cannot be ignored.
The third floor was not high. After a few seconds, Nan Huan saw the same words from the corner of the second floor.
Compared to Nan Huan whose attention was attracted by the words on the wall, Bei Xi felt as if he was being secretly watched as soon as he entered the building.
Her senses are very sensitive. Especially when other players rely on personal skills and props, Bei Xi only believes in her own intuition, which is an innate ability.
She calmly put her arm around Nan Huan's waist, slightly behind him by two steps, and looked back without any warning.
There was nothing at the empty corridor entrance.
Bei Xi frowned unconsciously for a moment, and the next second he turned his head back as if nothing had happened and went up to the third floor with Nan Huan.
On the way from the first floor to the third floor, Nan Huan did not see any other students. Just when she thought that only Bei Xi, a freshman, was scheduled to take the practical exam, she found three people sitting on the bench at the door of 305.
Two women and one man sat kneeling side by side. The one in the front was holding a music score in his hand, seemingly practicing the piece he was about to play.
The boy in the middle was pointing his fingers in the air, practicing his poses and jumps.
The last girl, carrying a violin case on her back, seemed a little silent, but the bruises under her eyes indicated that she might have been practicing for a long time.
In this school, it is easy to distinguish new and old students from their faces.
After the faceless teacher sent the two to their seats, he left on his own initiative.
The students in the queue clearly noticed someone approaching, but no one took the initiative to look over. It seemed that they didn't care who the newcomer was, nor did they want to chat.
The rollers turned, the sliding door opened, and finally some sound leaked out.
The faceless teacher appeared and responded to the broadcast.
[Please invite the next batch of examinees Bei Wanchao, Song Ci, Wang Zhengliang, and Gu Yuchen to enter the piano room. ]
After hearing the broadcast, the three people finally reacted. According to the order, Bei Xi was the first.
She glanced at Nan Huan, signaled him to wait for her outside, and then walked into the classroom without any psychological burden.
In fact, Nan Huan originally wanted to follow in. After all, the disappearance of such a big person as Yanqi might have been due to something that happened during the practical exam.
But this time the faceless teacher at the door was not so easy to talk to, so she had to sit outside and wait for the result.
The piano room had good soundproofing. Although it was so close, once the door was closed, Nan Huan could not hear a thing and could only stare blankly at the white wall.
About fifteen minutes later, less than twenty minutes later, the door was opened again.
Bei Xi walked out easily, moving his entire right arm. Perhaps because he hadn't played for a long time, his muscles suddenly felt a little sore.
The door opened and a few notes leaked out, as if someone was playing a piano in the room, but it was only for a moment and the door was closed in an instant.
"How about it?"
I don't know if it was the effect of the word "quiet" or the influence of the quiet environment, but Nan Huan's voice was not loud when he asked.
"Mendelssohn's E minor Violin Concerto, first movement," Bei Xi first gave the name of a piece of music, then paused, as if considering how to give an objective evaluation of his own performance, "Not too unfamiliar, should be the highest score in this exam."
There was a hint of rosin on her hands, and she led Nan Huan towards the restroom sign at the corner.
The two men were one tall and one short. Bei Xi put his arm around the other's shoulders when speaking, and his voice was not loud.
She was unwilling to even say something high-sounding like "if there are no other special circumstances". Nan Huan could already imagine the expression of the invigilator when he heard her piano music.
Oh, no, that kind of faceless teacher has no expression, and the broadcast has no expression either.
As expected, there was the out-of-place word "quiet" at regular intervals in the corridor.
Nan Huan glanced at them, then turned his head to look at Bei Xi, "Are there no other strange places? Is it that simple, and that's it?"
They originally thought that there would be some problems with the practical exam here, but Bei Xi finished it in fifteen minutes, and there was no movement in the system. Nan Huan was always a little uneasy, after all, this building was weird from the inside out.
"We can walk around the building later. Isn't there still some time before your drama practical exam this afternoon?"
Bei Xi turned on the faucet and gave his advice.
She had similar thoughts to Nan Huan. What did this feel like?
It's like walking into a building with puzzles and mechanisms everywhere, but without the weird feeling of being an escape room.
Nan Huan didn't say anything, but looked down at the sensor faucet.
Its water output was strictly controlled within a certain level, and the washbasin below was designed with a high platform and diversion, so that there was not the slightest sound of water flowing. Instead, the low voices of the two of them echoed a little in this empty space.
“There’s something wrong with this place.”
Bei Xi withdrew his hand and lowered his voice in a very sure tone.
If the words on the wall and the specially designed floor can be barely explained as ensuring that students' practice and exams are not disturbed, then the design of the water basin and faucet in the bathroom is a bit deliberate.
Nan Huan squinted his eyes and looked at the black slogan that was more than half blocked by the fragrance in front of the mirror.
The bathroom here is very large. On the five-meter-long table, two huge mercury mirrors occupy almost all the space.
On the tray in the middle of the two mirrors, there are a variety of hand sanitizers and perfumes, which makes it easy to ignore the black slogan that is the same as the background.
Nan Huan carefully moved away several taller bottles and jars, and finally saw the complete sentence that looked like the word "quiet", as if it was drawn in ink.
【Don’t speak loudly, or you may disturb the sleeping guest. 】
"It seems that the reason why it is so quiet here is not for the students, but to avoid waking up something."
Bei Xi glanced at the slogan and commented nonchalantly, then grabbed Nan Huan's wet fingers, put them under the water, and rubbed them slowly.
Under the light, Nanhuan's fingers looked smooth and white, as if they were coated with a layer of white glaze.
They had obviously already done something more intimate, and now it was just washing hands. Nan Huan looked in the mirror and saw Bei Xi leaning on his shoulders and hugging him, and his face blushed inexplicably.
Bei Xi's lips curled up unconsciously, staring at the red tip of the ear, moving closer and closer.
Just when her lips were about to touch Nan Huan's ear, Bei Xi seemed to sense something. Her lazy and charming expression disappeared in an instant, and she returned to her cold and arrogant look.
He stood up straight, reached back and gently turned Nan Huan, who hadn't reacted yet, and pressed him into his arms.
After all this was done, they happened to run into the three uninvited guests who interrupted this beautiful scene.
"Feel sorry."
The short-haired girl carrying a violin case apologized in a low voice, as if she had not expected to see such a scene when she turned in.
The pale and tired face finally showed a different expression after seeing this scene.
The remaining man and woman remained indifferent and walked straight to the sink.
Nan Huan lay there for a while, and heard the soft rustling voices and apologies beside him. The temperature in his ears had dropped. Thinking that he could ask these students about the situation, he struggled in Bei Xi's arms.
Bei Xi saw that she had returned to normal, so he loosened his arms and took two steps back with Nan Huan.
However, the two of them did not notice the girl with twin ponytails. When she passed by them, a strange smile suddenly appeared on her face.
The next second, the cell phone that Nan Huan had casually stuffed into his school uniform pocket suddenly rang loudly.
In the empty bathroom, the instrumental music actually sounded harsh.
When he got the mobile phone, Nan Huan didn't adjust the volume and went straight to take the exam. Because of the signal blocking, the thing had no chance to ring at all.
This sudden action gave Nan Huan a fright.
By the time she came to her senses and thought to herself that something bad had happened, those students had disappeared.
The system, which had been silent for most of the day, finally came online at this time.
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for triggering the two-player side quest - A Quiet Place.
Music is the most beautiful symbol in the world, and the music building is a sacred and inviolable area.
You ignored the warning to keep quiet and awakened the sleeping sound-catching beast. 】
Although after seeing the hidden slogan, Nan Huan planned to walk into the trap and see the situation.
But in her plan, they should at least get some information from other people first, instead of knowing nothing like this.
But it was obvious that the plan had been disrupted. She finally came to her senses, and the phone that had been ringing for a long time finally returned to calm.
Nan Huan picked it up and saw a string of unfamiliar phone calls. She raised her phone and realized belatedly, "Is it one of those students just now?"
Bei Xi alerted the people around him and gave an accurate answer in a brief recollection, "It should be the girl with the twin ponytails. I didn't expect them to know our phone number."
This didn't seem quite right, so Bei Xi paused and added, "In such a short time."
"You may have performed too well just now, which made them feel a sense of crisis."
Nan Huan figured it out quickly, but she paused for a moment and said seriously, "Maybe not just now, you showed off your skills during the club activities this morning."
"I checked my phone this morning. The information inside included the students' profiles. Thirty of us strangers quickly became familiar to them. But it was a blessing in disguise. Anyway, we had to trigger the mission."
Nan Huan accepted it quickly and knew that Bei Xi was clearly capable of capturing those three people just now, but because they were NPCs and they were about to actively trigger the mission, they ignored it.
"But you look really beautiful when you play the violin."
I don't know why the topic ended here, but Nan Huan's sincere praise still made Bei Xi stuck for a moment, and a rare blank look appeared on his face.
In the past, what Bei Xi liked most was when the two of them were the most intimate. He would force Nan Huan, who was unable to control her emotions, to say some vulgar words, and he would get a certain satisfaction from watching her fall into unbearable pain and keep calling his name.
Such serious love words are rarely heard when we are sober.
However, looking at the stunned opponent, Nanhuan was like a bird skimming over the water. With just a slight flick of its wings, it created layers of ripples in the water that lasted for a long time.
But he had already flown over the water and brought the topic back to the topic.
"But what is this sound-catching beast?" Nan Huan was a little confused. After thinking carefully, he said with certainty, "There is no such creature in the myths of various countries. Could it be that the system made it up?"
Bei Xi did not respond to the other party. When she saw the smirk on Nan Huan's face, she was sure that the other party was teasing her. She held the man in her arms helplessly and skillfully pressed one hand on a sensitive spot, causing the other party to laugh continuously.
"I was wrong, I was wrong..." Nan Huan couldn't help but beg for mercy, "But the praise just now was sincere."
She looked into Bei Xi's eyes and added very seriously.
I don't know whether the system finally couldn't bear it anymore, or whether its mission was not completed in the first place, so it had to speak in a mechanical voice, saying spoiling words in the cheerful atmosphere.
【Task Description:
The entire music building has been completely closed, and the button to open the door is hidden inside the building.
Please press the button and escape from the music building within one hour.
Tip: After the timeout, the button will automatically disappear, and you will enter an endless state of being hunted until your voice is taken away by the sound beast and you fall into a silent world.
Tip: The ears of the sound-catching beast are extremely sensitive. 】
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