Chapter 201: Doing evil
After getting Daniel's affirmation, Hevinia was even more surprised.
Is it really possible to go from the Silver Rank to the Gold Rank? But if that's the case, why are Gold Rank notes so rare?
Moreover, the upgraded magic is forbidden magic.
Then there is only one possibility.
Helvinia asked, "Is the success rate very low? Or is the cost very high?"
Daniel smiled. "You are indeed very smart, Miss Hevinia. That's right, the reason why Upgrade Magic is a forbidden magic is because of the two points you mentioned... Yes, it is not only difficult to succeed, but also very costly."
As he spoke, Daniel cleaned off the last bit of snow on his body, and returned to his previous elegant appearance, then made a gesture of invitation to Hevinia.
"May I have breakfast with you, Miss Helvinia?"
Hevinia did not refuse the invitation, and she also wanted to learn more information from Daniel.
So the two of them walked together in the snow in the early morning, and Daniel introduced the upgrade magic to Hevinia as if chatting.
"This is a very old magic. The person who developed it has been dead for at least a hundred years." Daniel said slowly, "He was also the first person to successfully advance from the Silver Rank to the Gold Rank. At that time, he thought that this magic could change the entire Holy Sound, and the era when everyone could become a Golden Sound was coming."
"It looks like he failed."
"It's obvious." Daniel said with a smile, "As for the reasons, it's exactly the two points you mentioned before. Let's talk about its cost first. This is actually a very cruel magic."
"cruel?"
"Yes, because it is directly shaping and improving the scale. It's like a person with twisted facial features. If they want to look good, they need to have surgery on their face. Small eyes are enlarged with a knife, and a big nose is shortened with a knife." Daniel said lightly, "And you can't use magic that offsets pain, because once you use it, it is very likely to directly affect the scale lines and cause failure... Hmm? What's wrong with you?"
Daniel saw Hevinia suddenly cover her nose and said in a muffled voice: "It hurts just listening to you say that."
"Is that so? Haha, sorry, I shouldn't have said it so bluntly. I will pay more attention next time."
Hevinia put down her hand, sighed and said, "Now that I've said it, there's nothing to pay attention to. At least I do understand it."
"Okay, let me continue," Daniel said. "If you can understand this, then it will be easy to explain why it fails so easily. It's like when you operate a knife on your eyes, if you're not careful, you'll go blind. Once you shape and enhance the scale too much, it's irreversible, and even the most basic functions will be unusable. In other words, you lose your identity as a performer."
...If I fail, I am no longer a performer?
Helvinia thought again of Olenna.
"No wonder its success rate is so low." Helvinia said softly, "The price is too high. If you make a mistake, you will be doomed."
"Indeed." Daniel nodded slightly, "Moreover, if the goal is to upgrade, the difficulty will increase several times."
"Hmm?" Hevinia was slightly stunned. "Haven't we been talking about upgrading?"
"Yes, but upgrading is only the ultimate goal." Daniel said, "Remember what I said just now? It is essentially used to improve the timbre, and improving the timbre does not necessarily mean upgrading the class. If it is the silver class with poor timbre, the timbre can be improved to a better and more complete level through upgrading magic. If that's all, then its success rate is much higher than upgrading the class, just like if you just want to widen the corners of your eyes, you won't touch the most important eyeballs."
"What if I want to upgrade?"
"The difficulty will be doubled. In essence, upgrading the rank is more like changing a face, and this project cannot be completed in one or two times." Daniel said, "Moreover, the original scale will reject this rebirth and will continue to repair itself. In other words, before the rank is completely upgraded, the scale will always be like a pool that is draining water while draining water. During this period, the caster will always be in the pain of bleeding, and if he is not careful, he will be doomed."
After listening to Daniel, Hevinia fell into silence for a long time. After a while, she spoke softly: "It is indeed... surprising. Is this also the reason why it is listed as a forbidden spell?"
Daniel nodded. "Miss Hevinia, I remember that you also have a seed area at home, right? If so, you should also know that in Shengyin, silver-level players are already rare. And the risk of this spell is so great that it can easily destroy a silver-level player. Therefore, in many families, even in the academy, this magic is not allowed. Of course, in most cases, even if silver-level players know the existence of this spell, they will not try it easily."
Helvinia noticed the key words in Daniel's long speech: "In most cases?"
"Yes, in most cases, Silver-level players know that it is too difficult to become Gold-level players by relying on this, and if they just improve the timbre, the risk is too great and they won't gain much, so there is no need at all." Daniel said leisurely, "But, it's different at the ceremony. In the past, the added timbre had no effect, but at the ceremony, it may be the key to whether or not one can squeeze into the inner song."
"If your voice is just a little bit better than others, just a little bit better, you can join the inner music orchestra. It's just that little bit."
"As long as you join the inner music band and perform successfully at the ceremony, even if you don't get the Lord's favor, you will be noticed by countless nobles, and then you can enter the upper city. If you fail to join the inner music band, then after graduation you will have to honestly return to the lower city and become an ordinary music copyist."
“All of this begins with being able to enter the inner song, and also begins with that little difference in tone.”
"It's just a little bit, just a little bit."
"And at this time, an opportunity presented itself."
"If it were you, what would you choose?"
"Miss Helvinia."
Hevinia turned her head and saw Daniel looking at her. His brown eyes were full of indescribable meanings. An inexplicable pressure surged into her heart, causing her breathing to slow down involuntarily.
But before she could give more responses, Daniel immediately returned to his previous appearance and said with a smile: "I was just joking. Miss Hevinia is Jinyin. Jinyin never needs to fall into such a dilemma."
Hevinia breathed a sigh of relief, then patted her chest and said with some complaint: "You really scared me, Mr. Daniel."
She paused, and then said intentionally or unintentionally.
"But Mr. Daniel, you really know a lot. Unlike me, I have never heard of this upgrade magic. Could this be the intelligence network of the Taichu Family?"
"It's a bit exaggerated to say it's an intelligence network." Daniel said with a smile, "But Taichu has been standing in Shengyin for so many years and has experienced countless grand ceremonies. Some things that seem new at first glance have actually been done by others a long time ago. You should understand, Miss Hevinia, that grand ceremonies are meant to drive people crazy. Of course, this madness is mostly shown by those performers of civilian origin. For us, this is just a grand event, so don't worry, Miss Hevinia, no one dares to hurt you. Of course, if you still care, why not..."
"Straight into the Ether family, huh?"
An indifferent male voice suddenly sounded from behind them.
"Your plan is too obvious, Daniel."
Hevinia and Daniel turned around and saw that Phoenix had appeared behind them at some point, and next to him stood a black-skinned player who did not look very serious.
The black-skinned player's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw Hevinia.
Hevinia was not surprised by the appearance of Phoenix, but the other player...
She noticed the undisguised golden musical note on the other person's arm and immediately guessed his identity.
It should be Tupac, the other golden player in the band that Phoenix mentioned before.
"Good morning, Mr. Phoenix." Helvinia spoke first.
And Phoenix responded with a smile: "Good morning, Miss Hevinia, I hope you will not feel abrupt because of my sudden arrival."
After finishing speaking, Phoenix looked at Daniel again, his smile gradually disappeared, and he said again lightly: "I didn't expect that, Daniel. Does the Ether family want to play the Seven-tone Divine Song at this ceremony?"
"How could that be?" Daniel replied with a smile, "No one in Shengyin would be more unwilling to see the birth of the Seven-tone Divine Comedy than Taichu."
"Then why did you come to invite Miss Helvinia?"
"Is there any necessary connection between them?" Daniel said with a smile, "Miss Hevinia is the Golden Seventh Tone. Even the two great families of Taichu are eager for Miss Hevinia."
Daniel did not hide his purpose at all and looked at Phoenix with a smile.
Phoenix frowned slightly. He did not say something stupid like "Miss Hevinia has already promised me", but slowly said: "It seems that we have to bring our sincerity to the table and talk about it."
To Phoenix's surprise, Daniel smiled and shook his head: "That's not necessary. Everyone knows that Taichu's chips have not changed over the years."
"Even the golden seventh tone?"
"Even if it's the Golden Seventh Tone, to be honest, the Taichu Family of the Golden Seventh Tone is not without it, but it just can't participate in the ceremony." Daniel shrugged and said, "But as a pioneer in the same note, the help we can bring to Miss Hevinia on the road to becoming a performer is incomparable to any other family. You know, Miss Hevinia, since the establishment of the Holy Sound, countless families have wanted to join the Taichu, but there have only been two Taichu families from the beginning to the end. So, we may not be the one with the highest bid, but we are definitely the safest choice."
The second half of Daniel's sentence completely ignored Phoenix and was only addressed to Hevinia. After he finished speaking, he did not plan to stay and said goodbye with a smile.
"Aren't you going to have dinner together, Mr. Daniel?" Hevinia asked.
"Forget it." Daniel smiled and shook his head. "I am willing to have breakfast with a beautiful lady like you, but not with two men who are hostile to me."
After saying that, Daniel really didn't stay any longer and left in a very cool manner.
Phoenix looked at his back, frowning tightly.
"What's wrong?" Tupac asked.
"I didn't expect the Ether family would actually send him here. I have the impression that he is not someone who is easy to talk to." Phoenix said, "I wonder if this guy has any other plans."
"What's the plan? Didn't he just say it? He knew that his bargaining chips were not as good as yours, so he gave up." Tupac shrugged, and then immediately greeted Hevinia, "Hi, Miss Hevinia, my name is Tupac, and I have a golden voice like you."
"Hello, Mr. Tupac." Hevinia responded politely, and then she turned to look at Phoenix and asked curiously, "Mr. Phoenix, Mr. Daniel just said that there is also a Golden Seventh Tone in their family, but they can't participate in this ceremony. Why is that?"
Before Phoenix could say anything, Tupac spoke first.
"It's simple, because the golden notes are time-limited, and the notes of each performer will gradually fade with age. Although the use of movement magic will not be affected, the impact on the simple playing of the movement will be great. And the Lord does not like such movement. Simply put, the Lord prefers young voices." Tupac said boastfully, "So, not all golden notes can participate in the ceremony. If you miss it, you miss it. Unlike us, Miss Hevinia, we are the real chosen ones."
Tupac said this while showing his big, sparkling white teeth to Helvinia.
Phoenix frowned even deeper as he looked at Tupac who was being so attentive.
But he said nothing, only invited Hevinia.
"Would you like to have breakfast with me, Miss Helvinia?"
…
Ten minutes later, the three arrived at the restaurant.
The combination of the three Jinyins was too eye-catching, especially when everyone knew that the other two came for Hevinia, the expressions in their eyes were very complicated.
Tupac called the waiter over in a careless manner: "Let me see what special dishes the Third College has. I eat fish every day in the Second College and I am about to vomit."
The waiter came over and said with some stammering: "Hello, hello."
The voice immediately made Hevinia raise her head. She first saw the rough ornament hanging around her neck, and then looked up and saw another familiar face.
It was Ogg.
"What a sin." Bai Wei said slowly.
(End of this chapter)
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