I stared at the musician's wild expression, wondering if he was joking or playing a trick on me. Could I be singing a "sacred song"? The musician finally calmed down after some effort and said, "Sing it again!"
I had no choice but to do so. Finally, the musician shouted, "OK!"
I looked at him curiously. The musician said excitedly, "I have learned this new song, but it seems that there are some mistakes in your singing. The song I learned was suggested by the God of Music and is called 'The Chord-Changing Fairy Tale Sacred Song'."
I gave a wry smile because this was something I had thought up in my mind and couldn't use the singing technique. With my current singing level in real life, not being able to sing out of tune would be a miracle. Moreover, I couldn't even remember the pitch clearly.
The musician said with regret, "Back in our college, we demonstrated a partial version: 'The Severely Partial Fairy Tale Sacred Song'. It was far from what you sang. Now this 'Chord-Changing Fairy Tale Sacred Song' has reached the third level! It's the highest level song I've ever seen!"
I chuckled, "Then, please pass this song to me."
The musician nodded. "Of course, I will give it to you. But your singing level is poor, and singing this song will hurt your voice. Moreover, the effect won't come out. You can only use it at a special level. But, if you don't use the singing skill, singing for fun is also fine."
I was stunned. I was singing well just now, and now it's recognized as a game-approved piece? And it's supposed to be taught back to me by the musician because I can't sing it? I can't even remember the pitch clearly.
I accepted the song obediently. Then the musician responded to me willingly. He taught me "Tuning Technique", "Opening Voice Technique", and "Breathing Training Technique". However, he didn't teach me any other songs. Those were to be bought with money. The newly added song "Chord-Changing Fairy Tale" was priced at 100 gold coins. I was stunned.
I never expected that in such a short time in the store, my singing and playing skills had both risen to the first level. I wondered, "Is it because I practiced skills in front of you that my experience rises faster?"
The musician smiled slightly. "These have to be figured out by the players themselves." I understood in my heart. This was the equivalent of an admission, huh? Finally, I knew how to quickly improve my skills.
As I walked out of the music hall, I secretly decided that next time, I would definitely write down all the songs that Zhao Xue'er had given me. Oh, by the way, every time a player sleeps, don't they have the option to enjoy music and movies? There are songs from all over the world for me to choose from. I'm not that advanced yet!
Unfortunately, singing was of no use. Otherwise, I would practice singing every day and become the top singer in the game!
Thinking about this, a few little girls screamed nearby, "Is it true? Will TOM hold a concert in the game next week? That's great! 555555555, I'm so happy! Let's go check the announcement board!"
I was surprised. In the game, there really was a singer who said, "It sounds like a real-life singer came to the game to hold a concert..."
I walked to the notice board and thought for a moment. I would send an announcement to the Lord of Sunset City, telling them that the king's messenger had made me uncomfortable and prevented me from becoming the lord. Suddenly, I remembered the success of sending a message to the Lord of Sunset City last time. Why not try again?
So I sent the message to the Lord of Sunset City about the incident where I was embarrassed by the king's messenger and couldn't become the lord. The system showed: "The message has been received by the other party."
With anxious anticipation, I waited for a long time but received no reply. When I was about to give up, the Lord of Sunset City sent a message: "I will return to the city in an hour for detailed discussion."
At this time, because the items in my consignment store were priced relatively low, they were sold out quickly. I had 6 gold coins in my bag, and there were no new books at the bookstore. Where should I go now?
I remembered Chico's glasses. Why not help him make a good pair? I found a gem processing shop and asked the boss to appraise the gem I found in the eagle's nest. It cost me a total of 4 gold coins. The appraisal result startled me. The gem grading is on a scale of ten levels. Here, there are several gemstones of the sixth grade, each worth 30 gold coins. This pile of gems is worth over 400 gold coins in total.
Oh my god! If I sell all these gems, wouldn't I become a millionaire? Although now, with more people exchanging cash for game currency, there are quite a few people with tens of thousands of gold coins on the game's wealth ranking list. However, compared to ordinary players, I am truly very rich!
But I can't sell them. I know that if these gems are sold to players or made into items, their value will be much higher. So, I asked the boss to help me choose a gem that is easy to be processed into lenses.
Finally, it was determined to be the lowest grade gem: glass. Because it is cheap, I asked the boss to make more as backups. After all, I didn't know the principle of glasses, nor did I know how many degrees of glasses Chico needed, so I made various concave and convex lenses, and made dozens of them, spending only one gold coin.
After taking care of a big business, the attitude of these NPCs will change. With my 12 charm, of course, I won't miss the opportunity to ask for skills from him. The master taught me "Molding Technique" and "Polishing Technique", and the "Polishing Technique" taught by my stone master is also applicable to gems. So, I sat in front of the boss and practiced these three skills. Soon, all three skills reached the second level of beginner.
Calculating the time, the mayor should be back soon. I hurriedly ran to the mayor's residence.
The mayor was sitting in the main hall, looking deeply at me, as if he wanted to see through me, making me feel uneasy.
The mayor suddenly said: "When the message was sent, the messenger who conveyed your appointment order was reporting your situation. According to him, your appointment conditions were not met at all. He also bribed him, and refused to give a horse to the country, demanding that the king exile you."
I gasped in surprise. Just as I expected, I was accused. It's over. I don't know where I will be exiled to. Is there a poorer place than the Lost Village?
The mayor stared at my face and continued: "The king was about to agree to his request, when I read your message and reported your situation to him. I hoped he would investigate thoroughly. So, the king ordered the high priest to consult the gods, and learned the entire process of this incident. The king believed that you really committed these mistakes."
I sighed. Indeed, if you look at the surface of this matter, bribery and refusing to give a horse were all done by me. The messenger only gave me an impression of soliciting bribes, but never actually coerced me. This cunning guy...
"But" the mayor continued: "According to the gods, you have triggered a hidden mission: expose the corrupt official..."
I exclaimed. Hidden mission? Did I hear that right?
The mayor said again: "So the king continued to investigate the past experiences of the messenger, and finally confirmed that the messenger indeed had an astonishing amount of bribery experiences!"
"The king confiscated the messenger's property and exiled him to another place. And you, for your heroic act of exposing, according to the task rewards, you received 400 points of merit, 10 points of justice value, and adding your achievements in Flying Eagle Town, you reached the minimum standard for an honorary title, and was specially awarded a third-class honorary title. The Lost Village was awarded as your autonomous territory."
I let out a long breath, looking at the mayor who put the third-class honorary title badge on me. I wasn't happy about getting the title and territory, but was just relieved that I escaped the accusation.
System prompt: "Player 'Contending with Heaven' has obtained the first private territory in the game, receiving 1000 prestige points."
Next, the information receiver suddenly started making a lot of noise. I opened it and saw that it was a flood of information: "Good boy, you're so amazing!" "Damn it, how did you do it!" "Brother, teach me, how can I get a territory." "Boss, I'm XXX of XXX, I'll follow you from now on, where are you?" "Damn, I got there first, I'm going to trample your territory!" "Friend, is the territory for sale?" "I'm XXX. Make a bid and I'll take it." ...
Ugh, I quickly chose "Reject Information from Strangers."
The lord of the city then said, "The king has already known that you have become the leader of the foreign race. So he has ordered you to provide a thousand fine horses every month. There will be special envoys to receive them every month. Of course, the king will not treat you unfairly."
My heart sank. I couldn't escape this fate anyway. Had I known this earlier, I would have agreed to the envoys' demands and sent only half as many horses.
If I don't agree this time, perhaps not only me but also the people of the Hasa tribe will be suppressed. The army will forcibly come to seize the horses, I guess.
I forced myself to remain composed and thanked the lord, but I was indeed not in a good mood. Being an official also means carrying a heavy burden.
The lord suddenly said, "We were urgently summoned to the capital for a meeting. Actually, it was because of that incident in the Flying Eagle Town. You should know what it is, right?"