Since it was a country where theocracy reigned supreme, why not submit some religious hymns?
Uriel quickly dismissed the idea as soon as he thought about it. He still remembered what happened to Dark Alley Codex. He didn't want his Wonderland Box to only give him something like a yellow duckling handkerchief.
Uriel didn't like religious hymns, and he couldn't publish anti-religious music in the school magazine. So what should he choose?
Uriel used up all his trump cards and discussed with Angor. In the end, he came up with three major pieces.
They were "Journey in the Dark", "Forbidden Overture", and "Against the Wind".
Among them, Dark Traveller and Forbidden Overture were created by Uriel himself, while Against the Wind was provided by Angor.
Journey in the Dark was a song about traveling in the dark for several months when Uriel was inspired to create it. It was a song about traveling in the dark and endless loneliness.
In the vast and boundless void, a lonely and silent traveler.
He wrote about the macroscopic world from his personal perspective. He feared the void while moving forward fearlessly.
This was a song that was widely recognized in the Daylight Mirror Realm. Every time Uriel performed this song, the audience would cheer him on. Even Gleipnir, who was extremely picky, gave Journey in the Dark a high evaluation.
Of course, the compliments were only limited to the music.
Luigi's original poems were a bit of a spoilsport.
Still, they didn't need to submit their poems for this competition. Therefore, the poems that Luigi had been thinking about were useless, and naturally, they would not lower the style of "Journey in the Dark."
The second song was called Forbidden Overture. The so-called "forbidden" had nothing to do with "gods". It referred to the various rules and prohibitions of Neon City.
This was an emotional song that Luigi wrote after witnessing the rules of the Never Falling Royal City from his own perspective.
Among them, there were those who were puzzled by the strangeness of the Eighteen Laws, those who were surprised by the strictness of the Six Great Prohibitions, and those who lamented the mysteries of the Three Great Oracles.
The Divine Prohibition Overture was born from all kinds of emotions.
To some extent, Forbidden Overture had something to do with religion. However, it wasn't too deep. It didn't express any praise or objection. It only described a phenomenon from an objective point of view.
It probably wouldn't be suppressed by the exchange of light.
As for the third song, Against the Wind, it was one of the three "refreshing" songs chosen by Guy and Broy.
The three "refreshing" songs were Fantasy of the Abyss, Against the Wind, and Metamorphosis of the Ugly Raven. At the time, Guy and the others hadn't figured out that Uriel liked anti-religious tunes. They had assumed that he liked music that was refreshing. So they had listed out the best of each genre. These three songs corresponded to the different "refreshing" genres.
Among them, "Against the Wind and Billows" had a very intense melody. Being in the midst of such intense notes, it was as if one had transformed into a gale, fighting against the heavens, fighting against the sea, and fighting against all the difficulties in the world. It also corresponded to the refreshing feeling of breaking through ten thousand difficulties.
Among the three songs, "Against the Wind" was not the best. The reason why he chose this song was purely because of Luigi's newly acquired "Charming Flower Language". The new harp was closely related to "wind", so it would be better if it could play a wind song.
He wanted to see if he could use this trick to improve the quality of the box.
After confirming the selection, Luigi submitted the three pieces of music one by one according to the order.
"Journey in the Dark" was traded for a palm-sized glass orb.
Inside the glass orb was a small, two-story house with a pointy roof. From the outside, it bore a striking resemblance to the loft Uriel was currently residing in.
However, Uriel's loft was more dilapidated, while the small house inside the glass orb was brand new.
Information about the fairyland appeared.
As expected, the item wasn't about the glass orb. It was about the small house inside.
[Fairyland Building: Journey House. ]
[From the fairyland "Uriel's Choice". A two-story house with five rooms and a small yard. The interior of the house is well-equipped. As long as there is enough energy, the house can be used freely. It can also repair damaged areas automatically. ]
[Additional Ability: Tired from the trip, need a rest?]
[Tired from the trip. Step into the Journey House and your fatigue will be instantly removed. ]
[Need a rest? Sleep in the Journey House and your negative energy will be slowly removed. ]
[Note: The Journey House cannot be placed inside the glass orb when there is an intelligent being inside. ]
[This item can be placed inside the glass orb. At the same time, it can also be placed inside a separate fairyland space in the form of a glass orb. ]
Perhaps Journey in the Dark was too lonely, so the fairyland box also became a small house to rest in during the trip.
This was a fairyland building category.
It wasn't the first time such a fairyland item appeared. Miao Miao also received a fairyland building in Tomorrow Town. It was a detective agency with a pigeon squad inside.
As far as Angor was concerned, "Miao Miao's Detective Agency" was better than the "Journey House" in terms of interior space, additional abilities, and other aspects.
After all, the detective agency was a functional building, while the "Journey House" was only used for resting.
However, in terms of difficulty, it was much easier for Luigi to obtain the traveler's cabin than it was for the detective firm.
Also, compared to the other fairyland items he received in the same period, the "Journey House" was much more usable than the "Duckling Handkerchief".
The "Journey House" was not only suitable for living, but also a portable space item that could store a lot of miscellaneous items.
Both Angor and Luigi were satisfied with the item.
Luigi also received a fairyland box from Forbidden Overture. However, the item inside the box surprised Luigi a little.
It was a piece of vellum.
It was extremely soft to the touch. Judging from the texture on the paper, it was probably human skin.
There were many strange symbols drawn on the paper. Most of them were blurry and broken, and Angor could not decipher them at all.
At least on the surface, there was nothing that could be directly analyzed.
Since he couldn't see anything with his naked eyes, Luigi decided to check the item's information.
However, after looking at the attributes of the parchment, not only did Luigi not have any answers, but he also had more questions.
[Fairyland Item: Unknown Human Skin Paper]
[From Fairyland??? ]
[Ignite the Human Skin Paper and create a space with a length, width, and height of three meters. Within this space, you can draw up a special law that will affect your target for one minute. ]
[Please note that the Human Skin Paper is a consumable item and can only be used once. ]
[Please note that the law can only be used in the space. ]
[Please note that the law can only be used on living people.] ]
[Please note that the law cannot directly cause death.] ]
[Please note that the law cannot be used on gifted subjects.] ]
[Please note that if you carry this item on you, it may cause??? Stares. ]
[Please note that this item cannot be stored in any fairyland space, including inside a fairyland item.] ]
The series of "please note" left Luigi dumbfounded. This was just a one-time consumable item, but there were more warnings than the item itself!
And this was the first time he saw a "???" symbol on a fairyland item.
Even the full name of the human parchment was prefixed with "unknown".
More importantly, this item did not come from Uriel's Choice. Why did it show "???" when it came from a fairyland.
All of this made Luigi feel very confused.
What kind of fairyland item was this? How could there be so many questions just based on the information on the paper?
Even Angor, who was standing outside the box, was puzzled, let alone Luigi.
This kind of "???" Was full of fairyland items. He wanted to search the Tree of Authority, but he didn't know what term to use.
He could search for the "unknown Human Skin Paper", but he wasn't sure if he could find the information about the row of question marks. Besides, the word "unknown" was too broad.
Leaving these "unknowns" aside, the effect of the Human Skin Paper was already shocking enough.
"Draw up the rules."
There were many limitations to the rules, such as the item could only last for one minute, could not be used on non-humans, could not be used on gifted subjects, and could not cause death … But even so, it was still very powerful.
Even if it couldn't cause death, it could at least bring someone to the brink of death.
He could draw up a rule like "breathing is wrong too", which could bring someone to the brink of death but not kill them.
Even though it was a one-time consumable item, it still couldn't hide how powerful it was. Using this item in some special instance dungeons could even allow one to easily turn the tables around.
However, the item had many restrictions. Most of them wouldn't affect the overall situation, but one of them was very special.
[Carrying this item on your person may cause "???"] "Stares." ]
Who was the "???" here?
Was it a gifted subject too?
Angor was quite concerned about this. He had a feeling that this Human Skin Paper was powerful, but it also had a lot of hidden dangers.
Luigi also noticed the unusual nature of the item. However, he wasn't concerned about the "hidden dangers". Instead, he was thinking about something else.
"This is the first time I've seen an item that can't be put into a paradise space. Even if you want to put it in a building, you can't." Luigi paused for a moment. "I'm curious. Where will this item stay after I go offline? Will it stay with my Dream Crystal body, or will it just stay where it is? "
Luigi asked Angor about where their bodies would be when they went offline.
Angor's answer was that their bodies would disappear as well.
"Unknown Human Skin Paper" was obviously a big problem. It forced people to not put it into any space, as if its purpose was to "open up" and attract the attention of "???".
If that was the case, the Human Skin Paper would also disappear when he went offline. Wasn't it the same as hiding in a "paradise space"?
If the Human Skin Paper didn't disappear with his body and attracted the attention of "???", wouldn't he be killed as soon as he came online?
Angor didn't know the answer to Luigi's question.
Whether the Human Skin Paper would disappear with the Dream Crystal body or not, Luigi would find out when he went offline later.
Compared to that, Angor was more concerned about where the Human Skin Paper came from, and who it would attract.
However, he couldn't find an answer to these questions right now. He had to put them aside for now.
…
The previous two pieces of paradise items he got from Luigi were all good, even if they had hidden dangers.
However, Luigi's favorite so far was still "Glamour Flower".
Neither "Traveler's Cabin" nor "Unknown Human Skin Paper" could compare to it.
For a harp performer, obtaining an excellent harp was more surprising than anything else.
If possible, Luigi would like to get another one.
With great expectations, Luigi submitted "Against the Wind" to Angor.
"Against the Wind", which was as fierce as a gale, combined with "Glamour Flower", reached the pinnacle of perfection.
Even Angor, who was outside the dungeon, felt as if he was standing in the middle of a raging hurricane when he heard such a passionate performance.
He had never experienced something like this before.
In fact, he felt it was even more shocking than "Foul Blood Purification".
Perhaps this was the improvement in experience that a good harp could bring.
As a spectator, he believed that "Against the Wind" would not lose to "Foul Blood Purification" this time. Since the quality of the Paradise Box he obtained from the Filthy Blood Purification Song had improved, would the Against the Wind and Billows experience a corresponding improvement this time?
Soon, the Wonderland Box was in his hands.
But before Luigi could open the box, he heard Uriel speak. "This storm-like performance makes me feel like I've returned to the days when I was challenging the academy."
"At that time, not only will I have a duel with my classmates, but I will also challenge foreign students, teachers, and even the master pianist who is a nominal professor."
"Those days were unforgettable."
Uriel raised his head and looked at Luigi. "Oh right, I remember that you're about to challenge Gulaimo. Are you familiar with the rules? "
"… No." Luigi shook his head.
"Since you don't know the rules, I'll explain them to you."
Without a doubt, this was probably the same treatment as the Filthy Blood Purification Song from before. It was an additional benefit other than the Paradise Box.
It was a great benefit, but Luigi did not know what to say.
He thought he would only discuss the details of the challenge when he was facing Gulaimo. But now Uriel was telling him that the rules were already set?!
If I don't submit music scores that meet the standards, you're going to hide the rules of the challenge and only announce them during the official duel?
(End of Chapter)
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