Although Luigi was furious and kept complaining silently, thinking back, this was probably one of the mechanisms of the instance dungeon.
It was still the same saying: one had to put in effort to be rewarded.
Thinking of this, Luigi was slightly relieved.
On the other side, the rules of the challenge gradually became clear as Uriel explained.
In the entire process of the challenge, Luigi had to perform three pieces of music.
First, after Luigi met Gulaimo, he had to perform the first piece of music, and during the performance, there had to be an authoritative witness beside him.
The first piece of music was also known as the "Pathfinder Letter" or "Qualification Certificate".
Luigi had to use this piece of music to prove that he was qualified and had the ability to challenge Gulaimo.
Because of this, the first piece of music had to be at the pinnacle, because if he couldn't reach the standard, Gulaimo could use the excuse of "your skills are not up to standard" to reject the challenge.
If his performance reached the standard and Gulaimo used the excuse of "your skills are not up to standard" to reject the challenge, he would be laughed at by the authoritative witness beside him. If word got out, it would damage his reputation.
Of course, since Gulaimo was willing to come to the attic, it meant that he definitely wouldn't reject the challenge.
But even so, the process still had to be followed.
Luigi still had to take the initiative to perform a piece of music to show his ability and give the person being challenged a rough impression of his skills and style. Only then would he be prepared for the challenge.
Engaging in a surprise and unequal challenge was out of the question.
This was because this type of challenge was inherited from Birmingham's Eden Academy, which was a palace of art and the noblest academy in the entire Great Saman Empire. Those who graduated from this academy would also be crowned with the title of "nobleness".
If you want to wear a crown, you have to bear its weight.
Similarly, if your nobleness came from the blessing of the palace of art, then you had to protect the sanctity of art.
Art couldn't be tarnished.
Therefore, those who graduated from this academy believed that regardless of whether they were challenging or being challenged, they had to be open and aboveboard. Any surprise challenge that didn't give any leeway would damage their reputation.
Even though Luigi wasn't a student of Birmingham's Eden Academy, Gulaimo was.
Since you wanted to challenge Gulaimo, you had to do things according to Gulaimo's way. Otherwise, why would others accept your challenge?
Therefore, Luigi performed the first piece of music for Gulaimo.
When Gulaimo felt that you were qualified to challenge him, he would enter the official challenge round.
There were two rounds in the official challenge. The first round was for both parties to perform a song of their own.
This piece of music not only had to convince himself and his opponents, but it also had to convince the witnesses. This was because the outcome of the second round would still be decided by the witnesses.
In the second round, each side would choose a piece of music for the other side to perform.
The focus of this round was on "strategy."
You can beat them at their own game and give them a piece of music that you think they won't be able to perform well. You can also give them an extremely difficult score so that they will back off.
This was similar to a test without an answer. It tested one's technical foundation and the ability to perform on the spot.
In this round of judges, other than the witnesses, there were also the two challengers.
Because it was the music you chose, you knew very well whether your opponent's performance was good or bad.
It was clear who had won and who had lost.
All in all, Luigi had to perform three pieces of music for this challenge. He could choose two of them himself, and the score for the third piece would be given to him by Gulaimo. At the same time, Luigi had to prepare a score for Gulaimo himself.
Gulaimo only had to perform two pieces of music, one for himself and one for Luigi.
After listening to Uriel's explanation, Luigi more or less understood the rules of the challenge. However, he still had some doubts about the process of the challenge.
"If there are only two rounds in the official challenge, wouldn't it be a draw if each person wins one round? How would it be considered a draw? "
Uriel: "According to the rules of Birmingham's Eden Academy, there are actually three rounds under normal circumstances. If the first two rounds are a draw, it means that your strength is very, very close to your opponent's. When both parties are close in strength and have won and lost, you have the best chance of entering the 'pinnacle' duel.
"The pinnacle duel is not a one-sided battle. It is also the most artistic duel that can stimulate both parties' potential.
"This kind of duel is beneficial to both the performer and the audience. It can bring great inspiration.
"Therefore, in order to maximize the artistry, the third round of the duel will be performed on a stage for the entire school. The final round will be witnessed by all the teachers and students of the school."
Luigi was deep in thought. He slowly said, "So, if we tie, we will go to Birmingham's Eden Academy for the final duel?"
Uriel shrugged. "If it were anyone else, there would be a high probability of entering the third round. However, Gulaimo is different."
Luigi was stunned. "Different? What's different? "
Uriel: "Gulaimo is an extremely proud person, especially when it comes to the harp. He doesn't think that there is a second person who can defeat him.
"To him, there is only victory. There is no tie.
"Once there is a tie, it is no different from a defeat to him."
Simply put, as long as Luigi could beat him once, it would be considered a victory.
Therefore, even if there were only two rounds, the outcome could still be determined.
Uriel: "Therefore, from the final result of your duel with Gulaimo, you actually have an advantage. As long as you win one round, you will be the winner.
"But then again, if you can rely on your own strength to defeat Gulaimo in two consecutive rounds, he will accept his defeat wholeheartedly. I reckon that when the time comes, even if you ask Gulaimo to write a letter of recommendation for you to Charlotte, he will still be willing. "
Luigi's ultimate goal wasn't to defeat Gulaimo, but to gain Charlotte's approval.
If he defeated Gulaimo and gained great fame, he would also receive a letter of recommendation from Gulaimo. Based on Uriel's understanding of Charlotte, she would definitely regard Luigi as a superstar. When the time came, Luigi would use the "Dream Stage" as an excuse to request, and Charlotte would no longer refuse.
Luigi nodded. "I understand … Right, I have another question. Who is the witness for this duel?"
In the rules of the duel, the role of the witness was very important.
First of all, when Luigi performed the first piece of music, there had to be a witness to confirm that he was qualified to challenge Gulaimo.
Secondly, the witness served as a judge in the first and second rounds of the duel. His words could decide who the final winner would be.
Originally, Luigi thought that the witness would be Uriel. But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it wasn't quite right. Uriel had used his own reputation to give Luigi the chance to challenge Gulaimo.
If Uriel was the witness, in Gulaimo's opinion, Uriel might be biased towards Luigi for the sake of his own reputation. This wouldn't be in line with the image of a witness being fair.
Even if Uriel didn't have such thoughts, as the endorser, he definitely wouldn't have the status of a witness.
If the witness wasn't Uriel, then who could it be?
Could it be that there would be new NPCs other than Gulaimo in Main Storyline Mission 5?
In the face of Luigi's question, Uriel kept him in suspense. "You'll know who the witness is when the time comes. Don't worry, the Witness is absolutely fair. He won't be biased towards you or anyone from Gulimo. Furthermore, the Witness's musical attainment and artistic self-restraint are also extremely high. There won't be any random comments like an outsider. "
After hearing Uriel's words, Luigi didn't ask any more questions. As long as the witness was fair, there was no need to worry.
But after hearing Uriel's tone, it was already certain that the witness was a new NPC.
… …
The information that Uriel had given him about the duel was undoubtedly very useful.
Luigi could use this information to make pre-battle preparations.
Of the three pieces of music, he definitely had to choose carefully. The first two pieces were his own, so he could choose them according to his own standards and needs, and try his best to improve them to the limit. As for the last piece of music prepared for Gulimo, he had to consider it even more carefully.
Luigi even had a faint premonition that whether or not he could defeat Gulaimo in the end would depend on this piece of music prepared for him.
Although Luigi's mind had already flown to preparing the music, he didn't forget about the last Wonderland Box.
He had high expectations for this Wonderland Box.
Previously, when he had obtained the Graceful Floral Language, Uriel had given him additional information. If the additional information represented the quality of the Wonderland Box, then this Wonderland Box should also contain something good.
Accompanied by a ray of light, the Wonderland Box disappeared in mid-air. What was left in Luigi's hand was a thin piece of paper.
This piece of paper was even thinner and smaller than the human skin paper from before.
It was small and rectangular, with extremely dazzling colors and patterns on it. With such bouncing colors, it looked like a ticket to some psychedelic theater or circus.
"Eh, why did I suddenly think of the circus?" Luigi frowned. Could it be related to the Sunshine Circus?
Luigi hurriedly shook off his unnecessary thoughts and carefully observed the information on the Wonderland Box.
After reading it, Luigi's frown eased slightly.
Fortunately, this piece of paper had nothing to do with the Sunlight Circus.
However, it was indeed a ticket. It was just that this ticket wasn't for the circus, but for the zoo …
[Wonderland Item: Dream Zoo Ticket — Windchime Garden Special Voucher]
[It is calling you. Will you follow its call and come to the Windchime Garden to take it away? ]
[When you have this ticket, you can enter the Dream Zoo and take away a windchime from the Windchime Garden for free. ]
[Please note that this ticket is temporarily unavailable. If you want to enter the Dream Zoo, the prerequisite is that the Dream Zoo has already descended. ]
Simply put, this was a special item that combined the "ticket" and the "adoption voucher" into one.
It was both the ticket to the Dream Zoo and the "windchime" adoption voucher of the Dream Zoo.
Luigi didn't know what a windchime was, nor had he heard of it. However, he thought that it should be the same as Gleipnir's black tiger, a Wonderland pet.
However, Luigi had heard of the Dream Zoo.
The Dream Zoo was the same as the World Grind, the Misty Island Dragon Tomb, and so on. It was also a special Wonderland that was controlled by Laplace's Temporal Body, "Dream Chaser" Lan.
Although Lan was the friendliest of Laplace's Temporal Bodies, this didn't mean that the Dream Zoo that Lan managed was a good place.
It was said that the Dream Zoo was full of free-range "evil beasts".
These evil beasts had all kinds of incredible abilities. If one entered, it was very likely that they would be torn apart by these free-range evil beasts. Therefore, the Dream Zoo was more dangerous than other Wonderlands. It was even more terrifying than the World Grind.
However, correspondingly, the more dangerous it was, the more likely it was to obtain precious treasures.
The most precious things in the Dream Zoo were also these evil beasts. As long as one could tame the evil beasts, they would become one's most loyal guards.
Not only did the evil beasts have powerful abilities, but they could also slowly evolve with the resources of the outside world and the accumulation of energy. Not only would their forms change, but their abilities would also continue to become stronger and even develop more powerful abilities. In the end, it was very likely that they would evolve into a giant.
Such a powerful Wonderland pet with full potential was the treasure of the Dream Zoo!
However, if one wanted to obtain the evil beasts, one had to obtain the "ticket" to the Dream Zoo.
Normal methods couldn't enter the Dream Zoo, and one couldn't even find its door. This was because it existed in the "deep dream", and one's physical body couldn't enter.
Only those who obtained the ticket could enter the dream world in the form of their consciousness.
And Luigi obtained the ticket when he opened the Wonderland's Blind Box. It was a very rare ticket, which allowed one to directly go to the Windchime Garden and adopt a Windchime.
In other words, the ticket would give Luigi a Wonderland pet — a Windchime.
However, Luigi had to successfully enter the "Dream Zoo" and return safely from the encirclement of evil beasts.
For now, he couldn't do that.
The Dream Zoo hadn't come to this world yet.
Luigi learned about the "Dream Zoo" because he found it while searching for Alan's information in his power.
At this moment, the real Dream Zoo was still in an unknown deep dream. It would only appear in the "dreams" of mortals when the conditions for its arrival were met.
There were three conditions for the Dream Zoo to appear: a gathering place, a nightmare, and a sweet dream.
The gathering place was already met.
Nightmare and sweet dream referred to when the same person had two dreams in two consecutive days, one of which was a nightmare and the other was a sweet dream, which would give the person a chance to peek into the entrance of the Dream Zoo.
(End of Chapter)
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