thefictionvixens Chapter 146 Mountain Opera
Chapter 146 Mountain Opera
Chapter 146 Mountain Opera
Mr. Z took a moment to calm himself down before regaining his composure. Raphael's two solutions had genuinely excited him.
He had always thought that every messenger of the gods was performing a sacred mission, and that everyone was at about the same level.
After talking with Raphael, he realized that his skills were not up to par.
Look at the solutions they've come up with: attacking the churches of the True God Church or luring the fleet of the Fussac Empire to attack.
If you think about it carefully, both of these options are feasible.
The second option may have some uncontrollable factors, but it is likely to succeed as well.
The key point is that the other party's plan contains a strong belief in breaking the deadlock!
What seemed like an impossible task to Mr. Z and the other two divine messengers was easily accomplished by Raphael, who found a way to complete it.
Seeing Mr. Z deep in thought, Raphael sat down in his chair, crossed his legs, and lit a cigarette.
After taking a couple of puffs of his cigarette, Mr. Z seemed to suddenly realize something: "Sorry, I wasted your time."
There are "bonus points" for ending the test early.
Raphael smiled and said, "It's alright."
Mr. Z immediately summoned the messenger of the "Sage of Mystery" and asked him to report that Raphael had completed the test.
A few minutes later, the "Sage of Mysteries" Butis arrived using his "travel" ability. He smiled at Raphael and said, "I thought I wouldn't be able to pick you up until at least tomorrow."
He then asked Mr. Z about Raphael's proposed solution, and ultimately commented, "It's very creative and highly feasible."
Seeing that Butis was about to take Raphael away, Mr. Z quickly said, "Mr. Butis, may I communicate with Mr. Raphael Collins after the operation is over?"
He sincerely said, "I feel that I am lacking in ability, and I hope to have a chance to communicate with Mr. Raphael in the future."
Boutis smiled and said, "Of course, but only if Raphael is also willing to communicate with you."
Raphael opened his arms and said, "With pleasure."
So the two exchanged contact information by letter.
Boutis took Raphael away. When they returned to Mr. C's villa, Mr. C was taken aback for a moment, then realized that Raphael had finished the test so quickly. He smiled and said to Raphael, "You've given me another surprise."
Then he had his servants summon Xavier, preparing to test him.
Boutis said to Raphael in a very amicable tone, "If you didn't have more important matters to attend to, I would prefer to send you to Port Enmat to oversee the operations there."
Mr. C knew this was high praise, so he stepped forward and exchanged a few polite words with Boutis.
Xavier soon arrived at the reception room and left with Boutis.
Mr. C then inquired about the "exam questions" and Raphael's solution!
After hearing Raphael's description, he laughed heartily and said, "You'll definitely become a divine messenger!"
Because both solutions are excellent, even if Raphael's second test result is poor, it will not affect his becoming a divine messenger.
After chatting with Mr. C for a while, Raphael returned to his bedroom to rest, but his attention was focused on the world of cultivators. He had a feeling that the "quest line" he received there would eventually be connected to the world of extraordinary beings.
Western Continent, Langya Mountain.
Raphael discovered signs of a battle deep within the mountain, and his subsequent search became extremely cautious.
The key issue is that he didn't know the strength of the "Penglai Immortal Sect," only that five of them had come.
Although this search method affected Raphael's search speed, he was not in a hurry. Since the "mission line" had been woven by some being in the starry sky, the line must be gradual and it was impossible for him to encounter a very dangerous enemy all at once.
After becoming a "regular user", you can still eat normally, but if needed, you can reduce your food intake without any impact.
On the fourth day, Raphael went down the mountain to buy some food before returning to the mountain to continue his search.
They searched until nightfall, and just as Raphael was about to find a place to rest, he suddenly heard the sound of opera singing ahead.
He paused for a moment, guessing that the next clue had appeared, because there were no villages around, and no one would be performing opera in the desolate mountains at night.
So he headed in the direction of the opera performance, and soon he saw a flat area in the wilderness across the mountain. At that moment, Zhou—
It emitted a chilling green light, making everything around it look like the underworld.
In the center of the flat ground, there were about ten people, some playing musical instruments, and others performing something similar to Nuo opera. Their movements were neither fast nor slow, and every movement was stiff.
In particular, everyone's expressions were like wearing Nuo opera masks, very stiff, but they carefully switched each expression according to the lyrics.
Their lyrics and melodies, sometimes ethereal and sometimes powerful, seemed to strike straight to the heart.
Gradually, the performances attracted many small animals to watch, and soon a large circle of them gathered around.
Raphael didn't feel scared at all; on the contrary, he found the performance quite interesting and thought it could be moved to the Extraordinary World, where it would definitely scare a lot of people.
Then he thought back and realized that this must be what is known as "mountain opera".
Raphael had talked with Chen Qingzhi, the leader of the Dark Lodge, and Bai Feike of the "Dongting Heart Sword" about many strange cases in the world of cultivators, many of which Raphael had never heard of in the Extraordinary World.
For example, the "mountain opera" in front of him, Raphael didn't know what it was, but he had heard that people who had seen the mountain opera either suffered damage to their souls or disappeared forever, and then reappeared on the mountain opera stage at some point in the future.
Of course, some say that those who have seen "mountain opera" will have a miraculous encounter.
Raphael didn't know what the outcome would be, but that wasn't his biggest concern. At this moment, he was observing carefully, hoping to find further clues.
As Raphael sang, he noticed something was wrong. Blood was flowing from the eyes of both the people playing the instruments and the singers. Then blood began to flow from their nostrils, ears, and mouths.
Their voices grew increasingly mournful, eventually sounding like ghosts speaking.
dong dong~
Suddenly, the drum was struck heavily, and then all the performers looked in unison at the tree where Raphael was hiding.
The animals surrounding them stiffly turned their heads, their bright green eyes flashing, and looked at Raphael.
Although Raphael had also experienced some strange events, he was still terrified by what they were seeing.
dong dong~
The drum was struck hard again, and the performers, bleeding from all seven orifices, suddenly rushed towards Raphael, as if inviting him to make a cameo appearance on the "stage." The animals also rushed towards Raphael, as if anticipating his performance!
But at this moment, Raphael calmed down because he realized that these people were all lively, jumping corpses!