183 Before the Trial 1 (2/2)

”Who is he?” Ye Qingxuan asked quietly. ”He seems impressive.”

”Gavin, sixth grade concertmaster, president of the student council last year, is the new star of the Adrian family,” Richard responded. ”I thought you knew him.

”I feel like I should know him too.” Ye Qingxuan shrugged. ”He looked pissed when he saw me. Did I accidentally offend him?”

Richard was speechless for a while because of Ye Qingxuan’s shamelessness. He asked, ”Do you still remember Banner? The one who really hates you and even arranged for others to mess with you before his retreat? Banner is this guy’s brother.”

It dawned on Ye Qingxuan. He looked at Richard with admiration. ”You really know everything! Are you the biggest gossiper?”

”That's what the executive office does,” Richard said lightly. ”There's always a source of information that others don’t know.”

Ye Qingxuan curled his lips and looked at the stage. ”It sounds like he’ll help his brother deal with me? I feel stressed now.”

”It's possible, but he doesn’t have that time.”

”Why?”

”He joined the School of Royalty two years ago. Starting at the musician level, he went through more than six refinement ceremonies, and I heard he entered the Resonance level a few months ago. The Royal Music Division thinks highly of him, and he’ll be recruited directly after graduation. He’ll be too busy to deal with you before he leaves. And what excuse will he have to meddle in your affairs after he leaves?”

”That sounds right.” Ye Qingxuan nodded. ”I trust you.”

Indeed, Gavin did not have time to pick a battle with him, but just looking at his pile of titles, it was easy to see that, even if he himself did not have the time, someone would do it for him if he said the word. Ye Qingxuan’s head hurt at the thought of this possibility. He had no time to waste on these silly things.

”How annoying,” he muttered.

”Would you like to consider joining the executive office?” Richard suddenly asked. ”You get paid and you can also avoid a lot of trouble.” It was the second time. It was the second time that the executive office had recruited him.

Ye Qingxuan sighed. ”Are you that short on staff?”

”There’s people everywhere, but it's hard to find the right one.” Richard looked at him, ”I'm going to apply for study abroad. Before I go, I want to add some new blood into the office.”

”Sorry.” ”Ye Qingxuan shook his head.” I don’t have time.”

Richard was silent for a long time. He sighed as if sorry and handed a card to Ye Qingxuan. ”If you change your mind, you can come to this address.”

”Okay.” Ye Qingxuan accepted the card. On the stage, the speech was finally coming to an end. Everyone's voice died off as they waited in anticipation.

It was finally here! The first trial of the anniversary would be announced soon! Under everyone's earnest gazes, Gavin held up the sealed envelope in his hand. He opened it in front of the people, pulled out the letter and slowly unfolded it. He was shocked for a moment, frowning slightly. Everyone held their breaths instantly.

”Next, the first trial of the anniversary will be announced.” Gavin paused. He raised his head and announced, ”Mimicry!”

In an instant, the whole auditorium burst into shocked cries. Like an explosion, the voices rumbled, faintly mingled with wails and sighs. ”Are you kidding?!” Among the graduates, some were about to bury their faces and sob.

In the back of the room, Charles whistled. Since he could not graduate, he came just for the drama. ”As I said before, it won’t be easy.” He shrugged and shook his head while sighing.

Mimicry could be said was a skill that all musicians must master. As the name implied, mimicry was to simulate the appearance of other substances through a variety of methods by the use of aether. When one delved into the deepest parts, he would even be able to transform the material.

There were Modifications musicians who specialized in this skill. One of their graduation trials was to transform a finger-sized piece of iron into gold by change of elements.

But the trial’s difficulty this time was not that high. After all, gold refining would take an experienced musician more than two months. Therefore, this trial was intended to assess the musician's own ability to use the environment, as well as their own camouflage skills.

According to the principal, musicians were the pioneers of the Dark World. Thus, one must have the ability to survive in the dark world filled with dangers. Therefore, the Requiem enchantment would be officially activated tomorrow during the school anniversary and transform the entire school environment.

At that time, the entire school would become a huge examination room. The students participating in the graduation trial would have to turn themselves into all kinds of unmoving objects through mimicry and hide well…

Next, the cruelest round would begin.