312 I Wish You Luck (2/2)

”Yes.” Watson nodded. ”After that, he chose me and went behind the scenes. Five years later, he disappeared. Do you have any clues?”

”No, but this timestamp is meaningful.” Coldness flashed past Ye Qingxuan’s eyes.

Was that not the time his family was massacred and exiled? What role did the White Crow play in this?

Sensing the heaviness in Ye Qingxuan’s heart, Watson sighed. ”The parliament is already destroyed. All the smuggling channels are either divided up or closed down. The rest are under our control. Even if the White Crow reappears, he won’t be able to do much. If I were him, I would definitely have not showed up during recent times. Ye Qingxuan, you’re doing unnecessary work.”

”Unnecessary work is better than doing nothing.” Ye Qingxuan tossed the files aside. ”Tell them to continue surveillance. I don’t believe someone can just evaporate like that. When I catch him, I’ll show him.”

The coldness in his tone stunned Watson. He closed the book in his lap and took off his glasses, rubbing his nose. ”Your most important task right now isn’t to waste time on meaningless stuff. Have you finished reading the music theory your professor gave you?”

”I don’t have much trouble on Mind and Illusion.” Ye Qingxuan shrugged. ”Right now, I’m reviewing some stuff for the School of Revelations. I hope I don’t fall short.”

Watson wrinkled his nose. ”It’s my first time seeing someone who learns from so many schools.”

”Isn’t the School of Royalty like this?”

”The School of Royalty is just Anglo’s own School of Summoning. The main focus is still Summoning, but we put the characteristics of other schools onto our phantom beasts, like this…” The robin in Watson’s hand flapped its wings and flames jumped.

”I put elements of the School of Modification into my phantom beast. The limit is nine hundred and forty elements. If I utilize this bird well, I can easily burn down a whole house. In other words, I can destroy this entire street with just a wave of my hands.”

”Oh?” Ye Qingxuan was stunned; his eyes were impressed. ”That sounds cool.”

”Thanks.” Watson’s expression was cold. He did not seem happy at all. ”The most mainstream schools right now are the schools of Modification, Summoning, and Choir. After all, the first is the cradle of battle musicians; the second researches natural catastrophes and demon nature; and the School of Choir studies life. The more medical advancements there are, the more stable their theories, and the more branches they have.

”But the ones you chose to study…perfectly avoided all the realistic schools.”

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan finally reacted and counted on his fingers, ”Abstinence, Revelations, Mind, Illusion…hey, you’re right. I didn’t learn any of the three. Can I still start now?”

”In your dreams,” Watson scoffed. ”You think you’re a freak like Naberius and can change schools as easily as changing clothes? Of the seven schools, Modification counters Illusion, Summoning counters Mind, Choir and Revelations don’t counter each other as much but it’s still hard to combine them.

”Plus, the schools you’ve learned already counter Abstinence. If you want to learn new music theory, it’ll be a feat to remain sane. If you want to learn other schools, wait until you reach the ‘completion stage’ before trying for the Scepter level.”

”That’s kind of depressing.” Ye Qingxuan nodded but he did not seem upset at all. ”What does that have to do with my task now?”

”Ye Qingxuan, this is the worst thing.” Watson looked at him with troubled eyes. ”You’ve already fallen into Hyakume’s eye. When you look into the abyss, it also looks back at you. When you observe each other, you establish some sort of connection.”

”That sounds intimate.”

”Right.” Watson nodded. ”So intimate that as soon as you step out of the enchantment he’ll whisper in your ear at any time. He’s hurt now and won’t be able to control the material world. However, once he recovers, do you think he’ll let you go? You don’t want to stay stuck in Avalon forever, right?”

Ye Qingxuan inhaled sharply. ”So, my most important task right now is to try for Resonance?”

”Yes, as soon as possible.” Watson nodded.

Ye Qingxuan was silent for a long time. ”I get the theory but how come you talk about the Resonance level like it’s as easy as buying cabbage from the market?”

”Is it not?” Watson eyed him and finally said with mock surprise, ”Ah, I forgot that you’ve just become an official musician.”

”Is there any point in provoking me here?” Ye Qingxuan pursed his lips and yelled, ”Stop!” The carriage stopped beside the road and Ye Qingxuan jumped off.

”Where are you going?”

”Didn’t you say to try for Resonance as soon as possible?” Ye Qingxuan looked back at him. ”I’m going to find a former Scepter musician and ask for advice.”

”Oh?” Watson arched an eyebrow. Remembering that resentful woman, his eyes turned sympathetic. ”Good luck.”