Chapter 262: Dawn (1/2)
Chapter 262: Dawn
Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_
Making an MV could be cheap, as long as one knew how to do it. Instead of a real stage, one could use the virtual stage and when mixed with some background music, voilà, you got an MV.
Wang Tong's only experience in making an MV came from what he had overheard from other professional music video makers while loitering at the backstage before and after his performance in Aurora City. He wasn't sure if this piece of roughly patched up work would be worth anything, but he decided to give it a go anyways.
Other than the injury he had sustained in his sea of consciousness, his body had recovered fully.
After Wang Tong lost his power, the world around him seemed quieter. He enjoyed this quiet, free time, as it gave him an opportunity to put his plan of making an MV into action. He went to an internet cafe and started working on his MV right away. He first researched online about the methods of making an MV, and then realized what he had wanted could be accomplished easier than he had expected. Since he didn't like the frivolous decoration, he had decided to go with a black and white background.
Wang Tong took a deep breath as he searched for inspiration deep inside his mind.
Wang Tong was quickly engrossed in his search, slowing teasing out all kinds of emotions. In this material world, he found something real and untouched within the myriad of convoluted feelings, and that was humanity.
Wang Tong's dance was a heart-touching performance. Without the GN force, he had given up on tricky moves, but the whole arrangement seemed even more sincere and touching, as it spoke in a language that everyone could relate to.
After he had finished recording, tears poured out from Wang Tong's eyes.
Wang Tong sent the unedited MV to Mike.
Three days later, Wang Tong followed Jansining to his home. It was a beautiful little town called Provence. A fussy warmth rose inside Wang Tang when he saw Jansining embrace his wife and daughter. Wang Tong reckoned that the fussy feeling was a feeling of home.
”BeiBei, this is Wang Tong. He is a great soldier,” Jansining spoke to his daughter, pointing at Wang Tong.
”Hello, Wang Tong!”
Watching her cute chubby face, Wang Tong cracked a smile and gently patted at the top of her head, then said, ”Hello!”
Children were innocent because they didn't know the cruelty of the world. ”Papa, Papa! Where is Uncle Big Head? I have already got his gift. I really like it!”
”Gift?” Jansining was confused. His wife then told him that she had just received a gift from Big Head; it was a piano.
Wang Tong squeezed Beibei's chubby little cheek and said, ”Uncle Big Head is on a very important mission far, far away. You will understand it when you grow up.”
BeiBei pouted and said, ”That's what grown-ups do, lie! He promised me many times that he would come, but he never did.”
Wang Tong's finger trembled slightly as a rush of sadness came over him. Jansining kept silent, fighting his own demons. Jansining's wife had guessed what had happened, so she said, ”BeiBei, you are very selfish. Uncle Big Head is a soldier, he needs to protect other people. ”
BeiBei squeezed her hand together and nodded. ”Wang Tong, I am sorry. I just really really miss Uncle Big Head. I want to touch his head.”
On her way home, BeiBei clapped her little hands, and sang the Big Head song, ”Big Head has a Big Head...”
All Academies had pulled back their students. Despite the fact that their stay in the military was short, all the students had learned a lot. The most valuable lesson they had learned was the harshness and cruelty of the war. Some students had already accepted the reality and started training with a newfound determination.
The moment Wang Tong stepped into the Ayrlarng Campus, he reckoned that he had forgotten the person he shouldn't have forgotten.
Perhaps there had been more passion between the two when they first started dating, but both Wang Tong and Samantha knew that their infatuation wouldn't last long. However, Wang Tong never regretted anything he did for Samantha, and he knew that the feeling was mutual. Although Wang Tong had matured a lot during the military campaign on Norton, he held on to the thought that he did love Samantha when they first fell in love, and so did she.
Wang Tong decided that he wouldn't meet Samantha before he was fully recovered. He tried every day to use the tactics, but with the very little soul energy he had recovered over a few weeks, he couldn't move even one GN node. That being said, the small progress in recharging his soul energy exhilarated Wang Tong, and it gave him a sliver of hope.
Wang Tong figured that that reason why Mr. Wannabe and Goldie's had kept silent might be more than just because of his lack of soul energy. Mr. Wannabe had spent a great deal of his soul energy while Wang Tong was battling the Zergs, and Goldie had practically absorbed all the damage from the mini-nuke for him. Wang Tong felt a sense of guilt, and he wished that he was stronger, so his friends wouldn't have to suffer for his incompetence.
The pain and guilt made Wang Tong more adamant in recovering his power. He decided to start from the basics. As long as he was still alive, he would give all he had to find his power back. He made up his mind that he would join up with Jansining, Third, and Big O after he graduated.