musicians of old

Chapter 766 The second waiver?
Decided to abstain? .
Master Schillings decided to abstain?
The lively and intense atmosphere in the square suddenly became quiet again.

There was total silence.

Obviously, Laxus on the stage had not expected such an accident, and his friendly smile froze for a moment.

Only the leader's back seemed unmoved.

Mr. Wax repeatedly played with a handicraft hourglass in his hand.

Five seconds, ten seconds.
Ten seconds is not too long, but such silence is enough to make people feel suffocated.

After the initial "liquidation" episode, many people even experienced direct traumatic stress reactions, and the muscles of their entire respiratory tract began to twitch slightly.

Perhaps only someone at the level of Master Schillings, the "successor of Gilles", the winner of the last Harvest Art Festival, would dare to defy the authorities so openly.

By the way, Master Schillings
He was the winner of the last Harvest Arts Festival.

Is it because.
Is he dissatisfied with his drop in ranking this time?
Yes, very likely!

Many citizens, who were filled with anxiety and confusion, now had some possible guesses.

From first place to third place, the gap is already big enough.

Things like "grids", the intervention and manipulation of the authorities' will in ranking "grids", and the laws of cognitive communication themselves, all have a complex relationship of checks and balances and mutual influence.

On the one hand, the determinism of people's cognition makes it impossible for anyone to completely overturn everything insincerely, but on the other hand, most people's cognition is superficial and goes with the flow. As the authorities who hold power and resources, it is entirely possible for them to influence people's cognition within a specific historical period.

From the first to the third, it is impossible to clearly prove which factor played a greater role.

But the emergence of several musical geniuses out of nowhere has made the already fiercely inward-looking situation even more different from previous ones, and this is an unquestionable fact.

With such a result, if I were in their shoes, I would probably feel embarrassed and subtly resentful.

Well, even if it is the case, don't use your ordinary temperament to maliciously speculate on the style of a senior master.
But the key is that you still have to go on stage and give a speech. Compared to seven years ago, what should people say?

"Your reasons, Master."

A minute later, Laxus spoke on the podium.

I don't know whether he went through a series of considerations himself or received instructions from the core figures facing him in the audience.

"If you have any concerns or information, you can tell us, or communicate with us privately."

"There's no complicated reason." Schillings looked calm.

Facing suspicious and speculative looks from all directions, he smiled calmly.

"Oh, for me, the speech I gave seven years ago was not a declaration of victory, but a review of my mental journey, an analysis of my own personality, and an opportunity to have a deep exchange with the world. In this sense, it is still worthwhile to say something now, seven years later. My loyalty to art has not diminished in the slightest, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about."

"It's just that I think it's a bit ridiculous that even someone like Master Fanning didn't go on stage to speak, but I kept talking on stage. That's all."

"So, you decided to abstain?" Laxus stared at the audience.

"Sorry." Schillings sat back down.

At the same time——

"I have also decided to abstain." Another younger voice sounded.

It came from the direction of the 4th Master Nieman!

Silence, once again, it was a terrible silence.

The cold sweat on the back of Bishop Calestini of the Fragrant Flower Temple had dried up, because the ominous and oppressive attention directed at him by the crowd had been temporarily diverted elsewhere. However, in this atmosphere, he still felt that his skin temperature showed no sign of warming up.

The reactions of the church members were also very shocking.

The one with the most serious expression at the moment was undoubtedly Marquis McAdam!
What the hell!? What the hell!?

What's going on with these two people!? Why didn't they inform me beforehand!?
Schillings and Niemann both come from academic backgrounds.

For the current situation, let’s first look at numbers 6 to 10 - except for the late Rückert, the other four are avant-garde figures, and are the objects of cooperation and support between the church and the school.

The top 5, which are more important and more competitive, - the first one belongs to the South, the second one belongs to the church, the masters of our own academic school occupy the third and fourth places, and then Fanning.

Considering the sinister intentions of the authorities and the delicate and precarious status of the South today, in terms of both quality and quantity, the Bologna School still has many advantages!

But now, Schillings and Niemann made such a scene! Although Fanning can barely be considered as half of his own now, with such a pick, he filled the third position, but Schillings and Niemann were completely out!

And it is almost obvious that it directly questions the authorities' evaluation results!
After Niemann was the second to propose to give up, Laxus didn't say anything else, and didn't even ask for the reason.

He just smiles.

It is possible that it is exactly the same as Schillings;
There may be other reasons;

Or maybe it was just that, after what Schillings said, Niemann, the fourth pick, felt that he had no reason to speak on stage.
But apparently, the authorities felt there was no point asking any more questions anyway.

"Marquis MacAdam?"

Another voice came from the VIP seats, and the audience was suddenly startled.

It was the man in the wheelchair before.

Mr. La, on the spot, directly mentioned the name of the person in charge of the school.

McAdam's face was livid at this moment.

The situation in Theolaine is now in chaos, but everyone is just trying to get a result in the more important San Perto.

What do you say? What attitude? What point of view?
"I would like to ask, does the replacement mechanism still apply?" Nieman asked loudly at this time.

After all, Laxus was still on the stage, so he should have answered these questions clearly. He nodded, and said in a calm, authoritative, and professional tone: "Of course, it has been like this for two or three hundred years."

This mechanism has always existed at the Harvest Arts Festival.

It is a seven-year upgrading event, and a huge amount of resources are gathered on this platform. We cannot allow the risk of missing out on the top ten or top three.

In history, there have indeed been cases where some artists have given up or other unexpected situations occurred, and then naturally, the people behind them would step in to fill their positions.

It’s just that this year, the abstention happened at such a high position, which is unprecedented.

"Okay." Nieman nodded and sat down.

Right, if that's the case.
Third, fourth, fifth.
Most people didn’t think too much about the mess. They simply felt that the result was slightly in line with expectations.

Master Fanning's initial expectation was to be in the top three. Now it is his turn to receive the "Bronze Lion Medal" instead of just the "Harvest Commendation Medal". This is quite normal. It is great to hear him speak up.

As Niemann and Laxus exchanged questions, the Marquis McAdam, who was called out by name, had some time to think about his words. Just as he was about to say something -

"Okay, sure, no problem." Mr. Wax in the front row smiled calmly.

It seems that he mentioned the name of the Marquis, the head of the school, and no longer cared about the latter's words of response.

He just clicked the name.

"On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to express my respect for the demeanor of the two masters, Schillings and Niemann."

"The ranking mechanism is effective, the speeches will proceed as usual, and later, the leaders' awards ceremony will also proceed as usual."

"Master Fanning, congratulations. Now, as the third winner of the Bronze Lion Medal, please go on stage and give your acceptance speech."