musicians of old

Chapter 773 What Should Happen
"Following the leader's instructions, the advance troops near the upper reaches of the Hedgewell River have been preparing for more than three months. All the supplies and logistics have been arranged according to 3% of the estimated usage. Previously, they had been on standby at the border of the abnormal zone."

The person responsible for reporting on the "X Coordinate" investigation plan is still Mr. La.

"Considering that even for the ignorant, the impact of evacuating before the first limit of sleepiness is minimal, this advance team entered the abnormal zone at noon on November 11, a day and a half before the low tide."

"Now that the tide has receded, there will be no more chaos. According to the established plan, the advance team will go all out and advance straight ahead. It is expected that in about a day, they will be able to reach the far end of the B-105 area and reach the vicinity of the lighthouse in two days."

"Is the basis for the estimate sufficient?" Poglelich interrupted here.

According to observation experience from previous cycles, the interval between low tide and high tide is only about ten days and ten nights.

Generally, starting from the eleventh day, a violent rebound in the abnormal area will occur.

What is the real situation at the "X coordinate" of the diffusion source? Can the plan be achieved after arriving? How long will it take? All of these are completely unknown. In this case, the ten days and ten nights must be deducted from the time spent on the road.
And the estimated time for this journey now seems, intuitively, to be a bit short.

"It's impossible to be 100% accurate." Mr. Wax shook his head, "Because in the past, no one has ever advanced straight forward when all the interference from Honkai disappeared."

"However, the Secret History Research Institute has collected all the documents it can and has been doing deductions for quite a long time. We believe that the confusion of cognition and time perception experienced by the previous investigation team before arriving at B-105 was caused by the abnormal collapse. The actual terrain relationship may not be as long as we thought."

“That’s one of the reasons.”

"Furthermore, this time we chose the route along the upper reaches of the Hedgewell River in the Western Continent, rather than the more conventional route through the Fox Lily Fields in the Southern Continent!"

"The route from the South Continent is more circuitous, but relatively safe; the route from the West Continent is shorter in a straight line, but there are more inexplicably dangerous areas along the way. So in the past, the route from the South Continent was better than the route from the West Continent, but this time it's different. After the tide recedes, the West Continent only has advantages left."

"The above is the second reason. Combining the two, the estimated time consumption is further shortened."

"There is no absolute certainty. Of course, we all hope to arrive as early as possible so that we have more time later. But the real decisive factor still depends on the implementation of the plan after arriving at the 'X coordinate', which is even more unpredictable."

Poglelich nodded slightly.

Next, this topic temporarily "blocked" the senses of those present.

There were only seven people left at the round table.

"X coordinate" is the code name for the unknown source of diffusion deep in the abnormal area.

More than twenty kinds of "hypotheses" were discussed again, about the nature of "X coordinate", about the real situation inside, about what will happen after entering, the accidents that may be encountered during the investigation, and a series of emergency action plans.
The Special Patrol people must have kept the secrets they were prepared to keep.

But apart from this, Fanning, as a member of the discussion group, was finally able to listen to the entire thing for the first time.

He had long learned from several sources that Poglelich was planning to open the dome door through a "disenchantment ritual", and he also learned from Mr. Wax that the Special Patrol Office would take advantage of low tide to reach "coordinate X", but it was not until today that he was completely sure of the correspondence between the two - they were planning to perform a "disenchantment ritual" somewhere at "coordinate X"!
Why must it be carried out at this location?
"The time of its stagnation is noon, the number of its keys is three, the number of its witnesses is seven, and the price is incalculable" - the "three" and "seven" in this statement should refer to the Key of Time and the remains of the God of the Source, so the location may be related to the first or last sentence. Fanning has not yet fully determined the reasons for the details, but no matter what, this unknown source of diffusion must have sufficient special features that are equivalent to the "Disenchantment Ritual".

Moreover, the essence of all mysteries is not "construction".

"Composition" is only an appearance, and the essential purpose is to "pay tribute" to the secret history.

It is possible that at some unknown time point in the past, the "disenchantment ceremony" took place here, that's all.

Thinking of this, Fan Ning couldn't help but think about the meaning of "noon" again.

Afterwards, the final review of the arrival plan began to discuss the "task" assigned to Fanning.

"Master Fanning, you will be the one to write the music for the prayer for the 'disenchantment ritual'," Mr. Wax said. "Composers can't escape the task of 'commissioned creation' after all, is that what you mean?" The lines at the corners of Fanning's mouth made it hard to tell whether it was a smile or a mockery.

Or both.

"As you wished, Master Fanning, you have reached the summit."

Mr. Wax said.

"As the 'torchbearer' of the Romantic era, this is what everyone expects."

"However, just as the door of the dome cannot be opened, but there are always people who want to open it - you also have ambitions for the seventh height. You will never stop your creation, and you will never give up looking for those once-in-a-lifetime reasons or opportunities for creation."

Very efficient conference communication speech, very sufficient reasons.

"Subject matter? Or other conditions or directions?" Fan Ning asked.

"You have the free will to create," said Mr. Wax. "However, I will still convey Guido Dalezzo's suggestion, which will help you find the direction that conforms to the function of mysticism-"

"Secret History, show your unique feelings about this world and your profound understanding of secret history."

"The miracle at the end of the Harvest Art Festival was a very successful performance, which made everyone drop their jaws and admire it. In fact, the organization needs this kind of miracle. Standing at a higher starting point, you can also explore your understanding of the secret history more deeply."

". Such as, such as, this will also make it easier, easier, to better hold, hold, the 'Ownerless Hammer' during the 'Disenchantment Ceremony'." Guido da Lezzo's dying and painful tearing sound came from another seat.

"What is the 'Masterless Hammer'?" Fanning asked with a twinkling look in his eyes. "Where is it? Who has it now? Yours? Your 'Paradox Antique'? You might as well show it to me first, if it must be one of the materials for your creation."

"The 'Ownerless Hammer' is a hammer without an owner, so it is naturally not in anyone's hands." Mr. Wax smiled calmly, "Master Fanning, all the tips have been shared. I think it is enough for a genius like you."

"Thank you for your appreciation." Fan Ning responded indifferently.

"There is another thing I need to trouble you with, 'Old Days', 'Hidden Lamp', 'Fountain in the Painting', and 'Red Pool'. As Lavoisier and Scheler, I would like to trouble you to bring these four artifact source god debris with you when you pass by on the way to the destination. Is that okay?"

Fanning sat in his seat for a long time, silent and pondering.

Many unforgettable scenes popped up in my mind one by one.

It's really strange to say.

Why, at this moment in the late night of November 916, 11 in the new calendar, was I sitting here with the two most prestigious titles in the world, holding a meeting with the Special Patrol Office as a colleague?
Its occurrence had sufficient logical coherence along the way, but up to this point, it just made Fanning feel strange.

"Do you find it strange? Do you find it strange?" So he asked directly.

"Not at all, Master Fanning." Mr. Wax shook his head.

"The organization has been paying attention to your growth for several years. We knew that you were arrogant and conceited. For a long time, you always had some wishful ideas and were "fighting" against something. Maybe it was the authorities, or maybe it was your imaginary enemy. But of course, these behaviors were mostly exchanged for the leader's understanding of the "normal temperament of young geniuses." The above was all told to you in previous conversations."

"At the same time, I have repeatedly said, 'No rush', including when you intentionally displayed the 'old' wreckage several times, as if imagining a 'challenge to authority'. Why is it 'no rush'? Why did I use the words 'imaginary' and 'imaginary enemy'? You should finally understand now. Look, your reaction is so calm. You just asked 'Do you find it strange?', which is enough to show that you understand. The nature of the wreckage of the God of the Artifact is actually exactly the same as the nature of the organization welcoming you to the top."

“Maybe there were twists and turns along the way, but today, they are all the things that should be done.”