musicians of old

Chapter 919 Rise, Light of Reason!
Just then, the humming "fundamental tone" emitted by the "starlight" intertwined and changed, leading into an instrumental interlude.

The wooden pipes were sharp, the bells rang, and a gloomy atmosphere pervaded the air.

As the exposition came to a close, Fan Ning could only draw out the inspiration he could think of. The strings of the solo violin lingered stubbornly and persistently, while the vocals sounded so thin, a stark contrast to the brilliance of the opening.

This is very bad.

As the "Old Days" rose from the ground, before the heretical "Pillars of the Trinity" had even fully taken shape, Fan Ning felt that his current divinity was already showing signs of being emptied.

He was under unprecedented pressure, yet he still had to do his utmost to maintain the independence of the sacred space and to ensure that the trajectory of each ray of light conformed as closely as possible to the sacred geometric flow.

Thus, the Temple of Starlight remained shrouded in shadow.

Pogrelic had been watching the nascent seed of order below with even greater attention than during this "casual" symbolic ascent.

After the initial shock subsided, a faint sense of disbelief lingered. He was accustomed to controlling and modifying existing rules, or rather, everything the Special Patrol Office had done in the past was merely to control more fundamental "rules" by formulating "regulations." But now, someone was so directly weaving the prototype of new rules from nothingness with sound and light.

Pogrerich's scrutinizing gaze was like an invisible net, enveloping every inch of the new structure.

To measure, calculate, determine, and adjudicate.

Let's see if these "new orders or provisions" qualify for co-optation!
Whether or not it qualifies for adoption and affirmation will be included in the "Special Patrol Department Control Regulations".

However, before this complex ruling was officially issued, something seemed poised to make the decision on behalf of the organization, which was clearly not allowed.

—The twisted pillar of the Trinity in the sky was emitting a viscous gravitational pull, like countless invisible tentacles, seeping into this sacred space, and the lines of the "starlight" emitted a subtle, teeth-grinding friction sound.

"Those who defy without permission."

Pogorelich intervened in the situation.

He did not personally intervene, and the "blade" that had been hanging high remained untouched. However, following His command, the other special patrol officers and investigators in this sacred space moved!

These people began to "help" Fanning clean up the things that had seeped in—strange and varied shapes, tentacles, babies, insects, flowers, tumors, blood vessels, or a mouthpart and compound eye that suddenly opened on the sound wall.

The methods of cleansing varied—firearms, shackles, knives, and curse marks—but all possessed a pale blue to pale silver "seal" quality, cold, precise, and unquestionable, symbolizing the power itself that had been granted.

These control "stamps" not only served to clean up the area, but also forced the infiltrated locations to "reflect" and "rectify"!
Several "starlight" pieces, still singing with fervor, were immediately given several more "safe" expression programs to choose from; the "dome of light," still growing above, had some lines forced to follow more "regular" and "efficient" paths; free counterpoint was incorporated into pre-set imitation segments, and improvisational, flexible rhythms were compressed into strict beats.
After this series of "optimizations", the Sacred Space began to take on certain "Ember" principles. It became safer and had a standardized atmosphere similar to the previous "Central Control Zone"!
But this did objectively help Fanning, whose condition was hanging by a thread.

"Strengthen our fragile bodies,"
"Strengthen yourself with your eternal power."

The vocal and string accompaniment remained weak, but Fanning had a chance to catch his breath, instructing a brass section to quietly slip in, playing a reflection of the first theme and developing it in a different key. Then, his hand gestures began to gather strength, gradually drawing the threads of "starlight" with greater force, and the vocals and brass gradually rose, preparing for an explosive cadence.

With a delicate truncated treatment, the music enters the development section, which is initially very quiet. The strings play eerie and unsettling tremolos in the low register, while the muted brass utters staccato motifs.

The bells rang again, this time at a lower pitch, and the shadows spread and deepened.

"Strengthen our fragile bodies,"
"Strengthen yourself with your eternal power."

The pace is slowing down, the solo is immersing, and the lyrics are still pleading.

Just as the starlight in the sacred space dimmed further, about to be completely replaced by a controlling, searchlight-like beam of light, a turning point arrived abruptly in an instant—

"Accende lumen sensibus!!!" (Rise, light of reason!!!)

Fanning suddenly spread his arms wide, as if pushing open a heavy and dark gate to heaven. Countless snowflake-like pieces of sheet music fluttered up in the air, and the band burst forth with the most powerful sound in the key of E major, shining brightly!

Another remarkable timbre, the timbre of the children's choir, was clearly highlighted for the first time.

These are the "starlight" of the children that Fanning picked up during the first "Night Pilgrimage".

Actually, this children's choir's vocal parts weren't here for the first time. They had previously participated in the construction of the sacred space and the drawing of the "architectural lines." But now, they were promoted by Fan Ning and became independent for the first time. Their heavenly voices, clear as ice springs, became even more prominent, and they carried an undeniable determination!
"Rise, light of reason! —"

Drive away that distant enemy.

Grant us eternal peace!
With you leading the way,

We must avoid all dangers!

Thus, the development section, which had been silent for a long time, finally revealed its true intention. In a key that is a semitone higher than the main key of the piece, the children's voices, filled with stars, supported by the organ, proclaimed a "light theme" that runs through the entire development of the piece!
Through the fluttering pieces of sheet music, one can vaguely see that Fanning designed a brief pause after the first syllable "Ac" of the melody, after which everyone sang the next syllable "cende" with the support of the organ, which Fanning marked as "a sudden surge of emotion".

Thus, this edict became a reality, the sound waves were scorching, as if a ray of light had truly cleaved through the chaos and descended upon the world!
This "light of reason," illuminated by the ubiquitous "interrogation spotlight," not only did not fade away, but instead appeared even more concentrated and intense! Especially when the lyrics "Ac-cende" erupted with the force of tearing apart all the gloom, a deafening roar shook the entire space-time of countless "noons"!
It came from the "outside," but strictly speaking, it wasn't entirely from there.

It's nearby, right under your feet.

Wait for your feet!
The inspectors and investigators of the Special Patrol Office, along with the other survivors from various factions within the sacred space, all looked around in fear, searching for the origin of the problem.

Then they realized they had "stepped into thin air"!

The entire tower collapsed!