Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 143 Triss's Test (Two in One)

"This is my female companion, Miss Triss."

Prince Edessak was completely unaware of Roger's knowing question and began to introduce himself.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Triss. My name is Benedict Jones and I'm from Ahowa County."

Roger smiled and exchanged pleasantries with Triss, observing her reaction when she heard the name "Ahowa County".

As expected, Triss's eyes froze for a second, but quickly returned to normal.

She had just changed her identity not long ago and had not yet completely adapted to it... At least she was still afraid of the incident when she was hunted down by the Nighthawks in Tingen City.

Roger made a quick judgment on this, but remained calm on the surface.

“Benelu is an outstanding singer who has recently emerged in the kingdom and has been commended by my father.

"He is currently composing music for the Royal Ballet Company. Given Jones's talent, I believe there will be excellent music published soon."

When talking about his father, Prince Edessak's tone rose noticeably, as if he was proud that he could make friends with someone recognized by his father.

"Ugh……"

Roger sighed inwardly.

Every boy subconsciously admires his father and wants to gain his approval even if he is not accepted.

But at this time, Prince Edessak did not realize that he was just a card to his father.

A card that can be sacrificed, used as a scapegoat.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Jones."

Triss gave Prince Edessak face and greeted Roger with a smile.

But for some reason, the man in front of her gave her a very strange and dangerous feeling.

Seeing that Triss had no intention of leaving the prince, Roger couldn't help but feel a little troubled.

"We need to find an opportunity..."

Just as he was thinking about what to do, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Good afternoon, Your Highness, Miss Triss.

"Good afternoon, Baleno."

Roger turned around and saw that it was Alex Ford with a violin bag on his back.

"By the way, Your Highness."

Roger suddenly had an idea and said:

"I disagree with what you just said."

"Oh? Which sentence?"

Prince Edsak was intrigued by his words and raised his eyebrows and asked.

"You said I'd have an excellent score coming out soon."

When Roger said this, Alex beside him also understood and laughed.

He took out his violin from his bag and played it a few times.

That was the prelude to "Four Seasons Autumn"!

This immediately attracted many people from the music industry, who looked over with curiosity in their eyes.

Because they haven't heard this music?
"Benelu, is it possible?"

Prince Edessak's eyes widened. He now understood.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Roger smiled and nodded.

This completely aroused the prince's curiosity.

He clapped his hands and said to the guests in the banquet hall:
"Guests, friends!"

"Welcome everyone to my manor today to attend this party. This is an occasion for making friends and communicating. All the food and wine are available in unlimited quantities, please enjoy!"

After saying this, he raised his glass, and the guests around him also raised their glasses with a smile.

"On a happy day like this, there should always be some music."

Hearing Prince Edsak's words, the musicians who were already prepared in the banquet hall were ready to start playing.

“My friend Mr. Benedict Jones, a rising artist in the Kingdom, has just composed a piece of music.

"He hopes to present this music to us through Mr. Ford!"

Upon hearing this, not only did the musicians put down their instruments and look at each other, but the guests around them also widened their eyes.

This naturally includes Viscount Glint and Audrey Hall.

The latter was so surprised that he lost his "audience" state for a moment.

"Isn't Mr. Jones a singer? How did he finish the composition so quickly?"

Audrey, filled with surprise and curiosity, entered the "audience" state again, holding her breath with the others, ready to enjoy the music that Alex Ford was about to perform.

Seeing the dead silence, Roger nodded with satisfaction, then signaled Alex to start playing.

Alex placed the violin on the arrow and the bow on the strings.

As the bow was pulled, the melody of "Four Seasons Autumn" echoed in the banquet hall of the prince's manor.

Alex had obviously made sufficient preparations after returning home, and his performance this time was a step up from when Roger had recorded the record.

The attention of dozens of listeners was firmly grasped.

At the same time, they felt the breeze in the wheat fields and the heat from the campfire, and were filled with the joy of harvest revealed in the music.

Even those who were born in cities and have never been to the countryside and fields can weave their own imaginary pictures of the fields in their minds to the melody of the music.

Not only that, they were also influenced by the "positive energy" rule and entered a positive mood.

Many people smiled, some even cried with joy, and felt grateful for their abundant circumstances.

Even Triss, the "witch", was listening attentively, and for a moment she fell into deep thought and reminiscence.

As the music progressed to the second half, Roger could clearly feel some kind of vague connection between himself and the audience present.

That was the spread and deepening of the rules. This change caused a small increase in Roger's mental power. He also clearly felt that his grasp of the "positive energy" rules had deepened a bit.

Roger also gained a better understanding of why "composers" can spread the rules.

In fact, this is a further continuation of the second performance rule of "Singer", but the content has changed a little:
The "composer" is the creator of emotions, who can draw people with different experiences into the same experience and share the same feelings through the weaving of music.

Even if the scenes in the mind are very different, the common complex is almost equivalent to the common cognition, and the rules use this as the entry point to involve the audience.

"This may also be related to the generation of 'anchors'."

This realization came to Roger as he listened to "Four Seasons · Autumn".

For the Church of the Seven Gods, they need to unify cognition through certified scriptures so that believers can establish a correct understanding of the gods they believe in, so that mystical anchoring can occur.

The so-called honorific names and titles of gods are actually auxiliary means. The core belief mechanism is actually the believers' intuitive feelings about the symbols of gods.

For example, the honorific name of the Lord of Storms is "King of the Sky, Emperor of the Sea, Lord of Natural Disasters, God of Storms".

For those who need to go out to sea and often face natural disasters, they will instinctively believe in the Lord of Storms and chant His name out of fear and hope for peace.

This intuitive psychology will successfully point to images such as the "Lord of the Scourge" and the "Emperor of the Sea", thus establishing a stable anchor for the Lord of Storms.

However, the way the "composer" obtains the "anchor" is not through unified cognition, but through the expressiveness of the music itself and the rules engraved in it, prompting the audience to establish corresponding intuitive cognition.

As long as you substitute the music, you will have corresponding emotional resonance and be affected by the corresponding rules, and then become the anchor of the "composer".

After the song was finished, the audience was silent for a while.

Afterwards, deafening applause filled the banquet hall!
The sound was so loud that Roger had a momentary illusion, as if the audience in front of him were not dozens of people, but hundreds!
"That's right... I heard more than just the applause from the crowd. I also heard the deep emotional resonance from their hearts!"

Roger quickly grasped this point. With his heart pounding, he clasped his hands together and expressed his sincerest gratitude to the applauding audience. After a moment, the excitement and applause subsided, and Prince Edessak excitedly stepped forward and gave Roger a hug!
"friends."

The prince smiled at everyone and said in a humorous tone:
"It seems that after an outstanding singer, another outstanding composer has emerged in the kingdom!
"Let's drink to Baleno Jones!"

"cheers!"

Roger and Alex also raised the champagne that the waiter had just served and took a sip.

Afterwards, many aristocrats and people from the music industry who were not familiar with Roger came forward to chat with him and gave him their business cards.

Roger had met many of them before, and two of them were even professionals in music composition.

But these people had obviously looked down on him before, thinking that his hasty transformation from a singer to a composer was an act of ignorance.

But now, Roger's first song shocked them so much that it forced them to re-examine this composer with unlimited potential and actively establish contact with him.

There are also hidden family relationships in the music industry, so the behavior of these people at the moment can also be seen as a form of investment and solicitation.

Roger naturally understood this, and he did not refuse, but accepted these people's kindness.

This is also in line with Roger's character as a coward, who would not take advantage of WBD if there is an opportunity.

Before the situation became clear, he basically tried to hide as long as possible, even if it meant turning the table over to eat up all the gains his opponent had made...

After all, if this were not the case, he could not also be:

A dual-path Beyonder, head of the Abraham family, supporter of the Nighthawks, executive director of the Tingen City Stray Animal Protection Association, a key member of the Aurora Society, a candidate for the True Creator's Son, a mainstay of the Tarot Club, a junior of the Angel of Time, a collaborator of the Angel of Imagination, a promotional ambassador for the Lost Brand, an outstanding young artist in the Kingdom, and a future angel investor for the Lord of Mysteries...

Even a vicious being like Ince Zangwill had his extraordinary fire-firing weapons snatched away by him!

Although the bow and arrow is not very powerful, it is indeed an extraordinary item.

If he meets the right buyer, Roger estimates that he can sell it for at least 600 gold pounds!

Of course, Roger is still very caring towards those who have established cooperative relationships with him.

After several contacts and today's cooperation, he is quite satisfied with Alex's character.

So during this social process, he tacitly agreed that Alex should stand with him and participate in the conversation.

In Roger's view, "Four Seasons Autumn" is just a preliminary attempt at a simple rule.

If Alex can make outstanding contributions to the dissemination of this movement, he would not rule out giving him "Four Seasons · Winter" or more movements to perform.

"Mr. Jones, could you please sign for me? I'm afraid it will be difficult to get your autograph once you become famous."

At this moment, Audrey Hall stepped forward and looked at Roger expectantly.

She handed Roger an exquisite handkerchief, smiling broadly.

"Happy to oblige."

Roger nodded slightly and signed for Audrey readily.

In fact, although Audrey was moved by "Four Seasons · Autumn", she was well-informed and was not so fanatical as to ask Roger for his autograph.

The most crucial reason is that Audrey only came to her senses after listening to this violin piece.

As a Sequence 8 "audience member", I was unconsciously moved by a piece of music!

Audrey is no longer the girl who had just come into contact with the mysterious world. After being exposed to high-level gatherings like the "Tarot Club" for such a long time, her understanding of the extraordinary world has far exceeded that of ordinary mid-sequence extraordinary people.

In her opinion, either there was something wrong with Alex Ford's performance, or there was something wrong with the music "Four Seasons Autumn" itself!
Considering the legendary personal experience of "Benelu Jones", Audrey still prefers the latter.

So she specifically asked Roger for his autograph in order to first obtain something that had a mystical connection with the other party, so that she could get to know the other party better through various means later.

Roger naturally understood Audrey's thoughts. Possessing the anti-divination properties of the "Conspicuous Bag" and the contamination of Yog-Sothoth, he was not afraid of any investigation, so he was not afraid that Audrey would find out anything.

In fact, he also hoped that Audrey would not find anything, which would make her more interested in him and maybe even mention his existence at the Tarot Club.

At that time, Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" can guide Audrey and "Benelu Jones" to deepen their contact and establish offline contact.

Even outside the Tarot Club, without revealing their identities, they, as unofficial Beyonders, can become allies and friends.

As long as he didn't do anything that would endanger the kingdom and society, Roger believed that even if Audrey knew he was a powerful Beyonder, she wouldn't pose any substantial threat.

She might even regard herself as a potential client and assign herself some tasks that were inconvenient for her, just like when she commissioned Mr. A to kill Bakerlund.

Not only that, he might even be able to get in touch with Fors Wall, a student of the Abraham family, offline through Audrey's connections.

As the de facto head of the Abraham family, Roger and Fors can be said to be natural allies.

Fors should be able to play a significant role in the family's revival.

"Looking forward to meeting you next time, beautiful Miss Hall."

Roger handed Audrey the handkerchief with the name written on it.

Faced with his nonsensical words, Audrey didn't make any other reaction, just smiled faintly:
"I'm sure we'll meet again, Mr. Jones."

After that, she bowed lightly, said thank you, and turned to leave.

"Benelu, Miss Hall looks like she's very interested in you?
"You're such a lucky guy. When you were talking to Miss Hall just now, several young nobles clearly gave you unfriendly looks."

Prince Edssac, who was already a little drunk, appeared next to Roger again with Triss, teasing him in a half-joking tone.

"Miss Hall just likes my music and asked me for an autograph."

Roger smiled helplessly, shrugged his shoulders, and clinked his glasses with Prince Edessak and Triss respectively.

"By the way, Miss Triss, I always feel that your every move exudes the aura of a girl from Ahowa County.

"Are you from Ahowa County?"

Roger looked at Triss again and put pressure on her by talking about Ahowa County.

This time, Triss's movements clearly paused.

But before she could answer, the clueless Prince Edessak took over the conversation.

The prince smiled and said:

"Benelu, I'm afraid you've made a mistake. Triss is from East Chester County and is the daughter of a wealthy businessman there.

"I think you might have a girl in Ahowa County that you're obsessed with... Believe me, there are many outstanding girls in Backlund as well. If there's a young lady you're interested in, I can help you connect with her."

The so-called daughter of a wealthy businessman in Eastchester County was obviously an identity that the Witch Cult helped Triss to forge, and it was unknown how they achieved a certain degree of authenticity.

Roger understood, and immediately continued the prince's words:

"Oh, how did you find out?

"When I was a resident singer in Ahowa County, there was a boatman's daughter who came to listen to me sing two days a week... I liked her very much, but I didn't know how to express my feelings.

"Later, she died in an accident. Heartbroken, I came to Backlund..."

When Roger told this lie, he took the initiative to reduce the power of the "visibility bag" on his body, and revealed his true emotions at a level that Prince Edessak could not detect, but Triss, the "instigator", could perceive.

This would make her think that Roger might be actively testing her, and she would fall into anxiety about "how much does Baleno Jones know".

It is not ruled out that she will find an opportunity to test and see how much she knows!
As soon as Roger said this, Prince Edessak was stunned for a moment, then sighed.

After a while, he seemed to be moved and patted Roger on the shoulder:

“I’m so sorry to hear that…it seems every good artist is a lovestruck person.

"But no matter what, people have to move on from the past. I think that girl also hopes that you can find your own happiness."

As he spoke, he turned and glanced at Triss beside him.

Triss also took over the conversation and said to Roger:

“Yes, Mr. Jones, I think the prince is quite right.

“I know a lot of outstanding young, unmarried women, and several of them are here at this party.

"If you're interested, I can introduce you. Can you try to have a chat?"

　That’s it for today, have a nice weekend everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)