Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei's Bullet Screen Wish Machine

Chapter 115 Liu Miaomiao in the music room, the mysterious person downstairs

The homeroom teacher didn't actually expect him to perform on stage; it's just that teachers always like to chat a bit more with students who have good grades.

Special skills are not something that can be cultivated in a short period of time. He had been training Lu Mingfei for two years. If Lu Mingfei really had any other special skills, he would have known about them long ago.

Unexpectedly, Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment and asked, "Would a set of chime bells work?"

head teacher:"?"

"Hmm, a set of chime bells—or other traditional musical instruments would also be fine."

Lu Mingfei's expression was also quite subtle.

He wasn't joking; in his ten-pull gacha pulls a couple of days ago, he got a skill called "Mastery of Classical Instruments".

Lu Mingfei was overjoyed at first. He was just figuring out how to get more wish points from Liu Miaomiao, and this was like a pillow delivered to his sleepy head.

Unexpectedly, this classical instrument is a bit too classical.

Bianzhong (a set of ancient Chinese bells), Xun (a type of ancient Chinese wind instrument), Lira, Nei flute —

Even various musical instruments from the primitive society period, such as bone whistles, bone flutes, and ox horns.

Lu Mingfei pondered that with his vocal skills alone, he could easily become a high priest in a primitive tribe.

By the way, let me mention the type of reward Lu Mingfei received on Friday night.

Ten prize boxes: six white, three blue, and one purple.

First are six white items:

PS5 console

Good news, the device is genuine and comes as a complete set, including the controller.

The bad news is there are no games.

[Sweat-Inducing Gym Clothing]

It features quick-drying technology and the fabric is very comfortable.

[A high-quality fountain pen]

Parker fountain pens write smoothly, but unfortunately, ballpoint pens are used for exams now.

[Complete Chainsaw Man comic set]

A bad ending.

[Free KFC Corn Salad Coupon]

Perhaps it could be combined with sweat-inducing workout clothes to create a weight loss set.

Original score of the "Rainbow Feather Robe Dance"

Lu Mingfei doesn't mind contributing to the archaeological community with the lost score, but the problem is that probably no one will believe him.

Next are three blue items:

[Lucky Coins That Aren't Always Lucky]

"Heads up means great luck, tails up means watch your step."

Lu Mingfei felt that this thing was like a time bomb, and it was best not to use it unless absolutely necessary.

Proficient in classical musical instruments

"True classical instruments have a small audience simply because they are too old."

One bottle of super glue

"It's said to be able to stick to anything, whether it's reinforced concrete or alchemical weapons, and if you're fast enough, even a broken heart."

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Finally, the purple items:

Silver Cross Sword-Shaped Pendant

"In its normal state, it is a pendant shaped like a cross, but when imbued with spirit, it transforms into a one-handed sword."

It seems a bit of a waste, since the Seven Deadly Sins set alone has seven swords, and Lu Mingfei is currently in a state of overflowing output.

After hearing Lu Mingfei's answer, the homeroom teacher could only say, "Forget it, forget it. Pianos and saxophones are fine, but online shopping and logistics are not developed these days. Where is the school going to buy you chime bells?"

Lu Mingfei wasn't completely clueless about the piano; he enrolled in one-on-one lessons at a local boutique music store.

However, he hadn't studied for long. Although he made rapid progress thanks to his mixed-race talent, he only reached the level of "being able to play and knowing how to play," and was still a long way from "playing well."

In this situation, there's no need to embarrass oneself on stage.

Incidentally, because Mr. Lu paid a lot of money, the music store originally arranged for him to be a teacher with an excellent resume, a Japanese graduate of the Department of Music at the University of Tokyo.

However, this teacher had to go on a business trip at the last minute, and someone else is now filling in for Lu Mingfei.

Unlike the Science Patrol members, who only learned of Red King's arrival on Earth three hours beforehand.

Liu Miaomiao knew about the arts festival a long time ago.

As a renowned piano prodigy at school, she is an outstanding student with the dream of studying at Juilliard School. Since junior high school, she has signed up for the annual end-of-term talent show.

For Liu Miaomiao, every performance is a chance to hone her skills.

Sometimes she plays classical music, sometimes pop music, and she even performed a piano and saxophone duet with Chu Zihang, a true prodigy of Shilan High School, which made countless art students at Shilan High School envious.

This year she chose a piece of considerable weight, "Moonlight".

Liu Miaomiao initially wanted to challenge herself, and of course, she also had a bit of arrogance in her mind—although she hadn't practiced very well before, as long as she got serious, everything would be fine.

I regret it now, I regret it so much.

With ten days to go before the cultural performance, her rendition of "Moonlight" died on the spot in the seventeenth section.

The arpeggios in her left hand need to glide from one key to another, but her fourth and fifth fingers are like two quarrelsome children, neither of them likes the other and neither is willing to cooperate with the other.

"Can't you guys work together a little?"

Liu Miaomiao said to her left hand.

The left hand did not respond.

"Unity is strength, haven't you heard?"

Still no answer.

Liu Miaomiao sighed, thinking that if word got out that she was talking to her fingers, people would probably think she was crazy.

But she was the only one in the music room, so let her be crazy.

This is Liu Miaomiao's third day in the music room.

Every day after school at noon, she would come to the art building to practice piano for half an hour.

The piano at home is very high-end, but I practice it at school with inexplicable efficiency, just like I do my homework faster during evening self-study than at home.

At noon, the art building was as quiet as a forgotten museum, and Liu Miaomiao was the curator of this museum. The reason she chose noon instead of after evening self-study was because Liu Miaomiao was a little afraid of the dark.

Liu Miaomiao kicked off her canvas shoes, revealing a pair of delicate little feet. She moved her feet slightly and stepped onto the pedals wearing only socks.

She was wearing white ankle socks today, with a small cat pattern on the heel. Liu Miaomiao glanced down at the cat and thought the cat's expression looked a bit gloating.

"You're laughing at me too."

She was a little downcast.

She tried again, but this time she hesitated for a beat when she put her four fingers on the keys, making the rhythm even more chaotic. So Liu Miaomiao simply closed the sheet music for "Moonlight", closed her eyes, and quieted down for a while.

A moment later, her hands returned to the piano keys, and she began to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Variations".

This is probably a piece that every piano learner has played. It's so simple that you can learn it by muscle memory, and you can completely clear your mind.

She played very casually, the rhythm sometimes fast and sometimes slow, her left foot tapping on the pedal in time with the rhythm, and the cat on her sock swaying back and forth.

Halfway through the piece, she even added two embellishments on her own, twisting the originally regular melody line a couple of times. Liu Miaomiao found it quite amusing and smiled with her lips pursed.

She could stop playing when she was happy, but Liu Miaomiao didn't expect that piano music would start playing downstairs.

Someone was responding to her melody.

Liu Miaomiao was stunned.

The practice room is on the second floor, but there is a piano in the corner of the stairwell on the first floor.

It was a very old piano, supposedly discarded a few years ago when new equipment was installed. It should have been thrown into the warehouse with a bunch of unwanted things, but the principal felt that such old objects were also a form of artistic expression. Rather than letting them gather dust in the warehouse, he decided to display them in the art building to witness history.

Well, Sze Lan Secondary School has actually been established for over forty years. The former principal's only dream was to transform the school into a true Eclusive School before its 50th anniversary celebration.

Because the piano looked terrible and the lid was covered in dust, passersby were reluctant to open it and press the lid a couple of times.

And now, it has been unsealed.

Liu Miaomiao was certain that she wasn't hallucinating; the old piano downstairs was playing the accompaniment to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Variations."

The chords were laid out very steadily, supporting the melody line she had just been randomly playing, and the other person also caught the few ornaments she casually raised her hand to.

Liu Miaomiao did not continue playing. Out of "respect for art," she took her hands off the keys, placed them on her knees, and listened to the whole piece with a bit of curiosity.

Then she realized something was wrong.

The person downstairs has a problem with their finger placement.

The chord progressions of the accompaniment are correct, and the melody line is also very accurate, but the way the keys are touched reveals an inexplicable "deliberate" quality.

There were a few places where the notes should have been played softly, but the other person played them harder, as if they couldn't make a sound without pressing harder. There was also a note in the high register where the other person hesitated for half a beat when pressing the key, as if they were deliberately avoiding something.

After the piece ended, Liu Miaomiao waited for a while before realizing that the other person didn't seem to intend to continue playing.

Out of curiosity, she quickly walked down the stairs in her canvas shoes, only to find that the corner on the first floor was deserted.

The old piano lid was closed, and there were two shallow drag marks on the floor. Liu Miaomiao recognized them at a glance as marks left after the piano bench had been dragged and straightened.

In addition, some of the rust on the pedals had been rubbed off, revealing the original color of the metal underneath.

The piano lid had been carefully wiped clean, and the black lacquer reflected the unique luster of old objects. Liu Miaomiao couldn't help but reach out and touch it, feeling its cool touch.

She guessed that the other person was probably a music student from some grade. Being a fellow pianist, she heard someone playing the piano upstairs and, seeing an opportunity, played a piece downstairs.

This is similar to some old men who play endgame chess. If you ask them to start the game properly from the beginning, they might not be interested.

But if you say, "Grandpa, I have something urgent to do, can you come and help me out?"—then he'll really get excited.

Liu Miaomiao found it very interesting. She opened the piano lid again, ran her fingers lightly across the keys, and then tried pressing a key.

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Liu Miaomiao's ears twitched.

This...this isn't right, is it?

Although she was mentally prepared for the old piano, she found that the sound it produced was completely different from what she had imagined when she pressed the keys.

After a moment's thought, Liu Miaomiao sat down at the piano and began to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

After playing for only a few notes, she realized the problem. Although she knew the old piano had many flaws, she only realized after actually playing it that playing this broken piano was like finding good keys among broken keys.

The high frequencies are too light and barely audible, the A3 key in the low frequencies sounds muffled, and several keys in the mid-range have a completely incorrect tactile feel.

Liu Miaomiao raised her head, somewhat bewildered.

Although people often say, "If you can't do something, don't blame the road for being uneven."

But your road is too bumpy.

She mentally reviewed the piano music she had just heard upstairs and realized that the seemingly incongruous playing style was actually correct.

This old violin needs to be played in his style to function properly.

However, Liu Miaomiao became even more curious.

Old pianos have many problems. This person must have spent a very long time exploring and understanding every detail of its sound production before finding the most suitable solution.

Who would come to the art building just to play an old piano?

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