Throne of Magical Arcana

Pephos County, Samara, Baron Bechiger's Square.

People are still immersed in the singing that seems to burst from the depths of their souls, and the surroundings are quiet. Even the ignorant children being hugged by their parents are not noisy because of the infection of this atmosphere. The whole square seems to have entered the cage of time. inside.

This feeling that makes the soul tremble is unprecedented for them. In past operas, music is music, and plot is plot. Not only are the two difficult to complement and promote each other, but they are also disconnected from each other, so even if there was once in the history of opera After some exceptionally classic arias, most of the listeners are unable to deeply resonate with the music due to their own emotional inadequacy or out of touch. Naturally, it is difficult to have such a wonderful feeling that their souls are moved.

And this time "Valkyrie", the plot is paved step by step, the complete symphony-like melody is fully rendered, and the harmonious cooperation between the two is definitely not just a "1+1" effect, so that the audience's emotions are completely integrated into the film. The stories are integrated into the music, rising and falling with their ups and downs, sadness and joy.

Therefore, when "Charge" was played, they seemed to be in that battlefield themselves, and they were also following the princess to charge. Therefore, when "Hero's Tombstone" was sung from the princess's mouth, they could truly experience that feeling. Tragedy, sorrow, longing, firmness, and the ethereal spirit that penetrates into the soul can't help but tingle the scalp and produce a moving trembling from the depths of the soul.

Lucien dare not say that the story of this opera is perfect and surpasses the works of any playwright, but he can proudly say that the impact it has had on the audience is unprecedented.

After a while, a low voice sounded in the square:

"Heroes never die"

"It will only fade slowly in people's memory"

A girl couldn't control herself, and sang the last aria in a low voice, although she didn't have the ethereal voice of the singer who played the princess, nor did she have that kind of coloratura, and even she was learning and selling it because it was too difficult There was an out of tune, but she also sang so hard and affectionately, as if she had witnessed her comrades and friends falling beside her one by one due to a noble purpose, and she felt the same.

This inaudible and ethereal singing broke the silence of the square, causing a series of reactions. Banus, Ali and others opened their mouths and hummed along:

"Bury my bones, don't erect a tombstone"

"This fertile plain and bustling city are our best tombstones!"

The singing lingered in Baron Bechger Square, over and over again, it seemed that the soul of the hero was watching his beloved homeland and was reluctant to leave!

It took a long time before the citizens got rid of this atmosphere and started discussing with each other enthusiastically, discussing "Valkyrie", discussing the changes that Master Evans brought to the opera, discussing classic music such as "Morning" and "Charge", Discuss "Hero's Tombstone" and other arias that transcend the mundane, discuss top opera singers and the seemingly ferocious dragon, and discuss this visual and auditory "live broadcast" feast.

During this discussion, Ali's face changed a few times, and then he suddenly turned around and walked out of the square.

"Ali, where are you going?" Banus was excitedly exchanging his feelings tonight with the stranger next to him. After discovering Ali's actions, he was extremely surprised and puzzled. Isn't he the favorite to join in the fun? Is there a more lively place than the square at this time? After listening to the opera, doesn't he feel eager to share it with others?

Ali said solemnly and implicitly excited: "Go home!"

"What are you doing at home?" Banus gave up communicating with the people next to him, caught up with Ali, and asked suspiciously.

Ali clenched his right hand unconsciously: "Pack up your luggage and get ready to go to Rentat!"

"Ah? Rentat? Ali, are you crazy?" Banus felt that he had an auditory hallucination. Why did he suddenly plan to go to Rentat? This is the capital of the kingdom, not a small town in the countryside!

Ali shook his head: "I'm not crazy, I think clearly, I'm going to Rentat, I don't want to stay in Samara all my life, I stay in a small town."

"Yes, but what's wrong with the small town?" Banus said in astonishment.

Ali took a breath, and pointed to the "curtain" on the square behind him: "Banus, have you seen it? The alchemy item that allows us to see distant scenes and hear distant sounds, which allows us to appreciate it even in a small town." to the opera at Rentat."

"That's right, you can appreciate the small town, so why go to Rentat?" Banus was even more puzzled.

Ali sighed slowly: "Banus, what does such an alchemy item represent? What does it mean that a small town can have such an alchemy item?"

He asked himself and answered: "This represents our kingdom. The era we live in is undergoing tremendous changes that have not been seen in the past hundreds of years. Every day new things are born, and every day we can feel vigorous. vitality."

Banus nodded, even in the small city of Samara, he could feel this through the changes around him.

"Such a change is like a flood, coming surging, we cannot stop it, the only thing we can do is to adapt to it, and I am not reconciled, not reconciled to being stagnant in such an era of great changes happening everywhere, Baba Nuss, think carefully about whether such a big change and development is full of opportunities, as long as we grasp one of them, our life will be completely different."

"I am not willing to live like a pool of stagnant water in a small town. I calmly inherit my father's position and become a clerk's entourage. Then I marry a girl of the same status without any accidents. I can have children, get busy, and grow old. The clearly foreseeable life scares me, my life is doomed from the beginning? So, I am going to Rentat to pursue my dream, find my own place in the great development that will change the world, and stand for every step of the way Go ahead and give your best effort.”

Ali used several unwillingness to express his urgency.

"But Samara is also changing, and getting married, having children, being busy, and getting old are processes that everyone will go through, even if you pursue your dreams." Banus tried his best to calm himself.

"This process is indeed experienced by everyone, but this process can also be full of excitement and full of things that one desires. Banus and Samara are indeed changing, but such changes are far behind Rentat. Only there Only then can you feel how strong the pulse of the times is, and you can get in touch with the opportunity to change your life as quickly as possible.”

"So, I'm going to Rentat, whether it's going to Liberal Studies or Bluefly School, or looking for a job in various newly developed industries, I think I can learn and get in touch with enough to change my life. s things."

Ali's tone gradually calmed down, but became more determined, using the "pulse of the times" heard from the "mysterious voice" to describe the need to go to Rentat.

Banus looked into Ali's eyes and felt the persistence, so he fell silent, and then made a final persuasion: "Uncle Bielsa will not agree, and although Rentate has many opportunities, it is not us What ordinary people can meet, maybe you won’t get anything, and you will be poor and poor there, and no one will know and die in a simple house.”

"I know, maybe I will fail, maybe I will achieve nothing, maybe I will go back to Samara in despair, but it is the most ridiculous and meaningless thing to think that I have failed without doing anything. Compared with the past and development In the stagnant future, now is the time when those opportunities are closest to us ordinary people, and we are most likely to grasp them. If we don’t fight for them now, do we have to wait for a more difficult future?”

Correspondence with the "pen pal" allowed Ali to learn a lot, and his understanding of the world has substantially improved, "As for my father, I will explain to him, even if he is unwilling to support me, I will not change my mind , I am an adult, it is my own responsibility to support myself, no matter what the tragic ending is, it is my own choice, Banus, let’s go together, let’s create a bright future together in Rentat!"

Hearing Ali's words, Banus felt a rush of enthusiasm. A big city, the capital of a kingdom, is such a beautiful term. There are the most prosperous streets, the greatest changes, countless opportunities, and all kinds of desirable prospects. , Maybe he was spotted by a magician on the street and became his student-this is not without examples, and the "Voice of Mystery" has reported it.

But soon, he thought of himself, his condition of having nothing but strength, the strange city, the strange streets, the strange citizens, and the strange malice, a chill immediately passed through his heart, and then he looked around Familiar streets, familiar scenes, familiar people, familiar feelings, shook his head and said: "Ali, I prefer Samara, I think I am more suitable for a small town..."

Ali persuaded him for a long time, but Banus was still afraid of unknown dangers and refused to leave the small town of Samara.

in a few days.

On the Samara platform, Ali put on the long black dress specially prepared for him by his father Birsa and a top hat on his head. He transformed from a big boy into a vigorous young gentleman in no time.

Carrying a big black suitcase, he bid farewell to his father and mother on the opposite side. While following the flow of people to the door of the magic steam train, he looked back towards the direction of the platform, feeling quite melancholy. On the one hand, he was reluctant to part with his hometown; But he wondered why Banus didn't come to see him off.

"Wouldn't it be the words that day that hurt him?"

"Or does he feel that I have betrayed my friendship and refuses to stay in the small town?"

Ali had mixed emotions, worrying about losing a good friend.

He turned his head step by step, but Banus never appeared, so he became more and more depressed.

After boarding the carriage and finding his own seat, Ali poked his head out and waved goodbye to his parents again. There was a faint mist in his eyes. This was the first time he left his parents' side.

"Ali!" Banus' voice suddenly came from a distance. He waved his hand vigorously and ran over quickly, holding a strange blue-purple fruit in his left hand.

"Damn it, I misremembered the time! Nuo, this is your favorite samara fruit, and it's hard to get it in Rentat." Banus squeezed under the window and said loudly.

Samara fruit is a specialty of the small town, and it ripens in late October and early November every year.

Ali's eyes were moist, it really was the reckless and careless Banus!

Woo!

He had just received the fruit, and before he could speak, a huge siren suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Banus, when I succeed, I will take you to Rentat!" Ali covered his ears and shouted loudly.

Banus waved his hand: "Okay! Don't forget Samara!"

Woo! Bang bang bang bang.

"I will come back, after I succeed!" Ali secretly clenched his fist, and the magic steam train started to move faster and faster, gradually widening the distance from the platform.

Ali's eyes were filled with mist, and his vision was blurred. He kept waving his arms, but he saw that Banus and his parents, who stayed in place, were getting farther and farther away...