Capítulo 1129: Chapter 73: The Illusory Song of the Cyber Ghost (3)
Sound Curtain City in the State of Real Sound is the third largest city on the northern continent. From high above, this gacity resembles a neat square, with roads dividing the city in an orderly manner. Gongsun Ce and Qiluo headed to the headquarters of the Kalash family, naturally located in the most developed center, while the other three mbers wandered in the “lower right corner” near the airport.
Seviss snagged an ice cream cone and was licking it absentmindedly. The young lady couldn’t help but remind her, “Miss Seviss, isn’t today a bit too chilly…”
“Hmm? Is it?”
The female ranger’s usual white modified military uniform was already daringly revealing, and today’s new outfit took it up a notch. She wore sandals and athletic shorts, and her upper body was boldly clad in a red and blue striped bikini with a small jacket, earning her nurous glances from male passersby along the way.
As she spoke, a drop of lted ice cream dripped from the side of her cone, falling just beside the white crevice. Seviss intended to wipe it off, but Qin Qianbai quickly handed her a tissue. The female ranger nonchalantly wiped it off and took a big bite of the cone: “This place is too stifling. If I don’t dress freely, the air here will suffocate .”
“A voyeur is a voyeur; don’t make excuses for your kink.” Shiyu Ling rolled her eyes, “Even the capital of united arts is oppressive?”
“Ah~ Did you guys really just arrive today?” Seviss asked with a strange expression, “You’ll know when you try singing a song. Who wants to give it a shot?”
The ladies exchanged glances, and Qin Qianbai volunteered for the task. She cleared her throat and started singing a song from an old animation: “Chasing the heart of love for tomorrow♪ Leaving a fiery trail♪
Spreading love and laughter♪ To every corner…”
Poof! Poof!
Before the real sound phenonon could even take place, several muffled sounds like deflating balloons echoed all around. All the projection screens above the street imdiately switched, the colorful and varied images fading away to be replaced by orange triangular warning symbols. Imdiately, several gray cyborg chs descended from the sky, aiming horn-like devices at the startled Qin Qianbai. A tense female voice ca from the leading ch: “We are the Sound Curtain City police force, the system has detected unauthorized singing activity. To avoid misunderstandings, please show your personal audio-visual permit!”
The Dawn Knight stepped forward to explain: “We apologize for the inconvenience, we just arrived today as tourists.”
The cyborg police, who had been on high alert, visibly relaxed. The female captain spoke with a hint of reproach: “Through what channels did you enter the city? Didn’t you see the safety guidelines?”
Shiyu Ling furrowed her brows: “Huh? Your airport is full of luxury stores and video shops, the screens are all ads, where are the notices for precautions?”
“Those damn capitalists ssed up the broadcast schedule again,” the female captain muttered under her breath, “Be careful, you guys at least know the terrain here, right? Outsiders singing arbitrarily can easily cause safety hazards, be sure not to breach the rules. Next ti you offend again, you’ll be fined, three offenses an jail ti, it’s for your own good not to make noise.”
The cyborg police left angrily, and from their reactions, the Dawn Knight deduced that this was a frequent occurrence. Qin Qianbai was deeply shocked and said after holding back for a while: “Wow…”
“See, without a permit, you can’t even have the freedom to speak out loud outside!” Seviss said viciously, “Just yesterday, I was fined three hundred Kerry, the fine was for ‘causing excessive noise in public,’ damn it, even when I shot to stop a robber, I got fined!”
“Can this place still have an artistic vibe?” Shiyu Ling found it incredibly strange.
“I’ve reviewed local reports from the past three months. About two months ago, the rate of singing incidents in the State of Real Sound suddenly increased. Previously, Sound Curtain City was not so locked down, this should be an ergency asure by the local governnt to protect residents’ safety,” explained the Dawn Knight, “Miss Shiyu raised a good question, how do local artists practice singing?”
“If your ho is rich enough to have a protective field, you can shut your doors and sing freely at ho. Otherwise, you can pay a high fee to rent a specialized practice room by the hour,” Seviss said, finishing her ice cream in a few bites and leading the way, “There’s an even more civilian option, co with .”
Seviss hopped on a bus, taking the group to the bustling part of the city. Alandia noticed that she didn’t look at a map when choosing a route, clearly familiar with the city’s layout.
“Miss Seviss, do you often co to Sound Curtain City?”
“No, I last ca here a few years ago, I believe.” The ranger scratched her chin, quite unsure, “I’ve been running a few quick errands since I arrived two days ago, so I naturally morized the layout.”
“You’ve got a pretty good mory…” Shiyu Ling glanced sideways. The female ranger looked proud: “Of course, what kind of industry benchmark would I be without this skill?”
Seviss spoke lightly, but Shiyu Ling knew how difficult it was. Sound Curtain City is no less than the capital of the country, Supibia. Even though she was once a brilliant Manifestation Mage, she only managed to morize the layout of the Inner City District and a few frequently visited places performing Hunter tasks. In unfamiliar suburbs and residential areas, she was still clueless.
Seviss couldn’t have spent much more ti in Sound Curtain City than them, yet she could morize the city’s layout in this short ti? Even by the standards of the Impermanence Skill society’s elite, her mory was incredibly good, so good that she didn’t seem like soone who often forgets things.
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