Chapter 195 Court Musicians

"Brother Xu, how sure are you about this selection?"

A sea tribe member wearing a gorgeous robe, with a big head covered with black and yellow tiger stripes, and a body as petite as a deformed child, puffed bubbles in his mouth and said to a slender and tall figure in front of him.

The figure turned around, revealing a mouth full of sharp fangs and a snake core that was constantly expanding and contracting. His voice was low and hoarse, and he said: "About 30 to 40 percent of the time! Although the chance is not high, you have to try. After all, the treatment in the palace is outstanding." What a great name!”

The slender and tall figure is none other than Xu Mu, who is the incarnation of the Black Water Black Snake clan.

As for his voice, it's not that he deliberately pretended to be deep, but after merging the blood of the Black Water Black Snake, his voice became like this.

As for why he abandoned the bloodline of the Phantom Thunder Silver Shark and re-integrated the bloodline of the Black Water Black Snake, the reason is also very simple, just to avoid attracting people's attention.

The Black Water Black Snake belongs to the upper-middle class sea tribe. Not only is the group large in number, but it is also extremely scattered. As a Black Water Black Snake, he will not attract much attention wherever he appears.

But the Phantom Thunder Silver Shark is different. It belongs to the royal family and will attract a large number of stares wherever it appears.

It was too difficult to sneak into the royal family as a Silver Shark, so he spent a lot of effort and changed to the Black Snake bloodline.

The name of the sea tribe he was talking to was Tang Lin. He belonged to the tiger fish tribe and was also one of the common sea tribes in the sea. He was one of the friends Xu Mu had made while lurking in the imperial capital over the years.

Not long ago, they heard that the royal family was recruiting people, so they made an appointment to sign up.

"Yes, the royal family has a profound heritage. As long as you can join, you will not only get good treatment, but also have the permanent right to settle in the imperial capital! The most important thing is that you no longer have to serve in the front line!"

Tang Lin said the last sentence very quietly, for fear of being heard by others.

The reason is also very simple. If someone hears and reports him, he will probably suffer a physical punishment.

The Sea Clan is different from the Human Clan. There are no sects here, only countries, with strict imperial laws.

Anyone who breaks the law will be punished.

Tang Lin's words are already classified as non-decision, and it will be very troublesome if he is caught.

The main reason why the Sea Clan has been able to maintain unity with the Human Clan for a long time is because of blood.

In the Sea Clan, blood is respected. Those with strong blood can easily become strong, while those with weak blood will have limited achievements even if they die from exhaustion.

The reason why the royal family has been able to rule the entire Sea Clan for thousands of years is because they have the blood of the true spirit Kunpeng.

Relying on the true spirit bloodline, a large number of strong men were born, suppressing hundreds of millions of sea people, leaving them with no room for resistance.

Facing the laws of the empire, even the Sea Clan in the foundation-building stage can only obey obediently, without any room for resistance.

Military service means joining the army and going to the front lines to fight with other alien races. The mortality rate is extremely high. If it weren't for the oppression of the empire, no sea people would be willing to go.

"yes!"

Xu Mu just responded and did not continue the topic. He did not want to cause trouble for himself.

The two chatted and followed the team slowly forward. After the registration was completed, they were gathered together.

"Those participating in the Musicians' Mansion selection come here!"

A sea tribesman wearing a blue robe with a face full of tumors stood in front of the crowd and shouted.

"Brother Tang, I'll go over first."

Xu Mu cupped his hands and said to Tang Lin beside him.

"Brother Xu, come on, I believe you will succeed." Tang Lin said with a wide grin.

"I would also like to congratulate you in advance on being able to join the imperial dining room." Xu Mu also smiled.

This time the royal audition is not just for one department. In addition to the Musician's Mansion and the Imperial Kitchen, there are also the Palace Gate Mansion, the Guard of Honor Mansion, the Chamberlain's Mansion, the Medicine Master's Hall, the Maiden's Mansion, etc., which are basically all parts used to serve the royal family. .

To put it nicely, it's a position; to put it worst, it's just recruiting people.

After Xu Mu and Tang Lin said hello, a group of people followed the blue-robed Sarcoma Sea Tribe, separated from the crowd, and walked toward the palace.

The voices of managers from other departments could be heard faintly behind him.

"Come to me from Gongmen Mansion!"

"This is the Honor Guard Mansion!"

"This is the selection of the inner palace attendants!"

"Imperial Room!"

"Yaoshou Palace!"

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Following the blue-robed steward of the Musician's Hall, Xu Mu walked all the way along the corridor. At this time, Xu Mu had time to take a closer look at this magnificent palace.

Unlike humans who use bricks, stones, grass and trees to build houses, the materials used in the Sea Clan Palace are all translucent crystal, which glows with a faint light when washed by sea water. The surface is smooth and crystal clear, and can reflect people's shadows.

There are a large number of coral seaweed planted in the corner of the wall, which are colorful and look even more magical under the reflection of crystals.

There are some small fish emitting white light in the sky, gathering and scattering. When they gather together, they look like lanterns, and when they scatter, they look like stars in the sky. It is really beautiful.

The scene in front of him reminded him of the Crystal Palace in the novel of his previous life, and in fact the two were not much different.

As Xu Mu walked, he carefully observed and memorized the surrounding situation. A group of nearly a hundred people, dressed in layers of crystal palace-like buildings, arrived in front of a compound with a plaque of the Musician's Mansion.

There is a light curtain formed by the formation around it, which is upside down on hundreds of houses and buildings like a large transparent bowl.

"go in!"

The blue-robed steward used his identity jade token to open a gap in the defensive formation and called for everyone to line up and walk in.

Xu Mu had just stepped into the courtyard, and before he had time to observe the surroundings, he heard various pleasant melodies coming from the building behind.

There are drums, harp, flute, pipa, Xiao, dulcimer, guzheng, harp and so on.

You can tell just by listening to the voices. Everyone has considerable attainments in music. Everyone who was a little relaxed suddenly became nervous. There was a lot of pressure. Only a few extremely confident people remained calm. .

Xu Mu is one of them!

With his system, it is not too difficult for him to learn music. Coupled with all kinds of music scores in his previous life, he is confident that there are few people in the world who can compare with him.

Without this confidence, he would not have chosen to sneak into the palace as a musician.

As for why he sneaked into the palace, the purpose was very simple. To contact members of the royal family, find out the location of the imperial mausoleum, and the method of entering the imperial mausoleum.

Blocking out the sounds of those musical instruments, Xu Mu began to look at the surrounding environment.

The courtyard covers an area of ​​nearly five hundred steps in radius. It is square and spacious and can easily accommodate hundreds of people. Corals and aquatic plants are also planted around the courtyard. In the center of the courtyard, there is a cluster of huge colorful corals that are as tall as a person. Those small luminous fish swimming back and forth among the corals look extremely beautiful.

Located above the colorful corals and on the steps near the inner corridor, five sea tribesmen with extraordinary auras stood with their hands clasped behind their backs, looking at the people entering the courtyard.

Four of the five people were wearing blue robes, just like the steward who brought them here. There was also a sea tribe wearing a purple robe with two fleshy whiskers at the corners of his mouth, standing among the four.

The blue-robed steward who brought them here bowed to the purple-robed steward. After seeing the other party nod, he turned back and shouted to Xu Mu and others:

"Now ten people form a line, come forward for the assessment one by one! Those from the Kagura Academy will come first!"

"Kagurain? Isn't it? Such bad luck!"

After hearing the blue-robed steward's words, a group of people around Xu Mu immediately began to complain softly.

Kagurain?

Xu Mu's eyes flickered, and he turned to look at a corner of the yard. Before they came in, there were already more than a dozen sea tribes standing there, all wearing the same cyan uniforms, with a conch pattern embroidered on their chests. At first glance, they were from the same place.

After coming to the Imperial Capital of the Sea Clan for so many years, he had naturally heard of the Kagura Academy. Simply put, it was an academy that specialized in training musicians. It was said that 80% of the court musicians came from the Kagura Academy.

Many teachers at Kagura Academy are retired court musicians, and some working court musicians often go there to give lessons to students.

It can be said that Kagurain is a youth training camp for court musicians.

The relationship between the two is very close, and the chances of admission are far higher than those of wild musicians like them. No wonder the people around them complain.

Originally, there were not many places for admission, but now we have to compete with professional colleges, which is obviously difficult.

After the teams were lined up and the people from the Kagura Academy stepped forward to perform, the people below were even more wailing. The difference between the two was not as obvious as usual.

Some people's faces already showed signs of giving up. Xu Mu stood in the middle of the team, silent.