Chapter 197 Diners

"Why?"

Xu Mu also replied with his spiritual thoughts.

"Because it doesn't matter to you!" Han Rui said.

"what relationship?"

Xu Mu frowned slightly.

"Of course it's related to the Music Master's Mansion. In fact, the quota has already been decided!" Han Rui sighed.

This is exactly what Xu Mu guessed.

"In that case, why is Brother Han still here?" Xu Mu asked with twinkling eyes.

"I don't have a relationship with the spirit stone, but I don't want to give up, so I came here to try my luck! I didn't expect that they could even turn away a great talent like Brother Xu. It seems that the Musician's Mansion is really hopeless!" Han Rui smiled bitterly. road.

Xu Mu didn't feel much at all.

It is inevitable that an organization will decay over time, but I did not expect it to decay to this extent.

He originally thought that you could get in with your own talent, but he didn't expect that the other party turned a blind eye.

It's a pity that his clone didn't bring many resources, so even if he wanted to bribe him, he couldn't afford it.

"Friend Daoist Han came here, didn't you just tell me this?"

"Of course not. I hope fellow Taoist can give me the song just now. Although I can't let you enter the musician's house, there is a better place!" Han Rui said with a mysterious smile.

"A better place? Where?"

"Prince's Mansion!"

There are emperors and princes, but the princes of the Sea Empire are different from ordinary princes.

In order to ensure the purity of blood, the royal family implemented an internal intermarriage system and would not branch out to weaken its own power.

However, there are always exceptions to everything.

Occasionally, tribesmen would fool around outside and give birth to mixed-race children.

The royal family did not kill these people, but separated them separately as a supplement to its own strength.

If there are outstanding talents and have made meritorious deeds, they will have the opportunity to be granted the title of prince.

Not everyone is an ascetic. Some people are born to enjoy themselves, and some are older. They all set up their own music houses and recruit musicians to play for them.

The Yuefu of these big shots may be better than the palace musicians in terms of treatment. The only disadvantage is that they still have to serve in the military.

For his musicians, no matter how good the treatment was, it was still worse than not doing military service. For Xu Mu, it didn't matter.

The key is that by joining the Yuefu of these big shots, he will not have access to the royal family, and it will be useless no matter how good the treatment is.

"Thank you for your kindness, fellow Daoist Han, let me think about it for a few days!"

Xu Mu declined politely, but he didn't say anything.

"Well!"

Han Rui didn't expect him to agree immediately and leave his address so that he could go and find him directly after he thought about it carefully.

When the time comes, he can act as a middleman and dedicate the music to the other party and help Xu Mu get a chance to join. Of course, it will also benefit him.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, you should be careful these days. Those people from the Music Master's Mansion may come to you privately. Don't be fooled by their sweet words. They are all blood-sucking leeches."

After saying that, Han Rui separated from Xu Mu.

As soon as Han Rui left, a few more people came behind him, as if they had been waiting for a long time. Their purpose was similar to Han Rui's, they all wanted to introduce him through music, but Xu Mu politely refused them all and only wrote down the other person's address.

"It's quite interesting!"

Xu Mu said to himself.

After waiting at the door for a while, I saw a somewhat dejected Tang Lin.

"Brother Tang, how are you?"

"Don't mention it!"

Tang Lin waved his hand, looking unhappy.

"I think the food I cook is pretty good, why can't I choose it?"

To this day, he is still a little confused.

Looking at Tang Lin's appearance, Xu Mu realized that he must have encountered a situation similar to his own.

He didn't say anything either.

"If it doesn't work this time, try your best next time." Xu Mu consoled him.

"There's still a next time! I'm going to serve in the military next year, unless I break through the middle stage of foundation building before then!" Tang Lin said with a wry smile.

The laws of the Sea Empire stipulate that if one cannot break through the foundation-building stage before the age of 100, he must perform military service. Not only the foundation-building stage, but also all realms have similar regulations.

It's like a filtering mechanism.

Those with good talent can practice peacefully, while those with poor talent can go to the battlefield.

Affected by their bloodline, the Sea Tribe often makes rapid progress in the early stages, but falters after reaching the limit of their bloodline. Every step forward is like reaching the sky.

The ratio of foundation building to golden elixir of the Sea Clan can reach a terrifying thousand to one ratio, and most of them are from the royal family.

"Isn't the time not up yet? There may be a turning point!" Xu Mu consoled him.

"I hope so!"

Tang Lin could only comfort himself like this.

However, his mind has already begun to turn to combat spells and magic weapons. If he doesn't make preparations, it will be too late.

It would be too dangerous to serve in the military unprepared.

…

Not long after Xu Mu returned to his residence, someone came and knocked on the door.

When he opened the door, he saw a strange sea tribe that he had never seen before. His skin was sallow, his forehead was covered with black spots, and he was wearing a white robe with the logo of the Musician's Mansion.

"Are you Xu Mu?"

The Black Spot Sea Clan said proudly.

Xu Mu frowned slightly and said, "That's right, I wonder what you want to see me for?"

"Lord Qingyan thinks you still have some talent and wants to recruit you as his disciple. Please sign the contract!"

After saying that, he took out a piece of paper made of special kelp and handed it to Xu Mu.

"Who is Master Qingyan? I don't know him!"

Xu Mu didn't take the paper and asked.

"You are the musician in charge of the assessment in the Musician's Mansion today. Qingyan is the purple-robed musician in the Musician's Mansion. It is a blessing from three generations of cultivation that you can be favored by him. I'm so sorry to sign!"

The Black Spot Sea Tribe said impatiently.

"oh!"

Xu Mu suddenly remembered what Han Rui said to him.

He took the contract and looked at it, and found that the blood-sucking insects were trying to eat his flesh. The black-hearted capitalists would cry when they saw it.

Not only does he not get any benefits, but sometimes he has to pay for it himself. The only thing he can get is a big pie drawn by the other party. If there is a chance, he will be recommended to the Musician's Mansion.

This pie is quite attractive to civilian musicians, but unfortunately it is of no use to Xu Mu. Having been severely beaten in his previous life, he can tell at a glance that this is a empty promise.

Boring trick!

"Sorry! I'm not interested in being a hanger-on."

Xu Mu returned the kelp paper recording the contract to the other party.

"What did you say?!!"

The Black Spot Sea Clan thought that they had heard wrongly, as someone could actually refuse this kind offer.

You must know that this contract is much higher than what Qingyan has offered before. He believes that no one can refuse it, especially a young sea tribe like Xu Mu.

Because military service will cost lives, if there is a chance not to go, everyone will hold on tightly.

"I said you can go back!"

Xu Mu was really not in the mood to deal with these self-righteous musicians from the Musicians' Mansion, so he simply issued an eviction order.

"Are you really sure? There is only one chance. If you refuse, there will be no next time! Not everyone can have the opportunity to be recognized by adults!"

Xu Mu went back to his room and closed the door without saying a word when he got up.

This move can make the Black Spot Sea Clan angry to death.

"You don't know how high the sky is! Hmph!"

The black-spotted sea tribe turned around and left with a cold face.

If you offend Qingyan, you are offending the Musician's Mansion. A civilian musician who has no footwork and wants to hang out in the imperial capital after offending the Musician's Mansion can just dream.

There is a circle everywhere, no matter how much it is in the imperial capital, the Musicians' Mansion is the highest level existence in the circle of musicians. If you offend them, don't even think about hanging around here.

Xu Mu, who returned to the room, had already begun to think about a new way out.

His goal was to find the imperial mausoleum and obtain materials, but he didn't have to be a musician. If this path didn't work, he would just find another one.

But after staying here for so many years, if there was really a particularly good way, I wouldn’t wait until now.

At this moment, he thought of Han Rui again.

"It's not that we can't consider saving the country through curves. If it doesn't work, we'll use other methods. It will waste a few years at most."

His idea was to join the Prince's Mansion first and accumulate fame. After he became famous, he would then jump to the Musician's Mansion. It would be best to directly become a purple-robed or silver-robed musician.

Only with a high enough status can he contact more royal members and get the information he wants.

He did what he said, left his residence and rushed towards the address given by Han Rui.