The next morning, as soon as the sun rose, Fang Li gave Sylvia a call, asking her to come over. Unfortunately, Sylvia had to attend a large-scale company event to boost her reputation, so she couldn't make it.
As a result, it wasn't until noon of the third day that Sylvia finally rushed over in a hurry.
"A song that can bring happiness to people?"
Upon hearing about this from Fang Li, Sylvia's reaction was far beyond Fang Li's expectations.
It was not an excitement beyond imagination. But an indifference beyond imagination.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Sylvia looking so uninterested, Fang Li asked in surprise.
"You don't like it?"
That was unexpected. After all, Sylvia usually had no particular hobbies. The only thing she truly liked was singing.
And she herself had said more than once that she wanted more people to hear her songs.
That was why Fang Li thought Sylvia would definitely be interested in the appearance of the Gospel Book.
But why was her reaction so cold?
Seeing Fang Li's astonished expression, Sylvia sighed.
"Tell me, you're not mistaking my songs as some sort of 'power' themselves, are you?" Sylvia spoke with a trace of irritation.
"I really do hope that more people can hear my songs, but they're just songs. I never intended to sing songs imbued with 'power' for others to hear, you know?"
Hearing this, Fang Li immediately understood.
Sylvia's meaning was very simple.
Yes, she hoped more people could hear her songs, but not because she wanted to use songs to achieve something.
In other words, Sylvia only wanted to sing ordinary songs.
Songs without any power.
Songs without any mystery.
Just… ordinary songs.
"I don't know what kind of magic is recorded in the Gospel, but even if it really can bring happiness to people, that's the magic's power, not the power of singing, right?"
That was how Sylvia put it.
"If happiness is obtained through that kind of method, then it's no different from forcibly twisting someone's heart. I don't want my songs to become like that."
It sounded natural, because it was natural.
Songs that can make people happy?
On the surface, it sounded wonderful. But if the result came from magic or some mysterious power, then it was meaningless.
At least, for a singer like Sylvia, it held no meaning at all.
"If there truly exists a song that, just by listening, could bring happiness to people, then no matter the cost, I would want to learn it." With a seriousness she had never shown before, Sylvia declared, "But I want that to be an ordinary song, not one carrying 'power.' Do you understand?"
That was why Sylvia reacted so indifferently toward the Gospel.
And Fang Li could also understand her perspective.
Indeed.
If the magic recorded in the Gospel was used to bring people happiness, then it was essentially no different from manipulating their hearts.
A song that can truly bring happiness should touch people through emotion, not through power.
To this, Fang Li could only smile wryly.
"I never said you should sing that kind of song to others. I only thought that maybe it could help enhance your abilities."
Fang Li's original intention was to use the Gospel to strengthen Sylvia's combat power, not for her to perform its magical songs at concerts to make people happy.
"Even if you can't go that far, you can still make people love you with your singing alone. Otherwise, you wouldn't already be the world's number one idol, right?"
On this point, Fang Li was quite confident.
Which was why Sylvia's misunderstanding left him feeling a little wronged.
That, however, made Sylvia laugh.
"I didn't misunderstand you, I was just sharing my thoughts."
Sylvia hugged Fang Li's arm, gently stroking his chest as though to comfort him, a soft smile on her face. "Of course, if it can increase my combat power, I'll be very happy. After all, that way I can help you even more."
Fang Li had already told Sylvia that his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception had surged several stages in power, directly or indirectly raising his strength by a great margin.
Since that was the case, Sylvia naturally didn't want to fall behind.
"Then, lend me that Gospel to take a look."
Sylvia closed one eye, looking somewhat playful.
"Even if the power inside doesn't really appeal to my dream, if I can create a new song from it, then I can perform it at my concerts."
Hearing this, Fang Li nodded.
"However, the original of a Magic Path book isn't something that can be read casually. It will corrupt a person's mind and spirit." Fang Li explained, "I have an item here that can place a blessing on the mind and spirit, I'll give it to you, "
He hadn't even finished his sentence when Sylvia interrupted.
"That probably won't be necessary." Sylvia said to Fang Li, "Back when I encountered Valda, I suffered from her mental and spiritual attack without any ability to fight back. After that, so the same thing wouldn't happen again, I composed a song that could reinforce my mind and spirit. With that, it should be fine."
"You even composed a song like that?" Fang Li was slightly surprised, but then said, "That's good too. But just in case, it's best to use it together with the item. No one knows how strong the corruption from an original Magic Path book really is. Maybe your own power alone won't be enough to completely resist it."
"That's true…" Sylvia thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Only then did Fang Li feel at ease.
At that moment, the news began broadcasting on the television.
"Not long ago, a certain well-known domestic exhibition hall was attacked by unknown terrorists. The attack occurred late at night. Because the exhibition hall housed important relics of the Roman Catholic Church, the guards on-site handed them over to internal personnel at the attackers' demand. As a result, there were no civilian casualties."
"The identity of the attacker is unknown, their age, origin, even gender cannot be determined. They seemed only to want to steal the Christian relic known as the Gospel, without touching any of the other exhibits."
"At present, the police have officially intervened. However, representatives of the Roman Catholic Church have strongly insisted that the matter must be handled internally, leading to a current standoff with the police."
Watching the news broadcast, Fang Li and Sylvia both fell into silent thought.
After a while, Sylvia spoke up.
"Recent activities have gone very smoothly. Before long, I should be holding my first concert performance in Academy City. If it's a great success, then a tour will begin."
In other words, Sylvia would soon become very busy.
And Fang Li, naturally, would also become busy in order to complete his quests.
The time the two of them could spend together would start to decrease.
Of course, for Fang Li and Sylvia, already bound as partners in life, that amount of time didn't matter much.
Only…
"You have to be careful," Sylvia said softly.
"Don't do anything reckless…"
To those words, Fang Li gave no reply. He only held Sylvia's hand tightly.
Only then did Sylvia feel at ease.
This marked the beginning of their long and arduous effort.
(End Of This Chapter)
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