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Ling had also been to the Champs-Elysées, but that was fifty years later. She had never seen the Champs-Elysées of this era.
This street, known as "the most beautiful street in the world", has been famous since the 18th century and has appeared in many famous works such as "The Lady of the Camellias" and "The Count of Monte Cristo".
"Because the contract was not negotiated, the trip was cancelled and I didn't make it in the end."
"Ah? That's a pity."
It's really a pity. Seeing Chiyo's expression, Ling felt a little sorry.
"If Tomoyo really wants to go, let's go today."
"today?"
"Yes, right after school."
Tomoyo understood what Lingye meant. As Gaia, she could go anywhere on Earth at any time, including Paris, France.
"Forget it. I feel like that's not a power that should be used casually."
That's true. Although Gaia never told her this, Lingye herself never used Gaia's power at will. I always feel that if I really get used to Gaia's power, I will forget my true self one day.
"Thank you, Chise, you are right to remind me."
"But it's really convenient. It would be great if ordinary people could go wherever they want and get there instantly."
Many people are constrained by financial reasons when it comes to traveling around the world. Even rich people may not be able to travel due to lack of time, energy, and other reasons.
"Well... it's not impossible. What do you think of traveling in a game?"
"Games? That's still different."
It’s just pictures, at most a video, which is equivalent to watching a movie of the world’s scenery.
"What about holographic technology? It can be immersive and can be felt by all five senses."
"Holographic technology?"
Zhishi had never heard of it. Not to mention Zhishi, even most of today's cutting-edge scientists have no idea about it.
But since humans already have enough black technology, it probably won’t matter if they hack one or two more.
In this way, even without using Gaia's power, she and Tomoyo can travel around the world anytime and anywhere.
I kept the idea of holographic technology in mind and would talk to Kaina about it sometime. But the more important thing now was to go to class.
The first period was Mr. Tsujitani’s music class.
Reiya and Tomoyo have already retired from the choir club. After all, they are already in the sixth grade and have participated in the national competition last year, so there is nothing to regret.
If I continue to rely on my popularity to participate in elementary school singing competitions, it would be unfair to everyone.
"Everyone, I think you have not forgotten the homework assigned before the holiday? Please call the students with the correct numbers to come up and perform."
Homework assigned before the holidays?
Yes, it’s about learning an etude on a musical instrument.
Most elementary school music classes teach recorders, but as Tomoeda Elementary School is an aristocratic school, the types of instruments studied are not limited.
According to the course schedule, violin, piano, guitar, etc. will all be covered.
Ling really didn't review well, but she was always good at musical instruments. As long as she had the music score, it didn't matter if she practiced before the battle.
Sure enough, her student number was called.
Don't panic.
"Ling is really amazing. She played really well on the podium just now." Tomoyo praised on the way home from school.
Ling also chose piano.
She was embarrassed to say that she had never practiced before. However, since she was already familiar with something, she didn't need to practice too much, so Teacher Tsujitani praised her.
Today, Lingye and Tomoyo made an appointment to go to the library after school, so she didn't ask Butler Kenno to pick her up. She can take the bus back after that.
Ever since knowing Lingye's identity, Jianye has been very relieved about the safety of the young lady.
"What's the song they played in class? I've never heard of it before."
"Flower Dance"
Ling wasn't sure if this song existed in this era. The melody was very bright. She often encountered it in music games in her previous life, so she wrote it down.
"This is really great music. Can you teach me?"
"of course."
The two were walking and chatting, but they could vaguely hear a "woohoo" sound coming from somewhere, like someone was playing a musical instrument.
"Someone playing the flute?"
"It's the sound of the wind blowing through the pipes." Zhi Shi pointed to the construction site next to him, where there were some cement pipes waiting to be laid and some half-erected steel pipes. The sound might have come from there.
"No, it is indeed a musical instrument. Well, it's not a flute, it should be the sound of the xiao."
Someone was playing the xiao at the construction site.
It was an abandoned construction site where a shopping mall was originally going to be built. However, not long after the construction started, for some reason the investor stopped injecting funds, causing the contractor's project to be suspended.
That was half a year ago, and there has been no further news since the work was stopped.
There is not much commercial atmosphere around Tomoeda Town, and investing in a shopping mall here may not necessarily make money. Therefore, there are not even real estate developers waiting to take over.
There was indeed a boy playing the xiao among the construction ruins. He was probably a junior high school student.
It's a pretty bad blow.
To be more precise, I didn't play the standard notes at all. Every note was broken.
"Your xiao doesn't seem to be in very good condition. Why don't you change it to a better one?"
Mari Jin was playing the flute when she heard someone talking nearby.
It's two girls.
He even knew their names! They were Freya and Tomoyo, the magical girls from TV, of course he knew them.
The boy was a little surprised.
"This is a homework assignment. I played it at home and it made my younger siblings cry, so my mom got angry and broke the xiao at school. This xiao was left by my grandfather."
"You smashed the xiao? Can't you do your homework?"
"Ah."
In Lingye's impression, as long as it is related to study, most parents will be very concerned. Although she has not enjoyed such treatment, she has heard of many cases of money being defrauded.
This doesn't seem to be the case for island nations in this era.
The troubles of a family with many children are that there are endless chores to do every day and they are simply unable to care for every child.
Stay alive, stay healthy, stay out of trouble
This is enough.
Lingye's gaze was once again focused on the xiao.
It was a little special. She couldn't tell why. Anyway, it made people care about it.
Chapter 406: The Strange Xun
The boy didn't play the flute very well.
In fact, he couldn't even make any sound, it was just a humming sound and there was no rhythm at all.
The reason why he caught Lingye's attention was not because of the music he played, but because of other reasons.
"Can I take a look at this xiao?"
The xun is usually made of ceramic, but the xun in the boy's hand looks like stone and is very rare.
After Mari Jin handed over the xiao and Ling touched it with her own hands, she discovered that what she had previously thought was stone was wrong, it was not a stone.
Can't tell what it is.
It's definitely not something valuable, just a little weird.
"Can I have this Xun? I can give you a new Xun instead. This Xun is hard to play, right?"
This xiao was a relic of Grandpa Zhenren, but it is not a precious thing. It seems to be made of something crude.
Neither the father who gave the xiao to him nor Marihito himself took it to heart.
Because he couldn't make any sound before, Marijin almost smashed it in anger.
He just didn't quite understand why Freya wanted his xiao.
“Because it’s a magical xiao.”
"Ah, magic?"
Mari Jin is already eleven years old and can already tell the difference between what is on TV and reality. But this is the magical girl Freya herself!
The magical girl Freya appeared in front of him and said with her own mouth that this xiao had magic.
This made him a little uncertain again.
"Is there really magic?"
"Look."
The Xun was in Lingye's hand, and a faint light flashed. It slowly floated up and hovered in the air.
It really was magic! Marijin even forgot to breathe.
"So, can I have this Xun?"
Mari nodded vigorously.
Adults will measure the value of something, but children will only measure it based on their own heart.
"Freya is going to use it to defeat the bad guys?"
"Well, I don't know what it is used for, but it should have some miraculous effects." Ling told the truth.
"Then I'll give it to you." Zhenli Ren said. He was originally sitting on a cement pipe that had not yet been laid at the construction site, but now he stood up.
He was actually a bit older than Lingye, probably already a junior high school student.