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Chapter 3374: Passion of Dreams

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"Is it really the top three? Are you sure?" Luigi asked quietly again.

Angel’s voice quickly came: "I’m basically sure it’s the top three."

Upon hearing Angel’s answer, Luigi let out a long sigh of relief.

However, despite getting the answer, in Angel’s eyes, Luigi’s face remained very pale, and the trembling of his lips did not stop.

Why is this?

He previously thought Luigi was worried about insufficient seating, which led to his internal anxiety showing outwardly. But now, it seems that’s not the case?

Facing Angel’s confusion, Luigi gave a bitter smile: "I don’t know what’s happening either, but it’s likely the aftermath of the passionate performance just now..."

Luigi himself also noticed that his lips wouldn’t stop trembling, his eyes were dazed, and even his feet felt unsteady. Luckily, he was sitting; otherwise, he’d probably collapse to the ground right now.

This situation occurred after his performance ended.

It might be because he hadn’t had such a high-intensity performance for a long time, nor had he had such an exhilarating emotional output, which led to this physical reaction after the climax of "Chasing Dreams".

However, Luigi knew his own body very well; although he felt a little discomfort right now, it wasn’t too serious, and a few minutes’ rest should fix it.

Angel, after hearing this, understood the general situation; perhaps this could be considered an alternative Sage Time?

Since Luigi was fine, Angel felt relieved.

Time slowly passed.

After about five minutes, Luigi’s complexion gradually returned to vitality, his lips stopped trembling, and the aftereffects of the performance finally returned to normal.

At that moment, Uriel, who had been as still as a statue, finally showed signs of movement.

Uriel raised his head and looked towards Luigi... no, although he was facing Luigi, his eyes didn’t seem to be focused on Luigi but beyond him, looking further back.

Luigi turned around in confusion: "There seems to be only a door behind me, what is he looking at?"

While Luigi was puzzled, Uriel started moving, step by step towards the door, gently opening it, revealing the pitch-black night outside...

Uriel walked into the night, merging slowly with the darkness in front of Luigi.

Eventually, he disappeared.

Luigi’s face was marked by shock: "???"

What kind of play is this? Where are you going? What about my seating position?

Angel’s voice chimed in timely: "He... seems to have entered some kind of imperceptible state."

In other words, Angel also didn’t know where this Uriel NPC had gone. Maybe it’s an internal space of Fairyland Authority? Or perhaps, it’s a place beyond the Miniature Garden, a location that cannot be explored?

Angel wasn’t fully familiar with Fairyland Authority, so he couldn’t specifically explain this halfway disappearance of the NPC.

However, this didn’t affect the continuation of the instance.

Because, although Uriel left, before he exited the attic, some Fairyland Information had already leaked out from him. Unless something unexpected happens, a Fairyland prompt should have already appeared.

Sure enough, while Luigi was still gazing into the empty night outside the door, a Fairyland prompt appeared in his mind.

"Special Dreamland ’Uriel’s Choice’ Main Quest 3, challenge successful."

"Given evaluation: Third seat of the Imperial Orchestra. (The Imperial Orchestra has a total of twenty-one seats in order)"

"Main Quest 3 has now been completed, Main Quest 4 will open after reward settlement."

"Rewards Settlement: Based on the current progression of the main quest, the following two rewards are given."

"Reward one: A Fairyland Box (fixed reward)."

"Reward two: The Recommendation Letter from the Chief of the Imperial Orchestra (fixed reward)."

"Third seat!"

"Success!!"

Although Luigi had previously learned from Angel that he was likely in the top three seats, when the Fairyland prompt confirmed his success, he still felt incredibly excited.

After all, this has been the challenge he put in the most effort for in recent years.

Effort made, and reward gained.

This is perhaps the most romantic and beautiful thing he could imagine.

How could this not excite him?

Of course, amidst his excitement, Luigi did not forget to look at his rewards.

Reward one is a Fairyland Box, which he is familiar with, having seen it before. Moreover, as far as he knows, there are currently three types of instance boxes: Fairyland Box, Dream Realm Box, and Mirror Domain Box.

Previously, when Laplace cleared an instance, he received a Fairyland Box, which eventually yielded the reward: The Fan Family’s Glory.

That’s a pretty decent identity reward.

Reward two is "The Recommendation Letter from the Chief of the Imperial Orchestra", something he also knows.

According to the main quest introduction in Uriel’s dungeon, the chief of the Imperial Orchestra has received the qualification to go to the dream stage, but the chief does not intend to go himself and plans to pass this qualification on to someone else.

And to obtain this qualification, one must get "The Recommendation Letter from the Chief of the Imperial Orchestra" from Uriel.

Hence, this reward was actually mentioned at the very beginning.

Perhaps this is why it’s marked as a "fixed reward."

However, speaking of fixed rewards, Luigi understands why "The Recommendation Letter from the Chief of the Imperial Orchestra" should be fixed; but why is the "Fairyland Box" marked as a fixed reward too?

While Luigi was puzzled, the Fairyland prompt popped up again: "Do you choose to claim the reward: Yes/No."

Luigi chose "Yes" without hesitation.

The next second, a silver carved box appeared before Luigi’s eyes.

This carved box was extremely elegant, adorned with engravings of various instruments, from the piano to the long pipe, from the organ to the transverse flute... nearly all common instruments were carved on the box’s shell.

Worth mentioning is the main instrument on the lid... the harp.

This perhaps corresponds with Luigi’s choice to use the harp for his seat challenge this time.

"The design of the box is not the same as Laplace’s previous box." Angel’s voice came through: "It seems the box’s appearance in different instances changes due to the instance type."

In other words, because the Uriel instance is related to music, the instance box appears in the form of musical instruments.

Luigi mumbled softly: "I don’t care about the box’s appearance; I’m more interested in what’s inside... why is it a fixed reward?"

Grumbling, Luigi directly opened the box in his hand.

As the lid was opened, the outer box instantly disappeared, leaving only a faint light in front of Luigi.

This micro-glow, Luigi couldn’t see anything; but in Angel’s vision, it was filled with complex information, forming a torrent of data. Even Angel found it impossible to summarize it in a short time.

Thus, although Angel had already seen the intricate information, he couldn’t interpret it immediately.

He could only wait for Luigi to absorb this information and provide the answer.

"Not a physical reward, perhaps it’s like Laplace’s, an identity reward?"

While Luigi was speculating, the micro-glow suddenly accelerated, shooting directly into his forehead.

The next second, the summarized information from this glow appeared in Luigi’s mind...

As Angel could not see the reward situation, he could only wait silently; during the waiting, he noticed Luigi’s expressions varied from anger to silly smiles...

What kind of reward could cause such extreme changes in Luigi’s expressions?

Angel became even more curious.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Luigi slowly came to his senses. Without waiting for Angel to ask, he voluntarily shared the reward this time.

"Similar to Laplace, it’s an identity; however, this identity is somewhat special."

In a few words, Luigi described the specific reward information:

"Probationary Member of the Empire Music Group: You have obtained the most sacred and noble member status of the Empire’s music group. When you perform on stage, even the Empire’s nobility will take off their hats to salute you."

Luigi actually had already guessed it was likely an identity reward, and the so-called identity was certainly tied to the Empire Music Group.

Hence, when the reward information appeared, he wasn’t too surprised.

Indeed, it was the Empire Music Group member identity card, which is likely why the reward from the Immortal Realm Box is marked as "fixed reward."

Successfully securing a seat itself grants access to the Empire Music Group, making this identity a certainty, hence it’s called a fixed reward.

But what frustrated Luigi was that the Immortal Realm’s prompt indicated his seat position as: third seat!

Yet his identity was a "probationary member"?

The word "probationary" implies it is not official, likely meaning "reserve," which means it doesn’t match up to a full member.

Proud as Luigi is, seeing this prefix, how could he tolerate it?

This was why Luigi was so furious upon seeing the reward earlier.

Although Luigi was displeased with the word "probationary," he was very pleased with other aspects of the identity reward.

Because compared to Laplace’s "Glory of the Fan Family," Luigi’s identity came with an additional ability—

"This identity includes the Fairyland Skill: Dream Passion."

"Fairyland Skill: Dream Passion"

"Originated from Immortal Realm Uriel’s Choice, it is an additional skill of the Empire Music Group member identity."

"Effect: Each performance accumulates the dream of music, burning emotions; when the passion for dreams accumulates to a certain extent, ’Dream Passion’ can be unleashed, enhancing emotional impact based on the current performance. After the skill’s duration ends, it will enter a period of fatigue."

"Chasing dreams is timeless, passionate love never ends."

This fairyland skill is basically ineffective for combat professionals and is exclusively a skill for performers.

The majority would likely find it trivial even if they acquired this skill.

However, for Luigi, this is a godly skill.

During performances, enhancing emotional impact lets the audience become more immersed and engaged, which is a wondrous ability for performers.

Moreover, this ability doesn’t forcibly immerse you but acts as a bonus based on the performer’s own foundation.

To put it plainly, it doesn’t forcibly interfere with your performance but only embellishes a perfect performance.

For Luigi, this is very important. He doesn’t want his use of "Dream Passion" to lead to criticism like: "It’s only good because of this skill, not your ability."

All in all, "Dream Passion" is a superb godly skill in Luigi’s eyes.

Furthermore, he has a feeling this skill might stem from his own performances.

Previously, while playing the final Chapter of the "Black Sheep Confession Song," he experienced effects similar to "Dream Passion," even the post-performance "fatigue," akin to the side effects described by "Dream Passion."

There’s a tailor-made feeling.

Perhaps, this "Dream Passion" was originally his own ability, only the Immortal Realm manifested it.

If that’s truly the case, then this is his unique ability...

Even if others gain the "Empire Music Group member" identity, this identity skill might not appear.

...

Angel now understood why Luigi had switched from being infuriated to grinning.

Anger stemmed from the "probationary" member status.

The smiles were due to the "Dream Passion" ability.

Leaving "Dream Passion" aside for the moment, Angel was also very curious about why Luigi was only a "probationary" member. Placing among the top three, shouldn’t he at least be a mid-tier member if not a top-tier one in the Empire Music Group?

Why was he placed as a probationary member?

Now that the Uriel NPC has left, Angel can only suppress this question for the time being.

On the other side, still within the attic, Luigi shifted his thoughts to the "Reward Two: The Recommendation Letter from the Chief of the Imperial Orchestra (Fixed Reward)" in the fairyland prompt in his mind.

Following the previous method, Luigi prepared to claim the reward.

However, upon selecting "confirm claim," the fairyland prompt displayed a line:

"Current reward temporarily unavailable, requires completion of Main Quest 4 to be granted simultaneously."

Luigi: "?"

Isn’t this the reward for Main Quest 3? Why wait until after Main Quest 4 to claim it?

Moreover, with Uriel gone, what is Main Quest 4?

While pondering this, the fairyland prompt popped up again.

"Special Dreamland ’Uriel’s Choice’ Main Quest 4—Waiting: Wait for Uriel’s return and converse with him."

"Please note, this task has only one chance."

"Please note, Uriel will enter the ’Dreamseeing’ state in Main Quest 4."

"Please note, every word you say might influence the subsequent plot development."

"Main Quest 4 will start the next time Uriel enters the ’Dreamseeing’ state."

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