The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 564 - 562 Composing

Chapter 564: Chapter 562 Composing

"Composing," the latter half of the path to promotion.

When William first heard this term from the mouth of the Sick Servant, he thought of the music that played along with the emergence of their Frame when he had faced the Completer and Plague Master.

The Plague Master’s music had a more epic feel, even creating scenes that approached reality,

such as the first glimpse of Fish Origin - Nazjatar during the gentlemens’ assessment, accidentally seen through the Lake Bottom Giant Eye. That epic music made William feel as though he were in the roaring sea, at risk of sinking into it and being devoured by leviathans of the deep.

The Completers, who are also known as Silver Circle Patients,

although some of their music still retained an epic feel, the sense of immersion was not strong, and the music more often expressed the Traits of the Silver Circle Patients, allowing them to better showcase themselves through music.

The secrets and true effects of music will be unveiled during the impending composing process.

"Composing Room"

William had thought he would find a bizarrely shaped orchestra gathered in an area resembling a concert hall.

In reality, he didn’t see an orchestra, but the "thing" presented before William’s eyes was far more shocking than any comprehensive orchestra could be,

the structure of the Composing Room was more like a church,

The wide wall facing the entrance was covered with "long semi-humans," beings with limbs removed, only keeping elongated torsos and heads, all hung in an inverted position.

These pure white beings, aside from mouths and nostrils on their faces, lacked any other organs, slim as bamboo poles, arranged according to height and covering the church walls, totaling more than 180 beings.

A rectangular incision was also present on their abdomens, its specific purpose unknown at this time.

In addition, a thick nerve extended from the base of their skulls, connecting through precise wiring to the central platform of the Composing Room.

Before William could ask, the pure white Sick Servant by his side spoke first:

"What you see is the Gland Area’s finest masterpiece, a ’Pure White Bionic Human Organ,’ which we have spent decades crafting.

You only need to step onto the platform to connect all the nerves, then control them to ’inhale.’"

The gas would vibrate the vocal cords and ultimately emit sound through the sound tubes in the abdomen.

Each bionic human outputs a different melody, with the amount of air you control also affecting the melody, and you can even create unique tones by fine-tuning the sound production process.

This structure enables one person to achieve effects that a hundred-person orchestra could hardly reach.

Once you complete the composing, you simply need to perform a perfect rendition from start to finish; this music will complete your Frame, thus finishing your final promotion."

William nodded with interest, "I see. Is there still no time limit?"

"No... Your time privilege was only for ’The Muddied Silver,’ the time limit for composing is always a week, with no exceptions.

However, I have promised to assist you during the composing period to ensure that the compatibility of your composition with your illness reaches over 80%.

Shortly, I will join you on the organ platform and provide you appropriate guidance on this matter of composing."

"Okay, but I have a few questions before we start.

Do the bionic humans making up the organ have brain tissues?"

William’s true purpose was instantly recognized by the Sick Servant, "Don’t think about using your Madness Brain to control them. Don’t be clever during the composing period, or you might be stripped of your qualification to compose."

"Haha, alright~ I won’t mess around; let’s begin now."

William stepped onto the platform, allowing the nerve threads from his Madness Brain to effortlessly connect with the nerves on the ground from the bionic humans, easily achieving neural connection.

The Sick Servant immediately followed, writhing his cellular body onto the platform as well, connecting his central nerve to William’s Madness Brain,

He would fulfill his promise, providing assistance during the composing to ensure an illness compatibility rate above 80%.

Although the Sick Servant had an anticipatory psychological assessment, when he connected to William’s brain, he was still shocked by the complex illnesses within and could not think of any music that might suit such a complicated young man, even though he was a staff member in the Gland Area.

"Can we start now?"

"Wait a moment. For the first three days, my suggestion is to familiarize yourself with the organ, understand the tones each bionic human tube can produce, and the combined tones of two to three human bodies can produce, then start composing from the fourth day."

"Okay."

However, just five hours had passed, and a series of continuous and elegant simple tunes echoed in the Composing Room.

The white-clad Sick Servant was completely astounded. He could not grasp how the young man could familiarize himself with the organ so quickly, but due to professional ethics, he resisted asking and disturbing him.

What he did not know was that William himself had an Art Talent. At the age of four, he was already able to play the piano by himself, and he had participated in several public performances in the Orphanage.

This was all thanks to the Orphanage’s advanced training and the special attention given by the art teacher, who had a pedophilic incline and coveted William’s body.

[Library of Thought Palace]

Through a quick familiarity with the bionic human organ, William replicated a composite piano in the Library that had the same effect.

It had three rows of piano keys, and even lower keys under his feet that needed to be operated with the toes to achieve the effect of the organ.

Sitting in front of the piano was not only William but also Yi Chen embedded in his back,

Four arms playing simultaneously, and the feet constantly pedaling, creating a ’hand-and-foot dance’ scene.

After trying a few simple continuous plays, Yi Chen on his back gave his opinion:

"William, base it on the music that the Orphanage often plays, modify it and make additional arrangements.

That music excellently expresses Despair, Fear, Hope, and Tranquility, and is almost indelibly imprinted in our minds, making it very suitable as the underlying tone.

In my view, the music must adapt not only to your illnesses but also to you as a person."

"Indeed it can."

Once the plan was settled, the composing officially began.

The two worked in concert with twice the results and half the effort. The Sick Servant who had previously agreed to help couldn’t get involved at all.

Unlike the murky atmosphere,

The composing process was subjectively shortened, producing completed music in just four days.

When William performed the final play, the Sick Servant instantly felt a sense of Fear deep in his cells, instinctively retracting the neural dendrites connected to William’s brain and retreated to the sidelines.

In the music that was sometimes rousing and sometimes gloomy, sometimes filled with Despair and then with Hope, the Sick Servant’s spirits were also adjusted, feeling as if he might experience a mental Split at any moment.

By the time the oscillation of the last human tone tube ended, the performance concluded.

The silver frame above William’s head also completed the text carving at this moment,

Including William’s ’full name’ and a ’title’ that matched the music theme and his own traits.

Thus,

One more person was added to the ’Silver Circle’ of the Old World, and the current William could truly be called an ’Old World Patient.’

When the music and carving ended together, and William reopened his eyes,

Although he felt the new heights and rank he had reached, it was not the sensation of reaching the Peak but rather felt like he had moved from the foot of the mountain to its waist, to the area where many Old World Patients gathered.

There was still a long road ahead,

However, William had an intuition that he was now capable of embarking on a true exploration of the World and even beginning to find ways to return to the World of the living.