Amid the faint background noise of the recording, a gentle, lively female voice hummed softly.
T.E.R's voice, accompanied by piano music, easily relaxed the mind. The lingering headache Wang Jixuan had felt earlier noticeably eased.
Magical music.
She was hosting an underground broadcast—fortresses promoted respect for labor and banned entertainment celebrities, so there could only be underground broadcasts and virtual songstresses.
Only after the humming ended did Wang Jixuan come back to himself. He realized he had been sitting by the bed for several minutes. The virtual songstress codenamed [T.E.R] took a light breath, as if steadying her emotions, then said gently:
"Our Fortress No. 76 has withstood the test of the Blade Beast Swarm. We have become the first fortress to remain standing after encountering two consecutive beast swarms. The Blade Beasts surely won't dare invade again.
"I hope my music can soothe everyone's taut nerves. Work hard today too, everyone, and do your best to live well!
"And also...
"I met a great hero wearing a black helmet and a Black Protective Suit. He saved me during the Blade Beast attack, and I don't know how to express my gratitude to him.
"But everyone, I can say with certainty that heroes really do exist! He was like a beam of light shining on my face, driving away all those terrifying Blade Beasts.
"The next song, Black Hope, is one I wrote yesterday. It only has a simple melody for now, so I'll just hum it while playing."
The virtual songstress picked up her acoustic guitar. Bright notes drifted out, accompanied by the tapping of knuckles during the pauses between strums.
Just as Daoist Wang was getting interested, the recording abruptly cut off.
"Uh, the equipment ran out of power while recording," Wu Man hurriedly explained in a weak