Ruthless Player
The skill progression is a three-level jump from Violin Performance (Master) to Violin Performance (Expert) to Violin Performance (Master).
Linsey didn't hold back in adding experience points.
The violin playing skill (proficiency level) displays a characteristic that continues to change as you progress to the master level.
(Precise Rhythm) → (The Ruthless Player) [The Ruthless Player: Ruthlessness is also a form of emotional expression. When you play, the melody is flawless, while simultaneously conveying an innate precision and a mechanical coldness.]
"..."
Linsey raised an eyebrow; he had a premonition.
A performer who has undergone normal training would never develop such a unique playing style.
However, judging from the panel alone...
His playing skills are definitely up to par now; he's just waiting for the right opportunity to unlock the [Rhythm Game] module! "If they see you, they'll definitely kill you!"
"No!"
"As long as you look at me with gentle eyes, they cannot harm my body!"
While Linsey was working on her Attribute Panel, the stage on the deck was already set up, and people began to perform.
After several musical pieces and a live painting performance, this time four young people performed a play.
The love between the male and female protagonists is met with opposition and coercion from both families, leading to the actors' poignant lament. "Love, give me strength!"
"Either you turn into poison and freeze the life force within me!"
The actress's long sleeves slipped off her arms, revealing a small bottle clutched tightly in her fingertips. She tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp.
This scene symbolizes the female protagonist's unwillingness to betray her love, leading her to commit suicide by drinking poison.
It is also a climax in the play.
At this point in the performance, the deck fell silent. The performance, with its powerful artistry, captivated the audience, who watched the actors' movements as if they were part of the story, some even with tears in their eyes.
The heroine's soft body slowly collapsed, bringing the tragic atmosphere to its peak.
"How could this be? It can't possibly be like this!"
The scene was about to end, but suddenly someone in the audience shouted.
Linsey turned her head and saw a young man.
The other person's face showed utter grief, as if the performance had stirred up some kind of fear of reality in him, to the point that he could not control his emotions.
"So noisy!"
A streak of silvery-white paint flashed through the air, knocking the man to the ground.
"If you don't understand art, please don't disturb everyone's party!"
The person who made the move was an artist.
He held the paintbrush and flicked it lightly in the air, imprinting the paint on the tip into the air and binding the other person firmly to the ground.
This constraint only dissipates when the person who has lost control of their emotions falls into a coma.
On the stage, the curtain slowly falls.
But upon seeing this scene offstage, some in the crowd expressed their agreement, while others were filled with righteous indignation.
"To knock someone out with just one shout, isn't that a bit excessive?"
He ruined a good show!
"A good show? I think this performance is nothing special. Lily Danny's acting skills are far inferior to Miss Yao Xing at the Fimbul Theater."
"You're talking nonsense! She's playing Lily Danny exactly as I imagined her!"
"..."
Below the stage, the crowd quickly became agitated.
They even forgot the initial point of contention: the young man lying on the floor.
The content of their arguments also became the characters in the play, and several famous actors from the City of a Thousand Sails.
Waaah—
Even more outrageous, the Sea People pulling the Fishing Boat, who was navigating beneath the surface of the sea, was also making a melodious sound, as if he were joining in the discussion about the play! On the deck, it was as noisy as 1,000 roosters crowing simultaneously in 100 chicken coops.
"..."
"Are they always this enthusiastic?"
Linsey couldn't help but ask the girl next to her a question.
The scene on the deck reminded Linsey of a fan meeting, specifically a scene where anti-fans and fans were all in the same room.
Wala Wala nodded with a smile and said:
People tend to get emotionally involved easily.
"But if you bring in a famous artist to oversee things, they should behave themselves a lot better?"
"..."
Linsey was speechless.
He didn't want to get caught up in that madness.
Looking at the crowded audience, his gaze shifted to the man who had fainted on the ground.
"It's a bit dangerous for him to fall to the ground like that."
To prevent stampedes from causing fatalities.
Linsey prepared to sneak in and drag the unconscious man out.
But he had barely made a move when the girl beside him reacted, laughing and softly singing, "Come down, King! Come down from that spring that flows into the Abyss!"
A stream of water gushed from the deck.
They dragged the unconscious man out of the crowd.
The sudden surge of water soaked many people's clothes, further fueling public outrage.
"Who? Who spilled the water?!"
"Using such underhanded tactics when you can't win an argument? Don't you think you're being despicable?"
"Hey! Don't rub your wet thighs on the clothes I bought for 20 gold coins."
"..."
"Pfft—"
With a sly grin, Wala Wala and Linsey dragged the unconscious man away from the crowd.
The two walked together to the cabin entrance, whereupon the girl sighed, "It's a pity that tonight's performance will not be followed up."
Wala Wala then looked at Linsey: "But don't worry, if you feel lonely tonight, there will be another performance tomorrow."
Linsey was speechless:
"After all that commotion tonight, how can they still perform tomorrow?"
Wala Wala shrugged:
"Arguments are arguments, but acting is acting."
The night was deep at that moment.
Waves were crashing against the sea, causing the boat beneath our feet to sway.
Unfortunately, it couldn't drown out the noise on the deck.
Wala Wala yawned.
After teaching Linsey and watching the performance on the deck, the girl felt a little tired.
She walked into the cabin on her own initiative. "I live on the second floor, in the last room on the right."
"If you have any other musical instruments you'd like to learn, feel free to come find me anytime!"
"Hmm—except tonight, I'm already a bit tired."
Linsey watched the girl leave.
He was about to return to his cabin when he reached out and patted the unconscious man. "Hey, wake up!"
The artist just now didn't go too far.
Linsey patted the man twice, and he woke up.
He glanced at Linsey in front of him, then at the 'lively' stage scene on the deck, and realized what had just happened.
"Sir, thank you for pulling me out!"
"If you don't mind, please tell me your name. I will always remember this kindness."
"Linsey." Linsey waved her hand and turned to leave. "It was just a small favor, you don't need to worry about it."
Linsey has no intention of causing trouble right now.
He thought about the vast ocean before him; this was his first time in a marine environment! What would he catch while fishing here?