Chapter 750: 747. The Rhythm of White Wolf City
At the easternmost edge of the Gallop Plains, in White Wolf City's castle.
In a small music hall, a band gathered around a long couch, playing for the great white wolf resting on it. Some musicians plucked string instruments, others worked the drums and brass, while one sat at a piano, leading the ensemble.
On the couch, the White Wolf kept her eyes half-closed, sometimes nodding her head to enjoy the melody, sometimes twitching an ear and going still. Her massive paws even tapped softly against the cushions in time with the music.
The band was playing a symphonic arrangement of "Our Dad," reworked by Sangji, a Retainer of the White Wolf. Ever since the young Retainer of the White Wolf Family had begun managing White Wolf City as a Retainer of the Magic Wolf Totapara, she had recruited musicians from far and wide. She had also ordered people to collect scores and poems from the Barbarians, Beastmen, and Wolf-Barbarians, then organize the scattered melodies from various tribes.
When the music ended, the pianist rose gracefully and walked respectfully to the couch. "Lady Magic Wolf, we've performed the new score you requested. What do you think? Are you satisfied?"
"Hmm..." The White Wolf slowly opened her eyes. "It's decent overall, but there are a few things you should improve. First, the arrangement lacks brightness. Your percussion doesn't capture the bleak vastness of the Gallop Plains. I think you could use some Barbarian bells and war drums."
Though her voice sounded somewhat languid, the White Wolf spoke very clearly. "Besides the instruments, the structure of the piece could be more orderly. In the counterpoint in your second section, aren't a few notes off?"
The smile on the musician's face stiffened. He had