Throne of Radiance

The sky is clear, and the blue sky is like a deep sea reflected on the sky, extending endlessly to the distance, wrapping the undulating mountains under the deep sea, the deep forest sea, and the towering classical castle in the green forest sea. .

The frost and snow have not yet melted away, and the earth is left with streaks of frost.

Although it is already June, the Roland Kingdom in the north is like early spring.

In terms of national power, the Kingdom of Roland itself is only a small third-rate country, but in the field of literature and art, this country, known as the country of art, has a special status in the entire Azure Star.

As the country that Zhanlanxing most admires art and elegance, it gathers the world's most prestigious music academies and many other art academies, and countless strong people in the field of art have come out of it.

The "Moonlight Temple", which symbolizes the highest palace in the art world, is located in the capital of King Roland. Countless art medals flowed out from here, including the highest honor "Silver Moon Medal" that all artists in Zhanlan Star dream of.

Even without mentioning those medals and awards, even the opportunity to hold a personal concert or private art exhibition in the Moonlight Temple, or even other art exhibitions, is the lifelong wish of countless artists.

——This means that they have been recognized as the best among their peers. From then on, their reputation will be spread all over the world.

A good-natured person once did a rather boring survey, and finally came to a conclusion: the citizens of the Kingdom of Roland, who have been exposed to it since childhood, can beat all other countries in the blue star in terms of average artistic accomplishment and artistic attainments.

——This is also a capital that makes the Roland Kingdom quite proud.At least in this field, they have defeated a big country with a more prosperous economy, more advanced technology, and stronger national strength than theirs.

Since then, the Kingdom of Roland has tried its best to promote its advantages. From top to bottom, the emphasis on the field of art has continued unabated. The artistic atmosphere of the entire country ranks the highest in the blue star.Many parents who discovered that their children were talented in art would send their children to the Kingdom of Roland to go to school from an early age if possible.

And outstanding artists in various fields will also receive preferential treatment far beyond other countries in the Kingdom of Roland, and have a special status that is difficult to obtain in other countries.

For example, knighthood.

——The Kingdom of Roland is the only country on the blue star that grants honorary titles to literary and art workers.

Even if it is extremely difficult to obtain a knighthood, only winners of the Silver Moon Medal are eligible, and so far, there are no more than 30 winners of the Silver Moon Medal; even if this title is just a title of honor and has no real power; The noble status of the people is declining with the progress of the times, becoming a representative of decay and backwardness... In any case, this is a symbol of status and honor. If it were placed in the era of feudal dynasties hundreds of years ago, it would be impossible for common people to cross in their lifetime. The apex reached by Tianchao is the goal that some families have worked hard for generations.

It is conceivable that the Kingdom of Roland has such a strong attraction to those who are engaged in the field of art on the Azure Star, and how many talents gather in this small country.

Even if you just find a passer-by on the street, the other party can talk about common sense in various art fields, and when it comes to the famous painters and musicians of Zhanlanxing, they are very familiar.

The superposition of these factors has created the Roland Kingdom with an extremely strong artistic atmosphere. Even the cultural customs are labeled with art, and wandering singers, painters, orchestras, and sculptors can be seen everywhere on the streets of the city... …and events big and small in cities big and small, as well as festivals related to the arts.

Among all the festivals, the most powerful one is the annual festival held by the royal family of the Kingdom of Roland.

The reason why the New Year Festival is chosen in June is also very simple.

——This is exactly the time when the brand-new Roland Kingdom held a celebration for the first time after the war that swept the world more than 50 years ago to celebrate the end of the war and the rebirth of the country.

Since then, the tradition has survived.This annual celebration is also known as the Annual Festival of the Kingdom of Roland.

This small country that was on the verge of collapse in the war, not only was not destroyed by the war, but was reborn from the ashes. After more than 50 years of development, it has become a country recognized by the world as a country of art.

In this regard, all Roland people have an indescribable pride.Every year when the New Year's Day comes, countless people will flock to the capital to participate in this nationwide carnival, and release their joy and passion in the art performance in a way unique to the Roland people.Artists from all over the world will never miss this event.

The Roland Kingdom's annual festival is more free than most people imagine.On this day, the entire capital is a stage for performances.

At any alley, any street, any river, any station, pier, park, square, you can see the people participating in this event.Some people held exhibitions on the street, displaying personal sculptures, some people directly painted on the spot with a drawing board, some personal bands performed in the open air in the park, and there were impromptu song and dance performances. Be a flower girl, and distribute Roland's national flower to every passer-by... In short, from the moment of entering Roland King's Capital, as far as the eye can see, everyone is participating in this grand banquet in their own way.

Joey walked silently among the busiest crowds in the capital.

Chandler gave him a special invitation to directly enter the Moonlight Temple to enjoy the most first-class concert that night.This is the only opening day of the Moonlight Temple every year, and every artist who can perform in the Moonlight Temple is said to be a candidate for the Silver Moon Badge, at least at that level of strength.

However, even if he failed to enter the Moonlight Temple, the scenes he saw along the way were already an extraordinary enjoyment.

This is simply an art lover's dream paradise.

"Hey, little brother, look here!" Someone suddenly shouted towards him, waving while shouting, making sure that Joey saw him, before asking, "Are you interested in being my temporary model?"

The person who spoke was sitting on the side of the road, with messy mid-length hair and stubble, only a pair of dark blue eyes were exposed, and his age was hard to tell. He was holding a paintbrush with paint, and in front of him was a newly painted painting. Paper, and a blank drawing board.

Beside him, there are seven or eight paintings that have been painted side by side, and many people are there admiring them at this time.Looking at the number of people who were attracted, it was obvious that the level was quite good.Hearing the painter's words, and those who watched the painting cast curious glances at Joey.

——After the incident of the painting of the curse was revealed, with Joey's outstanding appearance, logically speaking, there is probably no one in the world who does not know his true identity.But along the way, everyone who saw him, apart from being amazed by his appearance, had no other special reaction, as if this was not a weird and mysterious transcendent.This is naturally the impact of Joey's constant spiritual hints on everyone.

The painter obviously did not recognize his identity, but he was attracted by the mysterious and classical temperament of this young man.He couldn't wait to get up and face Joey, the closer he got, the more eager the light in his deep blue eyes.

He circled around Joey, like a cat that found a small dried fish, and sighed almost obsessively: "The moment I see you, brother, my inspiration is endless. You just Appearing here is like art descending into reality! - Please, please be my muse for a day!"

Joey came over under his entanglement. He didn't agree or refuse. Instead, he picked up the paintbrush unexpectedly, raised his head and asked, "Can I have a try? I suddenly became interested."

"Ah?" Du Zuo was taken aback for a moment, and then reacted. He showed a hearty smile, stood aside, and bent his dark blue eyes, "It's okay, so you are also a painter, brother? Hey , no matter what, today is a day for everyone to revel, and no one would refuse such a request."

As he said, he pointed to the gate of the park in the distance, and the singing and dancing were extremely eye-catching: "Even if I pull you to join them now, they will only warmly welcome you!"

During the conversation, there were indeed a steady stream of attracted passers-by joining the energetic dance performance at the entrance of the park.

Joey raised the brush and swiped it onto the paper.

When he bowed his head to paint, he was quiet and calm. His long black hair fell from the side of his face, blocking his eyes as quiet as night, and he had an indescribable unique aura around him.

People who were attracted by it unconsciously stood by and watched.

The deep purple sky is like the reflection of the deep sea, the floating yellow clouds are like whales passing by in the sea, the distant mountains painted in deep red are like solidified red ink, and the frosty white forest sea faintly reveals a dream under the melting frost and snow The colorful branches, leaves and flower buds are like a rainbow refracted on the frost and snow.Then there are buildings that melt like chocolate in the snow, and the blurred crowd, each person has a different color, from hair color to fur color to clothing, like a piece of walking rainbow candy...

There are at least twenty kinds of colors that can be distinguished on the drawing paper, and many colors are painted in places that ordinary people would not expect.

"Well, little brother, your color scheme...you have a childlike innocence!" Du Zuo unconsciously opened his mouth wide, and finally spit out a sentence.

how to say?The other party's basic painting skills are much better than him. Before the coloring, it was a perfect realistic line drawing, but after the coloring, it quickly moved towards the impressionistic genre.All kinds of bold coloring and scribbling that he didn't dare to think about made the whole painting appear chaotic and blurred, illusory and weird.

Joey did not add spirituality to the painting, but purely with skill, so this is just an ordinary painting at present.Instead of mobilizing the spirituality to drive the painting spirit, Joey, who is colorblind, does not have the normal coloring ability. He paints all by feeling.

Therefore, it was difficult for Du Zuo to judge whether the painting was good or bad.The unparalleled painting skills and the color matching of children's graffiti made him unable to help but fall into contradictions and confusion.

"That's too euphemistic. What does it mean to have a childlike innocence? It's clearly at the level of children's graffiti." At this moment, an undisguised voice sounded from behind.

Another young man pushed aside the onlookers and walked out, with a disapproving expression on his face: "I've said it all, painting is an art that requires talent, and those who don't have talent should not waste their time!"

The person who suddenly appeared had a pair of cat-like dark green eyes, and there was a shining arrogance in these eyes.

This person ignored Joey next to him, and seemed to come over after hearing what Du Zuo said, and fired at him as soon as he came up, with a very rude tone:

"Du Zuo, I can't stand your hypocritical way of speaking the most. This kind of false encouragement will only mislead those mediocre people, making them think that there is no gap-like talent gap between themselves and real geniuses. Waste time in pursuits that they will never achieve in their lifetime, and mistakenly pursue goals that will never be achieved! Better to let them know the facts in the first place, and choose another path that suits them."

Joe Untalented Mediocre Yi: "...?"

"Grant, don't go too far..." Du Zuo subconsciously glanced at Joey, as if he was worried that he would be hurt by the other party's words.

But he quickly realized that his behavior was wrong, and quickly looked away, staring at the sudden person with displeasure: "Not everyone pursues the pinnacle of the field, as long as you like to draw and paint as much as you want, that's enough gone."

"Hehe. Then you waste your time on the pointless business of producing unsalable waste paper?"

The young man called Grant taunted mercilessly.

For some reason, he glanced at Joey after he finished speaking, and argued in a stiff tone: "I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about some people who are overwhelmed... Well, anyway, you are not a painter, no To make a living by painting, the current level is completely enough.”

Joe expelled painter Ji Yi: "???"

"Well, brother, are you okay? Actually, Grant is not targeting you, he is targeting me." Until the young man had left, Du Zuo looked at Joey who had been silent all the time, suspected that he had been hit, and quickly explained, " Although it is not very good to say that other people's privacy is not good, but you must not misunderstand him. His father is what he said was an overconfident painter. He never sold a painting. Instead, he had to rely on his wife to support the family. I have been badly influenced since I was a child..."

"I also heard about these things from other people, because he accidentally discovered that I encouraged the untalented juniors to persevere and never give up, so he has always been very displeased with me..." He said a few words vaguely, without any acquaintances. Unfamiliar Joey talks too much secret.

"Ah, I'm fine." Joey, who had been silent all this time, suddenly laughed slowly, and said word by word, "I'm completely, there is no misunderstanding."

Du Zuo: "..." Really?In the comics, this smile is simply blackened, right?