Chasing Time

“Next, we have the most noble recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Grand Cross of the Bath, the Victoria Cross and the lower grades of Knighthood, the leader of the anti-colonial movement, the bell-ringer of the East India Company, the hero of the Crimean War, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a lifelong dear friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Great Dumas, a steadfast supporter of scientific luminaries like Faraday and Darwin, having served as assistant under-secretary, deputy under-secretary, and permanent under-secretary in departments of the Home Office and the Navy Department of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the inaugural Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service, the first graduate and most distinguished alumnus of our school. Please welcome Sir Arthur Hastings to deliver a speech on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of London.”
Arthur's gaze swept across the crowd before him, looking at the young faces and murmured, “Agares, what do you think I should say?”
The Red Devil's wraith hovered behind him, saliva almost dribbling from the corner of his mouth, “Look at these ignorant souls; they still worship you as a hero. Why not say something they'd like to hear?”
Arthur took a deep breath and let out a deafening roar, “Oxford is a bunch of whores' bastards!”
“Oh!!!!”
The audience erupted into thunderous applause.
“Cambridge is the same!” he added immediately.
The applause grew even more fervent...
(The protagonist, possessed by a devil, travels through 19th-century Britain in a world without magic)

The Shadow of Great Britain

The dazzling crystal chandelier in the Kaidao Sai Mansion hangs from the high dome, illuminating the golden hall like daylight.


The symphony orchestra is located on the stage in the center of the hall, with musicians dressed in uniform. On the left is the string section equipped with violins, violas, and cellos, and the woodwind section composed of clarinets, oboes, trumpets, and horns. On the right is a complete brass section with flutes, piccolos, double-reeds, and clarinets, along with a percussion section composed of timpani, bass drums, cymbals, and triangle.


And the focus of all attention is gathered at the center of the stars and the moon, focusing on the handsome young man sitting at the German Bechstein piano decorated with griffins.


Franz Liszt's fingers dance between the keys, with intense and fluctuating melodies pouring out like storm clouds.


Mozart's Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter", this is the carefully selected theme for tonight.


Chapter 42: Fear of wolves ahead and tigers behind