Chapter 20 tries to decipher
There were no surprises, as Lucian expected, in the four hours from dinner to unknowingly falling asleep, he only interpreted the contents of the first ten pages of the magic note, and it was mainly discontinuous words, so it was impossible to form a complete sentence, because many words related to magic were very rare and rare.
Of course, with Lucian's ability to learn for many years, he could indeed restore and brainstorm the meaning of some sentences through these words, but it was definitely not accurate enough.
Fortunately, as a magic notebook, the witch will record the magic she has learned while occasionally recording her thoughts and encounters, just like a diary, and the words in this part are not unusual, and the grammatical structure is the same as Lucian's usual speech, allowing Lucian to smoothly interpret the similar sentences contained in the previous ten pages, and roughly know the origin of the other two magic notes, or should be called magic books.
Although this family has lived in a remote mountain castle since the occupation of Alto, and its whereabouts are hidden, but under the church's hundreds of years of crackdowns and searches, the population is still getting smaller and smaller.
After an accident in summoning "a creature represented by a word Lucian doesn't recognize", the witch became an orphan, and at the same time officially inherited the two magic books "The Book of Astrology and Elements" and "Illustrated Guide to Common Things Related to Magic".
There are only so many "diary" accounts of witches in the first dozen pages, so when Lucian wakes up the next morning, the first thought that comes to mind is: "The best witch's magic notes are complete and do not cut corners, otherwise where will I go to learn the ancient Sylvannas script?"
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Since most of the jobs Lucian can find from the Copper Crown Tavern are related to the Aaron gang, Lucian is unemployed again and can only rely on his savings for a short period of time.
However, this is exactly in line with Lucian, John, and Joel's plan, that is, to let Lucian concentrate on learning words for a while to avoid possible retaliation. After all, Joel and Alyssa are either street performers in the administrative district, or wash clothes in a powerful guild, and Evan can also follow Alyssa to the textile guild to help do some small things that don't cost money, and have nothing to do with the Aaron gang.
Even John and the others asked Lucian not to go out of the city or to a secluded place during this time, and to be careful of being secretly set on fire by people who were not afraid of death at night.
Therefore, after Lucian got up and washed his face, after eating the soft black bread boiled in boiling water, he actually had a leisurely feeling of having nothing to do.
Of course, this was just an illusion, Lucian quickly restrained his laziness, went out to find a clearing in the Adjean area, and then followed John's teachings, began to exercise his body and practice the basics of swordsmanship with wooden sticks.
For Lucian, before learning magic, the best way to face possible dangers is to work hard to strengthen oneself, even if John has said that if you don't exercise from an early age and start again after the age of sixteen, there is basically no hope of stimulating the power of the bloodline and gaining divine favor, unless you receive the "water of light" given by the church.
And Lucian still has Jackson's dagger on him, so he can fight at critical moments.
It was already nine o'clock after the exercise, Lucian returned home, rested for a while, and began to review what he had learned yesterday, as well as what he had gained when he tried to decipher the magic notes last night.
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In the lobby of 12 Sneva Street, Gisu District.
Victor looked at Lucian in disbelief: "You really haven't learned words before, whether it's pronunciation, spelling rules or grammar?"
From the thirty-two letters he asked for to recite to a few questions, Lucian's answers were perfect, and he also asked several questions about spelling rules, which are often problems that are only discovered after officially starting to learn words and grammar, Lucian's learning progress is really amazing, just one day of study, which is equivalent to the effect of three months for beginners, and has almost caught up with the civilian students Colin and Renee who have a certain foundation.
This was the second time Victor was surprised by Lucian's performance, and the other students couldn't help but look at Lucian again, is this poor boy a genius in language and writing, or is he deliberately lying, in fact, he has a certain foundation?
"Mr. Victor, I really haven't learned writing before, but when I was studying, I accidentally thought that I could connect it with the pronunciation and habits of everyday speech, and after comparison and reference, I was able to learn so quickly." In Alto, Lucian wanted others to see him as a genius, but he didn't want to see himself as an incomprehensible monster, and if he caught the attention of the church, he would be in trouble, so he casually explained his learning methods.
This is indeed the method Lucian used, but without library assistance and text books to try to decipher, it also cannot reach Lucian's learning speed.
Although Victor was born as a commoner, his father was already a good violin player and was appreciated by many nobles, he began to learn the lingua franca since he was a child, and had no experience in this area.
His satisfaction with Lucian was obvious.
Herodotus, Colin, and Renee looked at Lucian with a faint sense of envy and jealousy.
Lott and Phyllis, who have studied with Victor for five years, have no problems in the lingua franca, and even have good musical attainments, rarely see Victor praise their students like this, and can't help but look at each other.
"His method sounds very useful." Phyllis clasped her hands and placed them on the skirt of her legs, sitting dignified and ladylike, nodding slightly, maintaining a slightly arrogant attitude.
Lot originally planned to shrug his shoulders, but immediately thought of how unaristocratic this was, if he got along with other familiar companions or the civilian girls around him, it would be nothing, but the person sitting opposite, but Phyllis, who was faintly competing with his own musical performance, was stingy and good at sarcasm, so he just smiled and whispered: "After speaking the lingua franca for so many years, it's normal to have this idea, and this method doesn't need to be used to learn music, right, Phyllis?"
"Do you think I will be so naïve and naïve? Besides, I have my own way of learning music, unlike someone who always relies on that little talent, refuses to put his heart into it, and spins around in the pile of women, Lott, I think you should understand that talent cannot be squandered for long." Phyllis showed a standard smile, her eight snow-white teeth were neat and beautiful, "If this, well, seems to be a poor man named Lucian, starts learning music, maybe he will surpass you."
She used Lucian to sarcastic remarks about Lot.
In fact, except for Lucian, who has a serious lack of common sense, and Joel, John and others who know that he just wants to learn words and change his life situation, others, including Cohen, Victor, Lott, Phyllis, Renee, etc., all think that Lucian wants to develop in the direction of music, because once a scholar chooses to learn words, it often means that he has chosen the future path.
For example, if you want to be a clerk in a village court or an administrative official in a city hall, you will definitely choose a scholar in law, history, etc. when learning language and writing, rather than a musician like Victor.
As for those who want to be simple scholars, they are not from aristocratic backgrounds, or a small number of people who have close ties with aristocrats cannot be recognized.
Lot sneered: "If you surpass me, you must also surpass you, Phyllis."
Phyllis was about to fight back when she suddenly saw Teacher Victor's eyes looking over, so she straightened her long fiery red hair, buried her head, and continued to look at the score.
After Victor affirmed Lucian's talent, he sped up his teaching of Lucian, and quickly combined words to finish the spelling rules, and talked about some grammar knowledge, which was exactly what Lucian wanted.
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Friday was Lucian's last day of study this week.
After a few days of studying, Lucian had mastered most of the grammar, and if it weren't for the lack of vocabulary, he could have started learning magic, but Lucian also interpreted the witch's magic notes to the point where only the last few pages were left, and figured out why she came to Alto.
"As mental power grows, the effect of meditation decreases significantly, is there room for improvement?"
"Do you want to take the risk of trying a meditation method that only formal magicians can use?"
"I almost died, it's too dangerous, maybe I should consider referring to this meditation method to improve the apprentice's meditation method."
"Aimlessly, unable to find the direction, no wonder after hundreds of years of inheritance, the ancestors of the family have not improved the apprentice's meditation method, I am too arrogant and shallow."
"The structure of first-level magic is too complex to create a sigil model."
"I'm going crazy, I can't rely on existing magic potions to advance to the official magic master without building a mark model."
"Perhaps, I should try to concoct the 'Magic Gate' potion, which itself contains a level 1 spell model, which hopefully allows me to become an official magician."
"I can't find the icy plantagenet I need."
"Aalto is the largest and most prosperous city in the western part of the continent, and it is also a hidden city for many magicians, maybe I should try my luck."
This is the "diary-style" content interpreted by Lucian, who was very curious about the witch's experience after arriving at Alto, and decided to continue tonight and interpret the last few pages.
And today Lucian came to Viktor to study, and he also hid a little thought, that is, while mastering the basic grammar, he found an opportunity to borrow a lingua franca dictionary and use the library to write it down.
Lucian was full of anticipation.
(End of this chapter)