Chapter 37 Selection of Musical Instruments
Narrow, crowded, and difficult to get in and out of Aunt Alyssa's house with only wooden tables and chairs, Lucian and John sat on two chairs next to each other, talking in a low voice about the extermination of the cult.
At this time, Joel was still playing on the streets of the borough, Evan was playing with good friends of the same age nearby, and Aunt Alyssa was preparing dinner.
"Sir Wayne told me that a knight of high status may have leaked the news, so after we entered the sewers, we only found a large secret room left by the devil believers, and they actually built a devil's hall there!" John said solemnly, "And the devil believers are all missing."
Lucian was not surprised by such a result, because after killing the old man of the cult, he took a whole night to tell John that after such a long time, if the cult executives had not yet discovered the abnormality of the disappearance of their subordinates, with this pitiful vigilance and IQ, they should not do the dangerous job of the cult as soon as possible, and it would be more suitable for them to go home and grow oats: "What about the Aaron gangster?"
"Aaron's gangster, including Longsang? The main leader, including Aaron, is also missing, and the ordinary gangster thugs caught have no idea about the devil believers. The interrogation techniques of the judges of the Inquisition are rarely wrong." John's golden eyebrows furrowed, "But these ordinary guys are probably secretly executed now."
When it comes to cults and the devil, the church has always been so tough and ruthless.
As for magicians, Lucian felt that the church's attitude seemed to be softer, such as "himself" was not secretly executed in the first place, and of course, it could also be related to the fact that witches were just magic apprentices and were not taken seriously.
It was written in the year 392 of the Holy Calendar, that is, 423 years ago, and was written by a famous inquisitic magistrate, mainly teaching mage hunters and night watchmen how to identify magicians, track magicians, and how to torture magicians.
"How to identify a magician when you can't be sure if you use magic to secretly investigate?"
"If the suspect lives a secluded and secluded life, then this is certainly proof that he is a magician; If the suspect often attends banquets and is enthusiastic and cheerful, then he is clearly disguising himself in order to divert the suspicion of others."
"If he seems scared when he knows your identity as a mage hunter or night watchman, then he must be a magician, and if he remains calm, then he is undoubtedly a magician, because magicians are used to shamelessly lying and covering up."
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"When you catch a suspect and interrogate him, if you find that your magic cannot see through his true face, try the following: If he rolls his eyes while he is being tortured, it means that he is using his eyes to find the source of his power, that is, the devil; And if he is dull and still, it means he has seen the devil. If he has the strength to withstand torture, it means that the devil has made him sustainable, so he must be tortured more severely; If he cannot bear it and dies under the punishment, it means that the devil has let him die, so that he will not confess or reveal his secrets."
"When all is uncertain, leave the final judgment to our strict, just, truth-grasping God, and tie this man suspected of being a magician to the stake, if the Lord thinks he is not an evil magician, then he will be safe and sound in the flames, and if he is burned to ashes, there is no doubt that he is an evil magician, this is the will of the Lord!"
Compared with this religious scripture from more than 400 years ago, Lucian found himself alive, how lucky he was: "Perhaps after so many years of strength, the church has now relaxed its vigilance against magicians? It seems that they have focused their main attention on the heretics of the north."
"Did you find anything in the temple?" Lucian asked John curiously.
John seemed to recall some bad memory, and his expression became very serious and hateful: "We knights and attendants are just guarding the outside of the main hall, and the things in the depths are handled by Sir Wayne, His Excellency the Count of Verdi, and His Excellency Cardinal Salvatore, who represent His Majesty the Grand Duke, led the knights and priests.
"Although I was guarding outside the devil's hall, I still saw the ground covered with a layer of blood, as well as the red hearts placed near the gate, they were still bouncing around, and I heard that they were dug out directly from the chests of living people."
"I used to know the cruelty and horror of the devil and evil gods from the story of the bard and the description of Sir Wayne, and I didn't have any heartfelt hatred for them, but after I saw the scene they created for the first time that day, I realized that they were so evil, bloody, cruel, and tyrannical that I hated them from the bottom of my heart, and wanted to kill them, and wanted to get rid of them completely."
Seeing John's serious but powerful and purposeful tone, Lucian smiled: "John, have you found your own justice?"
John nodded and shook his head again: "Measuring whether one's own righteousness belongs to you takes years, even decades, to practice, but compared to the previous belief in protecting one's home and friends, I have more thoughts on getting rid of evil creatures such as demons and demons and their followers, which is a very strong idea."
"I remember that among the knights, there is a special profession called 'devil hunters', they walk in the dark all year round, risking their lives to get rid of evil creatures, do you want to develop in this direction, John?" Lucian joked with John, "By the way, what is Sir Wayne going to reward you?"
John softened his expression and laughed: "Where is it so easy to stimulate the power of the bloodline, just look at the number of knights in the entire principality, as for whether to join the knights in the future or become a 'devil hunter', it is still too far away."
Then he said: "Sir Wayne intends to reward our knights and attendants with a long sword forged of stainless steel, completely his own, a long sword that can be taken home, hehe, the one that is ready for me, Sir Wayne said, it will come with some magical power, it will be sharper, only a little worse than the official knight's longsword."
Mentioning the long-awaited long sword, John actually smirked a few times.
The two talked for a while, and when Joel returned, John cleverly stopped the topic, but finally reminded Lucian: "I heard from Sir Wayne that the whole Alto will relax on the surface and secretly strengthen the investigation and vigilance.
"Thank you, John." Although this means that the learning of his magic will become very troublesome, and some magic that relies on casting materials or causes a lot of movement will have to be suspended, but it also means that the actions of the cult and the Aaron gang will calm down for a long time, and their safety will be guaranteed, and the suspicion may become lower and lower.
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Although he only practiced magic that did not require materials such as "Ring of Runaway", "Mage's Hand", and "Organ Preservation", he had been working on the analysis and construction of other apprentice-level magic and several magic circles, and the trauma on the soul had been completely recovered a few days ago.
In the soul library, as long as he could find relevant books on the knowledge he had learned before, Lucian was also reviewing it in depth.
As long as the spell is cast once a day without interruption, it can be stored for at least three years, and Lucian has enough time to find other materials.
Thanks to the reading of religious books and travelogues, Lucian probably knew about the countries under the glory of the "God of Truth", as for the heretical countries in the north, the pagan countries, the dark creatures of the Dark Mountains, etc., they were still at a loss.
In short, Lucian is very busy with his studies, and he has no time to think about unnecessary things, at most he occasionally chats with Uncle Joel, Aunt Alyssa, Pierre, Elena, etc.
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"Lucian, I am very satisfied with your diligence in your studies. Now that you have memorized the initial knowledge of musical notation and scales, the next step is to combine music reading and playing to master them proficiently, and gradually extend to a deeper knowledge of music theory."
In the afternoon, after Anne and others left, Victor inspected Lucian's music study in the past week, and gave a very high evaluation of his attitude and learning effect.
So Victor was ready to let Lucian start learning musical instruments as soon as possible: "Lucian, have you thought about what musical instrument you want to learn? I am personally better at violin, harpsichord, organ and flute, and I can also give some guidance on other instruments."
Since becoming a magic apprentice, Lucian's life has been filled with busy studies and unexpected events, and he has not yet considered what instrument to learn, and he is a little hesitant at this time.
According to his inner thoughts, Lucian wanted to learn the piano, which was influenced by the regret of liking piano music in the past and not having the opportunity to learn piano, and from the reality, if he traveled to various countries on the mainland in the future to find the headquarters of the Continental Magic Council, then the violin would be the best choice, after all, a bard could not carry a piano with him.
In the curious and slightly cold gaze of Lot, Phyllis, and Herodotus, Lucian hesitated to make a choice.
Seeing this, Victor laughed gently and encouraged: "It's okay, Lucian, it's okay, if you have any thoughts, just say it."
After honing, Lucian's skin was already very thick, and he asked sincerely: "Mr. Victor, can I learn the piano you have modified? Besides this, can you learn the violin?"
"It's really shameless." This is the only idea of Lot, Phyllis and Herodotus, do they want to learn for a long time while it is free......
Victor moved his hands and said with a smile: "No problem, but it's best to learn one instrument well and then start learning another instrument. Well, because the effect of the harpsichord modification is better than I imagined, Lucian, you can learn it from me first, so that it can help me find some of the problems and see how to make better use of its characteristics."
"Thank you, Mr. Victor." Lucian was sincerely grateful.
(End of this chapter)