——It's the last day of double doubling, and it's a waste if you don't vote for the monthly pass~
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A cool breeze on an early spring night blew through the living room, and Lilith and Sara couldn't help but shiver, perhaps because the sky was dark and nearly dark, the manor environment was quiet and deep, and the young man in front of them had a calm and restrained temperament, they always had a dark and gloomy feeling here, just like those dark and terrifying magic towers and mysterious and gloomy formal magicians in the dark mountains or deep black forest when they listened to their parents tell legends.
However, Lilith and Sara quickly came to their senses and laughed at themselves: "How can a talented musical genius, a musician who composes pure and beautiful piano sketches, and the official music advisor to Her Royal Highness the Princess, be a magician who hides in Tibet and lives a low-key life? We are really cranky!"
At this time, Butler Lopez came in with several servants holding copper candlesticks, and the flickering candlelight immediately brightened the living room.
Lucian walked down the stairs and smiled politely at Sara and Lilith calmly: "Two guests, you are visiting because of a historical document for me to decipher?"
The voice was warm and peaceful, reaching Lilith's ears, making her completely get rid of the illusion just now, her cheeks turned red, and she stammered a little excitedly: "Evans, Mr. Evans, I like your music very, very much, whether it is "Destiny", or a G major serenade, and my favorite is "Dedicated to Sylvia", such a simple and beautiful melody hits my heart deeply, I am very happy to see you, very happy."
She even organized her language in a chaotic manner, but she still managed to express her meaning, her eyes were full of admiration and admiration, Mr. Evans had more temperament than she imagined, and she was also handsome.
"Mr. Evans, I like your music too." Sara is not as excited as her sister, but she can't help but express her love, in the oppressive magical life, the melody of fate is hummed over and over again, thank you Lucian Evans for writing this inspiring music, thank you to the fat-headed baron for spending a lot of money to invite the band to perform in a small town.
Lucian smiled and shook his head: "Thank you very much for liking, but I think we should still discuss that manuscript."
As a magician who believes that "knowledge equals power", Lucian also has a strong interest in historical documents, and perhaps it contains the knowledge or information he needs, so he will receive Sara and Lilith.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Evans, we lost our temper." Sara regained her composure, took out a stack of old white paper from her arms and handed it to Lucian, "This is the document, please interpret it."
Lucian took the document: "It doesn't matter, if you really like me, I can understand, and it is also an honor. Sit down, let's discuss it together."
Lilith blushed and sat down with Sarah, secretly watching Lucian on the single sofa diagonally opposite her as she was engrossed in flipping through the manuscript.
Lucian, who was accustomed to flipping through it quickly and was convenient for the soul library to record first, was no exception this time, but in a flash, he suddenly saw a familiar text:
"When the sun enters Thanos' palace......"
Lucian's expression became slightly solemn: "Why did I see a similar sentence for the second time in just a few months? What does Monsieur DeRony's poetry have to do with this manuscript?"
With such doubts, after the Soul Library recorded, Lucian read it very seriously, and read the manuscript of less than ten pages for half an hour, and the more he looked at it, the more he was shocked, because compared with some of the remote documents he had read, this incomplete and unclear manuscript seemed to be talking about a magical relic!
Lucian slowly added the background of the era and historical events, and interpreted most of this manuscript without context, concentrating on the surface and looking solemn, but it set off huge waves in his heart:
"The 'mountain peak floating' and 'the Grand Cross' in the literature...... I have read these words in "The Book of Astrology and Elements"!"
After careful comparison, Lucian finally determined that the scene described in a certain paragraph of this document was the "Grand Cross Stand", which is mainly based on astrological magic.
"Mystery Lock" is a powerful magic enchantment that has a wide range of coverage and can automatically run for a long time.
"Delornie's poem describes the scene of Lake Elsinore when it appeared, and this document seems to be the same, not only with more specific descriptions of meteorites destroying cities and strange red liquids gushing out, but also with subsequent accounts of grand underground buildings and magical locks. But this manuscript is too incomplete, and there is no relevant information about why magic buildings were built underground and why the maze locks were arranged."
"The witch's ancestor was a magician of Aalto, although there is no record, but it can be guessed that his teacher, the legendary magician with the title of 'Prophet', should be the magic lord of a nearby country. It's a pity that "The Book of Astrology and Elements" is a magic book, and there is no content on it."
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, Lucian raised his head and said calmly: "This manuscript is very incomplete, are there any other parts? The more information there is, the easier it is to interpret. And from the feel of the paper, this is the paper after the invention of new papermaking, not like the papyrus or parchment documents of the dark ages."
"The documents we got were not original manuscripts, there were only so many of them." Although he was facing Lucian Evans, a musician he liked and admired very much, Lilith still answered vigilantly, and Sara nodded in response.
After comparing the poems and documents with the layout of the magic lock in the "Book of Astrology and Elements", Lucian unexpectedly found that he could basically determine the location of the "maze" based on the terrain, astrology, etc., because the operation of all "maze locks" depended on similar things, but the structure of each maze lock was different, and it was difficult for people who did not understand the maze to calculate it themselves.
"Then I will tell you what I can decipher." Lucian told the judgment of Lake "Elsinore" one by one, and it was obvious that Sara and Lilith's eyes brightened and their expressions became excited.
When Lucian finished speaking what could be interpreted from the documents at hand, Lilith couldn't hide her joy and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Evans, your interpretation is so useful to us!"
"Ahem." Sara was happy at first, then woke up, and quickly coughed to stop her sister's excitement, "Thank you very much, Mr. Evans, for your interpretation, I don't know how much we need to pay?"
Lucian smiled peacefully: "A Kintale." Knowledge can't be sold cheaply, especially after preparing for the music festival, it is better to have more money on you under the pretext of collecting wind and invitation to leave Alto.
After serving as Natasha's music advisor for nearly six months, plus the remaining cash from the manor, Lucian currently has a total of thirty Kintales, a wealth that many commoners can accumulate in a lifetime.
And this manor worth thousands of gold, Lucian had no way to sell it, which made him a little heartbroken.
"Your knowledge far exceeds the value of Kintale." Sara took out her money bag and respectfully gave Lucian a Kintale. He did not hesitate or feel heartbroken, even if he studied writing and professional knowledge with scholars for only five to twenty silver nars a month, but the value of this document to him was also not something that Kintale could measure.
Lucian smiled and pointed to the darkness outside: "The city gate is closed, if you two don't dislike it, why don't you stay in my manor for one night? Although my chef is not as good as a court chef, his pan-fried veal steak has also been praised by Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Really? Thank you, Mr. Evans, you are such a kind person." Lilith found that the object she admired was increasingly in line with her expectations and became more fond of her.
Ordered the housekeeper Lopez to take Sara and Lilith to the guest room, Lucian stood quietly in the living room and watched them leave, the black shadow twisted like a ghost in the flickering dim candlelight:
"It was such a coincidence that I heard poetry from Mr. DeLoni, and within a few months someone came to my door asking for an interpretation of the literature."
"Could it be that the night watchman secretly observed me for a long time and found no trace of the professor, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to test me with the ruins?"
"Or is it something else?"
Doubts and speculations emerged in Lucian's heart, but he also had great impulse and greed:
"My spiritual power has grown to the extreme, and in a maximum of two weeks, I can break through to the advanced magic apprentice stage, and at that time, with the knowledge I have mastered and the analysis of several links of magic, as long as I have potions and materials, I will soon be able to become a full-fledged magician."
"And according to the layout of the 'Grand Cross Stand', in the hidden place outside the lock that is not so dangerous, there should be a magic garden that forms an ecological cycle to provide energy, and there should be a lot of plants and materials I need."
"When the sun enters the palace of Thanos, it is also a hint of the best time to enter the 'maze', and April 10 every year is the time when the sun moves near the zodiac 'Thanos' constellation. However, according to the records of the "Book of Astrology and Elements", in fact, late at night before April 10th, when the silver moon is high in the sky, you can enter in advance! Because the sun did not actually disappear at that time, but people on the ground could not see it, and it was actually approaching that position."
This is a unique magic lock arrangement, without seeing the "Book of Astrology and Elements" and other magic books and magic notes of the legendary magician, it takes a long time to know and decipher.
Caution and greed clashed fiercely in their hearts, and Lucian's rationality finally prevailed, and he quickly made a decision: "No matter what, I am about to leave Alto to go to the headquarters of the Magic Council, there is no need to take risks at this time, and I will explore that ruin later."
You should be even more careful at this time!
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After a sleepless night in the slightly eerie "Bronze" manor, Lilith reluctantly said goodbye to Lucian and returned to Aalto.
Lucian is also preparing to return to the Aalto Music Association to practice with the band.
(End of this chapter)