Chapter 107 Track (Third Update)
Lucian slowly followed Natasha to the lounge sofa: "After suffering such a serious loss, the 'Silver and White Horn' still didn't give up, it seems that their plan is really big. But now that they have been found by the church and intelligence services, there should be some peace for a while."
"Of course, the church has dispatched a squad of night watchmen to hunt them down, and even the bishops and pastors have sent some to those border towns to extinguish the flames of the cult. Several consecutive failures can't hit the cultists of the 'Silver and White Horn', they are really crazy and irrational." Natasha sighed slightly, with a faint regret on her face, as if it was because she couldn't participate in the battle in person.
Lucian did not answer, but scolded: "The fanatics of the God of truth are similar."
Natasha walked to the sofa and turned around: "And the music festival is about to start, there are more people flocking to Alto than ever before, it is likely to hide creatures from the dark world, evil magicians, assassins, etc., and the City Guard, intelligence and night watchmen are very short of manpower, and it has become very difficult to maintain both light and dark, so I specially remind Lucian, you must be careful in the past few days, hehe, I am still waiting for your concert."
"Your Highness, don't worry, I have been practicing with peace of mind lately, making final preparations for the concert, how can I go out late at night." Lucian smiled in response to Natasha's concern, "And I am wary of the long sword, it will be difficult for the Silver and White Horn to ambush me unless I use a strong person of the great knight level, but how can a small person like me be worth taking the risk of using a great knight and a priest in Alto?"
Because Natasha caught a cult priest last time, Lucian finally figured out the division of power within the "Silver and White Horns", the priest corresponds to the priest, the priest corresponds to the bishop, the high priest corresponds to the cardinal, and the chosen people of God corresponds to the Holy Spirit pastor.
"That's right, Lucian, you are the finale of the music festival, many nobles and clergy are paying attention to you, and those madmen in the Silver and White Horn will not trouble you unless they are really crazy. In addition, you don't have to worry, I have sent someone to take care of your uncle secretly." Natasha's disguised seriousness faded, and she said with a bright smile, "Actually, I heard that you came to the association after coming out of Sylvia's lounge, so I found an excuse to come and see you, I'm curious about your concert preparations."
She was not worried at all that Lucian would be very nervous and stressful to suddenly become the finale of the music festival, because she felt that she would never be nervous if it were herself, and Lucian, as a "qualified knight" who has experienced the test of cults and life-and-death crises, will definitely not!
Lucian looked at Natasha's curious look amusedly, it was indeed very easy to get along with her, it was not a special situation, and he didn't feel the pressure of Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Countess, and the Fifth-Level Knight at all: "I'm ready, what I need now is to practice with the band, after all, this is my first time as a conductor."
"Your sense of music is very good, and after becoming a knight, your coordination and body movements are enough to be a conductor, anyway, most conductors just play the beat and coordinate." Natasha replied not very carefully, looking at Lucian with beautiful purple eyes, as if she really wanted to know the repertoire of Lucian's concert in advance.
In the past, when theme music was scarce, conductors did not need to grasp the connotation of the music to express the music more infectiously.
Lucian thought that the time of his concert had been determined, and the association would inevitably hand in the repertoire so that there would be no problems with the music, so he did not hide Natasha: "Symphony of Destiny, string serenade in G minor, piano music arranged by Canon in D major, piano music adapted from the violin sonata in G minor, and a piano sonata in C minor with a theme musical nature, called "Sadness".
"This kind of music arrangement is very strange." Natasha said suspiciously, "It's rare to see a concert arranged so many solo piano pieces. There are too few symphonies, no concertos, and the whole concert is not grand enough."
Just as Lucian was about to explain, Natasha laughed herself: "But I have great confidence in you, Lucian, so let's arrange it like this. Hehe, I'm looking forward to your piano sonata, the current sonata itself is not mature enough, let alone thematic, I hope Lucian can explore a path."
After satisfying her curiosity, Natasha and Lucian casually chatted about the recent interesting things about Alto, talking about the chaotic and interesting simple concerts before the festival.
Speaking of this, Lucian suddenly thought of the cultists and frowned slightly: "The timing of the discovery of the Silver and White Horns is really a coincidence, it happens to be a music festival, and it happens to be the time when the church and the principality are most tight, are they ......?"
"Although the whereabouts of the Silver and White Horns were discovered by chance, we also considered the possibility that they deliberately leaked it to weaken the strength of Alto's guards, so if they dare to do anything in Alto during the music festival, they will definitely suffer a more serious blow." Natasha replied with lazy squinting eyes.
Lucian didn't say much, and he wasn't the only smart person, and the church members and knights were not fools.
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After Natasha and Camille left, Lucian was just about to go to the fifth floor recital hall to practice when he met Director Othello who came to the door in person.
He has recently received nobles and musicians from other countries continuously, and he has not stimulated the strength of his bloodline, so he looks very tired, but he still maintains that serious and old-fashioned old-school aristocratic temperament, holding a black cane, he walked steadily to Lucian step by step, and said expressionlessly: "Lucian, is the repertoire for your concert ready?"
Othello's student McCanz received a lot of strange eyes and criticism within the association because of the failure to accuse Lucian of success last time, so he found an excuse to return to the family territory to avoid the limelight.
"I was about to hand it over to you, Director Othello." Lucian returned to his desk, picked up a quill, and wrote the track to Othello.
Othello took a closer look and frowned sharply: "There are too many solo piano pieces, not a real and grand concert. I know that geniuses always have a lot of novel ideas and attempts, but Lucian, are you really sure?"
If it was a concert in the usual Psalm Hall, Othello would not care at all what musicians like Lucian who were favored by Her Royal Highness would play, but this was the triennial Aalto Music Festival, a music festival on the whole continent, and Lucian's concert was the final finale, so he couldn't help but be nervous and concerned.
Lucian nodded and said, "I am confident that Her Royal Highness the Princess has agreed."
"Okay, I hope you don't feel pressured." Othello still expressed his strong unease, in his heart, Natasha directly designated Lucian to hold the finale concert on the last day, and Christopher did not stop it, it was really ridiculous!
For such occasions, what is needed is a well-known, authoritative musician with extensive concert experience, rather than arranging a genius's first concert to try, which is not only an adventure for the Aalto Festival, but also puts a lot of pressure on Lucian's back.
And Othello has seen a lot of musical geniuses who sink under pressure, so he is so worried, "Although the Aalto Music Festival is only three days, the guests who come will definitely not leave immediately after the end, and Lucian can hold a concert after the festival, which can not only spread his fame, but also reduce his pressure."
As a director of the association, Othello thought this responsibly, but as a nobleman who had not stimulated the power of his bloodline for several generations, he did not dare to resist the princess's decision at all, so he could only ask Lucian to confirm it over and over again.
After finally sending Othello away, Lucian left the room and walked to the concert hall, where all the musicians and musicians he met along the way greeted him with strange expressions that could not be concealed.
Like Othello, they originally thought that the concert prepared by Lucian was after the festival, but they didn't expect it to be the finale of the ceremony, so they were full of jealousy who was not familiar with Lucian, and those who were familiar with Lucian were very worried, afraid that he would not be able to withstand this pressure.
As soon as he walked up to the fourth floor, Lucian's keen intuition as a knight moved, and he quickly flashed to the side, and then a lady rushed over.
If Lucian hadn't stepped out of the way in advance, the two would definitely have bumped into each other.
"Ms. Sylvia, do you have something urgent?" Only then did Lucian see clearly that in front of her was Sylvia, who was fresh and refined in a long yellow dress, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she was panting softly.
Sylvia was startled at first, then touched her chest and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I'm walking a little faster. Lucian, I heard that you are the last day of the concert, so don't be nervous." She smiled gently and comforted Lucian.
After exchanging a few words casually, seeing Sylvia walking downstairs, Lucian shook his head amusedly: "Ms. Sylvia is usually gentle and quiet, but today she is in such a hurry."
On the fifth floor, Lucian's appointment band, that is, the band where Rhine belongs, has been waiting for a while.
"Mr. Rhine, everyone, let's get started." Lucian picked up the baton.
Rhein smiled humorously: "Your solo works really make us curious."
Lucian smiled and did not answer, the baton moved, and the band began to play.
After practicing, Lucian felt good, and as he was about to continue, the door of the concert hall was opened, and Director Othello walked in with two young men.
One of them, Lucian, was Count Verdi, whom he had seen twice at the Latah Summer Palace, with short purple hair, handsome and calm, and full of knightly demeanor while walking. The other Lucian, on the other hand, was completely unfamiliar, a young and immature boy wearing a complex and delicate red coat, with a fair and delicate face, black hair and light gray eyes.
"This is Prince Michel of the Syracuse Kingdom, and because he is curious about our association, he asked Count Verdi to bring him over to visit." Othello's every move was introduced in a polite manner.
After Lucian and the others saluted, Michele said a little shyly: "Will I disturb your practice? I'm just looking at it casually, you don't have to care."
After saying that, his light gray pupils reflected Lucian's figure, and he said happily: "Mr. Lucian Evans, it's nice to meet you, my favorite relaxation after knight practice every day is to play your "Dedicated to Sylvia".
He warmly and rudely stretched out his hands to shake Lucian, satisfied with this trip to the Musicians' Association.
Michele's hands were slender and slender, but Lucian felt the power inside, and it seemed that he had already stimulated his blood even though he was not yet a teenager: "Your Highness, I am honored to be liked by you."
After a short conversation, Michele did not disturb Lucian and they continued to practice as Verdi left the recital hall.
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In the evening, after Victor, Phyllis, and Elena expressed their congratulations and concerns one by one, Lucian finally regained his purity and returned to the garden villa in Jisu District in a carriage.
"Mr. DeRoney?" Admiring Lucian, who was sprouting green on the street, accidentally saw Sylvia's father, Delony, walking and talking to a stranger.
This strange man is in his forties, with a high nose bridge, brown hair, dark blue eyes, no beard, wearing a black formal suit and a white wide-cuffed shirt, and the whole person has a unique restrained and deep temperament.
Making eye contact with Lucian, Deroni nodded, pointed to the man beside him and introduced: "This is Rogerio from the Pearl of the Sea, my relative and business partner."
"Hello, Mr. Rogerio." Lucian greeted politely.
Rogerio looked at Lucian with dark eyes, smiled slightly, and said, "Hello, Mr. Evans, even in 'Sturk', I can often hear your reputation."
After listening to Piora and the others talk interesting stories about Sturk at noon, and laughing with Rogerio for a while, Lucian said goodbye to them and returned home.
In the next few days, Lucian was completely immersed in the preparation of the concert, and before he knew it, time had entered April, and the Aalto Music Festival, a grand festival of mainland music, officially kicked off.
(End of this chapter)