Throne of Magical Arcana

——It’s the last day of the double, and if you don’t vote for the monthly pass, it’s a waste~

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A cool breeze in the early spring night blew through the living room, and both Lilith and Sara couldn't help shivering. Perhaps it was because the sky was dark and almost dark, the environment of the manor was quiet and deep, and the young man in front of him had a calm and introverted demeanor. There is a dark and gloomy feeling here, as if listening to the legends told by parents in the past, those dark horror magic towers and mysterious and gloomy official magicians in the dark mountains or deep in the black forest.

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 pieces, and the official music advisor of Her Royal Highness the Princess What about the magician who hides in Tibet and lives a low-key life? We are too cranky!"

At this time, the butler Lopez came in with several servants holding copper candlesticks, and the flickering candles immediately brightened the living room.

Lucien walked down the stairs and calmly smiled politely at Sara and Lilith: "You two guests, are you here because of a historical document for me to interpret?"

The warm and peaceful voice came to Lilith's ears, making her completely shake off the hallucination just now, her cheeks flushed, and she stammered a little excitedly: "Evans, Mr. Evans, I like your music very, very much, whether it is "Fate ", or the serenade in G major, and my favorite is "Dedicated to Sylvia", such a pure and beautiful melody deeply hits my heart, I am very happy to see you, very happy .”

She even organized her language in a chaotic manner, but she managed to express what she wanted, her eyes were full of admiration and admiration. Mr. Evans was more temperamental than I imagined, and he was also considered handsome.

"Mr. Evans, I also like your music." Sarah was not as excited as her sister, but she couldn't help expressing her liking. In the oppressive magical life, he hummed the melody of fate over and over again. Thank you Lucian Evans wrote this motivating piece, thanks to the big eared baron who paid big bucks for a band to play in town.

Lucien smiled and shook his head: "Thank you very much for your liking, but I think we should still discuss that manuscript."

As a magician who believes in "knowledge equals power", Lucien also has a strong interest in historical documents, which may contain the knowledge or information he needs, which is why he received Sarah and Lilith. The "Alto Music Festival" is about to start. During this time, there are people who come here every day, but Lucien decided to turn it down because he was preparing for the concert with peace of mind.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Evans, we lost our composure." Sarah regained her composure, and took out a stack of old white papers from her arms and handed them to Lucien, "This is that document, please interpret it."

Lucien took the document: "It doesn't matter, I can feel and understand your sincere liking, and I am honored. Sit down and let's discuss together."

Lilith blushed and sat down with Sara, secretly looking at Lucien on the single sofa diagonally opposite, concentrating on flipping through the manuscript. She liked the profound profile, beautiful outline, and unique temperament. , thinking shyly in his heart: "Mr. Evans who is attentive is more attractive."

Lucien, who is used to flipping through quickly so that he can record first in the Soul Library, is no exception this time, but after a while, he suddenly saw a familiar sentence:

"When the sun enters Thanos' palace..."

Lucien's expression became slightly serious: "Why did you see a similar sentence for the second time in just a few months? What is the relationship between Mr. Derony's poems and this manuscript?"

With such doubts, after the soul library finished recording, Lucien read it very seriously. He read the manuscript of less than ten pages for half an hour, and the more he read it, the more frightened he was. The document, this incomplete and unclear manuscript, seems to be talking about a magical relic!

Lucien slowly added the background and historical events, and deciphered most of this manuscript without context. On the surface, he was concentrated and dignified, but there was a huge wave in his heart:

"The words 'Mountain Floating' and 'Great Cross' in the literature... I have read these words in the "Book of Astrology and Elements"!"

Therefore, Lucien turned the "Book of Astrology and Elements" to the corresponding part of the unique magic circle. After careful comparison, he finally determined that the scene described in a certain paragraph of this document is a magic lock with astrology magic as the main focus. Cross".

"Mystic lock" is a powerful magic barrier that covers a wide area and can run automatically for a long time.

"Derony's poem describes the appearance of Lake 'Elsinore', and this document seems to be the same, not only with more specific descriptions of the meteorite destroying the city and the strange red liquid gushing out, but also with subsequent The narration of the magnificent underground building and the magic lock. But this manuscript is too incomplete, there is no relevant information on why the magic building was built underground, and why the magic lock was arranged.”

"The witch's ancestor was Alto's magician. Although there is no record, it can be guessed that his teacher, the legendary magician with the title of 'Prophet', should be the magic lord of a nearby country. The content of the lock is the same as his magic book, and he is probably responsible for the layout of the underground magic building. It is a pity that "Book of Astrology and Elements" is a magic book, and there are no notes on it."

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, Lucien raised his head, and said calmly: "This manuscript is incomplete, is there any other parts? The more information there is, the easier it is to interpret. And judging from the feel of the paper, this is after the invention of the new papermaking technology. paper, unlike the papyrus or parchment documents of the Dark Ages."

"The documents we got are not original manuscripts, there are only so many." Although facing the musician Lucien Evans whom she likes and admires very much, Lilith still answered vigilantly, and Sarah nodded accordingly.

After comparing the poems and documents with the arrangement of the magic locks on the "Book of Astrology and Elements", Lucien unexpectedly found that he could basically determine the location of the "mystery" according to the terrain and astrology, because all the "mysteries" The operation of the mythos all depends on similar things, but the structure of each fanxo is different, and it is difficult for people who do not understand the fanzhao to figure it out by themselves.

"Then I will tell you the part that I can interpret." Lucien explained the judgment of Lake "Elsinore" one by one, and it was obvious that Sarah and Lilith's eyes brightened and their expressions changed. uplifting.

After Lucien finished speaking what could be deciphered from the document at hand, Lilith couldn't hide her joy and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Evans, your interpretation is really useful to us!"

"Ahem." Sara was delighted at first, then came to her senses, and hurriedly coughed to stop her younger sister's excitement, "Thank you very much, Mr. Evans, for your interpretation. I wonder how much we need to pay?"

Lucien smiled peacefully and said, "A gentaler." Knowledge can't be sold cheaply, especially after preparing for the music festival and leaving Alto under the pretext of collecting music and invitations, it's better to have more money on him.

After serving as Natasha's music consultant for nearly six months, plus the remaining cash in the estate, Lucien currently has a total of thirty quintales, which is wealth that many ordinary people can only accumulate in a lifetime.

And this manor worth several thousand gold thalers, Lucien has no way to sell it, which makes him a little sad.

"Your knowledge far exceeds the value of a quintal." Sara took out her purse and respectfully gave Lucien a quintal. He has no hesitation or heartache. Even if he learns characters and professional knowledge from scholars for a month, it only costs five to twenty silver nars, but the value of this document to him is also beyond the reach of Jintale.

Lucien smiled and pointed to the darkness outside: "The gate of the city has been 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 the palace chef, his fried veal steak was once It has been praised by Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Really? Thank you, Mr. Evans, you are really a kind person." Lilith found that the object of her admiration was more and more in line with her expectations, and she also became more fond of it.

Instructing the butler Lopez to take Sara and Lilith to the guest room, Lucien stood quietly in the living room watching them leave, the black shadow distorted like a ghost under the flickering dim candlelight:

"It was such a coincidence that I just heard the poem from Mr. DeLoney, and within a few months, someone came to ask for an interpretation of the document."

"Could it be that the night watchman has been observing me secretly for a long time and couldn't find any trace of the professor, so he finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to test me with the relics?"

"Or some other reason?"

Doubts and guesses emerged in Lucien's heart, but there was also a lot of impulsiveness and greed:

"My mental power has grown to the extreme. In two weeks at most, I will be able to break through to the high-level magic apprentice stage. At that time, I will complete it with the knowledge I have and the analysis of several first-level magics. As long as there are potions and materials , will soon become an official magician."

"According to the arrangement of the mythos on the 'Grand Cross', there should be a magic garden that forms an ecological cycle in a hidden place outside the mythos that is not so dangerous. There should be a lot of plants and materials I need in it."

"When the sun enters Thanos' palace, it is also a reminder of the best time to enter the 'Mystery'. Every April 10th is the time when the sun moves near the zodiac 'Thanos' constellation. But according to "Astrology and the Elements" According to the records in the book, in fact, in the middle of the night before April 10th, when the silver moon hangs high in the sky, you can enter in advance! Because at that time the sun did not disappear in essence, but people on the ground could not see it. It's getting close to that."

This is a unique arrangement of magic locks. It will take a long time to know and decipher it without seeing the "Book of Astrology and Elements" and other magic books and magic notes of the legendary magician.

Prudence and greed clashed fiercely in his heart, Lucien's rationality finally gained the upper hand, 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. The ruins We will explore later when we have detailed information and sufficient strength.”

At this time, you should be more careful!

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After spending a sleepless night in the slightly eerie "Browns" Manor, Lilith reluctantly bid farewell to Lucien and returned to Alto. Because there was time, the siblings decided to wait for Alto's music After the end of the festival, go to the small town "Bonn" on the "Elsinore" lake.

And Lucien is also preparing to return to the Alto Music Association to practice with the band.