Throne of Magical Arcana

Lucien followed Natasha slowly to the sofa in the lounge: "After the 'Silver Horn' suffered such a serious loss, they still didn't give up. It seems that their plot is really big. But since they have been taught And the intelligence agencies have found traces, there should be another period of calm."

"Of course, the church has dispatched a night watchman team to hunt them down. Even the bishop and pastor have sent some to those small border towns. They must extinguish the flames of the cult. Several consecutive failures have failed to hit the 'Silver Horn' 'The cultists, they are really crazy and irrational." Natasha sighed slightly, with a touch of regret on her face, as if she couldn't participate in the battle in person.

Lucien didn't answer, but slandered: "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 very likely that there are creatures from the dark world, evil magicians, assassins, etc. hidden in the city. Due to the lack of manpower of the guards, intelligence department and night watchmen, it is very difficult to maintain both the light and the dark, so I specifically reminded you, Lucien, that you must be careful in the past few days, hehe, I am still waiting for your concert of."

"Your Highness, don't worry, I have been practicing with peace of mind recently, making final preparations for the concert, how can I go out late at night." Lucien smiled and responded to Natasha's concern, "And I have a long sword to guard against, unless the silver horn is used Otherwise, it would be difficult for me to ambush me, but how can a small person like me be worth risking using a great knight or priest in Alto?"

Because Natasha caught a cult priest last time, Lucien finally clarified the division of power within the "Silver Horn". 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 priest of the Holy Spirit.

"That's right, Lucien, you are the finale of the music festival. Many nobles and priests are paying attention to you. Those lunatics in the Silver Horn will only trouble you unless they are really crazy. Besides, you don't have to worry, your uncle I have sent someone to watch over there secretly." Natasha's seriousness in her disguise faded away, and she said with a bright smile, "Actually, I heard that you were at the association after I came out of Sylvia's lounge, so I found an excuse to come here Look at you, I'm curious about your concert preparations."

She didn't worry at all that Lucien would be nervous and full of pressure when he suddenly became the finale of the music festival, because she felt that she would never be nervous if she changed to herself, and Lucien, as a person who has experienced the test of a cult and life and death crisis, can also A "qualified knight" who is extremely calm will certainly not!

Lucien looked at Natasha's curious look with a smile, and it was really easy to get along with her. It was not a special situation, and he didn't feel the pressure from Her Royal Highness, the Countess, and the fifth-level knight at all: "I'm ready, now What needs to be done is to practice with the orchestra, after all, this is my first time as a conductor."

"You have a good sense of music, and after becoming a knight, your coordination and body movements are enough to be a conductor. Anyway, most conductors just simply beat time and coordinate." Natasha replied indifferently, with beautiful purple eyes He stared at Lucien brightly, as if he really wanted to know the repertoire of Lucien'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 appealingly.

Lucien thought that the time for his concert had been confirmed, and the association would definitely let him submit the repertoire to avoid problems at the concert, so he didn't hide from Natasha: "Symphony of Destiny, Serenade for Strings in G minor, Serenade in D major The piano piece adapted by Canon, the piano piece adapted from the violin sonata in G minor, and a piano sonata in C minor of the theme music nature, the name is "Pathetique".

"The music arrangement is very strange." Natasha said doubtfully. "It's rare to see so many solo piano pieces arranged in a concert. There are too few symphonies, and there is no concerto. The whole concert is not grand enough."

Just when Lucien was about to explain, Natasha laughed by herself: "But I have great confidence in you, Lucien, so let's arrange it like this. Hehe, I am looking forward to your piano sonata, the current sonata Its own music style is not mature enough, let alone the theme, I hope you, Lucien, can explore a path."

After satisfying her own curiosity, Natasha and Lucien chatted casually about recent Aalto stories, and talked about the chaotic and interesting simple concerts before the music festival.

Speaking of this, Lucien suddenly thought of the cultists, and frowned slightly: "The timing of the discovery of the Silver Horn is really a coincidence, it just happened to be a music festival, and it happened to be the time when the church and the Principality were at their peak. Did they..."

"Although the whereabouts of the Silver Horn were discovered by accident, we also considered the possibility that they would leak it intentionally, thereby weakening the strength of Alto's guards. Therefore, if they dared to do anything in Alto during the music festival, it would definitely Suffering a more serious blow." Natasha replied lazily with narrowed eyes.

Lucien didn't say much, and he wasn't the only smart person, neither the church staff nor the knights were fools.

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After Natasha and Camille left, Lucien was just about to go to the concert hall on the fifth floor to practice when he met Director Othello who came to the door in person.

Recently, he has received nobles and musicians from other countries in a row, and he has not stimulated his blood power, so he looks very tired, but he still maintains the serious and old-fashioned aristocratic temperament, holding a black cane, and walking steadily step by step. In front of Lucien, he said expressionlessly: "Lucien, is your concert repertoire ready?"

Othello's student, McCants, received a lot of strange looks and criticisms within the association because of his failure to accuse Lucien last time, so he found an excuse to return to the family territory to avoid the limelight.

"I'm just going to hand it over to you, Director Othello." Lucien returned to the desk, picked up the quill, brushed the song and handed it to Othello.

Othello took a closer look and frowned severely: "There are too many solo piano pieces, it's not a real grand concert. I know that geniuses always have many novel ideas and attempts, but Lucien Are you really sure?"

If it was a concert in the chant hall, Othello would not care what pieces would be played by a musician like Lucien, who is favored by Her Royal Highness, but this is the Alto Music Festival held every three years. The music festival and Lucien's concert was the finale, so he couldn't help being nervous and concerned.

Lucien nodded and said, "I am confident, and Her Royal Highness also agrees."

"Well, I hope you don't feel pressured." Othello still expressed his strong uneasiness. In his heart, Natasha directly appointed Lucien to hold the finale concert on the last day, and Christopher did not stop him. It's ridiculous!

Such an occasion needs a well-known and authoritative musician with rich concert experience, rather than arranging a talent's first concert to try. This is not just an adventure for the Alto Music Festival, It will also put heavy pressure on Lucien.

Othello has seen a lot of musical geniuses who sink under pressure, so he is so worried, "Although the Alto Music Festival is only three days, the guests who arrive will definitely not leave immediately after the end, and they can definitely make way Sean does concerts after the festival, which spreads the word and reduces his stress."

As a director of the association, Othello thought so responsibly, but as a nobleman who hadn't inspired the power of his bloodline for several generations, he didn't dare to resist the princess' decision at all, so he could only ask Lucien to confirm it over and over again.

After finally sending Othello away, Lucien left the room and walked towards the concert hall. 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 Lucien prepared would be after the festival, but they did not expect it to be the finale of the grand ceremony, so those who were not familiar with Lucien were full of jealousy, and those who were familiar with Lucien were very worried, afraid of him. Can't stand the pressure.

As soon as he walked up to the fourth floor, Lucien's keen intuition as a knight moved, and he quickly dodged to the side, and then a lady rushed over.

If it wasn't for Lucien to get out of the way in advance, the two would definitely collide.

"Ms. Sylvia, are you in a hurry?" Only then did Lucien clearly see the fresh and refined Sylvia in a long yellow dress in front of him. Her cheeks were slightly flushed and she was panting lightly.

Sylvia was startled at first, then touched her chest and said, "It's nothing, I just walked in a hurry. Lucien, I heard that you are the last day of the concert, so don't be nervous." She smiled gently to comfort lucien.

After exchanging a few casual words, seeing Sylvia walking downstairs, Lucien shook his head amusedly: "Ms. Sylvia is usually gentle and quiet, but today she is in such a hurry."

On the fifth floor, the band that Lucien had made an appointment with, that is, the band that Rhine was in, had been waiting for a while.

"Mr. Rhine, everyone, let's start." Lucien picked up the baton.

Rhine smiled humorously: "Your solo works really make us curious."

Lucien smiled and did not answer. With a move of the baton, the band began to play.

After the practice, Lucien felt good, and when 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 that Lucien knew was Earl Verdi, whom he had met twice in Ratasha Palace. He had short purple hair, was handsome and calm, and was full of knightly demeanor while walking. The other Lucien was completely unfamiliar. He was a young and immature boy. He was wearing a complicated, delicate and brightly colored red coat. He had a fair and delicate face, black hair and light gray eyes.

"This is Prince Michel of the Kingdom of Syracuse. Because he was curious about our association, he asked Earl Verdi to bring him over for a visit." Othello introduced with every move in line with etiquette.

After Lucien and the others saluted, Michelle said shyly, "Will I disturb your practice? I'm just looking around, you don't have to worry about it."

After finishing speaking, Lucien's figure was reflected in his light gray pupils, and he said happily: "Mr. Lucien Evans, it's a pleasure to meet you. After knight practice every day, my favorite way to relax is to play your "Dedication." To Sylvia."

He extended his hands to hold Lucien enthusiastically and regardless of etiquette, and was very satisfied with this trip to the Musicians Association.

Michelle's hands were long and slender, but Lucien felt the inner power. It seemed that his blood had been activated before he was an adult: "Your Highness, I am very honored to be favored by you."

After a short chat, Michelle didn't bother Lucien and they continued to practice, followed by Verdi and left the concert hall.

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In the evening, after Victor, Phyllis, and Elena expressed their congratulations and concerns one by one, Lucien finally regained his composure and returned to the garden villa in Jisu District in a carriage.

"Mr. Derony?" Lucien, who was admiring the green shoots sprouting along the street, accidentally saw Sylvia's father Deroni walking and talking with a stranger.

This strange man was in his forties, with a high nose bridge, brown hair, dark blue eyes, no beard, wearing a black formal suit and a white shirt with wide cuffs. He had a unique introverted and deep temperament.

Making eye contact with Lucien, Deroni nodded, pointed to the man beside him and introduced: "This is Rogerio from Pearl of the Sea, my relative and business partner."

"Hello, Mr. Rogerio." Lucien greeted politely.

Rogerio looked at Lucien with dark eyes, and said with a slight smile, "Hello, Mr. Evans, you can often hear about your reputation even in 'Sturk'."

After listening to Piola and the others tell interesting stories about Sturk and joking with Rogerio for a while at noon, Lucien said goodbye to them and returned home.

In the next few days, Lucien was completely immersed in the preparations for the concert. Unknowingly, time entered April, and the grand festival of mainland music, the Alto Music Festival officially kicked off.