Chapter 37: The Violin (Part 2)
After the interview, Luo Wei and the others walked out of the conference room with strange expressions, all kinds of atomic domain knowledge they had prepared, all kinds of techniques for manipulating magic arrays, all of which did not come in handy, Mr. Evans's question was really weird and unimaginable, especially what life planning, this still needs to be answered, isn't it the arcane and magic level from one to two, from two to three, and so on?
However, such a simple answer was obviously not satisfactory to Mr. Evans, so each interviewer added more or less his own understanding, such as Ophelia's plan for her own knowledge system and areas of expertise, such as Blake's arrangements for how to return to Alinge from the Solal Islands, and many people put the Atomic Institute into their life plans.
As soon as he thought of the scene where he had just introduced his strengths and weaknesses, and the inexplicable addition of finding a like-minded partner to his life plan, Lowe was so hot that he didn't dare to look at his peers around him, for fear of discovering the ridicule in their eyes, and in his heart, it was a completely shameful interview.
In fact, other people are similar to him, just now I don't know how many interviewers were impulsive, and when they introduced themselves, they also told how tragic the past was, at first they thought that they could exchange for sympathy and pity, and when the interview was over, there was only a hot feeling on their faces, and they wanted to take off their clothes to cover their heads.
Roque smiled brightly and said, "You wait here for ten minutes, and Lucien will soon make a choice." ”
This unique way of interviewing made him quite happy, especially when the interviewees expressed themselves jerkyly.
Hear Roque's words. The shyness of Lowe and the others disappeared suddenly, and only nervousness and anticipation remained. As Roque entered the conference room and the door closed, their hearts beating faster and louder.
Knock knock, knock knock, Lowe felt that he had to say something, or he would probably faint with nervousness, he opened his mouth and said, "Erica, who do you think Mr. Evans will pick?"
As soon as the words came out. Lowe was taken aback. He never imagined that his voice could be so hoarse, so dry, as if someone else was talking.
Erica's nose twitched slightly, and she said in a deep voice, "Until now." Anything is superfluous. The ability to show is on display. ”
Blake on the side was nervous. But he was also the one who was promoted to a full-fledged magician in such a harsh environment as the archipelago, and he remained calm on the surface, and said to Ophelia with a stiff smile: "I think you are very promising." Very well behaved. ”
Ophelia smiled lightly: "Don't say such things, I can't help but put more expectations into it, and the greater the hope, the more the disappointment will be magnified." ”
She said plainly, but the two hands were clenched at some point.
In a suffocating atmosphere, the door creaked open, and they both looked up at the same time, looking at Mr. Evans as they walked out, expectantly and very nervously.
Lucien smiled: "You are all excellent, and you are all full of potential, but unfortunately the Atomic Research Institute only needs ten assistants for the time being, so I have to make a rather difficult choice, try to choose those that are closer to the needs, the first candidate, Mr. Barzagli." ”
Lowe was at school, the middle-aged man excitedly swung his fist a few times in a row, but after all, he was a second-ring magician, and he barely managed to maintain his demeanor.
"The second candidate, Ophelia. Lucien's softer voice reached Ophelia's ears.
She looked up in a moment's reflex and looked at Lucien blankly, then saw Lucian smile and nodded at her.
It was only then that she realized that she had been picked by the Atomic Research Institute, and a layer of mist suddenly appeared in her blue eyes.
Such success was not bribed with any money or materials, nor was it exchanged with one's own flesh and feelings, but all by one's own magic and arcane abilities!
This was a hard-won affirmation for Ophelia, who had to leave Alinge because of something, and she raised her hands and covered her face to prevent people from seeing her weakness for a moment.
Listening to Mr. Evans announcing the candidates one by one, and hearing the excited cheers around him, Lowe became more and more nervous, and subconsciously held his breath, Mr. Black was selected, Erica was selected, and the two apprentices he knew before were also selected, why did he not have himself?
"The tenth choice, Lowe. ”
Lowe felt countless stars appear in front of him, and he almost fell to the ground with his legs, and the intense joy and excitement gushed out like a volcanic eruption, making his mind swollen and his eyes moist.
"Don't faint, if you're too unwell, I'll consider returning it. Lucien said a cold humor that others didn't understand.
In Lowe's ears, it was as beautiful as an elf's song, and he hurriedly said, "No, no, Mr. Evans, I'm in good health!"
Everything in his sight seemed to suddenly become lovely and brilliant.
After instructing Jerome to arrange for ten assistants, Lucien went to the council to see how Tonpu's interrogation was going.
"They have confessed, two are spies of the Southern Church, one is related to the Northern Church, and the other is lured by the intelligence agents of the Holy Hylts Empire, and they have all been promised that as long as they can infiltrate the Atomic Research Institute, they will be paid handsomely, and they will be paid accordingly for every piece of information they provide about the Institute or you in the future. Tom handed the interrogation materials to Lucien and said suspiciously, "The Holy Hylts Empire cares about what you do, and hasn't the church always been in charge of dealing with magicians?"
Lucien rubbed his brows, he had ruined Rudolf II's plan in a different dimension, and it was obviously related to Silver Moon, how could he not pay attention to himself, of course, this kind of thing is inconvenient to say to Tang Pu, this is a secret that belongs to the Supreme Council.
Flipping through the interrogation materials at random, Lucian's gaze suddenly froze, and the image of the night watchman who bought him from Isaac was so familiar.
"Minsk...... Juliana ...... Lucien whispered the two names.
When Rhine was projected into the Joker's dream, Lucien knew that there was something wrong with Amorton. I also know who the night watchmen who mingled with the clown were, and what they all looked like.
This was no problem, because Lucien had already met the Heavenly Knight Lund before, and it was normal for them to follow Almorton to transfer over, but according to Isaac, the two Night's Watch had been meeting him in turn three years ago, and had been hoping that he would be with him, that is, at least three years before Salder became Cardinal of the Diocese of Holm, he had been arranging this matter.
"No wonder he was hiding things from Natasha and me in the first place. But the plan is so far-reaching. Is he so sure he'll be able to transfer over?" Lucien was slightly puzzled, and then said to Tang Pu, "Find an opportunity to embellish these two night watchmen, and don't rush to get rid of them." Do long-term monitoring. ”
"At the same time, arrange for the mages of the Battle Mage Department to secretly protect the family of John, the deputy head of Natasha's small knights. Don't let them know. Also don't clash with the intelligence officers arranged by Natasha. ”
The two Night's Watch men were full of hatred for themselves, and Lucien feared that they would get out of control at some point.
"Good. Tang Pu became more and more polite to Lucian, not mentioning the change in status brought about by his "new alchemy". The sheer increase in his magical prowess makes it seem like one sees the next legendary magician.
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On July 30, Queen Natasha, who had been assassinated by conservatives, undoubtedly arrived at the Royal Magic Tower in Holm and announced that she would have dinner with the royal family to celebrate her birthday, before returning to Nexer Palace the next day.
Considering that Duke James and Duke Russell were also assassinated at that time, there must have been a surge of anger, and the conservative aristocrats did not object to this.
As the night wore on, Natasha, who was celebrating her birthday with members of the royal family in the banquet hall of the Royal Magic Tower in Holm, left under the pretext of seeing Hathaway.
Carrying the hem of her skirt, she hurried to the outside of Lucian's office like a charging knight.
Stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, but the door creaked open, and at the same time there was a beautiful piano sound inside, and the melodious music was like a wave of water, fresh and beautiful, and the dreamy and romantic atmosphere quickly enveloped the room.
Natasha quietly closed the door and looked at Lucien, who was dancing with his fingers at the piano, wearing the black gown and bow tie of the same color that he had worn in Aalto, with a soft and engaged expression, and a gaze that seemed to attract the soul from time to time.
Lucien suddenly had a feeling of surprise in his heart, today's Natasha did not wear the usual dark skirt, nor knight's uniform and armor, but a set of white dresses with simple lace edges, with gloves and stockings of the same color, long hair pulled up, and a light-colored wide-brimmed hat, like a bride suddenly breaking in, the original heroic and violet-like brightness has a little more pure and fresh taste.
The room was almost the same as the last, with the only exception that the flute, oboe, cello, brass, violin, and other instruments were placed around the piano, as if there had been a small symphony orchestra there, but now all of them were gone, leaving only the neatly arranged utensils.
Making eye contact with Lucian, listening to such a delicate and beautiful music, Natasha's previous impatience disappeared, and she slowly approached Lucian with a light smile and stood at the round table.
She knew that this was the piano piece "Poem to Natasha" that Lucien prepared last time, but because they had confirmed each other's hearts and minds and burned passions during that meeting, they completely forgot about it, and later on the phone, Lucien also pushed it to his birthday.
The notes fill the room with flowing water, gently waving and soothing the soul, and the romantic mood reverberates in the ears.
When Lucien finished playing, Natasha applauded and went to pull up her knight.
But she saw Lucien smile and shake his head, signaling that there was another piece of music:
"That's today's birthday present. ”
Lucien smiled and picked up the flute, put it to his lips, and blew a different melody like a birdsong.
As soon as the flute was finished, the oboe flew over on its own, and Lucien played a beautiful "view" like spring.
Natasha looked at Lucien suspiciously, this was a musical style she had never heard before, was it his new creation?
Lucien had an extra violin in his hand at some point, staring at Natasha and playing a soulful and poetic melody.
The light and soft sound of the violin reached Natasha's ears, and it seemed that something had hit her heart, this melody was so beautiful, so romantic, but it seemed to contain a touch of sadness, which made people empathize.
It was unlike any music Natasha had ever learned, but it was so contagious and beautiful that it shook the heart, as if Lucien was telling her heart about herself.
The best music has no stylistic barriers, Natasha looked at Lucian, who had black hair and black eyes, and played the violin elegantly, and was intoxicated by such a melody. (To be continued......)