A cool breeze from the early spring night blew through the living room, and both Lilith and Sara couldn't help but shiver, perhaps because of the dimness and darkness, the quiet and deep environment of the manor, and the calm and restrained temperament of the young man in front of them, they always had a dark and eerie feeling here, like the dark and terrifying magic towers and mysterious and gloomy formal magicians in the dark mountains or the depths of the Black Forest when they used to listen to their parents' legends.

However, Lilith and Sara soon came to their senses and laughed at themselves: "How can a talented musician, a musician who composes pure and beautiful piano pieces, and the official musical advisor of Her Royal Highness the Princess, be a magician who hides in hiding and lives a low-key life?

At this time, Butler López came in with a few servants holding copper candlesticks, and the flickering candle flame immediately brightened the living room.

Lucien walked down the stairs and smiled politely at Sara and Lilith, "Two guests, you guys are here because of a historical document for me to interpret?"

The voice was warm and peaceful, reaching Lilith's ears, making her completely get rid of the illusion just now, her cheeks flushed, and she stammered a little excitedly: "Evans, Mr. Evans, I like your music very, very much, whether it is "Destiny", or "Serenade in G major", and my favorite is "To Sylvia", such a simple and beautiful melody has deeply hit my heart, I am very happy to see you, very happy." ”

She even organized her language in a chaotic manner, but she could barely express what she meant, her eyes were full of admiration and adoration, Mr. Evans was more temperamental than she had imagined, and he was also handsome.

"Mr. Evans, I love your music too. Sara was not as excited as her sister, but she couldn't help but express her affection, and in the oppressive magical life, he hummed the melody of fate over and over again, and thanked Lucien Evans for writing such an inspiring song, and thanked the fat-headed, big-eared baron for paying a lot of money for a band to perform in the town.

Lucien smiled and shook his head, "Thank you for the white spoon liking, but I think we should discuss the manuscript anyway." ”

As a magician who believes that "knowledge is equal to strength", Lucien also has a strong interest in historical documents, and may contain the knowledge or information he needs, so he will receive Sara and Lilith.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 white paper from her bosom and handed it to Lucian, "This is the document, please interpret it." ”

Lucien took the document: "It doesn't matter, I can understand, and I am honored that you sincerely like it." Sit down and let's discuss. ”

Lilith blushed and sat down with Sarah, secretly looking at Lucien, who was sitting on the sofa diagonally opposite, engrossed in flipping through the manuscript, the deep side, the good-looking outline, and the unique temperament all made her like it, and she thought shyly: "Mr. Evans is more attractive when he is concentrated." ”

Lucian, who is accustomed to flipping through quickly and making it easy for the soul library to record first, is no exception this time, but after a while, he suddenly saw a familiar text:

"When the sun enters the palace of Tanos......"

Lucian's expression became slightly solemn: "Why is it the second time that you have seen a similar sentence in just a few months? What does Mr. Drooney's poetry have to do with this manuscript?"

With such doubts, after the soul library finished recording, Lucien 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 frightened he became, because compared with some of the remote documents he had read, this incomplete and unclear manuscript seemed to be talking about a magical relic!

Lucien slowly added the background and historical events, and interpreted most of this manuscript without context, with a concentrated and dignified expression on the surface, but in his heart it set off huge waves:

"The 'mountain peaks floating' and 'the great cross' in the literature...... I've read these words in the Book of Astrology and the Elements!"

Therefore, Lucien turned the "Book of Astrology and Elements" to the corresponding unique magic array part, and after careful comparison before and after, he finally determined that the scene described in a certain paragraph of this document was the magic mystery lock "Grand Cross Star Shelf" based on astrological magic.

The "Lost Lock" is a powerful magical enchantment that covers a wide area and runs automatically for a long time.

"Droney's poems describe the scene of Lake 'Elsinor' as it appears, and this document seems to be the same, with more specific descriptions of meteorites destroying cities and strange red liquids gushing out, as well as subsequent accounts of the grandeur of the underground buildings and magical locks. However, this manuscript is too fragmented, and there is no relevant information about why Lu will build a magic building underground, and why he will arrange a mystery lock. ”

"The ancestor of the witch was Aalto's magician, 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, since in his territory, the chain is the same as the content of his magic book, then the underground magic building is probably in charge of arranging it. It's a pity that the Book of Astrology and Elements is a magic book, and there are no notes on it. ”

Countless thoughts flashed in his mind, and Lucien raised his head and said calmly: "This manuscript is very mutilated, are there any other parts? And judging from the feel of the paper, this is paper after the invention of the new papermaking technology, unlike the papyrus or parchment literature of the Dark Ages. ”

"The literature we got was not the original manuscript, there were only so many. Although she was confronted with Lucien Evans, a musician she liked and admired very much, Lilith replied warily, and Sara nodded.

After comparing the poems and documents with the arrangement of the magic locks on the Book of Stars and Elements, Lucien unexpectedly found that he could basically determine the location of the "locks" according to the terrain and astrology, because the operation of all the "locks" depends on similar things, but the structure of each locks is different, and it is difficult to calculate the entry of the locks by yourself without understanding them.

"Then I'll tell you what I can decipher. Lucien recounted the judgment of Lake "Elsinoe" one by one, and it was obvious that Sara and Lilith's eyes brightened and their expressions became excited.

When Lucien finished what he could decipher 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 first delighted, then came to her senses, and quickly coughed to stop her sister's excitement, "Thank you very much Mr. Evans for your interpretation, I wonder how much we need to pay for the Dao?"

Lucien smiled calmly, "A Quintaler." "Knowledge can't be sold cheaply, especially if you leave Aalto under the pretext of collecting wind and inviting you to leave Aalto after preparing for the festival, you should have a little more money.

After serving as Natasha's music advisor for nearly six months, and with the remaining cash in the estate, Lucien currently has a total of thirty quintals, a wealth that many commoners can only accumulate in a lifetime.

And this manor, which is worth thousands of gold tale, Lucien has no way to sell it, which makes him a little heartbroken.

"Your knowledge far exceeds the value of Quintaler. Sara took out her purse and respectfully gave Lucien a quintal. He did not hesitate, did not have heartache, and even if he studied the words and expertise of the scholars for only five to twenty silver narls a month, the value of this document to him was also not something that Quintal could measure.

Lucien smiled and pointed to the darkness outside: "The city gate is closed, if you two don't dislike it, why don't you stay at my manor for one night?" Although my chef is not as good as the palace chef, his fried veal steak has also been praised by Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Evans, for being a kind man. Lilith found that the object of her admiration was becoming more and more in line with her expectations and becoming more liking.

Instructing the butler López to take Sara and Lilith to the guest room, Lucien stood quietly in the living room and watched them leave, black shadows distorting like ghosts in the flickering dim candlelight:

"It was a coincidence that I heard the poetry from Mr. DeRony, and within a few months came to the door to ask for an interpretation of the literature. ”

"Could it be that the vigil has been secretly observing me for a long time and has not found any trace of the professor, and finally he can't bear it anymore and begins to test me with ruins?"

"Or is it something else?"

Doubts and speculations surged in Lucian's mind, but there was also a great impulse and greed:

"My spiritual power has grown to an extreme, at most two weeks, I can break through to the advanced magic apprentice stage, and when the time comes, with the knowledge I have and the analysis of several first-ring magics, as long as I have potions and materials, I will soon be able to become a full-fledged magician. ”

"According to the arrangement of the mysteries of the 'Grand Cross Shelf', in the hidden places outside the mystical locks that are not so dangerous, there should be a magical garden that forms an ecological cycle to provide energy, and there should be a lot of plants and materials I need in it. ”

"When the sun enters the palace of Thanos, it is also a hint of the best time to enter the 'Lock', and the 10th of April is the time when the sun moves near the constellation of the zodiac 'Thanos'. However, according to the Book of Astrology and the Elements, in fact, in the middle of the night before April 10, when the silver moon is high in the sky, it can be entered in advance, because at that time the sun has not actually disappeared, but it is not visible on the ground, and it is actually approaching that position. ”

This is a unique magic mystery lock arrangement, and it takes a long time to know and crack without seeing the Book of Stars and Elements and other magic books and magic notes of that legendary magician.

Prudence and greed clash fiercely in his heart, Lucian's reason finally prevailed, and he quickly made a decision: "Anyway, I am about to leave Aalto to go to the headquarters of the Magic Council, there is no need to risk it at this time, that ruin will be explored later when I have detailed information and enough strength." ”

You should be more cautious at this time!

............ After a sleepless night at the eerie "Bronce" estate, Lilith reluctantly said goodbye to Lucien and returned to Aalto, so the siblings decided to wait until the Aalto festival was over before going to Bonn, the town on the shores of Lake "Elsinor".

And Lucien is also preparing to return to the Aalto Music Society and practice with the band.

(To be continued)