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Chapter 8: Aalto


Well, there are three watches today Flipping through the magic notes, the rows are full of unfamiliar and strange alphabet words, which do not belong to one of the two words that Lucien knew before the crossing, and the body after the crossing is itself a poor person, and it is normal that he has not learned any words, and he can understand and speak the language of this world from instinct, without affecting communication, which is already the most shining luck among the countless difficulties that Lucien is currently encountering.

As a result, the current Lucien, tragically becoming a truly illiterate person, can only watch magic notes and cannot read a word.

Lucien smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's really uncomfortable to be illiterate. ” Although this day has passed, he has experienced a lot of things, which has made Lucian much more mature and calm than before, and even before reading his notes, he was worried about the threat of the church and hesitated to learn magic, but now, the huge disappointment still impacts Lucian's heart, as an idealistic, moral, educated, and disciplined college student in the new era, the feeling of illiteracy is not good, especially when words are still related to transcendence rather than human strength.

Without much hesitation, just calming down for a while, Lucien firmly thought in his heart: "The most important thing at the moment is to learn the words of this world."

Even if he doesn't choose to learn magic in the future, it is still a desirable way to get rid of the living conditions and status of the poor at the bottom, learn words, and acquire knowledge, especially under the premise that Lucien himself does not have strong strength, strong physique, and no swordsmanship, and the possibility of getting rid of his current identity by means of military exploits, adventures, and being a thug is very small.

With the thought and decision in place, Lucien quickly put aside his disappointment, and his heart was filled with a little passion for struggle, and he continued to look through the magic notes to see if there were any other secrets hidden on them, such as treasure maps and the like.

Looking at it, Lucien frowned slightly, because he saw a lot of familiar things in the magic notes, such as many standard geometric shapes, some strange patterns composed of lines.

"Magic Array, or Magic Mark" Lucien guessed based on the "Sacred Emblem of Truth", and then quickly flipped through the back of the magic note, and then saw rows of formulas similar to chemical equations, but in these formulas, there were no symbols, but some words: "Magic Equation Potion Formula" These two similarities made Lucien have some guesses, but he couldn't read the text, so he could only doubt it first.

After flipping through this magic notebook, Lucien opened another one, and on top of this one, the text was more distorted, and the letters were similar to patterns.

"It's not the same kind of writing" Therefore, Lucien opened the third book curiously, this one had some patterns of plants, ores, and monsters drawn on it, and it seemed to be a book like "Illustrated Book", but the text on it was the same as that on the second magic note.

"The language I know is probably the one from the first magic notebook."

Lucien speculated on the versatility of the text from the difficulty of the text.

After flipping through the three magic notes and books a few times, and finding nothing more, Lucien lay down on the bed and forced himself to sleep.

For Lucian, the desire to change his situation is so strong, starting tomorrow, every day has to work hard for life, if he is depressed because of poor sleep, but there is no way to better meet tomorrow and seize the opportunity.

Although Benjamin's healing magic allowed Lucien's wounds to heal completely, after a fierce battle, mental and physical exhaustion still made Lucien fall asleep quickly.

Inside the sewers, the witch's chamber has been completely destroyed.

At this time, a black mouse came running out of nowhere, its eyes blood-red, indifferent, and bewitching.

It circled around the ruins, squeaked twice, and then ran down the sewer in the other direction, and after a long time, it found a small hidden hole, got into it, and disappeared.

In the early morning, the Adejan district gradually resounded with noisy human voices and the sound of beating water, breaking through the cold of the night, and making Lucien feel alive and energetic.

Lucian, who used to like to toss and turn in bed for a long time before getting up, forced himself to get out of bed as soon as he woke up, lit the stove, boiled the water, and baked the last loaf of black bread.

While painfully eating the unpalatable bread like sawdust, Lucien planned the day's arrangement.

If he wasn't distracted by thinking, Lucien would never have been able to swallow this piece of black bread when he wasn't hungry.

"First of all, I have to inquire about where I can learn the written word, and the corresponding conditions, and I have to find a new job to do, otherwise I will starve to death at home before I learn the written word."

Lucien didn't know much about the world, so he could only plan it simply, "It's better not to be known by familiar people, so as not to show your feet." ” After simply cleaning his face with the water from the jug, Lucien took out the seven coins in the crate and put them on his body, although it was not much, but he also felt a little safe.

Locking the door, Lucien walked directly to the house where Aunt Elisa's family lived, he had no impression of the terrain of the city of chants, of course he had to ask someone.

"Hi, Lucien."

A dark-haired girl greeted Lucien with a deep curiosity.

Lucien didn't know her at the moment, so he could only pull out a standard smile and nod perfunctorily: "Hey, I have something to do to go to Aunt Elisa's house."

Then he hurried past her.

"Hi Lucien, what are ghosts like" "Lucien, what does it feel like to cast a magic spell?"

"I saw a guard lose his right hand, wasn't it dangerous last night" It was only a few dozen steps to Aunt Elisa's house, but Lucien was questioned by several neighbors, and overnight, Lucien seemed to have become a well-known figure in the district of Adejan.

Lucien didn't know anyone, so he could only walk perfunctorily to Aunt Elisa's house.

Before he reached the door, Lucien heard a familiar voice: "Little Evans, it's really early today." ” Lucien secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Uncle Joel, good morning. ” Joel was dressed neatly today, holding a very classical harp in his hand: "Little Evans has eaten breakfast without you, there is no need to be in such a hurry to find something to do, your Aunt Alisa has been calling you over for dinner." ” Lucien asked Joel about the terrain, and prepared this excuse, seeing that he took the initiative to mention it, he was even more relieved: "Thank you, Uncle Joel, I have already eaten, and yesterday there was a miracle treatment from Lord Benjamin, I am cured of everything, and I don't need to rest anymore." ” Joel nodded, beckoning Lucien to walk side by side with him: "With the priest's magic skills, I'll be relieved, wait for you to go to the Bronze Crown Tavern to find the boss, he still owes me a bottle of Rice wine, and will help you introduce you to a good job." ” Lucien said thank you and was just about to leave, Joel thought about it, put away his usual smiling face, and said very seriously: "Little Evans, you are seventeen years old, not young, it's time to think about your future life." ” "Uncle Joel, what do you mean?"

asked Lucien, somewhat inexplicably.

Joel sighed: "If you work hard, after the age of forty, your body will age very quickly, it will be difficult to find a job again, if you don't have savings, if you don't have good sons and daughters, you will be taken away by poverty and disease in a few years."

Uncle Joel has seen many such people, and very few of them live to be over forty-five years old, and you should learn a trade while you are young, although the apprenticeship contract is ten years, but if you learn well, you will definitely be able to live a good life in a small place in the future. ” As they spoke, the two walked along a road past a city gate watched by guards, and suddenly Lucien's eyes lit up, the wide road, the neat streets, the lively shops on both sides, and the people who came and went wearing colorful and different styles of clothes, long skirts, etc., and even the occasional nobleman with luxurious clothes and jewels, and even the air seemed to be rippling with bursts of beautiful music, and the Adjan district seemed to be two worlds.

"Thank you, Uncle Joel."

Lucien could sense Joel's genuine concern.

Joel paused, and showed that kind of playfulness again: "Moreover, if the master you learned the craft had only one daughter, maybe you could directly become a boss from an apprentice, and our little Evans is good-looking." ” Being teased by Joel like this, Lucien could only smile awkwardly.

As he spoke, Joel stopped suddenly, walked around the corner of the street, put a prepared hat on the ground, and sat down on the side, ready to play the harp.

Uncle Joel is a street performer, and Lucien is no stranger to this approach.

Joel pointed to a luxurious and ornate building that resembled Lucian's previous baroque style in the distance, and said with a smile: "I can see the Psalm Hall directly here, and for me, playing here is like playing in the Psalm Hall." ” Before Lucien could answer, Joel seemed to be moved, pointing to the Hall of Psalms and chattering: "Since more than four hundred years ago, the Church guided the Holy Halts Empire westward, occupied Aalto, the last core of the ancient Hilfanus Magic Empire, and drove dark creatures and demonic beasts to the vicinity and depths of the Dark Mountains, and Aalto has always been one of the most famous cities in the entire continent. ” "More than 300 years ago, under the crown of Pope Charles I, who was still a cardinal at that time, in Aalto, sorted out the hymns and hymns of the church, set the norms for singing music and singing, and when he became the pope and officially promoted Charles's chants and choirs to every church, Aalto had the title of the City of Psalms."

"Due to its proximity to the Dark Mountains, elves, dwarves, kobolds, etc., often convert their beliefs and become members of the principality, and the convergence of different music makes Aalto the musical capital of the entire continent.

The advent of polyphonic music, the formal formation of the symphony, and the invention of musical instruments such as the gisu violin were all here.

Great musicians have left their names in history. ” "For every bard, every musician, every musician, it is the greatest honor to play your own music in the Aalto Chant Hall."

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"Uncle Joel, I can't enter the Chant Hall, but I'm glad to be able to play nearby."

Bidding farewell to Joel, Lucien asked for directions while experiencing the style of Aalto, many bards playing and singing on the streets and corners, and singing and piano sounds wafting out from time to time in shops and residents' houses, and the whole city seemed to be shrouded in music.

As soon as he returned to the Adjan district from the other inner city gates, Lucien saw the tavern with the bronze crown painted on it.

Outside the tavern, from time to time, maidens and women came over, peeked inside, and then left disappointed

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