Cramped, cramped, with only wooden tables and chairs making it difficult for people to get in and out of Aunt Elisa's house, Lucien and John sat on two chairs next to each other, talking quietly about the extermination of the cult.
At this time, Joel is still playing on the streets of the borough, Evan is playing with his best friends of the same age in the neighborhood, and Aunt Alyssa is preparing dinner.
"Sir Vane told me that some knight of high status might have leaked the news, so when we entered the sewers, we found only a large secret room left by the devil believers, and they had built a devil's hall there," John said solemnly, "and the devil believers, all of them were missing. ” Lucien was not much surprised by this result, because after killing the old man of the cult, he went to tell John all night, for such a long time, if the cult leaders have not discovered the anomaly of the disappearance of their subordinates, with this poor vigilance and intelligence, they should not do the dangerous work of the cult as soon as possible, and it is more suitable for them to go home and plant oats: "What about the Aaronic gangs" "The main leaders of the Aaron gang, including Loongsang Aaron, have also disappeared, and the ordinary gang thugs who have been caught have no idea about the devil's followers.
The Inquisitors of the Inquisition mixed the interrogation techniques of the Divine Arts, and rarely made mistakes.
John's golden eyebrows furrowed, "But these ordinary guys have probably been secretly executed now." ” When it comes to cults and devils, the church has always been so tough and ruthless.
As for the magician, Lucien felt that the church's attitude seemed to be softer, such as that "himself" was not secretly executed in the first place, of course, it may also have something to do with the fact that the witch was only a magic apprentice and was not taken seriously.
Among the religious books in the music library that Lucien has read in the past two days, there is a book called the Magician's Hammer, which was written in the year 392 of the Holy Calendar, that is, four hundred and twenty-three years ago, and is the work of a famous inquisitor of the Inquisition, mainly teaching mage hunters and night watchmen how to identify mages, track down mages, and how to torture mages, and there are several interesting and cruel passages in it: "How to identify a mage when you can't be sure by using magic to spy on it" "If the suspected leads a secluded and withdrawn life, then of course this proves that he is a magician; If the suspect often attends banquets and is enthusiastic and cheerful, then he is obviously disguised in order to divert suspicion from others. ” "If he appears scared when he learns of your identity as a mage hunter or night watchman, then he must be a mage, and if he remains calm, then he is undoubtedly a mage, because mages are used to lying and covering up shamelessly."
"When the suspect is caught and interrogated, if he finds that his magic cannot see him for what he really is, then one may try the following: if he turns his eyes in the midst of torture, it means that he is using his eyes to find the source of his power, which is the devil; And if his eyes are glazed and he doesn't move, it means that he has seen the devil.
If he had the strength to withstand the torture, it meant that the devil had made him hold up, and therefore he had to be tortured more severely; If he could not bear it anymore and died under the punishment, it meant that the devil had let him die so that he would not confess and divulge his secrets. ” "When all cannot be confirmed, then give the final judgment to our strict, just, and truth-bound God, and burn him at the stake, and if the Lord feels that he is not an evil magician, then he will be safe in the flames, and if he is burned to ashes, there is no doubt that he is an evil magician, it is the will of the Lord" Comparing this religious scripture from more than four hundred years ago, Lucien found himself alive, and how fortunate he was: "Perhaps after so many years of being strong, the church has now relaxed its vigilance against magicians, and it seems that they have focused their main attention on heretics in the north. ” "Did you find anything in the temple?"
asked Lucien to John, with some curiosity.
John seemed to recall some bad memories, and his expression became very serious and hateful: "We, the knights, are just guarding outside the main hall, and the things in the depths are all handled by the knights and priests led by Sir Vane, His Excellency the Count Verdi, and His Excellency Cardinal Salvatore on behalf of His Majesty the Grand Duke. ” "Although I was guarding outside the Devil's Hall, I still saw the ground covered in a layer of blood, and the red hearts placed near the gate, they were still bouncing, I heard that they were dug directly from the chests of living people."
"I used to know the cruelty and horror of the devil and the evil gods in the stories of the bards and the descriptions of Sir Vane, and I didn't have any heartfelt hatred for them, but when I saw them directly for the first time that day, I realized that they were so evil, bloody, cruel, and tyrannical, that I hated them from the bottom of my heart, and wanted to kill them, and wanted to get rid of them completely."
Seeing John's serious but powerful and purposeful tone, Lucien smiled: "John, you have found your justice" John nodded, and shook his head again: "It takes years, or even decades to practice justice to measure whether it belongs to you, but compared to the previous belief in protecting your home and friends, I have more thoughts about getting rid of evil creatures such as demons and demons and their believers, and I have a very strong idea." ” "I remember that among the knights, there was a special profession, called devil hunters, who walked in the dark all year round, risking their lives in order to get rid of evil creatures, John, do you want to develop in this area" Lucien joked with John, "By the way, Sir Vane is going to reward you with something" John softened his expression and smiled: "Where is it so easy to stimulate the power of the bloodline, just look at the number of knights in the entire principality, as for whether to join the knights in the future or become a devil hunter, it is still too far away." ” Then he said: "Sir Vane intends to reward several of our knight squires with a longsword forged from stainless steel, a sword that is completely his own, and can be taken home, hehe, the one that is ready for me, Sir Vane said, will come with some magical power, it will be sharper, only a little worse than the official knight's sword." ” At the mention of the long-awaited long sword, John actually smirked a few times.
The two talked for a while, and when Joel returned, John cleverly stopped the conversation, but finally reminded Lucian: "I have heard from Sir Vane that the whole of Aalto will be outwardly relaxed, but secretly intensify investigation and vigilance, Lucien, you have been in contact with witches, and you must not run around during this time, lest you be framed by people who are jealous that you have become a student of Mr.
Victor's music." ” "Thank you, John."
Lucien knew that this was very valuable information, and John was willing to reveal it to himself, and he was already suspected of violating his belief in the way of knighthood, although this meant that the study of his magic would become very troublesome, and some magic that relied on spell casting materials or caused greater movement would have to be suspended, but it also meant that the actions of the cult and Aaron's gang would subside for a long time, and their safety would be guaranteed, and the suspicion might be lower and lower.
It's another Sunday, Lucien rests in the morning, and sorts out his recent learning experience at home, although he only practices magic that does not require materials such as "Runaway Ring", "Mage's Hand", and "Preservation of Organs", but the analysis and construction of other apprentice-level magic and several magic arrays have been going on, and the trauma on his soul has been completely recovered a few days ago, and his mental power and soul have become significantly stronger again with the help of meditation, at least, Lucien is currently able to cast six informal elemental magic in a row.
In the Soul Library, as long as he can find relevant books, Lucien is also reviewing the knowledge he has learned before.
The mutated water ghost brain tissue is well preserved under the effect of the magic of "organ preservation", and as long as the spell is cast once a day without interruption, it can be preserved for at least three years, and Lucien has enough time to find other materials.
And thanks to the reading of religious books and travelogues, Lucian probably knows about the countries under the glory of the "God of Truth" at present, as for the heretical countries in the north, the pagan countries, the dark creatures of the dark mountains, etc., they are still at a loss, of course, the vast majority of Aalto people are the same as Lucian.
In short, Lucien is very busy with his studies, and he doesn't have time to think about superfluous things, at most he occasionally chats with Uncle Joel, Aunt Elisa, Pieru, Elena, etc.
"Lucian, I am very satisfied with your diligence in your studies.
Now that you have memorized the basic knowledge of musical notation, scales, etc., the next step is to combine notation and performance to skillfully use and master them, and gradually extend to more in-depth knowledge of music theory. ” In the afternoon, after Anne and others left, Victor inspected Lucian's music study in the past week, and gave a very high evaluation of his attitude and learning effect.
So Victor was ready to let Lucian start learning musical instruments as soon as possible: "Lucian, have you figured out what instrument you want to learn, I am personally good at violin, harpsichord, organ and flute, and I can also give some guidance on other instruments." ” Since becoming an apprentice in magic, Lucian's life has been filled with busy studies and unexpected events, and he has not yet thought about what instrument to learn, and he is a little hesitant at this time.
According to his inner thoughts, Lucian wanted to learn piano, which was affected by the regret that he liked piano music very much in the past and did not have the opportunity to learn piano, and from the reality, if he traveled to various countries on the mainland in the future to find the headquarters of the Continental Magic Council, the violin was the best choice, after all, a bard could not carry a piano with him.
In the curious and somewhat cold gazes of Lot, Phyllis, and Herodotus, Lucien did not make a choice for a long time.
Seeing this, Victor smiled mildly and encouraged: "It's okay, Lucian, it's okay, what do you think, just say it." ” After honing, Lucian's face was already very thick, and he asked sincerely: "Mr.
Victor, can I learn the piano that you have remodeled, can I learn the violin in addition to this?"
"It's shameless."
This is the only thought of Lot, Phyllis and Herodotus, do they want to learn for a long time while they are free?
Victor moved his hands and smiled: "No problem, but it is best to learn one instrument before starting to learn another, concentration is the main secret of success."
Well, because the harpsichord transformation works better than I thought, Lucien, you can learn it with me first, so that it will help me find some of these problems and see how to make better use of its characteristics. ” "Thank you, Mr.
Victor."
Lucien was genuinely grateful
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