The carriage was driven by a coachman in his forties or fifties. When the old count was alive, he already belonged to the "Berne" manor and had picked up and dropped off many nobles. Therefore, the carriage drove extremely smoothly, making Lucien in the carriage feel completely uncomfortable.
This is an ordinary rammed earth road between manors.
After thinking about things quietly for an unknown amount of time, Lucien noticed that the carriage had stopped.
"Mr. Evans, we have arrived outside Sir Wayne's manor. Do you need me to report?" The coachman turned around and asked in a low voice. Based on his experience, an elegant gentleman would not lower his status to talk to the gatekeeper.
All these things are done by servants or coachmen.
Lucien smiled gently and said: "No, my friend is also a knight squire, I am not higher than him."
As long as the power of blood can be stimulated, the status of a formal knight is much higher than that of an ordinary musician. He is a true noble. Of course, Lucien is now a quasi-knight.
The gatekeepers were Ian and Dorag, whom Lucien had met before. When they saw the carriage inlaid with the flaming bull emblem of the Hayne family approaching the gate of the manor, they immediately held their heads high and prepared to welcome the distinguished guests.
guest.
But what surprised them was that the person who walked out of the carriage was a poor boy whom they had met before. He impressed himself by shouting and asking questions. Moreover, he was also wearing a white shirt with wide cuffs and a black one.
With a formal jacket and a handsome and delicate appearance, you look like a true aristocrat.
Surprised, it was not until Lucien stopped in front of them that Ian came back to his senses: "Hello, are you here to see John?" The carriage of the Hayne family looked like a completely different person.
Lucien made Ian temporarily forget the humiliation of the past and became full of politeness.
"Yes, please inform John." Lucien had almost forgotten about Ian and the others.
Ian nodded and said hello, and was about to turn around and walk into the manor, when Dorag hesitantly spoke: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Evans?"
After the great success of the Psalm Hall concert, even though John was not a person who liked to show off or brag, he couldn't help but tell the story of his friend Evans to his companions, telling his musical talent and previous experiences.
After hearing the unprecedented warm response to that concert and the praises of the Grand Duke, Cardinal and Princess, seeing Lucien who used to be a poor man and was now being transported by the Hain family's carriage, Dorag quickly
He connected with the talented musician Evans.
"Yes, I am John's good friend." Lucien replied calmly.
Dorag said with some excitement: "I heard about your 'Destiny' at Sir Wayne's banquet a few days ago. It is truly an unparalleled work. I really like it so much. Please forgive me for my previous attitude towards you."
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Enthusiastic, sincere, and excited, Lucien did not expect that Dorag was a literary young man who truly loved music, which was not in harmony with his thick arms and strong chest.
But this is Alto, and this kind of thing is normal.
"Thank you for your compliment. I'm very happy and proud." Lucien responded politely.
Ian on the side showed an awkward smile and said: "So you are Mr. Evans. Please forget your previous rudeness."
He is not a fanatical music lover like Dolag, but the knight he serves, Wayne, loves and admires the "Symphony of Destiny" very much, and even listens to it at banquets, so he has to express goodwill on the surface, but
In his heart, Ian still hates Lucien.
Seeing this scene, Lucien could only lament his status. Once his status changes, the attitudes of others around him will also undergo earth-shaking changes.
When Ian went in to look for John, Dorag was still in a state of excitement. He rubbed his hands and looked at Lucien, but he didn't know what to say. He finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Mr. Evans, I
Can you be invited to my home?"
Lucien was a little embarrassed and could only find a reason to decline.
After a while, John followed Ian out and asked in confusion: "Lucien, why are you here? I will go back at noon."
Lucien was not lying when he told the cultist that John would go home on Saturday, but he just moved the time slightly by half a day.
"Let's talk about some things that have been resolved on the carriage." Lucien pulled John into the carriage, and the old coachman was very sensible. He tied the horse to the wooden stake, walked to the side, and took out a leaf similar to tobacco.
Light it and put it under your nose and smell it.
John knew that Lucien was not a reckless person. Although he was full of doubts, he still listened carefully.
As Lucien spoke, John's face gradually turned pale, and he clenched his hands tightly. When he heard the three severed fingers, his mouth made the sound of teeth grinding, but he remained quiet and did not shout.
, did not curse angrily, and waited until Lucien finished speaking before letting out a long breath, unable to speak for a long time.
Lucien accompanied him to calm down his emotions, but also said nothing.
"Lucien, you don't have to blame yourself. Although it was because you became Her Royal Highness the Princess's music consultant that the devil's believers targeted your father, mother and Alvin, the fault lies with them, the bad guys, not you, not your pursuit of music.
The motivation of the road. Even without this incident, as long as you or I have the possibility of contact with His Majesty the Grand Duke or His Royal Highness the Princess, they will still do the same thing. We cannot be harsh on ourselves because of the mistakes of the bad guys."
After John regained some of his emotions, the first thing he said was to comfort Lucien, fearing that Lucien would not be able to let go of the incident and would affect his musical career.
Lucien didn't expect John to say this, and a warm feeling emerged, and the little self-blame that didn't affect his emotions slowly disappeared: "Thank you for your comfort, John, I understand, we will never know what a bad guy will do because of
We did something that hurt us."
After confirming that Joel's family had been rescued by Her Royal Highness the Princess's knights, John immediately expressed that he would take leave to go back and visit.
"Wait a minute, John." Lucien took out the black bag containing moonlight roses, "Here are twenty grams of moonlight roses."
John looked at the bag solemnly. He had just learned the origin of Moonlight Rose from Lucien. After hesitating for more than ten seconds, he firmly took the bag without refusing: "Thank you, Lucien. I
It will definitely stimulate the power of blood. Only in this way can I be able to protect my family and my friends."
He did not mention repaying the money to Lucien, because he knew that he would not be able to repay such a large sum of money before activating the power of his bloodline. If he could successfully ignite his bloodline and become a knight, he would use his status as a true noble to protect Lucien.
, and repaying Kintale are simple matters.
"But don't be too anxious. Follow Sir Wayne's arrangements step by step. By the way, John, please keep the other twenty grams a secret from me." Lucien warned, the reason he just told John was
, when the cultist promised to help him inspire bloodline power as a reward, he asked that he need to provide moonlight roses, so he used twenty grams. However, for fear of irritating the princess, he did not mention it. He only told Natasha that the cultist was direct and would not tolerate it.
Denied "help".
John replied with a smile that looked like a worried parent: "Don't worry, I can keep secrets better than the dead."
In his opinion, Lucien was forced to delay and pretend.
After making up for the final omission, Lucien asked the carriage driver to come back and drove the carriage back to Alto City.
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The appearance of the Hayne family carriage in the slums caused a small sensation. Although most poor people could not distinguish coats of arms and know the meaning of each coat of arms like the learned people, they still knew several of the most famous families in Alto.
of.
Joel, Alyssa and Alvin have been sent back by the church, and it seems that no strong intelligence has been obtained from them.
Seeing John and Lucien stepping out of the carriage, Alvin, who had become much more mature, suddenly started crying, very sad, as if he wanted to wash away the unpleasant and sad memory.
John touched Alvin's head and patted his back: "It's all over, everything is over. With the blessing of the Lord, everything will be fine."
Lucien hugged Joel and Alyssa, blending his apology, worry and joy into the hug.
"It's none of your business, it's all over." Joel and Alyssa comforted Lucien like this. When they were in the hands of the cultists, they both thought they would not be able to escape death, but they didn't expect that they were killed by the princess in the end.
The knights were rescued, which not only made them believe more in the God of Truth, but also made them more tolerant and understanding.
After more than ten minutes of comforting each other, Lucien learned from Joel and Alisa the content of the inquiries from the church and the principality’s intelligence department. He mainly wanted to know from Joel and the others the characteristics of some cultists and why the guarding knights were too late.
Kill the hostages and escape.
But Joel and Alyssa didn't have the energy to pay attention to their surroundings when they were being beaten, and they were suddenly knocked unconscious by a loud noise. When they woke up, they saw the princess's knight, and they had no idea what happened in the middle.
The situation was similar for the other hostages. Even the few who did not faint barely heard anything amidst the severe tinnitus.
The only thing that puzzled the interrogators was why Joel and Alisa fainted after being taken out of the cell and woke up in the cell. However, this question is combined with "Why did the guard knight escape before he had time to kill the hostages?"
It seems that we can get a more reasonable explanation and process.
That was after the loud noise, because he had to take care of other things first, and it was not the final moment to clear out the hostages, so the guard knight threw Joel and the others back into the cell to prevent them from escaping until the church, Camille, and Natasha
After attacking, the guarding knights had no time to return, so they simply escaped or died in the chaos.
While Alisa was telling these things with tears in her eyes, someone knocked on the door. Lucien looked back and saw that it was his old acquaintance Correa and another unknown church guard.
"It's just that a high-level knight came here. It seems that I am not suspected at all." Lucien thought to himself.
Correa seriously and politely invited Lucien to the small room and asked about what happened. Lucien told Natasha exactly what he told her, except for the matter of stimulating the bloodline power.
After taking notes, Correa stood up and thanked him with a solemn etiquette: "My Lord Bishop asked me to thank you. If it weren't for your information, all the Lord's night guards would have been tainted by evil."
From the church's point of view, although the matter was a bit of a coincidence, this coincidence was beneficial to its side. If it weren't for Lucien's intelligence, the Night Watchmen's losses would have been even more severe, or even the entire army would have been annihilated.
"The professor who has only been in Alto for more than three months" cannot be equated with Lucien who has always lived here. This is the premise for the church to make all judgments. Although Lucien is a neighbor of the witch, it is possible
He has had contact with the professor, but he only suspected that he had had contact. With his merits and status appreciated by Her Royal Highness, it would be difficult to arrest him and interrogate him. Moreover, if he really had contact, it would be more effective to observe in secret and not do anything to alarm Lucien.
A chance to catch the cunning and vicious "professor"!
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After inquiries from the church, Lucien finally returned to his normal life, began busy music studies and magic analysis, and moved Alisa's family to his garden villa temporarily. After all, the security in Jisu District is far better.
In Adrang District.
Lucien never looked at the magic circle mark in the corner, and did not even carry out the final processing in the magic laboratory, because he was worried that the church was closely monitoring the area, looking for the professor.
On this day, Victor began to teach Lucien, Lott, and Phyllis the "Canon" form, which is a basic polyphonic music in which multiple voices imitate the same melody and appear in sequence, cross-progress, and chase each other.
They entwine with each other until the last chord merges.
This kind of music is beautiful and easy to learn, and even beginners can compose similar chords, so it is a good choice to try to create when starting to learn polyphonic music.
"Actually, Lucien, you have unconsciously used some canon techniques in your Symphony of Destiny. It seems that you have learned a lot by yourself in the music library." Victor praised Lucien.
Lucien was thinking about another thing: "Although the famous Canon in D major (Johann Pachelbel Canon) has a similar melody in this world, it was composed by a musician more than eighty years ago.
Yes, the similarity is over 90%, but I can arrange it into a piano piece based on Pachelbel's Canon, which saves time and is innovative enough to meet the requirement of holding a concert within a year."
In Lucien's opinion, Johann Pachelbel Canon is more beautiful, and arrangement is the best way to put together a concert repertoire in a short time. Of course, "original" music for the finale is definitely needed. (To be completed.
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