The piano was an instrument that required superb craftsmanship. No one knew when it was invented.
Many people believed that the piano originated from the Moon Empire – an empire that had disappeared for thousands of years. The historical truth had long since changed beyond recognition, so much so that no matter what happened, the Moon Empire could be blamed on it.
The aristocrats who boasted of their nobility could not do without music.
Among the music that the aristocrats attached the most importance to was the piano. Many aristocrats would learn to play the piano from a young age. For example, the predecessor Liszt often played the piano.
His sister Lvera played the piano quite well, and his cousin Meopal was a piano enthusiast.
Even some minor aristocrats would scrimp and save money to buy a piano as a pastime. Many aristocratic second sons, who had no hope of inheriting the title and did not dare to go to the battlefield, would turn to the piano, painstakingly practice their piano playing skills, and become a pianist.
After becoming a pianist, they could continue to go to the upper class.
Many pianists relied on their charm to attract the favor of aristocratic young ladies, which was nothing new.
Famous pianists, even in the palace, would be valued. And those pianists who could compose piano music, without exception, were called masters. Wherever they went, aristocrats would rush to receive them, and young ladies would secretly throw flirtatious glances at them.
Liszt enjoyed such treatment in the Longtaro Castle for his song "Die Elise".
The madness of the aristocrats towards the piano directly gave birth to a group of Iron Knight who specialized in making pianos. An Iron Knight was a qi cultivator who forged magic weapons, gemstone weapons, and other equipment. They did not go to the battlefield, did not practice fighting skills, and did not charge. Instead, they concentrated on forging weapons, belonging to senior blacksmiths.
The Iron Knight who forged pianos was called a Piano Knight.
Only a family that had reached the rank of a Marquis could have the financial resources to train a Piano Knight who could make a qualified piano. Each piano was equivalent to a magic weapon.
The cheapest piano would cost at least ten gold coins.
Therefore, many pianists started with second-hand old pianos.
There were several pianos in Tulip Castle, but unfortunately, the Count did not give any of them to Liszt. As a result, Liszt did not discover the "Piano King Liszt" in his heart.
"It's probably because the piano piece I played at will in the Longtaro Castle has released the Piano King in my heart, so it triggered such a smoke mission?"
He had already adjusted his emotions. Since he was already here, he would take things as they came. He did not rejoice or grieve because of external factors.
The most important thing was to find a way to complete the mission.
"How am I supposed to write to Duniko? As a friend, or as a lover? Or should I just blindly write something to deal with the smoke mission? "
He pondered for a moment.
He returned to the study, unfolded a thick piece of bast paper, picked up a quill and dipped it in ink. "Dear Duniko …"
"I wonder if you've been practicing 'Der Elise' lately? When I returned by ship, I sorted out the score amidst the waves of the sea. The bumpy cabin and the noise of the waves always destroyed my grasp of the melody. Perhaps there was also the factor of being restless after parting. "
"Back in Flower Town, far away from the hustle and bustle, I breathed the cold air amidst the snow. My brain finally calmed down. Although the score has already been sent to Longtaro Castle along with Steward Ranieri and then handed over to you. I still try to play the melody again. "
Writing until here, he could not help but pull out a thick piece of bast paper covered with musical notes from the desk.
He re-composed it when he returned to Tulip Castle. After playing it many times, he finally dug out the details of 'Der Elise' from the depths of his memory.
The score he promised to send to Meopal and Duniko was written in a hurry while he was being tossed about at sea.
It was not perfect.
When he left Tulip Castle, he did not choose to send the more perfect 'Der Elise'. He probably felt that it was unnecessary. After all, he did not need to rely on his identity as a pianist to add to his aristocratic temperament.
As a result, the score was placed on the desk and covered in dust.
Looking at the strong and powerful characters on it, he seemed to recall the wild night of that wild and hearty night. Compared with the beauty of the siren A Qi, Duniko is much inferior, but her charm is something that the innocent and pure A Qi does not have. One makes you feel that blasphemy is a crime, the other makes you just want to commit a crime.
Dang dang dang.
There was a knock on the door. It was the butler Carter. "Master, is it convenient for you?"
Withdrawing his thoughts, Liszt responded, "Please come in."
Carter came in with a cup of milk tea. "This is the milk tea that Mrs. Morrison has just brewed, with a little bit of the best honey. If you like it, I will tell Mrs. Morrison to continue brewing it like this."
"Let me taste it first." Liszt picked up the cup and tasted it. Compared with the previous fresh milk, the milk tea with honey was undoubtedly better.
The best honey was scraped from the poisonous beehive destroyed on Black Horse Island. It was 20 kilograms, non-toxic, and very mellow and sweet.
It was filled with several large cups and labeled "Master's Only".
There were also the pupae. After Mrs. Abby added oil and salt seasonings, most of them were destroyed by Liszt – a small half was eaten and most of them were put into the gem space. When he had time, he would take out a few pupae and chew them.
At this moment, the milk tea entered his stomach.
The delicious stimulated his taste buds, and Liszt could not help but drink the rest in one breath. "It's delicious, and the sweetness is just right. Mr. Carter, help me tell Mrs. Morrison to use the same amount as today's cup."
"Yes, Master." Carter left with the cup.
Liszt continued to bury his head at his desk, writing letters, his quill pen never stopping.
"… Now that I have completed the details of 'To Alice', I think it should appear on the piano stand of Miss Duniko, who knows the most about music, accompanied by your slender fingers turning into beautiful notes."
"I think I have heard your moving piano sound, lingering in my ears, as white as the moonlight."
"Greetings!"
"Yours, sincerely, Liszt."
Putting down the quill pen, he picked up the thick bast paper and shook it, so that the ink on it solidified faster. He then checked it twice and felt that the wording was OK. There was neither deliberate unfamiliarity nor cheeky enthusiasm. He just explained the reason for writing, but did not say goodbye.
Men can do anything when they are impulsive.
But when reason existed, he knew how to make a choice. He couldn't abandon Flower Town's matters and run all the way to Red Crab Island just to find Duniko and fire a shot at her.
If it weren't for the absurd content of the smoke mission, he might never contact Duniko again.
Passion is not love.
As a noble, you have to be able to let go.
"I don't know what Duniko will think when she receives the letter …" Liszt folded the thick bast paper in half, took out an envelope and stuffed it in.
On the envelope, he wrote "To Duniko Hyacinth" and "Sender: Liszt Tulip".
Then he lit the candle with a match, took out a round spoon from the square box on the table, scooped a few small cloves of rosin, and baked them on the candle flame.
When the rosin softened into a liquid, he poured it on the envelope seal and smeared it evenly. Just as it was about to solidify, he took out his personal seal, a long square seal engraved with the name "Lis" in half Serpentines. He pressed hard on the rosin, leaving an exclusive mark.
After doing all this, he called for the retainer Knight Philip: "Send it to Tulip Castle tomorrow morning and give it to Sir Levis. Have him mail it for me."
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