There were no surprises. As Lucien expected, after dinner and unknowingly falling asleep for four hours, he was only able to decipher the contents of the first ten pages of the magic notes. Moreover, most of the words were not continuous, and there was no way to form a complete sentence, because many of the words related to magic were very rare and rare.
Of course, with Lucien's many years of learning ability, he could indeed restore and fill in the meaning of some of the sentences through these words, but it was certainly not accurate enough. According to this understanding, Lucien did not dare to rashly start learning magic, and when the time came, he would not even know how he died.
Fortunately, as a magic note, while the witch recorded the magic she learned, she would also occasionally record her own thoughts and some of the things she encountered. It was like a diary, and the words in this part were not rare, and the grammatical structure was also the same as Lucien's usual speech. This allowed Lucien to successfully decipher the similar sentences contained in the first ten pages, and roughly understand the origin of the other two magic notes, or should it be called magic books.
The witch was born in a magician family that survived the fall of the ancient Sylvanas Magic Empire. Although this family lived in a remote castle deep in the mountains after the occupation of Aalto, and their whereabouts were hidden, but under the suppression and search of the church for hundreds of years, the population was getting smaller and smaller. If it was not for the church's suppression and search efforts in the last hundred years or so, the family would have perished. But even so, in the witch's generation, only her parents and her family of three were left.
After an accident when summoning "a creature that Lucien did not know", the witch became an orphan, and at the same time officially inherited the two magic books "Astrology and Elements Book" and "Common Things Connected with Magic Illustrated Handbook".
The first ten pages of the witch's "diary" only contained so much information, so when Lucien woke up the next morning, the first thought that came to his mind was: "It's best that the witch's magic notes are complete, without cutting corners. Otherwise, where can I go to learn the ancient Sylvanas Language?"
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Most of the jobs that Lucien could find in the Copper Crown Tavern were related to the Aaron Mafia. Therefore, Lucien was once again unemployed and could only rely on his savings for a short period of time.
However, this was in line with Lucien, John, and Chorre's plan. They wanted Lucien to focus on learning how to read and avoid any possible retaliation. After all, Chorre and Alisa were either busking in the administrative district or washing clothes in a powerful guild. Elwyn could also follow Alisa to the textile guild to help with some small things that didn't require money. He didn't have much interaction with the Aaron Mafia. Only Lucien, if he started to do things, it would be difficult for him to jump out of the Aaron Mafia's influence in the market.
Even John and the others asked Lucien not to go out of the city during this period of time, and not to go to secluded places. At night, he had to be careful of being secretly set on fire by fearless people.
Therefore, after Lucien got up, washed his face, and ate the black bread that had been softened in boiling water, he actually had a leisurely feeling that he had nothing to do.
Of course, this was only an illusion. Lucien quickly restrained his laziness and went out to find an open space in the Aderon district. Then, according to John's instructions, he began to exercise his body and use a wooden stick to practice the basics of swordsmanship.
For Lucien, before learning magic, the best way to face the possible dangers was to work hard to increase his strength. John had already said that if he didn't start training from a young age, after the age of 16, there was basically no hope for him to awaken his blood power and receive God's grace, unless he was given the "Water of Holy Light" by the church.
Also, Lucien still had Jackson's dagger with him, so he could try his best at the critical moment.
When he finished his exercise, it was already nine o 'clock. After a short rest, Lucien began to review what he learned yesterday and what he learned when he tried to decipher the magic notes last night. Lucien had never been more serious, diligent, and self-conscious than ever before.
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In the hall of No. 12 Sneva Street in the Gesu district.
Victor looked at Lucien in disbelief, "You really haven't learned any words before, no matter the pronunciation, spelling rules, or grammar?"
From the thirty-two letters that he asked to recite, to the several questions that he asked, Lucien's answers were all perfect, and he also raised several questions about the spelling rules, which were usually discovered after learning words and grammar officially. Lucien's learning speed was so amazing that after only one day of learning, he was almost catching up with the civilian students Colin and Renee, who had some basic knowledge.
This was the second time that Victor was surprised by Lucien's performance, and the other students could not help but look at Lucien again. Was this poor boy a genius in languages, or was he lying on purpose, or did he have some basic knowledge himself?
"Mr. Victor, I really haven't learned any words before, but when I was learning, I accidentally thought that I could connect them with my usual pronunciation and habits. After comparing and referencing, I could learn so fast." In Aalto, Lucien hoped that people would regard him as a genius, but he did not want to be regarded as an incomprehensible monster. If he attracted the attention of the Church, it would be troublesome. Therefore, he explained his learning method in a simple way.
This was indeed the method that Lucien used. However, without the help of the library and text books, Lucien's learning speed could not be as fast as Lucien's.
Although Victor was born a civilian, his father was already a good violinist, who was appreciated by many nobles. He had been learning the common language since he was a child, but he did not have any experience in this field. After listening to Lucien's explanation, Victor nodded and praised, "Very good, very good. You can make good use of your advantage in speaking the common language, which proves that you are very smart and talented in this field."
He was very satisfied with Lucien.
Herodotus, Colin, and Reyne looked at Lucien with envy and jealousy.
Having studied with Victor for five years, Lott and Phyllis had no problem in Lingua Franca, and they were also good at music. Victor rarely praised his students like this, so they couldn't help but look at each other.
"His method sounds quite useful." Phyllis crossed her hands and rested them on her skirt. She sat in a dignified and ladylike manner, nodding slightly and maintaining a slightly arrogant attitude.
Lot was about to shrug his shoulders, but then he realized that it would be very ungentlemanly. It would be fine if he was with his friends, but he was facing Phyllis, the stingy and sarcastic girl who was vaguely competing with him in music. Therefore, he just smiled and said in a low voice, "After learning the common language for so many years, it's normal for you to have such thoughts. And you don't need to use this method to learn music, right, Phyllis?"
"Do you think I'm so naive and childish? Besides, I have my own way of learning music. I'm not like a certain someone who always relies on that little bit of talent and is unwilling to put in the effort to fool around with women. Lott, I think you should understand that talent can't be squandered for long. " Phyllis showed a standard smile, revealing eight neat and beautiful white teeth. "If this poor guy, um, I think his name is Lucien, starts to learn music, maybe he'll surpass you."
She used Lucien to mock Lot.
In fact, other than people like Lucien who seriously had no common sense, and people like Chorre and John who knew that he only wanted to learn how to read and change his life situation, the others, including Cohen, Victor, Lot, Phyllis, Reyne and the others, all thought that Lucien wanted to develop in the direction of music, because once a scholar chose to learn how to read, it often meant that they had chosen their future path.
For example, if one wanted to be a clerk in a village court or an administrator in a town hall, when learning how to read and write, they would definitely choose to be a scholar in law or history, not a musician like Victor.
As for those who wanted to be a pure scholar, if they were not of noble birth or had close relations with nobles, they would not be recognized. Even if the path of music relied heavily on one's own strength, if one did not receive the praise, recognition or pursuit of nobles, one could not be called a musician.
Lot sneered, "If he's better than me, then he's better than you, Phyllis."
When Phyllis was about to fight back, she suddenly saw that Mr. Victor was looking at her, so she fixed her fiery red hair, lowered her head, and continued to read the music score.
After confirming Lucien's talent, Victor sped up his teaching. Soon, he finished teaching Lucien the rules of spelling and grammar, which was exactly what Lucien wanted.
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Friday, Lucien's last day of learning this week.
After several days of learning, Lucien had mastered most of the grammar. If it were not for the lack of vocabulary, he could have already started to learn magic. Even so, Lucien also read the witch's notes until there were only a few pages left, and he figured out why she came to Aalto.
"As my spiritual power grows, the effect of meditation obviously decreases. Is there any room for improvement?"
"Should I take the risk and try the meditation method that only official sorcerers can use?"
"I almost died. It's too dangerous. Maybe I should consider using this method to improve the apprentice's meditation method."
"I'm aimless and can't find the direction. No wonder after hundreds of years of inheritance, the ancestors of my family still haven't improved the apprentice's meditation method. I'm too arrogant and too shallow."
"The structure of the level-one spell is too complicated. It's hard to build the model of the sigils."
"I'm going crazy. If I can't build the model of the sigils, I can't rely on the existing magic potions to become an official sorcerer."
"Maybe I should try to concoct the 'Magic Gate' potion. It contains a level-one spell model, and there's hope for me to become an official sorcerer."
"I can't find the ice gorse that I need."
"Aalto is the largest and most prosperous city in the west of the continent. It's also a city where many sorcerers hide. Maybe I should try my luck there."
This was the content of the "diary" that Lucien interpreted. He was very curious about the witch's experience after she came to Aalto, so he decided to continue tonight and read the last few pages.
Today, Lucien came to Victor's place to learn. He also had a small plan, which was to learn the basic grammar and find a chance to borrow the Lingua Franca dictionary and memorize it with the library. If he succeeded, maybe Lucien could start learning magic this weekend.
Lucien was full of expectation.
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