Although Natasha did not quite understand why Lucien was so serious all of a sudden, his belief and firm attitude on the law of causality still melted the uncanny discomfort in her heart like snow under the sunlight. A world where everything had been predestined and could not be changed was the most desperate and lifeless world.
Feeling the warmth of his hand and hearing the solemn voice, Natasha, who had always been cheerful and optimistic, was back to her usual self. Instead of dwelling on the topic, she smiled, "Are you planning to write an opera for me?"
"How did you know?" Asked Lucien, somewhat surprised.
Natasha chuckled. "My eyes are very sharp. I saw a manuscript on the bookshelf when I was in your library this afternoon. It's called 'Valkyrie'. I think it should be for me."
She was not modest about the title of 'Valkyrie' at all. She naturally thought that it should be for her.
Lucien sighed softly. "I planned to invite an opera troupe to perform on my birthday to commemorate the first anniversary of our confession, but I haven't had the time to write anything in the past year because of Sardes' affairs, for the Congress of Magic and our future. Also, the script is more difficult than I thought, and the music is even more so. I've only finished one third of it today."
Although it was based on the works on Earth, it was basically a brand-new work, which posed a lot of difficulties for Lucien.
Natasha smiled, not minding it at all. "It's alright. We can wait until next year, the year after that, and many, many years later. Speaking of operas, I plan to sponsor the Musicians' Associations in Renstadt to encourage the development of music and rebuild the city into a music capital. "
She was a person who truly loved music. Since she could not return to Aalto for now, she would make Renstadt a paradise of music, too.
"If I'm free, I'll give some guidance to the musicians in Renstadt." At this moment, Lucien was already confident enough to say that. Although 'Valkyrie' was difficult to write, he had truly grasped all the musical knowledge that he had learned before. He was no longer a common musician who could only write piano pieces and rearrange parts of the movements. He was almost as good as Mr. Victor.
This rapid progress was all thanks to the advanced music knowledge in the Library of the Soul, as well as his own hard work and the improvement of his soul.
Natasha took a deep breath and said humorously, "Then, on behalf of the musicians of the Kingdom of Holm, I'd like to thank you first. If you don't mind, I'd like your Uncle Chorre to join the association and spread the latest music trends and developments of Aalto here."
Obviously, the smuggled copies of Music Reviews and Symphony News could only show the uppermost things, and could not let the musicians learn the real basics.
"Of course I don't mind, as long as Uncle Chorre is willing." After years of communication, Lucien learned from Natasha that Chorre resumed his music studies after the initial excitement of the noble life. He was very diligent and did not look like a middle-aged man at all.
Natasha looked at Lucien with a smile in her silver eyes. "I'm talking about this because I want to ask you when you are going to meet your Uncle Chorre. The Church has already retreated. There shouldn't be any danger. The intelligence personnel who protect them in secret also reported that, under the influence of Arcana Voice and the enjoyment provided by convenient alchemical items around, their views on sorcerers and clerics have obviously changed. Also, they must still miss you. In order to know your news, they often stay up late to listen to 'News of the World' that they don't understand at all. "
Hearing Natasha's brief description, Lucien was suddenly filled with mixed feelings and warmth. He had only been in this world for eight years, but he felt that he had lived a lifetime and experienced countless things. So, he said in a low voice, "I'll go in a couple of days."
"Be happy. You should be happy about such things." Natasha gestured playfully and changed the topic. "Mr. Great Musician, have you come up with any revolutionary music ideas in the past few years? You have always been best known for your subversive works. I'm not used to the fact that you haven't produced any innovative works for years. "
Lucien looked at her with a smile. "How can I not? I've connected music creation and mathematics."
"Huh? Music creation and mathematics? How can they be connected? " Natasha asked in surprise. Music was a country full of free thoughts, and mathematics was the most rigorous and restrictive field. How could they be put together? It's not like it's something like the Twelve Equal Temperaments or something conceptual. It's a creation!
Lucien chuckled. "So, it's subversive. Abandoning the traditional structural factors, such as themes, music logic, music motivation, phrases, and sections, and taking the substantial elements, such as rhythm, strength, density of notes, and timbre, as parameters, and arranging them into sequences with mathematical permutations. Then, it will be created according to such rules."
"It seems too cold … But it's very interesting. I wonder how it will work?" Natasha knew that it would not be mainstream. She was also a person who was brave enough to try. Also, Lucien's position in her heart was very important. Naturally, she had no objection.
After that, she sighed again. "This is really the thinking of an arcanist!"
"I'll show you some small works when we get back." This was a sequence of music that Lucien created when he was relaxing his brain. It could also be applied in electronic music in the future.
"Okay. If it's good, stay up late tonight and teach me!" Said Natasha in high spirits.
Lucien deliberately twisted her meaning and joked, "Stay up late? You seem to be avoiding something. "
"Of course not! Am I the kind of person who is avoiding something? "
… …
The next day, after seeing Natasha off, Lucien returned to the Atom Institution in light steps. There were many experiments that needed to be verified.
"Lucien, you look good!" Lazar said with a knowing look, with a journal in his hands.
"'Arcana' has been published in advance?" Lucien looked at the cover, but the Highest Council only asked that the news that he had become a grand arcanist should be published on the cover of the journal. They did not ask that the journal be published so many days in advance.
Heidi was still bothered by the extra tasks yesterday. She said unhappily, "Master, this is the special issue of 'Arcana'. The discovery of neutrons confirmed the new alchemy. To celebrate the theoretical system that changed the era, they have specially published this special issue. It includes the papers in the past year, including the confirmation of the prophecies of the new alchemy and the relevant experiments. "
"… And some questions about the imperfections of the new alchemy," Annick said after a moment of silence.
Sprint, on the other hand, was somewhat angry. "Master, you said that the new alchemy was just a framework, and many problems had not been solved yet. Why are they still collecting the problems in the special issue? Why can't they wait until the official issue is published next month? I feel that they are questioning your new alchemy, master. "
"What's wrong with that? Any theory is perfected and strengthened when it is questioned. If it is not questioned, I will be uneasy. Besides, there are indeed many unresolved problems in the new alchemy. For example, it cannot accurately describe the structure of atoms with multiple electrons, and it can only predict the frequency of spectral lines, but not the intensity and width. "Lucien understood the limitations of the current model of the new alchemy and said with a good attitude.
Katrina nodded. "Master, the problems you mentioned are all in the journal."
Lucien took over 'Arcana', only to discover that the silver lines on the black cover constituted several rows of words. At the top were two words: 'Arcana', and below were three rows of words: 'July, 824. To celebrate the establishment of the new alchemy and congratulate Mr. Lucien Evans on becoming a grand arcanist, this issue is specially published.'
On the title page was an additional opinion written by Douglas, "There is no doubt that the new alchemy has won a glorious victory and has greatly changed our era. It will be remembered by the arcanists forever. I suggest that the new alchemy be rewarded with fifteen thousand arcana credits and five hundred thousand arcana points."
Behind him was the opinion of the two board members. Raventi and Prado wrote a sentence together, "Now, we can give all the praise in the previous review to Mr. Lucien Evans."
The last sentence was written by Drummond, the chief editor of 'Arcana', on behalf of the whole journal, "Recently, the new alchemy has swept across the entire Congress like an unstoppable flood. Every discovery and every experiment result is consistent with its' prophecy '."
"It has become the supreme code in the field of elements and alchemy. It is the key to opening the gate of creation. Alchemy is no longer a delusion without theoretical guidance."
"Through the new alchemy and the general theory of relativity, I seem to see the arrival of a golden age. It is not only an age where gold and materials can be truly created, but also an age where arcana and magic flourish, where talents emerge."
"Five hundred thousand arcana points … Not bad." Arcana credits were no longer useful to him, but arcana points could be exchanged for legendary spells and legendary rituals (one million arcana points for a legendary spell). This was an advantage that Thales could never replace.
In the formal content, the first half was the papers that had been published before, such as Jurisian's discovery and explanation of the splitting of spectral lines in a strong magnetic field. The second half focused on the doubts about the new alchemy that had been ignored before, including the arrangement of electrons in the outer layer proposed by Fernando, the problem of imposing quantized energy levels and orbits proposed by Hathaway, and the problem of only one electron structure proposed by Klaus … Almost all the leaders in the field of elements and alchemy raised all kinds of questions cautiously after expressing their support for the new alchemy.
Looking at the many questions, Lucien smiled and said to Sprint, who was still a bit angry, "What's the use of being angry? What you should do is to propose your own ideas to solve the problems. I hope that all of you can really start your arcana studies by answering these questions. It's fine if you make mistakes, but I'm afraid that you don't have the courage to join the discussion. Your minds are active and unrestrained. It's possible that you can really provide ideas that we haven't thought of before to solve the problems. "
"Yes, master!" Hearing his teacher's encouragement, Sprint was the first to respond. His eyes were full of fighting spirit.
Annick, Heidi and the rest of them also became excited. Joining the discussion and arguments of the grand arcanists, legendary sorcerers and senior-rank arcanists on the new alchemy was exciting enough.
… …
In the evening, Lucien appeared in the noble district of Renstadt. Looking at John's brightly lit villa, he took a deep breath and strode out of the door.
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