The beautiful melody echoed in the restaurant, and the tranquil notes made people's hearts settle down. However, there was no small indoor band around, only a magic phonograph on the table by the wall that was slowly spinning the resin disc.
Several minutes later, the music died down, and the blackboard finished spinning. The servant who was on duty hurried to change it.
Hearing that the music started again, John put down his knife and fork and said to Lucien with mixed feelings, "The regular blackboard can only record several minutes of music and cannot present a complete symphony, unless the blackboard of pure magic of a higher level is used, but that's something that ordinary people cannot afford."
He did not forget his past life, so he paid a lot of attention to ordinary people.
"The problem is that ordinary people cannot even afford a magic gramophone." Lucien cut the foie gras and joked, "Of course, the blackboard of pure magic is indeed not cheap. It equals a level-two alchemical item. The minor nobles can only buy one now and then, and they have to use the blackboard most of the time, but it shouldn't be a problem for Viscount Wellesley's family."
Because it was a simplification of magic, Lucien did not have a mature plan himself. He could only redesign and deploy the magic circle according to the concept. It could not be done overnight but had to be done step by step.
After Chorre became the director of the Renstadt Musicians' associations, he became so energetic that even his aging seemed to have been delayed. "However, the minor nobles outnumber the grand nobles. Also, most of the restaurants use the blackboard, which is undoubtedly the mainstream and an important source of income for most musicians. Therefore, I've found that they are more and more inclined to create simple music of several minutes, which is both easy and profitable."
The musicians in Renstadt did not have as many opportunities for concerts as Aalto did. In the past, their income mainly came from serving the nobles as their music consultant or chief musician. After the magic gramophone was invented, they had another important channel, which was' music royalties'. They would receive a certain amount of money according to the sales of the blackboards that were filled with their music.
Because of the precedent of "patent fees" in the exchange and usage of magic, and because Mr. Atom Controller was a great musician himself, the sorcerers were not averse to "music royalties". Except for the division of musicians according to their levels, the Intellectual Property Act passed by the Parliament of Nobles and signed by the queen was implemented as usual.
Although the magic phonograph was only the enjoyment of the nobles right now, the musicians had a lot to gain from its high price. Therefore, under the stimulation of money and the influence of the trend of "light music", most of the musicians were more and more accepting of the form of music that was only a few minutes long. The simple and uncomplicated "leisure music" was also welcomed by the majority of the citizens, making the development of music in Renstadt more and more different from that of Aalto.
In Lucien's words, Renstadt would become the place where pop music and songs were born sooner or later.
Hearing Uncle Chorre's concerns, Lucien smiled and said, "Sometimes, the changes of instruments, the forms of music transmission, and the forms of music delivery will affect the development of music. For example, the music in the age of the heptachord, the music after the invention of the violin, the music after the invention of the piano. Only in the process of constant changes can music be kept alive forever instead of being exhausted. So, Uncle Chorre, don't worry that the small capacity of the blackboards will shorten the development of music. It will allow us to see more different music than we can imagine right now."
Now that the most famous musician had expressed such a view so confidently, and Chorre was born as a minstrel and a street performer, he had a natural preference for short music. Therefore, he no longer had any concerns and changed the topic to the food itself. "I didn't know that little Evans was so talented in gourmet food. The sweet and sour meat is truly delicious!"
"Yes." Aunt Alisa nodded with her mouth full. She, who had been talking a lot, was completely focused on the food after tasting it.
On the table, except for foie gras and a few other dishes in the Tria style, most of the food was something she had never seen or enjoyed before. It was completely different from the style of food in any country. She, who was fat and loved to eat, could not stop eating once she started eating.
"Thank you. Natasha also loves these delicacies very much." Lucien accepted the praise without hesitation. Although there were many dishes in China, not all of them could be liked by the people in this world. The dishes on the table were carefully selected on the basis of Natasha being the "guinea pig". Of course, Chorre, Alisa, and John felt like swallowing their tongues.
Also, Lucien was good at magic and identifying animals and plants. There were also many bizarre things that did not exist on Earth here. Therefore, the "hunting range" of China's dishes was expanded again. The variety was at least tripled. There were salt-baked dragon meat, braised thorny trees, and so on.
Hearing that Lucien mentioned Natasha, Chorre found it rather strange. "Why is Her Majesty not here tonight?"
Normally speaking, as long as Lucien was in Allyn, he would visit Chorre's family at least twice a month, and Natasha came with him most of the time.
Before Lucien replied, John said before him, "Recently, the city of Renstadt is being reconstructed. The range of the city is to be expanded and the defense divine power circles and magic circles will be redeployed. Because the villas, estates, and manors of many nobles are involved, the Parliament of Nobles often quarrels. Therefore, Her Majesty has been very busy and has to coordinate and intimidate in the middle."
"The changes in Renstadt are too fast. I've lived in Aalto for more than twenty years, but the changes that I've experienced in Renstadt in the past few months are not as many as those in Renstadt. I wonder what Renstadt will be like in the future." Chorre said with mixed feelings.
After dinner, Lucien and John each held a glass of wine and stood next to the French window in the small living room on the second floor.
Looking at the lights in the noble district that were as brilliant as stars outside, John suddenly sighed. "Since you were involved with the witches, I felt that I was in a dream that I haven't woken up from yet. All my expectations for the future are real again, but they are not what I imagined. Instead, they deviated greatly."
"Me too." Lucien looked out of the window, and his eyes became deep. Although his voice was calm, it was from the bottom of his heart. It was not impossible that it was a dream.
Although Lucien had basically ruled out the possibility of a dream in his exploration and study of the world, there was still no conclusive evidence to deny other similar 'realities'. Even though he had some preliminary speculations about this world, he could not completely conclude that the 'brain in a vat', 'virtual world', and 'experiment place' were all wrong.
Of course, John did not understand what Lucien was implying. He took a sip of the wine and said, "In the beginning, my dream was to become a real Knight so that my father, my mother, Elwyn, and you could all live a prosperous life as nobles. But I didn't expect that you would achieve this goal before me and become a musician …"
"After I became a Knight, I was ready to sacrifice myself in the North Fortress or the Dark Mountain Range Fortress, which was the final destination of a Knight. But you told me that you were a sorcerer, and I was lost for a long time …"
"When I thought that we would never see each other again and began to work for the Duchy and the Church, Her Majesty brought me to Renstadt …"
As he spoke, he smiled. "When I got used to having so many powerful people protecting me, I didn't have to face too much danger, and I could live the rest of my life peacefully. However, there were frequent incidents of worshipping devils, demons, and abyssal aura pollution in the kingdom. I had to deal with them on the move, and I had to face many battles."
He did not complain. Instead, he was more or less excited. The peaceful life made him unable to move forward, and he could not become a Knight.
"Life is always full of surprises. It will not go as you expect." Lucien clinked his glass with John's. "Also, it's very difficult for you to become a Knight because of your 'Elimination' bloodline. The kingdom doesn't have enough information for you to learn it."
The bloodline nobles, under the legacies of generations or the exploration of a certain legendary knight, had the best way to polish their corresponding bloodline and balance it with their will. Therefore, it was easier for the nobles with legacies to be promoted than for the nobles who were newly promoted. That was why they agreed to the Congress of Magic to publicize the training methods before knights in order to raise more talents to resist the Church and develop more and more alternate dimensions. The way to polish their bloodline was their real capital and a secret that must be kept strictly.
The bloodline of 'Elimination' was rare in the first place, and most of them were absorbed into the ranks of the Church's Holy Knight or Night Watchers. Therefore, none of the nobles in the Kingdom of Holm had this bloodline. Naturally, there was no corresponding tempering method for John.
Originally, Lucien did not think much of the problem, because the bloodline power was created by the ancient sorcerers. The Congress of Magic had kept detailed files on bloodlines, and they could design a reasonable tempering method for John by studying the situation of the bloodline. However, there was no information about the bloodline in the Congress of Magic, which made Lucien suspect the origin of the bloodline. He thought that it was the result of Viken's research.
John smiled unconcernedly. "All the tempering methods were created by the previous Knight. I'm not as stupid, lazy, or scared of death as they were. Can't I figure it out myself? Also, Lucien, didn't you say that I should not be bound by my past experience? Maybe it's a good thing for me. "
He joked humorously.
… …
After leaving Chorre's house, Lucien walked in the city of Renstadt leisurely with his hands in the pockets of his suit and his black top hat lowered. Seeing a city changing according to one's own ideas was a great achievement.
When he passed by the civilian area where the alchemical workers gathered, Lucien suddenly saw a dwarf walking to him. The dwarf covered his eyes with his right hand and bowed. "Steam is supreme."
Then, he smiled and said, "Mister, I wonder if you would like to join the Church of Steam."
Recruiting someone to join the church openly? It was completely against his order to the dwarves! Lucien's eyes slightly narrowed, and he asked solemnly, "Who are you?"
"Hehe." The dwarf laughed. "Although we haven't really met, we've met each other directly."
His words were weird, but Lucien narrowed his eyes. "Viken?"
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