118 The End and the Beginning (1/2)
Chapter 118: The End and the Beginning
Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion
The light fragrance of the flowers and the unique smell of earth were intoxicating, and the cool breeze was nice and gentle. When Lucien was standing in the garden alone, all of a sudden, the surroundings disappeared, and instead, a broad starry sky with a beautiful silver moon enveloped him.
Lucien once again entered the world inside his soul.
The shining string connecting Lucien’s actual host star of destiny far away in the universe and the star’s inverted reflection in his soul appeared in the air, and the string, as a channel, was eagerly absorbing the power of the host star in order to nurture Lucien’s soul.
Gradually, certain changes happened in the soul, and Lucien felt that his soul was slowly ”substantialized”.
A while later, when Lucien reopened his eyes, there were countless stars in his dark pupils.
He blinked again, and then his eyes went back to normal.
Feeling super refreshed, Lucien sensed that his soul was stronger than ever. The most amazing difference he noticed was that some crystal powder was solidified and produced from his soul, just like the fine dust of the revenant.
”How a person’s soul is constituted? Is it constituted of certain special elements, or soul itself is nothing else but a special wave field? Why meditation can improve one’s power?” Lucien murmured, having too many questions in his mind that interested him a lot. He was guessing that the substantiation, or say, the solidification of the soul was the premise to construct a magic model.
Right now, becoming a first circle sorcerer was Lucien’s main goal. For a senior apprentice, this breakthrough to become a real sorcerer was of great significance, since there was a huge difference in power between the two levels, just like moving from being a knight squire to being a real knight.
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It only took Lucien half a day to finish all the procedures to collect the documents required to travel through the continent, both because of the princess’ special order in advance and his own social status as a well-known musician. For common people, however, it would take at least seven days.
Although many adventurers were also traveling across the continent without any paperwork, it was illegal, technically speaking, and it could put them in big trouble, such as being suspected of being heretics or spies.
Then, Lucien stayed in Aalto for a few more days to plan his trip and also to wait for the upcoming April tenth.
In the morning of April ninth, Lucien’s coach set out for Tiran, a province in northwest of the duchy. Since the coach was hired by the association, Lucien told the coachman to go to the north first and then head toward the Kingdom of Syracuse in the east to hide his real destination.
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The magnificent city gradually disappeared behind the coach. Lucien stopped looking back from the window and started to casually leaf through some paper works. Then, he noticed that there was a pile of newspapers in the corner of the coach.
Taking a closer look, it was the latest Music Criticism and Symphony News.
The front page of the latest Music Criticism was divided in two. The black and white painting on the left side depicted the scene where Christopher was acknowledging the applause at the end of his concert, while on the right side, there was a colored picture of Lucien playing piano.
On the top of the front page, there was a line of bold letters, ”The end of the old era, the beginning of a new era.”
The full passage was on the second page:
”Mr. Christopher bid his farewell to the stages with his magnificent concert. His symphony the War of Dawn shocked every listener and showed us a great musician’s never-ending spirit for further exploration in the world of music.