Lord of Arcane

Chapter 2434 Lawrence's talent
When Xia Duo sent Lawrence to Akoala before, he was worried about whether the other party would reduce his recognition of human identity due to the influence of elf culture. Now it seems that this worry is a bit unnecessary.

Then, Xia Duo asked Lawrence what he had learned during the exchange in Akola, and Lawrence also answered one by one, "When I was in Akola, I mainly learned the creation techniques of elves, such as rhetoric in poetry and performance in performance." Acting skills, knife skills in carving, etc., in addition to in-depth research on the cultural origin behind elf art, not just limited to the art itself."

"good, very good!"

This is actually the main purpose of Xia Duo sending Lawrence to Akoala for exchange and study. He hopes that Lawrence and other literary and artistic workers in the territory can absorb nutrients from elf art and use it in the Great Xia Territory.

It is difficult to grasp the scale. The so-called "close to vermilion is red, and close to ink is black", how can it be possible not to be influenced by elf culture after long-term influence of elf art.

But no matter what, even from the perspective of Xia Duo who transcended the times, there are still many merits in elf art and even elf culture.

The Great Xia and even Netheril as a whole are almost poor in the cultural field, and can only roughly imitate them. Once they learn deeply, they are more likely to be influenced by elves.

This is not what he wants. At present, the Great Xia Territory has established a set of order that is different from other places in Netheril and more recognized by the public. This order is also a unique culture in the cultural field.

The so-called "foundation", with these different things, it is possible to actively absorb nutrients from the elf culture, rather than being assimilated by the other party.

In fact, Netheril also has some things that are different from elves, otherwise it would not have changed the magic system hundreds of years ago, as can be seen from the architectural style of Severton.

The original style of elves was complex and beautiful, but later came the simple style of Nether style, but unfortunately all this is still in its infancy, and only a few spellcasters are really confident to stick to it.

If there is no Xia Duo, perhaps a few years later, Netheril will eventually give birth to a truly independent and powerful culture, but still the same sentence, the essence of culture is the aesthetic expression of the ruling class.

Xia Duo recognized the beauty across classes, but it was a minority after all. At this moment, Lawrence's changes made him see a brighter future.

The Great Xia Order has the ability to let senior literary practitioners like Lawrence get rid of the influence of elf culture to a certain extent. With the development and growth of the Great Xia collar in the future, it will definitely give more people cultural confidence.

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After talking about Lawrence's experience in Akola, Xia Duo did not forget why he recalled the other party in advance this time. Considering that the information contained in the prophecy screen might be shocking enough in itself, he did not "code" the speaker. "Are.

Instead, he restored the picture he perceived at that time from his memory, expressed it in the form of projection, played a mime in the room, and then asked Lawrence:

"Can you see what the two of them are talking about?"

"Master Iolum? And Grand Arcanist Badigal?"

As a top bard who had been active in Severton, Lawrence was no stranger to these big men in Severton, but he didn't expect the lord to question him about such a scene.

Xia Duo seemed a little hesitant when he saw Lawrence, but he explained one more sentence:
"It's the two of them, but you don't have to worry about it. This is a prophecy I made not long ago. Unfortunately, there is no sound in the picture, and I am not familiar with lip reading, so I can only call you back to help interpret it." gone."

Lawrence was a little relieved when he heard that it was a prophecy, not a real scene. Now that he has joined the Great Xia Territory, he doesn't want the rapidly developing territory to be disturbed by some external factors.

But the prophecy is different. Even if it is an unfavorable situation, at least he can prepare in advance. Thinking of this, he paid more attention to observe the facial movements of the two people in the projection screen.

Lip reading is not a simple skill, but a very advanced skill. There are indeed geniuses in this world who can understand what the other party is saying with just a few faces, but Lawrence is not such a genius.

Of course, being able to learn such a profound skill as lip-reading, Lawrence can also be regarded as an acquired talent, but after all, he is not the kind of person who is born with it.

As a bard, observing words and observing emotions is almost an instinct engraved in his blood. If he doesn't know how to observe words and observing emotions, it is impossible for him to arrange the tower of Zilan without being held accountable by those big shots.

And lip reading can be regarded as an advanced skill of observing words and expressions. Lawrence has experienced many years in Sevington before he can barely read the lips of regular customers.

For strangers, you can only restore, imagine, and repair through experience, and it is impossible to be 100% accurate. After all, everyone always has some habits that may be difficult for them to discover when they speak, and this is essentially Affects lip recognition.

Fortunately, Lawrence has met the two people in the prophecy, and he is basically sure that they speak Nezer, otherwise, don't speak an unfamiliar language, even if it is just a stranger, it will be difficult to identify and interpret.

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Soon, all the prophecy screens were played, but Lawrence still frowned and didn't speak, as if he had encountered some problem. In this case, of course, Xia Duo would not rush, but played the previous projection screen again.

Time passed by, and the room was still quiet. At this time, Xia Duo was also observing the facial details of Iolum and Badigal in the projection plane, and trying to analyze them.

It's a pity that he really doesn't understand these things. There may be someone in the Red Heart Alliance who understands them, but they won't be included in the technical committee's database as a special academic achievement.

So his interpretation is almost equivalent to starting from scratch without any foundation. If something can be analyzed, then those professionals will have nothing to do.

So besides his own analysis, Xia Duo was also observing Lawrence. Although Lawrence frowned tightly, his lips were moving quickly, as if he had really deciphered something.

Xia Duo waited patiently. For a while, only the projection screen was moving in the room, and everything else seemed to be stuck in a time-stopped state.

After almost an hour, Lawrence raised his head and motioned for Xia Duo to put away the projector, "My lord, I already have a result."

Xia Duo was shocked, and finally got the good news. He asked quickly, "What did they say?"

"There are still a small number of keywords that have not been identified, but I have already figured out the general meaning."

Thinking of the content revealed in the prophecy screen, Lawrence had a strange expression on his face, but under the watchful eyes of the lord, he still said truthfully:
"In the projection, Badigarh is seeking help from Master Iolum, saying that there are certain people - there is a key element missing here, I have not been able to decipher the identity of those people - those people will threaten Nether Riel's current situation is very good, Badigal asked Master Iolum to help stop those people.

"Master Iolum should have known the identities of those people and clearly expressed his refusal, but Badigal still refused to give up and tried to persuade him again and again, but the master still refused to agree, so a dispute arose."

(End of this chapter)