Chapter 757 The City of Lost Melodies <TOC> Chapter 759 The Luminous Wishing Tree
Translator: SumTLMan
As dawn approached, Angel finished checking the talents of the last direct descendant in New Rosberg Manor.
Still, nothing of value was found.
Nite sighed slightly. Although he had already witnessed the scarcity of talents at the City Lord’s mansion yesterday, he still held a glimmer of hope and had all his family members come to check their talents, even including the servants.
But in the end, the slim chance couldn’t triumph over the harsh reality.
Nite ordered the servants to comfort the crying and unruly children, and he exchanged a helpless glance with his father, the current Count of New Rosberg, shaking his head in disappointment.
The Count of New Rosberg sighed, “I’ll take them back first, so as not to disturb the great wizard any further. As for the request made by the great wizard earlier, since I agreed to it, you can take him to the basement below my study later, where all the historical materials are stored.”
Nite nodded. When he was young, he was quite mischievous and would often run into that basement to search for treasures. However, there were no treasures to be found there, only stacks of books thick with history.
It was during that time that Nite developed a fondness for reading. The “Wicked Naya” he had told Angel about on the ship was a story he had discovered in one of the historical books in the basement.
“Remember, prioritize the great wizard’s requests. As long as it doesn’t go against your conscience, you don’t need to consult me,” the Count of New Rosberg said before patting his son’s shoulder and leaving with the others.
Once everyone had left, Angel had already put away the Talent Sphere and was pretending to doze off by leaning against a pillar.
“Sir, do you want to look at the historical materials now?” Nite asked as he approached.
Angel nodded, “You lead the way.”
Soon, Nite led Angel to the basement of the study, where it was well-lit with luminescent stones.
“The gold-lacquered bookshelf near the desk contains our family history. The other bookshelves hold various historical materials collected throughout our family’s lineage, mainly official histories, but there are also some unofficial accounts,” Nite explained before tactfully taking his leave. However, before leaving, he made sure to have the servants bring specially-made refreshments and a teapot warmed by a brazier.
After Nite left, Angel immediately dropped the façade he had been maintaining all day, lazily sitting in a chair with an unidentified green dessert in his mouth, and using his Magic Hand to read while eating.
As time passed and daylight came, the clock in the corner completed a full circle. From midnight to noon, Angel finally put down the book he was reading.
The historical books in the Nite family’s collection were abundant, covering everything from the Shining Gold Era to the present Flaming Bronze Era, and were well-preserved. It was evident that the New Rosberg family had cherished these books throughout the generations.
However, in the Bustling Flaming Bronze Era, consultations were more developed than ever before, so the historical records here focused on events that occurred within the last thousand years. The Shining Gold Era that Angel was most interested in was actually the least documented.
Although there was little information, Angel still found records about Lucas, and it was very likely the only copy.
This was not a historical record, but a handwritten scroll from the ancestors of the New Rosberg Family.
Nite didn’t lie; the New Rosberg Family indeed had a heritage of more than three thousand years. However, being a count was something from the flaming copper age. In the Shining Gold Era three thousand years ago, the New Rosberg Family was just a local wealthy family.
Interestingly, at that time, the New Rosberg Family somehow got involved with Lucas, which led to this handwritten scroll.
At that time, in the 1331st year of the Shining Gold Era, the New Rosberg Family had been established for more than a hundred years. Although they were rich, they didn’t have a noble status, and no matter what they tried, they couldn’t squeeze into high society. Thus, they desired a noble shell.
However, the nobles of that time valued bloodlines greatly. To become a noble, it was difficult to be recognized without an excellent bloodline.
So the New Rosberg Family did something; they wanted to slowly transform the family into a noble one through marriage with nobles. However, nobles usually looked down on merchants. After encountering numerous setbacks, they decided to target some down-and-out nobles or simply arrange for the women of their family to associate with some more debauched nobles and give birth to children with noble bloodlines first.
Of course, the latter was less desirable, as mixed bloodlines could also be criticized. However, the New Rosberg Family at that time was possessed by this idea and really carried out both plans simultaneously.
Professor Gurman said that Lucas, once grown up, was indeed a playboy.
At that time, a legitimate daughter of the New Rosberg Family named Muya was arranged to come into contact with this “playboy” Lucas.
The handwritten scroll Angel found was Muya’s personal narrative.
Ignoring the irrelevant background records and some unexciting process descriptions, Muya’s evaluation of Lucas in the text was not high.
Angel saw the familiar three labels: fickle, prodigal, and a liar.
Even during the time when Lucas was entwined with Muya, he had several other lovers outside. However, it is worth mentioning that according to Muya’s memoirs, Lucas only had three children, and two of them died prematurely before they could grow up.
Only the child Muya was carrying survived.
Angel later flipped through the New Rosberg Family tree and found that Muya had two children in total, one was Lucas’s offspring, and the other was a daughter born after marrying within the New Rosberg Family.
Both children were at the top of the family tree.
“So, if there are no accidents, does the New Rosberg Family still have a trace of Lucas’s bloodline?” Angel couldn’t help but shake his head, not expecting such a coincidence.
Aside from these records, Muya also mentioned some mundane matters in the scroll, which explicitly pointed out the residence where she and Lucas lived back then – Widow Street.
At that time, Lucas’s family business was all on Widow Street, so he arranged several of his lovers there.
This is consistent with Lucas’s voyage diary. This also indirectly shows that Muya’s Scroll should be authentic.
The scroll also contained some of Muya’s complaints about Lucas, saying that he always lied to her with various false statements, and there was not much else.
Angel put the scroll back in its place, then asked the servant waiting at the door to call for Nite.
“How is it, didn’t you sleep all night?” Angel saw Nite with dark circles under his eyes.
Nite rubbed his dizzy head: “My younger brother kept me telling sailor stories all night. After he fell asleep, I became more and more energetic.”
Angel paused, as Nite’s words reminded him of his own childhood. At that time, Leon was going to Watford for school, and they wouldn’t see each other for an entire semester. As soon as Leon returned home, he would pester Leon to tell him about the wonders of Watford. Sometimes they would talk all night, even when Old Pat personally urged them to sleep, they wouldn’t.
“It seems that your family relationship is quite good,” Angel said.
Nite scratched the back of his head and grinned: “It’s because I have no worries at home that I dare to travel around. Because I know that no matter where I am and what kind of life I am living, ‘home’ will always be my last shelter.”
“Quite carefree,” Angel commented lightly, then changed the subject, “By the way, I plan to go out and wander around the City of Lost Melodies tonight. Do you have a map of the City of Lost Melodies?”
Nite nodded, “Yes, the city’s map is not forbidden. I’ll get it for you now.”
After Nite left, he muttered to himself: Why go out for a stroll so late at night? Although Lost Melodies’s night view is beautiful, many shops are closed…
The map Nite gave him was a refined version, even accurate down to ordinary buildings. There were hundreds of crisscrossing streets, which showed the vastness of the City of Lost Melodies.
Angel quickly located Widow Street.
“Unexpectedly, after three thousand years, Widow Street still exists?” Angel wondered in his heart whether this Widow Street was the one mentioned in the voyage diary.
“Nite, can you find an old map?” Angel asked, “From about three thousand years ago, during the Shining Gold Era of the City of Lost Melodies.”
Nite was stunned for a moment, “A map from the Shining Gold Era? It should be preserved in the library of the Noble Academy. If you want to search for it, I can help you borrow it.”
Angel nodded, “That would be great, thank you.”
While Nite went to the Noble Academy to borrow the map, Angel entered his routine meditation.
In the evening, Nite returned to the count’s mansion with a furrowed brow.
“I went to borrow the map of the City of Lost Melodies from three thousand years ago, as you instructed, but I found out that it was lost just a few days ago.”
“Lost?” Angel thought to himself: Could it have been the work of the people from Song of the Deep Sea? After all, there shouldn’t be many people interested in a map from three thousand years ago, except for the two groups searching for Lucas.
“Yes, according to the guards on duty that night, they saw a person who could fly, leaving through the window. It is highly likely that they were the thief who stole the map.” Nite paused: “However, since the person could fly, their strength must be extraordinary, and since the lost map is not important, the matter was not reported.”
“It seems to be related to them indeed.” Angel sighed inwardly, always a step behind them. But it was better that way, at least it wouldn’t arouse their suspicions.
“Do you know if there are any other places with a map from three thousand years ago?”
…
Under the cover of night, Angel stepped through the air, weaving through the clouds.
Beneath his feet was the brilliant City of Lost Melodies, which looked like a dreamy metropolis from a bird’s-eye view.
Following the direction of the night wind, Angel’s gaze fell upon the magnificent central buildings in the city center. That was where the central royal court of the City of Lost Melodies and the Anru Royal Family resided.
Boundless Silence activated!
His figure gradually faded in mid-air, and Angel recalled the route Nite had described, flying directly into it from above.
A while later, Angel emerged from the royal library, and in just a few steps, he flew out of the royal court and landed on the streets outside.
Nite was right; he found the map from three thousand years ago in the Anru Royal Family’s library. However, Angel discovered that even in the royal collection, there were no records of Lucas.
It seemed impossible that there were records of the New Rosberg Family, who were still merchants three thousand years ago, but not of Lucas, who had deceived the king. Perhaps it had been taken away by the people from the Song of the Deep Sea or the Summer Dew Ridge.
Fortunately, they did not know about Muya’s copied scroll, or they would definitely try to take it away as well.
Chapter 757 The City of Lost Melodies <TOC> Chapter 759 The Luminous Wishing Tree