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Silent Crown

Music and aether, an omnipresent element, is the source of all power. Musicians used music scores and alchemy to control the aether and defeated the natural catastrophe Leviathan, saving the world. But more catastrophes are awakening… However, Ye Qingxuan has a different reason to become a musician—he just wants to find his father and know why his family was exiled.

Moonlight Breeze · Fantasy
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812 Chs

First, There Must Be Light

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"The so-called runes are the aether’s transcriptions of the world’s sounds." As Abraham wrote on the blackboard, he stated, "In all legends and myths, the beginning of man’s history begins the same way—the birth of language.

"The Asgard people believed that their ancestor Odin hung himself from Yggdrasil, the tree of truth, and sacrificed his own soul. That was how the world received its first language—the Runes language.

"In Sumerian myths, the wise man Prometheus helped mankind steal the secret of the gods—‘language.’ Humans became stronger because of this, but Prometheus was thrown into Hell, forever drowning in the misery of the gods’ fury.

"It’s easy to see that language is the basis of all civilization and the source of all power. Voices and language allow humans to communicate with each other, and for musicians to control the aether.