Another flag was erected on the gate tower of Dal City.
Originally there were two flags erected here, the dragon tail flag symbolizing the Dahl family and the gold coin flag symbolizing the gold coin federation. The gold coin flag was higher and the dragon tail flag was lower, which meant that the Dahl family was subordinate to the gold coin federation. But today, between the two flags, there is a third flag.
The green jellyfish flag symbolizing the Church of the Mask of the Void was flying high, much higher than the gold coin flag.
This means that the Dal Territory has changed from a traditional aristocratic territory to a church territory. From today on, the Dal family will become a vassal of the Church of the Masked Void. If there are any inheritance disputes in the future, they will only turn to the Church of the Masked Void. Come to preside over the mediation and have nothing to do with other nobles.
To put it bluntly, they broke away from the aristocratic system and joined the clergy system.
This doesn't happen often, but it happens sometimes. Some weak nobles often consider embracing the powerful church and transferring from the noble system to the clergy system.
For those weak nobles, if they want to survive and continue their family, they must hug their thighs, and it doesn't matter which family they hug. Compared with the nobles who are polite on the surface but cannibalize people secretly, most good churches are sincere, reliable and trustworthy. The only problem is that the Good Church has very strict requirements for believer lords. If the family cannot stay on the good path in the future, it is likely to be deprived of its territory - this kind of thing has happened more than once in the past.
But even so, there are still weak nobles who switch careers and join the clergy system from time to time. After all, it is rare for a good church to take away its territory, but it is much more common for a big noble to annex a small noble.
The most common method used by big nobles is to marry, marry a daughter to become the wife of a small noble, and then their children will naturally be the heirs of the territory. If there is a problem with the family's inheritance rights in the future, the elder nobles will naturally be able to come forward and arrange for one of the daughter's direct descendants to change their surname and inherit the family.
This so-called dove occupying the magpie's nest is not a very clever technique, but it is better than it is completely in line with the legal tradition passed down by the nobility. After all, theoretically, the daughter's direct descendants also have the right to inherit - although it is not big, the difference between "have" and "have not" is the most important.
There are also more beautiful methods, such as several generations of marriage, then the two families will naturally "you have me, I have you", and then the little nobleman will be swallowed up silently. There is not even a need for inheritance disputes.
In contrast, although the Good Church has strict restrictions and more control, they will never do such a thing.
Baron Dahl originally did not intend to change the nature of the territory, but God is not as good as man. The eldest son he had painstakingly cultivated had an accident not long ago—not that he died, but that this "young man" who was already married and had children suddenly suddenly A special bloodline awakened.
Awakening a special bloodline is generally not a bad thing, but what if it is a demonic bloodline that is awakened
This incident caught Baron Dahl off guard. Although he had blocked the news and prevented it from being known to outsiders, the crux of the problem was not here - he was certain that the eldest son was his biological son and a direct bloodline of the Dahl family. Since this child could Awakening the demonic bloodline, what about the other members of the Dahl family
This was what worried him the most, especially after he asked the Kabbalah priest to hold a secret large-scale ceremony and confirmed that his wife definitely did not have demon blood, he became even more troubled.
Theoretically, the eldest son's demonic bloodline may come from his maternal grandparents, the Baron's father-in-law and mother-in-law, but the two old men have died long ago, and Baron Dahl is really embarrassed to dig a grave for this matter - not to mention a pile of rotten bones. , I’m afraid that most of them won’t be able to verify anything.
And... to be honest, Baron Dahl felt that most of this bloodline really came from the consistent inheritance of the Dahl family.
He carefully recalled the process of his ancestor's success back then, and he felt that this ancestor, who had always been cunning, profound and clever in the past, was somewhat of the legendary devilish cunning.
What's more important is that after the ancestor became successful, he died inexplicably in his prime, and his son had no special expression. He originally thought that the ancestor was killed by his son, but now that he thought about it carefully... he was afraid that the ancestor had discovered the signs of the awakening of his bloodline and had to use death to avoid the crisis and preserve the family.
Thinking about it this way, he became even more certain that the demon blood of the Dahl family probably came from the ancestor who founded the family.
So the question arises, is Baron Dahl, who probably has demon blood, still suitable to be a lord
nonsense! Of course not!
Nobles pay most attention to appearance, and the so-called "honor is my life" is definitely not just empty talk. Many things are shady. Once exposed, at least the face will be disgraced and cast aside, at worst the legitimacy of the entire family will be questioned.
Having demon blood is one of the most serious things among these, probably ranking in the top three in terms of severity.
Baron Dahl was very unhappy about this. There were too many dirty things in the aristocratic circle. Although many people looked human, they were no better than demons in their bones. More than a hundred years ago, there were There is a story of a female aristocrat capturing the virgins of common people in her territory and bathing them in their blood in order to preserve their youth.
Even though Baron Dahl was of demon blood, he couldn't do this kind of thing even if he asked himself.
He is not a good person, but bad people also have to pay attention to style. Bathing in human blood? It's just embarrassing the "bad guys" group, okay!
Compared with this poisonous woman, the devil may not be that cruel.
However, no matter how angry he was, demon blood was still a problem he couldn't get around.
So after much deliberation, he decided that the most appropriate solution was to leave the aristocratic system and transfer to the clergy system.
The Church of Masked Void does not discriminate against any race or bloodline, even against demonic bloodlines. He once specifically consulted the chief priest of Kabbalah on this matter, and the chief priest of Kabbalah also held a special prayer to directly ask for instructions from the great Mask of the Void. His Majesty the Mask of the Void's answer is "As long as you abide by my teachings, let alone demon blood, even if you are a demon, I will still recognize his faith and be willing to protect him."
These words dispelled Baron Dahl's last concerns, so he summoned the core members of the family and held a secret meeting. At the meeting, he talked about the crisis facing the Dal family, and called the eldest son, who had awakened the demon blood and had small horns on his forehead, to meet with everyone. Finally, he invited the Kabbalah priest who was also present to hold a small ceremony. The bloodline screening ceremony.
The results of the bloodline screening did not exceed his expectations. Among the core members of the Dahl family, three of them had weak demon blood.
In other words, the Dahl family really does have demonic blood, but it's just very weak.
When things got to this point, there was no choice.