"Mit deoren, (The engine roars like thunder)"
"Gesd wie der Blitz, (As fast as lightning)"
"Dem Feigegen, (Face the Enemy)"
"Im Pa. (With the Armor)"
"Voraus den Kameraden, (With my companions)"
"I'm fighting alone."
"Steh'n wir allein, (Yes, we are alone)"
"So stossen wir tief (We thus penetrated deep into the enemy's territory)"
"In die feindli." (To disrupt the enemy's formation)
The sonorous and powerful singing, accompanied by Weber's deep and magnetic voice, filled the small rental house. This is the military song of the Nazi German Wehrmacht, the most powerful fighting force during World War II. It is called "Panzerlied", also translated as "The Song of the Armored Forces", and is the most powerful song of the German army.
Weber was sitting in front of the home game console "Saturn (SS)" produced by Sega, humming military songs while controlling the German army to ravage the whole of Europe.
The 1998 version of Grand Strategy is a strategy game based on World War II, and both Shinji and Weber are staunch supporters of the German army. Considering that they are currently in Britain, which is at odds with Nazi Germany, Shinji has already set up a soundproof barrier before playing the game to avoid disturbing neighbors and causing unnecessary misunderstandings.
"Yes, that's it, the 1st SS Panzer Division charging - crushing the enemy."
The one who shouted this slogan was not Waver who was singing, but Shinji who was sitting on the sofa watching the game.
Unexpectedly, Webber, who should have been happy about his friends' cheers, suddenly stopped singing and turned around and said, "You should look at the information."
"Oh, I get it. Don't rush me."
Shinji was like being poured with a bucket of cold water, and his high enthusiasm disappeared without a trace. He leaned his body, lying on the sofa, picked up the information on the coffee table, and began to look through it.
It was after dinner. Waver had no classes the next day and was on vacation, so he could play games. However, Shinji had his own tasks to do, so he was scolded by Waver.
In the evening, one of the intelligence officers in Emiya Kiritsugu's intelligence network delivered two fish and chips sets and an investigation report in the name of delivery. The report detailed the various events in the Clock Tower in the past three years and the movements of various factions. What Shinji had to do was to read the report as quickly as possible and judge the current situation.
Although Shinji already knew most of the information through regular reports, batching is one thing, and summarizing is another. Now that the lord has returned and the situation is bound to be turbulent, it is extremely necessary to review the past and learn the new. By the way, the same report has been sent to Kenneth's computer via encrypted email. After experiencing the convenience of technology, he, an orthodox magician, dare not underestimate the power of technology.
The report first summarizes the events in a timeline, and then describes each event and the impact it caused in detail by faction.
The power structure of the Clock Tower is centered around factions linked by blood and seals.
As we all know, the family line of a magician is centered around the seal, and as long as the seal is passed down, the family line will continue even if the bloodline dies out. However, a magician's seal can only be passed down from one line to another, so how did such a large family line come about
The secret lies in "sealing".
Hey, don't make a mistake, this has nothing to do with some fan work by a certain mistress. The main family will give a small part of their seal to others. Because of the characteristics of the seal, the damage to this part will recover within a year. Others use this as a way to cultivate their own family's magic seal. Such families will be considered branches of the main family. The seal that is the source is called the source seal. With the seal as a link, the main family and the branch family together form a huge family. For example, Archizolti is the branch of Archibald.
Apart from the legendary old monster dean who doesn't care about worldly affairs, the most honorable are the twelve lord families that have controlled the major departments for a thousand years. El-Melloi is one of them, and the head of the lord family is honored as "Lord" from this.
Even more noble than the lords are the three great noble families, the Bartmero, Tranberio, and Baruyereta families, including more than 20 of their relatives, who are also called nobles. This title comes from the ancient tradition before the formation of the lord system. They are the ancient families that controlled the clock tower before the system of twelve lords. Of course, status comes from power, and these three great noble families are also among the twelve lords.
The major departments have always been controlled by the lord's family. Some families have even controlled a department for thousands of years. This is also the strongest guarantee of the lord's status.
The lord families corresponding to each department are as follows:
General Basics (I) - Tranberio
Individual Foundation (II) - Solonia
Seance (III) - Sophia
Ore (IV) - El-Melloi
Animals (V) - Meastheia
Heritage (VI) - Brissin
Plant (VII) - Umina
Celestial Body (VIII) - Animusphia
Creation (IX) - Baru Yereta
Curse (Ⅹ) - Jiguma Lie
Archaeology (Ⅺ) - Rockslot
Modern Magic Theory (Ⅻ) - Norrigi
Law and Politics (ⅩⅢ) - Barthelmero
Among them, Modern Magic Theory was established the latest and has the smallest scale, so it cannot be called the Lord unless a Lord is transferred from a certain department.
With the twelve lords as the center, each family is divided into three major factions according to their political stance, namely:
Led by Barthelmero, there is an aristocracy that believes that the operation of the Clock Tower should be handed over to those of outstanding noble blood.
With Tranberio at the center, it also includes another great noble, Baruyereta, who believes in democracy, and that even if the bloodline is not satisfactory, more talented young people should be employed.
Represented by Measthenia, the only thing that matters is neutralism, which is to study everything else.
El-Melloi, ruled by Kayneth, is the backbone of aristocracy. However, due to reasons known to everyone, El-Melloi is currently in danger of being marginalized and swallowed up. If Kayneth is confirmed dead or does not return for a long time, El-Melloi will be divided and declined like many other world lines, losing its mineral department and becoming the first lord family in the past 800 years that is not worthy of its name, until it is revived by Weber.
But now it won't be like that, because of Shinji's influence, El-Melloi has not fallen, and still has considerable strength. And Kayneth has also prepared a series of measures to save the decline and reorganize El-Melloi. As long as he, the lord, returns smoothly, everything will be fine.
As Kenneth's ally, Shinji has to ensure that the return plan does not go wrong. One of the things he has to do is to arrive at the clock tower first to prepare, and the other is to have the magician killer Emiya Kiritsugu and his partner Hisau Maiya personally arrange the return route and escort.
And next, a play that has been planned for three years is about to be staged, its name is "The Return of the Lord"!
PS: In other world lines, due to the death of Kenneth, El-Melloi declined, and the Mineral Department fell into the control of the Trumberio family. Waver became the second and took El-Melloi to the Modern Magic Department, which made the Modern Magic Department have a lord.