Even though he only spent less than a day with this nominal great-great-great-great-granddaughter, Gao Wen still had a very deep impression on Rebecca, and more than once wondered whether the child's head had been tampered with when she was a child. something caught...
It stands to reason that it is not possible. Even if the elite education that noble children must receive is not mentioned, her identity as a spellcaster can almost prove her IQ. After all, such a thing as making a big fireball is not something that ordinary people can grasp...
On the other hand, other people are not in the mood to pursue the issue of Rebecca's lack of brain at the moment, and even Hetty, who has always been strict with Rebecca, is only deeply worried at this moment: "You mean... appearing in Cecil Are you leading those monsters from seven hundred years ago?"
Gawain sighed: "Seeing how unfamiliar you are with those monsters, you probably haven't seen them for hundreds of years."
"The wars with monsters after the pioneering period ended are already history," Hetty shook his head lightly, "Although there are records in the history books, the most recent records are at least six hundred years ago... According to what I have learned, from The monsters that wandered out of the wasteland of the ancient empire have indeed harassed Ansu for a long time, but since the elves helped humans build those sentinel towers, those monsters have completely become a legend... "
Gawain frowned slightly: "The Sentinel Tower... Things built by elves won't be so prone to problems."
"This matter must be told to His Majesty the King," Rebecca clenched her fists suddenly, and said with a serious face, "The monsters that disappeared hundreds of years ago suddenly reappeared in the empire, and someone must send the information back as soon as possible. .And Cecil has suffered heavy losses from this innocent disaster, we... we must ask the royal family for help... "
Gao Wen thought about "his own" great achievements in the past, and said with a confident smile: "Don't worry, with the status of the Cecil family in Anzu and the influence I left behind, the city of Saint-Sunil must be We will spare no effort to help you rebuild your territory."
But he didn't expect that as soon as he said these words, Hetty and Rebecca's faces became strange instead of reassuring.
Gao Wen was at a loss: "Uh... what's going on?"
Could it be that after seven hundred years have passed, the name of the legendary founder of the country, Gawain Cecil, is no longer recognized in this country
"Ancestor..." Hetty's face was extremely ugly. She bit her lips hard several times before finally making up her mind, "Actually, I wanted to tell you something when I was in the tomb, but... I really can't say it."
Gao Wen had vaguely guessed something in his mind, but he still nodded: "Speak, I'll listen."
"The glory of the Cecil family is no longer what it used to be. Although you are still regarded as the legendary founding duke by the whole kingdom, but..." Hetty glanced at Rebecca with some embarrassment, "But Rebecca, who inherits the title of the family now , it’s just a viscount, this Cecil territory... is also the last piece of territory of the family.”
Gao Wen was dumbfounded: "... huh?! How do I remember that I was already a duke when I 'died', and it was hereditary? The territory extends from the Cecil Territory all the way to the Holy Spirit Plain... the back What did the descendants of Cecil do? Assassinated the king or raised troops to rebel?"
Hetty lowered her head in shame: "...a lot of things can happen in seven hundred years, so does the family, and so does this country. Today, Ansu is no longer the first dynasty, but the second dynasty, and the Cecil family is no longer the The important minister who supports the royal family is a person who bears the stigma and is exiled by the royal family."
Rebecca next to him took Hetty's words: "One hundred years ago, the last king of Ansu's first dynasty, Dalyan III, died of a sudden illness and left no heirs before his death. At that time, there were already many conflicts within the royal family. Even Dalyan III's own succession rights are in dispute, and after the death of the king, the queen and the auxiliary ministers failed to control the situation in time, resulting in the 'Brumaire Rebellion'.
"Members of the royal family with collateral succession fought for the throne in the Brumaire of Ansu 635. In the third week after the end of the Brumaire, the court struggle intensified into a civil war. The members of the royal family and the great nobles standing behind them began to fight directly. The armed confrontation - the Cecil family is also involved...
"The root of the disaster is the Marquis Grumman. At that time, Grand Duke Cecil was old, but he was still very healthy, and his relationship with his eldest son Cecil Grumman was very tense. Marquis Grumman probably sensed a crisis. …then secretly planned and participated in the civil war that year. Because he had not inherited the family power and did not have enough appeal, the Marquis of Grumman turned his idea on the legendary ancestor... "
Gawain covered his forehead: "I remembered, he took my shield, right?"
Hetty nodded, and continued on Rebecca's behalf: "The Marquis Grumman first put the then Grand Duke Cecil under house arrest, and then took your holy object, the Ansu Kingdom Guardian Shield, from the ancestral tomb. Then, in the name of the heir of the Cecil family, he announced his support for Prince Tosh. In March of the same year, Prince Tosh was assassinated to death. Afterwards, Marquis Grumman quickly announced his support for Prince Fidik. In April of the same year, Prince Fidik was defeated and committed suicide... "
Gao Wen: "..."
But this is not over yet, Hetty has something to say: "After that, Marquis Grumman approached an uncle of Dalyan III. He used his excellent eloquence to promote an alliance, but after that the second In April, the Northern Grand Duke, who had never intervened in the civil war, suddenly pushed a boy onto the stage and announced that the boy was the illegitimate son of the previous king. Then the Northern Grand Duke used this as a bargaining chip to participate in the civil war, and was declared in Ansu 636 The Brumaire of 2011 ended the civil war. On the eve of the end of the civil war, Marquis Grumman wanted to repeat his tricks to declare his allegiance to the new king, but before he could make a statement, he was attacked by both the enemy and us on the battlefield at the same time, and died. Under the chaotic knife.
"After that, there was the Second Dynasty of Ansu. Of course, the term 'second dynasty'... is still a sensitive topic."
At this time, Amber, who had been listening to the silence, suddenly said leisurely: "The whole farce lasted only one year, but the order of the entire kingdom was completely reshuffled... Who in the entire continent does not know this period of history ?”
"Because an illegitimate child was finally on the throne, this war is also known as the illegitimate child war in private," Hetty said. "There are a large number of nobles involved in the civil war, so quite a few families have been implicated. But this is still part of the rules of the nobility. In addition to the extreme chaos in the country at the beginning of the second dynasty, the new king urgently needs to clean up order, and this requires the power of the old nobility. …”
"Except for those who jump the hardest, right?" Gao Wen's mouth twitched uncontrollably. This whole history made him, an elder who has looked down on the common people from the sky for hundreds of thousands of years, feel extremely uncomfortable. He could only sigh Sure enough, the ratio of life is even more exaggerated—let’s talk about basic logic, why is the Marquis of Grumman so talented, "I guess there is no one who can make troubles more difficult than Grumman Cecil?"
"After that, the Cecil family fell into a slump." Hetty lowered her head, "Originally, the fate of the family might have been even worse, but your reputation and the efforts of that old grand duke finally saved the family's blood and the last bit The foundation, but since then, the name 'Cecil' can no longer be the center of the kingdom, as you can see... "
Gawain followed Hetty's line of sight and looked at Miss Rebecca Cecil whose mind was caught.
Rebecca noticed Gawain's gaze and turned her head: "Master Ancestor?"
"The family is unfortunate, the family is unfortunate..." Gawain rubbed his forehead. Although he was not the real ancestor of the Cecil family, the glory and bizarre deeds of the Marquis of Grumman have reached the level of those who heard it and shocked those who saw it. To the point of crying, even listening to it made him feel emotional, "And that prodigal son even lost my shield..."
Hetty & Rebecca: "…"
The old ancestor scolded his great-grandpa again, as expected, it is better not to speak up as a junior.
Fortunately, Gao Wen was not the real party involved in the incident, so he quickly adjusted his mentality—this, in Hetty’s view, became a big-hearted man—and then shook his head slightly: “Forget it, it’s useless to pursue these past events. In the current situation, no matter what, those reappearing monsters are a huge threat to the human world. The king of Saint-Sunil City can ignore the declining Cecil family, but he cannot ignore those monsters. So he must also pay attention to us who escaped from this disaster."
Hetty nodded vigorously: "What you said is true."
After that, Gao Wen lost the interest in talking, and the dark and cramped underground passage drained everyone's desire to talk, and the only thing left was to speed up and continue on the road.
Fortunately, the straight underground passage can pass through the entire Cecil Territory at the fastest speed, and the nearest exit is not too far from the castle. After traveling for a while, Gawain judged from his memory that they had arrived at a place. suitable outlet.
Under the effect of the blessing of the earth element, the ancient tunnel steps did not collapse at all, and it was quite lucky that the vicinity of the exit was not completely buried by earth and rocks. After removing some tree roots, vines and floating soil that blocked the exit, the fresh air finally disappeared for a long time blowing on everyone's face.
See you again.
Knight Byron led the soldiers to jump out of the cave first, and only after they sent a safety signal did the others file out. Rebecca took a deep breath as soon as she climbed to the ground, and whispered cheerfully, "We're out!"
Gawain followed Rebecca to the ground, his excitement was no less than that of the latter, if not more.
A vast world.
His first reaction was to raise his head and look at the sky.
Unfortunately, it was night outside at this moment.
But he should also be grateful for the night, allowing him to see this alien starry sky for the first time.
There was a faint white light in the sky, and the approach of dawn made the stars in the sky look thin and dim. The sparse stars seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, hazy and alienated.
It's completely strange stars.
The white light in the sky is getting brighter and brighter, the night is passing, and the dawn is coming. Everyone who escaped from the underground tunnel is immersed in the joy of the rest of their lives, and Gao Wen is even more delighted. With excitement, he faced the direction of the rising sun, and he opened his hands, as if to embrace the sun of this new world.
Then he saw an unprecedentedly huge luminous curved surface sprayed with a faint light mist gradually rising to the horizon, and sprinkled the world with brilliance.
That's not the sun.