Sword of Dawn

Chapter 0032 Legacy, Really Legacy

To be honest, Rebecca is really not good at this aspect, even if Gao Wen has explained it to her, she just can't understand it - but she understands one thing, that is My ancestors don't seem to have a good impression of the current King Francis II.

"It's not enough to be hostile, but it's absolutely necessary to be on guard," Gawain replied casually upon hearing Rebecca's question. He glanced at Amber standing next to him, but said openly, "The first The Second Dynasty, don't forget that it is now the 'Second Dynasty'. For a royal family that is not very legitimate, the Cecil family can be said to be after the founding heroes, but it can also be said to be... People. Even if we don't have the heart, Francis II, as a king, has to have concerns in this regard, and his concerns determine my vigilance."

"So you want to trouble His Majesty the King?" Rebecca asked with blinking eyes.

"No, I don't actually want to trouble him," Gao Wen shrugged, "I'm just making trouble."

Rebecca: "Huh?!"

Gao Wen really couldn't explain this issue to Rebecca, so he changed the subject directly: "Forget it, these are not important, let's continue the topic just now. Amber..."

Without waiting for orders, Amber raised her hands to express her understanding: "I know, I know, go and watch outside, right—hey, it's hard work..."

"No," Gao Wen raised his eyebrows, "I mean you can stay by the side - of course, if you feel bored, you can go back to your room to rest first, you should be tired after all the hard work tonight, right?"

Amber looked at Gao Wen incredulously: "Hey, are you suddenly showing kindness?"

Immediately afterwards, she shook her head and moved slowly to the side of the desk: "I'm not going back, I want to see what you two are up to... By the way, it's not really about sharing the inheritance, is it?"

Gawain shook his head, ignored the half-elf, and placed the previous platinum disc on the table again.

"You said it was a key just now," Rebecca remembered what Gawain had just said, "Could it be our family's secret treasure?"

Amber immediately froze her ears, but still deliberately looked around, as fake as she wanted.

Gao Wen smiled: "It is indeed a treasure. It is a hidden treasure house located on the southern border, but it was originally prepared for the Kingdom of Ansu. Of course, it should not be considered a treasure for the Kingdom today. What a huge wealth—but for the pioneering team that had just fled to this land that year, it was half the property of the expeditionary army."

Rebecca's eyes widened.

"It was originally an important insurance for the Kingdom of Ansu. After all, in those days, no one knew what would happen the next day," Gao Wen said with a smile, and said the real purpose of this trip to the capital. The team fled from the Gondor wasteland all the way to the north. As we moved, we incorporated and gathered the surviving survivors on the wasteland, and collected various resources at the same time, so the team became larger, bloated, and eye-catching. As a result, we crossed the dark mountains At that time, an army of monsters wandering from the wasteland found us. The army covered the civilians and moved in the mountains. Of course, the speed could not keep up with those restless monsters, so a fierce battle broke out. The battle lost a lot Big, when counting the losses after the war, Charlie and I realized one thing: Those monsters will not let it go, if they continue to carry all the luggage over the mountains, the whole team may die on the road, so the two of us made a decision... …

"We kept a part of the luggage that would seriously slow down the team, and hid it deep in an abandoned frontier fortress. At the same time, we imposed a strong seal on the treasure house, and then the team moved lightly and continued to march north.

"You also know the history after that - the pioneering team established a firm foothold in the north, and established a new kingdom center between the Holy Spirit Plain and the mountains in the north. Charles I built a city in the Sunil area, but The supplies from the south...are still lying there quietly."

Rebecca asked curiously, "Why didn't you take them back?"

"In the beginning, it was because the situation was unstable and the cost was too high," Gao Wen explained, "At that time, the pollution was still spreading, and the monsters even spread the corruption area to the north side of the Dark Mountains, so the place where we left the luggage was It has become a polluted area, and it is unwise to send a team to pick up goods from that place. And more importantly, we have found abundant resources among the mountains in the north of the kingdom, and the Plains of the Holy Spirit have also begun to produce a steady stream of Wealth, it won't take long for these newly added wealth to exceed the supplies left in the south, and under these two factors, the treasure house in the mountains in the south is slowly being forgotten."

Rebecca looked at the platinum disc in Gao Wen's hand: "But it doesn't seem to be completely forgotten..."

"Yes, of course the pioneers remembered where they hid their treasures. Although that wealth will become less and less important in the foreseeable future, it is after all a 'commemoration' of that epic development, and we I thought that when the magic tide will eventually subside naturally, future generations will be able to retrieve those things safely one day, so Charlie and I made an agreement: our two families will keep this secret separately, and we will keep those things in the south. The story of the treasure is passed down from generation to generation, and the heirs of the Cecils and the Moenes will know all about it, and if one day the tide subsides and the kingdom needs the property, we will take them out. Just think, The ancient secrets that have been passed down for hundreds of years, the treasure house passed down from generation to generation by the royal family and the founding nobles, and the legacy hidden in the mountains, you need a token to open it—anyway, that old middle schooler Charlie thinks it will be cool.”

Amber looked Gao Wen up and down: "Is this decision you two made after drinking too much?"

Gao Wen: "...you can almost think so."

Rebecca stared blankly at her ancestor, and said after a long time, "But I, the heir of Cecil, have never heard of this story..."

"This way of inheritance is always prone to problems," Gao Wen sighed. "The death was quite sudden back then, and I didn't have time to explain it to future generations..."

Rebecca: "..."

"But Charlie seems to have passed the secret to his descendants very well," Gao Wen coughed twice to break the embarrassment, and at the same time raised the platinum disc in his hand, "I'm here to confirm this Is the key still there? If it is still there, it means that in the past 700 years, the Ansu royal family has not used that property. Charlie knows this secret, and so do his descendants who have passed it on normally, but— —The illegitimate child doesn’t know.”

From 635 to 636 in Ansu, a civil strife destroyed the inheritance order of the royal family. The king did not have time to leave heirs, and all the brothers and sisters of the king died in the civil war. I don't know if it's true or not, the illegitimate child ascended the throne...

Even if the illegitimate child is real, it is impossible for him to know the secret of the southern treasure house.

"Those things..." Rebecca looked at the "key" with bright eyes, but then frowned, "But can we really use it casually? That's..."

Gao Wen glanced at the great-granddaughter on the N+1 floor: "Of course, you are the heir of the Cecil family, show some confidence. Charlie and I buried those things together. Except for Charlie himself, the world Is there anyone in the world who is more suitable to inherit that property than me? I don't believe that Charlie can jump out of the coffin like me..."

Rebecca thought for a while, then suddenly turned her head and grabbed Hu Po's arm: "You must not dig the imperial tomb!"

Amber: "...what?"

Immediately afterwards, the half-elf lady suddenly became excited, and stared at Gawain nervously: "Wait! I... I heard such a confidential matter... Do you really plan to take this opportunity to kill me? Bar?"

Gao Wen really wanted to slap her on the wall with his sword at this time: "I want to kill you, so I have to wait until now?"

The tension on Amber's face didn't go down at all: "Then, what you two said made me, an outsider, listen to it, wouldn't it be..."

"First, I trust you quite a bit now. Second, I know that you are actually a smart person." Gao Wen raised the disc in his hand, "The only bold idea you might have is to steal this disc, but However, this disc must be activated by the blood of the Moen family or the Cecil family, and it is hard to say whether the blood of the Moen family really exists in the world, so obviously, if you want to get some benefits, you can only ..."

Hu Po stepped forward, raised her chest and raised her head righteously: "It is a great honor to serve the founding hero, and I, Hu Po, will do my best to do my duty with all my heart and soul—what is the point of money for something so epic, right?"

"Then I really won't talk about money with you..."

"Of course, if you insist on talking about money with me, I can't help it."

It was the first time that Gao Wen saw a person who could be shameless and at the same time be righteous to such an extent...

In the second half of the night, there were finally no visitors to disturb.

The row of mousetrap and nails that Gawain placed on the window sill of the study failed to be of any use.

Although these things are not very useful to shadow stalkers who don't speak science...

On the second day, after recuperating, Gao Wen and his party arrived at Silver Fort.

The inner court official from yesterday was still in charge of the reception, and Francis II also reproduced the grand welcome scene from yesterday—it can be said that he did a lot of work to save face.

And this time, two teams of messengers specially rode out from the Silver Fort, patrolled along the two main roads outside the Royal District to clear the road, and used amplified magic to convey loudly, "The Founding Duke of Ansu, Gawain... Cecil is about to step into Silver Castle" news.

It seemed that Prince Edmund had conveyed Gawain's wishes to his father very well, and Francis II had done enough to show off in front of outsiders.

I just don't know how the shadow guard returned after returning—this point should be easy to judge after seeing Francis II's face.

After tidying up his appearance and attire, and making sure that the Pioneer Sword on his waist was in the most eye-catching position, Gawain strode into the Silver Castle with his head held high.

Chapter 0033 Meeting

After a series of hard work, Gao Wen finally stepped into the Silver Fort in the most high-profile way.

The poor have no time to pay attention to this place, the common people have no time to pay attention to this place, small businessmen and ordinary citizens only pay attention to this place after dinner, but those nobles—almost every nobleman who has heard the news have been paying attention to the progress of this matter from the very beginning.

But the majestic castle walls covered with silver foil stood tall, blocking most of the line of sight. The nobles of the middle and lower ranks were not allowed to enter the Silver Castle, and their news channels from the higher ranks had been blocked since the early morning. Interrupted by the king's order, they could only watch the grand team enter the castle, and then discuss the news that had already been made public and was not considered secret.

Grand Duchess Victoria Wilde of the North arrived at Silver Castle three days ago.

Baldwin Franklin, the Grand Duke of the West, and Silas Loren, the Grand Duke of the East, arrived at Silver Castle together an hour ago.

Several advisers and the king's chancellor also entered the castle.

The door was closed and no one knew what was going on inside.

Is it a banquet?A secret meeting?an argument?Even a murder?

Countless pairs of eyes staring at the castle are turning, the nose under the eyes is twitching nervously, looking for the smell of conspiracy or opportunity, while the mouth under the nose is opening and closing, creating all kinds of new opinions and rumors——and the listeners It is also very wise not to take those news as true, because no one knows what a revived person from 700 years ago will talk to the current king until the castle gate is reopened.

Francis II did not hold any annoying banquets, nor did he meet Gawain in the way of "summoning" in the hall. He chose to have this meeting in the "oak hall" next to the meeting hall, which was also Gawain's Require.

Oak Hall is an ancient place. Its existence can be traced back to the time when the foundation of Silver Castle was just laid 700 years ago. I really can't think of a better name.

One of the most senior rooms in the castle, which has undergone countless renovations and reconstructions, the Oak Hall was enchanted by a powerful court druid some 400 years ago to ensure that its main wood can live forever ( In fact every 100 years the magic has to be recharged).

Although the oak hall is only one-third the size of the main meeting hall, it is small and old, and it is the most extraordinary place in the castle. Only nobles above the count can appear in this hall, and only those who Only matters that can affect the fate of the kingdom will be discussed in secret here.

A round oak table was placed in the center of the hall, the king sat in the position representing the "crown" in the astrology chart, and his former prime minister Aiden, a middle-aged man with thinning hair and deep eyes, sat on his right hand. On the left is the contemporary Duke of the North, Victoria Weld, and extending to the left and right, are the Duke of the West, Baldwin Franklin, and the Duke of the East, Silas Lauren, and several Gawain Representatives of the nobility, who didn't bother to remember their names, sat at the table, while the royal advisers sat in another row of chairs behind the king.

Gawain had only Rebecca by his side.

Amber and Knight Byron are definitely not qualified to participate here, so Gawain simply left them in the mansion at No. [-] Crown Street—he never thought of bringing Amber to Silver Castle. The professionalism of the young lady, she must scrape off all the silver foil pasted on the outside of this castle.

Except for the former prime minister and the general advisory group, everyone at the scene is a descendant of those pioneers when Ansu founded the country (including Gao Wen, the pioneer himself), and this meeting was given from the very beginning. of extraordinary significance.

As a founder of the country, Gao Wen didn't need to salute anyone present, so he sat down in his seat without hesitation, while Rebecca next to him was obviously a little nervous, the little girl squeezed her fist hard, It took several deep breaths before she settled down - only to forget that she actually had to salute the king.

But in this case, no one will hold her accountable—this is the domineering spirit of bringing parents to a meeting.

From the moment Gawain, who was dressed in a duke's costume and had a pioneer's sword on his waist, entered the room, everyone's gazes were directed towards him. Until the living fossil sat down on a chair, those gazes did not converge much. It does not conform to the etiquette of nobles, but it is difficult to control: a person 700 years ago just jumped out of the coffin and walked in front of him. Who wouldn't take a second look?

While looking twice, many people were still thinking about the authenticity of Gawain himself—or, in other words, the attitude of Francis II.

At this time, the old king on the opposite side of the table stood up. He had gray hair and looked very old, but he still had a good momentum and spirit under the background of his fine clothes. He led the three dukes up, and also led the other participants.

Gao Wen looked at him, and heard him speak solemnly: "The gods protect Ansu, today, 700 years later, we are honored to be able to meet the hero of the pioneering year, thank you and your generation for the continuation of mankind The sacrifices and dedications made, this land and everyone on the land will never forget the great pioneers. Here, as a son of the Moen family, and with the sons of the pioneers, I would like to express my gratitude to Salute to our ancient heroes."

The king bent over, and every pioneer descendant (including the three dukes) did the same.

Now, the king has stated his position - the resurrection of Gawain Cecil can be true.

As for whether it is a problem for a king to bow to a duke, there is actually no problem at all. After all, Gawain, who has been dead for 700 years, is no longer just a duke here, but a symbol.Everyone present bowed several times to the portraits of Gawain Cecil and a large group of pioneer ancestors every year when sweeping the tomb. Now there is a real person standing here with a one-to-one reproduction. Is there a problem with bowing?

But Gao Wen always felt that something was wrong, he realized after a second, with a strange expression on his face: "The last time so many people bowed to me together, I was lying in a coffin..."

Everyone: "..."

The atmosphere at the scene was very awkward.

But fortunately, everyone here has also experienced strong winds and waves (although it is indeed the first time they have seen this type of wind and waves), they quickly reacted, straightened up calmly, and the king smiled: "Ordinary juniors It is also necessary to salute when meeting elders."

Gao Wen followed suit and laughed. Although he was several rounds younger than that Francis II in appearance, his tone was completely like an elder: "Although the age difference is a bit big, but the expression on your face when you make excuses is so real. Just like Charlie back then."

Gawain Cecil also expressed his opinion-the Morn blood on Francis II can also be true.

After finishing speaking, Gawain and the old king looked at each other with a smile, and it was obvious that the latter was particularly relieved, and even a little smug.

Everyone at the scene is very smart (maybe an unworthy descendant with a strong head can be excluded?), and they are extremely good at analyzing the personality curve of the eighteenth generation of the other party's ancestors from a fart, so Gawain and Francis II are simple. A single conversation is enough for them to understand the tone of this meeting, and they can also infer by the way that the king and the ancient Grand Duke should have reached a certain degree of consensus.

The lady sitting on the king's left seemed to frown slightly, but she didn't seem to change her expression when she looked at it again. But as the only female archduchess among the three dukes, her very existence made Gawain pay more attention. I took a few glances.

It was a woman in her 30s, who was as mature and beautiful as Hetty, but much more cold and indifferent than Hetty. She was wearing a long white dress and a silver fox dress on her shoulders. The shawl, together with the same white silk long gloves and a head of silver-white curly hair, made her look like she was wrapped in ice and snow. This ice queen-like beauty is so eye-catching in the oak hall, which fully demonstrates that One thing - white reflectivity is really high.

The whole left half of Francis II's body is brighter than the right half...

That is the contemporary Grand Duke of the North, Victoria Wilde. In his mind, Gawain matched the temporary materials with the real person in front of him, and at the same time recalled the establishment of the second dynasty: the one who raised an illegitimate child to power was the North The Wilder family.

But now it seems that the offspring of the illegitimate child are no longer under the control of the Wilder family.

Noticing the sight from the opposite side, the "Ice and Snow Lady" nodded with a wooden face, probably to say hello, Gawain waved his hand when he saw this: "You have facial paralysis just like your ancestor, I told Wilder back then, Let him marry a more lively southern girl, to neutralize his face to some extent, but he won't listen, and now it will be a disaster for his descendants..."

The face of the Grand Duke of the Northern Territory trembled slightly, then Gao Wen looked at the Grand Duke of the Western Territory and the Grand Duke of the Eastern Realm, chatted a few words about their ancestors according to the corresponding information in his memory, and finally focused on the former Prime Minister The space between her and the Grand Duchess of the North—there were no chairs there.

That was originally the position of the Cecil family, but since 100 years ago, that chair has been removed. Since then, there are only three Dukes left in the Four Realms, and there is no Grand Duke in the Southern Territory of Ansu. All levels directly under the royal family The nobles became the ruling group in the south, and the Cecil family was squeezed into the remotest corners.

Noticing where Gawain's eyes fell, everyone including Francis II couldn't help but hold their breath, the atmosphere seemed to become tense in an instant, and they entered the main part of the meeting from the friendly stage of making daily routines— —That is, the stage of wrangling and cursing and clapping tables.

But Gawain just glanced there, and then he showed a relaxed and natural smile, even a bit disdainful, and he looked at the king across the table: "Let's get to the point—then my descendant, Rebecca Sethi I have come to explain to you the disaster that occurred in the southern part of the kingdom. That, gentlemen, is the real trouble."

Chapter 0034 Negotiations

When Rebecca's name was called suddenly, her first reaction was to shake her head: For this little heir of a declining family, the situation before her and the big people around her were basically scenes that she never dreamed of. Even when she was a child when she ran to the woods to fight with wolves and was knocked unconscious by a paw, she never had this level of hallucination. Watching the old ancestor chatting and laughing with the big shots, she even forgot that she was actually an important participant in this meeting one.

But Rebecca is a good girl because of her head. Even if she is a little confused, she calms down with her strong nerve toughness, which is even close to peripheral necrosis. Tell the king about the nightmare that happened in Cecilland.

Everyone listened attentively, even if they hadn't expected such a little girl to speak before, the disaster itself made everyone shut their mouths seriously.

Regarding the incidents that occurred on the southern border, everyone present basically knew more or less.That incident is fermenting in the entire southern region, and rumors of various versions are flying all over the sky. Of course, this is not all due to Gao Wen. What Gao Wen sent people to spread is mainly about his "resurrection". He did not emphasize the disaster itself. Yes—but such things as disasters are essentially the best catalyst for rumors. After two months of brewing and spreading, it is already well known in the southern region.

The civilians may lack channels to investigate the truth, but the nobles do. Through various means, everyone present has more or less understood what happened. Francis II even has secret reports from many nobles in the south , but no matter how detailed the report is, it is impossible for the personal experience of the person concerned to be more accurate and reliable.

In Rebecca's increasingly fluent narration, the disaster was slowly pieced together and established a connection with the dark tide 700 years ago, and the appearance of a dragon made the whole thing more cloaked at the end. A veil of confusion.

Looking at the frowning king and nobles, Gawain sighed softly.

These people were all concerned about the resurrection of the founder of the country just now, and whether the Cecil family wants to seek benefits from the royal family. I am afraid that they have completely forgotten that the main purpose of the Cecil family to come to the capital is actually to report those monsters. ——But we can't blame them, who made Gao Wen feel more present?

And this sense of existence was created by himself...

"...Now most of the entire Cecil Territory has been reduced to scorched earth, and the dragon flames contain magic power. The places it has scorched have been unable to grow food for several years. My people have to live under the protection of Viscount Grumman, "Rebecca has stood up, clenched her fists, and the timidity and tension before have disappeared, "Your Majesty, and Your Excellencies, although Cecil is small, this disaster is a signal, Dragon The origin of the monsters may not be clear, but the monsters are a real disaster, and those monsters appeared 700 years ago, and they caused the destruction of the Gondor Empire-my ancestors experienced it firsthand."

Francis II began to whisper to his former prime minister and the Grand Duke of the Northern Territory, and several other people also lowered their heads to discuss. It can be seen that they did not take the news brought by Rebecca as air. This should be thanks to the news that is constantly spreading, The secret letter from the south and the existence of Gawain Cecil himself, if there were no such things, a fallen nobleman in the southern countryside ran to the king and said that his family territory was destroyed by monsters and dragons, all he could get was ridicule, let alone cause trouble. After discussion, it is possible to exchange for guilt.

But how much they can pay attention to and how much they can respond to is hard to say.

After all, the world has been peaceful for 700 years.

"Your Excellency, Duke Cecil," said the tall and thin man sitting a few seats to Gawain's left. He is Baldwin Franklin, Grand Duke of the Western Regions, a refined and refined gentleman, "I believe in your The descendants are honest in this matter, but this matter is really incredible-let me talk, are those monsters really... those monsters from the dark tide 700 years ago?"

"I have dealt with them for 20 years. I have been beating them to death. I recognize them even when they turn into ashes," Gao Wen said solemnly. It's a pity that they will quickly disintegrate after being killed, and there is no way to leave a corpse specimen, and the later dragon burned the entire territory, and now there is no way to send people to Cecil to check the situation gone."

Baldwin Franklin and the Grand Duke of the Eastern Territory, Silas Lauren, looked at each other, and Gawain said: "If you think that the Cecil family deliberately exaggerated the truth in exchange for sympathy, and wanted to Take this opportunity to return to the center of power, so you can speak up directly."

"No, no, no, we won't have such an idea," Grand Duke Baldwin said hastily, "We just need...to confirm these things. After all, it involves the magic tide 700 years ago, and the importance of this matter The extent... even exceeds the scope that any human kingdom can face alone..."

"But they've already closed the door!" Rebecca couldn't help standing up, "I saw them with my own eyes!"

"Don't worry, calm down," Gawain pressed Rebecca's shoulders, pushed her back to the seat, and turned to look at Francis II, "I know your caution is justified, after all, you are in a state of war. It will cost a lot. I also brought some evidence, which is the weapons and equipment used by our soldiers in the southern border—although the corpses of those monsters cannot be preserved, the equipment will inevitably be polluted by elements when fighting them. The corrosive aura left on the equipment should provide you with some reference. I believe that even the most brilliant royal scholar would not be able to find samples corresponding to the real world from the corrosive aura."