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Because what she wanted to talk about couldn’t be explained in just a few sentences, and it was almost noon after touring half of the area, so Elaine moved to the restaurant and listened to Adair’s explanation while eating, what the Shafiq family did to their own souls. What have you done.

"Anyway, I'm going to talk about it. Let me first tell you about the history of the Shafiq family."

After Adair thought for a while, he began to speak.

“The earliest record of the Shafiq family comes from the Wessex dynasty around 850 AD. The first head of the Shafiq family, the founder of music magic, Archibald Shafiq, was a descendant of Ma. A friend of King Alfred of Gua."

"Ahem, ahem, Emperor Alfred the Great"

Elaine was a little choked. She received more than two years of British education.

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Actual historical records show that this king turned the tide during the Viking invasion era. At that time, six of the seven divided kingdoms in Britain were cut down by the Vikings. Only the geographically named West Saxon kingdom led by Alfred resisted the invasion.

Not only that, Alfred also counterattacked the Vikings and successfully unified all of England.

He reformed the army, established a standing army, promulgated Alfred's Code, founded aristocratic schools, organized and participated in the translation of Latin classics, reformed currency, restored trade, and promoted religious revival.

Most importantly, he was the first monarch in history to call himself the "King of the Anglo-Saxons". He was one of the most outstanding monarchs in the European Middle Ages and was honored as the "Father of the United Kingdom" by later generations.

"Well, he was very close to the Muggle king. Not only did he assist him in expelling the Vikings, unifying the British region, refusing the reward from the court magician, he also traveled around the country looking for medicine that could cure the king's body. After the death of King Alfred , he left the palace and concentrated on studying music and magic."

"However, he did not leave any record in history."

"Because he didn't get along very well with the king's son. After Alfred's death, he never returned to the palace and asked his descendants not to have anything to do with Muggles. It was precisely because of his request that the Shafiq family Barely escaped reckoning.”

Adair let out a long sigh.

"Archibald lived for more than 150 years. Shortly after his death, William the Conqueror came across the sea. The court magician of Wessex was ambushed and plotted by three Norman wizards, and the kingdom was destroyed. The Shafiq family was destroyed by Ai The Serge family was framed, and because of Archibald's relationship with the Kingdom of Wessex, the Shafiq family were listed as remnants of the old king and were hunted down."

"Wizards can escape the pursuit of Muggles, but they cannot escape the pursuit of wizards. The head of the family, Joseph Shafik, was caught in front of William the Conqueror. His wand was confiscated and he was about to be beheaded. But he had an idea and used music and magic to show My harmlessness has successfully attracted the interest of Muggles."

"The magic of music pleased the Duchess, and the investigation proved our innocence, the Shafiq family finally successfully survived the crisis; later, through the power of William I for revenge, we destroyed the Essager family and then stayed away from London, here The Shafiq family castle was built in Dorset.”

"Music magic had already begun to decline at that time. Not only was the exchange of virtual reality lost, but Joseph's use of music magic to please Muggles was even regarded as a joke by all wizards. The Shafiq family had to stay away from the crowd and isolate the family, so they also escaped The Hundred Years' War between England and France."

"During the Hundred Years' War, because Britain initially had the upper hand, most wizarding families participated in the war excitedly, thinking of going to France to earn rewards. Of course, it was also related to the generous rewards from the Muggle dynasty, but the Black Death and Knockout They and the church took advantage of the situation, causing most wizarding families to lose their heirs during that war, and the wizarding inheritance was also cut off."

"Wizards are also afraid of the Black Death"

Elaine listened with interest, while the house elf quietly replenished her tea and biscuits.

"Wizards are not gods, they are humans." Adair shrugged, "Anyway, this has nothing to do with the Shafiq family. The Shafiq family was very lucky to escape this disaster. Naturally, the inheritance was not lost. At the same time, a large number of wizards died due to participating in the war. , we successfully absorbed the wealth and knowledge of many families."

"Hey"

"Why, wizards' things are usually wasted by Muggles and Muggles don't know how to use them, so they won't be accepted by us. Are they wasted on those Muggles? All the families in the Wizarding Council have taken action, but the Shafiq family runs faster." Adair didn't care. said. "It was also during this period that the Shafik family relied on the wealth accumulated by Floo fans to reappear on the stage. In 1387, they successfully squeezed into the Wizards' Council and were responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the Floo network."

"Although we have joined the Wizarding Council, the Shafiq family has always maintained neutrality and isolationism in policy. We put our whole heart and soul into research, do not participate in Muggle politics, and do not have too much involvement with other wizarding families. Speak in galleons until the church kidnaps one of Shafiq’s witches.”

"The church has the power to compete with wizards" Elaine asked curiously. "They can use magic and God will really give them strength."

"No, the so-called magic is similar to the music magic you are using now. They are all magical flows given by Muggles. The core of the church is the believers. The more people believe, the greater the power; even more, they will catch wizards, Find ways to convince or brainwash them into believing in the so-called God, so that these wizards can become one of the sources of magic."

"The witch-hunting operation is a conspiracy of the church. In addition to attacking the forces of wizards, it can also collect a lot of materials. Although the Muggles did not burn a few witches to death, the church did arrest a lot of them and even bribed dark wizards. Help, servant of God...Humph."

Adair smiled coldly, looking a little murderous.

"Because the church took advantage of him, the head of the Shafiq family at the time decided to break isolationism and vowed revenge. First, he would cleanse the interior, persuade the parliament to get rid of the brainwashed wizards and bribed dark wizards, and then drive the church forces out of England── ──It was not easy, but after a hundred years of hard work and the support of the Wizarding Parliament, we finally succeeded in convincing the Muggle King to promulgate the Supremacy Act in 1534, which dealt a huge blow to the Holy See."

"But also because of the Supremacy Act, after the church was overthrown, the Muggle king who wanted to have autocratic power realized the power of wizards. At the same time, the church incited believers to retaliate. Most importantly, the church was closer to Muggles than wizards, and the reputation of wizards was greatly damaged. More and more Muggles are attacking wizards."

"In 1665, a disease reformed by the church and dark wizards broke out in London, killing people, and the Muggle royal family had to flee London. This incident caused a lot of controversy, causing the European Wizards' Parliament and the British Wizards' Parliament to join forces to impose measures on the Holy See. Pressure, but the church refused to give in. The next year, several dark wizards were captured by the Wizards Council when they planned to restart the plague, but they had already smashed the medicine bottles in their hands."

"Fearing that the plague would sweep across London again, the Wizarding Council made a prompt decision to cleanse the city of London with flames. Although the Muggle government was notified and people were evacuated, people still died. The economic losses caused by the fire also made the Wizarding Council infamous. Clark, who was responsible for carrying out the fire, The Vuitton family was forced to flee at sea.”

"This incident made the Wizarding Council furious. It felt that Muggles were hopeless. Coupled with the decline of the royal power, wizards had less and less control over the Muggle world. In 1689, the Bill of Rights was promulgated, and political power was transferred from the royal power to the Muggles. Parliament, aware of the difficulty of controlling Parliament and the troubles of the Muggle world, decided to withdraw from the Muggle world, so in 1670, the International Statute of Secrecy was established."

"After that, the British Wizarding Council was reorganized and the British Ministry of Magic was established. During this period, the Shafiq family lost many members because of their involvement in church disputes and attacks by dark wizards. Therefore, we decided to isolate ourselves again. In addition to continuing to control the Floo Network , fully recruit external manpower, don’t be so impatient, it’s almost over.”

"I didn't." Elaine touched her nose awkwardly, "I just feel that my body is stiff and I want to change my posture."