Latin was the official language of medieval Europe, and most important documents were recorded in Latin. After the Renaissance, Europe ushered in a leap forward, producing a large number of valuable and valuable materials.

However, due to the Ming Dynasty's westward expedition and the second naval battle in the West Sea, the fleets of the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal were all wiped out, and they completely lost their sea dominance. The whole of England came under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and the British Isles were used as a base to begin a continuous process of conquest of the European mainland, known as the Thirty Years' War of Conquest.

The war nearly destroyed the fledgling civilization of Europe.

The Mediterranean, in particular, finally surrendered completely to the Ming army after the Thirty Years' War.

At that time, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty tried to emulate Qin Shi Huang, engaging in the same book and the same track, and was bent on subsuming this part of the anointed land into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. However, due to the distance was too far, the level of communication technology at that time was not enough to rule effectively in real time, and in the end, it was not possible.

But it had a profound impact, and many of the Latin sources were lost at that time and were never found again.

Westerners' gadgets are not as broad and profound as the Chinese tradition, but they are not out of the ordinary, and there are many ways that are also very interesting. Duan Tianqing got this ancient scroll, mainly because he liked some of the records and research on the legends of the Sea Clan, and he was using it.

There were also some related books in the Mid-Levels Hall, and Duan Tianqing studied them on the side.

Across from him, Du Duo began to read through the whole text, and the more he looked at it, the more his brow furrowed.

"This scroll seems to be missing a little more."

The first two or three pages are fine, but to the back, almost every page is defective, and in addition to moth-eaten and abrasion, there are even signs of wear. According to rough estimates, more than half of the text is missing from the entire manuscript of more than a dozen pages, and some of the more strict pages are even missing to three-quarters.

It's a difficult job to translate.

"It is said to have been salvaged from the Library of Alexandria." Duan Tianqing explained casually, of course, this kind of origin was completely unverified.

Dudot expressed his suspicions, "The Library of Alexandria in Greece was burned down by Caesar during his conquest. Latin became the dominant language after the rise of the Roman Empire, so how could there be Latin materials? ”

In front of Duan Tianqing, it is rare to be able to show his knowledge level.

If this statement is true, then this ancient scroll has survived for more than 2,000 years, and it looks quite similar to the tattered appearance, but this contradiction does not make sense.

Duan Tianqing was refuted once, but he was not angry, and nodded slightly, "I also think it may be a rumor." However, this information is a record of some miracles of Aeneas during the Carthaginian period, and it is not too far from the point of view. ”

Legend has it that Aeneas was the third prince of Troy. After Troy was defeated by the Greek coalition, he fled overseas to be taken in by Queen Dedo of Carthage. His descendants were the founders of the city of Rome.

"It sounds like a myth."

Du Duo muttered.

She looked up the dictionary and wrote and drew on the blank paper, making notes.

The first two full pages are very simple, as long as you can decipher the ancient Latin, you can guess the general meaning.

As Duan Tianqing said, this is to record the life of Prince Aeneas in Carthage in the voice of an entourage.

“…… We crossed the rough seas of the Mediterranean Sea and arrived in this hot North African city on June 9. His Royal Highness's illness had not improved, and he was sallow-faced, too weak to get up. Experienced old sailors say that it is a marine disease, and even a queen with wisdom and knowledge cannot cure it. ”

"The last blood of the Trojan dynasty is in this fly-ridden stone town, dries up and decays day by day. I can only pray to the gods of Mount Olympus that they will take care of the souls of the bloodline of the great god of thunder and lightning. ”

Even after a thousand years, Du Duo can still read the meaning of pathos.

The faithful old servant could do nothing but watch the tragedy unfold.

Troy was also one of the Greek city-states, they worshipped the gods of Mount Olympus, and members of the royal family considered themselves descendants of Zeus.

Du Duo had roughly read "Homer's Epic", but he didn't need Duan Tianqing to explain more to her.

“…… A miracle happened! A handmaiden brought out a miraculous herb that improved Aeneas's constitution. He has been able to eat some milk porridge and wine since yesterday, and I am sure that he will be able to recover from this, and it must be God's will. ”

"But I have no impression of this servant, who is not a Trojan, nor a slave we bought when we docked in Sicily. She has a noble conversation and sapphire eyes, and I fear that her origins will hurt our actions. ”

The first two pages recount the process of Aeneas's illness and recovery.

And this mysterious woman has become the object of attention of this Trojan relic, and the rest of the content is all his investigation of the identity of this woman.

"It's incredible, she's living in ...... Poseidon blessed...... Sons of God. ”

In fact, he didn't put much effort into it, and it seemed that he quickly found out the truth, but it was a pity that the two pages describing his investigation results were missing, and he couldn't see the reason at all.

In the end, the writer seems to have classified them as descendants of the gods - perhaps the only conclusion given to the worldview of the time.

Du Duo roughly repeated the above content to Duan Tianqing.

Duan Tianqing was not surprised, "I already know this part, and I also know the identity of that woman." The key thing to decipher is the second half, how the woman lived in Carthage, and what special items she needed. ”

"Eris will later recount how he helped the woman survive, with a secret recipe and the process of finding various materials, which is the main point."

Eris?

Is this the author's name?

Du Duo searched through the scrolls before and after, but did not find the author's signature.

"You seem to have other information, and if you give it to me, you might be able to translate it faster." Dudo cautiously asked.

Duan Tianqing shook his head, "This is just some background information that the holder of this scroll has relayed to me. He was not a Latin scholar either, and I have no further information to provide about the contents of this scroll. ”

"Eris is a personal servant of Aeneas, a hero who is said to have fought Achilles without dying, but his identity does not matter."

"It's all about the secret ingredient."

Duan Tianqing emphasized again.

Judging from the text, it seems that the servant girl is indeed a bit eccentric, and needs a secret recipe and many special materials to survive.

Eris went on a series of adventures for the sake of these materials.

These are recorded in the ancient scrolls.

Du Duo turned to the page of the secret recipe and sighed, most of the handwriting was blurred and unrecognizable.