Chapter 365: Sending Off (II)
The Church's Ivory Fortress refers to non-human, socially structured intelligent species as aliens. In other words, the intelligent races that cannot provide the power of faith are all alien. According to historical records, the scholars of the Silver and White Towers refer to the races that have interacted with humans as aliens, including elves, barbarians, barbarians, dwarves, halflings, and Assyrians, and other intelligent species are classified as orcs and monsters.
Victor learned from Renault's mouth that the Alchemy Empire divided the intelligent species into human languages, goblin languages, and dragon veins according to the characteristics of language.
The sapient species of the human language family include humans, elves, barbarians, dwarves, halflings, and so on. Strangely, there is no record of barbarians and Assyrians in the side of Renault's will. Victor suspects that both the barbarians and the Assyrians are new sages of intelligence that emerged after the collapse of the Alchemy Empire, and may have a deep connection to the Alchemy Empire.
The intelligent species of the goblin language family are mainly goblins, ogres, gnolls, centaurs, half-sheep people, pig monsters, etc., their forms are very different, and their vocal characteristics are also different, but they do belong to the same language family, at least the goblins can communicate with them without hindrance, and a few ogres can even imitate human language. For example, the old ogre that Victor and Nicole killed.
Dragon vein monsters not only refer to the bloodline of giant dragons, but also refer to the bloodlines of ancient giant beasts, including lizardmen, half-dragonmen, fishmen, bear monsters, kobolds, harpies, etc...... Maybe add Ant-Man.
Due to the differences in vocal organs, dragon species cannot communicate with each other, and it is even more impossible for humans to learn the languages of other intelligent species, so both the goblin species and the dragon species are abominable monsters in the eyes of humans.
Victor also discovers that the Alchemy Militia knows the bloodline of most of the sapient species, that the Lizard Man and the Hydra Lizard are the blood of the King of Kurosawa, the Gnolls correspond to the Gluttonous King, the Centaurs correspond to the Mother Earth, the Ogre correspond to the Trolls, the Dwarves correspond to the Mountain Giants, the Halflings correspond to the Demon Mouses, and the Fishmen correspond to the Lord of the Tides.
Each bloodline source represents an ancient power, but the Alchemy Militia knows nothing about the origins of the four intelligent species: humans, elves, barbarians, and goblins.
On the surface, there are four major races, but in fact they are two major races. The fact that humans are able to intermarry with elves and barbarians at the same time means that all three come from the same source, and there is no need for alchemists to put information about their ancestors into the will of alchemic creatures. As for the ancestors of the goblins, it is a fog, and Victor guesses that the ancestors of the goblins may be goblins.
Of course, this assumption overturns the traditional theory that goblins and ogres are homologous, but the physiology of the two is very similar, with the same internal organs, and the number and shape of bones are exactly the same, the difference is in size.
There are indications that ogres and goblins are as distinct from halflings and humans. Ogres have the blood of a giant demon, the ancestor of the goblin is a secret, the halfling has the blood of a demon rat, and the ancestor of the human race is also a secret. The physiology of the two is the same, and neither of them can intermarry...... In fact, the difference between barbarians and humans also has the same characteristics, but the origin of the barbarian bloodline is not yet known.
Victor believes that figuring out the origins of the alien race will help to understand the history of the alien world, and thus uncover the secret of the demise of the alchemical empire. Therefore, he was very concerned about the affairs of the alien race, and also sent Paul to the Silver Tower to learn about it.
Now, Sophia claims that the Eleano family has interracial blood, and Victor is immediately interested.
"In addition to the Moon Elves and Barbarians, is there a third alien race that can intermarry with humans?"
"I don't know, it's probably an elf...... Sophia shook her head and said, "It's been too long, many ancient families have lost their inheritance, and although their bloodlines have been passed down to this day, no one has recorded the history of the family. It's like you're a bloodline descendant of the Wimbledon family, but how many secrets do you know about Wimbledon?"
"Maybe it's not as much as I ......," Sophia muttered, then raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you want to know?"
"Don't want to know. Victor shook his head decisively and said, "You should talk to me about the Eleano family." β
"Talk as you go. β
Sophia was silent for a moment, then waved her squire away, took Victor's arm, and strolled through the woodland beyond the road.
"The founder of the House of Elejano was a mortal who longed for the blood of knighthood more than any other family. If the new family wants to obtain the noble knight blood, it is undoubtedly the most effective means to give beautiful children to knight nobles as lovers. Eleano's pursuit of beauty has almost reached a paranoid level. However, this paranoia actually stems from a blood nature. β
"Only by purifying a main bloodline can the knight family have a long history. There are two ways to purify the bloodline, the first is the natural purification of the interaction between the Dou Qi and the Void Element, and the Transcendent Knight and even the Peak Knight belong to the natural purification. The second is artificial purification, that is, intermarriage. As a result, there are small families that intermarry with cousins, cousins, and even blood relatives, especially in the Eastern Alliance's isolated island families, who in fact have no choice.
Eleano's ancestors did not understand this, but they were deeply influenced by the marriage culture of the eastern families. In the pursuit of beauty, they cultivate a beautiful purple-eyed bloodline. After three successive generations of consanguineous marriages, the purple-eyed bloodline gradually stabilized, and eventually became the main bloodline of Eleano. It can be said that the rise of Eleano was purely accidental. β
"No one knew that Eleano's purple-eyed bloodline originated from that ancient family, but she exhibited unusual bloodline characteristics. Sophia smiled sideways, like a flower blooming, and the bright light was dazzling.
Victor shook his head, he finally knew why the little baron was obsessed with Sophia. There must be a spiritual charm in this.
"The appearance of the knight nobles is outstanding, but the beauty of the purple-eyed bloodline nobles is even better, even ordinary female knights have a touching charm, and the beauty of the silver female knight has a spiritual appeal, which is a transcendent characteristic only a golden knight has......" Sophia brushed the hair of her sideburns behind her ears and said, "When the golden knight likes you, you will find her particularly attractive...... That's roughly what it means. And the female knights of Eleano can charm humans with their gaze and win favor...... This is obviously a foreign bloodline talent. β
Victor mused, "You've been emphasizing 'female knights'?"
"Hmm. Sophia nodded: "The purple-eyed bloodline only manifests in women, and the men of the Eleano family can only inherit the paternal bloodline...... This is another unusual thing about her. β
"Do you know what that means?" asked Sophia.
Victor squeezed Sophia's white and delicate hand, shook his head and said, "I don't judge, you tell me." β
"It means that you and my son are pure Wimbledon, and he will either become an elven blood nobleman or a wind knight in the future. It is possible that you and my daughter are purple-eyed knights, or manifest the blood of other knights. You now know why there are 6 Golden Knights in the Seuss Kingdom, right?"
Victor gasped and said, "The mother's bloodline is not passed on to the son, the son must be a pure paternal bloodline, and his talent is far beyond the heirs of other families. β
"Yes. Sophia bowed slightly, and said slowly: "Eleano has an agreement with other big families, the purple-eyed female knight will never marry, they and the golden knight become partners, the first son born belongs to the other party, and the second son belongs to the Eleano family, if it is a daughter, it still has to return to the Souss royal family." This is mainly to prevent the outflow of the purple-eyed bloodline, and it is also for this reason that the kingdom of Seuss will always be the queen's rule. β
Victor suddenly realized and teased: "No wonder Sylvia has always been kind to you, it turns out that you are a fish that slipped through the net." Then he said suspiciously: "Since your bloodline is so special, why should the August family turn against you? You should be the queen!"
Sophia shook her head, indicating that she didn't know, she frowned, "Maybe it's because the Auguste family has a very strong bloodline, and they don't like the feminine style of the Suss royal family. Maybe it's because no one in the purple-eyed female knight has ever stepped into the pinnacle realm...... The Auguste family didn't look down on the purple-eyed bloodline at all...... It has nothing to do with me anyway. β
The purple-eyed bloodline is really not attractive to the Auguste family, if the royal family purifies a group of strange sons to come out, all of them run out and wander, and only the purple-eyed female knight is left to inherit the throne, then it will be called a catastrophe.
Victor coughed dryly and said, "That...... You ......"
"I'm sure I can become the Golden Knight!" Sophia glanced at Victor, exhaled, and said, "The reason why the purple-eyed bloodline is difficult to promote is mainly because they are also unable to resist the temptation of beauty, whether it is the appearance and temperament of their spouses, or the costume jewelry, or the beautiful scenery...... This bloodline is close to the elves by nature, so the Elaeano family insists that their bloodline comes from another unknown elf. β
How do I think it's a goblin, or a succubus or something...... I don't know if there are fairies and succubies in this world? Victor complained silently in his heart.
Sophia didn't know that Victor had quietly classified her as a goblin, and she continued: "Marquis Farul was Fanny's first lover, and she was just an ordinary knight at that time, but Farul did not meet Eleano's aesthetics, and Fanny gave birth to a daughter and left Neville. She and Farul haven't seen each other for more than ten years, and they have become silver knights again, so it is naturally impossible for the two to get close again. β
"Cynthia chose Shireen to be your partner, and it can be said that it took a lot of effort. Because Shireen is not a transcendent knight yet, she has a beautiful vision of love, pure feelings and natural charm, can always move people's hearts, doesn't she?"
Victor said lightly: "Shireen is innocent, and Queen Seuss is just trying to obtain the blood of the Wind Knight." If Shireen and I develop a relationship, we end up having to separate...... To be honest, I was disgusted by the feeling of being manipulated. β
"As for the heir of the gifted family......" Victor stopped and said with a smile, "Don't I still have you?"
Sophia pursed her lips and took her husband's arm as she walked on. Victor also lost interest in talking, and the two walked in silence for a while, and Sophia spoke: "My dear, Natalia and I like the clean and tidy Pinghu Town and the beautiful and atmospheric Silver Moon Manor...... Everything here is your hard work, and if you want to say that you have a love for Randall, no one can compare to you. β
Victor nodded and said, "I can understand your feelings for the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce...... I can give you the Randall family's clam seasoning powder and bristle brushes, but the franchise of strategic goods is too sensitive, especially jaggery can be counted as logistics for the war...... Without Sylvia's support, I would have to bear the pressure of all sides on my own, such as the royal family's demand that the Nimes and Wellington families reduce the purchase of green bricks...... Do you think we're going to risk the water conservancy project to stop and help you defeat the South Wind Chamber of Commerce supported by the Borui Kingdom?"
Sophia paused and said, "You need a good heir, and I need ...... too"
"You are not irreplaceable!"
Victor interrupted Sophia and pointed out unceremoniously, "Whether as my spouse or as the leader of the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce!" and then comforted softly: "Of course, I am also willing to help you within the scope of my ability." You want to unite the caravans of the Seuss Kingdom to resist the Borui people, didn't I come up with the recipe for the seasoning? The problem is that you don't know the hole cards of the Borui people, and the Duoduo people control the trade way, and they want to use the struggle between you and the Nanfeng Chamber of Commerce to seek the greatest benefit. I don't think the High Lords of Dodor will give up easily if they don't drain your wealth. β
Sophia bit her lip and said, "The Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce is now at a disadvantage, mainly because the South Wind Chamber of Commerce has the full support of the Borui Kingdom, while I am alone, as you judged, Kite Castle definitely wants to change an obedient leader of the Chamber of Commerce." I've figured it out in the past two days, if I want to turn things around, I must enlist the support of the Kingdom of Gambis, and I can't rely on the franchise of Groggery......"
Victor nodded approvingly and smiled, "Very good, please continue." β
Sophia was greatly encouraged, and said in high spirits: "I want the support of the Kite Castle, and I must first win the support of you and Sylvia. My dear, you are different from those cold knight lords, you and Nicole have a deep relationship, I will be your nominal wife, de facto lover, let Nicole be your de facto wife, nominal lover. I am faithful only to your partnership, our son will inherit the Randall family, and our daughter will inherit my title. Wouldn't that be nice?"
Victor was silent and noncommittal. Sophia continued: "The shareholding system you proposed gave me a lot of inspiration. I have the goods of the Randall family, I can trade directly with the mountain tribe, and I will give the shares of the Chamber of Commerce to the Kite Castle forty percent, what reason does the August family have not to support me? If I can create a business family that will be passed down from generation to generation, I will be able to step into the pinnacle realm, and our bloodline is the guarantee of family inheritance!"
A golden knight doesn't expand his territory, doesn't defend his territory, and runs to do business?Does the church agree? Do your followers agree?Moreover, the joint-stock system cannot introduce a powerful royal family in advance at present, and they will swallow the golden regiment in one bite...... Sophia's naΓ―ve thoughts stunned Victor, and he persuaded:
"The Nanfeng Chamber of Commerce was able to get the support of the Borui royal family, and that was because of the special system of the five major families taking turns to govern. The Auguste family can monopolize the profits of the Chamber of Commerce, so why should it be at your mercy? Dear madam, don't let rivals stronger than you join the joint-stock system, the backbone of the Chamber of Commerce will fall to them, and then empty you, just like Catherine did to you. β
"This ...... I hadn't really thought about it......" Sophia muttered.
"Later, more on that later. Victor beckoned to the attendants behind him to lead his mount, and he wrapped his arms around Sophia's slender waist and said, "You will accompany Elder Harald back to Raven Town today." The Randalls' military parade and carnival, you're afraid you won't be able to catch up...... After settling the barbarians, and returning as soon as possible, we will also go to the city of Blinor to attend the coronation of Prince Edward and meet the new king......"
While he was talking, a herald attendant rode a horse and rushed over from the direction of Pinghu Town. When he saw Victor and Sophia, he immediately turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee, and said breathlessly: "My lord, Archduke Williams wants to summon you." β
"What's the matter?" Victor frowned, raising his hand to signal the herald squire to get up and reply.
"I don't know. The attendant stood up and replied, "The knight of the Grand Duke Williams' bodyguard has given an explanation, please return to Silvermoon Manor as soon as possible to meet His Royal Highness the Grand Duke." β
Victor pondered for a moment, then turned to Sophia and smiled, "Honey, it seems that I can't send you and Elder Harald anymore. β
Sophia nodded and said softly, "What do you think is the matter?"
Victor smiled faintly: "Silvermoon Manor has Sylvia in charge, what else can happen?" Williams and Roland originally planned to leave after visiting the parade...... I guess they changed their minds and are going back to the kite castle now. β