Chapter 367: Bloodline
Bloodline, while important to people living in groups, is insignificant to isolated individuals.
Curt and his wife left their homeland and came to the Osataria Dominion on the mainland of the Principle Empire, and in addition to avoiding the scourge of war, one of the biggest purposes was to abandon their past identity. Time has passed, and almost no one here knows them anymore, and the two of them enjoy this daily life.
In fact, in order to avoid the trouble of bloodline, they even planned to stay in the inaccessible forest until the world had forgotten all about it. Even if he is a nobleman from a privileged background, if he is left alone on an uninhabited island, then the so-called "noble" status loses its value.
When the value of identity is erased, most of the differences between the once glorious nobles and others are only acquired abilities. If there is anything related to blood, it may only be because of the superior living conditions on weekdays, which causes the difference in physical condition.
But it is clear that the pedigree studied by Urs Leinster is not an honor imposed on the pedigree by this external factor, but a existence that is closer to the essence. He—or the Leinster family before him—all believed that there was some incredible power hidden in his blood.
The blood of heroes, the blood of royalty, and even the blood of sinners...... It is said that the ancestors of their clan were often individuals with special powers. It can almost be described as "legendary", because when anomalous individuals appear, they will always carry some kind of mysterious quality with them.
At present, the most intuitive case may be the imperial family of the empire, since the hero known as the "overlord sword" founded this country. Occasionally, members of the Imperial Family will be born with the "Mark of the Sword". His appearance is slightly different from ordinary people, and he has a talent far beyond ordinary people in swordsmanship—and most of them will also leave a lot of records in history that are difficult to distinguish between true and false.
This may be a deliberate deification by later generations. In order to decorate the banner of the divine power with dazzling tassels, or it may be that the imperial family itself is different from ordinary people, but the blood is diluted with the inheritance of the future. At all costs. None of this can change the current political situation, and the time when the will of the king alone represents the law is long gone, and the country is not the private property of the emperor.
Curt wasn't sure if the Leinster family had started their research at the will of some people, but when he learned about it, he could clearly feel that the so-called research had become anomalous. Imperial power was crumbling under the rising power of the new power, and the Leinster family's research shifted from ordinary animal ancestry to human ...... And in their territory of Shanghai, there are many shady projects.
As Cruise François said, some researchers believe that the life of a qiē comes from "chaos", and in the cauldron that contains a qiē there are all the rudiments of the existence of zài. If there is something in the bloodline that is difficult to observe, then perhaps it is where it comes from.
In order to study these things. The Leinster family spent a lot of money on finding people who might have these bloodlines in various places, forcing them to combine and leave offspring as material for the real yàn. And as time went on, the scope of the research material even expanded to himself.
It was as if they had been possessed by a demon, otherwise what kind of spirit would have been able to sustain the continuation of this kind of research? Although it is easy for the sorcerers to become fanatics who are obsessed with research, they are definitely more radical than Sain Democra, and will not hesitate to pay any price for the sake of research.
After a moment of silence, Curt looked at Dean François's face and said, "But since you already know the direction of that man's research, you should also know the theory he proposed." I must admit that Sain Democlave's ideas are similar to his. ”
And he seemed to know about the Leinster "crows" - which Curt wanted to tell as well. But Lizzie stopped him. After all, this is a secret within a secret, and even if it has been buried in the dark by them, it is the kind of thing that should not be brought up again.
Excluding the trajectory of Leinster's research, the theories that Sain Democlera now has come largely from the work of Urs. But Curt was convinced that he had destroyed all of his research. And he had never heard of this sorcerer's existence before.
It is obviously impossible for him to come into contact with the research of Urs, so how did he learn about the existence of the "crow"? or is it really the truth behind these studies of "blood", as Curt guessed? There is a certain force controlling its direction.
According to some records found in the remains of the Age of Mythology, before the development of human civilization. The land is inhabited by many peoples who were once affected by "chaos". Because they have more or less alien qualities, they are given corresponding names based on their appearance.
For example, "wolf". For example, "snakes"...... For example, "crows" are metaphors that are summarized for their qualities. According to some naturalists, the snake race that is still alive in the Dark Continent is the descendant of the family with the name "snake".
"Actually, I still have a lot of respect for Urs Leinster himself, because the Leinster family has a very high position in the breeding industry. "There is even a legend among the sorcerers that they made a pact with the demons who possessed knowledge and gained knowledge that should not be held by humans...... That's why we know how to produce high-quality biological offspring. ”
Although the Leinster clan was not as famous as the nobles in the empire, they were still quite influential at least until the outbreak of the Great War. From a small border aristocrat who became rich by breeding horses, to such a level, the influence of spells cannot be ignored.
As is the case, breed improvement is a complex undertaking, and the benefits of successfully developing excellent new varieties are high in proportion to the difficulty. Some people who have excellent bloodlines can make a lot of money just by using these individuals to breed.
But these are living creatures after all, and even if you let good individuals mate, you can't guarantee 100% good offspring. Therefore, from crops to horticultural plants, from horse racing to small animals, many people continue to make complex realizations in order to obtain better varieties.
"Me too, although I personally respect him, but I can't agree with some of his theories...... I guess you know better about these things than I do. ”
François smiled wryly and glanced at Curt and Lizzie, both of whom looked thoughtful: "I don't think it's appropriate to casually extend to humans what is not necessarily common to other species." In addition to the adaptability between individuals, there will also be situations that we do not expect in actual operation - not to mention that it is also against the principles of nature to want to create 100% excellent individuals. ”
Natural selection, survival of the fittest...... Organisms evolve on their own in accordance with their natural environment and develop special appearances that adapt to their living environment. And if you want to artificially create creatures that can adapt to any environment, then species that are not of this family will gradually become desperate.
Is it really the right thing to do to study these things in spite of the danger that there may be, or is it true that Urs Leinster has acquired knowledge beyond human intellect because of his agreement with demons, but also because of the temptation of knowledge, which has become a mystery with him, and no one wants to seek the truth.
Seeing that the two were unmoved, François suddenly approached them: "To be honest, I was surprised to learn that Urs Leinster had been killed...... After all, I know very well that his strength is no less than mine. And the Leinster family has been extinct because of the murder of the whole family, and it has been about thirty years now. ”
His powerful eyes were fixed only on Curt and Lizzie, the brother and sister who called themselves "Leinster" were no longer over thirty years old, and Curt apparently knew Urs Leinster, who had died more than thirty years earlier. This was the biggest obstacle before François connected them...... After all, it is absolutely impossible for a person who has been dead for more than 30 years to leave a pair of offspring who are only about 20 years old.
But he had to admit that although Curt had many similarities with Urs Leinster, Lizzie had the magic carved out of the same mold as the man. Just like fingerprints, there will always be a variety of traits that bind them to each other.
"Just as Monsieur François, you have been through many things to become the Wind of the Twelve, and the two of us have been rewarded with a lot of trouble to come to the Dominion of Osattaria. Although we have inherited the blood of that madman's family, at least there is a little difference from them. ”
Curt laughed indifferently, just like the black serpent in his memory, he couldn't forget the raging fire that had devoured the past. The past had been buried in the darkness, and if it wasn't really necessary, he thought it would be better to keep them there.
In any case, the blood belonging to the "crows" should come to an end in their generation, and Curt doesn't want to play with life for any great ideal. He knew that he couldn't be the kind of being what those people hoped for, so he took Lizzie to live a peaceful life, and that was enough.
"Dean François!"
Just as Cruise François was about to continue questioning Curt and Lizzie, a sorcerer yelled and pushed open the door to the room. He was followed by a large crowd of people, all of whom looked relieved when they saw Dean François unharmed. (To be continued......)