Chapter 597 Location
"After Geoffrey's death, the Zungu faction fell apart and civil strife broke out again. Without Geoffrey's leadership, the rebellious kings began to be suspicious of each other and even hostile. In the subsequent wars, they fought on their own and even attacked each other. They no longer had the strength to fight against Baldrick.
"Finally, Baldrick led his army to conquer the entire territory of Prit, ended the Wind King's Rebellion, and became the only king of Prit. Most of the Zungu leaders surrendered and converted in the end, and Baldrick accepted them. However, except for a few families like Devonshire who surrendered very early and made outstanding contributions in the subsequent wars, most of the other Zungu leaders were stripped of their titles and abolished most of their extraordinary inheritances. Only a few stubborn resistance were executed.
"In the end, Baldrick officially changed his surname to Despenser and made his family the legitimate king of the Winds. He was therefore given the title of 'the True Successor'. After Baldrick's death, his son Edward III succeeded to the throne, moved the capital to the mouth of the Moonstream River and expanded the new city of Tivian there, becoming Edward the 'Builder'. From then on, the inheritance of the Windy Dynasty officially began and continues to this day."
In the dim room, John sat on the bed and continued to tell the historical stories he knew, just like teaching his students in the classroom. Ed was also sitting in the corner of the room, listening to him carefully as he finished telling the entire history. Then, after pondering for a while, he slowly asked.
"So... at the end of the Wind King Rebellion, the final outcome of most of the Zun Gu Sect was not too bad. They all survived? If I remember correctly, the church's policy towards pagans at that time was not as tolerant as it is now. You can just change your beliefs and everything before that can be wiped out..."
"This is indeed an interesting point... Generally speaking, the church's substantial tolerant adjustment of its policy toward pagans occurred after the Ivig Turbidity War, and the Turbidity War did not begin until nearly a hundred years after the end of the Wind King Rebellion. During the Wind King Rebellion, the church was still in an extremely tough period against pagans. It is indeed somewhat incredible that they did not tie all the surrendered Zungu factions to the stake.
“I think that this may be because Baldrick played a role in coordination and mediation. However, there are also many signs that the church did not show much hostility towards the belief in the Queen of the Night Sky throughout the war.
"Although they destroyed or rebuilt the relics of the old faith discovered during the war, confiscated all related books and erased the legends, they gave the old faith believers and clergy who died in the war a way to reform and seek salvation. The judges did not interfere too much in the affairs of Plit. Compared with the large-scale religious tragedy that occurred in Ivig during the Turbid Flow War, the situation of Plit after the Wind King Rebellion was much better."
After hearing what Ed said, John thought for a while and responded. After John finished speaking, Ed changed the subject and spoke again.
"You said before that Ampel Devonshire took the secret of some temple into his own tomb. Do you know where this tomb is now?"
"I don't know... My research had not progressed to this point at the time. If you want to continue to study this in depth, perhaps you can find the Devonshill family and look for clues from them." John continued to respond to Ed's words, and Ed immediately asked again.
"One last question. Does anyone besides you know that Amper knows the secrets of the temple? Did Lord Barrett also participate in the translation of this letter? Does he have any relevant records?"
"Well... after we found Amper's letter, I was the one who translated it. Many of the words on the letter were extremely illegible and the language used was the ancient dialect of the Plit area in a remote area five hundred years ago. It was quite difficult to decipher it. Since I am better at linguistics than Richard, I was the one who did all the work. After I finished translating it, I found that there was important information in it. I couldn't find Richard for a while, so I left him a note in the library, specifically mentioning this matter."
John spoke as he recalled. Ed breathed a sigh of relief when he just finished speaking, but John's next words made his expression change again.
"However, although I was the one who translated these letters, for the sake of safety, we both kept the contents of the letters. I have the originals, and Richard kept the photo copies in case the originals were damaged."
"Copy of the photo..." Ed's tone became more serious after hearing John's words, and John, who noticed this, asked curiously.
"We all have the habit of keeping copies of photos of precious documents. Is there any problem with that?"
"No, nothing... Thank you Professor Machison for your selfless sharing. Your information is of great help to us." Ed responded to John and slowly stood up from his seat in the corner.
"Since you saved me, it is my duty to share these." Looking at Ed who stood up in front of him, John continued to speak calmly, and Ed responded politely at this time.
"Well, it's almost time now, I should say goodbye. Professor, you just stay here and recuperate, someone will take care of you. Now in the eyes of those guys, you are already dead, and in the next period of time, as long as you don't show up in public, you will be safe.
"Goodbye."
After saying that, Ed waved goodbye to John on the bed for the last time, walked to the door of the room under the other's careful gaze, opened the door and left. After turning around and closing the door, Ed looked towards the corridor in front of him, and then saw a familiar female figure against the wall of the corridor.
"Hello, Miss Adele, are you also interested in history?"
Ed said with a smile as he looked at the tall, beautiful woman leaning against the wall, wearing a red dress and holding a cigarette in her hand, while Adele glanced at Ed and spoke.
"I have neither the fortune nor the interest to enjoy those secret historical knowledge that is poisonous to the internal organs. I came here to meet someone who borrowed my territory to hide people but never showed his face~" Adele said this, and then she took a puff of cigarette and slowly walked in front of Ed, stretched out her hand and placed it on Ed's chest, then leaned her delicate face forward, and continued to speak quietly.
"You've been wandering around for half a year and just came back. You didn't even show me your true self and asked me for help. Don't you think this is a bit unreasonable, Miss Detective?"
Looking at the charming face that was very close to him, Ed smiled slightly without being moved, and then continued to speak.
"I'm sorry, Miss Adele. I got tangled up with these troublesome guys as soon as I got back to Tivian. I've been busy with important matters and always busy. When I've finished all the important matters here, I'll come to apologize. If you want to drink again, I can accompany you."
"The real one or the puppet?"
"Of course it's me."
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