Chapter 342 The True Cause of Viscount Major's Death
After reading this book which looks like a diary but is actually a notebook of mumbling, Gervis fell into deep thought.
Although the exact years rarely appear on this notebook, it can be seen from the few dates that the owner of this book wrote it only about thirty or forty years ago.
We can also speculate where the protagonist of the book came from. He should be a person who does not belong to this continent, or according to his own description, he does not belong to this "island".
And who was the master of Storm Territory thirty or forty years ago? It was undoubtedly Viscount Major. What's even more strange is that the date on this book ends abruptly in 203, which was thirty years ago.
It was also in this year that Viscount Major chose to lead his soldiers in the territory to resist the invasion of orcs. In the end, he was killed when the orcs broke into his castle. His wife and children were all killed.
Coming up with this information, Gervis came to a surprising conclusion.
The church is most likely not a local force, but a force that came from somewhere else. After all, Alice had told Gervis that the emergence and rise of the church was very sudden and rapid.
Only with the support of a powerful force behind it can it have enough manpower and material resources to rise up under the noses of the nobles. Otherwise, the nobles are not fools and would have destroyed it long ago.
The owner of this notebook said that "they" were hunting him down. This "they" most likely refers to the church. For unknown reasons, the owner of this notebook defected from the church, and the church sent people to hunt him down in order to keep the secret.
This man finally fled to the territory of Major, and through hard work he obtained a lordship from Major. He intentionally chose this island as his territory to make it easier to go out to sea and find his hometown.
But later, due to the obstruction of the sea tribe written in the notebook, the owner of the notebook had no choice but to think of other ways. Finally, he set his sights on the teleportation array.
This teleportation array is most likely the reason why orcs appear every year. Due to the existence of orcs and the Church of the Initiator, it is difficult for the owner of the notebook to escape through the teleportation array alone.
In the end, he had no choice but to tell Viscount Major the whole story, and used more advanced cultivation techniques to gain Viscount Major's trust. This not only increased his chances of escape, but after returning he could also use Viscount Major and others as witnesses to bring down the real power behind the church.
This is why Viscount Major went against his usual practice thirty years ago and stayed in his territory to fight the orcs, and unwisely left his family behind, while the serfs in his territory were sent to the other side of the Dead Leaf River for refuge.
He did not leave any serfs behind to fight against the orcs. This proves that Viscount Major was not trying to defend his territory. Instead, he wanted to take the opportunity to leave this continent and take his family to the unknown but more prosperous new world.
In the end, it is unknown what happened and he was unable to escape with the help of the teleportation array. Instead, he and the owner of the notebook were discovered and killed by the church. The cause of death was then blamed on the orcs, and the case was eventually left unresolved.
When Gervase came to Stormwind, Gandalf, in order to scare Gervase and prevent him from getting carried away and following the footsteps of Viscount Major, told Gervase in detail the tragic deaths of Viscount Major's family.
More than 300 people from the Major family, including his two vassal barons, had their bodies torn into pieces, and only a few dozen people could be barely recognized.
"Damn it, this is a big deal! It turns out that the church is not a good place!"
Now the reason for the appearance of orcs is very clear. They are sent here by the church every year using the teleportation array. Otherwise, how could they come and go without a trace?
Moreover, the church gradually gained the support of the people and the tolerance of some nobles by helping the continent resist the invasion of orcs.
"Damn it, this double act is great!"
Although Gervis still had some cold sweat on his back, he was also angry about the church's actions. He was angry if for no other reason than that his territory would be invaded by orcs in the future.
Of course, Gervis also felt ashamed for the church's disregard for human life and the harm it caused to so many innocent civilians.
"Then was the book in Alice's castle obtained from the Castle of Major? Did the old count also know these things, and then..."
Gervis now firmly believed in the records in the notebook. Even though he had never seen the sea people or the teleportation array, he was sure that the text did not belong to this continent, and the orcs' language could also confirm it.
"Damn it, I'm still too weak, I can only grow up slowly!"
Thinking that the old earl, who was a top knight, might have disappeared due to a conspiracy by the church, Gervis shuddered again. He felt that the stone house was a little colder.
With the current strength of the church, even a plucked leg hair would be thicker than his!
"My Lord! Where are you?"
At this moment, the shouts of the guards were heard downstairs in the stone house.
Gervis quickly stuffed the notebook into his arms. This thing must not be discovered by anyone except himself. If the church saw it, his fate would definitely not be better than Viscount Major's.
"I'm upstairs. How's the search going outside? Have you found anything else?"
After hiding the notebook, Gervis grabbed a handful of thick mud from the ground and stuffed it into the secret compartment to disguise the already shabby effect. Then he took a deep breath and walked downstairs.
"Sir, we have checked all around and found nothing. This place must have been abandoned for a long time. There are vines and weeds everywhere!"
Ike and his companions were looking around downstairs at this moment, and were very curious about the things in the house.
"Oh, then let's go back. The upstairs is full of dust. From now on, this will be the center of the island. I'll have the serfs clean it up later."
Although the news of Gervis' landing on the island would certainly attract the attention of the church, there was no way out at this moment.
If he suddenly changes his mind and does not develop the island, it would be abnormal and seem like he has something to hide, which would be more likely to arouse suspicion.
It would be better to develop it openly and pretend that you know nothing. The church searched this place thoroughly and took away all the books. If you act this way, they won't be suspicious.
As for the teleportation array, Gervis had made up his mind that when the orcs attacked, he would run far away, and it would be best if he could go to Rose Castle to find his cheap wife.
Originally, Gervis was planning to rely on the ship to see if there was a chance to go ashore and earn some energy points, but now he has given up this idea.
Although energy points are tempting, life is more important. At worst, you can get more purple elf bugs and brush the orc space to obtain energy points.
Afterwards, Gervis took Ike and others back to the beach.
When Gervis returned to the beach, all the supplies and serfs were transferred to the island.
"Little Gervis, have you found any fresh water?"
When Gandalf saw Gervis coming back, he immediately stood up and asked Gervis.
"Found it, father, and it's a pretty big lake!"
Gervis's face was filled with excitement. If he could find fresh water, his plan to develop the island would be countless times easier and smoother.
"Also! Father, do you know what else I found on this island?"
"Have you discovered some pirate treasure again? Little Gervis, please don't make it true! Otherwise, father and Uncle Nathan will be jealous of you!"
Gandalf was obviously interested as well, and joked to Gervis with anticipation on his face.
"I found a big stone house, exactly the same as Lord Nathan's. Father, do you know which nobleman's fiefdom this place used to belong to?"
"What? Was there a lord here before?"
Gandalf and Nathan were also stunned. They had obviously never heard of it. After all, no feudal lord would grant a small island as a fief to his subordinates. For this backward world, this was a complete scam!
"Yes, father, but the stone house must be very old and is overgrown with vines and weeds."
"Father has never heard of this, but Gervis, if you are curious, you can ask the Earl. The Earl should have records!"
Although this island once had an owner, Gandalf did not think much about it and finally gave Gervis an idea.
Although noble barons can confer territories and titles on their own, they still need to report to their feudal lords after conferring them, in order to facilitate management.
Therefore, if the owner of this island is Viscount Major, there will definitely be official records in Rose Castle.
"Okay, thank you, father, but I'm just curious! Haha, after all, the existence of that stone house can save me a lot of work hours!"
Gervis laughed loudly and was not going to tell Gandalf about his discovery. The more people knew about such a thing, the more dangerous it would be.
And if something unexpected really happens, it is very likely that his cheap father will be in trouble.
(End of this chapter)
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