Chapter 354 Who tore it?
“A-choo!”
"It's autumn now, and the weather is a bit cool. I think I need to put on more clothes!"
While walking in the corridor, Gervis suddenly shuddered and sneezed for no reason. He looked at himself and found that he was only wearing a thin silk gown. He touched his head and muttered.
Soon, Gervis returned to Alice's study.
The furnishings in Alice's study are actually very similar to the offices of later presidents and CEOs. Although there is a large space behind the desk, there are not many decorations. The only decoration is a huge cabinet on the wall, on which various important items are placed.
The vassal album was right here. Gervis walked directly to the books. There were four or five books in total. He scanned them one by one and soon found an album of vassal albums marked from 180 to 210 in the Gregorian calendar.
After taking down the thick album, Gervis went directly to the sofa in the study and opened it.
This map records the names of all the vassals of the Jones family during this period, and also clearly records the deeds of each vassal, how they obtained the title, whether it was inherited from the family or was conferred through military merit.
Gervis guessed that the lord of the Golden Island should be a vassal under Viscount Major, so Gervis did not delay and turned the pages one by one. When he turned halfway through the album, Gervis finally saw the name of Major Brunton.
Soon, Gervis confirmed that this Major Brunton was the Viscount Major he was looking for. Below this name was a detailed description of the location of Viscount Major's fiefdom.
Looking at the portrait left by Viscount Major in the album, Gervis sighed. The Viscount Major's family had been passed down for several generations, but he did not expect that because of a momentary thought, they wanted to go to that unknown prosperous place, but ended up being exterminated.
Next, Gervis slowly looked down. After introducing the situation of Viscount Major's family, the names of his vassals were listed below, and the location of these people's territories would also be clearly archived and recorded there.
"Lord Decker, the fiefdom is a mountain village by the sea, the location is..."
"Baron Wenches, his fief is Greenwood Town on the edge of the Dark Forest, the location is..."
As Gervis read carefully one by one, his brows slowly frowned, because he did not find any description of the island.
"That shouldn't be the case! The scope of that island can only be the territory of Viscount Major. If there are records of this lord, it will be absolutely clear at a glance."
Gervis was thinking quickly in his mind. He had already read all the records about the vassals under Viscount Major, but none of them fit the description of the lord on the island.
Gervis was unwilling to give up, so he started over again and looked at it more carefully, but still found nothing.
"Wait! It looks like a page has been torn off here."
Suddenly, when Gervis was pressing down the book to examine it carefully, he found that there were jagged pieces of paper residue between the pages. There was only one possibility for this situation, that is, a page of the book was deliberately torn off by someone.
"Who tore it off? Was it the old count? But why did he tear it off? Did he also discover something wrong?"
Gervis felt that this matter was like a bottomless pit. The more he explored it, the more he realized how big the matter was.
Logically speaking, this book has always been kept in the study of Rose Castle, and it is difficult for outsiders to sneak into such a core place.
So Gervis guessed that it was most likely torn off by the old earl himself to prevent the lord's information from being leaked.
Of course, it is also possible that the church did it, but no matter what, it shows that there is a great danger behind this matter.
If it was torn off by the old earl, it means that the old earl was also afraid of the power of the church and had to suppress the matter.
If it was done by the church, it would be even more terrifying. They were able to sneak into the study of Rose Castle silently and accomplish this task.
"My life is more important. Let's talk about these things later. It's useless even if I know now. If I expose myself, I might even be killed!"
Gervis closed the Jones family's vassal album, put it back in its place, readjusted his mood, and walked out of the study.
Although no useful information was found, at least it was confirmed that the owner of the stone house on the Golden Island really existed. This also allowed Gervis to have more plans for the future. At the very least, he had to be careful against the church to avoid being targeted by the church.
Without any intention of saying hello to Alice, Gervis went straight downstairs to the lobby.
After saying hello to Lina who was still busy counting the goods, Gervis left for the gate of Rose Castle with several of his personal guards.
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When Gervis returned to the camp outside the city, Ike and others had already set up the tent, and the carriage was parked in the middle of the tent to prevent the goods from being lost.
"Ike, why don't you go relax!"
When Gervis saw that Ike and Laurie actually bought beer and were drinking it in the camp, he couldn't help but make a joke.
"Sir, we have families now! We don't have as much energy as the other boys, so we'd better not go!"
Ike and the other man quickly stood up, saluted to Gervis, and then smiled awkwardly.
"Sir, I think this opportunity should be left to Alec and the others!"
Laurie next to him also laughed out loud.
In an instant, Alex and others on the side blushed.
When they arrived at the camp just now, they saw the women doing the sex trade over there. Their revealing clothes and extremely provocative movements made them unable to help but secretly peek over there.
It was precisely because of what Gervis saw about their appearance that he said that he wanted them to relax.
Storm Territory is a remote and poor place. It is estimated that no caravans would go there all year round. After all, it is too poor.
Alex and other energetic young men who were born and raised in Storm Territory had never seen the scene in the small square just now.
"Alec, do you guys want to go and see it for yourself? I won't tell Bernard!"
Gervis also looked back and laughed when he saw the embarrassment of Alex and others!
"Little Gervis, what are you so happy about?"
Just at this moment, Gandalf came in from outside following the guards on duty.
"Father, you are here! Hello, Lord Nathan!"
Hearing the voice, Gervis turned his head and saw Gandalf slowly walking towards him with Nathan and a noble who looked familiar to him.
"Father! This is..."
"Haha, Viscount Gervis is a forgetful man! I came here to thank you for saving my life!"
Gervis didn't know him, but the familiar middle-aged man knew Gervis and spoke to him very enthusiastically.
"Lord Bertram?"
Gervis instantly remembered the baron who was ambushed by Sadie in the arena. Bertram was seriously injured after the sneak attack. It was Gervis who used wound suture technique to quickly suture Bertram's wound and stop the bleeding.
"Yes, Lord Gervis, I was injured last time and couldn't come to thank you! This time I came here specially to thank you for saving my life!"
There was sincerity in Bertram's words. If it weren't for Gervis that day, he might have died from excessive blood loss!
Later, when Bertram heard that Gervais had used unprecedented needle and thread stitches on his body, he was extremely fortunate and grateful to Gervais.
"Haha! Baron Bertram, you are being too polite. You are my father's good friend and also Alice's vassal. It is my duty to do my best to help you!"
"Come on, father, Baron Bertram, Lord Nathan, sit down and talk!"
Gervis warmly invited everyone to sit down.
"Ike, go get a jug of wine!"
"Yes! Sir!"
When Ik and the others saw Gandalf and his companions approaching, they had already retreated to the side. When they heard Gervis's instructions, they hurried towards the carriage.
"Baron Bertram, are you also going to go on this southern expedition in person?"
It has been just over a month since Alice's birthday party. Bertram is so seriously injured. Although he has the physical bonus of the title of Knight, there will definitely be certain risks if he fights violently.
Bernard was injured while fighting for Alice, so he could let his offspring go on the battle instead, and Alice would try to keep them in a safe place.
"I'm almost well now! I've been lying in bed for over a month and I'm tired of it! How can I miss out on such a wonderful thing! Haha!"
Bertram laughed, then took out a book from his arms and handed it to Gervais.
6 more chapters owed!
(End of this chapter)
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