"Yes, Your Excellency Qin Mo, our ancestor Avilado defeated the giant, and his shield, dented by the giant, became our family crest."
"Giants...you've seen giants?" Qin Mo was surprised. He had heard of countless strange races since he came into this world, but he had never heard of giants appearing in the world.
Giulio was embarrassed. "Our family used to start out as a currency exchange business. Some people say this was originally a shop sign, which later became the family crest. Who knows! Haha!"
"Anyway, your family has a long history, doesn't it?" Qin Mo felt a little embarrassed, realizing she had unintentionally made a sarcastic remark, and quickly tried to make amends.
"Of course, our family has grown from nothing to what it is today in the Western Continent over the past few hundred years. The hardships we have endured are enough to write an epic book."
As Giulio Medici led Qin Mo into the Medici family's trading house, he happily introduced his family's history, and all the servants they encountered along the way bowed and paid their respects.
“Alexandria was not open to Westerners before, until more than a hundred years ago when the sea creatures mysteriously disappeared. Only then did the Temple expand its influence here. Our family followed in the footsteps of the Temple and survived on this land with great difficulty. Nowadays, the Medici family ships arrive in Alexandria every day.”
Giulio spoke with great pride about his family history, and Qin Mo gleaned something else from it.
The fact that someone from the Medici family had served as the Grand Elder of the Temple demonstrates that they are undoubtedly one of the top families in the Western Continent. Over a hundred years ago, the cities on the southern coast of the Mediterranean were all territory of the Sea Clan. It wasn't until the Sea Clan went into seclusion that the Temple extended its reach into this region.
But Qin Mo was more interested in another issue, because Giulio mentioned the temple's invitation.
"Julio, have many people in the Western Continent received invitations from the Temple?"
"Your Excellency Qin Mo, the invitation from the Holy Temple is sacred and is only given to true geniuses. How could there be more?"
"So do you know what kind of things the geniuses invited by the Temple each year come into contact with?"
“Oh! Your Excellency Qin Mo, I don’t know what the Temple will teach, but I will find out soon.”
Qin Mo asked curiously, "Why?"
"Because I received an invitation from the Temple! Don't I... look like a genius?"
Looking at Giulio, whose face was practically begging for praise, Qin Mo felt like she was seeing her boastful best friend. (To chat about "Sailing and Conquest" with more like-minded people, follow "or" on WeChat to discuss your favorite books.)
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