In the northern part of the city of Borelli, at the very edge close to the western city wall, there is a large area surrounded by greenery. Several ancient, simple buildings stand among the green trees and red walls, exuding a sense of vicissitudes of history. This is
The Royal Library of the Gallic Empire, a place that has been forgotten by almost ninety-nine percent of the Borelli people.
When the Hundred Years of Mainland-Island War broke out, people all over the world were thinking about killing, war, violence, and conflict. Who would come to the library to read?
After the Hundred Years War on the Mainland and Islands, Saint Louis XIII vigorously developed the economy. All the people of the empire were working hard to make money, accumulate family property, and strive for success. Who has the leisure time to study?
After St. Louis XIII abdicated and Holy Light I ascended the throne, the empire became even more radical. The economy developed rapidly, and there was no reason to expand the army and prepare for war. The entire society fell into impetuousness. The nobles were busy living in a dream, and the common people
They are busy enjoying themselves, even the good guys in the market are busy grabbing land and fishing for gold coins, and few people are willing to come here to look for those old antiques.
The current Royal Library has a daily flow of no more than a hundred people. Most of them are old scholars from the university town of Bureilly, who come here to read the ancient classics in order to do various papers. And those young teachers
, professors, they are busy attending various upper-class banquets, participating in various academic salons, and publishing books to enhance their academic status...
These young people are not in the mood to study.
Therefore, the Royal Library became very quiet, as quiet as a cemetery late at night in autumn. Apart from a few crisp birdsong in broad daylight, there was no other sound at all.
Wearing a spacious gray coarse cloth robe, Latus held a large book made of thick parchment and walked slowly from the collection hall to the book library. As the name of the collection hall implies, here is a collection of books from the dark
There are about 300,000 volumes of various works and classics handed down from time to time. The library is a place specifically for library staff or outside readers to read and write books.
The library was built two hundred and fifty years ago. It is a gray-black boulder-structured building with three floors. Each floor covers an area of more than ten acres. The building is divided into thousands of large and small buildings.
The furnishings of these rooms are very simple, but simple but not shabby. Each room has a lounge, bathroom and study room. Although the area is not large, it is enough to meet the needs of ordinary life.
Many old scholars who are knowledgeable and poor in classics live in the library all year round, reviewing one of their works word by word.
In this impetuous, ever-changing empire, the Royal Library is the last piece of pure land, the last ivory tower that maintains inner peace. Only here can you feel the atmosphere of real learning.
"It's too quiet!" Latus sighed softly while holding the thick "Volume 9 of the Genealogy of Noble Heraldry".
It was so quiet, so quiet that he thought he was deep in an ancient tomb. So quiet that he almost thought he was a dead person. Such quietness, such silence, made Latus very uncomfortable. Even though he had already
He has lived here for several years, but he still cannot adapt to the environment here.
But he must adapt! At least he must show his face that he is adaptable to the atmosphere here. He must work hard every day to read books, copy information every day, and work hard to compile something that is completely useless. Otherwise, he may very well
He would suffer the same fate as his father - the dignified third prince of the empire suddenly fell ill and died, and the disease could not even be detected!
Walking slowly along the shady corridor. From another vertical corridor, a gray-haired old man in gray robe also walked over holding a thick classic, and happened to walk with Latus.
Side by side.
"Hello, Master!" Latus bowed slightly and saluted the old man with a humble smile.
"Hello, Your Highness Latus!" The old man smiled and nodded to Latus, and an invisible wave of magic power emanated from the pendant on his chest, silently sealing the space around the two of them.
. If someone uses magic to spy on them, they will be immediately detected by the magic engraved on this pendant.
The two of them stood in the verandah laughing, just like two real scholars discussing academic issues, with confused eyes and dancing and arguing. But if their conversation was known to outsiders, it would definitely cause an uproar.
.
"In the Sixth Abyss, our people paid the price of three hundred virgins. We got the exact result from a demon lord."
The old man said solemnly: "The blood extracted from the heart of His Highness the Prince was analyzed by the demon lord and found to be a mutated abyss plague poison. The plague virus originally produced in the bodies of the abyss corpse-eating insects was cultivated by the necromancer.
The toxin was strengthened hundreds of times, and then purified with holy light, and it changed from a poison that could kill people instantly to a chronic poison that gradually takes effect over several months."
"Holy light purification!" Latus nodded to the old man with a smile, but his eyes had turned red.
"Yes, only the Dawn Temple has such an ability to purify viruses and change their lethality from an instant burst into a chronic poison that continues to attack." The old man said gloomily: "The eldest prince, and His Highness the Prince, are all
Murdered."
Latus looked at the old man deeply: "Then, I should thank them for not killing them all?"
The old man shook his head gently and said calmly: "This is the blood oath of the Gallic royal family. That person can kill your father and the eldest prince, but... he cannot target you and His Highness Maris
.Just like he can't take action against His Majesty, certain blood oaths restrict his actions."
Latus narrowed his eyes, the oath of blood? He suddenly remembered some things, things that he had forgotten about as a playboy.
The dim hall, the flickering candlelight, the old men in black robes who were so old that they had a sense of death all over their bodies...the scene was like a nightmare, making Latus forget these things as quickly as possible, but now, he
I thought about it again.
"His Royal Highness the Prince was murdered!" the old man said in a deep voice: "I have informed the most reliable noble Excellencies of this news, and they have decided to stay with you and continue to be loyal to you.
It’s the same as being loyal to His Highness the Prince.”
Sighing, the old man said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, you have to cheer up."
Latus gritted his teeth and looked at the old man with a gloomy expression: "I am under house arrest here. I can't even leave the Royal Library. What do you think I can do? I'm not even as good as Maris. Although he is here Norman fought hard at the fort, but at least he had freedom!"
The old man smiled, looked at Latus deeply, and said gloomily: "Perhaps, something has changed."
Using the fastest speaking speed and the most concise language, the old man told Latus, the dignified prince of the Caesar Empire, about the assassinations of Bichus, Bea, Strohn, Count Longshan and others this morning. He was assassinated, which was bound to cause various conflicts between the Caesar Empire and the Gallic Empire; Beja was severely injured, his fighting spirit was destroyed, and a vicious dog next to Bichus had his leg broken; Bichus himself was stabbed and seriously injured, and his arrogance It will definitely be weakened a lot in the future.
With so many troubles gathered together, how could Holy Light I still be in the mood to deal with Latus?
This is the best opportunity for Latus to make a career! Avenge his father, save himself from this dangerous and embarrassing situation, and then fight back to oust Holy Light I and gain the throne!
"It's a very good idea, but it's very difficult!" Latus said frankly: "Even with the loyalty of all the adults who are extremely loyal to my father, how much power can I have in my hands? Their private soldiers combined, can Are there 100,000 people? If all their close friends are gathered together, can there be 1,000 people? Their family's... well, it's limited to certain secret agreements, and we don't consider those above the holy realm!"
Spreading his hands, Latus said hastily: "We will not be their opponent unless we can find strong foreign aid!"
The old man nodded fiercely: "You have the best choice! Your Highness, the seriously injured Earl of Longshan! He will become your best partner!"
Latus was silent, he narrowed his eyes, thought carefully for a long time, and then nodded slowly.
"You can try. He was seriously injured after being assassinated. The dignified earl will not just let it go. He definitely wants to find out the mastermind behind the scenes!"
Taking a deep breath, Latus said quickly: "Find a way to contact him, be careful, tell him that the man behind the scenes is probably a monk! At least mislead him to think so. I have heard of the name of Earl Longshan, His wealth astounds me. With his help..."
Latus clenched his fists and said word by word: "With his current influence in the Vias Commercial Federation, with the power of his ally Duke Greensen, and with his huge wealth, we can do There are many things.”
In the Western Continent, population is not a problem, and the source of troops is not a problem. Only the five northern provinces of the Gallic Empire have a registered population of 160 million after Arthur's census. This shows that the entire Gallic Empire has a population of 160 million. What level has the population reached? The total population of the Gallic Empire is many times higher than the official figures announced by the empire!
As long as you have money and a lot of enough money, you can easily arm an army of millions of people!
"You can tell Earl Longshan my psychological bottom line!"
Latus gritted his teeth and said word by word: "If I can avenge my father, then he will be granted the title of Duke of the Empire and the matching fief. If he can help me ascend the throne, then he will Received a knighthood from the Imperial Prince, and..."
Latus breathed out a heavy breath: "Moreover, his princely territory will be a permanent autonomous territory!" {Piaotian Literature www.ptwxz.com thanks all book friends for your support, your support is our greatest motivation}