Teutonic is a prominent surname that has been passed down for more than four hundred years. It was known to all women and children before the Holy Empire was established.
It was first owned by the royal family that founded the country in Northeast China.
Originating from the fact that a branch of the Alps extends eastward, completely isolating the northwest plains from the northern grasslands. The marauding centaurs invade the human kingdom every year in the northeast. The Teutonic family is resisting the centaur invasion.
During the war, his unyielding style of never compromising and not giving in an inch of ground was highly respected and admired by people.
"If the centaurs invade, the first person to draw his sword and rush to the battlefield will be Teutonic! The first person to die on the battlefield will also be Teutonic! The last person to leave the battlefield will be Teutonic!"
These are the words of the first Teutonic king.
It is also a principle practiced by successive Teutonic kings and members of the royal family.
For more than four hundred years, countless people with Teutonic surnames died in the war against the Centaurs, but none of them suffered fatal wounds from their backs.
Be fair, fearless, and never give up.
The Teutonic family who abides by such a motto will die on the charge without hesitation when faced with thousands of troops.
This also made the reputation of the Teutonic family flourish in the north. Every lord or knight was willing to accept Teutonic rule. Every warrior regarded standing under the Teutonic flag as an honor. Every farmer felt Teutonic.
The Don family is the embodiment of fairness and justice.
When the formerly fragmented Middle-earth plains were unified and human demigods emerged, the Teutonic royal family took the lead in taking off the crown and sent envoys to express their submission to the demigods, becoming the first piece of the puzzle of the Holy Empire.
None of the northern lords, big or small, could understand this.
At that time, the Vulcan Cult in charge of the south was deeply hostile to the new kingdom that had just unified the Middle-earth Plains. If the Teutonic royal family was willing, they could unite the North and the South to suppress the Middle-earth Kingdom and form a three-kingdom coexistence.
situation.
Yes, even if the Kingdom of Middle-earth has a demigod, it cannot eliminate the deep-rooted beliefs in the south and uproot the honor that grows in the hearts of the people in the north.
"I know that the blood of us northerners flows in our bodies and will never yield."
"I also know that the bones of us northerners can only be chopped off, but we will never bow to others!"
"But I know better that in every war, some of our brothers will die in battle, every winter there will be orphans and widows freezing to death in the cold wind and frozen soil, and every autumn there will be people who starve to death before the wheat is harvested!"
"Yes, we are already overwhelmed."
"The crown of the Teutonic family is not given by God, but comes from responsibility!"
"It was built with the blood and honor of all the ancestors who died fighting the centaurs and defending their hometown!"
"If taking off the crown can make the lives of people in the north better, then the Teutonic family will give it up without hesitation! They will spit on it without hesitation!"
When faced with questions from lords and people, the last Teutonic king explained this way.
Because the envoys he sent to the plains of Middle-earth still carried the conditions for the surrender of the north——
When the Teutonic royal family takes off its crown and the Teutonic family kneels down to swear allegiance, the Kingdom of Middle-earth needs to send its legions north to join the northerners in resisting the invasion and plundering of the centaurs, so that the young people in the north have a chance to succeed.
After raising children at home, they sharpened their swords, shouldered their spears, and rushed to the battlefield.
This kind of responsibility is not a requirement, and the Mills family, the royal family of the Kingdom of Middle-earth, swore to their faith without hesitation that they would fulfill it.
In addition, due to the gratitude of the North's active surrender, which turned the Kingdom of Middle-earth into an empire, the Mills family also reciprocated the favor, allowing the Teutonic family to continue to rule the North with the title of Duke, and set the taxes of the North and the tributes of each lord at a very low level.
, and swore that Middle-earth and the North would watch each other.
And, the Mills family did it too!
For more than a hundred years since the birth of the Holy Empire, the Teutonic family's decision to take off the crown was the right one.
However, time is the most terrifying thing in the world.
It can smooth the wounds of the soul, dissolve deep-seated hatred, dissolve ancient oaths... and can also make people forget their past kindness.
Slowly, as time went by, the Mills family, who had firmly established themselves as emperor, changed their minds towards the Teutonic family.
As the owner of the empire, the Mills royal family couldn't bear that there was another family occupying a huge territory, with almost equal rights and higher prestige than the royal family.
A wise man from the plains of Middle-earth once said: Once the seeds of suspicion are planted, not even the gods can prevent them from taking root, sprouting, and growing into towering trees.
Such a towering tree grew out of the Mills royal family's suspicion of the Teutonic family.
Inevitably, the Mills royal family began to use the authority and power of the emperor to put pressure on the Teutonic family.
For example, the Teutonic Duke was asked to increase taxes on the people of his territory on the grounds that there was insufficient military expenditure to resist the Centaur invasion; he also instructed the Griffin Legion stationed in the north to deliberately bully the northern soldiers, making the Teutonic Duke fall into a situation where he was "unable to fight for fair treatment for his people."
"The most important thing is that the Mills family also successfully won over the Hughes family.
A baron family that has been dominated by the Teutons for hundreds of years and is highly trusted by the Teutons.
If the time comes when the Northeast of the Holy Empire needs to change its owner, then I hope that the new owner will be the first earl of the Hughes family!
This is the promise the emperor made in front of the God of Light.
The Hughes family was looking forward to it. In addition to privately switching allegiance to the Mills royal family, they were also actively preparing for this moment.
Mills Royal didn't keep him waiting long.
More than twenty years ago, when the human demigods brought back the heads of two centaur Khans from the northern grasslands, the Mills royal family showed its fangs to the Teutonic family.
Because the emperor could not wait any longer.
The fact that the human demigods did not bring back all three heads of the khans and were still injured made everyone know that the demigods were already dying and did not have many years to live.
Without the deterrence of demigods, the Holy Empire will also fall apart.
At least the emperor felt that the Teutonic family, which was still loved by northerners, would wear the crown again!
Therefore, he wants to take advantage of the fact that the demigods are still alive to attack the Teutonic family first! He wants to scare the Southern Vulcan Cult, which does not even recognize the Holy Empire, as a warning to the monkeys!
The last Teutonic Duke never thought that the emperor would attack him; nor did he expect that Baron Hughes, whom he relied on as his right shoulder and trusted confidant, would switch sides!
So his fate was decided.
The Teutonic family, which was just, fearless, and never gave up, ushered in its destruction due to the internal and external cooperation between the Griffin Legion and its vassals.
All people with Teutonic surnames were executed for treason!
Even married women are not immune!
Because the reason given by the Mills royal family is that the Teutonic family colluded with the centaurs, which contributed to the centaurs possessing three khans at the same time~
Hehe, not even the kobolds believe this reason.
Not surprisingly, the vassals loyal to the Teutons met and raised the banner of revenge.
But they were leaderless and lost their allegiance, and were eventually suppressed by the Griffin Legion and Earl Hughes.
Moreover, demigods still exist, and other dukes with the power to split the empire, such as the two archbishops of the Southern Vulcan Cult, do not dare to participate.
Therefore, the Teutonic family became a tragedy in the mouths of poets and turned into the dust of history.
People who are nostalgic can only call the northeastern part of the empire the "Teutonic Homeland" to remember this long-standing family and to satirize the insidiousness and viciousness of the Mills royal family.
Now, when Atwood claimed to be a Teutonic, it was no surprise that Chris was stunned.
Could he be a Teutonic orphan who narrowly escaped death?
Chris sat down again, picked up the canine tooth pendant of Lokidaran Wolf and looked at it carefully, thinking this in his mind.
However, when I thought about it again, I realized that I was a bit uninterested.
Whether Atwood is a Teutonic woman or not, what does this have to do with him?
The Teutonic homeland and the Etonian territory are separated by a northwest plain, and they may never have the chance to meet again in this life.
Especially since Atwood just announced that he is going home.
The return of the Teutonic orphan to the Teutonic homeland was no less than throwing himself into a trap. Once the Griffin Legion and Earl Hughes found out about it, they would dig deep into the ground to wipe him out.
Therefore, the only thing Chris could do was to wish this friend to be protected by God.
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The next day, the two Chriss continued on their way to Edin City.
Spring in the south is short.
March has just entered and already the impatient summer has taken over the place. The slightly hot afternoon sun makes people sleepy.
Entering the southern part of the empire from the dwarf country is a process of walking along the hills and entering the plains.
The two horses walked on the gentle and raised hillside, trampling on the dense grass, passing through the flowering fruit trees, and took a rest in front of the stream with lush grass. When the coolness of the water vapor hit them, they
, the entire sky became blue, and free clouds wandered in the sky, making the sunlight falling by the stream look lazy.
It reminded Chris of his days in Eaton Territory.
Late summer in the foothills of the Alps is also so quiet and peaceful.
However, spring has just arrived in Eaton Territory at this time, right?
The clouds lingering on the mountainside should still be light gray, and the snow-covered mountains are echoing with the trembling bleating of goats. Grandpa should be basking in the sun in the yard at this time, while father's footsteps have already begun to shuttle between the hills,
With a smile, he organized the farmers to start busy with spring plowing...
"Ta...ta..."
I don't know how long it took, but the sound of horse hoofs trampled Lin Jing by the stream and interrupted Chris's thoughts.
He quietly put his hand on the handle of the knife, followed the sound and looked towards the bare mountain ridge, only to find two familiar faces.
The man riding the horse by had already pulled up the reins of the horse and showed an exaggerated expression to him, "Oh, God of Fire! Dear little Chris, we meet again. Have you been waiting?