"Before the ancestors of the Goldstaff family led the pioneering team to build a new home here, the aliens were the indigenous people of Granginia. Among them, they included the Blue Boots clan from Blaze, as well as other aliens.
Such as the water monsters, the Magic Gil clan, the wind monsters and Capers. At that time, the "Exploration Act" had not yet been promulgated, and human footprints had not set foot in those dangerous and desolate canyons, swamps or forests. Therefore, they mostly lived and worked in peace and contentment, living a life of peace and tranquility.
A life of struggle.”
"But the arrival of the ancestors changed the situation. Once the Goldstaff family opens up the wilderness here and establishes villages, towns and cities, it will inevitably attract more people to flow in and promote the prosperity and development of agriculture, animal husbandry and commerce. This is very important to mankind.
It is a good thing, but it may not be good for aliens. Therefore, at first, several conflicts broke out between the two sides. One side wanted to develop their homeland, while the other side wanted to protect their homeland. The contradiction seemed irreconcilable. "
When Xino said this, he paused briefly and glanced at Blaze under the tree. The latter who was quietly touching and making faces at Alice immediately stood up straight, not daring to do anything wrong again. The girl then looked back.
, continued to tell everyone about that long history, so that they could have a basic understanding of the land they stood on: "But the ancestors soon realized that if this situation continued, it would not be beneficial to both parties.
So, he went deep into the Forest of Lothar alone, found the leaders of the most powerful alien races at the time, and had a frank talk with them. In the end, the two sides reached an oath."
Hearing this, everyone had already vaguely guessed the content of the oath. Ringer asked directly: "The aliens no longer prevent the Goldstaff family from developing here, and the Goldstaff family must also protect the interests of the aliens from infringement?"
"That's about it."
Xino nodded and said: "After the oath was concluded, human beings obtained areas with flat terrain and fertile soil such as plains, hillsides and river valleys to grow the food they needed and build cities, while the aliens retreated into inaccessible forests, deep mountains or
In the canyon and other areas, we continue to live in seclusion and solitude, and the people who have drawn a clear boundary between the two, and at the same time guarded the fence for both sides, are the Goldstaff family represented by our ancestors."
"We strictly restrict the residents in villages, towns and cities. Except for a small number of farmers or hunters who have survival needs, we prohibit them from intruding into the deep mountains and old forests where aliens live; at the same time, we also silently guard the territories of aliens, as long as they do not harm innocent people
If you don't, you won't interfere in their lives. Sometimes you will also serve as a bridge of communication between the two parties, helping them resolve misunderstandings and even negotiate for cooperation."
When Metien heard this, he couldn't help but said to Shemi above him: "This sounds similar to what the traveler goblin does."
Due to their wide contacts and kind nature, travel fairies often serve as bridges of communication between different races, and everyone trusts their impartiality and selflessness. Even the meanest nightmares and the most cunning night devils have to admit this. This is
The credibility of the demon race has gradually accumulated over the long years.
Xie Mi sat on his friend's head, folded his hands on his chest, and nodded his head seriously: "This is the so-called win-win cooperation!"
As soon as I heard it, I knew it was a strange saying I learned from Alice.
Ringer frowned slightly: "It does sound fair, but are those aliens really willing to believe in human oaths?"
Ringer did not mean to belittle himself, but this is the nature of the human race. Deception and betrayal seem to have become an instinct, flowing in their bone marrow. From a scientific perspective, this is due to ancient times.
, the human race is too weak, and has to use various means in order to survive, and deception and betrayal happen to be the lowest cost but the highest return among these means, so it has been passed down, and over time, it has evolved into a method for other races to fight against.
Human beings, and even human beings’ stereotypes about themselves.
As for the aliens, of course aliens can also deceive and betray. The best of them, such as the nightmares and night demons just mentioned, are more cunning than the opportunists or careerists among humans. However, because there are also demon spirits, a kind-hearted branch,
In addition, many folklore and fairy tales mention spirits that help humans, so everyone's first impression of them is very friendly. The most typical example is everyone's attitude towards Blue Boots, knowing that it is a spirit but not mentioning it.
Although he is wary, he is easily teased because of his cute appearance. Isn't this also a stereotype?
If humans and aliens reached such an agreement in other places, such as the Scycilia Peninsula, both parties would probably laugh in their hearts and not take it seriously. They might even have already agreed in their hearts when they reached an agreement verbally.
Thinking about how to break it. And the aliens who lived in the fields of Grindelwald - the land of Grangenia in the past, were they so naive?
Rather than trusting their character, young people are more willing to believe that the ancestors of the Goldstaff family paid a certain price to reach this agreement with the aliens.
Seemingly hearing the implication of Ringer's words, Xino smiled and was about to say something, but the blue boots under the tree got angry and shifted the target from Alice to Ringer, screaming gaoh gaoh.
He seemed to be expressing his dissatisfaction.
"Okay, Blaze, don't be so angry." Xino quickly calmed it down: "Be friendly to the guests, and don't forget that I haven't settled the accounts with you yet for what you did to tease them just now."
"Gah!?"
When this matter was mentioned, Blue Boots' expression suddenly stiffened. He thought he had gotten through it, but he didn't expect that Xino just wanted to settle accounts after the fall. He felt sad for a while, lowered his head and felt sad, and had no time to go.
It was causing trouble for Ringer. Olvera, who just thought it was disgusting to tease people, suddenly felt distressed again when she saw this aggrieved expression, while Alice laughed strangely, not hiding the ridicule in her tone.
More childish than a child being angry.
Even Xie Mi didn't bother to pay attention to them, and Linge and Xino didn't even care. They both looked away at the same time, and then the girl smiled at the young man: "It's not necessarily true that it's just an empty vow. The ancestors did pay a lot.
Only then did I gain the trust of those aliens."
This was an expected thing, so Ringer asked: "What is it?"
"The reputation of the Goldstaff family." Xino gave an answer that the young man had never considered: "The ancestors swore an oath on the family's honor. Unless one day the Goldstaff family ceases to exist, we will never break this oath."
The young man looked surprised: "So they believed it?"
Not based on an oath, but based on trust in the Goldstaff family?
Xino smiled and said: "My grandfather told me this. As for whether there is a deeper inside story, it is not something that people of our time can know."
Indeed.
History is always obscure, and many past events are hidden under the dust and hard to touch. If you cannot trace back time and witness it with your own eyes, you can only believe in these specious statements, which are better than nothing. As a college student in the history department, Ringe often thinks
I have such emotion.
"The oath reached based on the reputation of the Goldstaff family has indeed maintained the order of the land of Grangenia in the first three hundred years, allowing humans and aliens to live in harmony and not offend each other.
However, in the generation of the ancestor of the White Knight Hebberton, the oath was broken, and it was not due to human factors, but out of necessity."
Ringer quickly thought of the legend of the White Knight Shibberton: "Because the White Knight voluntarily gave up the family fiefdom and chose to join the Holy Union Army of Joan of Arc, the Goldstaff family existed in name only, and the oath established on this basis,
Nature no longer exists?"
"Yes." Xino nodded lightly: "When Ancestor Hibberdon decided to join the rebel army, he already understood that this oath could not continue. If it was forcibly maintained, it would not only be of no benefit to the Gustave family, but also harmful to those aliens and
For the people on this land, it is also a kind of bondage. So he chose to break the oath in this way. His original intention was that after he left, the aliens of Grangenia could freely choose their own path and pursue their own destiny.
future."
Before that, the oath was only maintained by the reputation of the Goldstaff family and the ability of the previous generations of parents, but the white knight knew that if he left Granginia and the oath still existed, sooner or later the aliens in this land would
One day it will be unable to tolerate this kind of restraint, and will eventually intensify the conflict with humans.
That's why he had to give up his family's fiefdom and join the Holy Union Army with only a white thorn flag. There was no conflict between the two in itself, but he not only needed to be responsible for his own people, but he also needed to be responsible for those who trusted Gustave.
The outliers in the family are responsible.
"He is indeed a noble and innocent white knight." After understanding the profound meaning, Ringer couldn't help but sigh: "What a great person."
Xino pursed his lips and smiled, accepting the compliment on behalf of his ancestor, and then shook his head and said: "However, the development of the situation is far from being as good as the ancestors of Heberton expected, or in other words, the changes of the times are unpredictable.
Tou. Just after the war ended and the land of White City entered the republican era, all the countries in the Western Continent unanimously promulgated the "Exploration Decree" to encourage adventurers to explore those wild and dangerous places that few people had set foot in before, such as the areas adjacent to the Grindelwald Plains.
The Loser Mountains and the Loser Forest have also become their targets. Affected by this, the aliens on this land do not live more freely than before. On the contrary, their living space is constantly being compressed, and they are incompatible with the development of human civilization.
The border is also shortening year by year, until the two sides collide head-on and a fierce conflict breaks out, and the final result is often the defeat of the aliens."
"As for the situation of modern aliens, I don't think I need to say more. Everyone should be very clear, right?" Xino glanced at the group of people behind Linge and saw a lot of aliens. In addition to travelers and fairies, there were also
There are races such as vampires, light elves, and silver elves. It was after seeing this scene that she did not regard Lin Ge and others who were trespassing in the forest as malicious intruders, except for the traveler elves who are notoriously peace-loving.
Apart from demons and spirits, humans who can live in harmony with so many alien species must not be bad people. This is what her grandfather told her.
The Night's Watch and the Scales of Order.
Xino didn't say it clearly, but everyone knew what she was referring to. If the "Development Decree" only compressed the living space of aliens, the existence of these two secret forces was the butcher's knife that wanted to kill them all.
.Of course, the deeper reason may be traced back to the Eden Plan formulated by the Witch Association, which is the main culprit that pushes the aliens into the abyss of destruction.
Unfortunately, no one can fight against the Witches' Society, and even fighting against the Night Watch and the Scales of Order is difficult. The former Goddess of Creation Cult could not do it, and the Thirteen Hermits founded by Solomon could not do it. They were once ruled by aliens.
Even the Metosh Empire couldn't do it. Then, the Goldstaff family, which only had a slight reputation in the land of Grangenia, couldn't do it even more.
For this reason, they can only take a more tortuous way to help these oppressed and hunted aliens. The specific way is to redeem the Forest of Lothar from the Republic government, and it would be more justifiable for them to do it, because this
This forest and even the entire Grindelwald Plain were originally the fiefdom of the Goldstaff family.
The irony is that the White Knight Hibberdon did not hesitate to break his oath to aliens and participate in the Republican War in order to establish the utopia of freedom and equality in his mind. However, the true identity of the Joan of Arc he followed was a philosopher of association.
The real purpose of overthrowing the monarchy and establishing a republic is probably to promote the follow-up content of the Eden Project. In this way, that noble white knight, that pure white righteous white thorn flower, may have been fighting with his own life all his life.
Maybe it’s the opposite of the ideal?
People who know the truth, such as Ringer, will feel sorry for this, but as a descendant of the White Knight, Xino doesn't seem to think so.
"My great-grandfather once said that although the oath has been broken once, it still exists in our hearts. Therefore, as long as the Gustave family still exists, we cannot forget those strange friends who trust us." Xino.
He said softly: "To this end, he and my great-grandfather and grandfather have gone through three generations of hard work to achieve this goal. In fact, it also included part of my father's efforts, but..."
There seemed to be something unspeakable in it. She hesitated for a moment and did not say it. She just raised her head and showed a gentle and friendly smile to everyone: "After buying back the Lothar Forest, my grandfather sealed it in the name of the Goldstaff family, prohibiting outsiders from doing whatever they wanted."
The purpose of entering and exiting is actually to protect the aliens living here. Like Blaze, he is a good friend of mine. He grew up with me and cherishes his home very much. That is why he suspects that you are intruders and does what he does to you.
Something offensive happened. Although it happened for a reason, it was still very impolite. I apologize to everyone and hope you can forgive him."
The girl once again performed an ancient standard knightly salute. Only at this moment would her back, which was always straight, bend slightly to convey her sincere apology to the travelers. But in fact, according to her, the one who really needed to apologize was
People are the uninvited guests in front of us.
Ringer was in a trance for a while, as if he saw the shadow of the White Knight Shibberton in this white-haired girl, or in other words, he saw the knight who had brought a white thorn flower flag and three thousand followers to fight for the general a long time ago.
The shadow of the ancestors of the Goldstaff family who came here after turning a barren land into a paradise.
Brave yet kind, courageous yet humble, this is what the so-called chivalry is, right?