as the tree, so the fruit. What tree you plant, it bears fruit. - Brooke Proverb
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The old housekeeper explained to John with a slight gloating in his eyes:
"It seems that the nearby territories are not peaceful recently. There are rumors of giant wolves appearing in the Howlett family. I just got the news this morning that William Knight of the Southern Swamp Town was killed in an unexplained attack. It is said that the lord of Swamp Town, Earl Enney, has become furious.
Hundreds of guards were dispatched to find traces of the murderer, and people were sent to the royal capital to request the royal family to investigate. This was the only nobleman to die in an assassination outside of war in a hundred years. The royal family and noble lords must also feel this.
Furious."
John couldn't help but nodded when he heard this. In fact, he didn't care much about the life and death of the nobles in this world. He just made some guesses about the information in Tang En's words.
If he guessed correctly, most of these things should have been caused by them, the descendants of the main world. Except for the assassination of the nobles in the south, I don't know who it was, and the remaining Johns were already aware of it and even personally participated in it.
"Those outside things are still far away from us, and they will not have any impact on the great Burns family. I think, Mr. Tang En, you should be more concerned about what happened just now, right?"
Tang En was a little surprised when he heard this and asked: "What happened just now? Doctor Swick, are you talking about the two homeless men who just wanted to steal the fountain pool in front of the castle in the hope of getting holy water?"
Butler Tang En didn't pay much attention to the disturbance caused by the two stupid thieves before. The castle's prison and the mine outside the town would be their final destination.
John shook his head.
"It seems that our Mr. Butler was fooled by the little trick of the plague messenger. Just when you gathered in front of the castle due to the alarm, the mastermind behind the plague has actually come to the laboratory. We have
After a conversation, we found out that the other party's strength is terrifying, at least above that of Knight Brandon, close to or at the level of a great knight."
"What?"
Butler Tang En couldn't maintain his posture and cried out in fright.
"The mastermind behind the scenes has already been here? But since the other party is so powerful, why?"
John looked at Tang En and said pointedly: "Are you asking why the other party didn't kill a few of us? Haha, then we need to ask about a secret story about your family. The plague messenger was obviously related to the great
The Burns family has a hatred. They claim to be of natural blood, and their age may be at least several times that of mortals. They may even be from the era of the ancestor of Burns. The other party should not want to take action against people outside the Burns family.
, so we can talk here."
"This, this is impossible..."
Tang En's first reaction was that John or the other party was lying.
But then he seemed to suddenly think of something, and his voice weakened uncertainly.
John continued to talk about his findings.
"It seems that Mr. Butler, you have also made a guess. I remember seeing a record in the secret book in the secret room about a past incident of Burns' ancestor."
"say no more!"
Before John could finish his words, the old housekeeper stopped him.
However, John did not give up there, but continued to say with good words:
"I think escaping will not solve the problem. The other party is powerful enough to kill all the Burns family. The most important thing now is to actively find ways to deal with it. As a doctor, you can often see examples of people hiding illnesses and refusing to treat them, and the results are often not good.
How beautiful..."
Old butler Tang En was still waiting to refute, when a low but determined voice suddenly appeared behind them.
"He's right, Tang En. This is the evil caused by our Burns family. There will inevitably be such a result. We have to face it..."
The two of them looked back and bowed their heads.
"Owner!"
"Your Majesty the Earl..."
It turned out that Earl Burns, who was wearing a brocade robe, got up from the bed at some point and went down to the castle hall.
"I have listened to most of what you just said. It seems that Tang En and the clever Dr. Swick have also thought of something. Yes, the matter should be caused by the founding ancestor of my Burns family, and he is also my direct descendant.
The evil deeds of our ancestors sat down.”
Seeing that Earl Burns's face was still a little pale, although the holy water treatment in the past few days was effective, the process of eliminating toxins itself was also a damage to the body's vitality. After all, the plague virus had already eroded the human body after it invaded.
Without body tissue, the current recovery is a process in which infected cells in the body shed and new cells are born. It can be compared to the stage of cutting off rotten flesh and then recuperating.
Butler Tang En very considerately helped the Earl to sit down in the reception area next to the hall, and ordered the maid to serve tea.
After the Earl and John were seated as guests and guests, with the old butler waiting beside them, Earl Burns began to tell the unknown history that was only passed down orally by direct descendants.
"Actually, I originally thought that the story my father told was just a legend. The Black Forest, the Black Forest, is how my family was born. But few people don't know that the Black Forest was the first territory established by our ancestors.
At that time, in fact, the Black Forest was not called this name..."
Earl Burns told the story.
The Black Forest was always called the Emerald Forest hundreds of years ago. It had many magical animals and plants and other specialties. Of course, there were also powerful monsters. At that time, the Kingdom of Knox was not long after it was established. It was a time of pioneering and enterprising. The king issued a decree
According to the Expansion Decree, all soldiers in the army, low-level military attachés and even nobles at all levels, who can open up a piece of land, will be rewarded by the king and canonized with the corresponding noble title, and that area will become their hereditary territory.
It is said that the ancestor of the Burns family became a pioneering noble for meritorious service. When he arrived here, he was just a knight squire of civilian origin. Because of his kindness, he rescued the small animals in the Emerald Forest and received help from a beautiful fairy in the forest.
That fairy could control all kinds of ferocious beasts, and finally opened up a settlement outside the forest. She was granted the title of pioneering noble by the king at that time, and then she got to where she is today step by step.
However, after ancestor Burns became successful, he married a commoner woman who was as beautiful as an angel, which caused criticism from his relatives at the time, and a series of changes occurred.
The origin of that woman is unknown. Some say she was transformed by the forest fairy, while others say she is a witch who is good at changing and playing with souls. In short, the wife of the first generation ancestor died due to some accidents, leaving only one child.
He did not marry again, but the child is said to have died unexpectedly, and the Burns family fell into the hands of the ancestor's younger brother's branch, which has been passed down to this day.
In other words, the lineage of the ancestor, Earl Burns, is called the direct line, but it is not actually the direct descendant of the founding ancestor of Burns.
After John finished listening to this story, he thought to himself:
"What kind of fairy? I guess the ancestor of Burns married a woman from the elf clan, right? And she can control animals and magical beasts. She should be a natural spellcaster like a druid. But what is the reason that makes the elf get such a thing?
With the blessing of nature, how could the majestic silver race degenerate into such a twisted and terrifying plague messenger, full of plague viruses?"