Sitting back on the wooden chair, Ma Wei opened the genealogy of the Manstein family. To be precise, it should be the 'family tree'.
The Manstein family rose to prominence three hundred years ago. Like other ancient Junker families, it was a direct beneficiary of its monopoly on military and political positions and national leadership. Until a few decades ago, the Kingdom of Frederick was taken over by Napoleon Poland. After Nabal was completely defeated, the Junker nobles began to decline.
Among them, the Manstein family was the first batch of Junker nobles who fell into disrepute. During the war, the family members withered and lost their noble status due to the "October Edict", "City Regulations" and other policies promulgated by post-war reforms, and became They became the first victims of the reform process and eventually moved to Saxony and settled down here.
Although the Junker nobility has not completely disappeared, and is even still active in the military and political circles, these honors have nothing to do with the Manstein family. They have the honor of the 'Feng' surname, but they cannot enjoy the Junker nobility. Even though they are far away from the core of power, they are not qualified to share the cake.
The genealogy passed down by the Manstein family records the rise and fall of the family. In the final stage of the end, the last head of the family, Flori von Manstein, did not sell the books passed down by the family, but kept them intact. Come down.
It can be said that the desolation of the Manstein family has a direct causal relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte.
Including the entire Kingdom of Frederick, they did not have much favorable impressions of Bonaparte's First Empire next door. The policy of 'Uniting the Romanov Kingdoms' proposed by Prime Minister Bismarck after he came to power was also formulated for Bonaparte's First Empire.
Just like the feud between the Kingdom of Windsor and the First Bonaparte Empire, the Kingdom of Frederick also had a feud with the First Empire of Bonaparte. This was one of the reasons why William V and Bismarck agreed to help the Maweijians forge their identities.
William V and Bismarck, who were busy unifying the kingdom, did not want to intervene in the 'territorial disputes' between the Romanov Kingdom and Bonaparte's First Empire. Their top priority was to regain power and consolidate the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The countries that had been part of the Holy Roman League united to form the more powerful Kingdom of Frederick.
The original declaration of war against the Romanov Kingdom was simply a proposal forced by Pope Doppler II on his own initiative. It was not at all the original intention of William V and Prime Minister Bismarck.
Originally, these turmoils had nothing to do with the Manstein family. The last head of the family, Flory, no longer cared about these national affairs. He drank tea and read books every day and lived freely. After his death, no one came to the mansion. Even Ma Wei thinks Flory is just an ordinary lonely nobleman, nothing special, but...
After looking through the family tree, Mavey briefly read the rise and fall of the Manstein family, and gradually discovered that the problem was not Flory, the last head of the family, but the Manstein family!
Just like the ancestors of the Frederick family received the care of the bard god Luca, the ancestors of the Manstein family also received something similar to the 'Heimyuk', except...
The ancestor of the Manstein family received a book.
Not the two books on the shelf, but a blank, wordless book with nothing in it.
After getting this book, the Manstein family seemed to have got rid of the problem and prospered all the way. They had wealth, status, and power, as if they had been favored by the goddess of luck.
And this book was used as a family tree by the ancestors of the Manstein family, which is the book in Mavey's hand.
The originally blank pages recorded the rise and fall of the Manstein family. What made Ma Wei a little strange was that if the Manstein family rose because they got this wordless book, then why did they What about suddenly becoming lonely and silent a few decades ago?
Does the wordless book no longer protect the Manstein family?
Ma Wei turned over and over to observe the family tree in his hand. It was an ancient book wrapped in gray-yellow sheepskin. It exuded a unique fragrance. After so many years, it was still as neat and tidy as new. The pages showed no sign of fading or becoming brittle. They were tough. It's hard to tear.
Everything in the ancient book was normal, except that Ma Wei found a four-diamond-shaped groove on the ridge of the book, which seemed to be used to inlay something.
Stroking the ridge of the book with his fingers, Ma Wei found that the shape of the groove was very similar to something he had seen before...
Devil's Gate!
Ma Wei clearly remembered that there were holes on the stone pillars on both sides of the Devil's Gate, and the red gems inlaid in them were in the shape of four rhombuses!
Ma Wei, who had observed the Devil's Gate up close, vaguely remembered that the size of the rubies was about the same as the grooves on the crest of the book.
Could it be...
Could it be that the wordless ancient book obtained by the Manstein family was some kind of tool that was once used to seal the devil?
The Manstein family suddenly began to decline decades ago. Could it have something to do with the gems in the groove?
After thinking for a moment, Ma Wei suddenly said: "Baji, come out for a moment."
"...."
A light spot floated out from his chest and turned into the shadow of Buggy. Buggy originally wanted to remind Ma Wei not to call her back and forth like a tool god, but then he thought about it, even if she said so. , will Ma Wei follow her advice?
Obviously not!
It's useless to say it anyway, so it's better to save some effort.
"Look at this book, I think it's very strange." Mawei handed the family tree to Buggy.
"The Ancient Book of Satan, this is a torture instrument made by the ancient gods to punish demons." Buggy glanced at the family tree and immediately gave an answer: "The book itself is made of the sheepskin of a charmed sheep and must be skinned alive. , it must be mixed with the resentment of Charming Sheep before she died, and as for the groove on the crest of the book, it is a blood crystal, a treasure used by the ancient gods to seal demons."
"The ancient god sealed the demon?" Ma Wei frowned: "Aren't the ancient god and the demon a team?"
"Demons are the genus of the ancient gods. They have their own names, such as Satan, Cain, etc., but humans have given them a unified name - demons."
Badji said: "Demons have the ability to think independently and are also intelligent creatures. Their IQ is very high. Only the best among humans can rival them. If they can think, they will make mistakes. If they make mistakes, they will be punished. Therefore, the ancient gods will use the ancient books of Satan to punish the demons who have made mistakes, and imprison them in the ancient books, sealing them for a thousand years or even longer. When the sentence is up, messengers will release them from the ancient books of Satan."
"The devil will be sealed in the blood crystal. When the blood crystal and the ancient book merge into one, the being holding the ancient book can use the power of the devil, but he has to pay a corresponding price and make a deal with the devil."
"As for the ancient book you found without the blood crystal, it is no longer useful. Instead, the holder will be entangled in the resentment of Charming Sheep before his death, until his family is destroyed."
"You..." Ma Wei looked directly at Buggy: "Did you just mention Cain?"
"yes."
"Which Cain?"
"The one outside the door."
"...."
"Don't you know? I thought you knew." Buggy said expressionlessly: "Edward is the name you gave it, but its body is actually a demon... a genus of the ancient god."
"Isn't it a vampire?"
"The extraordinary race itself was created by the ancient gods." Bagji said: "The best among them will be awarded the title of genus by the ancient gods, while the weak ones will not have this honor. As for the demons, they are actually treated by humans. Name, the ancient gods and Juan do not think that they are devils."
Ma Wei suddenly felt a headache. He had actually realized something was wrong with Edward a long time ago. First of all, Edward was extremely powerful. Secondly, his IQ was astonishingly high. The fact that he could invent the 'Edward No. 1 Rifle' was enough to prove his intelligence.
but....
Mavi really didn't know it was a demon.
"Why haven't you mentioned such an important thing to me before?"
"You didn't ask, I thought you knew." Buggy shrugged and said, "Anyway, it has lost its memory now and is not a threat. You don't have to worry too much. In fact, all extraordinary races are demons in the eyes of humans. They have different concepts. .”
More than just a concept, this is obviously a cognitive difference!
Demons and demons, Ma Wei always felt that Edward was a supernatural race and not a demon. In his mind, the supernatural race was a supernatural race and the devil was a demon. The two were completely different. But Buggy suddenly told him that the supernatural race was a demon in the eyes of humans, so that He was a little uncomfortable for a while...
"Oh, if you don't know that Edward is a devil, I need to remind you that the crystal coffin he carries is mixed with crystal tree core. Although it is not pure enough, it is equally valuable."
"..."
Rubbing his eyebrows, Ma Wei didn't want to continue discussing this matter. He asked about the business: "I speculate that the rise of the Manstein family is related to this ancient satanic book, and the decline of the Manstein family, It could also be because they threw away the blood crystal in the ancient book, but their family’s decline was decades ago, did messengers come to break the demon’s seal at that time?”
"The Devil's Gate is a treasure created by Asis. It can not only seal the ancient gods, but also bind the power of all gods, including the God of Faith." Bagji said: "Simply speaking, when the Devil's Gate is completely closed, all uses The existence of magic power will be suppressed and will either sleep or die. The 'door' is only a manifestation of the seal, not the seal itself. I explain it this way, do you understand?"
"Understood." Ma Wei nodded: "It's like an invisible thread that cuts off the source of all magic. It's like a gas chamber. Only when there is a gap can the poisonous gas seep out."
"That's right."
"Since the Devil's Gate is so powerful, why can't it seal magic permanently?"
"Because in addition to the extraordinary races, the ancient gods also have human beings." Bagji sighed: "Human beings who do not possess magic power are not affected by the Demon Gate. They who advocate belief in the ancient gods will want to Try to break the seal."
"Then why did the God of Faith come first?" Ma Wei continued to ask: "Before the seal was released, Yunia came. This can be explained by the loosening of the seal, but after she completed her first awakening, the Devil's Gate It’s still closed, but the gods of faith like Anatole and Seokula came to the world first. What’s the reason?”
"The Devil's Gate has two seals, the inner and the outer. This is Asis's curse. In order to prevent herself from being sealed, she set a curse that would seal the ancient gods. The ancient gods were sealed in the inner gate, and Belief in God... is the outer door, and the seal of the outer door will be broken first, and then the inner door will take its turn."
Speaking of this, Baji suddenly paused and said meaningfully: "The Devil's Gate is not without flaws. At least Neleyinda discovered the flaws of the Devil's Gate. By violating the taboos of the gods, she left behind He sacrifices his own bloodline so that his descendants can use magic during the sealing period. This method is extremely cruel, because the descendants cursed by the gods will never live to be 30 years old."
The curse of not surviving to the age of 30 certainly refers to the Bojie family, and the only heir of the Bojie family is Lai Wen.
This method is indeed cruel. In order to revive himself, Neleyinda did not hesitate to let future generations bear the painful curse and pass it on from generation to generation without caring about their feelings.
Anatole's betrayal of his followers must have been influenced by Nelayyinda. The upper beam was not straight and the lower beam was crooked. Nelayyinda himself was not serious and violated taboos without permission. How could the members of the following pantheon safely abide by the rules?
perhaps....
Belief in gods has begun to go astray when it comes to the generation of the Apocalypse God system.
However, Ma Wei is still very interested in the Demon's Gate. The Demon's Gate is also mentioned on the Disaster Stele, and Asis is also mentioned.
The last few paragraphs of the prophecy say that Asis will establish humanity's last line of defense with the New Gods. Doesn't this prove that Asis will stand on the same front as humanity?
As an ancient god, why did Asis choose humans?
Ma Wei couldn't understand, or maybe Asis, the ancient god who dominated the ocean, was full of doubts from the beginning. After being betrayed by Buggy, would she still trust humans?
Ma Wei always felt that there was a high probability that there was some kind of relationship between Neleyinda and Ahis.
The whale ancestor Sesida once felt the aura of Asis on the steam icebreaker. After follow-up investigation, it was found that the only beings on the icebreaker who were related to the gods were Yunia, Edward and Laiwen.
At that time, the words of the whale ancestor Cesida were not addressed to Yunia and Edward, so the most suspicious thing should be the communication.
The blood flowing in the body of the author was left by Neleyinda, the god of Apocalypse. After the last seal was released, Neleyinda, the main god of the Apocalypse system, did not come. Although the silver-white figure said sorry to Anatole, Leyinda is dead, but there is no basis for this statement, and Ma Wei doesn't believe it.
He believed his theory even more - Neleyinda was not dead, she just couldn't come for some reason.
What's the reason why she can't come?
The seal on the outer door of the Devil's Gate has been released, but the inner door is still closed. This leads to the arrival of the God of Faith, but the Ancient God has not yet appeared.
It is speculated based on this situation....
Wouldn't it just verify the conjecture, indicating that Neleyinda and Asis are the same existence?
Why can't Nelei Yinda come?
Because she is an ancient god!
The ancient god's seal has not been released, so of course he cannot come!
After listening to Ma Wei's speculation, Baggy was silent for a long time, and retorted uncertainly: "If according to what you said, Neleyinda and Asis are the same existence, then in the rise of the Apocalypse God System How did Nelayyinda appear at that time? She is indeed a god born from faith, there is no doubt about this."
"But the silver-white shadow said that Neley Yinda was dead. We assume that the silver-white shadow did not lie and that Neley Yinda was really dead. Then could the reason for her death have something to do with Asis? For example, she was just a consciousness of Asis. Just like you are now."
"...If the silvery white figure didn't lie and Neleyinda is really dead, then wouldn't it be normal that she didn't come?" Baki shook his head: "I'm still more inclined to believe that Neleyinda is a god rather than an ancient god. Assis said, your speculation is too bold, I can’t believe it.”
I can't believe it....This is really an interesting answer....
Mavey smiled, and after writing the names Nicholas von Manstein, Felix, Jonas, and Emma into the family tree, he closed the ancient book of Satan and let Buggy return to his body. Walked out of the room.
"Brother!"
Lai Wen, who was waiting outside the door, came forward and asked impatiently: "How is the situation?"
"I have recovered my forgotten memories."
Ma Wei looked at Village Chief Dim and said firmly, word by word:
"I will take it upon myself to revitalize the Manstein family."
