What's the fastest way to understand a world?
Eli thinks it's history.
History is not just a simple record of what happened in the past, but also carries all traces of the world's past, as well as changes in thoughts and appearance.
Eli browsed "The Complete History of the Empire" and gained a deeper understanding of the world.
Of course, the deeper understanding is about the Byrne Empire.
Byrne Empire.
Located in an area south of the Dark Mountains and north of the Endless Sea, there are four principalities under the empire, namely the Frostwolf Principality, the Raging Lion Principality, the Elk Principality and the Giant Whale Principality.
The four principalities are located on the four sides of the empire, and are managed by the four dukes respectively. King's Landing is located in the center of the empire, managing the vast land of the vast empire, and coordinating the various marquis, earls, barons and viscounts, as well as other forces.
Each noble lord is managed independently, and the empire does not interfere too much. Therefore, although the empire is unified, wars are actually happening all the time.
There is even a saying.
Every nobleman waged war against the king.
Of course, this is just a joke, but it can also reflect the current situation of this huge empire.
The "Complete History of the Empire" is about everything that happened in the empire from its establishment to its subsequent development. It has details about every war and some major events that happened in it.
But strangely, the name of the first king who established the kingdom was not written in it. Eli was a little surprised, but ignored it.
Eli sat on the chair and flipped through the pages of the book.
He only read each page once. If you look at it from other people's perspective, you can see that Eli looked through the book quickly as if he was flipping through it randomly, without any memory at all.
But only Eli knows that he really remembers it.
"It's so cool." Eli had never felt like this before.
One glance and ten lines combined with a photographic memory, this is how Eli felt at this moment.
Each word was imprinted into Eli's brain, as if it was engraved in his brain and would never be forgotten again. He could clearly recall every word and every punctuation mark.
If Eli had this kind of memory in his previous life, there would be no chance for him to work overtime for more than a month. He should be the one who asked others to work overtime.
After reading the complete history of the empire for a while, Eli closed it and put it aside, and opened the "Heraldry of Nobles" on the other side.
If the history of the empire is not only remembered in books and in the brains of past people, then there is one place where it is definitely condensed the most, and that is the coat of arms.
The coat of arms was initially just a badge representing family status, but as the empire developed, it was also imbued with a deeper meaning by the nobles and knights. In addition to representative symbols, the nobles would also engrave some symbols of historical significance. Demonstrate family honor.
It can be said that a coat of arms is the condensed history of a noble family.
As far as he knew, the coats of arms of the four dukes were the frost wolf, the angry lion, the elk and the giant whale.
There is also a king, who is said to be a violet. Therefore, the king's family is also called the violet family, which represents its supreme honor.
Therefore, heraldry has always been one of the most popular aspects of the empire, and is also regarded by the nobles of King's Landing as an elegant knowledge that only true nobles can master.
Of course, this is just the rhetoric of nobles.
Eli naturally won't take it too seriously, but he will still remember it. After all, his position determines what he has to do.
If he were in another country, he might not even look at it, but he still has to live here for a long time, and there are upcoming tests that Eli must master.
"Hey, three days should be enough." Eli lowered his head and looked at the four books he had obtained.
None of these books are independent of each other, and are all aspects of what Maester Lemon said.
"Once I master these, and then I memorize dozens of them, it should be fine!" Eli memorized each unique coat of arms while flipping through the history of the empire.
He didn't know how difficult the test was, so he could only go all out.
Time passes little by little.
Eli was so immersed in the book that he completely lost track of time.
…
"Hey, is there anyone else here?"
Lemon returned from outside the library holding the books.
As a bachelor, he also took care of the consultation of some nobles. This was precisely why he went out just now. Not only did he just return after finishing his work, he saw that there was still light in the reading room that should have been closed.
"Some careless boy must have forgotten to turn off the light?" Maester Lemon frowned.
He put the arranged books aside and walked towards the reading room, where he saw Eli who was still reading with his head down.
"That boy during the day." Seeing some strange figures inside, Bachelor Lemon thought of something.
Isn't this the boy who asked him what he was taking the exam for?
What are you doing! reading a book!
He did seem to have said they were allowed to stay and read.
"But... is this called reading?" The corner of Bachelor Lemon's mouth twitched as he watched Eli flip through the books quickly.
That speed is simply outrageous.
It’s all nonsense!
"Eli? What are you doing?" As a veteran scholar, Bachelor Lemon finally couldn't stand Eli's actions that seemed to blaspheme knowledge anymore, and he said angrily.
Hearing the sound, Eli raised his head and saw the angry-looking Bachelor Lemon.
?
Eli was a little confused, but looking at Bachelor Lemon who was walking slowly, he said in an uncertain tone: "I'm reading...do you have any questions?"
"Reading? You call that reading?" The corner of Maester Lemon's mouth twitched.
One page per second, what do you call reading? You call it book scanning.
"I have been observing for half a minute. During this time, I saw you have been flipping through the book aimlessly. Eli, during the day I thought you were a good boy, but you have disappointed me so much." Lemon The bachelor shook his head and looked at Eli with a disappointed look in his eyes.
Ah this!
Eli didn't expect that something like this could happen, so he immediately said:
"Maester Lemon, I was really memorizing just now. It's just that I've read the previous ones, so I flipped through them quickly."
There was no way, he couldn't say that he was really remembering.
"Hmph, don't you remember everything before?" Bachelor Lemon also realized that he was a little emotional, but he still asked: "I don't believe you can remember so much?"
"Remember." Eli replied.
"Remember?" Lemon felt that his extinguished flame was burning again. He stared at Eli and said, "Okay, then I will test you. If you can't answer the question, you don't need to take the test."
"Let me ask you, how many baronies are there in the empire?" Maester Lemon asked a question that he thought was very treacherous. After all, who would remember the number of barons?
"Two thousand two hundred and twenty-one," Eli blurted out.
Lemon:? ? ?
So fast? At first glance, it was really two thousand two hundred and twenty-one.
Coincidence, it must be a coincidence.
ten minutes later.
Lemon stood there with a dull expression.
