Perhaps because she was relieved, Melusine stood in front of Draco with a happy face.
"Hey, isn't this Nero? How come he has become like this after two thousand years? But it's fine, he can stay like this forever. He's very cute, hahahahaha."
".......Albion, what did you do with Yu's teacher?"
As if sensing the aura of his teacher in the silver-haired dragon girl in front of him, Draco asked with gritted teeth.
When she was born into the world before, she was inexplicably cast an illusion by that flower magician, which delayed her for several days. She was already furious.
Not to mention that Melusin looked like she was asking for a beating. Not only that, Draco also felt that apart from her, there was the aura of the teacher behind several doors. Of course, it couldn't be that the teacher was dismembered. It could only be the kind of treatment that she herself didn't enjoy... No, the more she thought about it, the more she wanted to kill someone.
"Well." Meilushin licked her lips and said with a look of unsatisfied satisfaction, "It's just as you thought. I've done everything. Hahahahaha, count it, you're already the eighth one!"
"I'm going to kill you! I'll peel off your skin and wash it all clean!"
Although the magic power that Nero erupted at this moment was somewhat terrifying, Melusin was no pushover either. She immediately transformed into her real form and started fighting with him.
After all, although it was Typhon and Arteluci's turn to stay last night, Melusine still sneaked in in the second half of the night and came out at dawn, but she was still not very happy because she didn't get a whole night.
"Haha, you are very confident. Then today I will teach you a lesson on behalf of Novia and let you know who is number one!"
........
What was the situation of the European world in 1515?
It was the last century of the Renaissance. Natural science broke free from the shackles of the Middle Ages and achieved revolutionary results in astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, physics, etc. In addition to the three most famous literary masters and the three fine arts masters, there were also Vesalius, the court physician of the Holy Roman Empire, who was the first to use corpses for dissection and became the founder of modern anatomy, and Copernicus, who established the heliocentric theory.
Two years later, in 1517, Martin Luther's "Ninety-five Theses" opened the prelude to the European Reformation in the th century, emphasizing "justification by faith", believing that human salvation lies in faith rather than in the church or human good deeds, emphasizing that the authority of the Bible is higher than the authority of the church, weakening the role of the church and clergy, thus giving birth to Protestantism, which is opposed to Tensho and Eastern Orthodoxy.
It was launched in 1480, which was the 1484th year of the witch trial movement that lasted for years in history. In , Pope Innocent VIII issued an edict: "Witches must never be forgiven, they are unforgivable and shameless." Then he mobilized all clergy to participate in the action of suppressing witches.
In 1486, two priests, Heinrich and Jacob, wrote "The Mallet of Witches", which listed in detail the methods of identifying witches and launched the massive "European Witch Trial". This book summarized for the first time the knowledge about the devil and witchcraft that was popular in the fifteenth century, and even provided various detailed methods such as how to identify witches and how to report them. It became the "Bible" for hunting witches, and the rumors about witches recorded in the book were blindly regarded as facts by people, which meant that thousands of women were innocently burned at the stake.
In the name of hunting witches, once a decent woman was falsely accused of being a "witch", she would be beheaded immediately and her body would be burned. The number of innocent souls killed by the sword was difficult to count, especially in Europe during the Reformation period. This was a dark chapter in European history and the history of human civilization.
It was the Italian island of Montecristo, before it became known as Monte Cristo Island due to the famous novel "The Count of Monte Cristo". On the real Christ treasure on the island, an object with a third of the Arabic vine pattern covering a code was inserted at some point in time.
In 1519, Cortes, a Spaniard who took advantage of his white identity, was regarded as a messenger sent by Quetzalcoatl by Montezuma II of the Aztec Empire, who wanted to change the traditional method of human sacrifice. Taking advantage of Montezuma II's trust, he destroyed the Aztec civilization with only people. He first destroyed all the Aztec buildings, and then rebuilt Mexico City on the ruins. From then on, the ancient Aztec civilization disappeared.
Oort, a cosmic creature that originally fell into South America before the Christian era, should have been sleeping peacefully in the Crystal Valley as always, until one day when he came with the endless waves of the Atlantic Ocean and was disturbed by an object that was one-third of the size of an Arabic vine pattern that seemed to be covered with a code.
Central and South America
197: 1515 AD, England
1515 AD.
Sixty-two years have passed since the fall of Constantinople, which marked the complete destruction of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the death of Constantine XI in battle.
This huge empire that had lasted for thousands of years finally came to its inevitable end. It first split, then slowly perished, first in the west and then in the east.
This not only meant that Rome no longer existed, but it was also an important event marking the end of the Medieval Age and the beginning of the Renaissance, as it represented the end of the old religious orders in Europe and the widespread use of cannons and gunpowder.
On the distant British Isles, sixty-two years had passed since the Hundred Years' War. The British army, which had originally enjoyed a great advantage, was beaten to a pulp by a rural girl. Although she was eventually betrayed and burned to death, her unfortunate death aroused the national indignation of France. At the same time, Burgundy abandoned the King of England and reunited with France.
With this, France won the war. The victory enabled France to complete its national unification and laid the foundation for its future expansion on the European continent. England lost almost all of its French territory, but it also led to the rise of English nationalism.
At this moment, in England in 1515 there was such a city.
I'm afraid there is such a city on every continent and in every country.
The young man with dreams left home with only a little luggage and money.
With a vision for the future, take on the battle of life.
In fact, whether people know the truth or not, they will declare, "Go there if you want to realize your dreams."
“Follow your dreams, then go for it.”
For England today, this place is its capital, which has not yet become London, which was later dubbed the Fog City.
People walking on the street, the smell of greasy food, gentlemen in windbreakers and women wearing scarves or silk scarves walking in their own way, and children chatting and playing noisily.
The silver-haired boy who came to this era watched carefully while moving forward.
He stepped onto London Bridge while looking out over the Thames.
Crossing London Bridge southwards, the atmosphere of London suddenly becomes completely different.
I entered a simple street from under a viaduct made of dirty red bricks, and inadvertently turned into a fork in the road. The traces of people on the road disappeared completely, and I arrived in the suburbs of London.
Perhaps it’s because the old and new buildings here are unnaturally intertwined, giving people a strange impression of being “pieced together”.
In fact, this usually deserted area is actually the current base of the Magic Association's Clock Tower. London, which has not yet been fully developed, has only a population of 100,000. Therefore, all disciplines have not been dispersed to satellite cities in various parts of London like in later generations, but are all gathered in the center of the building marked by Big Ben.
It is surrounded by barriers that repel crowds, ranging from those that physically erase it from the map to those that obstruct vision.
Having said that, it is not actually operated by supernatural forces.
After all, in the world of magic, barriers do not require magic, and it has nothing to do with the intervention of supernatural powers. After all, the place where the barrier is formed naturally is the best barrier. Presumably, the reason why this place is chosen as the gathering place is also due to this consideration.
Five minutes later, when the silver-haired boy walked into the barrier and came to the clock tower in the gradually dissipating mist.
Here, there is a drowsy warm sun, and——
"The classes taught by von Holmhain Paracelsus will be suspended for one month. During this period, his magic classes will be suspended."
This notice signed by the Clock Tower seemed to have been posted on the bulletin board not long ago.
"Did the teacher run out to do something?"
"I don't know. This shouldn't be the case. It's not in the teacher's character to just leave without saying anything."
"Could it be because the teacher had a conflict with a secular medical organization before... It's hard to imagine why he, who has always been modest and prudent, would not give in. What does the life and death of those people have to do with us?"
"I heard that he was cursed as a 'madman' because of this..."
"Forget it, I'll go take another teacher's class, it doesn't matter."
Although this announcement shocked the students who did not have time to attend the class, they did not have any opinions about the association, nor did they care what would happen to Paracelsus in the future. They simply felt that it was a waste of so much time.
As these students were noisily passing through the corridor, they inadvertently saw the silver-haired boy who stopped and looked at the announcement.
The noisy students suddenly became quiet, perhaps to avoid disturbing this person.
Speaking of which, the students of the Clock Tower often fear the lecturers of the Clock Tower more than they respect them, especially those with the title of monarch. Even the monarch of the Creation Department, who is known for his kindness, may not be loved so much.
For the silver-haired boy, this seems to be a natural outcome.
This had nothing to do with magic or mystery. Just standing there naturally brought warmth from the bottom of the hearts of everyone present. Therefore, students of all genders had a feeling that they would get along very well with him early on.
When someone really wants to say hello to him, he will respond in a friendly manner and there is no sense of airs from him.
After all the students had left, the silver-haired boy turned and left.
Soon after, a red and white building came into his sight.
At first glance, it looked very strange, because there were several layers of tangled ivy and lush weeds, and the brick walls were cracked everywhere, giving people the feeling that as long as the wind blew, brick and tile fragments would fall down.
It is hard to imagine that there would be such a house in the territory of the Magic Association. Unless the residents like ancient ideas, it is basically impossible to be like this.
"Paracelsus, what have you done again?"
After the silver-haired boy kicked open the door that was set up with magic, the man sitting in front of the window sat upright on the wooden chair, holding the book he had just closed in his hands. He turned his head to look at the person at the door and smiled gently.
"I thought it would be someone from the Law and Politics Department."
Paracelsus simply stood up easily and patted his slightly wrinkled white coat.
"It hasn't come to that point yet, but if it does, you should be prepared for the worst... Never mind, given your personality, you will just sit there and wait for death, and won't resist."
"Is that so? Perhaps."
The man still had a warm smile on his face as he looked at the silver-haired boy in front of him who was only fifteen years old.
"By the way, have you found what you're looking for, Favia?"
198: The Son of All Things and the Scottish Bloodsucking Incident (4k5)
Favia was the name given to Novia after it came to England in the sixteenth century.
Although he was an orphan this time, just like in the Roman and Hunnic periods, he was not adopted by anyone.
This is understandable. Since the late Middle Ages, Europe has suffered one disaster after another. The Hundred Years' War between England and France lasted from 1337 to 1453. For nearly a hundred years, the war tormented the European civilians. Coupled with the poor harvests and famine in the early fourteenth century, and the Black Death between 1337 and 1350, Europe was basically in a state of unrest all year round.
This instability continued until the sixteenth century, which naturally made people in Europe accustomed to abandoned and abandoned children. In the midst of turmoil, it was extremely difficult to even protect themselves. In such an era, who would have the energy to help children who were of no use to them?
As for the monasteries of the Templar Church that were originally responsible for adopting orphans, they had long been overwhelmed by the various events that followed the split of the church.
As early as 1054, the core of the new church was Constantinople in the Eastern Roman Empire, but due to legal reasons, the Pope of Rome was the undisputed core. As time went on, the two sides naturally split into two major camps with Constantinople and Rome as the core.
Finally, six hundred years after the reconstruction, the two sides finally launched the final confrontation.
The Patriarch of Constantinople at that time was determined to become the Pope of the East and was deliberately trying to create an irreparable split.
He burned the edict sent by the Pope in public, and regarded himself as the only representative of the orthodox Christian Church in Novaya, and everything in the East went with him.
Subsequently, the Pope of Rome and the Patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated each other, marking the official split of the church within the Holy See into the Roman Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church (Eastern Orthodox Church).
This is known in history as the Miglar Split.
If it were just that, the church's leadership and majesty in Europe would not have been weakened. It would have been just like the split of the Roman Empire into two parts. However, three hundred years later, in the fourteenth century, two things happened that brought disgrace to the church.
One is the shame of the church being captured from 1309 to 1376. In 1303, the French and the three nobles of the Clock Tower joined forces with magicians from all over Europe to fully armed raid the meeting hall of the Vatican and directly imprisoned the Pope in the Avignon region of France.
The seven popes thereafter were all French, and because the seat of the Holy See was in the Avignon region of the Kingdom of France, the "Holy See" during this period was also called the "Avignon Captivity", which was undoubtedly a tribute to the "Babylonian Captivity" event of the past.
The Avignon era of the Holy See ended until the last Pope took the initiative to move the Holy See back to the Vatican. However, before his death, an Italian had been elected to succeed the Pope. But with his death, the cardinals, who were mostly French, re-elected a Frenchman and declared him Pope in Avignon.
This led to the second thing, the long-lasting schism in the Roman Church.
During the Great Schism of the Catholic Church, there were two or even three popes in the Catholic Church at the same time.
Finally, after forty years, in 1414, another ecumenical council was convened to determine the only pope, which ended the split in the Catholic Church.
Due to this humiliation, the Church has developed an irreconcilable hatred towards the Magic Association's Clock Tower. It can only be said that things have changed. They were so prosperous in the past few hundred years, but now they have been reduced to such a disgraceful state by their former despised opponents. It is really lamentable.
However, it was also because the move of the three nobles of the Clock Tower was so brilliant that it saved them from the unfavorable situation facing El-Melloi in the past few hundred years.
Because Avia served as the monarch of the El-Melloi family in the fifth century, El-Melloi's power in the Clock Tower increased greatly. In time, it is not impossible for him to crush the three nobles and turn the Clock Tower into his own one-man show.
This action of the three nobles was undoubtedly a slap in the face of El-Melloi. After all, they had a friendly relationship with the church in the past because Avia had the support of Emperor Karl the Great.
The shame of the captivity, the scandal of the Great Schism, and countless immoral acts had long caused the Roman Church to lose its credibility among believers in the society. Naturally, the monasteries that had originally been able to rely on social donations could no longer be maintained.
Although the Orthodox Church watched with a smile the shameful actions of the Catholic Church, it also felt a sense of grief over the loss of the rabbit. The fall of Constantinople made it even more sad. Therefore, the voices of believers calling for thorough reforms continued to be heard from Western European countries.
"We have always been a 'community', and the 'community' as a cathedral church is established for each of its members, as well as for all those who are in sorrow, unfortunate people, and those who are confused about the future in the world."
——The organization established with such a declaration was defeated by the rainstorm and the strong wind, lost in the darkness, and cried in grief in the new era revealed by the morning light.
How did Favia, who had no one to adopt, survive in the first few years? The answer is simple.
He was adopted by the animals.
In the 1500th century when the Knight King no longer existed, there was no trace of the fantasy species on this mysterious island. In , only the stupid animals who believed in the law of the jungle were left wandering in some uninhabited places on the island.
In the 16th century, the main place of population movement in England was London, so the pastoral scenery that should have been like a pastoral disappeared over time, leaving only desolation.
And one day, when the sun rose again from the end of the earth, it was not a strange day for human beings. It could only be said that the weather was good and suitable for doing things.
But for animals, it is amazing.
The sunlight from the sun, like beams of rising light, dyes the flowers on the other side of the earth. The flower buds illuminated by the warm sunlight accept this joy in a light sleep, and the contrast of the light emitted from the gaps between the leaves emerging from the earth.
Although the summer sun is the same everywhere, it is undoubtedly very strong only at this moment.
The colors of the sky all dissolve into blue and then infect the sky. No one knows that it is actually the accumulation of various miracles that allows the world to usher in tomorrow.
The world is kept running because of countless dedications, those who light the lamps secretly in mystery and those who protect people's lives on the surface.
In the secular world, people with fearless beliefs who drive social progress can trigger a chain reaction even if they don't talk to each other.
