Alice in the Land of Steam

Is Chapter 268 an undecipherable text?
"During the Ten Darkest Days, the Orthodox Church of the Radiant Light, which represented the most stubborn resistance among the extraordinary, only lasted ten days under the attack of the Ministry of Magic before it was declared defeated. None of the church members escaped. Blood flowed like a river outside the Cathedral of Santa Margarita. Even the Sequence 1 True God Sigma the Glorious, who was believed in by the church, died here. He was the first god to die during the Great Cleansing, but he was definitely not the last."

The calm tone narrated a cruel history. Perhaps from the perspective of a magician, Rochelle did not have much empathy for those extraordinary people, let alone lamenting and pitying for the misfortunes they had encountered.

In the past, Lingge only knew that the party that lost in the political struggle would face brutal purges, such as the royalists who are still crying on the Tantville Plain, or the conservative nobles who resisted in the process of King Barbarossa the Red Bearded unifying Minderias. However, he did not expect that the extraordinary people who mastered extraordinary powers and once dominated the dark side of the world would also face the same fate.

The fire of human civilization burns passionately and has become a beacon that illuminates the world, but the firewood that builds its foundation and provides its heat is not rationality, wisdom or some creative talent as people believe, but pale skeletons.

"The extraordinary people in the kingdom finally realized that this was a disaster that could destroy them. They were afraid of the might of the magic army and even more afraid of the overwhelming power of Minister of Magic Ursula. They fled in panic, but even fleeing abroad was not safe because Archmage Merlin had already reached a secret agreement with the other two countries on behalf of the Modern Magic Seminar."

"At that time, the United Kingdom of White Cities wanted to purge the increasingly unscrupulous religious forces and secret societies within the kingdom, while the Kingdom of Minsuria needed to unify the long-divided territory so that the entire country would have only one voice. The Modern Magic Research Institute not only promised to send its members to help the two kingdoms cleanse the extraordinary people in their territories, but was also willing to exchange most of the information and documents about magic within the research institute with them at a very low price, and to help the two kingdoms establish a complete system for training magicians. Faced with such a huge temptation, the two kingdoms agreed to this proposal without any hesitation, and the two sides began to cooperate."

The purge of extraordinary people naturally expanded from the territory of the Kingdom of Brittany to a wider area.

"Nico Flamel, a member of the Modern Magic Research Society and the title of Great Sage, entered the White City Palace and became the chief magician of the monarch. In the Kingdom of Minsuria, the vice president of the research society, Aleister Crowley, who was titled Beast Mage, secretly served as the magic advisor to the Iron Cross monarch. At the same time, the Seven Crowns Magician, who once frightened the extraordinary people of the Kingdom of Zoroaster, also went to these two countries to accumulate strength for the upcoming Great Purge."

Merlin Ambrosius, the "Founder of Magic", Ursula, the "Minister of Magic", the Seven Crowned Magician, Nicolas Flamel, the "Great Sage", Aleister Crowley, the "Beast Mage"... The Modern Magic Seminar at that time could indeed be described as full of talents. Although according to the common historical view today, heroes cannot determine the direction of the times, in the face of the tide of the times, the side with more heroes will eventually have a greater advantage.

"In 631 AD, the two kingdoms followed the example of the Great Brittany Kingdom and promulgated the "Magic Management Regulations" with similar contents. They began to purge the unregulated supernatural beings in their own countries, and the scale of the purge was expanded to two-thirds of the continent. As a result, the panicked supernatural beings found themselves with nowhere to escape. No matter where they went, they would be hunted down by magicians."

"After this battle, the Modern Magic Research Society officially established the magic system's dominance over the mysterious world. From then on, magicians gradually became the mainstream, and the extraordinary people gradually faded out of the historical stage of the Western Continent. Only in the Eastern Continent across the sea can their existence still be seen."

"It's shocking." Linger expressed his thoughts truthfully: "It also feels incredible."

The Modern Magic Seminar Society helped the Kingdom of Brittany win the Hundred Years' War, and the latter helped magicians spread the magic system to the entire Western Continent. The two sides achieved mutual success, and the two wars were actually the same war. No wonder Rochelle said that the connection between the surface world and the inner world was much closer than Linger had imagined.

It can even be said that they are one and the same and inseparable.

After telling this long history, Rochelle slowly lowered her gaze to Ling'er's face, taking in his thoughtful expression, and suddenly asked, "What do you think about these historical truths that you don't know, Mr. Ling?"

"The extraordinary people who were unwilling to surrender united together under the leadership of several Sequence 1 True Gods, formed an alliance, and launched a rebellion in an attempt to reverse the situation. This was the 'Cyan War' that took place in the United Kingdom of the White City-States in 633 AD and the 'Heavenly War' that took place in the Kingdom of Minsuria in 635 AD, because their leaders were the god Cangse Wind God of the 'Cyan Sky Cult' and the evil god Ni Tianli of the secret society 'Fallen Angels'."

"But the two wars only lasted fourteen and seventeen days respectively before they were declared over. All the true gods fell before the overwhelming power of the Seven Crown Magicians, and none survived. After the war, the magicians did not accept the surrender of any extraordinary person, but instead carried out a brutal massacre with a cold attitude, creating the infamous 'Mist Moon Massacre' in the history of the occult."

"And," the young man added, "the Modern Magic Research Society is indeed very powerful. Merlin, the 'Founder of Magic', is a great hero comparable to Marshal Napoleon or Queen Victoria I."

The great wizard Merlin single-handedly founded the Modern Magic Research Society, which single-handedly dominated the direction of the war. Without them, I am afraid that all the history known to mankind would undergo earth-shaking changes.

"Heroes and great men?" Rochelle's mouth corners curled up, as if she was smiling, but the smile was a little ironic: "I hope that after listening to the subsequent history, you can still stick to your current ideas." "Subsequent history?" Is there a sequel?

"Yes." Rochelle nodded slightly: "It is also about the history of the 'International City' Nimsher."

Ling Ge was startled for a moment, then realized that this was the topic they had talked about at the beginning. However, for some reason, the walker from the Fertile Soil Sect suddenly talked about the history of the Hundred Years' War. The young man happened to be quite interested in it, so he did not remind him, but listened attentively. From what Rochelle said at this moment, could it be that the two periods of history are actually a continuation of each other? What role does the city of Nimsher play in it?

"After the magicians expelled the extraordinary, the year came to 1116. The Ministry of Magic, which was once led by Ursula, suddenly announced its dissolution and reorganization, and merged with the kingdom's military and defense departments to rebuild a new department, which is now the Ministry of War Affairs. It has three departments, which are responsible for personnel appointments and job transfers, military staff and military management, and weapons and equipment and logistics. A young man named Clausewitz, who was previously unknown, rose to fame at this time. Under the promotion of Helmut, the first minister of the Ministry of War Affairs, he became the first executive director of the second department and started a reform that was famous in history. Mr. Ling, as a Brittany, you should know the name of that reform, right?"

Hearing the familiar name, Linger nodded with mixed feelings and said softly, "The Clausewitz military reform carried out an all-round and systematic reform of the kingdom's old military system, military equipment, tactical concepts, and resource allocation systems, which further innovated and strengthened the kingdom's military strength."

"This is only the meaning recorded in human history." Rochelle's voice hit the cold glass wall of the display case, sounding low and heavy: "But in the history of mysticism, the only significance of this military reform is the development and installation of some of the latest war weapons that are mainly driven by magic, that is-"

"Magic device."

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"The Kreisov Brass Scroll is a cultural relic discovered by an archaeological team in a royal tomb that was accidentally unearthed. It is named because its surface is covered with brass. According to the investigation and survey of historical experts, the history of this scroll is not very long, and it should be traced back to around the 12th century AD. The text used for narration is not the official language during the reign of the ancient Kreisov Dynasty, nor is it any dialect on the land of Dolucien. It is more mysterious and more ancient, and therefore more difficult to decipher. To this day, we still cannot decipher this text, and there are naturally many different opinions about the content of the Kreisov Brass Scroll."

Staring deeply at the brass volume in the glass display case, Professor David's sunken eye sockets were so deep, as if he was staring at an ancient mystery about the past: "Some people say that this is a contract signed between the ancient Kreisov royal family and a mysterious person. The contract records an oath, and it was because the Kreisov royal family violated this oath that the dynasty was destroyed. Others say that this is a record left behind after the royal family secretly transferred the country's precious treasures before the country was destroyed, so that future generations can find the location of the treasure and excavate it one day to achieve the great cause of restoring the country..."

"Treasure!?" Before he finished speaking, Alice's eyes lit up: "I like this!"

The golden-haired maid, who had originally shown no interest in this pile of "broken books", immediately came forward and even pressed her face against the glass wall, staring at the words on the brass scroll with wide eyes, as if she wanted to see a shortcut to becoming the world's richest man from it.

She gave up after ten seconds.

"What an ugly handwriting." Alice said with disgust: "I can't understand it at all."

Although Lingge has always said that his handwriting is ugly, he should take a look at the words on this brass scroll. The words are twisted and crooked and don't look like words at all. They look more like a drunk Van Gogh drawing on the snow with a beer bottle. In a nutshell, it's bullshit.

No wonder no one has deciphered it.

"Well, everyone, listen to me—" Avella, who had been observing the documents and books in the display case and seemed to have no sense of presence, suddenly spoke up and said in a thoughtful tone: "I think I have a way to decipher this brass scroll?"

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)