Chapter 030 Armor that is not chopped into tatters is waste
The next day, Xue Li, who struggled to squeeze into the car, hugged her schoolbag and hid in the corner of the car with ease.
Then, looking at Alvin who was opening his arms to protect herself, she immediately turned her head shyly, leaving someone with a perfect side face with a slight blush.
Because someone asked for leave today, Xue Li did not participate in the club training.
As an orthodox successor of a martial arts school, there really wasn't much the club could teach her, and it didn't make much difference whether she joined or not.
However, when she thought about asking for leave, Xue Li couldn't help but look at the "culprit" in front of her, hesitated, and finally asked with a little curiosity.
"Evan...Um, did my father say what he was going to teach you today?"
Under normal circumstances, a daughter does not need to ask outsiders for things her father wants.
But this time it's different.
Yesterday, she asked her father about coaching Alvin at the dinner table. Her father, who always loved her, just smiled and touched her head, but said nothing, acting mysteriously.
"Could it be that...father really wants to accept you as his disciple?"
When Xue Li said this, her eyes suddenly widened.
——Could it be that I want to be a senior sister?
Alvin knew what she was thinking by looking at her expression, and immediately shook his head.
"Master Mu didn't say anything, he just asked me to take a leave and go there early."
To be honest, Alvin is also very curious, what will the other party teach him today?
Some unique skills of some secretive genre?
If you really teach yourself these, I guess you should start by yourself next time, right?
With doubts, the two of them returned to the gym together. Ivan, who had only been near the stairs on the first and second floors before, sent Xue Li to the second floor and set foot on the third floor for the first time under her gaze.
Once you go up, you will find a small quiet room.
On the wall opposite the staircase, there is a large calligraphy scroll with the word "武" written on it.
Below the word "武" are two black futons. The owner of the hotel is sitting on one of the futons, setting up a small tea table and drinking tea.
As for the two sides of the clean room, there are two rows of solid wooden shelves, with many long swords or antiques that look old on them. There is also a pair of armor covered with knife marks at the end of the wooden shelf on the left.
There were more than a dozen scars of varying depths on the front of the armor alone. The most serious one opened a large gash on the entire chest. It is estimated that the wearer at that time should have been directly punched.
"Coming?"
The master of Mu Hall, who was wearing a white martial arts uniform, saw him and motioned for him to come to the side, and then poured a cup of tea for Alvin.
Finding someone's eyes lingering on the armor, he put the teapot aside and said with some emotion:
"That armor was left behind by our ancestors of the Mu family. It has a history of more than two hundred years. It is a true Qianlin armor."
"Qianlin Armor?"
Ai Wen feels that this word seems a bit familiar. He should have seen it recently when reading history.
After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but look at Mu Feng beside him, with a trace of surprise on his face.
"Is this the Qianlin Armor exclusive to the nobles of the Podia Empire?"
Seeing Mu Feng nod, Ai Wen immediately turned his head again and looked at the tattered armor, while muttering in his heart.
——Unexpectedly, Xue Li's expression was cold when she didn't speak, like a proud noble lady, but it turned out that her ancestor was actually a noble from the previous dynasty!
The Podia Empire (1031-1185 AD) was the previous dynasty of this land 148 years ago, and it was also a once very powerful country.
At its peak, the empire's territory not only included the entire current United Inuit United States, but also included most of the Kingdom of Canter in the east and the United Kingdom of Toronto in the north. It was the country with the largest land area on the planet at that time. Nordile
The absolute overlord on Wen Continent (referred to as Nole Continent).
But there is a saying that goes well, there is no immortal dynasty in the world.
A century and a half ago, the empire entered the end of its dynasty. Corruption was rampant, natural disasters continued, and the people were in dire straits.
Coupled with the technological changes that spread throughout the world at that time and the rise of capital, the powerful empire was eventually overthrown.
The young king was pushed to the guillotine, the royal family's direct bloodline was slaughtered by the rebels, and the empire's huge territory was split into three parts.
Most of the core area was occupied by the rebels and became what is now the United Inuit United States.
Some of the royal branches who escaped from the royal capital joined other exiled nobles and retreated to the eastern mountains.
Taking advantage of the terrain, this group of people successfully reversed the odds, blocked the rebel attack, and finally re-founded the country, supporting a branch of the royal family and establishing what is now the Kingdom of Canter.
As for the north, a group of aristocratic lords with a heavy army and an almost semi-independent nature formed the famous Hundred Cities Covenant with the Kingdom of Toronto, which was still a vassal of the empire at the time, and relied on natural barriers to confront the rebels across the river.
Over time, the Hundred Cities Alliance gradually became a closer alliance, and eventually evolved into today's United Kingdom of Toronto.
This is the most important event in modern history, and it is a must-take for the college entrance examination!
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Although a small number of nobles from the old empire successfully escaped through the above two methods and retained their family rights and wealth, the vast majority of nobles stranded in Inuit were obviously not so lucky.
After the new United States was established on the ruins of the war, it felt deeply that the nobility was a cancer for the country, so when it promulgated the "Constitution of the United Inuit Republic", it directly promulgated the second law, the famous "Order on the Comprehensive Abolition of the Rights of Nobility".
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The "Abolition Order" announced that the status and privileges of all old nobles in the country would be abolished, and the property would be liquidated, depriving them of all land, factories, castles, mineral veins and other wealth in their names.
However, perhaps because of concerns about another large-scale counterattack by the remaining nobles, although the "Abolition Order" severely cut off the flesh of the old nobles, in the end it did not completely kill them all, allowing the old nobles to retain their gold, silver, jewelry and other properties.
But in any case, from then on, there was no longer a class of aristocrats in the United States.
After several unsuccessful resistance movements, the old aristocracy had to accept this reality and eventually withdrew from the stage of history.
Obviously, Mu Shi's lineage should be such a noble family of the former dynasty, but they don't know the size of the title.
However, looking at this family now, it seems that they can only live in a wealthy and comfortable life, and they are probably a small local aristocrat.
Mu Feng obviously didn't want to talk about this topic in depth, so he picked up the teacup casually.
"Have a taste. This is a rare and good tea that someone gave me. I only have so much left. I won't be able to drink it next time!"
Watching Aiwen drink all the tea in the small tea cup and say "good tea", Mu Feng smiled, picked up the teapot at hand and filled it up for him again, and said.
"You're very confused as to why I brought you to such a place, right?"
Looking at the young man who had always behaved maturely and steadily, Mu Feng sighed with emotion for the first time - it would be great if this was his own son!
He really appreciates Alvin.
But it doesn't matter, it's not a son, it's the same for a son-in-law.
So yesterday, after his eldest disciple said that his daughter might like Alvin, he almost laughed out loud on the spot.
Although it seems that it is only the daughter's intention at the moment, with Xue Li's beauty, temperament and character, as long as they are tied together for a long time, there is no fear that the other party will not be tempted.
With some small calculations in mind, the owner of the restaurant, who was full of thoughts about his father-in-law and his son-in-law, continued.
"Evan, to be honest, your talent is the only one I've seen in my life. In just a few days, I can't teach you much. But I'm a little curious, why do you want to learn swordsmanship?"
Why do you need to learn swordsmanship? Does it count to grind monsters on the system map?
But as long as he wasn't crazy, it was impossible for Alvin to answer like this, so he thought about it and chose a more reliable reason.
"Probably, it's because of curiosity and interest."
Mu Feng nodded and made no comment.
The answer was quite satisfactory and there was nothing wrong with it, but he was actually a little unconvinced.
Because the young man in front of him has too strong a desire to exercise his fighting power, which is obviously abnormal.
That kind of unimaginable enthusiasm is like facing some life-or-death enemy. It is not at all the mentality that an ordinary student should have in a peaceful era.
Even if one is born in a welfare institution and lacks a sense of security, it should not be in such a state.
He didn't know the causes and consequences that led to this situation, and he had no intention of prying into it before Ivan took the initiative to ask for help. After all, everyone has their own secrets.
But as a teacher who has been guiding him, an elder who admires him very much and even plans to pass everything on to the other party, Mu Feng believes that he has an obligation to teach Aiwen something other than martial arts.