Chapter 376: Legend of the Temple
The term "Holy 28 Pure Blood Families" originated from the book "Pure Blood Directory" published in the early 20th century. It records the families that have been handed down since the Middle Ages and still maintain orthodox blood lines. The identity of its author has not yet been confirmed. According to a unified theory, the wizarding community generally believes that it was written by Cantanclus Nott of the Nott family.
The appearance of this book can be said to have a profound influence, pushing the pure-blood family at that time to the highest climax in the history of wizards.
The grand occasion of the pure-blood family at that time can be seen in the deleted scenes of the third part of the Fantastic Beasts movie. It can be seen from the luxurious banquet held by the Ministry of Magic in 1927. Almost all the people invited to the party at that time were wearing pure-blooded clothes. Guests with the blood family name.
Every family that can be included in this book has a long history, far-reaching inheritance, and solid foundation. The pure-blood family maintained its grandeur until 1945, when Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald in an unprecedented battle. Under the leadership of Dumbledore, who was close to Muggles, the pure-blood family began to turn from prosperity to decline.
Soon after that, Voldemort also began to rise. The pure-blood family seized the opportunity and waited for an opportunity to counterattack the forces close to Muggles in an attempt to restore their past glory. But in the end, we all know that Voldemort died in the hands of the savior Harry. In the hands of Potter, except for a few fast runners, the pure-blood family almost declined and was unable to recover.
As mentioned before, the true heritage of pure-blood families has never been reflected in force and fighting. Instead, they rely on monopolizing the hugely profitable industries in the magical world to control the economic lifeline of the magical world, and then possess countless wealth and powerful political power. Influence.
The Malfoy family from which Schelling was born is an example of this. As the family's bloodline power "Magic Eye" was buried in the long history, the Malfoy family turned to devote all their energy to business and political operations, relying on money. to achieve strong influence.
For another example, the Ollivander family, which has a history of more than 2,000 years, relies on controlling the secrets of manufacturing wands, thereby creating wealth by monopolizing one-third of the wand industry in Europe.
Okay, let’s go back to Xie Lin.
Since Selwyn's family magic is only average and nothing amazing, and the Selwyn family can still stand at the top of the pure-blood family after a long period of baptism, there must be something special and extraordinary.
Then there is another possibility——
The core inheritance of the Selwyn family does not lie in the magic used to cast spells, but is more similar to the Ollivander family's mastery of some kind of exclusive knowledge, which allows them to monopolize a certain core industry in the wizarding world.
Schelling put aside the Selwyn family heirloom curse and began to search for the information he wanted in the Selwyn family's family history documents.
He flipped through the pages at a glance, the consciousness in his mind running like the fastest electric current, and suddenly he saw a mysterious place recorded in the literature - Royston Cave.
As an accomplished adventurer in his previous life, he had visited this cave with several companions. Apart from many ancient murals worthy of archeology, there was nothing magical inside. However, according to his companions who were proficient in archeology, there was nothing magical about the cave. It was once one of the secret gathering places of the Knights Templar.
Of course, in this life, he was born in a magical family, and after being exposed to the hidden side of the world that the Muggle world had never touched, he knew more about the so-called Knights Templar.
The Order of the Knights Templar is a monastic military organization that has existed since ancient times. At first, members of the organization had been operating in secret. It was not until the Middle Ages that the Templars united with the Holy See and gained an official identity. The Templars' ultimate goal is to create a "perfect world," which they interpret as emphasizing purpose, order, and control.
On the contrary, most wizards do not have much sense of responsibility or belonging to the world. They just want to hide among the people and live their own lives. They chose to turn a blind eye to the Muggles' ever-changing technological power, and some wizards even went out of their way to pretend to be dismissive and arrogant.
Because of this, the Knights Templar and the wizarding world, which advocates individual freedom of life, have always been sworn enemies with different ideals.
Wait a moment, Schelling's pupils shrank slightly, and he seemed to have thought of something extraordinary - according to the history Schelling knew, whether it was the history of Muggles or wizards, the Knights Templar later became more powerful due to their influence. They were too large and were jealous of King Philip IV of France. They were eradicated on charges of "heresy" and all members of the Knights were burned at the stake.
Among them, Jacques de Molay, the grand master of the Knights Templar, cursed Philip IV and the then Pope Clement V, saying that they would face eternal judgment within a year before being burned at the stake. The facts are indeed consistent with it. Clement V finally succumbed to cancer and died a month later, while Philip IV died suddenly of a stroke while hunting half a year later.
But what about the Holy Grail, the holy object of the Knights Templar?
Regardless of the record, there is no mention of the whereabouts of the Holy Grail.
Xie Lin closed his eyes and began to play Trowen Selwyn's memories scene by scene in his mind. Thanks to Xie Lin's photographic memory, he was able to replay all the memories of Trowen's long life.
It took a full hour for Xie Lin to sort out some fragmented and scattered clues from his entire life experience.
Although the ancestor of the Selwyn family was a pure-blood wizard, he had dealt with the Knights Templar and was even one of the financial pillars of the Knights Templar. Later, he acted astutely and was the first to hear the news, so he chose to protect himself wisely and draw a clear line with the Knights Templar.
When the Knights Templar fell, he wisely paid an objective tax to Philip IV, which helped the French dynasty, which had an empty treasury at the time, tide over the difficulties and avoid the bad luck of being implicated by the Knights Templar.
He also secretly inquired about the whereabouts of the Holy Grail, but found nothing. It was not until one accident that he learned that the Knights Templar would be dealt with. On the surface, it was due to the suspicion of Philip IV, but in fact there was a behind-the-scenes conspiracy. Black hands are adding fuel to the fire.
The Holy Grail fell into the hands of the mastermind.
There was probably only so much that Schelling could infer from those memory fragments. Xie Lin really had no clue as to the true identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.
but--
There can't be so many hidden forces in this world.
Although the Shadow of the Dragon is mysterious enough and has that strength, it doesn't match up in terms of time - the destruction of the Knights Templar probably happened in the fourteenth century, and Morgan Le Fay was already possessed by Merlin in the eleventh century. seal.
The possibility of Walpurgis is also unlikely. This is because based on Schelling’s understanding of Walpurgis, although this organization’s behavior likes to cause wars behind the scenes, looking at Voldemort, Grindelwald, and even more In ancient times, some goblin rebellions, Italian civil wars, and vampire royal genocide wars were all wars between wizards and wizards, or wizards and magical aliens.
Using the power of Muggles to destroy magical organizations, even if the ones being destroyed are the Knights Templar who are not in harmony with the wizarding community, this undoubtedly crosses the bottom line and goes against the "Walpurgis Knights" who represent the "Guardian of Wizards" "Meaning name.
Then there is one remaining force——
A glimmer of light flashed in Xie Lin's eyes. He learned this from the evil Merik after defeating him in the illusion created by Gryffindor——
Death Cult.