Lord of the Silver Crow

Chapter 702 The Old Gentleman's Story

Under the curious eyes of several people, the old gentleman Gust stretched out the hand wearing the ring, revealing the ring on his hand, showing this heraldic ornament:

"Although it is difficult to determine the specific source of the coat of arms, there is a saying that 'from the flag', but there is also the opposite, saying that 'the pattern on the flag is from the coat of arms'."

"However, generally speaking, there are only two types of orthodox heraldry, which are classified by the substrate depicted by the heraldry, and the decoration type is the coat of arms, that is, the coat of arms. These come from the knights who wear the whole body to distinguish trinkets of status, they will appear on armor or shields, flags and even weapons”

"The first category is accessories, such as brooches and other accessories hanging on the chest."

"It can't be said that there are no coats of arms engraved on other accessories, but the number is very small. The coat of arms engraved on accessories such as rings only appeared in large numbers after they became popular."

The old gentleman stroked the ring with a slightly confused expression:

"Similar to Felek's 'Galewind', the spiral lines should represent the wind, and the pattern in the middle is... a raven, a fog crow, or a common crow?"

Hearing this, Bo Di asked a question:

"Is there any difference?"

"Ravens often have a sense of adventure. With ravens as a coat of arms, they often appear in some heirs who are unwilling or unable to inherit the family."

"Historically, because of the popularization of heraldry, many empires and kingdoms have issued laws regulating heraldry. Some of them are 'reserved by nobles'. They are unwilling to popularize things that symbolize their status. Many heraldry itself is family history. A badge of honor, having a coat of arms is a status symbol in itself."

"Some imperial kingdoms have introduced laws for tax purposes, such as Arabella. They stipulate that every publicly used heraldry must be registered and a certain registration fee must be paid. Other countries also have such things as 'heraldic tax'"

"And the laws of these places also regulate and clarify the succession of the coat of arms—"

"It was just a customary agreement, but it has become a formal regulation."

"Among nobles, in a family, only the eldest son is eligible to inherit the family, and the coat of arms is also part of the inheritance."

"As for other descendants, the coat of arms must be changed to a certain extent, which can show who and which family is the orthodox direct descendant, and can also determine the origin of the family through the common points of different coat of arms."

"And after the introduction of the heraldry law, various organizations and individuals who want to inherit the heraldry must also follow this standard."

The old gentleman touched the ring engraved with an unknown crow pattern on his finger:

"If it's a raven, it often means that the ring is a branch of a certain coat of arms, rather than a direct successor. They don't want to or can't inherit it. They need to rely on themselves to work hard and gain status."

"Perhaps because of this, Raven also has the symbolic meaning of being firm and tenacious, not relying on the family, not relying on power, relying on one's own strength to create a great cause, and striving for a career."

"If it is a common crow, maybe you will associate it with death because of the crow, and think that the crow represents death, but unfortunately, at the beginning, the crow symbolized stability or wisdom."

"The crow represents the image of death, which appeared after the popularization of the coat of arms. The crow in the early coat of arms does not represent death."

"And if it's a fog crow"

"Mist crows are not a common image symbol. In Cartesia, many people don't like these little guys who drill chimneys. They are often associated with dirtiness and lowliness. Few, no, no nobles will use this a pattern as heraldic imagery."

"And after the era of popularization of heraldry, the fog crow also has more meanings such as 'hidden', 'unknown', and 'secret'."

"Just like after the era of popularization, people tend to associate storms with disasters. People will use their subjective impressions to determine the meaning of the coat of arms."

When the old gentleman Gust said this, Mr. and Mrs. Gowers seemed to think of something. After a moment of surprise, Mrs. Mary said:

"Mr. Green, that story you told earlier."

story?

Beddy next to him froze for a moment, and turned his gaze to Lauris.

Lauris, who has always been paying attention to Burdy's movements, immediately ignored his "help" and said quickly:

"Sir Green, is that the story you told earlier?"

She did remember a story that the "antique dealer" had told her parents before, but she didn't pay attention to it at the time—the whalebone skirt made her very uncomfortable.

"Yes."

The old gentleman, who was a little confused because of the memory, didn't know what she was thinking. Under her guidance, he briefly told the story again:

"It's a group of hunters who are looking for the place where the disaster happened for the treasure."

"Some say they are good men who prevent disaster, some say they are evil people who cause disaster and bring disaster, some say they are a bunch of dirty rats who scavenge where disaster occurs, and some say they are after a person who can Treasure hunters of treasures that bring disaster, a group of treasure hunters, a group of adventurers."

"In legend, their leader wears a coat of arms similar to this ring."

The old gentleman briefly repeated what he had said to the Gowers and his wife. Compared with what he had said before, there was only a sentence that the coat of arms he wore was similar to the ring on his hand.

And the Galess also understood why the other party suddenly brought up this story before, saying that if you know the relevant news, remember to help him pay attention.

With doubts and scrutiny, Bo Di also directly asked:

"In other words, are you the leader or descendant of that group in the story?"

"I don't know either."

The old gentleman shook his head:

"This ring has been in my family since I was sensible, but my elders have never talked about it, and even I don't think they know what it is. They also exchange or buy from somewhere”

"...as an antique or as an ornament to make them appear more respectable."

Although no accurate information was obtained, the other party's words clearly showed that this ring was an antique with a history of at least several decades.

Burdy and the Gowers, Laurice, can recognize this.

And as a Extraordinary, Bo Di unconsciously thought of things like "blue-blooded" and "Extraordinary".

In the eyes of him, a newcomer who has not been a Extraordinary for a long time, all kinds of strange legends are not true and there is a connection between the Extraordinary and the mysterious side.

And as a "gray pigeon" who collects intelligence, he naturally has to record this information.

Bo Di, who was thinking silently in his heart, never noticed that, far outside the window, on the roof of another house, a fog crow was watching this scene calmly.

Chapter 703/1118
62.88%
Lord of the Silver CrowCh.703/1118 [62.88%]