Chaos Crown

Chapter 19, Family (Second update!)

Standing at the door of his house, looking at the gate engraved with his family's crest, a wooden shelf full of grape vines, rows of flower beds and a small clear pool beside the shelf, Aaron was not in a hurry to open the door.

Although he is an 18-year-old young man in this life, he can feel the endless vitality coming from his body. The fresh vitality not only makes his body very young, but also makes his mentality return to the most passionate and most When it was full of motivation, but no matter how you say it, Aaron has lived for 50 years if the two generations are added together.

50 years of life is like a dream.

He understands this feeling, especially after awakening the power of Slaanesh, he understands his own feeling very well.

When a person lives in a foreign country, he will always think of the benefits of his hometown, dream back to the scene when he was a child, always think of the unfinished stories of his grandparents under the big tree in the village, and always think of his young self and his youth. A man in his prime.

I think of the scenery of my hometown and the warmth of my family.

People at this time will always have some timid reactions of being close to their hometown. They subconsciously want to repay their families and hometown.

That's why some people always say this: work hard outside, and won't come back if you don't get something out of it.

Looking at the door, the smoke rising from the chimney on the roof, and Aunt Mei Li's special loud voice, Aaron couldn't help showing a faint smile.

Not only did Aaron and his servants live in Salian's house, his aunt's family also moved in after both his parents died in battle.

The aunt's family includes Aunt Mellie, Uncle Lothair, Cousin Robert and Cousin Utta, none of them are members of the Salian family.

But whenever Aaron thinks of his aunt's family living in his own home, he can't help feeling warm in his heart.

He still still remembers how Aunt Mei Li took him to the palace to make trouble after both his parents died in Tivanton in the Saints catastrophe.

At that time the king's decree came down.

Franchise Aaron to inherit the title of Viscount Salian for another generation, inherit this Salian mansion, and hand it over to the Purple Dragon Knight!

Looks good, doesn't it?
But Aaron was underage at the time!
No fief!No actual job!
In other words, apart from the pension, Aaron has no income, and only has a viscount title.

Is there such an embarrassing nobleman in the history of Cormyr?

It was Aunt Mei Li who took Aaron to the palace of Susar to make trouble. The pungent middle-aged woman fell down in front of the royal court, rolled on the ground, scolded the royal family for injustice, and attracted the attention of most of the palace.

Aaron still remembers that scene to this day.

Olynik, the Minister of Finance of the Kingdom, was annoyed by this crazy woman. He pointed at Mei Li's nose and laughed, "If you don't have money, you can go to the tavern to accompany your nephew!"

Aunt Meili asked in turn: "Okay! I'm going to accompany you to patronize me? If you don't patronize me, I will tell this to everyone who comes to the tavern! Minister Olynyk asked me to come Accompaniment! Minister Olynik asked the sister of the knight who died for the country to go to the tavern to accompany the knight's poor underage son! Come on! You promise now, I will go to the bar tomorrow!"

Aaron still remembers that the Chancellor of the Exchequer Olynyk's face was completely blue, and he opened his mouth for a long time, but he still couldn't accept Aunt Meili's conditions.

In front of the royal court, dozens of nobles, guards, and citizens outside are watching!
Therefore, Aaron's fixed salary of 800 golden lion coins this year as Viscount Salian was obtained by his aunt taking him to roll on the ground in front of the royal court!

Moreover, Aaron didn't have a good impression of his parents.

His father was a standard soldier, a professional soldier. Aaron was not so much his son as a recruit who could not be fired and did not meet his standards. When Aaron recalled his father, except for a few praises Other than that, it's basically quarrels, verbal abuse, insults, and physical punishment. My father is like a hell instructor with ridiculously high standards, trying his best to shape Aaron into what he wants.

It's a pity that the previous Aaron couldn't meet this standard.

Naturally, words like waste, disgrace, and the pigs in the pigsty are smarter than you are already the lightest reprimand from my father.

It's normal to get punched a few times on the body.

He understands his father's mentality - the family has been seized and confiscated, and even the family name can't be kept. His potential has been exhausted, and the captain of the Purple Dragon Knight is not enough to restore the glory of the family, so Manuel has to give up all his hopes. Put it all on Aaron.

But that doesn't mean Aaron likes being beaten and insulted.

He will run outside.

Where are you going?Run to my aunt's house.

My aunt's house is in a better part of the lower city. My uncle Lothar is the horse breeder of Susa, responsible for raising horses for the noble knights. His status is not high and his salary is not very rich. He maintains a decent life. My aunt always does some Tailoring subsidizes the family, and only the uncle and cousin in the family can afford white bread.

Aaron often went to his aunt's house to give him the little white bread at home, and they ate barley bread themselves.

Aaron didn't understand the difference when he was a child, but when he grew up, he naturally understood why his cousin who was three years older than him always looked at him with unwelcoming eyes every time he went to his aunt's house.

He was a little embarrassed.

But the uncle and aunt are always the same, as long as Aaron appears, they will keep white bread for him to eat, and eat harder and harder barley bread for themselves.

Aaron also always remembers a painting: when he was young, in winter, heavy snow covered the city, dyeing the royal city beside Longhu Lake in plain white. With the heat coming from the roof, the aunt and uncle who were drying the animal skins at the door to make bacon for the winter immediately smiled when they saw Aaron coming, and motioned him to come in quickly and have white bread to eat.

In the end, Salian had his hands on his hips recalling the past, and he vaguely heard his aunt criticizing the teacher for not baking the bread well enough today.

Either it is not cooked enough and has a raw taste, or it is a little burnt and affects the taste. She cares about these things in her life.

The baker complained to Aaron more than once that your aunt is too unsatisfactory.

Familiar words, familiar environment, Aaron who was standing at the door did not froze.

Laughed.

————I am the dividing line of a smile———

Aaron took out the key and opened the door. The half-old gold-winged wooden floor made creaking noises. The thick carpet had faded in some corners, but everything was cleaned very clean. The door was not very spacious. It is only about the width of six or seven people. The walls are covered with various kinds of calligraphy and paintings, and handicrafts are lined up on both sides. The glass cabinet next to it is filled with porcelain imported from the Far East. Oncoming is a standard full body knight Plate.

This is a set of red dragon scale fine gold full-body plate armor, extremely rare, extraordinary armor, and non-extraordinary weapons. If you don't have excellent combat skills to assist you, it is impossible to hurt the person wearing the plate armor while standing and hacking. The wearer of the plate armor has strong resistance to the dragon's dragon power and fire damage.

After wearing it, the user can also take the initiative to release Longwei once, and the cooldown is 24 hours.

This is one of the Salian family heirlooms.

"You are not qualified to wear this armor, you trash! Of course, neither do I! I am also a trash!"

His father's words were still ringing in Aaron's ears.

If it was Aaron in the past, he might not dare to touch this heirloom for the rest of his life, but now he doesn't care much. I am the last Salian. This is my stuff, and I can handle it as I like.

However, this set of plate armor is really not something that can be worn casually. In addition to the requirement of high strength attributes, the wearer must also be able to resist the dragon power that comes with the plate armor.

If you can't resist, the end is that you will be ejected halfway through the wear, and breaking your arms and legs is considered light.

Aaron really can't wear it now, and if Manuel can wear it, he won't be so easy to die in battle.

Further forward is the hall. The interior is bright and tidy. A large accordion is hung on the wall. The doors and windows are tight and exquisite, and the curtains are made of luxurious fabrics. Bright, floral and patterned on a pastel base.

Right in the center of the wall is a scroll that is spread out and framed in a gold frame.

"On this land I shall stand with pride
Until I lose it all, sir.

Because no matter who you meet, no matter what you encounter.

I'm here, Cormier is here! "

——Douar-Obeschiel, King of Cormyr

The parchment used for the scroll is quite old, and the characters written in special ink on it have faded slightly over time.

This scroll is a treasure that no amount of money can buy, because it is the autograph of King Dual, and it has a history of more than 900 years.

In addition to this there is a silver frame.

"Courage! Duty! Honor!"

—Gift of King Asan IV of Cormyr
This is the family motto of the Salian family, written and delivered by the former king himself after his father died in battle.

As for the piles of rare treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings, and souvenirs accumulated over hundreds of years at home, their value is not as good as these three things, so I won’t introduce more.

That's why Aaron felt that he might be able to pay for the consumption of the miracle technique - he estimated that the price of asking Ms. Silver Star to release the miracle technique would be 20000-25000 Golden Lion Coins, which is an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

For example, the monthly salary of the night watchman outside at night is 13 gold coins, so he has to work for 130-160 years without eating or drinking to pay enough for a miracle.

Another example is that a skilled blacksmith (non-master level, without the ability to manufacture extraordinary weapons) has an average monthly income of 30 gold lion coins, and he has to spend more than 55 years without eating, drinking, Sundays and holidays to pay this huge sum of money.

But if Aaron sells this mansion, his family heirloom ring, this set of red dragon scale fine gold full-body plate armor, and all the family inheritance for hundreds of years, Aaron probably can To scrape together 12000-15000 Golden Lion coins, it should be enough to pay half of the money first.

As for the rest?
Pay back the rest slowly, what else can I do?
As a result, Ms. Silver Star did not charge him money.

In the end, even Goddess Su Lun didn't ask him for money.

Aaron then cast his eyes on the small Su Lun shrine in the hall, and a second wave of warmth rose in his heart. After coming to the kingdom, although he encountered great difficulties, he also felt the kindness from this world.

The Salian family originated 900 years ago, and the ancestor Liudolf began to worship the Silver Virgin as the patron saint of the family about 700 years ago. It is said that he got the revelation of the Silver Virgin in a battle to avoid being transformed into an evil beast. People ambushed and wiped out the whole army.

Aaron was a little skeptical about his family's faith before.

Now Aaron only has this idea in his mind:
grandfather!dad!Belief in Our Lady of Silver is really useful!
Aaron came to the altar devoutly and knelt down on one knee.

"Hey? Aaron, you're back!" At this moment, a sharp female voice broke the viscount's pious heart.

A woman in her 40s came out of the kitchen quickly. She was wearing a plain long skirt and a kitchen apron. She was desperately wiping oil and vegetable stains on the apron with her hands. When she approached, she saw her nephew. Coming back, the middle-aged woman squeezed out a fawning smile on her face: "Come here, Aaron is back! Lothair! Where did you die? Robert, Juta, come see me soon Your cousin!"

The middle-aged woman is not tall, her skin is a little yellowish, she has deep crow's feet around her eyes, and her figure is not as slim as when she was young. Although she is generally in good shape, she can still see her chin, arms and belly Some belly fat.

She is Aaron's aunt, mother's sister, Mellie.

Aaron still vaguely remembers that when he was very young, his aunt who was only in her 20s was considered pretty. More than ten years have passed, and now Meili is in her 40s and has become a standard middle-aged woman.

This is still maintained.

Aaron thought that Westerners mature faster and seem to age faster. In this life, he often sees maids who are only 27 or [-] years old and already have many wrinkles on their faces.

The middle-aged woman wiped her hands on her apron indiscriminately before she had time to look at her nephew. As a result, when Aaron's current image came into her eyes, she was obviously frightened, her mouth opened, and her tone was very Confused: "Aaron? Is that you?"

"Why, Aunt Meili, you won't recognize me if you haven't seen me for a few days?" Aaron smiled, opened his arms and hugged and kissed his aunt.

"What's the matter with you? Why is it like a different person, oops, you don't say anything when you come back, today's baker didn't bake the bread you ate!" Aunt Mei Li hurriedly backed away, she was cooking with oily smoke all over her body , continued to wipe the apron with both hands, wiping off all the grease on the hands: "I'm going to the nearby bakery to buy a few now."

In the kingdom, bread is the most common food for the masses.

Poor rural people would take their wheat grains to the mills and communal ovens near the estate to make bread.

City dwellers mostly buy their bread from bakeries here and there.

Rich families generally have their own ovens in their homes.

Aristocratic families like Aaron often have their own dedicated bakers. These people will get up early in the morning to bake the bread for the family and make some meals by the way.

It is worth mentioning that rice is not uncommon in the market. Rice Komir imported from the Xianglong Empire in the Karatu Continent in the Far East is also sold in the market, but the price is high, and people prefer to use rice as a "snack" and "companion" Food" use.

This is the same reason that in Aaron's previous life, the people of the Celestial Dynasty would not eat corn as their staple food.

"Oh, Aaron is back, let's add a meal tonight, Meili, I want to have a few more drinks with Aaron."

Uncle Lothair is 1.9 meters tall, tall and thin, with small eyes, big nose and small mouth, deep-set eye sockets but bright eyes, and a goatee. When he saw Aaron came back, he immediately He tentatively approached his wife.

Lothair is very satisfied with his current life, he never dreamed that he could live in the mansion of Aaron's family.

"Eat and eat, you know how to eat. I was really blinded by the night to find you, a horse breeder." Aunt Mei Li screamed: "Okay, I'll go and see what else is in the cellar."

"Make more, aunt, there are guests tonight." Aaron smiled naturally. He has watched the quarrel between the couple for more than ten years.

Uncle Lothair is also poor, he probably never has more than five silver coins in cash, and his aunt always checks regularly, if there is less, he will definitely ask.

"Who is it?" Aunt Mellie was interested.

"It's Eleanor."

"Eleanor! Aaron, is it really her? Oh! You must prepare well, prepare well!" Upon hearing Eleanor's name, the aunt's eyes lit up.

This is the messenger of the Silver Virgin!Must be treated well.

Uncles and aunts went to prepare dinner, and Aaron saw his cousin Robert and cousin Utta again.

Cousin Robert is 21 years old and 1.9 meters tall. Except for his eyes, he looks like his aunt. He is a little handsome and a very arrogant young man. He is now working as a scribe in the Suzall Adventurer's Guild. As a result, I always feel that I am a little bit special. When I saw Aaron, I just nodded and said hello, and pointed to the book on my desk to show that I was busy.

Cousin Uta is only ten years old this year. Unfortunately, Aaron’s cousin is not beautiful. Her facial features are almost exactly the same as her uncle’s, especially when she smiles, the double-check rate is 100%.

This is definitely not necessary for a paternity test. Aaron often complains in his heart that he doesn’t know how his cousin was chosen. Your mother was considered a young girl with good looks in the downtown area in the early years. Why did you choose your father?

The cousin is quite clingy, so when she comes up, she asks when will the cousin come back?Was the mission successful? Was there any injury?

Facing his cousin bouncing in front of him, Aaron remained silent.

In just a few days, he has already experienced too much.

But facing his cousin's expectant eyes, Lord Viscount didn't want to say anything.

"Cousin?" Juta saw that Aaron was a little dazed, and couldn't help asking: "Are you listening?"

"Oh! I'm listening." The corners of Aaron's eyes drooped, and then rose quickly, revealing his usual bright smile on the road.

"It's okay, everything is fine."

　Updated, the second update, the emperor is full of sincerity, where is your sincerity?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)