Magic Industrial Age

In the Old Continent, the marriage system, through thousands of years of evolution, has become the standard monogamous system.

Even grand dukes, kings, and His Imperial Majesty must abide by this system.

The reasons for this are complex; it should be said that, to a large extent, it is determined by the doctrines of the Church of the Sun God.

After all, in the era before the descent of the Seven Gods, the great Lord of Light nearly unified the faith of the Old Continent, and even those alien races were driven to the New Continent.

The oracle of the Lord of Light was the only law, and no one dared to violate it!

Furthermore, marriages between nobles are almost always political alliances; you may not respect your partner, but you must respect the family behind them.

So, that's how it appears on the surface.

But what's on the surface is only on the surface; in secret, of course, everyone plays their own game, and each one plays it more extravagantly than the last.

In fact, for nobles, if you don't keep a few mistresses, you'll be suspected of being impotent!

If a woman inherits a title and doesn't seduce a few lovers, people will doubt her charm.

In addition, contraception in this world isn't very advanced, so there are too many cases of unwanted pregnancies!

Loye's father, Earl Karl Raymond, is over sixty years old and a powerful earl of the Norman Duchy, with the fief of Flowerfield, a family that has been passed down for over a thousand years, a truly old-fashioned noble with considerable strength.

And Loye is the product of a one-night affair between him and some unknown woman!

As a bastard, Loye is naturally not qualified to inherit the 'Raymond' surname, but his status is different from that of ordinary free people.

Therefore, he was given the surname 'Fitzroy'.

In some parts of the Norman Duchy, this surname itself represents that he is a bastard.

Fortunately, Loye is lucky!

Although his father didn't give him any recognition or affection, he still raised him to adulthood and gave him a decent education.

Loye grew up in a place called 'Fero Town', raised by a nanny, and hardly ever saw the Raymond family.

Even Raymond himself only saw him once or twice a year, and each time they met, they only exchanged three or five sentences, which was considered good.

However, Raymond still made sure he had no worries about food and clothing, and even found him a tutor when he reached a certain age.

Old Barry, a teacher who was invited from a big city, was proficient in history, poetry, heraldry, and etiquette.

Loye studied with him for a full six years, growing into a seventeen-year-old young man. Although he didn't have much talent in poetry, he had a deep understanding of history, heraldry, and etiquette.

Then, also this year, Raymond somehow came to Fero Town and arranged for him to go to Auckland City to study magic-related knowledge.

To be honest, the original Loye was actually unwilling to leave his hometown and go to study thousands of miles away.

But you can't expect a seventeen-year-old boy to have much of an opinion, and at Raymond's request, he reluctantly agreed.

And the person who received him here was the housekeeper Hoover!

As a powerful noble and the head of a thousand-year-old family, the Raymond family's assets are not limited to their fiefdom.

He has business dealings in almost every major city in several surrounding countries.

Like Auckland City, although it belongs to the Habsburg Empire, it is also a border city.

Further east, only a hundred miles away, is the Norman Duchy, which is not far away.

And Raymond has set up many industries in Auckland City, involving manors, land, perfumes, and various other aspects.

Housekeeper Hoover is the direct manager of these industries, with a low status but considerable power.

Therefore, he is very familiar with the situation in Auckland City and has found opportunities such as the Chansheri Magic Textile Factory.

Of course, he is just an external housekeeper, doing his job well is enough; expanding the business territory is really not something he can get involved in.

He doesn't even have the qualifications to offer advice!

Then, when Loye wanted to find a magic pool to see, he went along with the idea; his ultimate goal was actually to have Loye come forward and write a letter to Raymond.

But Loye also has his own helplessness!

He knows his own affairs; this Raymond seems to be very good to him, giving him treatment far beyond what an ordinary bastard should have,

But to say that they are very close is not necessarily the case.

In fact, Loye felt a clear sense of fear from the original owner's memory; in his eyes, Raymond was dignified and stern, and could not be looked at directly.

So, if Loye were to write a letter rashly, he would be afraid of causing some bad consequences.

...

On the way back, neither of them spoke; the carriage moved forward in the dark night, a swaying oil lamp making the night sky seem so tranquil.

However, they didn't travel for long before they reached their destination, not Auckland City, but a manor called 'Provence' outside the city.

Auckland City has a curfew, and the city gates have already been closed at this time; unless there is an emergency military situation, it is impossible to open them.

Therefore, they can only spend the night outside the city, and this manor is one of the Raymond family's properties here.

Obviously, old Hoover had already made arrangements; the carriage was discovered before it even approached.

The manor gate opened, and several people came out with lanterns to greet them.

The leader was a middle-aged man who looked old due to years of labor, followed by a group of servants from the manor.

These people are basically from the families and children of tenant farmers around the area, and they are given an extra job, which can help supplement their household income.

Hoover is stationed here permanently, and Loye initially lived here when he came to Auckland City; they naturally have their own rooms.

The servants prepared dinner and heated water.

Loye didn't say anything; he ate a little something, took a bath, and felt much more comfortable after changing into dry clothes.

However, he didn't rush to sleep; instead, he walked to a desk, sat down, and tapped the surface with his fingers. With the 'tap, tap, tap' sound, his eyes became more and more distant, and he began to talk to himself.

"Deep Blue, stop talking nonsense and tell me, should I write this letter or not?"

Deep Blue said with some grievance: "I say, master, aren't you being a bit too much?

I'm just a smart housekeeper, a housekeeper, just do the housekeeper's job, right? You want me to make decisions for you?

Is that something I can do!"

"Who asked you to help me make a decision? Consult, do you know what consult means? Can't you help me consult?"

"My consultation is based on big data analysis, which requires sufficient information and data as a foundation!

Now, we don't know much about Auckland City, and we don't know what kind of personality that Raymond has, how can we analyze it?"

Deep Blue complained like this, but the tone changed: "However, I think you already have an idea, master, asking me is just for comfort, why bother?"

Loye smiled slightly and didn't deny it, but stopped tapping his fingers: "Let's just say it's a test!"

With that, he took out paper, spread it out, then picked up a quill pen, dipped it in ink, and prepared to write a letter.

In fact, on the way back, he had already made a decision in his heart, not for housekeeper Hoover, but to test his status in Raymond's heart as a bastard.

The original owner had more fear of Raymond, and with too many negative emotions, he couldn't see the truth.

So, he wanted to use this letter to test the waters.

However, the hand holding the pen was frozen in mid-air, and he didn't write a word for a long time. Deep Blue asked strangely: "Master, are you writing?"

Loye rolled his eyes: "Deep Blue, I've found that you've become less and less bright since you came here!

At this time, shouldn't you consciously generate the content of the letter and let me copy it?"

"Oh, oh, right, I'll do it, I'll do it!"

Deep Blue suddenly realized, and then asked again: "By the way, master, what style do you want, what specific requirements do you have?"

"Naturally, it must conform to the style of letters in this world, be more concise, explain things clearly, and not leave out the merits of housekeeper Hoover."

"Okay!"

In just an instant, blue light flashed in Loye's eyes, and the generated letters were not one or two, but a full nine.

Loye casually read them, picked a satisfactory version, and began to write.

This time, everything went smoothly. After writing a letter, he dried the ink, found an envelope, put the letter in it, but didn't seal it.

Then, he threw the letter aside and said directly: "Alright, the chores are done.

Let's talk about cultivation, is there any progress with the breathing technique?"

"Of course, there is, master, please see the Cheetah Breathing Technique I have chosen for you!"

In the Western world, there are too many situations of illegitimate children, like Da Vinci, Alexandre Dumas fils, etc.!