Urban Sims

Chapter 644 He is my son
Winter year, early July.

A cold current entered from the north, the wind was piercing, and the temperature was extremely low.

The heavy snow has never stopped. Since June, there have been at least five nationwide heavy snowfalls in the Yadude Kingdom, and there are even more local light and medium snowfalls.

On the road, there is more than one meter thick ice and snow everywhere, like a thick quilt, covering the entire kingdom.

Under such harsh weather conditions, the king issued an edict of pardon, and the envoys traveled for more than two months before reaching the southern border of the kingdom two thousand miles away.

……

The southern border of the kingdom.

Black swamp area.

People call it the "Demon Cursed" place.

There is no grass growing here, the poisonous gas is pervasive, and the environment is extremely harsh. No creature dares to go too deep.

Even living on the edge of the Black Marsh is unbearable.

Because the land near the black swamp is very barren and the yield is very low, only ten acres of land can support an adult.

Most of the groundwater in the nearby land is also polluted and contains toxins. Drinking it without filtering can easily cause diarrhea, poisoning and even death.

The average life expectancy of people living within a hundred miles around the Black Swamp is much shorter than that in the mainland.

Therefore, the place is sparsely populated and the level of development is very low.

It has also become the best place for the kingdom to exile criminals.

On the edge of the vast black swamp center, there is a small place called "Heihe Town". There are probably more than 100 families living there, with a total population of less than 1000 people... and most of them are exiles and their descendants.

In the town of Heihe.

A family led two people into a small courtyard, built five three-story wooden houses inside, and enjoyed the purest water well in the town. It was the Leylin family who had been exiled here for more than two years.

Over the past two years, the Leylin family has more than 30 members, and it can be said that life is like riding a roller coaster.

It was extremely difficult at the beginning. The Leylin family was oppressed by countless nobles. Even if they were exiled to such a hopeless place as the Black Marsh, the blow had only just begun.

It is difficult for them to buy food, it is difficult to get drinking well water, and the gangsters in the town often trouble them, and the farmland they are allocated is also the most remote and barren land... close to the black swamp, they have to endure the influence of poisonous gas.

In short, in the first six months, they didn't know how they survived. Including the head of the family, Cohen Leylin, everyone lost more than [-] catties, and a few family members with poor physiques died directly.

despair.

It was a very desperate time.

Cohen Leylin, the always prestigious and uncompromising head of the family, has been unanimously criticized by his wife Olenna, sons Roger and Jon, and daughter Ciri. Even his younger brother Philemon Leylin It is said that the decision he made was too hasty, and the reform plan he put forward was too radical, which offended all the nobles, and ended up like this.

Under so many accusations, Cohen Leylin himself was annoyed at his own stupidity, and asked himself why his head was so hot at that time?Bring the family to this field.

Because Cohen never expected that the fate of the Leylin family would be so miserable.

The only maid, Villani, who has served him for more than 30 years, did not blame himself, but often comforted him... This woman always stands by his side unconditionally.

Cohen also has deep feelings for her, otherwise he would not have had a relationship with her, and gave birth to a servant child with an embarrassing position——

Lemorton Rayling.

At that time, after Cohen added the surname "Leylin" to the name of the newly born servant son, his wife had a big fight with him and ignored him for a long time.

In the end, the childless younger brother Philemon helped out, hoping to adopt the child under his name... thus avoiding "that is a humiliation to me" that his wife Olenna thought.

That's why this servant boy got a better training environment, and he was not put into the servant pile to be cultivated like other servant boys.

Especially after discovering that he had a talent for learning magic, Cohen secretly handed over some money to let him develop in that direction without telling his wife.

Lemorton Leylin was also very upbeat, and soon became a trainee magician.

Seeing that the swordsman's talented eldest son, Roger, and second son, Jon, are both outstanding among their peers... Cohen feels very relieved that his sons are all so outstanding.

but……

After the Leylin family was suppressed by the nobles and the whole family was exiled, Keen regretted that he had implicated his family and several children.

On the other hand, in the midst of extreme despair, he was also somewhat fortunate.

"Fortunately, Le Morton was not exiled. At least one of my sons is safe and sound. I hope he..."

Thinking of this, Cohen's thoughts paused a bit, what do you hope for him?

Hope he saves himself?
This is impossible, a trainee magician is no better than a junior swordsman, what can one expect from him?

"I hope he will be safe all the time, find a good job, marry an ordinary wife, have a few more children, and continue the surname of the Leylin family... that's enough."

Cohen thought so.

The maid Villani prayed three times a day, and what she begged devoutly was also to hope that her son would be safe and that nothing would happen to her.

However, not only Cohen and Villani were surprised by the subsequent development, but also his wife Olenna, son Roger and others were also very surprised.

The king's "care" came over.

His Majesty the King not only sent two mid-level swordsmen for protection, but also sent a large amount of food, bacon, salt, and 1000 gold coins.

"Could it be that the king intends to pardon me and restore the Leylin family?"

Cohen thought so at the time, but this came too soon, right?

It's only been a year.

"No, it's because of your son Lemorton Leylin, he became a mid-level pharmacist...he is very important to the kingdom..."

The warrior Kit explained, and took out a letter and handed it to Cohen: "This is a letter from Lemorton Leylin."

Keen Leylin eagerly took the letter, tore off the wax seal, and quickly read it.

this evening.

The entire Leylin family spent the happiest night since they were exiled.

His wife Olenna snorted and said, "I didn't expect that kid to be very promising, and he became a pharmacist in no time."

The eldest son Roger shook his head and said: "That kid used to hide from me when he saw me. I didn't see how promising he is. He has the talent of a pharmacist?"

The second daughter Xi Rui put her face in her hands and said: "When I was young, the mage holding the talent test stone said that I have both the talent of swordsman and the talent of mage. Ask me which one to choose? If I had known this, I would have chosen mage too." gone."

The face of the third son, Jon, was even more inconceivable, because he was the one who bullied the servant the most, especially after he became an apprentice magician, he became the object of his sword practice, and beat him so many times that his skin was blue and his face was swollen... …"Wizards are nothing more than that," Jon would always say after a beating.

"Now that kid... actually said that the king can pardon us? Just him?"

Jon couldn't believe it.

As for the maids Villani and Philemon Leylin, one thanked the God of Light more devoutly, while the other showed a gratified smile.

That is, from this day on.

The living conditions of the Leylin family have been constantly improving.

The best house in Heihe Town, the best well, the best arable land, pocket money of four or five hundred gold coins per month, and the protection of two powerful thugs made the Leylin family a place that no one dared to provoke in Heihe Town. exist.

The days are getting better and better.

Hope is getting bigger and bigger.

Even more than half a year ago, a group of work teams sent by the China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said to come to exploit "oil", settled in Heihe Town with hundreds of people.

Cohen got in touch with these craftsmen, and learned the importance of "oil" from his son Lemorton's letter. Although he thought it sounded a bit fanciful, how could the devil's blood have so many uses?
He didn't believe it, but he still used all his manpower and material resources to cooperate with all his strength.

The oil in the Black Swamp is innumerable. In more than half a year, the work team of the mainland trade team extracted thousands of tons.

After water removal, high-temperature distillation, condensation and other processes, various by-products including gas, gasoline, diesel oil, paraffin, asphalt, etc. are obtained.

Cohen Leylin also discovered a huge business opportunity, because just for paraffin wax, they made hundreds of gold coins after making candles and selling them to the outside world.

There is also a gravel road paved with asphalt, which is particularly easy to walk and is an excellent road construction material.

In addition, the combustible gas, gasoline, and diesel can be sold to the Continental Chamber of Commerce, or made into high-brightness glass lamps... The "devil's blood" in the black swamp is poisonous and harmful, but after being processed and utilized, it can be used from top to bottom. It's all treasures!

In addition, unlike the crops that take half a year to harvest, the "devil's blood" in the black swamp is almost endless, how many years can it be mined?

In short, Korn Leylin, who was tragically exiled, discovered a huge business opportunity in his exile, and his mentality and thinking about the Black Marsh became completely different.

"It would be great if the fief of the Leylin family was here."

Standing in front of the window in a world full of snow, looking at the towering petroleum distillation tower, Cohen often had this thought that was absolutely "crazy" in the eyes of others.

Today, when the envoy of the king's decree delivered the decree of pardoning the Leylin family to Cohen.

He took the edict with trembling hands, and after roughly scanning the contents of his eyes, the middle-aged man let out a long sigh of relief.

"The Leylin family is really about to rise for the fourth time."

"This time, no one can bring down the Leylin family again!"

"This time, the Leylin family will become a family that will last for thousands of years!"

"Because the Leylin family has produced the most outstanding family member since the establishment of the family."

"He is my son...Lemorton Leylin!"

Close the edict, Cohen said in his heart.

At this moment, his face was full of pride and arrogance after experiencing huge waves and sufferings.

(End of this chapter)