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#33 - Chapter 33: Crab Family's Background

Five days later, the Earl held a simple ceremony in the lord's hall, officially adopting Liu Yuan as a foster son of the Setterga family. From that moment on, his name was Galon Setterga, and he was finally integrated into the aristocratic class.

From the next day, he and Becotte began to receive aristocratic family education. Liu Yuan was so excited that he burst into tears, finally no longer illiterate. Children of the aristocratic class are prepared from birth to fulfill their aristocratic duties.

When noble children reach a certain age, they are usually raised in other people's homes, according to local customs or their parents' plans. They choose their future careers and paths, such as being sent to the church or the Citadel, or becoming a knight's squire. These are all choices for the younger children in the family, while only children like Becotte must also learn how to manage the territory. For most children of the aristocratic class, becoming a knight is their duty, so they are usually sent to higher-level aristocratic families to receive rigorous training.

Whether entering the Church of the Seven Gods or another noble family, the education of noble children is highly personalized. Their parents, godmothers, and teachers taught them the Knight's Code and the basic stories and moral principles of the Church of the Seven Gods. In this process, children are also influenced by arts such as painting and music. They learn from their own experiences and from the examples around them how to behave.

The nobility generally believes that to know how to improve virtue, one needs to pay attention to the examples of glorious ancestors. Because of this, the merits of family ancestors are repeatedly narrated to inspire future generations.

It's a pity that the Setterga family really doesn't have a long history. They followed the Targaryen family to Crab Island about four hundred years ago, and luckily escaped the Doom. But they were just ordinary civilians of the Freehold. Even if the Dragon family wanted to maintain their bloodline, they would not marry into the Setterga family. In addition to the promotion of tradition and virtue, there are also basic subjects such as swordsmanship, horse riding, and archery. There is also the identification of noble pedigrees and coats of arms, the purpose of which is to judge people and know which noble families they cannot afford to offend.

They also need to learn the common laws of Westeros. In fact, the judicial system of the Seven Kingdoms is largely determined by the local social system, and the lord has judicial power over cases within his territory. Although landed knights sometimes control the actual management of the territory, only the lord has the right to impose the death penalty in name.

Liu Yuan mastered these subjects very quickly, especially the basic combat skills, which he was able to grasp almost as soon as he came into contact with them. The castle's drillmaster, Boll, was very impressed. He had never seen such a talented child.

In particular, the drillmaster is usually an elite warrior or knight. The drillmaster's job is to train combat skills for the army and noble children. Except for the Crannogmen of the Neck, most castles in the Seven Kingdoms, including the Night's Watch, hire drillmasters.

Boll went to the lord more than once to persuade him to let Liu Yuan develop into a knight. Adrian was almost moved by him. Fortunately, one day at noon, a black raven flew to the highest tower of the castle.

Soon after, Maester Wells came to the study. He respectfully handed over a strip of cloth and said, "Earl, it's a letter from the Citadel. The Conclave of the Citadel has approved your previous request. Young Master Galon has been exceptionally admitted to the Citadel. He can go to the Citadel to study at any time, without waiting for next year's recruitment conference."

In the Crab Castle's showroom, portraits of past patriarchs hung on both sides of the corridor, and their belongings from their lifetimes were placed in front of them. Liu Yuan held young Lyanna, who had been clinging to him lately. Sister Yuna, the enlightenment teacher, earnestly narrated the family history. By seniority, she was the cousin of Earl Adrian's father and had been teaching the children of the family for many years. Becotte listened with a face full of pride. He was a child who easily got carried away.

In Liu Yuan's opinion, the Setterga family had never produced any great figures. Only the first Earl of Crab Island, Chrispie Setterga, had served as the first Minister of Finance of the Targaryen dynasty. The subsequent second and third patriarchs, Earl Alton Setterga and Earl Edwell Setterga, both served as Hand of the King and Minister of Finance. But in the following two hundred years, it can be said that the Setterga family participated in all the wars in Westeros, but their performance was quite average. That is, Earl Bartimos Setterga joined the Black Council and later became Minister of Finance. It has been 150 years since then, and the succeeding patriarchs have acted in a low-key manner, shifting the family's focus to ocean trade.

Just as Madam Yuna was getting excited, a male servant carefully walked in. He said with some embarrassment, "Madam, I'm sorry to interrupt you. By order of the Earl, please ask Young Master Galon to go to the study. Um~ Maester Wells is also there."

Liu Yuan handed Lyanna to Becotte and said to Yuna, "Sorry, Madam, I have something temporary to do, and I can't continue listening to the following lessons."

Following the male servant to the lord's study, Adrian stood before the desk. Seeing Liu Yuan, he said, "Galon, you're here. This is the notice I just received today. The Conclave of the Citadel has approved your application for early admission. In five days, the family will have a ship going to Oldtown, and you can take it to the Citadel at that time. These days, you should ask Maester Wells for advice and learn as much as you can about the Citadel's situation and rules, which will help you with your future studies."

Liu Yuan stroked his chest and said, "Thank you, Father! Thank you, Maester Wells, I may have to trouble you these days." Just the word 'Father' made him feel very awkward. It took him a long time to build himself up to say it. He hadn't called anyone 'Dad' for hundreds of years. He really didn't know how other time-travelers managed to say it.

Adrian pondered for a moment, then took out a large bunch of keys from the drawer in the wall cabinet and said, "Maester Wells, I'll leave these documents to you to deal with. Galon, come with me." Liu Yuan also politely nodded to Maester Wells and followed the Earl away.

Adrian and Liu Yuan strolled through the castle. The guards and servants on the road respectfully saluted and greeted them. They seemed to be casually chatting with Liu Yuan, occasionally stopping for a moment in one place. After seven turns and eight turns, they finally came to the warehouse on the bottom floor.

In the depths of the large warehouse, there was a small door. It was actually made of iron, and it was reinforced with rows of iron bars. Adrian inserted two different keys at the same time to open the lock and forcefully pushed open the large iron door. Then he used the oil lamp in his hand to light the candles on the wall. As the candlelight lit up, the scene inside the vault came into view.

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