Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 12: Illegitimate Child
The marriage system of the Old World has become a standard monogamous system after thousands of years of evolution.

Even the Grand Duke, the King, and His Majesty the Emperor must follow this system.

The reasons behind this are very complicated, and it should be said that, to a large extent, they are determined by the teachings of the Church of the Sun God.

After all, in the era before the advent of the Seven Gods, the great Lord of Light almost unified the beliefs of the Old World, and even those alien races were driven to the New World.

The oracle of the Lord of Light is unique, no one dares to violate it!

Furthermore, marriages between nobles are almost all political marriages. You may not respect your partner, but you must respect the family behind your partner.

So, that’s what it looks like on the surface.

But what happens on the surface is just on the surface. In secret, of course, everyone is playing their own games, and each one is more extravagant than the other.

Even for the nobles, if you don’t have a few mistresses, people will suspect that you are not good enough in that aspect!
If a woman inherited a title, she would make people doubt her charm unless she had several lovers.

In addition, the contraceptive measures in this world are not so perfect, so there are too many deaths!
Roy's father, Count Carl Raymond, is over sixty years old this year. He is the de facto earl of the Norman Duchy. His fiefdom is Flower Territory, and his family heritage has been passed down for thousands of years. He is an absolute old-fashioned aristocrat with great strength.

And Luo Yi was the product of a one-night stand between him and an unknown woman!
As an illegitimate child, Loy was not qualified to inherit the surname "Raymond", but his identity was different from that of an ordinary freeman.

So, he was given the surname 'Fitzroy'.

In some parts of the Norman duchy, the surname itself indicated that he was a bastard.

Fortunately, Roy is lucky!

Although his father did not give him any status or family affection, he still raised him up and gave him a fairly good education.

Roy grew up in a place called "Ferro Town" and was brought up by a wet nurse. He had hardly ever seen Count Raymond's family.

Even with Count Raymond himself, it was considered good enough if we could meet once or twice a year and say three or five words each time we met.

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

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

Luo Yi studied with him for six years and grew into a 17-year-old boy. Although he had no attainments in poetry, he had in-depth research in history, heraldry and etiquette.

Then, this year, Count Raymond came to Ferro Town for some reason and arranged for him to go to Auckland City to learn magic-related knowledge.

To be honest, the original Luo Yi was not willing to leave his hometown and come thousands of miles away to study.

But you can't expect a seventeen-year-old boy to have much of his own opinion, so he just agreed meekly to Count Raymond's request.

And the person who greeted him when he arrived here was Butler Hoover!

As a powerful noble family and the ruler of a thousand-year-old family, the Raymond family's assets are more than just fiefdoms.

He has business dealings in almost all major cities in several neighboring countries.

Just like the city of Oakland, although it belongs to the Habsburg Empire, it is also a border city.

Further east, just a hundred miles away, is the Duchy of Normandy, which is not that far.

Earl Raymond established a number of businesses in Auckland, covering estates, land, perfume and other aspects.

Butler Hoover was the direct manager of these industries. Although his status was not high, his power was considerable.

Therefore, he was very familiar with the situation in Auckland City and also found the opportunity of the Xiangsheli Magic Textile Factory.

Of course, he is just an expatriate butler who only needs to do his job well. Expanding the business empire is not something he can get involved in.

You don't even have the qualifications to make an opinion!

Then, when Luo Yi wanted to find a magic energy pool to check out, he went along with it. The ultimate goal was actually to let Luo Yi take the lead and write a letter to Count Raymond.

Chloe also has her own helplessness!
Family members know their own business. Count Raymond seemed to treat him very well and gave him treatment far beyond that of an ordinary illegitimate child.
But to say that they are very close, it’s not really that close.

Luo Yi even felt a clear sense of fear from his original body's memory. In his eyes, Count Raymond was so majestic and solemn that he could not be looked directly at.

Therefore, if he asked Luo Yi to write the letter rashly, he was afraid that it would cause some bad consequences.

……

The two of them didn't speak during the rest of the journey. The carriage moved forward in the dark, and an oil lamp swayed, making the night sky seem so peaceful. However, it didn't take long before they arrived at their destination, which was not Auckland City, but a manor called "Prosvang" outside the city.

There is a curfew in Auckland City, and the city gates have been closed long ago. If there is no urgent military intelligence, it would be impossible to open the gates.

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

It was obvious that old Hoover had already made arrangements, and the carriage was discovered before it even got close.

The gate of the manor opened and several people came forward holding lanterns.

The leader was a middle-aged man who looked old from years of hard work, and was followed by a group of servants from the manor.

These people were basically the families and children of the surrounding farmers and tenant farmers. Giving them another job could also help them supplement their family income.

Hoover was a permanent resident here, and Loy also lived here when he first came to Oakland, so naturally they both had their own rooms.

The servants prepared dinner and heated hot water.

Luo Yi didn't say anything. He ate something quickly and took a bath. After changing into dry clothes, he felt much more comfortable.

However, he did not rush to sleep. Instead, he walked to a desk, sat down, and tapped the table with his fingers. Amid the "tapping" 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?"

Shenlan said with a bit of grievance: "Master, are you going a little too far?
I'm just an intelligent housekeeper. As a housekeeper, isn't it enough for me to just do my job as a housekeeper? You want me to make decisions for you?
That’s what I can do!”

"Who asked you to help make the decision? You know what a staff officer is? Can't you help me with the decision?"

"My advisor is big data analysis, which requires sufficient information and data as a basis!

Now, we don’t know much about the city of Auckland, and we don’t know what kind of personality Count Raymond has, so how can we analyze it? "

Deep Blue complained like this, but then changed the subject: "But, I think you already have an idea, Master. You asked me just to comfort me, why bother?"

Luo Yi smiled, but did not deny it. He just stopped tapping his fingers and said, "Just consider it a test!"

As he spoke, he took out the paper, spread it out, picked up the quill pen, dipped it in ink, and prepared to write a letter.

In fact, on the way back, he had already made up his mind. It was not for Butler Hoover, but to test the status of him, an illegitimate son, in Count Raymond's heart.

The original body was more afraid of Count Raymond, and was filled with more negative emotions, so he could not see the truth clearly.

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

However, the hand that was about to write was frozen in mid-air, and no word was written for a long time. Shen Lan asked curiously, "Master, are you writing?"

Luo Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Deep Blue, I find that you have become less and less intelligent since you came here!
At this point, shouldn't you consciously prepare the content of the letter and let me copy it?"

"Oh, yes, I'll be right there, right there!"

Shenlan suddenly realized, and after coming back to his senses, he asked again: "By the way, Master, what style do you want? Do you have any specific requirements?"

"Of course, it has to conform to the letter style of this world, and be more concise and make things clear. Butler Hoover's contribution cannot be ignored."

"Ok!"

In just a moment, blue light flashed in Luo Yi's eyes, and the letters generated were not just one or two, but nine.

Luo Yi read through them casually, picked a version he was satisfied with, and started writing.

This time everything went smoothly. After finishing writing a letter, he blew dry the ink, found an envelope, put the letter in it, but did not seal it.

Then, he threw the letter aside and said directly: “Okay, the chores are done.

Let's talk about cultivation, breathing method, have you made any progress?"

"Of course I already have it, Master. Please look at the Cheetah Breathing Technique I have chosen for you!"

　In the Western world, there are too many cases of illegitimate children, like Leonardo da Vinci, Alexandre Dumas and the like!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)