This is one of the iron-blooded clan rules formulated by Henry Eaton after he began to plan for the future of his family.
Any family member must serve the family when they reach adulthood, either in the military or administration, they can go into business, or even become a farmer, relying on their own hands to support themselves, and contribute to the family to the best of their ability!
Want to be a dude?
Want to grow old?
Then Henry wouldn't mind stripping him of his surname and banishing him!
As one of Henry's many sons, Kafka Eaton, who was born with a weak body and was unable to practice martial arts, understood his situation from an early age. In a world where "strength determines destiny, and interests determine everything", if he wanted to have a good life as an adult
However, we can only work hard to accumulate knowledge so that we can get a civil service salary in the future.
Therefore, he is the most popular person in the entire Eton family, because he is destined to miss the title; he is also the person with the best temper, because he does not have the strength to vent his bad temper; he is also the most knowledgeable person, because he has been studying books since he was a child.
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Henry had a good impression of this down-to-earth son who worked hard to be self-reliant.
He was specially appointed to deal with the Vulcan Sect and deal with trivial matters concerning political power and theocracy.
He also warned him that some people are born rich and some are born miserable. If you are not the one favored by God, you can only work hard to get God's favor.
Kafka is very useful and does a good job.
Even the bishop sent by the Einsk family to the Eton territory to preside over Vulcan affairs was full of praise for Kafka's profound knowledge, humility in dealing with others, and his clean character, and was therefore recalled by the Einsk family.
On the occasion of the South, an invitation was sent to Kafka.
"Dear Kafka, your excellent qualities can make the world feel the love of Vulcan, and your profound knowledge can make the world listen to the gospel of Vulcan. After I return to the south, I will take over the affairs of a parish. If you have the right to serve
In accordance with the will of the God of Fire, I am willing to recommend you to the Archbishop to be baptized and become a servant of God. As the only deputy bishop in my diocese, I will guide more people to bathe in the glory of the God of Fire."
This invitation caught Kafka off guard.
He knew that the Eaton family's original intention of joining the Vulcan Cult was just an exchange of interests, and he also knew clearly that he had never planned to become a clergy in his life plan.
But Henry was delighted with the invitation.
Not only the joy of the parents, but also the joy from the family helmsman——
If Kafka went to the south and became a priest who spread the glory of Vulcan, it would have laid a solid foundation for the Eaton family to move south in the future.
The theocratic South has always been very xenophobic.
The Eaton family wants to integrate into the South, and it is easier to downplay regional exclusion with faith than to exchange benefits through trade routes.
In this way, Kafka, who had just turned twenty at the time, embarked on the road to leave his hometown with Henry's hopes and the hopes of his family on his back.
But only three years later, he was on his way back to the north again.
Henry did not blame him for this, but held a grand banquet to welcome him back.
Because Kafka came back with his wife Avril.
Avril is the youngest daughter of Raphael, the Archbishop of Vulcan Cult and now Duke of Ainsk.
He is extremely talented and became a guardian warrior at the age of eighteen. At the age of twenty, everyone agreed that he would become a strong man within a few years. He was also regarded as the mainstay of the family's future.
But it's a pity that the word "Jiangcaiyingcai" was prepared by God for geniuses like Avril Lavigne.
During a church mission, she was ambushed and intercepted by an unidentified strong man. Although she managed to escape, she took the "Tears of the Moon God" which her family paid a great price for in exchange for the elves.
After "dropping", she saved her life, but she also faced an unbearable burden: she would never be able to enter the realm of the strong in this life.
From the proud son of heaven with a promising future to a disabled person, this kind of blow made Avril despair and secretly sought out several short-term visits. Fortunately, her family took precautions, which prevented the tragedy from continuing.
Later, under the earnest persuasion of her family, Avril no longer pursued short-sightedness, but it was inevitable that she would be depressed all day long. Growing up in a wealthy family, she had always regarded becoming a strong person as a goal to motivate her to move forward in life. Now this goal has become a passing thing.
, she could no longer find the way she came and could not see clearly ahead.
This is how Kafka Eaton broke into her life.
Kafka, who came from the foothills of the Alps, has novel stories that southerners are willing to listen to. His profound knowledge and humble attitude make people feel that they can find a sense of tranquility and intimacy around him.
For Avril, Kafka brought a sense of intimacy that even her family could not give her.
Because this northern man has been weak since he was a child, he is not even capable of being a warrior, let alone a strong man.
Just like Avril Lavigne, who is now a useless person.
Sympathize with each other.
But Kafka did not succumb to fate. He still lived a sunny life, still had expectations for life, and was passionate about doing his best for his family.
This man...
Well, very different.
Avril felt this way and became more curious.
If a woman becomes curious about a man, a beautiful love story will often be born.
They are no exception. The initial feeling of sympathy for each other has gradually developed into the man's eager eyes and the woman's shy face.
This matter received the blessings of both families.
The two of them are unfortunate, they are both people being teased by God; they are also lucky, in the fate of a cold winter, they have someone who is close to each other and cling to each other for warmth.
The wedding was held in the south, but life after marriage was in the north.
This was a decision made by the head of the Ainske family and Avril's father, Raphael.
Although he was very reluctant to let his daughter go away from home, and might never have the chance to come back in this life, he knew that his daughter would be happier if she left the South. Because for Avril, there are too many bad memories in the South, and there are too many
It’s something that evokes emotions, and going to the north is about starting a new life.
Let all the bad past be completely wiped out.
Raphael Einske looked at his daughter's back as she embarked on the journey north, thinking this silently in her heart.
There was no emotion on his face, and the hands hidden behind his back were trembling all the time.
In fact, his decision was right.
Avril Lavigne's life in the north is very peaceful.
Although the Viscounty of Eton does not have the luxury of fine clothes and fine food, the bitter cold every winter will turn her hands red, and the cold wind coming from the Alps will make wrinkles appear on her face faster, but the simplicity here, which is almost isolated from the world, is profound.
The tenacity on people's faces and the love as warm as spring allowed her to calmly overcome the ups and downs in life.
However, you never know which one will come first, tomorrow or the accident.
Avril, who has experienced a near-death experience, has one prerequisite if she wants to live a smooth life, she must not have children!
Her body could not afford the nutrients needed to conceive and raise a child.
Avril and Kafka reached a consensus on this point when they got married, but God seemed to like playing tricks on these two poor children.
Surprisingly, in the fourth year after arriving in the north, Avril became pregnant.
Which kind of love is the greatest in this world?
All races have a common answer: maternal love.
So Kafka's attitude was very firm, he didn't want this child!
Even the abortion pills were prepared by others.
Avril's attitude was even more resolute. Regardless of the earnest words of Kafka and the elders of the two families, she gritted her teeth and said she must have this child.
I would rather die than live!
Finally, desperate, she gave Kafka two choices.
Either she dies while pregnant, or her child is born.
Avril has never been a willful person, let alone a person who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong.
On the contrary, she is very clear about her body and even more clear about her future: if she insists on having this child, the greatest possibility is that she will die if she does not insist on the day the child is born.
The most ideal ending is that the child is born successfully, but she dies soon.
But the greatness of maternal love also made her feel that all the sufferings she had suffered before were God's tests, and she gave birth to this child in order to carry out a mission.
"Before the child comes, I don't dare to hope for it."
"But when the baby really comes, I won't give up, even if there is only a glimmer of hope."
"This child is the continuation of my life, the mark I left in this world, and the happiest thing I, as a woman, can do for you."
Amid everyone's opposition, Avril Lavigne said this to her husband.
Kafka could not refute this, and finally had to compromise, and both families also compromised.
Luck always favors those who dare to fight against fate.
More than nine months later, the child was born.
The little one's first cry when he came into this world was very loud. It not only woke up Avril, who had fallen into a coma after childbirth, but also seemed to inject her with the vitality to continue living - even though everyone was in disbelief and disappointed with God.
With kindness and gratitude, Avril persisted until her child was seven years old before bidding farewell to this world.
"Fate is as cold as winter. Only by bravely facing the injustice of fate can you win the tenderness of God. Chris, my child, I hope that in the days to come, you will not lack courage no matter what difficulties you face."
Chris Eaton is this child's name.
In his heart, his mother Avril has never left him.
Ever since Avril was buried, whenever he missed his grandma, he would come to the grave alone.
When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing. If you close your eyes and listen to it, it is your grandma's song to lull him to sleep; when you put your face against the tombstone heated by the sun in midsummer, it is your grandma's warm embrace; the cool breeze of autumn, gently
When blowing his hair, it was his grandmother's fingertips caressing his face; the coldness of the white snow in winter and the endless loneliness were his grandmother's expectation to encourage him to face the wind and snow bravely.
This situation lasted until he was fifteen years old.
On his birthday that year, Kafka gave him a long knife, also claiming to be a gift from his mother Avril.
He already understood many things and knew that people in the north did not have the habit of celebrating birthdays, and as a member of the Eaton family, there were only three special days in his life: birthday, coming-of-age ceremony, and funeral.
Likewise, he knew and accepted the fact that his mother had left long ago.
Therefore, he believed that the long knife and the early birthday gifts were prepared by his father Kafka and then given to him in the name of Avril Lavigne, so that he could still feel the care from his mother in the absence of maternal love. After receiving the long knife
, he asked his father not to prepare any more gifts in the future, because he would never forget his mother Avril’s face in his life.
Kafka said nothing about this.
He just took him into the bedroom and pulled out a large and old wooden box from under the bed.
After opening it, he found that it was very empty, leaving only a small dagger and a parchment letter sealed with lacquer clay, but it made Chris's eyes red.
Because both the small dagger and the letter are marked with a line of very elegant small characters.
That's Avril Lavigne's handwriting.
It turned out that when he was seven years old, his mother, Avril, who knew she would die soon, prepared birthday gifts for him ten years in advance, accompanying him in his growth in another way until he was seventeen.
Until the coming-of-age ceremony.
Since then, Chris has stopped visiting Avril Lavigne’s grave frequently.
Because he didn't need to look at the tomb, he could always feel his mother's tenderness lingering on him.
He came to this world as a bet with his mother's life, and is Avril Lavigne's continuation in this world, so he wants to make up for Avril Lavigne's biggest regret: to become a strong man.
This was the best way he could think of to comfort his mother.
When he was seventeen years old when he held his coming-of-age ceremony, his grandfather Henry told him that becoming a strong man was not only to comfort Avril, but also his mission as a member of the Eaton family.
All the members of the Eaton family have gray hair, and no one has ever been able to reach the threshold of the realm of the strong; the direct members of the Einske family all have bright red hair, and in every generation there are people who become strong, and there are more than one.
The necessity of bloodline inheritance makes it easier for the descendants of the strong to become strong.
It just so happened that Chris inherited more of his mother Avril's blood. Not only did she look very similar, but she also had bright red hair.
Therefore, Chris is the person most likely to become a strong person in the history of the Eaton family.
It is also the hope for the future of the Eaton family.
Once the family has a strong man, it will have the strength to talk to the demihuman tribe, and it can form an alliance to maintain the current territory and continue to stay in the Alps. Even if it cannot stay in the north and move to the south to attach to the Ainske family,
He will also be treated kindly by relying on the strength of the strong, and the power and identity of the lord of the Eaton family will be continued.
"I will make up for my mother's regrets."
"I have the name of Eaton, and I will bring honor to my family."
At the coming-of-age ceremony at the age of seventeen, Chris wiped blood on his forehead and silently strengthened his belief in fighting for this life.