death of hope

Chapter 946: Psionic Storm (22) Unholy Bloodline

As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public.
This matter concerns the reputation of the Ix colony planet. It must not be handled rashly or spread everywhere. It is also not advisable to conceal it completely, so as to avoid this big bomb exploding in a more dangerous and embarrassing situation.

After careful consideration, the hospital director ordered his subordinates to keep the secret for the time being and used his connections to privately inform his lord, Count Dominic Vilnius, of the shocking scandal.

To the Dean's surprise, the Earl did not react much to this. He did not get angry, nor did he ask for more details. It seemed that he had known about this scandal for a long time.

He just replied calmly, "I know."

The dean was confused and at a loss, not knowing what to do.

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In fact, there is no need for genetic testing. Anyone with a good brain and eyes can figure out the clues.
The tall and handsome nephew of the Count, Leon Vilnius, did not inherit any inferior genes from his short, ugly and ugly father, so his biological father must be someone else.

In view of the "strong demand" and "not picky" style of the Earl's beautiful sister, Kaelia,

As long as she took a fancy to a handsome man, from noble sons to federal civil servants, even blue-collar electricians and waiters, she would take them all to her secret bedroom to enjoy. In this way, the bloodline identity of the illegitimate child could not be verified at all.

My Lord Earl is neither stupid nor blind and cannot be kept in the dark.

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The dean calmed down and thought about it, and finally found a reasonable explanation;
Count Dominic Vilnius didn't care who his good nephew's biological father was.

A hero never brags about his past achievements. The once great hero, Count Dominic, is now old, his body is becoming increasingly bloated, and his thinking is becoming increasingly dull.

The wealthy Ix colony is in desperate need of an outstanding heir, but the Earl has long been disappointed with his spoiled and useless offspring.

And his good nephew, Leon Vilnius, is handsome, strong, polite, humble, and full of martial virtues. He is simply a star of hope sent by God to revive the glory of the Vilnius family.

No matter what kind of wild man his biological father is, this illegitimate child has the genes of his sister Kelly and the genes of the Vilnius family. For the count, this is enough.

After understanding these, the dean became more clear-headed.
As an open-minded young man from Ix and a pragmatic intellectual, the dean secretly agreed with the Count's approach.
He strictly ordered his subordinates to keep their mouths shut and gave them a large bonus as hush money, asking them to take the secret to their grave.

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However, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels far and wide.

A hematologist took his bonus to a nightclub and after three rounds of drinks, he let out all the scandal.
Those drinking buddies were more unreliable than each other and told the secret to their so-called “tight-lipped” best buddies.

The scandal quickly spread like a virus, and soon spread to teahouses and bars in the Ix colony. The cheapest prostitutes in the slums laughed at the nobles. With the help of gossip tabloids, almost the entire Ix knew about it in just one week. Even the lowest slaves in the deep mines could tell a few jokes about the Earl's family.

At this point, public opinion had completely gotten out of control. The entrance to the Earl's Palace was crowded with reporters, and outside the courtyard wall were paparazzi holding telephoto cameras.

The Count locked himself up and refused any interviews. According to the servants in the Governor's Palace, Count Dominic suffered from depression and was so worried that his hair fell out. He had to take sleeping pills to fall asleep.

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To outsiders, it is hard to understand.
In the Terra Federation, where the privileges of the nobility are gradually fading, traditional conservative values ​​are gradually being replaced by liberal views.
In today's world where the streets are full of "Rainbow Pride Parades" and promiscuous people, retro scandals such as cuckoldry and illegitimate children are not even worth mentioning.

As one of the most powerful civilizations in the galaxy, the vast territory also means huge differences and cultural barriers.

Each planet that Terran humans colonize has a completely different human environment.

The first generation of colonists on the planet Ix were a group of devout and conservative Knights Templar who built countless churches and constructed a closed spiritual barrier for the old and stubborn.

As time goes by, space business has made Ix wealthy and gradually become open and inclusive. However, the feudal conservatism engraved in the bones of the Ix people is still difficult to erase.

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illegitimate child,
The unclean children born due to human lack of self-discipline and indulgence of desires will surely be despised by God's pious people.

If it was an ordinary family, it would be fine, after all, times have changed and people are more open-minded. However, among the ancient and proud feudal aristocracy, there is absolutely no place for illegitimate children.

Even though Count Dominic Vilnius, who had received higher education and was open-minded and honest and who promoted people based on their merits, was unable to go against the surging public opinion.

Most of the core members of the planet Ix, the older generation and the middle-aged, have only received basic education in local church schools and generally hold traditional conservative values.

Business brought wealth, but also brought in other colonized, more open and trendy cultures.

In order to make a living, the older generation of Ixians had to tolerate open-minded young people getting tattoos and drinking, and had to tolerate the heretical beliefs of alien merchants and new immigrants.

The only thing they could not tolerate was that the Vilnius family, their lord to whom they had been loyal for generations and who represented the glory of Ix, had also fallen into depravity.

Feudal hereditary system is the customary tradition of this land, but if the Earl goes against the will of the people and insists on handing power to his illegitimate nephew,
These old fogeys will pick up the votes given to them by federal law and elect a governor of pure blood.