forest kingdom

Everyday dinner time is also a time for the Lawrence family to communicate.

"Lawrence, Catherine wants to find you some more beautiful women."

Saryl has some good news that Lawrence might like.

Lawrence didn't look so happy, "Why are you looking for a woman? Now our house is no longer enough. Many elves and maids and guards have to live in houses outside the building."

Salil smiled and said, "Of course it's for you to use at night."

Lawrence didn't want to accept this kind offer, "No need, I already have many women, whether they are elves or humans, our own are enough."

After hearing this, Lathander, who was eating, looked at Lawrence.

“Do we have many female family members here?”

Lawrence would still listen to Lathander's words. He raised his head and said, "There are already a lot. There are so many that we can't even fit them in the castle, and the courtyard outside can be filled."

Lathander shook her head, "I think it's different. You, me, Delenn, Sariel, Sophia, Khalan, Catherine, Cassandra, who else besides the ones I mentioned?"

Sariel tilted her body closer to Lathander and reminded in a low voice: "There is also the newborn Athena."

Salil can always convince others. Lathander nodded and said: "Saril is right, Athena is also our family, but the other elves and women who give birth to your children are not family members, they are just tools."

Lawrence didn't want to discuss moral issues with the witches. "The elves joined me as the defeated party. In addition to the elves, there are also maids, female guards, nuns and female students, and noble women."

"The same applies to special situations like Emma, ​​Bull, and Hela. They are not family members only if they give birth to offspring for me. You should know this truth."

Emma, ​​Candice and other maids stood aside and listened quietly. Lawrence was kind and kind, but Emma also felt that Lathander was right.

"You are right, not only those who give birth to your offspring are considered family members. I understand this and accept this restriction." Lathander nodded and accepted Lawrence's opinion. "Our problem is not to discuss the other women around us. If you are not qualified to be a family member, you should find a way to get more women.”

"For our tribe, your family, fresh blood is a precious necessity."

"You have many children now, and we witches are also here. We all still have a long life to go, but I always think that we should get more new blood."

Lathander's thinking is somewhat different from that of traditional witches. This is mainly due to her long-term role as the tribe's prophet and spiritual leader. She thinks about the healthy continuation of the race and the trade-offs in the face of various risks.

Kohalan first understood Lathander's thoughts. Seeing that Lawrence did not understand in time, he explained some issues that Lathander had not mentioned.

"Most witches don't like it, and they won't introduce other witches to wizards, let alone take the initiative to do this kind of thing, unless they are the kind of group that lived together before meeting the wizard, the kind that is more like being attracted by the wizard at the same time. Grasp."

"When there are more people, there will be more food. Witches will not live in peace with each other. They will find themselves a witch who may kill them."

"So instinctively, we would all avoid this happening."

Khalan accepted many of Lawrence's views, including the instinct theory, blaming the fault on instinct rather than his own true thoughts and morals.

"Now we have enough food here, there is no problem of insufficient consumables, and there is no problem of troublesome witches that we can't control."

"The more witches you have around you, the stronger we are." Kharan said a fact, "So I agree with Kharan and Salil, you deserve more."

Lawrence almost understood, "What mother means is to find women who are truly qualified to join us, who can be accepted by us, and who are strong enough."

Lathander nodded, "There must be such powerful witches outside. I always feel that our land is getting more and more vast, but the people in my family have not changed for many years." Lawrence was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds It took him seconds to react.

Lathander did not regard the boys as family members that could be inherited.

The elves have a queen's inheritance system, and the witch tribe is also dominated by witches.

"I have something to ask." Lawrence looked at Lathander, Cassandra and other mothers, "What do you think of me and my son? Mainly in terms of the future of this country and our family."

Lathander said without hesitation: "You are still very young. These children need to go outside for experience. We need to carefully observe their behavior to make sure that they will not follow the same path of other wizards."

Delenn didn't say anything. She always focused on Lathander.

Cassandra's attitude was similar.

"As a pure-blood wizard, Green is indeed too dangerous. I have heard many rumors about wizards, including my father's experience. You are the only exception."

Kehalan said on behalf of the other witches: "I think so too. Most wizards are not good kings, nor are they good fathers or good children."

If ordinary barbarians are a different kind of unkind father and unfilial son, then wizards are an enhanced version of barbarians.

Talking about filial piety to a wizard is like telling a lion cub to be filial to a male lion.

There is also a slight difference. When this little lion grows up, it not only attacks male lions, but also kills female lions.

This is not an absolute thing. In the past, resources were underdeveloped, but now that there are more resources, there is no need to do that.

Lawrence thought so, but in fact he didn't think too long term.

Lawrence didn't want to take risks, especially since he felt that he was still very young. In addition, history at home and abroad told Lawrence that there is no father or son in the face of power.

Most wizards are more powerful than brains, and most of the barbarians under their command are a group of brainless people.

The current environment is not suitable for the establishment of a heir training system. First, the nobles in various places must be stabilized and a basic class capable of performing their respective duties should be formed.

Also, if children are given too many rights, others will not dare to kill them after they awaken their power, which will lead to more troublesome consequences.

Lawrence suddenly realized that he was not a good father either, and had already thought of this step.

"Both Gran and Io need my descendants to manage them. I also hope that they can go to the outside world and see the stars and the sea outside in the future."

Lawrence finally decided to separate the children, "when they can sleep alone, let them learn how to ride, fight and cook, and take them out often."

"When Andersen turns twelve, let him go to the army to become a soldier. There will be enough people there to control him and educate him."

Andersen was born in the eighth year of the New Calendar, and he is already seven years old this year. In five years, he will be able to catch up with the battle against the South and vent the innate violence of his youth on the enemy instead of his own people.

The rest of the people accepted this arrangement. The wizards and witches only focused on taking care of the children during their childhood. When the children grew up, they no longer had the instinct to take care of them.

Usually this stage is also the stage when the appearance of the cubs becomes ferocious, their fangs and claws are sound, and their desire to attack is uncontrollable. (End of chapter)