Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 717 Only the present is worth cherishing
Their strength goes without saying.

Members of the royal family not only enjoy the benefits of the allowances they receive, but also have access to resources that can be purchased at any time.

Although they have to pay for all of this themselves.

However, the channels are the real hurdle that ordinary people find difficult to advance... How could a knight above level ten really be that poor?

However, they had no idea where to buy the medicine.

Neither the church nor the royal family can refrain from restricting these high-end products.

However, these major players don't impose purchase restrictions on each other.

The same applies to the military; once you reach a certain rank, there's nowhere to earn merit.

Without merit, how could one possibly buy the potion?
What the Countess of Hamilton never dared to dream of before was laid bare before her after she married Ezra: money talks.

The countess, who had just married Ezra, never imagined that she would have children so easily.

She was even prepared to remain childless for the rest of her life!

The only thing she could do was to spend as much time as possible with Ezra.

Perhaps it was also due to the camaraderie of their past comrades-in-arms, but she never thought that Ezra would disagree and directly seized both of their family assets for herself... Although her family didn't give her any money, Serena, who had been in the army for so many years, couldn't possibly be penniless.

Perhaps still harboring some suspicion, she moved her personal assets elsewhere before returning to her family.

Having served as a commander for so long, she still had a few subordinates she could trust.

Even though I can't save her, keeping my promise is still worthwhile as long as she's still alive.

So, although Ezra didn't have much cash left, what she brought back was enough to start some small business dealings.

After that, not only did she manage to grow Ezra's fortune to the point where she could support a large knightly order, but her meager dowry also enabled her to build a caravan that spanned several countries.

For the Countess of Hamilton, just when everything was on the right track and she was starting to feel a little irritable again, the sudden appearance of Armies in her womb was like an angel.

By then, she had already embarked on the path of advancement by taking medication.

Although she is certainly not as strong as someone like Ezra who climbed to the top on her own, she is not bad either, at least her lifespan is long enough... It's not that you can advance just by using a potion, there are also basic requirements.

She was just a little short, so the medicine could help.

The difference is too great; it's useless once drug resistance develops.

Although the Countess knew perfectly well that what she was doing was the right thing to do—that it was better to become stronger than to hope for a child that was almost impossible to have—a faint glimmer of hope always lingered in her heart.

Perhaps, because she didn't receive genuine love from her parents, she always wanted to prove something... For example, if I had a child, I would love him wholeheartedly and would never force him to do anything he didn't want to do.

I am determined to make him one of the happiest children in the world.

Although she didn't want to put pressure on Ezra... the Countess was only level 12 at the time, so she could definitely give birth. The real problem was Ezra's heavily elementalized body.

One has a one-in-half chance, while the other has only a one-twentieth.

When it comes to having children, everyone understands whose responsibility is greater.

The King of the North is a special case; no one would compare him to that.

In any case, because of the social welfare system, many members of the Northern Royal Family have chosen to remain single.

Parents generally don't require their children to carry on a particular bloodline.

After all, their king alone ensured the continuation of the Northern royal family.

Of course, if the children don't amount to much, they will choose to get married and have children on their own... The children's welfare benefits before they reach adulthood are all controlled by their parents.

Although no one would withhold a child's living expenses, the royal family would not differentiate between different allowances based on the child's age.

The allowance that allows an adult to live comfortably is more than enough to support a child.

The strange and unusual love stories that often occur in the royal families of the North originate from this.

Anyway, they have neither pressure nor motivation.

The Countess knew very well that Ezra would propose to her, and although there were other considerations, it was mostly because he genuinely liked her.

Although the marriage started out tragically, it was genuinely based on love, and she cherished it very much.

She would never let Ezra know how much she wanted a child.

But she really did want to.

The appearance of Armes was a huge surprise for her.

Of course, the same applies to Ezra.

Although he hadn't really thought about having children, Ezra was still very happy once he had one.

Ezra was especially pleased to see the Countess's delight.

The Countess can still recall the happiness of that time. Armies was truly a perfect child, fulfilling all her expectations and embracing her greatest enthusiasm.

The Countess knew that she and Ezra were not the kind of parents who knew how to take care of children, but they liked to do everything themselves. Before long, little Armies would have some red marks on his body.

This was only because they were both great knights and had proper control over their power.

Pearl, the youngest daughter, didn't receive as much love from her brother... After all, by the time she grew up, Ezra had already risen to a high position in the army and was working towards becoming his deputy commander.

He spent almost all his time in the military camp.

He actually loved Pearl very much and doted on his daughter... but he just didn't have the same tacit understanding and intimacy that he had with Armies after spending so much time together.

It was only because Armes suddenly awakened his natural talent after he came of age and was brought into the palace that his youngest daughter did not perceive the difference between them.

In addition, after Armies became a nature mage, his personality became extremely stable and gentle. Ezra liked to tease him and make him break down, making the father-son relationship seem tense yet funny.

However, Ezra would never do the same thing to Pearl, no matter what she became.

Because he had always stayed in the military camp, although he understood that men and women needed to keep their distance, he did not feel that men and women needed to be treated differently... There were several female knight commanders in the Ezra Knights.

Ezra only respected strength and ability.

Those of royal lineage from the North all share this characteristic.

After all, their allowances have never been differentiated by gender.

The reason why the royal families of the North have no queen is not because women are not qualified, but because their succession is biased towards men.

Some qualifications can only be found in men.

This is all ordained by Heaven. In the south, in the darkness and on the land, there are royal families whose lineage is based on women.
No one can change it.

But this does not mean that there are no strong women in the royal family of the North.

When most men inherit royal-specific qualifications and awaken directly as knights, women naturally find it easier to become magic-based professionals.

Although the chief archmage of Travis is a male member named Arthasan, the two before him were both women.

Even later... Although the Countess didn't know much, she had heard that Alzalan's current favorite candidate was also a woman.

The royal family of the North even had many female scholars and priests.

However, for certain reasons, they mostly choose to stay in the underground palace and are not very willing to show themselves.

In other words, if the royal family really had something to report to the Lord of Storms, they wouldn't need to consult the High Priest at all.

Therefore, the Countess simply did not believe that His Majesty the King was completely unaware of the actions of High Priest Schröder after Hamilton arrived.

The Lord of Storms is not the kind of god who causes trouble for others; he will definitely speak up when it's time to give instructions.

However, their king said nothing.

If it weren't for his charlatanry, which made Hamilton struggle to handle the situation, how could Armies and Pearl have been stimulated to regain their previous memories?

Then they will still be her and Ezra's good children.

Travis, who hadn't come to Hamilton back then, came here after he was no longer needed... The Countess wasn't as welcoming as she appeared.

Although she strongly resisted the idea that Armies and Pearl had memories of past lives, or even that they might be reincarnations of some deity, the Countess never suspected that her child had been replaced in her womb.

No one can understand the ecstasy she felt when she had Armies.

She could sense even the slightest change in the baby inside her... Probably no other female knight would be as obsessed as her, using all her limited mental energy to scan her belly and the baby inside.

After all, it really doesn't look good.

But it is precisely because she has done such crazy things that the Countess can say with absolute certainty that her children will always be her children.

"Ah, Serena, won't you show me around your and Ezra's house?"

The countess, who had been looking down and reminiscing about the past, raised her head.

Although they had tried to slow down, His Majesty Travis had already taken her to the rooftop terrace of the castle.

Evelyn Costa of the Temple of Valor, accompanied by her students, stood there waiting, surrounded by the castle mages.

Valera stood further away.

Bowen was not there.

She frowned slightly... Bowen was still here overseeing everything before she was sent up.

What could make him suddenly abandon everything and leave...? The Countess turned her head and glanced at the direction on the flank: Pearl?
Travis's words were just a reminder to Serena.

Even if she was only thinking about seeing her children and was not really interested in them, she still had to introduce Evelyn Costa to Travis first.

This is her duty as the owner of the castle.

(End of this chapter)