Winter, Year 733 of the Aran calendar.
Since more than half a year ago, a certain someone's family had taken in a large group of children, orphans who had no one to rely on came to the door one after another. Lin did not refuse any of them and accepted them all.
As for whether there were spies among them … With the existence of Cassette Cutting, which was even more heaven-defying than a lie detector, what kind of spy could go undercover? Lin did not expose them on the spot. Instead, he reminded the few children who were leading the group. This group of mischievous people who came from the streets naturally knew what they should do.
At most, the person behind the scenes would use their families to threaten the children to be obedient. However, they were only children after all. What kind of acting skills could they have, and how could they hide their thoughts? In just a few moments, they ran back crying. This was because a certain someone had a kind heart and was merciful. Otherwise, it would not be a big deal for these children to disappear directly from the maze in this magic-oriented medieval civilized world.
The children who were left behind quickly adapted to life here. At the same time, under the arrangement of the two girls, they learned as much knowledge, skills, and education as possible that they would need in the future.
More than half a year's time was enough for the various systems of the orphanage to be on the right track. In general, this group of children was roughly divided into three types of training: magic, martial arts, and skills. The first two were related to combat, and skills included hands-on techniques, as well as brain-based design, accounting, programming languages, and so on.
However, they were not forced to walk on a certain path. Instead, it was decided based on their own interests and potential. There was also no rule that said that after learning one type of knowledge, they could not touch other types of knowledge. Basically, Lin still had an open attitude towards learning and let the children choose for themselves.
Of course, the most fundamental reason was that what they could learn now was the basics of the basics. There was no harm in learning more. After all, it was a basic course for a group of children. It was only at the elementary level on Earth.
After getting in touch with this group of children, he unexpectedly found that most of them would become orphans. There was a common point. That was, most of them were hybrids, not pure Homo sapiens of a certain race. In other words, they were not pure humans, dwarves, elves, and other races. Moreover, the parents of the hybrids were very close, either from the previous generation or the generation before that.
The reason why he would study the bloodline of this group of children was because of the sick siblings, Willie and Lucy. Willy's symptoms weren't obvious, but he shared the same symptoms as his sister, which was Authority Overload Syndrome.
Although he had mentioned to Fen that there were many unknown diseases in the Mystic Land, as long as they could find out the source, transmission route, symptoms of the diseases, and other factors, they could name them. But what the hell was Excessive Authority Syndrome? Somebody was puzzled.
However, after listening to Fen's explanation, she understood that there was no better name for this illness. To use an analogy that only people on Earth could understand, this was what would happen if boiling hot water was poured into a plastic container that could not withstand high temperatures. That was the cause of the affliction that was happening to Lucie.
Lucy had great talent as a magician. Even without being taught, she began to absorb the Authority in the air on her own. However, aside from accumulating Authority, the meditation technique of the Lost Land was also used to hone one's body so that the vessel that was the body could contain more Authority. But how could Lucy, with her untrained little body, be able to receive too much authority?
This diagnosis was actually very disappointing to Fen, because there was no use of new medical techniques. As for Lucy's illness, since it originated from the Authority of Magic, of course, it had to be solved using magic. However, the part that Fen was interested in wasn't completely fruitless.
In the beginning, in order to confirm the identity of Willy and Lucy as siblings, both of them had their blood drawn for a DNA test. After all, they were orphans. The so-called siblings might just be that they had lived together for as long as they could remember, and were not actually related by blood. There was no way to completely trust the memories of children.
And the results of the test confirmed that the two were indeed siblings. At the same time, it was discovered that the DNA type of the two siblings was not in the form of purebred humans. After comparison, it was confirmed that either their father or mother was an elf, and the other was a human. The two siblings were what most people called half-elves. Lucy's Authority Overload Syndrome was precisely caused by her high magic bloodline from the elves.
In fact, Willy had the same symptoms. It was just that his magic talent was not as strong as his sister's, so the symptoms of the illness were much milder. In addition, in order to take care of his sister, Willy's exercise and willpower were stronger than Lucy's. These were the factors that allowed him to survive the Authority Overload Syndrome.
And starting with Willy and Lucy, Fen did a DNA test for all the children who came to seek refuge. Sure enough, the group of children who thought they were siblings had a few pairs that were not related by blood.
Among this group of children, more than 90% were mixed-bloods. The mixed-bloods were also very close to their parents. If it wasn't their parents, then it was their grandparents. As for the types of mixed-bloods, it was very mixed. It was so mixed that even the Lich felt that it was quite a challenging job to sort it out and make a human genealogy.
However, the reason why this group of orphans had such a situation was related to the social phenomenon of the Lost Land.
Although this was a magical world, it didn't mean that everyone had basic medical insurance. In any case, the cultural level of the Lost Land was only the Middle Ages of Europe on Earth.
At this time on Earth, whether it was the East or the West, it was very dangerous for a woman to give birth. If one was not careful, it was not news that the mother and child could be killed. In this kind of environment, abortion was not a problem that ordinary people would consider. Most of the women who had this kind of need were high-status ladies who couldn't give birth to their lover's child. Only then would they choose to do so.
Ordinary women, whether it was because they had an affair and accidentally left a seed, or because they were unwillingly pregnant, they would not choose to have an abortion. This was because the abortion technology in this era was not very advanced. Most of the time, it was done with drugs, not surgery. If the dosage of the abortion drugs was not controlled properly, it would directly become a lethal poison. Therefore, the danger of abortion itself was no less than that of childbirth.
Therefore, most of the women in the Lost Land had the idea that children were a gift from the heavens. Whether or not they could be born and whether or not they could live, it was all up to the heavens. After all, if they chose to give birth or have an abortion, they would have to face the possibility of death, so it was better to leave it all up to the heavens.
However, not all children would be blessed by their parents, or at least their mother. If there was a safe birth, but the child was an unwanted bastard. In this kind of situation, the mother would choose to abandon the child. This was the main reason why there were so many orphans in the Lost Land.
As for the reason why they were not welcomed, it could be seen from the fact that most of the children were mixed-bloods. Although there were many species of Homo sapiens in the Lost Land, half-elves and half-orcs were very common. Being common did not mean that they were welcomed. These mixed-bloods were easily rejected by both sides.
This was especially true for the different species of Homo sapiens, whose appearance and aesthetics were not necessarily similar. The birth of mixed-bloods was usually not the result of racial reconciliation. Generally speaking, it would be accompanied by violence and coercion.
If a woman got pregnant because of this and gave birth to a child, she would think that the child was innocent and would obediently raise the child. However, most of the time, the family behind these women would see the child as a disgrace and would force or even voluntarily abandon the child that they did not want to see.
Of course, Lin could not do anything about this kind of social problem, nor did he intend to do anything about it. However, Lin did not have any prejudice against the children that were once abandoned. He was willing to give them a chance. The promise of ten years of service was actually just an excuse for him to step down.
When he had the energy to spare, he would help them and form a good relationship with them. This was the only kindness that a certain transmigrator had left. As for the situation where the Virgin Mary would throw her life away, he would politely decline.
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