Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 2 Family History

According to the history book, Sterling IX, the wise god of martial arts, has always been attentive to the people. Since childhood, he has conducted social surveys into the shantytowns inhabited by the civilian population of Wangdu, in order to understand the suffering and social ills of the people, and deeply resented the aristocracy and bureaucracy of the territory that has been adsorbed by the greed of the kingdom. When he reached the age of sixteen, he was ordered by his father to attend an aristocratic college.

During his four years at the Aristocratic Academy, Prince Calgart never went to luxurious banquets and dances organized by boring aristocratic disciples, learning all kinds of knowledge, drawing on the precious governance experience of his predecessors and exercising superhuman insights.

As Sterling IX has said since then, four years at the Academy of Aristocrats have given him an insight into the plight and crisis facing the kingdom, indicating that the kingdom must change in order to be saved. But he was young, and despite that desire, he didn't know how to proceed.

So Prince Calgart decided to take a walk around the Farea continent and see what other kingdoms looked like.

It took another four years for Prince Calgart to travel almost all over the Farea continent, to meet a number of intelligent men and to become friends and acquaintances, just like Lawcett, who later came to power as Prime Minister of Iron Blood. Duke of Lynn Dickens, invincible Commander Dubois. Marshal Mann Duncan, Lord Iron Face. Marquis Mo Fox, brilliant treasurer Gaskell. Count J. Fellman and others, it was they who formed the solid cornerstone of what was later hailed as the gold of the Kingdom's thirty years of development.

Prince Calgart, who returned to the kingdom, met his father, Sterling VIII, and made a request for a comprehensive reform of the kingdom. Only the sick Sterling VIII was not interested in it, and gave Prince Calgart the task of overseeing the guards throughout the kingdom and sent him away from the palace.

The failure of Prince Calgart was not discouraged, and he ran all over the kingdom, facing the regularization of regional guards, severely punishing offenders of the law and embezzlement, and publicizing his plan for reforming the country, which earned him a great reputation among free citizens and businessmen and laid the foundation for his final victory after the outbreak of the civil war in the kingdom.

Only Prince Calgart, who returned to the capital two years later, had no chance of returning to his father because Sterling VIII had died. Then Elder Princess Illinia and Prince Ernest began to struggle for the throne.

Prince Calgart, aware of his inferior identity, could not have a chance to take power, nor would the nobility and bureaucracy of Wangdu's territory elect an illegitimate son to be their king. So Prince Calgart can only try to reconcile the Elder Princess Illinia with Prince Ernest, hoping that they will work together on matters of state to face the crisis.

I'm tired of talking to Elder Princess Illinia and Prince Ernest. You're a prince in name, but our brother doesn't want to think about your origins. Are you qualified to care about us? So I found a reason to beat him out of Wang Du and stop wandering around in front of them.

Prince Calgart's departure from the capital is like a dragon to the sea. I was still a dude who was waving around, Rosette. Lynn Dickens heard the news and rushed off at night. That was the night when the prince and the future prime minister of the kingdom talked at night with candles and made a determination to revive the kingdom to take the throne.

Only Prince Calgart did not expect his actions to attract as much vigilance and taboo as Princess Illinia and Prince Ernest, while the foolish Baron of the White Deer Town seal came to his camp with enthusiastic private armies ready to carry out the orders issued by the Kings, forcing Prince Calgart, who was not yet fully prepared to establish an armed takeover of the throne, to fire the first shot of resistance.

This was followed by the capture of White Deer Town and the cantonment of guns, which led to the outbreak of the civil war in the Kingdom of Ovilas. At first, Princess Illinia and Prince Ernest tore their faces apart and fought hard at the king, while Prince Calgart swept away the enclosed nobles with the armaments he had just established, arresting local officials who served the forces of both sides of the king.

Soon after, Elder Princess Illinia and Prince Ernest shook hands again under the pressure of their respective supporters, territorial nobles and officials, uniting their forces against the growing armament of Prince Calgart. During that time, Prince Calgart suffered several defeats and had to retreat to three counties in the southwest.

Having defeated Prince Calgart, who marched to the King's Landing, Princess Illinia and Prince Ernest did not persevere, but instead began a war between them. Prince Calgart took the opportunity to recruit and rearm horses in the three southwestern counties. With the support of a wide range of liberal people and businessmen, Prince Calgart was not discouraged by the defeat, but the stronger the Vietnam War and finally won.

Elder Princess Illinia ended up in exile to the Kingdom of Nasseri, where she died of illness. Prince Ernest, on the other hand, was killed by stray bullets on the battlefield, and his remaining armies and men, with the support of the nobility of the enclosed land headed by Grand Duke Brown, persisted for more than four months before being besieged on the banks of the Amson River and defeated by the entire army. Grand Duke Brown lost his life, and the remaining territorial nobles were either hanged on hangers or exiled from abroad.

Since the armed flag of Elder Princess Illinia is blue, the armed flag of Prince Ernest is yellow, the armed flag of Prince Calgart is purple and is fighting for the throne, and both the Elder Princess and the Prince have their own sceptres as the supreme symbols of power to direct their armaments, the history books call the Civil War of the Kingdom of Orvis a tri-colored sceptre battle, while folk call it the Blue, Yellow and Purple War.

In all seriousness, after seizing Bai Lu Town and compiling a gun camp, Prince Calgart finally thought of the warriors who rushed into the Rodman Palace and decided to honor his promises of reward.

What Prince Calgart did not expect was that more than a dozen warriors who had broken into the embassy were still alive. That's right, a minor injury, a serious injury dying, only half.

In the presence of all his men, the prince asked kindly what the wishes of the seriously wounded were, provided that he could do everything in his power to accomplish them.

The seriously injured person was very excited, a golden light appeared in his eyes, a bright avenue was placed in front of him, he “howled” and opened his mouth twice, but he didn't say anything, his feet stopped breathing, this is a blessed person...

Everyone puts their envious eyes on the only lucky one, and obviously, this is the only one left, and the prince will certainly double his reward, lest his promises fail and become a disbeliever.

“What's your name?” The prince turned his eyes to this trembling soldier and asked gently. He is well aware that many of the poor who have not seen the world are like this in front of the superiors.

“Big, Big, Big, Big, Big, Big, Big, Big, Big, Big, Hubby, Hubby, Hubby, Hubby. Phil, Fields..." The soldier stuttered and answered.

In Gukherz, Fields means fields, farmland. The name Fields is essentially a farmer. And this Hasby. Fields is Claude's long-dead grandfather, or now the founder of the Fields family.

Just Claude's father, now head of White Deer, Morsan. Every time Mr. Field talks about his father, he looks very annoyed, hates iron and steel, a great opportunity to be in front of his father, like entering a treasure trove of dragons, without those precious stones or rare magic equipment, you pick up a gold coin on the ground and leave. What the hell is this?

“Soldier, you should call your Highness!” The servant of a prince beside him scolded.

“It's okay." Prince Calgart waved, and he didn't care about the bars: "Easy, Hasby. Fields, you're a warrior, and we wouldn't have won so quickly if it weren't for you and the heroes who died. Come on, what do you want? I'll help you do it, or what do you want? I can satisfy you as long as you want...”

“If your grandfather is more flexible or sober, ask His Majesty the Great King to give us a word between his name and his name, then we are now aristocrats…” This is what Mr. Morsan often complains about in front of his children. Whenever this moment, Mr. Morsan's resentment of his father reaches its pinnacle, he can't wait for time to turn back, before the prince is him, not that stupid father Hasby.

On the Farea continent, the biggest difference between nobility and civilians is one more word between names. And the word is called honorable, and it can also be said that it is a name inherited by nobility. Instead of pretending to be an aristocrat by adding a random word between the names, the word in the names of the aristocrats must have a clear record of inheritance that can withstand the test.

For example, future Imperial Chancellor Lawcett. Lord Lynn Dickens, the word Lynn in his name indicates that his ancestors were pioneering knights of the wilderness woodlands and were sealed by the word Lynn because of merit, which is documented. He used to be Lin. A sidekick of the Dickens family, he was a famous playboy when he was younger, and after joining Prince Calgart, he helped the Prince to take the throne and was later named Duke of Honor for more than three decades of service to the kingdom.

In the kingdom of Orvillas, say hello to yourself and say your name is Claude. Fields, when people hear you, they know you're a civilian. Speak freely. And you said your name was Lawcett. Lynn Dickens, then even those who do not know you may know by name that you are of aristocratic origin and must be given the respect and courtesy that you deserve.

So Claude's father, Mr. Morsan, dreamed of adding a word to his name, which meant a brilliant future for him. With this word, he is no longer the chief administrative officer of a small town, the mayor, the councillor, the county chief's throne are all waving to him, step up is not a dream...

It's just that time is no longer running backwards, and Mr. Morsan's father Hasby didn't know his future son would defame him so unwise, otherwise he might have sprayed this unformed, unfaithful son onto the wall, so there wouldn't be any more Fields.

As a young farmer who only wants to fill his belly to join the Prince, Hasby hasn't figured out what's going on. Hasby joined the Prince's team less than a day ago, tempted by the smell of toast from the camp chef. As a result, we had dinner and breakfast, and the shots went off, and then Hasby was ordered to follow the team, without knowing who had put a gun in his hand.

This way Hasby followed the brigade, the gun in his hand was a novel thing for him, he had only heard of it but had never seen it, let alone manipulated it. When we got to town, we heard heavy gunfire coming from the front, and the air was filled with smoke.

It was as if the prince had made a speech, and the soldiers around him cheered, and Hasby cheered, and then all of them rushed up, and Hasby followed.

Luckily, Hasby didn't get hit on the way out and rushed into the office very smoothly. Just entering the office, he was stabbed with a bayonet, and a big mouth was cut under his ribs. However, the enemy who injured him was stabbed to death by a companion who rushed in behind him. In a fierce physical battle, Hasby quietly and silently hid in the corner of the wall awaiting rescue...

As a result, the companions were all dead, while Hasby became the only survivor of the warriors.

“I, I want that house...” Hasby said with some hesitation.

“The house? What house?” Prince Calgart pulled out his ear and thought he heard it wrong.

“This is the house.” Hasby dared to refer to the Rodman's Palace behind the prince.

“Soldier Hasby. Fields, do you really just want this house for a reward and nothing else?” Prince Calgart confirmed.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Hasby nodded.

“Well, as you wish. From today on, the house will be yours. ”

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