Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 539: The Future of Tess Aurey

Claude has been busy for more than a decade, and that's how he handles the business he's accumulated at the military headquarters. Finally relieved, I was about to give myself a few days off to relax. I didn't expect to walk out of the military headquarters and find myself standing next to a carriage waiting for me, the eldest son of old housekeeper Alec, the director of the Fields Estate.

“What are you doing here?” Claude was a little surprised.

Swanson bowed down half a bow to salute: “Yes, my lord, the old lady heard you were back and wanted you home. She said she wanted to discuss something with you..."

Well, Claude's a little blushed, and he's been living at Sheila's ever since he got back to Lake Lang City, and I really didn't expect to go home and take a look. Anyway, the Fields Manor was his home, and his wife and three biological children, as well as his mother, lived there. As a result, he didn't want to go home for more than two years. Instead, he lived with his mistress. No wonder his mother sent a housekeeper.

“Okay, I'm going home.” Claude said, then called Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes and asked him to send a guard back to Corvin Bellene Estate to tell Sheila that he would be staying at Field Estate for a while.

The restaurant that lit the white candle had a bright feeling, but the atmosphere was not very good. Claude likes to eat and talk, and he still follows the habits of his past life and likes to talk at the table. At home, however, Claude's mother was forbidden from speaking and shouting while eating because she wanted to learn the rules of the aristocratic family. So the whole restaurant is quiet, just the occasional knife and fork collision...

The food was plentiful, but Claude felt completely odourless, picking up a napkin and wiping his mouth: “I'm done. ”

I got up to leave, but my mother screamed, "Claude, wait, I have something to ask you. ”

Claude sat down again, picked up a bottle of fruit wine on the table and poured himself half a glass: “What are you trying to say? ”

Mother put down the silver fork in her hand and wiped her mouth with a napkin: “I hear you have been promoted to the kingdom's ancestral counts this time back home, and you have acquired a patrimonial family territory? ”

“Yes, why?” Claude replied.

“Here's the thing, since you've become a hereditary count of the kingdom and you've got a family territory, but you're going to stay here in the Overseas Autonomous Territories busy with military affairs, then you don't have much time to manage that territory. So I decided to take Kevin and Tess Aurey back to the kingdom, and Tess Aurey is an adult, just as he took over the administration of your hereditary family territory and practiced, so that it would be easier to inherit this hereditary family territory in the future..." Mother looked at Claude and said.

Claude laughed: "Mother, don't bother thinking about it. Although this territory belongs to my hereditary family territory, I do not have the authority to administer it, but the Overseas Autonomous Territories Congress has arranged it for unified planning and development..."

“What did you say?” Mother was angry: “This is a territory belonging to the Fields family, why should it be left to the Autonomous Territorial Council for development? Tomorrow you will write to the legislators of the Autonomous Territories and tell them that we will develop the territory ourselves and do not need their help..."

Claude's smile disappeared: "Mother, please remember that this territory is mine, not of the Fields family, and I hope you understand that. As for who I'm going to hand over to, it's my own business, not your so-called Fields family..."

Mother seemed very angry: "Claude, I know you remember that I left your brother behind, but you are now the hope of the Fields family. Even if you don't think about your family, think about your son Tess Aurey. He is your biological son and has grown up and can no longer stay in overseas autonomous territories to do nothing. Just as you have gained family territory, let him manage it, or you can make friends with the real aristocratic families of the kingdom, which will benefit his future. We are also thinking about his future...”

Claudetten laughed and told Tess Orey to deal with the aristocratic families of the kingdom, didn't she? He shook his head: "Mother, I do not want to say more, you do not understand the current situation in the Kingdom itself. Furthermore, I do not want Tess Aurey to return to the kingdom to marry those aristocratic families who, although adults and who have gone through your so-called aristocratic training, are simply washed and stripped of their lambs in front of those aristocratic families and are easily fed off. So, be realistic and don't get too far. ”

Mother got angry: "Claude! How can you say that, Tess Orey? He's your biological son. He's very smart, now that he's grown up, and I hope he returns to the mainland of the kingdom and finds a lady from a truly aristocratic family in the future to marry, so that he can be a doorman and make our family of Fields even more honorable..."

Claude shook his head: "Mother, put away your plan. You've forced Blovik away. Do you want to lose your grandson again? As for Tess Orey's future, I have other plans. As his own father, I naturally thought about his future..."

Claude turns his head to his son: "Tess, you stand up and tell me what you think, what you think about your future? ”

Fat and white Tess Orey has been eating in silence, and to be honest, he's scared of his father. Because ever since he was a kid, only Claude would beat him, or the kind that would never be merciless, if Claude found out what he did or who he bullied, his own ass would be hurt. Even though he learned to be a good boy, he went to his grandmother immediately after committing the crime, so that his father could not help himself. But since then, Claude's eyes have become more and more strange, and he can't even see those eyes that hate iron anymore...

This time Claude came back to dine with us, Tess Aurey had been trying to make herself non-existent and reduce the chances of being noticed by her father. Only against his will, his hopes and realities would always be in conflict, as his dearest grandmother had made a huge disagreement with Claude for his future development, eventually involving him in this family storm.

Even though he was very reluctant, he stood up with Claude's eyes and hesitated for a moment to say: “Father, I have no idea, but if you let me do it, I will certainly try to be the best, Grandmother and Mother have been training me with aristocratic heritage education, I think I can try to manage the next family territory..."

Mother's face showed a victorious smile: "Look, Claude, Tess Orey has already said, he will do the best. You should trust your son and let him try, he will make my family of Fields famous in the kingdom of Ovillas! ”

Claude ignored his mother, but stared at his eldest son: "Tess Aurey, do you know how your father, the royal marshal, obtained the title and territory of nobility? ”

Tess Ole shook his head, didn't talk, he really didn't know. Since he was a kid, he knew Claude was already in high places, and he hadn't experienced the most difficult times in the family. From Bai Lu City to the Overseas Autonomous Territories, their families have been treated favourably, some praised, due to the success and influence of Claude. Even if he went to Lanhu City Elementary School, repeated bullying of his classmates went unpunished because of Claude and eventually abandoned his studies for nobility training at home.

“Our Fields ancestors were only farmers, because luck had joined the forces of Sterling IX in the Kingdom's Renaissance and had a slight battle success, gaining a family business that was later drowned in a ditch because of drunkenness.” Claude slowly tasted the fruit wine in the glass and told his son about his family: “Your grandfather was a civilian, he became a White Deer City, oh then a civilian officer of the town, and spent 18 years making himself a national, becoming the White Deer Town administrator, laying the foundation for our family.

But your grandfather also dreamed of giving credit to the kingdom and making himself a member of the nobility. So it was a little too soon for him and his friends to plot to open a new route for the kingdom from Bai Lu Town to the Overseas Autonomous Territories, then a new route from Port Cobi Chus to Bai Lu Town. Yes, this route was opened by your grandfather and his best friends, but they didn't enjoy the benefits of this new route, and instead, this new route opened and the family died.

The simple reason is that your grandfather, who is greedy for the lucrative profits of the commercial trade between the two continents from this new route, is ready to make an extra buck for his family before reporting to the Kingdom. But the merchant fleet they organized attracted the rampant pirate gangs of the Nubian continent, not only was the merchant fleet plundered, but many pirate ships came along this new route to the Farea continent, ravaging the coastal areas of the kingdom...

The Kingdom sent a navy to expel these pirate groups from the Nubian mainland and to find out the truth, after which your grandfather and his friends were arrested. Although he was later spared a death for opening a new route, his official duties were lost and he owed a huge debt because the merchant fleet was pillaged by pirates, eventually your grandfather had to die... "

“Stop it, Claude!” Mothers were reluctant to listen to Claude tell about the family's past, and it was clear that it was uncomfortable to talk about Mr. Morsan's suicide.

“Why didn't you say so? We should let our children know about their family history so that they don't forget the fundamentals, not think of themselves as natural superiors. You know, Tess Orey, you're not some nobleman's kid, you're just a farmer's kid. Your grandmother, your mother, including me, your father, we are all of civilian origin, not of any kingdom nobility.” Claude ignored his mother and continued to educate his eldest son.

“Do you know why you have these wonderful lives today? That's because I, your father, joined the army from home when I was younger than you, when you were just 18 years old...” Claude was somewhat in memory: “Less than six months after I joined the army, the first Eastern Regional War broke out, and then I struggled on the battlefield for five years, fortunately survived this war that killed and injured millions of people, and made some small wars, becoming a captain of the kingdom.

When I married your mother, it was when I came home from the battlefield on vacation, entered the eyes of General Michel, the later royal marshal, went to the military academy for a short training year, and later joined the newly formed Rangers of the Kingdom. Remember when I received the news of your birth in the barracks, I was excited to invite my colleagues to get drunk because I had become a father and had my own children...

Just as a soldier, I gathered with you very little, and soon, because of the colonial war initiated by the Kingdom of Hicks, came to the overseas territorial jurisdiction of the continent of Nubian. Three years after the battle in the sand, I became a division leader because of my kung fu and stood on my heels. And that's when your mother brought you, your grandmother, your aunt, and your uncle to the overseas administration, and the family really came together, and your uncle joined my army and became a soldier.

It's not that I'm thinking sweetly, it's that I want you to understand where our Fields family really stands. We are not a noble family, but a civilian origin. Even if you have been trained by nobility to act like a true nobleman, in the eyes of those nobles in the kingdom, you are still an outburst of households, mixed with one of their civilians, and no one will look up to you. So, your whole life will be a nobleman's heart, and without three generations of inheritance, you will not be a true kingdom nobleman. ”

“Claude, what do you mean? Why can't Tess Aurey be the nobleman of the kingdom? You are now the hereditary count of the kingdom. When you return to the kingdom of the gods of war in the future, he will be the first heir to your righteous name. Will he not inherit the title of Count of your kingdom?” My mother was really angry, and she even said that Claude was dead and everything was inherited by Tess Aurey...

“Inherit? Oh...” Claude laughed sarcastically: “My mother, where did you get the confidence that Tess Aurey would keep this family business after I passed on everything I had left him? By virtue of his aristocratic education? Tess, I've been telling you so much. Do you understand what I'm saying? Can you tell us what our family really depends on? ”

“Oh yes... yes...” Tess Aurey was a little shaky, but in the face of Claude's gaze, she dared not answer, thinking for half a day to hold out a sentence: "Yes, it is the Count of your kingdom, and the industries of our family in the Overseas Autonomous Territories...”

Claude shook his head with disappointment: "My son, are you saying these answers to your grandmother or to your mother's usual impression of your teaching? Wrong answer. I can assure you, if anything happens to me in the last few years, if I return to the kingdom of the gods of war, as your grandmother said, then you will inherit my title and my estate, you will not be able to keep these things and even bring death to our family.

This is not the reality that I am alarmed by, my child, it is very likely that this will happen. I'm sorry that your grandmother and your mother's love for you made you go the wrong way, but fortunately there's still room for salvation. Now I'm going to tell you what our family stands for, quite simply, is the military brigade. We are a house of military brigades, not a noble family, and I hope you understand that, if I do not join the army, our family will never have today's status and identity.

I had plans for your future, but for the last two years I returned to the mainland of the kingdom for battle, and the military was busy and forgot about your future and future. But it's not too late. You're only 20 years old, less than 21. Starting tomorrow, you will be a volunteer of the Overseas Autonomous Territories, entering the army for training, as I am 18 years old, making myself a qualified and good soldier as soon as possible, which is what I expect from you, my eldest son, as a father... "

“No, you can't let Tess Orey join the army!” Kevin, who kept quiet, stood up and shouted, “Claude, are you trying to send your son to the battlefield to become cannon dust? I will not allow you to do this! ”

“Yes, Claude, you can't let Tess Orey join the army. He's your eldest son, your heir. You can't send him to the army. I won't let you take him to the battlefield to die!” Mother also stared angrily at Claude.

“My heir?” Claude smiled indifferently: “As a father, I have the power to decide his future. As head of the Autonomous Territory, the Royal Marshal, I have more power to recruit Tess Aurey. Like other children, he will climb and beat in the barracks, rigorously train, correct all his bad habits and so-called aristocratic habits and become a qualified soldier, just like his uncle Browick, a legend among the overseas autonomous leaders.

Of course, I don't want my son to be as good as me or his uncle, but to be a qualified soldier, the elite in the army will be able to meet my standards. Until then, I will not admit that he is my true heir. Otherwise, I would not leave everything to a coward without courage, even my own son, not to enlist and not to inherit. Tess, tell me, what's your choice? ”

“You're not sending him to the army!” Caffrey was a little hysterical, and suddenly she cried.

Claude was a little impatient to kill the fruit wine in the glass and stood up: "That's it, Tess, I'll send someone to take you to the barracks tomorrow. If you don't go, then I don't have a son like you. You will lose all of my father's inheritance rights, you will not be named Fields, you will be nameless, and you will be sentenced to 10 years of hard labour for evading military service...

You have one more night to comfort your mother and your grandmother, and say goodbye to them. I hope your career in the barracks will make you a real man, not a cowardly little white face that will only shelter your mother and your grandmother in their skirts. As a man, your destiny will be in your own hands, not in the hands of women, even if they are your mother and your grandmother. Sometimes their love of your transition is the real reason that prevents you from growing up and understanding the truth!

By the way, I have one more thing to tell you, when you get into the barracks, I'll give you another name. Your identity is the son of a civilian and has nothing to do with me. You need a man to fight in the barracks, make friends with your life and death, you will be no different from the others, everything needs to be done on your own, until you become a captain officer, I will not restore your identity and my relationship, admit that you are my son, heir, understand? ”