The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 277: The country of tradition
In the cold winter, names are very important.
For example, in a church school, you must have a name before you can enroll. When doing business or looking for a job, you must have your own name... Even if you are adopted, the child must be given a name by his family elders.
If the "thing" without a name is killed, the murderer will only be sentenced to "destruction of public property."
If you ask more carefully, you will also take the opportunity to ask about the meaning of your name, and take the opportunity to ask who the clan elder who named you is... This is actually inheriting the relationship network of the older generation.
And this name must include the surname.
Lin Dong's rule is that if a child comes from two different families, then he can become a member of either family - as long as the elder of the family is willing to name it. This means that in the dead of winter, nobles in big cities and hunters and farmers in the countryside may even be relatives within three generations.
This naming is very serious.
This means that if the child commits something or wins any prize in the future, it will be reported to the clan by the local Winter Church. The clan elders who bestow their names will also be prosperous and devastated.
Just like the relationship between "godfather and godmother" in the Theocracy.
Any name without a surname is a "pseudonym" made by oneself. This name has no legal effect - because all "real names" will be handed over to the local church by the clan elders and recorded by the church. of.
This is actually an ID card that does not need to be shown and can be verified anytime and anywhere using magic.
If the family name has been taken away but still claims to be from this family; or if a person without a surname chooses a random surname for himself, he can be directly assigned to the Frost Beast Army.
Even if you have your own surname, it is not allowed to use another clan name. If nothing happens, that's fine, but if he breaks the law and this notice reaches the family, the clan elder who named him may even commit suicide due to the humiliation.
Anyone who commits a crime by impersonating another person's name will also be regarded as "insulting the family" and the crime will be increased to third level. The impostor's family may view the impostor's family as their enemy - a feud that may last for three generations.
If a family's "family name", that is, their surname, is taken away, it means that they were "closed" in the middle of winter. This is the most serious crime in the dead of winter, and is usually a crime that can only be punished if a whole family rebels.
Once their surnames are stripped off, they are no longer citizens of the Principality of Winter... Although they are not thrown out, they are actually exiled and deported.
Like a werewolf.
Unless they are the children of a werewolf and a normal person, they may be given a name by the clan elder on the normal side; purebred werewolves do not have surnames.
They are also werewolves, Doreen has the name "Doreen Angel", while Bella has no last name.
And the same orphans - orphans with names will be pitied and even adopted; but orphans without names are like wild beasts. Their status is no different from that of werewolves.
This is the Principality of Winter.
A truly "traditional" country.
This tradition does not exist in the aesthetics of a backward era, nor does it exist in rejecting the advancement of science and technology. It does not affect their daily flexibility and humor...it will not make them rigid and stubborn, or even often loved by others. Enter Werewolf.
Just like Dmitri.
But they do value tradition.
The tradition composed of blood kinship has formed invisible chains based on interpersonal relationships, binding everyone to abide by the law. Although there is no joint sitting in the law, it is invisible in morality and folk customs. restrains everyone.
If someone intends to assassinate the Duke of Winter, his tribe will not be sentenced to crime, but everyone in the local area will know that they have relatives who have committed such a crime; even if their family moves to other places, the local Winter Church will still The local people will be informed about the relatives of this family and what they did at what time.
No matter what good or bad things the clan members have done, they will be remembered by the Church of Winter - the locals will definitely know the dark history and glory of each family. Consider what their relatives have done.
It is this kind of strong moral restraint that forces every family to carry out moral education within the family.
If a child has bad conduct, they will never let him go out and wander around, for fear of causing trouble to the family. If someone goes out without permission, their surname may be taken away to force them to go home; on the contrary, Let me tell you, if a child is very good, even if the family has no money, the elders who are several generations away will take the initiative to give him money and let him go out to "see if he can make a name for the family."
If a person dies for a righteous act or a heroic fight, his family members and relatives will be highly respected by the local people; if someone in the family is a serious criminal, the entire family may not be able to hold their head high in the local area for more than ten years. ——The Principality of Winter is a country that values "face".
Because of this, "orphans" are a very dangerous "group" in the cold winter.
It is not so much that there are very few "orphans", but rather that there are nameless orphans who may have died at an unknown age. If they died silently in the streets, no one would even trace them.
In the traditional concept of winter, it is believed that "orphans without names cannot be taught well." This is an implicit discrimination.
If you want the orphan to no longer be an orphan, you must give him a name.
——This means that the family will be responsible for their future crimes.
In the minds of the people in Winter, these orphans are "other people's children." It is impossible to decide whether it is good or bad at all. Even if a clan elder is willing to name it, he may be stopped by other people in the clan - after breaking away from the blood relationship, everyone does not want to take responsibility for his child.
But if it is an orphan who has already been named, it will not be so troublesome.
Anyway, if something happens, it’s not a shame for the family... It doesn’t even matter if you teach them casually.
If the child's parents died because of glory, then all the local families may work together to raise him - they also hope to get "glory" from this.
Therefore, the orphanage in the Principality of Winter is completely different from other countries... This is not a welfare institution, but a shelter institution. Since everyone with a name will be picked away, the vast majority of those who can end up in orphanages are orphans without surnames.
In the harsh winter environment, only those who have a relatively high level of education, receive an education above university, or become a clergyman above bishop can gradually understand... It does not mean that "orphans without names will definitely commit crimes." ”, it all depends on what kind of education they received.
Since becoming Cardinal, Dmitry has been working hard to improve the environment of the orphanage.
If everyone regards the orphanage as a garbage dump, then the "education" they receive will really make them think that they are garbage.
But these children are actually no worse than anyone else, nor are they like the uneducated people who think that orphans without names are hopeless "sons of beasts."
Having a name or not does not determine their own quality. The acquired education and society's views are the real reasons for their degeneration.
The Melvin family gathered these orphans together and gave them the Melvin surname - this seemed like a great kindness, and it would make the orphans thank them for the rest of their lives.
In fact, it can indeed improve their situation visibly, turning them from orphans with no surnames and not even human beings to members of the Melvin family.
However, the Melvin family must be brewing some conspiracy here.
Dmitri had such a premonition.
Hazy, he had already realized that if he handled this conversation incorrectly, it might cause huge disaster to Annan.
But Dmitri does not have a deep understanding of mysterious knowledge and extraordinary realms.
Relying only on his own knowledge~IndoMTL.com~, he didn't even realize what the Melvin family was planning... so he didn't know how he should respond.
Just when he was hesitating, the sealed room in the Grand Duke's Mansion opened on its own from the outside without anyone knocking on the door.
——Great opportunity!
"Who?"
Dmitri immediately shouted loudly: "Don't you know how to knock on the door?"
He had even planned to scold the people who came in, pretend to be in no mood to reply, and take the opportunity to put aside the unclear matter brought by Earl Melvin... etc. He went to "Wasika", his occult consultant, to inquire and then give an answer.
As a result, he heard a very familiar and smiling voice:
"Why, my dear Dmitry, does your brother have to knock on the door when he returns to the Grand Duke's palace?"
——Grandma is here, great!
It's Annan who's back!
Dmitri exhaled almost immediately, his eyes lit up, and even his frowning eyebrows opened.
It doesn't matter what conspiracy the Melvin family has.
——Annan is back, and Lundong will be saved!
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