Chapter 277 The Country of Tradition

In Winter, names are very important.

For example, in church schools, you must have a name before you can enroll. And to do business and find a job, you must have your own name... Even if you are adopted, the child must be given a name by the elders of the family.

If the "thing" without a name is killed, the murderer will only be sentenced to "destruction of public property".

If you ask more detailed questions, you will take the opportunity to ask about the meaning of the name and who is the elder who gave you the name... This is actually inheriting the 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, he can be a member of any family—as long as the elder of the family is willing to name it. This means that in the cold winter, the nobles in the big cities and the hunters and farmers in the countryside may even be relatives within three generations.

And this name is very serious.

It means that if the child commits any crimes or wins any awards in the future, he will be notified to the clan by the local Winter Church. The clan elders who bestowed their names will also prosper and lose all.

Just like the relationship of "Godfather and Godmother" in Theocracy.

Any name without a surname is a "false name" created by oneself, and 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.

This is actually an ID card that can be verified anytime, anywhere with magical powers, without having to show it.

If the family name has been taken away, but they still claim to be members of this family; or people who don't have a surname just give themselves a surname, they can be directly assigned to the Frost Beast Army.

Even if you have your own surname, it is not allowed to use other clan names. It's fine if nothing happens, but if the law is violated and the notice is passed on to the family, the elders of the clan who named him may even commit suicide due to the humiliation.

Those who use other people's names to commit crimes will also be regarded as "insulting the family" and the crime will be added to the third class. The impostor's family may view the impostor's family as an enemy—a feud that may last for three generations.

If a certain family is deprived of the "family name", that is, the surname, it means that they have been "dismissed" in the cold winter. This is the most serious crime in the cold winter, and it is usually a crime that can only be convicted of a family rebellion.

Once they were stripped of their surnames, they were no longer citizens of the Dukedom of Winter... Although they were not thrown out, they were actually exiled and deported.

Like a werewolf.

Unless it is a child of a werewolf and a normal person, it may be given a name by the elders on the side of the normal person; a purebred werewolf has no surname.

Also a werewolf, Doreen has the name "Doreen Angel", while Bella has no surname.

Orphans are also orphans—orphans with a name will be pitied and even adopted; but orphans without a name are like wild animals. Their status is no different than that of werewolves.

This is the Duchy of Winter.

A truly "traditional" country.

This tradition does not exist in the aesthetics of the backward era, it does not exist in rejecting the advancement of technology, and it does not affect their daily flexibility and humor... It will not make them old-fashioned and stubborn, and even some people often fall in love with werewolves.

Like Dmitry.

But they do value tradition.

The tradition composed of blood relatives has formed an invisible chain with interpersonal as the carrier, constraining everyone to abide by the law-although there is no connection in law, it is invisibly restrained morally and folk customs everyone.

If someone intends to assassinate the Duke of Winter, his people will not be sentenced to crimes, but everyone in the local area will know that their relatives have committed such a crime; even if they move their family to other places, the local Church of Winter will still notify the local People, who are the relatives of this family, and when did they do what.

No matter what good or bad things the clansmen have done, they will be remembered by the Winter Church—the local people will definitely know the dark history and glory of each family, and they will always consider them when talking about marriage and marriage, or even opening a shop to learn from teachers What did relatives do.

It is this strong moral constraint that makes every family have to carry out moral education within the family.

If a child's conduct is not good, they dare not let him go out to wander, lest they cause some trouble to the family. If someone goes out without permission, they may have their surname taken away to force them to go home; on the other hand, If a child is very good, even if the family has no money, the clan 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 because of his bravery or heroic fighting, his relatives will be respected by the local people; if someone in the family has a serious criminal, the whole family may not be able to lift their heads in the local area for more than ten years——Rin Duke Dong is such a country that values ​​"face".

Because of this, "orphans" are very dangerous "groups" in the cold winter.

Rather than saying that there are very few "orphans", it is better to say that there are orphans who have no names and names, and may have died at an unknown time. If they died silently in the streets, no one would even track them down.

In the traditional concept of the whole cold winter, it is believed that "orphans without names cannot be taught well". This is an unspoken form of discrimination.

Then 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 concept of Lindong people, these orphans are "other people's children". There is no certainty about the specific good or bad. Even if there is a clan elder who wants to name it, it may be blocked by other people in the clan. After breaking away from the blood relationship, no one wants to take responsibility for his children.

But if it is an orphan who has already been named, it is not so troublesome.

Anyway, if something happens, it's not a shame... It doesn't even matter if you teach it casually.

If the child's parents died because of honor, then maybe all the local families will work together to raise him - they also hope to be able to get "glory" by this.

Therefore, the orphanage in the Principality of Winter is completely different from other countries... This is not a welfare institution, but a shelter. Since those with names will be picked away, the vast majority of those who can fall into the orphanage are orphans without surnames.

In the harsh winter environment, only those who have a relatively high level of education, have received an education above a university, or have become a clergyman above a bishop can gradually understand... It's not that "an orphan without a name will definitely commit crimes." It all depends on what kind of education they received.

Since becoming a 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 no worse than anyone else, nor are they like those uneducated people who think that orphans without names are hopeless "sons of the beast."

Whether there is a name does not determine their own quality. Acquired education and society's views are the real reasons for their depravity.

The Melvin family brought these orphans together and gave them the surname Melvin—this seemed to be a great kindness, and it would make those orphans thank them for a lifetime.

In fact, it can indeed improve their situation visibly, turning them from orphans without surnames and not even human beings into members of the Melvin family.

However, there must be some conspiracy brewing in the Melvin family.

Dmitry had such a hunch.

Dimly, he had already realized that if he handled this conversation incorrectly, it might bring great trouble to Annan.

But Dmitry didn't have a deep understanding of the mystical knowledge and the superhuman realm.

Relying on his own knowledge alone, he didn't realize what the Melvin family was planning...so he didn't know how he should deal with it.

Just when he was hesitating, the closed room of the Grand Duke's Mansion was opened from the outside without anyone knocking on the door.

--good chance!

"who?"

Dmitry immediately scolded loudly: "Don't you know how to knock on the door?"

He even planned to scold the person who came in fiercely, pretending not to be in the mood to answer, and take the opportunity to put aside the unclear matter brought by Earl Melvin... until he finds it My own occult consultant "Vasika" will reply after asking.

As a result, he heard a very familiar and smiling voice:

"Why, my dear Dmitry, does your brother have to knock on the door of the Grand Duke's residence?"

—Grandmother, that's great!

Annan is back!

Dmitry exhaled almost immediately, his whole eyes lit up, and even his frowning frown was untied.

It doesn't matter what plots the Melvins have.

——Annan is back, and Lin Dong will be saved!

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