The Original Vampire

The night fell, and smoke gradually rose from the camp in the wild.

At this time, it is winter, but the towering and continuous Alsace Mountains block the cold current from the north, so there will be no extreme cold in winter in the southern part of the east.

Especially for these blood cavalry soldiers who came from the north and galloped on the ice field in the sky all the year round, this cold is nothing at all.

They raised bonfires not to keep warm, but to cook food and drive away mosquitoes and beasts.

"Teacher, count the time, the main force of the Blood Cavalry should have arrived in Bailu City by now, right?"

Beside the bonfire, Prince Harrison fiddled with the dry wood while asking Colin beside him.

Colin had just finished eating a deer leg, and threw the deer leg bone into the fire, nodded and said:

"Yes."

"Teacher, do you think they can successfully break through Bailu City?"

"It might work."

Prince Harrison blinked, seeming to think that Colin was a little too confident.

After all, although the blood cavalry army is almost invincible in the field, it is still unable to escape the limitations of the cavalry. Facing a fortified city like Bailu City, it really may not be able to capture it smoothly.

However, due to the miracles that Colin has created again and again before, Prince Harrison can only hold this doubt in his heart.

At this time, Princess Judi interjected: "Teacher, if you really break Bailu City, what are you going to do?"

Colin smiled slightly and said, "What do you think I should do?"

The little girl tilted her head and said, "I think you can make the St. Pros family pay a large amount of war indemnity!"

Colin shook his head: "If it's just indemnity, isn't it too cheap for the Saint-Pros family?"

"Then you can also ask the East Territory to send a large number of slaves to the North Territory to help you work."

Seeing that Colin was still smiling and said nothing, Prince Harrison also suggested: "You can also let the Eastern Territory cede part of the territory."

Hearing this, Colin touched his chin and showed interest, but still said, "It's still too cheap for the Saint Pros family."

Princess Judy pouted and said, "Then you can't really occupy the Eastern Territory, can you? You are not a descendant of the Paladin family, so you cannot be the Lord of the Eastern Territory."

"Who ordered this?" Colin suddenly asked curiously.

"The first Paladins." Princess Judy said immediately.

Prince Harrison also nodded and added: "When the Radiant Empire was established, the first Paladins signed a "Holy Covenant", which clearly stipulated that only the descendants of the Paladin family can be appointed Dukes."

Colin searched the memory of his predecessor, and found that this ignorant guy really hadn't read "The Holy Covenant", so he planned to look for it when he had time in the future.

After thinking for a while, Colin asked again, "Then if Vera gives birth to my son, can he become the Duke of the Eastern Region?"

"No." The two little guys said in unison.

"Why?" Colin asked curiously, "Aren't Vera and my heir descendants of the Paladin family?"

"It doesn't count."

Colin is really interested now.

However, before he could ask a question, Prince Harrison explained:

"Teacher, the descendants of the Paladin family are not the same as the descendants of ordinary nobles. The father must be a member of the Paladin family to be considered a descendant of the Paladin family. Only the mother's words will not work.

For example, your sister Caitlin, if she gives birth to a child for Earl Uman, this child will of course be a descendant of the Uman family first, but it can also be regarded as a descendant of the Angele family. If the Angele family has no successor, he It can also inherit the title of the Angele family.

However, the Paladin family is different.

Unless the child's father is of paladin descent, he is not considered to be of paladin descent. "

Colin frowned and immediately realized a problem: "Then Vera and my heirs can only be surnamed Angele?"

"Yes." Prince Harrison nodded and added, "However, you can choose a child you like from the descendants of the Saint Hilde family as an adopted son, and let him inherit the title of Cousin Vera."

"Is this also the content of [Holy Ally]?" Colin asked.

"No. This is an unspoken rule of the Paladin family. When you and Cousin Vera give birth to a child, the elders of the Saint Hilde family will naturally remind you."

Colin rubbed his chin, lost in thought again.

He suddenly felt that the unspoken rules of the Paladin family might hide the true secret of the Paladin inheritance.

According to this rule, the inheritance of the Paladin bloodline is actually a kind of paternal inheritance.

Nothing to do with the mother.

Therefore, over the years, the paladin family of the Radiance Empire has only decreased and has never increased.

Those ordinary nobles who want to improve their bloodline by marrying noble ladies of the Paladin family, such as the Morrison family of "Golden-tailed Swallow Butterfly" in Huayu City in the North, are probably all fetching water in a bamboo basket.

This also explains why Reinhard the Great, who messed up a bunch of illegitimate children, must keep all pregnant lovers in captivity until they give birth to children.

It seems that this is to prevent the blood of the San Lorenzo family from flowing out through these bastards.

But if the Paladin bloodline is really a patrilineal inheritance, there is one thing that cannot be explained - this is the existence of female Paladins.

From a genetic point of view, the genetic difference between men and women is only on that sex chromosome - XX for women and XY for men.

According to previous inferences, the Paladin's genes must be on the male-specific Y chromosome.

In this way, the female descendants of the Paladin family who lack the Y chromosome will not be able to inherit the blood of the Paladins, but they should also be unable to step into the sanctuary.

However, the truth is that although female Paladins are extremely rare, they still exist.

For example, one of the only two Paladins in the Radiant Empire at present, the Lord of the West, Duke of Saint Grian, is a female Paladin.

After struggling for a while, Colin suddenly laughed secretly.

This is an unscientific extraordinary world, and it is a bit ridiculous that I am still trying to explain everything with science.

However, Colin will not feel that the genetics he has mastered in his previous life are of no reference value. After all, the human beings in this world are not very different from those in the previous life. Even if there is a problem with the inference just now, there should only be deviations in a small aspect. .

As long as you find this deviation yourself, you may be able to crack the secret of the Paladin's bloodline inheritance...

Just when Colin was thinking about it, a squire came over and reported:

"Lord Count, a messenger who claims to be from Skylark City is asking to see you."

"Skylark City?"

Ke Lin recalled the map of the Eastern Territory that he had deliberately studied before, "Is that the territory of the Fein family?"

"Yes, Lord Count." The sentry nodded, "Do you want to see this messenger?"

"Bring it here."

After a while, a middle-aged knight in armor came over.

"Respected guardian of the north, Lord Count Angele, my name is Robert Fein, and on behalf of the Fein family, I sincerely invite you to visit Skylark City!"

Colin looked at the knight who was bowing his head in front of him with a playful expression, and said:

"Knight Robert, you should know that Lord Fei Ying is currently imprisoned in Silvermoon City by Queen Elsa?"

"Yes. That's why the Fein family invited you to Skylark City this time, just to discuss with you the terms of redeeming Lord Fei Yinger."

Ke Lin thought for a while, and said, "Well, I'll be waiting three kilometers outside of Skylark City. You can go back and let your family in charge come out to see me."

"Lord Count, we, the Fein family, would like to enjoy the friendship of the landlords, entertain you well, and at the same time clear up some misunderstandings between the two parties..."

"Don't say it, I won't go into the city."

"Lord Count, you are not worried..."

"That's right, I'm just worried that you will assassinate me." Colin said with a frank face.

"..." Robert Knight.