Winter, 733 years of the Aramaic calendar.
Ever since someone's home took in a large group of children more than half a year ago, some helpless orphans have come to the door one after another. Lin did not reject anyone who came, and accepted them all.
As for whether there are any spies inside...Harogiri, who is even more incredible than a lie detector, is there any spy who can go undercover? Lin did not expose it on the spot, but gave some advice to a few leading children. These ghosts from the streets naturally know what they should do.
And the people behind the scenes can only use family members to threaten children into obedience. But after all, they are just children. What acting skills can they have, and how can they hide their thoughts. After a few moments, he ran away crying. This is someone who has good intentions and shows great compassion. Otherwise, letting such a child disappear directly from the Mysterious Land would not be considered a big deal in this medieval civilized world on the magical side.
The children who stayed quickly adapted to life here. At the same time, under the arrangements of the two girls, I learned as much as possible the knowledge, skills and education they will need in the future.
More than half a year is enough time for the various systems of this orphanage to get back on track. Generally speaking, these children are roughly divided into three types for training, magic, martial arts and skills. The first two are related to combat, while the skill one includes hands-on techniques, as well as brain-based design, accounting, programming languages, etc.
But it’s not forcing them to take a path, it’s up to them to decide based on their own interests and potential. Nor does it say that after learning one kind of knowledge, you cannot touch other kinds of knowledge. Basically, when it comes to learning, Lin still holds an open attitude and lets the children make their own choices.
Of course, the most fundamental reason is that what they have access to now are all the basics, and there is no harm in learning more. After all, it is a basic course for a group of children, and it is just an introductory textbook for elementary school students on Earth.
After getting in-depth contact with this group of children, I unexpectedly discovered that most of them will become orphans and have something in common. That is, most of them are mixed races, not pure Homo sapiens of a certain race. In other words, they are not pure-blooded humans, dwarves, elves or other races; and the mixed-race parents are very close, either the previous generation or the previous generation.
I will study the blood origin of these children. The cause is the sick brother and sister, Willy and Lucy. The eldest brother Willy's symptoms are not obvious, but he still has the same disease as his sister, which is overempowerment disorder.
Although I once mentioned to Fen that there are many unknown diseases in Midland, as long as they find out the source, transmission route, disease symptoms and other factors, they can name them. But what is overempowerment syndrome? Someone feels confused.
But after listening to Fen's explanation, I can understand that there is no better name to describe this disease. To use an analogy that only people on earth can understand, that is what happens when boiling hot water is poured into a plastic container that is not resistant to high temperatures. That was the cause of what was happening to Lucy.
Lucy has a very good talent as a magician. She even started to absorb the power floating in the air without being taught by others. But the meditation technique of Midi is not only used to accumulate power, but also to polish oneself so that the body, the container, can accommodate more power. However, how could Lucy, with her untrained little body, receive too much power?
Fen was actually very disappointed with this diagnosis, because there was no room for new medical techniques. As for Lucy's illness, since it comes from magical power, of course it must be solved through magic. However, the part that Fen is interested in is not completely fruitless.
Initially, in order to confirm the identities of Willy and Lucy as siblings, both of them had their blood drawn for DNA testing. After all, they are orphans. The so-called brother and sister may have just lived together as long as they can remember, and they are not actually related by blood. There is no way to completely trust children's memories.
The test results showed that the two were indeed brother and sister. It was also discovered that the DNA types of the two siblings were not pure human forms. After comparison, it was confirmed that one of the paternal or maternal lines is an elf and the other is a human. The two brothers and sisters are what ordinary people call half-elves. Lucy's overpowering syndrome is caused by her high demonic bloodline from elves.
In fact, Willy also had the same symptoms. It's just that his magic talent is not as strong as his sister, so the symptoms of the disease are much milder. In addition, in order to take care of his sister, Willy's exercise capacity and willpower are stronger than Lucy's. These are his own factors that enable him to survive the overpowering syndrome.
Starting with the two siblings Willy and Lucy, Fenn conducted DNA tests for all the children who came to seek refuge. Sure enough, among the group of children who thought they were brothers and sisters, several pairs were not related by blood.
More than 90% of these children are of mixed race. Mixed-race parents are also very close, either parents or grandparents. As for the types of mixed blood, they are very mixed. It was so complicated that the lich also found it quite challenging to clarify and create a human genealogy.
However, the reason why this group of orphans are in such a situation is related to the social phenomenon of Lost Land.
Although this is a magical world, it does not mean that everyone has basic medical protection. In any case, the cultural level of Midland is that of the Middle Ages in Europe on Earth.
At this time on earth, whether in the East or the West, it is very dangerous for women to have children. It is not news that both mother and child are in danger if one is not careful. In this environment, abortion is an issue that ordinary people would not consider. Most of the people who have this kind of demand are high-status ladies who make such a choice when they cannot give birth to their lover's child.
Ordinary women would not choose to have an abortion, whether it was a result of stealing someone and inadvertently retaining a seed, or an involuntary pregnancy. Because the abortion technology in this era was not developed, most of them used drugs instead of surgery. If the dosage of abortion pills is not carefully controlled, it can directly turn into a murderous poison. Therefore, abortion itself is no less dangerous than childbirth.
Therefore, most lost women have the concept that children are God-given. Whether you can be born or not, whether you can live or not, is all decided by God. Anyway, whether you choose to give birth or have an abortion, you have to face the possibility of death, so it is better to leave it all to God.
But not all children receive the blessing of a parent, or at least a mother. If there is such a safe birth, but it is an unpopular wild species; in this case, these cheap mothers will choose to abandon the child. And this is the main reason why there are so many orphans in the streets.
As for the reason for not being welcomed, we can get a glimpse of it from the fact that most of these children are of mixed race. Despite the many species of Homo sapiens in Midland, half-elves and half-orcs seem to be very common. Being common does not mean that they are popular. On the contrary, these mixed races are easily rejected by both parties.
In particular, the appearance and aesthetics of various Homo sapiens races that are not necessarily similar will lead to the birth of hybrids, which is usually not the result of racial reconciliation. Generally speaking, it will be accompanied by violence, coercion and the like.
If a woman gets pregnant and gives birth to a child because of this, if she can think clearly, she will think that the child is innocent, so she will raise the child with respect. But in most cases, the families behind these women will regard the children as a shame and force or even themselves to abandon these unwanted children.
Of course, Lin can do nothing about such social problems and has no intention of making any changes. But Lin has no prejudice against those children who were once abandoned, and is willing to give them a chance. The agreement to serve for ten years in the future is actually just an excuse to step down.
When you have spare energy, you can help others and form a good relationship, which can be regarded as the only remaining good intention of someone who has traveled through time. As for the kind of situation where the Holy Mother has to risk her own life, I would like to thank you.
