Winter year, early July.

A cold snap entered from the north, the wind was bone-chilling, and the temperature was extremely low.

Heavy snowfall has not stopped, and since June, there have been at least five nationwide heavy snowfalls in the Kingdom of Adud, with countless small and medium-sized snow in some places.

The road was covered with snow and ice more than a meter thick, like a thick quilt, covering the entire kingdom.

Under these harsh climatic conditions, the king issued an edict of pardon and ordered the messenger to travel for more than two months before reaching the southern border of the kingdom, two thousand miles away.

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The southern border of the kingdom.

Black Swamp Terrain.

It is known as the "Land of the Cursed Devil".

There is no grass here, poisonous gas is permeated, and the environment is extremely harsh, and no creature dares to go too deep.

Even living on the edge of a black swamp can be unbearable.

Because the land near the black swamp is very barren and the yield is very low, it is only possible to feed an adult by planting ten acres of land.

Most of the groundwater under the nearby land is also polluted and contains toxins, and drinking it without filtration can easily cause diarrhea, poisoning and even death.

The average life expectancy of people living within a hundred miles of the Black Swamp is much shorter than in the mainland.

Therefore, the area is sparsely populated and has a low degree of development.

It also became the best place for the kingdom to exile criminals.

On the edge of the center of the vast Black Marsh, there is a small place called "Heihe Town", where about 100 families live and the total population is less than 1,000...... And most of them are the descendants of exiles and exiles.

In the town of Black River.

A family with two courtyards, five three-story wooden houses built inside, and enjoying the purest water well in the town, is the Leylin family, who have been exiled here for more than two years.

In the past two years, the Leilin family has more than 30 people, and it can be said that they have lived a rollercoaster life.

The Leylin family, which was extremely difficult at the beginning and was suppressed by countless nobles, even if they were exiled to such a desperate place as the Black Swamp, the blow had just begun.

They had difficulty in buying food, in getting drinkable well water, in trouble with the townsmen, and in the most remote and barren part of the farmland, near the Black Swamp, where they had to endure poisonous gas.

In short, in the first half a year, they didn't know how they survived, including the head of the family, Cohen Leylin, each of them lost more than 20 pounds, and there were several family members with poor physique, who died directly.

Despair.

It was a very desperate time.

Cohen Reeling, the head of the family, who has always been a noble and well-known family, was unanimously criticized by his wife Orenna, his sons Roger and Jon, and his daughter Ciri, and even his younger brother Philippon Reeling said that he made too hasty decisions and came up with reforms that were too radical and offended all the nobles.

Under the many accusations, Cohen Railling himself was annoyed by his stupidity, and asked himself why he had brought his family to this field in a hot head.

Because Cohen really didn't expect that the fate of the Leylin family would be so miserable.

The only maid who has served her for more than 30 years has not blamed herself, but often comforted herself...... The woman always stood behind him unconditionally.

Cohen also has a deep affection for her, otherwise he wouldn't have had a relationship with her, and gave birth to a servant son with an awkward position-

Lemoton Railling.

At that time, after Cohen added the surname "Leylin" to the name of the newborn servant, his wife had a big quarrel with him and ignored him for a long time.

In the end, his younger brother Philippon, who had no heirs, helped to relieve the siege, hoping to pass the child into his name...... In this way, he avoided what his wife Olenna thought was "that was an insult to me".

As a result, this servant son got a better training environment, and was not put into the hands of servants to cultivate like other servants.

Especially after discovering that he has a talent for learning magic, Cohen secretly took out some money from his wife to let him develop in that direction.

Lemoton Reeling was also very competitive and soon became a trainee magician.

Seeing the swordsman's highly talented eldest son Roger and second son Jon, they are all the best among their peers...... Cohen was very pleased that his sons were so good.

But......

Because of him, after the Leylin family was exiled by the whole family, Cohen regretted that he had implicated his family and several children.

On the other hand, in the midst of extreme despair, he was also somewhat glad.

"It's good that Lemodon is not exiled, I have at least one son who is safe and sound, I hope he ......"

Thinking of this, Cohen's train of thought paused a little, what do you want him to do?

Want him to save himself?

This is impossible, a trainee magician is only better than a junior swordsman, what can be expected of him?

"I hope he will always be safe, find a good job, marry an ordinary wife, have a few more children, and continue the surname of the Leilin family...... That's enough. ”

Cohen thinks so.

The maid Verani prayed three times a day, begging for her son's safety and nothing to happen.

However, the subsequent development, not only Cohen and Verani were surprised, but also his wife Olenna, son Roger and others were also very surprised.

The king's "care" came.

His Majesty the King not only sent two mid-level swordsman warriors to protect him, but also sent a large amount of grain, cured meat, salt, and 1,000 gold coins.

"Could it be that the king intends to pardon me and reactivate the Leylin family?"

That's what Cohen thought at the time, but it came too quickly, right?

It's only been a year.

"No, it's because of your son, Lemorton Relin, who became a mid-level pharmacist, and he is very important to the kingdom......"

Samurai Kitt explained, taking out a letter and handing it to Cohen: "This is a letter from Lemoton Reeling. ”

Cohen Rayling eagerly took the letter, tore open the wax seal, and read it quickly.

this night.

The entire Leylin family has spent the happiest and exhilarating night since their exile.

His wife, Olenna, snorted and said, "I didn't expect that kid to be quite promising, and he became a pharmacist all of a sudden." ”

The eldest son, Roger, shook his head and said, "That kid used to hide when he saw me, I didn't see how much talent he had, he has the talent of a pharmacist?"

The second daughter, Ciri, held her face in her hand and said, "When I was a child, the mage who held the talent test stone said that I have both swordsman talent and mage talent, and asked me which one to choose? ”

The third son, Jon's face was even more incredible, because he bullied that servant the most, especially after he became a trainee magician, and became the object of his swordsmanship, beating him many times to the point that his skin was blue and his face was swollen...... "Magicians are nothing more than that", Jon would always say this after the beating.

"Now that kid...... He said that he could pardon us?

Jon was in disbelief.

As for the maids, Verani and Philippon Reeling, one thanked the god of light more reverently, and the other smiled with satisfaction.

That is, from this day on.

The living conditions of the Leylin family have been continuously improved.

The best house, the best well, the best arable land, the pocket money of four or five hundred gold coins per month, and the protection of two powerful thugs have made the Lei Lin family an existence that no one dares to provoke in Heihe Town.

The days go by and get more and more moisturized.

The hope is getting bigger and bigger.

Even more than half a year ago, a group of hundreds of people sent by the Mainland Chamber of Commerce to extract "oil" were stationed in Heihe Town.

Cohen came into contact with these craftsmen, and learned about the importance of "oil" from his son Lemoton's letters, although he thought it sounded a bit fanciful, but there were so many uses for the devil's blood?

He didn't believe it a little, but he still used the manpower and material resources in his hands to fully cooperate.

There are countless amounts of oil in the black swamp, and in more than half a year, the task force of the continental trade caravan has mined thousands of tons.

After dewatering, high-temperature distillation, condensation and other processes, a variety of by-products including gas, gasoline, diesel, paraffin, asphalt and so on are obtained.

Cohen Reeling also saw a huge business opportunity, because the paraffin wax alone made a candle and sold it to the public, and they made hundreds of gold coins.

There is also a stone road paved with asphalt, which is particularly easy to walk and is an excellent road repair material.

In addition, the gas, gasoline, and diesel fuel that can be burned can be sold to the Continental Chamber of Commerce, and high-brightness glass lamps can be made...... Those "devil blood" in the black swamp, although poisonous and harmful, are full of treasures from top to bottom after processing and utilization!

In addition, unlike the crops that take half a year to harvest, the "devil's blood" in the black swamp is almost endless, and I don't know how many years it can be mined?

In short, after the tragic exile of Cohen Leylin, after discovering a huge business opportunity in his exile land, his mentality and thoughts about the Black Swamp have become completely different.

"If only the Leylin family's fiefdom were here. ”

Standing in front of the window and looking at the towering petroleum distillation tower in the snowy world, Cohen's mind often popped up with this idea that he was absolutely "crazy" in the eyes of others.

Today, when the King's edict messenger brought the edict of pardoning the Leylin family to Cohen.

After taking the edict with trembling hands and roughly scanning the contents of his eyes, the middle-aged man let out a long sigh of relief.

"The Leilin family is really about to rise for the fourth time. ”

"This time, no one can defeat the Leilin family again!"

"This time, the Thunderlin family is going to become the family that will stand for the kingdom for thousands of years!"

"Because of the Lei Lin family, there is one of the best family members since the establishment of the family. ”

"He is my son...... Lemoton Railling!"

Closing the edict, Cohen said in his heart.

At this moment, after going through great waves and hardships, his face was full of pride and pride.