Chapter VII: Family
The fertility of the elves has always been a major concern for the entire race, although it is not to the extent that the dragons are so crazy about a dragon egg. Compared with the rapid life cycle of humans and the "mass production of humanoids" of the orcs, the fertility of the elves can be described as extremely pitiful. The birth of twins can make the entire elven kingdom notice. And in this chaotic world, every war will hurt the elves, unlike humans and orcs who don't have a big battle every 10 years or so, and not like goblins and ratmen who are endless.
The elves were on the verge of extinction, and the total population of the entire race did not exceed 500,000. For humans and orcs, who don't know how many billions of people there are, this is already on the verge of extinction. If it weren't for Luna, the goddess of the moon, who couldn't stand it and descended the divine grace to protect her, perhaps the elves would have become the dust of history long ago.
Even now, after tens of thousands of years of recuperation, the population of the pure-blooded elves has just reached 500 million. This is also because the seemingly nonsensical policies issued by a very great elven king at the moment have made a big difference.
"Waiting to die? Do you really love eternity? Monogamy? You don't look at the data? The ratio of male to female births is 1:6! With the addition of male elves killed in battle, this proportion can even rise! Let the rest of the female elves go as rice worms? You guys are wasting resources! Crime! Enforce polygamy for me! Adult male elves except for the heinous sins are all for me to be **! The female elves who have lost their partners are all remarried and created for me! Men and women above the Golden Rank must give me at least two children! The races are almost gone, and you are still playing true love games, you are really all ironwood heads! At least one male and four females per family! Every woman must have conceived me! I'm just forcing you to make children! Those who oppose it are all fed X medicine and thrown into the room to see what else can you do! And also! Admit to me the status of all half-elves, I can't get mixed up, racial integration is also one of the options! ”
The above is the manifesto of the most "crazy" elven king in the history of the elves, Tyral Moonlight, who challenged the entire elven tradition when formulating the "Elven Compulsory Marriage System". At that time, not only the entire Elven Council, but even the Elven civilians also fell out, and almost all the Elves felt that this system was a challenge to the dignity and traditions of the Elves. It also caused the first large-scale activity of the elven king to persuade him to abdicate.
However, when Luna, the goddess of the moon, sent down an oracle to support this system, and the royal family and the temple forcibly enforced it with a combination of army and priests, all elven families became half a crystal palace.
Drew's father, Kova Maple, was a high-ranking Black Iron warrior. He is currently married to five wives and has six children. One of them was still in the belly of the fifth wife. It is a good villager who has exceeded the policy provisions. Kova often boasted of his fertility in the village tavern, after all, there were not many elven families in the entire elven kingdom who received a national award for overfulfilling their fertility tasks.
Drew is the third in the family. One brother and one sister above, two sisters and one sister below, I don't know. (Of course I don't know!) And there is no B-ultrasound) What makes Drew satisfied is that his family is not as tragic as the usual experience of his predecessors, with endless family intrigues, and Drew's family atmosphere is very good.
Drew's eldest brother, White Maple, was born to his second mother. is already a 162-year-old boy who volunteers to be a powerful swordsman. White's swordsmanship talent is similar to that of a demon, he is a well-known genius in the entire village, and he is also the most famous genius warrior in the Elf Kingdom at present. (After the comparison, many times Drew thinks that his brother is the kind of person who has the aura of the protagonist, not himself as a time-traveler and cheater.) )
As a genius, White took great care of his younger siblings, especially Drew as the "incompetent". When Drew was bullied as a child, it was often the kid king Whitet who stood up for Drew and threatened them not to bully Drew.
Thinking of this big brother, Drew only had a warm heart in his heart. In his previous life, Drew was the only son in the family and had no siblings at all. When White used his body to block the fists of the children in the village for Drew, Drew felt what a real big brother is.
Drew's second sister, Zyra Maple, was born to a big mother. He is 116 years old, a half-old child, and a druid apprentice. What makes Drew feel a little tragic is that this is an authentic female man! The famous king of destruction in the village! It is absolutely right for the village to find Zyra because of the bear child's accident, either she did it or she instructed or participated. And he often takes pleasure in using druid's tricks to trick him. Drew heard that the druid who was passing by at that time also taught her some basics because he liked Zyra's ability to "cause trouble". Fortunately, after a while, Jeray had to go to the druid house in the town, otherwise Drew felt that he would be played to death by this female man as a good young man.
Drew's two younger sisters, Lena Maple and Reece Maple, were born to the eldest mother and the fourth mother, respectively. They are 56 and 44 years old. At present, they are all learning bows and arrows with Aiya, and Ress is more talented than Linna. It is also the presence that Eyya often uses to fight Drew. The most important thing the two girls would be to do right now is to have Drew tell them stories. Drew discovered that the troubadour's rank had actually been raised when he was telling stories to his two younger sisters.
On this day, taking advantage of the rare time White came home, and after a family dinner in the family, Drew was stopped by his father. Kova took his two sons to the small square in the village.
After dinner, there were a lot of elf families who came out for a walk in the small square, and of course there were frolicking children and young people dating. Drew also discovers the man who confessed to Eyya. And after seeing Aiya as well, Kova looked at his son and smiled helplessly.
"Aya came to me again today to complain about your small actions and achievements. You see, your dad is about to be laughed at by his friends. Could it be that my second son could only be a victim of the Tyral system? But if you're not strong, it's hard to find a pretty little girl. ”
Touching his son's head, Kova smiled bitterly. In addition to the small proportion of elven males, the overall talent is not as good as that of elven females. This can be proved by Kova with three wives in his own family who are stronger than him. But the mentality of hoping for Jackie Chan made Kova still feel a little unwilling to the "incompetent" Drew. After all, his eldest son and second daughter have the road to becoming strong. The eldest son is a gifted genius. Seeing that the talents of his two youngest daughters are not bad, Kova is very much looking forward to his third son becoming a man who stands up to the sky.
Kova, who had been a mercenary for a short time, still knew more about the world than ordinary villagers, so he understood the importance of strength. Kova also understands that talent is very important in many cases. But in order to make Drew happy and happy, White deliberately did not reveal to Drew the hard life of the "incompetent", but without any concerns and ideas, it is certainly impossible. This is also a common annoyance shared by Drew's biological mothers, Diana and Cova.
"Forget it, play happily and grow up happily. As long as you grow up healthy, nothing is a problem. After the big deal, I was obediently bullied by my wives. In the future, Drew will have something to do, White, you kid must stand up for Drew! Got it? ”
After so many years, Kova has also seen it. His eldest son is so good, and his younger son should not have much problem following him. And this kid Drew is not a person who causes trouble everywhere, and the genes that cause trouble are estimated to have been inherited by the second daughter.
Of course, Kova, who looked at White kindly, and White, who patted his chest and vouched, did not notice a wry smile on the corner of Drew's mouth.