Chapter 70 Named Territory and Family Coat of Arms
The female swordsman Abel was the person whom Donald admired most when he was a teenager. Because their situation was quite similar, Donald once thought of revengeing the family through his own efforts and then becoming a great hero like the female swordsman.
What makes Donald admire now is that unlike Marquis Ansel, who has a family heritage and a huge family as a backing, this female swordsman is purely a wild path and can be promoted to the golden rank before the age of fifty. I don’t know how much effort and hardship it has been done behind it.
It is said that Abel was originally a fisherman from the east of Celte and his strength was not as strong as the adventurer of the Black Iron Swordsman. Later, because of a huge change in the family, his father was killed by his enemies. In order to avenge his father, a teenage girl then embarked on the path of a swordsman.
Abel's talent is not outstanding. If there is no surprise, it will never be possible to avenge the strength of his own cultivation in his life. So the careless girl Abel embarked on the old path of her father, chose to dress up as a man, become an adventurer, and go to the mainland for sea.
No one knows what Abel experienced after leaving Celte. In short, five years later, when this female swordsman who had grown from a girl to a woman returned to Celte, he was already a strong man at the peak of bronze. After a big battle with his father-killing enemy who was also a bronze powerful man, he was revenged and soon broke through the silver rank and became a famous female man far and wide.
Marquis Ansel believes that Abel Sword Saint, as a golden first-class strongman who is on the same list as him, is naturally qualified to teach his daughter, and the other party is a woman, so there is no taboo for men and women to educate him. Maybe his daughter will be able to inherit the female Sword Saint's mantle in many years and add another part of the Sword Saint's inheritance to the Ansel family!
Marquis Ansel did have a good plan to fight. Because Abel Sword Saint was committed to practicing and avenging revenge when he was young, he has not married yet and has no descendants of relatives. After seeing the Marquis, he was very happy. After a period of time, he soon became as close as a mother and daughter, and decided to accept this disciple.
Miss Ansel was also very successful. She had just been a disciple for only a year and broke through from the middle of the Black Iron to the bronze rank. Such a woman with equal beauty and strength would of course be sought after by everyone, so the reputation of this Marquis was sought after by a group of young nobles who had good fortune, calling her Ansel, and she had the momentum to become the number one beauty in the kingdom.
In terms of age, Connie Li Aya is one year younger than Donald, and her apparent strength is already one level higher, which makes Donald look at this weak-looking girl.
"Although Donald, the food in your estate is rich, the food here is made from Zoro in the southern part of the mainland, and it has a unique flavor, so you must try it later!"
Mrs. Edwina returned to the royal capital, and after a brief visit, she returned to the palace, leaving Ferdinand to accompany her. As an elder, she was not easy to participate in the affairs of her juniors.
As a mage, Donald naturally felt the pressure on the marquis. Now that Edwina left, he was much more relaxed and had a great conversation with the Ferdinand brother and sister.
Donald's rich knowledge and natural and elegant conversation also made Ferdinand's brother and sister feel sad. Although he was a mage and both brother and sister were swordsmen, he had read too many martial arts novels in his previous life. When it comes to martial arts practice, Donald's little explanation of some principles will arouse the two of them. As for whether the principles are correct or not, Donald did not understand them very well. He just chose some simple and reasonable principles to briefly describe them. Even if they did not conform to the laws of this world, it would not cause much harm.
"By the way! Donald, your territory and title have been established. I don't know what name it is? Isn't it just called Baron Melina? That's too ordinary!"
"Is the name of the territory? I think about it...then it's called Dalaran!" When Koni Liya asked about the name of the territory, a name suddenly popped up in Donald's heart. This name comes from the history of the Warcraft, which is Dalaran, a magical kingdom that still resists the independent under the hegemony of the Lich King.
After hearing this, Ferdinand said, "Dalaran! A good name. Now Donald, you are not only promoted to baron, but also become a mage. You can add new content to the family badge and leave a strong mark in history! If you want to change the family badge, you need to prepare in advance. It is best to complete it before the enfeoffment ceremony!" This question was only after Ferdinand mentioned it. Donald thought that he was just trying to restore the family glory in the past and did not know much about other issues.
In history, the creator or reviver of every aristocratic family is a great existence for the family and its descendants. Especially the kingdom heroes like Donald who have made military achievements, there will also be many descriptions of him in future kingdom history books.
Family emblems are patterns representing a certain aristocratic family on the family emblem and seal, and are also symbols of the family's glorious history.
For example, the original Melina family emblem was a black eagle with a spear and a big sword crossed in sharp claws. It was a symbol of Melina's expansion of territory with His Majesty I and VII.
Donald, who has made the Meliner family rise again, has the power to change the family's emblem and add a strong mark to the family's history. Compared with the knight, the identity of the mage is undoubtedly more glorious, unless it is an existence at a higher level than the higher-level knight.
"I haven't thought about these questions. If it weren't for Ferdinand, you would have made it more troublesome to prepare after the ceremony!"
"It's okay, it's not too late now. There are many artists from the Kingdom gathered on the street in front, including painters who specialize in designing heralds for the nobles. Just say your own requirements."
Donald immediately decided to do it now. The little girl Connie Liya was also very interested when she heard it. She kept talking about some things she liked, and used it as a reference for Tang Sode's family heraldry patterns.
After Ferdinand introduced through people familiar with the capital, the group of three came to a very quiet courtyard. Although there were only a few rooms, it would be considered a wealthy home to have a courtyard with an area of such a size in a bustling city like Kosovo.
The owner of the courtyard is an experienced old painter with superb skills. He is not only proficient in painting, but also in carving and casting. Usually, after designing the family emblem, he will directly create badges at the master's house, and there is no need to run for the second time.
"This master of painting is not something that ordinary people can ask for. Although he does not have a noble status, Master Bosai himself is a member of the Scholars' House and has a good relationship with His Majesty the King and several masters of the Mage Association. Being able to accept your commission from Donald is due to the fact that you are the great hero who fights against orcs!"
After listening to Ferdinand's half-taught introduction, Donald was very interested in this master of Bosai. Those who can be called masters are all figures who have achieved outstanding achievements in a certain field, such as Silver Mage, Architectural Scholar, etc.
Such characters are a little noble and have a weird temper, which is understandable.
After seeing the Bosai master, Donald was surprised by the first words of the other party.
"Is that old guy Messel okay?"
The thin old man in a scholar's robe said bluntly.
"Does the master know my teacher?"
The old man sneered and said, "Who doesn't know that although Messel has the best alchemy talent, he does not have any artistic talent. The items he made are so ugly that it is unpredictable that I was helping him with post-production. Did you think I knew that old guy?"
After hearing this, Donald understood that this was an old acquaintance who met the teacher.
Although the old man was rude in his words, the care and friendship contained in it were real. So Donald respectfully and formally saluted the master.
"You don't have to be too happy too early. I decided to design badges for you for the sake of that old guy Messel, but if your requirements are not up to my perspective, you can't talk about how much you pay! Tell me what you think!" Donald smiled bitterly at Ferdinand when he heard this. The Bosey master's temper is really good.
Ferdinand also replied with Donald's helpless smile. He originally thought it was introduced through his own relationship, but unexpectedly it was benefiting from the other person's teacher.
However, Connie Liya felt funny when she saw this situation. She played a naughty way to her brother and Donald and her cute little tongues.
The new family heraldry can be said to be designed by Donald himself. Although the old painter Bosai is serious, he has the exquisite patterns in many game animations in his previous life as a reference. With Donald's advanced aesthetic view, even if the design fails, it will probably not be much ugly!
Bosai was actually very satisfied with the style and ideas proposed by Donald. He was busy until the evening when the design drawings of the Meliner family's heraldic emblems were freshly released.
On both sides are tangled rose branches, and on the bottom are two symmetrical griffins painted on the left and right. The eagle claws are still crossed with spears and swords. On the top is a relaxed oak tree with thick and short trunks. The roots and rose branches are tangled and stretched to the thick land under the griffin's feet. Among the six stars in the center is a light golden book pattern.
If anyone could see through the secrets in Donald's body, he would know that the book on the family's emblem was exactly what the book of Artifact Summoning.
Originally, Donald wanted to put the patterns in the monsters in it, but it did not conform to the rules of this world. For example, if he planned to put the crown of the Lich King or the frozen throne, he would naturally be majestic, but the royal family would think that he was unjust, and maybe he would immediately announce the removal of his hereditary title and fiefdom, and then send someone to prison to await trial.
Even though Donald's heralds are more complicated than some great nobles, there is no law to prohibit the nobles from adding content to the heralds.
However, according to tradition, events and situations that represent the glory of the family must be added to family emblems, even the royal family is no exception. Moreover, in a very backward world, emblems are too complicated and inconvenient, and difficult to remember.
Therefore, the family emblems of most small and medium-sized aristocrats are simple animals, plants, weapons, etc., and they are only supplemented with some huā patterns.
However, despite its complexity, the contents of the family heraldry designed by Donald are in line with the rules.
The rose huā branch represents noble bloodline, and the oak tree represents nature and the tree of life that only Donald knows. These two things show that the Melina family has a noble birth and natural environment such as forests in the territory. There is also a hidden meaning here. The tree of life has been built. Donald knew that he would summon elves sooner or later, so he made preparations in advance. Oak tree can represent natural races such as elves.
The griffin is a variant of the black hawk in the original badge. Donald once liked the griffin knight who built the human race. He liked this kind of wise raptor. The guns and swords that were crossed in the griffin claws followed the symbol of the founding monarch of Selter and His Majesty the seventh generation to explore territory. It is also a proof that the family has produced knights.
Chapter completed!