Catalog of the Lost - a searing epic

There

is a tradition of names in the royal kingdom that if a man in a family gains money or fame, and then the family can live without food and clothing, then the man's name becomes the surname of the family, and no one can say where this tradition came from.

Clay Hill is an example of this, as the pillar of the family, Clay Hill joined the army to follow Ainz Filin in the attack on the fortress, and after his death, the Imperial Kingdom sent two emissaries to pay five silver coins to the orphans of Clay Hill after verifying his identity.

Fifty silver coins was a lot of money for the Clay Hills family at that time, and Clay Mountain's wife, Lily, was enough to use the money to support the family's five children for nearly five years, but after receiving the money, that is, after learning of her husband's death, Lily, who had just learned that she was pregnant, did not think about how to save this money to make the family last longer, and she pulled her thoughts to the distant future.

All the old people in the Clay Hill family had passed away, except for Lily, the eldest son Durin was only ten years old, the second son Durman was not yet eight years old, the twin sisters You and Sisha had just passed their fifth birthday, the third son Locke had just learned to walk, and the last brother or sister still had to wait six months before he could be born, the heavy pressure made Lily breathless, and more than once cursed in the collapse why her husband left this heavy burden to her alone, and when she came to her senses, she began to think about the future of the family again.

It was only after his father's death that Doolin saw his mother weaving for the first time.

The Clay family wore mostly old clothes that he had picked up, and Durin wore loose cloth left by his father, with more patches than the original fabric, so Durin would always tighten his sleeves and trouser legs with rope when he wore the loose coat.

Lily used half of Clay Hill's death pension to buy a large loom and raise a lot of silkworms, but she didn't know how to weave, so she spent a silver coin on a teacher, and it wasn't until she was seven months pregnant that she mastered the art of weaving with a big belly.

During that time, everyone in the village called Lily a weirdo, wondering if she was crazy because of the loss of her husband, and Durin also pulled Durman to reason with them a few times because of the gossip of the villagers, and the result was that Lily pulled him to the villagers with a big belly, and asked Durin to apologize for his impoliteness, which made Lily's reputation in the village better, so that later the villagers would help the family's life.

Soon, Lily's labor date arrived, she stopped her work and rested for a short time, during which the village had sent people to visit, and Lily sent all the cloth she had woven in return for the visit, and this generous act touched the villagers even more, and one of them even sent a ewe, although she was old, but she could still produce a bucket of milk every day.

At that time, Durin did not understand why his mother did this, and it was clear that his younger siblings had never worn a decent new dress, but he exchanged a cloth worth a few silver coins for a dying ewe, and it was not until the birth of his last sister, Nana, that Durin fully understood his mother.

For many years after that, the children of the Clay Hill family lived with the help of the villagers, and it can even be said that Lily never accompanied Nana, who had always drunk goat's milk during lactation, although there would be rejection at first, but over time she got used to it.

After Nana's birth, Lily traveled from village to village to Moregliano, using the rest of her belongings to buy a horse and a car, initially saving some money by making deliveries in various cities, and using the money to buy a batch of high-level silkworms, by this time, she was ready for everything.

Lily knew that it was a big gamble and that failure would cost her entire family, but she was confident that it would succeed, because on the day she learned of her husband's death, the two messengers in charge of the death pension were wearing intricately elaborate garments, and the clothes needed to make them were fine silk.

Claysanda left the family not only fifty silver coins and a mess, but also a name that sounded so loud that when Lily sold silk to the nobles of Moreliano, she would hide her sorrow and happily call herself Lily Claysanta by her name, so much so that when some people of value heard her name, they did not know who Claresanda was, but they paid more attention to her because of the good name.

From

this moment on, the name of the people of Clay Mountain was completely established, and Lily Clay Sanda slowly became a well-known cloth merchant in Moreliano in ten years from the beginning of the housewife, from the initial dealing with the soldiers and ordinary merchants to the merchants who traded with the nobles of the imperial kingdom, and finally won the appreciation of the local lords and was given the title of nobleman.

During this period, the eldest son Durin and the second son Durman were both adults, but neither of them was as good as their mother's mind and eloquence, and the two of them, knowing that they were not suitable for business, each found a suitable job for themselves, and the younger sister Yu and Xisha also reached the marriageable age, and followed their mother to learn to weave.

In

the blink of an eye, the four of them have reached marriageable age, after the Clay Mountain everyone was given the title of noble, there are countless matchmakers who say kiss for the four, when Lily asked the four of them what they thought, Durin said that he was going to wait for his youngest sister Nana to marry before marrying himself, Yu and Xisha chose to listen to their mother's opinion, but Dulman kept silent, and under the questioning of others, Dulman took out a letter.

It was a letter of acknowledgment, originating from a petition to join the army that Dulman had secretly handed in, and it was clearly written that Dulman had been ordered to go to Thundering City to serve as a defender of the city in the near future.

Upon learning of this, Durin angrily slapped on the table, pointed to Durman's head and asked loudly, "Durman! Why don't you consult with us!".

Dürin's yelling scared the youngest Nana, and when Xisha saw this, he immediately left with Locke and Nana, and only after the four of them left, did Lily speak, "Dorin, sit down." "

Despite his reluctance, Durin sat down at his mother's beheed, his anger clenching his fists into questioning Dulman's reasons for his choice, and scolding him until he regretted his choice.

"Even if I did, you wouldn't agree. "

"I wonder why you went to the army. "

"Because," Durman hesitated for a moment, glanced at the main seat, and saw that his mother was quietly looking at him, and then he mustered up the courage in his heart, and continued, "Because of my father." "

"Huh?".

Naturally, Durin was incomprehensible, because Dulman was only six or seven years old when Clay Sanda left, and he couldn't even remember the events at that time, let alone his younger brother.

"Brother, I have a hunch that my father's death was not as simple as we thought, and when I went to Moreliano with my mother, I talked to a few of the soldiers defending the city about the war, but only one thing, I wanted to find out the cause of that war and what happened during that time. "

"I don't understand, what is there to figure out about that guy, dead is dead, how do we do he take care of us? If you say no, it's because he's dead, if he hadn't been stupid to join the army, he wouldn't have left such a mess for our family, leaving my mother to face it alone. "

Even Lily couldn't listen to Durin's accusations against Clay Mountain, and she shouted repeatedly, but she couldn't stop Dulin from continuing.

"Let me go on, Mom, ha-, Dulman, this family was supported by Mom, you were raised by me, that guy didn't do anything, no, we didn't know how much we have suffered because of him over the years, you don't know, it doesn't matter if you want to figure out how he died, but, is there only one way to join the army? If there is another way, let's try it, you can think about it again..."

"I've thought about it, brother, I'm sorry. "

Dulman apologized sadly to Dührin and turned to Lily to hear his mother's opinion.

For her husband's death, Lily actually doesn't care anymore, and even her feelings for her husband are now gone, for these children, Lily actually values Duerman the most, although he is younger than Durin, but the maturity he reveals in his gestures proves that he has grown up, and in terms of personality, Duerman is far more like a father than Durin.

Lily let out a long sigh and replied, "Go to Moregliano, Thundering City is not for you, it's too small." "

Durman was satisfied with the result, and after bowing deeply to his mother, he left the house for good.

In the days that followed, Doolman was rarely seen home, but it was rumored that Dulman had become a man of great reputation in Moregliano, and had even been favored by a noble lady, and his future was bright.

Yu and Xisha got married one after another, and both of them were commoners who had entered the Clay Mountain family, and soon had children.

Locke had completely inherited his mother's mind and eloquence, and with his help, Lily's work was noticeably easier.

In the end, Clay Hill was left with only Durin and Nana, and he watched his younger siblings make their own choices one by one, but he had been unable to achieve anything, and slowly, even the first job he began to become inadequate, and then changed to many other jobs and did not get better.

Durin became the only one in the Clay Hills who ate and waited for death, and his mediocrity evoked his low self-esteem, making him gradually pessimistic, although it was difficult to accept his mediocrity, he could only accept it, even if the rest of the Clay Hills family didn't care.

I know that my father, despite his magnificent name, was a little man everywhere, who would not be noticed wherever he died, and was identified only because of his luck, or perhaps because of his name.

I know that although I take care of my younger brothers and sisters, I can't compare to them in terms of talent and talent, they all have lofty ideals, and I can only use the identity of the eldest brother to ... Hmph, I'm the only one in the whole house.

However, Yoni seems to see that I am talented in a certain area, whether he is my father-killer or not, it doesn't really matter to me that much, and even when he compliments me, I am very happy, because I, a mediocre fellow, is finally qualified to stand side by side with my younger siblings, right? ’

Dührin wandered in the joy of contentment, and for a moment he thought he could really stand side by side with his younger siblings.

"Doolin! Assault begins! Blow up the watchtower!"

David shook Doolin's body, but Doolin's mind was clouded.

The rain doused the torches, and damp sand accumulated in the potholes, burying the oil wires that connected the powder canisters.

"If you encounter water, you can't do it, then is there any other way, let's say, there is no time. "

"I..."

Durin choked up, and all the steps he had taken to make a powder jar with Yoni flashed through his mind, but there was no rain in all the plans and ideas.

"I don't know. "