Lord Helanza

The War Command in Vojmara temporarily requisitioned a closed Trading Company building and built a field hospital in just two days.

The battlefield hospital can accommodate hundreds of wounded soldiers every day. Many warriors are injured when defending the city, and they will be directly carried to the hospital by auxiliary soldiers. As a result, the treatment pressure on Surdak is suddenly reduced. .

Because the'Body of God' can stabilize the wounds of the seriously wounded guards and help the seriously wounded soldiers through the most dangerous period, the death rate of the wounded soldiers walking out of the Surdak treatment room is much lower than that of the battlefield. Hospital, and here in Surdak, local native guards on the plane of Maca will not be discriminated against. Many injured guards will still line up outside the treatment room, waiting for the Helanza guard camp Knight to spare more time for treatment.

In order to allow Surdak to have more time for treatment, in the City Wall section of the Helanza guard camp where Knight is responsible for the rotation, there are always unfathomable mystery situations where the indigenous guards assisted in defense, those spontaneous The organized indigenous guards sometimes bring some local specialty fruits to the guard camp Knights.

As for the guard battalion Knight, who is always doing nothing, Karl, who is the leader of the Helanza guard battalion to support platoon, has always given him the greatest freedom within his authority.

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The climate on the plane of Maca is warm and pleasant. Most of the land is covered by vegetation. The mountains and forests outside the city are mixed with vines and shrubs. This kind of jungle caused considerable trouble to the magicians who were in charge of investigating the whereabouts of the hell hounds. The magicians did not dare to sneak into the jungle on the magic ram, so the source of the hell hounds could not be traced accurately.

The sun shines through the taylor tree overhead, leaving dots of light on the sidewalk on the city wall.

The air contained a faint fragrance of trees. On the fifth day after arriving in Vojmara, the Helanza guard camp was off again. Surdak put aside his work and finally had the opportunity to walk into the city.

He and Karl took to the streets. The city was full of warriors wearing leather armor and armed with weapons. Occasionally, some Knights riding war horses passed by the street and promised to equip the Helanza guard camp. The horse has not been honored so far. Viscount Emmet communicated with the Planar War Command and learned that the Knight regiment waiting for the horse is not the only guard in Helanza.

The main city gate of Vojmara is less than one kilometer away from the Helanza Guard Battalion, which is guarded by the City Wall section. From a distance, Surdak saw the city gate gather a whole group of heavy cavalry, these horses are neat Arranged in the street, there was the neigh of war horses.

The city gate was slowly opened, and there was a huge vibration from the suspension bridge. Then hundreds of heavy armored infantry rushed out of the city with heavy shields, and placed them on the suspension bridge of the city gate. A defensive wall made of shields, the city wore Knights and rode outside the city one after another, confronting a group of hell dogs outside the city.

In the past two days, with a large number of reinforcements entering Vojmara City, the War Command has been trying to send Knight regiments and heavy armored infantry regiments to fight outside the city in order to open the area around Vojmara City. The situation, make some preparations for the next major counterattack.

Carl looked a little enviously at the heavy cavalry riding out of the city. The crowds on both sides of the street burst into cheers and shouts of encouragement. The city gate seemed very crowded, and the two did not go on. Going over there, but got into a narrow alley.

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This city is much larger than Helanza. The five blocks in the city are very distinct, rich people, business districts, industrial districts, slum area X2 and so on.

In Vojmara, the imperial slum area and the local aboriginal slum area are two completely incompatible blocks. Surdak and Carl walked into the two walls full of wet moss In the alley, the stone pavement in the alley is full of debris. This narrow alley smashes the slum area of ​​Vojmara City like a spider web.

Water drops fell from the eaves of the roof and smashed to pieces on the stone slab on the side of the street...

An old indigenous man with wrinkles on his face put his hand on the stone slab I wiped it, grabbed the mashed herbs from the stone trough, kneaded it into a slimy green cake and stuck it on the youngster's wound. The youngster grinned with a painful expression, but he didn't dare to say anything.

The natives of the plane of Maca are sitting under the eaves on both sides of the alley, leaning against each other with their tops naked. The injured youngster, some of them are using oilcloth to maintain the armor, and they also use a whetstone to polish the lance in their hands.

The Nanai natives walked out from the depths of the mountains and entered the prosperous city, and then gradually adapted to the life here.

Most of the indigenous people are doing the dirtiest, hardest and most tiring work in this city. Of course, there is another way for native to join the army. The Grimm Empire implements a system of recruiting all citizens, but if the number of years is reached, You can still stay in the barracks, and you can get a monthly salary, so some natives are professional warriors.

A young aboriginal guide stood under the eaves and saw Surdak and Carl approaching, whispering a few words with their companions, and then walked quickly down the street barefoot, with a humble expression on his face. He said hello, and led the two of them to the depths of the alley.

The roads here are tangled and complicated. People who are not familiar with it can easily get lost when they enter it. Only those who have lived here since childhood can find the nearest way.

The guide took Surdak and the card into a seemingly lively street. On both sides stood in great numbers with various pubs and hotels, and some barely dressed street girls leaned against the gate. On the stone pillar, showing his own capital to passing pedestrians, the indigenous guide stood on the street, pointed at the innermost side of the street, and said to Karl: "Master Knight, the orphanage is at the innermost side of the street. "

Some young imperial poor on the street frequently made provocative actions against this Nanai guide. The Nanai guide just pretended not to see it, and whispered to Carl and explained: "This The street is the dividing line between our Nanai clansman and the impoverished people. We seldom cross this street, and they will not come to our side."

"If you meet outside, you will not Will fight?" Carl asked curiously.

The Nanai guide straightened his chest and said proudly: "Leaving here, they can don't dare provoke us."

"The poor living here are all A group of empires who entered the plane of Maca a long time ago. They were originally planning to create a career, but in the end they stayed in Vojmara after being frustrated for various reasons. After a few generations, they have already regarded this place as Their home." Carl explained to Surdak in a low voice, then turned to the Nanai guide and asked, "Then what should we do if we go there?"

"There are them on this street The guide over there.” The Nanai guide said embarrassingly.

The three walked along the street to a dilapidated yard. The yard was not too big. There were some purple morning glory growing on the fence at the door, and delicate flowers bloomed outside the wall. A small horn, a dilapidated wooden token hung on the door door, and a line of words "Worimara Orphanage" crookedly written on it in imperial script.

Carl stood at the door of the orphanage and asked the indigenous guide: "This orphanage belongs to your Nanai tribe or the impoverished people?"

The indigenous guide scratched his head vigorously. It took a long time to understand Carl's question, and shook the head clumsily said: "None of them. Our Nanai people will not have an orphanage. The children of Nanai people belong to the god Pagliou, and we will raise them together. Regardless of the poor life of these imperial poor people, their orphanage is between the slum area and the rich area, where many rich people are willing to go to express their kindness. This orphanage is specially designed for mixed-race children."

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In the yard, a group of children are sitting on a bench in the yard holding wooden bowls and eating, and a hunched-back old maid carrying a wooden barrel Standing in front of the wooden table, holding a wooden spoon in his hand while scooping out vegetable soup from the bucket, he said: "Eat well, you are clamoring to grow up quickly, how can you eat just a little bit of it?"

Karl and Surdak opened the wooden door and walked in from the outside, watching a group of children holding vegetable porridge and eating them silently. They didn't make a sound when they were eating. Hearing footsteps at the gate of the courtyard, all the children looked out together.

Now Surdak suddenly discovered that this group of children obviously have characteristics that are not human, but they are also not native children. They should be a group of half-elves, half-orcs, or other weird characteristics. Ears, plush ears, two-color eyes, and a kitten beard on the mouth, each child's situation is different, but without exception, they cannot be regarded as pure bloodline humans.

At the end of the wooden stool, Carl also unexpectedly saw the little girl who had picked up the teruo fruit. She didn't expect that she actually lived in the orphanage.

The little girl clearly saw Carl at a glance. She jumped off the stool with excitement, but was caught by a big child next to her.

The aboriginal guide standing at the door whispered: "This kind of mixed-race child is not accepted in the public orphanage of Vojmara. This kind of child is full of destructive power and has a violent personality. To make them sensible and obedient, it takes a lot of patience to communicate with them and build trust with them. Not every nurse in the orphanage is willing to do this!"

Carl frowned did not speak, He knew that if this kind of mixed-race child enters the kilometer orphanage, most taxpayers in Vožmara will protest to the city consul. Tax officials pay taxes, so they also cannot enjoy ordinary citizenship rights.

The identities of these people are generally worse than the poor. They are basically prostitutes, women, thieves, homeless people, etc., and these people themselves are difficult to survive, so they are more likely to abandon children.

Carl asked the indigenous guide: "That’s why there is an orphanage here?"

Before the indigenous guide can answer, the old mother with the wooden barrel bends The waist came slowly and said: "It can only be regarded as a shelter, and they really have no place to go, so they will come here."

Then she glanced softly at the bench behind her. The child on the previous page, slightly smiled and said: "They are a group of good children, but they don’t know how to express."

Carl asked the grandmother: "There is a half-elf archer who is very good at archery. Orphans who walked out from here?"

The old mother heard that a few people were looking for a half-elf archer, a trace of worry and panic flashed in her eyes, her rough hands on her chest, her face Bitterly asked: "You are here to find Samira? My poor child, what did she make wrong, please forgive her, everything she did is for the shelter here."

She didn't even ask Samira what he had done wrong, she was just exonerating her. It seemed that the half-elf archer was just as rumored, and he had been ill-fated before.

"Oh, no!" Karl stood up straight, and immediately had an upright and trustworthy temperament on his body. It can also be said that this is one of the eight virtues of Knight. Karl said to the old mother: "She has been holding on to the arrow tower recently, working with us to fend off the hell dog attacking the city, and he is our best archer, and each time he harvests the most among all people."

Old When the mother heard Carl say this, she asked with a puzzled look: "Are you sure she did not make any mistakes? You did not lose any important things... For example, property like Yin Juer?"

There seemed to be a gleam of relief in the muddy eyes.

"I'm pretty sure, no!" Karl put his hand on his chest, two fingers just pressed against the Knight badge on his chest.

The old mother raised her hand above her head excitedly, and said happily: "Thank God, since you are Samira’s partner, please sit down quickly, Aya, go and make a dip for the guests. Pot of tea!"

She enthusiastically took the three people, invited them to sit down in the yard, and said: I'm also awkward with my foot restraint. It turned out that they were picking up fruit on the street behind Samira..."

When the half-elf archer was mentioned, the old lady gave a soft look in her eyes. , Like a kind grandma proudly boasting about her favorite granddaughter.

Carl and Surdak looked at each other, and felt that Samira’s recent situation didn’t need to be told to this kind old mother. The half-elf archer wanted to kill the hell dog more when his arm was abolished. Obviously Is earning more money for this shelter.

Surdak doesn’t know how long the half-elf archer’s rotten arm can last. He doesn’t recommend that the half-elf archer overdraw his body. This practice will make that arm soon abolished. , When the time comes, he may not be able to afford that forest bow anymore.

Carl touched the pocket of his pocket, his expression was a bit awkward, he just spent all his savings to buy a magic pattern structure, the pocket is cleaner than his face this time.

Surdak took out a Gold Coin from his purse and handed it to Karl.

Carl laughed, gave a "thank you" look, then put the Gold Coin into the hands of the old mother, and told her not to tell Samira that they had been here .

After saying this, the three people slowly turned and walked out of the orphanage.

Until the three of them walked far away, the old mother was still standing at the door of the orphanage looking out from a distance...

Surdak felt that she was covered with a touch of holiness The brilliance of her, it was she who used her years of dying candles to shine and heat, that illuminates this corner forgotten by kindness.