Lord Highlander

  Chapter 435 434. The corner forgotten by kindness

  Wozmara City War Command temporarily requisitioned a closed business building, and built a field hospital in just two days.

  The field hospital can receive hundreds of wounded soldiers every day. Many soldiers are injured while defending the city, and will be carried directly to the hospital by auxiliary soldiers. In this way, the pressure of treatment on Suldak's side is greatly reduced.

Since the "Divine Blessing Body" can stabilize the wounded guards and help the seriously wounded soldiers pass the most dangerous period, the death rate of the wounded soldiers walking out of the Suldak treatment room is much lower than that of the field hospital. Here in Suldak, the local indigenous guards on the Maca plane will not be discriminated against. Many injured guards will still line up outside the treatment room, waiting for the Knight of the Hailansa Guard Battalion to spare more time for treatment. .

In order to allow Suldak to have more time for treatment, on the city wall where the knights of the Hailansa Guard Battalion are in charge of the defense section, there are always some cases where some indigenous guards assist in the defense for no reason. The guards sometimes bring some local specialties to the knights in the guard camp.

  As for this guard battalion knight who is always doing nothing, Karl, who is the leader of the Hailansa Guard Battalion Support Squadron, has always given him the greatest freedom within his authority.

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The Maca plane has a warm and pleasant climate, and most of the land is covered by vegetation. There are vines and shrubs in the forest outside the city, and **** dogs come out of the dense jungle. The mages brought considerable trouble, the mages did not dare to sneak into the dense forest on the magic scorpion, so they could not accurately trace the source of the hellhound.

  The sun shines through the Taylor trees overhead, leaving dots of light on the sidewalks beside the city wall.

  There was a faint fragrance of trees in the air. On the fifth day after arriving in Wozhimara City, the Hailansa Guard Battalion took a break again. Suldak put down what he was doing and finally had the opportunity to enter the city.

He and Karl took to the streets. The city was full of warriors wearing leather armor and weapons. Occasionally, some knights on horses would pass by the streets. It was promised to equip the High Lansa Guard Battalion with war horses until now. Realized, Viscount Emmet communicated with the Plane War Command and learned that the Knights waiting for the horses are not the only one from the Hailansa Guard Battalion.

The main gate of Vozmara City is less than one kilometer away from the section of the city wall guarded by the Hailansa Guard Battalion. From a distance, Suldak saw a whole group of heavy cavalry gathered at the gate of the city. These horses were neatly lined up on the street. , There was the neighing of war horses.

The gate of the city was slowly opened, and there was a huge vibration from the falling of the suspension bridge, and then hundreds of heavy armored infantry rushed out of the city holding heavy shields, and formed a defense made of shields on the suspension bridge at the gate of the city. The city wore knights and rode out of the city one after another, confronting a group of **** dogs outside the city.

In the past two days, with a large number of reinforcements entering Wojmara City, the War Command has been trying to send knights and heavy armored infantry regiments to fight outside the city, in order to open up the situation in the Wojmara City area and prepare for the next big move. Make some preparations for the counterattack.

Karl looked enviously at the heavy cavalry who rushed out of the city on horseback. The crowd on both sides of the street burst into cheers and shouts of encouragement. The gate of the city seemed very crowded. Into a narrow alley.

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  This city is much bigger than Hailansa City. The five blocks in the city are clearly divided, rich area, commercial area, industrial area, poor area X2 and so on.

In Vojmara City, the slums of the imperials and the slums of the local aborigines are two completely incompatible blocks. Suldak and Karl walked into this alley with walls full of wet moss. The stone road inside is full of sundries, and the narrow alleys are distributed like cobwebs in the slums of Wojmara City.

  Water droplets fell from the eaves of the roof and smashed into pieces on the stone slabs by the street...

An old aboriginal man with wrinkled face rubbed his hands on the stone slab, grabbed the crushed herbs from the stone trough, squeezed them into sticky green pancakes and pasted them on the wound of the young man, the young man Eat and grin with a painful expression, but dare not make a sound.

The aborigines of the Maca plane sat under the eaves on both sides of the alley, leaning against each other with their upper bodies naked, and there seemed to be no panic on their faces after the siege of the city. Many of these aborigines crowded together were wounded young people, and they also had People are using oilcloth to maintain armor, and they are also sharpening spears in their hands with whetstones.

  The Nanai natives came out from the depths of the mountains, entered the bustling city, and gradually adapted to the life here.

Most of the aborigines are engaged in the dirtiest, hardest and most tiring jobs in this city. Of course, the aborigines have another way out - to join the army. The Green Empire implements a nationwide recruitment system, but if they reach the limit, they can still stay in the barracks Among them, and can receive a salary on a monthly basis, so there are also some aboriginals who are professional fighters.

A young aboriginal guide stood under the eaves. He saw Suldak and Karl approaching, whispered something to his companions, then walked quickly to the street with bare feet, and greeted Karl humbly. , and took the two of them to the depths of the alley.

  The roads here are intricate, and it is easy for unfamiliar people to get lost when walking in them. Only those who have lived here since childhood can find the nearest road.

The guide led Suldak and Ka into a street that looked more lively, with various taverns and hotels lined up on both sides, and some scantily clad street girls leaned on the stone pillars next to the gate, and greeted the passing pedestrians. Showing his worth, the native guide stood on the street, pointed to the innermost part of the street, and said to Carl, "Master Knight, the orphanage is at the innermost part of this street."

Some young imperial poor people on the street frequently made provocative gestures to the Nanai guide, but the Nanai guide just pretended not to see it, and explained to Carl in a low voice: "This street is where we Nanai and the Empire come together. The dividing line of the poor, we rarely step on this street, and they will not come to our side."

   "If you meet outside, will you fight?" Karl asked curiously.

  The guide of the Nanai tribe puffed up his chest and said proudly, "They won't dare to provoke us after leaving here."

"The poor people living here are a group of imperial people who entered the Maca plane a long time ago. They originally planned to create a career, but in the end due to various reasons, they stayed in Wozhimara City to live. They have already regarded this place as their home." Karl explained to Suldak in a low voice, and then turned to the Nanai guide and asked, "Then what should we do there?"

   "There is their guide on this street." The Nanai guide said with some embarrassment.

The three of them walked along the street to a dilapidated yard. The yard was not too big. There were some purple morning glories growing on the fence at the gate, and there were delicate trumpets blooming outside the wall. A dilapidated wooden sign, with a line of words 'Worzmara Orphanage' written crookedly in imperial characters.

  Karl stood at the gate of the orphanage and asked the native guide: "Does this orphanage belong to your Nanai or to the poor of the empire?"

The native guide scratched his head vigorously, and it took him a long time to understand Karl's question. He shook his head and said clumsily, "Neither of them belong to us. We Nanai people don't have orphanages. The children of Nanai people belong to God Paglio." , we will raise them together. Regardless of the poor life of these imperial poor, their orphanage is between the poor area and the rich area, and there are many rich people who are willing to go there to express their kindness. This orphanage is They are specially designed to take in children of mixed race."

   "..."

In the yard, a group of children are sitting on a bench in the yard holding wooden bowls to eat, and a hunched old mother is standing in front of the wooden table with a wooden bucket, scooping from the bucket while holding a wooden spoon Serving vegetable soup, he said, "Eat well, you guys are clamoring all day long to grow up quickly, how can you do it with just such a little?"

  Karl and Suldak pushed open the wooden door and walked in from the outside. They saw a group of children holding vegetable porridge and eating in silence with their heads bowed. They didn't make a sound while eating. Hearing footsteps coming from the gate of the courtyard, all the children looked out together.

Now Suldak suddenly discovered that this group of children obviously had features that did not belong to humans, but they were also not indigenous children. They should be a group of half-elves, half-orcs, or other weird features, pointy ears, plush Ears, bi-colored eyes, and kitten whiskers on the mouth, each child is different, but without exception, they are not pure-blooded human.

   At the end of the wooden bench, Karl accidentally saw the little girl who had picked up the terro fruit. He didn't expect that she actually lived in the orphanage.

  The little girl obviously saw Karl at a glance. She was so excited that she jumped off the stool, but was held back by an older child beside her.

The native guide standing at the door said in a low voice: "This kind of mixed-race children, the public orphanage in Wojmara City does not accept them. This kind of children are full of destructive power, violent and obedient. I want to make them sensible and obedient. It takes a lot of patience to communicate with them and build trust with them, not every nun in an orphanage is willing to do this!"

Karl frowned and said nothing. He knew that if such a mixed-race child entered the Kilometer Orphanage, most of the taxpayers in Wojmara City would protest to the city governor. The city hall should not waste taxpayers' money like this, because this Parents of children basically do not pay taxes to the tax collector, so they do not enjoy ordinary citizenship rights.

  The status of these people is generally worse than that of the poor. They are basically prostitutes, thieves, tramps, etc., and it is difficult for such people to survive themselves, so it is easier to abandon their children.

  Carl asked the native guide: "So there is an orphanage here?"

  Before the indigenous guide could answer, the old nun with a wooden barrel bent over and walked over slowly, saying, "It can only be regarded as a shelter, and they come here because they really have nowhere to go."

  After that, she took a soft look at the children on the bench behind her, and said with a slight smile, "They are all good children, but they just don't know how to express themselves."

  Carl asked the old nanny: "Is there a half-elf archer who is very good at arching, and he is also an orphan who went out from here?"

The old mama heard that a few people were looking for a half-elf archer, a trace of worry and panic flashed in her eyes, she clasped her rough hands on her chest, and asked bitterly, "Are you here to look for Samira? Poor kid, please forgive her for what she did wrong, everything she did was for the shelter here."

  She didn't even ask Samira what she did wrong, she just exonerated her. It seems that this half-elf archer has a lot of bad things in the past, just like the rumors.

"Oh, no!" Carl stood up straight, with an air of integrity and trustworthiness, which can also be said to be one of the eight virtues of a knight. Let’s fight against the Hellhound’s siege together with us, and he is our best archer, and he gets the most harvest every time.”

  The old nanny heard Carl say this, and asked with a puzzled look: "Are you sure she didn't do anything wrong? You didn't lose any important things...such as silver coins?"

   There seemed to be a gleam of relief in her cloudy eyes.

   "I'm sure, no!" Carl put his hands on his chest, and **** just pressed on the knight badge on his chest.

  The old nanny raised her hands above her head excitedly, and said happily: "Thank God, since you are Samira's partner, please sit down quickly, Aya, go and make a pot of tea for the guests!"

She enthusiastically pulled the three of them, asked them to sit down in the yard, and said: "No wonder the children are clamoring to go to the city wall to pick up terra fruit. I am grounded today and they are also arguing with me. It turns out that they are in Sa Picking up fruit on the street behind Mira..."

  When the half-elf archer was mentioned, the old nanny had a soft look in her eyes, like a kind grandmother proudly boasting about her favorite granddaughter.

Karl and Suldak looked at each other, and felt that there was no need to tell this kind old nun about Samira's recent situation. The half-elf archer was desperately trying to destroy his arms and hunted more hellhounds, obviously for this reason. Earn more money for shelters.

Suldak didn't know how long the half-elf archer's rotten arm could last. He didn't recommend that the half-elf archer overdraw his body. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to hold that forest bow again.

  Carl fumbled in the purse of his pocket, with an embarrassed expression on his face. He had just spent all his savings on buying a set of magicweave structures, and his pockets were cleaner than his face these days.

  Suldak took out a gold coin from his purse and handed it to Karl.

  Carl smiled, gave a look of "thank you", then stuffed the gold coin into the hands of the old woman, and told her not to tell Samira the news of their visit.

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

  Until the three of them walked far away, the old nun was still standing at the gate of the orphanage and watching from a distance...

  Suldak felt that her body was shrouded in a faint holy radiance. It was she who used her dying years to shine and glow, illuminating this corner that was forgotten by kindness.

  (end of this chapter)