Morrowind Village is located on the southern outskirts of Suramar. It is a beautiful village far away from the dust and smoke. The village is backed by a vast forest, and to the north of the village is a river that runs through the eastern plains of the empire.

There are only sixty or seventy households of villagers, half of whom are hunters who rely on the forest to eat, and the remaining half make a living by cultivating a kind of grape unique to this area that is very suitable for wine making.

Logically speaking, Morrowind Village is close to the main water and land transportation route in the eastern part of the empire. Countless ships pass by here every day. The village should have prospered due to this. But in fact, the area where Morrowind Village is located happens to be between two

It is at the center of the terrain difference. The river flowing here is very fast. No matter how smooth the ship is, it will not choose to dock here. Instead, it will dock at the eastern dock of Suramar City where the water flow is relatively gentle, the river is wide, and the infrastructure is complete.

shore.

Winemaking is the main source of income for the villagers. The "Morrowind Wine" made from the high-sweetness grapes produced here is a favorite at the banquets of the nobles in the upper city of Suramar, and each bottle is worth a lot of money.

Unfortunately, due to water and soil conditions, grape planting has never been able to scale up, resulting in limited wine production. Even so, this has brought considerable income to the villagers.

In recent years, with the progress of the expansion war, most of the men in the village have been drafted into the army, leaving only the old, weak, women and children. The village has become more and more desolate. Because no one is cutting down, the forest in the south is almost engulfing half of the village.

Wild night sabers, forest wolves... wild beasts have gradually become the primary problem threatening Morrowind Village.

After entering Morrowind Village, Angmar only felt the desolation.

A wide north-south dirt road runs through the village, reaching the forest line at the end of the line of sight. The road is overgrown with weeds, and is as dilapidated as the buildings beside the road. It can be seen that the villagers once lived a good life, and their houses were large and sturdy, but now

, most of the houses are dilapidated and covered with spider webs due to lack of maintenance.

The people working in the grape fields beside the road were all female night elves, and there were almost no men. After noticing the group of people riding night sabers, they all cast prying eyes. It seemed that new faces were rarely seen.

"Greetings, Priestess!"

After seeing the leader Maiev clearly, the villagers smiled from the bottom of their hearts, stopped their farm work, and greeted each other warmly.

When Maiev returned the greetings with a smile, Angmar asked:

"Why was the orphanage built in such a remote village?"

Maiev's smile slowly faded, and she sighed: "There are too many orphans. Land in Suramar City is very expensive, and the sisterhood has no money to buy land to open a new orphanage. There are many vacant houses here, so we have to bring the orphans."

Here we are. There are many similar shelters on the outskirts of the city, and Morrowind Village is just one of them. Several trainee priests and I are the people in charge here."

Are you short of money...

Angmar frowned. In his impression, the Sisters of Elune, which has a wide base of believers and accepts offerings from believers and even nobles, is never short of money. The money will eventually be used for good causes and to help the poor.

, cure diseases and save people, etc.

As for the Sisters of Elune branch in Suramar City, it is one of the largest branches in the Kaldorei Empire. It is also located in the most prosperous metropolis in the empire, so the lack of money is incredible.

Maiev seemed to see Angmar's doubts and explained: "The war makes it difficult for everyone, Master Mage. It is already very difficult to make a living. People don't have enough money to worship the Moon Temple. Our reserve funds are several months old."

It was all used up before…”

As he said this, a little girl who was squatting on the side of the road playing with ants noticed the group's arrival. She immediately dropped the branch and ran over with joy. She jumped up and hugged Maiev on the night saber.

After being "surprised", Maiev's night saber did not feel dissatisfied at all. It purred happily in its throat and licked the child's ankles exposed outside the trousers - these trousers were too small. There was a patch on the crotch of the trousers.

It shows that it was modified from the crotchless pants worn by children.

"Because these little guys are so delicious! Why did you sneak out, Xiaodoudou?"

Maiev scratched the child's little nose lovingly. Facing the cute child, this cold priestess actually showed a side that no one knew.

The girl known as "Little Doudou" hugged Maiev's neck and said in a sweet voice:

"I'm here to wait for Sister Maiev! Sister Maiev, Teacher Akande taught us many new words today. Listen - spell, event, champion mentor. There is also a name - Andoma Morningbird!"

Elisande and the followers behind him laughed.

Angmar suddenly felt ashamed. He thought that Maiev would correct the girl's pronunciation, but Maiev's face turned a little bit worse. He forced a smile and said encouragingly: "Awesome."

Just like that, Maiev held the little girl in her arms and everyone continued to move forward.

During this period, the little girl in Maiev's arms kept hiding her little face behind Maiev's shoulder, revealing a big watery eye, secretly looking at Angmar.

"slightly!"

Angmar made a face, and the little girl shrank back in fear.

"Didn't the authorities take care of it?" He continued the topic just now.

Maiev sneered, "What do you care about? The money has been used to hold a grand party, how can you care about it?"

Angmar was speechless.

Well, this answers three questions at once. Why did the Mage Governing Council of Suramar City not fund the Temple of the Moon? Why did Maiev's face turn sour after hearing the girl's words? And... why was she so cold towards him.

"Spell..."

"Festival..."

"Suramar..."

Following the sound of childish reading coming from the distance, the group finally arrived at the "orphanage" - a dilapidated three-story building located in the southwest corner of the village, near the forest.

The style of this building was completely different from the houses in the village. Instead, it looked more like some kind of factory. After seeing the empty wine barrels abandoned in the courtyard, Angmar realized that this place turned out to be an abandoned small brewery.

Through the sparse fence, one can see nearly a hundred children sitting around in the drafty first-floor hall, reading aloud words under the leadership of an old night elf.

Small, patched clothes were hung to dry on the branches of the brewery courtyard, and several volunteers were squatting underneath to wash the clothes.

In the distance, a trainee priestess carrying a bow and arrow led the night saber out of the forest, holding the hem of the mud-stained plain white robe with one hand, which was filled with fresh wild fruits. On the night saber's saddle was a

There were several freshly hunted hares tied up.

"Don't skip class next time! Okay, go back quickly."

After taking Little Doudou off the mount, Maiev patted her on the back and asked her to go back first. She then called on the volunteers to carry the forest wolf tied behind the saddle of the mount to prevent the bloody wolf carcass from being eaten by the child.

We see.

"This is a brewery invested and built by a noble in the upper city. It has been closed down for many years due to poor management. After learning that we needed a place to take in orphans, he generously provided the brewery." Maiev untied the rope.

, said while saying.

As soon as the volunteers carried the forest wolf away, Xiao Doudou ran over with the children, some older than ten years old and the younger two or three years old. They surrounded Mawei and cheered.

Angmar saw Maiev's face filled with a happy smile, taking out candies from the saddle bag of her mount and distributing them to the children.

The night is already dark and dawn is approaching.

The volunteers finished their work for the day and started preparing dinner for the children.

A bonfire was raised in the courtyard, and rabbit meat and fresh rice were put into the large pot on it. The grapes sent by the villagers and the wild fruits just picked from the forest were washed with well water and stacked.

On the small wooden table next to the campfire.

The young trainee priestess took the children and prayed in a low voice to the bright moon hanging in the sky. The children thanked the goddess Elune for the gift, thanked the delicious dinner that was about to be eaten, and thanked all the beautiful priest sisters who took care of them...

Angmar was not idle either. When Elisande and a group of followers went to help take care of the children, he helped Maiev dispose of the body of the forest wolf.

The high-ranking priestess peeled off the wolf skin with her own hands, and the dirty blood covered her hands, dyeing her plain white robe red. Under the gentle light of the moonlight, Maiev's silhouette was still so holy.

Angmar helped her clean the filth from the wolf's belly, keeping the edible internal organs, and fed the rest to the night saber. Under the cutting of magic, the forest wolf quickly turned into a new bonfire.

The barbecue is fragrant.

"Thanks."

Maiev, who was washing her hands, glanced at Elisande, who was conjuring cream cakes to distribute to the children, then raised her head, smiled and said to Angmar, who was holding a water bag and pouring water for herself.

The moonlight was strong and the scenery was just right.
Chapter completed!