Mountain and Forest Kingdom

The Eternal Night is coming. On the last morning before the Eternal Night, people began to check the various things they needed for the winter.

Coal balls, candles, meat, bread, empty barrels.

Last year, during the Eternal Night, everyone dumped sewage and garbage on the street. When the prophet knew about it, he asked each household to buy wooden barrels to hold the dirt, and then someone would take the garbage away during the Eternal Night.

Some places with more people, such as neighborhood shops and monasteries, have completed the renovation work and sewer management work in the past few years.

Oak Castle had flush toilets a long time ago, and monasteries everywhere were the first to enjoy this convenience.

Even in winter, you can take a hot bath every two or three days.

If you are in places like Oak City and Manor where there is no shortage of fuel, you can take a hot bath 24 hours a day.

In the past, people only needed to store food and fuel for the winter, but now they also store some entertainment props in addition to these.

For example, brothers and sisters play cards and chess together, bored women do some needlework in front of candles, or men who can't stand loneliness hold oil lamps to find people to drink and chat.

The eternal night is not completely dark. There are some street lamps that light up regularly in the busy streets and shops of Dum Port and Pumish Town.

For the craftsmen who are used to working in Ironforge, the eternal night has long become a sparse and ordinary night.

Whenever the eternal night comes, the nuns of the manor will take the children to install street lamps at several key road locations.

"Lana, you will be responsible for replacing the lighting stones this year."

The dean gave this year's hosting task to Lana.

Because the prophet values ​​Lana very much, the dean gave the task to Lana.

Lana doesn't like to do this kind of thing. She wants to have a good sleep and doesn't want to worry about what she has to do when she is asleep.

But Lana is already twenty years old. The twenty-year-old Lana did not shirk the task like she did when she was a teenager.

"I can't do it alone. Yubao can't go out in winter."

The dean sighed when he heard this: "This kind of thing has always been done by three people together. There will be someone to help you. How can you think of taking Yubao out? Just take a dog out. Yubao will freeze if he goes out at this time!"

"Yes, dean." Lana could only agree.

The dean quickly assigned tasks to the rest of the people. This kind of thing is done every year, but every year it seems very anxious.

After the morning meeting, Lana went back to the house to check things.

Torrevi and Yubao were lying in the warm quilt reading a book. Torrevi was introducing various marine creatures to Yubao.

On the quilt in front of Torrevi was a thick book. This was a precious marine atlas borrowed from the Dum Port Monastery.

The pictures on it were marine creatures drawn by specialized scholars, and there were various detailed introductions.

Yubao couldn't read words, but liked to look at paintings.

Its body structure was not suitable for lying, so it liked to hide in Torrevi's arms and let Torrevi lift the book to show it the paintings.

The fish monster is very quiet in winter, hibernating in the dark underground water, and will come up to eat in spring.

The fish monster is more like a tropical creature, while the fish treasure is more adapted to activities in cold regions and can leave the water for a long time like seals and penguins.

After entering the house, Lana began to look around, "Are there enough things?"

After hearing this, Torrevi smiled and said, "There are enough things. I checked it yesterday and it must be enough."

Lana was relieved, and quickly checked the water cups on the table and added hot water to Torrevi and the fish treasure.

The shepherdess is older than Seravan, and although she is still healthy, Lawrence asked her to rest well this year, not to do heavy work, and not to stay up late.

For this reason, Lawrence also found Lana and several other nuns and told them about this matter.

Lana began to take on the task of taking care of the fish treasure and the shepherdess in advance, and began to truly become the backbone of the monastery.

This year, it is not only the shepherdess who started to rest. Lawrence's partners and friends have become very few, and Jifeng has also moved into a more luxurious and comfortable doghouse since this year.

The doghouse not only has a special toilet and floor heating, but also a treadmill for exercise on rainy and snowy days.

During the Eternal Night, the snow dogs will play and frolic on the snow on a clear moonlit night. The treadmill is only to solve the impact of rainy days and bad weather. Usually, Jifeng and a group of big and small dogs also have their own entertainment.

Plenty of food and free space, as well as regular work and responsibilities, and the company of companions.

And Lawrence's promise.

Lawrence will personally raise Jifeng next year. For Jifeng, since the death of Hall and Doug, the only people he really recognizes are Lawrence and Pig.

Pig doesn't like this black wolf that threatens it. Jifeng's only real friend is Lawrence.

Of course, it feels good to be the boss in the manor.

The Eternal Night will soon come. When Lawrence leads the humans and elves of Oak City to watch the last sunset on the roof, the Eternal Night is here.

As in previous years, people slowly walk downstairs with lanterns, and return to their respective houses and residences under the shining of the holy light stone as bright as daylight.

The long holiday has arrived.

The children in the castle cheered happily. They already understood the meaning of the holiday.

The first day of the Eternal Night was not a party. According to the convention, food and candy, as well as various rewards, were distributed.

Food and candy are no longer in short supply. Salier and Stella are distributing notebooks and pencils, as well as new shoes and decorative headbands to the young maids.

Different professions have different rewards, and some people will be given special care based on the problems they have encountered recently.

Most maids will take a day off during the Eternal Night. On this day, Lawrence and the mistresses have to eat, comb their hair, wash their hair, wash their feet, dress, and fetch water by themselves.

A small number of maids do not take care of Lawrence, but take care of children who cannot live on their own.

On this day, Lawrence will be responsible for replacing the holy light stones in the corridors and various parts of the castle. Heidi and Sophia push the cart to put the replaced stones into the box and put them away.

Lawrence is working in the castle with a ladder, and Deren and Emma Khalan are also replacing the lighting stones on the other side of the corridor.

The castle is too big, and it takes a long time to replace them with just two teams.

But Lawrence has a lot of women.

Too many, so many that Lawrence sometimes has to think about it again after thinking about it himself to prevent omissions.

Saint Hela of Flying Fish Harbor, Saint Bull of Dum Harbor, and Countess of the Monastery of Ice Harbor are all here. This year is definitely a lively year.

While standing on the ladder to change the lighting stone, Lawrence passed by a bedroom where the maid was dancing for the mistress.

Heidi saw it and said, "It's the witch from the East. The girl's subordinates are not our maids and they don't follow our rules."

"It doesn't matter." Lawrence didn't mind the existence of such exceptions. So far, Lawrence has not favored the sent girl.

The three of them continued to work quickly, not paying attention to the young witch who was just an outsider.

After a few minutes, Mei Xier came over alone.

"Prophet, I don't know the rules here. Now I have asked the servants to go down and rest. Please forgive my ignorance."

Lawrence sat on the ladder and asked curiously: "Mei Xier, you have been here for more than half a year. What is your impression of us? Rich? Powerful? Or luxury?"

Mei Xier raised her head and looked at Lawrence with eyes as bright as starlight, her eyes sparkling.

"Please let me use my song to convey my views on this place."

Lawrence showed a surprised look, "Of course, I am willing to listen."

Mei Xi'er quickly stood in place, raised her hands and placed them on her chest, and sang ethereal and clean songs to praise this legendary land.

"Wild boars walk in the orchard, giant wolves run in the wilderness, fishmen play in the waves, unicorns pray in the moonlight, ice is a broad bridge, and stars are the light of the world." (End of this chapter)