When he returned to the hillside again, the people had scattered away, and the only ones who remained by the grave were Jett and Dino, and the white-haired leader.

From the moment the investigation team returned to the guild to report on the situation, Mikhail seemed to be a different person, perhaps never in his career when he had never made a mistake in his plan, and this exception seemed to frustrate him a little. Or, he was not a hard-hearted knight, and the sacrifice of his right-hand men touched the weakest part of his heart.

"Sir, the family has already left?" Draenor asked the regimental leader, probably to judge whether the other party had really lost his ability to speak because of frustration.

"Well, Mr. Bourbon has already left with Mrs. Reiner and his daughter, life has to go on, and staying here will only make the grief more and more intense......" The corners of Mikhail's mouth twitched a few times, and he habitually wanted to put his hand on the scabbard, but found that there was nothing there, so he added, "They don't want to see the knight's figure...... Rest assured, everything will be fine, it just takes a little time. ”

He looked at the tombstone full of flowers, and the instructor on the daguerreotype still looked energetic, dressed in the proudest armor, and his right hand clenched his sword to his chest...... But it's just a photo, no temperature, no life, only the cold tombstone that accompanies it.

"Reiner...... He joined the Order with the belief that he would die, and this was the place he feared most in his life, whenever he saw the tombstones of his colleagues...... It's all gone, and he has found his final destination and reunited with his partners. Mikhail looked at the tombstones standing on the hillside, bowed his head and turned towards the entrance of the cemetery.

"It's time for us to go, the war is still going on for the living, and there are still many tasks for us to complete in the guild......"

......

Two o'clock in the afternoon, the meeting room of the Guild of the Order

The faces seen at the funeral were all present in the conference room, the captain sitting opposite him yawned inconspicuously, and Draenor and Jett sat side by side on the opposite side, elbows resting on the table, waiting for the regimental commander to announce the results of the battle.

"There are two main themes of this meeting, one is that Reiner, the second-order knight of the garrison regiment, led the members of the investigation team to complete this mission, and also paid a terrible price......" The head of the regiment said to the knights with his long sword in both hands.

"But the result of the victory is a fact, and as a new injection of 'blood', the Night's Watch and the Messenger have fully proved their mettle, especially Chadwick. Delano and Dino. Torake. As the former head of the Knights, I announce to you that the leader of the first echelon of the investigation team and the member of the team, Draenor, will be promoted to a second-order knight from now on and officially join the Kerton garrison. ”

At the same time that Mikhail wore the badge on the chests of the two of them, the conference room was suddenly flooded with thunderous applause. Delaenor, on the other hand, felt not the slightest joy, which was undoubtedly a burden to him, a condemnation of conscience. There is a person who is more fit to receive such a reward than himself......

"No, it's mostly Instructor Reiner's work......" he whispered as the applause stopped.

The head of the regiment patted him lightly on the shoulder, and once again said to the crowd: "Reiner has passed away forever, but his spirit has become one of the stars...... The war that belongs to us continues, and someone needs to inherit his will. Chadwick. Draenor provided the most important information for the operation, and as the vanguard of the first to penetrate the interior of Lierao, he deserved to be rewarded by the Royal Knight. ”

The dead have returned to peace, and the road that remains unfinished is still long......

Draenor noticed the knights around him casting admiring glances at him, and he subconsciously touched the deep, slightly sharp scratch on his breastplate. From this moment on, he felt that those scratches also seemed to exude the glow of "knight's medal".

"Then there's the second thing," Mikhail said, turning and walking over to the map of the hides, drawing a circle around the far right corner with the hilt of his sword, "A few weeks ago, the expedition discovered a black battleship in the western waters of Nagseus, which did not belong to Snowway, but came from a more distant land, Vlactu. Known as the Azra, they were an ancient people who also seemed to have learned of the war in North Abel and were planning to take advantage of it. For this reason, as early as five years ago, the Royal Knights issued an order to send all the knights of the raiding group in the territory to the western seas to meet the battle. Just a few hours ago, the good news had arrived, that the battleship had been defeated and completely left the western seas, and Nagseus had won a landslide victory! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, all the knights in the audience stood up, their right hands clenched into fists against their left shoulders.

"Shouldering the Glory !! of Nagseus"

Victorious...... Draenor stood there for a few seconds, still unable to believe the "good news" he had heard. It was the battleship of the Southern Beast, and even if it had land superiority, it would be difficult for the Knights to defeat it with guns and shells, and it took less than a week......

But his own speculation could not shake the facts in front of him, presumably the knights had repeatedly confirmed the results of the battle, and the black battleship had indeed left. Perhaps, the Azra did not intend to march into Nagasus in the first place, but only wanted to send someone to infiltrate the city of Kerdon to find the whereabouts of Viklico......

In other words, the plague doctor really came from that battleship.

"Finally, Winter Festival is approaching, and all second-order knights can get three days off, so let's enjoy this rare opportunity and celebrate our victory."

Mikhail declared the meeting over, and the knights left the room, leaving Draenor alone, still in a saluted posture.

"Draenor! Feed! Let's go! ”

Under Dino's several urgings, he finally came back to his senses, walked quickly to the door, and nodded goodbye to the regimental commander.

"What were you thinking? Not really, right? Did yesterday's incident leave you with after-effects? The captain pulled him in front of him and asked with a wry smile.

"Not so ......" Draenor shook his head, having suffered even more desperate setbacks on the battlefield, even watching his adoptive father fall on the battlefield. Instructor Reiner's sacrifice was indeed a bit unacceptable, but not to the point of grief-stricken.

"How's it going at the nursing home?" He changed the subject. According to the law of the commander, shortly after the return of the members of the investigation team, he sent the other knights of the expedition there to investigate, and it is not known what the result will be.

"The fire had been completely extinguished when they got there, and no suspicious people were found, only charred corpses...... Rest assured, that sanatorium is completely gone, and there is nothing to worry about. ”

"That's not what worries me the most." Draenor felt as if he was asking nonsense, the plague doctor had been completely reduced to ashes, and the question of the aftermath was not worth considering, in fact he was just thinking about the black battleship.

"I see, you don't suspect the power of the Knights, do you?" Dino raised an eyebrow to forgive Rano's inner thoughts. When he saw the serious expression on the other party's face, the captain couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahaha, you've really gotten to this point! Listen, Nagseus's power is not yet enough to wipe out Snowway in one fell swoop, but don't forget that it's not just the two of us who have divinity! Remember the captain of the third echelon 'Humpback Whale Amoro'? His divinity is to manipulate the tides...... Not the tide you imagined, even I was a little incomprehensible, as if it was itself a moving ocean, capable of making huge waves on the surface of anything...... Forget it, if you go on, you're going to think I'm in some kind of ghost story again. Go home! For the glorious triumph, for this rare vacation, enjoy it! ”

Rest? Well, it's really time to take a break...... Suddenly realizing that his body had become extremely heavy, Draenor walked out of the guild gates with a broken head from Jay.

Standing on the street waiting for the passing carriages, he involuntarily raised his hand to cover one ear, hoping that he would not hear the ridiculous thoughts in his head again.