Donner was in a coma for fifteen days, and when he opened his eyes in a haze, the first person he saw was Crey. She had changed into a civilian's cloth robe, her long silver hair was tied back haphazardly, and her face seemed to be much thinner.

"How are you?" asked Donner, feebly.

"They're resting, do you want me to call?" replied lightly.

"Forget it, how long have I been unconscious?"

"Fifteen days. ”

"So long...... How's the battle going?"

"You've lost. ”

Donner took a deep breath, still barely able to muster up any strength.

"Why didn't I die?" Donner remembered the last time he saw the man in black stab himself in the chest before he fell unconscious.

"You've received the ...... of divine grace," Crey's tone was flat, and she couldn't tell whether it was a question or an expression. Donner didn't answer either.

These days, watching Donner recover from the brink of death and the knife wound in his chest gradually heal, Sarah and Wesley agree with Corey that Donner must have received divine grace before that. The divine grace bestowed by the priest can make the blessed person have a miraculous recovery ability within half a year, and sometimes even have a miracle of resurrection.

"So, the war is over?" asked Donner again.

"Probably not, Coenas can hold for a long time. ”

"Are you all okay?"

"No more dead. ”

Donner exhaled and fell asleep again.

Ten days later, Donner was just able to get out of bed and walk around normally when he found Sarah.

"The war here is over, and Wesley and I should go back. ”

"To defend your homeland?" asked Sarah.

Downer replied yes.

After Sarah lowered her head and pondered for a moment, she raised her face and smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, I'll tell you later." ”

At dinner, Sarah deliberately called everyone together and loudly announced that Donner and Wesley were leaving.

She didn't pause, and then said, "I'll go with Donner...... The war is not over. ”

Donner was stunned for a moment, then looked gratefully at Sarah, who nodded knowingly at him.

"Commander, I'll go with you too. ”

After Piedro finished speaking, the other members of the Blue Knights also expressed their willingness to follow Sarah.

"No, you're all gone, who's going to protect Shirley?"

When a woman heard this, she stood up and said tremblingly, "Captain Sarah, let them go with you, it's safe here, and besides, we already have enough food." ”

Just as Sarah hesitated, Corey suddenly spoke: "Go ahead, just leave it to me here, and I will keep them safe until the war is over." ”

After receiving Corey's assurance, Sarah finally stopped insisting.

The next day, after a brief farewell, Donner and Wesley took the Blue Knights on their way back to the province of Tris.

Donner's magic spear had been taken by the man in black, and Wesley's magic scroll from Arrahand had been used up, both of them were now just ordinary high-level magic apprentices. Fortunately, on the way back, they didn't encounter any enemies, and Donner guessed that they were probably too busy besieging the city of Coenas to worry about anything else.

When passing through the Gongta grassland, it was like experiencing purgatory on earth, countless corpses were rotting and stinking, and most of them were wearing the military uniforms of the Fermont Empire. Thinking that he had been stationed here more than a month ago, Donner and Wesley couldn't help but sigh while lamenting.

On the way south from the Gongta grassland to the province of Tris, there are no signs of war raging along the way, but every village seems too quiet to see people.

Occasionally, you can see hotels and inns that are still open, and you will hear rumors of war sporadically.

"The army of the Thorn Empire stormed the imperial capital and killed tens of thousands of people in battle, but they were still blocked from the towering city walls......"

"The Thorn Army has changed its strategy, no longer attacking, and has begun to adopt a siege strategy, and all supplies in the imperial capital have been cut off......"

Six days later, before setting foot on the land of the province of Tris, the last message heard was: "The army of King Qin, led by Commander Kane, has engaged in a great battle with the enemy outside the city of Coennas, and has suffered heavy casualties. ”

The first stop after entering the province of Tesri was the Academy of Magic. The academy was similarly deserted, and Donner suddenly had the illusion that most of the people in this world had disappeared overnight.

It wasn't until he entered the city of Dorne that he recovered.

On the way from the empty Knight Academy to the Dwarven Laboratory, Donner was recognized by the populace.

"That's not the ...... at the Martial Arts Conference"

When Donner heard this, he just wanted to say a few polite words to the other party, but he was immediately surrounded by him.

The crowd shouted "Deserter, deserter!" and kept picking up stones that could be found around them, and throwing debris at Donner and the others.

The Blue Knights were all official knights, not afraid of the attacks of these ordinary citizens, but Donner and Wesley could only hide behind them with their heads in their hands.

Just as the crowd was getting bigger and bigger, Sarah suddenly let out a shocking shout and pulled the bright heavy sword in her hand.

"Who's a deserter!

The people were shocked by her momentum, and suddenly quieted down, and had the courage to stand up and argue with her: "The king issued a document a month ago, the young reserve army escaped before the war began, and that Donner is on the list of fleeing for his life!"

Seeing that the people were being agitated by that man, they were about to riot again. Sarah yelled "Fart!" again.

"The 300 young men annihilated more than 3,000 of the Thorn Army on the Tedder Mountains, and almost all of them were killed!

Sarah had heard it from Donner and Wesley, and she had heard it as a joke when she first met them, and now, after they were born and died together, she was convinced.

This is the first time that the people have heard such a statement, and they are shocked but can't believe it.

"They have killed thousands of enemies in enemy-occupied areas, destroyed countless enemy food and grass, and saved hundreds of ordinary people like you, and you dare to say that the two of them are deserters?!" Sarah said, slamming her heavy sword into the ground in front of her. The people who were close were so frightened that they hurriedly retreated.

"But why should we believe you?" someone in the crowd asked in a whisper.

Sarah was furious and shouted at Piedro and the others behind her, "Guys, tell them, why?"

Everyone in the Blue Knights was familiar with Sarah's temper, and when they heard her say this, they immediately understood what she meant, and they drew their swords and rushed forward.

The crowd dispersed.

Donner shook his head with a wry smile, and Wesley patted him on the shoulder and said, "It turns out that the feeling of being wronged is really unpleasant." ”

A farce finally ends with Sarah's tough stance.

The group soon arrived at the dwarven laboratory, and when they knocked on the door, Richard and Kelly saw that it was Donner, and before they could speak, tears were already falling.

"Crying for what, didn't I come back?" said Donner, in a relaxed tone, reaching out and touching Richard's head, a gesture inherited from his blacksmith father.

"That's it, what are you crying about, Kelly, come on, let Big Brother Wesley hug one. Wesley finally saw his acquaintance, and finally couldn't help but relapse.

Kelly blushed and hid behind Richard, afraid that he would really want to hug herself. Wesley laughed at this.

At this time, Natia and Adarua also came out with twin sisters.

Donner then hurriedly introduced to everyone, Wesley and the Blue Knights had never seen dwarves and gnomes, and they were surprised for a while.

At dinner, Natia did not greet everyone out to eat, but called for sumptuous food from the restaurant. At the dinner table, Donner briefly told them what had happened to them since they separated. Wesley, Sarah, and others continued to add details to him, describing Donner as a heroic figure of both wisdom and bravery.

After dinner, Natia arranged a lodging for the Blue Knights, and Wesley, reluctant to return to the deserted Academy of Magic, settled in a room next to the laboratory.

When everything was arranged, Donner returned to the lab, and Natia, Adarua, and the twin sisters were waiting for him.

"Natya, thank you for your information. Donner had been holding back at the dinner table without thanking him, for Idarua had taken care not to reveal the source.

"Judging by the results, it doesn't seem to have made much difference. Natia said with a smile.

"I'm just a little guy and I can only do my best. It's just that now that I think about it, I'm a little sorry for those brothers......" Donner's face was gloomy.

"It's not something you can master. Natia advised.

"How's going on in the Imperial Capital?" asked Donner, believing that the other party must have an unimpeded channel of information.

"Kane gathered more than 30,000 people, and then he was scattered. The city of Coenas can't get in or out now, and it just depends on how long the food in the city can last. ”

"Is there any movement of the enemy army to the south?"

"Not for the time being, there are not many troops left in the south, as long as Koenas is captured, the war will be over. ”

"Is there any movement in the Silver Finchflower Federation?"

Natia smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that in the battle of the Gongta Grassland, Baird, an old fool, lost too badly, as long as he persists for a long time, the battle is not so ugly, and the Thorn Empire may not dare to advance eastward." Right now...... Now the Silver Finchflower Federation is probably only thinking about how to protect itself next. ”

"I'm really unwilling......" Donner sighed and leaned back in his chair.

Natia suddenly smiled mysteriously, leaned forward slightly, and reminded, "You seem to have forgotten something......"

Donner scratched his head, and just as he was about to ask a question, he happened to see the excited expressions on Elemanda and Elimia's faces that couldn't be concealed, and turned his head to look at Adarua, who saw Donner's eyes and deliberately looked away, looking innocent from the matter.

"What I have on the drawings, have you made it?"

The two sisters finally had an exaggerated smile on their faces, their eyes widening mischievously, and they nodded desperately.

"Take me to see it. ”