Chapter Seventy-Seven: Healing
The snow had finally stopped, and the traces of the gnolls fighting with the Imperial soldiers had been covered in snow. The fierce battlefield of the battle can be covered by heavy snow, but this heavy snow cannot hide the pain of people.
As the gnolls had almost fled, reinforcements led by Empress Gladyse finally arrived near the camp of the vanguard army. Outside the camp, the cluttered fence and the blackened snow that had been trampled on by everyone were placed in front of the reinforcements. It was clear from the situation before us that the camp of the forward army had just been attacked by the enemy.
Although the Gnoll army had just retreated, due to the military regulations set by Duke Wizz in the past, there were sentinels who returned to the lookout early to prevent the enemy from attacking at night again. It was still very dark, and the sentinels were a little nervous when they saw the army approaching from afar, and they were not sure which side of the army was coming.
Ignoring the dissuasion of the ministers, Empress Gladys personally rode her horse to a place not far from the lookout and shouted to the top: "I am the Empress Gladys of the Empire, I am now leading the army to support you, do you see my appearance clearly?"
Even though the sentinels had not seen Her Majesty with their own eyes, there were portraits of the Empress all over the city, and the sharp-eyed one was none other than Her Majesty! The gate slowly opened in front of the reinforcements, the empress returned to the formation, and the army entered the camp of the forward army in an orderly manner.
Meanwhile, in Duke Wiz's tent, an urgent treatment is underway. The guards and knights lit a stove with expensive charcoal in the tent, and had many torches lit in the tent in order to melt the ice from Duke Wiz's body.
As the charcoal was gradually consumed by the flames, the temperature in the vicinity was getting higher and higher, and the people guarding the duke's side seemed to be in the middle of summer, and everyone was sweating. Still, not a single person complained.
The light blue ice cubes covering the duke's body are really a little weird, and they didn't melt quickly in the face of such high temperatures, but as the temperature gradually increased, the ice cubes couldn't stop the erosion of the high temperature and began to slowly melt into water, and the duke's body gradually appeared.
Soon after, all the ice was melted by the heat, and the guard officer rushed to the duke's side to find out what was going on with him, only to see that the duke's face was blue, his eyes were tightly closed, and there was still melted ice water on his face.
The guard officer hurriedly called the military doctor who was waiting beside him, and the military doctor ran to hold the duke's hand, and then his face became serious.
Because the hand he was holding was simply cold, and even if the duke could save his life, it would be difficult for him to walk in the future, so he leaned over and opened the duke's eyes and observed the duke's pupils.
The guard officer hurriedly said behind the military doctor, "Doctor, what is the matter with the Duke?
The military doctor held Duke Wiz's hand and felt his temperature, turned around and shook his head and sighed: "Lord Duke has been frozen in ice for too long, and he is still breathing a little, but whether Lord Wei can survive in the end depends on the will of God!"
The anxious knight grabbed the military doctor's arm and said angrily: "You are talking nonsense, how could the Duke spend so much money to invite you over as you said, you quack doctor told me that you can't do anything about it now!"
The military doctor covered his face with his hands, guarding against the fist that the knight might smash down, and shouted: "Wrong, I have never seen a patient frozen in an ice cube, and the adult has survived until now because he is stronger than the average person!"
The guard officer stood up and walked to the knight to pull away his hand that grabbed the military doctor, looked at the military doctor with a face full of fear and said: "We didn't expect such a change in the Duke, you don't have to be afraid, as long as you do your best to heal the lord, we won't embarrass you!"
The fear on the face of the military doctor when he heard these words receded slightly, and after calming down a little, he remembered his duties as a doctor, and ran to the duke's side to take care of him without further words.
The guard officer saw the knights in a circle and was about to say something, when a soldier's voice came from outside the door: "Her Majesty has arrived here with reinforcements, and she wants to summon Duke Wiz to meet him and inquire about what has just happened." ”
The knights stared at each other with wide eyes, now Duke Wiz was still unconscious, he had no way to meet Her Majesty, did they want to carry the Duke to the Empress together?
The guard officer stood up and spoke to the knights: "Now that Her Majesty is in a coma, and Her Majesty cannot be allowed to deign to come to such a hot place, so be it, I will go to Her Majesty the Empress on behalf of Her Majesty and explain to her what happened this evening!"
The knights looked at each other, they couldn't think of a better way, and they all nodded in agreement with the guard's suggestion.