Imperial Crown.

Chapter 70 Alive!

Patty and Volav acted separately, and Raven sat in the medical room, looking at Simon and Barry without saying a word.

Without any personal belongings, the map might have been lost. Now Raven only hopes that one of them can wake up and provide information about the Bloody Highlands.

Soon, Lux arrived. She was wearing a thick cotton coat. When she saw the two people lying on the bed, she exclaimed, "Lord of Light, what happened to them?"

"Can they be cured?" Raven asked.

"It's hard to say. Let me observe first." As he said that, Lux took out the medical kit he carried with him and began to observe the condition of the two people.

After a busy period, Lux shook her head and exclaimed: "My God, I don't know how they managed to make it back."

"Is the situation serious?" Raven's heart skipped a beat.

"Well... long-term hunger, fatigue and cold have made their bodies very weak. They are almost like two dead people!" Lux's eyes were full of surprise. "Especially Simon. A normal person would have died long ago if he looked like this. He can actually hold on until now. It's simply a miracle!"

Raven asked nervously, "So, can they still wake up?"

Lux said word by word: "This one, whose name I don't know, has less serious injuries and is in better physical condition, so even though he will sleep longer, he is not in too much danger."

"As for Simon... he is more seriously injured and has consumed more energy." Lux paused and said hesitantly: "... If he still doesn't wake up tomorrow morning, he may never wake up."

Hearing this, Raven's expression became more serious: "Can't you use divine magic to treat it?"

"With my current abilities, I can only deal with external injuries. I can't do anything about their situation." Lux frowned slightly: "Are these two important to you?"

"Yes." Raven did not shy away from saying, "If they can wake up, my losses can be reduced a lot."

"...So the rumors are true." Lux suddenly said, "Are you really going to attack Bloody Highlands?"

Raven raised his eyebrows, but he didn't feel that surprised.

There is no wall that is impenetrable. Now that Eagle Castle has started operating at full speed, the truth of the matter is bound to spread.

"Leave in four days."

Lux's eyes revealed a hint of dissatisfaction: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"...I don't want you to worry too much." Raven said.

"Okay." Lux pursed her lips: "Then I'll go back first."

Having said that, Lux walked outside.

"I'll take you there." Raven stood up and followed.

"You'd better stay here." Lux glanced at him: "Anyway, I'm not as important as your 'great cause'."

"By the way, if these two people can wake up, they must not eat too much, especially Simon. At most, half a piece of white bread and a bowl of hot soup. Otherwise, it may exceed the carrying limit of the stomach and intestines, and it will cause problems."

As they were talking, the two had already walked out of the medical room. Just as Raven was about to explain further, Mosingan's voice rang out: "Baron, I heard that Simon and the others are back?"

"Oh, Priest Lacus!" When he found that there was someone standing next to Raven, he quickly saluted again.

Lux drew the holy emblem of the Lord of Light on her chest, nodded, and turned to leave.

Just as she stepped out of the door, Eric and others rushed over and asked about Simon's situation.

After listening to Raven's story and seeing Simon's condition, everyone fell silent, their faces gloomy.

Especially Mosingam and Volaf, they were soldiers who joined the army at the same time as Simon, they were from the same family and had very deep feelings for each other, and the worry on their faces was the most intense.

He wanted to spend more time with his comrade, but was afraid of disturbing his rest, so he could only fidget and hang around the door.

"It's so tragic, so tragic..." Mosing Gan muttered in a low voice, "How could this happen? Only two of the five people returned, and we didn't bring back any of the ten horses when we set out!"

"Hey... stop nagging. I have a headache." Volav sighed, "Even if you keep nagging, things have already come to this."

"I know this is useless, but I feel so upset." Moxingan sighed: "Look at this kid, he's so young, he's never even touched a woman, let alone a wife, how could he..."

"Don't think about those nonsense. Simon is not dead yet." Volaf rolled his eyes at him. "If you really feel bad for him, you might as well hold back your strength and wait until you reach the Bloody Highlands to slaughter a few animals and avenge them!"

Goyle and Link stood aside, silent. Although they were quite unhappy with Simon's "rocket climb", such thoughts had now been completely washed away.

The same went for Eric. He had been feeling resentful because Simon had reported him for something bad. But now, seeing Simon, who had become so thin that he looked unrecognizable, his resentment disappeared.

Only Raven was the calmest at this time. It was not because he didn't care about Simon's sacrifice or life or death, but because he knew that it was useless to be anxious at this time.

After ordering the kitchen to prepare food, Raven was about to go to the dungeon to practice the spell again when the door of the medical room suddenly opened and a maid came out: "Baron, Mr. Simon is awake!"

The five people headed by Eric jumped up and stood up together. Mosingan and Volaf even wanted to rush in immediately, but stopped immediately.

"Got it, all of you get out." Raven said.

The maid nodded and told the sisters in the room to leave. Raven was the first to walk in, and the other five followed immediately.

At this time, Simon had just opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling weakly. He was a little confused for a moment and didn't know where he was.

His ears were dim and his body felt hot as if it was on fire, but the fire made him feel so comfortable that he almost forgot the bone-chilling coldness of lying on the ice and drinking the snow.

Suddenly, the haziness was broken by the sound of footsteps, and an extremely familiar and kind voice sounded: "Simon, are you awake?" "My Lord Baron..." Simon's eyes showed real joy, but his voice was so weak that even he could hardly hear it clearly.

Baron Raven's sharp face came into view. Simon held onto the bed and tried to stand up, but his sore and weak arms were completely unable to support his body, and he was about to fall back as he was about to hang in the air.

"Be careful!" Raven immediately put his arm around Simon's shoulders. The touch was as hard as stone, yet as light as cotton.

Slowly placing Simon back on the bed, Raven said in a deep voice, "Don't salute when you're like this."

"Yeah, just lie down. Coming back alive is better than anything else!" said Mosing Gan.

"Hey, you are so lucky, how many women want to be hugged like this by the Baron." Volaf said.

"That's impressive, buddy." Goyle hooked his arm around Link's shoulder, and they both gave him a thumbs up: "Your perseverance is amazing!"

"Well done!" Eric said succinctly.

"My Lord Baron, Mr. Eric, everyone, I..." Simon's eyes suddenly turned red, two lines of hot tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, and his lips stammered:

"…I'm finally home again, and I finally see you guys!"

After these words were spoken, there was a slight silence in the air, and Mosingam and Volaf's eyes even turned red.

Simon swallowed, as if he suddenly remembered something, and asked anxiously: "Barry, how is Barry?"

"Don't worry, he's still alive." Raven glanced at the bed next to him: "He's just still sleeping and hasn't woken up yet."

"That's good... That's good..." Simon was obviously relieved.

"What on earth happened to you?" Volaf couldn't help but ask, "How come there are only two people left?"

Hearing this, Raven glared at him fiercely, then turned to Simon and said, "Don't worry, now that you're awake, everything can be discussed. Eat something and get some rest tonight, and we can talk about it tomorrow if there's anything."

"It's okay, Baron, I can hold on." Simon said through clenched teeth.

"No!" Raven said firmly, "I don't want you to die in this bed after you finally crawl back here."

Just then, there was a knock on the door: "Baron, your order has been completed."

"Come in," Raven said.

The maid came over with a tray of food, and several strong men made way for her. It seemed that someone was talking, but Simon could no longer hear the voice because all his attention was attracted by the aroma that was getting closer and closer.

It was the rich aroma of wheat and the steaming, fragrant broth that had haunted him for the past month.

A spoon was handed to his lips, and Simon bit the spoon in his mouth. He didn't care about the heat and greedily swallowed the spoonful of broth into his stomach. The force was so great that it even left clear teeth marks on the silver spoon.

Spoonful of broth went into his empty stomach, filling his body with warmth.

From time to time, a piece of bread would be brought to your mouth.

Simon gradually regained his sanity. When he saw the person in front of him, his heart was shocked and tears welled up in his eyes: "Baron... this is really... I..."

Because the one who was feeding him was Raven!

The latter said, "Eat it."

Simon nodded slowly, tears in his eyes, and ate the food bit by bit.

"Okay." He threw the spoon into the empty bowl: "That's all for today. You take a rest first. We'll talk about the specific process tomorrow morning after you wake up!"

"Well...thank you, Baron..." Simon said.

Raven had heard this kind of cliché many times, but it carried more weight when it came from Simon's mouth. He nodded and led the team away.

After eating almost enough, Simon felt tired again and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Simon woke up early, but Barry, who shared the same room, was still sleeping.

Just after breakfast, Raven and Eric rushed over.

"No need to salute." Raven sat next to Simon and stopped him from moving: "How do you feel today?"

"Much better, Baron..." Simon thanked Raven for his concern, then raised his voice: "I have something to report to you!"

"Don't get excited, speak slowly." Raven said softly.

"Hmm..." Simon nodded, but a myriad of thoughts flooded his mind and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing his confusion, Raven said calmly, "Let's start from when we entered the Bloody Highlands."

"Okay!" With a clear direction, Simon's thoughts became clear. He said, "When we first went there, we were well prepared and didn't encounter any problems. I also followed your instructions and recorded the route along the way, marking water sources, forests, etc."

"Due to the need to survey the map, it took us twelve days to reach the outskirts of the Bloody Highlands. Since we brought replacement horses, we only consumed one-third of the supplies."

"But to our surprise, the Bloody Highlands is not as desolate as we imagined. There are still oases and settlements there. The nearest one is called 'Rustwater Oasis'."

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(End of this chapter)