Once Again to the Kingdom of Donagunov

"Commander, please spare me! I'll never do it again!"

"Spare you? Sure! Do another thousand push-ups, and I'll spare you!"

"Ah?"

Kurelle was initially overjoyed to hear Sordil was willing to spare him, but when he heard the second half of Sordil's sentence, he instantly collapsed to the ground in terror. Seeing Kurelle, whose back ached from the general's torment all night, and recalling the general's unique method of punishment from the previous day, Heradi and Elkley, standing nearby, couldn't help but want to laugh. However, these two were their superiors, and they couldn't afford to offend them, so they could only suppress their laughter, not daring to utter a sound. But their constantly trembling bodies betrayed their gloating.

Do you still want me to forgive you?

Seeing Kurelle lying on the ground, Sordil wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he kept circling around him. Although Kurelle really wanted to say, "You'd better not forgive me," he swallowed the words when he saw the mysterious smile on Sordil's face.

"Commander, I was wrong! I'll do a thousand push-ups right now, please forgive me!"

Seeing that the tough guy Kurelle had finally surrendered, Sordil nodded in satisfaction and said to him, "Young man, not bad! You have potential, I have high hopes for you! Since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you. As long as you do a thousand push-ups as I ask, I will forgive you and I will never go back on my word!"

Kurelle suddenly felt as if he had just dodged an ice cave, only to leap into an erupting Volcano the next second. At that moment, Sordil's actions showed him just how difficult the ordeal lay ahead. Sordil placed six water cups on Kuril's head, shoulders, waist, and the backs of his knees, filling them with water. After doing this, Sordil squatted down in front of Kurelle and said, "Lieutenant, if you can do a thousand push-ups without spilling any water, I'll forgive you. But for every time you spill water, you'll have to do ten more push-ups. You two keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't get away with it!"

"Yes!"

After giving these instructions, Sordil put his hands behind his back, humming a little tune, and walked briskly towards the operations hall ahead. Once Sordil was out of sight, Kurelle immediately got up, preparing to leave and return to his room to rest.

"Elkley, go and tell the general that the First Division Commander disobeyed orders, got up and went back to his room to rest without permission, and is trying to escape punishment."

"Clear!"

Upon hearing the conversation between Heradi and Ail, Kurelle immediately dropped to the ground and began doing push-ups. After doing about four or five, he suddenly remembered Sordil's request and shouted at Heradi and Elkeri, "What are you two standing there for? Put the water cup on me!"

"Old Two, if you hadn't moved around so much, you might have already finished ten or so! Now we'll have to trouble the two of us to put the water cup back on for you and start counting again!"

"Heradi, you not only didn't plead for me earlier, but now you're mocking me! Just you wait! When the boss gets back at you, I'll make you pay double!"

As soon as Kurelle finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill run down his back, followed by liquid sliding down his back to his lower abdomen and finally dripping onto his clothes. At this moment, Heradi said smugly, "Oh dear! Excuse me, First Division Commander! I knocked over the water bottle on your back. You'll have to do ten more push-ups!"

"You... you..."

"Ha ha"

Seeing Kurelle lying on the ground, trembling with anger, repeatedly muttering "you" without being able to utter a complete sentence, Heradi and Elkley burst into laughter.

As soon as Sordil arrived at the operations hall, Anna immediately walked over to him and handed him a parchment scroll.

"Teacher, we've just received an urgent report from the forward outpost!"

Sordil hurriedly took the parchment scroll and quickly scanned its contents. After reading it, Sordil's face instantly darkened.

"Can it be confirmed that one of the two dragons that entered the Kingdom of Donagunov yesterday was the Wise Dragon Belserion?"

"It's absolutely certain! Since the Western Border Army has been stationed on the border with the Kingdom of Donagunov for many years, they are extremely familiar with all the important figures in Dragunov, let alone the Wise Dragon Belserion, so there's no way they would mistake him!"

Hearing Anna's words and looking at the intelligence report in his hand, Sordil suddenly had a bad feeling. He felt that what he feared most was about to happen. But according to the timeline, that event should still be a few years away! Just as Sordil was puzzled, he suddenly saw Anna standing beside him, and the 'butterfly effect' he had read about in a web novel in his previous life suddenly came to mind. Thinking of this, Sordil could no longer sit peacefully in the military camp, so Sordil called Anna to his side and whispered a few words in her ear.

"Teacher, please go out on your business. Anna will definitely manage the affairs of the Western Border Army well and ensure that nothing goes wrong here!"

"Okay! I'll leave this place to you. If there's anything you can't handle, discuss it with Kurelle and figure out a solution. I'll be back soon, don't worry!"

After entrusting the affairs of the army to Anna, Sordil hurriedly returned to his room, left a Thought Body in the room, and then immediately changed his form and left the Western Border Army, heading towards the Kingdom of Donagunov.

The Kingdom of Donagunov, capital city

Royal Palace, Central Court

"Irene, nothing major has happened in Ishgar while I was away, has it?"

Irene placed the bouquet in the flowerbed, then looked up at Belserion and said, "Ishgar has been relatively peaceful lately, with no war breaking out, but there have been a few major events!"

"Oh! Tell me about it!"

Irene leaned against Belserion, carefully recalling the major events that had recently occurred. Once she had sorted out her thoughts, she spoke up, "The first major event is that a mysterious dragon clan has appeared in the Cuyis Tree Sea within the territory of the Kingdom of Tsuyioru Xiu."

"Hmm? Mysterious dragons?"

"That's right! According to the information released by the Kingdom of Tsuyioru Xiu, these dragons moved into the Cuyis Tree Sea about half a year ago after reaching some kind of agreement with the King of Cuiyi'aorshu."

"How did you know they made some kind of agreement with that Belmod guy?"

Irene adjusted her body, making herself as comfortable as possible on Belserion, and continued, "Because Belmod personally ordered the relocation of all residents near the Cuyis Tree Sea, and designated the Forest as a restricted area, strictly prohibiting anyone from entering!"

"If that's the case, how do you know there are dragons in the Cuyis Tree Sea?"

"That's because they sent someone to contact us and tell us these things."

Upon hearing this, Belserion tensed up instantly, fearing that Irene had fallen into their trap, and hurriedly asked, "What do they want from these people?"

"You might not believe it, but they sent people here to ask us for help!"

"Requesting help?"

"Yes! According to them, they are dragons from the Western Continent. Because they were persecuted by the warlike dragons of the Western Continent, they left their homeland and came to Ishgar. In order to avoid being hunted down by the warlike dragons of the Western Continent, they sent people to contact us. They hope to form an alliance with us, support each other, and jointly fight against the warlike dragons of the Western Continent!"

Just as Belserion was about to ask Irene whether the two sides had formed an alliance, a guard rushed in.