The proposed plan
"We must first freeze her body using special methods to slow down the further deterioration of the Contamination. Then I'll go back to the Potion Room to quickly Formulated Potion and contact other doctors to find a way to treat her."
The Lantern Knight hurried to the bedside, held up the small lantern at his waist, and shone it around the Blue Knight. Seeing the flame flickering violently, his expression instantly darkened, for the situation was far too serious.
The Astrologer Grand Knight Commander, seeing that String Knight and Lantern Knight were already in position and taking over, stood on the inner side of the sickbed. With a few quick taps of their fingertips, they completely fixed the key nodes maintaining the Stellar Sealing Formation Patterns around the sickbed. Turning to face the assembled knights, his usually gentle face was now devoid of any smile, and he solemnly announced in a deep voice:
"Gentlemen, a major problem has arisen in the Northern Territory! The Northern Territory Tribal Alliance has rebelled en masse, colluding with the Withered Glory Society to sacrifice retreating refugees to set up a massive formation!"
The short, direct sentence fell like a heavy hammer blow in the quiet Infirmary. All the Academy knights present had their pupils shrink, their faces filled with shock and horror.
The Northern Territory tribes can be considered the true natives of the Northern Territory. They existed there before the Empire took over the Northern Territory, but when the Empire took over the Northern Territory, it was not simply by force; to be precise, it reached Northern Territory Tribal Alliance.
After all, building such a massive city in such a harsh environment, even with the help of Transcendence, is no easy feat. Therefore, when the imperial city was being built, the Northern Territory Tribal Alliance contributed significantly and reaped considerable benefits from it.
So the Northern Territory Tribal Alliance betrayed the Empire?? Have they lost their minds?
The Astrologer Grand Knight Commander didn't give everyone time to process the shock, and continued to explain the most important arrangements in a very fast voice:
"The Academy's next steps in treatment and defense will be entrusted to you, String Knight and Lantern Knight. I have no better way to eradicate the Contamination within the Blue Knight's body if I stay here. The situation in the Northern Territory is critical, and I need to get to the Northern Territory Astrology Society as soon as possible to determine the future course of events through astrology, and at the same time, urgently report the rebellion of the Northern Territory Tribal Alliance."
His gaze shifted to Brunkel, who was leaning against the wall, and several nuns, as he made his decision with an unquestionable tone:
"Brunkel and several nuns left with me. Brunkel is an Imperial Heretic Cleanser, and she wouldn't be of much use at the Knight Academy. Besides, after receiving treatment on the way back, her health has improved considerably. Now she's coming north with me to mobilize Imperial forces. The Blue Knight will stay at the Knight Academy to receive treatment."
Brunkel reached out and pressed the Execution Longsword at his waist, taking a deep look at the Blue Knight lying on the sickbed, bathed in starlight.
Now that she had safely returned the person to the Knight Academy as instructed, and with the String Knight and Lantern Knight taking over, there was no point in her staying at the Academy. She immediately nodded with a cold face.
Moreover, Brunkel has already contacted the Central Purification Legion on his way.
When the Purification Legion arrives, Brunkel will not let a single one of these damned Heretic escape! Not a single one!
Just as the Astrologer Grand Knight Commander was solemnly instructing the Lantern Knight, the String Knight, and others on various matters, Eli, who had been quietly standing behind his teacher, caught sight of Lu Yuan at the edge of the crowd. His eyes lit up slightly, and taking advantage of the moment when the adults were exchanging military intelligence, he took the initiative to step forward and approach Lu Yuan.
The two were already familiar friends, Eli had no reservations in front of Lu Yuan. He took a half step closer, lowered his voice, and, with a hint of lingering fear still on his face, casually chatted with Lu Yuan about his experiences along the way:
"Lu Yuan, you didn't see how terrifying it was over at the Snow Mountain. When we rushed there following the distress signal, the Blue Knight and Lord Brunkel were being held captive in a cave by dozens of Heretic. The leader was a Fourth Order Heretic, and they were about to break into the cave."
Eli swallowed hard as he spoke, gesturing to the scene before him, and sighed softly:
"Thanks to the teacher's timely intervention, he drew down starlight from the sky in broad daylight and killed those dozens of Heretic in the blink of an eye, thus saving the Blue Knight. However, I have to go to the Northern Territory Astrology Society with the teacher soon. The Northern Territory is in chaos right now, so please be careful in the Academy."
As Lu Yuan listened to Eli's low voice, he gently patted his friend's shoulder and nodded earnestly, saying:
"I understand. You will go with the Astrologer Grand Knight Commander to the Northern Territory Astrology Society. Please be careful on the way."
The Astrologer Grand Knight Commander was beside the sickbed, had already quickly finished explaining all the important matters. The ceremony of the Northern Territory Astrology Society was urgent, and he could no longer care about the Blue Knight's injuries. He solemnly nodded to the String Knight and the Lantern Knight and called out to Eli.
He immediately led Eli, Brunkel, and the accompanying nuns out of the Infirmary, and the group left the Knight Academy without stopping.
After the Astrologer Grand Knight Commander and his entourage left in a hurry, the others from the Infirmary rushed over to check on the situation.
However, the Academy knights, who were completely unable to help with the treatment of high-level Contamination, also withdrew one after another at the signal of the String Knight, closing the door of the Infirmary behind them. In the blink of an eye, the originally crowded room was left with only the Lantern Knight, the String Knight, Lu Yuan, and the unconscious Blue Knight on the sickbed.
From the moment Lu Yuan followed the Lantern Knight through the door and saw the Blue Knight lying on the sickbed in such a pitiful state, Oden, who had been nestled inside Lu Yuan's left leg Drowner body, had already popped out and was carefully examining the Blue Knight on the sickbed in Lu Yuan's mind, following his gaze.
In Oden's eyes, who had lived for over a thousand years, both Frey, the little girl in the Pharmacy Group, and the Blue Knight in front of him, who had reached the Fourth Order, were just young girls.
Seeing that all the irrelevant people in the room had left, the String Knight beside the sickbed was rolling up his sleeves, preparing to use his sanity to freeze the Blue Knight, when Oden finally couldn't help but interrupt in Lu Yuan's mind in that frivolous old senior's tone, urging him on:
"Hey, Lu Yuan, it's your turn! If you keep standing there dawdling and not going up to check on things, I think this little blue-haired girl might really die here!"
Oden clicked his tongue at the flickering starlight surrounding the Blue Knight, then muttered something under his breath into Lu Yuan's mind:
"That Fifth Order stargazing old fellow's methods were quite good. It seems the power of the stars forcibly restrained the overflowing Contamination for this girl, but it's only a temporary solution. That thing from the Land of the Dead Silence has already become inextricably intertwined with her Pathway. If we were to freeze her and slowly concoct medicine as that old guy suggested, by the time he finishes the medicine, this little girl's sanity would have been completely rotten. Why don't you hurry up and use your ability to read people's conditions to take a look?"