These words, they would never say out loud, but they would engrave them into their hearts and use their entire lives to achieve them.
“Are these medicinal herbs sufficient?” Yue Yang asked a question that all the students, including the Three Great Killing Stars, had not asked.
On hearing this, the old matron’s had a slightly astounded expression on her face.
On the contrary, the black armoured eagle-eyed guy’s expression was as if it was to be expected, because he had always been secretly observing Yue Yang. No matter whether Yue Yang was running his eyes over the injured, or looking at the recording signboard, or his subsequent reflections, all of them were taken in by the black armoured eagle-eyed guy.
Earlier in the Demon Abyss, the eagle-eyed guy had discovered that Yue Yang was completely different from the masses, hence he had paid special attention to him.
With regards to the doubtful Yue Yang, the old matron first muttered herself slightly, then lightly shook her head. “Originally, the number of all the medicinal herbs did not reach a thousand. Adding the number that you Ivy Academy picked, which is four hundred plus, the total is one thousand three hundred and ninety herbs. Your last hundred plus herbs has twice the effectiveness of the normal herb, but it can only save about a thousand five hundred people. But the number of poisoned soldiers is over five thousand. Even the ones that you saw in the Square was already over three thousand poisoned soldiers…… ”
“Why not send more people to pick the herbs?” Yue Yang thought it was strange. Why did the army not dispatch more soldiers to gather the herbs?
“Other than the army doctors, how would the ordinary soldiers know how to pick the Black Eared Shrivelled Heart Orchid? Besides, there isn’t much more Black Eared Shrivelled Heart Orchids to pick. Your harvest is already an unexpected pleasant surprise. To save these people, we gathered the most elite students of the few Academies. Bearing the gravest risk and sending you to the Demon Abyss is already the biggest gamble. To be honest, although I am a doctor who saves lives, I oppose this method of doing things, because once the Demon Army discovers this, you will most likely be completely wiped out. All of you are the future of Da Xia Empire. We shouldn’t use you as a gamble. However, this is an order by His Majesty, so we could only nod and agree… Luckily, all of you have returned safely. Children, you do not need to feel guilty, you have all already did very well. The soldiers that we saved and their families, will be very grateful for your help. As for the remaining soldiers whom we cannot save, I will think of a way. Hopefully we will be able to keep them alive and let them see their loved ones one more time before they die.” The old matron’s voice was filled with pity, as if she was seeing her own loved ones on the verge of passing out.
“For the remaining three thousand people who cannot be saved, how do we choose them? They are also soldiers, is it by drawing lots or according to their achievements? ” Yue Yang thought that no matter who died and who lived, it was a difficult of question of choice.
Who was willing to die in a situation where it is possible to be saved?
Who was willing to look on helplessly at other people being rescued, but die himself?
“It is difficult to choose, but the soldiers themselves already made their decisions earlier. The young soldiers, who are the only child in their families, who have just became a parent and those with aged parents can obtain priority treatment. The older soldiers, who have spent their entire lives on the battlefields, are willing to sacrifice themselves and be role models for the youngsters… Matters like these are not a first to us, and also will not be the last. Students, this is where the spirit of Da Xia Empire lies. With the military soul not dead, it is precisely because generations after generations of people sacrificed themselves, the older soldiers have today’s Da Xia Empire, and tomorrow’s hope. When you all grow up and gain knowledge and experience about more things, then you will understand the older soldiers’ wishes. If the humans of our Soaring Dragon Continent do not possess such noble sacrificial spirit, perhaps we would have fallen to the Demon Abyss.” The old matron lastly nodded at Yue Yang, and said “Just like you guys risked your lives to protect the kids in gathering the herbs, your behaviour, and the choices made by the older soldiers, are essentially the same.”
“The soldiers in the Square have voluntarily given up treatment, hence they are here in the Square waiting to say their last goodbyes to their families.” The eagle-eyed guy suddenly added a sentence.
“……” At this moment, Yue Yang’s heart felt deep respect for these people.
No wonder the soldiers on the entire Square looked quite old, individually they were old people with grizzled white hair. So it turns out that they were the old soldiers who voluntarily