Chapter 371 How Can Such a Good Thing Happen!

The prisoner camp where Dartney was located was located on a low hill.

It was called a camp, but it was actually a cave made of stones. The cave exuded the body odor of wild animals and a faint smell of blood. It was the place where hunters processed prey in the past.

There were a total of four soldiers and a camel beast with a wounded leg.

The other three cavalrymen were seriously injured. They had to lie down most of the day, waiting for the doctor to come to check and feed them medicine.

Although Dartney was pierced in the stomach by a bamboo sword, his waist and abdomen were in severe pain and his whole body was cold when he exerted force, but it did not affect his slow walking.

He was allowed to walk around the prisoner camp with a stick.

The guards here are a kind of cat people, who can switch between cat and human forms freely. Usually, they mostly squat or observe in secret in the posture of cats. If they find any situation, the cat people will immediately return to the fighting human form.

The guards are very cold and hardly talk to any prisoners.

The only people that Datney communicated with, apart from the birds in the sky and the insects on the ground, were Prince Wadiye, who came to check once a day, and his deputy General Sha Luo.

Prince Wadiye looked strange, like a large oval brown walnut, with a pair of eyes and a mustache painted on the nut.

The strange thing is that although the eyes were painted, they could move and blink normally.

He claimed to be an exiled nobleman from the Kingdom of Kermit, who was blessed with the mercy and kindness of Lord Yao and was given shelter in the Sand City of the Yao Clan. He was currently forming a restoration army and was ready to counterattack and restore the country at any time.

In the prisoner camp, Prince Wadiye was responsible for investigating and recording the confessions of prisoners of war.

He said to Dartney: "Datney, new soldier, if it weren't for the treatment of the Yao doctor, you would have died. We treat prisoners well because the Yao and Sand City respect and cherish every life."

"In the eyes of the Benqi Army, you are just a number, a cannon fodder that can be consumed at will. But we hope you can turn from darkness to light and turn back."

Datney asked tentatively: "Do you mean that I surrender and become a member of the Yao tribe?"

"How can such a good thing happen! You are dreaming!"

Prince Wadiye was so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "New soldier, I just want you to give up those thoughts that you shouldn't have. I know everything you do."

"I know very well what you are hiding..." The prince said in a low voice.

Datni's body stiffened, but he still said: "I don't understand, Prince, I didn't do anything against the rules here, I just took a walk around here to recover better."

"Don't be clever, you can't hide it from me."

Prince Walnut floated on the ground, his eyes sharp: "Do you think I don't know that you secretly dug a tunnel? Don't think you can play tricks in front of Prince Wadiye. No one can!"

"I tell you, even if your tunnel is dug all the way to the sea under the cliff, there are many ferocious carnivorous fish and sea snakes that bite people, even the Redthorn tribe doesn't want to provoke it."

The Datni people were a little confused: "Tunnel... dig a tunnel? I didn't."

"You dare to be stubborn!"

Wadiye snorted coldly: "Is the cave where you are recuperating the three stones?"

"That's Banu next door."

"..."

A moment later, the captive Banu, who was lame on one leg, was arrested for trying to dig a tunnel to escape. Before being transferred to the special ward, he glared at Wadiye and waved his fist.

"You traitor! You damn recruit! Don't let me see you again, I'm going to break your throat!"

Dartney was completely unable to explain.

Afterwards, Prince Walnut laughed and said, "It turned out to be a misunderstanding. I always thought that you, Dartney, were an upright person, so I talked to you the most. I also hope that you will not go astray."

"..."

Dartney thought that it was because the other prisoners were very tight-lipped, so he was more cooperative and his injuries were relatively light.

"You are a new soldier, and you probably can't understand the cruelty of war."

Prince Wadiye changed the subject: "I have seen it with my own eyes. The invaders burned trees and farmland, killed people who resisted, and abused the weak as livestock and weeds... The essence of aggression is the humiliation of the weak by the strong."

"Unlike before, your Benqi Army encountered the more powerful Yao tribe, so the situation has completely reversed. You began to regard yourself as the weak and think it is unfair."

"The war will end soon, this is inevitable. In a way, you are lucky."

Datney could hear some unwillingness in the other party's words. Perhaps Prince Wadiye remembered the fallen kingdom and the way his home and territory were taken away at that time.

"Let's not talk about that. It's still early today. Let's play a tribal chess. I tell you, the tribal chess of the Yao tribe is a classic game that you must try."

As the prince said, General Sha Luo, who looked like a cactus, took out a battle flag from his handbag and laid it on a flat stone slab.

"I'll teach you. It's very simple."

While teaching how to play chess, Wadiye said, "After the war, come to my Restoration Army. Our Restoration Army is forming a cavalry unit. You will be the captain of the cavalry unit and train the riders..."

This game of chess lasted until midnight.

It was only after the cat guards repeatedly reminded him that Prince Wadiye reluctantly left.

Before nightfall, Dartney said he had a stomachache and left the camp to a small valley outside.

A crow landed on a stone, croaking. Seeing Dartney, it turned its head and stared at him with its small black eyes.

Datney was stunned for a moment.

Could it be a military bird?

Is this going to subject him to military law...

He suddenly became nervous.

But soon, Datney found that it was just a relatively large crow. The eyes of a military bird will turn blood red in the dark, and there are fine teeth in the beak.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that it's not a military bird chasing him.

Datney returned to his cave ward, but he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

The slightest sound outside, whether it was falling gravel or the sound of wind, would wake him up immediately.

Even in the prisoner camp, he could feel the Yao tribe's ubiquitous traces.

There were flying vehicles called sky lanterns floating in the air, and the bamboo bird monster shot down the military birds one by one, and the ground was controlled and monitored by the cat people... The only blind spot was the water.

Although he was not abused here and had good meals, Datney still wanted to return to the country full of ashes, where he had everything he was familiar with. The strange world was scary.

He decided to escape.

On the afternoon of the second day, Dartney went around the low cliff behind him - as long as he could get down safely, he could enter the sea.

Dartney threw down the rope made of clothes and pants and prepared to climb down.

Then he was blown by the night wind, and his passion was slightly cooled, so he thought of a problem that he had overlooked.

How to deal with piranhas and sea snakes in the water?

...

After thinking hard, he decided to give up escaping and go back to sleep.

At this time, the simple rope tied to the stone suddenly straightened, as if something was holding the rope below.

Dartney took two steps back in fear.

A wet man climbed up holding the rope.

The man was ragged, and his body was covered with deep wounds that could be seen to the bone. Many of the wounds had festered and abscesses had grown. It was a miracle that he was not dead with such injuries.

The man glanced at Dartney and said something with his dry and torn mouth. The whole person fell straight to the ground, and his head hit the stone with a clang.

Dartney shouted for help in the direction of the camp.

The cats quickly rescued the unknown wounded and placed him in the prisoner-of-war camp. Doctors came overnight, and Bingjiao, who had saved Dartney, also came, which made Dartney feel vaguely that this might be some big shot.

"Well done, thanks to you for finding him and pulling him up. He has been soaking in the water for many days and has no strength at all."

Bingjiao sighed and said, "Fu Jianbei was injured too badly. Everyone thought of many ways to help him stabilize his injuries. This body was almost lost."

"He is called Fu Jianbei? Who is he?"

"A swordsman from the Fu Jianzhe clan."

Bingjiao hesitated and said, "According to the front line, Fu Jianbei broke into the headquarters of the Benqi Army alone not long ago, broke through the defense line of the Ash Warriors, and killed the apostle Falbert. Then he disappeared, and we all thought he died over there."

Dartney's head was buzzing.

Lord Falbert, the unparalleled warrior with a broad back and a one-man army, the commander of the central army who had killed two apostles, the warrior's glory, the king of cavalry... just died like this.

Under the protection of the Ash Warriors, he died at the hands of a lone assassin?

What made Dartney feel that fate was unpredictable was that the murderer who killed Lord Falbert was actually saved by himself.

He felt dizzy for a while.

"Are you okay?"

Bingjiao was a little curious: "Are you on good terms with that Falbert?"

"..."

On good terms?

How could the apostle have any relationship with a new recruit? In the final analysis, it was just Dartney's admiration and worship of the powerful apostle.

The doctor's words made Danite recognize himself.

Suddenly, the smile on Bingjiao's face faded: "Do you have something to tell us? Danite, you are not a person who is good at hiding emotions. I hope you can tell the truth without waiting for us to verify it."

Dartney's face was embarrassed.

Finally, he lowered his head and said dejectedly: "I am a deserter."

"Ah?"

"I fled the front battlefield during the charge and wanted to hide. I was injured on the way and was rescued by you. I was very scared... I thought it was a military bird chasing me."

"I saved Fu Jianbei because I wanted to escape from the sea. But I don't know what I can do when I go back. I might be regarded as a deserter and executed, or I might be considered a rebel and locked up in prison. I don't know."

"I am just a soldier. I don't know what I can do."

Datney said the huge stone pressing on his heart, and he felt relieved immediately.

Bingjiao showed a hint of surprise on his face: "You are very honest."

"I'll say it again."

The ghost doctor said seriously: "It won't be long before we end the war, and then you will regain complete freedom. We will send you back to your hometown. Of course, if you want to stay, you can."

Danit said in disbelief: "You really won't attack the homeland of the Benqi Army?"

"Conquering that kingdom of God is meaningless to God Yao or the Yao people."

Bingjiao spread his hands: "Those cavalry are useless to the Yao people, and the apostles are not strong enough. But the moose you use as mounts is a good new species."

Although he knew the facts, Danit was still a little frustrated.

"But, doctor, maybe the Ben Cavalry will be defeated, but the Ben Cavalry belongs to the Fearless Empire, and Lord Ben is a powerful god. He is also a subordinate god of the invincible god Fearless. The Fearless Empire will definitely support you quickly, and you will never win easily."

"Fearless?"

Bingjiao grinned: "The last subordinate god of Fearless was called Bo. Lord Yaoshen only sent an apostle to symbolize his status, and he was so scared that he blew himself up, and didn't even dare to resist."

"How is this possible... This is too..."

Datney was shocked. He wanted to say that this must be a lie, but reason told him that Bingjiao didn't need to exaggerate to a captive.

"I want to discuss something with you."

Bingjiao seemed to have remembered something.

"Lord Jushen has finished his calculations. The war is about to end. Many cavalry soldiers will be captured on the front line. Managing prisoners is a troublesome matter. So I recommended you to do this with us, at least to reduce unnecessary casualties for your compatriots until the war is over... But this must be voluntary."

"Are you willing to go to the front line with us?"

Datney hesitated for a moment and nodded.

He didn't want to convince other soldiers, but wanted to see how Bingjiao would end the war as he vowed.

The war of gods is not like playing tribal chess, where you can automatically win by placing your chariots and horses.

Even a beast trapped in a desperate situation will fight back against a hunter, not to mention hundreds of thousands of cavalry soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles.