Chapter 482 - Taming Curiosity
Zhao opened his eyes...
Slowly, as if he were emerging from a dream that had lasted little more than an instant.
The first face he saw was Ren’s, who was stepping away from the medical table with an expression of exhausted satisfaction. The blue fungi that had been applied as final treatment gradually faded from Zhao’s skin as they counteracted the intoxication, leaving behind a healthy color he hadn’t had in weeks.
The transformation was remarkable to witness. The crystalline quality that had been creeping into his features was completely gone.
"Does it work that fast?" Julius asked, his voice full of natural disbelief as he watched his most valuable soldier blink to focus his vision.
The two medical experts exchanged glances of amazement. Decades of experience hadn’t prepared them to witness such complete recovery from a case they had considered terminal.
"It worked," confirmed the first expert, his Parasitic Venus withdrawing its monitoring tentacles from Zhao’s body. "His mana pathways are completely restored. The intoxication has been perfectly neutralized. It’s... extraordinary."
Julius couldn’t help but smile.
They had used the energy of a ton of healers during the process. But Julius imagined a world where Ren’s cultivation techniques increased the number of healers who were before going to be of very low level in the end.
If Ren’s methods could be replicated, if more people could be trained in healing techniques... Having abundant healers for any emergency would no longer be an impossible dream.
And with Ren’s new knowledge... The kingdom’s medicine could be completely transformed.
"Where... where am I?" Zhao murmured, his voice hoarse but clear. "How did I get here?"