hotmtlnovel Chapter 102 - 94 The Great Path of the Healer (second update) _2
Chapter 102 - 94 The Great Path of the Healer (second update) _2
Chapter 102: Chapter 94 The Great Path of the Healer (second update) _2
After discovering these two laws, Xiemen Waidao excitedly dragged Mukuai 1234 along to explain them for a long while, which resulted in Mukuai 1234’s helpless sigh.
“Is that all?”
“Don’t you realize the significance of these two discoveries?”
“Is that all?”
“It seems you completely don’t understand!”
“Is that all?”
“...Forget it, there’s another experiment to conduct later.”
Xiemen Waidao had quite a lot of merit, so he could afford to be experimental for some time to see the effects.
He asked Li to go with him around the households in the village, using spells to expel the sick qi from the people there, then calling over an elder from each household.
After sitting all the elders down, Xiemen Waidao got straight to the point, asking, “Do you want to keep your children away from sickness?”
His straightforward persuasion immediately had the elders sitting up straight.
Having many children was considered a blessing by the older generation, and everyone hoped to see a room full of strong, healthy offspring.
However, in this world, where diseases were deeply rooted, the likelihood of children dying young was too high, and adults were sickly. Only by serving the City Lord could they lead healthier lives.
But serving the City Lord also meant risking one’s life at any time.
It might mean dying in a war between City Lords or in an experiment at the Demon Lord Temple.
To put it bluntly, once you joined the City Lord’s service, your life was no longer your own.
Xiemen Waidao’s words were full of temptation, yet some still asked fearfully, “It’s not against the law, is it?”
“The porridge is plentiful, and the sick qi will be expelled daily.”
“Even if it’s illegal, let’s do it! Tell us, who do you want to kill?”
“Well, it’s not that dramatic, but it might actually involve killing. Let’s gather up all the able-bodied men from each household first. Have them come to me daily, and I’ll take care of their meals.”
Over the next seven days, Xiemen Waidao spent his merit like water, and his once plentiful stock finally ran low.
But the results were immediately apparent.
Among the twenty-four households, each household had their own able- bodied men who were once merely burdens.
But after Xiemen Waidao’s intervention, and with enough food every day, in just seven days, they had puffed up like inflated cowhide bags, their bodies much fuller.
“What’s going on now!” Mukuai 1234 shouted discontentedly beside him, “Do you have to speak in riddles? Will you die otherwise?”
“I thought it was quite obvious, and you would have noticed it. I mean, no offense, but did you ever go to school?”
Mukuai 1234 dealt another kick, deducting ten points of health from him.
Xiemen Waidao pointed at the bandits and continued, “I’ve heard that these guys are immune to the Disease Qi, and I found that suspicious. Now, after experimenting, it’s confirmed. They’re not uninfluenced by it, rather, they can utilize the Disease Qi to sustain themselves. They must have reached a symbiosis with the Disease Qi, but I don’t think it’s a result of natural selection.”
Pausing for a moment, Xiemen Waidao further unfolded his thoughts, “Based on the background information, the big Demon here is called the Disease Demon Lord, who was vanquished by the Great Heavenly Lord. The Demon Lord Temple is where the Disease Demon Lord is worshipped. They’re still quite powerful and influential in many aspects. So, I suspect the recent frequent raidings by bandits have something to do with the Demon Lord Temple.”
“Why are you fussing over it!” Mukuai 1234 asked, puzzled, “You’re wasting virtue feeding them, Repelling Disease Qi from them, and now also dealing with bandits. You could’ve spent this time hunting Monsters. Look at you, you had over ten thousand virtue before, and now you only have twenty-three thousand left... How is it twenty-three thousand already!”
“Everything is as I have calculated,” Xiemen Waidao nodded in satisfaction.
“Why is that!”
By now, Mukuai 1234 no longer held back, her broken defense expression provided Xiemen Waidao immense satisfaction, and he rejoiced heartily, finding her expression most amusing.
Next time, he would play the same game.
Before taking a kick and a deduction in health, Xiemen Waidao explained, “It’s quite simple, I objectively had no intention to harm anyone, I simply wanted to ensure the young and strong were well-fed and defended. When the bandits attacked, I only helped with their defense. As for their injuries or deaths, that was done by the villagers, not related to me at all.”
Mukuai 1234 thought for a while and realized it was indeed true.
“What about the virtue...”
“These bandits are all murderers; killing them is a great deed. Since the villagers are able to kill these bandits, and it’s objectively related to me, I can share part of the virtue.”
Capturing and saving the screenshot of Mukuai 1234’s puzzled expression, Xiemen Waidao felt his partner was just too adorable.
Too bad he couldn’t take her with him; otherwise, she would accompany him in every game he played.
After the explanation, Xiemen Waidao started to summarize his experiences over the period.
Seven days and twenty-three thousand in virtue, the process wasn’t hard at all, as long as the environment was well-scouted in the early stages and the bandits’ location was clear.
The initial investing cost was about five thousand virtue, which could be earned with about three days of hard grinding, and afterward, they could use the well- fortified village as a base and proceed from there.
As the village development required his virtue as a healer, the young and strong could help by clearing out Monsters as repayment. Even commoners could use the Spell to Repel Disease, which he could exchange and allow the common people to provide some support.
Moreover, the prescription should be universal; once exchanged, he could share it in the group online, which would benefit future generations even more.
At this point, Xiemen Waidao finally found a method to swiftly accumulate virtue.
Healing one person is merely a minor way.
Rousing those around him to take action, to develop a sustainable path of self-rescue, is the grand way.
This, indeed, is what a true healer should be.