Chapter 125 Chapter 125: Well Done, Grey Peony
Chapter 125: Well Done, Grey Peony
In just a brief moment, countless thoughts had already flashed through Kevin's mind. These weren't the chaotic, scattered thoughts of an ordinary person, but rather well-reasoned, clear, and logical lines of thinking.
The various Honkai Beast genes brought by the Chimera Project had truly bestowed many abilities upon Kevin, making him an almost omnipotent warrior compared to others.
However, just like this power itself, the price to pay was also something ordinary people could hardly bear...
"Alright... even though those guys are no match for our boss Kevin at all, having more companions is always better than having more enemies."
Pardo quickly let it go. After all, the Stellaron Hunters just had a higher bounty on their heads; they hadn't stolen her money, so why should she have a grudge against them?
But unconsciously, why had Pardo already started treating Kevin's strength as her own?!
"Oh right, right! Qingque, Qingque! How are those children? Was that so-called Ambrosial Arbor fruit really effective?" As if suddenly remembering something, Pardo urgently asked Qingque, who had just come out of the main hall.
Whether in past impressions or current ones, the slightly money-loving little Pardo in Kevin's mind showed not even a trace of greed when faced with these Ambrosial Arbor fruits that could grant immortality—something for which the short-lived species outside would willingly spend their entire fortunes to obtain even one.
Had she suddenly become better? No, in Kevin's eyes, Pardo had never undergone any negative change from beginning to end.
Her love for money had always only manifested on the basis of wanting to make life better for herself and those she cared about. Similarly, she would never impose this behavior on those who would suffer hardship because of it.
Even though she was once called a Flame-Chaser, from start to finish, she was just a child who wanted to strive to do better.
For a fleeting moment, Kevin felt that whether the Pardo before him was the one he knew well or an almost completely unrelated counterpart from another timeline... none of that mattered anymore.
"Hmm... how should I describe it? This is the first time I've seen the Ambrosial Arbor fruit with my own eyes, and also the first time I've witnessed such a miraculous event."
Faced with Pardo's question, Qingque pondered for a moment before speaking with an air of seriousness: "After eating the fruit, without exception, golden light emanated from the children's bodies. Then that light gradually gathered at the locations of their 'Heavenly Deficiencies'."
"Whether it was external disabilities or congenital diseases within their bodies... even several children who were missing large portions of their limbs—all of these were cured without exception!"
"It's simply like a divine miracle... But if the Preceptor finds out I wasted such precious things like this, she'll definitely beat me up first before suddenly feeling gratified, right?"
Qingque, who usually badmouthed her boss, actually gave the Preceptor a rare compliment this time—a very unusual and abnormal occurrence.
ba yi si jiu ling san qi ba jiu
Probably... this was also Qingque's sudden sigh after successfully accumulating enough merit for herself to slack off for several hundred lifetimes?
But the more seemingly peaceful the moment, the more likely accidents are to happen...
"Stay alert! Someone else is coming!"
At the exact moment Kevin suddenly shouted these words, he himself flashed behind the completely unaware Pardo and delivered a powerful kick towards a shadow that had somehow approached her side—a shadow almost impossible to detect.
Boom—!
That shadow-like entity plowed a trench over ten meters long into the ground before revealing its original form—a creature entirely black, with a slender build... a wolf?
No, wait... this thing, like that massive monster not long ago, should also be a spirit beast born from the Ambrosial Arbor, right?
Kevin slightly raised his head to look at those figures standing atop the remaining roots of the Ambrosial Arbor—figures completely wrapped in withered yellow branches.
Their overall characteristics were almost identical to that Mara-Struck creature Kevin encountered not long ago at the Medicine King Secret Transmission stronghold. So, there probably wasn't much need to guess their identities anymore?
"This is indeed a divine miracle, a miracle personally bestowed upon the Xianzhou by the Benevolent Medicine King... a miracle that the calamitous archer demon queen could never create."
The person standing at the forefront of the several Mara-Struck beings was the first to jump down from the roots. Unlike those Medicine King Secret Transmission followers who seemed completely corrupted by the Ambrosial Arbor, she still maintained human characteristics. Moreover, her eyes were completely covered by a strip of cloth.
"So familiar, so familiar... Why can't I suddenly remember who this is supposed to be..."
Upon seeing this figure, Qingque suddenly scratched her head and ears. After pondering hard for several seconds, she finally pointed at the other party with a shocked expression: "You... you are... Dan Shu? The Chief Alchemist of the Alchemy Commission?!"
Qingque had mentioned this name to Kevin more than once before. Leaving aside her identity as one with Heavenly Deficiency, just the title of Chief Alchemist nominally placed her on almost equal footing with her own Preceptor!
Even after the Ambrosial Arbor was severed, the Alchemy Commission's former dominant position declined day by day... but it was still the only gathering place for physicians and alchemists!
If even this Chief Alchemist was part of the Medicine King Secret Transmission, how many people in the entire Alchemy Commission could be spared?!
Even if not, an Alchemy Commission so deeply corrupted would inevitably face strict suspension and investigation, paralyzing most of the Xianzhou's medical system... That was a situation Qingque didn't even dare to imagine.
Oh no, oh no! How did she accidentally get dragged into this kind of trouble again? These two are definitely jinxes, right?!
"Grey Peony, Golden Chrysanthemum... You two have completed your mission very well. Very well."
This Dan Shu seemed to selectively ignore Qingque's exclamations and confusion, instead focusing her attention first on Pardo and Stelle: "Thanks to you, those children could regain their health through the power of the Ambrosial Arbor. This is what the Xianzhou owes them. You need not feel any psychological burden."
"It's just a pity that he is clearly no longer here... It seems this method cannot completely break through the lifespan limitations of the Foxians either. How did the Dragon Lord of that time succeed back then...?"
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