Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 2549: Chapter 2541: Healing

Feng Jun asked Ninth Brother why he got injured like this because... he matched the treatment medicine.

Things like the Limb Regeneration Potion don’t need to be mentioned, the Federation has such medicines. What he was looking for was an antidote to neutralize the corrosive toxin.

The corrosive toxin from the bugs here is quite daunting even for cultivators—even capable of corroding a Spiritual Qi Shield.

However, the toxin Chen Jiu was afflicted with is still treatable, it’s just that two of the medicinal ingredients are quite rare in Kunhao, at least affordable only at the Innate stage. If someone at the Qi Refinement Realm wants them, it would depend on luck.

Feng Jun doesn’t lack these medicinal ingredients, but since Chen Jiu isn’t even at the Qi Refinement Realm, convincing him to help would be best with some other factors.

Upon hearing that Chen Jiu was injured while covering for someone else, Feng Jun felt he had a sufficient reason to offer help, so he somberly stated, "I can try to save him, but the cost is very high... I also don’t like trouble."

"Money is not an issue, just name your price," Shuanzi readily stated, knowing full well that Ninth Brother recently made some money, especially from trading some supplies. Although Ninth Brother wasn’t intentionally making a profit, it’s always necessary to offset some costs.

However, the next moment, he raised his hand and gave himself a hard slap, "Misunderstood, the two of us absolutely won’t speak recklessly... If we do, may the next time we die be in the hands of a wasp!"

The Federation is a technologically inclined society that doesn’t really believe in the mystical side of things, but to say they absolutely don’t believe is impossible—they, at least, acknowledge that the Insect Race places great importance on oaths.

As for dying at the hands of a wasp, that would be a rather cruel outcome.

Upon hearing this, Feng Jun nodded slightly, "Alright, I understand, wait for me a moment, remember to turn off all the cameras."

After saying this, he turned off the power and left.

About half an hour later, he returned with a syringe in hand, "Open up the repair pod and let him out."

The two exchanged a glance but obediently proceeded to do as told.

As the hatch opened, Chen Jiu slowly rose up. Feng Jun hesitated not a moment, immediately injecting and pushing the syringe to the end, then withdrew the needle and pocketed the syringe.

The syringe Feng Jun used was from the Earth Realm, but that didn’t matter; this world still had the means of muscle injection, and as for the syringe being unusual, it didn’t count as an issue.

After the injection, he closed the hatch and turned the power back on, then said gravely, "He’ll wake up in two standard hours... Contact me then."

"He’ll wake up so soon?" The two were a bit incredulous, "Ninth Brother last woke up three days ago..."

Feng Jun didn’t answer their questions at all, simply saying straightforwardly, "At that time, call me from the surface."

At this moment, the door was abruptly pushed open, and a middle-aged woman entered, "Ninth Brother... are you better, who are you?"

Feng Jun glanced at her, didn’t answer, and directly opened the door and left.

"Ninth Sister-in-law, that person is a friend of Ninth Brother," Shuanzi said with a compensatory smile, "Could you help keep an eye on him a bit longer, maybe Ninth Brother will wake up shortly."

"Waking up is difficult," Ninth Sister-in-law sighed and shook her head, not showing much sorrow in her eyes. People on the Frontier Star aren’t incapable of sadness, rather... they get used to it. With the bugs still frantically attacking, who has time for such things?

Though speaking like this, she had still cried for a few days earlier; by today, she had no more tears and was mentally prepared to accept reality, "You guys go and rest, I’ll accompany him tonight."

A young person took off, while Shuanzi stayed behind, "Sister-in-law, don’t be so heartsick, maybe Ninth Brother will recover after all. I’ll watch him for another couple of hours."

"It’s not easy to recover," the middle-aged woman shook her head, "I searched online for several treatments. There’s a blocker said to have some chance of working within a day, but unfortunately... with such strict lockdown, it can’t be brought in."

"Sister-in-law, you’re just resorting to desperate measures," Shuanzi shook his head, "What blocker? If it truly had some efficacy, wouldn’t our hospitals stock some? It’s all deception."

The middle-aged woman sighed heavily, "But even that is hope, can’t you leave me a bit of solace?"

Shuanzi rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue further, thinking that after five days, she still sees it as solace?

The young person went to the surface, and seeing the man sitting there smoking, he walked over and sat down as well, "That’s Ninth Brother’s wife, who didn’t know your identity, don’t hold it against her."

"Why would I hold anything against her?" Feng Jun shook his head indifferently, "The leg is a prosthetic?"

"Yeah, back when she got injured, Ninth Brother didn’t have this much money," the young person, knowing more about Ninth Brother’s affairs, said, "Later, Ninth Brother made money, but Sister-in-law said to save it for the children’s education. Ninth Brother was just telling us a couple of days ago, after this war ends, he’d get Sister-in-law’s leg treated."

"After so many years have passed, to regenerate a severed limb, you’ll have to amputate another section," Feng Jun shook his head, "It’s a second round of suffering."

The young man chuckled wryly, "Having an actual leg is better than a prosthesis, right? Sister-in-law was a beauty in her youth."

Your aesthetic views, I just can’t agree with! Feng Jun’s mouth twitched slightly, "How many kids does Chen Jiu have?"

"Originally... it was eleven, I think," the young man was quite talkative, "Now, only six are alive, and three are disabled."

"Oh my," Feng Jun was truly taken aback, "Isn’t the mortality rate a bit too high?"

"Only three died in combat, two were harmed by insects... innately deformed," the young man answered indifferently, "Among the three disabled, one is blind in one eye, which isn’t too serious. It helps with aiming, but the other two also need limb regeneration..."

Feng Jun listened to him speak so casually, yet felt increasingly desolate inside.

It was roughly two standard hours—basically the equivalent of just over two hours on Earth. Shuanzi rushed out like a whirlwind, "Awake, Ninth Brother is awake... many thanks, sir."

Feng Jun wasn’t surprised; he had already predicted this result, "What did he say?"

"He asks you... to go down," Shuanzi replied with a smile, "After all, after all, he’s not very convenient to come out."

"I mean, his wife is here," Feng Jun snorted lightly, "Does his wife know too?"

"No," the young man shook his head, expressing firmly, "Ninth Brother has strict rules; he doesn’t discuss important matters with his wife. Ninth Sister-in-law is also sensible and never asks about things she shouldn’t."

It’s already the interstellar era, and there are still such household rules? Feng Jun was slightly taken aback, but upon further thought, there are nations here that just overthrew aristocratic systems, so it’s not surprising, "It seems your Ninth Brother has done quite a lot of covert things."

"It’s actually not that serious," another young man replied with a smile, "On the Frontier Star, it’s inevitable to be aggressive and competitive; more serious things aren’t feasible... They have sufficient food and drink here and can’t relocate to other star systems, so there’s no need to do bad things."

Feng Jun went down to the negative fourth floor again, and Ninth Brother had indeed woken up. His injuries hadn’t notably improved, but the corrosive toxins had been suppressed. Although he was still in a state close to death, he managed to survive.

Even so, his mind was still a bit muddled. He responded to Feng Jun with murmurs for a full five minutes before realizing who he was. By that time, Ninth Sister-in-law was already nearly ready to erupt on the spot, luckily those two were holding her back.

"Oh, it’s you, sir," Ninth Brother’s face was so corroded it was unrecognizable, the mouth was slightly better protected but you could see his teeth through his lips. His voice was not only weak but almost inaudible, "I apologize to you..."

Ninth Sister-in-law could no longer contain herself, "Chen Jiu, are you ready to die? Speaking now will only lead to death later. If you really want to communicate, can’t you use brain wave communication?"

"Shut up!" Chen Jiu impatiently reprimanded her, "Men are talking, women should interrupt less... Sir, is it you who saved me?"

Ninth Sister-in-law actually had a very fierce temperament. She didn’t meddle in her husband’s affairs because Ninth Brother indeed spent years navigating the gray areas, and if she really meddled, the family’s children might end up without a father and a mother.

Of course, Ninth Brother had no major faults, just dabbling in some border affairs—after all, without capabilities, no one could manage the abandoned metal recycling company he ran.

His main thought was to earn more money to buy some Limb Regeneration Potion; at least three family members need it, and now himself too.

Regardless, Ninth Sister-in-law couldn’t tolerate Ninth Brother still trying to show off. She was about to erupt when she heard the last sentence, which left her stunned, "Really, was it him who saved you?"

Ninth Brother said nothing; nobody present spoke either. It took him a long time to sigh, "Ah, my thoughts are sluggish, wife, go out!"

He had just woken up, and his mind was indeed very chaotic, but he was very clear about the injury—he was injured five days ago, and three days ago was when he last woke up. At that time, he already knew what was waiting for him; he guessed he’d never wake again.

But now he had woken up, and with "sir" beside him, he instinctively linked the two together.

"I’ll go right now," Ninth Sister-in-law’s temper was fierce, but she definitely knew how to weigh priorities. After speaking, she coldly glanced at Shuanzi and the others.

"Sister-in-law, it’s true," Shuanzi chuckled wryly, "I can testify."

Another young man also nodded, "Sister-in-law, you must not speak of this outside; it’s of great importance."

"Do you need to teach me?" Ninth Sister-in-law snorted coldly, then nodded towards Feng Jun, "Thank you, sir."

Feng Jun nodded, not speaking either. Ninth Sister-in-law’s previous behavior had been somewhat disrespectful to him, however, given how her husband was, a bit of a volatile temperament is understandable. Nevertheless, he wouldn’t engage with them much.

Ninth Sister-in-law of course knew that her actions were somewhat inappropriate. Although she was still very worried about her husband, this gentleman was clearly someone not to be offended, so she turned and left. "Shuanzi, once things are settled, let me know."

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