Cornflower Witch

Chapter 325 Follow-up Care
Under the black sky, the enormous snake body slowly stopped writhing. The two fallen snake heads tried to struggle, spitting out bursts of venomous blood and their tongues, before finally ceasing their movements after a long time.

Hilti slowly descended, her butterfly wings fluttering gently as she floated to the ground.

By this time, Taos had exhausted his strength and knelt on the ground. The knights around him, after their victory, finally succumbed to their mental and physical exhaustion and collapsed to the ground.

However, this was not a safe place to rest and recuperate. The invisible distortion was still eroding everyone. Hilti silently prayed, and then a light mist of moonlight dew sprinkled down, purifying the surrounding environment and protecting the group of brave knights.

She meticulously treated the severely wounded knights, purifying their badly damaged bodies, and then distributed clean water and food to everyone to help them recover their strength.

Several days later, the team that had hunted the 'Two-Headed Serpent Blackquis Larva' returned home. Many members were placed in Sun Garden to recuperate, as it was closest to the Abyss and its pristine environment was suitable for treating those members who had been severely corrupted.

"Lady Tiya." A young-looking girl walked over. She was wearing a white uniform with green trim and a small white scallop badge pinned to her chest.

"What's wrong, Freya?"

"Another new wounded soldier has been brought in. His injuries are very serious. We have already done emergency treatment, but his body is severely eroded and needs purification."

"I see."

Afterwards, Hilti followed the girl to the ward in the camp to treat the newly arrived wounded soldier. She left the ward about an hour later.

After following the girl out, the girl with light green hair looked at Siltia with admiration.

"Lady Tia is so amazing. She can always easily remove the twisted corruption from everyone."

"Thank you for the compliment." Hilti wanted to be modest, but after thinking for a while, she couldn't find a suitable explanation. She couldn't very well say that she was just lucky.

The two continued walking in the garden, and Hilti listened to Frey recount the recent events.

This light green-haired girl comes from the 'White Scroll Herbal Pot'. She is a pharmacist with the 'Emerald Honey' attribute, skilled in concocting various medicines, and also proficient in treating external injuries. She is a rising genius of the 'White Scroll Herbal Pot'.

To be called a genius in front of her, Frey's strength must be considerable. She reached the 'Third Tier 3: Emerald' at the age of 22, and now she has mastered the cultivation of 127 kinds of herbs, the preparation of 16 kinds of second-tier potions, and the formulation of 2 kinds of third-tier potions.

Because of the need to care for the wounded, the White Scroll Herbal Pot sent a lot of people over, including Frey. Since she and Siltia were about the same age, and there were many things that required cooperation in the treatment, the two quickly became acquainted.

Over time, Frey's admiration for Siltia grew stronger, her eyes shining with the same intensity that fans had for celebrities in Siltia's previous life.

"How does Lady Tiya manage to learn so many things? I usually spend a lot of time studying pharmacology and the properties of herbs, and I also have to exercise and improve my mental strength occasionally."

"Well... maybe it's because I learn faster?" That's definitely true. Her practice skills, completion rate, and proficiency increased by about five times more than the average person.

"Uh, that's not a good way to put it. I guess it's because I'm very observant." Hilti felt that her previous statement might have been a bit arrogant and boastful, after all, Frey was also a very hardworking child.

"Lady Tia, there's no need to be modest. I understand." Seeing how gentle this girl was and how she didn't want to hurt her pride, Frey felt even more admiration for Siltia.

Lady Tia is so gentle and intelligent; she learns everything quickly and easily. Seeing this, Hilti could no longer argue. The two then chatted about herbs and medicinal materials. Since they both had the 'Emerald' nature, they had many common topics and could occasionally exchange novel experiences, making their conversation very pleasant.

"Thank you for talking to me for so long, Lady Tia. I may have bothered you, so I'll have to go back to work now." Only then did Frey realize it was getting late, and she hurriedly left.

Seeing her jog towards the ward again, Hilti couldn't help but smile slightly. This girl was quite cute.

……

Because of the death of the 'Two-Headed Serpent Blackquis Larva', the degree of distortion and erosion in the area near the Dark Mist Mountains has been greatly reduced, making the subsequent progress much easier.

About two months later, nearly a hundred guiding lighthouses on the outskirts of the Dark Mist Mountains were lit up at the same time, and then the area began to be purified according to the ritual array set up by the Woodland Alliance.

"According to the research reports of scholars, this area will be initially purified in about six months. Although the environment is far less pure than that of the heartland, more strongholds can be established and stationed here."

"The Alliance plans to build 27 new outposts in the Dark Mist Mountains region over the next few years to exploit the resources there."

"By the way, Tia, according to the upper echelons of the Alliance, they are inclined to develop 'Sun Garden' into a treatment and research base. I wonder if you agree?" Green put down the letter in his hand and looked at the girl by the window.

"The reason is quite simple: the environment here is very pure, which is very suitable for treating members who have been distorted and corrupted. In addition, the 'Bright Flame Cornflower' that grows here can also be used to prepare medicines to remove corruption."

“I understand, I agree, I have no objections.” Hilti turned around and nodded.

“Then I’ll draft a reply for you and submit it.” The young scholar pushed up his special glasses.

Four months later, the combatants treated in the Sun Garden gradually recovered, and the previous combat mission to advance into the Abyss came to an end.

Inside the white mansion in the garden, Hilti met Taos, who had come to express his gratitude, along with more than a dozen accompanying 'Iron Knights'.

"You flatter me, Lord Taos. I only helped with a small matter at the time, and it was far from being a great achievement." Hilti, dressed in a long white dress with red flames, bowed in return.

"Hehe, you're still so modest." Seeing this, Taos smiled, and then the two finished their polite conversation and sat down at the coffee table.

"I'm here not only to thank you for helping to restrain the Blackquis Serpent at that crucial moment that day, but also to thank Tia for taking such good care of my children during this time, bringing them back from the brink of death." Recalling that thrilling scene, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"These guys are still too risky. If I had missed with that sword strike, the 'Iron Wall Crown Furnace' faction would probably cease to exist." The knights who went to the Abyss to provide support that day were almost the entirety of the 'Iron Wall Crown Furnace' force. If they had all perished, the remaining second-tier members staying at the base would have had difficulty inheriting the faction's legacy, and the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Although it was indeed dangerous at the time, I was also moved by their heroic deeds," Hiltiya recalled that day.

In her previous life, she grew up in a peaceful era and only saw fierce battlefields and warriors who disregarded life and death on television. So when she saw the knights who charged forward without fear of death and upheld their oaths, a feeling of tears welling up in her eyes also rose in her heart.

Having witnessed such a passionate, poetic scene, she gradually came to believe that the deeds she had heard of in history and legends had once illuminated the people of that time, just as they do today.

(End of this chapter)