"Thank you for the coconut juice, Boss."
Baizhu stepped forward and expressed his gratitude.
"It's nothing—just a glass of coconut juice."
Han Feng waved his hand indifferently.
Cute kids always had a bit of special privilege.
Just like little Klee.
"Boss, Qiqi's condition is rather special.
I was wondering if you might be able to help cure her."
Baizhu hesitated for a moment before continuing seriously,
"As for compensation—no matter the cost, I'm willing to pay."
"Oh?"
Han Feng glanced at Baizhu with a hint of surprise.
He hadn't expected Baizhu to care so deeply about Qiqi.
In the game's storyline, there wasn't much background information about Baizhu.
He was highly skilled in medicine, but he wasn't exactly known for being noble, selfless, or righteous.
Yet such a person not only took Qiqi in, but was also extremely tolerant of her poor memory— even when she made mistakes sorting medicinal herbs.
That alone felt… unusual.
The game never gave a clear explanation.
However, Han Feng remembered some theories he had seen in his previous life.
In Qiqi's voice lines, she once mentioned that Baizhu's body was even weaker than hers.
This led some players to speculate that Baizhu might be suffering from a serious illness, and was keeping Qiqi around to study her immortality in hopes of saving himself.
For now, though, there was no solid evidence of that.
And even if Baizhu truly harbored ulterior motives, Han Feng wasn't worried.
Qiqi might be stiff, but she wasn't dull.
She had long noticed Baizhu's condition— she simply didn't take it to heart.
Besides, Qiqi was still an adeptus.
"Her Excellency, the Savior from Suffering" wasn't just a fancy title.
Just as Baizhu was beginning to think Han Feng would refuse, Han Feng finally spoke.
"You can simply read manga here."
"Through manga, you might obtain the reward you're looking for."
He added casually,
"Ten thousand Mora per person.
One reading per day.
The manga are on that shelf over there."
Han Feng explained the rules.
"Reading manga…?"
Baizhu nodded thoughtfully.
As for the price, he didn't mind much.
If the rewards were truly powerful, it was only natural that the cost wouldn't be cheap.
He immediately took out 200,000 Mora, then led Qiqi toward the bookshelf.
"Qiqi… wants to read about zombies."
Qiqi said this while sipping her coconut juice.
"Alright! I'll help you find one."
Baizhu smiled and began browsing the shelf.
Soon, his eyes stopped on Mr. Vampire.
"A zombie manga… this should be it."
After confirming, he handed the manga to Qiqi.
"Thank you."
Qiqi accepted the manga and looked at it curiously.
She didn't know what kind of story awaited her inside.
"Later… I must read and write it down."
Qiqi silently reminded herself.
Otherwise, with her memory, she might forget everything as soon as she finished reading.
She didn't want that.
Seeing Qiqi holding the manga in thought, Baizhu turned to pick his own.
He wasn't picky.
Anything would do.
So he grabbed the outermost manga— Detective Conan.
Soon after, under Noelle's guidance, the two headed deeper into the shop.
Before long, a few more customers trickled in.
Noelle greeted them one by one.
The manga shop quickly became lively again.
Meanwhile, in Mondstadt—
At the Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
Jean was deep in thought.
She was pondering how Mondstadt should coexist with slimes in the future.
After obtaining the ability to understand slime language, she had gone outside the city to test it.
The result had pleasantly surprised her.
Communication was actually possible.
Although the slime's intelligence was rather low and conversation wasn't easy, it was still a promising start.
After returning, Jean began seriously considering future relations between Mondstadt and nearby slimes.
But for now, she hadn't reached any concrete conclusions.
"Sigh… one person's perspective is limited.
I'll discuss this with the other knights later."
Jean let out a soft sigh.
At that moment—
The door to the Grand Master's office was pushed open.
Lisa rushed in, her expression unusually excited.
"What happened, Lisa?"
Jean stood up, surprised.
Within the Knights of Favonius, Lisa always appeared lazy and relaxed, yet was elegant and calm under pressure.
Very few things could stir her emotions.
Recently, the only exceptions had all been related to Boss Han's rewards.
Could this be another such case?
"I did it! I succeeded!"
Lisa said excitedly.
"Huh? Succeeded in… what?"
Jean didn't quite follow.
"APTX4869," Lisa explained.
"The drug from Detective Conan— the one that turns people into children."
Seeing Jean still confused, Lisa reminded her further.
"That drug… you actually managed to develop it?"
Jean's expression turned to shock.
Now she remembered.
That miraculous drug— capable of reversing age and turning adults into children.
Ever since obtaining the relevant information, Lisa had been completely absorbed in research.
She had even stopped reading her beloved manga.
And now—
She had succeeded?
"Yes. I just finished it. This is it."
Lisa opened her palm.
Resting there was a small black pill.
She had poured enormous effort into it over the past two days.
Due to the extremely low success rate, this was currently the only one.
"This tiny pill… can really reverse aging?"
Jean picked up the black pill and examined it closely.
"In theory, yes."
Lisa nodded.
"In theory?
You haven't tested it yet?"
Jean froze.
"I just finished making it and came straight to you."
Lisa shrugged.
"And because the success rate is so low, this is the only pill I have so far."
Only now did Lisa truly understand why the genius scientist Haibara Ai couldn't produce an antidote in the manga.
Aside from missing complete data, the research itself was genuinely difficult.
Even she had failed countless times before finally succeeding.
Still—
This achievement alone proved how extraordinary Lisa was.
In just a few days, she had comprehended knowledge from another world and recreated it successfully.
One could only say—
She truly lived up to her reputation as the Sumeru Akademiya's once-in-two-centuries genius witch.
Absolutely remarkable.
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