In the dead of night, over the wilderness of North Wu, the desert arrow train was rapidly rushing forward, traveling north day and night. At this time, the train was very close to its final destination, Kankdar Port on the north coast. It would soon end its Adis journey and return to its destination.
Inside the brightly lit train, in a certain carriage, Gaspare Priest, dressed in a priest's robe and with the upper half of his body wrapped in various bandages, was lying on a bed. With a hint of weakness in his expression, he extended one hand and placed it on the table beside him. The bandages on the hand he placed there had already been removed, revealing the gruesome wound beneath.
And beside Gaspare Priest, Sister Vanya, dressed in a white nun's habit, was sitting in a seat, extending her hand and lightly placing it over Gaspare Priest's wound. As a faint light appeared on Sister Vanya's hand, the wound on Gaspare Priest's arm slowly healed at a visible speed. Not long after, only a very small scar remained on his hand.
"Alright, the wound on your right hand is almost healed now. I'll apply some more medicine, and then treat it again the day after tomorrow. That way it can be completely healed. Please be careful not to move around during this time, and the same goes for any other injured areas on your body."
Looking at the wound on Gaspare Priest's right hand, Sister Vanya said softly, her tone no different from a doctor in a hospital. Hearing Sister Vanya's words, Gaspare Priest also spoke with a hint of complaint.
"Hmph... what a troublesome injury. Even the power of the Holy Mother's Path couldn't heal it quickly. Those otherworld seem to have come prepared."
"If those otherworld want to target us... they naturally have to consider the power of the Holy Mother. Although I've heard of poisons that can reduce the healing ability of the Holy Mother's Path before, this is the first time I've seen one. It's much more troublesome to deal with than I imagined. If my skills were more refined, perhaps I could have saved more people..."
Following Gaspare Priest's words, Sister Vanya also sighed and said. On the day of the Judge of Heaven incident, among the elite armed forces of the Savior Sect who rushed into the Baruk Royal Palace to surround and suppress the envoy group, many weapons were coated with a peculiar Spirituality poison. Although this poison's damage to the human body was not too strong, it had a very strong healing reduction effect. Wounds caused by weapons coated with it would resist the healing effects applied to them, especially the effect of the Holy Mother's Path.
"Sister Vanya, you don't need to blame yourself at all. These otherworld have been fighting against the saint church for centuries. They have survived to this day, so they naturally have their own methods. This'Shadow Wound Poison' is one of them... This is originally a product from some ancient'Shadow' societies with deep history, and somehow those otherworld have mastered the method of making it."
"Heh, honestly, when I realized that these severe injuries I suffered were all affected by the'Shadow Wound Poison', I thought I was going to die. I didn't expect Sister Vanya, your medical skills outside of your ability to be so strong, that you could save me..." Looking at his wound being re-bandaged, Gaspare Priest couldn't help but sigh and praise, while Sister Vanya responded quite politely.
"It's nothing, just some basic knowledge of treating external injuries. I used to work in the Extraordinary Injury Department of a hospital when I was in Prit. I still have some basic medical knowledge..."
"Haha... Sister Vanya is too modest. I've seen Holy Mother's Path Extraordinary who know medicine, but this is the first time I've seen one with such profound medical skills."
Gaspare Priest continued to say with emotion, and what he said was indeed true. Due to the poison, many of the envoy group guards' injuries were difficult to treat purely with ability. In this situation, medical skills outside of ability became particularly important.
On the afternoon of the Judge of Heaven incident, after Sister Vanya woke up, she quickly devoted herself to treating the wounded from the Baruk Royal Palace battle. Among the surviving envoy group guards, who numbered no more than seven or eight, nearly half had wounds caused by the'Shadow Wound Poison'. Facing these patients, Sister Vanya, who had just woken up, immediately performed continuous surgeries, using both ability and medical skills to save their lives.
Due to the'Shadow Wound Poison', Sister Vanya's healing ability was greatly reduced. At this time, she had to deeply understand the condition of the wounded, prioritize healing, and allocate her weak healing ability to the most critical and important parts. After stabilizing their lives, she would then slowly treat them. This not only required the healer to have Extraordinary ability, but also required the healer to be knowledgeable in medicine and be able to treat even when their Extraordinary ability was weakened.
And precisely because of Aka's existence, Sister Vanya's medical knowledge was much higher than that of other ordinary Holy Mother's Path Extraordinary. Sister Vanya also successfully saved the lives of several envoy group guards through this ability. After they barely recovered, they all expressed their gratitude to Sister Vanya. Although Sister Vanya successfully saved many envoy group guards, their recovery speed was also limited due to the healing reduction of the poison. They could not recover as quickly as ordinary people treated with Holy Mother's Path healing, but had to wait for the poison to gradually dissolve and then be assisted by ability recovery. This process would last for about half a month.
"I really didn't expect... not only to survive this time, but also to witness Sister Vanya truly bring peace to Adus. Perhaps I had some opinions about you before, and my attitude towards you was somewhat contemptuous during the previous journey. I apologize for that." Gaspare Priest sighed and said, while Sister Vanya, who had finished the treatment, put away the medicine and responded.
"This... I was just lucky... You don't need to apologize for anything, Gaspare Priest. You faithfully fulfilled your duties and fought to the end. It is I who should express my gratitude... Please rest well, I will take my leave now."
After speaking, Sister Vanya, who had put away the medicine box, prepared to leave the carriage. At this time, Gaspare Priest thought for a moment, and then finally reminded her.
"Sister Vanya, the guard team is severely damaged now, and the security capability of the entire train is much worse than before. It will be very dangerous if there are any bad people, so please be careful in everything..."
Hearing Gaspare Priest's words, Sister Vanya, who was preparing to go out, paused slightly, and then responded.
"Thank you for the reminder, but our train will arrive in Kankdar tomorrow morning. We are now in a safe area, so there's no need to worry too much."
Sister Vanya finished speaking and then opened the door and walked out of the carriage. After carrying the medicine box and going to the carriages of several seriously injured patients to give them their daily treatment, Sister Vanya walked out of the last carriage, then let out a long sigh, and then turned around and said to a guard member who was leaning against the corridor not far away, with only a small bandage wrapped around his wrist, seemingly only slightly injured.
"Kid Priest, please keep an eye on your colleagues and tell them not to walk around with injuries. You are the least injured among everyone here, so please make sure to take good care of them."
"Uh... ah, I understand, Sister Vanya. I will definitely carry out the mission well." Hearing Sister Vanya's words, Kid Priest was startled at first, then quickly responded after reacting. Hearing Kid Priest's words, Sister Vanya nodded, then carried the medicine box and left the scene, disappearing from Kid Priest's sight after walking through the corridor of this carriage.
Looking at the departing Sister Vanya, a hint of resentment couldn't help but arise in Kid Priest's original eyes, and he snorted coldly in his heart.
'I'm the least injured here? Hmph... What is this nun implying with her passive-aggressive words? Does she mean I didn't fight for her like others did?
'Just because she has a little fame, she wants everyone to risk their lives for her? Dream on...' Rubbing his bandaged wrist, Kid Priest thought to himself. Regarding Sister Vanya, he and his other colleagues already had different opinions.
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After completing today's healing task, Sister Vanya left the injured carriage and prepared to return to her own carriage. When she reached the bar carriage, she had a sudden thought and ordered a cup of fruit juice here. She sat down at the dining car table and drank it, while looking at the dark and desolate night view outside the window. Thinking that she was about to return to Kankdar and officially end this trip to Adis, she couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions.
'I never expected that this trip to Adis would actually succeed in reaching a peace agreement. I originally just hoped to return safely... As a result, I actually brought peace to the country of Adus. This is an unexpected surprise...
'And this surprise... is all thanks to Miss Dorothy and the Rose Cross behind her. I really didn't expect that the Rose Cross would be connected to the ancient North Wu ancient god belief from ancient times. They could actually mobilize the power of the fallen ancient god, the Judge of Heaven...
'The Judge of Heaven... It is said to be a North Wu ancient god who controlled thunder and enlightenment in ancient times. If His power can be borrowed by the Rose Cross, does it prove that there is some connection between the Judge of Heaven and Aka? Many people already know that thunder is the element symbolized by 'enlightenment', so the Judge of Heaven could also be an elemental subordinate god like the Saint Child. If the Judge of Heaven is a subordinate god... then the one He serves... is the main god of 'enlightenment', and could this main god of 'enlightenment' be Aka?'
Looking at the dark night outside the window, Sister Vanya thought to herself, and then she suddenly felt that it was quite disrespectful to speculate about gods in this way, so she couldn't help but panic and repeatedly prayed to Aka for repentance in her heart.
After repenting for a while, Sister Vanya realized that the place she was in now did not seem suitable for prayer and worship, so she decided to finish the fruit juice on the table first, then get up and go back to her carriage to repent, and complete her evening prayers along the way.
Sister Vanya got up and left the bar carriage, and what she didn't notice was that a pair of eyes were secretly staring at her as she left the dining car, and the source of these eyes was the bar counter in the carriage, among the train crew behind those bar counters.
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"Today's treatment is also over..."
Sitting in her carriage, and using various perspectives to confirm that Sister Vanya had successfully returned to her carriage, Dorothy breathed a sigh of relief, and then gradually called back some of the Corpse Puppet scattered throughout the train, withdrawing these visions.
Because Sister Vanya's guard team suffered heavy losses in the Baruk Royal Palace battle, both their reconnaissance and guard capabilities were greatly reduced. Therefore, Dorothy began to increase her vigilance on the way back, guarding against various threats inside and outside the train. After all, Sister Vanya is an important target in the eyes of many people now, and the possibility of assassination is quite high. There was one failed attempt on the way here, and it's not impossible for another on the way back.
Therefore, Dorothy has been using Corpse Puppet to guard against possible attacks on the train for the past two days, but thankfully, she hasn't encountered any dangerous situations along the way.
'Tomorrow morning, we will arrive at Kankdar. The entire train has already left the border of Adus and is completely outside the sphere of influence of the Adus Savior Sect. It should be relatively safe now...
'Woo woo~~ I feel a bit sleepy now. It's time to go to bed. I'll get a good night's sleep tonight and have a good meal after arriving at the station tomorrow.'
Stretching, Dorothy stood up from her seat, changed into her pajamas, yawned, and lay down on the bed. After covering herself with the quilt, she fell asleep while listening to Sister Vanya's prayers, as usual.
Even after falling asleep, Dorothy did not completely relax her vigilance. In her lucid dream, she would control a small number of Corpse Puppet to monitor the train's condition, allowing her to still have some perception of the outside world between sleep and wakefulness. Although it was not as strong as when she was awake, if there was any major disturbance on the train, she would be immediately woken up. But thankfully... there was no such situation during the train journey tonight.
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Time gradually passed, and the night slowly deepened. In the middle of the night, the desert arrow continued to move forward, without encountering any abnormal situations along the way.
Suddenly, the desert arrow began to slow down. When a wounded guard who was on night duty realized this situation, he stuck his head out to check. What he saw was a train station with lights ahead. It seemed that the train was going to stop at the station to replenish water and coal, so he put down his doubts and did not continue to pay too much attention.
As expected, the train gradually slowed down to a certain extent and then stopped, stopping at the station platform. The train crew also opened the doors and got off the train to communicate with the station staff and transport the supplies that the other party had already prepared.
While talking with the station staff, one of the desert arrow crew members suddenly noticed that the station master seemed to have some strange behavior during the conversation. Some of the station master's gestures and words during the conversation attracted extra attention. Upon seeing these, the crew member's attention immediately increased by a notch.
"Then... there is still a batch of wine to be transported up, it's in there. You guys take a few people and go in with us to get it."
"Okay, let me go and see first."
Hearing the station master's words, the crew member selected a few people and went into the station with the station master. In a room here, the crew members saw several large boxes placed on the ground.
Seeing these boxes, the crew members paused slightly. One of them walked up and circled the boxes a few times, then walked to the side of one of the boxes, opened the lid, and checked the contents. There were indeed bottles of wine inside.
Looking at these wines, the crew member reached into the box and, in the gaps between the wine bottles, pulled out a small booklet. On the cover of the booklet, a white sun wheel emblem was printed, and below the sun wheel was a short phrase written in North Wu language, "Holy Lord."
"This is..."
"Don't worry about what this is for now, just transport them up. Everything you need to do afterward is also in there."
"Everything will be done tomorrow morning, at the welcome ceremony when the train arrives at Kankdar station. Success is the only option... Even if you fail, try your best to salvage the situation according to what is said above."