Fia was walking on the streets of Aurora City with Claire.
It's eight o'clock in the morning, and the street is already full of people. Although the scene of heavy traffic is not enough to make Fia dizzy, it can still be considered a bit bustling.
However, as the two moved forward, the number of pedestrians on the street decreased, and the houses gradually became dilapidated. You could even see some houses that only use wooden sticks and oilcloth to prop up the sheds as their homes. The smell of stinking sewers permeated the air.
"This is the slum..."
Fia who was following Claire murmured softly.The two appeared here because someone asked Claire to treat a patient.As for Anastasia, because she said she wanted to investigate the Unsinkable Moon, she didn't follow Fia.
Claire nodded lightly with the bamboo basket in her hand.
"Well, this is the slum in Aurora City. There are two similar places in Aurora City, and this is the largest one. There are too many people living in Aurora City, and there are limited jobs. People can only live in this kind of place, and then because they live in slums, they are looked down upon by others, and they can't even find a job, falling into an endless loop and never getting out."
"Of course, such poor people are a minority. Most of them are people who have lived in slums since birth. Most of their parents are slaves who escaped from their masters, or simply criminals with criminal convictions."
"It's no wonder their eyesight feels weird."
While paying attention to her feet to avoid stepping on puddles full of black water, Fia looked at both sides from time to time.At this time, there were no solid stone houses on both sides of the road, and they were replaced by simple tents built with oilcloth and wood. From time to time, some people could be seen coming in and out of the dirty tents.
This group of people is generally malnourished, thin, unkempt, and the smell of sweat can be imagined just by looking at them.After almost everyone seeing Fia, they would let their eyes follow Fia all the way, and the licking eyes made Fia feel chills.
It's annoying.
Fia, with her white side ponytail tied, reached into the pocket of her dress and injected magic power into one of the magic crystals.
"Wind of Exploration"
With a gust of wind blowing, Fia's ruby eyes turned blue.
Soon, a picture like a thermal image appeared in front of her eyes. All non-living things were marked in cyan, while the people on the street were marked in a slightly bluish purple.According to Anastasia who gave Fia this crystal, the first tier of "Exploring Wind" will make the observed person appear different colors.
Divided by the colors of the rainbow, the more red the person is, the higher the magic power reserve and the stronger the strength, and the more purple the person is, the lower the magic power reserve is, and the power is closer to ordinary people.
Here are all ordinary people who don't even reach the first rank.
There are very few people with magical powers.
Fia complained inwardly.
In this world, people's magical reserves are not determined from birth, but need to be acquired continuously.Killing monsters, using magic, practicing martial arts, even drawing a magic circle, and engraving the knowledge in the magic book into the head can all increase the reserve of magic power. The difference is that the efficiency of each method is different.After thousands of years of exploration by people, killing monsters is basically recognized as the fastest way to increase the reserve of magic power.
In addition, because "Wind of Investigation" is only a first-level investigation magic, it is impossible to detect people whose ranks differ by more than three levels.Last night, Anastasia used "Exploring Wind" on Fia, and concluded that Anastasia could not perceive Fia's existence at all, which shows that the gap between Fia and Anastasia has exceeded Third level——Although Anastasia should not be undetectable according to the strength of the seventh-level elf princess, it is a fact.
Just like using the magic crystal of "Wind Blade" yesterday, Fia felt a trance in front of her eyes, and then a picture like an AI simulation appeared in her head. Finally, when her vision returned to normal, she had mastered the "Wind of Exploration".
"Super Calculus" is really a frighteningly convenient ability.
"Fia?" Claire stopped and looked at Fia in surprise, "Are you using magic?"
"Well, I wanted to see if there was anyone here worth noting."
"Don't worry, although there are gangs here, they are all men who are only slightly stronger than ordinary people. They will not provoke magic casters."
"Isn't it just a magic caster of the first rank?"
According to the knowledge Fiya has learned, the first rank magic caster is a beginner in magic, who can only release low-level magic such as fireballs and water bombs, and has no combat effectiveness.
Claire smiled and waved her hands.
"Of course not. The exception is the case of a sneak attack. In a normal battle, a fireball or an ice pick from a magic caster is enough to make ordinary people lose their fighting power. To be the captain of a team of 30."
"Eh."
Somewhat unexpected.
"My noble lady...give me something to eat..."
Suddenly, a haggard man squatting on the side of the road dragged his lower body into the road, and tremblingly stretched out his hand in front of Fei Ya.It can be seen that the man's life is very embarrassing, his hair is almost gone, his left arm is also twisted outward at an angle that humans cannot achieve, and his lower body seems to have no bones, so he can only drag on the ground limply. I didn't eat anything..."
"Well."
Fia hesitated.
Usually at such times, she would choose to give alms to the other party, but she had nothing to give away except the magic crystal——Fia had no money on her.
"As long as it's food, please..."
The man stretched his neck and stuck to Fia like a zombie, his cloudy eyeballs were full of longing.
However, just as Fia was thinking about whether to let the man wait for a while and go back to replace the magic crystal with food, Claire frowned, pulled Fia away, and stood in front of the man.
"Don't want to live anymore, who do you think she is?"
The voice was full of warnings.
"Claire?"
Claire should not be the type who would not save her. Fia couldn't help being surprised, but what was even more unexpected to Fia was that the man immediately showed fear after seeing Claire, and his lower limbs, which were paralyzed before, instantly Full of energy, stand up straight away.
"Monster, monster!"
After speaking, the man ran away without looking back.
This man is pretending.
Fia realized this immediately.
If Claire hadn't stood up just now, this man might have waited for an opportunity to snatch his belongings. Of course, with his current physical strength, he would definitely be able to push the man to the ground before he got his hands, but if he made a careless mistake, Still, Fia couldn't help but be speechless.
"Already understood?"
"Ah, he pretended to be pitiful on purpose, trying to take away my things. Claire sees it often?"
The two moved on again.
"This kind of thing is common in the slums. They deliberately crippled their hands just to win the sympathy of passers-by and deceive the nobles who came to the slums for the first time. It used to be more chaotic here, until a rich and powerful man wanted to show himself He came here to spread his wealth, but he disappeared within half a day, so that the Holy Kingdom had to send the knights to search for it. When they found it, the nobleman had been eaten by flies and only his bones were left. All the forces in the slums were beheaded, and there was some order here. But the so-called order is just that a unified leader was born in the slums, and then this person came to make the rules."
"It's really lucky that Claire can stay here."
If it were me, I must be thinking about how to stay away from here.
Claire smiled and shook her head.
"The scary curse on me is not all bad. At least the beggars at the level just now dare not come to me. And even if there are blind people coming, the leaders here will clean them up for me. The glory of the goddess of life Only rich people can be illuminated, and no priests are willing to come to the slums, so I became the only one who can treat them, and the leaders here gave me special treatment."
At the end, Claire's tone was full of relief.
"Won't that leader forget Claire?"
"Yes. But the effect of the curse will weaken as we get along longer. The leader often comes to the medical hall to invite me to treat people in the slums, so he remembers me more or less, at least not the type that will be forgotten every few days. We Arrived."
After finishing speaking, Claire stopped in front of a low tent that required bending over to walk in. Since the cloth at the door was not put down, Fia could clearly see the situation inside the room.
A man with black lines all over his body was being pressed on the bed by five or six other men. He seemed to be enduring extremely intense pain. The man who was pressed on the bed screamed loudly and his body couldn't stop struggling, so much so that he pressed his body. Five or six men were struggling.
"Doctor Claire, you are finally here."
A muscular man walked up to Claire anxiously.
Chapter 37 Its Name is Destiny
From the respectful gazes of people around him looking up at this man, it can be inferred that the man is the leader of the slums. Not only that, but the man's physique is obviously much stronger than others.Standing in front of Fia, Fia had to raise her head to see the man's face, which was at least two meters high.
Without delay, Claire asked while getting into the tent.
"how is the situation?"
"Compared to the guy who contracted the dark blood disease, please ask Dr. Claire to take a look at this one. Last night, he went up the mountain to collect cornus, and was bitten half to death by wild wolves. If he doesn't care about him, he will be gone. "
Following the man's pointing finger, Fiya saw a motionless person lying on his back on the bed in the tent.The ground near him was stained red with blood, and a wound across his abdomen was in front of his eyes. The wound was so deep that he could even see the pink viscera inside. Countless flies were crawling on the wound.In addition, half of the man's scalp disappeared, and the arms were full of beast bite marks. Only the slightly undulating chest told that the man was not completely dead.
The whole tent smelled of blood because of this man.
Fia couldn't help but tilt her head slightly.
It's not because I'm afraid of blood, but because I can't bear it.In my own time, it was very easy to treat an injury of this level, but in a different world where blood transfusion technology did not even exist, the man was already dead.
"Master, Sir, have you found a doctor yet?"
Seeing the leader walking in with two women, a young woman who was guarding the injured man in the tent ran over quickly.The girl's face was covered with dust and tears, and her red eyes and whimpering movements showed that she had been crying for a long time.
It should be the daughter of the injured man.
The injured man appeared to be in his 40s, while the girl was clearly a young adult.
The girl first glanced at Claire, showing a moment of fear, then turned her gaze on Fia, her tear-streaked eyes were full of hope and begging, she almost knelt down and grabbed the corner of Fia's skirt.
"You must be a doctor, right?! I heard that elves are good at recovering magic, please save my father, I, I can go to your house as a maid for payment, and my father can also go to your house as a long-term worker! As long as you cure Well my father, we are willing to pay any price!"
The girl was obviously panicked, and even began to slur her words.The shabby clothes and malnourished complexion already showed that her family situation is not very good.
Not a pleasant picture.
Fia comforted softly.
"We will do our best, please calm down."
"You will only disturb the treatment here. If you want your father to live, be honest and get out." The man called the leader pulled the girl away, and then asked Claire in a low voice. "Claire, is he still alive?"
"How long has he been like this?"
"Three moments have passed since we found him."
"In other words, the actual time is longer?"
As if ashamed, the leader lowered his head.
"Yes……"
"You should know that only healing magic can be effective for injuries of this degree. I don't promise to keep him, I can only do my best. Is this okay?"
"No problem, it's better to try than not to try, I'll arrange it right away. Except Dr. Claire, everyone else go out and take this guy away!"
"Miss, you must save my father, as long as we can pay, we will give you all! Please!"
"Okay, shut up and get out."
Under the leader's arrangement, the people in the tent moved quickly, and the begging girl was dragged away by the leader, leaving only Claire and Fia in the tent.
Watching the girl leave, Fiya looked complicated.
"Does this happen to Claire often?"
"It is. But more people will choose to send their relatives to the temple for treatment, and then sell themselves to slave traders in order to pay off the treatment fee of the temple." Just as Claire was about to use the props, she stopped suddenly , looking back, "Fia is okay?"
It should refer to the bloody scene in front of him.
"This scene doesn't scare me."
Fia replied.
I have even touched a corpse with only bones left, and this kind of injury will not scare me at all.It's just that Fiya is very suspicious. Claire can't save this man at all, and the blood loss is too great. Even if the wound is stitched up, it can't change the ending.
Although there is healing magic in this world, healing magic is not omnipotent. For old wounds or serious injuries, even healing magic cannot do anything.
Claire shook her head lightly at Fia's question, her expression full of helplessness.
"I just do my best and obey the destiny. My only shortcoming is that I don't know how to heal magic, otherwise I can cure him soon."
"Well……"
Hearing the word fate, Fiya couldn't help but hesitate.
For some reason, she was quite sensitive to these two words, and when she heard Claire pronounce that it was impossible for a man to escape the inevitable end of death, she felt a strong sense of unwillingness in her heart.This kind of unwillingness is not purely out of sympathy, but more from herself, as if she has also been teased by fate, and in the end of trying to change fate, she lost to fate.Therefore, as soon as he heard the word fate, he couldn't control his anger.
If Fiya still had memory, she would be able to tell the source of this unwillingness.
- heat death.The entropy increase that cannot be reversed for hundreds of millions of years.
"Tsk."
The anger filling her chest made Fia click her tongue.If there really is such a thing as fate, then he is an enemy of fate.
She took a step forward, her ruby-like eyes filled with determination.
"Claire, can I try?"
Although he doesn't have a "healing technique", he has an ability similar to a healing technique. Both "Particle Restoration" and "Nano Body" are absolute healing "magic".
Claire stopped spraying the potion, with hesitation on her pretty face.
"Is Fiya serious? This is not just for fun. If it doesn't work, the psychological burden will always be with Fiya. It is wise to sit idly by."
"I'm not going to carry any psychological baggage because of that."
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