No Feeding the Grandmaster! (Continued)

Okay, while it was described as extremely oppressive, Cheng Lingshuang was actually just staring at her junior brothers and sisters. She didn't need to urge them; she just had an expression that said, "Let's see what you're up to if you're not practicing your swordsmanship."

However, this expression, combined with Cheng Lingshuang Shuang's usual temperament, made people feel uneasy. So, seeing their fifth senior sister staring at them expressionlessly, Qin Suyi and Ma Yanqing immediately and sensibly began practicing their swordsmanship.

The Jiang Sisters, who were standing nearby, were also sensible. Although Liu Bai didn't point it out, they also started practicing on their own.

"It's truly a feast for the eyes." Otto raised an eyebrow as she watched the sword dance on the training ground. If she weren't so sickly, she would have liked to learn it too.

However, just as Otto thought of this, he heard footsteps behind him. When he turned around, he saw Lin Chaoyu walking towards him carrying several oil paper packages tied together.

"Um... Miss Lin, what's this?"

Otto looked at the paper package in Lin Chaoyu's hand and immediately had a bad feeling.

"My master sent me down the mountain to get the medicine for you," Lin Chaoyu replied respectfully. "This is a three-day supply."

"... Hey, isn't this a bit bad?"

Otto had a strange expression. She could faintly smell the bitterness in the wind.

And such a large bundle of paper packets, you're saying this is a three-day supply?

It's not that outrageous to eat it as a meal!

"Miss Otto, don't worry. Although it looks like a lot, it's just a big bowl of water after brewing. You don't need the dregs."

Because Lin Chaoyu was also quite experienced in taking care of children, she immediately saw through Otto's thoughts.

"If you want to eat something better, there's no shortage of snakes, deer, tigers, and the like in these mountains. You can even find ginseng if you're willing to look... Of course, that's on the condition that you drink the medicine."

Because there are indeed immortals on Tai Xu Mountain, even now in the 15th century, the ecology of Tai Xu Mountain is still quite good.

Moreover, these days it's common for beasts to outnumber humans.

"... Forget about the snake."

Otto's lips twitched slightly. "I almost threw up from eating that stuff when I was a kid... Diyega stuff."

"Oh, I remember one of the ingredients was snake meat, right?" Liu Bai seemed to recall it as well.

Otto's "Diyega" would actually be a kind of honey ointment in the future, but now... well, it's called a panacea.

From minor ailments like loss of appetite and insomnia to more serious conditions like rabies and epilepsy, this is now used as an official drug in various European countries. Moreover, it is one of the few drugs that has been introduced to and accepted in China.

—"It tastes pungent and bitter, and is non-toxic. It is used to treat various diseases, sudden illnesses, external pathogenic factors, and abdominal masses."

While the simple version only requires four ingredients—Aristolochia, pitch, rue, and wild peas—the complex version adds snake meat and a whole host of complicated herbs.

As the youngest and sickest member of the Apocalypse family, Otto naturally ate the more complex version, but whether or not there was snake meat did not affect his taste at all.

However, this stuff is bitter, and the reason it will be classified as a honey paste in the future is that it needs to be taken with honey.

But... to be honest, some things just can't be suppressed by bitterness.

"Um... I actually meant snake gallbladders... okay, although those are more bitter."

Lin Chaoyu gave a wry smile.

"But to Diyega, I can make Noga too."

The entry for Diyega Chinese herbal medicine books, from the Tang Dynasty's "Newly Revised Materia Medica" to the official herbal medicine books of various dynasties, and even the "Compendium of Materia Medica" a hundred years later. It is not surprising that Lin Chaoyu can make it.

"... Let's forget about it, it's better to try something different."

Otto glanced at his Lord God and smelled the bitter scent gradually spreading in the air, then immediately decided to accept his fate.

Even though it's all hardship, at least we should find something new and interesting about it, right?

At least it wasn't the kind of medicine that Diyega took and vomited up when she was a child.

"However, I think Otto, you may be underestimating traditional Chinese medicine."

Having spent so much time with Otto, Liu Bai had a vague idea of what Otto was thinking.

But honestly, you find honey too bitter, and you want to try this?

Hmm... Liu Bai is actually looking forward to Otto's reaction.

"... Is something wrong?"

"No, that's right."

Liu Bai nodded, "You have to have faith in my student. The medicine she prescribes might be better than what you've taken before."

"..."

What should I do if I have a subtle feeling that the Lord God are trying to trick me?

"Then I'll take my leave now and deliver the medicine to Miss Otto later." Lin Chaoyu glanced at her junior brothers and sisters who were still practicing their swordsmanship, smiled, and took her leave.

Well, this ominous feeling is getting stronger.

Otto couldn't help but facepalm. She was now feeling that she probably shouldn't have agreed... Well, as long as the Lord God wanted her to drink the medicine, she would drink it no matter what.

After all, this isn't poison, but a genuine tonic.

Although Otto looked down on the fairy lady's abilities as a human being, he could still trust her medical skills.

(Ah, speaking of which, there's no record of this person who knows medicine in my database. This scholar is actually skilled in technologies like weapon modification.)

"..."

Could you please not hurt my feelings at a time like this?

(By the way, doesn't your Imaginary Archive any prescriptions?)

(Don't I have a prescription to cure the plague and Honkai disease?)

Imaginary Archive countered with a question, but the implication was that while she possessed many crucial medicinal formulas, she shouldn't expect to have any that weren't of great use to humans.

Honestly, Otto's physique would have been optimized out of place in primitive society—what good is a good brain? Scientific research is something that requires working yourself to the bone. If you work yourself to the bone for two days and then die, do you even deserve to use your brain?

"..."

Otto was surprised to feel that he was being looked down upon by the Imaginary Archive.

But speaking of health...

Otto's ideas were becoming increasingly dangerous.

She remembered that the Imaginary Archive actually possessed the technology of Soul Steel Dolls... or rather, Soul Steel Bodies? It's just that the Lord God themselves needed to retrieve them...

Otto instinctively looked at his Lord God, and then...

"... My Lord God, what are you doing?"

"Eat something."

Liu Bai is now gnawing on something like a hamster.

He wasn't familiar with the Book of Cang Xuan from the original timeline, but the current Book of Cang Xuan... was originally modified from his personal Soul Steel Puppet.

Well, his special Soul Steel doll has a characteristic—it has a physiological structure.

"... What is that?"

Otto's eyelids twitched, and he glanced at Cheng Lingshuang, who seemed completely unaffected, beside him.

The only one who has the opportunity to feed the Lord God is the fifth brother of the Tai Xu Sword Sect.

"Dried venison".

Liu Bai opened his hand, revealing a piece of dried meat about the size of his index finger.

While this might not seem like a big size to an average person, it's quite large for a Soul Steel doll the size of a head, about a third the height of a human doll. It would require two hands to hold it while eating, so the scene just now looked remarkably like a hamster.

(... So cute.)

"Did Ling Shuang give this to you?"

Otto asked the question while observing Cheng Lingshuang's expression.

"Yes." Liu Bai nodded while continuing to nibble away at the food.

Although the dried meat had almost no seasoning and was basically just salt, Liu Bai didn't mind at all.

After all, he rarely eats, and the Soul Steel Puppet isn't available every time he simulates... and even if he does, Liu Bai might be too busy to eat—it's not surprising that he forgets to eat when he doesn't feel hungry.

... That being said, this is probably why Liu Bai and Reanna have such a good relationship.

After all, once you become a ghost, you won't have many opportunities to enjoy delicious food.

(Hmm... it seems like Lord God...)

Otto watched as Liu Bai, head down, devoured jerky like a hamster, her cheeks bulging from the food.

... Before this, Otto always thought of himself as someone who didn't have much of a girlish heart.

After all, while other young ladies were pursuing beautiful outfits, Otto spent his days in the laboratory with his own Lord God.

And coincidentally, her only friend was also someone who didn't have much of a girlish heart... well, Kallen does have one, but she's not as vulgar as the others.

And to be honest, Otto felt that Kallen's love of food was much stronger than her girlish heart.

So before this, Otto always thought he wouldn't have the urge to raise anything, but now, seeing the petite and Lord God that could even be held in both hands...

(Hey! That's a dangerous idea! And you're way too oblivious to your own girlish feelings! This old guy was acting all cute yesterday!)

(... Although I can't do it, you can't not even let me think about it, can you?)

Distracted by the Imaginary Archive, Otto's mind calmed down.

This matter definitely needs to be considered carefully...

(This isn't even a question of whether it's longer or shorter!)

From the bottom of his heart, Void Manzo feels that his database left behind by a pre-civilization is becoming an intelligent complaint machine... Oh my God, who has the problem?

To be honest, Otto thought Kallen was mentally challenged, but Imaginary Archive also thought Otto wasn't much better; he was mentally challenged too, at most a smart mentally challenged one.

But the really annoying thing is that Imaginary Archive can't beat Otto.

Aside from his physical strength and his relationship with Liu Bai, Otto is practically invincible, plus his awareness is a bit abnormal...

But it is precisely because of this abnormality that Imaginary Archive firmly believes that Otto, that bastard, is also an idiot.

However, given that he couldn't defeat Otto, Imaginary Archive didn't mention this idea.

Hmm... okay, to be honest, seven years ago, if Imaginary Archive had gotten serious, it could have defeated Otto when he was only 14 years old. But back then, Liu Bai was there to keep him in check, so he didn't dare to mess with him. Now, seven years have passed, and Otto can handle Imaginary Archive without Liu Bai.

To be honest, even Imaginary Archive doesn't understand whether he's more afraid of Liu Bai or Otto.

However, Otto had no interest in paying attention to Imaginary Archive and was staring intently at Liu Bai.

"... Is there something on my face?"

Liu Bai quietly finished munching on a stick, then looked at Otto with a strange expression.

Although the beautiful girl Otto was the kind of girl who could stimulate one's appetite, even Liu Bai felt quite strange being stared at so intently.

"Yes... cough, no."

Otto guiltily looked away.

That said, why did the Lord God only speak ill of me, when this process was clearly...

"..."

Otto suddenly realized that Cheng Lingshuang wasn't staring directly at her own Lord God at all. Instead, she was pretending to supervise her junior brothers and sisters' cultivation, but out of the corner of her eye, she was glancing at her own Lord God so intently that her eyes were almost squinting.

... This seemingly expressionless little girl is actually quite cunning.

And this guy just happens to have white hair... tsk, why do I have such a problem with white hair?

Why are all of these people getting high blood pressure?

...Hold on.

After Otto finished his reflections, he suddenly realized something.

Since Cheng Lingshuang, who is in charge of teaching her junior brothers and sisters, is looking at them sideways, then...

Otto glanced expressionlessly at the group of people in the training ground... Good heavens, they were all looking askance, and even their swordplay was weak and feeble.

If that fairy lady weren't out of the loop, Otto would definitely report all of these guys one by one.

... Tsk, it seems that the one who keeps my blood pressure stable right now is actually that fairy lady?

(After all, you two are about the same size... no, that one might even have pectoral muscles.)