Seeing how viscous the blood flowing between the girl's fingers was, Big Beard asked Wei Dengke nervously, "What's going on? Why is Princess's blood like this?"
"I just said that these Spiral worms secrete a special irritating fluid that accelerates blood flow. But accelerating blood flow isn't the only function of this fluid—it also makes the blood more viscous. If we don't deal with it quickly, the infected person won't just suffer from an overloaded heart. The increased blood viscosity will also cause blood clots." Holding the Military knife, Wei Dengke circled behind the girl and once again made several small cuts on her back with the tip of the blade, letting the blood flow out.
The excessively viscous blood would accelerate its own flow as well. No one present was stupid; even Mo Li, who wasn't highly educated, realized how serious the situation was. If they didn't deal with it quickly, it wouldn't just be the girl's heart that was damaged—even the blood vessels throughout her body would suffer severe harm.
By then, Big Beard's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He was responsible for protecting Princess. If anything really happened to her here, he would certainly be unable to escape blame. Under the laws of her country, he would definitely be sentenced to death.
"Please, save her! You have to save her!" Big Beard had lost his earlier aggressiveness, and his voice was filled with pleading.
Wei Dengke turned to look at Big Beard, then nodded. "Don't worry. Our mission this time is to rescue Princess. If anything really happens to her, we won't be able to explain ourselves to our superiors."
"You said these worms haven't undergone much testing, didn't you? Could it be that you have a way?" Mo Li asked curiously from the side.
"Not having undergone much testing doesn't mean they haven't been tested at all. I once read a research paper on these worms. It said that this kind of worm prefers acidic environments and has extremely poor adaptability to alkaline environments. If we can make the environment inside this girl's body alkaline, we should be able to kill the worms." Wei Dengke spoke with an extremely serious expression.
"That's no different from saying nothing! How are you going to make her body alkaline?" Zhong Lichun said from the side, curling her lips. At that moment, she looked at Wei Dengke as if he were an idiot.
"I always tell you to read more, but you never listen. Saying you're big-chested and brainless would already be a compliment." Wei Dengke pushed up his glasses, then sneered sarcastically at Zhong Lichun.
"What did you say? Say that again if you've got the guts!" Zhong Lichun had a violent temper. She immediately flew into a rage upon hearing Wei Dengke's jibe.
Seeing that Zhong Lichun was about to attack Wei Dengke, Mo Li hurriedly stepped between them and said with a cheeky grin, "At a time like this, stop bickering. Let's deal with the problem in front of us first."
Zhong Lichun naturally knew that this wasn't the time to start an internal conflict. It was just that Wei Dengke's words had been too infuriating. Since Mo Li had stepped in to stop her, Zhong Lichun wasn't so unreasonable as to keep making trouble. After glaring at Wei Dengke, she said coldly, "Just wait. Sooner or later, I'll make you pay for what you just said."
Wei Dengke didn't look too good either. He had blurted out those words without thinking, and only after saying them did he realize that he had actually been mocking Zhong Lichun, the Tomboy. That woman hit hard. If she really got the chance to attack him, he would probably be crippled even if he didn't die. For that reason, Wei Dengke was filled with gratitude toward Mo Li, his lifesaver.
Not daring to mock Zhong Lichun again, Wei Dengke pointed at the vomit the girl had thrown up earlier and said, "These worms can survive for a long time in normal environments, but the ones she just vomited out died very quickly. I've concluded that the soil here has extremely strong alkaline properties, which is why these worms couldn't survive."
"You're not planning to make her eat dirt, are you?" Mo Li's eyes widened at Wei Dengke's words, and he asked with an extremely strange expression.
"Not exactly eat dirt, but I can use the properties of the soil here to make some Alkaline Water. Having her drink it should be very effective." Wei Dengke explained.
"Then stop wasting time and get to it!" Zhong Lichun already disliked Wei Dengke, so after he finished speaking, she urged him impatiently.
Wei Dengke knew that he had offended Zhong Lichun earlier, so he didn't dare say anything more. He simply stood up and walked to a relatively clean spot, then began gathering soil from the ground. While Wei Dengke was busy, Mo Li stared at him, curious about how he planned to make alkaline water when they had practically nothing with them.
After gathering some soil, Wei Dengke swiftly removed several Metal Spheres from the strap hanging at his side. Mo Li had always been puzzled about what those Metal Spheres hanging from Wei Dengke's body actually were. Now that he saw what Wei Dengke was doing, all of his attention focused on Wei Dengke's hands. He wanted to see what these Metal Spheres were for.
What happened next left Mo Li dumbfounded. Wei Dengke actually took all the Metal Spheres apart. They contained all sorts of strange and unusual objects. After disassembling them, Wei Dengke began assembling the objects he had taken out of the spheres. In just a few minutes, a strangely shaped electric stove appeared.
After assembling the electric stove, Wei Dengke looked at Big Beard and asked, "You should have a kettle with you, right? Let me use it."
Big Beard nodded when he heard Wei Dengke and removed his Backpack. He took out a kettle that wasn't particularly large.
After taking the kettle, Wei Dengke grabbed a large handful of soil and put it inside. Then he stood up and walked to the mountain wall. From the moment he woke up, Wei Dengke had noticed a small Spring Eye in the wall. He guessed that Big Beard and the girl had survived by drinking this water during the time they had been trapped here.
After collecting some water, Wei Dengke placed the kettle on the electric stove and turned it on. While boiling the water, he took down several more Metal Spheres and began fiddling with them.
"...Zhong Lichun, so those spheres hanging from Wei Dengke can actually be assembled? But how did he know what we would need on this trip and prepare it in advance?" Mo Li turned his head and asked Zhong Lichun in a low voice.
"Although that guy is a Bookworm, his mind is pretty flexible. He developed this set of All-purpose assembly tools himself. Although it only has more than twenty spherical components, those spheres can be assembled into over a hundred kinds of commonly used tools. He even received commendation from our superiors for it. All he can do is research these little shortcuts. What's so impressive about that?" Zhong Lichun said sarcastically with her arms crossed. Though her words were full of disdain, there was a trace of admiration in the way she looked at Wei Dengke.
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