Saving People (Part 2)

Hearing Zhong Lichun's words, Mo Li turned his head to look at Wei Dengke, who was still busy. Admiration flickered in Mo Li's eyes. He didn't understand mechanics or science at all, but from Zhong Lichun's earlier words, he could sense the brilliance of the all-adaptive assembly tool Wei Dengke had designed. Just by looking at the exterior, the twenty-odd small spheres looked almost identical, with no discernible special features. At first, Mo Li even suspected that the small spheres Wei Dengke carried were similar to grenades.

As Mo Li was marveling at the assembly tool Wei Dengke had invented, Wei Dengke had already assembled something else. It was about twenty centimeters tall and shaped like a large funnel.

This time, before Mo Li could ask any questions, Wei Dengke provided the answer. Wei Dengke picked up the kettle from the electric stove and poured the water mixed with sand and soil into the funnel-shaped object.

After pouring out all the water, Wei Dengke produced a telescopic cup from somewhere and placed it under the funnel. Soon, clean, transparent water flowed out from the bottom of the funnel, completely free of impurities.

Seeing this, even an idiot could guess that this was a filtration water purification device. Mo Li couldn't imagine that these metal spheres could be assembled into something like this.

Picking up the cup, Wei Dengke dropped two white tablets of unknown origin into it. He then walked over to the girl, and with the help of the big bearded man, helped the girl up to drink the water.

After the girl drank all the water in the cup, Wei Dengke went to boil more water. According to him, one cup of water would definitely not be enough, and this process would have to be repeated many, many times.

Less than two minutes after drinking the water, the girl began to react. Her face contorted in extreme pain, and she clutched her stomach, rolling on the ground and letting out piercing screams. Watching the girl in agony, everyone present felt a sense of helplessness.

After writhing on the ground for about a minute, the girl suddenly sat up abruptly and began to vomit. Since her stomach was empty except for the water she had drunk, she naturally vomted out water.

Mixed in with the water were a large number of black worms. These worms writhed desperately and quickly died. After vomiting, the girl, exhausted, lay down on the ground again, appearing to have fallen unconscious.

Seeing the girl finally quiet down, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. However, at that moment, Wei Dengke had already finished boiling the second cup of water and brought it over for the girl to drink, just like before.

What followed was a continuous repetition: feeding the girl water, the girl vomiting, feeding the girl water again, the girl continuing to vomit. This process lasted for more than three hours. The girl became extremely weak from the ordeal. Fortunately, the number of worms in the water the girl vomited gradually decreased. When the girl vomited water that was free of worms for three consecutive times, Wei Dengke stopped boiling water.

Looking at the unconscious girl, the big bearded man nervously asked Wei Dengke, "Are the worms in the Princess's body completely cleared?"

"I'm not sure. After all, these worms don't just inhabit the host's stomach; they also reside in the intestines. The ones in the stomach can be vomited out, but those in the intestines cannot," Wei Dengke replied, shaking his head.

"...Then what do we do? What if those worms multiply again in large numbers? Won't all our previous efforts be in vain?" the big bearded man asked nervously.

"Don't worry. Because she drank a large amount of alkaline water, her intestines should now be quite alkaline. Although those worms can't be vomited out, they should all be dead. They will be expelled along with her waste," Wei Dengke said, smiling as he patted the big bearded man's shoulder.

Hearing Wei Dengke's words, the tension on the big bearded man's face finally eased. He glanced at the unconscious girl again, picked up her shirt from the side, and covered her with it.

After dealing with the girl's problem, Wei Dengke disassembled the electric stove and the filter, returning them to their inconspicuous small metal sphere forms. After hanging the metal spheres back onto the strap, Wei Dengke walked up to Mo Li and Zhong Lichun, saying with a grin, "How about it? Am I impressive now?"

However, it seemed he had forgotten about mocking Zhong Lichun earlier. Unfortunately for him, while he had forgotten, Zhong Lichun hadn't. Just as Wei Dengke approached with a smug smile seeking praise, Zhong Lichun suddenly delivered a swift kick without any warning. Although Wei Dengke was intelligent, his physical abilities were lacking, and he couldn't dodge the kick.

With a yelp, Wei Dengke was sent sprawling to the ground by Zhong Lichun's kick. Zhong Lichun, not letting up, followed up with several more kicks, saying angrily as she did, "You bastard, how dare you mock me? So I'm brainless because I have large breasts, what are you going to do about it? You think you're so great just because you have a little bit of cleverness!"

"Ouch~! Ouch~! Mo Li! Are you just going to watch her beat me? Come save me!" Wei Dengke cried out, covering his head with his hands, and pleading with Mo Li for help.

Looking at the fierce Zhong Lichun and the annoying Wei Dengke, Mo Li curled his lips in helplessness. He then hurried over to pull Zhong Lichun back, persuading her, "Alright, alright! Why are we fighting amongst ourselves? We still have a mission to complete. If you cripple him, what will happen to our mission?"

Even though Mo Li was holding her back, Zhong Lichun still managed to kick Wei Dengke one last time. She then pointed at Wei Dengke and said, "If you dare to mock me again, I'll make sure that foul mouth of yours can never speak again!"

"Next time? What next time? After this mission is over, I'd rather die than go on a mission with you again. You woman are just too violent!" Wei Dengke grumbled, rubbing his sore spots as he sat up.

As Wei Dengke was complaining, a low growl suddenly echoed from a distance. Hearing the sound, Mo Li and the other two turned their heads simultaneously towards the direction of the sound.

Not far from the cage they were in was a forest, and the ground was covered with a large amount of fern plants, so the three of them couldn't see what was happening in the forest at all.

As the three of them watched the direction of the sound with vigilance, the fern plants, which were about half a person's height, suddenly began to shake violently. Clearly, something was hidden behind them.

Realizing that something was wrong, Wei Dengke quickly got up from the ground and handed the military knife to Zhong Lichun. Taking the knife, Zhong Lichun assumed a stance, her eyes filled with vigilance as she stared at the shaking ferns. She then said to Mo Li and Wei Dengke, "Be careful, both of you. I have a bad feeling about this."