"Doctor, I couldn't tell before, but you've kept yourself in pretty good shape."
Liu Zheng teased as he looked at the naked Nile Doctor.
"Jealous? I can make you look like this too, if you want. No guarantee you'll survive, though."
Nile Doctor said coldly.
"Then forget it. I think being a little fatter is nice too. More energy stored up."
"Hmph, smooth talker."
Nile Doctor shot him a glare and took a sharp breath.
All the ashes automatically clung to his body, becoming "clothes" like body paint.
"Damn, that Black Cleopatra really has turned into a documentary now."
Looking at the pitch-black Nile Doctor, Liu Zheng could not help mocking Cleopatra.
"What Black Cleopatra?"
"Nothing. Doctor, don't you have spare bandages?"
He changed the subject.
"You think those are ordinary bandages? They need to be soaked and pickled in hundreds of materials, inscribed with spells, dried with Solar Divine Power, and put through a whole series of processes before they can be made."
"Just one meter of bandage takes nearly a year to make. I use up almost all the new ones I make treating people. Where would I find the time to stockpile extras?"
"No, not bandages. They're called burial shrouds, you uncultured brat."
Nile Doctor said irritably.
"Even if you don't have time, you've got to make some. You can't keep doing performance art like this forever. Once we get back, I'll buy you some good cloth from the Weaver-Spider Clan, and you can make yourself a new set."
Liu Zheng said.
"We'll talk when we get back. Besides, this ash battle suit isn't without its advantages."
Though these ashes containing the power of Sunfire lacked the many functions of the bandages, they could enhance many of Nile Doctor's spells. His defense had dropped, but his attack