The tent flap lifted, and a gleaming head reflected the sunlight from outside into the tent.
Sitting on his bed, Neo narrowed his eyes and said irritably, "Turn off the light."
"As you command, Deputy Knight Commander." Dali Wenluo took no offense. Instead, he obligingly pulled up the hood of his clerical robes to cover his bald head. At the same time, he approached Neo and set a small bottle of yellow liquid before him.
"I heard you were injured, so I brought you some special medicine."
Neo glanced at the bottle, then at Dali Wenluo. He had guessed what the liquid inside was. There was no denying its remarkable effectiveness in treating external injuries.
Still, he had no intention of using it. In this respect, Neo was very much like Kallen. When circumstances left them no choice, they could overcome anything and make do with anything without the slightest hesitation. But once things became more comfortable, a certain fussiness seeped out of them from the inside.
Dali Wenluo asked, "Does it bother you?"
"Yes."
"Ah, all right. It doesn't bother me, though. I've been collecting that one's urine these past few days to water the saplings."
"How does it work?"
"Heh, it really works. They've grown a few extra green fruits." As he spoke, Dali Wenluo took three appetizing little green apples from inside his robes.
Neo snatched them over and started munching without hesitation.
They were neither sour nor cloying, but refreshing, fragrant, and sweet.
"You could at least leave me one to give someone..."
"You've given them all to me."
"How do they taste?"
"Excellent. No wonder Reikar told me yesterday that you ought to become a fruit farmer. I think if you pursue this line of work, you'll definitely become a fruit tycoon in the Church