Herbs

Katharine turned to Su Ming, her expression suddenly turning serious. "Su Ming, it's no longer appropriate for Jielusi to stay in Star Sand."

Su Ming was not surprised at all. In the fierce battle the day before, this healer girl had used a forbidden spell to absorb souls in full view of everyone.

In this other world, this is undoubtedly the most evil type of magic. Although it's understandable that she was forced to do it, it's unavoidable that ordinary Star Sand members would harbor resentment.

In particular, these people are all devout practitioners of the doctrines of the Holy Light, having grown up under its influence since childhood, making it difficult for them to eliminate the deep-seated rejection within them.

Katharine clearly didn't want Jielusi to remain in such a stressful environment. The girl already had an uncontrollable second personality; if she were further marginalized, it would only exacerbate the problem.

"I'm entrusting this child to you," Katharine said solemnly.

"We'll take good care of her," Su Ming agreed, then added, "Besides, with Jielusi's intelligence, she should have already guessed the purpose of this arrangement."

"I'll send her more messages later and try to comfort her," Yise said.

***

Katharine was about to say goodbye and return to the Divine Might Prison when Su Ming stopped her.

"Please wait a moment, both of you."

He walked quickly back to the workshop and came out a box a moment later.

Yise stepped forward and took it, examining it curiously.

Su Ming lifted the lid and saw several uniquely shaped small devices neatly arranged inside the box, each gleaming with a cold metallic luster, their exquisite craftsmanship astonishing.

On top was a manual. Yise picked it up and flipped through it, finding that it was a user manual written in standard script.

She quickly browsed through the list and soon found the feature descriptions.

"A listening device... and a matching signal receiver." Yise's eyes lit up, his voice brimming with excitement. "It won't produce any magical fluctuations—just like the one you put on me before?"

"Yes!" Su Ming replied, "But it's different from the one you put on me..." he retorted.

Recalling what happened in Shafeng'er Town, Yise covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes curving into beautiful crescents.

Finally, the rift with Miss Watcher was resolved, and Su Ming felt a little relieved. Yise seemed much easier to deal with now than before.

He looked up at Katharine, only to find her turning away to look at the mountains to the side.

Moreover, it seemed to be sighing.

Could it be that the mother and daughter had a fight?

Never mind, it's none of his business. Su Ming pulled himself together. "The principle is indeed the same, but the functionality is much more powerful." He continued, "The main limitation is that it requires solar charging... so it must be installed in a sunny location."

"Wow, that's amazing! Can it work forever?"

"Designed lifespan of approximately five years."

What about the signal reception range?

"Theoretically, it's five kilometers, but it could actually be farther," Su Ming replied, flipping up the instruction manual to the corresponding page. "The exact distance can be adjusted using the signal amplifier."

These high-tech devices from Earth are perfect spy tools in this magical world—they completely bypass the mages' perception system, existing in a blind spot beyond their comprehension.

"I'll leave this equipment to you to deploy," Su Ming said, closing the box.

"Understood." Katharine finally withdrew her gaze from the distance and nodded gently.

Su Ming then took out a small box. "Give this to Silver Mask. Inside are contact lenses to protect his cornea, and eye drops containing bFGF (basic fibroblast growth factor)."

We previously provided him with Silver Mask contact lenses; this new set is a custom-made product tailored to his specific needs.

"I thank you on his behalf," Katharine's voice softened. "Thank you for your trouble."

"It was nothing," Su Ming said modestly.

He himself actually "raised his hand," but it was the Dodder and the others who did the hard work.

"Su Ming, until we meet again!" Yise waved to him, her smile bright.

Goodbye, and take care!

****

The following morning, Younier added a large number of daily necessities to the collection list. She categorized them and assigned multiple groups to collect them from the Sea of Divine Grace.

With an increase of over nine hundred people, the demand for various daily necessities was enormous. The junior clerk, who had experience in managing the internal affairs of a coal mine, was quite familiar with these matters.

Su Ming also issued the order to "empty the library," and Sea of Divine Grace's entire bookshelf of books was also added to the shipping order.

In addition to the ongoing dismantling and material collection work, transport teams continuously carried the mountains of supplies from the south side of the Dome Mountains to the Wind Sheltered Valley, with teams shuttling back and forth in the tunnel.

To this end, the world's first traffic police team was established, with more than a dozen trainees carrying walkie-talkies coordinating and directing traffic throughout the tunnel to maintain order.

"Whose zombie is this? Move aside!"

"That skeleton over there, its leg bone is missing!"

A member of the training camp rushed over to report to Su Ming.

Su Ming noticed the number "0426" pinned to his chest, indicating that he was cadet number 26 in the 4th Battalion.

"President Su, I am a trainee assigned by Commander Bowers to be in charge of herbal medicine work," the other party introduced himself.

"How's it going?" Su Ming asked.

Although Su Ming could name many herbs, if he were to actually identify them, he probably wouldn't even be able to distinguish them from weeds. Fortunately, the organization's talent pool was much larger than before, Bowers easily found a botany expert from the training camp.

"We've found the two most crucial varieties," trainee number 0426 replied respectfully, pulling two rootlets still covered in fresh soil from his work uniform pocket. "These are the main medicinal herbs, gentian and wolfsbane. We discovered their growing points during previous quarrying operations, and the instructors have now dispatched a special team to collect them."

Through a brief exchange, Su Ming learned that both plants were special species that could grow tenaciously on the frigid plateau, and happened to be distributed in the nearby area.

"That's good," he nodded.

"Also, there's a plant materials room at the Sea of Divine Grace Academy, where I found a few other auxiliary medicinal herbs," Student 0426 continued to report. "The quantity isn't much, but it should last us a while."

In this magic-dominated world, healing is rarely achieved solely through herbs. Plants are mostly used as magical mediums or elemental carriers, primarily for crafting various magical potions.

Herbal remedies only occasionally prove useful in areas like treating chronic skin diseases where all forms of healing magic have failed. This is why Stacy knew about the therapeutic effects of gentian and sophora flavescens on skin problems.

However, compared to the mature herbalism system in Su Ming's hometown, the application of plants in this other world is far too rudimentary.

Under the guidance of the Earth Medical Experts Team, Su Ming has developed several topical medication formulas for different types of skin conditions. Faced with the large-scale, continuous treatment needs of hundreds of people, this is undoubtedly the best solution at present.