The Medicine God Descends from the Sky

Su Ming first walked into the city, bypassing several loosely patrolled sentry posts along the main street, and soon arrived at the residential area of wealthy orcs in Cloud Fang City.

This time, he brought Yugan with him.

It's not surprising to see children like this around here; they look for work here, including but not limited to roof repairs and chimney cleaning.

There were several orc children with claw trimming stalls on the street, playing with stone slabs used for polishing.

A single copper coin can help you polish away burrs, clean the dirt from the edges and corners, wipe it until it shines, and then apply a layer of protective oil.

It's a bit early, though; there aren't many customers yet.

Yugan went over and exchanged a few words with him, then pretended to be looking for work and inquired along the alley.

Not long after, Yugan relayed the information to Su Ming.

"The person with the worst reputation here is a half-berserker named Beiweier."

"We kids work for him, and we're never paid."

"If they don't cooperate, beat them to death!"

"This is the one," Yugan whispered. Su Ming's eyes sharpened. "It's this guy!"

He asked for the address, then waved for Yugan to go home.

****

Before long, Su Ming arrived outside Beiweier's house.

Even within Cloud Fang City, Beiweier still possessed a sizable residence. The stone walls were high and thick, and the gate was covered with a layer of black metal.

"Are there any 'VIPs' nearby?" Su Ming asked the support team.

"No one within a kilometer radius!" the staff on duty quickly reported. "They were making a ruckus all night; they're all resting at this hour."

"Receive!"

Su Ming simply cast an Ignore Spell, lightly pressed his palm against the wall, and nimbly vaulted over the courtyard wall.

The sound of the landing caught the attention of the orcs working in the courtyard, and two or three of them immediately looked over.

The mark on Su Ming's forehead lit up.

It was Jinxiu. These were all ordinary half-orcs. With a gentle swipe, she erased Su Ming's figure from their sight.

Su Ming swaggered past these people.

Then, faint ripples spread out, and Su Ming and Jinxiu released their senses together.

The house became semi-transparent in front of the two, its structure and the creatures inside clearly visible.

Those people were also shrouded in various colors of light, and their emotional states manifested in a tangible way.

In addition, there are fluctuations of their extraordinary power, most of which are extremely shallow, and even the few that are more profound are not worth worrying about.

[Our perceived information can be superimposed.] Jinxiu said.

Su Ming can penetrate structures, Jinxiu can see through spirits; this can be considered multimodal detection in the magical world.

"Is your powerful penetrating ability a property provided by Space Element?" she asked.

"Of course," Su Ming replied.

Jinxiu looked around and discovered that not only the house, but also the nearby orcs were completely pierced. She could see their hearts and stomachs beating and their bones moving segment by segment.

This was really unnecessary, and it made the scene look very out of place. Jinxiu found it hard to accept.

"Could you lower the magic penetration a bit?" she complained.

Jinxiu really wanted to find some dew to wash her eyes.

Su Ming sighed.

[Sorry, things have been out of control lately.]

After the battle with Prism Shadow, Su Ming's spatial power increased significantly, but his fine control couldn't keep up. His vision was contaminated by the overflowing micro- Magic Power, resulting in an uncontrollable penetrating effect.

This actually happened once before, during the upgrade of the Northern Lands, and it lasted for about a week.

Fortunately, Su Ming had used his Spirit Vision many times on Earth before, so he was basically used to it and it didn't affect his normal actions.

Su Ming offered an explanation.

[Only Zijin can withstand this situation and maintain a normal appearance within my field of vision.]

The effects of conceptual-level power can only be resisted by those at the conceptual level.

Jinxiu suddenly realized. "[You haven't been seeing everyone like this these past few days, have you?]"

Su Ming nodded.

[Besides seeing you, you are a ball of colorful light.]

[However, it's already weakening; it should be back to normal in another two or three days.]

Jinxiu suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for a certain girl wearing a choker.

No matter how beautiful her appearance, in Su Ming's eyes she was now just a pretty skeleton.

****

During their conversation, the two had already entered the house.

A wizard of around level six, at the peak of the Intermediate Rank, lives on the second floor.

Su Ming's actions were too arrogant, which made him suspicious. The wizard put on his robe and walked out of the room, his fingers already touching the rune pouch at his waist.

But as he walked downstairs, his eyes gradually lost their luster.

The illusory image of the Dawn and Dusk Bracelet appeared on Su Ming's wrist.

The Eleventh in the Chronology Series, "The Thread Puppet Prison!"

As long as he doesn't get involved in the top-level battles between the three planes, Su Ming's current extraordinary abilities allow him to roam freely in the ordinary world.

The Jinxiu revealed its form, its wings scattering stardust as it flew closer.

She placed her small hand on the wizard's head, whose mind had already been invaded by Su Ming, and her mental tentacles probed into it. Like sewing up a disobedient Doll, she manipulated it back and forth.

Soon, some of the wizard's perceptions and memories were altered.

When he regained his mobility, the intruder had become Beiweier, and his appearance had changed drastically.

Su Ming was a distinguished half-lion, accompanied by a talking parrot.

This way, Mr. Simba!

The wizard bowed and led Su Ming to Beiweier's study, his expression and actions full of obsequiousness.

Jinxiu never imagined that one day she could outmaneuver someone of this caliber to this extent.

[You shattered my mental defenses, I wrote false memories.] [That's such a powerful combination!]

Su Ming also sighed:

[While ineffective against stronger opponents, it is perfectly suited for infiltration operations.]

Jinxiu reminded him:

[The false memories I rewrote will only last for a dozen hours before fading away.]

[This cannot continue indefinitely.]

"This is enough time," Su Ming said confidently.

****

Soon, the "distinguished guest" Su Ming was led by the wizard into the study on the second floor, where he met a bewildered-looking Beiweier.

But just a minute later, Beiweier also bowed and scraped to Su Ming.

"I've remembered. The 'Secret Bone' fragments that fell last night can be used to make medicines that can strengthen the body and increase Magic Power!"

He was absolutely certain. Last night, many people in Cloud Fang City witnessed that spectacular scene:

The horde of alchemical beasts that attacked from the sky were all shot down by the archmage of the Plundering Clock, and their wreckage fell into the mining area.

The great mage Abidaqi's power is unfathomable, but these mysterious alchemical beasts that dared to attack the divine messenger must also be extraordinary.

Of course, the above is the "truth" Plundering Clock.

Jinxiu was too lazy to refute the rumors; in fact, Su Ming had blown the Blackstone Mining Area to smithereens with missiles.

She simply let things take their natural course, filling the minds of Beiweier and the wizard with concepts like "treasure" and "miracle drug."

Beiweier and the wizard suddenly realized.

"So those corpses were actually such valuable items!"

Thinking about it, that makes sense; it's only natural.

Su Ming carefully instructed:

"Don't be greedy, just quietly grab a little, enough for ourselves."

"We absolutely cannot let anyone else know!" "You know, if the divine messenger finds out, we'll—"

"We will remember this!" Beiweier and the wizard said repeatedly.

****

Su Ming glanced at the wall beside him.

Hidden behind the painting is a safe embedded in the wall. It has intricate rune arrays and two keyholes.

Su Ming and Jinxiu had just thoroughly inspected Beiweier's house; it wasn't for nothing.

Jinxiu seemed quite interested; she had never left the Immortal Spirit Peninsula, so naturally she had no opportunity to do such a bad thing.

She even felt that the fairy's life story was about to be complete!

Jinxiu immediately induced Beiweier to open the safe.

"A wild safe will do," Su Ming said.

To Su Ming and Jinxiu's surprise, Beiweier didn't have a key.

Su Ming didn't dwell on it too much; hypnosis wasn't a panacea. Voluntarily giving up one's own property went against the instincts and cognition of living beings. Even their cooperation was barely suppressed.

Although Jinxiu was quite unwilling, she had no choice but to give up.

She completely erased this memory from both of their minds, causing Beiweier and the wizard's perceptions to regress to the moment just one minute prior, when they had just finished their negotiation.

Su Ming stood up.

I'll come back at midnight.

"Remember to leave me a copy of the secret bone; I'll exchange it for a medicine prescription."

The "parrot" landed on Su Ming's shoulder.

Beiweier and the wizard saw Su Ming to the door.

"I will certainly obey your orders, sir!"

****

At noon, Su Ming summoned Yise.

"So now this Beiweier is arranging for orc laborers to collect the remains of 'alchemy beasts' at the explosion sites in the mine?" Su Ming nodded.

Under the aerial surveillance footage, this half-wolf completely disregarded Su Ming's instructions, using all his power to acquire as many "secret bones" as possible.

He generously offered a high price of two copper coins per kilogram and also made substantial advance payments to some secondary organizers.

In the Blackstone Mining Area, more orcs than usual flocked in to work, with a significant portion of them engaged in clearing debris and ruins.

Unbeknownst to those who Plundering Clock, many orcs were secretly picking up useless scraps and stuffing them into their pockets.

"Looks like this trip will be quite fruitful. We'll go pick up the goods tonight," Su Ming said.

The missile carries a guidance head, which naturally contains a large number of semiconductor components. Although it explodes into pieces, the amount of fragments that can be collected from two hundred missiles is still quite considerable.

"You really know how to take shortcuts!"

"Yise sighed."

By exploiting the orcs' greed, they will also fully utilize their initiative!

"But is this stuff really edible?" Yise asked Su Ming.

Su Ming shook his head. "The metal outer shell is fine, but the medicine inside is highly toxic."

"You'll die if you eat it."

Yise was shocked.

"... So you planned to poison Beiweier from the very beginning?"

"Why not?" Su Ming shrugged.

Beiweier and that wizard must be silenced, and tonight no less.

This way, even if the Plundering Clock discovers it, the investigation will stop at Beiweier, and they won't find out that Su Ming is actually behind it.

A powerful orc lord, on a whim, collected "miracle drugs," then molded them into pills, ate them indiscriminately, and died.

This is a reasonable and perfect narrative!

****

Yise felt a moment of pity for Beiweier.

She looked at Su Ming suspiciously. "Although this guy deserved to die, your methods—"

Yise was completely puzzled.

"How exactly did you come to be considered part of the Pure White faction by Qiluo in the first place?"

"When I first came to Taya, I was very innocent and naive."

Su Ming recounted the story truthfully.

"My biggest problems on Earth are the disobedient machines at work and the terrible teammates in games."

"I haven't even done anything that would incur a 50 yuan fine."

"The biggest mistake was being late and having to copy homework as punishment!"

"So, you were full of bad intentions with nowhere to vent them?" Yise smiled. "And then, after coming here, you finally let your true nature shine through?"

Su Ming raised an eyebrow and glared back at the girl.

"Hey Yise, as far as I know, you're pretty good at causing trouble, aren't you?"

"I'm causing trouble?" Yise's voice suddenly rose.

"Wait, did you hear something from Jielusi or Katharine about me?"

Sensing the wearer's anxiety, the alchemical cat ears on Yise's head also stood up.

"It has nothing to do with them."

Su Ming explained.

"Didn't I fight you and Katharine in the waters near the Agate Archipelago back then?"

"I suffered a bit of a loss back then, and I've been holding onto it ever since."

"We were the ones who suffered in that naval battle!" Yise corrected. "My mom gave birth half a month prematurely, and Aunt Bay Owl's sword strike kept me in bed for three days!"

"My lower back has been hurting for three days too!" Su Ming said.

However, the fight was actually caused by a misunderstanding, and the two quickly ended their argument.

"Anyway, after that I commissioned the Thieves' Guild to gather information on you." Su Ming returned to the topic, "Just the various anecdotes about you at school cost me ten gold coins."

Yise suddenly became curious. "... What does it say about me?"

"Beautiful, brave," Su Ming replied, "But also arrogant, always eager to be first, and domineering."

Jinxiu was surprised.

"Which of the following points does Miss Yise meet?"

"After seeing the real thing, I also felt it wasn't what I expected," Su Ming laughed. "It's a shame that the Thieves' Guild's report recorded so many detailed and specific examples."

"At the time... there were some special circumstances..." Yise tried to explain, his voice somewhat soft.

"Let me think. It says you get confessed to once a week, and your desk is always piled with flowers; you break into the administration office every two weeks, and you get a reprimand from the college every month; then every two months you kill several wanted criminals and get commended, and the cycle repeats."

Su Ming continued to recall.

"No, stop talking!" Yise's face turned completely red. "I give up!"

Su Ming stopped digging into the other person's embarrassing past, his expression showing a hint of lingering interest.

Jinxiu, however, noticed the key point.

"Yise, can you pick locks?" "I can open most locks that require a key," Yise replied.

Jinxiu's eyes shone brightly.

Can that double-hole safe be opened?

Yise considered it for a moment.

"Well, it didn't work before, but it should be possible now," she replied.

Jinxiu happily circled around the girl, humming a fairy song as she did so.

"Waaaaah~ Let's go together tonight~"

Su Ming sighed.

This Star Fairy is really going after that safe.