Chapter 14: Healer

Chapter 14: Healer

　　The contents of the pot soon began to bubble, and at this

moment, the sound of boots rubbing against sand and gravel could be heard

nearby.

　　"You're back. You're pretty quick. Sit down and

eat." Reinette raised her head and said to Lappland who was walking over.

　　"It's just some odds and ends, how long will it

take?"

　　Lappland responded to Reinette with a smile on her face, and

lightly swung the knife in her hand, causing the blood that was still flowing

on it to be thrown off the blade and splash onto the ground around him.

　　Seeing this scene, Reinette picked up a stone and threw it

towards Lappland.

　　Lappland wanted to swing the blade in her hand to deflect the

stone that Reinette threw at her, but the stone was faster than Lappland could

raise her hand.

　　"Don't try to be cool. Blood will attract wild beasts.

Take a good rest. Don't waste it on a group of wild beasts."

　　Reinette's tone was a little unfriendly. She was a little

grumpy when she woke up. She didn't like being woken up when she was sleeping.

　　"Okay, I'll listen to you, Miss Reinette." Lappland,

feeling the pain, became more obedient, put away his sword and sat down.

　　"Really?" Reinette sighed. Since Lappland had given

in, there was nothing much to say.

　　So Reinette could only raise her hand to summon a water

phantom to let her be responsible for cleaning up the blood spilled around, the

blood stains dripping from the blade where Lappland had just walked, and the

battlefield in the distance.

　　Lappland looked at the water phantom that was walking away,

sat carelessly on the wooden stake, and asked casually while looking at Reinette

who was serving soup to Red.

　　"Come to think of it, when I just dealt with them, I

thought Miss Reinette you would let me show mercy."

　　"Why, just because I'm a doctor?"

　　"Isn't it? Reinette, you are a doctor~" Lappland

said while clasping her hands together in a praying gesture.

　　"If you don't have, um, according to the words of Yan

Country, a heart that should be called a doctor to save the world, why would

you leave the safe mobile city? Why come to this cannibalistic land to practice

medicine?"

　　"Because I have the ability to refuse anything that might

happen to me. Of course, as you said, I have a heart to help others."

　　This is not a lie, or a statement made to flatter oneself.

　　Perhaps in the previous cave, Reinette's medical work was to

save her own life, so what about leaving that cave?

　　Reinette doesn't need to continue to be a doctor. System

tasks? There is no such thing.

　　Reinette's system is quite cold, like just a program. If

anything, it's probably a shopping software that can display her status?

　　System spirit? It doesn't exist. This system will never appear

unless Reinette calls it.

　　A mission that would force execution? That didn't exist

either. This system had never taken care of Reinette.

　　Therefore, let alone the scenes in some novels where the host

and the system quarrel, or the situation where the system task actively harms

the host, they will never appear at all.

　　This system can be said to be adhering to the principle of

"if you work you get something in return". The system has given Reinette

the skills to become a doctor, but whether Reinette becomes a doctor depends

entirely on her own awareness and there is no compulsion.

　　Of course, if Reinette doesn't work as a doctor, she won't get

any medical points, and naturally won't be able to exchange anything in the

system.

　　Therefore, Reinette compared the system to a shopping software

that could display her status, because only when she worked, that is, provided

medical treatment to others, could he get wages and buy things here.

　　Realistic but surprisingly good.

　　However, if there is no such thing as the heart to save the

world, as Lappland said, why would Reinette come to this land to practice

medicine?

　　Was Reinette worried about her fighting ability at the

beginning? After Reinette completely transformed into a pure water spirit, this

was no longer a matter of concern.

　　The last time when Red caused trouble, she was honored as the

Lord of Water by the group of men in black. This problem has been confirmed. At

least in the eyes of the Wolf Lord, she is a feranmuth.

　　After all, I don't think any human would address an ant as

"lord" or something like that, and the same applies to the animal

owner.

　　Even if Reinette wanted to exchange something through the

system, was it really necessary for him to become a doctor? The answer to this

question was obviously no.

　　If he joins the hospital and becomes a doctor, with his

medical skills he will soon be able to climb to the level of chief surgeon. Of

course, this method will be slower and requires some opportunities.

　　Or, going to a fixed place of residence, opening a clinic

there, and working as a clinic doctor, isn't that faster and safer than this?

　　Don't think that she is now considered a famous doctor by the

system and has even been given a title.

　　But in reality, during that six months, there were robbers,

hunting dogs, and even natural disasters in the wilderness. Which one was not

dangerous?

　　Is it safe during the treatment? Of course not, at the

beginning, even if Reinette stated that she was a doctor and was willing to

provide free treatment.

　　There were also mercenary groups that wanted to follow suit.

At the beginning, the robbers wanted to imprison Reinette and make her serve

their mercenary group. If it weren't for Reinette's powerful fist, it would

probably have been another tragic incident.

　　What's worse, when Reinette was conducting medical activities

in the city slums for the first time, one of the infected people even pulled

out the Originium crystal from his leg when Reinette was not paying attention,

and wanted to insert it into Reinette's body.

　　His purpose was just to make Reinette become the same as them.

It was so simple that it was outrageous. What was heartbreaking was that just

now, Reinette had just helped him heal his broken arm.

　　And this is only the heart-breaking part. At that time, there

were many people around that person who had just received treatment from Reinette,

but no one tried to remind Reinette, not even a basic exclamation.

　　Of course, his actions were discovered by Reinette, who was

using her mental power to sense the conditions of the patients around her.

　　When he was trapped by Reinette's water ball, the other party

just calmly threw the bloody fragments of the Originium in his hand to the

ground.

　　There was no resistance, no begging for mercy, the infected

person just calmly waited for the coming punishment.

　　The people around didn't make any move. They just watched Reinette's

actions calmly.

　　Perhaps their original intention was just to keep Reinette and

give them medical treatment, using the most vicious way in the world.

　　What they want to see is that the angels in white who provide

medical treatment for them have their wings stained by rocks and cannot fly,

and live in hell with them.

　　Feeling the peaceful atmosphere, Reinette at that time

understood one thing very clearly: the world was sick, and the infected people

were also sick, sick to the core.

　　The surroundings were so quiet that it made people feel sick.

To be honest, this was the first time Reinette knew that quietness could be

accompanied by sickness.

　　"Ah!!!" A scream broke the silence, and Reinette

waved her hand to stop controlling the water ball.

　　After losing control, the water ball fell to the ground with

the infected people whose limbs were broken by the water flow. Blood flowed out

and mixed with the surrounding water.

　　Reinette turned around and began to pack up the medical

equipment that she could still recycle. She couldn't remember what her emotions

were at the time. Was she disappointed? It seemed not. Was she angry? It seemed

not.

　　When Reinette packed up her things and walked out, the people

around her automatically made way for her.

　　Until the moment Reinette got into the car and drove away, no

one tried to stop her, keep her or ask for help.

　　It was sickeningly quiet.

　　That day was the sixth day of Reinette's first medical

activity. That day, the city was hit by a long-awaited rainstorm.

　　"Huh? It's going to rain? The weather was nice just

now." Lappland's voice interrupted Reinette's thoughts.

　　At this time, the two full moons in the sky fell behind the

thick dark clouds, and a breeze gradually rose around, and it really looked

like it was about to rain.

　　Lappland picked up the pot and planned to put it in the

carriage to prevent stones blown by the wind from flying in.

　　"Mom?" Red, who was sitting next to Reinette, looked

at Reinette worriedly.

　　Red knew that her mother's mood might affect the weather. The

sudden change in the weather must be related to her mother's silence just now.

　　"It's okay, Mom just remembered an unpleasant past

event." Reinette touched Red's head, "Don't worry, it won't

rain."

　　Reinette stood up, dusted herself off, and walked into the

back of the car holding Red's hand.

　　Lappland inside moved very quickly. In such a short time, she

quickly set up a small table and a small stool, and sat there drinking soup

from a bowl.

　　"It's pretty fast."

　　"Of course, but Miss Reinette's cooking skills are indeed

good, and the broth tastes very delicious."

　　"As long as you wander around this land for a long time,

you will be able to master some cooking skills."

　　Lappland shrugged her shoulders, scooped out a few large

pieces of meat with a spoon without hesitation, put them in the bowl and

started eating, while observing the situation outside.

　　"It's light again. It was just cloudy." Lapland said

as he looked at the earth outside which was bathed in moonlight again.

　　However, Lapland didn't care too much about it. It was just a

sudden change in the weather, which was not an unusual thing in this

wilderness. As long as it was not a natural disaster, everything would be fine.

　　"Oh, by the way, Miss Reinette..., what... did you

mean... just now?" Lappland said incoherently while chewing meat.

　　Reinette sighed, "Miss Laplander, you should finish

eating before talking. Not everyone can understand others' unclear words."

Lappland took a few big bites and swallowed the meat in his

mouth, then spoke again.

　　"I just wanted to ask, Miss Reinette, what did you mean

by that? What does it mean to be able to refuse everything that will happen to

you?"

　　"Well, Miss Laplande, let me ask you a question. What do

you think freedom is?"

　　"Hmm?" Lapland stopped chewing and looked at Reinette

with a strange look, but still replied: "Of course I do whatever I

want."

　　"Really? It's a very normal response, or this is the

answer of most people." Reinette nodded, but then gave another answer:

"I think the real freedom is that you don't have to do what you don't want

to do."

　　Lappland frowned. "Is there any difference? And this

doesn't seem to be the question I asked you."

　　Reinette picked up the bowl and smiled, "On the contrary,

Lapland, I have already answered you."

　　"… a vague answer."

　　"Really? I'm really sorry that I couldn't satisfy your

curiosity, Lappland. Why don't you take a look behind you?" Reinette

looked at Lappland, who looked dissatisfied, and pointed to the wall behind him

with a smile.

　　Lapland looked back when she heard that. She had never noticed

the wall of the carriage behind her, but behind her there seemed to be only a

white cloth with a blue cross painted on it fluttering.

　　Before Lappland turned around to ask Reinette, he had already

snapped his fingers, and two water balls with white cloth slowly opened to

reveal the wall of the carriage behind them.

　　There was a picture of a bamboo forest painted on the wall of

the carriage, with words written in the blank spaces.

　　If someone comes to you for treatment due to illness, you

should not ask about its status, wealth, age, beauty, enemies, friends, wise or

foolish. You should treat everyone equally as if they were your closest

relatives. You should also not look ahead or behind, worry about good or bad

luck, or cherish your own life. When you see someone suffering, you should

treat them as if they were suffering yourself. In this way, you can be a great

doctor for all people. Otherwise, you would be a great thief with souls.

　　"This was written by a Yan country calligrapher whom I

had asked thor Industries to invite."

　　"...What a wonderful medical ethics, Miss Reinette, is

this what you say in Yan Country?"

　　Reinette was silent for a moment after hearing this:

"...I don't know, but I hope he is."

　　"Medical ethics are too good, Miss Reinette. No one in

this world can live up to such medical ethics, and no one can become such a

great doctor for the people." Lapland turned around and spoke to Reinette

seriously, emphasizing the last four words.

　　"Why?"

　　"This cannibalistic land has no place for doctors like

you. Good people will be eaten by the land until only bones are left, and then

turned into ashes. Doctors save people, but who will save the doctors?"

　　Reinette did not refute or say that this was the fact, just

like the infected people who showed malice towards Reinette when Reinette first

started medical activities.

　　There is a reason why medical practice is rare in this land.

Not many people would take such risks to become doctors, let alone stick with

it.

　　In this land, one has to be armed to the teeth to become a

doctor, and it is no joke.

　　Rather, it is a sad fact concluded by those who practice

medicine in this land.

　　Seeing Reinette was silent, Laplander pointed at the words on

the wall and said to Reinette: "If you want to be such a doctor, you will

not only face illness, but also... and..."

　　Lappland fell strangely silent, and his originally fierce tone

softened for some reason. His eyes flickered and his hand just pointed in the

air.

　　Reinette put down the bowl with a smile and looked at

Lappland. She did not ask Lappland any more questions and did not say anything

in the end because she understood what Lappland would say and why Lappland was

silent.

　　So, Reinette smiled and said to Lappland: "See, didn't I

say I already answered you?"