Chapter 78 - A Trio Always Has an Idea Person

After Fu Zhu mentally abandoned the idea of trying to treat the Mara-Struck person right then and there, the three of them stood by quietly, witnessing the family's sorrow.

March 7th really couldn't bear it. She bent down slightly and asked Bailu in a low voice.

"Little Sister Bailu, you said the Cloud Knights will handle the Mara-Struck in the end. How exactly will the Cloud Knights handle them..."

Bailu raised a finger to her lips and said with a frown, "The self-healing ability of the Mara-Struck is very strong. Even if their heads are cut off, as long as there's even a tiny connection to the neck, they can quickly regenerate.

Moreover, the Mara-Struck have completely lost their sanity. To prevent those who have succumbed to Mara from harming others, the Cloud Knights mostly 'process' them in some way, and then entomb a portion of them collectively."

March 7th was rendered speechless upon hearing this... For a long time, she didn't know how to react. Finally, she pursed her lips, walked over to Fu Zhu, hugged his arm with both hands, buried her face in it, and said in a small voice.

"Let me lean on you."

Fu Zhu nodded lightly and didn't say much.

Bailu stared at the Mara-Struck person for a good while, then finally walked over to the family members and asked, "Did he experience anything strange before succumbing to Mara?"

A female family member wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her voice still trembling.

"I don't know... he's been living a perfectly normal life recently, then just suddenly... sob sob sob."

As she spoke, the family member couldn't hold back anymore and began to sob quietly. It took a while for her to calm down slightly before she looked up at Bailu again.

"Lady Bailu, why do you suddenly ask? Did you find something unusual about him?"

"No..."

Bailu shook her head. "It's just that there has been an increase in the number of patients succumbing to Mara for no apparent reason recently, so I just asked. It seems to be just a coincidence."

Before long, the Cloud Knights arrived. They first saluted Bailu with a cupped fist, then moved forward to pull away the family members who were wailing over the Mara-Struck person. After using various specialized tools to restrain the Mara-Struck person's movements, they carried him away.

After witnessing the entire process, Fu Zhu also sighed helplessly and casually said to March 7th and Xing beside him.

"Shall we go?"

"Mm." ×2

Before leaving, Fu Zhu didn't forget to bid Bailu farewell.

"Bailu, if there's nothing else, we'll be leaving. Oh, right, do you know where I can find something that meets my requirements?"

Fu Zhu described all the characteristics and appearance of a Blaze Rod to Bailu, not forgetting to add that a 60% similarity would suffice.

As long as it exceeded the 50% threshold, there was a high probability that such an item could be converted into an MC item.

Bailu tilted her head, thought for a moment, but ultimately couldn't think of anything similar.

"Sorry, I can't think of any medicinal ingredients similar to what you described. However, I can have someone check with the merchant guilds for you. The major merchant guilds on the Luofu often trade between various planets, and they have many rare items. Perhaps they might have what you need.

Big brother, you helped rebuild the medical center. Consider this a small thank-you gift from me!"

"Then I'll thank you in advance."

After leaving the medical center, the three humans and one golem wandered aimlessly through the streets.

Xing, who had been uncharacteristically quiet since entering the medical center, finally spoke up.

"Old Bro, earlier... were you thinking of trying to save that man who succumbed to Mara?"

Fu Zhu looked at Xing with some surprise. He hadn't voiced his inner thoughts at all back then. How did this girl figure it out?

"You guessed I have that ability?"

Hearing Fu Zhu's reply, March 7th couldn't help but cover her small mouth in surprise. "Fu Zhu, you really do have your upper, middle, and lower strategies for treating Mara-Struck?"

Fu Zhu felt that the heavy atmosphere in the medical center earlier had somewhat affected the two girls, so he adopted a lighthearted tone and struck his signature pose.

"Want to hear my upper, middle, and lower strategies?"

Xing didn't speak, merely keeping a straight face and staring intently at Fu Zhu.

March 7th, however, directly shook her head and even reached out to cover Fu Zhu's mouth.

"Don't you dare say it!"

Fu Zhu, his mouth covered, looked at the two girls with some surprise. This wasn't their usual reaction.

Xing then put on a serious expression, using a tone she had never used before.

"Bro, I know you're very capable, but the Xianzhou Alliance is much larger than we imagine. And being Mara-Struck is practically the fate of every Xianzhou native. If the people of Xianzhou find out you can cure Mara-Struck, who knows what kind of consequences will arise. So, you absolutely cannot reveal those methods of yours, not even to us!"

Previously, when they first met Fu Xuan, out of curiosity, they had asked her about the function of the Matrix of Prescience.

Fu Xuan had told them that the Matrix of Prescience could not only perform divinations but also conduct interrogations, thereby knowing everything in the interrogated person's mind.

They couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't be targeted by the Matrix of Prescience later. If Fu Zhu told them his methods, and they were then accidentally targeted by the Matrix of Prescience and had their memories read, that would be terrible.

So, it was better not to know.

Seeing the two girls so worried about him, thinking on his behalf, Fu Zhu's gaze couldn't help but soften. He nodded at them, indicating he would remember this. Only then did March 7th release the hand covering his mouth.

Xing also reverted to her usual cheerful self, seemingly free of worries and oblivious to what troubles were.

"What should we do next? Go to the docks and grab some fries?"

"Are you a seagull? We might as well engage in some 'black car pulling white, white car pulling black.' That 'white car pulling black' sounds more interesting."

"Ugh! You two are so disgusting!"

March 7th distanced herself from them with a look of disdain. She absolutely could not entrust the planning of their upcoming itinerary to these two unreliable siblings!

Who knows, Xing might actually drag them to the docks to eat fries, and while Fu Zhu probably wouldn't actually drag them to play any "black car pulling white, white car pulling black," he would definitely make them watch how seagulls defile people's beloved cars.

And so, March 7th decided to be the "idea person" of their trio!

March 7th unclipped the camera from her waist and held it in her hands, standing before the Fu Zhu siblings with her hands on her hips.

"Today, I am the squad leader! You must follow my itinerary!"

Fu Zhu and Xing, very cooperatively, clenched their right fists and thumped their chests. "Yes, Captain March 7th!"

Only then did March 7th nod with satisfaction. She turned and looked around, intending to find a scenic spot to take photos. They hadn't even taken a group photo since arriving on the Xianzhou!

Finally, March 7th's gaze landed on a colossal tree in the distance, its canopy piercing through the clouds.

"Hey! I've got it! Let's go to that giant tree!"