Chapter 104 - 101: What’s Wrong With Being a Healer?
Chapter 104: Chapter 101: What’s Wrong With Being a Healer?
From a combat perspective, Houhuiyao’s talent was truly garbage. Aside from the abilities granted by his gene root, his branch talent offered zero boost to his fighting strength. Its only use was letting him survive a little longer in a battle.
But to Feng Hao, Houhuiyao’s talent wasn’t bad at all. In fact, it had great potential for development!
To be honest, since he’d arrived in this world, this was the first time he had encountered someone with a pure healing-type talent. If he focused on developing it, he could absolutely become a top-tier Priest—what’s colloquially known as a "Heal-Dad."
"This is a very strong healing-type talent. Why so sad?" Feng Hao opened his eyes and asked in confusion.
Houhuiyao continued to wail, "What’s the use of healing? My combat power is garbage. If my dad finds out, he’ll definitely chew me out for being a disappointment again!"
"Er, what’s wrong with being a ’Heal-Dad’?" Feng Hao quipped.
"How can you joke at a time like this? I don’t even have a girlfriend, so how am I supposed to be a dad?" Houhuiyao said, a pained smile on his face.
A dark expression crossed Feng Hao’s face. ’Damn it, this guy really does only think about women.’ "That’s not the kind of dad I meant. My point is, you should focus on the healing path. You could play a huge role in team battles in the future."
"The problem is, if I have no combat power, who would want to team up with me?"
"Don’t Mages bring Healing Mages along when they team up for battle?" Feng Hao was taken aback for a moment. From what he recalled, while Healing Mages were rare in this world, they weren’t so rare that you couldn’t find one for a team. Or could it be that the people of this world simply hadn’t realized the importance of a healing unit?
Houhuiyao stopped crying and gave Feng Hao a strange look. "Healing Mages can only take care of the wounded in the rear. Who would bring such a burden onto the battlefield?"
"Then what do Healing Mages do if they don’t go to the battlefield?" Feng Hao asked with a confused frown.
"They become doctors, what else? Go take a look at the medical faculty. It’s full of fresh-faced Angels in white," Houhuiyao said with a dismissive pout.
Hearing this, Feng Hao finally confirmed his suspicion. No wonder no one realized how powerful a Healing Mage could be in team combat. It turned out they had all gone off to become doctors.
"Tsk, tsk, what a complete waste!" Feng Hao couldn’t help but exclaim. He glanced over at Houhuiyao and said, "That works out, then. Starting today, you’ll be the first Healing Mage on the battlefield."
"Brother Feng, you mean you’re willing to team up with me?" Houhuiyao asked, pleasantly surprised.
"That’s right. I’m not just going to take you into battle with me, I’m going to show everyone that Healing Mages can fight too."
As the words left his mouth, Feng Hao suddenly felt an odd sense of purpose. ’Maybe someday, I can change the entire paradigm of how Mages fight in teams and become an idol to millions of Healing Mages. It’s actually a little exciting to think about.’
After hearing Feng Hao’s declaration, Houhuiyao was so moved his eyes filled with tears. He choked out, "Brother Feng, from now on, you’re my real brother! So, when are we going to battle? I’ve lived my whole life without ever seeing a wild magic beast!"
"I’m afraid that’ll have to wait." Feng Hao shook his head with a wry smile. "Your bro here has severely damaged meridians. Teacher Yang told me to rest and recuperate for a while. I won’t be able to fight for at least half a month."
"What happened? Brother Feng, you’re injured?" Houhuiyao asked in alarm.
"It’s nothing, just my own fault. I got too impatient with my training last night and tried to absorb a few Level 3 Magic Crystals. And well, this is the result," Feng Hao said with a self-deprecating laugh.
Houhuiyao gasped in disbelief. "Good heavens! Absorbing Magic Crystals above your level, and more than one at that! Brother Feng, you’re really something else."
"It’s a good thing I specialize in a meridian-based root system, otherwise it would’ve been much worse than just some damaged meridians."
"Huh? Brother Feng, you’re a Dark Force Mage?" Houhuiyao asked with great interest. "I’ve heard Dark Force Mages get stronger and stronger in the later stages, but the growth requirements are incredibly harsh. Very few people choose the Dark Force path. What made you decide to go that route, Brother Feng?"
Feng Hao gave a slight smile. "Same as you. My aptitude and talent made the choice for me."
"So, does that mean we’re in the same boat?" Thinking of his own talent, Houhuiyao couldn’t help but feel crestfallen again.
"Look at you. Once my meridians are healed, I’ll show you just what a Healing Mage can do in a fight." Feng Hao patted his shoulder with a light laugh, offering a few words of comfort. "Alright, let’s drop it for now. I need to go mix some Body Refining Nutrient Liquid."
"Need any help?" Houhuiyao asked, his face finally breaking into a smile.
"It’s just Body Refining Nutrient Liquid, I don’t need any help. Oh, right. If you’ve got nothing else to do, you could help me gather the ingredients for it. After all, I’ll be recuperating for half a month, so I’ll need a large amount." Feng Hao grinned, took out the high-end Alchemy Equipment Houhuiyao had given him, and began setting up.
Upon hearing this, Houhuiyao immediately pounded his chest and promised, "You got it! Leave it to me, I’ll go gather them right now."
With that, he rushed out of the dormitory in a flurry of motion.
Feng Hao paused, then quickly shouted, "Come back! I haven’t given you the money yet!"
"It’s just a little money, don’t worry about it!" Houhuiyao’s voice drifted back, growing more distant.
Feng Hao shook his head helplessly. ’Having a rich kid as a little brother really is something else...’
Turning around, he took out the four sets of ingredients from Man Tiaotiao and began the refining process at a leisurely pace. He had to admit, the high-end Alchemy Equipment was on another level. It could handle many of the steps automatically without him needing to personally oversee them, which saved a lot of unnecessary trouble.
After a bit of effortless work, four bottles of perfect-quality Body Refining Nutrient Liquid were freshly concocted. And because he hadn’t used any fancy alchemy techniques, the quality of these four bottles was much better than the two from Man Tiaotiao.
With the Body Refining Nutrient Liquid ready, Feng Hao had no desire to waste time. He ducked into the bathroom, filled the tub with water, diluted the liquid, then stripped bare and climbed in.
Since he was using the nutrient liquid to heal his damaged meridians, he didn’t need to undergo any high-intensity physical training. While this would greatly diminish the liquid’s effectiveness, he had no choice. In the current state of his meridians, he simply couldn’t withstand the strain of training.
’Ahh, this medicinal bath feels amazing. Tsk, tsk, bathing in perfect-quality nutrient liquid, and for a whole damn half-month at that. I’m probably the only one who could afford to be this extravagant.’
’But what can I do? It’s my own fault for trying to absorb those Level 3 Magic Crystals.’ He sighed softly, closed his eyes, and savored the feeling.
「Time passed slowly in this pleasant state.」
By the time Houhuiyao returned, the sky had already grown dark, and Feng Hao was still soaking in the tub.
The moment Houhuiyao walked in the door, he caught the fragrance of the nutrient liquid and couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise, "This scent... it’s at least high-grade. Brother Feng, you can concoct high-grade nutrient liquid?!"
"It’s just a high-grade nutrient liquid. What’s the big fuss about?" Feng Hao grinned, not revealing the whole truth.
"Good grief! Your little brother here gives it his all and can barely manage to make Intermediate Nutrient Liquid—and even then, success isn’t guaranteed. How can you say that, Brother Feng? You’re putting me to shame," Houhuiyao said, completely exasperated.
Feng Hao smiled. "How did the ingredient gathering go?" he asked, looking up.
"Fifty sets in total. That should be enough, right? If not, I’ll go get more tomorrow."
"..." Feng Hao was dumbfounded. He opened his mouth to ask, "As far as I know, the ingredients for Body Refining Nutrient Liquid are extremely hard to come by. Where did you get so many?"
"It’s hard to get them at the normal price, sure. But when you offer double or triple the price, you can get as many as you want," Houhuiyao said nonchalantly, as if Magic Crystals were no different from rocks to him.
Feng Hao was once again at a loss for words. ’The logic of the super-rich truly is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.’