Chapter 313
This BYD is really a stubborn mule! Adele, even when hungry, knows to go find something to eat!
However, looking at Tara's current state, a plan slowly formed in Xia Er's mind.
Tara stubbornly refused to change how she addressed herself, at most lowering it from "Mother Goddess" to "Lord Xia Er," but she wouldn't go any further down.
If she were to be with him as a new friend, it would definitely raise suspicions.
But if she were to take on the role of a personal maid, no one would bat an eye.
Moreover, Tara now looked just like a refugee from North Ansu.
"Tara, do you have a disguise in Ansu City?" Xia Er asked.
"No... I don't need a disguise... No one will know..." Tara shook her head with difficulty. "I haven't really been to Ansu City... and before... I mostly stayed in the convent..."
That North Ansu refugee identity fits perfectly.
"From today on, your identity is that of a North Ansu refugee, got it?" Xia Er declared.
"Understood... Lord Xia Er..." Tara straightened her chest and replied.
"Hold on, don’t say anything for now... Just wait a moment, I’ll go get you something to eat."
Looking at Tara in front of him, Xia Er couldn't help but chuckle. He stood up, preparing to head out to buy some food and drink for her.
Help me buy... food?
At this, Tara's mind seemed to explode with a thunderous realization.
The Mother Goddess came to find me and even wants to buy me food... two wonderful things combined...
Thud.
Tara rolled right off the chair, unable to handle it, and fainted.
Xia Er: "..."
Xia Er quickly set off, found a slightly simpler dress for Tara, and after moistening her lips with some water, he saw she still hadn’t woken up. He picked her up and rushed toward Adele's clinic in the Gem District.
He had already prepared an excuse: he found a refugee child who insisted on following him, so he had no choice but to keep her as a maid.
However, Xia Er would also deliberately avoid letting Adele check Tara's teeth—he wasn't sure if the current "doctors" had any methods for determining age.
Five minutes later, outside Adele's laboratory on the second floor of Ivina's private clinic.
Knock, knock, knock—
A series of knocks echoed. Inside, Adele put down the vial she was holding and murmured, "What’s going on... I didn’t have any appointments today?"
As she opened the door, she saw Xia Er standing outside, cradling a small girl with green hair.
"Uh? Xia Er?"
Adele immediately noticed the pale, emaciated child looked like she was in trouble. "What happened to her?"
Without time for pleasantries, Adele took the little girl from Xia Er and laid her flat on the examination table.
"I found a child, probably a North Ansu refugee," Xia Er pointed at Tara on the table and said, "She might have fainted from hunger."
"Hungry? That’s easy... Wait a moment, I’ll dilute some nutritional potion..."
Adele had already started to get busy, while Xia Er pondered a question.
Would Tara's acting skills fail?
She seemed quite skilled when she performed in the tribunal before. It looked like she had done it quite a bit.
Chapter 176: The First Meeting with the Parents.
Adele was just about to feed Tara a bit of the diluted nutritional potion when Xia Er stopped her, taking the supplement from her hands to feed Tara himself.
This was also to prevent Adele from getting a close look at Tara's teeth.
As he used the vial to administer the potion, Xia Er noticed a withered plant nearby and curiously asked, "Did Ivina find this so quickly? Is it from North Ansu?"
"No, I got it from the Redemption Society as a sample. Since I donated some Su pounds, they gave me a few for free."
Adele's attention was instantly diverted. She shook her head at the withered plant Xia Er pointed out and continued, "This is everywhere in North Ansu; it’s not worth much... but it needs to be properly stored to avoid contaminating local crops."
"I see..."
Xia Er nodded.
At that moment, he finished administering the nutritional potion. He looked at Adele and asked, "Is there anything else we need to do?"
"That’s enough. Just give her a bit of water and wait for her to wake up before giving her something to eat."
Adele gazed at Tara lying on the table and murmured, "A North Ansu refugee, huh... This is the first time I’ve seen someone so starved..."
Xia Er: "..."
So Tara's current state is worse than those refugees who came from North Ansu?
"You’re too kind, Xia Er."
Adele smiled at Xia Er, saying, "It’s a good thing this child met you; otherwise, she would have starved to death."
Xia Er: "..."
If I had waited a few more days to find Tara, she would have starved to death...
How does Adele manage to hit the nail on the head with every word, even when she knows nothing?
"Ahem..."
Xia Er cleared his throat to mask his embarrassment and said, "I’ve already sent the receptionist at the door to buy food; it should arrive soon."
"Just carry her over to the sofa; she should wake up pretty soon."
After Adele said this, she watched as Xia Er placed Tara on the sofa and curiously asked, "What are you planning to do next, Xia Er?"
"What do you mean next? About this girl?"
Xia Er looked at Adele after setting Tara down.
"Yes,"
Adele replied, "If you just let her go, she’ll probably starve herself half to death again..."
"I don’t know,"
Xia Er shook his head and said, "Let’s ask Ivina if she needs any servants for odd jobs; at least they can provide meals."
"That works."
Adele nodded, then seemed to remember something and asked Xia Er, "Have you found the 'Gardener' potion and the replication ritual?"
"Gardener" potion?
Xia Er recalled that this was indeed something Ivina was supposed to handle, but she had been so busy lately that she probably couldn’t manage it.
After briefly explaining the situation Ivina was facing, Adele took a deep breath, her face filled with shock.
"How much? Fifty thousand Su pounds?!"
Adele's mouth dropped open.
"This, this, this..."
No matter how she imagined it, she couldn’t picture what fifty thousand gold pounds stacked together would look like.
How could anyone spend that much!
"Yeah, you couldn’t rob a bank and get that much."
Xia Er nodded in agreement, sighing.
Because she had actually robbed a bank before and definitely hadn’t gotten that much.
"You’ve robbed a bank?"
Adele looked at Xia Er in shock.
Most people would think Xia Er was joking, but Adele genuinely believed her.
Xia Er: "..."
"I was just making a comparison,"
Xia Er said somewhat helplessly, "You can’t just withdraw one or two thousand pounds from a bank on a whim; you have to make an appointment and let them prepare the money."
"I see..."
Adele nodded, looking as if she had learned something new.
After all, she had never dealt with such large sums before; this knowledge was completely foreign to her.
"Um..."
A slight sound caught their attention. They turned to see Tara, having regained some strength, propping herself up to sit.
Tara sat up, her body weakly leaning against the back of the sofa. She looked around the laboratory and at Adele and Xia Er standing not far away, her mind momentarily blank.
Where is this? Who are they?
And who am I supposed to be?
"Did the North Ansu refugee wake up so quickly after fainting from hunger?" Xia Er asked Adele, feigning curiosity.
"If I had added a bit more sugar to the nutritional potion, she would have woken up even faster... but this timing is about right."
Adele replied while curiously observing the green-haired child.
After thinking for a moment, she slowly approached Tara, lowering her voice and speaking in a high-pitched tone, as if talking to a child, "Little one, do you speak Ansu language~?"
"Yes."
Tara nodded stiffly, her head still a bit dizzy, but she had now sorted out the situation.
So, I was brought to the hospital by the Mother Goddess? This doctor is... an extraordinary being?
From the Mother Goddess's demeanor, she shouldn’t be an enemy...
"How did you faint from hunger? What about your parents or other family members?"
Adele half-squatted down, softly asking.
Tara glanced at Xia Er from the corner of her eye, and in the next moment, she pursed her lips, and tears the size of beans streamed down her cheeks: "They... all starved to death... on the way here... wuwuwu..."
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