Chapter 68
After finishing all her tasks, Ye Bai glanced back at the territory attribute page. Compared to before she left, both the health and happiness of the territory had declined, a natural consequence of the increasing population. Remembering how Carly had hesitated earlier, she opened the population page.
Sure enough, among the working villagers, three exclamation marks appeared.
Having experienced this before, Ye Bai knew it was a signal for special talents, and a smile crept onto her lips.
However, her smile quickly faded when she noticed that one of them, named Felix, had two exclamation marks. Looking at his personal status, her brow furrowed immediately; she understood where Carly's concerns lay. Behind Felix's name, it read, "Infected with plague - under treatment."
Seeing this, Ye Bai hurried to the village's herbal medicine room.
As she approached the door, a strong herbal scent wafted toward her.
“Creak—”
Just then, the door to the herbal medicine room swung open, and Lucy emerged, holding a pot of herbs.
“Milord, you’re back! I just heard the news!” Lucy exclaimed, her face lighting up with joy upon seeing Ye Bai.
Since Ye Bai had built the herbal medicine room and assigned Lucy to this fitting position, Lucy's skills had flourished, and her fondness for Ye Bai had skyrocketed.
Before Ye Bai could respond, Lucy suddenly remembered something, her expression changing as she took a step back, creating distance between them.
“Milord, please don’t come too close. I have a patient here…”
“Is it the plague?” Ye Bai interjected before Lucy could finish.
Lucy nodded. “Yes, so it’s best if you keep your distance. During this time, I’ve been giving the villagers herbs for other ailments to prevent the plague from spreading throughout the village.”
“You’re doing a great job,” Ye Bai said, looking at Lucy with appreciation.
This level of precaution was a testament to her training of high-level talents; Lucy would likely become a professional herbalist soon.
“Hehe, it’s what an herbalist should do,” Lucy replied with a shy smile.
Yet, the next moment, Ye Bai didn’t leave; she continued into the herbal medicine room.
Lucy was taken aback and immediately called out, “Milord… what are you doing?”
“It’s fine, I’ll be okay. I’m a divine blood wielder,” Ye Bai reassured her with a calming expression. “I just want to check on the situation.”
Indeed, players (divine blood wielders) were special in this world; unless they were hit by damage skills like [Plague Ray] or [Swamp Touch], they wouldn’t contract the various plagues that normally afflicted NPCs.
Of course, if a lord thought they wouldn’t be infected and neglected the plague in their territory, they would soon learn a harsh lesson from the villagers’ mass deaths.
Upon hearing this, Lucy nodded. “Alright, Felix is just a poor child.”
Then, Lucy donned a special mask and led Ye Bai into the herbal medicine room.
As the village doctor, Lucy had a higher disease resistance than ordinary villagers, but she still needed to take precautions.
They arrived at the only bed in the inner room.
A red-haired boy, looking about fifteen or sixteen, lay on the bed, his face flushed and a damp towel resting on his forehead, clearly suffering from a high fever.
Drowsily, he opened his golden eyes and looked at the two figures by the window.
“Lucy… sister…”
He moved his dry lips, and with Lucy’s presence, a sense of reassurance seemed to wash over him, easing the tightness in his brow.
It seemed like psychological comfort, but Ye Bai could clearly see that it was the effect of Lucy’s talent, ‘Healing Light II.’
“Felix, do you feel any better? Look, the lord has come to see you; you must get well soon.”
“L-lord…”
Felix gazed blearily at the other figure beside Lucy. In his feverish state, he couldn’t make out the face of the lord that Lucy often mentioned, only seeing a blurred silhouette illuminated by the light coming through the window.
“Sleep now, Felix. You’ll recover soon,” Ye Bai said soothingly to the boy. In reality, a quick appraisal revealed information that surprised her.
**Character:** Felix
**Identity:** Villager of Baiye Village, Sunscion
**Level:** 1
**Profession:** None
**Stamina:** 22/100
**Food:** 50/100
**Water:** 50/100
**Entertainment:** -/-
**Luxury Goods:** -/-
**Personal Hobbies:** -/-
**Loyalty:** 70/100
**Satisfaction:** 100/100
**Talents:** Burning Blood, Flame Affinity III
Felix’s identity as a **Sunscion** was unique among the villagers of Baiye. Coupled with his talents of Burning Blood and Flame Affinity III, Ye Bai seriously suspected that this boy had escaped from a **Furnace** in a chaotic main city.
The **Furnace** could be described as a laboratory of the Chaos Faction, which studied blood and flesh technology. Any peculiar bloodline races that appeared in the world were likely connected to the Chaos Faction.
Felix’s presence was more than just a special talent; he was like an ‘Easter egg’ among special talents, carrying a personal quest with him.
Ye Bai felt a bit overwhelmed; how was she supposed to handle this personal quest when she only had three slots available?
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Felix had little energy left and greeted Ye Bai before drifting back to sleep.
Although this villager came with a personal quest that made Ye Bai feel both fond and frustrated, since it hadn’t been triggered yet, she decided to set it aside for now and deal with it once he recovered.
After checking on the patient, Ye Bai and Lucy exited the herbal medicine room.
At that moment, Ye Bai was grateful that she had built the herbal medicine room right away. Lucy had been incredibly effective, preventing the plague from spreading throughout the territory.
When she had left the territory due to being kidnapped by the Makur Group, the lack of a lord for effective management meant that the territory’s herbal stock would not have been enough to handle an outbreak.
It was a close call; if the plague had spread while she was away, there would have been no effective treatment available at that stage. They would have had to spend a fortune to buy special medicines from NPC towns with advanced medical technology.
Now, Ye Bai held an optimistic view regarding Felix’s plague.
The Sunscion was a strong bloodline, a solid elite growth template among NPCs. From Felix’s attributes, he seemed to be in a slow recovery phase, so there shouldn’t be any major issues.
However, since she was already here, Ye Bai took out an item from her backpack and handed it to Lucy.
“Milord, this is…” Lucy said, accepting the small bottle containing a pale golden liquid. Her talent allowed her to sense the special power within, and her eyes lit up as she asked, “Is this for treating Felix?”
Ye Bai shook her head. “No, it’s for you to drink.”
“Ah?”
Being in the herbal medicine room, Ye Bai could check Lucy’s professional progress at any time.
After the herbal medicine room was built, Lucy had treated all the villagers, accumulating a good amount of proficiency as a herbalist from handling minor ailments like colds and sprains. Treating Felix’s plague, which was more challenging, had significantly boosted her proficiency, which was now around 80%.
Ye Bai estimated that if Lucy successfully treated Felix’s plague, she would likely be able to change professions right away.
So, she had brought out a vial of **Blood of Metamorphosis** for Lucy to use.
This item could awaken a random talent direction for villagers without any talents, but for those with special talents, it was highly likely to be related to their existing talents or even enhance them directly.
Moreover, the Blood of Metamorphosis had a hidden mechanism that tended to produce talents highly compatible with the current villager’s profession.
It was truly a great item for cultivating professional villagers, considered a hard currency among lord players.
Despite her surprise, Lucy obediently consumed the Blood of Metamorphosis at Ye Bai’s insistence.
Not long after Lucy ingested the Blood of Metamorphosis, a golden light flashed around her, visible only to Ye Bai.
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