NOVEL WEB Chapter 146 - Familiarity
Active integration therapy, no matter how you look at it, is much better than passively waiting for the effects of advanced healing potions.
Once the effects of the advanced potion fully manifested, the intense pain in Mai Dongzi’s mind, which had nearly felt like it would explode, decreased to a bearable level, and the little remaining mental energy she had was restored by half.
Mai Dongzi felt a heavy weight in her heart because, based on this recovery rate, her injuries were worse than she had estimated. This meant that her recovery time would be longer than she initially thought, and it was very likely that she would miss the departure time for the training exercise at the Imperial Capital University.
However, what was more pressing at the moment was that she and Bodyguard Su were still in danger. The effect of the advanced healing potion was not as good as she had imagined; she was still in a passive state and unable to take the initiative to attack.
Just then, Mai Dongzi sensed some movement from Bodyguard Su. She slightly opened her eyes and saw that Bodyguard Su, who had originally been in the cockpit of the airship, was walking toward the door.
In front of the Anning airship, there was a seemingly ordinary airship that was three times larger than the Anning.
Since Mai Dongzi was facing away from the door, she felt Bodyguard Su open the Anning’s door and someone walked in.
Could this be the reinforcements sent by Deputy Admiral Chen? Just as Mai Dongzi was about to turn her head to look, she heard Bodyguard Su respectfully say, “Your Highness, I hope you are well!”
Mai Dongzi instantly froze, feeling a confusing emotion that she herself did not understand. She was reluctant to face Prince Arthur directly, so she closed her eyes again to “resume her coma,” preparing to remain unchanging in the face of change.
“How is Miss Dongzi’s condition?” Prince Arthur asked in a deep voice.
Mai Dongzi felt a slight tremor in her heart. In her past life, “Mai” was her surname, and “Dongzi” was her given name. However, in this interstellar era, the people who knew her by her changed name recognized her as “Mai Dongzi,” with the surname “Xi.”
Why did Prince Arthur call her “Miss Dongzi”? Was there some special reason for it?
“After Miss Mai Dongzi fell unconscious, I gave her a high-level mental healing potion. It’s been an hour now, and she still hasn’t woken up, with no signs of recovery, which indicates that her injuries are severe,” Bodyguard Su said, her voice filled with concern.
“I have a treatment pod on my airship. I’ll take her to the treatment pod; you follow me with the airship,” Prince Arthur instructed calmly.
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Mai Dongzi felt the man speaking as he quickly approached her. She assessed her current state and realized that even moving was difficult; even if she opened her eyes, getting on and off the ship would require someone to carry or hold her.
So, Mai Dongzi decided to continue pretending to be unconscious to avoid any awkwardness.
As the man got closer, Mai Dongzi caught a whiff of a strange male scent.
She felt the safety harness on her body being unfastened. The man gently wrapped his arm around her shoulders, carefully cradling her head and leaning it against his shoulder.
Then, with his other arm passing under her knees, he exerted a slight force and gently lifted her into a horizontal position.
Mai Dongzi couldn’t help but subtly release some of her mental energy, just enough to “see” Prince Arthur’s gaze as he looked down at her…
If it weren’t for the fact that she had undergone extremely rigorous training and had strong self-control, she would have likely lost her composure and revealed that she was already awake due to the familiarity of his gaze.
Mai Dongzi suddenly realized that Prince Arthur’s features bore a striking resemblance to the man she remembered, with about a 50-60% similarity.
Previously, due to the different colors of their hair and eyes, combined with their only meeting at the Imperial Capital Star Space Station, they had merely exchanged a glance.
At that time, Mai Dongzi only felt that his gaze seemed familiar, without realizing their similarities.
Thinking about her inexplicable reincarnation and her gradually changing appearance, Mai Dongzi felt as if her heart was tightly grasped by something, making it somewhat difficult for her to breathe.
That person had disappeared in the second month of the apocalypse, indirectly dying at her hands.
Despite the storm of emotions brewing within her, Mai Dongzi still perfectly played the role of an unconscious person, and Prince Arthur had not discovered that she was already awake.
Mai Dongzi felt Prince Arthur securely carry her out of the Anning airship. She caught a whiff of the air still filled with the scent of explosions and blood.
Then, she felt Prince Arthur board another airship, and she heard Deputy Admiral Chen say, “Little Lucy has been injured for more than an hour now. The effect of a high-level healing potion has already worn off, and she still hasn’t regained consciousness. Little Lucy is seriously injured.”
“That human bomb is the latest type of weapon from the black market, and its lethality is terrifying. If it weren’t for Miss Mai Dongzi’s quick reaction, and the fact that she is a mid-level level 7 psychic ability user, it would have been very difficult for both of them to escape this time. After all, even if they weren’t killed in the explosion, there are still lurking assassins ready to launch a second wave of attacks.” a man said.
Mai Dongzi was somewhat familiar with this voice; it should belong to Lieutenant Fu.
“You will follow this lead and I require you to dismantle this organization within a month,” Prince Arthur said sternly.
“Yes,” Lieutenant Fu responded emphatically.
“Your Highness, you should place Miss Mai Dongzi on the treatment room’s platform,” said an unfamiliar male voice.
This person was likely a medical technician from Prince Arthur’s guard. Mai Dongzi sensed that this man’s abilities were the weakest among the eight in the airship.
Prince Arthur continued to carry her, and after a while, Mai Dongzi felt herself gently laid down on a bed. Prince Arthur carefully adjusted her arms and legs and even covered her with a thin blanket.
This action could be considered quite considerate, as there were at least three people in the treatment room, and lying there uncovered felt different from lying under a blanket.
This made Mai Dongzi feel uneasy; after all, no one would treat their enemy this way.
She felt the technician scan her entire body with a medical diagnostic device, lingering on her head for nearly a minute.
Finally, the technician spoke up, “Your Highness, Miss Mai Dongzi has suffered severe damage to her spiritual sea, with her meridians covered in tiny scars. Fortunately, they are not completely shattered; otherwise, it would lead to irreversible damage, resulting in a complete stagnation of her abilities.”
“So you mean, while her injuries are severe, they can be healed?” Prince Arthur asked.
“This will require her to be placed in the treatment chamber and have specially configured psychic healing fluid added. It will take at least two days for her to fully recover,” the technician replied.
Mai Dongzi understood from the technician’s words that the specially configured psychic healing fluid must be very precious.
“Go prepare it. Whatever you need, apply for it in my name,” Prince Arthur said.
“Yes! Your Highness, let’s first send Miss Mai Dongzi to the treatment chamber,” the technician replied.