Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âWas it fast?â a doctor asked.
âVery fast,â another doctor said with a smile. âSure enough, different realms lead to different horizons.â
After confirming that the soldiers were recovering, Wang Yao left the hospital. He spent the day in the famous tourist city with Hu Zhengzhou and Su Zhixing.
âExcuse me, Dr. Wang, what on earth was that insect?â Hu Zhengzhou asked.
âThey are just insects, but most of them we have never seen,â Wang Yao explained. âAfter a long period of training and rearing, the people who raise these insects have a good understanding of their habits and other details.â
âAre there people in the country who are good at that?â Hu Zhengzhou asked.
âThis area of Miao Jiang has some knowledgeable people,â Wang Yao replied. âSince your troops are stationed here, have you not heard anything about it?â
âI have heard a little, but I havenât seen it with my own eyes before,â Hu Zhengzhou said. âI assumed it was just a rumor. I didnât know how powerful these things were until I saw them. So, how do we protect ourselves against them?â
âYou can take herbs with special scents that can repel poisonous insects with you, but insects are generally specially domesticated and have a strong resistance to most herbal medicines,â Wang Yao said. âOnce their eggs enter a human body, it will cause great trouble. The soldier just now had eggs in his body. Luckily, it had been found in time, so the eggs had only been inside him for a short period. In another couple of days, the eggs would have hatched in his body and devoured his organs as they continued to reproduce in his body. He would have died.â
âWill these things not spread?â Hu Zhengzhou asked.
âThey will spread, mainly through physical and blood contact, but the vast majority of insects have reproductive limits,â Wang Yao said. âAfter several generations, they will lose the ability to reproduce. A very small number of them will break through that limit. They are the terrifying ones.â
âHey, Brother-in-law, you live in the north, so how do you know so much about this thing? Have you ever came into contact with it before?â Su Zhixing asked.
âYes, my earliest contact with them was a patient who had been infected with parasites because he had consumed raw seafood,â Wang Yao said. âThe parasites were all over his body and in his organs. His life was on the line. Those parasites were not like these insects, which had been selectively bred. They were wild ones, so there was no limit to their reproductive abilities. However, the situation was similar.â
The situation he was talking about how concerned Wei Hai, whom he had met when his pharmacistâs journey had just begun. Wei Hai had been seriously ill back then, and Wang Yaoâs medical skills were far inferior to what they were now. It had taken a lot of effort to treat Wei Hai. If it had happened now, it would have been much easier to treat, and Wei Hai would have suffered a lot less.
âI would like to ask you something,â Su Zhixing said. âIf it infringes on your confidentiality regulations, you donât have to answer it.â
âAsk away,â Wang Yao said.
âWhat the hell do those guys want to do?â Su Zhixing asked.
âThey must have found something in the frontier forests,â Wang Yao said. âThere have been more frequent activities lately, and itâs not only them. A group of domestic forces has also joined in.â
âIn the forest?â Su Zhixing asked.
âYes.â Wang Yao nodded his head and said, âIn the forest, there are precious animals, plants, minerals, and treasures. Those are only a few of the valuable things inside it.â
âThe higher-ups have made their decision,â Su Zhixing said. âOur troops will complete this series of tasks. No matter how many times they come at us, we will be the ones to intercept them. Next time Iâll lead the team!â
âAre you in good health?â Wang Yao asked.
âNo problem, Iâm at full strength,â Su Zhixing replied.
âI have to rush back before October,â Wang Yao said.
âHmm, why?â Su Zhixing asked.
âMy sister is getting married,â Wang Yao replied.
âAh, can you stay here until then?â Su Zhixing asked.
âIf nothing happens, it should be possible,â Wang Yao said.
âNothing will happen,â Su Zhixing said. âHow could there be so many accidents?â
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In a tropical forest near the border in southern Yunnan...
âDo you have to go again?â a man asked.
âYes, Iâve already accepted the $7 million reward,â another man replied.
âThey have already noticed after our consecutive missions,â the first man said. âWeâve sacrificed elite fighters every time we go. We are facing one of the most powerful countries in the world where mercenaries are forbidden.â
âDo you remember why are we doing it?â the other man asked.
âFor profit,â the first man replied.
âThatâs right, as long as they give us enough money, even if we have to charge to the capital to kill someone, we will do it,â the other man said.
âUnderstood. I will gather the people,â the first man said.
âWe have to call upon all those people,â the other man said.
âI know,â the first man said.
A Caucasian man with a beard looked at the endless forest in front of him. Does that kind of thing really exist?
This was a forbidden place for human beings. He had already led his team into it several times. Afterward, they would come back bruised and battered. They had to face well-equipped, well-trained fighters, as well as terrible jungle creatures.
Money is something that causes people to go insane!
...
Hu Chengzhou and Su Zhixing invited Wang Yao to eat the most authentic local dishes at a restaurant in a city in southern Yunnan.
âHow is it? Are you used to it?â Hu Chengzhou asked
âFortunately, I am not particularly picky about what I eat,â Wang Yao said with a laugh.
To be honest, the taste of these dishes seemed a little strange to him.
âBrother-in-law, have you ever used a gun?â Su Zhixing asked.
âYes, I shot a gun a few times in college,â Wang Yao replied.
âWould you like to try again?â Su Zhixing asked.
âSure,â Wang Yao said.
Even with all his skills, he still had a childhood affection for guns. He used to have bloody dreams of fighting on the battlefield with guns.
âIâll take you to the base to try it tomorrow,â Su Zhixing said.
âIs that appropriate?â Wang Yao asked.
âYes, it is appropriate,â Mu Chengzhou said with a laugh.
âThatâs good,â Wang Yao said.
The three men drank a little wine. After eating, they returned to the hospital. The three soldiers were all recovering well.
âThe toxins and insects have already been cleared,â Wang Yao said. âNext, they just need rest and time to recover.â
He had used ointment for continuing life on the two soldiers who received superficial injuries. The magic of that miracle ointment had received nonstop praises from the military doctors. The superficial wounds had already begun to scab, and it had only been a day. It was a âgodly ointment.â
âI have left behind directions to make the prescription,â Wang Yao said. âThis prescription plays the role of consolidating the corporeity.â
âIâll arrange for someone to take on that task,â Mu Chengzhou said.
âCaptain, shall we go back to the base?â Su Zhixing asked.
âCan we stay another night and go back tomorrow?â Wang Yao asked.
âSure,â Mu Chengzhou said.
They stayed in the army hostel that night. Early the next morning, after visiting the three soldiers, whose appearances had obviously improved, the three went to the army camp situated in the mountains.
On the bus, Su Zhixing thanked Wang Yao again. âBrother-in-law, thank you very much for this time!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWe are all family, so you donât need to be so polite,â Wang Yao replied.
âYes, weâre all family, Brother-in-law,â Su Zhixing said. âWhen you enter our army base this time, you will have to teach our soldiers something.â
âWhat do I have to teach them?â Wang Yao asked.
âKung fu fighting methods,â Su Zhixing replied.
âThe things I have learned may not be suitable for you guys,â Wang Yao said with a laugh. He had said this more than once.
âCan you just try to teach them something?â Su Zhixing answered with the same question.
âOK,â Wang Yao said.
âLetâs go and practice shooting the guns,â Su Zhixing said.
Wang Yao nodded and followed him. They soon arrived at a shooting range. Some soldiers had already prepared the weapons, which included pistols, rifles, and sniper rifles.
âWant to give it a try?â Su Zhixing asked.
âCan you teach me how to use it first?â Wang Yao asked.
âOK, watch closely.â Su Zhixing slowly demonstrated how to use each gun. He would load, cock, and shoot. âDo you want to try it now?â
âOK,â Wang Yao said.
He first grabbed the pistol and raised it. With a click, he hit the distant target. âIt is kind of interesting.â He kept shooting. A shuttle of bullets soon ran out.
âHuh?â Mu Chengzhou, who was standing to the side, found something amiss. He picked up the binoculars.
âWhatâs wrong?â Wang Yao asked.
âNothing. Go on,â Mu Chengzhou said.
Wang Yao picked up the automatic rifle beside him. He aimed and pulled the trigger. Sparks flew. Clanking and tinkling sounds rang out as the bullets hit the steel target.
âImpressive!â Mu Chengzhou put down his binoculars and looked at Wang Yao beside him. âDid you really only shoot guns in college?â
âYes, I have only shot maybe a dozen bullets before,â Wang Yao replied.