Chapter 89
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Chapter 89: First, Apply Some Medicine
*Thud—*
The goblin was tossed onto the ground.
Trembling, it hugged its knees, too terrified to glance at Red Pupil or the white ants on her back. Escape? It knew better—it had witnessed what happened to fleeing goblins.
A bark-twisted rope and a broad leaf landed before it.
*“Squeak!”* (Use these to blindfold her.)
I’m counting on you.
Lin Yu shot it an encouraging look. After all, this was the cleverest goblin she’d observed during her idle month—and the longest-surviving one.
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But fail, and I’ll *devour* you~
Literally.
Facing its greatest crisis yet, the goblin shakily grabbed the items. Its meager brain scrambled—not only to grasp *how* to use them but even what "blindfold" meant.
As it agonized, Lin Yu hopped down from Red Pupil’s back and crept closer to the girl.
Her hair was tangled, face smudged with dirt… yet undeniably adorable up close.
Her arm still bled, and a swollen lump marred her head where the stick had struck—it looked painful.
Lin Yu gingerly tapped the girl’s cheek with her foreleg.
Ah… Contact! So soft.
Social anxiety? Nonexistent when the other’s unconscious! Come to think of it, she’d never touched a girl’s hand—let alone a face—in her entire life. Maybe…?
No! She wouldn’t take advantage of a child—especially in this form! Besides… she hadn’t even appraised the girl yet.
Activating "Identification".
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Name: Jilly
Race: Human Race
Qualification: B
Class: None
Level: LV.1
Health Value: 13/20
Magic Value: 10/10
Skills: None
Attributes: Strength 0
Agility 0
Intelligence 1
Physical Resistance Ability 0
Elemental Magic Resistance Ability 0
Abnormal State Resistance Ability 0
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/Human Race: Possesses strong potential, one of the most dangerous races on the continent.
Her name is Jilly. There doesn’t seem to be anything remarkable about her attributes, but—
Her qualification is exceptionally high…
Is this normal for the human race? Or is Jilly’s personal qualification special?
Hmm, never mind.
In any case, let’s apply some medicine first.
Ah, proper medicine freshly obtained from the First Ant Nest.
Though uncertain about its anti-inflammatory or detoxifying effects, it can definitely stop bleeding.
Though called medicine, it’s essentially just hemostatic plants.
But… how to administer it? The ant tribe’s method has always been oral consumption, but this child remains unconscious.
Chewing to feed her… impossible. Even finely masticated, ingestion wouldn’t work.
However, chewing and applying it to her arm might.
Just as she parted her mandibles to bite the herb—
"Mother, allow me."
Though phrased as a request, the large black ant snatched the herb before Lin Yu could react, tossing it into its mouth.
*Crunch* *Crunch*…
Then spat it onto the girl’s arm wound with a wet "Ptooey!"
The sloppy expulsion scattered herb fragments across the girl’s face and eyes.
The medicinal irritation made the unconscious girl’s brows twitch.
Is she awakening?
"Gaba!" (Understood!)
The goblin behind finally comprehended Lin Yu’s earlier order.
"Ji!" (Bandage her eyes quickly!)
"Ga!" (Right!)
The creature rushed over, pressing leaves against the girl’s herb-speckled eyes before winding a cord around her head to secure them.
"Mmmph…"
Perhaps due to excessive tightness, the girl groaned faintly and began stirring.
"Where am… Ah! What’s this?"
"Don’t remove that! Your… your eyes were injured. We applied medicine."
Lin Yu urgently projected her voice when seeing Jilly reach for the leafy bandage.
Through her skills "Proficient in all Languages" and "Psychic Call," her words materialized directly in the girl’s mind.
Whether startled by the mental intrusion or convinced by the explanation, Jilly froze mid-motion.
"This is… Psychic Call!"
After brief contemplation, the young girl gasped in realization.
"Sister is an advanced adventurer! Did sister save me?"
"Mn."
Being called ‘sister’… how novel.
Since the girl’s eyes were covered, the lack of direct eye contact made conversing feel less pressured.
But she mentioned adventurer…
So this world truly has such a profession. In that case, there must be an Adventurer’s Guild too?
And Psychic Call seems to be considered a high-level or rare skill? That’s why she assumes I’m an advanced adventurer. Hmph, one shouldn’t jump to conclusions.
"What’s your name?"
"Jilly. You can call me Jilly, sister."
"Why are you alone in the forest?"
Ah… This sounds too much like an interrogation. I wish I could speak with a proper older sister’s tenderness, but there’s no helping it if I can’t manage it.
"I know the forest is dangerous… But Mother needs medicinal herbs for her treatment. We’ve spent all our money, so I had to come gather herbs here."
The girl’s voice grew heavy.
"The areas nearer to the village have been stripped clean of herbs. I thought… maybe places further out might still have some."
A village…
Useful intel. The settlement likely isn’t far from here.
Little Jilly risked entering the forest for her mother’s sake? Such filial devotion deserves recognition!
I’ve taken a liking to you.
"What herb are you gathering?"
"Ah!"
Suddenly remembering something, Jilly frantically patted her trouser pockets.
She produced several plants and extended them toward Lin Yu.
Ganerdor Grass – Herb with mild detoxification properties.
Lin Yu recognized this plant.
During her daily inspections of the daughters’ work, she’d been cataloging the forest’s flora.
Some specimens proved useful enough to cultivate in Magical Soil.
Ganerdor Grass numbered among these.
Since ant-kin rarely suffered poisonings, substantial reserves remained.
But her mother was poisoned?
"Ganerdor Grass."
"Have you seen this herb, sister?"
"Mn."
"Where? I-"
Her eager voice faltered mid-sentence.
"Sister… could you tell me where to find more?"
"That area has many powerful monsters. Dangerous."
"Dangerous… I see…"
The girl’s voice shrank.
"Stay here. Don’t move. I’ll retrieve it."
"Eh?! Sister?"
To Jilly’s ears, the cool-voiced sister had already departed.
In truth, Lin Yu remained stationary while directing a goblin to mimic departing footsteps.
She could simply have the daughters from Second Ant Nest deliver herbs – no need for personal retrieval.
Regarding quantity…
Her eyes measured the girl’s patched pocket – filling half her pocket should suffice?
Next came the task of extracting more information from the girl.
