"Ha? This thing is an ointment? Little sister, you wouldn't have been scammed by some black-hearted merchant, would you?"
March 7th doesn't believe it one bit; it's too incongruous.
Just as the words finish, Adrian, who rushed over upon hearing the noise, freezes in place.
"Ai... this you just don't understand. As an eternal... cough cough! This is this lady's exclusive skill. Big sister, you watch closely!"
Bailu squeezes out the ointment, evenly applying it to the fainted mara-struck soldier's body.
Wait on-site for ten seconds. A burst of golden light envelops the mara-struck soldier, returning him to the state before the onset.
"It really is an ointment... I was the one without eyes to see." Witnessing Bailu's methods, March 7th retracts her earlier words. Even if it's a child, on the Xianzhou, one cannot underestimate.
Setting aside the age, here there are even medical tools in the shape of milk tea.
Mentioning milk tea...
March 7th and Stelle synchronously turn their heads, beginning to search for Adrian's figure.
"Found Teacher Adrian again!" March 7th drags Adrian over. "Don't tell us you were just hiding in the crowd watching the show!"
Adrian honestly nods.
"Wow... very much in line with Teacher Adrian's style. You get this!"
March 7th gives Adrian a thumbs up. This slacking off and giving up mentality, she could never learn in a lifetime.
"Don't lead our milk tea Aeon astray!" Stelle defends. "Confess honestly. What's the relationship between you and the milk tea ointment in that little friend's hand!"
"Me and... milk tea's relationship?"
"Ointment."
Stelle points out precisely. Adrian is already a milk tea shop boss, and he still doesn't know his relationship with milk tea?
Just like Himeko and coffee's relationship— inseparable, occasionally taking out a cup to drink freely.
At this time, Bailu also notices Adrian. After handling the medical work at hand, she walks to his side: "Eh... when did you come back? Trip over?"
"Today. Unfortunately, the matter arose suddenly; didn't have time to bring souvenirs for Dragon Lady."
"No matter. Now Luofu's situation is tense. Wait until everything settles down, then make it up to me." Bailu still knows to consider the occasion. Considering the pile of candies Adrian stuffed her with before leaving, souvenirs or not doesn't matter.
"Oh right! The ointment you gave this lady has very good effects."
As for this milk tea appearance, it can be understood as Adrian's unique characteristic. After all, he is the one who opens a milk tea shop.
"See." Stelle had long anticipated the result. "Told you it was from Adrian."
"Always feel like this segment of dialogue has already played out many times..." March 7th complains.
Seeing March 7th and the other, Bailu turns her head and asks: "Are the two big sisters also part of the tour group? No wonder... this attire at a glance isn't Xianzhou natives."
"Ah? What's this about a tour group!"
March 7th's gaze keeps moving between Bailu and Adrian. Has this child misunderstood?
"Hm?" Seeing March 7th's state, Bailu is also dazed.
After Adrian's explanation, March 7th finally understands this is his nickname for the Astral Express.
"So... in Teacher Adrian's eyes, our train crew is just an interstellar tour group?"
Adrian still honestly nods, specially supplementing "The most explosive one."
March 7th thinks it over. Adrian doesn't seem wrong; they can be considered a tour group with a certain purpose.
"Strange. This person's medical record is just recently joined the Cloud Knights, not even over two hundred years old. By rights, shouldn't fall into mara-struck..." Bailu also doesn't pay too much mind. With this milk tea ointment, it can effectively suppress mara-struck onset.
"This ointment... do you have any extras?"
"Dragon Lady wouldn't be a bit greedy? Excessive seeking of [Eternity] will invite backlash, oh."
Adrian feigns mystery, looking at the ointment in Bailu's hand.
Though this thing now is just a replica. Anyway, when he first gave it to Bailu, it was definitely real. [Eternity] does not fake; on this point, no doubt.
Capable of forever receding the symptoms of [mara-struck], borrowing [Eternity]'s power to make a person's life forever pause at a certain moment, moreover the ointment forever inexhaustible.
The original ointment was like that. Now swapped by some dog thing into a weakened version, can only suppress [mara-struck] for a period. Once the effect passes, things remain as they were. This is false [Eternity].
Stelle glances around. Seeing March 7th chatting happily, she plans to go browse other places first, see if there are any lurking Lord Ravagers.
"Miss, pardon the interruption. Please stay your step." Just as she walks to the square's side, a voice calls Stelle. The arrival is precisely the Ten-Lords Commission enforcer Dahao.
"Earlier, fortunately you acted, relieving the siege for Evernight Pavilion's people and that Dragon Lady."
"Dragon Lady?"
"Precisely that Alchemy Commission's dragon girl, Lady Bailu."
"That child, from the title, has quite the background." Stelle looks toward Bailu who is currently chatting with Adrian.
"I heard from friends at the Sky-Faring Commission that the general invited a few guests, seemingly come specifically to resolve the troubles above Luofu. Looks like it's you all."
"If you don't mind, hope you can make time to come to the Ten-Lords Commission office for a chat. I want to discuss with you the troubles [Evernight Pavilion] currently faces..."
Stelle is thus called by Dahao to the Ten-Lords Commission office.
"The general's honored guests can hear our plea in their ears; truly cannot thank enough! You saving the dragon lady at Evernight Pavilion Square, on behalf of the negligent Ten-Lords Commission colleagues, I thank you here."
"No need for courtesy. With the little dragon lady in trouble... how could I stand by with folded arms, not lending a hand?" Compared to Adrian, Stelle feels she still has quite the sense of justice.
Dahao speaks of the main matter: "As you see, since the Stellaron Core disaster descended, the [mara-struck] mania has spread open."
"[Mara-struck] is the fate the Xianzhou people have avoided since time immemorial. Under the Ten-Lords Commission's watch, it originally shouldn't appear so frequently."
"But now more and more people, especially Cloud Knights who must bear pressure and risk like this, begin to fall into mara-struck. Moreover, those people's appearances also become extremely terrifying, shaped like monsters. This differs from my past understanding of [mara-struck]..."
"Fortunately Lady Dragon Lady has a special medicine in hand, but still not the optimal solution. At most, it only delays the mara onset effect."
Stelle hears Dahao's meaning: "So, you suspect there's a conspiracy behind this?"
"Precisely. So-called wind rises from the end of blue ping... though I am just a mere petty official, long-term frontline work always lets me first sniff some dangerous flavors."
"You originally have high strength, entrusted by the general all along searching for the Stellaron Core, certainly will clash with mara-struck. If you find any clues, hope you can inform the Ten-Lords Commission."
"One, so my colleagues and I can respond in time. Two, if there's any help I can provide, I can also exert early."
"Additionally, I have one impertinent request. If you see fit..."
"Speak freely. I always like helping others for joy." Idling bored, the interrogation of Kafka's work starts only after one day. Just borrow this time to build the Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero's fame in Luofu.
"There is an organization that has vanished from the Xianzhou for a millennium... the secret transmission of the Yaowang."
At the same time, Welt and Dan Heng are still en route riding the starskiff to catch up.