Chapter 60 Dealing with the Aftermath (1/2)
Chapter 60 – Dealing with the Aftermath
1 PM
The battlefield and the corpses were being cleaned up by the remaining survivors. Dead bodies of the alliance army were piled up like a mountain inside a dug pit. A dozen soldiers were pouring oil in there, after which they threw a torch in and burned everything inside.
Meanwhile, dead bodies of the garrison army soldiers were lined up inside the fort. They were being prepared to hold a funeral for these men. Tong also noted their names and surnames, so he could compensate their families later.
Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were busy reorganizing their men and the prisoners. The casualty result also came out which depressed everyone, including Tong. From 2,000 healthy men and 500 handicapped soldiers, only 1,200 men survived and 700 of them were crippled for life.
Furthermore, a few officers that Tong knew also became tragic heroes in this battle. They were Gao Sheng, Cheng Yuanzhi, Deng Mao, He Yi and Pei Yuanshao. All of them were supposed to be generals of the Yellow Turban Army in the future, but their lives were ended here.
In other word, the future of the Yellow Turban force, which would be led by his father, was crippled. Even if the rebellion succeeded, they would not be as strong as in the history.
Seeing the injured men and the dead, Tong was reminded of something. He had not seen Hua Shi after the battle had ended. He rushed to the infirmary tents to see if she was there. And he found her.
She was sleeping on the VIP bed, which were made out of straws and clean clothes, with bandages covering her shoulder and her chest. After asking around, Tong found out that she was hit by arrows, one in her left shoulder and the other in her right chest.
The arrows hit her rib cages but did not harm any important organs. The physicians also managed to take out the arrow heads, so she was no longer in the critical condition. After a week of rest, she should recover.
Tong gritted his teeth and bit his lower lip in bitterness. It was a close call for both of them.
Tong sat beside Hua Shi bed to get a closer look at her. In coincident, she also woke up when she felt a familiar presence.
”Keep sleeping. You deserve rest.”
Tong consoled her as he noticed that she had woken up. Hua Shi smiled at him in return and shared her status to Tong.
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**Status**
Name: Hua Shi
Age: 16
Lifespan: 127,939 Years
Shopping Pass: 2
[Medical Gift] LV.5 EXP( 20/1,600 )
- Diagnosis a patient and automatically find a solution for the treatment, or create a medicine for the sickness found.
- Can create 16 medicine tablets or 160 milligrams of liquid medicine per one use.
Skill Consumption: 10 years of the host lifespan.
Skill Usage Restriction: Can only be used when treating a patient.
[Homing Arrow] LV. 6 (550/3,200)
- Fire a magic homing arrow at a locked target.
- Convert an ordinary arrow into a magic homing arrow.
- Passive skill [Bow Mastery] will be applied to the host once the skill is equipped.
Skill Cost:
- 1 Lifespan for firing homing magic arrow with ordinary arrow.
- 10 Lifespan for firing homing magic arrow without an arrow.
Skill Restriction:
- Homing effects only applies to a locked target in the range of 350 meters or lower.
- Range restriction depends on the level of the skill
[Sword Mastery] Cannot be leveled up
- Master all kinds of swords. Increase all attributes by 10 times if the host is using a sword.
- If the host kill an enemy, increase the host lifespan by the remaining lifespan of the dead enemy.
[Bow Mastery] – Bound to [Homing Arrow] Skill. Cannot be leveled up.
- Master any kind of bows.
- Host's dexterity multiplied by 10.
- Upkeep: 3 Lifespan per a year.
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”I did well right?”
”Yeah, you do.”
”Eheh-!! *COUGH*”
Hua Shi coughed as she couldn't breath properly after the rough surgery by the local physicians. She did not pretend to be weak this time.
Tong held her hand after seeing her choking cough, which made Hua Shi happy.
”Don't talk, just sleep. I'll be sitting here with you.”
Hua Shi smiled as she closed her eyes to rest.
”Can I have one more reward?”
”For now, just rest.”
”Can I?”
Tong sighed and nodded.
”OK, what do you want?”
”Up to you. Beggar can't choose.”
Tong chuckled. He thought that she would ask for more 1-day tickets or other absurd requests.
”Let me think about it. I'll tell you when you've recovered.”
”Mhm.”
Both of them stopped talking. Hua Shi slept peacefully while her hand still locked with Tong's hand. She liked the feeling when someone held her hand in her sleep.
One hour later, a messenger rushed in to see Tong.
”Report to the great immortal! Wen Chou and his men arrived at the north gate!”
Hua Shi snapped her eyes opened and glared at the messenger as if she was going to cut him into a million pieces, causing the messenger to shrink back in fear.
”I'll be there shortly. Tell the archers and the able men to get ready for another possible battle.”
The messenger bowed and left them. However, Hua Shi still clung his hand tight. She wanted him to spoil her more.