Chapter 435 - Helping (2/2)

”Ah, yes. Since the lord is unable to, I was tasked with helping them rebuild. We were hoping to finish early, but we don't have much manpower. Most people got hurt during the attack.”

”The casualty was quite high this time. However, thanks to the warning we got, the fatalities were none,” The old man named Jin said.

”Oh, I hope those men that got hurt are well. You should treat them fast and get them to help with the walls. We can't leave it destroyed like this,” Luo Xing said.

”Sigh, I wish we could do that too. But due to the lack of proper healers, we are suffering a bit. We've used all the pills available here, but there are more wounded people here.”

”We've sent a few people over to the next city to buy some pills, but… we don't see much hope. Those people must be suffering just like we are,” Old man Jin said.

”Excuse me, senior,” Alex suddenly spoke from the back.

”Yes, young man,” old man Jin said.

”Um, what cultivation base do the wounded have? If they are not in the True realm, I can help a bit,” Alex said.

”Umm… you are?” the old man asked curiously.

”He is Mei'er's junior brother in the sect and an Alchemist. If little brother wishes to help, take him with you. Certainly, he will be of much help,” Luo Xing said.

”Oh,” old man Jin's eyes opened wide. ”You are Young lady Mei's junior brother? Welcome to the Rubyroad City, young lord,” Old man jin said.

”If you truly wish to help, we can use some. Please come with me,” old man Jin said.

”I will go to the house and go see the father. Little brother Ming is here to diagnose father's illness as well, so be sure to give him the utmost respect, senior Jin,” Luo Xing said.

”Young Lord is here to check up on the lord? Oh my, please forgive me if I have been rude,” Senior Jin said.

”Alright, I will leave now. Come to the house when you are done. Senior Jin will bring you there,” Luo Xing said and left with Xiao Huang following behind her.

Alex nodded and followed behind senior Jin to a massive camp laid out outside the walls.

”Here are the injured. We have some people with some medical knowledge trying to keep them alive, but their knowledge isn't extensive enough to heal them,” old man Jin said.

”I see… let me see,” Alex said and opened the tent.

Suddenly, he was bombarded with a heavy smell of blood. Even when he was doused in the blood of the monsters he killed, the smell didn't seem so heavy.

”How many people are here?” Alex asked.

”Hmm… around 200 I would say,” old man Jin said. ”There were about 250 originally, but we managed to use what remaining pills we had after the last battle and saved the most injured ones.

”These less injured ones are the ones that suffer the most.”

Alex looked around and asked, ”I thought having knowledge of the attack would let you guys survive more, but even after that there were still 250 injured? How many were injured last time?”

”Last time should have been around 180 injured,” senior Jin said.

”Huh? It was worse this time?” Alex asked.

”No, it was better this time, much better. While the injured may have been more this time, it's unlike last time when about a hundred different people died,” Jin said.

'Ah right. I nearly had Survivorship bias,' Alex thought.

Alex walked to one of the injured people and looked through his wounds. He quickly thought of what was wrong with him.

'Shoulder Blade has been pierced through. Even the best common pill won't help with that. However, just healing the rest of the wounds and not moving the shoulder for a month should fully heal him,' Alex thought.

However, he didn't immediately bring out a pill to help him. Instead, he stood up and moved to another patient, and checked him.

Once he figured out what was wrong with that person, he moved to another one.

Senior Jin watched as Alex moved from one bed to the next and checked all the people one by one. Finally, after an hour, he was done with every single one of the 200 patients.

There were other people tending to the wounded that too looked at Alex weirdly. Alex closed his eyes to think for a moment as he sent out his spiritual sense into his bag to check for the pills.

'Shit! I only have 60,' he thought.

He quickly took out the pills and decided to give them to the ones that were most wounded amongst them all.

He went towards the most injured ones one by one and gave them the pills. Once they ate the pill, the people slowly stopped grunting in pain and had a calm face once more.

”Thank you, brother,” they said with a sigh of relief. They were on the verge of death, and Alex had saved them.

Alex said nothing and went through everyone he could and saved all of the 60 people he could. They weren't fully healed, as common pills just didn't have that much ability, but they were good enough that they could use their own natural healing to heal themselves now.

Once he was done with them, Alex then took out a blank talisman and brought it to senior Jin.

”Senior, I have a list of ingredients here. If you can help me find a lot of these, I can help around a hundred of these people,” Alex said.

”The rest of the 40 people are True Realm cultivators and I don't have the capability to help them currently,” Alex said.

”You-You really can help them?” Senior Jin said in surprise. He didn't expect a single alchemist to reduce their problems by so much.

”Yes, you can ask those people that are going over to the next town over to only bring back True pills,” Alex said.

”Yes, yes, I will get on it,” senior Jin said and left. The people working inside the tent finally saw hope for the patients and smiled.

They and the ones that were healed thanked Alex once more.

”It's too early to thank me.. I still have a lot to do.”