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Chapter 273 Poison and Medicine

"White dove!"

"Don't pretend to be asleep, I know you're not on duty today!"

"...Can you be brave enough to take responsibility? If something unexpected happens, you should take responsibility!"

The Sarkaz girl with long fiery red hair has been blocking Ling's door for two weeks. Before, she was relatively restrained and came after get off work, but this time she came directly in the morning before he went out.

"Big sister... please take your time when you speak. My reputation doesn't matter. You and I are different." Ling Dengxian reluctantly poked his head out of the bed, cooed on the bed for a while, yawned, and shouted to the outside of the door, "If there is a problem with your Levantine, you should contact the engineering department. Why are you looking for me?"

"... The Engineering Department can't do anything. They didn't know anything about Levantine in the first place." Although the words were very hurtful, even Korciel from the Engineering Department couldn't refute the words of the Sarkaz girl. They could handle most operators' requests for repair and modification of weapons and equipment, but they really couldn't deconstruct the structure of Levantine, nor could they give any substantial suggestions. And the weapon of Ling in the room was even more heavyweight for the Engineering Department.

Ling Dengxian was silent for a while, looked at the bathroom sink, then looked at the door, his eyes showing hesitation.

He was patted lightly on the shoulder. The other party wanted him to divert his attention and not be so obsessed with the trivial matter. The dreamlike feeling made Ling Dengxian straighten his back immediately. He did not look for the second person in the room in panic like the first time. He had gradually gotten used to finding that it was only the little sky blue dragon that did it every time he looked back.

However, the suspicion surrounding this little dragon was growing thicker and thicker. In his eyes, this actually meant that his own confusion was increasing instead of decreasing.

Like Chi Yu, Xiao Jiao also came to him on his own initiative. The difference was that Chi Yu, who had left for some purpose, was not as "gentle" to him as Xiao Jiao.

Ling Dengxian sighed softly, stretched out his hand to grab the tail on his shoulder, took the little dragon into his arms and touched his head, then stood up: "Here I come, keep your voice down, Brother Ace and the others are still resting..."

He inherited the room of the former elite operator Bai Ge, which was naturally in the elite operator dormitory area. However, as far as elite operators were concerned, it was rare for everyone to gather together, and the most common situation was that his was the only dormitory in this area with creatures.

After opening the door, Ling Dengxian did not let the girl wait any longer, nor did he dare to let her wait any longer. He asked for the only chair in the dormitory, and then pointed to the bathroom: "Let me go wash up first, I just got up."

Sartel didn't say anything, but the fact that she sat down on the chair angrily also showed her attitude.

Ling Dengxian sighed and cleaned up the black blood coughed up from the poisoning in the sink. He was too sleepy in the early morning, so he left it to deal with in the morning.

The situation in Provence has developed in a direction that no one expected. The current situation is that people are no longer persecuting themselves, but are turning against him.

With Bai Yan around, ordinary toxins are actually not a big threat to him, but the problem is that her mentality is changing in a dangerous direction.

Ling Dengxian still remembered that Provence made breakfast for him with a warm smile early in the morning on the second day after he returned to the island. He had already eaten, but he didn't want to let her kindness go to waste so he added more food. Then half an hour later, he had tinnitus and blindness and was sent directly to the medical department.

Fortunately, he recovered before Javier arrived at lightning speed - of course, it was not because he had an immune system, but because of Bai Yan.

The result looked good, but anyone could see that it was bizarre. Naturally, it could not convince any responsible doctor, and Kal'tsit was no exception. However, after seeing Bai Ge and Gavial jumping up and down and playing chase in the ward, she was convinced that at least in terms of the result, he had indeed recovered.

But out of concern and curiosity, she still asked Bai Ge to undergo a comprehensive physical examination, but the results were normal, and the immune system was functioning normally and had not collapsed.

"Come for regular checkups. Perhaps the healing provided by your 'Originium Technique' is not what we understand as healing." After coming to this conclusion, Kal'tsit went to talk to the poisoner.

The result was twisted. Provence chose to act in secret. He chose to endure it to see if the effects of the curse would be weakened. Regular examinations would always reveal changes in his physical condition.

"I'm not going to just accept it. If there's room for error, I'd like to find a way to break this 'curse'."

"Stupidly, even if sadism can alleviate the effects, there is no moral reason to support this approach as a solution in itself."

“My support is enough.”

"...Bai Ge, since there are people you care about, you should also consider their feelings."

“…I will try to find a balance.”

This statement is empty talk because he doesn't know the method at all.

After forcibly evading Kal'tsit, his abnormal relationship with Provence continued. Fortunately, there were not many people around when the incident happened, and at Ling Dengxian's request, the news was controlled. Texas, Bagpipe and others didn't know about it for the time being.

When he came back to his senses, Ling Dengxian had already washed up. He wiped his face and the face of the little dragon that was perched on his neck with a towel, and turned back to say, "Sarter, I'm going to the medical department to get the report later. Do you want to come with me?"

There was the sound of a knife handle hitting the ground, representing someone's unhappy agreement.

The communication terminal rang, Ling Dengxian looked down and couldn't help but sigh.

Rhode Island Medical Department.

"Will Operator White Dove come today?" The Sarkaz girl in a cotton hat held up her staff and glanced at the medicine bowl on the bedside.

"Yes, Liz, but even if he comes, you still have to take medicine." Lin Guang revealed someone's thoughts. Ever since Bai Ge came to the medical department by accident and met Nightingale once, she would greet her every time she came. She became familiar with her because Bai Ge came back from Longmen earlier than her. It seemed that they had a lot of interactions when she was not around. However...what happened to her that Kal'tsit was hoisted onto the bridge because of this? !

Bai Ge didn't tell him. When Lin Guang asked Nightingale, Nightingale just obediently crossed her index fingers in front of her lips and made an "x" and said it was a harmless little secret.

However, Shining seemed to know about it, but she did not take the initiative to tell Lin Guang, probably because Nightingale asked her to do so. Lin Guang was a little confused about it for a day, but did not ask any more questions.

"No, every time I take this medicine I can't eat lunch." Nightingale turned her face away, "I'm hungry."

"You don't have to take it every day. It's better to endure the regular treatment." Lin Guang also knew that Nightingale was very resistant to the medicine in this course of treatment. "Liz, I will accompany you. We will have dinner together then."

"...Lin Guang, I heard from Operator Furong that you have physical training today." Nightingale shook her head, "Don't be willful."

“…You also know that you are being willful…” Lin Guang held his forehead with his hand.

"Because I have no training and no mission today." Nightingale was a little proud.

"Then why don't you take your medicine?"

Nightingale said "eh", thought for a moment, and said, "Because... if there is no training and no mission, isn't it just a holiday? During the holiday, you have to rest well, and when you rest, you have to eat and drink well."

"..."

Lin Guang was silent for a while, then took a deep breath: "Liz, who told you this?"

"White dove." Nightingale said decisively.

"Huh? You want to call me for something?" Ling Dengxian happened to be leading Sultel to the medical department and responded.

"White Dove," Lin Guang stuffed the medicine bowl on the bedside table into his hands and said with a dark face, "Take responsibility and make sure Nightingale takes today's medicine."

A question mark popped up in Ling Dengxian's head. He looked at Nightingale on the hospital bed, then at Lin Guang's expression. Several possibilities flashed through his mind. Finally, he gave a dry laugh and nodded.