Chapter 150: Pineapple Sundae

"Take care!"

After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic driver, Yun Mu and Brenna arrived at the Sisilaiya Cafe on Liuli Street.

Their purpose in coming here, besides looking for Edward, was also to check on Lita.

Until everyone parted ways last night, she had shown no signs of waking up.

Brenna had fed her a bottle of No. 6 Holy Water and applied it externally, spreading it evenly over the areas where she had been corroded.

As for the toxins in her body, they had long since been purified by the Legendary Necklace that Yun Mu had placed around her neck.

Even if there were any internal injuries, the bottle of Holy Water she drank later was enough to heal them completely.

Therefore, Lita was likely awake at this moment.

As for why she wasn't sent to a hospital, setting aside whether it was necessary, let's talk about the medical system of the Frost Kingdom.

In this world where supernatural power truly exists.

The existence of the Church, the witchcraft of the ancient ancestors, the large number of Mystic Scholars that emerged later, plus supernatural professions like plague doctors born during the plague,

have led people living on this continent to rarely value what is called medical treatment.

After all, when ordinary people get sick, they can seek out priests of the Church; if it's just a minor ailment, drinking some diluted Holy Water is enough to recover.

And for some difficult and complicated illnesses, as long as you are willing to spend money and have some connections, you can also hire Senior Clergy from the Church to treat you.

Or, seek help from some less reliable Witches or Mystic Scholars.

Why are they called less reliable?

Because Witches and Mystic Scholars are not professions specialized in treating others; whether they can cure an illness depends entirely on luck.

Of course, there are occasionally situations where you aren't actually sick, but are affected by supernatural forces like curses or vengeful spirits.

At such times, Witches and Mystic Scholars enter their familiar territory.

Naturally, they handle it with ease, restoring you to normal in minutes.

But such cases are, after all, in the minority.

Furthermore, no matter the era, there are always charlatans; not daring to use the name of the Church, they naturally disguise themselves as Witches or Mystic Scholars to fool ordinary people.

This has led to Witches and Mystic Scholars having a very poor reputation among the common folk.

Those terrifying treatment plans that involve amputation or bloodletting at the drop of a hat were spread by these very people.

Besides that, there are those who, having seen the actions and procedures of real Mystic Scholars treating others, think they can do it themselves... these things laid the groundwork for the later, infamous Witch Hunt, which I will not go into here.

In short, it wasn't until modern times that scholars began to pay attention to the development of the medical system.

After all, with the increase in population, the scarce Transcendental beings clearly could not meet the growing medical needs of the public.

Coupled with the border conflict between the Frost Kingdom and the Dwarf Empire Ledis about fifty years ago, the large number of casualties on both sides made people even more aware of the importance of a medical system.

But these are all recent events; the history of the construction of the Frostfall City hospital is not even as long as that of the Frostfall City Guard Hall.

As for the doctors inside, their level is just so-so.

With Lita's injuries already handled, there was really no need to go there.

"Huh, the cafe is actually still open for business."

Walking to the front of Sisilaiya Cafe, Yun Mu looked at the sign hanging on the door that read "Open" and said.

"Today isn't any special day, what else would we do if we weren't open?" Edward said as he pushed open the cafe door.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Edward." Brenna greeted immediately. "Good afternoon, Uncle Edward." Yun Mu also greeted at this time.

Ever since the last time, in a moment of urgency, she accidentally called Edward "Uncle," Yun Mu stopped worrying about the form of address.

And Edward, clearly, had no objections to this.

"Good afternoon, two beautiful ladies." Edward reached out to invite them into the cafe.

"How is Lita now?" As soon as she walked into the cafe, Yun Mu asked impatiently.

"She has mostly recovered," Edward replied.

"Look, she has a good appetite now." He pointed toward the corner of the cafe.

Yun Mu looked in the direction of Edward's finger and saw Lita, still wrapped in Bandages, sitting on a sofa in the corner of the cafe, with a sundae filled with ice cream, whipped cream, and fresh sliced pineapple in front of her.

She was currently chewing the pineapple in her mouth fiercely, as if trying to turn grief and indignation into appetite.

Upon seeing Yun Mu and Brenna, she was puzzled for a moment, seemingly trying to figure out who that person wearing a men's suit and sunglasses was.

Then, very quickly, she showed a look of realization and waved, saying: "Miss Yun, and Miss Brenna!"

"You two go ahead, I'll be there in a moment." Seeing this, Edward chuckled and said.

"Mm."

Yun Mu and Brenna nodded, then walked to Lita's side.

They first asked about Lita's injuries, and after receiving a reassuring answer, they began to get to the point.

"Miss Lita, we want to know what happened on your side last night after we crossed the arch bridge." Brenna asked with a serious face.

"Okay." Lita nodded and said: "I told my old man about this when I first woke up."

"It's like this..."

She recounted how she and Elena had been watching Molike and the two Night Walkers from the outside, as well as the series of accidents that followed.

Including the appearance of the scarlet mist, Molike's abnormality, and the flesh chunks he spat out, which killed one Night Walker on the spot and left the other with a Severe Injury.

And how they intervened to stop Molike, followed by the appearance of the Scarlet Messenger Natavia.

As well as Elena using shadows to send her away, but soon after, a huge Bloodline Living Corpse chased after her from behind and blocked her path, and the two sides engaged in battle... "I slashed its neck with my sword at the time, and just when I thought it should be over, the monster's body, just like the flesh chunks Molike spat out earlier, instantly collapsed and disintegrated, splashing a large amount of corrosive liquid and rotten flesh."

"I only felt intense pain all over my body at the time, and a feeling of numbness spreading throughout my body, and then, I felt hotter and hotter, and my consciousness quickly dissipated..."

"Stupid daughter, how many times have I told you to be vigilant and not let your guard down."

"Even the rookie sailors on the Sunset wouldn't fall for a creature that Self-Destructs before dying!" Edward said as he walked over carrying a tray.

He placed two Pineapple Sundaes, identical to the one in front of Lita, on the table, and after pouring himself a glass of iced rum, he sat down and said: "Sorry, the only fresh fruit left in the fridge is pineapple, I hope it's to your liking."

PS: A grand Witch Hunt once occurred on the continent.

At the time, the targets to be hunted were actually only Black Witches.

But due to the inconvenience of information transmission in ancient times, as well as the fear and dissatisfaction of the common people toward Witches and Mystic Scholars.

A large number of innocent victims were cruelly killed.

"In the absence of any Transcendental participation, ignorant villagers tied innocent people to the rack, shouting the names of deities while meting out punishment."

——Excerpted from "Witch Hunt"

(End of this chapter)