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[Heal the mystical beast under the alchemist’s protection. Time remaining: 96 hours 21 minutes.]
When I opened the door, I spotted Cho-Yeon preparing some food in front of the cabin. Actually, calling it food felt like a bit of a stretch. Feed seemed to be a more accurate description.
The skinned carcass of some unknown animal lay atop a wooden table. With a faint grimace and half-closed eyes, Cho-Yeon sliced through the raw flesh. Judging by the round pills arranged in a bowl beside her, she intended to mix in some kind of medication.
As I approached, I made sure to make audible footsteps, and she turned her head.
Still appearing half-asleep, she let out a wide yawn, “Yaaawn… Good morning.”
“Good morning. Is that feed for the mystical beast?”
“Yes.”
“And those herbs?”
“Oh, they’re the ones you brought yesterday. I tried combining the medicinal compounds extracted from the creature’s blood with them. It seems to have had some minor effect.”
“Really?” I asked, my voice lifting from interest.
She quickly added more context, “It’s not anything important. It helps stabilize it a little, possibly boosting its immune response. I mixed in a sedative as well.”
That made sense. It would be unreasonable to expect dramatic results from random herbs picked off the forest floor.
My attention...
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