Looking at Collei, who had her eyes tightly shut, tears streaming down her face as she clutched his hand, Amber was so anxious she was about to cry.
"Xing, what's wrong with this child?"
"Let's quickly take her to the Church to find a priest to heal her!"
Xing bent down to examine Collei with a solemn expression, one of seriousness and reliability never before shown on her face.
"Wait a moment, let me check. She might have a relapse of internal injuries. Moving her carelessly might worsen her condition."
The calmness and rationality Xing displayed at this moment gave the panicked Amber a sense of reassurance, so Amber chose to trust Xing's judgment.
As Xing conducted her examination, her heart gradually sank.
The scars left on Collei's body from the experiments were shocking to behold.
The withering sickness and the demon god remnant inside Collei were contending with each other, forming a delicate balance that barely kept her alive.
However, Collei's body was already extremely fragile from traveling long distances to evade the Fatui's pursuit. Furthermore, she had just exerted all her strength to activate the demon god remnant within her. This act of burning her own health as fuel had pushed her body to the brink of collapse.
If she didn't receive timely treatment, Collei's situation... sigh!
"Don't worry!"
"I have a way to save her!"
Xing stood up and declared firmly to Amber, "I have a way to save her!" She immediately took out three farm teleport totems from her backpack and thrust one into Amber's hand.
"This is a teleport waypoint. Tear it apart, trust me!"
Looking into Xing's bright eyes, Amber nodded and said:
"I believe you!"
Immediately afterward, three white lights flashed in succession, and the three figures on the wasteland vanished, leaving only the Sunsettia tree swaying in the wind.
At this moment, the balance within Collei's body had been broken. The demon god remnant that was originally suppressing the withering sickness had weakened, and the withering sickness seized the opportunity to counterattack. The two were fighting fiercely inside Collei.
Now, even if the best priest at the Knights of Favonius Church, Barbara, were to intervene, she could not save Collei.
This was because Barbara's Elemental Power could only treat Collei's external injuries; she was powerless against the depletion of life force, the withering sickness, and the demon god remnant within Collei.
To save Collei, one had to first suppress the withering sickness and the demon god remnant, and then replenish Collei's life force. Coincidentally, Xing knew of a place that held the treasure needed to save Collei.
Springvale Farm.
Xing held Collei and shouted, "Help me, Mr. Arkz!!!"
Arkz heard the commotion and walked out of the wooden house, instinctively shouting, "Get away, Little Star!"
Xing immediately became embarrassed and said, "Stop messing around, this is a matter of life and death, come and lend a hand!"
Hearing this, Arkz's expression instantly sobered, and he hurried over, asking, "What happened?"
"Th-This isn't... (Collei)"
"That's right!"
"You sensed that power inside her too, right?!"
"Quickly bring out the water of purity!"
Arkz quickly took out many bottles of water of purity from his pocket. Amber also helped by cooperating to pour the water of purity into the unconscious Collei.
As the water of purity continuously entered her throat, Collei's lower abdomen visibly swelled, but fortunately, the expression on Collei's face gradually became peaceful and relaxed.
"More! Quickly! More!" Xing urged the two while checking Collei's vital signs.
"Stop pouring, I can't drink anymore!"
Collei struggled, pushing away the bottle held near her mouth, and cried out weakly.
Arkz nodded from the side and said, "Yeah, drinking that much water, even if she were a mermaid reborn, she'd drown if you kept pouring it in."
Xing smiled sheepishly, then looked at Collei in her arms with pleasant surprise:
"You're okay!"
"That's great!"
Just as Collei was about to speak, she felt a violent churning in her stomach, feeling the water inside surging upwards. So, she quickly closed her mouth and nodded gently.
At this moment, she wanted to get up from Xing's embrace, but due to her weakness, her limbs were powerless. She could only console herself that this was temporary, and as soon as she recovered, she would immediately leave this place.
Due to physical exhaustion, Collei only regained consciousness for a moment before falling into a deep sleep again.
"How is she?"
"She's asleep."
"Don't worry, this is normal. She just needs to sleep it off."
"However, this child lost too much Elemental Power in her body. To fully recover, she will probably need to recuperate here on the farm for a while."
"This..."
Amber looked at Collei's tightly furrowed brow even in her sleep and fell silent.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Arkz, Xing and I will do our best to persuade this child to stay and recuperate."
"How much are the treatment fees and subsequent recuperation costs? I still have some savings. If it's not enough, I can ask my colleagues in the Knights of Favonius to borrow some."
Being able to save the near-dead Collei, in Amber's view, Arkz's medical skills were extremely reliable.
So, no matter how much Mora it cost, Amber was prepared to accept it.
If she could save a life that was about to vanish before her eyes, Amber would agree without hesitation, even if it meant spending all her savings.
Looking at Amber, Arkz pondered for a moment before speaking:
"Treatment fees?"
"I recall Miss Amber, you are an Outrider of the Knights of Favonius, and your usual job is patrolling the wilds of Mondstadt, correct?"
Amber nervously nodded, "That's right."
Arkz smiled slightly, "Miss Amber, there's no need to be nervous. You are Xing's friend, and I also have many friends in the Knights. I won't make things difficult for you."
"My farm needs some high-quality plants from the wilds of Mondstadt, so I hope Miss Amber can keep an eye out while you are patrolling."
"The plants I need are: windwheel aster, dandelion..."
Upon hearing this, Amber first breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately fumbled in her pocket and pulled out a small notebook upon hearing Arkz's request.
"windwheel aster, dandelion, Valberry, Wolfhook, Cecilia, and Mushroom."
"Mr. Arkz, I remembered correctly, right?"
Arkz smiled, "That's right, those six types of plants."
Amber carefully checked the list before carefully putting away the small notebook, then revealed her usual enthusiastic, cheerful smile full of infectious warmth and approachability.
"Mr. Arkz, please rest assured, it's all on me, Outrider Amber."
"You don't need to push yourself so hard. I'm not urgently in need of these six types of plants. Just look for them slowly."
"Besides, Xing will also help look for them."
Hearing Arkz mention her, Xing, who had been staring blankly at Collei's small face, snapped back to attention.
Seeing both of them looking at her, Xing didn't care what the two had been discussing and nodded vigorously:
"Yep, yep, that's right, that's right."
"I am the galaxy bat hero. Helping people is my hobby. If you insist on repaying me, I won't refuse either."
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