Chapter 173, exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City, describes how a medical cabin treats injuries.
"So much stuff! I see a cabbage! It's huge!"
"Is this the same as what Yunlu Village brought out a few days ago? Was it also given by Yunlu Village?"
"General, how did you just do that? How could you produce so many things with a wave of your hand?"
"Could it be that the general has also gained the favor of the gods and learned immortal arts?"
Faced with a barrage of questions from the disaster victims, Huo Tiankuo succinctly replied, "It's not magic. The supplies were indeed provided by Yunlu Village. Don't rush to ask questions, everyone. First, line up and collect your share of the supplies."
As soon as the supplies were mentioned, the excited disaster victims rushed over to line up without asking any questions.
Huo Tiankuo called over a dozen members of the Huo family army to help distribute supplies.
This time, the main items being distributed are nutrients, salt, sugar, cabbage, radishes, heat packs, bio-clothes, charcoal, and other necessities. Half a month's worth will be distributed initially.
He was only given frostbite ointment; the rest of the medicine was kept by him.
Each elderly, weak, woman, and child receives one portion of all supplies; each able-bodied person receives 1.5 portions; and the Huo family army receives two portions.
It wasn't that Huo Tiankuo favored the Huo family army; the latter needed to hunt and protect disaster victims, so they definitely needed to eat more to maintain their condition.
Fruits were also distributed, including both common and mutated fruits.
The former yields more, with each person receiving several, while the mutated fruit is given to each person, with the same share for men, women, young, and old.
The disaster victims never expected to have fresh fruit to eat in winter. The aroma of fruit mixed with the smell of ice and snow wafted over, and many of the victims looked dazed.
At this point, Huo Tiankuo explained the uses of the heat packs, bio-clothes, and nutrients to the disaster victims. Some people put on the clothes or put the heat packs on their bodies with some suspicion, and soon they showed their shock.
"It's actually not cold anymore!"
"My body feels so warm after putting on the heat packs! It's so cozy!"
Some disaster victims even opened a vial of nutritional supplements and tentatively ate about half of it.
The original flavor of the nutritional supplement doesn't taste like anything, so it's hard to say whether it's delicious or not, but it makes you feel full very quickly.
The disaster victims stared wide-eyed, rubbing their bellies and exclaiming, "We're really full!!!"
"I'm not hungry anymore after just two bites, that's amazing!"
The general said that the food allocated was only for half a month, which surprised them. How could just some salt, sugar, and fruit last for half a month?
It turns out the real bulk of the cost was actually these few tiny nutritional supplements!
When the disaster victims remembered that General Huo said these were all given by Yunlu Village, their excitement was mixed with a hint of doubt.
Someone asked the crucial question, "General, with so many supplies, Yunlu Village can't possibly give them to us for free, can they?"
Yunlu Village already provided a lot of supplies a few days ago, is it really possible they'll continue to give them away for free this time? That seems unlikely.
After hearing this, the others calmed down and also felt that it was not quite reasonable.
Most likely, the general paid a price without their knowledge.
But apart from their worn-out armor and dull weapons, Huo's army had very little wealth, so what could they possibly offer in return?
Even though some people who tend to overthink things think the possibility is slim, they can't help but wonder if General Huo has betrayed them.
Huo Tiankuo said, "The supplies can't be given away for free. I borrowed them from Brother Lu in Yunlu Village, who can summon giant vines."
The disaster victims looked at each other, bewildered. Borrow? With what could they borrow?
Huo Tiankuo said, "We will use all of our labor to help Brother Lu work and farm in exchange for survival supplies."
The disaster victims were in uproar.
As long as they are provided with food and other supplies to survive, they are certainly not afraid to work.
But what about farming in the snowy winter?
"In this cold weather, the seeds won't grow at all, right?"
"Besides, the ground is frozen solid, it's impossible to turn it over, how can we plant anything?"
Huo Tiankuo said, "Of course you can't grow crops directly under the ice and snow. In Yunlu Village, greenhouses have been built in the fields. The greenhouses are warm as spring, and they also use some treasures given by the gods to help the crops grow very well."
He recounted some of his observations and experiences in Yunlu Village.
The disaster victims were nearly speechless with astonishment.
A yield of over 1,000 jin of grain per mu?
It will be ripe in just over a month?
Mushroom houses producing tens of thousands of kilograms a month, fruits growing in abundance... Are you sure this isn't a description of the celestial realm?
The disaster victims were shocked and skeptical, yet they couldn't help but yearn for it, wishing they could see for themselves if such a magical place really existed.
Huo Tiankuo said, "Brother Lu promised to build a thousand acres of greenhouses for us too. We don't need to go to Yunlu Village. We can have these in the near future."
“The cost of building a greenhouse is extremely high, and the large amount of supplies I acquired this time are also quite expensive. Therefore, we have to give half of the first batch of grain we planted and half of the second batch to Yunlu Village to pay off our debts. However, half of the second batch is ours, and the same applies to the rest.”
In this way, the disaster victims were not clear about what "half" meant.
General Huo simply gave the specific figures.
The disaster victims were completely dumbfounded.
More than 700,000 jin!
My goodness, this is an astronomical figure!
Before the disaster, the families of the victims present owned no more than a dozen mu of land, with an average yield of 300 jin per mu. Even without paying taxes, they could only grow a few thousand jin of grain a year.
Now, they actually want to grow more than 700,000 jin in just over a month?
The eyes of the disaster victims were filled with shock, disbelief, and disorientation.
They didn't dare to imagine that all the grain they grew would be distributed to them; they assumed that the hardworking Huo family army would get the lion's share.
But according to the pre-disaster tax standards, surely we can keep half?
More than 300,000 jin of grain were distributed among more than 2,000 people, with each person receiving at least 140 to 150 jin of grain on average.
A maturation period of more than a month seems unrealistic, so let's calculate it as double.
Even if they harvest this much grain over three months, it would be enough to keep them from starving to death.
The disaster victims felt a surge of hope as they thought they would soon be able to completely escape the shadow of famine.
At this moment, someone asked worriedly, "Can we just cultivate wasteland as we please? Won't we be punished by the authorities?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the crowd, which had just begun to stir, quieted down.
Yeah, if the higher-ups find out about reclaiming land and taking up property without permission, they'll definitely hold you accountable.
Huo Tiankuo's expression was solemn as he said in a loud voice, "The most important thing now is to survive. If there are any problems in the future, I, Huo, will take full responsibility. There is no need for you to worry."
However, once the situation stabilized, the fields and greenhouses were handed over.
Having obtained such a large tract of highly productive land without paying any price, it's likely that the authorities won't make things too difficult for ordinary people.
The disaster victims were finally relieved and began to feel genuinely happy.
While helping to set up tents, people had a lively discussion about farming, and some even surrounded elderly people and children wearing biosuits, asking them about their experience wearing them.
Previously, the disaster victims lived in the original military tents of the Huo family army. They were not well insulated and there were not enough of them. Everyone lived together in cramped conditions, with snoring, teeth grinding, and body odor... The living conditions were terrible.
With the addition of a hundred new tents, everyone's accommodations were rearranged according to gender and family, finally allowing the disaster victims to live more comfortably.
Even after finding their new tents, the disaster victims remained in high spirits.
"I asked the soldiers who went with the general, and I heard that the young man from Yunlu Village will not only come to help build the heated house tomorrow, but will also build a kang (heated brick bed) for us in the tent."
"The earthen kang (heated brick bed) in the north? I heard it's very warm in winter."
"But it will also consume a lot of fuel, right?"
"What are you afraid of? General Huo has provided us with such good conditions. Can't we even gather some firewood?"
“That makes sense! As long as we don’t freeze, gathering some firewood is nothing.”
The disaster victims chatted and ate their dinner.
The staple food was the newly arrived nutritional supplement. It didn't taste as good as rice porridge, but after a few bites and some meat soup cooked by Huo Jiajun, everyone was full.
Some people with small appetites even ate too much.
After meals, they could enjoy a piece of fruit or candy, and their living standards seemed to have suddenly improved from abject poverty to a comfortable life. The weathered faces of the disaster victims showed expressions of extreme happiness.
"This candy is so sweet!"
"The fruit is delicious too. I've never eaten such sweet fruit in all my years of life."
Huo Tiankuo specifically told the disaster victims that eating the mutated fruit could strengthen their bodies and reduce illness. Although no one said it, everyone was guessing that the so-called mutated fruit might actually be a fairy fruit.
Based on this speculation, the disaster victims, who were already reluctant to eat too quickly, held the fruit in their mouths for a long time, reluctant to swallow it, until they could no longer taste the sweetness before finally swallowing it whole with reluctance.
Even as I lay down, I kept savoring the lingering sweetness in my mouth.
·
After Huo Jiajun left, the village chief and others did not rush to leave the Lu family.
Including Ge Yuan, who came to the Lu family again after seeing the people off, Wei's father, Wei Xiang and Jiang Fan were also summoned.
When the three members of the Wei family arrived, they didn't quite understand what was going on.
It wasn't until Li Tie happily told them, "It's good news. Lu Xuan said he has a way to cure Lao Wei's leg," that they understood.
Wei Xiang's spirits lifted, and she looked at Lu Xuan excitedly, "My father's leg can be cured!?"
A thought flashed through Jiang Fan's mind: "Is it a healing ability?"
Wei Xiang suddenly realized.
That's right! How could she not have thought of that!
Mei Cheng's ability level is too low; she can only heal a few people with minor injuries. But Lu Xuan is very powerful; he might actually be able to heal them.
Even Old Man Wei, who had been lame for many years and was no longer bothered by it, was so excited that he started shaking.
Lu Xuan shook his head. "Healing abilities might indeed be able to cure it, but the cure I'm talking about isn't using abilities, it's a medical pod."
He led everyone to a room specifically for storing medical pods, and pointed to the pods placed in a corner of the room to explain their purpose.
Limb regeneration, organ repair, and the ability to cure any terminal illness...
The Wei family members and Old Master Ge Yuanzhang, among others, were dumbfounded.
"This...is that amazing?"
"They can even restore missing arms and legs!?"
"With a treasure like this, wouldn't it be hard to die even if you wanted to?!"
Ge Yuan touched his face, as if he understood something.
However, the first person to be treated is Old Man Wei.
Lu Xuan asked Wei Xiang to leave first, then gestured for Old Man Wei to take off his clothes and lie down in the medical pod. He closed the pod door, changed the parameters of the glass window facing down to invisible, and then called Wei Xiang back.
After the medical pod was activated, it automatically performed a comprehensive physical examination on Old Man Wei. A moment later, the examination results, treatment plan, and the names and dosages of the required medications appeared on the control panel.
Lu Xuan found the corresponding medicine in the store, poured in the medical pod-specific medical solution, and clicked to start treatment.
Those outside quickly noticed a large amount of pale blue liquid inside the cabin, which rapidly began to engulf the panicked Old Man Wei.
Wei Xiang panicked, "Lu Xuan, what happened? My father has drowned! He can't swim!"
Li Tie and Ge Yuan were also startled, thinking something had gone wrong.
Lu Xuan said, "Don't worry, the medical solution won't affect his breathing, and it can also disinfect, anesthetize, and relieve pain."
Lu Xuan did not activate the soundproofing function of the medical pod. Old Man Wei heard his words and his panicked expression barely calmed down. He only completely relaxed after his entire face was submerged but he did not feel suffocated.
Those outside breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
Li Tie asked curiously, "Can your leg really be healed just by lying in there like this?"
Lu Xuan said, "A special medicine is mixed into the medical solution, which will be used for targeted penetration therapy."
He glanced at the time: "The treatment will take fifteen minutes, and you'll be cured in no time."
Fifteen minutes isn't a long time, but for Wei Xiang and his wife, who were feeling nervous, it felt like an eternity.
Finally, the time came, and Wei Xiang once again made it convenient for her father to take a shower and get dressed.
When Old Man Wei reappeared before everyone, his leg, which had been lame for many years, had indeed fully recovered.
Watching Old Man Wei walk briskly back and forth in the room with his head held high, Wei Xiang's eyes instantly reddened.
Old Man Wei himself, with tears in his eyes, kept thanking Lu Xuan.
Li Tie said with relief, "Good, good, good. Now that Lao Wei's legs are no longer missing, he can do the housework, and Wei Xiang can relax a bit."
Old Man Wei nodded vigorously, looking at Wei Xiang with some guilt, "My daughter has suffered these past years. Now that your father is here, you won't have to work so hard on your own anymore."
He was clearly the pillar of the family, but because of an accident, he became lame, and the burden of supporting the family fell on Wei Xiang's shoulders.
Thinking of Wei Xiang's hard work over the years, Old Man Wei felt extremely distressed.
Wei Xiang shook her head and said, "Dad, what are you saying? We are family. Why are you talking about whether it's hard or not?"
She genuinely didn't find it hard at all.
Her father never looked down on her because she was just a girl, and her husband, whom she married into the family, treated her well. Now that her father's leg was healed, she felt only gratitude and joy.
After the Wei family calmed down, Li Tie urged Ge Yuan, "You should also go in and lie down to heal the injuries on your face."
Ge Yuan was unusually awkward, and said with a stiff face, "My scar doesn't affect my life, so I don't need to treat it."
Li Tie sneered, "How can it not affect things? You haven't been able to get married yet because of that scar on your face; it looks scary. Get it healed quickly so you can get married, have a wife and kids, and a warm bed. Do you want to live alone forever?"
Grandpa Zhang patted Ge Yuan hard on the back. "People outside can't get treatment when they're sick or in pain. What are you being so dramatic about? Go inside and stop dawdling."
Ge Yuan wasn't really unwilling to be treated, but he reluctantly lay down inside and became the second user of the medical pod.
Ge Yuan's treatment process was much shorter than Old Man Wei's. After changing the corresponding medicine, it only took about ten minutes for the scar that almost ran through half of his face to be visibly repaired.
As Ge Yuan gradually regained his original appearance, the expressions of the people waiting outside became increasingly strange.
When Ge Yuan stood before everyone with his imposing physique and flawless, fair face, everyone was stunned.
A moment later.
"puff--"
"Ha ha ha ha--"
As the first sound of breaking the spell rang out, several bursts of laughter echoed from the room.
Ge Yuan's expression was quite interesting when he saw his new look in the mirror. He said somewhat angrily, "I told you I wasn't going to get treatment."
Lu Xuan didn't use a treatment device or a special scar removal cream to treat Ge Yuan before because Ge Yuan's injury was too deep, and neither of these methods could achieve perfect repair.
The medical pod, however, did not have these problems; in fact, it was repaired too perfectly.
Not only did the scars disappear, but my entire body's skin became smooth and delicate, as if I had undergone a deep beauty treatment, and even my pores were no longer visible.
Like a gigolo, how can he go out and face people?
The viewers in the live stream burst into laughter as well.
Wow, that tough guy turned into a pretty boy in an instant! Absolutely amazing, hahaha!
[It's like she got a new head, she looks like a muscular Barbie doll, lol.]
[So many people want this kind of fair and smooth skin but don't have it, and Ge Yuan is still complaining about it. He really doesn't know how to cherish it!]
[Exactly! Didn't you see how bright Wei Xiang and Lu Qing's eyes were?]
Lu Xuan hadn't expected the medical capsule's repair fluid to be so effective, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.
Li Tie laughed until tears streamed down his face, bending over and patting Ge Yuan's shoulder with difficulty to comfort him: "Go out more, do more work, get some sun, and your skin will definitely get rougher again soon, pfft."
Ge Yuan: "..."
It took everyone a while to calm down after laughing for a while.
Although Ge Yuan had mixed feelings about the treatment, the scars were gone, and overall he felt relatively relaxed.
Treatment in the medical pod is not free; neither the energy consumption nor the medications used are cheap.
Old Man Wei spent 100 jin of mutated grain to cure his leg, while Ge Yuan spent 50 jin.
After paying the bill, the group admired the powerful medical pod for a while before leaving the Lu family home.
After everyone had left, Lu Qing couldn't wait to ask Lu Xuan if she could go in and lie down too, so she could become even prettier.
Lu Xuan said, "Sure, if it's just for beauty purposes, there are special beauty serums. I'll get you some, and you can use them as you see fit."
Lu Qing smiled with satisfaction, then said, "Other women in the village will definitely come after seeing Uncle Ge's condition. Could we let them use the medical pod as well?"
Lu Xuan said, "I'll give you some more beauty serum; you can use it as you see fit."
It's not appropriate for him to be present when the women are using the medical pod.
Lu Qing nodded understandingly, "Okay, leave it to me."
·
Huo Family Army Camp.
Lu Xuan and Huo Tiankuo walked into a large tent together; the tent had already been emptied of people.
With a tap of his foot, two rows of flat earthen beds instantly appeared on either side of the empty tent.
Previously, the earthen kang (heated brick bed) in the wounded soldiers' camp was a solid kang that could insulate against ice and snow. This time, Lu Xuan built an earthen kang with heating channels, similar to those in Northeast China.
The earth-based ability was mixed with some water-based abilities to ensure sturdiness, and the smoke vent was located at the back of the tent.
Because the tent was large and the earthen bed was also large, five stoves were left on both sides.
Lu Xuan conjured ten fireballs and threw them one by one into the stove. In just a short while, the chilly tent became warmer and warmer.
Huo Tiankuo reached out and touched the earthen bed; it was even a little hot to the touch.
Lu Xuan's miraculous skills almost completely dispelled his doubts about immortals and magic.
If this isn't considered a magical technique, then there probably isn't any real magical technique in the world.
After confirming that the kang (heated brick bed) was of good quality, Lu Xuan continued to the next tent.
They hadn't gone far when they heard cheers from the first tent.
Afterwards, Lu Xuan used the same method to add earthen beds to all the tents.
With these earthen beds, as long as the disaster victims work hard to collect more firewood, even those without bio-clothing don't have to worry about freezing to death while sleeping.
Of course, Lu Xuan wasn't one to work for free; he charged Huo Tiankuo ten jin of processing fee for each tent he set up on the earthen bed.
After all one hundred tents were set up, Huo Tiankuo's debt increased by another thousand jin.
Huo Tiankuo didn't care.
We already owe more than 2 million jin, so why would we need another 1,000 jin?
After working for an hour, the earthen kang (heated brick bed) was all built, and now it was time to build the heated room.
The ground on the mountain was not flat and there were many trees, so it was not suitable for building a greenhouse. The field was located in the wilderness at the foot of the mountain.
There's no problem opening up as much land as you want on this endless plain.
After Lu Xuan brought out the materials for the greenhouse, the disaster victims, who had eaten and drunk their fill, busily got to work.
The 1,000 acres of land were planned to be divided into 1,000 individual greenhouses.
With a population count in place, it didn't take long for the first batch of greenhouses, covering 100 acres, to spring up on the empty wasteland.
After spending some time shoveling away the snow that had piled up to half a meter inside, Lu Xuan placed the dozens of air conditioners he had bought in advance around the greenhouse, added energy stones, and started them up.
Soon the temperature inside the greenhouse reached a level that was more comfortable than the tent, even a bit hot.
The land has been frozen for more than half a month. Setting the air conditioner to a higher temperature can speed up the thawing process.
Even at the fastest speed, it will probably take two or three days.
During this period, Huo Jiajun can do other preliminary preparations.
The subsequent steps are basically the same as before.
As greenhouses were built one after another, Lu Xuan was only responsible for installing the matching air conditioners.
Although the plant protection machine, nutrient solution, and herbicide haven't been taken out yet, Lu Xuan has already purchased the required quantities.
After such a large expenditure, his points balance shrank by two-thirds, leaving him with only 70 million.
He had spent 100 million in the previous six months, but this time he spent 100 million in a single day, which made even Lu Xuan's heart tremble.
However, thinking about how he could earn back 500 million yuan in just over two months after spending 100 million yuan today, Lu Xuan's heart regained its calm.
The point you earn is meant to be spent, right? A five-fold profit isn't bad, so there's nothing to be upset about.
Because he needed to guide the planting later, Lu Xuan stayed on Huo's territory for two days while waiting for the frozen soil to thaw.
During the day, I would go hunting with them, and at night I would draw blind boxes and give away prizes to the audience.
Three days later, the soil inside the greenhouse had thawed to a point where it could be cultivated.
Lu Xuan, Huo Jiajun, and many other enthusiastic disaster victims returned to the greenhouse.
With a casual wave of his hand, a large number of entrenching shovels fell to the ground with a clang.
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