Chapter 25
As the sky darkened, the fifth day of fighting ended.
The frontline soldiers returned to their respective positions in an orderly manner and stationed outside the medical team.
The B-level medic who had a broken leg but still insisted on going to the front line also came back. He had already fallen into a coma due to mental exhaustion. Although the two A-level soldiers responsible for protecting him suffered some injuries, fortunately they were not in danger of life.
It was not known whether it was a coincidence or intentional, but the medical team leader had the two injured A-level soldiers sent to Gu Fan.
The two men didn't know that Gu Fan had once refused to go to the front line. They looked at Gu Fan with clear eyes and smiles, full of gratitude.
In fact, it's not just them. All the soldiers treat medical staff with such enthusiasm and trust, as if they are partners who can entrust their lives to each other.
Gu Fan treated them with a smile.
The spiritual power that was constantly replenished by the spirit stones was exhausted again.
Gu Fan ate her lunch perfunctorily and returned to her tent.
Before practicing, Gu Fan calculated that because the injuries of the wounded today were quite serious, she had actually consumed six wood spirit stones intermittently.
Low-grade spirit stones are the simplest circulating currency in the cultivation continent, but on Earth, they are treasures that are becoming increasingly scarce.
According to the information she obtained, the spiritual energy on the earth was thin before the great radiation, so there were no spiritual stones or other high-level treasures on the earth. It was not until after the great radiation that the earth underwent tremendous changes, the spiritual energy revived, and strong people appeared in both humans and beasts. It was just that the time was short, and spiritual stones and high-level treasures needed longer time to nurture.
Gu Fan admitted that she did not have the righteousness and courage to sacrifice herself to protect others.
But she admired these soldiers, and what she did for them far exceeded the conditions she had discussed with Lu Ya.
However, just because she did not go to the front line, some people looked at her differently.
Gu Fan thought she could ignore it, thought she didn't need to care about those strangers, but those pairs of eyes, those whispered discussions, still lingered in her mind, unable to be shaken off.
"If you have a way, it's best to wake her up first."
"Gu Fan, the front line is in urgent need. Can you take over first?"
"We will keep you safe. You don't have to do anything except heal your wounds."
“I’ll go!”
"Mercenaries are mercenaries. How can we rely on them at critical moments?"
"I liked her originally, but I didn't expect her to be this kind of person, ah."
“…”
The voices grew louder and faster, like a whirlpool swirling around her ears. Finally, like thunder, Lu Ya's cold rebuke rang out: "The current stability of the base is the result of countless lives. What qualifications do you have to enjoy the sacrifices of others?"
What are your qualifications, what are your qualifications.
Gu Fan couldn't help but reflect on herself and wonder what qualifications she had.
The past hundred years reappeared bit by bit, and Gu Fan tried to find a qualification for himself in it.
Initially, she was just a little girl treated as a maid by her parents. It was the low-level five spiritual roots in her body that helped her escape the mundane world and entered the immortal gate. It was she herself who gave her the qualification to enter the immortal gate.
There are tens of thousands of outer sect disciples. She diligently practices and devotes herself to learning alchemy. It is her own efforts that have given her the qualifications to gain a foothold in the outer sect.
She was chased by a high-level monster, traveled to Earth, and met mercenaries with ulterior motives. It was she herself who gave her the qualifications to reach the base alive.
The base was open to humans, and she earned enough merit points by selling medicine. She did not take advantage of anyone, and it was she herself who gave herself the right to live in the base.
She didn't ask anyone to sacrifice or take risks for her, so no one could force her to do anything she didn't want to do.
From the beginning to the end, she just worked hard to live her life, never hurting others for her own benefit, never doing any great good deeds, but also never doing evil.
What qualifications does she have? She only has the qualifications for her life.
The vortex in her mind disappeared, and her frown relaxed. Gu Fan could no longer see anyone or hear any noise. She only felt a surge of spiritual energy converging towards her from all directions, and she absorbed and practiced it selflessly.
Not far from her tent, Lu Ya and the medical team leader walked out one after another.
There were deaths in all four battlefields today. Among them, the northwest battlefield suffered a death toll of 123 due to the most difficult to deal with swarm of poisonous spiders. Most of them were B-level and C-level mutants who were ambushed by the spider swarm. They died because the poison took effect quickly and there was no time to inject the antidote.
"Young Marshal, Gu Fan clearly has the ability to heal quickly, but she's unwilling to go to the front lines. It's really disappointing. If she's willing to go, even if she's only in charge of the C-rank team, it can reduce some casualties."
Looking at Gu Fan's tent, the medical team leader was still dissatisfied.
Lu Ya paused, looked at the medical captain and asked, "Are you saying that Gu Fan should be held responsible for some of the casualties on the Northwest battlefield?"
The medical captain's expression changed slightly.
Lu Ya: "Gu Fan is a talent I've chosen. She has weak attack power but strong healing ability. I arranged for her to accompany the army, and her performance has exceeded my expectations. If she hadn't come, today's casualties would still be unavoidable. You shouldn't blame Gu Fan."
The medical captain lowered his head and said, "You're right. I was wrong. I will publicly apologize to her tomorrow."
Lu Ya: "Well, go and have a rest."
The medical captain saluted and turned away.
Lu Ya hid in the shadow of a tree, his slender body leaning against the trunk, his eyes following the golden elements flowing happily in the air, and fell on Gu Fan's tent.
The gold element she mobilized tonight was stronger than any he had felt before.
The gold element rushed all night, and by the next morning, there was still no sign of stopping.
Lu Ya is about to leave. He has his mission. There may be S-level monsters in other urban areas adjacent to An City, and there is a risk of them coming to join in the fun at any time. Lu Ya's responsibilities are to guard the temporary protective shield equipment and prevent S-level monsters from breaking in to avoid causing heavy casualties.
Lu Ya called over a Grade A Earth-type soldier named Zhou Cheng from the Northwest Medical Team's defense forces and gave him a military order: "Gu Fan is resting. You stay here. Unless Gu Fan comes out on her own, no one is allowed to disturb her in any way."
"Don't worry, Marshal. I promise to complete the task."
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When the spiritual energy in the dantian was so full that it could no longer accommodate a trace of external energy, Gu Fan woke up.
She examined her dantian in surprise.
Before she entered into meditation, she was still at the seventh level of the Qi Refining Stage, but now she had reached the ninth level. She only needed to cultivate the ninth level to perfection to be able to achieve the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Don't underestimate this breakthrough, as it's just two levels. Remember, every stage of cultivation, from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and even Nascent Soul, is divided into nine smaller stages, each requiring increasingly longer periods of practice. Take Gu Fan, for example. Under normal circumstances, the time it took her to break through from the seventh to the ninth level of Qi Refining would have been longer than the total time it took from the first to the seventh level.
Now, she only used it for a month.
Gu Fan knew that she had experienced the legendary epiphany.
Cultivators cultivate both spiritual energy and the mind. While spiritual energy is accumulated over time or nurtured by natural resources, cultivating the mind offers no shortcuts; it relies solely on profound enlightenment. Without enlightenment, advancement in cultivation relies solely on aptitude and talent. With a lucky, spiritual enlightenment, one's cultivation progresses by leaps and bounds.
Gu Fan's sudden enlightenment, in the mainland of cultivation, should be considered as a small enlightenment, so it only increased his cultivation level by two levels in the Qi Refining Period.
But for Gu Fan, the gain from this sudden enlightenment was like taking a tonic pill, which saved her decades or even hundreds of years.
As the joy slowly subsided, Gu Fan cast a dust-removal spell on himself and then stood up.
Looking at the sky, it was just getting light outside, which was just enough time for her to treat the wounded.
However, as soon as Gu Fan came out, he saw a burly male soldier in a neat uniform standing outside the tent.
Gu Fan asked doubtfully, "Who are you?"
Seeing her rosy complexion as if she had had a very good sleep, Zhou Cheng pursed his lips and explained in a low voice: "The young marshal said that Miss Gu needs to rest, and asked me to guard her here. No one is allowed to disturb Miss Gu."
Lu Ya?
Gu Fan didn't have the time to think about Lu Ya, because she found that the nearby medical soldiers and the tents for accommodating the wounded were all gone!
There were four soldiers sitting where the tents should be. Judging from their shoulder insignias, they were all A-level warriors, and their faces were not looking good.
Seeing Gu Fan's confusion, Zhou Cheng continued, "You've slept for one day and two nights. Today is the last day of the clearing campaign, and all the medical teams have gathered outside the core battle circle. Miss Gu, if you've had enough rest, can you come with us to the medical team to gather now?"
Gu Fan immediately understood why the five men looked at her with eyes filled with anger.
At this critical moment when everyone was racing against time to eliminate the monsters, she, a medical worker, actually "slept" for two days and nights!
Gu Fan could even imagine how interesting the captain's expression would be when she arrived at the medical team. That guy had always been resentful of her for not wanting to go to the front line.
Gu Fan didn't expect that he would have an epiphany, and it lasted for so long.
Fortunately, Lu Ya arranged someone to watch over her, otherwise, Gu Fan would have been depressed to death if her enlightenment was interrupted midway.
"Are there no monsters outside?" Gu Fan asked Zhou Cheng.
Zhou Cheng: "No more, they are all trapped in the core circle."
Gu Fan glanced at their A-level armor and said quickly, "Wait a moment."
After saying that, she returned to the tent, quickly changed into the A-level armor Lu Ya had given her, and tied up her long hair.
After folding up the tent, Gu Fan controlled his flying boots to three meters above the ground and said to the shocked five people, "Sorry to have kept you waiting. Let's go over there."
There was only one thought in the minds of Zhou Cheng and the other four: the young marshal who never showed favoritism actually equipped a C-level mercenary with A-level armor!
Gu Fan just wanted to make up for the time she had wasted. After determining the direction, she flew towards the core circle of the battle first.
Zhou Cheng and his five companions quickly caught up. Although they were shocked, they still kept Gu Fan in their center as they had their military orders at stake.
Gu Fan noticed it and smiled.
It is really hard for her to dislike these soldiers who dare to fight, are willing to fight and strictly abide by military orders.
After more than ten minutes, we arrived at the core circle.
There was a deafening roar of war and beasts inside, but the medical team still camped outside.
Zhou Cheng and his four companions sent Gu Fan to the "0186" medical team and immediately returned to their posts.
The medical team leader was busy directing the team members. When Gu Fan was there, they were busy but orderly. Suddenly, without Gu Fan, the main force, their efficiency and treatment effect became lower. After all, they had to save their mental energy to treat more people.
Time was urgent, so Gu Fan didn't waste any time changing clothes. He strode into the tent and directly cast a "healing spell" on the row of wounded soldiers waiting for treatment on the right.
Her cultivation level increased by two levels, and the spiritual energy reserves stored in Gu Fan's body increased by more than two levels. Moreover, her healing effect was also better.
With just a few moves, more than a dozen of the fifty wounded soldiers jumped up, thanked Gu Fan excitedly, and immediately ran out to return to the battlefield. The remaining thirty or so soldiers no longer felt any pain and looked at Gu Fan in surprise.
The number of wounded soldiers kept increasing, and at this time there were not many wounded soldiers in the tent who knew Gu Fan.
Therefore, the most shocked were the medical captain and team members.
"Gu Fan, what's wrong with you?" The medical team leader stuttered.
Gu Fan explained with a smile, "The evening before yesterday, my mental energy was exhausted and I passed out. I woke up this morning and found that my mental energy reserves were higher. I can treat a group of people at once. Unfortunately, the healing effect has not improved much. The injuries are still mainly flesh wounds."
The medical team leader didn’t know what to say. Talent, Gu Fan is indeed a talent, and deserves special treatment from the young marshal!
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