Chapter 56 Chapter 56 "Please teach me the secrets of raising pigs"...
The next afternoon, Jiang Qing, Li Xiu, Lin Qingzhou and Zhao Peng gathered in the laboratory on time.
Although Zhao Peng is not a student of the healing department and does not need to take the healing department assessment, he took the initiative to help play the role of the injured monster owner and simulate the communication scenario in an emergency.
Li Xiu was responsible for observing the behavioral reactions of the simulated spirit beast and judging the severity of its injuries.
Lin Qingzhou and Jiang Qing took turns bandaging, injecting medicine and repairing mental strength.
Inside the laboratory's simulation cabin, five models of exotic animals of different types have been arranged according to emergency accident scenarios.
The right wing membrane of the outermost wind-winged bird model was torn, and simulated blood was dripping along the metal bracket.
The left forelimb of the rock ape model in the middle is irregularly bent, and its chest is stained with green simulated liquid representing toxin erosion.
The water spirit carp model in the corner turned its belly upside down, and its gills stopped simulating opening and closing. A red warning of mental exhaustion appeared on the screen.
"According to the priority list, we should deal with the wing membrane tear of the winged bird and the fracture of the stone ape first. These two items are of high priority." Li Xiu squatted beside the model, his fingertips quickly sliding across the real-time data on the tablet.
Li Xiu: "The spiritual carp's depleted mental power isn't life-threatening for now, so we can deal with it later. The remaining two earth-type digging rats only have minor skin injuries, so we'll leave them for last."
Zhao Peng immediately cooperated, acting like the anxious owner. He circled around the Wingbird model and said in an exaggerated tone, "My Wingbird is dying! If the wing membrane doesn't heal properly, it won't be able to fly anymore!"
Jiang Qing took a deep breath and took out an elastic bandage and hemostatic gel from the medical kit.
She gently lifted the right wing of the winged bird model, spread the gel evenly on the torn edge, and then fixed it diagonally from the base of the wing membrane according to the lock-edge wrapping method taught by Lin Qingzhou.
Her movements were much more skillful than before. She pulled the bandage slightly as it passed around the arc, ensuring the pressure effect without affecting joint movement.
"Pay attention to the amount of gel used. Too much will affect the air permeability of the wing membrane." Lin Qingzhou reminded him, "When fixing the stone ape's fracture, avoid the joints, otherwise it will affect subsequent recovery."
Jiang Qing nodded in agreement, and after dealing with the winged bird, he immediately turned to the stone ape model.
She gently straightened the simulated fractured forelimb, fixed it on both sides with a shaping splint, and then wrapped it with a spiral bandage, reinforcing it with medical tape every two turns.
Zhao Peng switched roles and said with concern, "It was just hit by the poison ivy. Will the chest wound be okay?"
"The toxin has spread to the chest muscle layer. You need to inject antitoxin first, then cover it with purification gel." Lin Qingzhou handed over a simulated syringe. "Inject at a 45-degree upward angle, avoiding areas with dense blood vessels. Try it."
Jiang Qing took the syringe, steadily aimed his fingertips at the marked point on the stone ape's chest, slowly pushed in the medicine, then dipped a cotton swab in the purification gel and gently applied it to the green simulated liquid.
As soon as the gel came into contact with the toxin, it immediately turned into a transparent liquid, and the stone ape's toxin warning level on the screen dropped by 30%.
"Very good. Now, let's deal with the spiritual carp's exhaustion." Li Xiu looked at the tablet prompt, "Its gills have stopped simulating opening and closing. We need to use our spiritual power to guide and awaken it."
Jiang Qing walked to the spiritual carp model, pressed his right index finger on the sensing area, and slowly released gentle mental power.
At first, she showed no reaction to the chaotic ripples on the screen. Remembering Lin Qingzhou's advice to adapt rather than resist, she immediately slowed her pace, following the gentle rise and fall of the ripples. Soon, the gills of the spirit carp model began to tremble slightly, and the ripples on the screen gradually calmed down.
"Add a little tranquilizing potion to consolidate the guiding effect." Lin Qingzhou handed over a light blue potion, "Just drop it on the gill sensing area. This potion has a bonus effect on the mental strength of water-type spirit beasts."
Jiang Qing followed the instructions. After the potion dripped, the tail fin of the spiritual carp model swayed gently, and its mental strength began to slowly recover.
Zhao Peng watched the two of them working together in perfect harmony and couldn't help but sigh, "You guys are so fast! I would have been in a mess a long time ago."
"The main thing is to prioritize clearly so you don't panic." Jiang Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up the medical scissors and walked towards the last two digging rat models. "The remaining skin injuries are simple. After disinfection, apply a skin plaster."
Li Xiu came over and pointed to the completion time on the tablet: "It's only been 12 minutes from the start to now, 5 minutes faster than the last time Lin Qingzhou practiced alone."
"Next time we can increase the number of models and simulate more complex scenarios," Li Xiu said with a smile.
Lin Qingzhou nodded and took out a new simulated toxin sample from his backpack. "Tomorrow, we'll try mixed poison injuries. For example, we'll treat poison ivy and bone rot at the same time. These two antitoxins have different ratios and are easily confused. This is the difficulty of this assessment."
Jiang Qing carefully wrote it down in his notebook and discussed some details with a few people. He didn't pack up and prepare to leave until the laboratory indicator light came on.
Walking out of the lab, Zhao Peng suddenly remembered something and patted Jiang Qing on the shoulder. "The summer academy is organizing a research activity called Exploration of the Edge of Chongyue Realm. It's voluntary. Do you want to come?"
"Really?" Jiang Qing sorted out the tools in his hands and answered, "Which areas are included?"
"Really?" Jiang Qing asked as he sorted his tools. "Which areas are included?"
Zhao Peng thought for a moment and said, "Wind Whispering Canyon and several surrounding high mountains."
"?" Jiang Qing raised his head and looked at him.
At this time, Zhu Tianba popped his head out from the side and squeezed in front of Jiang Qing.
Zhao Peng pressed on: "What? Are you going or not?"
Jiang Qing nodded: "Go."
Lin Qingzhou agreed: "I'm signing up too. It's just right to collect plant samples from Chongyue Realm and make new purification potions."
Li Xiu smiled and said, "Then I'll go join in the fun and record the behavior patterns of the exotic beasts over there. Maybe it can add points to my final report."
The four of them agreed to go to the registration point together tomorrow to register, and then they went their separate ways.
After returning to the dormitory, Jiang Qing first organized his practical notes, then opened the Wind Whisper Canyon exploration report sent by Chen Ming, and carefully studied the spirit crystal vein area marked on the map.
Zhu Tianba woke up at some point and came to the screen. His amber eyes stared at the red dots on the map, and suddenly he tapped one of them with his hoof: "The energy here... is a bit like the one in my body."
Jiang Shun looked in the direction it pointed, and it was exactly the [Spirit Crystal Ore Vein Core Area] marked in the report.
It also states next to it: [The energy density is relatively high, and there may be high-level exotic beasts guarding it].
She patted Zhu Tianba's head and said, "After the final exam is over, we will go here to find spirit crystals to help you improve your divine awakening."
Zhu Tianba rubbed her palm excitedly, then picked up the energy crystal on the table and started chewing on it.
In the next few days, Jiang Qing, Lin Qingzhou and Li Xiu practiced group trauma treatment in the laboratory every day.
From completing 5 models in the initial 12 minutes to handling 8 models with mixed injuries within 10 minutes later, his proficiency continued to improve.
Zhao Peng also came to help occasionally, simulating various emergency scenarios, which greatly improved the three people's ability to respond.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the final practical examination of the Department of Therapy. Jiang Qing stood in front of the examination venue, facing 10 chaotically placed models of strange beasts, without any panic in his heart.
Following Lin Qingzhou's instruction, she quickly scanned the area, identified three high-priority injuries: "wing membrane tear, fracture, and mixed poison injury," and then dealt with them in an orderly manner.
Injecting antitoxins, fixing broken limbs, using mental power to guide and awaken exhausted spirit beasts... every movement is smooth and natural.
After the assessment, the judge looked at the score of "98" on the screen and praised: "The priority judgment is accurate, the operation is standard, especially the mental power guidance, which is more stable than many students specializing in healing."
Jiang Qing breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the examination room, only to see Li Xiu and Lin Qingzhou waiting outside, holding the iced juice they had just bought.
"How is it? You must have passed!" Li Xiu handed over the juice and said with a smile.
Jiang Qing nodded and took it. The cool liquid slid down his throat, dispelling the tension.
Lin Qingzhou also smiled: "I just saw that the referee spoke highly of you. The credits for the healing department are secured."
The three of them were chatting when Zhao Peng came running over, waving four registration receipts for the exploration activity. "Done! All four of us are signed up."
He added: "A lot of people signed up for the study tour this time, and half of our class participated."
"When does it start?" Jiang Qing asked.
"Gather at the school gate at 8 o'clock next Wednesday morning." Zhao Peng replied.
Jiang Qing thought about it and decided to call home.
The college's special bus happened to pass by her house.
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In the afternoon, Jiang Qing took part in the final examination of the combat department and achieved good results.
After all the final exams are over, the college officially enters summer vacation.
Jiang Qing stayed in the dormitory to prepare the supplies needed for the exploration activities.
She stuffed the last tranquilizer into the side pocket of her backpack and ran her fingertips over the fine lines created by wear on the opening of the bag.
There were two lists spread out on the desk in the dormitory: one was the "Essential Supplies List for Wind Whispering Canyon" supplemented by Chen Ming, and the other was a list of combat and healing equipment compiled by her herself. All the "core supplies" marked in red pen had been ticked.
"Tianba, try this space storage bag to see if it can hold your energy crystal." Jiang Qing picked up a black cloth bag embroidered with light golden storage runes.
Zhu Tianba immediately jumped up from the carpet and used his little hooves to push the fist-sized energy crystal towards the bag.
As soon as these crystals approached the cloth bag, they automatically flowed into it like streams of light, but the bag did not expand at all.
"That's good. We don't have to worry about the crystal getting bumped on the road." Jiang Qing put away the cloth bag with satisfaction, and took out the mind-concentrating dew given by Chen Ming. After confirming that it was sealed well, he placed it on the top layer of the medical box together with the anti-toxin and hemostatic gel.
The medical kit is an expanded version that she applied for from the academy's logistics department. Its layered design can accommodate both healing potions and equipment and combat emergency runes.
On the inside of the box lid was a "medicine location quick reference table" that Li Xiu had drawn for her. Trauma medicines were marked in green, and mental medicines were marked in blue, making it easy to see at a glance.
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In the evening, Jiang Qing carried Zhu Tianba to the Beast Taming Laboratory.
Chen Ming was bent over the lab table, editing a map of Wind Whisper Canyon. Seeing her enter, he tossed her a silver metal box. "Inside are three 'ground vein signalers.' Some areas of the canyon are blocked from communication. In case of distress, press the red button, and it will send a distress signal that will penetrate the rock."
Jiang Qing opened the box. The signal device was about the size of a thumb, with complex patterns engraved on the surface.
Chen Ming added: "The level of the exotic beasts in the core area of the Spirit Crystal Mine is not low. You have enough combat experience, but you still need to practice your healing and long-range support skills."
Jiang Qing immediately called out the seal of contract and tried to use his mental power to attract energy.
A light blue film of light unfolded from her palm, enveloping herself and Zhu Tianba, with fine lines appearing on the surface of the film.
This is an improved version that combines the healing "Energy Conduction" technique. It can not only defend against physical attacks, but also weaken the energy erosion of poison and fire.
"Quite a lot of progress." Chen Ming nodded, handing over another bound document. "This is the recorded habits of high-level exotic beasts in the canyon. Focus on the 'Rock Crystal Lion' and the 'Wind Pattern Python'. The former's 'Stone Skin Hardening' requires Tianba to use Space Tearing to break through the defense, while the latter's 'Wind Blade Entanglement' can be offset by a mental shield."
When I left the laboratory, it was already dark.
Zhu Tianba snuggled in Jiang Qing's arms, his nose rubbing against the compass jade in her pocket.
Ever since the last resonance in the laboratory, this jade has become an "energy detector" and will become slightly hot when it is close to the same source of energy.
When I returned to the dormitory, Li Xiu was already waiting at the door, holding two bulging cloth bags. "This is the 'Quick Reference Manual on Exotic Beast Behavior' I brought you, along with a few packets of compressed nutrients. You might not find clean water in the canyon, so these will help you replenish your water and energy."
She also specially prepared several bags of special dried meat for Zhu Tianba, which was marinated with spiritual plant juice. It can be used as a snack and can also replenish trace source power.
The two sat at the desk checking supplies when Li Xiu suddenly remembered something. "Oh, Zhao Peng said his Ironclad Bull has recently mastered 'Earth Vibration' and can sense the movements of strange beasts underground in advance. We can have him lead the team to explore the way."
Li Xiu said, "Lin Qingzhou also prepared an improved version of the purification potion. It's three times more effective than the regular potion and is perfect for dealing with mixed poison injuries."
Jiang Qing nodded and took note, then took out his communicator to confirm the gathering time for the study tour. "I'm going home tomorrow morning. The school's special bus will stop at the village entrance for an hour and a half."
"That's right," Li Xiu clapped her hands, "Your home is nearby!"
She packed her things and said, "I'll go back with you. It's a good opportunity to visit my uncle and aunt."
Jiang Qing smiled and agreed: "Okay!"
The next morning, Jiang Qing took Zhu Tianba on the college's special car.
There are four vehicles in total, with 20 people in each vehicle, and a total of 80 people participated in this study tour.
Compared to raising spiritual animals, the cost of study tours is not that high, but there are many summer interest activities and everyone can sign up as needed.
The special car was driving on the country road in Qiuluyuan. The wheels rolled over the gravel, making a slight bumpy sound. Jiang Qing sat by the window, his fingertips resting on the window, looking at the grass rapidly receding outside the window.
No one noticed that not long after Jiang Qing left, the principal of the Fifth Beast Taming Academy also quietly left.
[Host, according to the system rules, you cannot directly help Jiang Qing and his contracted beast.] The system's avatar flew out from beside her and reminded her.
Ji Changsu made a "tsk" sound.
"It's really troublesome. If Guanyin had allowed Monkey King to use the somersault cloud to send Tang Monk directly to the West, it would still take so long." Ji Changsu complained.
System: I don’t understand, smile.jpj.
Ji Changsu smiled and said, "I'm not going to help Jiang Qing. These people are all my students. Yue Chongjing's people are more impulsive, and bloody and violent content won't pass muster. I'm going to use a filter."
System: [Host, do you think I believe it?]
Ji Changsu put away his smile and resigned himself to his fate: "Okay, I'll just go and take a look."
The system is silent.
Ji Changsu thought for a moment and asked again, "After absorbing the Wind Whisper Canyon, Zhu Tianba's key development is almost halfway done, right?"
System: [44.571% to be exact.]
Ji Changsu: “…”
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As the special car approached the border between Qiuluyuan and Chongyue Territory, the scenery outside the window gradually changed from open grassland to low hills. Jiang Qing pressed his fingertips on the car window and clearly felt the increase in the concentration of source power in the air - nearly 30% higher than the area around the college.
Even Zhu Tianba in his arms raised his head, his amber eyes looking curiously at the outline of the misty mountains in the distance.
The vehicle stopped at a hotel, everyone got off to rest, and the driver also went into the hotel to rest temporarily.
Jiang's mother rode a small animal cart and stopped next to the college's special bus.
“Qingqing!”
She shouted loudly, attracting the attention of everyone in the study group, whether they knew Jiang Qing or not.
"mom?"
Jiang Qing originally thought that she would feel strange seeing her parents, but the original owner's soul seemed to have the upper hand at this moment, and the closeness of flesh and blood made her involuntarily take two steps forward.
Mother Jiang came over quickly, touched Jiang Qing's arm first, and then carefully poked Zhu Tianba's mane: "Is this your spirit pet? It's much stronger than the pig at home."
Zhu Tianba took small steps towards Jiang Qing - he always felt that Jiang's mother looked at him as if she was going to slaughter him and sell him as meat.
Jiang Qing noticed its uneasiness and injected a bit of mental power into it to soothe it.
"You only have an hour and a half, right? Come home with me quickly. Your father heard that you were coming back, so he killed a pig early in the morning and has already stewed the soup!" Jiang's mother said excitedly.
She hadn't seen her daughter for a long time and she missed her very much.
A classmate nearby heard the conversation and said in surprise, "Jiang Qing, so your family raises pigs? No wonder you contracted a pig as a spiritual pet."
The moment Jiang Qing turned around, Zhao Peng had already rushed in front of the man and raised his hand to hit him: "Can you speak? Can you speak?"
The student realized his mistake and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to say anything bad about pigs, I just don't know how to speak!"
As he said this, he slapped himself in the face.
Li Xiu approached Jiang's mother and said, "Auntie, ignore them. I'm Qingqing's roommate and good friend. Would you mind joining me for a meal?"
She spoke in a coquettish tone, and Jiang's mother quickly agreed: "Okay, okay."
"And me, aunt." Zhao Peng came over pulling the armored bull.
This big guy came out of the seal of contract at some point and was rubbing Jiang Mu's animal cart with his horns gently.
This made Jiang's mother laugh: "This cow is really strong!"
Jiang's mother remembered that this was the boy who had stood up for her daughter just now, and nodded in agreement.
Lin Qingzhou came from behind the crowd, carrying an exquisite wooden box. "Aunt, I'm Lin Qingzhou, and I'm participating in the study tour with Jiang Qing. I heard that your family made a meat stew, so I'd like to take advantage of the opportunity to eat. This is the spiritual plant flower tea I prepared, which can help relieve the greasiness."
As a few people spoke, more and more classmates joined in the "freeloading" effort, including the one who had said the wrong thing at first.
Seeing so many polite children, Jiang's mother hurriedly responded with "Come on, come on", but she was worried that there would not be enough room in the car.
However, everyone said that they could drive their own spirit beasts there, and Jiang's mother only needed to lead the way.
Jiang's father was stewing soup in the kitchen when he suddenly heard a loud earth-shaking sound outside the door.
He was startled and hurried out, only to see a large group of people riding on spirit beasts rushing towards his home in the distance.
Father Jiang took a deep breath and couldn't remember who he had offended recently.
He picked up the hoe behind the door and was about to take a defensive stance.
But Jiang Qing, who was at the front of the crowd, jumped out of the car and waved: "Dad, it's me!"
He was relieved, wiped the sweat from his forehead and went to greet her: "I'm glad you're back, this scene scared me.
When I looked clearly at the group of people following Jiang Qing, I saw that some of them were riding majestic armored bulls, some had strange-tailed lizards wrapped around their arms, and some were holding furry spirit beasts in their arms.
Father Jiang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and greeted, "Are you all Qingqing's classmates? Come in quickly, the soup is just cooked, and it will burn if you're any later!"
The Jiang family's yard is not big, but it is packed with young people with spirit beasts.
The Iron-Armored Bull lay obediently at the foot of the courtyard wall, Rabbit lay under the branches of the old locust tree in the courtyard, and Zhu Tianba shrank to half a foot in size and followed Jiang Qing into the kitchen. He put his nose to the stove and shook his head because of the heat.
Jiang's mother quickly explained the situation to Jiang's father.
"Dad, this is Li Xiu, Zhao Peng, Lin Qingzhou, and our classmates." Jiang Qing also introduced them.
She pointed to the broth boiling in the pot and said, "Your soup is so fragrant! I can smell it at the entrance of the village."
Jiang's father grinned from ear to ear and scooped up a spoonful. "I specially stewed it with pig bones and added the 'Qi Condensing Grass' picked from the back mountain. It replenishes energy without being greasy. You kids who practice beast control need this the most."
As he spoke, he poured the food into the bowls. Li Xiu and Lin Qingzhou hurried forward to help distribute the bowls. Zhao Peng took the initiative to move the wooden table in the yard and invited the students to sit around.
Someone noticed a noise coming from the locked house next door and asked Jiang's father curiously, "Uncle, what's in there?"
"Those are the pigs we raised at home. They are probably a little scared after seeing so many ferocious beasts coming here today." Father Jiang put down the soup bowl and said with a smile.
Just as Jiang's father finished speaking, a few short grunts suddenly came from the pigpen next door, as if it was startled by the breath of the spirit beast in the yard.
Zhu Tianba's ears instantly perked up, and he poked his head out from Jiang Qing's arms, his amber eyes staring at the direction of the pigpen. His little hoof gently tugged at the corner of her clothes: "The fellows in there seem to be afraid of us."
Jiang Qing couldn't help laughing.
Zhu Tianba immediately leaned over, licked the broth in small sips, and wagged his tail gently.
The students in the yard also sat around the wooden table, holding coarse porcelain bowls in their hands, drinking boiling hot broth, and discussions were heard one after another.
"Uncle, this broth made with Qi Condensing Grass is so delicious! I feel like the energy in my body is flowing much more smoothly." A boy finished a bowl and raised his bowl for more, "Give me another spoonful!"
Father Jiang took the bowl with a smile and added some spiritual plant powder to the pot: "Drink more if you like. There are still many Qi Condensation Grasses in the back mountain. I'll ask Qingqing to pack some for you to take on the road. Drinking it in water can also replenish your energy."
"Student Jiang Qing inherited your genes and is an expert in pig farming. In just a few months, Zhu Tianba has grown so strong. Do you two have any secrets? We want to learn from you too." All the students looked eager to learn.
They watched Jiang Qing's spirit pet grow stronger day by day, and it would be a lie to say they were not envious.
Speaking of this, Jiang's father and mother have a lot to talk about.
The two of them were completely open and shared all their pig farming secrets!
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