Qiao Mei nodded firmly: "Yes, when I brought him out of the Awakening Domain before, he didn't have so many scales. Later, I used some ancient methods that I found in the Interstellar Encyclopedia, and his scales increased a lot."
Li Chonghua adjusted his white-rimmed glasses, took Ao Cang from Qiao Mei, and examined his dragon body. He indeed found a scale that was only half-grown. He asked in surprise, "That's quite novel. What ancient method did you use?"
He stopped in front of a machine with an oval glass dome, placed Ao Cang's dragon body into the entrance, clicked the start button, and looked at Qiao Mei.
Qiao Mei truthfully told Li Chonghua about how she used her willpower and offerings. Then, her gaze fell anxiously on the blue light waves hitting Ao Canglong, and she asked, "Has this already begun to examine him? Will there be any side effects?"
Li Chonghua also looked at Ao Cang: "Yes, there won't be any side effects, so you can rest assured."
"However, could you demonstrate the method you mentioned to me later? Perhaps it could be a breakthrough in how to cure the Forsaken Beasts."
Qiao Mei looked somewhat embarrassed and explained that she was short of money.
"So if you want to see it, you'll probably have to wait until I've earned at least a thousand interstellar coins."
Yesterday, it cost 1,000 Star Coins to help Ao Cang grow half a dragon scale. If her answer to the mecha bounty question last night is accepted, she should be able to help it grow another half scale.
"Don't worry about that. I can provide you with a larger amount of interstellar currency as a reward for your contribution to the medical science of the Holy Forsaken Beasts. What do you think?"
Qiao Mei shook her head, unexpectedly rejecting Li Chonghua.
"Never mind, but if you're in a hurry to watch it, you can lend me 1,000 interstellar coins first. I'll pay you back when I earn them later. Could you give me your computer ID?"
She could tell at a glance that the relationship between Li Chonghua and Xu Hui was definitely not that of ordinary schoolmates. Of course, she would not actually take money from Li Chonghua, so as not to cause any trouble for Xu Hui.
Li Chonghua paused for a moment, then showed his personal computer ID and agreed to Qiao Mei's suggestion.
"That works too. Let's start the demonstration after the testing is finished."
As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, a mechanical voice announced the completion of the test in the room, and Ao Cang's various physical indicators were displayed on a blank screen.
Qiao Mei went over to take a look immediately, but was stumped by some technical terms and data.
"Don't worry, I'll give you a system analysis after I finish reading it. One thousand interstellar coins have been transferred to your computer account. Go find a place and start making offerings."
Li Chonghua put on special gloves and moved his five fingers rapidly across the screen. Qiao Mei hummed in agreement, carefully lifted Ao Cang down, and whispered to him if he felt uncomfortable anywhere.
Ao Cang's body was actually suffering from pain all the time. To be honest, he felt uncomfortable everywhere. But seeing the worry in Qiao Mei's red eyes, he blinked his golden eyes and lied: "No, let's begin the offering."
"Yes, if you feel unwell anywhere, be sure to tell me immediately."
After Qiao Mei finished speaking, she placed Ao Cang on a low wooden table, took out a thousand interstellar coins from her personal terminal and piled them in front of him. While waiting for Li Chonghua to look at the data, she asked Ao Cang again if she could continue to touch his dragon scales.
"I hadn't touched her for very long, not even twenty seconds, when Dean Li came in. So, sir, could I... could I touch her for another minute... even half a minute would be fine!!"
Ao Cang: "......."
Why is it that this believer, unlike those he encountered thousands of years ago, never makes such... somewhat strange requests of him?
Looking at Qiao Mei's expectant expression, Ao Cang, having given in to her expression for what seemed like the umpteenth time, said in a deep voice, "Then let's touch her for one more minute."
With Ao Cang's permission, Qiao Mei was no longer as proper as before when she touched him, only touching the scales on his back. Instead, she moved her delicate white hand down to touch the softer grayish-white scales on his abdomen.
The scales there were not only warmer to the touch, but you could also directly feel Ao Cang's heartbeat, which made Qiao Mei's hands involuntarily curl up, and her red eyes became even more deep.
Ao Cang never expected Qiao Mei to touch the scales on his abdomen. His dragon head turned red with embarrassment, and he was about to curl up when he heard Li Chonghua's voice.
"Based on the comprehensive data, your little black dragon's health value has indeed increased, but only slightly, reaching 11."
Hearing this, Qiao Mei reluctantly withdrew her hand and looked at Li Chonghua, asking, "How is the health of his various organs? Which part is the most serious?"
Li Chonghua walked up to Qiao Mei with the quantum computer he had prepared the report on and handed the screen to her.
"Currently, the most serious problem is its heart, followed by its horns and scales. But what shocked me even more was that I discovered that a section of its dragon tendon was broken. Logically speaking, a broken dragon tendon should not allow it to survive for long. It is a miracle that it has survived until now."
The health values of Ao Cang's various body parts displayed on the screen were initially all around 100, and his best value, that of the dragon scales, was only barely 20.
As for his heart, it is valued at 9.
The original book did not describe Ao Cang's condition in detail, only saying that his health was very poor, but Qiao Mei did not expect that it had deteriorated to this extent.
After a look of heartache spread through her red eyes, she asked Li Chonghua if there was any way to help him with his treatment.
"You first demonstrate how to heal it through offerings. During this time, I will use a detector to check what kind of energy is fluctuating. If all goes well, I should be able to create a similar healing power using star stones."
As Li Chonghua spoke, he picked up a testing device that looked a bit like a tennis racket but without a net in the middle and walked to Ao Cang's side, signaling Qiao Mei to begin.
Seeing this, Qiao Mei walked to Ao Cang, squatted down, put her hands together, closed her eyes and prayed devoutly, silently reciting the words she had said when she first made offerings to Ao Cang.
Soon, the pile of one thousand interstellar coins slowly disappeared, and in its place, the half-scale that had grown on Ao Cang's body became a whole scale. Li Chonghua's pupils shrank slightly, and he excitedly checked the detection device.
He could indeed detect an unknown force. His eyes lit up, and a smile spread across his old face: "Looks like it really works!!"
Qiao Mei picked up Ao Cang, wrapped her arms around his neck again, and looked at Li Chonghua, asking, "So besides this, are there any other ways to help him recover his health?"
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