Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 482

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Chapter 482: Chapter 482 - Taming Curiosity

Zhao opened his eyes...

Slowly, as if he were emerging from a dream that had lasted little more than an instant.

The first face he saw was Ren’s, who was stepping away from the medical table with an expression of exhausted satisfaction. The blue fungi that had been applied as final treatment gradually faded from Zhao’s skin as they counteracted the intoxication, leaving behind a healthy color he hadn’t had in weeks.

The transformation was remarkable to witness. The crystalline quality that had been creeping into his features was completely gone.

"Does it work that fast?" Julius asked, his voice full of natural disbelief as he watched his most valuable soldier blink to focus his vision.

The two medical experts exchanged glances of amazement. Decades of experience hadn’t prepared them to witness such complete recovery from a case they had considered terminal.

"It worked," confirmed the first expert, his Parasitic Venus withdrawing its monitoring tentacles from Zhao’s body. "His mana pathways are completely restored. The intoxication has been perfectly neutralized. It’s... extraordinary."

Julius couldn’t help but smile.

They had used the energy of a ton of healers during the process. But Julius imagined a world where Ren’s cultivation techniques increased the number of healers who were before going to be of very low level in the end.

If Ren’s methods could be replicated, if more people could be trained in healing techniques... Having abundant healers for any emergency would no longer be an impossible dream.

And with Ren’s new knowledge... The kingdom’s medicine could be completely transformed.

"Where... where am I?" Zhao murmured, his voice hoarse but clear. "How did I get here?"

His last memories were confused fragments: the king awakening from the coma and the metallic taste of mana poisoning. Everything that came after was a fog of pain and unconsciousness.

"In the castle," Julius responded, approaching the table. "My father brought you back after..."

"After you completed your mission with exceptional success," Dragarion interrupted from his position by the wall.

The king approached, his movements still showing traces of the fatigue he had been hiding, but with the natural authority that never completely abandoned him.

"You somehow faced a journey that was impossible for Victor to complete in order to save me," he explained in a casual tone.

Zhao tried to sit up, noticing the residual weakness in his muscles. "What day is it?"

"It’s the 4th day of the year 1515 of the Wood Dragon calendar," Julius responded. "You’ve been away on the mission I gave you for about 6 months."

The weight of the information hit Zhao. The entire second semester of Ren’s first school year had passed. How many things had changed in his absence?

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When Zhao regained better consciousness, he absorbed the war situation. Now more informed, he had doubts about what he had missed from his greatest adventure so far.

"How did we get to the ring?" he asked. "You were..."

"Beaten up? Yes, and the mountain’s beasts should be strong from having so much mana around them, right? But in reality they’re more limited than those outside and become clumsy."

Ren looked interested in this information, which was something his fungus still didn’t have access to... so he paid greater attention. Fortunately, he didn’t have to raise his voice or his tired hand.

"The creatures are limited?" Zhao frowned, still curious, processing the information.

"The Dragon that controls the mountain absorbs energy from both the central crystal and the beasts connected to the system," Dragarion explained.