CHAPTER 335: CHAPTER 214: NIX TRIBE HOSPITAL

Just after entering the courtyard, a woman in a linen robe approached, respectfully greeting Emmerich.

Emmerich smiled back at her and pointed to his tribesmen, saying, "They are all reserve tribe members who joined today. On their way here, they fought multiple battles with the Segestica people, and some were injured. I want to take them to the medical area for a thorough check-up."

The woman nodded and said, "The treatment area is currently not busy, you can take them there directly... Oh, by the way, Nexia is also there, you should manage your people well!"

Nexia is also there!... Emmerich’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly turned back to remind his tribesmen entering the courtyard to maintain order.

In fact, after Nexia married Maximus, she continued working in the Medical Department as usual and didn’t think herself more noble. The doctors and nurses, having known her for a long time, didn’t change their attitude toward her; it was just that others showed her more respect because of her status as the leader’s wife.

The hospital in Snowdonia is divided into three parts: the consultation area, the treatment area, and the wards, with the wards mainly located in another building.

Bringing his tribesmen to the front of the treatment area, Emmerich once again reminded them to line up and keep quiet, then he went in first.

Sure enough, he found Nexia in the courtyard of the treatment area, chatting happily with Florist Luscia, complete with light-hearted laughter from Florist Luscia.

Emmerich felt happy; after months of recuperation in the hospital, Florist Luscia’s condition had improved and she’d developed an interest in medicine. With Leader Maximus’s approval, she stayed in the hospital working as a nurse while learning medical skills... It seemed she had freed herself from her nightmarish past and become cheerful.

"Sage!" Florist Luscia, being sharp-eyed, noticed Emmerich first and waved to him.

"Child, you look very well!" Emmerich smiled kindly and then bowed to Nexia, "Madam!"

"Emmerich, you’ve come here too — now there’s no one left in the Medical Department!" Nexia also smiled, half-jokingly yet sincerely.

"I received an order from the leader to go to the border of Westeni to meet a group of my tribesmen who fled from the Segetisca Territory and brought them to register as reserve tribe members in our tribe. However, many of them were injured, so I brought them to the hospital—"

Before Emmerich could finish his sentence, Nexia eagerly said, "Then why are you hesitating? Quickly call them all in! I came here because there’s nothing to do in the Medical Department, and I wanted to help out. I didn’t expect there to be so few patients lately. Even the reserve tribe members who often got injured during rugby games haven’t been coming in these past few days. I was just thinking of going to the wards to find something to do, and now you’ve come, so there will be something to keep me busy."

Smiling broadly, Nexia turned to head further inside the treatment area, calling out loudly, "Stodis, Tui Liyas, Luxina, Milia... everyone get ready, a large number of patients are coming!..."

Instantly, a cacophony of hurried footsteps echoed from within the treatment area.

"The madam told me she still enjoys being a head nurse like before, doing specific tasks..." Florist Luscia said quietly, watching Nexia who was invigorated.

"Oh..." Emmerich responded casually, then asked, half-intentionally, "It seems you get along well with the madam?"

"Yes, the madam has always taken good care of me! Just like... just like my sister..." Florist Luscia’s voice trembled slightly, revealing undisguised admiration in her eyes.

Emmerich’s heart stirred, and he fell into contemplation watching the doctors and nurses flood into the hall...

...

After examination and treatment by the doctors and nurses, eleven Skodisqi individuals with either serious injuries or other diagnosed illnesses were hospitalized for further treatment. The rest had their wounds cleaned, medicated, and bandaged with clean linen.

Thus, on the way to the lodging area, the group started chattering, eager to share their experiences in the hospital: "When you first said we were going for treatment, Sage, I thought we were going to pray in the Holy Forest, and then you’d apply mashed herbs for us...

Didn’t expect it to be this complex. First, we stripped naked for examination, then had our wounds cleaned, followed by dressing with herbs and bandages..."

"Hey, you know, the woman who cleaned and bandaged my wound was especially nice. Her movements were very gentle. When I groaned a little, she promptly asked, ’Where does it hurt? Was I too heavy-handed while cleaning?’... I didn’t want to trouble her further, so I held my breath and didn’t utter another sound."

"It’s not just the woman treating you who was good, the one taking care of me was great too! My leg wound was from being stabbed by an enemy’s long spear and was quite deep. Any strength used while walking hurt, but during her treatment, I didn’t feel any pain at all, and now walking is much more comfortable! The Nix tribe’s medical skills are really superb, especially letting women do the healing... hahaha, it’s a truly wonderful idea!"

"I think the Nix tribe is not only skilled in medicine but genuinely treats us sincerely! You guys might not know, but the woman who started treating my wound was a fellow tribeswoman and a novice. She wasn’t very experienced, but the woman guiding her from the side, do you know who it was?"

"How could we know?"

"Later, Sage quietly told me it was the wife of the Nix tribe’s leader!"

"Really?!"

"No way?!"

"How could it be!"

"It’s true!" Emmerich interjected, "She is Nexia, Leader Maximus’s only wife. She used to be the head nurse of the hospital, not only managing the nurses well but also being highly skilled in treating wounds. Everyone in the tribe respects her!"

The tribesmen’s doubts vanished, replaced with expressions of incredulity.

The tribesman who spoke earlier proudly continued, "You wouldn’t know, but because the multiple wounds on my back were large and the novice woman struggled, that leader’s wife personally stepped in and quickly bandaged me up. Now I feel no pain at all!"

"Is that leader’s wife the tall, good-looking one who likes standing with her right hand on her hip?"

"That’s right."

"When I was receiving treatment, she was standing by guiding, though she didn’t personally step in. But the woman bandaging me was also a fellow female tribeswoman and quite pretty. She was a bit shy, didn’t speak much, but looked so familiar to me..."

"You just think she’s pretty, so you say she looks familiar, definitely with ulterior motives!"

"I saw that woman too, young and pretty, indeed familiar-looking. I wanted to ask her, but unfortunately, she didn’t bandage me."

"You indeed should be familiar with that girl!" Emmerich spoke again, his gaze deep as he looked at them, "She is Florist Luscia, the daughter of Great Chief Hamsted!"

"What?!... Really?!!..." Everyone was shocked: "Florist Luscia is still alive?!!"

Emmerich spoke gravely, "Back when we were defeated, Great Chief Hamsted’s entire family was killed by Segestica people; only young Florist Luscia survived and became a slave, growing up in difficulty within Segestica’s main house until she was later sent to Wallis by Andres—"

"Ah! That vicious guy!"

"When the Nix tribe conquered this village, Florist Luscia was injured by Wallis and recovered only due to the Nixes’ attentive treatment—" Emmerich was speaking when he noticed some tribesmen suddenly turn and head back. He immediately questioned, "What are you doing?!"

The lead figure, Gowes, confidently replied, "We are going to see Florist Luscia; she is the only bloodline of Great Chief Hamsted! She will become our—"

"No! She is nothing of the sort! She is just an ordinary child who suffered greatly among the Segestica people, causing her severe trauma!

Do you think others who joined the Nix tribe before you didn’t know she is Hamsted’s daughter? They knew! They also greeted her respectfully like you, resulting in her being terrified and unwilling to come out for days...

Out of respect for Great Chief Hamsted, I, as the Druid, implore you not to disturb her and allow her to live in peace. Otherwise, Great Chief Hamsted’s sole bloodline might return to nature’s embrace in terror and unease!" Emmerich earnestly warned them.

Gowes and the others hesitated for a long moment before eventually rejoining their group, which became silent.

However, the unease in each of their hearts dissipated because, after all, they had personally experienced the Nix tribesmen’s kindness, and here lived the only bloodline of their former Great Chief...

The group arrived at the reserve tribe members’ lodging. There were no wooden fences or walls because the area was extensive, with over a hundred long, barrack-style houses neatly arranged...

Gowes had visited here once before with the Segestica army. He and his companions had once slept under a few wooden posts, beneath a simple canopy, crowded together, unable to shield from the wind and rain, much less the cold. These were the harsh living conditions for Skodisqi slaves, and now, it was totally different.

Emmerich arrived in front of a house.