After he delivered a large batch of supplies he had gathered from outside the city of Belobog to Natasha, her attitude towards him improved significantly.
If, in Natasha's eyes, Bai Luan was previously a person of unknown origin, then now Bai Luan was a good person of unknown origin.
This was truly an epic leap.
Bai Luan was invited into the clinic by Natasha, and then he saw a familiar figure in the corner of the clinic.
It was Hook, standing in punishment.
Looking at her standing in the corner, looking all wronged, Bai Luan couldn't help but smile.
He pretended not to know Hook and asked Natasha:
"Who is that little girl?"
"Her name is Hook. She was mischievous and broke things in the clinic, so now she's reflecting while facing the wall."
Hmm, as expected of the Dark Lord Hook.
The mask Bai Luan wore attracted Hook's attention, making her curiously glance at him twice.
Natasha noticed Hook's little movements, put her hands on her hips, and said with a hint of sternness:
"Hook, your wall-facing time isn't over yet."
"Ugh..."
Hook shrunk her neck.
"Hook understands..."
The conversation didn't linger on Hook for too long. Natasha looked at Bai Luan and asked:
"Earlier, you said you could treat patients?"
"Yes."
Bai Luan's gaze shifted to the humming heater in the corner.
"You must have already discovered the special nature of that thing?"
Natasha nodded.
Then Bai Luan pulled out his Extraction Gun.
"I have many other special tools like this."
He gently rotated the firearm, letting a cold glint pass over the surface of its composite metal structure.
"Perhaps it can cure your patients."
The rotating Extraction Gun once again caught Hook's attention, making her subtly glance at it twice, a flicker of curiosity in her eyes.
This time she was very careful; Natasha didn't even notice her.
Natasha looked at the strangely shaped gun and fell silent. Finally, she sighed and said:
"As a doctor, I shouldn't be doing this, but... one patient is on the verge of death."
Saying this, Natasha led Bai Luan into the ward.
Bai Luan looked at the patients lying there, each with their own injuries.
Natasha led Bai Luan to a patient with severe symptoms.
"This patient collapsed from hunger by the roadside. By the time he was found, his body was already hypothermic. Although I managed to rescue him..."
Natasha looked at the patient lying on the hospital bed, his emaciated body covered in purplish-blue frostbite, each breath accompanied by subtle full-body spasms.
"He is in great pain right now, and I am powerless to do anything about it."
A flicker of pity crossed Natasha's eyes, then she turned to look at Bai Luan.
"If you truly have a way, please save him."
Bai Luan looked at the dying patient on the bed.
He was very thin, his clothes were sparse and torn, clearly, he had a very difficult life in the Underworld.
The patient also sensed someone standing in front of him. He barely managed to open his eyes a little, and after seeing it was Natasha, his mouth moved.
A muddled, weak voice escaped his lips.
Bai Luan listened carefully to understand what he said.
He said... "Pain..."
A hint of sadness flashed in Bai Luan's eyes.
He understood the feeling of pain.
He raised the Extraction Gun in his hand and loaded a C-grade bullet.
Let me try to help you.
Bai Luan aimed the Extraction Gun at his arm.
Then the Extraction Gun began to operate, and the C-grade bullet slowly filled with a blood-colored substance.
As the bullet filled, the patient's face on the bed also relaxed.
Bai Luan removed the now blood-red bullet and stared at it.
『Curio: Extraction Gun Bullet (Pain)』
『Contains one day's worth of a patient's pain. It's best not to accidentally drop and break it, otherwise you will empathize with that patient.』
C-grade bullets can extract pain, can they?
To be able to visualize an abstract feeling, the system's power is truly commendable.
However, the Honkai: Star Rail world also has Light Cones that preserve memories, so Bai Luan wasn't overly shocked.
Bai Luan stepped aside, allowing Natasha to examine the patient's physical condition.
The conclusion was that the patient's physical condition was still poor, but he no longer felt the pain caused by these injuries.
C-grade can extract pain, but it can't heal injuries?
High-end painkiller.
Bai Luan took out a B-grade bullet and loaded it, then continued to extract the patient's injuries.
Soon, the B-grade bullet was also full.
As Bai Luan extracted, the frostbite on the patient's body receded at a visible speed, and the necrotic tissue disappeared like a receding tide, revealing new skin underneath.
Bai Luan picked it up again.
『Curio: Extraction Gun Bullet (Frostbite)』
『Extracted a portion of the patient's injuries.』
This time, Bai Luan didn't need Natasha to check; he already knew the function of the B-grade bullet.
It seems most of the patients in this clinic could be cured with B-grade bullets, as long as he used a few more.
But I want to see the effect of an A-grade bullet.
Bai Luan switched to an A-grade bullet. This time, when he aimed the Extraction Gun at the patient, he had a feeling.
It was as if he... could choose which ailment to extract?
Bai Luan chose to extract the frostbite, and then the Extraction Gun began to extract.
As the bullet gradually filled, the frostbite on the patient's body disappeared at a visible rate.
Natasha stood by, her expression as if she had seen a ghost.
Physics... no, not physics.
Does medicine no longer exist?
Bai Luan ignored Natasha's shock beside him and continued to record the uses of the Extraction Gun.
It seems A-grade bullets have an additional directional function compared to B-grade.
Very good, presumably S-grade bullets are even more powerful than A-grade.
Bai Luan decided to stop there and not use S-grade bullets.
Because the drop rate for these things was simply too low; since the Extraction Gun was created by Bai Luan until now, there were only five S-grade bullets in total.
If A-grade has this effect, then an S-grade shot would probably bring the dead back to life.
He would save them for more critical moments.
Bai Luan used the Extraction Gun to treat all the patients in the entire clinic.
Good news: all the patients were cured.
Bad news: Natasha's Dao heart was somewhat shattered.
Seeing this, Bai Luan began to comfort her:
"I can't stay here long; ultimately, you are the one who will guard this place. For this reason alone, you are far greater than I am."
"I'm starting to believe that you are someone from outside Belobog."
"Strictly speaking, I came from the sky."
"So, you are a miracle who fell from the sky to save us?"
"Perhaps."
Bai Luan smiled at her words.
"My arrival might be a miracle, but you can't rely on miracles happening every day to live.
If there isn't someone like you to hold onto hope before a miracle arrives, people will fall before the miracle comes."
"Thank you."
Natasha looked at all the recovered patients in the clinic and smiled.
"As a doctor, I don't know how long it's been since I felt the sensation of all my patients recovering."
"Today will be a healthy day."
Bai Luan put away his firearm, the metal parts closing with a crisp click.
"I hope this health can last a little longer."
Bai Luan was also very happy.
While doing some good deeds, he also gained a deeper understanding of the Extraction Gun.
Nothing could be more perfect than this situation.
After confirming that all the patients in the clinic had recovered, Bai Luan bid farewell to Natasha.
Before leaving, Bai Luan told Natasha that his companions would arrive here soon and hoped Natasha would take good care of them.
Natasha smiled and agreed, then escorted Bai Luan to the clinic door.
So far, everything he had done hadn't attracted Elio's interference.
Hmm... should he step up his efforts?
Just as Bai Luan was thinking this, a shout suddenly came from behind him.
"Wait! Wait for Hook!"
Bai Luan stopped, watching Hook run towards him.
Looking at her hurried appearance, the corners of Bai Luan's mouth under his mask curved slightly upwards.
Hook's speed was not slow, and she quickly ran in front of Bai Luan. She had chased him very eagerly, her small face flushed.
After catching up to Bai Luan, she first leaned on her knees and panted for a while, then looked at Bai Luan:
"Can that gun of yours cure back pain?"
It seemed Hook hadn't properly reflected while facing the wall when he was treating patients; she had snuck over to watch.
"Yes."
"That's great!"
Hook happily raised her hands at his words, her hat tilting slightly due to the exaggerated movement.
"My dad has been having severe back pain recently. Can you come and help Hook cure my dad's back pain? Hook swears on the name of the Moles leader that I'll pay!"
Perhaps a bit mischievous, but Hook was a good child.
Bai Luan crouched down, straightened Hook's hat, and said with a smile:
"No problem."
"Yay! Let's go with Hook!"