Chapter 148: Huh? Me?

Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Huh? Me?

Although Gu Weilan’s Beast Rank was publicly displayed as the Eighth Rank, her actual status was as follows:

Light Element Eighth Rank: 101,098/60,000

Wood Element Eight: 95,503/60,000

Ice Element Eighth Rank: 45,560/60,000

Space Element Eighth Rank: 25,510/60,000

Her continuous passive Talent Skill, which had awakened at Light Element First Rank and allowed her to promote simply by basking in the sun, used to absorb Light Element Energy at a sluggish pace of one point at a time. However, under the effects of the Bloodline Purification Bath, it had evolved.

Now, all her Beast Ranks passively gained one point of energy every 100 seconds. With eight hours of daily sunlight—amounting to 28,800 seconds—Gu Weilan only needed to stay alive and feel the sun’s presence to passively generate 288 points of energy for each Beast Rank every single day.

While all Beastmen had to absorb Star Cores to increase their Beast Ranks, Gu Weilan no longer needed to dedicate any time to cultivation. She could increase her Beast Ranks just by breathing. Naturally, she kept this a secret from all Beastmen, her Beast Husband included.

The points she earned every day were also steadily increasing. Still, she wanted to save up enough points to purchase a villa from the System Mall and place it inside her personal spatial dimension. That way, she wouldn’t be left without a place to sit whenever she entered her space to get something done.

Gu Weilan pulled her thoughts back, her gaze shifting from the colorful, blurry streaks of scenery whizzing past the window.

Upon her arrival at the White Tiger Beast Clan this time, Old Mrs. Bai was once again the one to receive her. After a brief rest, Gu Weilan calibrated her Devouring Life Talent Skill, preparing to directly treat the pregnant female and the cub in her womb.

Deep down, she could only hope to control the intensity with absolute precision. The procedure was far more perilous than using tweezers to extract a broken eyelash from someone’s eye, and she still felt a bit uncertain.

"Host, don’t be nervous. I will assist you!" Pomegranate Seed softly comforted Gu Weilan.

Gu Weilan followed a few medics into a pristine, pure white room. Inside, the pregnant female’s brows and eyelashes still bore wet traces, having just been pulled from the special Cultivation Liquid. The Healing Pod was wide open, tilted at a thirty-degree angle to the floor. Its door had slid sideways into the hull, giving Gu Weilan and the medics easy access for the treatment.

"I’m not sure if my devouring process will affect the cub’s vitality," Gu Weilan said, a fine layer of sweat already forming on her forehead. She rubbed her hands together and took a deep breath. "Once I devour the vitality of the insect eggs, I’ll yell ’Now!’ At that moment, I’ll have to trouble all of you seniors to cast your healing Talent Skills on the cub.

"While I’m devouring the eggs, absolutely do not make a move!"

The medics—a mix of elderly and young Beastmen, as well as some females—nodded in unison. "Understood, we won’t interfere."

Gu Weilan reached out and directly unleashed her Talent Skill. Controlling her Wood Element’s Devouring Life Talent Skill and Vitality Activation Talent Skill, she pinpointed the parasitic insect clan on the pregnant female and instantly devoured the vitality of several insects.

Unexpectedly, the pregnant female began to convulse.

The medics quickly lowered their voices, assuring her, "We’ll hold her down! We won’t release our healing Talent Skills!"

Gu Weilan gave a slight nod. She continued to guide her Talent Skill, meticulously screening the pregnant female’s body once more. Only then did she direct her Devouring Life Talent Skill toward the curled-up Beastman infant.

Inside the cub’s brain, she found three parasitic insect clan eggs.

One of them had already hatched!

Gu Weilan hastily yet cautiously devoured the vitality of the two eggs and the single larva. The tiny cub waved its little fists uneasily.

Both Gu Weilan and the unconscious pregnant female were dripping with sweat. Gu Weilan swiftly retracted her Devouring Life Talent Skill and softly called out, "Now!"

The medics immediately sprang into action, channeling their healing Talent Skills into the pregnant female.

Zhan Heng, clad entirely in medic gear with only his eyes exposed, was quick to react. He stepped up from behind Gu Weilan and braced her as she stumbled.

Tilting her head, Gu Weilan looked up at him in his lake-blue uniform. She finally let out a sigh of relief. "It’s been too long since I’ve had to control my Talent Skill with such precision. I’m a bit drained."

"Do you want to wait a bit longer, or head out now?" Zhan Heng asked softly.

Turning her head to look at the pregnant female lying in the Healing Pod, Gu Weilan whispered, "Let’s wait a little longer."

Soon, the medics fully stabilized the pregnant female’s condition. The eldest, gray-haired medic’s eyes shone with excitement. "We’ve checked! The cub is safe and sound!"

Overwhelming joy filled the room, the smiles on everyone’s faces impossible to suppress. Saving a little cub felt akin to personally rescuing a sliver of hope for the future—a profound happiness that was difficult to articulate.

Gu Weilan nodded slightly. "Alright, I’ll go see the next patient."

Everyone was firmly convinced that since Gu Weilan could handle such a complex case, treating the other Beastmen infected by the parasitic insect clan would undoubtedly be a breeze for her.

For the next three days, Gu Weilan maintained a steady pace of saving three Beastmen each day. After taking a day off, Old Mrs. Bai arranged for another batch of Beastmen—those who had been in contact with the infected ones—to be examined by Gu Weilan. Fortunately, the screening only uncovered two newly infected Beastmen.

Gu Weilan shared a new discovery from her examinations with the eldest medic. "Vice Admiral Wu, I’ve noticed that the parasitic insect clan’s reproduction rate is becoming increasingly weaker."

Vice Admiral Wu gave a slight nod. "We’ve noticed this issue as well, but we aren’t entirely sure yet. We need to conduct further, more detailed examinations to produce concrete data to prove it. Thank you, Weilan Female."

Gu Weilan offered a faint smile, not feigning false modesty over her contribution. After all, it truly was thanks to her and Pomegranate Seed that the Interstellar Alliance had discovered this anomaly. If these Beastmen had led their Beastman Army straight into the Insect Clan’s ambush, the resulting catastrophic losses to the Interstellar Alliance would have been unimaginable. Thus, she had nothing to feel embarrassed about.

Having returned for this particular trip, she resolved to extend her stay for a few more days, determined to thoroughly devour the vitality of the parasites inside the remaining dozen or so infected Beastmen in the White Tiger Clan Land.

Pomegranate Seed had informed her that Lorenzo’s cub would be born in just five to seven days!

Working at a frantic pace, Gu Weilan finished treating the remaining Beastmen. After a hasty farewell to Old Mrs. Bai, she headed home.

"Weilan Female is truly a rare and remarkable female. It’s just a pity that Bai Yanli hasn’t fully recovered yet," Old Mrs. Bai sighed into her communicator. "How is your Rong Hua Jin doing?"

Far away on the frontlines, Mrs. Rong stood inside a Starship. Watching the distant artillery fire as the Insect Clan and the Beastman Army probed each other’s defenses, she replied sternly, "I have no idea. I just have a feeling that something is wrong here on the frontline.

"It’s possible that some Beastmen harboring the Insect Clan inside their bodies slipped through the screening."

Old Mrs. Bai pursed her lips, frowning. "Then you should swap out the suspicious Beastmen right away. Weilan Female is still young, and she’s never witnessed the perils of the frontlines. It’s better to send those Beastmen back here and trouble her with the screening."

Mrs. Rong pressed her lips together, clearly disagreeing with Old Mrs. Bai’s suggestion. After a brief silence, she finally spoke up.

"Find a way to talk to the female Gu Weilan about this.

"If we dispatch Beastmen back from the frontlines, they’ll require escorts, which means they’d come into contact with far too many others!

"This parasitic insect clan is too disgusting! It spreads like a plague!

"Just ask Weilan Female to make a trip to the frontline!"

Old Mrs. Bai pointed to herself in disbelief. "What am I to her? You think she’ll just come because I ask her to?"