Gu Ming had Ah Kun return to the water pouch.

He then went with Wang Teng to take the Dumb Flower to the infirmary for treatment.

Wang Teng was completely baffled:

"This doesn’t make any sense. Yours is clearly a Grouper Fish, so how could its endurance be even greater than my Dumb Flower’s?"

He was at a loss for words, thinking, ’Could raising the Breathing Technique’s Skill Level really create such a huge gap?’

"Gu Ming, has your Fish Pet trained its Breathing Technique to Master Level?"

"It’s not just the Breathing Technique." Gu Ming shook his head with a smile but didn’t reveal anything about the Magic Power Inner Core.

Ah Kun slapped its tail, a smile appearing on its old face.

The scent of sandalwood mixed with mugwort wafted from the infirmary. The moment the door was pushed open, the snow-white wings of an Angel Beast nurse stirred up a gust of medicinal-scented wind.

She wore a pink and white nurse’s uniform, had an anthropomorphic body, and waved a Magic Wand in her hand, releasing a white healing light.

The medical instruments on-site beeped, and all sorts of student Pet Beasts were receiving treatment. Some were taking medicine, while others were being healed directly by other Pet Beasts.

In a corner, a Dr. Tree was mixing potions with its rough, bark-covered arms, its leaves rustling with a SHUSHING sound.

Seeing the injured Dumb Flower, they immediately came over to perform a simple examination.

"Superficial wounds, injuries from a Water Gun attack. It’s not serious."

"Rapid healing is five thousand. Simple medication is two thousand."

"If left alone, you can plant it in the ground to recover slowly. That would take about a week."

After examining the Dumb Flower, the Angel Beast nurse casually recited a list of medical fees.

This was the infirmary; for simple and common ailments, a Beastmaster’s personal diagnosis wasn’t needed. The Pet Beasts could handle it themselves.

Wang Teng obviously didn’t want to wait several days, as the mid-term exams were just around the corner. He decided to just pay the fee.

"Let’s do the direct treatment," he said.

Gu Ming rarely visited the infirmary, so he deliberately pulled Cyan Treasure and Ah Kun aside to watch.

The Angel Beast nurse in charge of treating the wound muttered the names of a few medicines.

The Dr. Tree grinding herbs nearby slowly extended its arm, reaching toward the wall of Chinese medicine behind it.

Using a few forked branches, it quickly slid open a medicine cabinet and took out several Grass Element herbs that emanated a spiritual glow.

Then, the Dr. Tree rapidly worked with its rough, bark-like hands. Its large hands ground the herbs with a POUND POUND, exerting immense force and finishing the processing in just a few seconds.

It then applied a pharmaceutical Skill with an affinity for herbs. After a spiritual glow emanated from its palm, the Chinese herbs turned into a glob of green paste.

The Dr. Tree’s hand extended, holding up the green paste and smearing it onto the wound on the Dumb Flower’s forehead.

The Dumb Flower immediately let out a sharp hiss of indrawn breath.

At that moment, the Angel Beast nurse took action, waving the Magic Wand in her hand to call down cascades of brilliant light.

The glob of green paste then began to merge into the Dumb Flower’s body at a visible rate.

As the owner of the Plant Life Light Wave, Cyan Treasure felt a sense of familiarity as it watched the nurse work.

The nature of their Skills was very similar, and it could smell the aura of the Plant Life Light Wave.

SSSS!

It flicked its forked tongue, and an idea flashed through its mind:

’Could it be that I can also heal the Dumb Flower like that?’

It immediately extended its tail, tapped Gu Ming’s arm, and looked up with its big, bright eyes, asking if it could give it a try.

Of course, Gu Ming wouldn’t let Cyan Treasure just do as it pleased.

But watching the healing process, he had to admit it really did bear some resemblance to Cyan Treasure’s Healing Skills.

Their healing process was clearly about rapidly infusing the medicinal effects of the paste into the Dumb Flower’s injured area.

And on its injured spot, the flower quickly regrew, its petals returning to a vibrant purple.

Wasn’t this healing process essentially just a way to activate the medicine’s properties?

And Cyan Treasure’s Plant Life Light Wave had the effect of accelerating time.

Just then, the Angel Beast’s eyes swept over and noticed the bloody gash on Ah Kun, where its scales had been sliced open.

It didn’t even need an examination; a single glance revealed it was a superficial wound caused by the Dumb Flower’s leaves.

A wound like this was the easiest to treat. All it needed was to be stitched up with a needle and thread and then have Angel’s Healing Hand applied for a quick recovery.

"Treating it will only cost one thousand."

The Angel Beast quickly quoted a price.

It was basically just the cost of some Grass Element needle and thread materials that could be absorbed into the flesh, plus a labor fee.

But Gu Ming said, "I’d like to buy some hemostatic medicine, for the exam later."

Seeing this, the nurse didn’t object. She just stated the name of the hemostatic medicine and had the Dr. Tree in the back bring it over.

"You don’t want to treat it right away?" the Angel Beast nurse asked.

Gu Ming shook his head.

"Alright. Applying hemostatic powder to this small wound will allow it to scab over and heal in about a day or two. It’ll take about four days for new flesh to grow."

After speaking, the Angel Beast turned to the next patient.

Wang Teng went over and paid the treatment fee, spending about five thousand.

Gu Ming spent five hundred. The hemostatic powder was ten grams—not a large amount, but enough for an emergency.

Besides, Gu Ming wanted to test the Plant Life Light Wave. After paying, he left with his two Pet Beasts.

’Five hundred for ten grams of powder... medical expenses really aren’t cheap.’

Gu Ming was secretly astonished after leaving the infirmary.

’If you get seriously injured during the mid-term exams, the treatment costs could easily start in the tens of thousands.’

’Studying medicine seems pretty lucrative.’

He mused that if he could get his Pet Beasts to evolve the ability to automatically heal minor injuries, he could save a fortune on regular training expenses.

「Outside.」

Gu Ming applied the hemostatic powder to Ah Kun’s wound. Cyan Treasure was ready at the side, transferring a minuscule amount of Life Energy to its mouth to fire the Plant Life Light Wave.

This Skill was one of its signature moves. It could usually only fire it twice at most and wouldn’t use it lightly.

This time, it deliberately controlled its expenditure of Life Energy so as not to use it all up in one shot.

With a ZAP from Cyan Treasure’s small mouth, a Laser beam slid across the line of Ah Kun’s wound.

A bright arc of light immediately appeared over the gash on Ah Kun’s flesh.

The light flashed, and the red hemostatic powder completely merged into the flesh, as if time had been accelerated by several days, instantly reaching a state of full medicinal absorption.

Just then, Ah Kun shook its body and was already able to leap and flip freely on its Shui Yun Duo.

Wang Teng, who was walking over from behind, saw this and was secretly shocked:

’What did I just see? Cyan Treasure is actually healing a Pet Beast?’

An expression of utter shock on his face, he hurried over with his Dumb Flower. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Healing Pet Beasts have always been monopolized by a few major families, with very few people ever managing to grasp the necessary skills on their own.

The path of the Pharmacist profession is also incredibly difficult. During university enrollment, you already have to sign a work contract with a pharmaceutical company. Then, after long-term Pet Beast training, you can finally walk the path of a physician.

And even if you form a contract with a Pet Beast, you can’t use it for personal reasons.

Pharmaceutical companies have harsh clauses, like the right to terminate a Healing Pet Beast’s Pet Beast Contract at any time, but we won’t go into detail here.

Gu Ming knew that the current Beast Taming Society was somewhat dysfunctional. It felt wrong in many ways, with exploitation everywhere.

If he could, he too would want to break the old rules and liberate the monopolized means of production.

However, this wasn’t something to think about as a student. He’d reconsider it later when he had the strength.