After the meeting, the two official representatives left Roland behind and promised that the government would push for more aid projects, including the test data of the first nuclear weapons.

Of course, it is not just the words of the Martial Arts Association that make them make such a promise, and those magical creations with magical effects are also an important reason why the government is so active. In short, as the Rock of Guardian declares, this meeting is just the beginning.

In just a few days, the Greycastle Design Bureau has filled in all the flaws left behind by the development of Neverwinter City by its own efforts, each project has hundreds of people, even thousands of people to think about, perfect, the battle of the divine will is no longer the fate of a world, Roland deeply felt for the first time that the remnants of the human race in the world are not alone, there is a force to be reckoned with behind him to support him, although the two worlds have never had real contact, but fate has closely linked them.

Taking advantage of this round of technological reform, Roland ordered the Administration Department to increase the recruitment of workers, and planned more than ten new factories in one go, launching various new products ranging from high-performance composite gunpowder to semi-automatic machine tools. After solving the demographic and economic constraints, Neverwinter, which is in a period of rapid growth, is fully able to build and develop itself according to his will, at least until the main contradiction of survival is eased, and this momentum will not stop.

Just as the technological innovation was in full swing, Roland suddenly received an unexpected and surprising news.

Joan, who has been missing for almost a year, has returned.

After receiving the news, he and Nightingale immediately rushed to the Wudong No. 1 Medical Center - since the decree was issued last winter to expand the scale of public education and medical care in the royal capital, the Administration Department has built three medical hospitals on the south bank of the Chishui River, the central section of the Kingdom Avenue and the Changge Fortress, responsible for simple diagnosis and epidemic prevention work in each district. The Seongseong Hospital, which was the first to be renovated from the aristocratic compound and is famous for the resident of Miss Nanawa, naturally got the name of "First Hospital".

Walking into the room, Camilla Darui bowed slightly to him.

Wendy and Tilly have returned to the front, and the scrolls are busy reproducing the materials, so the Sleeping Island Butler has taken over the task of taking care of everyone. What's more, she had witnessed Joan's disappearance, and she had always felt guilty in her heart, and now the joy of losing it was even stronger than anyone else, which could be seen from the fact that she took the initiative to salute herself.

After all, she always believed that she had "snatched" Tilly, and it was also the main reason for the death of Ash, if it wasn't for the information, the Tianhai Realm might directly threaten the fjord and the Sleeping Island, and she wouldn't have moved to Neverwinter at all.

Roland didn't care too much about this, waved his hand and said softly, "How is her situation?"

"I can only say...... It's not a big deal. ”

"Only?" Roland wondered. In his opinion, being able to come back safe and sound is already the best outcome.

She ...... It's back to the way it used to be. Camilla stroked Joan's hair and sighed softly.

It wasn't until after listening to her story that Roland finally understood the meaning of the other party's words.

Joan didn't swim back to Shoal Harbor on her own.

The first to spot her was a winterless fisherman who made a living from fishing. According to the man's report, he was on his way out to fish when he was suddenly awakened by the sound of a heavy object hitting the stern of the boat, followed by the sound of gnawing. I thought I had met a sea ghost, and when I was about to fight to the death, I didn't expect to see a "big fish" that resembled a humanoid.

She was holding the boiling fish in the pot and nibbling violently, as if she hadn't eaten in days. Seeing the panicked fishermen, they did not attack, but let out a few strange screams, and then curled up in a corner of the deck, as if they had fallen asleep.

Influenced by Neverwinter's long-standing propaganda, the fishermen were mindset to give it a try and return it to Shoal Harbor - the reward for rescuing a witch was far higher than a boatload of fish, and the only thing that could be encountered in the middle of the sea was a witch if not a sea ghost.

This "big fish" is Joan.

"Lily had already examined her, and there were multiple parasitic infections all over her body, and some of the bugs could not be eradicated with her abilities. "In order to eliminate the hidden danger as soon as possible, I poured the sleeping fern into her sleep, and then used a knife to cut out the shelled worms embedded under the skin. Theoretically, these bugs would only appear on old ships and whales. ”

"So, Joan didn't swim back from the Shadow Isles?"

"That's not enough distance to get them infected," she shook her head, "and at Joan's speed, it won't take that long to get back from the ruins to Neverwinter." What I'm worried about is...... It took her a terrible experience to return to her old state. ”

The lack of care to clean up the parasites, the starvation to get on the boat in search of food, and the exhaustion to the point of nearing coma all indicate that the journey is fraught with danger, and that a witch is likely to suffer irreparable psychological trauma from a long period of overstress, as is Maisie.

Camilla has the ability to communicate with each other, and she is not afraid that the other party will not be able to speak, and her real concern is that Joan will never recover again, and will have to spend the rest of her life like an animal.

Roland couldn't help but be silent.

Indeed, physical integrity does not mean that everything is fine, neither Nanawa's medical bandage nor Lily's purified water can heal psychological blockage.

Suddenly, a rhythmic knock broke the silence of the room.

The nightingale turned around and opened the door with some confusion, only to see Mitsuki's head poking out halfway from behind the crack in the door.

"That...... Wait a minute, hey, don't squeeze me—"

The door was pushed open, and several people stumbled into the room, including Asha, Sharon, and Amy. The last person to walk into the house was Lily.

"There's no way, she found out the clues. Lily said helplessly.

"Ahem! First of all, I only came to visit Joan when I heard that she was sick!" Myss said firmly, "Although she belongs to the expedition group, Lightning and Maisie are not there, and we are the only ones who can accompany her, and it is definitely not the idea of taking advantage of the opportunity to pull her into the detective group, let alone - hmm-"

Asha had reached out and covered her mouth.

"It's just her personal delusion, and it has nothing to do with everyone. Sharon said with a straight face.

"Eh, wouldn't it be nice to have one more member?" said Amy, touching her head in surprise.

"Shhhhh

Looking at the group of infighting, Roland couldn't help but smile. He looked at Camilla Daree and shrugged his shoulders. The latter was slightly stunned, and then his expression relaxed a lot.

Maybe something terrible happened to Joan, but with such a group of people with him, he believed that sooner or later the other party would get back on track.

......

"Hey, what do you think this thing is?"

"Like a ...... of silk"

"How can there be silk in the hospital? And the texture looks very high-end. ”

"Otherwise, ask Aunt Camilla. ”

“...... Why don't you ask?"

"I don't dare. ”

I heard it all. Camilla, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, said, "That's the cloth that Joan used to tie the wound, because she didn't throw it all away. Beware of the germs attached to it, Your Majesty's book says that you should not touch the possible source of infection, right?"

After Roland and Nightingale left, she and the members of the detective team were left in the ward. The latter was busy around the hospital bed, and at the end of the day, it helped a lot. It's undoubtedly a good thing that Joan has such a group of enthusiastic friends, the only problem is that they talk a little too much.

"There's germs up there, Lily, can you sense it?"

"Take it away, from me, in front of you—take it away!"

"Hey, don't tear it. Huh, this thing can't be torn...... Sharon, you help me. ”

"It seems to be quite difficult to tear...... Asha is coming to try it too?"

No, she's correcting it, these guys aren't talking too much, they're too much!Just as Camilla was about to let them go back to the castle on the grounds that "it's not too early today, and I'll be back tomorrow when I'm free," Joan's eyelids suddenly twitched.

She quickly held her breath.

After a few seconds, the girl who had been sleeping slowly opened her eyes.

"Uhhh

Joan opened her mouth and let out a weak cry.

This made the room instantly quiet.

She really couldn't speak......

Camila held back her regret and reached out to Joan's chest.

In an instant, countless fragments of consciousness poured into her mind like a tide! From the moment she asked a question, she would be answered immediately, and this was the resonance of the heart!

She saw herself infinitely stretched in the darkness of the sea, like a distorted illusion.

She saw the sky and the sea upside down, and the water pouring down from the sky.

She saw that the black-pressed rib monsters were all over the sea, forming wave after wave of shock, charging towards the mainland.

She saw the stone monuments standing in layers in the mist, and the woman in white walking towards her.

The last thing that catches my eye is a large circular hole that is wide and bottomless.

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