Volume 1 The Scourge of Witchcraft and the Enemy of a Thousand Years Ago Chapter 146 The Tree of Life and the Ten Mile Maple Leaf Road
"Thank you! Thank you!" Riel thanked excitedly. Professor Watson's words rekindled hope in his heart, and although the situation was still not optimistic, Alyssa's life was finally guaranteed, and at least he could sleep a little more soundly tonight.
"Leave the rest to me, don't worry, I'll take good care of her. Professor Watson said.
"Thank you!" Seeing Professor Watson so dedicated, Alan couldn't help but bow deeply to him.
Seeing this, Riel quickly followed and bent down.
"What you owe is always repaid...... I'm sorry for her parents first......" Professor Watson smiled wryly and shook his head, "No matter how much I do for her now, I can only make up for the regrets of the past." β
"No, I think you're really amazing!" said Allen, with a look of admiration, "because if you don't say that, no one will know...... But you chose to tell the truth. β
"I was scared at first...... I was afraid that people who didn't want others to know the truth would harm me, and I was afraid that my family would be implicated because of it......" Professor Watson sighed, "but then I figured it out...... Fran gave up her weakness and made me realize how naΓ―ve my ideas were...... As one of the few people who know about that incident now, I feel it is my duty to let my juniors know the truth so that they can follow the right path and not repeat the same mistakes...... This is also for the future of the Hepp Continent......"
Alan and Riel nodded in agreement.
"Let's not talk about it, let's get rid of all the troubles in front of us first!" Professor Watson changed his words and said, "You need to do me a favor before you leave." β
"What?" asked Allen.
"Carry her to the ward, of course. Professor Watson smiled and gestured to Alyssa, who was still slumped in the recliner, "Follow me." β
With that, Professor Watson led the way out of the room.
The three of them walked all the way north, crossed the hallway, and stopped in front of a room symmetrically arranged with Professor Watson's office. Alan looked at the door, and there was a sign on it that said "Intensive Care Unit".
"It's not far from my office, so I can keep an eye on her...... And since there are not many people who are so sick that they need to be hospitalized, the neighborhood is also very quiet, and you can often visit her when you are fine. β
"But isn't there a hospital room across the street from your office...... Is this room any different from the others?" asked Allen, a little curious.
"You're right, it's a little different...... Professor Watson smiled, "there's something here to help her get back to life." β
Professor Watson pushed the door open.
Unlike other wards, this room is only one-third the size of the other wards. The other wards were equipped with six beds according to the standard of six patients in one room, but this room did not have one, except for a dark, upright thing in the center of the room, like a cup.
When Alan got closer, he realized that what he thought was a stone turned out to be an unknown plant. It was about a man's height, had no leaves or branches, only a trunk, and at first glance it looked like a stump, but it became thinner the closer it was to the roots, and the skin was much rougher than the trunk. If you look closely at the top of it, it looks like a mouth, slowly squirming open and close, and there seems to be something like mucus inside.
"Put her in. Professor Watson said.
Alyssa was still carried by Riel, but he couldn't help but hesitate a little when he saw this strange plant: "You mean...... What's in this?"
"That's right. β
"This thing doesn't look very friendly...... "Riel said with some embarrassment, "and it's disgusting......"
"Do as Professor Watson says. Allen said. Since Professor Watson deliberately placed Alyssa here, there must be a reason for him.
"Uh...... Okay......" Riel obediently lowered Alyssa off his back, and then carefully put her in the "mouth" of the tree with Alan.
"It's kind of disgusting indeed...... However, it is an extremely precious 'tree of life', which is useful in caring for those who are unable to move or who are unconscious. Professor Watson smiled and explained, "They are born nurses, one of nature's highest masterpieces. Although it can't eradicate the patient's pain, as long as the patient is placed inside, it will help the patient replenish nutrients and expel waste through the skin, and it will not stop all the time, so it is very efficient. β
"I see......" Riel reassured.
"I think she should be in a big improvement in about three days. Professor Watson said, "All you have to do is wait in peace." β
"Thank you!" said Alan and Riel again.
"It's getting late, you two should go back and rest. Professor Watson said as he walked out the door, "You can come and see her whenever you want." β
"Hmm!" the two said yes and left the school hospital.
After learning that Alyssa's condition was about to improve, the two of them finally felt a little lighter, although I don't know if she will still not remember them when she wakes up, but at least they don't have to worry about her health anymore.
The nerves that had been tense for more than half a month were finally relaxed, and the two of them slept very soundly that night.
When they woke up, it was already past nine o'clock on Saturday morning, and after a good night's sleep, the two of them felt like they had been reborn.
During this learning cycle, Professor Stubone taught them the "Advanced Stretching Charm", a magic that not only changes the size of objects, but also temporarily changes shape at will. Due to their previous experience with the Stretching Charm, Alan and Riel were also very easy to learn. However, this magic, which was no longer new to them, unexpectedly stumped many people, and no one had the courage to take the initiative to demonstrate during the routine demonstration, except for Cynthia, Allen, and Riel who raised their hands.
Maybe it's because it's approaching the middle of the month...... I heard that there were no group activities arranged by the school this time, so most of them didn't bother to work on textbooks at all, but discussed how to spend the past two days.
"Hey, what are you going to do tomorrow?" asked Riel on their way out of visiting Alyssa at the school hospital on Saturday afternoon.
"This ...... I didn't think about it......" Alan said with a shrug of his shoulders, "going to the library?"
I said...... Can you just have textbooks in your head?" Ryle couldn't help but glance at Allen when he heard this.
"That'...... Babysitting Alyssa in the hospital?" Alan added.
"With the Tree of Life, we won't need ...... at all," Riel pouted, "and she's unconscious, so we can't talk to her." β
"That's right......" Alan scratched his head, "That's ......"
"Do you want to get out of the school?" Riel suddenly suggested, "Anyway, you can come and go freely on the middle of the month." β
"Where are you going?"
"Of course it's Crivari City!" Riel's eyes lit up excitedly, "You didn't go last time, I'll show you the way this time!
"Sorry...... I don't want to go that far......" but Alan seemed uninterested, "I don't want to be too far away from Alyssa, what if she wakes up early?"
"Uh......" Rare understood when he heard Alan say this, in fact, he just didn't want to leave Alyssa here alone. And when Alan said this, he didn't want to go for a moment.
"Then ......" Riel looked down for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and said, "That's right...... I know there's another place you're interested in! And it's around here!"
"Where?" said Allen, too.
"Ten miles of Maple Leaf Road. β
"What?" Alan was stunned, "What way?"
"That place is called, 'Ten Mile Maple Leaf Road'. Riel repeated.
"Never heard of ......," Alan shook his head.
"Actually, I heard it from the seniors...... Every October, the maple leaves on both sides of the road are blood-red, which is not a beautiful word...... "Riel said.
At this time, a few maple leaves that were already red on their heads floated by, slowly falling at Allen's feet. Because they had been worrying about Alyssa before, they didn't pay attention at all, in fact, the maple leaves here didn't know when they were already red.
Alan looked up and around at both sides of the road. At dusk, the white clouds and the blood-stained maple leaves, just a few hundred meters away are already so beautiful, I don't know how shocking the ten-mile-long road will look.
"Where's that road?" Alan asked.
"Uh...... Say it and you probably know. "Actually, we've all been to this place, but it's not the season when you pass by, so you may not have noticed......
"Have we been?" Alan wondered.
"Yes...... Because that's the road that leads all the way here before the last corner when we came here. β
"Ah......h
"Okay, that's it, let's leave tomorrow afternoon!" At this moment, a few maple leaves that had turned red floated over their heads, slowly falling at Allen's feet. Because they had been worrying about Alyssa before, they didn't pay attention at all, in fact, the maple leaves here didn't know when they were already red.
Alan looked up and around at both sides of the road. At dusk, the white clouds and the blood-stained maple leaves, just a few hundred meters away are already so beautiful, I don't know how shocking the ten-mile-long road will look.