214 The Oversized Madame August [Four-in-One, Seeking Subscriptions!]

Lu Chen woke up the two humanoid girls, Wantun and Tunwan.

The two rubbed their eyes and stumbled out of the hibernation pods. Ellie fed them some Healing Spirit Pellets and Soul-Soothing Pills, which helped them regain some clarity.

"Where is this?"
"The White Dew, inside the security gate."
"Wow, we're here already?"
"Fast? It's been nearly a month."
"..."

Passing slowly through the grand, narrow security gate, the *Leonine* entered the interior of the gargantuan interstellar ship. Lu Chen was greeted by a vast, three-dimensional world—more spacious than the caverns of Meiyu Star and more prosperous than any city he had ever seen.

It was night—a man-made night, complete with a rising star-curtain and newly lit lamps. Neon lights shimmered on the interior walls, and orderly streams of ships flowed through the space. Between these streams of traffic were islands that looked like something out of a fairy tale... floating islands. These islands featured mountains, water, birds, and beasts; they were beautiful, and ships could even dock alongside them.

"Wow, is this fairyland?"
"Why are there islands inside a ship?" the two girls asked in astonishment.

Lu Chen was not surprised; he had long since memorized the interior design blueprints of the *White Dew*. The Adventurers' Guild called the ship's commercial complex the "White Dew Wonderland," and they had certainly lived up to the name. The floating islands he saw were relatively high-end, independent commercial hubs within the massive vessel.

In the very center of the ship sat a control deck shaped like a lotus flower, spanning over a thousand kilometers—a giant city in its own right. Tall towers stood there, surrounded by large docks, hotels, banks, gas stations, and reception centers belonging to the ship's operating company, all looking exceptionally luxurious. Beyond that, the inner walls of the great ship were lined with cave-style shops, each with its own signage, projecting a dazzling array of holographic advertisements in a thick cyberpunk style. In reality, however, these were lower-tier commercial zones, far from the gravity gyroscopes; if the *White Dew* encountered gravitational turbulence or an interstellar storm, these shops would shake violently.

To Lu Chen, the relationship between the central hub, the floating islands, and the wall shops was like that of a flagship direct-sales platform, individual brand boutiques, and third-party vendors.

As his ship drifted through this space, it felt like entering a futuristic paradise that blended classicism, modernity, and futurism. Immersed in it, Lu Chen felt a sense of peace and security from the inside out; he found it impossible to imagine that the *White Dew* was currently navigating the perilous Pangu Corridor.

Faced with the dazzling, dense rows of shops, Lu Chen’s desire to spend surged, as if new ship armor were beckoning to him. However, he had to find Madam August first to sell off the two humanoid girls and the magic cat.

"Let's find Madam August first."

The two girls kept their promise, immediately connecting their mechanical bracelets to the ship’s internal network to transfer two thousand spirit stones to Lu Chen. Once their bank balances hit zero, their temporarily registered adventure group was automatically dissolved. Inside the *White Dew*, one could transfer funds directly by connecting to the internal network, whereas outside, banks prohibited transfers to prevent murder and robbery. The funds Lu Chen received were actually processed through the financial departments these companies maintained at Sea-Knight Port or on interstellar mega-ships.

Wanting to let Gloria play the role of the local guide, he said, "Gloria, you know the way. You fly the ship."

Gloria felt Lu Chen was intentionally messing with her. "There are over ten thousand floating islands here. Even three years ago, I wouldn't have known the way. Just turn on the navigation map."

Helpless, Lu Chen connected to the guide network and searched for Madam August’s clinic. He found a floating island named "Madam August’s Wellness Center" located near the stern. Being able to afford a floating island meant Madam August was wealthy, but its remote location suggested she wasn't *that* wealthy.

"Let's go!"

Inside the giant ship, there was a speed limit. Along the way, the orderly flow of ships was filled with powerhouses, yet no one flew recklessly, nor did anyone care about Lu Chen, a legend covered in medals. It seemed that as a celebrity of the Morning Glow Route, he was only famous in news comment sections and forums; most adventurers didn't pay much attention to such things.

The *Leonine* wove through the traffic and floating islands for fifteen minutes before reaching the August Floating Island. It was the name marked on the map, and indeed, the site of Madam August’s Wellness Center. Despite the night, the island was illuminated by various luminous patterns. Seen from the air, it was a botanical garden filled with strange, exotic flowers and plants, dotted with open-air healing hot springs. It was incredibly scenic. Countless old robots worked across the island.

According to information Lu Chen had found online, before Madam August opened her center on the *White Dew*, she had spent decades as an interstellar pirate, ranking among the "Hundred Thousand New Generations." She was rumored to be known for her bloody and cruel methods.

Lu Chen asked curiously, "Since she’s called Madam August, is there a Mr. August?"

Gloria curled her lip. "That’s not her real name. She just named her adventure ship the *August*. When crew members asked why she was still single at her age, she said she was looking for a man who could survive her scalpel. From then on, other adventure ships would turn and run the moment they saw the *August* as if they’d seen the Grim Reaper... In short, she loves dissecting people or animals with unique constitutions—like you."

Lu Chen shuddered. Ellie and the two humanoid girls also turned pale, their legs trembling. Seeing Lu Chen’s cowardly reaction, Gloria laughed triumphantly. "Don't worry, it's all painless dissection. Most of the time, she’ll put you back together perfectly."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the two humanoid girls were not doing well. They asked tremblingly, "Are there any other doctors on the *White Dew*? Maybe we should try someone else first and only go to Madam August as a last resort?"

Lu Chen suddenly felt a bit of sympathy for them. "You’ve already given me all your money. Who else would treat you without payment? Only Madam August will take you in—and use you as lab rats for fun things along the way."

"..."

The ship slowly landed at the outer dock of the floating island, where a few small ships were parked. Lu Chen and the others, leading the two girls and carrying the cat cage, stepped off the ship and into the gardens.

The outer gardens were filled with wild weeds and flowers. There were no paths, and one had to trample through them. As they went deeper, the plants grew denser and more bizarre. Lu Chen felt something was wrong. There was no wind on the island, and the air was faintly redolent of disinfectant. Occasionally, he saw fresh, filled-in mounds of earth with bloodstains, and looking closely, something seemed to be moving beneath the soil.

The occupied hot springs had protective shields, making it impossible to see inside. The empty ones had strange-colored water—black, red, purple—mostly dark hues. Looking closer, there were even bugs crawling around the pool edges, making Lu Chen’s scalp tingle. Above, a few vultures circled overhead. If not for the fact that the survival guide showed no warnings and the Adventurers’ Guild had strict laws, Lu Chen would have already turned back.

In the center of the island was a sparse forest of ancient trees surrounding a crystal-clear, shimmering lake. The view was unexpectedly good and refreshing. By the lake sat Madam August’s clinic—a horizontally parked crescent-shaped ship with a Grade 60 warp engine, over two hundred meters wide, converted into a clinic.

Walking up the marble gangway, they were greeted by a charming, voluptuous female robot nurse in red, holding a stack of medical records, who welcomed them with a smile. "Welcome to Madam August’s Wellness Center!"

Lu Chen nodded slightly. "Excuse us." He had always liked female robots; they were hardworking and much simpler than human women.

Gloria suddenly frowned, feeling ignored, and reached out to pinch the nurse’s cheek. "Well, Number One, it’s only been a few months and you don’t recognize me?"

To Lu Chen, this sounded like someone who hadn't visited a technician in a while, and the technician was pretending not to know her. The nurse looked Gloria over again and asked uncertainly, "Gloria?"

Gloria’s forehead was covered in black lines. "Stupid robot, who else is as beautiful as me!"

The nurse then smiled. "Because your bloodline has some impurities, my program couldn't verify it directly. I’ve already flagged you as a suspected clone biological entity and submitted it to the Madam."

"What? My noble bloodline has impurities?" Gloria’s sword-like eyebrows knit together. "Ghost Venom doesn't count as an impurity," she reminded.

The nurse replied, "It’s not the Ghost Venom; it’s that you’ve fused with someone else's blood... and it seems to be a man’s. This is rare. Normal vampirism should digest it immediately."

Gloria suddenly turned and stared at Lu Chen. "You lecherous beast, what exactly did you leave inside my body?"

Lu Chen tilted his head. Had he done such a thing? Ellie chimed in, "Could it be... that the Captain used his own blood to suppress Sister Gloria when she lost control of her demonic form? It’s just that the Captain has a unique constitution, so it hasn't been digested yet."

Lu Chen quickly covered Ellie’s mouth. *You’re the one with a unique constitution! Your whole family has a unique constitution!*

He looked around warily, wanting to hack the nurse’s recording system to prevent Madam August from discovering his constitution. "How could anyone’s blood suppress a Ghost Demon? My constitution is perfectly normal. It’s obviously because Gloria kissed me forcefully just now, bit my lip, and left a bit of blood. She secretly likes me, so she intentionally kept my bloodline. Don't worry, it will be digested soon."

Having said that, he patted Gloria on the shoulder, sending a wave of resonant energy into her body to dissolve the residual bloodline. Then, he added earnestly, "Gloria, how many times do I have to tell you? The ship is no place for romance. You are not allowed to kiss your superior again!"

"You—" Gloria was so angry that a pair of black demonic ears and flames flared up. Her long tail extended infinitely, wrapping around Lu Chen’s neck and lifting him high. "I’ll give you one chance to rephrase that. What exactly is going on with your mouth?"

With his neck firmly bound by the cat tail and struggling to breathe, Lu Chen was forced to use his resonant power to speak: "It’s because I coveted your beauty while you were sleeping and tried to sneak a kiss, triggering your instinctive defense, and you bit me back, drawing blood... Later, I secretly drugged your wine to keep my bloodline in your body as long as possible, trying to get you pregnant so you would give birth to the first half-demon child in the universe."

The two humanoid girls were slightly stunned, feeling confused; it sounded weird, but Captain Lu was no ordinary person. Ellie naturally knew the Captain was spouting nonsense and tried to stifle a laugh.

Gloria stared wide-eyed at Lu Chen. Even she found it hard to believe Lu Chen’s wild fabrication; how would anyone else believe him? She felt Lu Chen was intentionally mocking her, but she still felt something was off.

"Wait, could your blood really..."

Lu Chen was speechless and quickly explained, "Idiot, of course not. That was just my wishful thinking after losing my head!"

Only then did Gloria put Lu Chen down, looking down and rubbing her stomach suspiciously... she felt like she had gained some weight lately.

The nurse also smiled and explained, "The young man is right. Bloodlines cannot make a woman pregnant, especially since Gloria is a half-demon. But a nineteen-year-old young man would indeed sneak a kiss; it proves Gloria’s charm and proves he is a pure child who hasn't done anything else."

Lu Chen nodded repeatedly and gave the nurse a thumbs-up. The nurse led the three of them into the crescent ship. While inquiring about the two humanoid girls' conditions, she recorded them in the files.

When they reached the waiting hall, the nurse reminded them, "There are fifteen patients ahead of you in the queue. Please wait patiently!"

Lu Chen could tell at a glance that the foot traffic on this island was low—no more than a dozen people—so there was no need for a queue. He thought perhaps Madam August was resting or intentionally claiming there was a queue to make the clinic seem busy.

"There can't be a dozen people waiting here, right?" Gloria sat on the sofa in the waiting hall, crossing her voluptuous, toned legs and drinking to herself. "This situation means the Madam is busy with a dissection or an emergency experiment and doesn't want to be disturbed. She’ll probably be out in about half an hour."

Lu Chen looked around. The waiting hall wasn't large, but it featured a typical Gothic architectural style—cold and eerie. Looking up, he saw cobwebs in the ceiling corners and strange insects crawling around, making rustling sounds. Seeing this, Ellie and the two humanoid girls were less afraid; as beast tamers, they found it rather novel and seemed exceptionally excited. *Perhaps this is the joy of a Spirit Tamer,* Lu Chen thought.

Not even half an hour passed—only about ten minutes—when the tall Madam August walked out of the laboratory, looking travel-worn. She took off her blood-stained white coat and scanned the five of them.

"It’s been almost four months since I was back, and you’ve managed to keep a slim human form, Gloria. I thought you were trying to skip out on your medical bills!"

Gloria proudly tilted her head back and took a swig of wine. "Sorry, I’m a rich woman now!"

It was the first time Lu Chen had heard someone call Gloria "slim," and he subconsciously looked up at Madam August. He was stunned. The woman was at least 2.5 meters tall, extremely voluptuous—three hundred pounds would be an understatement—yet strangely sexy. After taking off her coat, she wore a pristine, semi-transparent white lace dress with an exquisite texture, and a tilted lady’s hat that covered half of her seductive features, with her bright purple lips particularly eye-catching.

Lu Chen stood up instinctively. Only then did he realize his face barely reached her chest. Not only was she tall, but her figure was incredibly full; even Gloria looked petite and slim standing next to her. *Is this woman really human?*

His item identification identified her:
【Pure-blooded human, Level 68 Spirit Physician, over 1,000 years old, highly skilled in medicine and alchemy, with a fusion of various toxins, including Ghost Venom, within her body.】

*Over a thousand years old... she’s an old hag!* Lu Chen was shocked. However, this was a universe of cultivation; being a thousand years old was nothing. To live that long at Level 68, either her medical skills were miraculous, or she, like Gloria, had lost her cultivation level over time.

*Pity,* Lu Chen thought, *judging by the style of this island, her healing methods are too ghastly, otherwise, I could have done some recuperation here to improve my cultivation and constitution.* He silently sat back on the sofa.

The two humanoid girls saw Madam August and excitedly approached, only reaching her curvaceous waist. "Wow... are you really Madam August?" "We’ve been looking for you for years!"

Madam August looked down at the burns on the girls' foreheads and asked calmly, "Are you two the ones seeking treatment?"

"Yes, yes, it’s us... I’m Wantun, she’s Tunwan, and we’re Ghost Venom patients from the Imperial Third-Level Alliance." "We accidentally contracted Ghost Venom when we were young; we traveled to many countries and couldn't be cured, so we came to find you!"

Madam August took a sip of blood-red wine and only then took their medical reports from the nurse. While drinking to relieve her fatigue, she read the records and compared them to the girls' symptoms. She frowned and said, "Accidentally contracted it when you were young? No, you contracted it by using a folk remedy for Ghost Venom to try and remove your atavistic traits."

The two girls stopped pretending. "Waaa, Madam... are we going to die?" "We’re still young, we don't want to become Ghost Demons!"

Madam August finished her wine in one gulp and sighed lightly. "Your talent is very high, but curing Ghost Venom is almost impossible... Fortunately, you found me."

"Please save us, Madam!"
"We have money!"
"The treatment fee is very high; no amount of money is useful."

Madam August said in a deep voice, then pointed to the burns on their faces. "Unless you bring the person who left these burns, I can treat you for free."

The two girls were helpless. "Godo went to sea to become an adventurer. She was caught by the Imperial Army to save me and Tunwan, and she hasn't been out of prison long. We don't have her contact information."

Madam August didn't press further. She reached out, patted their little heads, and smiled. "Then you’ll just have to work here to pay off your debt. Besides, you won't survive if you leave here anyway."

Her eyes, hidden under the brim of her hat, glanced sideways at Lu Chen. Lu Chen was speechless. Faced with such obvious deception, the two girls were extremely excited.

"That's great!"
"Thank you for taking us in, Madam August!"

One was willing to beat, and the other was willing to suffer; Lu Chen couldn't say anything. Besides, Madam August only looked terrifying, and while her methods were a bit too direct, she might not be a bad person.

"I’m Gloria’s captain, Lu Chen, and this is our teammate, Ellie." Lu Chen stood up again, introduced himself, and then added, "Last time, Hu Sanqian borrowed a frozen Interstellar Locust from me to fish for some White-Bearded Whales. Do you remember that?"

Madam August nodded slightly. "I think there was such a thing."

*Good grief, this woman doesn't engage in conversation at all...* Lu Chen thought it was strange. He had been worried the old hag would target his special constitution and try to use a scalpel, but she hadn't even looked closely at him. It was a good thing, but he felt a bit hollow. After all, he had been the focus of the news the entire way; even if the other party didn't know him, they would usually be attracted by his special aura, constitution, abilities, or even his handsome face.

"I want to ask, how much money does Gloria owe you?" Lu Chen stopped the small talk and got straight to the point.

Madam August thought for a moment; even she couldn't remember the messy account. "Gloria owes me so much money that she has to let me use her body for experiments to pay it off... What, do you want to redeem her?"

Lu Chen turned to stare at Gloria, his eyes murderous. Gloria looked up at the ceiling and said casually, "I’m a succubus; isn't selling my body part of the job description?"

Lu Chen was speechless and turned to ask Madam August, "So, Madam, have you discovered anything from her?"

Madam August laughed. "I discovered she’s just a waste of food, which is why I forced her to go to sea to make money... As her captain, what have you discovered?"

"I discovered that she’s not just a waste of food, but a gold-swallowing beast."

"If you don't have the money to redeem her, there are other ways."

"No, I won't redeem her. Let her come here regularly for check-ups or work for you; I don't mind."

Madam August sighed with a smile, "What a heartless man."

Gloria couldn't take it anymore and quickly lifted the cat cage. "There’s still a Ghost Demon Cat here. I remember that spirit beasts can't be demonized; this might be the only one in the universe. It can't be worthless. My demon form is also a cat—a cat for a cat, let that be her redemption!"

Madam August was slightly startled. She unzipped the cat cage’s airbag, looked inside, and frowned. "If it were a naturally occurring Ghost Demon Cat, it would indeed be very valuable. Unfortunately, this is an experimental product. Even if the experimenter’s level is quite high, it’s almost worthless to me. If you don't want it, I can take it as a pet for ten thousand spirit stones, but it won't cancel Gloria's debt... The two are separated by more than an order of magnitude."

*Separated by more than an order of magnitude...* Good heavens, that meant it started at a million spirit stones! Lu Chen could no longer look at Gloria the same way. *Are you really a succubus? Other succubi make money as easily as eating; how come you don't earn a cent and spend like water?*

"A cutting-edge experimental product like a Ghost Demon Cat can't be worth only ten thousand spirit stones, right? To catch this cat, we encountered a humanoid Ghost Demon. A hand full of human eyes reached out from the Nether Realm; we almost lost our lives."

Madam August laughed. "You’re right, it is a cutting-edge experimental product. Unfortunately, I am the first person to successfully complete such an experiment. The ten thousand spirit stones I offered was just because I wanted a pet. I assume the owner who lost this cat had the same idea."

Lu Chen was startled. The cat’s owner was Grey Crow, Madam Farrier—naturally, it was her experimental result and her pet cat. According to Vincent, Grey Crow was the disciple of his colleague. And Madam August said she was the first to complete the Ghost Demon Cat experiment.

*Could it be... that the colleague Vincent spoke of refers to Madam August?*

He probed, "I heard that before Madam was an adventurer, she was a professor at the Imperial Royal Academy of Truth and had a legendary female disciple."

Madam August’s aura suddenly turned cold. "Gloria wouldn't know about these things... Could it be that you’ve met her?"

A cold, eerie spiritual pressure was applied to Lu Chen’s head. Lu Chen felt like he had fallen into an abyss and gritted his teeth to endure it. It felt like ten thousand ice ants crawling from his neck to his feet, dragging him into the depths. The spiritual pressure wasn't very strong, but because it had no physical form, it was hard to shake off the sensation. Lu Chen was forced to use his resonant power to instantly shatter the feeling of the ice ants.

"Who is she?"

Madam August was about to speak but paused. "Huh... I’ve actually forgotten her name. Is it possible to do even that? You learned a little bit from her, yet you don't even know her identity?"

Lu Chen shook his head. "I learned it from a notebook I picked up, and I found this cat at the same time. I’ve never met the cat’s owner."

"Then how did you know my identity?"

"I guessed."

Madam August sighed softly. "I did teach at the Imperial Royal Academy of Truth for many years. I didn't have this body back then. The owner of this cat was my proudest student, but in the end, she turned the Empire upside down, and I was forced to resign and go to sea as an adventurer. Now I’ve finally settled down... a hundred years have passed in a blink."

"I’m very interested in her story. Can you tell me about it?" Lu Chen pressed.

Madam August shook her head. "That is an Imperial top secret, and besides, I’ve forgotten most of the details."

Lu Chen asked her again, "What about Gloria? How did you and Gloria meet, and where did she come from?"

Gloria was pouting, feeling that Lu Chen’s interest was entirely on this master she had never met, and she rolled her eyes at him. "I came from my mother’s womb; where else would I come from?"

Madam August shook her head again. "This is more than an Imperial top secret. Even she herself has had her demon body and memories sealed, so how would I know? A woman’s affairs need to be explored by a man himself."

*Uh... we aren't that kind of relationship.* Lu Chen was speechless.

Madam August put away the cat cage and had the nurse transfer ten thousand spirit stones to Lu Chen’s bank account. With that, his balance reached 72,000, plus over 30,000 in cash. His total assets now exceeded 100,000!

After putting away the cat cage, Madam August looked at Ellie. "Is this fully atavistic wolf-girl for sale? I can offer a higher price."

Ellie trembled with fear and hid behind Lu Chen. Lu Chen thought, *You’ve finally met a real pervert.*

He said firmly, "Sorry, she’s not for sale!"

Gloria cried out with a 'wah,' and began pounding on Lu Chen’s shoulder. Although her crying was a bit fake, the sadness seemed real. "You heartless man, you said you weren't biased? My bloodline was tainted by you, yet you’re full of praise for your 'cheap' master, and Ellie is 'not for sale,' but I’m the one who deserves to be sold into a laboratory as a lab rat and treated inhumanely. You’re so cruel, Lu Chen, wuwuwuwu!"

*She’s a pro!* Lu Chen was completely speechless. But he felt that Gloria’s constitution had been well-trained by Madam August; the balance between human and demon was perfect, and she had completely controlled her succubus attributes.

"Cut it out. I think your constitution is just fine; I don't see any dissection scars on you."

Gloria pretended to sob. "You don't understand. Can she leave scars when she dissects? Besides, this old hag made me addicted to alcohol and said I had a good figure so I should buy more pretty clothes, and my skin was bad so I should buy more cosmetics. All my money went into that."

Madam August didn't defend herself, only saying, "Better than gambling it all away."

*Critical hit!* Lu Chen grabbed Gloria’s wrist in anger. Looking at her innocent eyes, he wanted to swallow her whole. "Well, Gloria, you’re actually a gambler? It’s a good thing I manage the money, or you’d have bankrupted this family!"

Gloria explained without changing her expression, "Why are you yelling so loud? I gamble and always lose, just like you always 'air-fishing.' I’m usually lucky, but I lose every time I gamble. I’m just like you—I don't believe in bad luck—but the more I gamble, the more I lose. I owed so much money I had to go to sea as an adventurer. As the saying goes, fate cannot be defied; how can you blame me for this?"

"I’m not blaming you for losing; I’m blaming you for gambling!"

"I’m not gambling for money; I’m gambling with destiny. I’m seeing if you’ll waste time fishing next time. I use shopping to numb myself and give up fighting fate. You’d better buy me more wine, clothes, and cosmetics in the future, or I’ll relapse."

Lu Chen hadn't expected to be bitten back by her. "Fine, fine, as if I’d short you on pocket money."

Gloria instantly beamed. From her childish, coquettish behavior in public, Lu Chen could see that Madam August treated her quite well, even playing the role of her master or mother.

Madam August also sighed and said to Gloria, "I haven't cleansed your demon form or prepared medicinal wine for you in four months. Stay here for a few days and don't run around."

In addition to Gloria, Ellie also needed treatment. Lu Chen asked Madam August, "Ellie was once implanted with a thought seal, which causes her to faint instantly whenever she sees a high-level Nether Ghost, and she is particularly afraid of perverts. I wonder if it can be cured?"

Madam August was slightly startled. "That’s a normal reaction for a human. It’s not a problem. Don't you know that control-type cultivators like Beast Tamers and Spirit Tamers take more mental damage from Nether Ghosts than ordinary people?"

Lu Chen was suddenly shocked. "There’s such a thing?"

Madam August stared into Ellie’s eyes for a moment. "This child does show signs of being severely frightened, but there are no traces of a thought seal left. If there ever was one, it has been completely cleared. This shows that she might be a spirit-taming genius, even more gifted than the two humanoid girls... Of course, if she weren't a true genius, she wouldn't have been selected by the laboratory to undergo the atavistic experiment. This is the most perfect atavistic state I have ever seen. If she weren't a wolf-girl, but a dragon-girl, she might have changed the universe. If the soul injury from her excessive fear can be cured, her cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds."

*Dragon-girl...* Lu Chen thought, *You really don't read the news at all!*

"Please help her cure the soul injury, Madam."

Madam August said, "This isn't free. And healing a soul injury is a long process. Come for a soak once a week; it may take anywhere from a few months to several years. This can't be rushed. Let her soak with Gloria for treatment; it can be fully cured and will also quickly improve her cultivation. It will cost at least ten thousand spirit stones, but you can pay after she’s fully cured."

*Ten thousand spirit stones... You aren't letting me take a single cent with me, are you!*

Lu Chen said resolutely, "Fine, ten thousand it is... Ellie, you and Gloria stay here for treatment. I’ll go sell the rest of the spoils."

"Okay." Ellie was still a bit afraid, but she had gradually learned about Madam August’s character, and besides, Gloria was with her.

"Then I’m leaving." Lu Chen turned to go.

Gloria, drinking the clear wine from Gewu Star, didn't forget to remind him: "Buy me some good wine. The medicinal wine is too hard to drink; I need to mix it with good wine to get it down."

Lu Chen could only nod. "Yes, yes."

Ellie stood beside Gloria, still a bit fearful. "Captain, remember to come back soon!"

"I will."

The two humanoid girls also waved goodbye to him from behind. "Thank you, Brother Lu Chen!"

Lu Chen strode toward the clinic door. Watching Lu Chen’s retreating figure, Madam August finally lifted the brim of her hat, revealing a pair of deep purple eyes. After thinking for a long time, she finally opened her mouth to say:

"The Ghost Venom they carry, although it will take some time, can eventually be cured. But your constitution, which completely isolates Ghost Venom, is very likely... an incurable disease."