Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 1079 Deficit
"Lady Slana, our Major General is back! And he brought back a black dragon!" The soldier in charge of protecting Shi Jia said happily to Shi Jia.

"You're back?" Shi Jia lifted the covers and was about to get out of bed, but was stopped by two doctors the next second.

It turned out that she had fainted after exhausting her mental and physical energy. After returning, she was confined to her hospital bed by the doctors and could not go anywhere.

"Lady Slana! You cannot leave this ward until you have fully recovered!" Doctor Cai Yao said sternly, his expression growing increasingly grave as he looked at the newly released test report.

Slana looks healthy, but she is actually severely malnourished. Her condition is completely different from what it was a year ago.

"I'm not sick, really!"

"No illness? Then, Lady Slana, please take a look at this!" Cai Yao immediately projected more than a dozen test reports!
Shi Jia felt a little guilty upon seeing this. She hadn't expected that using her innate energy would deplete her life force.

The outward manifestation of depleted vitality is physical weakness and malnutrition. Another undetected consequence is a shortened lifespan.

If it weren't for the fact that her spiritual form was a banyan tree, a famously long-lived species, she probably would have died long ago due to the depletion of her life essence.

However, the most important factor in reversing physical transformation is her primordial energy. Without primordial energy, she simply cannot guarantee that the physicalized individual's consciousness will not perish when the mimicry is broken.

"It's just malnutrition, nothing serious. Just eat more nutritious food," Shi Jia chuckled. Well, although the situation was somewhat serious, she didn't really take it to heart. She had a feeling that once she advanced to 3S level, her current deficit would be made up for.

Lifespan won't be greatly affected, and the fastest way for her to advance now is to treat those who have become physical beings and absorb the energy of mental energy and pollutant mutations as nourishment.

Upon hearing this, Cai Yao glared at her with exasperation. "Lady Slana, I have already sent your medical report to His Majesty, Dean Froen, and Marshal Cheng."

Shi Jia's eyes widened. "How could you do this!"

"I have no choice. I'm just an ordinary doctor, and my voice carries little weight. Since Lady Slana is unwilling to listen to my medical advice, I can only let someone else who is willing to listen to her take charge," Cai Yao said helplessly.
Shi Jia glared at him. "Fine, fine, I'll listen to you." She lay back down on the bed, feeling utterly defeated.

Cai Yao smiled slightly. As expected, Lady Slana still has the mind of a child and is not yet an adult!

Qin Yu, looking travel-worn, walked in and was shocked to see Shi Jia lying on the bed. He hurriedly asked Shi Jia what had happened.

"It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well last night." Shi Jia didn't want to hear any more concerned nagging, so she just gave a casual answer and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Qin Yu, you brought Senior Qin Ming back? Where is he?"

However, Cai Yao, standing to the side, wouldn't let her have her way. He directly showed Qin Yu more than a dozen medical reports and concluded, "Major General! Lady Slana's health is severely depleted and she must take good care of herself. Otherwise, it will affect her lifespan."

Qin Yu was struck dumb. "How could this be? I remember that I had taken good care of Slana's health before. How could her health have deteriorated so much in just one year?"

"Slana, did those people from Blood Night abuse you?!"

Shi Jia quickly waved her hand, "No, no."

"How could there be none? Your body can't be deficient for no reason!" Qin Yu didn't believe it.

Cai Yao, who was standing next to Shi Jia, was also looking at her intently, waiting for her answer.

Stared at by the two, Shi Jia felt a chill run down her spine, but she couldn't just blurt out the truth. "Um, well, maybe it's because I didn't replenish enough energy when I was promoted to S-rank before?"

"Yes, that must be it!" Shi Jia nodded vigorously.

"Are you sure?" Qin Yu and Cai Yao were both clearly unconvinced. Although failing to replenish energy in time after leveling up would indeed lead to a loss, Slana's expression made it seem like she was lying!
With only two years of memories, Shi Jia, despite her intelligence, was still rather naive, and her lies were easily detected. Besides, the two people opposite her were shrewd. "Hmm... I guess so." Having just breathed a sigh of relief, Shi Jia met their eyes and immediately felt a pang of guilt.

"Oh, none of that matters. Didn't Qin Yu just say you brought Qin Ming back?" Shi Jia couldn't take it anymore and changed the subject, learning from her earlier mistake and not giving Cai Yao and Qin Yu a chance to interject.

"Bring him here quickly. I need to examine him and finalize the treatment plan as soon as possible," Shi Jia said seriously. "The sooner we cure Qin Ming and fulfill His Majesty's request, the sooner we can return to the capital!"

Cai Yao looked unconvinced upon hearing this, but said nothing more. Qin Yu did the same.

"Grandpa Ming's physical form is enormous, so it might be difficult to send him over. Why don't we wait until you're more recovered?"

Shi Jia waved her hand, "No, when will that be..."

Cai Yao's sharp eyes shot over.

"...Haha, I mean, getting back to the capital is the priority!" Shi Jia turned her head away. "Qin Yu, just drag Qin Ming outside, somewhere I can see him. I'll use my mental mimicry to check, so it won't interfere with my rest."

The two of them felt that something was wrong. Wasn't the consumption of mental mimicry a form of consumption?
However, given Shi Jia's resolute attitude, the two had no choice but to agree to her decision. They simply went to capture high-level star beasts and collect high-level edible plants to nourish her body.

As Shi Jia absorbed and transformed the mutated energy of the black dragon every day, her body gradually replenished its deficiencies. Daily physical examinations showed that her health was improving, which relieved Cai Yao and the others who were far away on the capital star.

"It seems that dietary supplements are very effective. Let's continue this regimen and make sure Slana's body returns to its previous state!"

"Yes!" Cai Yao was communicating with Fron. This was his job: to report on Slana's health every five days.

"Damn the Blood Night Organization! How dare they treat healers like this! His Majesty has ordered a nationwide manhunt for the remnants of the Blood Night Organization! They must be wiped out of space!"

Cai Yao listened silently without responding. He only hung up the phone after Froen had finished venting.

Everyone was happy that Shi Jia's health was improving, except for Shi Jia herself, because the better her health recovered, the worse things would be for her when the crisis broke out.

The thought of the severe reprimand she was about to face made her tremble.

"Lady Slana, have you caught a cold?" It was Sliyue! A month ago, her guards arrived on the Exile Star and are currently taking care of Shi Jia's daily life.

"No, it was just a sudden gust of cool wind." Shi Jia made up a story on the spot. After the last time, her lying skills had become even more proficient.

Siliyue looked around. The trees were swaying, and there was indeed a strong wind. "My lady, this is the seaside, and the wind is quite strong. Shall we go back and rest?"

"No need, Qin Ming will be here for treatment soon."

After two months of treatment, Qin Ming had regained his sanity. Although he could no longer transform into human form, his intelligence was no different from that of a human.

As soon as she finished speaking, a black dragon leaped out of the sea and flew straight towards Shi Jia. It landed slowly on the reef about ten meters away from her. Then, its two front claws moved, and its huge head slowly approached Shi Jia.

And so, the black dragon rested its head on the rocks by the sea, its long tail wagging in the water, splashing around happily, just like a little dog.

A girl stood beside the black dragon's head, a three-meter-long branch extending outwards, planting herself on the dragon's head.