The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 344 Extra: The Tale of Biting the Hook
With Chang Tianchen's arrival, the frontline troops seemed to have found their backbone instantly, and the originally tense battle situation outside Jinglan Military Town was reversed that very night.

Xuan Yan has confirmed the composition of the poison that the warrior was poisoned. His medical skills are the strongest in the Northern and Southern Beast Plains. In addition, he was born into a noble family in the Southern Plains and has always been devoted to medical research. His knowledge is extensive, so the task of preparing the antidote is actually very simple for him.

After confirming the medicinal materials and proportions needed for the antidote, Xuan Yan handed over the method for making the antidote to the pharmacists in the military camp.

Currently, the doctors at the hospital in Beast City are responsible for all aspects of their work, including diagnosis, treatment, and medication preparation. However, because such comprehensive doctors are rare, and the medical foundation of the witch doctors in the Northern Wilderness is relatively weak, requiring a lot of time for systematic learning, Xuan Yan later came up with a compromise solution.

A medical license will be issued to doctors who are fully responsible for the treatment process, allowing them to serve as the primary care physician for patients.

Doctors who fail the medical examination will be classified as trainees who learn from attending physicians, based on their medical skills.

There are also witch doctors who only know a little bit about medicine, and after confirming that the other party can identify all the medicinal herbs, they will be arranged to be apothecaries.

Currently, the number of pharmacists is the largest in the City of Ten Thousand Beasts.

The number of licensed doctors is less than fifty.

Most of the military doctors in the army were unlicensed barefoot doctors.

However, casualties among soldiers are inevitable during combat. There is no better training center than the battlefield. Most doctors who have not passed the medical examination are willing to accept the dispatch of the City of Ten Thousand Beasts and the conscription of the army to the front line as temporary military doctors, as long as their skills are not particularly poor.

Because doctors in Beast City do not have proper medical licenses, patients who are not in urgent need are not willing to accept their treatment, so it is very difficult to accumulate more experience and practice.

But there is no such concern in the military, where doctors are the most needed resource.

There aren't many rules in the military; whether someone has a license or not doesn't matter, as long as they can survive.

Therefore, although these barefoot doctors in the army did not have licenses, their medical skills were actually quite good. With a period of systematic training and some extra effort in private, obtaining a medical license would not be a problem.

When a doctor runs out of wood-type abilities and is unable to treat the wounded, they will go to the medicine warehouse and act as a temporary pharmacist.

After all, they may not know much about treating difficult and complicated diseases.

But it's just dispensing medicine... anyone with hands can do that.

Hundreds of pharmacists didn't deliberately clear out the area to prepare medicines. They simply found a spot anywhere near the entrance of the herbal medicine warehouse, collected a lot of herbs, sat down on the ground, and, holding their usual medicine-making tools, began to extract the medicinal juices to prepare the antidote.

The pharmacists remained quiet throughout, focused intently on their work. From afternoon until nightfall, the open space in front of the herb warehouse was filled with people. The warriors guarding the herb warehouse, seeing the tireless pharmacists, quickly went to the south side of the warehouse to collect more oil lamps and lantern grass. They then asked a wood-type warrior to encourage the growth of small trees and hung these lighting devices directly above them.

The pitted copper cauldron has two handles on its sides, and a thin metal chain holds the handles up and hangs it on a triangular stand. Below is a burning fire, with orange flames licking the bottom of the brass crucible. Inside the crucible, brown liquid medicine is bubbling and churning due to the heat.

Fuller watched the medicine broth thicken and used a pair of wooden chopsticks to scoop out the overcooked herbs one by one and place them on the strainer on his left.

Below the strainer was a large metal vat. He let the medicinal herbs drip down from the strainer, then turned around and put on thick gloves. He carefully took down the crucible hanging on the tripod and placed it on a small wooden table with a stone slab on it.

He turned and waved to the water-element warrior who was guarding not far away. The warrior quickly came over and helped lower the temperature of the medicinal liquid in the crucible.

Fuller then picked up the crucible and carefully poured the medicinal liquid into a strainer. Only after all the liquid had been filtered did he put the dirty crucible aside, and the water-type warriors guarding nearby immediately helped clean it.

Fuller, after removing his gloves, took out a huge soup bucket from under the table, confirmed the amount of light blue medicine inside, and began to use a clean, graduated spoon to scoop the medicine from the large vat and pour it into the pre-prepared white snake herbal water.

This light blue potion is made by soaking a plant called white snake grass in hot water at 80 degrees Celsius until the water cools to room temperature, then adding a small amount of yellow juice. The potion in the bucket will then change from colorless to light blue.

Simply pour the prepared main medicine into this light blue liquid according to the specified ratio, and the antidote is ready.

After stirring evenly, the medicine in the bucket is divided into portions and sent directly to the wounded soldiers' camp so that the poisoned soldiers can take it orally. At most, the toxins in their bodies will be completely eliminated within two hours.

Fuller divided the medicine into individual vials and placed them into a medicine box with rows of small holes. He plopped down on a rock, let out a long sigh, checked his powers, and after confirming that he had fully recovered, extinguished the fire on the ground. He bent down, hoisted the boxes of medicine onto his shoulder, and strode towards the wounded soldiers' area.

Not long after he left, another pharmacist, whose powers had been exhausted, arrived and took over the medicine-making stall, repeating his previous work.

Xuan Yan took out a vial of antidote from the medicine box, checked it in his hand, then uncorked it, pinched the unconscious warrior's cheeks, applied slight pressure with his right hand, and immediately seized the opportunity with his left hand to shove the vial directly between his lips and forcefully pour it down.

After confirming that the medicine had been swallowed, Xuan Yan threw the empty medicine bottle into a large box next to him, wiped his hands with the cloth hanging from his waist, checked the injured person's vital signs, and found that the person's condition was improving. Then he got up and walked towards the next patient.

Xuan Yan's assistant is a wood-type warrior who is not yet an adult. He is fourteen years old this year, a beastman of the Great Horned Deer Clan, and his name is Xita.

He looked at the box that was almost full of empty medicine bottles and sighed softly: "Can one dose of medicine really guarantee that even a critically ill person will wake up?"

Xuan Yan glanced back at him and said calmly, "They poisoned the water. Because it was diluted by water, the toxicity wasn't that strong. Except for a few soldiers with special constitutions and bad luck who unfortunately died, the most severely poisoned among the remaining wounded were only unconscious. Those who didn't die in a short time were simply unable to move."

"Take the warriors of the Yun Jin King Snake Clan for example. Although many of them are poisoned, they can quickly metabolize the toxins out of their bodies within three days, and they may not even need medicine."

Sita asked in confusion, "Why are the pharmacists in the military camp working themselves to the bone? Couldn't they just wait a couple more days?"

Looking at the child's innocent face, Xuan Yan said helplessly, "This is a military camp, not the peaceful City of Ten Thousand Beasts."

"The situation on the battlefield can change in an instant. Lying down next to the battlefield is tantamount to handing your life over to the enemy."

"In two days, the number of our soldiers who have lost their mobility due to poisoning will continue to increase."

"The two sides are now evenly matched in terms of troop strength, but we have fewer and fewer soldiers available, which will gradually put us at a disadvantage on the battlefield."

"I don't need to tell you what the consequences will be if we lose, do I?"

Xita immediately stood up straight, her expression stern, and said, "I know, thank you for your guidance, teacher."

"I wouldn't call it instruction, but as a military doctor in a camp on the front lines, I still need to have at least the basic combat skills."

Sita lowered his head, his face and ears slightly flushed and burning, feeling a deep sense of shame and remorse for his previous ignorance.

Xuan Yan didn't continue the conversation with him, but instead began treating the next wounded soldier.

After treating the wounded in this tent, Xuan Yan led Xita outside. He glanced at the direction of the flames outside Jinglan Military Town, listened carefully to the sounds in the distance, and his expression quickly became serious. He handed the medicine box to Xita: "You've seen how I fed those poisoned soldiers medicine before, and I've also taught you how to check vital signs."

"You can continue to the next tent to treat the poisoned people using the same method I just used."

"And what about you, teacher?" Sita asked nervously, as he had never treated a patient alone before.

Although administering antidotes to comatose patients was not a particularly difficult task, he was still somewhat unsure of his own diagnostic and treatment abilities.

"A large number of wounded are about to be sent over, I have to go there."

After Xuan Yan's ability level dropped, he quickly recovered to his highest level. His ability is now stuck at the peak of the fifteenth level and is about to enter the sixteenth level, so his perception ability has become very strong and his range is also very far.

Hearing this, Sita had no doubts and watched him walk quickly in another direction. Soon, she heard urgent shouts and the cries of the wounded in pain.

He was startled by the shouts, but quickly recovered, slapped his face twice, rallied himself, and headed toward the next tent.

He has his own mission.

At times like these, the more soldiers who stand up, the greater their chances of victory.

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Before dawn the next day, the battle outside Jinglan Military Town had completely ended.

Chang Tianchen hadn't slept all night, but this was normal for someone as energetic as him. At this moment, he led his men out of the military camp and stood on the battlefield high ground outside Jinglan Military Town, overlooking the battlefield in the distance, which was shrouded in thick smoke.

Wu Zhuo had already led his team back and stood beside Chang Tianchen, saying, "The second line of defense has been completely held. They lost at least three thousand men in this battle, and they shouldn't launch another attack anytime soon."

Chang Tianchen shook his head and said, "Not only."

The battle lasted a long time, and their casualties were kept to around 2,500.

The army of the City of Ten Thousand Beasts is systematically trained, and its overall combat capability is far greater than its individual combat capability.

Furthermore, they divided the combat teams according to individual strengths.

These groups typically consist of six to eight people and are capable of fighting against forces more than twice their size.

This effect has been proven in many previous battles.

Although the combined strength of the first and second lines of troops was less than 30,000, he did not panic at all.

According to the information they received, the southern tribes were launching a joint operation this time, with both Daxing and Krumah sending troops. The number of troops crossing the river to fight was about 15,000.

Therefore, after poisoning the enemy, they captured the central and eastern sections of the front line in a very short time.

With only 15,000 troops and no reinforcements, pushing to the third line of defense was simply wishful thinking.

Chang Tianchen originally thought that after they seized the front line, they would use it as a base to continuously send reinforcements from the south bank.

Once a large number of reinforcements landed, they simply crushed them with sheer force.

Because the section from Jinglan Military Town to Wanshou City is almost entirely flat with no terrain obstacles, defending it is not easy.

Strangely, the southern tribes did not send any more reinforcements, as if they had only arranged for 15,000 troops to cross the river.

It's as if they think that 15,000 troops can push directly to the walls of Beast City, or even take the city lord's mansion.

Chang Tianchen also considered whether there might be a trap involved.

Therefore, he has always been very cautious. This time, he did not take the initiative to lead troops into battle. Instead, he stayed in the army to oversee the situation, as Ling Chengen expected, and was responsible for troop deployment and commanding the battle from the camps behind the front lines.

From the enemy's sneak attack to the end of the battle outside Jinglan Military Town, exactly one day and one night passed.

Chang Tianchen corroborated the information gathered from Lin Jing, the warriors of the Crow Clan, and the warriors of the Silver Horn Night Owl Clan, ultimately confirming that the enemy had no reinforcements.

He breathed a sigh of relief and did not order an immediate counterattack, but instead told the soldiers to take the time to rest and recuperate.

If he's not mistaken, the second battle is likely to begin soon.

However, he didn't want his team to continue being passively attacked.

Therefore, he planned to strike first this time. As for why there were no reinforcements in the south, Chang Tianchen could vaguely guess, but that was not what he cared about.

Now, he has only one goal.

Annihilate all the enemies who have crossed the river.

Since the fat is practically offered to us, there's no reason not to take a bite.

As for whether the fragrant bait might be a trap, Chang Tianchen wasn't stupid. He didn't care if there was a hook hidden in the bait; he would just pull it off and take a bite to find out.
If there really was a hook, he broke it off.

If they want to hook him, they'll have to see if they have the ability.

Previously in the East, he killed Daxing's fierce general Ahmukchi on the spot.

Meanwhile, Fu Tong, another general of the Daxing tribe, also had one arm broken by Ling Chengen, which greatly reduced his strength. For the past six months, he has been hiding in the tribe and has not dared to cross the river easily again.

The company certainly has more than just these two capable team leaders, but without their abilities, its current combat strength is greatly reduced.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have joined forces with their long-time nemesis, Cruma, to cross the river and deal with them.

It is clear that both tribes regarded the City of Ten Thousand Beasts as a major threat.

However, that's correct.

They really don't intend to keep Dahang and Krumah.

Neither of these tribes are good people; they've had a lot of grudges against each other before, and now it's time to settle the score.