I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

The curse brought back from the Iron Whale, the disease that turned Dr. Lyson into a strange fish.

He was also infected.

Moreover, no cure has been found to date.

Ink continued to stare at him, its beady eyes gleaming with inquiry.

"Are you hiding something from me?"

Looking at Mo Shui's serious expression, Lu Yuan remained silent for a moment before finally sighing.

"There are indeed some things."

His voice sounded tired.

"But now is not the time to say that."

"I'll let you know once I've finished what I'm doing."

Ink stared at him for a while, as if trying to determine whether what he said was true or false.

In the end, she didn't ask any further questions.

"never mind."

She shrank back into the notebook, leaving only her beady eyes showing.

"Anyway, you're not my host. If you die, I'll take good care of Mina and remember your kindness."

Her tone carried a hint of helplessness and worry, but it was quickly masked by her sharp tongue.

"If you encounter any trouble, remember to let me know as soon as possible."

"Don't wait until things get out of control before you remember this book."

Lu Yuan nodded.

"I see."

He looked at the holy water cup in his hand and thought to himself:

This thing might temporarily alleviate the effects of the strange dreams.

Low-level holy water can restore sanity, although the effect is limited. But since I've never drunk holy water before, it will at least allow me to last a little longer.

But a complete cure...

We need to find other solutions.

He looked up at the window.

The sun has risen, and the thick fog outside the window is gradually dissipating.

After the church carriage disappeared around the street corner, Lu Yuan returned to the clinic and closed the rickety half-open door.

He took the holy water cup from his bosom.

The silver-white cup gleamed softly in the morning light, its angel emblem exquisite and intricate.

Lu Yuan walked behind the counter, scooped a cup of water from the water vat, and slowly poured it into the holy water cup.

The next moment, a faint silver light shone in the cup.

The water seemed to be purified by some kind of force, turning ordinary water into clear and transparent water, with tiny specks of light faintly visible flowing within it.

[Transformation complete: Low-grade Holy Water x1]

[Effect: Restores 2-3 points of sanity and purifies mild pollution]

Lu Yuan picked up the cup and hesitated for a moment.

It's morning now, and I'm still quite rational.

Perhaps it's better to save it for before bed and see if it has any effect on the dream.

He carefully poured the holy water into a clean glass bottle, sealed it, and put it in the cabinet.

"Brother Lu, that cup is so pretty."

Mina came over at some point, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the holy water cup.

Lu Yuan carefully put the cup away: "This thing shouldn't be touched casually."

Mina nodded obediently, but her eyes couldn't help but dart toward the cabinet.

Lu Yuan looked at the little girl and suddenly remembered something.

"Mina, come here."

He walked to the medicine cabinet and opened a drawer.

Inside, several kinds of dried herbs were neatly arranged, each wrapped in oil paper and labeled.

Do you recognize these?

Mina shook her head.

"Do you want to know?"

Mina paused for a moment, then blinked:

"I'd like to know, Dr. Lu, are you planning to teach me?"

Lu Yuan looked at the little girl in front of him and nodded.

"That's right, you have great talent. You can know a lot of things even without studying."

"If I learn it, will I be able to save someone? Like my uncle with that kind of illness."

Mina's question left Lu Yuan speechless.

After a pause, Lu Yuan looked at Mina seriously:

"Yes, as long as you learn enough, your uncle's illness can be cured."

"Nana, learn! Dr. Lu, please teach me!"

Lu Yuan gently patted Mina's head, said nothing more, and took out the last of the medicinal herbs from the counter, preparing to test Mina's talent first.

Lu Yuan picked up a silvery-white dried herb: "This is white tree flower, one of the most common medicinal herbs in Grim Port."

Then he picked up a few more plants: "This is a hemostatic herb, this is a calming herb, and this is a fever-reducing leaf."

Mina listened attentively, nodding her little head repeatedly.

"Smell it."

Lu Yuan handed the Silver Grass to her.

Mina leaned closer to smell it, then suddenly tilted her head.

"Is it...singing?"

Lu Yuan was taken aback: "What?"

"It's very soft, like it's talking." Mina tilted her head and listened again. "It said it likes cold places, doesn't like sunlight... and that it can calm people down..."

Lu Yuan stared at Mina for several seconds.

All things echo.

As Ink said, this girl has this talent: she can resonate with all things and hear the "voice" of things.

I never expected that the properties of medicinal herbs could be directly "heard".

He's a born pharmacist.

"Brent," Lu Yuan called out.

Brent peeked out from behind: "What's wrong, Dr. Lu?"

"When I teach Mina to identify medicinal herbs in the future, you can learn along with her."

Brent's eyes lit up: "Okay!"

Mina cheered up too, and her smile brought some color back to her pale face.

[Herbal Medicine: 6.5/50 → 7/50]

Teaching can actually earn you experience points, which is not bad.

Over the next two hours, Lu Yuan taught the two children to recognize more than a dozen common medicinal herbs.

Mina has a photographic memory thanks to her talent.

Although Brent lacked natural talent, he was diligent, repeatedly reciting the name and uses of each medicinal herb.

Around noon, Lu Yuan went out and found a carpenter.

The clinic's door was burned down to half its original size; if it's not repaired soon, it will start to let in drafts.

The carpenter, a middle-aged man in his forties, looked at the scorch marks on the door frame with a strange expression.

"Dr. Lu, this is your..."

"The stove exploded." Lu Yuan said without changing his expression.

The carpenter opened his mouth, clearly not believing it.

But he didn't ask any more questions, after all, there are some things you shouldn't ask in Grimport.

"Okay, I'll install it for you this afternoon."

Lu Yuan paid the deposit and gave several copper shields as hush money.

The carpenter received the money and quickly got to work.

The new door was installed in the afternoon.

The oak door panel is sturdier than the original one.

Lu Yuan checked the door lock again and added a wooden bolt behind the door.

While these things can't stop superhumans, they can at least stop ordinary people.

As for the church's retaliation...

Lu Yuan glanced out the window.

Egger said he would increase patrols, hoping those charlatans would behave themselves for a few days.

The sun gradually set in the west.

The orange-red afterglow shone on the newly decorated wooden door, as if it were plated with a layer of gold.

Brent and Mina were making their beds next door.

Lu Yuan sat behind the counter and took out the bottle of holy water that had been transformed during the day.

The pale silver liquid shimmered faintly in the glass bottle.

He uncorked the bottle, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

The cool liquid slid down my throat, like a refreshing spring flowing through my whole body.

The vague restlessness in my mind seemed to have subsided somewhat.

[Rationality: 67/75 → 70/75]

three o'clock.

The effect is not bad.

The problem is that sanity recovers too slowly. It's a bit like a mana bar; it takes a long time to recover after you've used it up.

Lu Yuan put down the bottle, feeling the clarity that came with the return of his rationality.

Hopefully, tonight's strange dream will be a little better.

Night completely enveloped Grimport.

The gaslights on the street lit up one after another, casting dim yellow halos in the darkness.

In the distance came the rumble of a carriage and the incoherent ramblings of a drunkard.

Lu Yuan lay on the bed with his eyes closed.

Darkness descended.

He fell back into that familiar dream...