CHAPTER 1142 CRIMSON CITY
At that moment, the beast curers exchanged astonished looks with each other. Needless to say, they were beyond surprised when hearing that Rocky could pull the beast from death's grip.
"What the hell is he talking about? Master Yuri has already concluded that there's no way to cure the beast! If he says so, then it can't be wrong!"
"Master Yuri's Beast Curing Skill is well recognized in the entire Holy Dragon Empire. Moreover, I can vouch for his excellent study. In fact, he is so skilled that I never saw nor heard that he's ever made a mistake."
"What is he doing here? And why do we even have to stand here and listen to such nonsense? This is a waste! My time is precious, and I want to get back to my work!"
The beast curers began to discuss among themselves at that moment. However, their voices weren't that mellow that Mia and Rocky could hear them.
Yuri stood there quietly, not uttering a single word in his defense. He thought that he had made it clear enough since Mia was there as well. However, the arrogant expression on his face only showed that he firmly believed that his diagnosis would never be wrong.
"Uh, Guys..." Mia cleared her throat and interrupted all the whispering. At that moment, she was itching to say something to get the attention of these rude beast curers, and that Rocky didn't deserve that. Yet, Rocky waved his hand to her, signaling that she should drop the idea of calling them out.
"Okay, I know that you guys would not believe me until you see it right before your eyes. Like what they say, seeing is believing. Next, I'll show you how to treat a spirit-manipulated beast as gravely ill as this one. Please pay attention to what I am about to do next because this is what you're going to learn later," Rocky said calmly and gently as he swept his eyes over the judging crowd.
Soon after, he moved next to the spirit-manipulated beast that was at the brink of death on the operating table and took out his surgical tools. Right after he had finished preparing, he started to perform the operation on it under the watchful eyes of Mia and the beast curers.
On the other hand, all the beast curers in the room were stunned as they saw Rocky cut the spirit- manipulated beast's belly right open. He was the definition of perfection, as everything was happening as smooth as butter. Not once had he committed a single mistake as if he had already done this procedure at least a thousand times in his lifetime.
By then, an idea suddenly struck Mia's mind. "Is that... is that..." The word was on the tip of her tongue, but she was just unable to remember how to pronounce it.
"Actually, this spirit-manipulated beast is not as ill as it looks. As a matter of fact, it is the stone inside it that blocks the internal organs, therefore, also obstructing its blood supply. The moment I take the stone out, I am certain that this beast will recuperate in no time," Rocky explained in detail as he searched for the stone in the spirit-manipulated beast's body. Not long after, he took out a dark bronze, about half a finger long stone and presented it in front of Mia and the others as proof.
After the operation, Rocky sutured the wound of the beast swiftly.
As soon as Rocky was done with closing up, the beast, which appeared to be dying a moment ago, suddenly regained its vitality. In fact, it even had the energy to raise its head to thank Rocky, which was out of everyone's expectations.
At that moment, the beast curers who had doubted Rocky, including Yuri, presented a complicated expression on their faces—admiration and disbelief.
"I've never seen anything like this! What kind of beast curing skill is this? It's fantastic!"
"This is my first time to see such kind of skill!"
"I've never heard of it, let alone seen it before."
The beast curers began another round of whispering. Only that time, it was made up of nothing but subtle praises and words of astonishment. "Miss Mia, did you invite this master here to show us such an incredible skill?
It is such an honor to have him here. It greatly widened our horizon!" Yuri said to Maria in a surprising tone. The more he put his eyes on Rocky, the more he felt that this young man was too complicated to be understood.
"What? Invite him here? No, Master Yuri. He is Prince Crimson of our empire. I didn't invite him. He came on his own!" Mia shook her head and smiled. She made sure that her voice was loud enough for everyone in this room to hear.
At that moment, the beast curers realized how stupid they actually were. Immediately, they all straightened their backs as a gesture of salutation to Rocky, but before they could even say a word, Rocky stopped them.
"Your Royal Highness, could you please tell me what kind of Beast Curing Skill it is that you used a while ago?" Yuri asked with his utmost respect while cupping his hands toward Rocky.
"You mean, the one I performed just now? It is called surgery," Rocky replied as he wiped his hands with a clean cloth.
"Surgery? Is it the exclusive skill of the famous Xiao's beast hospital in the Wild Spirit Land?" a beast curer exclaimed as soon as he realized this.
At that moment, everyone held their breath and fastened their eyes on Rocky, as they waited for his reply. Since this skill was exclusive to the Xiao Clan, then when and where did Prince Crimson learn it? Perhaps he had spent a lot of time perfecting this skill since he was quite a master at it.
"I want to know, too. Since when have you learned to perform surgery? Is there anything else I don't know about you?" Mia could not help but ask as she gave Rocky the same curious expression.
"Okay, you got me. Fine, to tell you the truth, I am the founder of this skill," Rocky replied with a light smile on his face.
"What? Are you serious?" Mia cried out in bewilderment.
At that moment, too much information seemed to have boggled the beast curers' minds too. They were taken aback by the fact that the inventor of the famous skill known as "surgery", which had rocked the entire Wild Spirit Land, was standing right in front of them in the flesh.
"Then that means that the Xiao's beast hospital is..." Mia immediately added.
"Yeah, it's established by my apprentice, the chief of the Xiao Clan," Rocky said as he raised his eyebrows.
Mia wanted to say something, but no words came out of her mouth. Generally speaking, everybody knew that Prince Crimson of the Holy Dragon Empire was the God of War. No one had ever thought of putting the idea that the God of War could be the pioneer of the world-renowned field of surgery. None of them had ever thought about this, not even in their wildest dreams! At that moment, all that Mia could do was smile as she tried to grasp the idea that Rocky was the one behind the prospering Xiao's beast hospital. : owner of this content.
"By the way, as for the proposal that I mentioned earlier, is there a problem not to fulfill it now?" Rocky said to Mia, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Why don't you just say it? Why are you beating around the bush?" Mia rolled her eyes at Rocky.
"Like I said, seeing is believing. Besides, it's useless even if I tell you because it's impossible for you to learn it from me. After all, it is the job of the beast curers of your Super Beast Farm, right? That's why I picked this as your very first lesson," Rocky said as his eyes wandered around the room.
Meanwhile, the beast curers who had seen Rocky perform surgery thought of the same thing—Rocky was the mighty god of surgery.
After leaving the Super Beast Farm, Rocky spent the rest of the day in the Lan's mansion to talk with Mia. There, they nailed down the details of their beast hospital plan, so that Mia could get things started first. With the Lan Clan's economic strength, establishing a large-scale beast hospital in all cities of the Holy Dragon Empire at the same time was not a big problem for them.
The next day, Rocky bid Mia goodbye and left her mansion. Soon after, he planned to select a site for his Genome Research Institute, which would be used to raise the wild spirit-manipulated beasts and supernatural beasts that he needed in his experiments. Thus, he needed to find a place where it was suitable for most of the said beasts to live and thrive.
For three days, he stayed on Ken's back as they traveled across the Holy Dragon Empire. Not long after that, they stumbled upon a fertile hillside plain with lush water plants and fertile soil located in the northwest of the Holy Dragon Empire. After doing some research, he found that it was very conducive for raising wild spirit manipulated beasts. Moreover, there was a small city on the plain, with just a few inhabitants around.
Rocky thought about it carefully and considered every possible factor. In the end, Rocky decided to transform this small city into a Genome Research Institute.
As things had been settled down, Rocky hopped on Ken's back again and returned to the Imperial City.
He went directly to the Palace City to see the emperor and ask his permission for his plan. Rocky gave him a brief introduction, and luckily, the emperor was convinced and gave him his full support. Immediately, he issued an imperial edict to give the small city to Rocky and named it Crimson City. In addition, he also allocated a large sum of money for Rocky to startup his Genome Research Institute.
'I bet this project will run smoothly all thanks to the emperor's support, ' Rocky said inwardly.
Two days later, Rocky, accompanied by Isis, Sabina, Lucilla, and his little son, Nigel, bid the emperor farewell and went to Crimson City to begin his work of transforming the small town into a Genome Research Institute.
A few days later, Marcia and Lena also showed up in Crimson City after finishing their respective business. Thus, their plan of cultivating together was put on the agenda.
Since Rocky possessed the Sea Blue Magic Jade, all the women found him as the perfect vessel to cultivate with. At the same time, Marcia also generously divided the power that she had acquired from the Dragon Sarira to Rocky and the girls as they cultivated together. This cultivation helped Rocky improve his speed of refusing the Holy Dragon Bead, and also helped the girls with their strength.
Another three days had slipped away, and an uninvited guest turned up in Crimson City.
"Why are you here? What is your business?" Rocky stared at Shirley, who was standing in front of him, and wondered how to get rid of her. He had heard from Sabina that Shirley had come to his place in the Imperial City to argue about why he cancelled their engagement without informing her in advance. As a matter of fact, he had already expected that this day would come, for he knew that she wouldn't let it go quietly.
"You know the exact reason!" Shirley scowled.
"If you came here to question why I called off the engagement, then you can go back, because I've got nothing to say to you, Shirley. What's done is done," Rocky said bluntly. He didn't feel sorry about what he had done. Instead, he thought that Shirley should thank him for it.