That afternoon, Navia personally brought Roan to Aretia, the doctor in Poisson:
"Please treat Mr. Roan well."
"All Mora spent will temporarily be charged to the Spina di Rosula..."
Compared to the medical standards in Fontaine's upper city, Poisson's medical conditions were quite backward; there was only one small clinic, with Aretia as the sole young doctor.
However.
Aretia, though young, had experience studying at the Sumeru Akademiya.
Treating Roan's injuries.
Could be said to be effortless.
The treatment was also quite simple: first, applying some pungent ointment, then bandaging it with white gauze.
With a few days of rest for the ointment to work, the injuries would heal... In a flash, it was the next day.
"Ding!! Sign-in successful!!"
"Today's sign-in reward: ATK +1, Pyro element Resistance +0.5%, Points +100—"
As soon as Roan woke up, he eagerly completed the system sign-in and claimed his daily reward.
Although 1 point of ATK was a bit small.
But if he developed long-term, 1 point of ATK per day would be 30 points a month, and 365 points a year... This didn't even include other rewards.
The most important thing was... rewards could stack.
The longer the cumulative sign-in time, the more luxurious the rewards, even allowing for the exchange of lifespan.
In other words.
The longer he lived, the stronger he would become.
As long as the stats on his panel were high enough, even without a Vision or a Gnosis, a casual punch could rival a god.
After checking the system.
Roan got out of bed and found that his injuries were much better; it seemed that the recent sign-ins had taken effect, significantly improving his physical fitness.
As Aretia instructed.
Roan quickly finished breakfast and went to Aretia's for a change of dressing.
As soon as he entered the small clinic.
He saw a group of children gathered around Aretia, listening to her tell stories of the Sumeru Akademiya, and the children were enthralled.
The moment Roan entered.
The children scattered.
Aretia put away her smile and said seriously, "Mr. Roan, are your injuries feeling better?"
Roan nodded, "Much better, it doesn't hurt anymore..."
Aretia smiled and said, "That's good. I'll change your dressing. In less than a week, you'll be fully recovered."
While changing the dressing.
Aretia kept looking at Roan with curious eyes.
Being stared at like that by a doctor made Roan feel strange, even wondering if his condition had worsened?
Finally!!
Roan couldn't help but say, "Ahem, Doctor Aretia, please just say whatever you want."
Discovered by Roan.
Aretia quickly smiled to diffuse the awkwardness: "Well... I'm just a little curious, what's your relationship with the Spina di Rosula?"
Roan replied without thinking, "Just a normal client and employer relationship!"
Aretia pondered for a moment and said, "I heard you only gave Miss Navia 50,000 Mora, which is nowhere near enough for the commission fee. Moreover, just the cost of food and lodging at the Spina di Rosula, plus the cost of treating your injuries, would probably be more than 50,000 Mora..."
In other words.
This commission was a complete loss for the Spina di Rosula.
There were even rumors outside that Roan was Navia's distant relative, who had come to Poisson to seek refuge with Navia.
In Aretia's opinion, this was complete nonsense.
Before Roan could answer.
Aretia continued on her own, "Perhaps Miss Navia is just kind-hearted and didn't want to see you leave Poisson with injuries. And the iron ladder at the entrance of Poisson is so high, you probably wouldn't be able to climb it with injuries..."
Roan smiled and nodded, "Probably..."
Although he felt that Navia, whom he met yesterday, was a bit strange, inexplicably putting on a face, which left Roan puzzled.
But no matter what.
Navia still helped him, showing a warm and friendly side.
After the dressing change was complete.
Roan slowly walked out of the clinic.
Looking at the dirty and messy Poisson, he couldn't help but sigh.
Compared to the prosperous upper city of Fontaine, Poisson probably couldn't even be considered a suburb; it was completely a slum within a slum.
It was simply unbelievable.
Although both were within Fontaine City, there were two completely opposite worlds.
However!!
These things had little to do with Roan!!
For Fontaine, Roan was just an ordinary passerby, a foreigner who came to Fontaine to find his fiancée.
Just as Roan was lost in thought.
Several children chasing and playing ran past, and a little girl accidentally bumped into him, stumbling and almost falling.
Roan quickly reached out and steadied the little girl.
He found the little girl familiar but couldn't recall her name.
The little girl quickly said, "Thank you, big brother!"
Another little boy recognized Roan: "It's the big brother who just went to the clinic. I heard you're Miss Navia's distant relative, is that true?"
Roan couldn't help but laugh: "Not a distant relative, just a normal client relationship..."
He didn't know who started the rumor.
It had spread throughout Poisson.
During the chat with the children, Roan learned that the little girl's name was Lisette, no wonder she looked familiar.
According to the children.
Some of them were descendants of local Poisson residents, while others had been abandoned there.
They were taken in by the older brothers and sisters of the Spina di Rosula, which gave them a place to live.
Lisette said happily, "Brother Roan, want to go on an adventure together? It's so much fun adventuring here!"
Before Roan could refuse.
The children had already grabbed Roan's hand and, following Poisson's sewers, embarked on a new adventure.
Calling it an adventure.
It was actually more like a role-playing game.
Some played brave Adventurers, some played very bad bandits, and Roan played the final big boss, the Hilichurl King... Looking at the smiles on the children's faces.
Roan couldn't bear to refuse and, with a thick skin, put on the Hilichurl King mask.
And this scene was coincidentally witnessed by Melus, who was passing by. Their eyes met, and Roan's expression was as awkward as it could be.
He wished he could immediately disappear into the ground.
After a "thrilling" adventure.
The children then dragged Roan to catch Redhorn Lizards. If they took the Redhorn Lizards to the general store, they could exchange them for a really big candy.
Redhorn Lizards were not easy to catch.
After bustling about for half a day, the children only managed to catch one, which they exchanged for a palm-sized candy at the general store.
They forcefully broke the candy into several pieces.
Lisette handed one piece to Roan: "Brother Roan, this is your candy. Don't think it's too little; everyone gets the same amount."
Roan smiled and said, "Thank you!"
Perhaps influenced by the children's optimistic and cheerful spirit, Roan's mood also improved a lot, and he gained a new understanding of Poisson.
Although the environment here was poor and resources were scarce.
The people living here were very optimistic, cheerful, and got along very well.
The children sat on the steps, savoring the sweetness of the candy.
One of the children said happily, "Brother Roan, I heard you're from another country. Do you have any fun games in your country? Teach us!"
Normally, the children liked to run to Doctor Aretia's clinic.
It was to listen to Aretia's stories about Sumeru and also to learn fun games.
Seeing the children's expectant expressions.
Roan pondered for a moment and said, "Fun games... Do you know how to play Genius Invokation TCG?"
Lisette shook her head: "We've heard of Genius Invokation TCG, and Sister Aretia has told us about it, but Poisson doesn't have card decks..."
That's right!
In a place like Poisson, who would spend a large sum of Mora to buy card decks?
Roan thought for a moment and then said, "I'll teach you how to play gomoku."
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