Moving through the castle corridors, Ren gradually realized the structure was truly enormous, much more than he had anticipated from the already imposing exterior.
A bunch of people with different tasks seemed to live here permanently. There were cooks running with trays, cleaners maintaining tapestries, scribes carrying documents, guards patrolling in rotations, and dozens of other workers whose specific functions Ren couldn’t identify.
Most looked busy and hurried, though he didn’t know if this was normal or if the current frenzy was because of the war.
The scale was impressive, a self-contained ’city’ within the castle walls, hundreds of people whose lives revolved around maintaining and supporting the royal family and their operations.
After considerable time moving through different corridors and stairs, many more than Ren first expected, they finally arrived where Julius wanted to take them.
It was a castle section clearly dedicated to medical functions, with specialized rooms and the distinctive smell of medicinal herbs and healing potions.
There were the experts Julius had mentioned.
The first was an older man with a Parasitic Venus, a disturbing-looking beast that resembled a carnivorous plant but with tentacles that looked like hair all over its body and moved constantly.
It was an evolutionary variant of Hana’s Venus Antenna (one of Larissa’s guards).
The creature was Silver rank and had detection abilities that could analyze internal body conditions with micrometric precision.
The second expert had a Leech Bee, equally Silver rank, whose appearance was a somewhat disturbing amalgamation between insect and lamprey. It was significantly larger than a three-year-old child, with a pulsing abdomen and long, hairy antennae with enormous sensory capacity.
Ren immediately realized both beasts were tremendously useful for medical diagnosis.
They were specialized directly or indirectly in detecting exactly what was happening in patients at the cellular level. The combination of their abilities would provide comprehensive understanding of even the most complex medical conditions.
The expert with the Leech Bee reacted quickly when he saw Julius approaching with Zhao. He fused with his beast and breathed deeply, sniffing the patient even before Julius explained the situation.
But his facial expression wasn’t very optimistic.
He looked at the other expert and the first invited him with a silent hand gesture, clearly communicating through years of working together.
"He’s an important soldier," Julius began explaining, worried by the not so subtle expert’s expression while they carefully placed Zhao on the examination bed. "Tyto Zhao isn’t the leader of an important house or a Gold-rank royal guard, but he’s one of the most effective and efficient operatives I have in my service."
Julius moved nervously while speaking, clearly worried about someone he valued enormously. He had even forgotten to have his usual consideration of not calling him by his name... Zhao didn’t love the sound of it and felt it ruined the image he wanted to project.
"He’s taken missions above his rank and whenever stealth or tracking has been necessary in a mission, Zhao has been excellent. Often surpassing my brother Victor’s Gold-rank assets."
He stopped for a moment, holding his head.
"I’ve always trusted him for many important missions. If Zhao were Gold rank like the almost 500 we have in all of Yano, I have no doubt he’d be among the best five soldiers, if not the best."
He looked toward Ren with evident gratitude.
"With the gift Ren gave him, he’ll be even more important for our operations... under no circumstances can you let him die."
The expert with the Parasitic Venus, gently pushed by his colleague, began the detailed examination. He sent his beast’s small roots toward Zhao, and these entered his body through skin pores.
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