CH 48

When living in a tent, there was a piece of animal hide at the entrance, and no one would ‘knock politely’. Now, although there is a door to the bamboo building, Qin Fei only knocked a few times as a formality. Seeing no response, she pushed open the door to the bamboo building where the priest Ruma lived.

Ruma was sitting in a chair with a frown, lost in thought. He didn’t notice Qin Fei entering and only let out a soft sigh, not knowing what he was troubled about. (The raws say ‘Luma’ but the previous translator put ‘Ruma’ so I’ll be going with that. If you prefer the raw version, leave a comment and I’ll change it.)

Qin Fei cleared his throat twice before Ruma saw him. He smiled at him and waved, gesturing for him to come over and sit.

Qin Fei handed Ruma the slippers in his hand. He looked surprised for a moment, then let out a soft sigh.

Seeing the worried look on his face, Qin Fei asked, “Priest Ruma, what’s troubling you?”

Ruma took the shoes with a helpless expression and said with a bitter smile, “Soon it will be the trading month at the beginning of summer. I want to use some food and things I’ve made to help some of the adult males in our tribe who still haven’t found mates to find partners.”

Qin Fei was puzzled and asked, “This is a good thing. Our food is gradually becoming more abundant, and we have more and more handicrafts. There should be no problem using them to exchange females for our warriors.”

Ruma nodded and said, “The other males were very happy when they heard about it, but Bante refused again.”

Qin Fei thought of the honest and straightforward Bante (Banert) and asked, “Why?”

Ruma sighed and shook his head. “Bante has a younger brother named Carloti, who used to be a very skilled hunter. His tracking skills were even comparable to Mocha’s. Unfortunately, he was injured during the winter when we fought against the beast attack last year. He hit his head and slowly lost his vision. Bante has been taking care of his brother ever since, and he doesn’t want to have a mate because of Carloti. If Bante had a female, he would take away some of the food that was supposed to be left for Carloti. Bante also needs to spend time taking care of the female and even their future offspring. Just now, Carloti came to me and said he doesn’t want to be a burden on Bante. He even suggested leaving the tribe and asked me to let the guards let him go.” 

Ruma sighed heavily again. “He wants to seek death!”

Qin Fei cursed himself for being forgetful. He had heard about this matter from Sa Lei, but at that time, he was busy catching live sheep beast (baa beast) and solving the milk supply problem for the young Chalo. Later on, one thing led to another, and Qin Fei forgot about this matter.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Fei said, “The key to this matter is Carloti’s eyesight. If Carloti’s eyesight can be restored, then all the problems will be solved, right?”

Ruma smiled bitterly, “If we could restore Carloti’s sight, I would exchange it with my old eyes. But where can we find a solution? If only there were a way…” Suddenly, Ruma stopped talking and looked at Qin Fei in surprise.

Qin Fei’s expression didn’t change much, and it was exactly because his expression was natural that Ruma was so surprised. Because Ruma understood that this meant Qin Fei had a way.

The old priest stood up excitedly, “Qin Fei, you, do you really have a way to make Carloti see again?”

Qin Fei pursed his lips. “There shouldn’t be any problems, it just depends on how severe his injury is. If it’s severe, it will take longer for him to see again, maybe not until after autumn. If it’s not too serious, he should be able to regain his sight in a few days.”

Ruma grabbed Qin Fei’s arm. “Come on, let’s go see Carloti now.”

Qin Fei was pulled along by the anxious Ruma as they hurried towards the bamboo building where Bante and Carloti lived. From afar, they could see two males standing outside the bamboo building, while a skinny male with a bearded chin was sitting on the ground in front of the building. He was curled up with his head slightly buried in his arms, shaking with sobs, and the two males beside him looked very worried.

“What’s going on?” Ruma quickened his pace and approached them to ask.

One of the males let out a sigh. “Priest Ruma, Carloti was trying to leave the tribe just now, but we stopped him.”

The other male said helplessly, “With his current condition if he goes out, he won’t be able to come back…”

Although weak males may be the first to be sacrificed during food shortages, the males still respected this warrior who had once fought hard to defend the tribe. Especially since Qin Fei arrived, the food problem had slowly been resolved, and they didn’t want Carloti to make a pointless sacrifice.

Priest Ruma let out a heavy sigh. “This boy doesn’t seem to want to come back alive…”

Carloti remained silent, only curled up on the ground. Ruma had the two males help him up and brought over a table and chairs to make it easier for Qin Fei to treat him.

Qin Fei gently opened Carloti’s eyelids with his hand, checked his eyes, and asked him to follow his instructions to move his eyeballs and check the fundus. Carloti often heard people in the tribe talking about the benefits Qin Fei brought to the tribe, especially his brother Bante, who spoke of Qin Fei with great respect. Under the influence of Bante and the language of the tribe, he also respected Qin Fei very much. Although his heart was full of bitterness and despair, he still followed Qin Fei’s instructions and cooperated with his treatment.

Qin Fei was very satisfied with the results of the examination, and his eyes moved freely, indicating that his visual nerves had not atrophied and there were no abnormalities in the fundus of his eyes. Carloti’s blindness had only lasted for a few months, and the blood clot was likely, not large, only slightly compressing the visual nerves. If he could continue to cooperate with the treatment, he would be able to regain his sight soon.

Qin Fei turned her head to look at the tribe members who had gathered around, then glanced at the quiet Carloti and smiled, “If nothing unexpected happens, Carloti’s vision should be restored in a short time.”

“Oh my god…” several males exclaimed in disbelief.

“Can… can I really see again?” Carloti asked, his voice trembling.

Qin Fei gestured for everyone to be quiet and called someone to bring his medical kit from his bamboo house. This time, Qin Fei did not ask people to stay away. He sat in the open space in front of his bamboo house and began to give Carloti an injection. Qin Fei hoped that all the tribe members would accept his strange treatment methods, and through his treatment of Carloti, he hoped to alleviate their worries and lay the foundation for better treatment of the tribe’s illnesses in the future.

Although Carloti couldn’t see, he didn’t have the many worries and fears that Sa Lei had. He was just excited and calm, allowing Qin Fei to manipulate him. And even though the surrounding tribe members found Qin Fei’s methods strange, no one questioned them. Their trusting gazes filled Qin Fei with warmth.

After finishing the acupuncture treatment, Qin Fei used some herbs to apply externally to Carloti. He then had two male tribe members support Carloti back to their bamboo hut, while a group of curious tribe members started discussing the matter. Qin Fei didn’t leave in a hurry. Facing the curious tribe members, he briefly explained the purpose of the silver needles and hoped that children in the tribe who were interested could learn with him. Not only would Qin Fei teach them the current needle technique, but he would also share his knowledge of moxibustion and various herbs.

Faced with such a great surprise, the tribe naturally rejoiced, but not all children are suitable for learning about pharmacology and acupuncture. Qin Fei couldn’t bear to disappoint the children and promised to teach those who were not suitable for learning medical skills something else. The children naturally rejoiced and resumed their laughter.

At this time, Qin Fei did not know that his actions directly led to the later fame of the Nata tribe throughout the continent. Even those who came out of the Nata tribe, regardless of gender, would receive generous rewards from other tribes.