The swamp monster brought Chen Zhao to his ruined cave as a guest. The swamp monster lived here alone.
Outside the dilapidated cave was a swamp. There were some low-level demonic beasts and some hell creatures living in it.
Chen Zhao had read about Hellbugs in the demonic medical book. To put it simply, they were a type of parasite.
The previous Grim Reaper had experimented on humans and demons. Hellbugs could live on them.
However, Hellbugs weren't fatal to demons, but to humans.
Thankfully, there were no Hellbugs in the human world. The human world wasn't suitable for them either. Unless they could find a host in an extremely short time, they wouldn't be able to survive.
Also, because of the human world's environment, even if one or two Hellbugs appeared, only one or two people would be affected. It wouldn't cause a large spread.
In Hell, being parasitized by Hellbugs was a common disease, just like how roundworms parasitized humans in the past.
Some small and low-level demons were in great pain. Hellbugs couldn't kill them, but they were in great pain.
In the previous Grim Reaper's notes, he'd mentioned two treatment methods. One was to remove the Hellbugs physically, which was surgery.
The other was to remove it with medicine, just like how humans got rid of roundworms. The previous Grim Reaper had also discovered this plant in Hell. It was called poison kudzu.
Poison kudzu was a common poisonous plant in Hell. It contained a poison that was fatal to both demons and humans, so it couldn't be eaten directly. It had to be processed.
After purging the poison from the Poison Ivy Grass, the antidote made would allow the Hell Worm to leave the host's body for a short period of time.
"Bloody Hunter, go find some poison kudzu."
"Yes, Living Lord."
A while later, the Bloody Hunter found a bundle of poison kudzu.
Chen Zhao began to extract the medicinal properties of the poison kudzu. He placed the poison kudzu in a beaker filled with demonic blood. The poison in the kudzu would be absorbed by the demonic blood. When he took out the kudzu, the poison would basically disappear.
Then, Chen Zhao had the swamp monster eat the medicine.
The swamp monster was obviously unwilling. After all, in his eyes, poison kudzu was extremely poisonous and could kill demons.
However, the Bloody Hunter was clearly also fatal, so he ate the poison kudzu unwillingly.
Not long after, a Hellworm came out of the swamp monster's vomit.
It was a creature as thick as three fingers and about a meter long. There were suckers on both ends of its head and tail. It was dark red and looked very lively. It tried to approach Chen Zhao.
Chen Zhao took two steps back. The Bloody Hunter crushed the Hellbug with one foot.
After eliminating the Hellworm, the Swamp Monster was much more energetic.
This was the first demon he had cured. However, being parasitized by a Hellworm was not a difficult disease to begin with. The treatment process and medical knowledge were very clear, so there was no difficulty.
"Respected living being, this is a soul that I fished up from the River Styx yesterday. Please accept it."
The swamp monster was holding two souls trapped in a fist-sized crystal ball. They looked much smaller, but Chen Zhao could still see the fear on their faces.
"Uh … I told you, I don't need the consultation fee."
"No, this is not the consultation fee. This is my way of showing my respect to you."
"I really don't need it. It's useless even if I have it."
Chen Zhao really didn't need it. What could he do with it? He didn't eat souls.
"These two souls look very complete. You're so lucky. Where did you get them?" The Bloody Hunter looked at the two souls in the crystal ball.
After most souls fell into Hell, they would drift along the River Styx. Demons were like fishermen, catching these fallen souls.
Some souls were more complete and remembered most of the things that happened when they were alive. This kind of soul was more valuable and could be divided into more than a dozen soul fragments. Some souls were more incomplete. Their memories had long been scattered, so their value was naturally lower. It was already good to be able to extract one or two soul fragments.
As people of the territory, they had to pay a certain amount of tax to their lord, which was soul fragments.
For example, a small lord like Beelzebub could collect thousands of soul fragments every year.
Beelzebub wasn't strong, but his territory was in a good location. There was a section of the River Styx flowing through it, so Beelzebub had a good life.
The Bloody Hunter helped Chen Zhao find a few sick demons. They were all suffering from common diseases.
It was quite easy for Chen Zhao to treat them.
Through a few practical cases, Chen Zhao's understanding of demon medicine deepened.
It was more effective to do it once than to read books for ten years.
After half a day, Chen Zhao returned to the human world.
Knock, knock.
As soon as Chen Zhao left the basement, he heard a knock on the door.
He opened the door and saw a slightly chubby woman in her fifties standing outside, holding a piece of pizza.
"Hello, I'm your neighbor. I live in the third house on the left across from here. I heard that a new neighbor just moved in, so I came to say hi. I just made this."
"Thank you. I'm Chen Zhao. You can call me Chen."
Chen Zhao didn't reject her. After all, it was the first time he'd met a neighbor. The pizza wasn't the main point. The main point was the thought.
If Chen Zhao wanted to continue living here, he had to build a good relationship with the neighbors.
Chen Zhao didn't plan to pretend to be cold. He didn't plan on being a stranger.
"I'm Mary. My husband is Bant. I think you'll become friends."
"I won't disturb you anymore. Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
Chen Zhao, Beelzebub, and the other demons sat together and ate pizza. Suddenly, there was another knock on the door.
It was another middle-aged man in his fifties. He was about the same age as Ethan, but he was completely different from Ethan. Ethan was the decadent version of a middle-aged man, but this man was tall and burly, with a strong and imposing aura.
"Hello, I'm Mary's husband. She just said that a cute boy came here."
"Uh … I don't think I'm a cute boy …" Chen Zhao wondered how Mary would describe him after returning home, but he definitely couldn't be called cute.
"Okay, no matter what, Mary said you look good. So, there's a bonfire party in town tonight. Do you want to come?"
"Okay, thank you for your invitation. By the way, can I bring my children with me?"
"Of course … Are you married?"
Chen Zhao moved aside. A few small heads were eavesdropping in the corner.
"They're my kids."
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