角色故事•一（解锁条件：角色等级20）
曜青，飞雨湖。
荇藻开着黄花，游鱼在雨丝中跳跃，菱角荷花肆意生长，湖边石滩常有老龟晒背。
狐人少年背着药篓，划着小舟，雨丝顺着他的耳廓流下，又被轻轻甩去。
他捞取荇菜，撷取荷花，剥开鲜嫩的茭白，随手往嘴里扔去。
「甘甜入脾，滋润可口……」
摘毕，他撑起小船，轻盈地越过湖岸，换上了医者的服饰。
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医馆内蒸汽氤氲，异香浮动。
「脉象比上次好了些，只是还缺少调养，要不试试我的新药？」
他撤去脉枕和金针，微笑着搬上一套崭新的医具。
老者看着桌上的九宫铁锅，不禁苦笑。
「别人一辈子也搞不出几种新药出来，你倒好，一天就能发明好几种。」
「师父谬赞了，这是名为「九宫格」的鼎镬药式，制作简便，效果奇佳。」
他倒出药篓中的食材，简单清洗后改刀切片，锅里的高汤开始冒泡沸腾。
「一两天锦草，三钱苦木，四厘苁蓉，大骨熬煮，搭配深海贝可驱散苦味，助心神安眠。」「这白鳅和紫鱼片性温，最能滋养气血，只需涮两三秒即可。」
「青菇、银针、雪藕…都是飞雨湖中我以药渣精心培植的作物，除了鲜美之外，兼有药性。」
晶莹的鱼片滑入沸汤，师徒二人大快朵颐，雨天的湿寒一扫而空。
杯盘狼藉之际，老者放下杯筷，仿佛看穿了什么。
「这顿『九宫格』，看起来是醉翁之意不在酒。」
他站了起来，郑重地行了个礼。
「师父敏锐。是否进入丹鼎司，徒儿已有决定。
「丹鼎司虽好，终究和徒儿悬壶济世的心愿不符。要问何处最需要医家，必是曜青征战之地。
「而众多医家之中，唯有我等染指派强调药食同源，以饮食之乐解疾病之苦…『九宫格』之药，方便快捷，祛寒除湿，正是徒儿为战场所特制。
「生死之间，人命至重。倘若我有一方济之，也算不辜负丹鼎司培养之恩。」
老者似有言劝告，但最终却还是咽了下去。
「战场苦寒异常，出发之前，记得…多带些热性的食材。」
Character Story: Part I
• Unlocked at Character Level 20
Rainsoar Lake, the Yaoqing.
In the misty rain, yellow floating heart foliage and blossoms decorated the lake as frolicking fishes leaped out of the water from time to time. At this lakeside abounds with lotuses and water chestnuts, old turtles basking on the pebbles were an everyday sight.
A foxian youth with a basket for storing harvested ingredients on his back rowed a small boat, raindrops running down his ear before being lightly flicked away.
As he scooped up floating heart plants and picked out lotus flowers, he peeled open wild rice stems and threw them casually into his mouth.
"So sweet and refreshing, it delights the palate...."
After harvesting the plants, he steered the boat to shore and crossed the lakeside with graceful ease before changing into the attire of a healer.
...
Inside the apothecary, misty steam hung in the air as tantalizing aromas filled the premises.
"Your pulse has become more stable since you last visited, but you should still work on getting more rest and nourishing your body. Care to try one of my new medicines?"
With a smile, he put away the wrist cushion and golden needles, bringing out a whole new set of medical tools.
As the elderly man gazed at the nine-squared cauldron in front of him, he couldn't help but break into a wry smile.
"Others can hardly even invent a few decent medicines in their lifetimes, yet a single day is all you need to achieve that and more."
"You flatter me, Master. This cauldron-based medicinal formula is called the 'nine-square grid.' Not only is it simple to make, but its effects are also wondrous."
The youth poured out the ingredients from his basket, cleaning them quickly before slicing them. As he did, the stock inside the cauldron began to bubble and boil.
"A tael of euphorbia, three mace of bitterwood, and four cash of desert cistanche... Boil with big bones, then pair with deep sea shellfish to dispel the bitter flavor. The concoction can aid one in achieving peaceful slumber." "As for the white loach and threadfin snapper, their constitution-warming properties are great for nourishing the qi and blood. We need only dip the slices in boiling water for two to three seconds."
"These green mushrooms, silver needle tea leaves, and snow lotus roots were all carefully cultivated with decoction dregs by me at Rainsoar Lake. Not only are they tasty and refreshing, but they also offer medicinal benefits."
As glistening fish slices met boiling soup, both master and disciple enjoyed a delicious meal that quickly made them forget about the damp coldness of a rainy day.
In the aftermath of the meal, the older man put down his chopsticks, seemingly having realized something.
"This meal that I've just had, the 'nine-square grid'... It seems there is more you wish to tell me with this meal than what I'd thought."
The youth stood up and solemnly bowed.
"Master, you are perceptive indeed. I have long since made up my mind about whether to join the Alchemy Commission."
"While the Alchemy Commission is a good place to be, it is ultimately not compatible with my wish to practice medicine for the masses. The one place that requires a healer the most is undeniably the battlefield where the Yaoqing's forces are."
"Among the many schools of healers, only practitioners of the Ranzhi School — such as you and me — place emphasis on the tenet of 'food is medicine,' using the joy of food to alleviate the pain of ailments... The 'nine-square grid,' with its convenience and effectiveness in dispelling the cold that ails one's constitution, was specially made by me to provide succor to those on the battlefield."
"For those who yet breathe, there is nothing more important than the preservation of life. If I could deliver the people from pain and suffering with a mere medicinal formula, the Alchemy Commission's time and effort spent in grooming my talents would be well-spent indeed."
The elder looked as though he wanted to talk the youth out of his decision, but he ultimately decided against it.
"The battlefield is a bitterly cold place... Don't forget to bring more foods that warm the constitution ere you depart."
