角色故事•二(解鎖條件:角色等級40)
曜青軍隊常年征戰域外星球,他又對鼎鑊藥式進行了諸多改進,以應對日漸艱巨又複雜多變的駐紮環境。
因藥式的罕見與奇效,他的名聲迅速傳遍曜青軍隊,贏得了諸位將士的信任。
然而這些成就全然無法減輕他內心的沉重。
每一日,當出發的鳴笛響起之時,他曾治好的病患將重新踏上戰場。
每一日,當歸營的腳步響起之時,圍坐在鼎鑊邊的面孔,總會少上幾個。
就在剛剛,那位每次回營都嚷嚷着要吃鼎鑊的士兵,永遠地離開了。
他完成了今日的問診,走出臨時搭建的戰地醫院,長嘆了一口氣。漫天風雪撲向他,而他似乎感受不到半分寒冷。
鳴笛聲已重新響起,軍隊已整備出發。很快,戰地醫院中又會擠滿重傷的士兵。即便他使出生死人,肉白骨的醫術,無休止的戰爭依然在吞噬那些年輕的生命。
每晚,他都會同那位月御將軍對談,但這一日,他少見地沉默良久。
「這段時日,我一直在思考…如果我醫治的病患註定還要奔赴死亡,那醫者的意義是什麼?」
病房中傳來喑啞的哭聲。他使勁眨了眨眼睛,才發現不知從何時起,自己的雙眼已經乾澀
——乾澀到流不出淚來。
Character Story: Part II
• Unlocked at Character Level 40
The Yaoqing's troops perennially fought on outer planets. He continued to improve the cauldron-based medicinal formula in a multitude of ways so that he could adapt it to the increasingly challenging, complex, and unpredictable environments that the soldiers must brave.
The unusual yet profoundly effective formulation his medicine came in soon made his name a common utterance across the forces of the Yaoqing, winning him the trust of officers and soldiers alike.
Such achievements nevertheless failed to assuage his heavy heart.
Every day, when the bugle call for departure sounded, he knew the wounded that he had nursed back to health would have to step onto the battlefield once more.
Every day, when he heard the footsteps of returning troops, he knew he would be missing a few more familiar faces among those that gathered around his cauldron.
Just recently, even the soldier who always returned to camp yelling about wanting to eat from the cauldron had departed this world for good.
He finished up the day's consultation and left the field hospital, letting out a long sigh. The cold did not bother him in the slightest, even with the snow flurries pelting at him.
When the bugle call sounded yet again, the army was equipped and ready to depart. The field hospital will soon be burdened with grievously wounded soldiers like before. Yes, he has the skills to bring the wounded back from the gates of hell, but these young lives still end up lost in the endless, ravenous war.
Every night, he would always talk with General Yueyu. This day, however, he was uncharacteristically silent for a long time.
"Recently, I have been thinking... If the patients that I nurse to health are destined to hurtle toward death once more, what is my purpose as a healer?"
A dull cry sounded from the direction of the wards. It was only after blinking several times that he realized both his eyes had gone dry, probably since some time ago...
So dry that he no longer had tears to shed.