Qiu En took out a piece of tea-colored crystal partition.
Within the gap, there was a wriggling green plant...
[Human Skin Moss]
[Capture Level: 1]
[Origin: World Medical Center Cultivation Room]
[Type: Artificially Bred Product.]
[Description: A moss with no edible value. Forced consumption may lead to prion diseases.]
[This moss has parasitic properties, it can attach to muscle surfaces and connect to nerves. It provides the body with dust prevention, moisture retention, respiration, and protection.]
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"So familiar..."
"This thing is so similar to the fake skin of the human skin doll!"
"And it's artificially synthesized, imitating ancient organisms..."
Qiu En said proudly, "Before the war, I leveraged my family's connections and purchased millions of Beli worth of human skin moss. Many people criticized me then, saying I was using my position for personal gain."
"But with this, I don't know how many soldiers' lives I've saved!"
Zhang Wei asked, "Is this used for skin grafts?"
"More than that!"
"Besides skin grafting, it can also be used to suture extremely large wounds, stop bleeding, connect limbs... and so on, its uses are endless."
According to Qiu En's explanation, severely wounded soldiers rarely had intact skin. Some were brought back in bags of minced meat.
Using this moss as a patch could greatly reduce the burden on the wounded.
Even for small wounds, a piece cut and applied would quickly stop bleeding.
Zhang Wei continued to read.
[Detoxifying Leech]
[Capture Level: 2]
[Origin: Mineral Salt Pool]
[Type: Farmed Product]
[Description: A leech that lives in salt pools. It naturally feeds on toxins in the blood of living organisms. It is widely farmed worldwide and is a conventional biological medical treatment.]
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[Strong Spine Centipede Worm]
[Capture Level: 3]
[Origin: Parasitic Beast Paradise]
[Type: Farmed Product]
[Description: A worm with a hard exoskeleton. Removing its head, legs, tail, and abdomen leaves a trunk that can replace the human spine, connecting the brain to surrounding neural networks.]
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[Flesh Peach]
[Capture Level: 4]
[Origin: Meat Forest]
[Type: Farmed Product]
[Description: A peach made of muscle, usually growing in vascular thickets. Its strong internal pressure can sustain a vascular thicket of over ten square meters. After thorough cleaning, it can be used in surgery to replace the human heart.]
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[Indescribable Strange Banana]
[Capture Level: 5]
[Origin: Paradise of Ultimate Bliss]
[Type: Farmed Product, Luxury Item]
[Description: A plant found everywhere in the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss. It can be used for the transplantation of damaged body organs.]
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[Indescribable Strange Lychee]
[Origin: Paradise of Ultimate Bliss]
[Type: Farmed Product, Luxury Item]
[Description: Usually coexists with the Indescribable Strange Banana, and can also be used for organ transplantation.]
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There were many bizarre items, about twenty in total.
Excluding the brain, they covered all the limbs of the human body.
If needed, one could even piece together a person using these items.
Zhang Wei asked, "A layman's question, how strong are these replacement limbs?"
"Initial strength depends on the capture level. Subsequent strength depends on the nutrient level in the blood."
Qiu En said, "The final number is roughly the average between the replacement limb and the original body. If enough time passes, it should become more integrated with the body."
These foreign organs, if nurtured for ten years, would basically assimilate with the original body.
The average level of these replacement limbs was around Level 3, which would definitely affect combat power.
"Actually, there are even more advanced replacement products, but their prices are astronomical, and the army's budget cannot afford them."
"For example, the latest product from the World Medical Center Cultivation Room, the Seed of Regeneration! Once planted in the body, it can directly regenerate limbs, but one Seed of Regeneration costs 15 million Beli!"
"The entire Northern Allied Army only has three of them."
"Or a Level 45 Kirin Arm, which is said to grant ordinary people strength no less than Level 30 after transplantation, but it sells for a hefty 3500 Beli!"
Zhang Wei nodded.
He now had a general understanding of these medical products.
Medicine in the Great Gourmet Era was quite advanced, provided one had the money...
Ordinary citizens were still stuck with herbal decoctions, supplements, bloodletting, and amputations, while the upper echelons had mastered surgical operations.
Zhang Wei continued to ask, "Then why haven't these people undergone surgery?"
"Nutrition."
Qiu En replied, "There was a lack of meat in the military camp before. If surgery was performed forcefully, the body would be nutritionally deficient, potentially leading to the parasitic body harming the host's life."
"As expected..."
Mo Du had already hinted at this situation in his letter.
Generally speaking, to replenish one catty of lost flesh, one needed to consume sixty catties of meat. However, for body assimilation, only energy was needed, not specific components.
Among the seven essential nutrients, only carbohydrates, proteins, and fats provide energy.
Vegetables are rich in minerals, fiber, and vitamins, along with small amounts of carbohydrates, but their energy density is too low! They are unsuitable for the injured who require a huge amount of energy.
Quantity alone wouldn't work either. The bodies of the injured were usually severely damaged, with incomplete digestive organs like the stomach and intestines, making it impossible to consume large quantities of food.
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"Esteemed Master, the porridge you are brewing is ready!"
"Excellent, proceed to the next step according to my instructions."
Qiu En, standing nearby, was taken aback: "Porridge?"
"That's right."
Qiu En pondered for a long time and then said with slight embarrassment, "Sir, you may not understand the immense energy required for transplant surgery. This amount of protein... patients don't have such large appetites; they need highly concentrated nutrition."
Zhang Wei smiled, "Leave the surgery to you, and trust me with the nutrition."
"It's not surprising that Chef Zhang has high-level ingredients. The ingredients for this bowl of porridge might be some rare delicacies. But..."
Qiu En pointed at the scattered wounded soldiers and said, "There are over two thousand severely wounded patients. How many delicacies can you provide?"
If this porridge was made from Level 40 ingredients, the nutrition would be roughly sufficient.
But was a Level 40 ingredient like common cabbage?
Providing enough for 2000 people casually?
Furthermore, if this porridge was truly made from Level 40 ingredients, then this bowl of porridge would be far more valuable than the soldiers' lives!
Zhang Wei said earnestly, "Trust me!"
"This... Alright!"
Seeing Zhang Wei's persistence,
Qiu En had no choice but to agree.
"All personnel, prepare the equipment. Once the patients have finished eating, commence surgery immediately!"
"Understood!"
The medical staff immediately sprang into action.
In the kitchen area, the aromas of various foods mingled.
The scent of meat, preserved eggs, boiled vegetables, boiled mushrooms...
"Chef, looking at your side dishes, are you making a Century Egg and Lean Pork Congee?"