CHAPTER 648: THE EFFECT OF BONE POWDER

Jing Shu spoke nonchalantly, leaving Dr. Zhang stunned.

Hearing how simple Jing Shu made it sound, Dr. Zhang checked the patient’s condition repeatedly before confirming again, "Just this Bone Powder? The bone powder from those monsters? Is it really that simple? Will it work?" Dr. Zhang had thought Jing Shu had found some profound method, but this was different from the academic problem he had imagined.

It was like solving a math problem. Normally, one would write out the solution step-by-step to complete it. But Jing Shu’s approach was different; she skipped the solution and directly wrote "= answer" at the end.

This was truly baffling.

Jing Shu nodded. Then, seeing the incredulous Dr. Zhang, she even enthusiastically packed up the crushed Bone Powder herself and said, "Why don’t I go with you? I have some things I need to verify as well."

Was she thinking of validating it in reverse?

Dr. Zhang was not careless at all. He repeatedly checked the patient’s arm, even wanting to draw blood to check his platelets and other values. He still couldn’t believe that this girl had solved the problem that had troubled them for so long with such a simple method.

Why hadn’t they thought of it?

"Let’s hurry," Jing Shu urged. "Let’s try it and see; otherwise, those people are going to bleed to death."

Dr. Zhang wiped his bloody face, looking somewhat fierce. "Go, let’s hurry," he urged.

Dr. Zhang came in a rush and left in a rush, still running ahead with his precious chainsaw, scaring another group of people. No sooner had Li Chenglong left than he heard another fresh wave of screams.

"Hey, what’s with Dr. Zhang? He likes to carry a chainsaw around just to scare people. Does he think he’s in a horror movie? No, we definitely need to make a suggestion to them."

Dr. Zhang couldn’t care less about the people outside. He hurried back to the third floor with Jing Shu and the others, where cries of pain continued, and they approached the man who had been about to have his buttock sawed off.

Seeing these people return, everyone on the third floor started speculating about what had happened, wondering if they had found the cure.

"I’m not sawing anymore..." The man was still crying, his courage gone.

Dr. Zhang pointed at him. "Let’s try it," he said, his expression a strange, constantly shifting mixture of expectation and apprehension.

Jing Shu sprinkled a handful of Bone Powder onto the wound. Suddenly, a pig-like scream was heard as the man started rolling on the floor in pain. Two doctors quickly held him down. Dr. Zhang stared intently at the wound. The small opening visibly sealed at a speed noticeable to the naked eye, completely transforming into the skin on his buttock.

It turned whiter, like a layer of stone skin, quite hard. Apart from the surrounding flesh getting stiff and numb, there were no other effects.

Dr. Zhang felt it for a while and concluded, "Peripheral nerve death, not a big issue."

Shortly after, the man got up, clutching his buttock and shouting in surprise, "It’s healed! I’m healed! No more bleeding!"

"It’s really healed!"

"Does this mean no amputation is needed?"

"That’s great! There’s hope!"

The lobby erupted with an unprecedented chorus of shouts. As for those who had already been amputated... it was just bad luck; they hadn’t been able to wait for this.

Dr. Zhang was also incredibly excited, exclaiming "Good! Good!" several times. No amputation needed—that was even better! "If only we had known earlier, it would have been so much better... No, this is good enough. It’s not too late." He knew not to ask for too much; this result was already very good.

Dr. Zhang, unabashed, asked Jing Shu for some Bone Powder to treat the other critically injured patients. New hope ignited in the hall. Even the continuous, rising and falling screams, like those of pigs being slaughtered, seemed... not so unpleasant anymore.

Of course, Jing Shu wasn’t idle; she wanted to verify some conjectures. For instance, she approached a group of patients who had just undergone amputations and picked one with the mildest case—a severed finger. Lured by the promise of a meal, the patient agreed to her experiment.

She sprinkled the Bone Powder on it. The patient just frowned and endured the pain, which was far from the pig-like screams heard earlier. The Bone Powder also did not integrate with the wound; in fact, it didn’t react at all.

This indicated that Bone Powder only reacted with areas bitten by rotten mermaids, or rather, with their saliva.

Jing Shu furrowed her brow, somewhat regretful. If in the future the Bone Powder alone could heal any injury, then this Bone Powder would be... incredibly valuable.

Because that would mean it was like a powerful superglue, capable of healing any wound with just Bone Powder in the future.

Suddenly, Jing Shu’s eyes lit up. Bone Powder and saliva... these two could actually be combined. If she raised some live rotten mermaids and someone got seriously injured with a large wound, she could just apply the mermaid saliva and add Bone Powder... wouldn’t that work? It would save time, effort, and medical resources!

Alternatively, she could routinely collect rotten mermaid saliva. Combining these two wouldn’t delay staunching bleeding at all.

I really am a clever little genius, Jing Shu thought, her lips curving irresistibly upward. In the apocalypse, all resources were exceedingly precious, and this was like gaining another form of wealth and security.

Jing Shu’s goal suddenly became clear.

She then had Liu fetch several bowls of water and mixed the Bone Powder into it in different proportions. As soon as the Bone Powder met the water, it dissolved instantly, turning the water into a milky-white Bone Soup that even had a somewhat... peculiar yet enticing aroma.

She also found several willing volunteers. What if someone wasn’t willing? Then they wouldn’t get free treatment.

Jing Shu had these patients drink the Bone Soup in varying proportions and watched their wounds closely. Unfortunately, by the time Dr. Zhang was nearly done with his work, none of those who ingested the Bone Soup showed any particular reactions.

The only reaction was:

"This Bone Soup is really tasty!"

"It smells good! There’s an indescribable sensation, it’s more fragrant than meat! I want more!"

Jing Shu even had some uninjured people drink the Bone Soup. Besides saying it was particularly tasty, without being able to explain why, there were no other reactions.

They experienced no discomfort, nor did it have effects like the Spiritual Spring, such as bestowing mental clarity or increasing strength.

It seemed that besides being tasty, it had no other functions.

Jing Shu also discovered that even when only a tiny amount was added, people still found it delicious. This made her frown. Could this Bone Powder become a condiment in the apocalypse? She, of course, didn’t dare test it herself. She would have to wait until she returned and hand it over to a specialized agency for testing to see if it was truly harmless. Perhaps then she could consider adding it to the red worm cake to enhance the taste of the Insect Cake.

Regarding the Bone Powder, Jing Shu actually had another speculation: If these people who drank the Bone Powder were bitten later, would they *still* bleed profusely?

If not, then the Bone Powder’s third function could potentially be as a vaccine.