Chapter 7: Physical Examination

Early morning.

Mu Bai was woken up by hunger; this was the first time she hadn’t been woken up by the broadcast.

Being able to feel hungry normally, along with having a decent mental state, meant her body was recovering quite well.

She should be able to eat canned meat now…

Although eating meat for breakfast was a bit strange, Mu Bai hadn’t eaten any real food these past few days, and she felt like her Sanity Value had almost completely dropped away.

Just as she was about to lift the covers and get up, Mu Bai felt something was off.

Why was it so cold outside?

No, wait, why was her “living pillow” so hot?

She sat up to check the state of her pillow.

Usually, Ye Yuan was a light sleeper; even if she wasn’t fully awake, she would wake up the moment Mu Bai got out of bed.

Today, however, Ye Yuan was sleeping heavily, and her complexion wasn’t exactly rosy—it was more of an abnormal pinkish hue.

She tested the temperature with her hand.

Holy crap, she’s burning up.

Mu Bai suddenly had a bad feeling.

Even with her own poor physical condition, she had mostly recovered, yet Ye Yuan had a fever.

Could she be infected?

The previous Station had been set in a Zombie Apocalypse, after all.

Recalling the events of yesterday afternoon, Ye Yuan hadn’t drunk the water from that Station.

If it really was an infection, there was a high probability she’d been accidentally scratched by a sharp object stained with Zombie blood, or perhaps she had a wound she hadn’t noticed that was splashed while she was cleaning the bolts.

Regardless, there would definitely be a mark.

She decided to check Ye Yuan’s body.

“Ye Yuan… are you awake?”

Mu Bai whispered as she knelt beside her, poking Ye Yuan’s cheek.

Ye Yuan didn’t react.

After a few seconds of internal struggle, Mu Bai swallowed hard.

She pulled the covers aside, leaving the sleeping girl defenseless before her eyes.

At this moment, Ye Yuan had already taken off her school uniform jacket, but she was still wearing a very thin white shirt.

Her chest rose gracefully, and through the gaps between the shirt buttons, one could see a black lace strap and smooth, delicate skin.

Mu Bai felt her own face heating up, and her gaze involuntarily drifted to the side.

This won’t do.

How can I check her if I’m too afraid to even look?

Gritting her teeth, she straddled the girl and began unbuttoning Ye Yuan’s collar one by one.

No, no, two buttons are enough.

I only need to check the parts of her body that are usually exposed.

The areas tightly covered by clothing shouldn’t be a problem.

She pulled back the collar, her gaze scanning the fair, exquisite collarbones and both sides of the neck.

The skin was flawless.

Good, next…

There should be a bruise on her right shoulder; I might as well check that too.

Mu Bai ended up unfastening the third button and pulled the collar to the right… no, it should be the left.

In her nervousness, she bared both of Ye Yuan’s shoulders from the shirt.

Her jade-like shoulders were exposed to the air, and on one side, a significant bruise was visible.

It wasn’t serious, and there was no bleeding.

After finishing the upper body check, Mu Bai felt a wave of relief.

Perhaps because the movements were too large, they woke Ye Yuan.

Her sky-blue eyes suddenly fluttered open.

Under the influence of the fever, even though Ye Yuan tried to force herself to focus, her gaze remained somewhat unfocused.

“Mu Bai, what are you… doing?”

Ye Yuan said, her words slightly slurred.

Her voice sounded incredibly weak.

“You have a fever, I’m checking your body,” Mu Bai explained with a hint of panic.

This kind of thing could easily be misunderstood!

She hurriedly pulled the collar back together and fastened the buttons.

Fortunately, she was a girl herself now, otherwise, there would be no explaining this.

With the fever clouding her mind, Ye Yuan had lost the ability to think normally.

She simply felt that Mu Bai was someone trustworthy, so she closed her eyes and let Mu Bai continue her inspection.

Mu Bai breathed a sigh of freedom.

Next, she checked Ye Yuan’s arms and hands, as well as the parts of her legs that were exposed while wearing the uniform.

A short while later, the inspection was complete.

Mu Bai tucked Ye Yuan back in and got out of bed.

Aside from that one bruise, there were no other wounds.

It seemed the situation wasn’t as bad as her earlier guess.

It was highly likely that wandering around the harsh environment of the desert for so long without properly replenishing her energy and fluids had caused this.

At the thought of this, Mu Bai felt a twinge of guilt.

If it weren’t for her current body being so weak, she wouldn’t have had to let Ye Yuan do everything.

The other girl hadn’t complained at all, and she had stood in front of her whenever there was danger.

This had caused Mu Bai to view Ye Yuan as a teammate she could rely on in just three short days.

Since I have the [Chosen of Heaven] trait, I’ll definitely take off in the future.

For now, you carry me, and later on, I’ll carry you!

The time displayed on the electronic screen was five o’clock.

Seeing that there was plenty of time, Mu Bai studied the cookware, intending to make some light porridge suitable for a sick person.

The current Level Zero Train didn’t have power outlets, but it did have exhaust fans and vents, presumably to prevent survivors from suffocating inside the carriages.

Therefore, there was no lack of oxygen in the carriage.

Luckily, she had scavenged a portable butane stove from the Station yesterday, along with unused fuel canisters and a metal lunchbox.

It was perfect for cooking rice porridge

***

Half an hour later.

Mu Bai poured the cooked porridge into another cool lunchbox and woke Ye Yuan again.

“Come on, eat some breakfast first,” Mu Bai said gently.

Just a bit of rice porridge wasn’t exactly nutritious, but it could restore some energy to the body.

Ye Yuan was pulled up in a daze, sitting on the bed half-wrapped in the covers.

She held the lunchbox and mechanically sipped the porridge one mouthful at a time.

Mu Bai sat to the side, eating heated Beef Hotpot Canned Food.

As she ate, Mu Bai started to feel like she was mistreating Ye Yuan.

“Um, you should eat some meat too,” Mu Bai said once the porridge was finished, handing over the can.

There were still a few small pieces of beef, some vegetable garnishes, and a quail egg left in the can.

Beef isn’t very easy to digest, so it’s not actually suitable for a feverish patient, but the beef in the can was very tender, so it shouldn’t be an issue.

If nothing else, the flavor of this Beef Hotpot Canned Food was excellent.

After so many days, the moment the meat entered her mouth, Ye Yuan’s spirit visibly flickered back to life.

While Ye Yuan was eating the canned food, the broadcast rang out.

[The Train is about to arrive at the Station. Station Type: Normal. Difficulty Level: 1]

[Stopping Time: 2 hours]

It took a moment for Ye Yuan to snap out of it.

She said, “Let’s not go out to explore this Station. I’m not in good shape.”

“You rest in the carriage, I’ll go out alone,” Mu Bai said after a moment’s thought.

She wasn’t just acting tough.

Based on what she had learned from the Chat Room, “Normal” type Stations were a low-danger category.

Both the desert and Ocean Station belonged to the Normal type; the danger mostly came from the terrain, and monsters were rare.

Besides, the Difficulty Level this time was only 1.

Like she said, she was a reliable adult.

With the Compound Crossbow in hand, even if she did encounter a monster, protecting herself would be easy enough.

Ye Yuan looked very hesitant, clearly worried, but in the end, she didn’t stop Mu Bai and simply nodded.

After they finished eating, Mu Bai wiped Ye Yuan’s mouth and let her continue resting.

Over the past few days, Mu Bai had already learned how to operate the Compound Crossbow from Ye Yuan.

She held it to get a feel for the weight, took the bolts and her axe, and waited for The Train to stop.

However, what Mu Bai didn’t expect was that this would be another indoor Station.

It didn’t look like there was any danger.