"We still have a lot of food here,
so we decided to make some ready-to-eat food for the road."
Two young men followed the woman who had brought the food.
They were carrying several large bags of food, all for Nina Jacobs.
"We were locked in the cellar for days and couldn’t sleep at all,
so we all made some food that’s easy to carry."
"Yeah, please take it,"
the two young men added, their voices full of gratitude.
"Thank you. This is more than enough."
Nina Jacobs only took the items in the basket.
The "Heart of Gratitude" had been triggered, and the system awarded her 400 Experience Points.
"I heard you were looking for a doctor?
If there’s any way I can help, it would be my honor."
Easton Lynch walked over, carrying his medical kit.
Nina Jacobs had been planning to look for him anyway.
Wayne Warner was already waiting in the courtyard.
"This is my friend. He suffered a very serious injury before."
Easton Lynch nodded and began to examine Wayne Warner.
His expression shifted between surprise and anger.
After a long while, he removed his stethoscope and said,
"He must have suffered comminuted fractures before.
All over his body, including his fingers.
But even without any equipment to run tests, I can confirm he’s now on a positive path to recovery."
Easton Lynch was still in a state of shock.
He didn’t know how Wayne Warner had recovered, but he could tell that his body must have suffered immense trauma previously.
"I’m just worried he might have some lingering side effects,
or what the best way for him to recover would be."
Nina Jacobs felt much more relieved after hearing that.
The Healing Potion was very effective.
But bone recovery wasn’t that fast.
After all, bones needed to grow, and Wayne Warner’s fingernails still hadn’t grown back.
"I could prescribe some medicine to aid his recovery,
but..."
Easton Lynch sighed.
Finding medicine was too difficult these days.
"It’s okay. Just write the prescription."
Even if it was medicine she didn’t have in her system inventory, she could always look for it elsewhere.
Easton Lynch nodded and wrote the details down on a piece of paper.
"These two things are very helpful for bone recovery,
but if you can’t find them, don’t push yourself.
Given the injuries he sustained, his recovery so far is already a miracle."
These two items used to be available in any regular pharmacy.
But now, many pharmacies in the suburbs had been looted clean.
Even if she found a pharmacy, there was no guarantee it would have any medicine inside.
Easton Lynch was worried that Nina Jacobs would put herself in danger just to find the medicine.
That would be a loss that outweighed any gain.
"I know. Thank you, Doctor Lynch."
Understanding the concern in his words, Nina Jacobs put the prescription away.
They had only planned to stay for one night, and it was now time to leave.
"I’ll leave Wesley Hawthorne for you to deal with,"
Nina Jacobs said to Tina Rhodes and the others.
"Don’t worry. We won’t let him off the hook."
Whenever Tina Rhodes recalled how Wesley Hawthorne had tortured her and her teammates, she wanted nothing more than to give him a death by a thousand cuts.
"I heard you’re going to City J to find someone?
We marked some places on the map where you can rest.
I hope it’s some help to you."
Alan Langdon brought over a map with annotations.
They would be arriving in City D soon, so the map of City J was no longer useful to them.
"Thanks. I’ve already told Doctor Lynch the location of the shelter,
but if you run into an organization called the ’Superpower User Alliance,’
remember to be extra careful."
"We will. You take care, too."
Tina Rhodes and the others didn’t know where Nina Jacobs was going.

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