Surrounded by Five Beast Lords novel Chapter 169

Chapter 169 Comes In Person For Medicine

“Dora…” Iris stammered.

Dora looked at her and suddenly smiled.

“Did you sleep well?” Dora asked.

Iris paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

“Yeah.”

Dora sat up and stretched.

She said, “Let’s get up and moving.

“We’ve got a lot to do today.”

Iris sat up as well, watching Dora’s back, then suddenly spoke.

“Dora…”

“Hmm?” Dora replied.

“Can I come see you more often from now on?” Iris asked, a hint of hope in her voice.

Dora turned to look at her, her lips curling into a gentle smile.

“Of course, silly girl,” Dora replied.

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Dora joked, “You should hurry up and get matched with a beast mate, then apply for a homestead. There’s still plenty of empty land around my place.”

Iris’s cheeks flushed a bit, but she really started to consider it…

*****

The Shawn family was thrown into turmoil.

Ever since the banquet ended, the whole Shawn household has been like a pond stirred by some invisible hand, no one’s been able to settle down since.

Regina’s condition turned out to be even worse than anyone expected.

After she was carried back to her room that night, she developed a high fever that just wouldn’t go away.

At first, it was just a low-grade fever, and everyone thought she’d be fine after a night’s rest. But by the middle of the night. her temperature shot up to 104°F.

Wendy was in even worse shape.

After she got infected with the parasite, her whole body went into a full-blown inflammatory response. She slipped into a deep coma, and no matter how hard anyone tried, she just wouldn’t wake up.

Cassian didn’t waste a second; he brought in the best healing-type therapist from the Core Planet, a Level 6 supernatural ability user, which was pretty much as good as it got there.

After examining both patients, the therapist looked seriously worried.

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“The parasite has already gotten deep into their lungs and vital organs,” he said.

He added, “Regular treatment can only suppress it, but it won’t cure them completely.

“We need agave plants.”

Cassian was stunned.

‘Agave plants? Seriously?’ he thought, his mind racing.

‘Wait, isn’t that…?’ Cassian’s heart skipped a beat.

“Agave plants can cleanse the deep-seated toxins in their organs,” the therapist explained.

“If we combine it with my therapy, there’s about a seventy percent chance they’ll come around.

“But if we don’t have it…”

He shook his head, not finishing his sentence.

Cassian’s face went pale.

Agave plants… Cassian’s thoughts spun wildly.

That precious herb that’s as valuable as gold during the wet season.

Cassian suddenly recalled the combat suits Dora and her group had worn at the banquet.

The pale gold threads embedded in key areas, those were agave plants.

Dora possessed agave plants.

And not just a little, she had plenty.

Enough to craft entire combat suits out of it.

Cassian opened up his Optical Brain and searched the Interstella Net for any listings of agave plants.

The results made him gasp, he hadn’t expected it to be this bad.

The price for agave plants had skyrocketed to three million starcoins per one.

No one was selling, no matter the price.

There were hundreds of people posting buy requests, but not a single seller in sight.

No one would possibly sell agave plants, a life-saving herb, during this season.

He scrolled down and found something even more alarming.

Many of the females who had returned from the Shawn family banquet had fallen ill.

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Some were running high fevers, some had slipped into comas, and others broke out in rashes that itched so badly they couldn’t stand it.

Their families were flooding the Interstella Net, demanding answers from the Shawn family.

[Did that so-called “mutated blueberry tree” actually do anything?]

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[How come so many people got sick after the banquet?]

[The Shawn family has to take responsibility!]

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[My wife is still stuck in the hospital bed. If the Shawn family doesn’t give us an explanation, we’re not letting this go!]

[What’s so rare about this mutated blueberry? Sounds like a total scam to me!]

Cassian closed his Optical Brain and pressed his fingers to his temples.

His head felt like it was about to split open.

He glanced out the window, the downpour was still going strong.

‘Agave plants… Cassian mused silently.

‘Dora… Cassian’s thoughts lingered on her name.

*****

Dora was having breakfast with her mother and sister at the Southwell residence when she got the message.

Elmer, his fluffy white beast ears perked up, was diligently refilling Dora’s bowl with scooping food.

Lioren, now in human form, sat beside her, his cat ears twitching as he gracefully nibbled on his fried eggs.

Vivienne watched the scene with a gentle, loving smile.

Iris kept sneaking glances at Dora, only to quickly look away, her cheeks faintly flushed.

Dora’s Optical Brain vibrated.

Dora tapped it open, it was a message from Rafe.

[Rafe: Regina and Wendy are seriously ill. They need agave plants to save their lives.

[The price on the Interstella Net has already skyrocketed to three million starcoins per one, but there’s none available.]

[Rafe: A lot of the females who attended the Shawn family banquet have gotten sick.

[Now everyone’s demanding answers from the Shawn family.]

Dora glanced at the message, a faint smile tugging at her lips.

Lioren’s cat ears twitched as he watched Dora’s smile. “Hey Sou Sou, what are you scheming?” he asked.

Dora’s smile widened as she typed a message in the group chat.

[Dora: Spread the word that I’ve got agave plants.]

[Rafe: What’s the price?]

[Dora: We’ll decide when Cassian comes knocking.]

[Clive: Need me to come over?]

[Dora: No need.

(Elmer and Lioren are here, that’s plenty.I

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Elmer leaned over to peek at the screen, his eyes sparkling. “Are you going to make Cassian pay through the nose, Dora?”

Dora smiled and ruffled his hair. “Smart boy.”

Less than two hours after the word got out, Cassian showed up.

He stood outside the Southwell residence’s gate, rain pouring down, soaked from head to toe, obviously, he’d jumped out o his hovercar and dashed straight over without even grabbing an umbrella.

Water ran down his sharp features, leaving him looking like a total mess.

The door swung open.

It wasn’t the butler who answered, it was Elmer.

Elmer lounged against the doorframe, his white beast ears twitching, grinning with a dazzling smile,

“Hey, Cassian! What brings you out in this weather?” Elmer teased.

Cassian stared at him, all kinds of emotions churning inside.

“I need to see Dora” Cassian said, his voice rough and hoarse.

Elmer tilted his head. “Dora’s busy with breakfast right now.

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