These people could be saved as long as there was the Phoenixica!
Charlie had originally thought that the Phoenixica only existed in legends and that he might never be able to encounter it in decades.
He never would have expected that he would see one in this dark underground operating room in Mexico at this time!
Charlie felt very excited and carefully observed the bracelet given to him by the old lady at the same time. It looked dark brown, but at least one-third of the grains were as bright as blood, and the overall thickness was about the thickness of a little finger. It could be seen that this whole wooded vine had been heated with a slow fire before being carefully bent to turn it into jewelry.
This thing also looked a little different compared to the common Milletia. The main thing was that the Phoenixica had an extremely fine texture with basically no fine holes on its surface, and it also had an extremely luminous bright-like color. The color and feel of the material made up a texture that was difficult to synthesize artificially.
However, it was difficult for Charlie to judge whether this herb was indeed the Phoenixica that was recorded in the Apocalyptic Book. So, he subconsciously asked, “Madam, are you sure that the material this bracelet is made out of is called Phoenixica?”
“Yes, I’m sure!” The old lady said firmly, “This bracelet has been handed down by our ancestors. I heard from my grandmother that our ancestors practiced medicine in ancient times for more than two hundred years. Later, four generations of both our young and old died in the war, leaving only a six-year-old child behind. Since then, all of our ancestors’ medical skills were completely lost, but our surviving ancestor inherited this bracelet from his grandfather. At that time, his grandfather told him that this bracelet was made out of Phoenixica and was extremely precious. Therefore, this bracelet has then been passed down to this day.”
When the young man next to the old lady heard this, he could not help but mutter, “Madam, I’m quite knowledgeable about plants, so why haven’t I heard of a herb called Phoenixica before? Besides, your ancestors handed a mere wooden bracelet down to you, so why is it so precious?”
The old lady shook her head and said blankly, “I don’t even know what a Phoenixica is, and I don’t know what it looks like in nature. Besides, if I’m being honest, I’m also at a loss as to how precious this bracelet truly is. This bracelet was passed to me, and I’m only responsible for taking good care of it. I don’t know what’s so different about this bracelet at the end of the day...”
Having said that, the old lady looked at Charlie with some embarrassment as she said, “Mr. Wade, I’m not deliberately coming up with a story to deceive you, but you saved my youngest son, and I’m a poor old woman who has nothing to offer you. I cannot repay you for your great kindness, so I can only give you the one item I have that is of some value. This thing might not be precious, but it has been passed down from our ancestors for many generations all the way to today. Even if it has no practical value, it still has some historical value. I hope that you will not despise it...”
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