The fairy named Yueyue held the compass and earnestly said to Lin En:


    "Boss, you truly are a very kind outsider. You''re the first one who didn''t plan to drug me and take me away after meeting this fairy. You can be considered Yueyue''s dearest friend!"


    [Ding! Black Moth Fairy''s trust in you +30]


    [Ding! Black Moth Fairy''s favorability towards you +30.]


    Lin En: "..."


    He didn''t know why, but hearing these notifications didn''t bring any joy. Instead, a sense of guilt rose in his heart.


    As expected, he really was a morally corrupt person.


    Lin En rubbed his forehead and said, "Since I''m considered a dear friend, let me kindly remind you: those who claim they''re not bad people aren''t necessarily good, and those who say they won''t deceive you might still do so."


    "Don''t eat things given by others, don''t turn your back on people easily, and don''t go home with strangers. Remember these few words, and you''ll have a smooth journey."


    Clang—


    The fairy named Yueyue lifted the knight''s helmet and seriously said:


    "That''s very sincere advice. I will remember it."


    [Ding! Black Moth Fairy''s trust in you +10]


    [Ding! Black Moth Fairy''s favorability towards you +20.]


    Lin En: "..."


    Clearly, she hadn''t remembered.


    But since she managed to travel two thousand miles from home without dying, she probably had many ways to save herself.


    Never mind.


    A chance encounter, and his goodwill ended here.


    Lin En''s gaze returned to her arm. After cleaning the bloodstains, he could see the torn, gruesome marks.


    It looked like something had taken a bite out of her entire arm, very terrifying.


    "How did you get this wound?" Lin En asked curiously.


    The fairy named Yueyue closed her eyes and said, "I encountered a burly giant during my adventure. I went to ask for directions, and the giant bit me. If I hadn''t dodged in time, it wouldn''t have been my arm but my head that got bitten off."If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    "That was a monster much stronger than me! I wasn''t its match."


    Clang—


    The visor of the knight''s helmet fell again, covering her face.


    Lin En was speechless.


    "Alright." Lin En closed his eyes, put on his mask and gloves, and said, "Judging by your injury, you''ve done some preliminary hemostasis, but to prevent infection, further debridement is needed."


    "Take off the armor first, and I''ll perform a minor clinical procedure for you."


    Clang—


    The fairy named Yueyue lifted the knight''s visor and seriously said:


    "Refuse, a knight never removes their armor!"


    Lin En shrugged and said:


    "Alright, you don''t have to take it off. Do you need anesthesia? Just a heads-up, it will be very painful without it!"


    The fairy Yueyue seriously lifted her visor and said:


    "Refuse! Anesthesia would slow a knight''s reactions, and my pain tolerance is maxed out! This is the result of a knight''s rigorous training!"


    Lin En said, "Impressive! You''re the second person to be so brave in front of me."


    ...


    A few minutes later.


    At the operating table.


    The fairy named Yueyue lay flat on the operating table, seriously watching Lin En, who held two razors.


    "Ready to start anytime! I am now the fish on the chopping block!"


    Lin En was at a loss.


    This fairy always liked to seriously say strange things.


    Lin En''s expression turned serious, and he said gravely:


    "If you can''t bear it, scream out. Don''t bite your tongue. I''m about to start cutting!"


    Ding—


    A cold gleam flashed across Lin En''s scalpel.


    The fairy named Yueyue closed her eyes and said, "I''ve already said, my pain tolerance is maxed out! My resistance to pain is fully maxed, I won''t..."


    Squelch—


    "Ah!!!"


    With one cut, the fairy Yueyue''s pupils instantly dilated, her mouth opened wide, and she let out an unexpected high-pitched scream.


    Squelch—


    "No! No!"


    The fairy named Yueyue immediately sat up straight.


    Tears streamed down under the knight''s helmet, and she shook her body, holding half of it, saying:


    "Why does your cutting hurt so much more than others?! Did you use something strange to cause extra pain?!"


    Lin En closed his eyes and said without much fuss, "Let''s use anesthesia."


    "Refuse."


    The fairy named Yueyue lay down again, gritting her teeth, tears streaming down as she said:


    "My pain resistance is maxed out. A knight has the perfect quality of endurance, I won''t..."


    Squelch—


    "Ah!!"


    Squelch—


    "Ouch! Lighter! You''re using too much force!"


    [Knife Skills +1]


    [Knife Skills +1]


    "Didn''t you say your pain resistance is maxed out?! Don''t squirm, or you''ll cut somewhere else!"


    "But! But! Even though it''s maxed out resistance, each cut of yours exceeds the max and causes pain!"


    Squelch—


    "Ahhh—I''m going to split open! Yueyue is going to split open!"


    "Don''t make such strange noises! (*｀皿′*)? I''ve only scraped a few times!"


    [Knife Skills +1]


    [Knife Skills +1]


    "??????????? No, no, no!! You''re hurting me! Sir Knight is going to die from the pain!"


    "Help! Help! I''m going to be torn apart! I want to go home, I don''t want to do this anymore! Boohoo!"


    "Bite you! Bite you!"


    The fairy named Yueyue shouted, baring her sharp teeth, struggling to take a bite out of Lin En''s arm.


    Clearly, under this immense pain, even the powerful Knight Commander was on the verge of losing her mind.


    Lin En panicked.


    While pressing down on the fairy''s head, which was trying to bite him, he continued to help her with the debridement.


    Finally, to complete the final debridement.


    Lin En quickly grabbed a nearby rolling pin and, at the moment the fairy opened her mouth.


    Squelch—


    Inserted it right in, blocking the sharp teeth.


    "Mmm—~~"


    The fairy named Yueyue widened her eyes in shock, struggling desperately.


    "(`皿′) Bite down, hold on a bit longer! It''s almost done! Hang in there! Hang in there!"


    ...


    A dozen minutes later.


    [Ding! Your Knife Skills have successfully reached Intermediate level, you gained 300 basic experience]


    [Ding! Your Surgical Ability has successfully reached Intermediate level, you gained 300 basic experience]


    The fairy Yueyue lay on the operating table, her mind buzzing, her dark eyes wide open, completely exhausted, drenched in sweat from the intense pain.


    Pop—


    Lin En pulled out the rolling pin from her mouth, which had prevented her from biting her tongue.


    Lin En, satisfied, removed his gloves and said:


    "The preliminary debridement is complete, you can get up now, and we can proceed to the next step."


    The fairy named Yueyue got up from the operating table, her eyes hollow.


    She shook her head vigorously, rubbed her eyes, and said:


    "It was like a nightmare, almost... broke."


    Lin En washed the bloodstains from his hands, closed his eyes, and said:


    "A normal reaction."


    Yueyue stared blankly at her arm, which had been cleaned, shook her head vigorously, then seriously looked at Lin En and pointed at him, saying:


    "You''re the first man to make me hurt this much, you''ve left a deep impression on me!"


    [Ding! Black Moth Fairy''s favorability towards you +20]


    Lin En: "???"


    She stepped off the operating table, squinting, and picked up the thick rolling pin.


    Looking at the teeth marks on it, she squinted and said:


    "You''re also the first man daring enough to put something this thick in my mouth!"