"Your Highness... please, you must rest. Ever since yesterday..."
Ella stepped forward, intending to persuade her, but the Saintess simply shook her head with firm determination.
"It is fine. Sir Rhodes, set up a tent and bring all the severely wounded nearby. Have the nuns treat those with minor injuries, but bring the critical cases to me."
Luo Li looked at the thin, haggard faces of the commoners surrounding her, their eyes filled with a flicker of hope.
Clearly, the Saintess's presence here had a profound psychological impact on them.
Sooner or later, this impact would transform into a blind, unwavering trust in her.
This was the hearts of the people.
Regardless, putting aside everything else, she had to maintain her persona today!
With her current abilities, if she ever left the Holy Church or lost her position as the Saintess, even survival would become a massive struggle.
To say nothing of living a comfortable life.
Therefore, she had to uphold the prestige of the Saintess and maintain the glory of Brilliant City.
Seeing her so resolute, Sir Rhodes could only follow orders and pitched a large tent.
The Saintess's tent was naturally different from the others.
Likely because they followed traditional protocols, it took nearly half an hour to assemble.
By the time the massive structure was up, Luo Li had already exhausted herself to save five people.
And more were arriving in succession.
When encountering the demon army, almost no one escaped without severe injuries, though most here were commoners rather than soldiers or knights.
This was because the knights were still on the battlefield, currently pursuing the fleeing enemy.
Luo Li could only pick and choose, selecting those with wounds the ordinary nuns could not heal or those on the brink of death. The others were carried out for the nuns to handle.
However, her mana was limited and had not increased much until now.
A single healing art required five mana, and her total was only twenty-six.
She would run dry after only three or four casts.
She glanced at her attribute points.
Level: 6
Strength: 9
Endurance: 11
Recovery: 11
Mana: 26
Free Attribute Points: 26
Looking at these scarce stats, Luo Li gritted her teeth and reluctantly spent four points directly into mana.
Her attributes shifted.
Everything else remained the same, but her mana increased to thirty, while her free attribute points dropped to twenty-two.
She continued to heal the wounded citizens while periodically dumping more points into her mana.
Inside and outside the tent, the air was thick with the foul stench of blood.
Luo Li's own clothes were already stained with the blood of various patients.
"Have the nuns concentrate their efforts on the severely wounded. For those with minor external injuries, bandage them immediately. You must use clean cloth. Requisition all available cloth for now. Also, tell the alchemists to come out and bring medicine to treat the people."
In this situation, Luo Li didn't care whether these people would normally follow her orders or not.
Alchemists were part of a relatively large system in this world. Generally speaking, most of them brewed recovery potions or medicinal tinctures.
In fact, the term 'alchemist' was almost synonymous with 'apothecary' here.
The two roles were inseparable.
Luo Li knew her own capacity was limited and she couldn't heal everyone. Even if she used all her mana, she wouldn't last long.
Given the sheer number of casualties, the only ones who could make a significant difference were the alchemists.
They didn't need to use their own mana; they could save many lives using their finished potions.
Soon, under the authority of the Temple, most of the alchemists contributed their potions, though some did so reluctantly.
"Your Highness, this is the president of the Brilliant City Alchemists' Association, Camilla."
Walking in behind Rhodes was a woman dressed in a long red dress. Her skin was incredibly fair, and her ears were not those of a normal human but were long and pointed, extending out to the sides.
"An elf?"
"Yes, Your Highness. I am indeed of the elves. However, I harbor the same hatred for the demon army as anyone else. Please do not view us through a biased lens."
Evidently, the true personality of the Saintess was little known to the public, or she wouldn't have felt the need to say such a thing.
"Rest assured, I have no prejudice against you. On the contrary, I am very pleased that your Alchemists' Association could step forward at a time like this."
"That is good to hear. I hope Your Highness will look favorably upon the Alchemists' Association in the future."
"I see... So, what is the purpose of your visit?"
Luo Li looked at Camilla, who wore a mature smile on her face.
"Naturally, I came to see the Saintess who managed to win against overwhelming odds and crushed the demon army in her very first battle."
"Well, Miss Camilla, now that you have seen me, do you have any thoughts?"
Luo Li asked with a faint, graceful smile.
"Indeed, Your Highness is truly the messenger of the Gods. Though we do not worship the same deity as the elves, as a divine messenger, you are truly peerless in beauty. I have come today to bring two thousand recovery potions. This is the maximum amount the Alchemists' Association can provide at the moment. I hope Your Highness will accept them."
"My thanks to you... Lola, record this. Camilla, President of the Alchemists' Association, has donated two thousand recovery potions."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Lola, who was essentially a clerical aide, found such recording tasks to be second nature.
The entry was finished quickly.
"Miss Camilla, I have one more request."
Luo Li looked at the curvaceous elven beauty before her.
"Please give your command, Your Highness. As long as it is within my power, I will see it done."
"Wonderful. Miss Camilla, I hope the Alchemists' Association can send some alchemists to guide the commoners on how to use these recovery potions. As you know, these people might go their whole lives without ever touching such medicine and are unfamiliar with how to use them. To avoid waste, I hope you will agree."
"That is certainly no problem. Then, Your Highness, I shall go and gather my people at once."
"Very well. I appreciate your help."
Luo Li let out a sigh of relief as she watched Camilla exit the tent.
"Lola, are there other races living in Brilliant City?"
"Yes, Your Highness. Although Brilliant City is primarily human, there are some orcs and elves, and even dwarves as well."
Luo Li nodded. It seemed Brilliant City had some decent foundations, living up to its name.
"Lola, where is that traitor now?"
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