Healing and Changing

Miss Wing got up and brought her a big bowl. At first, Daisy was quite pleased, as the bowl looked like it contained a substantial amount of food. However, when she saw what was inside the bowl, her enthusiasm waned.

It was a bowl of rice gruel! Thin and watery, almost transparent, it looked like something given to refugees.

Daisy clicked her tongue. At this point, she couldn't afford to be picky. She picked up the bowl and started drinking without using a spoon. Gulp, gulp – she drank it all.

Her digestive system began to work, turning the food into nutrients to supply her body.

However, it was just a bowl of thin gruel, and despite its size, it was mostly water!

Daisy felt like her body was processing the gruel at almost the same speed as she had consumed it, leaving her stomach empty again.

"Um… do you have any meat dishes here?" she asked quite awkwardly.

Colleen Wing's mouth hung open in surprise. She had never seen a recovering "patient" with such a hearty appetite. Was it because her porridge was really tasty, leading to this sudden increase in appetite?

Being gracious and kind, Colleen Wing didn't say anything about her hearty appetite, but she was genuinely concerned for Daisy's well-being.

"Don't worry, I'm supernatural. Food helps me quickly recover my body's energy," Daisy explained. Truthfully, Mariko had witnessed Daisy's teleportation before, and Colleen had also treated her while she was unconscious. There was no need to hide it.

After a brief moment of consideration, Daisy remembered who Colleen was. While Colleen didn't possess superhuman abilities, she excelled in swordsmanship. She was also the future girlfriend of Iron Fist and had earned the title of "Dragon Daughter" as a heroic figure.

Fully embracing her identity as a just hero's associate, Daisy didn't hide her own situation and openly shared the truth.

The surname Wing suited her well. Although she wielded weapons with a hint of ferocity, she was usually gentle in demeanour. Seeing Daisy on the verge of passing out from hunger, Colleen quickly gathered ingredients and prepared a large table of dishes.

Mark also went to help.

Wolverine walked in, casting a glance at the patient, then stood outside smoking, while Daisy pretended to remain lying on the bed.

An hour later, dinner was served.

It turned out that Wolverine had a hearty appetite as well. He typically dulled his senses with alcohol and tobacco, a fact he never mentioned.

With another hearty eater joining the meal, Daisy didn't seem quite so out of the ordinary. Unlike the voracious Wolverine, she ate plenty but maintained a refined and hidden posture to eat.

If one didn't account for the quantity of food, based solely on appearance, it would appear that Wolverine had devoured the entire table of dishes!

She ate until she was about thirty percent full, and finally had some time to examine herself. Upon awakening, she noticed a slight change within her.

Her frequency vibration now contained something else – faint golden energy lines, or, according to string theory, energy strings. These strings were remarkably resilient. Her frequency had been continuously expelling this foreign energy, and she had finally succeeded in dissolving it. However, a trace of its essence remained within her.

Without requiring profound deductive abilities, she knew that this was the "Qi" left behind when Madame Gao shattered the teleportation channel.

String theory was not like the "Absorbing Star Technique" or the "North Sea Divine Art." The strand of "Qi" from back then had already been dispersed, but its traits were partially retained in simulation.

This allowed Daisy to scientifically study Qi.

In her understanding, Qi was essentially a kind of string. Those who utilised Qi saw themselves as an integrated whole – their bodies were an internal cycle, and the strings were in a closed state within this cycle.

Strings could be large, like galaxies, or small, like electrons and quarks.

Qi users enhanced their strings through regular practice, essentially elevating the quality of their strings. They transformed their original human-level strings into those characteristic of higher-dimensional life forms. If they were to live for millions of years, they could eventually evolve to become a part of the universe.

In Eastern terms, this was akin to the unity of heaven and humanity.

However, while the goal was grand and the future appeared promising, human lifespans had their limits.

Recognising that this path was not feasible, Qi users turned their attention to the present. They treated Qi as a combat ability. During battle, Qi would form enclosed channels in specific areas – for instance, they would enclose their arms for increased strength, or their legs for enhanced speed.

With a sudden surge of internal energy, users could temporarily gain strength and speed far beyond that of ordinary people. In those moments, they resembled higher-dimensional life forms.

After finishing dinner, Daisy continued her research. She wanted to uncover the secrets of Qi – if she could mimic it through frequency manipulation, that would be fantastic.

Unfortunately, she couldn't fully decipher this concept yet; attempting to understand it while only grasping half the knowledge was dangerous.

The attributes of Qi had brought about some changes in her. Originally, she had used vibrations to perceive friend from foe, but now her range had expanded, and her perception was more accurate. Coupled with the instincts of the White Tiger talisman, she was beginning to resemble a human radar.

As for the red dragon she had seen while unconscious, it was probably Kunlun's guardian beast – an ancient dragon named Shou Lao. Each generation of Iron Fist had to defeat it to obtain the power of the Divine Dragon.

Although it was referred to as the power of the Divine Dragon, it was quite different from what the name suggested – it was several dimensions below the Phoenix Force.

Daisy recalled a female Iron Fist who had defeated a fragment of the Phoenix Force at full power...

Of course, even the power of the Divine Dragon could easily defeat her. Lady Gao, despite being a battered old hag, had given Daisy a thorough beating. Not to mention the Sacred Land of Kunlun.

Her current focus was simple: recover from her injuries, and then take down Lady Gao!

Though she had a strong desire to kill, Wolverine proposed to return to Tokyo after the dinner with Colleen, seeking to save someone. Daisy declined the offer.

Her injuries were not fully healed yet, and going back now would just be an added burden. She also warned Wolverine to be cautious of his opponent's skills. However, Wolverine didn't pay much attention – in her eyes, Daisy, a spy who had grown up in peacetime, was still in a phase of limited experience and knowledge. Her advice went largely ignored.

"Mr. Logan, Madame Gao has lived for over four hundred years; her strength is not as simple as it seems," she continued her persuasion.

"Don't worry, I can handle it," Wolverine said dismissively, his tone indicating he wasn't taking her words to heart.

Daisy could only remind Mariko to be careful and assure her that she would be ready to help once her injuries were fully healed.

Watching the two of them disappear into the distance, Daisy sighed. She didn't have much faith in Wolverine's reckless approach to handling things and hoped they wouldn't suffer too much.

The forest gradually returned to tranquility. Daisy engaged in casual conversation with Colleen, who was a mix of American and Japanese. Though the origin of the surname "Wing" remained unclear, their shared mixed heritage gave them some common ground.

As women often do during late-night chats, they discussed some trivial matters, but it was nothing more than that. Colleen was a conservative person, and given Daisy's exhausted state, she had no interest in frivolous matters. They chatted casually for a while before each drifted off to sleep.