Chapter 927: Chapter 923: A Different Kind of Surgery Chapter 927: Chapter 923: A Different Kind of Surgery A life-threatening arrow injury, under Bi Fang’s unique and fluid handling, was resolved swiftly and efficiently.

The crowd felt as though they were witnessing a surgery from another world, with tools unheard of.

Bi Fang moved to another position to start treating the second arrow wound.

“Using army ants to suture wounds is not my original idea. Many tribes living in Africa use army ants to help suture wounds, intentionally letting the ants bite into the edges of the flesh and then decapitating the ants. At this point, the jaws of the ants would clamp the skin at the edges of the wound, causing it to close,” he explained.

“Moreover, the size of army ants is quite large, which also enables them to be used on somewhat bigger blade-type wounds.”

Worker ants produced by army ants usually come in three sizes, with the largest ones being over a centimeter long, averaging about one and a half centimeters, and some mutant ones can even reach up to two centimeters, which is longer than the average human’s thumbnail.

“Of course, the most crucial aspect is that army ants are widely distributed across the grasslands and are a readily available ‘medical kit.’
Army ants can be found everywhere in Africa, just like the common black ants in human cities.

Drop some cookie crumbs, or a few drops of a drink, and it would attract a dense swarm of them.

[An ant’s life is still a life!]
[One surgery, a hundred ants used up]
[Ingenious idea]
[Absolutely amazing]
[Master Fang really knows everything. There’s nothing that can stump him!]
[Damn, even formic acid can be used for sterilization and disinfection! Such an expansive way of thinking. Outstanding.]
The crowd was amazed at Bi Fang’s extensive knowledge and admired his creative ideas.

A normal person would never think of such a method to suture a wound.

“Don’t try this at home. This method of treatment is only for emergencies, a compromise,” he warned.

“While it’s true that formic acid has antiseptic effects, the heads of the ants might still carry bacteria, so further treatment is needed. If you ever encounter an emergency situation, use this with caution.”

The second bloodied arrowhead fell to the ground, clinking against the first; despite being smeared with blood, it still uttered a sonorous metallic ring.

This broken arrow was much more serious. Although it didn’t pierce any organs, it was lodged in the bone, with fragments of bone mixed into the wounded flesh.

After carefully extracting the bone fragments, Bi Fang looked up and blinked, his eyes so sore that tears started to form.

Concentrating intensely for an extended period was incredibly taxing.

After taking a short break, Bi Fang reapplied the herbal medicine according to the previous method and finally used the jaws of the army ants to suture the wound.

In all, it took over an hour to treat both wounds successfully.

Bi Fang took out two chunks of wood, about as thick as a wrist, from his bosom. With a dagger, he cut along the fissures in the bark and peeled the bark off both pieces of wood.

“The bark of the ‘toothbrush tree,’ a specialty of Africa, is something I think you should be familiar with, as I often use it for brushing my teeth. However, I use the thin twigs for that purpose. Now, I’ve cut two sections of the trunk.”

“This tree’s wood is soft and porous. Once it’s in your mouth and soaked by saliva, the fibers at the tip will fray and spread out, similar to the bristles of a toothbrush, which is why we call it the ‘toothbrush tree.’
“The protease secreted by the tree also has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. We could layer it under a bandage wrap, but unfortunately, we don’t have any gauze.”

Bi Fang inserted coarse branches, which had been smoothed out, into several holes made in the two pieces of bark, twisting the strips of bark to thread through the holes, creating what resembled an eyemask, only much larger, able to wrap entirely around the Lion King’s body.

And just like that, both wounds were covered with bark by Bi Fang in an alternative method.

“It’s not very secure. If Cecil suddenly wakes up and moves around, it might fall off, but it should suffice for now.”

Bi Fang touched Cecil’s chest, feeling his heartbeat, which had stabilized, and felt quite satisfied with it.

[Is it safe now? Is it safe now? Is it safe now?]
“If the wound doesn’t become infected, it’s basically safe, but the most common complication for an injury in the wild is infection, so we can never be sure.”

“The best scenario would still be for the conservation center’s people to come, take him back for a couple of antibiotic shots, and re-dress the wound.”

[I dare say this is the most miraculous surgery]
[What does it mean to make do with what’s available?]
[Adaptation to local conditions, Old Fang’s grip on this is rock solid]
[Village chief of the Earth, there is nothing that our village chief doesn’t know.]
[One word, cool. Two words, super cool!]
Upon learning from Bi Fang that Cecil was out of danger, everyone couldn’t help but cheer and jump for joy.

Just then, a faint rustling came from the nearby bushes.

The audience, just having relaxed, tensed up again. On the other hand, Bi Fang seemed to know in advance who was coming and did not appear overly anxious.

“Harley?”

A yellow head dotted with black spots peeked out from the grass.

It was a cheetah.

But as soon as the cheetah poked out its head and saw the lion lying on the ground, it darted away in a flash.

[Hahaha, even Harley is afraid of lions?]
[Maybe this is a case of bloodline suppression]
[Superiors dominating inferiors]
“No, the one just now wasn’t Harley.”

Bi Fang stood up; he had been with Harley day and night and saw more clearly than the audience, so he naturally couldn’t mistake the cheetah.

This revelation surprised the audience. Not Harley?

“This area isn’t far from the originally planned reintroduction site for Harley. It wasn’t chosen at random.”

Reintroduction isn’t done lightly; there are many considerations, such as the need to first conduct strict genetic background testing and selection to ensure the reintroduced animals have a distant kinship with the original population, ensuring genetic exchange within the reintroduced species.

Additionally, the gender and age composition of the population are also factors to be considered.

Before setting out, Bi Fang had discussed many things with the scholars from the conservation center, and they unanimously chose this area, which has a sufficient number of other cheetah individuals.

[Wait, something’s not right. Isn’t the reintroduction outside the reserve area risky?]
[I remember Master Fang mentioned something about luring out the conservation center and then legally evading something.]
[The place where the elephants were found was indeed outside the conservation center, but Old Fang’s current location is no longer the original crime scene, remember? Didn’t you forget they chased for another day and night?]
[Oh, now I remember.]
[Confused. I haven’t been online to watch the livestream for two days. What happened? It seems Old Fang made the headlines again]
[I can only say, bro, you’ve missed out on a fortune]
Bi Fang, looking at the restored thicket, remembered the ultimate mission of this trip to the savanna.

Whether the conservation center’s people arrive first, or the poachers’ gang gets there sooner, the reintroduction task must be thoroughly completed first.

But before that, there was another person waiting for him to question.