Only God
Chapter 309 - 267 Delivery

Chapter 309: Chapter 267 Delivery

Carlo hurriedly left the Witch’s dwelling. As soon as she stepped onto the path in the Secret Forest, she broke into a run, fearing the Witch might change her mind and keep her there.

Along the way, her fatigue was scared away, until she emerged from the Secret Forest and belatedly felt a sourness in her legs, nearly causing her to stumble.

Looking at the waterskin in her hands, Carlo felt like it was all a dream.

Was she, a simple farmer... actually encountering a legendary Witch in the forest?

Midwives, although occasionally seen by others as embodiments of witches, evil spirits, or possessed by ghosts... were just outsiders’ prejudices. Being a midwife herself, she certainly couldn’t be related to witchcraft!

But there, in the forest, was a genuine Witch.

The fear slowly receded, and Carlo gripped the waterskin tightly.

The Witches’ Magic Potions... often possessed extraordinary magic power.

This was why, although most people deeply avoided Witches, there were still some rich youths and nobles who yearned for the Witches’ magic power.

Even though... in the stories, Witches often led people toward an irreversible Abyss.

But... moths always fly towards the fire, just as people always pursue extraordinary powers.

A sparkle of greed flashed in Carlo’s eyes.

But soon, the dire situation she was in didn’t allow her to think further; she had to help the pregnant woman deliver safely first, then ponder over the Magic Potion.

...

The day for the pregnant woman to deliver arrived.

It was noon, the sun was high in the sky., and Carlo was bustling about, sweating profusely. She ran to the edge of the stream, splashing the rushing water on her face as her nerves remained tightly wound.

Midwives often had a mysterious premonition about the arrival of babies; their premonitions, embellished further, were often seen as a paranormal ability.

Today, Carlo’s heart was pounding fast, her stomach was churning, as if the baby that was about to be born was kicking not its mother, but kicking her.

"Carlo! Granny Carlo!"

Several urgent cries, sharp like the crowing of a rooster, came from the village, and Carlo immediately understood what was happening.

The pregnant woman was in labor!

Carlo hurried to the family’s home, and upon arrival, she saw an anxious family; their poultry, sensing the smell of blood, were clucking madly.

"Out, everyone out!"

Carlo shouted loudly.

The family, except for the pregnant woman, left; Carlo saw the young woman curled up on a pile of straw, groaning,

sweating profusely, her face pale, twisting her body in pain.

Her belly was bulging high, and her screams roused the whole village, inside and out.

Carlo quickly called for scissors and hot water from outside.

After a short while, everything she needed was brought to her, and Carlo busily moved back and forth, continually observing the woman’s condition, making sure she stayed alert.

"You have to push the child out to let the Birth God bless you."

The woman nodded painfully, her face pale.

Carlo, while praying to the Birth God, held the woman’s hand, continuously comforting her, telling her to relax, push, relax, and push again.

The woman was like an old ox pulling a heavy metal pear, constantly kicking her legs.

Like this... the entire afternoon passed, the time unknowingly moved from twilight to evening, yet there was no sign of the child.

Sweat broke out on Carlo’s face.

Could it be... a difficult birth?

A fire basin was lit in the room, Carlo kept shouting at the woman to push, but... the woman’s spirit was already fading as the labor tormented her.

Carlo bit her lip, no longer hesitating, she pulled out the waterskin from within her bosom.

It contained the Magic Potion given by the Witch in the woods.

With a nervous heart, Carlo fed the Magic Potion to the exhausted woman.

With gulps, the woman drank two or three mouthfuls, coughed a few times, and her eyes gradually regained clarity.

Carlo watched this scene, ecstatic.

It works! The Magic Potion really works!

The woman slowly regained her strength and energy, continuously using her crotch and legs to exert force, and after an unknown amount of time, Carlo wiped her birth canal and found the child was already crowning.

Soon after, the baby was born successfully; although Carlo’s techniques were crude, fortunately, she had also delivered six times herself. She grabbed the hot water-soaked scissors and cut the umbilical cord in one go.

These, typically called spring scissors, were invented by the Three-eyed Ape People and brought here through trade by the camel caravans.

Wrapping the newly born baby in clean cloth linen, Carlo put down the scissors, her eyes welling up.

"Blessed by the Birth God! Praise to birth!

It’s a boy, it’s a boy! Mother and child are safe!"

Carlo shouted loudly; her previous worries and pain were swept away. When the people outside pushed open the door and rushed in, they saw the midwife crying loudly, no different from the baby in her arms.

The baby was born successfully.

This was Carlo’s third successful delivery.

...

Over the next two years, as a midwife, Carlo delivered more than twenty children.

Among these twenty children, only two or three unfortunately passed away.

In this, there was certainly the favor of luck, but at the same time, it was also thanks to the Magic Potion given by the Witch in the woods.

Now, because of her superb delivery skills, even the most prejudiced people in the village couldn’t help but respect her a bit.

Late at night, Carlo rose from her wooden bed, touching the waterskin, which smelled of herbs.

That Potion... was almost used up.

She shouldn’t have used so much... she should have used less, even if a few more babies had died...

She began to regret, having squandered the Witch’s Magic Potion too much.

After a moment, this midwife started to wonder... what would really happen if she completely ran out of Magic Potion.

She shivered.

The cautionary tale of the previous midwife was still vivid in her mind.

Carlo’s eyes were full of panic...

And also...

A trace of barely discernible greed.

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