Chapter 149: Chapter 149 - Worthy Physician
Just stretching out my hand had cured the child’s illness? How incredible must my medical skills be?
I stood with my hands behind my back, calm and composed.
This was the power of someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage; ordinary illnesses could be healed with just the use of qi.
Dean Dr. Cobbett walked quickly towards me, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Raymond, for your righteous help."
Leaving these words behind, Dr. Cobbett turned to Lucian River and said, "Doctor River, I saw your actions very clearly on the security monitor."
"I gave you money to offer free consultations, but unfortunately, you took profits privately. I’m sorry," Dr. Cobbett said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
I quite appreciated Dr. Cobbett’s actions and couldn’t help but nod slightly in approval.
However, Lucian River’s face turned cold. He looked at Dr. Cobbett and said, "Dr. Cobbett, I hope you don’t regret it."
"I naturally won’t regret it," Dr. Cobbett said indifferently.
"Lucian River, you can get lost now," I scolded coldly.
Lucian River’s expression was extremely unpleasant, and he subconsciously looked at the two people beside him.
Understanding the cue, the two men exchanged glances and suddenly threw a punch at me!
I had already seen that these two were Inner Strength Experts, so I had been on guard.
With no haste or panic, I raised both my hands and directly confronted them head-on.
With a crisp "clang" sound, the two men were sent flying!
Their hand bones were all broken, and they were in unbearable pain!
"You dare to challenge me with this rubbish?" I said coldly.
The two men climbed up from the ground, stood beside Lucian River, and dared not say more.
"Mason Raymond, you’ll pay for your actions. Don’t underestimate the influence of a famous doctor," Lucian River said coldly.
I sneered, "Even if your medical skills are high, they’re not worth mentioning without medical ethics."
"Hahaha!" Lucian River couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
"My medical skills are merely a means for me to associate with high-ranking officials. But you, I’d like to see how far your kindness can take you!" Lucian River said maliciously.
After leaving those words, Lucian River turned and walked away.
Thunderous applause erupted from the surroundings, with countless people praising me.
Sticking to the agreement, I immediately sat in Lucian River’s seat and began to consult the patients.
It wasn’t until nine in the evening that the hospital began to quiet down.
I stretched my body and felt utterly exhausted.
Such a massive consumption of qi was becoming difficult for even me to endure.
"Mr. Raymond, I’m really sorry for the trouble," Dr. Cobbett handed me a glass of water and said politely.
I smiled, "Dr. Cobbett, you don’t have to be polite. I’m not doing this for you."
Although I said that, my actions had brought great benefits to the Traditional Medicine Hospital.
"Mr. Raymond, if you’re willing, I’d like to hire you as a special consulting physician. What do you think of that?" Dr. Cobbett suddenly said.
My eyebrows furrowed, and I said with some confusion, "Special consulting physician? What does that mean?"
"That means a guest physician. I will give you a salary every month, and your position will be second only to mine! You only need to visit occasionally," Dr. Cobbett hastily explained.
I thought for a moment, finding it to be a good choice.
After pondering for a while, I said, "You don’t have to worry about the salary. Instead, you just need to provide me with a batch of herbs every month. Can you do that?"
Overjoyed, Dr. Cobbett quickly nodded, "Absolutely no problem! Our Traditional Medicine Hospital may be lacking in many things, but we never lack herbs!"
"Alright, then it’s settled. Thank you," I nodded and then turned to leave.
By the time I returned home, it was already past ten at night.
I looked around the house but could not find any trace of Victor Green.
"Strange, where could that smelly kid be?" I muttered to myself.
Victor Green hadn’t come home for two whole days and couldn’t be reached on the phone, which made me worry a little.
But Victor Green was also an Inner Strength Expert, so I figured he wouldn’t encounter any big trouble and didn’t think too much about it.
I slept until the next day.
The next morning, Dr. Cobbett had someone deliver a batch of herbs to me.
Over the next few days, I spent almost all of my time refining herbs.
"Damn it, fully mastering the spiritual fire isn’t an easy task," I looked at the burnt ashes of herbs in front of me and couldn’t help but feel annoyed.
In the past few days, I had tried countless times, but my control of the fire was always off. A slight accident would cause the herbs to burn to ashes.
There was no shortcut for this, only time could improve my experience.
In the blink of an eye, five days passed.
There were only two days left before the Traditional Medicine Conference.
On this day’s morning, Elder Drake came to my door early.
Standing in front of me, he said politely, "Mr. Raymond, I have arranged everything for the factory. Shouldn’t we set off?"
I said in surprise, "So early?"
Elder Drake smiled bitterly, "We need to register in advance and go through the relevant procedures."
I thought for a moment and said, "Alright, wait a moment while I pack up."
After about half an hour, I brought along a few personal belongings and set off for Shiglance City with Elder Drake.
In recent years, traditional medicine had fallen into disrepute and could no longer compare with modern medicine in terms of influence.
Of course, no one else could be blamed for this; mainly, too many scammers were using the name of traditional medicine to swindle people, resulting in no one willing to trust traditional medicine.
After driving for a long time, we finally arrived in Shiglance City.
This was my second time in Shiglance City, so I didn’t feel like a stranger.
Elder Drake led me to the venue of the Traditional Medicine Conference.
"This is where the Traditional Medicine Conference is held," Elder Drake pointed to the huge stadium in front of him and said.
I nodded and said, "It doesn’t seem to be too crowded."
Elder Drake bitter smiled, "In an ordinary city, at most, two or three people participate in the competition. In our River City, only I have been participating for so many years."
I couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. It wasn’t easy for Elder Drake to hold on to his beliefs for so many years.
"Let’s go, we’ll go in and register. I’ve already submitted the related materials," Elder Drake said.
I nodded, and then followed Elder Drake into the venue.
The registration site was a huge office with luxurious decorations, and the audit team consisted of the Shiglance City Traditional Chinese Medicine Association.
I followed Elder Drake into the office.
In the office, four or five old men were registering.
Seeing Elder Drake, they jokingly said, "Old Drake, you’re back to register."
"This must be your thirteenth time participating, right? Try harder this time and don’t end up last."
"That’s right, you keep running every year and never give up. I truly admire your persistent fighting spirit."
