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To be honest, I didn't expect them to learn much. Being able to treat minor injuries and illnesses would be enough, and that would be considered a successful initial missionary work.
Even with serious injuries or illnesses, there are still support Soul Masters, right? We can't just give up trying to prove ourselves.
Developing a mature school of thought requires taking it one step at a time.
Hearing this, the three men nodded without question and said, "For you, our benefactor, we are willing."
Mu Ci shook her head and said, "It's not for me, it's for yourselves, and for others who might get sick."
You wouldn't want to experience another plague, would you? You wouldn't want to see your family members lying in hospital beds, and you'd be powerless to help them.
However, Mu Ci also understood that it was unrealistic to expect these people to understand his thoughts in a short period of time, so he stopped talking.
"That's settled then. I need to prepare some things these days. Come find me in three days."
Afterwards, Du Lan and the other two left the Mu residence, led by a maid.
Mu Ci also needs to arrange everything in the next few days.
Chapter 17 The Clinic Opens
In the evening, Mu Ci walked through the path and knocked on Lin Ya's bedroom door.
"Dong dong!"
The hollow knocking sound carried far.
A moment later, Lin Ya opened her door, wearing a white training robe, and looked at Mu Ci with a puzzled expression, asking, "Xiao Ci, is something the matter?"
Mu Ci looked up at Lin Ya and said, "Grandma, I have something to tell you."
"Then come in first."
Mu Ci closed the door and skillfully sat down on the sofa.
She cut to the chase and said, "Grandma, after this plague relief effort, I've completed one-tenth of my assessment, but I'm still far from finishing it."
"So, I want to open a clinic to treat the sick and save lives."
Lin Ya nodded with some understanding, but then asked with some doubt, "A clinic? Is it a place like a support-type Soul Master that heals people?"
In the Douluo Continent, there are no clinics or doctors, only treatment rooms run by support-type Soul Masters who use Soul Skills to heal people. These treatments are expensive and cannot be afforded by ordinary people, let alone those in small villages outside of cities.
Besides treating patients, Mu Ci also opened a clinic to compile a medical classic for the Douluo world, combining her knowledge of traditional Chinese and Western medicine from her previous life with the differences of this world.
Lin Ya looked at Mu Ci with eyes full of approval. She strongly agreed with her grandson's idea, not only because of the divine test, but also because of his perspective on ordinary people.
The Spirit Hall values commoners more than the imperial nobles.
That's why the Spirit Hall brought Spirit Awakening to various parts of the continent, giving these people the possibility of becoming stronger.
While many factors have contributed to the current situation, it is undeniable that the Spirit Hall has given ordinary people a chance to become stronger.
At that time, the nobles of the two great empires held the right to awaken martial spirits and did not restrain the fallen ones. The continent fell into darkness. The first Angel God stood up and used the wings of light and the holy sword of judgment to make the night pass and allow countless commoners to live.
To prevent that era from returning, the Angel God established the Spirit Hall to maintain peace on the continent.
A three-way standoff is better than two tigers fighting each other.
At the same time, it recruited countless commoner soul masters, making the structure of the Spirit Hall more stable.
Otherwise, why would the Spirit Hall go through the trouble of asking the two great empires for subsidies for spirit masters, and why would it invest a lot of manpower and resources every year to carry out spirit awakening in villages all over the continent?
This is precisely why the Spirit Hall has the support of more than 60% of the Soul Masters across the entire continent.
Without the massive number of low- to mid-level Soul Masters emerging from the common people, the so-called Spirit Hall would be nothing more than a rootless duckweed.
The Spirit Hall, relying solely on the Angel Family and a few other top-tier martial soul families, would only be a slightly larger of the three upper sects, and would never reach its current status.
"Xiao Ci, tell me what you need Grandma to do, and I can use the power of the main hall to help you."
Mu Ci nodded and said, "I need my family to help me buy a shop in the outer city, convert it into a clinic, and contact major chambers of commerce to purchase medicinal herbs."
"Please help me promote this in the villages near Shenmu City, in the name of the Martial Soul Main Hall."
"That's about it."
Lin Ya thought for a moment, then frowned slightly and asked, "Xiao Ci, have you considered the treatment costs? If the patient can't afford it, then all of this is meaningless."
Upon hearing this, Mu Ci did not hesitate at all: "Grandma, I have thought it over. I will not burden the patients too much. I have thought all these things through. I will print out the specifics and you can have someone take them with you when you go down to spread the word."
Having figured this out, Lin Ya didn't think too much and immediately agreed to Mu Ci's request.
The tasks involved are not difficult; they simply require some manpower and resources.
Suddenly, Lin Ya looked at Mu Ci with some heartache and said, "Xiao Ci, this will make you very tired."
"It's alright, Grandma. It's not like I have to do everything myself. I'll find someone to help me. Besides, it's beneficial for me, whether it's the divine exam or cultivation." Mu Ci waved her hand dismissively and shook her head with a smile.
These tasks might be tiring for others, but for Mu Ci, who possesses abundant power, they are far too easy.
Once the abundant power is probed into the patient's body, all abnormal data will emerge in one's mind. This means that the later process of summarizing cases and writing them into medical books and pharmacopoeias will be more tiring.
In the following days, everyone got busy.
Lin Ya instructed the steward to handle matters related to the shop, while she herself went to the Martial Soul Main Hall to issue orders for the stewards to spread the word in various villages.
Meanwhile, Mu Ci himself was also conceiving the classification of medical books and pharmacopoeias.
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Three days later, in the outer city of Shenmu, at the Fengrao Medical Clinic.
Even before the clinic opened for business, a long line of people, including both nobles and commoners, had already formed in front of it.
Most people were just there to watch the spectacle; after all, this newly opened so-called medical clinic was backed by the Mu family, so how could it not arouse curiosity?
Inside the clinic, Mu Ci and the other three were busy, but Mu Ci looked calm and composed, while the others were rather flustered.
Originally, only three villagers wanted to come, but before they left, a young man joined them, wanting to learn the skills of healing and saving lives.
They expressed that they never wanted to experience that again, and were very excited to hear that Mu Ci was willing to teach them how to treat illnesses.
After packing her things, Mu Ci sat at the consultation table, looking at the four people in the shop with a sense of helplessness.
"Why are you all so nervous? Didn't I tell you what to do yesterday?"
"For the first month, you mainly watch me treat patients during the day, and I will teach you at night."
Looking at the crowded street outside the gate, Modu said with some fear, "But benefactor, there are just too many people."
"Didn't I tell you not to call me your benefactor? You can call me teacher or curator?"
Mu Ci looked somewhat helpless and continued, "There won't be this many people on the first day. Most of them are just here to watch the excitement. As the fame spreads, more and more people will gradually come."
Upon hearing this, all four breathed a sigh of relief, and their bodies relaxed considerably.
"Alright, open the door, it's time to open for business."
Mu Ci calculated that the time was almost up and instructed someone to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, the noise from inside the clinic grew much louder, but no one came in.
Time ticked by, and the four of them, including Du Lan, grew increasingly impatient.
Finally, an old man in tattered clothes walked in carrying a pale-faced child.
The old man looked around, then hesitated before asking, "I've heard that this place can cure illnesses?"
"Yes, sir," Mu Ci said kindly.
The old man looked at the boy, who was only about ten years old, and became increasingly hesitant.
Looking at the old man's expression, Mu Ci immediately understood and said helplessly, "Old man, this shop is owned by the Mu family. You may not believe me, but please believe the Mu family."
The Mu family has been rooted in Shenmu City for over a thousand years, and their reputation for teaching and educating people has spread throughout the entire Luolin Province. Even ordinary people in Shenmu City without soul power can speak of them.
Upon hearing this, the old man's expression relaxed slightly, and with the help of his assistant, he placed the child on the hospital bed.
Mu Ci walked over and, under the old man's gaze, examined the child's condition using various methods, including checking pupils, pulse, and body temperature.
He could certainly investigate in a second, but that would be pointless. Sometimes, a slightly complicated process can actually build trust.
Keeping the question in mind, Mu Ci went to the medicine cabinet next to her, grabbed three packets of medicine, and handed one packet to Mo Du to brew, while placing the remaining two packets in front of the old man.
Looking at the two packets of medicine in front of him, the old man was at a loss and hesitated, mainly because he didn't understand Mu Ci's behavior at all.
"It's okay, you can wait a moment. I've had someone brew a packet. After the child drinks it and we see the effect, you can decide."
Half an hour later, the assistant came over with a bowl of bitter-smelling medicine, and the fellow villager next to him helped the child lying on the bed to sit up and drink the medicine together.
The old man standing next to him trembled, raising his withered hand several times before finally lowering it again.
He had no choice; he simply couldn't afford the treatment fees for a support Soul Master. If he didn't try here, he could only hope that his grandson could pull through.
At that moment, the old man felt only prayer.
Chapter 18 Departure and Gifts
On a hospital bed in the clinic.
After swallowing a mouthful of warm and bitter medicinal soup, the medicinal effects flowed throughout the body with the blood, and the paleness in the face gradually disappeared.
Before long, the child slowly opened his eyes and called out in a trembling voice, "Grandpa."
These words immediately brought tears to the old man's eyes, and he knelt down before Mu Ci, trembling as he said, "Thank you, thank you."
Mu Ci quickly helped the old man up and said with a faint smile, "Old man, it's only right that I treat you since you've come to see a doctor. There's no need for such formalities."
Suddenly, the old man remembered something and said somewhat nervously, "I still don't know how many gold soul coins it will cost to see a doctor?"
"The cost of the medicine plus the consultation fee is two silver soul coins."
This sentence stunned the old man; it wasn't that the cost was too high, but rather that it was too cheap.
A family of three living in a modest household would only need two or three silver soul coins a month.
From this perspective, the treatment fee of two silver soul coins is already quite expensive. However, if you go to the shops run by soul masters for treatment, the starting price is gold soul coins, which is simply not affordable for ordinary people.
Compared to the other two, Fengrao Medical Clinic is already quite inexpensive.
Afterwards, amidst the old man's profuse thanks, Du Lan saw the two out of the clinic.
When they returned, they looked at Mu Ci with some excitement and asked, "Master, is your medical skill really that amazing? Will we be able to become as skilled as you in the future?"