Chapter 13: Opening a Medical Clinic

But thinking about it carefully, Dugu Yan before him is, after all, the only granddaughter of the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo...

For a ruthless character like Dugu Bo, the number of nobles and high-level Spirit Masters who have perished at his hands is likely in the thousands, if not tens of thousands.

Did you really think the Poison Douluo's reputation for being neither righteous nor evil was gained for nothing?

Ning Feiliu does not think Dugu Bo is a good person, or a character who is easy to get along with.

This is a ruthless character who would wipe out an entire family without a second thought!

After wiping out an entire family, isn't it perfectly normal to take a few Soul Guidance Devices and some treasures along the way?

Although low-level Spirit Masters rarely possess Soul Guidance Devices unless they have a background.

But for high-level Spirit Masters and those Spirit Masters born into nobility, it is very reasonable for them to have Soul Guidance Devices on their persons.

And Dugu Bo is precisely the kind of expert who bullies the weak, slaughtering Spirit Masters below the Title Douluo rank like pigs...

How could those Spirit Douluo he killed not have one or two low-level Soul Guidance Devices on them?

Therefore, the number of Soul Guidance Devices on Dugu Bo must be quite significant.

And since he only has one granddaughter, Dugu Yan, what is wrong with him giving her a few more Soul Guidance Devices?

Hmm... very reasonable.

Having grinded the task for a "Compendium of Prescriptions" with over a hundred prescriptions, it naturally took quite a bit of time.

The Shen period is the time between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM; it is indeed almost 5:00 PM in the evening now.

A person must have backbone; he cannot just shamelessly ask for things from a young girl.

The Douluo Continent currently uses the twelve earthly branches timekeeping method from his past life, dividing the twenty-four hours of a day into twelve branches—Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai.

"I don't want it." Ning Feiliu said insincerely, "This is... your item, Sister Yan. No matter how many there are, they are yours; I will not take them."

"You're heading back to the sect so soon?" Dugu Yan furrowed her beautiful brows and said, "Boring~"

That was not the scent of perfume.

After all, after Ning Feiliu came out, he spent an entire afternoon constantly refreshing tasks at the medical clinic and completing them.

However, his gains were also immense, and after meeting Dugu Yan, he even refreshed an extra surprise.

"Alright then..." Dugu Yan looked at him with a lingering sense of reluctance, a glimmer flashing in her beautiful eyes, "Will you come out again tomorrow?"

"..." Ning Feiliu pondered for a moment and said, "I should be coming out."

"Oh~ is that so~" Dugu Yan leaned her pretty face closer to him and said with a light laugh.

But Ning Feiliu is very envious right now; he is so envious that his eyes are about to turn into lemons.

It is more like the faint fragrance of sun-dried medicinal herbs; it does not feel pungent, but instead makes Ning Feiliu feel somewhat calmed and composed.

As a son of the Sect Master who is not favored by the sect or "my Sect Master father," his treatment is far worse than that of Dugu Yan, the only granddaughter of the Poison Douluo!

"So... do you want it?" Dugu Yan said to him at this moment, a hint of playfulness appearing in her beautiful eyes.

In such close proximity, the faint, peculiar fragrance on Dugu Yan's body wafted toward Ning Feiliu.

He is still so unfavored within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Feiliu shook his head helplessly, "It is already the Shen period, nearing the You period; it is not early anymore..."

Sigh... comparing one's background to others really is infuriating.

And he does not believe it; once he obtains the 【Crescent Moon Spirit Group Forging Method】, his strength will increase.

"Sister Yan..." Ning Feiliu coughed and took a step back, "Alright, I should head back to the sect; you should be heading back too, right..."

"That's fine, I'll come out to find you tomorrow too," Dugu Yan said, the corners of her mouth curling into a joyful shape.

"Then... see you tomorrow, Sister Yan." Ning Feiliu sighed inwardly; it seems this girl has completely latched onto him.

He hopes Dugu Bo will not pay attention to him too early.

"See you tomorrow." Dugu Yan waved her hand with a smile.

Only then did Ning Feiliu turn and head back in the direction of the sect.

And after he turned and left, Dugu Yan remained where she was, watching Ning Feiliu's departing back...

"Pfft..." Dugu Yan's smile was like a flower as she said softly, "Ning Feiliu... this person is truly too interesting... and too much of a good person..."

"Such a good person... is very rare to see... I must..."

"Protect this silly, good person well."

On the way back.

Ning Feiliu began to ponder today's tasks.

Currently, besides using the known finished products from the prescriptions to trigger tasks, he had also refreshed two additional tasks.

They are:

【Heal 100 sick patients to obtain the Verdant God's Gift—increase Pharmacology learning ability by 10%.】

【Receive sincere gratitude from others; after collecting one hundred times, you can obtain the Wandering God's Harvest—Life's Friendliness: increase intimacy by 10% when interacting with intelligent beings, and increase the probability of epiphany by 1%. (Currently 99 short)】

One requires helping people heal, and the other requires receiving sincere gratitude from others.

Moreover, the rewards are very generous, and both are related to improving Pharmacology ability.

However, these two tasks do not actually conflict; like that mother, after receiving Ning Feiliu's help, she would feel heartfelt gratitude toward him.

So...

Now, there is a method before Ning Feiliu that can allow him to quickly achieve his goal—becoming a Master of Pharmacology.

That is...

Open a medical clinic to save people.

Ning Feiliu immediately thought of this, but...

"If it is paid medical treatment, it is very difficult to trigger sincere gratitude from others."

He thought of this, his brows furrowing tightly. "It is possible to treat the poor in Heaven Dou City who have no money for medical care, but... I cannot provide them with free, uncompensated treatment."

Ning Feiliu was very clear that human nature tends to take free, uncompensated things for granted.

At first, they might be full of gratitude toward you, but later on, they will increasingly feel that it is your duty to help them.

If you later fail to cure their illness, or if you no longer wish to do things for free without compensation,

they will even turn around and curse you.

This is the base nature of humanity.

"Therefore, they must pay a price, but it cannot be a price for medical treatment that they cannot afford."

Ning Feiliu's brows slowly relaxed. "I can have them go pick medicinal herbs! Use the gathered herbs plus some money to offset the costs required for their treatment."

"And in emergencies, I can let them receive treatment first and pay the costs with herbs later."

Ning Feiliu suddenly felt enlightened; although he would still have to pay most of the money to open a medical clinic this way, he did not care about such a small amount of money.

After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has a large estate, and he also has a monthly allowance of one hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Money is merely an external possession; only power is the most important!

Ning Feiliu only wants to complete the mission and then obtain powerful strength!

(End of this chapter)