[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies":3,"chapter-notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-chapter-133":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Notes on Kraft Anomalous Studies",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2283611,4467,"Chapter 133: Invitation Letter","notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-chapter-133",133,"\u003Cp>Invitation Letter\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the Esteemed Professor Kraft Wood:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please forgive us for boldly addressing you by this title, as no other term adequately captures the weight of your station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You may wonder whether this letter originates from a mind clouded by confusion, making basic errors—but this is not the case. We are fully aware of your dual role as a lecturer at Wendeng Port Academy and your clinic’s operation in Comfort Harbor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early this spring, news of a revolutionary surgical method reached the green woods along the Tem River from the distant frozen port of the kingdom’s northern reaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From bizarre rumors brought by laypersons, we learned of an astonishing advancement: a masterful physician had once again challenged a problem no predecessor had ever conquered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the first sages grew curious about the human body, and until the monumental work “Anatomy of the Human Form” was completed, scholarly exploration of the abdominal cavity never ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as knowledge accumulated, practical application remained stagnant, leaving this field in an embarrassing stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did surgical design pose immense challenges, but the unmanageable pain rendered abdominal surgery incapable of being performed as crudely as amputation—so crudely, in fact, that even a barber might attempt it, and yet still fall short of the skill of some students who had studied for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few scattered reports of abdominal surgery were later proven false, or outright frauds by charlatans. Thus, when news from Wendeng Port abruptly ceased, we assumed yet another predictable disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after months of silence, joyous tidings returned from Comfort Harbor: ships arrived continuously, bringing sailors who had witnessed the miracle and the latest updates. Every patient who had received your handwritten “Condition Notice” pointed to the flawless, art-like sutures and praised the miraculous nature of this new technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most skeptical now began to believe that a substance capable of breaking this deadlock truly existed—one allowing the surgeon to perform theory-guided operations without pain. Decades, even centuries of effort had finally been proven not to be a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given this breakthrough, the title of lecturer is wholly inadequate to match your status as its creator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To advance our shared endeavor and fulfill the duty bestowed by the Heavenly Father to relieve human suffering, all professors have unanimously agreed: we humbly wish to honor you with the title of Honorary Professor of our institution and invite you to the verdant lands beneath Westminburg, to share in its beauty and knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rivers University is a comprehensive institution funded by the Duke of Westmin, housing multiple colleges including Medicine, boasting a long history and academic depth second only to Dunling University, alongside a more open research atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the academic gathering scheduled for this summer, scholars from across the land will gather to share their latest findings and exchange ideas. It is in this solemn setting, witnessed by peers, that a distinguished figure will bestow upon you this honorary title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can spare the time, your achievements will undoubtedly shine as the brightest jewel of this grand occasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Faculty of Medicine, Rivers University\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A letter adorned with floral and botanical border patterns, sealed with a three-leaf wax emblem, was delivered this morning into the hands of the clinic’s owner by a well-dressed, sword-carrying middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter’s contents were undoubtedly good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing ether production, my prolonged stay in Comfort Harbor was never due to hoarding the technique like a miser, intending to bury it with me—but to gather sufficient cases and reputation to promote ether anesthesia with full preparedness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I certainly wished to accelerate progress: to recruit staff, establish a hospital’s prototype, and eventually attract learners who would carry my treatises and clinical experience far and wide. But in truth, I remain entangled in the problem of controlling ether’s vaporization—daily battling questions like “Why is this one draining too fast?” and “Why isn’t that one draining at all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it seems some academy with a keen nose has come knocking, it’s… surprisingly fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the months-long delay in message transmission between the two regions, it’s likely that as soon as Kraft completed Lis’s intussusception surgery, the first ships carrying rumors southward had already encountered the information filter along the Tem River and drawn attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This implies that someone on their end has been systematically collecting such reports—how fiercely do institutions in this age compete to host an academic gathering?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, may I ask who you are…?” Kraft finished reading the letter, pulled out a chair, and invited the man to sit. The messenger had not left after delivering the letter but remained, waiting for the recipient to finish reading—his demeanor felt unusually solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Ma Ding, a messenger, merely tasked with delivering the letter and guiding you if needed.” The middle-aged man did not sit, but bowed slightly again—his impeccable manners made Kraft wonder about his origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a scion of minor nobility, Kraft himself had never cultivated such habits; such refinement typically arose from a strict, formal, and “noble” upbringing or workplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, that very affectation rural upstarts despised and found nauseating, yet their descendants two generations later adored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The local soul inside him felt a silent wave of revulsion—this was precisely why Old Wood never fit in with nobles of his rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A messenger who knew the contents of the letter he delivered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I apologize, but as you see, to host a guest would be terribly impolite.” Kraft gestured to the cramped clinic, partitioned by curtains—he was not a tidy person. The only one among them with even basic organizational skills was Yin Feng, and she had not yet learned to manage documents or instruments independently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, parts of this room were unsuitable for outsiders to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the curtains: the twisted furniture and instruments had been smashed into fragments and buried in the backyard, but the walls and floor, melted like wax, remained a mystery he could not solve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No concern—I have rented a room across the street. Whenever you make your decision, simply send word.” The considerate visitor seemed well-prepared, confident Kraft would accept the invitation. Indeed, whether one sought fame or pure scholarship, refusal was nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, before departing, he added a reassuring note: “The position of Honorary Professor at Rivers University is no mere title. It is worth your time, in both academic and practical terms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for the reminder—I cannot imagine anyone declining.” Kraft nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ku Pu escorted the messenger out, then returned to Kraft’s side. Seeing his mood improved, he asked curiously: “Is this a patient’s letter of thanks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. An academic gathering.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An academic gathering? What’s that?” In Ku Pu’s view, Kraft spent most of his time hunched over his desk, producing thick manuscripts in batches and performing miraculous surgeries and potions—just as he did at the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, why travel such a long water route just to gather and do academic work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, think of it as an invitation to a free trip to Westminburg—with meals, lodging, and promotion of the clinic all included.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s such a thing?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1182,"2026-06-20T02:15:55.761Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","47a495a0042b9c4a47803e47f413ee35f6fe39c7fef7fa58bbf4032bfe28ee2b","notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-chapter-134","notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-chapter-132",406,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnotes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-cover.jpg"]