Chapter 792: At the Earliest, It Will Take Half a Day

Xuanyuan did not want to ask too much about this kind of problem; if Huaxia could come up with a "gram," then they could also come up with other units. When the time came, he would let Bo study it. In any case, they could not let Huaxia do everything first and then lead the Xuanyuan Tribe by the nose.

Three small bowls of medicine were brought out; just by smelling the scent, one knew it was not pleasant to drink. In order to clearly understand the comparative effect and avoid confusion, they even specially made three tags for the three Slaves, with their names and the dosages they should drink clearly written on them.

To facilitate observation, even this ward was left for them. Because of the shortage of medical resources in Huaxia, every ward was very precious. Usually, even if there were no patients, those with minor injuries or illnesses would not be allowed to stay in the hospital; only those who met the standards for hospitalization could get a hospital bed and stay here.

Doctors made rounds frequently, as did nurses. The nurses were also specially trained women. They did not need too much knowledge of Medicine; they only needed to be trained roughly on the precautions needed in the Hospital and some basic knowledge, so as to reduce unnecessary repetitive work for the doctors.

At the same time, this also provided a job position for those women who had slightly higher education and some knowledge but could not engage in other industries. Letting them do physical labor was too wasteful. It was not like later generations, which required sufficiently solid medical knowledge and the learning of various standardized operations, and had high requirements for education. Perhaps requirements for nurses would gradually increase in the future, but as it was now, it was enough.

The three Slaves were each given a bowl of medicine. They looked at this strange water; to say they were not afraid would certainly be a lie. Moreover, with so many people surrounding them, they had no confidence in their hearts at all. But fortunately, they knew what the Hospital was for; at least it would not be to bring them here and kill them.

"Yi, did you explain the precautions to them?" Baifeng looked at the several bewildered Slaves and asked Yi.

Yi was a bit embarrassed: "They just arrived, and I haven't explained it clearly yet, but I have already explained it clearly to the nurse in charge of them. I will explain it to them again now."

"Fine, you remind them again; the matter is of great importance." Baifeng did not blame Yi, especially since there were outsiders here, and Yi had done well enough.

Yi said kindly to the three Slaves: "What you are holding in your hands is medicine. Your stomachs often hurt, and you cannot put on weight; that is because there are worms in your stomachs that are competing with you for food. When there is no food, they will eat your flesh."

Where had the few Slaves ever heard such a claim? As soon as they heard there were worms in their stomachs, they immediately became a bit panicked. One of the Slaves' hands even shook, and he almost spilled the medicine. He also immediately felt many stern gazes, so he immediately used his hand to steady the bowl again.

Yi continued: "This medicine can kill the worms in your stomachs. But because this medicine is newly discovered, how much should be taken is not yet certain, so we need you to test it. After you drink it, no matter what the final effect is, the reward promised to you will not be less."

"I only have one request, and that is to feel the changes in your body at all times. If you feel nauseous, have a stomachache, or anything like that, you must immediately call the nurses in charge of you—that is, them."

"If you need to defecate, you must also say so in advance; we will find special things for you. And for these few days, you are not allowed to go out; just stay here. Do you understand?"

The three Slaves nodded repeatedly, indicating they understood. They felt that this was a good thing, but why would such a good thing fall upon a Slave like them?

"Good, drink it now, drink it all," Yi commanded.

Under the gaze of everyone, the Slaves picked up the bowls and drank without hesitation. However, the moment they took the first sip, their suddenly furrowed brows showed that the taste of this medicine was not very good, but they drank it all without leaving a single drop.

Xuanyuan asked Baifeng: "How long until there is a result?"

Baifeng stroked his beard: "That is unclear. Perhaps at the earliest, it will be by the afternoon. Now we must first determine if this medicine is effective, and also what dosage is the most appropriate."

He tilted his head and glanced at the Slaves again, continuing: "The most troublesome thing now is that there is not enough Melia Bark. What Changle brought back this time is a bit little. All the bark added together, based on the normal situation of two doses of medicine per day, is at most enough for these three Slaves for three days."

Subsequently, Baifeng took the last bit of Melia Bark from the servant's hand and handed it to Yi: "Take this too, and be sure to keep it well. This is the last bit."

The only good news was that it had been a long time since the Melia Bark was taken from the tree. There was no concept of a month now, but Baifeng knew it had certainly been over a month. The Melia Bark had already dried. Normally, dried products are better than fresh ones; if it were fresh, the dosage would have to be increased even more.

Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes using dried products that have been processed, while Miao medicine is the opposite; they believe that fresh products are the best, and dried products are actually much worse. Baifeng did not understand Miao medicine, and in his previous life, he hardly knew anything about those ethnic medicines, so naturally, there was no talk of evaluating the merits of the two theories.

Hearing that it would take at least half a day, Xuanyuan decided that he could still wait for this amount of time. The main thing was that this matter was too important; if he did not see the result with his own eyes, he really would not be at ease leaving just like that. Therefore, for these one or two days, waiting is waiting.

There was nothing else to do in the Hospital. They had already watched them drink the medicine, and now they only needed to wait for the final notification of the news. Therefore, Baifeng and the others left the Hospital again and walked back.

One could not be idle on the road. In Xuanyuan's view, there was little difference between talking in a room and talking on the road; in any case, it was always those same people coming and going. So, without any hesitation, he said to Baifeng: "I came here this time to invite you to visit Guangchengzi at Kongtong Mountain. Are you willing to go together?"

Baifeng did not answer directly, but instead asked: "Haven't you already been there once? Why do you suddenly want to go again now? If I go to Kongtong Mountain and Guangchengzi does not want to see me, what then?"

Xuanyuan said very seriously: "Zhishou knows through divination that he needs to return now. I also have many questions that I need to ask Guangchengzi again, so I am taking this opportunity to prepare to go with Zhishou."

"Then what about me? You haven't answered yet. If I go, will I definitely be able to see Guangchengzi?"

Zhishou added from the side at this time: "Guangchengzi will not refuse those who come to visit him. He is willing to resolve doubts and preach the 'Dao' for all the human race in the world. Therefore, if you go, you will definitely be able to see Guangchengzi and listen to him speak of the 'Dao'."