diymy Chapter 6. Raven Doctor, Scumbag, and the Search
Chapter 6. Raven Doctor, Scumbag, and the Search
St. Petersburg, an unnoticed corner of the outer city.
It was late at night, and the surrounding buildings were quiet, with no one on the street.
No.
A furtive figure appeared on the road. After confirming that no one was around, he held an iron rod to the manhole cover and muttered something under his breath:
I couldn't understand what they were saying, like "I picked this up" or "I thought nobody wanted it, it just randomly appeared in the refresh."
After the furtive figure left.
A head popped out of the sewer and then made an "OK" sign downwards.
Soon, Green and the old wizard carrying the bull-slaughtering knight climbed onto the street.
"Damn it, I'm exhausted! This guy's armor is so heavy!"
The old wizard, who had carried the bull-slaughtering knight all the way, groaned and said to Grimm:
"I've carried him all the way, shouldn't it be your turn to carry him now?"
Green waved his hand: "No, my stamina is useful."
The old wizard: "..."
It's not like I'm physically useless!
The Bull Rider never woke up after taking Peter Pan's full-force blow.
The old wizard came to a patch of grass and put the bull-slaughtering knight down. Green then took off the knight's helmet and began to examine his injuries.
Beneath the knight's helmet was the weathered face of a middle-aged man, with sharp features; if he dressed up, he could be considered handsome.
The bull-slaying knight's chest armor was dented from the impact, and his face was pale and his breathing was weak, clearly indicating that he was taking in more air than exhaling.
Green, lacking medical skills, could only deduce that the Bull-Slaying Knight was likely to die, and said with auspicious words:
"Old Wizard Deng, do you know any hospitals or clinics that are open lately? If not, then we'll just have to erect a tombstone for the Bull Slayer."
The old wizard looked surprised and said:
"I didn't realize you were so loyal."
Green waved his hand: "Heh, aren't you going to carry him the whole way?"
With the prison guards' pursuers arriving at any moment, the old wizard was willing to carry the bull-slaughtering knight on his back during their escape, and Green was willing to risk his life to find a hospital for the knight's treatment. They had done everything they could to be considered benevolent and righteous.
As a model young man of the 21st century, Grimm's values haven't changed just because he came to this other world. I believe Alice would do the same here.
This is what is meant by "the light of the right path".
The old wizard originally had the same plan as Green.
First, both of them knew that if the Bullslayer hadn't blocked Peter Pan's attack and bought them time, they would never have been able to kill the Peter Pan brothers so easily.
Secondly, the old wizard, after all these years in the business, has always upheld the principle of "loyalty and righteousness!"
After surveying his surroundings and catching his breath, he said to Green:
"This should be the outer city of St. Petersburg, very close to the slums. I knew about a private clinic when I was involved in the underworld in St. Petersburg. We took turns carrying him to that clinic; maybe there's still hope."
After thinking for a moment, the old wizard explained, "Although I'm involved in the underworld, I'm a really good person. I've never killed anyone. The reason I went to jail before was just to provide nourishment for the fragments of the Golden Ancestral Tree."
Green: "I know."
Without exchanging many words, the two men moved through the darkness, taking turns carrying the bull-slaughtering knight towards the slums.
Along the way, all sorts of buildings and floors came into view.
Compared to the war-torn western continent, which is filled with Iraqi-style buildings, the southern continent's architecture is more in the European and American Gothic style.
The outer city area is mostly filled with European-style cottages, standing side by side. The roads are made of a material similar to asphalt, and are clean and tidy.
If you weren't told, you'd think this was some kind of European resort town at first glance.
However, the closer you get to the slums, the fewer these buildings there are; most are dilapidated, unfinished buildings, and the roads become dirty and chaotic.
According to the old wizard, this slum is home to two million people. In the era of the Golden Tree, however, slums didn't exist; everyone lived happily.
Green expressed doubts about the authenticity of the statement.
After following the old wizard through a series of twists and turns, the two finally carried the bull-slaughtering knight to a secluded corner of a slum.
In front of us is a three-story building.
The old wizard knocked on the door: "Is the Raven Doctor in?"
The wooden door of the small building creaked open, and a doctor wearing a bird-beak mask and a white coat appeared.
I looked at the two of them, and the lump on their backs.
A cold female voice came from behind the bird-beak mask.
"He's badly injured. Come in quickly and move him to my operating table on the second floor."
"good!"
After closing the door, Green and the other man followed the Raven Doctor to the second floor and placed the Bull Slayer on the operating table.
Green found the second-floor room to be a mess, with bottles and jars of various medicines scattered on the floor. And what's with the rust on your scalpel?
Are you afraid the patient isn't completely dead?
Is this guy really reliable?
The old wizard gave Green a reassuring look. "Don't worry, this Raven Doctor was once a student in the medical department of the famous Nienia Magic Academy."
Nienia Magic Academy?
Green's eyes looked even more confused.
The old wizard asked in confusion, "Are you really from Thalera? You've never heard of Nienia? You know the Second Hero, right? Nienia is where the Second Hero founded the world's first magic academy, where magic was taught and people were educated."
In short, it's incredibly impressive. I only learned about the Raven Doctor's deeds after coming to St. Petersburg.
Now I understand.
"In short, there's no doubt about Dr. Raven's professional competence, it's just that... well, he likes to do some weird little experiments, which led to him being expelled from medical school by the entire medical community," the old wizard added.
Green: "?"
What kind of small experiment could lead to expulsion from the medical field?
The raven doctor also gave Green a reassuring look:
"Don't worry, I was expelled simply because those mediocre people in the medical field were jealous of my talent! That's how annoying it is for mediocre people to be jealous of and suppress geniuses."
"Hey, hey," the Raven Doctor said, putting on gloves and removing all the armor from the Bull Slayer Knight on the operating table. "I have to say, the Knight profession is incredibly resilient. If it were any other extraordinary profession, a Lantern would have been dead long ago if it had taken a full-force attack from a third-tier Life Realm cultivator."
The Raven Doctor continued, "But even for a knight, if he had come to see a doctor any later, he wouldn't have survived. Of course, that's for those quack doctors. As for me, as long as he's still clinging to life, I can save him."
After hearing this, Green exclaimed, "Wow, that's amazing?"
"Of course." The Raven Doctor snorted. "You've got good taste, kid. Just call me Black Will. I can treat this man. You're my first customers this month, so I'll give you a 50% discount. Just give me 25 gold pounds."
Green almost choked.
"25 gold pounds?"
100 silver coins equal 1 gold pound.
Based on the prices in the Southern Continent, 20 silver coins are enough for a family of five to live on for a month.
This 25 gold pounds is equivalent to the income of a family of five for almost ten years!
However, given how severely the cow was injured during slaughter, it's reasonable for the other party to charge this price.
The old wizard told Green that compared to the unscrupulous pharmaceutical companies in the Southern Continent, her prices were already very reasonable.
Those who go to pharmaceutical companies for treatment may get their illnesses cured, but they all end up with a mountain of debt.
What kind of medical treatment can you get if you don't have money?
But as the saying goes, I have a good conscience, and I really don't have any money.
then.
Beneath the bird-beak mask, the raven doctor's voice became excited:
"It's okay if you can't afford it, I have two options."
First, I have a new project involving the modification of stone golems, and I happen to be short of suitable test subjects. If you let me test the new surgery on this knight, I can waive your fees.
Green asked in confusion, "The Stone Man Project?"
The Raven Doctor explained, "Compared to monsters, ordinary humans often lack the powerful physique and strength of monsters; this is an innate defect of humans."
Adding materials from stone golems to human bodies could somewhat compensate for this deficiency. To be honest, the initial project was called the "Troll Project," but unfortunately, most people couldn't handle troll materials.
Green thought about it and realized that if what Dr. Raven said was true, it would be a good thing.
but...
"What about the success rate of the surgery and the potential side effects?"
Beneath the white coat, the raven doctor's chest was imposing; he patted his chest proudly.
"Success rate? Although this is the first time, I guarantee 100% success! As for the side effects... well, just like the Thing, your body will exhibit some of the Thing's characteristics, and you won't be able to get an erection. Without Xingyu, these are just minor inconveniences. So, how about you give it a try?"
Green felt a chill run down his spine and quickly shook his head: "No, no."
The old wizard was the same.
Putting aside the fact that this is your first surgery, aren't you just treating them like guinea pigs?
Moreover, what the Raven Doctor considered a minor problem was a major one to them.
Now I know why this guy has been blacklisted by the medical community.
Now I know why this guy runs a clinic in the slums.
The Raven Doctor sighed regretfully, "Alas, if you ask me, you should have nipped the bud. The path to transcendence is incredibly perilous. If you're afraid of even this little trouble, how will you ever reach the pinnacle of transcendence?"
"Fine, so you're going to agree to me performing surgery on this knight?"
Green and the old wizard exchanged another glance.
The Bull-Slaying Knight is almost dead, what's there to hesitate about now? As long as he's healed, that's all that matters. As for the aftereffects, they're just minor troubles!
The bull-slaughtering knight suffers, while the infamous wizard Old Deng bears the brunt of the blame!
On the operating table, the bull-slaughtering rider's neck muscles clenched and relaxed as he struggled frantically, seemingly shaking his head.
Green: "!!"
Seeing that the Bull Rider was on the verge of death yet still displayed such a strong will to survive, the two still did not accept the suggestion.
The raven doctor looked at the two penniless men with disdain and said:
"If this won't work and that won't work, then go collect the debt for me. If that doesn't work, either you sign a loan shark contract with me, or you get out of here right now!"
Seeing that they were about to be driven away, the two quickly said:
"Fine, I'll collect the debt! Fine, I'll collect the debt!"
A loan is out of the question; the only option left is to help her collect the debt.
So the raven doctor told the two about collecting the debt.
The Peabody & the Mafia are two criminal gangs in St. Petersburg.
"A month ago, the Peaky Blinders and the Mafia clashed in the slums. The Peaky Blinders leader was seriously injured and ran into my clinic. With a doctor's heart, I not only healed him, but also healed the injuries of his gang of underlings."
After the surgery, I told him the cost was 998 gold pounds, and he said he didn't have the money and asked me to give him a month to raise it.
After I agreed, he signed a document, supposedly to raise the money. Now, a month has passed, and the repayment deadline on the document has long passed.
The Raven Doctor speaks eloquently:
"You know I'm very busy."
Green nodded.
Uh-huh.
"My first customer this month," "Always very busy"
Raven Doctor:
"I've been busy with new experiments lately and haven't had time to collect the debt from him. I'll give you two three days. I'll heal the knight later, so don't worry."
She changed the subject:
"But if you don't pay back the money within three days, don't blame me for testing new medical techniques on him, hehehehe."
Although it involved collecting debts from a gang leader, Green felt that this was the most reliable option she had proposed.
If they fail to collect their debts, then they'll just have to suffer the fate of the Bull Rider and have the infamy of the old wizard Deng take the blame!
The Raven Doctor thought about it carefully:
"That guy isn't very strong; he's only at the first level of the Destiny Realm. Because he bought a fake breakthrough certificate to break through, his strength is definitely not comparable to a regular Destiny Realm cultivator."
As for his location... let me think... you guys should try looking for him at the dance halls or casinos on Diva Avenue in the outer city tomorrow."
Green clasped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Doctor."
The Raven Doctor chuckled. "Hehe, you're quite handsome. You can call me Miss Raven or just use the name I just mentioned."
The old wizard clasped his hands in thanks: "Then thank you very much, Miss Raven."
The raven doctor picked up his rusty scalpel and said unhappily:
"I didn't say you could call me that. Okay, I'm going to start the surgery now. You scum and trash can get out."
She turned to Green and said:
"Of course, you can stay and take a look if you want; it's pleasing to the eye."
The old wizard: "???"
What does that mean?
The discrimination is too obvious!
Green waved his hand and laughed, "I don't need to. I'm going to go and rest, and get ready to collect the debt tomorrow."
"Very good, young man, you have fighting spirit." The raven doctor nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the old wizard with disdain: "I said you can get lost, you piece of trash. Are you Erdoron?"
The old wizard: "..."
He hates it!
He hated that he wasn't as handsome as Green!
The raven doctor then began the surgery.
Meanwhile, Green and the old wizard went downstairs to rest.
They were both a little tired after experiencing so much that night.
Green stared intently at the cat doll necklace around his neck.
It said its name was Cheshire Cat, given to it by its owner. Could it be related to the cat it and Alice rescued in some way?
Or is it that Azur Lane is also playing in the other world of BYD?
It's bitter, so how can you call this porridge?
Green tried calling out to the necklace several times, but there was still no response.
Just as he was thinking about immersing himself in the breathing technique that the Cheshire Cat had given him, he heard a lot of footsteps, followed by a series of knocks on the door.
The voice of the person speaking outside the door sounded slightly familiar to Green.
The man asked very politely:
"Excuse me, Dr. Raven, we received a tip from a concerned citizen that three prisoners, suspected to have escaped from prison, have come to your clinic. Could you please open the door so we can examine them?"
This is bad.