Episode 28.
Medicine.
The study of treating human diseases.
In a broad sense, it can be said to be an academic discipline that studies people themselves.
The purpose of such medicine was simple.
May you live a long and healthy life.
Furthermore, immortality.
But it could be said to be the realm of God.
But humans did not want to leave it simply to the realm of God.
Wizards are often referred to as those who seek the truth of this world.
The truth known only to God.
Those who seek to bring the truth down to the realm of human reason.
The medicine men were not much different from those magicians.
The immortal realm that only gods can enjoy.
If wizards are those who seek the knowledge of the gods.
It could be said that the physicians were those who sought to make humans into gods.
A typical example was immortality.
The task of creating an immortal body that neither ages nor dies.
However, the arrogant desire of humans to become gods ended up creating a hell of a reality, which resulted in countless sacrifices.
Failed study.
Medicine could be said to be an academic discipline that developed through failure.
And the one who went the furthest even in those failures.
Thus, he finally set foot in the realm of God.
One of them is.
[Oriental medicine refers to a raw medicine that is purified from ingredients collected from animals, plants, or minerals.]
Divine Physician, Hwa-tu.
One of the Three Divine Physicians of Jian’an.
A legendary doctor known to even bring the dead back to life.
[Based on the dosage form, there are decoctions, powders, pills, ointments, etc., and these are the most commonly seen forms.]
In the video, Hwa-ta continued talking while showing unnamed things.
Siwoo just stared blankly at Hwata like that.
I literally just stared blankly.
[What I will be talking about in this video is herbal medicine.]
[Herbs are natural products that have medicinal properties.]
[Furthermore, the roots, stems, barks, fruits, and seeds of plants are all called herbal medicine.]
[It acts as a type of compounding agent with a small dosage but a large effect.]
[Therefore, in terms of application, a specific type of specific formulation can also be called a herbal medicine.]
[Therefore, it is not possible to specifically refer to a medicinal herb based on a single fixed formulation.]
“ah….”
What exactly are you talking about?
I couldn’t understand a single word you were saying!
No kidding, I didn’t understand a single word.
Even a foreign language you hear for the first time wouldn’t be like this.
I was able to make some inferences through some context and situation.
But this wasn’t the case.
It wasn’t Hwa-tu’s video at all.
“What are you saying?”
I really couldn’t understand what he was saying at all!
If things continued like this, I wouldn’t be able to increase my proficiency in divine medicine.
I can’t even understand it.
What the hell is proficiency?
To be exact, only the wrong skills were increasing.
The skill level of Insight (S+) that has risen like a pig’s stomach.
But this also created an unexpected synergy.
The flow of thoughts accelerates and consciousness expands.
We sometimes have such experiences.
A feeling of knowing something about a phenomenon without being able to explain it.
A sense of being able to know something without having to prove it.
Perceiving objects and phenomena at a speed that consciousness cannot comprehend.
We call this intuition.
Siwoo’s head felt hot and flushed.
It was a phenomenon that appeared when the head was used to its limit, called Hye-yeol (慧熱).
Maybe that’s why.
Just a moment ago, Siwoo was able to vaguely understand what Hwa-ta was saying.
“The study of medicinal herbs used to treat diseases.”
To put it more simply, it could be said to be the study and acquisition of the efficacy of medicinal herbs.
“Is this correct?”
The moment I had that thought.
It seemed to be correct.
“ha….”
Siwoo let out a deep sigh.
No, isn’t that right?
Why do you have to beat around the bush to say something so easy?
In many ways, if it weren’t for the insight (S+), I would have been in big trouble.
Siwoo let out a sigh.
I continued watching Hwa-tu’s videos.
How much time has passed like that?
Siwoo was able to make a herbal medicine by hand.
A decoction the color of black ink.
“……Is it good for your health?”
To anyone who looked at it, it didn’t look like it was being eaten.
If it were used as poison, then that would be another matter.
It never seemed like it would do any good for the body.
“Is that what you meant by a herbal medicine that might be good for your body?”
So does that mean it might be bad for your health?
It meant that it could really be poison.
But, what can I do?
“Well, I guess I should try it…?”
To know how effective this medicine was, I had to try it myself.
You can’t just feed it to Seo-ah, saying it’s good for her health.
The clinical trial had to be conducted by none other than Siwoo.
“Even so, it’s a herbal medicine made with divine magic, so there’s no way I’ll die.”
Siwoo closed his eyes tightly and swallowed the herbal medicine.
gulp.
“Whew!”
I threw up right away.
It was really fucking tasteless!
No kidding, it tasted like licking a cesspool.
It tasted like ogre armpit sweat, without any exaggeration.
I’ve never licked an ogre’s armpit, but I’m sure it tastes something like that.
What’s the big deal about herbal medicine that might be good for your body?
“Wow…!”
Isn’t the taste itself harmful to the body?
Siwoo threw up almost everything.
Most of the medicine was spilled on the floor.
“My money… .”
And money also poured down onto the floor.
That’s understandable, as the cost of the ingredients that went into making this herbal medicine was a whopping 10 million won.
In short, it was like spitting out 10 million won on the floor.
“ha….”
A sigh escaped me without me knowing.
But, what can I do?
I have to increase my skill level in this way.
Wasn’t this something that was expected from the beginning?
However, compared to other things, the proficiency in the divine arts was increasing a lot.
Siwoo took solace in that and watched the Hwa-ta video again.
No, it was just when I was about to watch it.
Tiring!
A notification sound from my smartphone was suddenly heard.
Something I wanted to do for a moment.
An unexpected notification window appeared on the screen I was checking.
“uh….”
Has it been 3 seconds since the medicine spilled on the floor?
Siwoo had that thought for a moment.
* * *
“After all, my house is the best.”
It was Seo-ah’s short review after returning home after a month.
“Even so, it’s hard to compare our house with that special room.”
“But a hospital is a hospital. There are more than one or two things that are inconvenient.”
Seo-ah shook her body once with an expression that said she was going crazy.
Well, I can relate to that to some extent, since I’ve been there too.
Should I say that I feel strangely frustrated?
More than anything, I honestly got a little annoyed when they woke me up at dawn to do a blood test.
If even Siwoo was like that, how much worse must Seoah have been?
“Still… .”
No matter what, it couldn’t be compared to the special room.
“I like my house the best.”
But Seo-ah didn’t seem to be like that.
“The special room is nice, but I still like my house the best. My brother is with me too.”
Then, Seo-ah smiled bashfully.
Seeing Seo-ah’s smile like that, Si-woo felt relieved.
Your condition has improved a lot.
Premium treatment benefits called special rooms.
All of that is free.
Over the past month, Seo-ah was able to recover from not only blood clots but also other illnesses.
‘It won’t take long.’
But even this was short-lived.
The blood plague continues to eat away at Seo-ah’s life force.
Seo-ah’s smile is bound to become distorted at any moment.
A herbal medicine made with divine medicine.
It obviously worked.
Mastery of brute force does not simply mean strength.
Evolution into a body that can accept the power of great strength.
If that skill level increased by just 0.01%, it would be a huge effect.
Even most of it was spat out to that extent.
It was clear that if you ate it all, the effects would be truly enormous.
And indeed, it was so.
But it wasn’t too bad, even though it was tasteless.
They say good medicine tastes bitter, but ogre armpit sweat is a bit… .
I couldn’t let Seo-ah eat the sweat from the ogre’s armpits.
Above all, the effectiveness of the herbal medicine was not yet certain.
It may have been because Siwoo had acquired super strength that he was able to accept it.
So, Siwoo was able to withstand the effects of the herbal medicine because he already had a strong body.
On the other hand, Seo-ah is too weak even though she is physically weak.
Even if it is the same medicine, even if it is a legendary medicine.
How it can be poison to some.
‘Because Hwa-ta said so.’
For many reasons, I couldn’t give that medicine to Seo-ah.
So it was still too much.
But when you raise your skill in the divine arts a lot.
So when Shiwoo developed a cure for the blood plague.
At least when I was able to improve Seo-ah’s condition.
Seo-ah is now 19 years old.
Seo-ah never had a school life.
There was no such thing as a memory like other people’s.
There were only days when I just lay in bed and suffered.
There is a time for everything.
If you miss the timing, you won’t be able to do it even if you want to.
In that sense, Seo-ah could no longer enjoy her school days.
Because, as the saying goes, the timing has already been missed.
Still, Siwoo wanted to make it.
There was nothing I could do about my school days.
But I was still able to live on campus.
Campus life, which is called a symbol of youth.
Anyway, Seo-ah will be popular.
You’ll probably make a lot of friends too.
I go to a cafe with friends I like and chat with them.
I take sticker photos and go shopping for clothes.
Have you ever been in a relationship? Hmm?
Siwoo drew an imaginary image for a moment.
A dark-haired man holding Seo-ah’s hand.
‘Should I kill him?’
Suddenly, I feel a murderous urge.
Muscles explode with brute strength.
The proficiency of super strength increased by taking herbal medicine.
A body that is further strengthened by this.
If Seo-ah brings her boyfriend home, I’ll treat him like a monster and tear him apart.
So, the relationship is canceled.
Anyway, Siwoo wanted to create memories for Seoah.
What you need for that, of course, is money.
‘Let’s just keep going like this.’
And everything was going well.
Dungeon raids, of course, and equipment crafting and sales.
YouTube in particular was doing really well.
[Number of subscribers to Se-gong-nam Channel] – 3,348.
Before I knew it, the number of subscribers had surpassed 3,000.
Since Deokgu came in, the speed has been increasing.
There were even some people who recognized Siwoo on the street.
If it continues like this.
If Siwoo continues to grow steadily like this.
Siwoo clenched his fist.
‘I have to eat something delicious today to celebrate Seo-ah’s discharge from the hospital.’
Sushi? Sashimi?
Or would you like the beef special?
Or is it something like omakase?
Until recently, these were expensive foods that we couldn’t even dream of.
But that wasn’t the case for Siwoo at all.
Siwoo checked the remaining money.
[Account Balance] – 140,550 ￦
“….. huh?”
For a moment, my mind suddenly froze.
There must have been over 200 million… Ah.
The price of the herb is 200 million won.
Of course, there was some profit made from selling equipment.
But the hazard pay that Deokgu received a while ago.
Additionally, various medical equipment was purchased for making herbal medicine.
Plus, after spending this and that, the money left was that.
Here, in a few weeks, the monthly subscription fee of 100 million won for the Hwata Channel will be charged.
The cost of medicinal herbs was also constantly needed.
I also had to take care of Deokgu’s salary and incentives.
In addition, you must earn money for Seo-ah’s medicine until you raise your proficiency in the art of medicine.
“Seo-ah, shall we eat chicken today? Let’s have two whole chickens, seasoned and fried.”
“I really like it!”
Unfortunately, I felt like I would have to settle for chicken today.
* * *
A dark cave scene.
“Phew… .”
Siwoo lightly clasped his hands together and took a deep breath.
“There are more than one or two places where money is going in.”
They say you spend as much as you earn, but it was still a bit too much.
Of course, considering the performance of GodTube, I can understand it to some extent.
Still, you could say it was a money-sucking hippopotamus.
And a hippopotamus is not a horse, it’s a cow.
Rhinoceros speaks.
anyway.
“I have to film it right now.”
There was no time to rest.
So the place where Siwoo is currently is a habitat for vampire bats.
The vampire bat is an E+ class monster, and as its name suggests, it is a monster of the bat family.
And there are three things Siwoo can obtain by raiding this dungeon.
Filming a video titled “Are Bats Rats?”
The fact that you can craft equipment using the byproducts of vampire bats.
And finally.
“We should study the diseases of vampire bats.”
That we can study the diseases that vampire bats have.
As expected of a bat family monster, vampire bats live in dark and humid areas.
And they live in dense populations of at least several dozen, and at most several hundred.
Perhaps because of this, vampire bats suffered from many diseases.
It wasn’t just the vampire bats, the bats were carrying all sorts of diseases.
Diseases that are fatal to humans.
But it has no effect on bats
So, among the diseases that bats have, there might be some related to blood plague.
And if we could study and develop the reason why bats are immune to the plague, we might be able to find a clue to treating Seo-ah.
Of course, it is not an easy task.
This is something that even the most brilliant modern medical scientists have not been able to do.
“If it’s divine magic, it’s definitely possible.”
But Siwoo was able to do it.
There were many reasons to raid the vampire bats in various ways.
So, just as I was setting up the camera and about to leave.
Startle.
Something caught Siwoo’s attention.
A sensation that is further amplified by taking herbal medicine.
‘It’s not a vampire bat?’
That wasn’t the aura given off by a vampire bat.
Siwoo concentrated for a moment.
And soon I could tell that it was a human presence.
That was also a very familiar feeling to Siwoo.
‘The Gangdocheol gang?’
They were now in the dungeon where Siwoo was.
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