Big Capitalist

The Arcane City has once again returned to its former tranquility, at least on the surface.

The sun shines on the streets and alleys, the green plants sway in the wind, people walk among them, busy with their own livelihoods, and the laughter of children can be heard occasionally, as if the thrilling battle was just a distant nightmare.

However, undercurrents are surging beneath the calm. Although the Lord of Plague has suffered severe damage, the plague he left behind still rages in the Arcane City like a ghost, eroding people's health and threatening the city's fragile peace.

Coughing and painful groans could be heard from the streets from time to time. Many people looked pale and haggard. They urgently needed the power of holy light to save themselves from the disease.

After the Church of Light on the continent of Aize learned of this situation, adhering to the doctrine of God's love for the world, it quickly dispatched a large number of priests and bishops to the Arcane City to specifically clean up the remaining plague power left by the Lord of Plague.

These devout believers of the Church of Light have accepted God's teachings since childhood and have a heart of compassion for the world.

After hearing that the Arcane City had come under fierce attack from demons and the Cult of the Old Gods, and that the people were in deep misery, without any organization or call for action, they spontaneously set out from all over the world of Azer and rushed towards this devastated city, hoping to use their own power to bring hope and salvation to the affected people.

Logically speaking, when they arrived at the Arcane City, they should have seen a city in disaster ruins, with despair filling the air among the broken walls and the people struggling with illness and hunger.

But to their surprise, this was not the case.

When they stepped into the Arcane City, what came into view was a city that had regained some vitality. Although the streets still bore some traces of war, they were clean and orderly. Various restoration and construction projects were progressing in an orderly manner. Even those who were suffering from the plague had specially built treatment facilities. Everything seemed in good order.

Inside the First People's Hospital of the Arcane City——

That’s right, it’s this name, “First People’s Hospital”. This innovative term was also brought over by Merlin, and it is a place he set up specifically for the public to see doctors.

In the past, people in the continent of Aize had very few options when they fell ill. Almost all of them would go to the Church of Light, and many difficult and complicated diseases were solved by holy light and magic.

But in fact, the effects of low-level holy light magic and potions are very limited. They can only treat simple diseases and injuries. For many common diseases, they cannot provide effective solutions at all.

In this magical continent, a cruel reality has long been formed: no one really cares about the life and death of the lower class people.

When people fall ill, if they are lucky enough to find a priest, they hope for healing through the holy light. But if they cannot find one, they can only wait to die at home. Or they can spend all their wealth to buy expensive magic potions. If they have no money, they can only face death helplessly.

Even if a priest is found, the reality is still cruel. Many diseases are too difficult to treat and even the Holy Light cannot cure them. Patients will still die.

In Merlin's eyes, this was a morbid and deformed solution, which completely violated his respect for fairness and life.

He knew that the rich could rely on their strong financial resources to spend a lot of money to buy high-level potions, and even those with high status could directly choose to let the Archbishop of Light perform resurrection to eliminate all illnesses from the root, but what about ordinary people? They could only struggle in despair, and their lives were as fragile as ants.

Meilin was determined to change this situation, and thus the "First People's Hospital" was born.

The hospital brings together talents who are proficient in "healing magic" from all sides, including magicians who are good at traditional magical treatments, scholars who delve into the study of herbal pharmacology, and extraordinary people who master special treatment skills.

They work together to develop personalized treatment plans based on the patients' different symptoms, striving to ensure that every citizen who comes for medical treatment can receive effective treatment.

Inside the First People's Hospital of the Arcane City, the first thing that catches your eye is the spacious and bright hall.

The dome hangs high, painted with mysterious healing runes. These runes emit a soft glow, continuously infusing the entire space with soothing magic, bringing peace of mind.

The floor of the hall is paved with smooth magic stone, which is not only easy to clean, but also can automatically disperse dust and germs.

Surrounding the hall, there is a row of consultation desks, with nurses in uniform white robes busily shuttling back and forth behind them.

The collars and cuffs of their robes are embroidered with delicate green silk threads, representing vitality and hope.

The origins of these nurses are not simple. If you look closely, you will see that they all have pointed ears. They are actually elves from the Natural Religion in the Forest of Elves.

Some of these elves are patiently registering information for patients who come for consultation, and gently asking about the onset, development and feelings of the symptoms; others are quickly organizing medical records, classifying and filing parchments filled with patients' conditions, to ensure that the subsequent treatment process can be smoothly connected.

Walking along the hall, there is a wide corridor, the walls are inlaid with magic crystals emitting blue light, providing sufficient and soft lighting for the corridor. There are wards on both sides, and the doors of the wards are all made of special iron wood, which is both soundproof and can isolate certain magical interference, ensuring that patients can have a quiet recuperation environment.

Walking into an ordinary ward, you can see three clean and tidy beds covered with white and soft bedding. On the small table beside the bed are various medical instruments, including a crystal ball for measuring magic fluctuations, which is used to monitor the condition of patients with diseases caused by magic disorders; there are also glass bottles containing various herbs and medicines, and the bottles are affixed with detailed labels indicating the efficacy and usage.

In a special ward in the hospital, warm sunlight filtered through the magic filter of the window and gently sprinkled into the room, dispelling some of the cold atmosphere unique to the ward.

Merlin sat on a chair beside the bed, holding a sharp knife in his hand, concentrating on peeling an apple.

His technique was skillful, and the peel fell slowly like a continuous ribbon. After a while, a lifelike apple bunny appeared in his hand.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, his eyes full of doting, and he picked up the cute little apple rabbit with a toothpick and slowly fed it to Yuna who was lying on the hospital bed.

Yuna's face was slightly pale, but she could not hide the smile in her eyes. She gently opened her mouth, took the sweetness, and said softly: "Thank you, Junior Brother Meilin, it's delicious."

Stacy on the side looked like a hungry lamb, with eyes wide open, looking at Merlin expectantly, as if to say, "I want it too."

Merlin couldn't help laughing when he saw this. He raised his hand and gently touched Stacy's head, then put another carefully cut apple bunny into her mouth.