I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

In the afternoon, Charlotte went to the construction site.

The craftsmen are working hard and making good progress. The project will be completed and handed over in two days.

According to Charlotte's requirements, the factory building on the first floor and the staff dormitory on the second floor were constructed exactly according to the blueprints, with a very high degree of accuracy.

"Doctor, I have something to tell you. The factory is almost finished, but I did the math last night, and I'm afraid the budget will have to be increased a bit more..." the dwarf contractor said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Another budget increase? This is going from 250,000 to 300,000 copper coins." Charlotte frowned.

The contractor said helplessly, "You are Miss Diana's friend, so we certainly wouldn't dare to cheat you out of your money. It's just that the style of your house is a bit different from other people's. We really can't afford to do it the way we always do. If you don't believe me, I can show you the purchase order."

"How much more do you want?"

"Fifty thousand copper coins, that's a total of three hundred and fifty thousand copper coins. I'm just paying the brothers their wages; I didn't make any money off you," the foreman said.

Charlotte nodded slightly and said, "You guys finish the work first, and I'll pay you the balance through Buddy. He's more experienced in this area."

Leaving the construction site, Charlotte smiled helplessly. These guys acted as if they knew he had earned two hundred thousand yesterday.

Charlotte then went to Guy's blacksmith shop, but the shop was closed and she didn't see anyone.

He originally wanted to check on the progress of the large pot, but since he didn't see anyone, he had to give up.

With nothing to do in the afternoon, he rented a horse and headed straight for Kalva.

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"Come, come, take a look! Don't miss out! A must-have first-aid kit for wilderness adventures! Minor injuries and cuts can be treated at home without going to the clinic! It's cheap and affordable, only 400 copper coins a pack. You won't regret it!"

Leo stood at the entrance of the pharmacy, shouting his wares at the top of his lungs.

None of the adventurers who walked past the door stopped, and most didn't even glance at him.

"Have some water, your voice is hoarse from shouting." Linda came out with a glass of water and handed it to Leo.

Leo took the water, took a sip, sighed, and said with a worried look, "Sigh, it's been three days, and I've only closed one friendship deal. How could this happen?"

"Yes, Dr. Charlotte sells such good potions, and that's in a place like the Abyss. We opened our shop opposite the Adventurers' Guild, and tens of thousands of adventurers come and go every day, but we can't sell a single bottle." Linda also looked puzzled.

She had witnessed Leo's efforts over the past two days. Such an introverted person was standing at the door shouting to attract customers, something she would never have dared to imagine before.

"What, you want to give up so soon after it's only just begun?" a voice rang out.

Leo and Linda instinctively turned around and saw a burly man with a square face smiling at them.

"Xia..." Leo swallowed his words, but still asked with some surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Come and see how your potion shop is doing, and while you're at it, pick up the stuff I asked your friend to collect a few days ago," Charlotte said with a smile.

As soon as he arrived at the Adventurers' Guild, he spotted the apothecary across the street, named "Linda's Apothecary," where Leo and Linda were standing in front of the door with worried expressions.

This location is absolutely prime real estate for opening a pharmacy.

However, for the vast majority of adventurers, potions are not something they use regularly, and they may not even know anything about them.

Those pharmacies hidden in dark alleys, covered with black curtains, always give people a feeling that something is not quite right.

So even if Leo shouted himself hoarse, no one stopped.

As for Charlotte's potions, why are they so popular in the Abyss?

Most importantly, he personally demonstrated the use and effects of the medication during the treatment process.

Patients gain a clear understanding of the drug's effects after seeing it with their own eyes or experiencing it firsthand, which is why they are willing to pay for it.

As word spread, its reputation gradually grew among adventurers, and more and more adventurers came to buy the potions, creating a virtuous cycle.

Leo hawking his wares on the street could certainly be considered a method, but judging from the gibberish he made up, it didn't sound like he was selling anything legitimate; instead, it gave off a feeling of trying to scam people.

Adventurers are risking their lives; they don't have time to stop and listen to your nonsensical street hawking.

"We've only just opened, so business isn't very good yet," Leo said, scratching his head a little embarrassedly.

"This doesn't seem like it's not very good; it's more like there's absolutely no business," Charlotte said with a slight smile.

"Sigh, that's true. No matter what I do these past two days, I can't attract any customers. I feel like an idiot, just shouting here and there." Leo shrugged, no longer pretending to be strong.

Charlotte looked around and said, "Find a wooden board, write 'The apothecary offers free treatment to three patients with minor injuries daily, limited to three, and place it in a prominent position at the entrance, the kind that you can see as soon as you come out of the Adventurers' Guild gate.'"

"This..." Leo hesitated, "My grandfather has confiscated my medical license, and it's illegal to run a private clinic."

"Who said you were allowed to open a clinic? You're running a pharmacy, and you're using medicine to treat patients. What's illegal about that?" Charlotte said, somewhat exasperated.

"You mean, you want me to treat patients the way you do it?" Leo seemed thoughtful, but his expression became even more bitter. "I don't know how to operate, I don't know how to suture."

"I can help clean the patient's wound," Linda offered.

Charlotte glanced at Leo and then said to Linda, "Linda, you should also take care of applying the hemostatic medicine. The beautiful mermaid proprietress should be the one in charge of this apothecary."

"Okay." Linda smiled and nodded.

"I..." Leo wanted to say something more.

Charlotte interrupted, "You're in charge of covering for them. If you encounter any wounded that medicine can't cure, use your healing magic to help treat them. Anyway, your medical license was confiscated by your grandfather, not banned by the Medical Association. If you occasionally save someone for free, they're not going to make a big deal out of it and put you in jail, are they?"

"Understood." Leo nodded.

He roughly understood Charlotte's thinking: it was common for adventurers to get injured, and setting up such a sign was better than a thousand shouts.

Using medication to treat injured patients is a process of demonstrating the effectiveness of a first aid kit.

Only when adventurers truly experience the usefulness of potions will they be more willing to spend money to buy them.

Once a good reputation is established, sales channels will naturally follow.

"Aren't you going to invite me in for a while?" Charlotte asked with a smile.

"Please come in quickly." Leo then came to his senses and hurriedly led him inside.

Linda kindly handed her a glass of warm water.

Charlotte took a sip of her drink, then took out a bottle of pale gold potion and placed it on the small table beside her. "This is my newly developed Golden Stamina Potion. Would you like to stock up?"

Leo picked up the potion, examined it, and asked, "A Golden Stamina Potion? How much recovery effect does it provide?"

"Intermediate Knight, 25%"

Leo's hand trembled, and the potion bottle almost fell to the ground. He hurriedly grabbed it again, then looked at Charlotte with disbelief: "One bottle can restore 25% of a mid-level knight's stamina?"

"That's right." Charlotte nodded.

"This is amazing!" Leo didn't think Charlotte was lying to him; this girl could never be judged by conventional standards.

Based on his experience visiting various apothecaries in Kalva over the past few years, even the most popular stamina recovery potion at the apothecary on Paka Road in the south of the city only achieves about 15% recovery for intermediate knights, and costs 2000 copper coins.

The potion Charlotte took out had an astonishing 25% potency!

"How much do you cost in the Abyss?" Leo asked.

"800 copper coins a bottle," Charlotte replied.

"You're... way too kind!" Leo was so shocked he almost cursed. This price left no room for competitors to survive.

"If you sell it for 1600 copper coins, will there be a market for it in Calva?" Charlotte countered.

Leo nodded and said, "If sales channels can be opened up, there's definitely no need to worry about the market. The adventurers of Calva are much richer than the adventurers of the Abyss."

"However..." Leo looked troubled, "I'm a bit short on cash right now. I haven't sold any of the potions and received any payment in the last two days, so I'm afraid I don't have the money to order any more for the time being."

He naturally wanted to sell such a high-quality stamina potion.

Unfortunately, I was short of money and had no extra funds to order the goods.

"I understand your situation, so I'd like to give you these ten bottles of Golden Stamina Potions on credit. You can pay me back after you sell them and receive the payment." Charlotte then took out nine more bottles of Golden Stamina Potions and placed them on the table.

"How can we do this?" Leo said, his face full of emotion.

"The weather is getting colder soon. This period is the last window of opportunity for adventurers to venture into the wilderness. Once the heavy snow closes the mountains and adventurers stop going into the wilderness, this year's potion business will be over." Charlotte looked at him. "We have a mutually beneficial partnership. The more you sell, the more I earn."

"Understood, I will do my best." Leo nodded earnestly.

After explaining everything, Charlotte didn't linger any longer.

Leo led him to the slaughterhouse and took away the pancreas that his friend had been saving.

Charlotte underestimated the slaughterhouse's capacity; the frozen bovine pancreas alone weighed over three tons.

Moreover, according to his friend, this was only a day's worth, and he felt that Charlotte wouldn't need much, so the rest wasn't frozen.

Currently, the demand for insulin is not high, and Charlotte does not have a need to purchase large quantities of bovine pancreas.

But slaughterhouses are indeed a good place for a stable and large supply of fresh bovine pancreas, and this supply line was connected thanks to Leo.

Charlotte stuffed three tons of frozen bovine pancreas into her spatial ring, bid farewell to Leo, and returned straight to the Abyss.

This mountain of bovine pancreas will be pre-processed and frozen in the cellar when he gets back. He'll then have Vivian extract it all into insulin, which will last him a long time.