I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

Charlotte had seen the Calva Chamber of Commerce's channels before, and now Billy wanted to use them to promote insulin for free.

Purchase goods for 100 copper coins and sell them to the public for the same price. The middleman doesn't make a single penny of profit.

Charlotte couldn't think of any reason to refuse such a good thing.

For someone as successful as Billy, who has already achieved financial freedom, wanting to give back to society is something he can't be stopped from doing.

"Perhaps we can sit down and talk about the details of the collaboration." Charlotte poured Billy a cup of tea and began to discuss the specific details of the collaboration.

About half an hour later, Billy left the clinic.

Charlotte carefully put away the 10,000 insulin orders in her hand, and the smile on her face gradually became uncontrollable.

Ten thousand doses of insulin, at a price of 100 copper coins per dose, would cost 1000000 copper coins.

According to the cooperation agreement he and Billy discussed, the 10,000 doses of insulin would be delivered in three batches: 3000 doses in the first month, 3000 doses in the second month, and 4000 doses in the third month.

Anyway, he could earn that million copper coins within three months.

Sometimes the world is just so strange. He had just listened to Vivian and lowered the price of insulin, originally thinking he would earn less.

Moved by the gesture, Billy promptly placed a million-dollar order.

Moreover, through the promotion channels of the Calva Chamber of Commerce, insulin has a greater chance of reaching more diabetic patients, saving their lives and continuously expanding the target population of insulin.

"How many doses did you negotiate?" Vivian leaned closer.

Charlotte held up one finger: "Ten thousand."

"That's a million copper coins!" Vivian exclaimed. "Uncle Billy is really rich and powerful."

"This is the third-in-command of the Calva Chamber of Commerce, a truly successful man." Charlotte nodded in agreement, waving her hand dismissively, "Alright, I'll go cook. This month, we'll eat meat every single meal!"

"Long live the boss!" Vivian cheered excitedly.

"Long live Master!" Kasha raised her little hand in response.

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"You're going to help Charlotte sell medicine?" Jenny asked with a surprised look as she was about to take Billy out to eat at the entrance of Abyss Academy.

Roland, standing beside her, also looked surprised. It was indeed somewhat unexpected that Billy, given his status, would intend to cooperate with Charlotte.

  

"That's right. He lowered the price of insulin from 1000 copper coins to 100 copper coins today so that more diabetic patients could afford it," Billy said with emotion. "You know, even at 1000 copper coins, we still have to inject it every day to survive. This is a life-saving drug, and he sets the price entirely for us; he chooses not to make money from it."

"It's dropped to 100 copper coins? Has he gone mad?!" Jenny exclaimed in surprise.

She had accompanied Billy to get his injections twice and knew the price. For her, 1000 copper coins wasn't a large sum, but she was also very clear about the difference between 100 copper coins and 100 copper coins.

This means that patients from families that were not well-off can now more easily afford the cost of daily insulin injections due to the lower price.

Expenses of 30,000 copper coins for medical treatment each month and 3,000 copper coins for medical treatment are completely different concepts.

She could see Charlotte's situation; he already charged very low fees for surgical treatments, and now even the price of his medications was so cheap.

"This guy isn't a good businessman, but he seems to be a decent doctor," Jenny said thoughtfully, feeling that her previous assessment of him might have been somewhat biased.

"Charlotte is indeed an interesting person; only he can be so carefree and at ease," Roland said with some emotion.

If he had developed this, it probably wouldn't have reduced the price from 1000 copper coins to 100 copper coins.

Those guys in the family who always talk about "family interests" will be the first to jump out and stop him.

"There are quite a few patients with this disease, but there has never been a cure before, and they have been regarded as people abandoned by God by those doctors. I plan to use the Calva Chamber of Commerce's channels to sell insulin, so as to quickly promote this life-saving drug and save more patients who also suffer from diabetes," Billy said.

Jenny smiled and said, "I think your uncle and my father will definitely support you."

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After lunch, Charlotte took Vivian to the potion workshop, where she was put in charge of potion making that afternoon.

Charlotte then went to the glass factory and ordered another 10,000 insulin vials, as well as a batch of regular vials.

After some haggling, Charlotte managed to reduce the cost of the potion bottles by placing a large enough order.

When he returned to the workshop after making his rounds, it was bustling with activity.

Vivian stood on the high platform, directing and coordinating, quite like a leader.

Jacob stayed by the hearth, ensuring the fire stayed hot.

Guided by Nora, the potions in the large furnace transformed into a ribbon of water, falling one by one into the potion bottles. In the blink of an eye, a whole box was filled, demonstrating extremely high efficiency.

Charlotte went into the potion warehouse, checked out the potions she wanted to send to Leo, then went out and found a delivery carriage. She paid 600 copper coins and had the driver deliver the goods to Calva.

The smoke from the potion-making process was all drawn into the valley crevices behind, completely drained, with none of it escaping into the abyss—it was practically a natural smoking machine.

In one afternoon, Vivian refined eight batches of potions, succeeding in six of them, which was a pretty good success rate.

Charlotte stayed at the apothecary workshop until dusk before leaving, taking with her hundreds of basic first aid kits to avoid the hassle of re-refining them that night.

A single successful batch is equivalent to ten batches produced in a medical clinic.

Furthermore, Charlotte successfully refined a batch of golden stamina potions, producing one hundred bottles, with a value of 80000 copper coins.

However, this batch completely used up all the golden vines he had, and he would have to find an adventurer tomorrow to issue a quest to dig up golden vines.

Back at the clinic, two people were sitting on the steps at the entrance.

"Dr. Charlotte, you're finally back," Jonah said, standing up with a smile.

Celia, still wearing a strapless dress made of animal skin, quickly stood up, carrying the silver spear on her back and a large bundle at her feet. When she saw Charlotte, she also smiled.

"Herbal medicine?" Charlotte asked, looking at the package at Celia's feet.

"That's right. Didn't you give me a list before? I happened to come across a few of them on my way back today, so I dug them up for you." Jonah handed the package to Charlotte.

Charlotte opened the package and found three kinds of herbs, but no Golden Vine. She was a little disappointed and said, "Thanks, but I don't need these herbs anymore. If you come across any Golden Vine, please dig them up for me, roots and all. I'll buy them from you for 1000 copper coins each."

"You only want the Golden Vine?" Jonah scratched his head a little embarrassedly, then patted his chest and assured him, "Okay, I'll dig it up for you tomorrow. I just got a quest to catch a Meteor Rat, so I should be able to run into one on the way to Giant Rock Valley."

"Catch a meteor rat?" Charlotte showed a hint of interest.

"The Meteor Rat is a very cute low-level magical beast. It's snow-white, glows at night, and can fly. When it glides across the sky at night, it looks like a shooting star, hence its name," Vivian interjected, though she didn't mention that she used to own one.

"That's right, Miss Eileen is quite knowledgeable. This is a quest we got from the Karva Adventurers' Guild. The young ladies in the city love keeping these cute little trinkets, and the commissions aren't bad either." Jonah chuckled. "We saw these little creatures when we passed through Giant Rock Valley before, and we're planning to try our luck there again."

"Is Giant Rock Valley on the outskirts of the wilderness?" Charlotte asked again.

"That's right, it's on the outskirts of the wilderness, but it's still dozens of kilometers away from the abyss. We'll have to take a detour to get there." Jonah nodded, looking at Charlotte who seemed quite interested, and casually asked, "What, Doctor, do you want to explore the wilderness too?"

"Brother, don't talk nonsense. Doctors are busy treating patients and saving lives every day. They don't have time to wander around in the wilderness." Celia tugged at Jonah's clothes and whispered a reminder, afraid that Jonah would offend Charlotte.

"Hehe, I was just kidding," Jonah chuckled.

"If you don't mind the extra work, I'll come with you into the wilderness tomorrow morning. I'd like to see the world too," Charlotte said.

Now it was Jonah and Celia's turn to be dumbfounded.

Even Vivian looked at Charlotte with surprise.

"Um... Doctor, do you mean tomorrow morning, you're coming with us into the wilderness?" Jonah repeated his words.

"That's right." Charlotte nodded.

"The wilderness is dangerous. You'd better not risk your life. Even on the outskirts, there are terrifying magical beasts and even some bad guys with ill intentions," Celia advised anxiously.

"Don't many mercenary groups have medics? I may not know magic, but I should be able to serve as a medic, right?" Charlotte looked at the two of them and smiled, "I'll bring a few extra magic talismans so I won't be a burden."

"But..." Celia was still full of worry.

"Alright, Celia, the journey to Rock Valley is quite safe. We're here, aren't we? Let's just consider it a trip to broaden the doctor's horizons in the wilderness." Jonah made the decision. "Doctor, we'll set off tomorrow morning at dawn. We'll come to the clinic to find you. Remember to change into some neat clothes; armor would be best."

"Okay, see you tomorrow morning." Charlotte nodded and watched the brother and sister leave.

"Boss, are you really going into the wilderness tomorrow? I heard it's teeming with monsters, super dangerous." Vivian followed Charlotte in, asking with obvious confusion, "And what about the patients if you leave so early tomorrow morning? Are you leaving them all to me?"

"It's just a short trip around the outskirts of the wilderness, the danger is manageable. The brother and sister can come and go as they please, so adding me along will definitely be fine." Charlotte glanced at her. "As for treating patients, don't you still have Dr. Vivian? You're a qualified doctor now, you need to learn how to treat patients yourself."

"That's right, I'm a qualified doctor now." Vivian puffed out her chest, but quickly added worriedly, "But what if I encounter some seriously ill patients that I can't treat?"

Charlotte comforted him, "It's alright. I don't have a better way to treat that kind of patient. Life and death are predestined, so let it be."

"Then...then you should be careful. This is a magic charm that Adolf gave me. Why don't you carry it with you for protection?" Vivian took out two charms and handed them to Charlotte.

One level 5 Ice Seal Talisman, and one level 5 Magic Shield Talisman.

Charlotte looked at Vivian's concerned face and felt a warmth in her heart. She smiled and shook her head: "No need. I also have talismans on me. You'll still need these two talismans for protection tomorrow when I'm not around."

"Okay." Vivian put the talisman away.

Charlotte herself had a level 5 Thunderstorm Spell Talisman and several level 4 Magic Talismans for self-defense. Coupled with her newly broken through to the level of a high-level knight, she still had a certain degree of self-protection ability in the wilderness.

Jonah was only a level three orc, and Celia was only level two.

The brother and sister were seasoned adventurers; following them on a stroll around the outskirts of the wilderness should be fine.

Charlotte wanted to venture into the wilderness to broaden her horizons and prepare for future sword training in the mountains.

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"Brother, how could you agree to take a doctor into the wilderness? What if something happens to him? How are we going to take responsibility?" Celia said with some resentment on the way back.

"Don't worry, we travel that route often. As long as we're careful, there won't be any problems," Jonah said nonchalantly, whistling.

Celia said worriedly, "I'm still not at ease. After all, the doctor is just an ordinary human being. Although he used to be a magician, he can no longer cast spells."

Jonah grinned: "It's alright, I'll take good care of him tomorrow. He'll definitely find going into the wilderness interesting. Once he comes back after a day of stumbling and struggling through the wilderness, with sore legs and weak feet, he definitely won't want to go a second time."

Celia sighed, but didn't say anything more.

Since it was the doctor who suggested going into the wilderness, Jonah couldn't refuse. He could only make more preparations to try and avoid any accidents.

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Overwhelmed with excitement, Charlotte didn't sleep all night. When it was just getting light outside, she drank two bottles of power potion, then washed up and went to the kitchen to prepare three bento boxes.

The idea of ​​hunting and roasting a rabbit in the wilderness is basically just a fantasy novel written by some fake adventurers.

True adventurers would not casually light a fire in the wilderness to reveal their location, nor would they waste their precious midday time on trivial matters like preparing food.

Entering the wilderness at dawn, one must leave the wilderness and enter the city before dark; every minute after entering the wilderness is precious.

Although Charlotte had never ventured into the wilderness, she had accumulated a wealth of theoretical knowledge by reading various adventurers' autobiographies and novels, making her a true theorist.

In addition to the bento box, the space ring also contained hemostatic agents, cleaning agents, golden stamina potions, and suture needles to prevent accidents.

Kasha got up early and helped him make a bento box and breakfast.

"Master, please be careful. Kasha is waiting for you to come home." Kasha's eyes were red as she saw Charlotte off, as if she was about to cry at any moment.

"Okay." Charlotte nodded with a smile. This girl was very thoughtful. Although she didn't try to dissuade him from going, her worry was written all over her face.

Charlotte went out and met up with Jonah and Celia.

Jonah was wearing a set of gray leather armor, made of some kind of monster hide, covered with various scratches, and he wore boxing gloves.

Celia was still dressed in a black strapless top and short skirt, her wheat-colored skin and muscular lines exuding power, like a cheetah, with a silver spear on her back, revealing her sharp edge.

Jonah also sized up Charlotte first. She was dressed in a black bodysuit today, which made her look quite neat. Then he said, "Doctor, once we enter the wilderness, you must follow our pace. Do not act on your own or touch anything carelessly. There are many poisonous things in the wilderness. A single leaf or a small insect could kill you."

"I understand," Charlotte nodded.

"Alright, let's set off then." Jonah nodded and led Charlotte away.

Jonah and his sister are considered to be at the bottom of the adventurer class. Because of their half-orc identity, they are ostracized, so they always team up together. With their strength, they can only take on low-paying tasks and hunt low-level magical beasts that are not very valuable.

The two of them didn't have any fancy mounts. Ordinary horses simply couldn't adapt to the complex terrain of the wilderness, so they relied solely on their own two legs to traverse the wilderness.

As dawn broke, the streets were already filled with adventurers, all heading towards the wilderness.

Some adventurers travel in groups of three or five, while others are lone wolves, and still others are large or medium-sized mercenary groups of ten or more.

"Look, that's the Tiger Head Gang mercenary group up ahead. Their leader has terrifying level five strength and often leads teams to hunt powerful magical beasts," Jonah whispered, pointing to a mercenary group driving past in beast-drawn carts, his face full of envy.

Charlotte nodded; he naturally recognized Mona, who was leading the team.

Mid-sized mercenary groups like the Tiger Head Gang would venture deeper into the wilderness to hunt more powerful magical beasts, where a single magical stone could be worth hundreds of thousands of copper coins.

Jonah chatted with Charlotte along the way, which broadened his knowledge of the lower-class adventurers beyond what he read in books, and gave him many insightful observations on traversing the wilderness.

When we emerged from the abyss, it was just dawn.

Two roads, one leading to Kalva, the other to the wilderness.

In the direction of Kalva, many adventurers also left the city and entered the wilderness, including many large and medium-sized mercenary groups of dozens of people.

Most powerful adventurers ride mounts, and he even saw someone riding a flying mount into the wilderness. He couldn't see the person clearly, but their strength was definitely formidable.

"We're entering the wilderness, we need to be careful." Jonah's smile vanished, and he immediately became alert, ceasing his idle chatter and walking in front.

Celia deliberately lagged behind, walking at the very back of the group. The silver spear that she had been carrying on her back was now in her hand, and she looked equally wary.

Charlotte, who appeared to be the weakest, was protected by the two of them in the middle.

Charlotte also fell silent, avoiding disturbing the two of them, and followed Jonah in silence, taking in the scenery and various adventurers that she couldn't see in the abyss.

The surrounding area is covered with weeds and low shrubs, with narrow paths worn by adventurers leading into the depths of the wilderness.

Jonah, familiar with the path, led the two quickly along it, and soon they were separated from the other adventurers.

Seeing no other adventurers in sight, Jonah visibly relaxed and explained with a smile, "In the wilderness, sometimes other adventurers are more terrifying than magical beasts. They will stop at nothing to gain even a little benefit, the kind of fight that ends in death."

Charlotte nodded. Jonah's first visit to the clinic was because he was ambushed by adventurers and almost lost his life.

The wilderness is a lawless place, where the evil in human nature is amplified infinitely when it is no longer bound by the law.

Almost every book warns adventurers venturing into the wilderness to be wary of other adventurers, and even their own teammates.

What happens in the wilderness is ultimately told by the survivors. In the dangerous wilderness, there's no need to fabricate complicated reasons for someone's death.

Jonah led the way, initially worried that Charlotte wouldn't be able to keep up with his pace, but he soon realized his worries were unnecessary. Charlotte handled everything with ease, whether it was climbing over fallen trees or scaling piles of rocks.

"Doctor, your stamina is pretty good," Jonah couldn't help but turn around and say.

"Oh, maybe it's because I exercise regularly. Climbing mountains is no problem for me," Charlotte replied casually. This level of off-roading was indeed no challenge for her.