I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

The clinic hadn't even opened for business yet, but two long queues had already formed outside.

One row of people were there to buy potions, mainly for adventurers who would be heading into the wilderness early in the morning.

The other row consisted of patients seeking medical treatment.

As the reputation of Abyss Medical Clinic gradually grew, the number of patients seeking treatment at the clinic also increased day by day.

They were busy from the moment they opened the door until noon, when they finally saw the last patient out.

"You all look very busy." Martha came down the stairs, and the black kitten obediently perched on her shoulder, scanning the surroundings warily. When it saw Anna lying on the counter, it instinctively shrank its head.

"Are you hungry? This is a typical day at the clinic. After lunch, I'll take you to the apothecary workshop." Charlotte cleaned her hands and turned to go upstairs.

"It's alright, I usually get up around this time anyway." Martha shook her head, then asked, "Do you... just eat those long, thin strips every day? Don't you eat meat?"

Charlotte's mind raced for a moment before she realized Martha was referring to noodles, and she laughed, "It's not like we eat them three times a day. We had wild rabbit for lunch today."

"Wild rabbits? How many would one person need to eat?" Martha asked again.

"How many?" Charlotte raised an eyebrow. Her question made him feel uneasy, so he answered truthfully, "I originally planned to make only one."

Martha looked genuinely surprised: "One? That's barely enough to fill a tooth gap."

"This..." Charlotte couldn't help but consider whether to remove the meal allowance from the employee benefits.

"How about this, I'll go back and catch some wild animals every night, enough for the four of us to eat. You just need to be in charge of cooking them," Martha said after a moment's thought.

"Okay, no problem." Charlotte nodded without hesitation.

They need to eat a lot of food for three meals a day, and if they don't go hunting in the wilderness, the cost of buying meat can be quite high.

With the blood of the Lion King, hunting is a piece of cake for Martha, so securing the meat they need would be no problem at all.

At noon, Charlotte roasted two rabbits and a pheasant.

I cooked twice as much rice.

At Vivian's strong suggestion, Martha accepted the rice and meat option, and after adding a spoonful of rich chicken broth, she was completely hooked.

Even so, a large bowl of rice and three large bowls of meat were all eaten.

Martha demonstrated an extraordinary appetite, even surpassing that of Vivian.

Before long, Kerry arrived at the clinic in his carriage, ready to take Vivian to work.

Charlotte introduced the new employee, Martha, to Kerry. As the two boarded the carriage, he was about to get on as well when a voice came from behind.

"Dr. Charlotte!"

"Buddy." Charlotte looked at the person who had arrived.

"I came looking for you yesterday, but you weren't here." Buddy quickly came up to him.

Charlotte nodded slightly and said, "Oh, Eileen told me about it yesterday. Is there something you wanted to see me about?"

  

"My young lady has something she'd like to discuss with you. I wonder if you have time to visit Harriman Estate?" Buddy glanced at the carriage.

"I'll go to the apothecary workshop, and then head to Harriman Estate to see Miss Diana, is that alright?" Charlotte said.

"Okay, then I'll go report to Miss first." Buddy nodded and turned to leave.

"Let's go, Kerry, let's go to the apothecary workshop first," Charlotte said to Kerry as she boarded the carriage.

"Okay," Kerry replied, and the carriage started moving.

They arrived at the workshop smoothly in the carriage, which was quite stable. Charlotte led Martha and Vivian off the carriage.

To make Martha look more normal, Charlotte forcibly confiscated her gloomy black cloak and put her in Vivian's gray dress.

Standing at about 1.5 meters tall, with an innocent-looking face and white animal ears, she looks like a petite and adorable animal-eared loli.

Jacob was tidying up the coal in front of the stove. Apart from the small mountain of coal, the area around the stove was clean and tidy, and it was well organized.

Little Karl stood in front of a bench with a wooden board on it, holding a piece of coal in his hand, and was writing something on the board.

Nora stood beside Carl, looking at him with eyes full of love.

Charlotte and her companions entered the workshop, attracting the attention of the three.

The most attention-grabbing figure is the newcomer, Masa.

"Let me introduce you all. This is Martha, a new employee at the workshop," Charlotte said.

"This girl looks rather young, what can she do?" Jacob asked Martha with a curious look, holding a shovel in his hand.

Martha glanced around, walked straight to the stove, and with one hand, she easily lifted the massive black pot weighing several tons. With a flick of her wrist, she twirled it between her fingertips.

"Uncle, what do you think I can do?" Martha asked Jacob with a hint of provocation.

"I...I...Wow! Amazing! I misjudged her!" Jacob clapped his hands with a slightly embarrassed expression. He couldn't understand how this little girl, who looked so small, could lift such a heavy black pot with just one finger.

Nora and Kerry were also shocked, equally stunned by Martha's terrifying power, which was completely different from her appearance.

"You're amazing, Miss Karl!" Karl clapped his hands, his face full of admiration.

"Put it back carefully, I paid a lot of money to have this pot custom-made," Charlotte said to Martha. After watching her put the pot back in its place, she added, "For the next period of time, she will be in charge of various moving tasks in the workshop, including loading and unloading goods."

After Martha's previous demonstration, no one had any doubts that she was capable of doing the job.

Currently, there is nothing heavier than that large iron pot in the workshop that needs to be moved.

Charlotte then said to Martha, "Martha, your specific job duties are to move all the materials that Kerry has processed to the large iron pot, hand them over to Eileen to refine the potions, and then move the potions that Nora has packed into the warehouse, stacking them according to the type of potion. If materials are being brought into the warehouse, you will also need to help unload them and move them into the warehouse. And when shipping, you will move the potions from the warehouse to the wagons."

"That sounds boring," Martha frowned.

"That's just how work is, repetitive and boring," Charlotte said calmly.

Martha nodded: "Okay, but we have an agreement, I'll only work for you for one month."

"No problem," Charlotte nodded.

Vivian arrived, everyone returned to their places, Jacob lit the stove, and the workshop began to operate.

Charlotte, as the factory manager, did not participate in the production work. She went out, untied the carriage, and headed straight for Harriman Manor.

Buddy was already waiting at the manor gate. When he saw Charlotte arrive by carriage, he quickly had the carriage parked and led her into the manor, heading straight for Diana's villa.

"Doctor, please wait a moment. Miss is in a meeting in the council chamber. She'll be here when she's done." Buddy led Charlotte to a seat in the living room and then went out.

Charlotte leaned back comfortably on the soft sofa, a place he knew well.

"Doctor, it's been so long since you've been here," Agatha said, bringing over tea and pastries and giving him a flirtatious wink.

"I've been quite busy lately," Charlotte explained with a smile.

"You must be exhausted. Let me give you a massage. Agatha's technique is excellent." Agatha's voice was soft and charming. As she spoke, she went around behind Charlotte and placed her soft little hands on his neck and the back of his head, gently massaging him.

Charlotte did not refuse, but closed her eyes.

Agatha Christie's massage technique was indeed excellent. Since waiting was boring anyway, I might as well enjoy it for a while.

"Feels good, doesn't it?"

In her daze, Charlotte heard a soft, seductive voice in her ear.

"Mmm, that feels good." Charlotte nodded subconsciously, then suddenly realized that the voice didn't sound like Agatha Christie's. She opened her eyes and was met with a pair of captivating eyes and a cold, alluring face.

"Is the meeting over?" Charlotte asked casually.

Diana sat down on the sofa opposite, a playful smile on her lips: "It's not easy to see you these days."

"I'm busy with trivial matters, unlike Elder Diana, who is busy with matters of great importance concerning the survival of the Abyss," Charlotte said with a smile.

"Get lost!" Diana rolled her eyes.

Charlotte smiled and said, "What brings you here today, landlady?"

Diana's smile faded, and she looked at Charlotte with a serious expression, saying, "The Red Moon will arrive in three days. The magical barrier at the entrance to the Abyss has been set up, but due to limited funds and time, it's only a level four magical shield, which cannot prevent magical beasts of level four or higher from entering the Abyss. To prevent a large-scale casualty incident like last time, I would like your Abyss Medical Clinic to open on the night of the Red Moon and accept as many patients as possible, especially the Fox Guards of our Harriman family."

Charlotte frowned. "Opening the gate on the night of the red moon? Wouldn't that be a huge risk for me?"

"Don't worry, I will send a team of fox guards to protect the Abyss Medical Center that day, led by Buddy, to ensure your safety."

"I see..." Charlotte pondered.

"In addition to the normal treatment costs, I will pay you an extra 100,000 copper coins as a reward," Diana promised.

Charlotte immediately patted her chest and said, "It's not about money. The main thing is that I can't bear to see my Fox Guard brothers get hurt. I guarantee that the Abyss Medical Clinic will be open all night on the night of the Red Moon."

"What a disgrace." Diana rolled her eyes.

"After the Judson family was destroyed, wasn't the Judson Medical Center taken over by your Harriman family? Why are you still looking for me?" Charlotte asked, puzzled.

Diana said helplessly, "I dismissed most of the doctors at that clinic because of their extremely low moral character. I even burned a few of the most notorious ones. The head doctor and chief physician ran away overnight, and now there's only a low-level healing mage with a bunch of apprentices there. You can't count on them to heal people."

Charlotte almost laughed, but held it in and asked, "Why not recruit some more doctors?"

"Do you think a doctor of good character would come to the Abyss?" Diana retorted.

Charlotte thought there was some truth to what she said, but upon closer examination, she realized that the woman was insulting her.

"If you know any reliable doctors, you can introduce me to a few, or you can come and become the director yourself." Diana stared at him. "I guarantee your income will be higher than the directors of the two clinics owned by the Duru family."

"No, no, no, I'm the director of the Abyss Medical Center now. In a way, we're competitors now," Charlotte quickly refused.

Diana glanced at him but didn't press the matter: "Alright, if you have a suitable candidate, recommend them to me."

"No problem, I'll definitely recommend someone suitable to you." Charlotte nodded, then added, "There's one more thing I'd like to trouble you with."

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