I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

The two little elves slid down the tree trunk and ran towards Lina.

She looked to be only seven or eight years old. Although she was wearing coarse cloth clothes, they were neatly made up.

The little boy stepped forward and reached out to take the fish bucket from Lina's hand.

The little girl then affectionately took Lina's hand.

Lina said her parents died six years ago.

In other words, when she was twelve years old, she raised her younger siblings, who were only two or three years old, all by herself by selling fish.

Charlotte looked at her thin shoulders and could understand the heavy burden she was carrying.

"Sister, who are they?" The little girl looked at Charlotte and Linda curiously, her eyes suddenly lighting up as she looked at Charlotte with surprise: "He doesn't have pointy ears!"

Lina put the bucket on the ground, then took her younger siblings' hands and introduced them, "This is Her Highness Saint Lois. You should bow to her when you see her in the future."

"Hello, Your Highness."

Upon hearing this, the two little elves quickly bowed to her.

The little girl looked up at Lois with shining eyes and said, "Your Highness, you are so beautiful."

"Thank you for the compliment, you're beautiful too," Lois said with a smile, her words quite sweet.

"This is Dr. Charlotte," Lina introduced.

"Hello, Dr. Charlotte," the two little ones greeted him in unison.

Charlotte smiled and replied, "Hello."

Despite their difficult circumstances, Lina taught both elves to be very polite.

"These are my sister Jesse and my brother Allen; they are twins," Lina introduced them to Charlotte and Lois.

"Brother, you're a doctor? That must be amazing!" Jesse looked at Charlotte with adoration. "My sister said that doctors are angels who have been blessed by the goddess of life, so they can heal the sick and save lives. Are you an angel too?"

"Perhaps." Charlotte nodded with a smile. Who says angels in white aren't angels? She added, "Besides, your sister now has the chance to become an angel too."

"Really? My sister wants to be a doctor too!" The two little ones' eyes lit up as they looked at Lina for confirmation.

"I..." Looking at the hope and joy in the eyes of the two little ones, Lina couldn't bring herself to say the words. If she told them she wasn't going, they would probably be very disappointed, right? But what would happen to them if she went to the Abyss?

She had already endured all the hardships of living in the Elf City at her age, so how could she bear to let them suffer again?

Charlotte and Lois exchanged a glance; they had already figured it out. Lina didn't not want to be a doctor, but rather she was worried about her younger siblings.

"Lina, if you are willing to study medicine in the Abyss, I can promise that Jesse and Allen will receive funding from the temple. They are also of school age and can attend the Elf Academy. I will also arrange for dedicated staff to take care of their daily lives," Lois said solemnly to Lina.

Lina looked at Lois, her expression becoming increasingly conflicted.

As a saintess of Lois, her promise is absolutely true and credible.

Moreover, enrolling Jesse and Allen in the Elf Academy was something she had always wanted to do but couldn't. There, they could learn more knowledge and higher-level skills, avoiding ending up like her, stuck selling fish at the market.

It can be said that it completely resolved her worries.

  

But her younger brother and sister, who had grown up with her since childhood, had gone to the abyss and she didn't know when they would return. She also felt a deep sense of loss.

"Sister, are you leaving the Elf City? What is the Abyss?" Allen asked Lina.

"Sister, don't leave us, Jesse is scared." Jesse held Lina's hand tightly, looking at her with big eyes, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Good girl, Jesse," Lina said softly, patting Jesse's head.

"I know this is a difficult choice, but once you make the decision, your lives will change," Lois said calmly without urging him.

Lena lowered her eyes. She knew very well that this was an opportunity presented to her. If she didn't seize it, she might have to kill fish in the White Cloud Market for the rest of her life, watch Allen and Jesse grow up, and continue to do the same job as her.

Suddenly, Allen took Jesse's small hand and said gently, "Jesse, we must support your sister. She should be an angel, not go to the Cloud Market to kill fish every day. I can take care of you."

"Okay, I understand." Jesse loosened his grip on Lina's hand, moved closer to Allen, looked at Lina, and forced a smile: "Sister, go be a doctor, and be sure to become an angel. My brother and I will wait for you to come back."

Lina looked at her younger brother and sister whom she had raised, and burst into tears instantly. She hugged them and couldn't help but cry.

Charlotte watched as the three siblings embraced and wept bitterly, as if it were a scene of life and death. While she was moved, she also felt a little strange.

Once the three had calmed down a bit, Charlotte said, "Actually, it's not as bad as you think. We can make a three-year agreement. After three years, if you've completed your studies, I'll let you return to the Elf City and work at the clinic here. In addition, you'll have a month's vacation every year, which you can spend some time in the Elf Forest."

Lina wiped away her tears, and a light shone in her eyes.

The three-year study period was shorter than she had expected; she had thought it would take at least ten years.

Medical students are trained from a young age, and it takes more than ten years to graduate.

She was just a fishmonger and thought it would take much longer.

Furthermore, Charlotte gives her a month-long vacation every year, so she can come back and spend some time with Alan and Jesse each year.

When she was little, her mother often told her that many opportunities in this world are fleeting, and if you don't try to seize them when they come your way, you will definitely regret it.

Now, this must be the most important opportunity of her life, right?

"I'm willing to go," Lina said to Charlotte with exceptional determination.

In three years, she will become a doctor and then return to the Elf City to bring a better life and future to Jesse and Allen.

"This is a decision you made following your heart, isn't it?" Charlotte asked her again to confirm.

Lina nodded solemnly: "Yes, I hope that I can also become a doctor, a doctor who heals and saves lives."

Charlotte nodded and said, "Okay, you should pack your things and get ready in the next couple of days. We'll be leaving around the day after tomorrow, and I'll come pick you up then."

"I understand," Lina nodded.

Lois also said, "Before you leave, I'll have them make arrangements for Jesse and Allen."

"Thank you," Lina said gratefully.

Charlotte looked at the two children holding hands and smiled, "Jesse and Allen, I will take your sister to learn how to become a doctor and an angel. In the process, I hope you can also learn more knowledge and skills at the Elf Academy. If you perform well enough, perhaps you can also become doctors in the future."

A light shone in Jesse's and Allen's eyes, as if seeds were sprouting and growing.

"Goodbye, little angels." Charlotte waved to them and turned to leave.

Lois smiled and nodded, following Charlotte's footsteps.

Behind her, Jesse threw herself into Lina's arms and whispered in her ear, "Sister, we'll wait for you to come back. Having an angel sister is amazing!"

Charlotte smiled slightly, and her steps seemed to lighten.

"When I suggested having two children earlier, you seemed to have something to say," Lois asked curiously as she walked alongside Charlotte along the forest path. "Do you have a better plan?"

"If they really can't bear to part, I might suggest that she take the two children to the Abyss. I'll arrange staff accommodation for them and enroll them in the Abyss Academy," Charlotte said with a smile.

"This suggestion must be very appealing to them, so they wouldn't have to separate." Lois looked at him, puzzled. "Then why didn't you say so?"

Charlotte explained, "Separation is for the sake of becoming better versions of each other. Since Allen can so sensibly hold Jesse's hand, it means he's ready to take on the responsibility of an older brother, just like their equally young sister raised them. The Elf Academy is far better than the Abyss Academy; they can learn more there and achieve a better childhood and future."

Meanwhile, Lina, in the Abyss, will be even more dedicated to learning how to become an excellent doctor, worrying about her younger siblings. If her progress is fast enough, I might not keep her in the Abyss for three years. Two years, or even one, I might open a clinic for her in the Elven City and put her in charge.”

"So that's how it is," Lina said thoughtfully.

Charlotte looked at Lois and said, "Regarding Jesse and Allen, I'd appreciate it if you could give them some attention in their lives. Having lost their parents, and with their older sister who took care of them since childhood going away to study, the two children will face pressure from their surroundings and from within. Simply providing them with food and shelter might not be enough to alleviate their emotional distress."

Lina didn't dare to ask Lois for anything more, so she had to rely on her shameless boss.

"You're right, I hadn't thought of that. Whenever I have free time, I'll personally visit them every week." Lois nodded, then asked, "Now that the first student has been decided, where are you planning to find the second one?"

"Let's wander around this area for a bit; maybe we'll find something interesting." Charlotte strolled along, already hearing some noise. There seemed to be a street or a small market not far ahead, with quite a few people gathered there.

"So, you plan to recruit all the low-level elves," Lois added.

Charlotte smiled and said, "People at the bottom of society have experienced all sorts of hardships in life and possess a resilience you can't even imagine. If someone has a characteristic that meets my requirements, I'd definitely be more willing to give them a chance, and they'd cherish that chance even more. It's a win-win situation, so why not?"

"You're such a good person," Lois said, looking at him with admiration. The shining qualities of humanity in him were particularly dazzling.

Charlotte reluctantly accepted another "friend zone" card.

His prediction was correct. About 500 meters ahead, after passing through a dense forest, there was indeed a small market on both sides of a slightly larger road. It was incomparable to the scale of the Cloud Market, with only about a hundred stalls and few customers. The listless vendors were dozing off.

Charlotte casually glanced at the stalls, which were not much different from those she had set up at the Cloud Market that morning. These vendors had probably moved here after the Cloud Market closed. Visiting several markets a day was not unusual for them.

Lois, however, was drawn to a stall selling rabbits and was squatting there feeding them carrots.

As Charlotte was nearing the end of the road, she suddenly noticed a small sign in the corner that read "Veterinarian" in large letters!

"Oh! A fellow vendor?!" Charlotte's eyes lit up as she looked down at the sign. The vendor was an elf with a rather kind and honest appearance.

You know, a kind and honest appearance is not common among elves.

Look at that vegetable vendor next to you, fast asleep while holding a pumpkin. He's quite handsome; outside, he'd be a heartthrob for young women.

The elf looked to be about thirty years old, with a long face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, full lips, and somewhat dark skin. If it weren't for his pointed ears, he would have looked more like a farmer who had just returned from the fields.

A yellow mongrel dog lay beside him, enjoying a comfortable sunbath and fast asleep.

He was currently receiving a customer carrying a bow and arrows. The patient was a hunting dog, and it appeared to have a broken foreleg.

The kind-looking elf held a magic wand in his hand and was chanting incantations, seemingly casting a healing spell.

"Is it for love? A healing mage setting up a veterinary stall here? Or is he playing dumb to fool others?" Charlotte was a little surprised. Any low-level healing mage could easily find a decent job at a clinic, right?

Charlotte moved closer and saw that the elf's magic incantation had ended, and a thread-like green light slowly flowed into the hound's injured leg.

The light was so thin, like a thread that might break at any moment.

In trying to produce even a thin ray of light, the elf's face was flushed red, and he looked as if he might collapse at any moment.

"Ah..." Charlotte raised an eyebrow. So he was a novice mage. His healing spells were only at the level of a mage apprentice.

They are far inferior to Vivian.

About three minutes later, the green light disappeared.

The elf lowered its hand, as if it had been drained dry.

"Try putting it on the ground," the elf said to the customer.

As soon as the customer holding the hunting dog let go, the dog's leg touched the ground, and it immediately started howling again, pulling its leg back in pain.

Good grief, all that output was completely useless.

"Why... is it still beeping?" The customer was a little confused.

The elf scratched his head awkwardly, his face flushed, and said, "It was severed too completely; I might not be able to reconnect it."

Charlotte, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, finally couldn't hold back her laughter.

The elf and the customer both looked up at him at the same time, and upon seeing that he was a human, they both showed some surprise.

The elf, though mocked, wasn't annoyed. She just smiled awkwardly and said, "My skills are lacking; please excuse my poor performance."

Charlotte was embarrassed to laugh anymore because of his attitude and manner of speaking.

"What should we do? Black Panther is my best dog. It fell off the cliff while protecting me." The customer looked worried and reached out to rub the dog's head, trying to ease its pain.

The elf looked at the dog with pity and advised, "Why don't you try finding other veterinarians? They might be able to help."

"How much do you want for the medical expenses?" The customer reached for his money.

The elf quickly waved his hand and said, "No need, I couldn't cure it either. You don't need to pay. You should take it somewhere else to see a doctor. You must get it cured."

"How can this be? You've put in a lot of effort, you have to give me something." The customer grabbed a handful of coins, handed them over, and then picked up the dog to leave.

"Wait a minute," Charlotte suddenly said.

Both the customer and the elf looked at him.

"Perhaps I can help you look at your dog," Charlotte said.

"Are you a veterinarian too?" the customer asked, somewhat surprised. He didn't know how this human had appeared here, and he didn't seem like a veterinarian at all.

The elf looked at Charlotte with some surprise, not expecting her to be a fellow professional.

"I suppose so. I used to be a veterinarian, so I know a little about treating animals." Charlotte nodded and smiled. "Of course, if I can't cure them, I won't charge you."

The customer, unsure where to find a veterinarian, hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "Alright, then I'll trouble you to take a look."

"Please, please." The elf quickly stood up to offer her a seat, showing no anger at being taken over by a competitor, but rather an attitude of wanting to learn something.

Charlotte didn't stand on ceremony. After sitting down, she didn't rush to look at the dog, but instead looked at the elf and asked, "I am Charlotte, what is your name?"

"My name is Myron," the elf replied.

Charlotte nodded, then looked at the large black dog being held by its owner. It had a slender body and strong limbs, typical of a hunting dog.

"Good boy, let me show you." Charlotte first reached out and patted the black dog's head. It was quite docile towards humans, neither baring its teeth nor barking. Then she reached out and patted its leg.

The left foreleg is broken, which can be known by touch, but the specific details cannot be determined by a simple touch.

He had just acquired an X-ray detection ring that he hadn't used yet, so he secretly activated it.

In a second, an X-ray image of a black dog's left front leg appeared in his mind.

The X-ray images show that it is indeed a fracture, a very clean break, with the fractured bone displaced and containing some bone fragments. It is not an injury that can be easily healed by simply fixing it with a splint.

Surgery is necessary to reposition and fix the bone.

"Its leg is broken. It needs surgery to set the bone back, and then it will recover after a period of rest," Charlotte said to the dog owner.