I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

This female minotaur possessed a physique no less impressive than the one from this morning. Her robust pectoral muscles stretched her pink dress so taut it seemed it might burst at any moment. Atop her white bull's head, a pair of jet-black horns exuded a powerful sense of oppression, while two dried bloodstains on her face added to her menacing aura.

The horse-headed beastman she was supporting leaned against her, his brows furrowed, his frail appearance making him seem somewhat effeminate.

This combination gave Charlotte a strange feeling.

"Please come in." Charlotte stepped aside to let her in.

The female minotaur half-carried, half-helped the horse-headed beastman into the clinic and sat him down on a stone bed nearby.

"Where does this patient feel unwell?" Charlotte asked calmly.

"It's all that damned old bull's fault for hurting my sweetheart! Doctor, you must heal him!" the female minotaur said angrily, her clenched teeth making Charlotte feel a little scared.

"This, this, this..." The horse-headed beastman also perked up, pointing at his face with a look of grief and indignation, "Look at this, it's covered in wounds! I make a living with my face, tell me, how am I supposed to face anyone now..."

Charlotte looked in the direction he was pointing, and on the three-foot-long horse face, under the thick brown mane, there were a few faint scratches from fingernails. If you didn't look closely, you really wouldn't be able to see them.

If I had arrived any later, the little wound would have healed on its own.

[Ding! The horse-headed patient has given you a quest: Treat facial injuries. Quest reward: 10 copper coins.]

Charlotte raised an eyebrow; it seemed that the system rewards were directly linked to the difficulty of the mission.

Even a mosquito's leg is meat, and ten copper coins are enough for breakfast, so Charlotte gladly accepted the task.

"Oh—my sweetheart! I feel so sorry for you!" The female minotaur buried the horse-headed demon's head in her broad chest with a pained expression. "Don't worry, I've already avenged you. I chopped that old bull 108 times and even broke off one of his horns."

Charlotte: ...

I feel sorry for the Tauren for three seconds.

For the sake of this effeminate man, she actually stabbed her own husband 108 times. This shrew is terrifying.

"Hmph, don't think I'll forgive you just because of this." The horse-headed man crossed his arms, looking arrogant.

"Sweetheart, don't be like this. I'll buy you whatever you want. You have to forgive me..." The female minotaur's expression suddenly became tense.

"I'm still 300 silver coins short of my sales target for this month..."

"I'll take them all!"

"Then... then I'll reluctantly forgive you this time." The horse-headed man's lips curled up slightly, but his tone still carried a hint of resentment.

Charlotte exclaimed: Good heavens!

This is too magical.

  

The minotaur pawned his bull horns at him for four silver coins.

Meanwhile, his wife spends money like water to please the male prostitutes at the club, without batting an eye.

Three hundred silver coins, that's thirty thousand copper coins!

This horse-headed man is a master of PUA (Pick-Up Artist) tactics, exploiting women for his own gain; he's a role model for us all.

"I think this patient's condition is indeed quite serious and requires immediate treatment," Charlotte said with a grave expression.

"Doctor, use the best medicine, you must cure my little sweetheart," the female minotaur pleaded.

"Doctor, you must save my handsome face." The horse-headed man became nervous when he saw Charlotte's serious expression.

Don't worry, I won't mind spending your money. Charlotte nodded slightly. "I'll do my best."

Charlotte took a bunch of magical potions from the cabinet and began to treat the horse-headed demon.

Find each of the wounds that are difficult to see with the naked eye, clean them with disinfectant, and then apply hemostatic agent evenly.

The tiny wounds healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye and disappeared quickly.

To put it simply, they are tiny cuts that you wouldn't even want to waste on a band-aid.

Because of this, Mrs. Niu chopped the Minotaur 108 times? And even broke off his horns?

This is absolutely outrageous—it's outrageous to the extreme!

After the wound healed, Charlotte took out the "moisturizing essence" that she had previously promoted to Lady Diana and gave the sophisticated male demon a facial treatment.

"Doctor, what is this stuff applied to my face? Why does it feel so cool and refreshing?" the horse-headed man lying on the stone bed asked, squinting.

"This is my latest hydrating essence, which has skin-beautifying, moisturizing, and hydrating effects, and it also has a significant effect on scar care after wound healing," Charlotte explained.

"A hydrating serum?"

Both the horse-headed man and the cow-woman looked puzzled, as this was the first time they had heard of such a thing.

"This morning, Lady Diana came specifically to pick up two bottles, saying that they were quite effective," Charlotte added.

"Even Diana said it was good?"

The horse-headed man and the cow lady's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Lady Diana was quite famous in the Abyss, possessing a beautiful face that men admired and women envied. She was also the first in line to the Harriman family, a true socialite.

A product used by such a beautiful and strong person must be good!

The two of them stared at the pink potion bottle in Charlotte's hand, their gazes becoming more intense.

"No wonder I feel like the pores on my face have opened up, and the injured areas are itchy. It really works!" the horse-headed man praised.

Charlotte raised an eyebrow; he just wanted to add some credibility to the new product, and it seemed that mentioning the landlady's name was very effective.

He felt no remorse whatsoever for this.

After all, he works so hard to earn money so that he can pay the rent for his landlady!

Given the horse-headed man's weak appearance, Charlotte gave him three bottles of intermediate-level stamina potions and two bottles of blood-activating potions.

"Wound treatment 100 copper coins, hemostatic medicine 100 copper coins, three bottles of intermediate stamina medicine 600 copper coins, two bottles of blood-activating medicine 200 copper coins, one bottle of moisturizing essence 800 copper coins, total: 1800 copper coins." Charlotte handed a list to Mrs. Niu.

"Doctor, do you still have this moisturizing essence?" The horse-headed man asked Charlotte, holding a half-empty bottle of pink lotion.

Mrs. Niu, who was looking down at the list, immediately looked up upon hearing this and looked at Charlotte with the same anticipation.

Charlotte glanced up at the cabinet and calmly said, "There's only one bottle left."

"I want it."

The horse-headed man and the cow-woman said in unison.

Charlotte took the last bottle of moisturizing serum from the cabinet and looked at the two of them.

The horse-headed man looked at Mrs. Cow with watery eyes, "Sweetie, I think I need another bottle to consolidate my health."

"My sweetheart, you still have more than half a bottle left. I'll buy you another one when you've used it up. You can use this one for now." Mrs. Niu's tone hardened, determined to get what she wanted.

Although the horse-headed man was unwilling, he wasn't the one paying, and being adept at pleasing his patrons, he had no choice but to back down. He then looked at Charlotte and asked, "Doctor, when will there be new stock?"

"It's not certain yet. The new product is difficult to refine, and the required medicinal materials are not easy to obtain," Charlotte shook her head.

It wasn't that he wanted to use some kind of scarcity marketing tactic; the original owner of this failed product had only refined four bottles in total.

At 800 yuan a bottle, he couldn't be more eager to sell more so he could cover the rent.

Although the diary contained detailed recipes, he knew nothing about pharmacology and was not very confident that he could make the same potion.

Charlotte accepted the 26 silver coins and watched the two leave with a smile.

With the system's bonus of 10 copper coins, Charlotte earned 2610 copper coins from this transaction.

I'm one step closer to scraping together the five thousand in rent money from the landlady.

It's not that he's heartless; it's called helping people according to their individual circumstances.

If you just give him a quick clean of his wound and charge him ten copper coins, the horse-headed man will definitely object and say that you have no medical ethics and don't do your best to save his handsome face.

In this way, his moisturizing essence gained two more high-value customers.

Before Charlotte could catch her breath, there was another knock at the door...

Charlotte barely rested all morning, treating eight patients in a row.

Most of them are trauma patients, some of whom were bullied and beaten by society, some were killed by prey while hunting in the wild, and some were victims of domestic violence due to bad relationships.

Charlotte's comprehensive service, including debridement, hemostasis, and suturing, coupled with the use of rare-grade suture needles, has made her increasingly adept and has earned unanimous praise from patients.

"Phew, finally it's over." After seeing off the last patient, Charlotte hung the "Closed for Business" sign on the door, announcing the end of her treatment for the day.

This was a rule set by the original owner: the store would be open for half a day each day, and customers would not be waited for after that time.

More importantly, the medicines on the cabinet were almost used up, especially the disinfectant and hemostatic agents, which were completely gone.

"So hungry, so tired..." Charlotte sat down, leaning against the counter, and gulped down a whole tub of water.

I'm so busy in the morning that I don't even have time to eat breakfast.

Moreover, this body has extremely poor stamina. The level of busyness in the morning is nothing compared to the intensity of his work at three clinics on Earth, while also taking care of the ranch. However, the intense fatigue in his body forced him to stop.

Meow~

The snow-white lion cat crouched in the corner, watching him warily.

"Come here, let me pet you for a while," Charlotte beckoned to it.

The lion cat leaped up to the top shelf of the cabinet, poked its head out, and glanced at Charlotte with what seemed to be a hint of disdain.

"Am I really that unpopular with cats?" Charlotte sighed. However, this cat seemed to have a problem with its right hind leg. She would have to take a look at it next time she caught it.

After resting for a while, Charlotte took out her money bag and poured it onto the counter. The silver and copper coins jingled beautifully on the table.

After careful counting, there were 38 silver coins and 523 copper coins, which is 4323 copper coins in total!

In addition, there were items offered as collateral: a broken bull horn, a dagger, and a gold necklace.

The system reward is 338 copper coins, and the rest is consultation fees.

"This money comes in so fast!" Charlotte held up a handful of copper coins, feeling hopeful about life and full of energy.

Of course, there's still a gap between him and the male demon in the club who can earn 300 silver coins while lying down.

Charlotte quickly calmed down. Most of the sales revenue this morning came from the "Hydrating Essence". Three bottles of essence brought him 2300 copper coins.

The six patients who came afterward each received less than two hundred copper coins.

Of course, this money is not net profit; the cost of the medicine must be deducted.

The silver coins were put back into the purse and kept close to the body, while the copper coins were hidden in a secret compartment under the counter.

Charlotte patted her chest and felt a deep sense of security.

As soon as he had a thought, a transparent player panel popped up in front of him.

[Player: Charlotte]

Occupation: Doctor, Pharmacist

[Rank: A crippled fourth-tier mage (useless!)]

[Wealth Points: 4323]

Professional Skills:

Wound cleaning and dressing: Intermediate: 1321/2000

Skin wound suturing: Intermediate: 1926/2000

Hysterotomy: Primary: 230/1000

Orchiectomy in cats and canines: Advanced: 650/4000

……

Special Skills:

Holy Light Healing (formerly possessed)

Water-based Cleansing Technique (formerly possessed)

……

【主线任务：深渊名医影响力达到1000！（治疗一名患者可获得10影响力）进度：90/1000；任务成功奖励：新的修炼体系x1！铜币x10000！稀有物品x1！】

Side Quest: Not yet triggered

[System Shop: Not yet open (can be unlocked when wealth points reach 10000)]

[Affection Panel: Not yet available]

My proficiency in wound cleaning and suturing has improved. In addition, my wealth value has increased to 4323 copper coins. However, the equivalent value of items that were not converted into coins was not automatically converted into wealth value.

The system shop's opening conditions are linked to wealth points. It's possible that purchasing goods in the future will consume wealth points, but it's unknown whether real-world wealth will shrink accordingly.

After real wealth is depleted, will the wealth value decrease accordingly?

Besides earning money by completing tasks, Charlotte is now most looking forward to the system shop feature.

Charlotte closed the panel and prepared to go out to buy some potion materials and have lunch.

The clinic no longer has any of the materials needed to make the medicine.

She tucked the dagger she'd gotten from the customer that morning into the side of her boot, made sure the magic talisman on the inside of her long sleeve was ready to be activated, stuffed a thin iron plate into her chest, and with just enough money for her purchases and a tattered cloth bag slung over her shoulder, Charlotte mustered her courage, opened the door, and went out.