I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

Charlotte explained, "There's a fundamental difference. When everyone is corrupted and consumes nettle extract, it won't cause the corrupted to go mad. But this corruption creates a new dark mage. The corrupted possess the ability to use powerful magic, but they will also suffer a backlash, which could lead to madness."

"I see." Maria said in realization, a hint of lingering fear on her face.

"Even you, the leader, don't know these details. Your explanation is far from adequate. If these magicians change their minds later, they'll definitely cause you trouble." Charlotte was somewhat speechless.

"I was just pulled in as the leader at the last minute; I wasn't in charge of this at all before," Maria said, somewhat indignantly.

Charlotte glanced at the mages still trapped in their demonic state and lowered her voice, asking, "Where would be a good place to release Capas? Wouldn't releasing him in Calva be too obvious?"

"We can send people to the border of the Los Empire and release them there. That would be a smokescreen for you and reduce suspicion," Maria whispered.

"How do I do it?" Charlotte asked.

"Your griffin is too conspicuous. I reckon Cromwell will send someone to keep an eye on you, but if I send someone to the Abyss, it will be just as difficult to avoid being seen," Maria frowned, somewhat troubled.

"I have a way to get people out of the abyss without anyone noticing, but I'm not very familiar with the border of the Los Empire, and I'm afraid something might go wrong," Charlotte said. "How about this, I'll get the person out tomorrow night and take them to the small border town of Lilo of the Los Empire. You can send someone there to meet me and take them away."

"Lilo, okay, it's settled then. Two o'clock tonight, in the bamboo forest three kilometers south of the city, use purple smoke as the signal." Maria took out a small bamboo tube and handed it to Charlotte.

"Are you sure there's a bamboo forest there?" Charlotte asked, putting away her small bamboo tube.

  

"That place is famous for its purple bamboo. I went there with my grandfather when I was a child."

"You have a really good memory."

"I've been smart since I was a child."

"I can tell."

"How did you figure that out?"

"Don't delve too deeply into the details of casual flattery."

"Tch..." Maria curled her lip, but couldn't help but smile.

"When I went to the palace to see the king yesterday, he praised you and said he wanted to invite you to visit the capital of the Los Empire. He wants to see you."

"If he wants to see me, then come find me in the Abyss. Why would I go to the capital? Wouldn't that be like running into Cromwell's gun?" Charlotte shook her head. "Tell your king that I will not go to the capital until Cromwell is dead."

"Yes, I will relay your words to the King." Maria nodded.

Charlotte didn't mind; he was a foreign friend and not bound by the King of the Los Empire.

If he didn't want to go, he couldn't be forced, which is why Mary said it was an invitation, not a summons.

The capital city is also Cromwell's stronghold, and at this critical juncture, he wouldn't be foolish enough to go looking for his own death.

As they were talking, dozens of the magicians began to fall to the ground.

"Isn't the mortality rate of the Elven race only 3%?" Maria frowned. There were already thirty-eight mages who had fallen, and more were falling one after another.

"Elves are such a disciplined race, and their spiritual world is even cleaner and purer, so they are more resistant to demonic corruption." Charlotte looked at the fallen human mages and said calmly, "The normal mortality rate should be 15%, and that's the case for the sea race."

Sure enough, the spell ended ten minutes later.

A total of 48 magicians fell to the ground and died, with a mortality rate of 16%.

The red vortex in the sky gradually dissipated, and Evelyn landed weakly, where Charlotte caught her and put away the Necronomicon.

However, to his surprise, Evelyn's condition was better than yesterday. Although she was still weak, she did not fall into a coma.

The mages gradually awoke from their demonic state, the fear in their eyes lingering for a long time. When they looked at Evelyn again, their gazes held a newfound sense of awe.

Most of the dead magicians were very old, but there were also two middle-aged magicians.

"The transformation is complete, so we'll be leaving now," Charlotte and Maria said, giving a knightly salute to the group of mages before turning and walking towards the griffin.

Regardless of their motives, the courage to stand here and accept demonic transformation, and what they are about to do, makes them worthy of the title of heroes.

He didn't want to have too much contact with mages from the Los Empire, lest something go wrong.

Back in the abyss, it was still early, so Charlotte continued working.

In recent days, the reputation of the Abyss Medical Clinic has spread to Karva. Not only have many ordinary patients come here because of its reputation, but some women who have encountered difficult childbirth have also come here specifically for help.

Lina doesn't leave the Abyss to make house calls, so patients' families have to bring the pregnant women to the Abyss Clinic for delivery. As a result, Lina has been spending most of her time on the third floor recently, leaving Charlotte and Vivian to handle the emergency care on the first floor.

Today, Hannah and Rachel have started their internship at Myron's. Their basic skills have passed Lena's assessment, and they have reached the level required to handle patients with minor injuries.

Currently, only Bernie is still diligently practicing his basic skills, and he usually assists in the operating room.

Charlotte had assessed Bernie's skill level; his sewing technique was still slightly lacking, his method was not skillful enough, and there was room for improvement.

However, he did work very hard. In addition to practicing on mice, he also practiced sewing with orange peels in his dormitory until very late.

Recently, oranges in the Abyss have been very cheap, so he bought a bunch and took them back. He didn't eat any of them himself, but used them all to practice stitching, which was easier than asking Anna to catch mice.

He holds the knife very steadily, so there's no need to worry about him making the cut.

Bernie had no complaints about this and would even seek advice from Kathleen, who had the best suturing skills among his peers, and practice even harder.

"Don't be discouraged. It's only been half a month. It took me a month of practice before I was approved to work with a patient for the first time," Myron patted Bernie on the shoulder, comforting him as someone who had been through it all.

"I'm not discouraged. I still have a lot to learn, and it's right to start treating patients later. We definitely have to be responsible to our patients," Bernie said with a smile.

"Good attitude, he'll definitely amount to something in the future." Myron nodded and held out his hand, saying, "Forceps, this patient's skin is too thick, we need to use some tools."

Bernie immediately took out a pair of pliers and handed them to Myron, watching him intently as he operated them.

In the next operating room, Hannah and Rachel were carefully cleaning the wounds of a patient with abrasions. The novice rider had fallen off his horse, and his knees and calves were scraped by gravel, as well as two long cuts. However, the wounds were not very deep and could be easily sutured after cleaning.

The boy's brows furrowed in pain, but surrounded by two beautiful elven doctors, he didn't utter a sound, maintaining the bravery expected of a knight's apprentice.

After finally cleaning his wounds with a cleaning agent, the two exchanged a glance.

Hannah asked, "Two wounds, one for each person?"

"Okay," Rachel nodded.

juvenile:"??"

Does such a minor injury really require two doctors working together?

"Patient, do you need any anesthetic?" Rachel asked.

"It's just a minor injury, nothing more than a small footnote in my knightly career. I don't need any anesthetic." The boy proudly raised his chin.

"Your career has just begun, and you've already fallen off your horse and ended up in the clinic. It seems things aren't going very smoothly," Hannah muttered to herself.

The boy's face flushed red. He wanted to argue, but he felt that any explanation would be weak and feeble, so he could only lower his head.

"It's alright, it's just a fall. The future is long," Rachel said with a smile.

The boy's eyes lit up as he looked at her, feeling that her beautiful face seemed to radiate a soft glow.

"There will be many more wrestling matches waiting for you in the future. You can come back to us then, and our medical skills will definitely be even better by then," Rachel continued.

juvenile:"……"

He lowered his head and stopped talking.

It's true that good-looking doctors don't necessarily have pleasant words.

Rachel and Hannah took turns stitching up his wound and then applied a medium-grade hemostatic agent, thus completing the surgery.

"Don't be discouraged. Be more careful when riding in the future, and don't fall off again." Hannah reached out and gently patted the boy's thin armor, saying with a smile.

The boy looked up at her smile and felt as if a ray of sunshine had entered his heart, washing away all the gloom that had preceded him.

"Cleaning potion 100, hemostatic potion 200, wound cleaning and suturing 300, that's a total of six hundred copper coins," Hannah continued.

The boy's expression froze for a moment, then he forced a smile: "Thank you."

Then he went out to pay the money.

This Abyss Medical Clinic is pretty good; the prices are indeed very cheap. It's just that the doctors can be a bit unpredictable.

"How many patients have we treated today?"

"This should be the twentieth one."

"Hannah is awesome!"

"Rachel is awesome!"

Inside the operating room, the two girls happily complimented each other while cleaning the room.

On the first day of officially receiving patients, although they were all patients with very minor conditions and I only performed debridement and suturing, I still felt a great sense of accomplishment in independently completing the treatment of the patients.

"I heard that Hattie and the others completed their fracture surgery today under the guidance of senior Amiro. They're amazing!" Hannah added.

Rachel nodded: "Yes, they are more talented than us, they learn faster and perform better, so the teacher let them do it. We also need to keep working hard, we can't fall too far behind."

"Senior Lina's salary is so high! It's more than double that of Senior Amiro from the same period, and even much higher than the Vice Dean's. It's so enviable!" Hannah said with longing. "When will our salaries break ten thousand? I've been a carpenter in the Elf City for three years, and my salary is only six thousand copper coins."

"I only have seven thousand copper coins, but in the clinic, even the master chef who tends the fire in the apothecary workshop can earn fifty thousand copper coins. It's unbelievable." Rachel also exclaimed in a low voice. The scene of Charlotte distributing wages on the spot yesterday was too amazing and really shocked them.

"However, Lina's salary is high because her workload is indeed very heavy. She performs so many difficult surgeries in the emergency operating room every day and is also in charge of obstetrics and gynecology. She works non-stop from morning till night and I have never seen her rest."

"That's right. I've heard that the commissions in obstetrics and gynecology are very high. If I could choose a career path in the future, I would like to go into obstetrics and gynecology," Hannah said.

Rachel nodded slightly and said, "That is indeed a good direction. Before we came, Her Highness the Saintess told us that if we studied obstetrics and gynecology, we could choose to return to the Elf City earlier."

The two chatted until the next patient was scheduled to come to their operating room, at which point they got busy again.

For them, the work at the Abyss Medical Center was fulfilling and full of hope.

When the clinic closed, Ruth was already waiting at the door. After greeting everyone, she naturally took Charlotte's hand.

"You look so happy. Did you learn something new this afternoon?" Charlotte asked, noticing the smile on her face.

"Yes, I've memorized the prices of all the clothes, and I also have a basic understanding of what size to recommend to customers with different body types." Ruth nodded with a smile, her face clearly saying: Praise me!

"You're really amazing," Charlotte exclaimed.

"It's just part of my job. As a store manager, it's my duty to know what clothes my store sells," Ruth said modestly, but her smile grew even brighter after receiving the praise.

"Are we really going to Calva tomorrow?" Ruth asked again.

"That's right, I'll take you shopping and we can buy some things while we're at it." Charlotte nodded.

"Okay." Ruth nodded, her eyes full of anticipation.

Although the Abyss and Calva are very close, she has only been to Calva a handful of times. In the past, she would occasionally go into town with Monica to buy some cosmetics and trinkets.

It would be more fun if I went with Charlotte.

"What about Diana? Is she coming along?" Ruth asked.

"I asked her yesterday, and she said the textile factory is going to have a trial opening tomorrow, and she can't get away."

"What a pity! Let's buy her some gifts and bring them back."

"Can."

Diana didn't come when we finished eating, so it seems the textile factory has been very busy these past few days.

After dinner, Charlotte accompanied Ruth for a short walk in the street.

"I've been in the Abyss for so many years, and this is the first time I've ever strolled outside Amman Street at night." Ruth took Charlotte's arm and looked around with great curiosity.

As night fell, the long street became even darker, and there were hardly any pedestrians on the road.

Charlotte was holding a flashlight, which could illuminate a distance of several meters.

He glanced to the side and behind him, and saw a dark figure shrink back.

"There's not much to see in the streets of the Abyss. Tomorrow I'll take you to Kalva to experience the charm of the city that never sleeps," Charlotte said with a smile, leading Ruth to Amman Street.

Without Ruth, Amman Street lost many of its female fans who loved to watch her dance, but it remained the liveliest street in the Abyss at night.

On a high platform in the middle of the street, a succubus dancer was dancing. Her steps were light and alluring, and there were still quite a few people gathered below the platform, but the scale was much smaller than before.

"It's Arlene. She's now the top dancer on Amman Street," Ruth said softly, looking at the succubus on stage.

"Compared to your dancing, it's still far inferior." Charlotte watched for a while, then shook her head slightly. "That's why Amman Street isn't as lively as it used to be."

"The excitement is theirs; I just found it noisy on stage," Ruth smiled slightly. "But once you enter Amman Street, your fate is no longer in your own hands. Now that I'm standing below the stage, the feeling is indeed different."

Charlotte looked at the succubus girl on the stage and shook her head slightly: "Leaving Amman Street, she might not necessarily be better off."

"Yes, that's why I've been on that stage for so many years. The outside world is even more terrifying." Ruth nodded. "Here, at least Monica is willing to protect us, her people, most of the time."

"Monica isn't a bad person." Charlotte looked towards the second floor of the building next door, where a familiar figure was standing at the window watching them. Their eyes met, and they both nodded slightly in greeting.

Ruth smiled and waved at her.

"Shall we go up?" Charlotte asked.

"No need." Ruth shook her head, took Charlotte's hand, and turned to walk out. "Arlene finally got this opportunity. If I show up next to Monica again, she'll probably be very uneasy."

Charlotte looked at her, her smile widening. She was such a gentle person.

After taking Ruth home, Charlotte went upstairs for a while and then went home early.

I need to get down to business tonight, so I can't stay out too late.

Charlotte had already realized that someone was watching him, and that the person was quite powerful, at least a Sky Knight.

At this point in time, it's definitely Cromwell's men who will be monitoring him.

Choosing to monitor rather than send stronger people to take action indicates that the other party has no intention of taking action against him for the time being.

Charlotte wasn't in a hurry to get rid of those eyes, as this would prevent the other side from sending stronger people, which was a safer approach.

So when he came back from Ruth's, he went through the door.

Back home, Kasha and Vivian were playing a card game. Charlotte had previously made them a deck of cards out of cardstock and explained how to play.

Previously, the clinic had few people and no suitable venue, so they didn't play much.

Now that the living room was spacious and covered with a comfortable wool carpet, Miranda and Newman's assistants didn't need to go back to practice their skills, so everyone gathered together and had a great time, even gambling a little money.

It was Vivian who suggested playing for money; she's a typical example of someone who's bad at the game but has a huge addiction, and she's basically the one losing money every day.

Losing several hundred copper coins a day has made him a popular figure, beloved by many.

Vivian, however, didn't care at all. She even explained to Charlotte in private that she deliberately lost some money to other people so that they could experience some fun, since she had more money than she could ever spend.

Charlotte initially believed it, until one day he watched from the sidelines for a while and realized that Vivian was really bad.

Charlotte picked up Evelyn, who was already asleep with her head resting on Kasha's tail.

"Master, let me take her to sleep," Kasha said hastily, having only been watching from the sidelines.

"It's alright, you can stay here and play. I have something to discuss with Evelyn." Charlotte shook her head, gesturing for her to sit down.

"Okay." Kasha nodded obediently without asking any further questions.

This is why Charlotte likes Kaisa; she's sensible and knows her place.