The Herb King

97 First Patient

“You asked for this.” Grace’s expression suddenly turned cold as she took out a dagger from her storage ring. It was A Refined-Rank weapon!

When her opponent saw her taking out a dagger, his face turned solemn. He adjusted his stance while staring carefully at Grace. There was a huge difference in their speed and the only way for him to win was to land a hit on her since he had superior physical strength.

Grace smirked derisively upon seeing this. She then dashed like a leopard while executing a lightning-fast strike at her opponent. She moved so fast that the latter didn’t even see her shadow and it was only when the referee appeared to block Grace’s dagger did he see that it was just centimeters away from his throat. He hurriedly backed away in horror while the referee announced Grace’s victory.

The crowd cheered at the young lady. They didn’t expect her to win so overwhelmingly and everyone begin to wonder if she has the ability to win the championship.

Meanwhile, the next battle was announced.

“Alec Ward and Gray Foster. Please go to the arena!”

When the spectators heard that it was Alec’s turn to fight, they excitedly watched the arena, anticipation was evident on everyone’s faces. This guy has the highest chance of getting first place and many people placed their bets on him.

Alec Ward remained calm under the heated gazes of the crowd.

The same couldn’t be said for Gray Foster. He is only a mid stage Level 1 Esper and he even had no hopes of getting into the top ten. “Why did I have to fight him in my first match?” He muttered helplessly.

.....

“Are you two ready?” The referee stared at the two.

Alec nodded his head calmly, while Gray sighed as he announced to forfeit the match. It was an unexpected move, but everyone understood his plight. He was unlucky enough to be matched with Alec.

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Leric and Samira arrived at the clinic and as soon as they entered, they saw a group of people dressed like hunters. Two of them were carrying a severely injured man on a stretcher.

“Sir Aethelwolf, it’s good that you are back! We have a patient here that needs immediate medical attention.” Skylar and the others were elated when they saw Leric and Samira.

“Sir, are you the Doctor here? Please help our friend!” Of the hunters said with an anxious tone.

Leric nodded at the man. “The medical room is upstairs. Bring him there.” He then turned his head at Samira and said. “If you want to watch the battle event, you can leave. You don’t have to worry about the clinic.”

Samira nodded her head at him. “I’ll just check it for a while and I’ll return as soon as possible.”

Leric waved his hand at her. He then followed the hunters to the third floor.

The hunters carried their friend to the bed and nervously looked at Leric. “Sir, please.”

The first thing that Leric noticed about the patient was the gaping hole in his shoulder. It looked like it was impaled by a beast with a horn. Other than that, the patient also has all sorts of injuries all over his body.

Leric took out a Recovery Pellet. He then pushed it down the patient’s throat.

Soon, the patient’s complexion became much better and the pain in his body was also slowly receding.

“Tell me what creature caused that injury?” Leric asked the hunters.

The hunters were relieved to see that their friend’s condition has become stable. “It was caused by a Giant Blue Maned Bison, a Level 2 magical beast. We were only lucky enough to escape from that creature...” There were twenty of them in the group before, but more than half of them died and only four of them managed to escape. One of them was even in critical condition.

Leric nodded his head calmly. These guys were indeed unlucky. They must’ve gone into the deepest part of the forest right outside of Lion City. The forest is famous for being a danger zone filled with magical beasts and there were even some Level 3 magical beasts living within the forest. The Giant Blue Maned Bison is a territorial creature and it would attack anyone that would enter its territory. It was a beast known for its ferocious nature.

“The horn of a Giant Blue Maned Bison is not poisonous so he should be fine after a short rest, but he needs to stay here for at least a day before he can leave since he still has to recover all his lost blood.” Leric checked the patient’s pulse. Just from checking the pulse, he could see what was happening inside the patient’s body. So far, nothing was out of place and his shoulder was slowly regenerating.

The hunters were amazed by the amazing effects of the pill. It managed to stabilize the condition of someone who was gravely injured!

“Sir, can you tell us what kind of pill you gave to him earlier?” One of the hunters asked curiously. They were no longer worried about their friend’s safety. They could tell that his breathing was slowly returning to normal.

“Oh? It’s a Recovery Pellet. If you want some, you can buy them at this clinic. We are the only ones who possess this pill in the entire empire. By the way, I didn’t give him the pill. You guys still have to pay for it.” Leric smiled at them.

When the hunters heard that the clinic was selling the pill, they were elated. This kind of pill can be used during crucial times and it was a must-have for hunters like them who are always living on the edge. They didn’t know when they would be critically injured so the Recovery Pellet was very attractive to them.

“We will buy them later.” They said.

“Alright. You guys can stay in this room. Just call me or the ladies if you need anything.” Leric left after saying those words.

They already have a huge stock of pills and Leric also refine pills every day to replenish their stocks. However, he still controlled the number of pills they were selling to ensure that the price would remain the same. This was a strategy used by the large business enterprises in his past life.