The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine

The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine Chapter 182

Episode 182. Disease of Endless Cough (2)

“Has the Prince of Humans ever heard of the long-rooted licorice, which is extremely rare and found only in this region?”

“….”

Chief Brash’s question rings loudly.

Rachiel was silent for a moment. And on the other hand, I thought. Long root licorice? Have I ever heard of such a thing?

The conclusion was easy.

“Of course not.”

This is the first time.

Rachiel answered honestly. Chief Brash nodded his head, which was larger than a watermelon, meaningfully.

“Probably so, kuik. That’s because it’s a herb that only the local humans and orcs know about.”

“Could it be… a medicinal herb with tremendous medicinal properties?”

Like wild ginseng?

I asked expectantly.

Brash grinned.

“Maybe so.”

“maybe?”

“Yes kkuik.”

Brash continued.

“I heard it from the tribal elders. So, it happened in the time of our father’s father, grandfather, grandfather’s father, even more distant ancestors. “It is said that there was a handsome orc chieftain called Arosh among the neighboring Iron Sand tribe of that era.”

“however?”

“It is said that one day he was walking in the wilderness and found licorice. It was just ordinary-looking licorice, but Arosh thought it was right and started digging it up. Since those days, we Orcs have enjoyed drinking tea made with licorice instead of water in the winter. But Arosh, who started digging up the licorice… quickly realized that something was strange.”

“Strange? which?”

“I heard the roots stretched endlessly downward into the ground.”

“…how much?”

It’s kind of interesting.

Licorice roots originally grow deep into the ground. But if it stretched endlessly into the ground, how deep was it?

Rakiel opened his ears wide.

Brash said.

“They say it was more than 10 meters long. Some say it reached 15 meters in height.”

“omg.”

“It’s not just that. At the very bottom of the deep, deep roots, there were dozens of fist-sized clumps clustered together like potatoes. Arosh carefully dug up the entire root and the clumps below and brought them back to the village. And then I boiled it and drank it with my family…”

“Drinked it?”

“They say we have achieved 3 to 10 tons!”

“….”

“Isn’t it truly wonderful and beautiful?”

“….”

Yeah, really.

‘That’s just Healthman Juice, right?’

Rachiel frowned. I had high expectations, wondering if it would happen, but after hearing it, I realized that it was just a Muan Sweet Water-level urban legend, or rather, a health legend, that was widely spread among orcs.

A deep sigh came out of me.

“So you thought it might be helpful if you could at least find that long-rooted licorice?”

“That’s right, kkuik!”

“why?”

“Nayla is my close friend and the only blood relative of the human warrior I recognize.”

Brash’s voice was serious.

“So, please make sure to save that child.”

“….”

That’s why I came running in the middle of the night to tell you that old story. At least sincerely.

Suddenly, I could feel Brash’s desperation. Maybe that was why. Rachiel was also able to look at the story told by Brash more objectively. One possibility was also taken into consideration.

“You mean the long-rooted licorice you mentioned? “How can I find it?”

“You have to collect it hard to find it.”

“try hard? how?”

“I heard that it exists in a ratio of 1 in 10,000 licorice roots.”

“…what?”

For a moment, Rachiel wanted to find a cotton swab to see if she had heard something wrong.

“One out of 10,000 roots? “1 in 10,000?”

“Yes, kkuik.”

“It’s incredibly rare. So how do you identify long-rooted licorice?”

“There isn’t any.”

“….”

“It is said that the stems and leaves exposed above the ground are the same as ordinary licorice. “Only the roots are different.”

“So you’re saying we have to dig up each root and check?”

“That’s it, kkuik.”

“….”

When are you going to dig up all that and check it out?

Rakiel felt distant. Even if you were to spread 10,000 words and mobilize dozens or hundreds of people, how long would it take to dig up that much?

Licorice was not grown straight and densely in the fields like other crops. It was just growing naturally and irregularly here and there in the vast wilderness.

But that?

Searching all over the vast wilderness?

‘In what time period?’

There’s no answer.

Rachiel concluded. When I thought about it calmly, it was like that. Even if you dig up all 10,000 roots? There is also no guarantee that there will be long-rooted licorice in it. No, it is more likely that there is no such thing.

‘Besides, even if we eventually find the long-rooted licorice that way, the child’s treatment period will have been missed by then.’

He ate his food regretfully. Thanks to Chief Brash’s story, hope was briefly ignited, but no matter how you look at it, it was an unrealistic plan.

“okay. Thank you for telling me such a good story. “I will use this as a reference for future treatment.”

I sent Brash back, satisfying him with a soulless story that was on the same level as ‘Let’s eat together sometime next time.’ Even after sending it back, I continued to worry.

‘Let’s put aside unrealistic stories like long-rooted licorice. Let’s look at it realistically. To treat severe whooping cough….’

What is the best method? Should I combine herbal medicine with acupuncture and moxibustion? Should we consider a more extreme treatment method? Or would it be right to continue stable treatment and monitor the condition?

‘That would certainly be better than an unrealistic plan like long-rooted licorice.’

It’s true.

You should not gamble while treating patients. Because medical treatment is no joke. We must pursue the most stable method possible.

‘So, please… don’t think of things like long-rooted licorice, you idiot.’

Rachiel held her head.

No matter how much I tried to continue my thoughts and think of a method, the story that Chieftain Brash left behind kept lingering in my head.

A mysterious licorice that is said to have made 3 people weigh 10 tons when boiled and drank with the whole family. What if that’s true? What incredible ingredients does it contain? I got curious. How about making it into a decoction and feeding it to your child? I was also looking forward to it.

So… that curiosity and anticipation never left my mind!

‘Oh, I’m going crazy.’

Even so, it was really difficult. I was in a dark place where no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with any new methods. However, the thought of this absurd but attractive medicine stuck in my mind and I couldn’t shake it off.

It felt like I was just listening to a medley of songs banned from the CSAT the night before the CSAT!

‘I guess I can’t help it.’

Rachiel eventually admitted.

‘It sounds a little absurd, but I can’t ignore the possibility. If, by any chance, we find something called long-rooted licorice, and its medicinal efficacy is actually excellent, it will be the most certain game changer for this treatment.’

That much is certain.

It was a situation where the child had to be saved anyway. Only then can the licorice trade with the Orc tribe be resumed and the Villa Palace Oriental Medicine Clinic be operated without difficulty. Obtaining a stable bonus life depends on this treatment.

‘So let’s do everything we can.’

Rachiel thought of the ‘both’ of truth. First, you can boil regular Maekmundong-tang, which is a stable treatment, and feed it to your child. How about buying time by boosting your child’s energy with a common decoction and exploring long-rooted licorice in the meantime?

‘It might be a possibility.’

Finally, the angle was made and an estimate was made. A decision was made. Rakiel raised his head.

“Damian. “Please stay outside the door for a while.”

“majesty?”

“I want to think about it alone.”

I kicked Damian out with a suitable excuse(?). So I became alone. I took a deep breath and controlled my mind. I opened the system window.

‘Call me the skill unlock list.’

The response came quickly.

Ding dong!

[View the list of skills that can be unlocked.]

Huaaaaa!

A virtual scroll unfolded before my eyes.

〈List of unlockable skills〉

[1. Cupping]

[2. Moxibustion]

[3. Medicinal substance identification]

[4. Medicinal herbs search]

[5. Medicine Casting]

[6. Chuna therapy]

‘Chuna therapy?’

At the bottom of the list, a skill candidate that did not exist before appeared. But Rachiel was not surprised. It was like this when the ‘My hand is weak’ skill was unlocked in Amboise. Candidates who did not exist before were sometimes quietly added to the list.

‘Anyway, that’s not important right now.’

Rachiel kept an eye on the skill candidate she had in mind since she decided to open the system window.

‘Exploring medicinal herbs.’

Now we need to find long-rooted licorice as quickly and efficiently as possible. So what about that ‘herb search’ skill? I thought that maybe it could be of great help in the current situation. Because all the skills unlocked so far have been like that. Because it provided useful options that I had never thought of.

Rachiel repeated, having made up her mind.

‘No. 4. ‘Exploring medicinal herbs.’

I don’t know if long-rooted licorice actually exists. Maybe it’s nothing more than an urban legend mixed with exaggeration. But I’ll have to check. Because the current situation is too desperate to just give up such an attractive possibility.

Ding dong!

[List No. 4. You have chosen to explore herbs.]

[Skill unlock (3rd time) Cost: 8000 HP]

[Do you want to unlock the skill?]

[YES / NO]

“….”

A whopping 8,000.

But it was something I had already decided to do. Coincidentally, the HP I have is enough to cover that.

‘Gazua!’

The worries were short and the decisions were bold. He chose ‘YES’ without hesitation.

Ding dong!

[When you were running an oriental medicine clinic in Korea, you often went hiking with some Shimani acquaintances you knew through personal connections. At the time, the knowledge and experience passed down over the shoulders of the old Simmani uncles were engraved into the knowledge of your flesh and blood.]

[Your talents and knowledge are converted into skills.]

[〈Herb Search〉 skill is unlocked.]

[8000 HP is consumed for the cost of skill opening (3rd time).]

Faaah!

[Currently your HP: 800]

The HP you had preciously accumulated was being depleted, and only 8 million remained.

And finally….

[Skill Name: Herb Search Lv.1]

[You receive a buff for searching/gathering wild herbs. When the skill is activated, it enters

, which searches for herbs within 10 meters around. In ‘Simmani Mode’, surrounding herbs are color-coded according to the nature of the herb and the strength of its medicinal properties.] [

Herbs with medicinal properties useful to patients are displayed in fluorescent light green. The more powerful the medicinal effect of the herb, the more vivid the displayed color.]

[Poisonous herbs that are harmful to patients are displayed in fluorescent red. The more toxic the poisonous herb is, the more vivid the displayed color becomes.]

The moment we take a look at the contents of the herb search skill that has been revealed.

‘Crazy jackpot.’

My eyes brightened.

Ways to utilize new skills emerged at the speed of light, filling my cerebral cortex.