The "City of Glory" is a hunter's paradise.
Hunting is a very risky job. Especially for the land west of the "Alcoron Mountains" which is a completely unexplored area on the map, every expedition of the hunters means death and injury.
Therefore, the city has a very complete battlefield medical system. The City Lord's Mansion used top resources to acquire top medical equipment from the two empires and attracted countless experienced senior doctors.
Here, surgeons, priests, witches and other medical extraordinary persons have a high status.
Not only are they the most popular "rare strategic teammates" of various hunting teams, but they also have a lot of preferential treatment in the policies of the city lord's mansion.
Just being a doctor apprentice can enjoy a permanent 20% discount on "asylum fees". Junior doctors get a 30% discount, mid-level doctors get a 40% discount... And senior doctors and above can get permanent residency if they are willing.
For long-term living, this is a significant cost savings.
Moreover, the laws and resources in the city will also be significantly tilted towards certified doctors.
Ren wanted to solve the hidden danger of blood worms in his body, so he went directly to the fifth district, where there was the "Winster Hospital", known as the largest hospital in the City of Glory.
Yes, this is a private hospital named after the "Winster Family", one of the five largest families in the city. [Great Polymath] The family founded by Master Cavo's late disciple Lawn Winster.
... .
Wren took a rail steam train and ran from the Third City to the Fifth City.
The internal architecture of the Mechanical City is fundamentally different from its previous life. The entire city is like a huge "steel mill."
The train passed on the track between the floors, filling the area with a large cloud of white smoke that took a long time to dissipate.
Every inch of land here has been fully utilized, and people have crudely built a large number of dense and towering buildings with steel frames, which are dazzlingly complex. There are spider web-like pipes and iron stairs connecting the buildings, and various simple partitions divide the building into irregular floors. There are train tracks on the ground floor, and there may be a locomotive speeding across the iron bridge on the roof.
It's like a real steel forest, and outsiders are confused when they are in it.
Because of coal burning all year round, the city is covered in a thick layer of dust. The whole city is immersed in a cold gray and black color, looking cold and cold.
Even though the "intelligent brain" had scanned the city's layout in advance, Renn almost lost his head because of the shacks built haphazardly by the residents.
Finally, an hour later, he arrived at his destination.
"Winster Hospital" is a large building with a rare white round spire, which is very conspicuous.
When Ren came, he was looking at the crowds of people at the door, and a heated argument seemed to be taking place there.
He squeezed past, intending to see what was going on first.
... .
"Mr. Duden, what do you mean?"
"I'm sorry, General Baron, you and your subordinates can no longer stay in the city. We have provided you with the necessary medical assistance. I hope you can understand..."
"Why? Doesn't the City of Glory allow anyone to come?"
"Yes, we welcome everyone. But it does not include... military figures like you who came with a large army. You should also understand us. After all, you who have the most elite mechanical equipment in Oma are very important to any city. There are huge hidden dangers to stability.”
"Is this the idea of your Winston family, or do the five major families have this idea?"
"No, this was not anyone's idea. Please forgive us, after all, we are just following the rules."
"..."
Both sides of the argument were loud.
Ren poked his head out and saw a group of well-equipped strong men discussing something with several stewards in black formal suits.
The one with the loudest voice was the strong, bear-like leader. He has a shiny bald head, tattoos on his scalp, and a strong and unflappable look on his face, making him highly recognizable.
And the equipment on his body is even more eye-catching, including an exaggerated full-body mechanical exoskeleton, a TG II individual military steam boiler, a pressurized jet booster, a shoulder-mounted artillery, a rotating continuous spray gun, and a dragon scale alloy air hammer.
Every piece of mechanical equipment does not look like the crappy stuff you can buy in a store, but is truly cutting-edge equipment with extremely high technological content.
This guy looks like a mobile arsenal at first glance!
Behind the bald man were a group of companions wearing the same sophisticated mechanical equipment. Although they had angry expressions on their faces, no one interrupted them carelessly. They looked like they were well-trained in order and prohibition.
The temperament of these people is completely different from that of the undisciplined hunters.
"These guys... are members of the Royal Knights of Omar?"
With sharp eyes, Ren saw the golden gryphon brass badge of the Omar Empire printed on the mechanical equipment on their bodies.
Obviously, this is the standard military equipment of the Omar Empire.
At this time, the lively crowd watching the melon meal also recognized the identities of these people and pointed at the two groups in the argument.
"I didn't expect that the commander of the first army of the Omar Empire [Storm General] Baron Askpa would be forced to this point. Alas..."
"What a pity. He used to be a top powerful figure among the high nobles, but now he is living in the Glory City as a hunter..."
"I definitely wouldn't suffer from this cowardice! With this equipment, if we really wanted to form a group of Phantom Thieves to fight guerrillas in the Omar Empire, no one would be able to do anything about it..."
"I heard that General Baron is a knight with a strong sense of justice. A knight who truly possesses the spirit of chivalry will never fall to robbing civilians no matter how downcast he is."
"Hey, why do you think he rebelled?"
"That's not clear. It's probably the failure of some kind of power game struggle between the upper echelons of the Omar nobles..."
"..."
Renn heard a round of comments from the melon-eating crowd, which confirmed his previous guess.
"Rebellion" is a serious crime. There is no place for these people in the Omar Empire, so it is reasonable for them to come to the Glory City.
"It's really General Baron."
He couldn't help but think of the big boss's gaffe when he heard the name for the first time.
The mysterious boss Ymir seemed to know the general in front of him.
Arguments go away just as quickly as they come.
Balon was refused entry into the city and did not argue any more. His pride did not allow him to bargain like a philistine businessman. He sighed and turned around and left.
The group of "rebel" mechanical knights behind him didn't say much and silently followed him out of the hospital.
... ..
The argument at the entrance of the hospital was just a small episode, and Renn didn't think much about it.
He walked into the hospital and spent a large sum of money to undergo a full physical examination using the most advanced medical equipment.
Unfortunately, the instruments and blood tests did not give any useful information. Even those instruments, which I don't know whether to call advanced or backward, did not detect the presence of dormant blood nematodes in his body at all!
Reports indicate that he has a very healthy body.
If the system prompts hadn't clearly shown that the hidden danger still existed, he himself would have felt that it should have been so. The dormant bug is completely unaware of its existence.
Finally, after spending a lot of money to hire a broker who was circulating in the hospital, Lane met the vice president of the hospital.
He was once one of the top doctors in the medical field of the Omar Empire.
Fortunately, the dean knew about [Zombie Potion]; unfortunately, he was helpless.
"What! You are the top doctor and you can't solve this problem?"
"Yes. It's not just our 'Winster Hospital' that can't solve it. The entire Glory City, and even the royal hospitals of the two empires, may not be able to eradicate this problem."
"Why?"
"I've also heard about Storm Lake. But it's not a germ, but the larvae of an ancient strange insect. Today's medical equipment can't even detect the existence of this kind of insect. I'm sorry that I can't do anything."
"Then...is there nothing we can do at all?"
"Well... If you really want to solve this problem and are willing to pay a certain price, I can recommend a place for you. There is a medical geek who likes to study strange things. Maybe he has a way... "
"Where?"
"Irubek's laboratory."
“Crazy Ilubek???”
"Oh, have you heard of it? To be honest, he was once my tutor at the Imperial Academy. Although the outside world has some rumors and misunderstandings about him, he is indeed one of the few people standing at the forefront of medicine in the world. Of course, the most important thing is that I think he may be interested in your situation, but ordinary patients have no chance to see him..."
Renne has naturally heard of the name "Irubek".
Because... that guy's name was printed on the covers of many medical books!