Episode 101 Beginning of Medical Reform
Ray thought about Gregory’s words for a while, then shook his head.
“Thank you, but I will decline for now. There are still many things to do in the Holy Land.”
Then his expression hardened visibly.
“…I see. All right.”
Gregory gave a short answer and left with an awkward smile.
“I’ll just go. If you ever think of the empire later, don’t hesitate and visit us anytime.”
“Okay.”
As he bowed his head and greeted him, Ray also showed light contempt.
When the Lessian Empire was rejected, the left had no choice but to stand there with a confused look on their faces.
Ray looked around and said.
“Did you all hear what I just said? I have no intention of going to another kingdom yet.”
“Hmm…”
“Kuhm…”
They scattered, coughing in embarrassment.
Eucliwood approached Ray and said.
“Is the reason you refused really because of what you are going to do in the Holy Kingdom?”
“of course. The rebel forces have not been completely suppressed, but the atmosphere is not good to go out.”
“But isn’t it true that the Holy Son has something to do?”
At her words, Ray shook his head.
“I’m thinking of creating a new organization in the Holy Kingdom.”
Ray knew this war for sure.
Just because it’s divine power doesn’t mean it’s omnipotent.
It was universal for most wounds and diseases, but there were definitely holes.
So what Ray came up with was the establishment of a medical organization.
It aims for new medical reform by raising beings worthy of being called doctors.
There is a limit to healing someone with divine power alone.
Even in a small organization, if there were doctors, it would be of great help in daily life or in war.
Eucliwood said with a firm expression.
“…A new organization… So you’re abandoning us?”
There was no pitch in her voice, but Ray could tell that she was quite perplexed.
“Why are you abandoned? You guys have to help me on the front lines. Be prepared.”
He said with a slight smile on his lips.
She was also relieved by that.
At Ray’s words about creating a new organization, I doubted that it would be abandoned at the moment.
But judging by the look on his face, it seemed that he had no intention of letting them go.
If abandoned by the current saint, the three families would have to wait another century.
“Summon the nobles around Eucliwood. He asked me to come because I have an urgent meeting.”
“All right.”
No long words were needed. She didn’t ask why, she just lowered her head and answered.
Eucliwood bowed his head again to Ray and Iriel, bowed, and walked away.
Looking at that, Ray spoke to Iriel this time.
“Iriel, can you chime in next to me like last time?”
At those words, Iriel shook his head.
“First of all, we need to know what the Holy Son is doing.”
Ray nodded.
What are you hiding? It’s a story that will be revealed through the meeting anyway.
“I am thinking of creating a place to teach my medicine. As you saw on the battlefield, there are some people who cannot be healed with divine power. After healing such people, it would be a pretty good picture if the divine power supplemented the remaining wounds.”
At his words, Iriel nodded easily.
“All right. That’s about as far as I can help. But can’t you expect full help?
“I don’t expect that much from you.”
“…Depending on the angle you’re listening to, it’s a little uncomfortable. Khumm…”
Iriel glanced at Ray for a moment before saying.
“But you won’t need my help that much. No matter what anyone says, the saint is a war hero now.”
* * *
As the nobles were convened and preparing for the meeting, Ray pondered Iriel’s words for a moment.
be a war hero
Well, since it solved the problem that depended on the existence of the country, its influence would not be small.
I don’t know how well it will work in a meeting, though.
Ray went up to the podium and looked around.
It seemed that Eucliwood had summoned the nobles in earnest because the face he had seen was quite visible.
Unless they were local nobles or nobles in urgent need, most of the nobles would have gathered here.
When Ray’s eyes focused on him, he started talking.
“Thank you all for coming together like this. I called you today to talk about something important.”
“….”
“….”
The faces of the crowd hardened when the saint said that he would tell an important story.
Ray spoke softly as if trying to unravel him.
“In this war, I knew how important ‘medicine’ would be to the world. Divine power can’t fix everything. Therefore, I advocate the establishment of an academy to teach medicine.”
Academy.
It was a major place of learning, of which there are only three in the Holy Land.
Like the capital of Selonia, there were academies attached around it, each of which was an academy of swordsmanship, magic, and divine power.
The meaning of the academy is enormous because it is designed to be taught quite professionally, and even commoners can enter if they pay money.
Anyone who enters can be guaranteed the path to the elite.
Ray’s words that he would create another such academy caused a repulsion from the nobles.
“Apart from the cost of expanding the academy… what the hell is that ‘medicine’?”
“It is the skill or knowledge necessary to save people. Methods for the treatment and prevention of disease or injury are included in this medicine.”
“…okay. However, even if you fix things that cannot be fixed with divine power, the cost and time required to grow them is a problem.”
“Cost… The yield of crops has increased three times, and the mercenary priests seem to have made quite a bit of money… But if cost is an issue, should I step in and find out how the money was spent?”
Stung by Ray’s words, the nobles cleared their throats.
he also knew
Where are all these costs going?
Up until now, there were things to be done, so I skipped over them, but if I were to properly examine them, there would be a significant number of nobles who would need to be sanctioned.
The nobles took a step back from Ray’s words.
“Hmm… Even so, I think it would be a bit unreasonable to establish a new academy.”
Now that they had taken a step back, it was time for him to step back.
‘Because it takes a long time to build a new academy building.’
“Why don’t we share one of the three academies and teach medicine?”
The nobles thought for a moment at Ray’s words, then shook their heads.
“There will probably be a lot of backlash. The professors at the academy are proud people.”
“Hmm…”
The nobles were lost in thought. The academy is made up of a board of directors and professors, and there was no way to persuade the board of directors aside from the professors.
Because they weren’t the ones who were pacified by money.
Although obviously receiving support from the Holy Land, the academy was a bit far from the Holy Land.
It would be right to see it as an object that is difficult to touch.
Although they can exert some influence, they do not absolutely follow the orders of the Holy Kingdom.
The nobles who couldn’t think of a good number groaned and clutched their heads.
At that time, Iriel, who had been listening quietly until now, proposed.
“Then, how about teaching magic on the condition that the holy son use the magic academy together?”
Her words became a breakthrough in the story that had been blocked.
The nobles each chimed in.
“okay! As long as the lecture is given by the Holy Son, not by anyone else, they will agree!”
“I think so too.”
When many people agreed and expressed their opinions, it was a little difficult for Ray.
There is time to teach medicine, and there is no time to teach magic because during lectures you have to figure out the level of knowledge of the students and set the order.
Ray shook his head and said.
“I don’t have time to teach magic while doing medicine.”
Then, Iriel proposed again.
“Then how about going to the special lecture? If it’s once a week, I think you’ll be able to handle it… isn’t it, saint?”
Speak and roll your eyes.
Is it her own expression of affection? If so, it was very successful.
I feel like I want to applaud Iriel’s opinion.
It is definitely possible if you go to a special lecture.
If you split the time and split it.
There are probably two people in the Holy Land who can properly teach medicine.
One was himself and the other was Eclay.
Eclay, who is quite rich in medical knowledge, can be used as a professor when in a hurry.
However, as the head of the high school, couldn’t she be the professor? Inevitably, the professor of medicine had to be handled by Ray himself.
That is, unless you hire a new professor.
I don’t know what level the students’ knowledge is, but even if I roughly estimate, they won’t contain that much knowledge.
It’s because they don’t even know the meaning of the word medicine.
Ray nodded at her words.
“Once a week is fine. Then let’s talk about the things you need.”
“First of all… there are too few people to teach. I don’t know if it’s divine magic, but there won’t be many people who are learning medicine.”
“Certainly so. If this happens, the Holy Son will have to take charge of all the work related to the medical class.”
Ray thought so too.
Because he was in charge of all the work related to the class, he could rather neglect the lecture.
One thing is unavoidable. Since there was no one to teach, he would have to struggle to find a new professor.
The other nobles also opened their mouths one by one.
“The number of students who want to study medicine seems to be a problem. If we make it this time, the number of students will be minimal because it is a new academy.”
“I know. I’m trying to break through that part with free lectures. For the first month, if you can freely take lectures even if it is not at the medical academy, you can expect a publicity effect.”
At Ray’s words, they nodded their heads.
Good idea. If you make a good impression through free lectures, the number of students will increase by that much.
They held several more such meetings.
Establishing the academy was such an important thing.
Fortunately, the establishment of a new academy does not require permission from the pope.
If he had to get permission from the pope, who was working hard to suppress the rebellion from the beginning, the preparation period was absolutely impossible within this year.
If you gather the things you need to establish the academy, recommend several nobles, and convince the board of directors, that’s it.
To persuade the board of directors, Ray’s special lecture could be given as a condition, so opening a medical academy was only a matter of time.
If that didn’t work, there was a last resort.
To use the contribution accumulated as a war hero who protected the nation called the Holy Land to establish the academy.
If you did that, you couldn’t object unless the board of directors of the academy was crazy.
If you oppose even that, it is tantamount to claiming that you will break away from the entity called Seongguk.
The medical reform planned by Ray was happening step by step from the Holy Land.
No one knew that this was the beginning of something that would have a great impact not only on the Holy Land but also on the entire continent in the future.
