Doctor Player Chapter 88
“Please help us get the continent’s special herbs and alchemy reagents at a low price.”
“…!”
The Marquis of Langham’s face stiffened slightly.
Raymond put on the most pitiful expression he could.
“Manufacturing medicines for patients is difficult because there are many profiteers in the middle. The damage is being passed on to the patients.”
those who take profit.
It refers to the merchants of the Peninsula Kingdom.
Houston Kingdom’s logistics often went through the Peninsula Kingdom, and most of the herbs and alchemy reagents came through the Peninsula Kingdom.
‘It’s no wonder that the Peninsula Kingdom isn’t the largest trading country in the Crusader Empire.’
Raymond shook his head.
If you think about it, would you use ‘Pena’, the currency of the Peninsula Kingdom, as the key currency of the Crusader Empire?
Anyway, the viciousness of the Peninsula Kingdom merchants was famous on the continent, and even when they sought herbs, they had to pay more than several times the original cost.
In severe cases, profit margins of more than 10 times are sometimes taken.
“hmm.”
The Marquis of Langham did not readily answer.
It was not an easy request.
‘It would have been easier if I had asked for a large sum of money. Please stop the merchants’ profiteering.’
The power of the giants of the Peninsula Kingdom was beyond imagination.
This is because in the first place, there were many cases where the great nobility ran the guild.
No matter how much the Marquis of Langham was, it was difficult to prevent the merchants from taking profits.
but.
“…Will it be difficult too? Haa, there are many patients today who cannot pay for medicinal herbs and cannot be treated. Too bad.”
The moment you hear a pensive voice.
The Marquis of Langham clenched his fists.
‘It’s embarrassing, Langham. That young man is doing his best for the patient. You’re thinking of paying attention to the colossus.’
If Raymond had asked for this for his own greed, he would have refused.
However, Raymond’s eyes were filled with pity for the patient.
If it’s helping someone like that, it’s the power of this old body.
You can burn to the fullest.
“I will try something.”
“yes?”
“It won’t be easy, but I’ll try. I will find a merchant who will reduce the margin even a little for you. Don’t worry.”
‘oh my god! I can’t believe he accepted such a difficult request!’
Raymond shouted inwardly.
It was a request he made not sure that he would listen, but he seems to have accepted it because he was greatly impressed with the way he cared for his patients (?).
‘Huh. How expensive are the herbs and reagents? How much will the cost savings be in this way?’
“Thank you so much for your hard work!”
Raymond bowed his head in genuine joy, and Langham admired it even more.
‘To think that they are so happy that they can treat more patients by saving the cost of medicinal herbs. As rumored, he really only cares about patients.’
Marquis Langham could not have imagined that Raymond would be so happy about the fact that he could cut costs.
The Marquis of Langham looked at Raymond with pleased eyes.
It was good to see a great young man after a long time.
‘If there was a young man like that in the Peninsula Kingdom, he would have greatly contributed.’
Manmajeon (萬魔殿).
It was another name for the political realm of the Peninsula Kingdom.
To the extent that such a terrible nickname was attached, the Peninsula Kingdom was full of ugly and greedy people.
After only looking at such people, seeing someone like Raymond seemed to purify my heart.
“Then what reward do you want?”
“yes?”
“Just now, that was the treatment I had to pay. I want to repay you again.”
The Marquis of Langham looked at Raymond gently.
“You are the benefactor who saved this Langham.”
gulp.
I already promised a big reward, but I’m trying to give it again.
Raymond’s fingertips faintly trembled at the out of control power of the great aristocrat of a rich country.
‘There is such a hogu in the world. What else do you want?’
I swallowed my saliva.
‘This time it’s power!’
After quickly completing the calculation, Raymond put on a somewhat cool expression.
“I don’t need any other compensation. Just cheer me on.”
“hmm?”
“The Marquis’ support. That is enough for this treatment.”
Cheering!
It was a word with multiple meanings.
‘The nobility’s cheering doesn’t mean simple cheering.’
Exactly, it means support.
A healer’s power comes from those who support him.
If a bigwig like the Marquis of Langham supports him, his status will skyrocket.
‘Hmm.’
However, the Marquis of Langham’s reaction was strange.
He had something meaningful in his eyes.
The Marquis of Langham had a great misunderstanding.
‘It’s cheering. Could it be that he meant to support himself in the future battle for the throne?’
In fact, there was a reason why Marquis Langham personally came to Houston Kingdom with his aged body.
For the evaluation of the three princes!
‘It’s a hundredfold thing that the princes of the Houston kingdom will soon have a bloody battle. We, the Peninsula Royal Family, must also decide who to support.’
It was a very important choice.
The Marquis of Langham is a minister trusted by the King of the Peninsula Kingdom.
He was going to check the bowls of the princes with his own eyes and secretly decide who to support.
‘The problem is that none of the three princes are full of spirituality.’
Not to mention the ignorant 4th Prince Seytil.
The 3rd Prince Limerton and the 2nd Prince Cairn were also not filled with spirituality.
The second prince, Cairn, was the best, but he was not at a satisfactory level.
‘It’s true that among the three princes, there is no one like this young man in front of me.’
All in all, I wanted to support Raymond.
‘The problem is that he’s an illegitimate child.’
The Marquis of Langham let out a laugh.
‘I’m worried about what will happen when a full-scale battle for the throne begins. I’m sure you’ll receive intensive checks.’
Not yet.
The two arrogant princes didn’t even consider Raymond, who was born as an illegitimate son, even an enemy.
But in the end it was only a matter of time.
Like sharp needles piercing flesh through a pocket, Raymond’s presence will continue to provoke the two princes, and eventually they will turn against Raymond.
Thus, Raymond’s end was most likely not good.
No matter how great a character you have, you are powerless in front of the power of power.
In the end, it will fall mercilessly.
‘But I don’t know why I would want to bet on this young man. More than other princes.’
The Marquis of Langham shook his head as if he didn’t know.
An admiration for an out-of-this-world great character?
no.
‘…He’s not just a good guy. I have big ambitions deep in my heart.’
The Marquis of Langham is an old raccoon dog in the political world of the Peninsula Kingdom, even called Manmajeon.
He was good at reading the other person’s mind.
I felt the ambition hidden deep within Raymond’s heart.
‘Maybe it’s an ambition for the patient and others. Selfless ambition.’
The Marquis of Langham let out a laugh.
He had never met anyone in his life who had ambitions for others.
It was so great that I was proud of it.
‘amazing. It’s amazing.’
“I will ask you one thing. What is your ultimate goal?”
Raymond tilted his head and replied.
“To be the best healer on the continent.”
I added this for image making.
“It is for the patients.”
“…I will be the best on the continent for patients.”
The Marquis of Langham was silent for a moment, pondering Raymond’s answer.
And what did you conclude?
I laughed lightly.
“Okay. I will support you from now on.”
“thank you!”
Does Raymond know?
What decision did the Marquis of Langham make at this moment?
Langham and the King of the Peninsula Kingdom will not support any of the three princes.
I will just watch.
And if.
If Raymond would rise up with his own ambitions – altruism for his patients and others.
Then I will give him strength.
That was the decision of the Marquis of Langham.
* * *
“That Marquis.”
the aide asked cautiously.
“Is Baron Penin really unrelated to the Ristein royal family in his home country?”
Ristein royal family.
It was the family name of their royal family.
Because the official name of the Peninsula Kingdom was ‘Rishtein Kingdom’.
“why? Because of the emerald eyes?”
“Yes, the more I look at it, the more it seems to resemble the holy eyes of the Ristein family.”
“No. I checked just in case, and it turned out that Baron Pennin’s birth mother had normal eye color. The color seems to have just come about by chance.”
The Marquis of Langham shook his head.
“Honestly, are there only one or two people with emerald eyes like that?”
“That too.”
“I can’t feel any other characteristics that are expressed in the Ristein royal family.”
The Marquis of Langham came to a firm conclusion.
“I’m sorry if not.”
The Marquis of Langham agreed with the aide’s words.
“That’s right. Too bad.”
I felt that the Marquis of Langham was also sincerely sorry.
That’s how much I liked Raymond.
* * *
After parting ways with the Marquis of Langham, Raymond went to see King Auden and Chancellor Galman.
to receive an award.
‘…I’m tired of receiving awards now.’
I feel like I get awards too often.
Either way, you can’t get it.
“…For this reason, I award you a medal in the name of the royal family.”
“thank you.”
Still, it was nice that the bounty was included.
‘Let’s go buy some beef on the way back. wine too. Shouldn’t it be champagne?’
I was about to go back, but I suddenly thought of one thing and said.
“You’d better alert the royal patissier.”
“huh?”
“I say this because of ‘Tears of the Sun Juice.’”
Raymond calmly explained.
“For those suffering from kidney disease, such as the Marquis of Langham, highly concentrated fruit juices such as ‘Tears of the Sun’ juice can be poisonous, so it is better to avoid them.”
The Marquis of Langham’s chronic disease is kidney disease, or chronic renal failure.
‘It must have been about stage 4 of chronic renal failure. If it was the 5th stage, I wouldn’t be alive.’
Step 4.
It was the stage right before the kidney function was completely lost.
In the case of this stage 4, there were still some kidney functions, so spontaneous hyperkalemia was rare.
In other words, an excessive inflow of potassium from the outside caused artificial hyperkalemia.
‘The sun’s tear juice must have been the cause. It was mostly potassium concentrate juice.’
However, the atmosphere in the hall changed.
Chancellor Galman said sharply.
“You mean the royal patissier tried to poison the Marquis of Langham?”
“uh?”
does that happen?
Raymond waved his hand, fearing that he would catch the Aman royal patissier.
“It is not. It is a juice that is not particularly harmful to the general public. but….”
After answering that far, Raymond kept his mouth shut.
What if the juice was deliberately produced to target the Marquis of Langham’s chronic illness?
Or if someone deliberately passed that recipe on to the royal patissier?
I thought I needed to check it out.
“…I heard at the banquet hall that it was a newly obtained recipe, but I think it is necessary to check how the recipe was obtained.”
There was a moment of heavy silence.
