1888, in fact, was a rather quiet year.

Americans are burying their heads in development, and industries such as coal, oil, and railways, which symbolize national strength, are developing one step at a time every year; The British gradually entered the climax of the Victorian era, and the whole world had to see their faces; Germany and France grew stronger in the aftermath of the war, awaiting a world war in a decade or so.

On the whole, there were no major events in Europe this year.

But it is only in this era that people know that Europe is not as calm as it has been in history. Relations between Germany and France were extremely strained, and both sides began to expand their armies on the grounds of the other; Although the British stayed out of the matter, the Ripper case caused an uproar; On October 29, the Convention of Constantinople on the free navigation of the Suez Canal was signed, which directly became the front page headlines of major newspapers......

As he walked into the banquet hall, John listened to the hottest topic in Europe lately.

Tomorrow is the opening day of the annual meeting of the German Physiological Society, and this evening the organizer of the German Physiological Society has specially held a small dinner to entertain the professors who will attend the meeting tomorrow. After all, the cost of attending the conference in this era is really high, and those who can come are not ordinary doctors. In this respect, the academic conferences of the late 19th century are not much different from those of the next 100 years, and there is enough respect for these professors of a certain prestige, at least in their professional fields.

John? Mr. Huntelaar, of course, is one of them.

But when he first walked into the hall where the dinner was held, John didn't attract much attention. John had arrived relatively early, and there were only twenty or thirty people in the hall chatting about various topics. Most of them glanced at John with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Soon, a slightly chubby man in his thirties walked over: "Young man, are you in the wrong place?" ”

In terms of tone, the chubby man is quite polite.

Although John's youth is not very large. But the clothes on his body are quite elegant, coupled with the calm temperament after coming in, the slightly chubby man does not dare to underestimate it. However, this kid's face is too young, so the chubby man couldn't help but come over and remind the other party in doubt.

"Uh......"

After listening to the chubby man's words, John was stunned for a moment, and then asked with some puzzlement: "Sir, isn't this the banquet hall for the annual meeting of the Physiological Society?" ”

The chubby man's brow suddenly furrowed. He lowered his voice and asked, "Young man, are you here for a meeting?" ”

"Yes, sir."

Nodding, John smiled in response.

As in any era, the big guys are sure to be the last. Most of the professors from other small medical schools in Germany came to the banquet hall first, or doctors who have achieved some remarkable results in the last year or two, so they naturally have to make a good gesture, and they can get to know more of their peers as soon as possible, which will definitely have a lot of benefits for them in the future. These people were strangers to John. Or that he is relatively unfamiliar with his appearance, and John's young appearance also gives them the illusion that "this kid is probably in the wrong place".

After getting John's confirmation, the chubby man was immediately surprised, and hurriedly asked, "You are a student at the University of Berlin?" Or a doctor at a local hospital? ”

Although the conference does not limit the qualifications of attendees, but a trip to Berlin is not a small cost after all, in the eyes of the chubby man, Johann is probably a student at the University of Berlin or a young local doctor, otherwise how could he be here?

"This ......"

Touched his nose. John nodded with a wry smile and said, "In a sense, I'm a surgeon at Charlotte Hospital......"

"Charlotte Hospital? Surgeon? ”

Heard John was a surgeon. The chubby man's brows, which had been loosened, suddenly wrinkled again.

John certainly knew why he frowned, because in this day and age, the highest status in the medical field was undoubtedly bacteriologists like Pasteur and Koch, or pathologists and physiologists like Fürchaux, followed by internal medicine doctors who had come from universities, and surgeons who had only recently begun to appear in universities. It is only in the past few years that it has been slowly taken seriously. If John were an old surgeon such as Liszt and Bergman, he would have been so young......

Subconsciously, the slightly chubby man had already defined the young man in front of him.

Because of surgical sterilization, local anesthesia and appendectomy, the Department of Surgery at Charlotte Hospital has become quite famous in the last two years, and Professor Bergman's reputation has also increased considerably. So the chubby man thinks that this kid in front of him is a relatively good local young surgeon. Professor Bergman wanted him to attend the conference to see the world - it was held in Berlin anyway, and it didn't cost much to come. It's just that even if he "figured it out", the chubby man was still a little uncomfortable in his heart, he stayed up for ten years after graduation to get this opportunity, and the kid in front of him looked like he was in his early twenties at most......

But before the chubby man could say anything, a noisy voice suddenly came from the door of the hall.

The humming sound in the hall immediately disappeared, and everyone fell silent, turning their eyes in the direction of the entrance to the hall. The time distance began to be almost complete, and as soon as I heard this voice, a large number of people arrived. The chubby man didn't care about John at this time, and he also turned his head to look in the direction of the door.

Soon, waves of well-dressed gentlemen poured into the hall.

There were more than thirty of these people, and it seemed that they had just gathered somewhere before they came to the banquet hall together. These people are often frequent visitors to this kind of meeting, so these people who arrive first hurriedly look for familiar faces in them, quickly greet them, and try to integrate into the circle as soon as possible in this way.

In this era, Germany relies on personal connections in addition to personal ability.

For example, the university professors who participated in this conference can hardly guarantee that they will teach at a university forever, and if they want to change places in the future with their personal development, they sometimes have to rely on the recommendation and introduction of others. For example, Kontor took over the professorship of physics at the University of Berlin at Helmholtz, and Röntgen took over his position at the University of Würzburg, etc., so it would be very beneficial to have many friends and colleagues at the same time.

After some exploration, the chubby man soon found a familiar face.

He found Professor Moore of Heidelberg University, a chubby man who graduated from the University of Heidelberg Medical School ten years ago, and Professor Moll was one of his teachers at that time, and the two had a very good relationship. The year before last, when he had finished writing his dissertation, he had sent it to Professor Mohr for guidance, and with this dissertation he was offered the position of associate professor at a primary school, and he was also qualified to participate in the conference. With Professor Moore's introduction, the chubby man believes that he can meet at least a few important professors at this meeting, which will be very beneficial to his future development.

"Huh?"

Professor Moore came in and looked left and right, and soon his eyes lit up, and he strode in the direction of the chubby man.

Seeing Professor Moore walking in his direction, the chubby man's heart was suddenly overjoyed, and he first glanced at John and a few colleagues who were originally chatting with him, and then hurriedly greeted him with a respectful face: "Good evening, Professor Moore, long time no see......"

"Well, good evening."

After a slight pause, Professor Moore's expression was obviously slightly stunned, but after a short pause, he immediately nodded politely at the slightly chubby man and smiled, "Sorry Hunter, we'll talk later." ”

After saying that, Professor Moore raised his feet and walked over to the chubby man!

"Uh......"

Watching Professor Moore stride past him, the chubby man's expression instantly froze. At this moment, he knew that Professor Moore hadn't seen himself just now!

It's just that the other party was obviously walking towards his location just now, if it wasn't for seeing himself, could he have ......

Turning his head with some difficulty, the slightly chubby man looked behind him.

Under the disbelieving gaze of the chubby man, Professor Moore stretched out his right hand to the young man just now from a distance, and laughed loudly: "Haha, Mr. Huntelaar, I haven't seen you for a long time......

……

Khan, it wasn't even released yesterday. (To be continued......)