Heidelberg, located on the banks of the Neckar, is a cultural and university town with thousands of years of history. The University of Heidelberg, founded in 1386, has a rich history and has produced countless famous figures in the past and present.

Located about 80 kilometres south of Frankfurt, it is the epitome of romantic Germany, with winding and quiet alleys that connect castles and rivers.

On weekdays, these alleys are already a bit crowded, but recently they have become even more crowded since the influx of doctors from all over Heidelberg.

The main castle of Heidelberg, perched on the Throne Hill on the banks of the Neckar, is a reddish-brown castle made of reddish-brown Neckar sandstone, with walls that look like they have been smeared with blood.

The castle itself has a complex structure and a variety of styles, and it overlooks the whole city from above, full of royal style. The owner of the castle is the Marquis of Palatinate, known as the 'Blood Lion'. The title of Marquis sounds intimidating, but in fact he is a middle-aged nobleman with a mild personality, slightly chubby and often with a harmless smile on his face.

The reason for this title is purely because of the castle itself, every owner of Heidelberg has always received the title of blood lion, and the reddish-brown castle is too impressive.

Cardinal Mordesal from the Holy See, who was always a guest at the castle these days, had several cordial conversations with the Marquis of Palatinate.

When he first met the Marquis of Palatinate, Mordesal made it clear that he was going to hold a large-scale tournament in the area, and told the Marquis that he was coming to discuss this time on behalf of Count Eugen.

Even if the Marquis of Palatinate did not give Eugen face, it was impossible not to recognize the authority of the Church, so he readily agreed to this matter, and took the initiative to contact the rector of Heidelberg University, saying that he would give strong support.

The whole city of Heidelberg seemed to come alive overnight, the number of patrolling soldiers began to increase, the streets were cleaned of filth, and some merchants were moved by the idea of the doctors.

The competition was marked by the University of Heidelberg's announcement that it would be the venue for the competition. When the dean of the University Faculty of Medicine heard about this, he almost danced at the conference, and once such a large-scale competition was held, the level of the Faculty of Medicine of Heidelberg University would definitely be greatly improved.

Moreover, such a large-scale event will definitely attract a large number of medical talents, and under mutual exchange, the overall improvement of medicine is considerable.

As the crowd grew, the city of Heidelberg became more and more crowded, and the Marquis of Palatinate ordered the expansion of the city and the construction of a temporary housing area urgently.

Seeing that it is autumn and the weather is gradually getting colder, if the housing problem is not properly handled, I am afraid that some people will have to sleep on the streets.

It would be the biggest joke if a group of well-known doctors from all over Europe were frozen to death before they even participated in the competition.

Fortunately, there are several dense forests near Heidelberg, and there are also several quarries on the banks of the river, which are able to collect a large amount of sandstone for the construction of houses. The only shortage now is the manpower responsible for building the house.

However, the problem was alleviated by the influx of refugees from the Italian peninsula, and a large number of refugees flocked to the area, knowing that there were plenty of opportunities to make money.

Before the competition, the city of Heidelberg had a population of only 30,000, but after the announcement, this number has gradually exceeded the 50,000 mark and is still rising.

The influx of people brought a lot of business opportunities, and several large cities in the surrounding areas immediately increased the trade routes to Heidelberg, and all kinds of daily necessities were continuously transported.

Most of the doctors who came from afar to participate in the medical skills competition have a lot of money, and they also brought enough gold coins with them to participate in the competition, which can greatly promote the operation of the local economy.

Driven by money and the flow of people, Heidelberg naturally advanced towards the large city, and the Marquis of the Palatinate was naturally happy to see this, and the expansion of the city had many benefits for him, and if this situation could continue, he might even become a duke one day.

At this point, most of the doctors who came to participate in the medical skills competition were not for the prize money of the 100,000 Kild gold coins, but for their reputation in the medical world.

It's as if you don't go to this competition, you're embarrassed to say that you're a capable doctor.

The Black Death was the final proposition of the competition, which also made the competition have a sense of responsibility to save the world, which also stimulated the enthusiasm of those doctors.

Over time, the University of Heidelberg soon announced the rules and regulations of the competition. The format of the competition itself is very free, and there are almost no restrictions at all, and every doctor can participate in the competition as long as he or she officially registers at the competition office of the University of Heidelberg.

As the competition progresses, universities will be asking a wide range of medical questions, most of which are currently facing the medical profession, as well as the treatment of typical diseases.

Participating doctors can participate individually or in teams with each other to solve these puzzles together. Because there is no standard answer to the question itself, the submitted answers are validated by the Heidelberg University Faculty of Medicine and scored based on the results.

Each time a difficult problem is solved, the contestant will accumulate a certain number of points, and depending on the way they solve the problem, the score will be different, but they are all limited to a general range.

In order to make it possible for the participating doctors to do the work, the University of Heidelberg has also contributed its own medical laboratory to allow the participants to use it. At the same time, part of the school building was renovated and converted into a temporary medical laboratory.

Due to the freedom of the format, this is not so much a competition as a medical event for all of Europe. Under the impetus of the competition, these medical scholars are no longer working behind closed doors, but gathering together to solve the medical problems that plague countless people.

When different ideas collide together, they often send out sparks of inspiration, and many diseases that are originally difficult to solve, or truths that are difficult to understand, are gradually clarified in these collisions of ideas.

Due to the steady stream of doctors from all over the country, the competition has not officially started for a long time, and it is always at the stage of contestant registration. However, some of the questions in the game have been announced in advance, and the reason for this is naturally to give these doctors more time to think.

After all, the purpose of this competition is to promote the development of medicine, not to compete for high and low.