Chapter 122: James the Healer
"It's a blessing for us to be here, Master James. You saved their lives, and I thank you on behalf of my soldiers. ”
In the camp, Byron held the hand of a middle-aged monk wearing a modest pilgrim's coat, his expression very excited.
"I just did what a doctor should do, but you, your perspective on medicine is interesting and unique, I really admire it."
James smiled modestly and complimented Byron a few words in turn.
There was a reason why Byron was so excited, because for for for only two days the cries of pain in the camp were barely audible when Kenrad summoned the famous doctor, who was passing north of Rhodok and was stopped at a border post by Swadia soldiers.
He knew the effects of most herbs and knew how to refine them into ointments and potions that could heal the sick and wounds. He was particularly skilled in surgery, knowing the structure of the human body like a modern surgeon and being able to remove arrows and pieces of iron from wounds quickly and accurately.
He also brought medicine mixed with a small amount of poppy juice, which relieved the pain of the wounded during surgery, and the herbs he selected also made the wounded better and more healed.
For Byron, James was the savior of his troops' morale. His arrival has made the uninjured no longer afraid of pain, the lightly injured have laid down their burdens, and the seriously injured have been treated.
Fatis stood aside, his face reddened. James was a monk with high medical attainments and was also a qualified priest. In his free time, Fatis had approached the monk to confess, while James comforted him like a benevolent elder.
He told Phatis that he was guilty, but who in this world was without sin?
Only by humbly moving forward with the mistakes he has committed, learning from his lessons, and upholding the justice he insists on, can criminals become saints. Their sins cannot be erased, but people still regard him as a great man. Because he has a heart to save the world.
For the first time in hundreds of days and nights, Fatis truly emerged from the shadows. That night, he dreamed of his dead brother and begged for his forgiveness. He forgot whether the other party had truly forgiven him in his dream, but when he woke up, he felt that the burden on his body was much lighter.
He reached out to Byron in the hope that Byron would keep the wonderful doctor and priest. And Byron wanted to do the same.
James is an extremely important character in the game, and with him, the combat ability of the entire team will be greatly improved. Because of his medical skills, he was able to alleviate the pain of his soldiers, making them more courageous in battle and recovering faster from their wounds.
In reality, this monk who studied medicine even used his medical skills to the extreme among the wounded, not only saving many lives, but also saving many people from amputation.
Among the Peony Mercenaries, there are those who hate Ellene's arrogance, and those who despise Fatis for his past of killing his relatives and his excessive sense of justice. Some people secretly scolded Kress and Desaivi as thieves, and some people always wanted to flirt with Jamila. But for James, all of them were positive!
Some believers even carved the name of James on the cross they carried with them, believing that it would protect them from harm.
The more realistic people discussed how to thank the doctor for everything he had done for them, and they had as much respect for James as they did for Byron.
It's easy to put the icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow. Although the profession of a doctor is not much higher in Calradia than that of a peasant, when people really need him, a distinguished physician becomes an angel in their hearts.
Byron's urge to leave James behind is more than any previous hero, and he racks his brains to think of a way. If Byron is given a limit, then Byron is fully willing to keep him with all the cash he has! It's not just the casualties of the soldiers but also the morale of the soldiers, which can also save their lives at a critical moment!
And for James, Byron and the Peony mercenaries also made him very interested.
When he first came here, he was purely here to pass the checkpoints and treat the injured by the way.
However, in the past few days, in the communication with Byron, he discovered that Byron also has good attainments in the medical field, and some of them are even unheard of.
For example, he believes that there are three tiny substances in human blood, and each has its own division of labor to ensure the normal operation of the human body.
He also does not have blood from the heart, but from the bone marrow. If there is a disease in the bone marrow, there will be problems with the blood.
In addition to these outlandish-sounding theories, Byron also pointed out some ways to treat diseases.
For example, vaccinia to prevent smallpox is a medical treatment that is highly controversial in Calradia's medical theory.
There was also the importance of hygiene, which many noble lords would ignore, but Byron considered it the first means of fighting disease. This is consistent with the academic philosophy that he has always adhered to. Rather than thinking that it's better not to take a bath than to take a bath, as some old-school doctors do.
Fortunately, the theories of the old-school scholars have long since lost their market, and only a small number of people still believe them.
James could only agree with some of those theories, but they did expand his thinking.
Moreover, Byron also promised that as long as he stayed as a military doctor for the Peony mercenary team, Byron would strongly support his medical career. He could write books at his leisure, and Byron, which was not cheap, could provide both paper and ink, and if he needed expensive parchment, it could be supplied in bulk.
And mercenaries are always inevitably injured, and James has plenty of opportunities to hone his skills.
As Byron said, practice is the most important thing in medicine, and Byron is happy to provide him with the opportunity to practice.
Herbs and book tools, even cadavers for dissection...
James hadn't encountered such good conditions for many years, and he was now traveling around the mainland, and he couldn't find a serious job for a while. So after a little thought, James agreed to Byron's suggestion to stay in the Peony mercenaries for the time being, as a doctor and chaplain.
James is paid the same level as other heroes, and James himself lives a life of almost penance, so he doesn't have any additional expenses for living expenses. However, he needed a lot of money for medical research, and he also had to spend a lot of money on expensive herbs and other substances for experiments, so he was actually the hero who spent the most money on Byron.
But for Byron, it was too cost-effective to hire such a good doctor for a few hundred dinars a month.
[James: [Healing 6], [Surgery 5]; [First Aid 5], [Persuasion 2], [Herbal Master], [Surgeon], [Natural Scholar], [Priest]; 】