Chapter 608 – Hospital
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Maseok Purchase Center.
-Snap…
I put two magic stones on the stand.
The officer in charge of purchasing the new magic stone saw this and glanced between me and the magic stone and said coldly.
“2 Jenna.”
“…”
1 Zena per magic stone.
It was a miserable purchase price.
The Maseok purchase officer is looking at me with a wry smile.
Anyone can see that it is intentional.
Not only that, unlike when I came to the magic stone purchase place before, two guards were stationed and watching me.
It gives me the feeling that something is being planned.
This… Is a trap.
So to speak, it was filmed.
It seemed like these narrow-minded people were retaliating against me for assaulting an officer.
‘Clumsy guys…’
I had an expectation.
Still, I threw in two magic stones as a test just in case.
‘Heh! Me, Park Un-ho… I don’t fall for this obvious trap.’
I turned around, holding two shabby bills.
〈 Jjoltu? 〉
The Cosmos guy is making a provocation.
‘Whose side is this guy on?’
Her provocation did not stop my steps.
After selling the magic stone at a shabby price and leaving the mine management office, the sun was setting in the sky.
And a slightly unusual sight caught my eye.
A group of 20 to 30 prisoners in front of the mine management office.
Among the group, Bolton and his party members were also seen. And the inmates who sold magic stones were joining them one after another.
“It looks like everyone is here. Let’s leave.”
At Bolton’s instructions, the prisoners begin to move.
Bolton’s appearance was similar to that of a training camp assistant leading the trainees.
Bolton, who leads the people, spots me standing blankly in front of the mine management office, gives me a quick glance, and passes by.
Looking at the direction they were moving… It seemed like they were returning to the inmate dormitory.
“It was a self-rescue measure because money was often stolen while returning to the lodgings from the mine.”
Before I knew it, Nora came next to me and told me why they were acting so strangely.
“Is the security in Karaz that bad?”
Maybe it’s in the back alleys, but have you ever seen any special criminal activity on the main street?
The creepy little guy who was targeting my bag in the morning flashes through her mind.
Well… Pickpockets are something you can prepare for if you are a little careful, even if you don’t go around like that.
“The military side is the same as the disputes between the prisoners, and the vigilante group run by Karaz natives doesn’t seem to interfere?”
Do you not interfere in disputes between prisoners?
“So, you’re saying it’s okay to rob in broad daylight?”
“Ordinary people have a lot of eyes to see and have a conscience, so such cases are rare, but there are always exceptions. And those like them are even more prone to being targeted.”
So, the reason they move together like that is the prisoners’ own survival strategy.
Is there anything more upsetting than having the money you worked so hard to earn all day being stolen?
“Thank you for your hard work, escort. Here is your reward for your hard work.”
Nora gave me 3,000 Zena as escort fee.
Honestly, it’s not that much money.
3,000 jena… It’s about 3 million won in Korean money… Compared to my abilities, it was just a penny.
But what is the value of the magic stone I got from Karaz? Unfortunately, it only costs 1 Zena.
In short, 3,000 Zena is the money I can get by selling 3,000 magic stones in Karaz.
I can’t make money by selling magic stones.
So the escort fee I received now is very important.
Rather than simply having money to spend…
It can be said to be a kind of alibi.
There’s a lot of money sleeping in my inventory, but I can’t spend it.
However, if I engage in economic activities like this, I can secretly take out the money in my inventory and spend it.
Unless I spend an absurd amount of money.
The money I received from Nora was 3,000 Zena.
What if you spend about 4,000 Zena, a little more than 3,000 Zena?
I thought there was little chance that Zephyria would notice that.
This is because they judged that they would not monitor Karaj inmates that meticulously.
While I was working in Karaz, I did not notice any other monitoring devices in particular, except for the magic suppressing device on my ankle.
Among the inmates’ activities, the only place with the strictest surveillance was the mine management office building.
And this is not a place where you can make card payments in the first place. All transactions are made in cash.
What this means is that it is difficult to confirm the source of all the money I use in Karaz, as large amounts of money are exchanged.
“Priestess. An emergency patient has entered the sanctuary.”
While I was chatting with Nora, a man I had seen before who was said to be an executive of the Helena Liberation Front gave me a report of unknown meaning.
“Sanctuary? What is that?”
“Would you like to go together?”
I nodded at Nora’s suggestion.
Anyway, all that was left was time, and sanctuary… Was a word that stimulated quite a bit of curiosity.
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You can see a not-so-big three-story building that Nora guided you through.
And above the entrance…
〚Helena Liberation Front Treatment Center.〛
There was a sign like that hanging up.
As we entered the building, a woman who appeared to be a Karaz native inside hurriedly ran up to greet us… No, Nora.
“Oh no, Nora! My son got his leg crushed by a cart!!”
“Calm down. Let’s take a look.”
Nora took her familiar steps, opened the door on one side of her hallway, and entered.
On the bed, an indigenous young man was groaning in pain with his left shin bent strangely.
Nora walked up to the young man, touched his injured leg, and said,
“It’s broken? There’s no need to worry too much. Just hold on for a little while?”
Nora grabbed the young man’s leg and pressed the bone without hesitation.
“Big!”
Nora then placed her hand on the young man’s swollen leg. Then, along with the soft blue light coming from her hand, the swelling subsided and the young man’s expression became much more relaxed.
“Thank you, Nora.”
The woman who appeared to be the young man’s mother repeatedly bowed her head to Nora.
And the young man walked out of the treatment center with his mother just fine.
“… How did this happen?”
“It’s just as you see. I’m working using my abilities.”
Healing-type abilities are rare.
On Earth, I’ve only heard stories, but I’ve never seen it.
It was the same in Zephyria.
I’ve heard that hospitals have people with healing abilities, but why would I ever go to a hospital?
And the prisoners are wearing magic suppression devices. There was a limit to the ability that could be expressed through magical power.
It’s not for nothing that we hunt monsters with shields and spears.
Nevertheless, being able to display that level of healing ability was proof that Nora’s abilities were quite powerful.
“Free?”
“Of course it’s not free. Don’t I have to repay the loan too?”
“Did you really buy this building?”
“This building? No. Mayor Karaz lent it to me. It was also a free lease.”
“Market? Free rent?”
“The mayor is the person who manages this city. He seems to be distant from the military. Should I say he is a Karaz native and not a soldier? Of course, he is only a manager, but it is said that the military rarely touches city management. If you see that no one says anything about me opening a treatment center, wouldn’t that be the same as giving permission?”
It seems like the story is that city management is left to the mayor, and that he only intervenes when necessary.
“The mayor said there was a lack of medical facilities in Karaj, and he was offering to rent this building for free. So he set up a clinic.”
“There is a lack of medical facilities? Isn’t it in the military?”
Looking at military medical ships floating around often, they seemed to respond quickly to emergency patients.
Of course, medical technology will also be greatly advanced.
“I heard that the treatment costs there are ridiculously high, so residents are reluctant to use it.”
“Are you… Living here?”
“Yes, the inmate quarters are narrow, right? And security is not good. I was lucky.”
“…”
As expected, the world was unfair.
Some people are living in a studio apartment…
In less than 15 days, Nora has set up a hospital in a luxurious building and is living comfortably.
If other people knew about this, wouldn’t they feel deprived?
“Bark. It’s late. Isn’t it time to go back?”
As I was hunched over with no intention of leaving, Nora’s subordinate asked.
I think Nora said his name before…
I don’t remember well.
Actually, it’s true that I don’t really want to think about it.
Anyway, what Nora’s subordinate said was, go back to your dorm, wash your feet, and get some sleep. But I don’t think it’s just because of that reason.
Would you say it is the feeling of a male?
“Nora, are you dating this guy?”
I asked directly.
If the two were dating, it was understandable that Nora’s subordinate would feel uncomfortable.
“Yes? With Evat? No, no.”
Nora categorically denied it.
“Yes, that’s right! What blasphemous words are those!”
Evat got angry at me.
“…?”
… Buddhist scripture?
A guy like that is the most dangerous guy.
There are people in this world who should not be trusted.
In particular, you need to be careful with tofu.
With people who come forward and sing that they are not interested in money even though I didn’t ask.
Anyone can see that these are the guys who are denying their girlfriends by giving them a look that wants them to get attention.
