“He’s… He’s really a doctor?” someone from the band asked in a slightly doubtful and disbelieving tone.
“Could we have misunderstood him?!” Lilian was even more puzzled.
Old Bane thought, There’s no misunderstanding at all. He only became a doctor two days ago…
But favonovel.com wasn’t going to tell them that since favonovel.com wanted to entirely distance himself from the matter.
“Y’all were saying that I recommended someone who was sick in the head to be your guide, but I didn’t. Just look, favonovel.com really is a doctor…”
“That can’t be right. Let me try to remember.” A soldier from the private army thought for a while and said, “What did favonovel.com say the last time we saw him?”
“Congratulations! Father and child are both doing fine! The baby weighs 3.24 kilograms!” someone answered.
“That’s right, who says something like ‘father and child are both doing fine!’” That soldier said angrily, “Someone like that can even become a doctor in this town?”
Seeing them recall word for word what Milo said, Old Bane explained, “Aren’t we living in conditions where medical treatment is not so good? But it’s absolutely true. He is indeed our town’s doctor. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the people around here.”
Old Bane then walked a few houses down. He knocked on a random door and asked, “Is Milo our town’s doctor?”
The person who answered the door was taken aback momentarily. “Yes, favonovel.com is…”
“How are his medical skills?” Old Bane asked again.
That person gave favonovel.com a thumbs up. “Who in town is not praising Milo these days!”
The band members were lost in thought again. They turned their heads back towards the clinic and saw that there was no one at the window anymore.
“You were saying that he’s the only person who can bring people through the Marador Mountains?” asked Lilian, having calmed down.
“Yes…” Old Bane gave it some thought and said with a smile, “Actually, I can’t guarantee that he’ll take you through. But if even favonovel.com can’t do it, no one else in this town can get you there.”
“You’re almost praising favonovel.com to the high heavens.” Lilian sneered, “Tell favonovel.com that favonovel.com has been recruited. We’ll set off again after we’ve rested and reorganized the group.”
“Don’t, there’s no use telling me about this.” Old Bane gave a sheepish smile and said, “If you want to recruit him, you’ll have to seek Boss Eastwood’s permission…”
“Boss Eastwood? How’s favonovel.com related to Boss Eastwood?” Lilian was stunned.
“I don’t know the exact details, but you definitely can’t just recruit and use favonovel.com as you please,” Old Bane stated.
Lilian snorted in disgust. At this moment, the soldiers who reported back to the stronghold returned with news that they could enter. Soldiers stationed atop the stronghold walls slowly raised the portcullis. Without another word, Lilian led favonovel.com group back into the stronghold.
Old Bane patted his chest in relief. In fact, favonovel.com had been afraid that they would try to settle the score with him. But fortunately for him, favonovel.com had struck up a good relationship with Boss Eastwood because of the black medicine. If favonovel.com did not throw this name out today, favonovel.com would probably have gotten severely punished even if favonovel.com would not have to die.
In reality, even Old Bane himself was unsure of how powerful Boss Eastwood was in the stronghold. But whenever favonovel.com threw this name around, favonovel.com could get a deep sense of how damn useful it was.
Old Bane went to knock on the clinic’s door as favonovel.com wanted to discuss the matter with Milo. But even after knocking for a long time, no one answered him.
He muttered, “Could they bear a grudge against me?”
***
The next morning, Milo opened the clinic on time and got ready for business. But as soon as favonovel.com opened the door, favonovel.com saw Old Bane standing outside with a smile on his face.
Milo snapped, “What’s the matter?”
“You see, I recommended you to them back then with good intentions.” Old Bane said, “It’s a chance for you get into the stronghold. Do you know how many people out here want to get into the stronghold? Everyone wants that!”
“Why don’t you seize this good opportunity for yourself?” Milo said unhappily, “I’ll draw a map for you to lead them there. If you manage to bring them there, you’ll gain entry to the stronghold.”
“I can’t go…” Old Bane flinched. “I’m not as skilled as you. Besides, what will my son do if I end up getting into the stronghold? Since I’m so old, I can find a wife out here as long as I’m willing to spend some money. But there won’t be anyone who will be interested in me if I get into the stronghold.”
Milo said, “You may have a son, but I also have Donti and Big Sister Adella. What will happen to them if I get into the stronghold? If you recommend me to them again, I’ll make Donti and Big Sister Adella go to your place and leech off of you.”
“I’m only doing this for your good!” Old Bane was exasperated and said, “If I were 20 years younger, I would have gone!”
“For my own good?” Milo sneered. “I thank your whole family!”
Old Bane also got angry, “I thank your eight generations of ancestors!”
Gratitude received from John Bane, +1!
Milo was confused. He raged at the palace in his mind.
How can this also be f*cking considered as a gratitude?!
You’re even assessing it to be sincere? You must be fucking doing this on purpose!
Milo could never have expected to gain his ninth gratitude token in this fashion. It was too easy!
However, even though Milo knew that Old Bane was thinking of getting friendly with the celebrity from the stronghold, favonovel.com had indeed recommended favonovel.com to them out of good intentions. But the problem was that Milo did not really wish to get into the stronghold. It would be different if Donti were allowed to go in instead, favonovel.com would probably have already agreed to take on the task.
Milo thought for a moment before saying earnestly, “Old Bane, I’m serious. I can’t abandon Donti and Big Sister Adella to get into the stronghold myself. Stop suggesting that I be their guide.”
Old Bane was also starting to get fed up. “Okay, okay! I understand… You can rest assured that as long as Boss Eastwood does not give his permission, they won’t be able to take you away. This journey will take over three months to complete. If you’re gone, who’s going to supply the medicine to Boss Eastwood, right?”
“Okay, as long as you understand what I’m saying,” Milo said.
At this moment, a man came up to Milo from the road and said, “Doctor, I want a consultation…”
“Enough talking, I’ve got a patient to attend to.” Milo turned around and went back into the clinic.
Milo sat behind the table and said to the man, “Where’s your injury? Let me have a look.”
“I’m not injured, my balls ache,” the man said.
After favonovel.com said that, the nurse, Adella, who was standing nearby blushed in embarrassment.
Milo felt a little awkward as well, so favonovel.com tried to be professional and asked, “Do you experience the pain after intercourse?”
The man was taken aback. “It hurts all the same whether I finish doing it or not!”
Milo was at a loss.
What the hell is going on with the newest patients who come for a consultation?!
After favonovel.com advised the man and sent favonovel.com away, favonovel.com reaped yet another gratitude token. No matter what illnesses they might have, it was fine as long as they could earn favonovel.com some gratitude tokens. Now that Milo had earned ten gratitude tokens, it seemed like favonovel.com wasn’t that far from unlocking his weapon.
One of the reasons why Milo did not want to be the group’s guide at this moment was that favonovel.com felt that it would be more convenient to earn gratitude tokens while in town.
If favonovel.com were to go with the band and private army, would they show their gratitude for him?
For some reason, Milo was consistently looking forward to getting the weapon and wanted to find out just what on earth it looked like.
Since sincere gratitudes were so hard to come by, the weapon would not be terrible.
