Following the unexpected invitation, Matthew, Roland, Lola, and the young monk all made their way to the hotel.
Matthew said to the others, “Uhm, you guys go ahead. We‘ll join you if we have time after this.”
Although they didn’t know the intention of CAUMP, Matthew and the others departed with them.
Several business cars were already waiting there as they exited the building. They hopped in the car and drove for almost two hours.
As the road grew farther away, there were fewer buildings on either side. There were numerous checkpoints along the road with guards dressed in military uniforms.
Matthew looked out the window and felt a slight sense of tension wash over favonovel.com as if peerless beasts were staring at them from the woods.
When the car stopped and everyone got off, they saw a large group of buildings.
Three granite statues stood proudly in the center of the square. The man in the middle was Mordecai Lexington, the founder of medicine.
In the era of slash-and-burn agriculture, it was Mordecai who created the foundation of medicine, cataloging thousands of herbs and compiling the traditional herbal medicine encyclopedia. The person on the right was Klaus Mikaelson, the saint of medicine. He improved the medical foundation established by Mordecai and compiled all the symptoms and treatment methods of the patients favonovel.com encountered into the “The Book of Hundred Diseases”.
He also established the diagnostic methods of traditional medicine, observation, listening, smelling, and palpation.
The statue on the left was an old man with long hair. This person further improved the medical foundation of his predecessors. He also pioneered the treatment method of using needles to cure diseases.
When Matthew saw him, favonovel.com couldn’t help but smile in appreciation.
The statue depicted Christopher Larson, the doctor, and saint whom Matthew had seen in the Larsons’ jade pendant.
Everyone bowed respectfully to the three founding fathers of medicine as they approached the statues. They were the origin of traditional medicine in Cathay and the forefather of all doctors.
After standing up, Matthew noticed that although there were five groups of fifteen people who advanced to the finals, only twelve people came here, and the three missing were the participants from Emsgate.
Before Matthew had time to process what was happening, several middle-aged men in white robes quickly walked out of the main hall.
“Hi everyone, the board of seniors has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me…”
The group obeyed even though they weren’t sure what CAUMP was doing.
The words “Board of Seniors of CAUMP” were prominently displayed on the large eaves as they drew near the main hall. At this point, the participants were even more puzzled.
They knew about the board of seniors of CAUMP. And Cathay had designated this location as restricted access.
It was said that this place stored the most precious treasures of medicine in Cathay, including medical books. Unless invited, anyone who trespassed here would be lucky to escape, but they would also be pursued to the ends of the earth by the dual alliance of medical and military forces.
Why were they brought to such an important place?
Even though they were perplexed, they were afraid to say or ask more because of the strict guards nearby and the leader’s grave expression.
Even Roland, who had a carefree personality, quietly followed the team as they moved through each corridor without daring to look around.
After going through several layers of inspections, the person at the front of the team suddenly stopped.
“All of you are the most outstanding young talents in the field of traditional medicine in Cathay. The board of seniors would like to honor each of you with a special reward for your outstanding performance in the competition…”
“Next, the staff will lead you to a different location to collect your rewards.”
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