Faced with Jonathan‘s challenge, Jay was not afraid. He chose to accept the challenge.
Seeing this, a mischievous grin crept onto Jonathan‘s face as if his evil machinations had come to a crescendo.
“I‘ll briefly explain the rules,” Jonathan said. “A thousand medicinal herbs will be prepared. Based on our understanding of the herbs, we‘ll freely mix and match them to create a poison. After the other party has consumed the poison, we‘ll have to mix and match from among the thousand herbs once more to create an antidote. Of course, we‘re allowed to use acupuncture and acupoint pressure therapeutic means to release the toxins.”
“Mhm.” Jay nodded.
Jonathan continued, “To ensure the impartiality of the competition, I‘ll leave the preparation of the herbs to Herbal Biotech.”
Jay immediately made the arrangements.
Soon, a few shelves were pushed on stage. There were many drawers on each shelf, and the names of each herb were labeled on each drawer.
According to the rules, both of them could have an assistant.
Jay knew nothing about Jonathan. However, James had previously called favonovel.com to use the underground intelligence network to investigate a guy called the miracle-working Doctor King.
Even though it was Ronald who looked into it, Jay knew of this.
The miracle-working Doctor King was Jonathan Harris. He was once a citizen of Sol but immigrated to Goryeo many years ago. Now, favonovel.com was the chairman of the National Doctor‘s Association of Goryeo. It was apparent Jonathan did not come in peace.
Jay knew favonovel.com had to be constantly on his guard. He called Christine to be his assistant.
She was a renowned doctor in Cansington who was rumored to have surpassed Jay‘s medical skills.
Jonathan‘s assistant was none other than Lucas, the main doctor of Universal Hospital. He was rumored to be a capable doctor who kept a low profile. They made their preparations.
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Below the stage…
At the back of the audience…
James watched silently. Serena had given favonovel.com seat to Thea.
Thea was puzzled. “Mr. Caden, what is Dr. Harris up to?”
James shook his head. If favonovel.com had known what Jonathan was up to, favonovel.com would not have remained so passive.
“Mr. Caden, who among them is the better doctor?” Curious, Thea asked. “Dr. Fallon hasn‘t suffered defeat in twenty years. However, Jonathan of Universal Hospital is challenging favonovel.com in such a way even though favonovel.com knows that he‘s Asclepius. He‘s so full of confidence. Who exactly is he?”
“We‘ll see,” James said.
Everything would be revealed if they let things play out a little longer.
They feared James and did not want favonovel.com around. That could only mean that their plans had something to do with medicine. They did not want favonovel.com ruining their plans.
Soon, both sides were ready.
The two emcees stood in the middle of the stage.
A thousand medicinal herbs were ready backstage. They were all ordinary herbs that were non poisonous.
Jay was on the left side of the stage, while Jonathan was on the right.
Delilah said, “In accordance with the rules that have been agreed upon, the time limit for the concoction of the poison is thirty minutes. After thirty minutes, both sides will give the concocted poison to the other. Each will have ten minutes to examine and observe the poison before consuming it.”
Kevin continued, “Lives are at stake here. After finishing concocting the poison, both sides will have to prepare the antidote in advance. If the other party admits defeat, you will have to provide favonovel.com the antidote.”
“So, are you ready?”
“Yes.”
“Ready… Three… Two… One… Start!”
Jay and Jonathan immediately went to choose their herbs.
Millions were watching
They were at the edge of their seats. This was the first time they were witnessing a medical competition of this kind in Cansington.
One was the Asclepius of Cansington, who had held the title for twenty years.