Chapter 16
It had been a busy day. The royal court doctors rushed into Rosaline’s room one after another. They looked very nervous.
Doctors were indispensable, but they were also the most neglected. During a pandemic, the people on the streets were more interested in trying to move to a new building rather than looking for a doctor.
Pharmacies were rare and considered ‘witch huts’.
The doctors who studied the human body as a profession were treated poorly. Rosaline, who came from 21st century South Korea, did not understand this.
After becoming his secretary, Rosaline explained to Cahir that being a doctor is a noble and necessary profession. Eventually, Cahir stamped the emperor’s seal on Rosaline’s doctor training project plan.
In just three years, the empire’s rate of infections diminished significantly. The number of deaths caused by dysentery also decreased drastically.
Rosaline set out for a second time.
Cahir was persuaded to give titles to doctors who gave valuable contributions to the field of research. They were temporary and couldn’t be passed onto offspring, but people went crazy. The number of people who wanted to become doctors increased and medical advancements improved. Although, to Rosaline, it still wasn’t enough.
Anyway, these doctors studied hard and were paid for their research. Life for them improved after they received their titles. The economic improvement couldn’t be ignored, and the eyes of those who despised them changed.
If they hadn’t experienced these changes, then they would have remained clueless. But for those who had finally experienced a rich life, the thought of losing their titles was terrifying. (pgs 1-3)
It would be horrible if they did. That was why they were so nervous.
“Miss Secretary, may I touch your hand?”
“Miss Secretary, can you tell me where you feel uncomfortable?”
“Miss Secretary, do you usually have symptoms such as tremors under your eyes?”
“Hui, what is her diet?”
Rosaline was scared. The doctors surrounded her bed each time she said something, they listened solemnly, wrote everything down, and talked among themselves.