Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

 

 

Treatment for Deok’s Wife began.

Starting from the basics.

 

“Let’s start with acupuncture.”

“Yes…”

 

Jung Myeong first inserted needles to tonify the lungs.

Sssss-

The effect of Analysis was still active.

Meaning the acupoints were clearly visible.

There was no way he could place them wrong.

 

“Mmm…”

 

Swoosh.

Before Deok’s Wife could even feel the needle entering.

The needle found its proper place.

 

[Acupuncture Skill use successful.]

[Acupuncture Skill takes effect.]

 

The effect was immediately visible.

 

“Hoo… huh? What?”

“With this, the acupuncture is complete. The first treatment is finished.”

 

Deok’s Wife, who had been coughing endlessly.

Her breathing became steady.

Though usually unnoticed, breathing is fundamental.

As it became easier, Deok’s Wife’s complexion improved considerably.

Her eyes widened in surprise, and a clear light shone in them.

It meant her spirit was recovering.

Seeing the woman like this, Jung Myeong immediately moved to the next step.

 

[Using Pill Crafting Skill.]

 

Pill crafting right away.

He had already selected the materials for this.

 

‘Using Licorice Root and Dried Bellflower Root as the base. I’ll remove the toxicity from the Apricot Kernel before using it.’

 

Licorice Root. Dried Bellflower Root. Apricot Kernel.

He thought these three would be sufficient.

Licorice Root and Dried Bellflower Root are famous.

There’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know them.

Even common folk often brew tea with these two.

Among these, Apricot Kernel is usually less known.

But this too is surprisingly a nearby medicinal ingredient.

 

‘Apricot tree seeds are Apricot Kernels.’

 

In fact, Apricot Kernels are easy to obtain but difficult to use carelessly.

They contain slight toxicity, so exceeding the proper amount would act as poison.

Therefore, using only small amounts was usually the answer.

Just as poison can become medicine, medicine can also become poison.

 

‘I’m different now.’

 

However, Jung Myeong now was confident.

He grabbed a handful of Apricot Kernels, more than usually needed for medicinal purposes.

Using this amount as-is might cause toxic poisoning.

But he didn’t mind.

Using the Alchemy Skill, it was possible to extract only specific components.

 

[Decomposing medicinal ingredient: Apricot Kernel.]

[Decomposition successful.]

[Extracting only components that improve coughing.]

 

Jung Myeong showed off even more here.

Internal energy enhancement!

He aimed for the medicinal effect enhancement like yesterday.

 

[Imbuing extracted components with internal energy.]

[Component enhancement successful!]

 

Success.

He immediately moved to the next step.

Full-scale pill crafting!

Like layering onto the two pre-prepared ingredients, he added the decomposed Apricot Kernel.

Mixing with internal energy, he balanced the medicinal ingredients.

Kneading and forming this.

 

‘Done.’

 

A pill was created in an instant.

 

[Great success in pill crafting.]

[Experience points greatly increased.]

 

The pill created in an instant.

There was no need for gold plating or such, but it didn’t matter.

There was an inherent purity that could be felt from it.

 

“Oh… it’s a pill!”

“Isn’t there something mystical about it?”

“Right? That person has something special!”

 

Everyone instinctively feels it.

This physician really has something special.

In fact, the most surprised person was Jung Myeong himself.

 

‘A great success here? Wow. Even if I crafted a hundred times, a great success might happen once or not at all. I’m lucky.’

 

He was surprised by the sudden great success.

A great success, no less.

Great successes don’t occur as often as one might think.

This itself was an amazing occurrence.

What was even more surprising was something else.

 

‘It seems like the experience gained from the physician skill also gave experience to the other jobs?’

 

Pill Crafting is a physician skill.

I used a physician skill, but it said experience increased greatly, not just physician experience.

It was referring to the total.

Since there was no separate distinction made.

All three job experiences must have risen simultaneously.

Considering the simultaneous growth of all three jobs shown yesterday.

 

‘This could be called experience copying.’

 

Experience gets copied.

Just by doing physician work, the other two jobs also rise.

Even if I accumulate experience as an alchemist, physician and warrior experience would surely increase too.

Since he has three jobs, that effect is tripled!

 

‘This is insane.’

 

Triple, no less!

It felt so good that fireworks seemed to be exploding in his head.

The euphoria felt from gaining experience once is immense.

An excitement thirty times, not just three times, greater comes rushing in.

 

‘Huu… huu…’

 

His breathing became rough at an inappropriate time.

However, he needed to regain his reason.

Jung Myeong tried to find composure even as his mind went blank from the brain-striking excitement.

 

‘Let’s calm down. The theory is only half proven yet. To truly prove it, one step remains. If the next level up happens simultaneously for all three jobs again? Then the experience copying theory would be perfectly proven.’

 

He needed to stay calm.

He tried to control his surprised heart.

And handed the successfully crafted pill to Deok’s Wife.

 

“Please take it right away.”

“Right away?”

“Yes. If you take it while receiving acupuncture, the effect will be even better.”

“Th-thank you.”

 

Gulp-

Deok’s Wife swallowed the pill in one go as if someone might snatch it away.

The medicine he created with his skill immediately began to take effect.

 

“How is it?”

“Oh…? My breathing has become much easier. So quickly…!”

 

Deok’s Wife’s amazement grew even greater.

Those around also widened their eyes in surprise.

To show such improvement.

It was the first time they had seen such a thing.

In fact, the truly amazing thing was something else.

 

[You have successfully healed a patient.]

[You gain a large amount of experience.]

[Job: Warrior level has increased.]

[Job: Alchemist level has increased.]

[Job: Physician level has increased.]

 

‘This is crazy…!’

 

The level went up again immediately.

Jung Myeong’s eyes widened.

In truth, the most surprised person here was him.

 

‘Experience gets copied!’

 

The theory that experience gets copied for each job had been proven!

 

 

* * *

 

 

Three more times after that.

 

[Job: Warrior level has increased.]

[Job: Alchemist level has increased.]

[Job: Physician level has increased.]

 

He saw the system.

It meant the level had risen three times.

The current time was just passing the hour of the Monkey (3-5 PM).

Half a day from morning until now.

Having leveled up three times in that period meant reaching level 5.

 

‘Wow. What is this? The speed itself is extraordinary.’

 

After Deok’s Wife.

He treated twelve patients who came rushing in afterward.

In total, he had treated thirteen people.

The severity of the patients’ conditions varied.

But their level wasn’t as extremely high as Deok’s Wife’s condition.

The very fact that they could seek out a wandering physician like him meant they weren’t bedridden with severe illness.

After treating twelve more like that, his level was 5.

 

‘Once when I treated Deok’s Wife. This might have leveled up from leftover experience points I gained from treating Old Man Jang.’

 

Treating three more brought him to level 3.

Treating four more brought him to level 4.

When five more were added, he reached level 5.

The rate of increase was extraordinary.

 

‘This is way too easy compared to my past life?’

 

Wasn’t this easily several times faster?

The conclusion became simple.

 

‘I don’t know why. What’s certain is that growth is faster than in my past life.’

 

The synergy between professions was frighteningly powerful too.

But even gaining experience points was fast.

It seemed hard to believe.

But it was actually happening. There was no reason to deny it.

 

‘At this rate… Getting stronger isn’t just natural, it’s fast.’

 

The level of promising talent they used to talk about in his past life.

That level he could only dream of and admire seemed unnecessary to even mention.

There was no need to think about what came after.

 

‘If I just establish a good foundation early on, everything after will become easier.’

 

The beginning was half. No, more than that.

But that half was insanely fast.

Wasn’t this sufficient?

 

“Doctor, aren’t you going to eat?”

“With so many patients like this, how can I eat?”

“Oh my…”

 

Even without eating, he felt full.

What he was doing wasn’t bad work either.

It was saving people’s lives.

He was even getting stronger.

Was there any reason to stop?

 

‘To think he’d be so sincere about caring for patients. Is this why he’s a divine physician at this age?’

 

While Old Man Jang was making admiring comments he couldn’t understand.

He set aside meals and tended to patients first.

 

“Now, next patient!”

 

 

* * *

 

 

Time passed quickly.

Before he knew it, it had been five days since he’d established himself and started treating patients.

 

‘Already level 10?’

 

The level he had reached in that time was 10.

And all three of his professions had reached this level.

The points he had accumulated totaled 54!

Each time he leveled up, he gained 2 points, and with three professions that made 6.

Repeating this 9 times had accumulated this amount.

 

‘Incredible.’

 

Jung Myeong left these points unused.

He felt it wasn’t time to use them yet.

 

‘I don’t feel the need for them yet.’

 

That was understandable.

Without needing to spend points, there were things that increased with each level up.

Basic physical abilities and internal energy.

 

[Physical abilities increase slightly.]

[Internal energy increases slightly.]

 

These two notifications he heard with every level up.

What he gained from just these notification effects was already significant.

 

‘Physical abilities are great, but internal energy is amazing.’

 

Internal energy that increased with each level up!

The rate of increase grew larger as his growth progressed.

First was one month’s worth.

Next was two months’ worth.

The amount increased very steeply.

 

‘I don’t know the exact rule for how much it increases. But it’s certain the amount is growing.’

 

The gradually increasing internal energy worked a miracle when he reached level 10.

When going from 9 to 10.

It boosted his internal energy by a full year’s worth all at once!

Thus, the internal energy he currently possessed had somehow reached 12 years.

His internal energy, which had been 6 years, had reached 12 years in an instant.

In just a few days!

This was huge.

 

‘Now I can infuse internal energy into the weapons I use.’

 

The realm of second-rate was determined by whether one could channel martial power into their internal energy or not.

He had reached this level in one go.

In other words, he could now function as a second-rate warrior anywhere.

For someone who got stronger just by healing, this was a steep rate of improvement.

However, Jung Myeong was still hungry for more.

 

“I can’t be satisfied with just this.”

 

Leveling up was good.

Getting stronger was even better.

However, it still felt lacking.

There was a sense of regret that had accumulated from his reincarnation until now.

That regret was telling him something.

Don’t be satisfied with this.

Get stronger faster.

 

‘Fortunately, there are plenty of methods I can use.’

 

Whenever he had spare time, he had endlessly imagined in his head how he could become stronger if he Awakened.

And now, he instinctively knew it was time to move.

Time to advance to the next dimension.

 

‘It’s time to use a new method.’

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