Chapter 270

Chapter 270

"Mr. Nordmark? Your tea."

"Ah, yes, thank you, little Jenny."

Garrett snapped out of it, took the tea cup, took a sip, and then pounced back onto the map. Friar Street, Anlo Street, Maine Street, Clifton Street... West Denham Street, Welfare Street, Garden Avenue... Green Village, Wolf Village, Penis Village...

City, countryside; upscale residential areas using magic arrays and divine magic arrays for water collection, middle to upper-class residential areas with water delivered by dedicated personnel, lower to middle-class residential areas drawing water from wells, slums drawing water from filthy sewers...

In recent days, he had personally traversed every corner of Nevis City, and then, based on his investigations and memory, marked out the different sources of water on the map. From dots to lines, and from lines to areas. Tomorrow, he would visit Thunder Tower again to have the tower spirits calculate the mortality rates in different areas, as well as the mortality rates due to different causes of infectious diseases...

He finished marking twenty streets, and when he turned around, little Jenny was still standing quietly two meters behind him, looking at the desk with eager eyes. Garrett paused his pen:

"Little Jenny, what’s the matter?"

"S-Sir." The little girl held the tea tray, pressing her thumbs tightly against the edge of the wooden tray, her nails turning white. She stammered a few times, then, seeing Garrett smiling at her without any impatience in his eyes, finally struggled to speak:

"Sir, I’ve finished my tasks for today. Can I borrow a book to read? Don’t worry, I’ll be extremely careful, I won’t dirty it at all, and I’ll return it immediately after reading..."

Garrett smiled slightly. Come to think of it, things had come to this point because of his own fault. If he hadn’t mistakenly thought the little girl had jaundice and insisted on checking, which ultimately removed the disguise made by the girl’s mother, that creditor wouldn’t have come to demand payment, and they probably wouldn’t have resorted to violence.

Since he had intervened, the mother and daughter probably couldn’t stay there any longer. He could only help them to the end. As for the fact that both the mother and daughter could read, that was a pleasant surprise.

"Of course! Little Jenny, the bottom row of the left bookshelf, you can read any book there. You can take it back to your room to read as well. You can only read one book at a time, and remember to return it after you finish reading! Work hard!"

"Thank you, sir!"

The little girl bowed, carefully took out a book, and put it in the pocket of her apron. Then she bowed again, holding the tea tray, and left the study with small, light steps, almost soundlessly.

Garrett smiled and returned to his work. After organizing population data, mortality rates, birth rates, he quickly delved into tax records. Calculation, statistics, assessment—

With the arrival of the clerics, there was a bustling sound of footsteps, and another group of people entered. Among them was a person with a tall and straight figure, full of vigor and vitality. It was Selena, the female knight Garrett had dealt with before, the eldest daughter of Count Ifenis, Lady Loxi.

It seemed that this group were all aristocrats. Garrett exchanged a glance with the female knight, and Selena raised her chin slightly, waving her fingers to him with a slight movement. After the nobles took their seats, another group of merchants entered, bustling and noisy, filling up the back rows of the spectator seats.

The doors of the conference hall closed with a bang. In front of the conference table, a clerk in a black robe with white shoulder-length curls rang the bell and raised his voice:

"Regarding Mage Garrett Nordmark’s request for the allocation of special funds to establish a public health institution, a special hearing is now in session!"

Garrett: !!!

Familiar but unfamiliar, I didn’t file this application!

He quickly looked towards the platform. On the platform, the protective magic archmage smiled slightly and gestured to him.

Go for it!

If you win this debate, you’ll be the first head of the public health institution!

"Next, please present arguments from all parties regarding the necessity, feasibility, and budget of establishing a public health institution!"

The clerk raised his left hand and lifted it up. Across from Garrett, a mage in a deep blue robe with three silver stars on his badge stood up immediately. As soon as he spoke, Garrett’s face darkened:

"I believe that the current medical resources in Nevis City are sufficient to meet the needs of the entire city. There is no need to establish any other institutions!"

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