Chapter 269：This is not a matter of money

Chapter 269:This is not a matter of money

Not yet open for business, but there were already two long queues outside the clinic.

One queue was for purchasing potions, mainly for adventurers preparing to venture into the wilderness early in the morning.

The other queue was for seeking medical treatment, for all patients.

As the Abyss Clinic's reputation gradually spread, the number of patients seeking medical treatment increased day by day.

They were busy from the moment they opened until noon when they finally sent out the last patient.

"You all look busy." Marsha came down from the stairs, with the black cat perched obediently on her shoulder, scanning the surroundings vigilantly. When she saw Anna hunched over the counter, she instinctively lowered her head.

"Are you hungry? This is the daily routine of the clinic. After lunch, I'll take you to the potion workshop." Charlotte cleaned her hands and turned to go upstairs.

"It's okay, I usually wake up at this time anyway." Marsha shook her head and asked again, "Do you... eat those long-strip things every day? No meat?"

Charlotte's mind took a moment to process before realizing that Marsha was talking about noodles. She laughed and said, "Not for every meal. I had wild rabbit for lunch today."

"Wild rabbit? How many do you need to eat alone?" Marsha asked curiously.

"How many?" Charlotte raised an eyebrow. She felt something amiss with her question and answered truthfully, "I originally planned to cook only one."

Marsha looked surprised. "Just one? That's not enough to pick my teeth."

"Well..." Charlotte began to consider whether she should remove the employee benefit of providing meals.

"Here's the deal, I will catch some wild animals in the evening to feed the four of us. You just need to take care of cooking." Marsha suggested after a moment of thought.

"Sure, no problem." Charlotte agreed without hesitation.

Eating three meals a day requires quite a lot of food. If she didn't go hunting in the wilderness herself, the cost of buying meat would be high.

Marsha had the bloodline of a lion king, hunting for her was effortless, and supplying them with meat was not a difficult task.

At noon, Charlotte cooked two rabbits and a wild chicken. She cooked twice as much rice as usual.

Upon Vivian's strong recommendation, Marsha accepted the idea of eating rice with meat. After pouring a spoonful of thick chicken soup on top, she completely fell in love.

Even so, a large bowl of rice and three large bowls of meat were all finished. Marsha demonstrated her extraordinary appetite, even Vivian couldn't compete.

Shortly after, Klee drove the carriage to the entrance of the clinic to pick up Vivian for work.

Charlotte introduced the new employee, Marsha, to Klee, and as they were about to board the carriage, a voice called out from behind.

"Doctor Charlotte!"

"Buddy." Charlotte looked at the person.

"I came to see you yesterday, but you were not available." Buddy quickly approached.

"Oh, Eileen told me about it. What can I do for you?" Charlotte nodded slightly.

"My young lady wants to talk to you. Would you have time to visit Harriman Manor?" Buddy glanced at the carriage.

"I'm going to the potion workshop first, and then I'll head to Hariman Manor to meet with Miss Diana. Is that okay?" Charlotte said.

"Alright, I'll go report to the young lady first." Buddy nodded and left.

"I've been busy lately." Charlotte smiled as he explained.

"It must have exhausted you. Let me give you a massage. Agatha's technique is excellent." Agatha's voice was soft and alluring as she approached him, her soft hands climbing onto his neck and back of his head, gently massaging.

Charlotte didn't refuse, instead, he closed his eyes.

Agatha's massage technique was indeed good, and since he had nothing else to do at the moment, he might as well enjoy it.

"Feels good, right?"

In a daze, Charlotte heard a seductive voice whispering in his ear.

"Mmm, feels good." Charlotte instinctively nodded, only to open his eyes and meet a pair of bewitching eyes and a seductive face.

"Is the meeting over?" Charlotte asked calmly.

Diana sat on the opposite sofa, her mouth curved with a teasing smile. "It's not easy to see you these days."

"I've been busy with some small matters, not like Elder Diana, busy with matters concerning the survival of the Abyss." Charlotte smiled.

"Get lost!" Diana rolled her eyes.

"I'm sorry. Mrs. Landlady invited me today. May I know the reason?" Charlotte asked curiously.

Diana couldn't help but sigh and drop the smile on her face.

"In three days, it will be the night of the Red Moon. The magic barrier at the entrance of the Abyss has been set up, but due to limited funds and time, it is only a level four magic shield and cannot prevent level four or higher monsters from entering the Abyss. To prevent a large-scale loss of life like last time, I want your Abyss Clinic to open on the night of the Red Moon and receive as many patients as possible, especially our Hariman Fox Guards."

Charlotte frowned. "Opening the clinic on the night of the Red Moon? Doesn't that put me at great risk?"

"Don't worry, I will assign a team of Fox Guards to guard the Abyss Clinic on that day, led by Buddy, to ensure your safety."

"That's... " Charlotte hesitated.

"In addition to the regular treatment fees, I will pay you an additional 100,000 copper coins as a bonus," Diana promised.

"Money is not the issue here, mainly I can't bear to see the Fox Guard brothers getting hurt. I promise you, on the night of the Red Moon, the Abyss Clinic will be open all night."

"Good-natured." Diana rolled her eyes.

"After the fall of the Jadison family, didn't the Jadison Clinic taken over by the Harriman family? Why did you come to me?" Charlotte asked curiously.

Diana sighed helplessly, "Most of the doctors in that clinic had extremely poor behavior, so I disbanded most of them. Some of those with bad reputations disappeared overnight. Now there is only a low-level healing mage with a few apprentices left, and we can't rely on them to treat diseases and save lives."

Charlotte wanted to laugh but held back, asking, "Why not recruit some doctors again?"

"Do you think morally upright doctors would come to the Abyss?" Diana asked back.

Charlotte thought about it, and although there was some truth to her words, he also felt that this woman was insulting someone.

"If you know any reliable doctors, you can recommend them to me, or you can just come and be the head of the clinic yourself." Diana stared at him. "I promise your income will surpass that of the two Jadison Clinic heads."

"No, no, no, I am the director of the Abyss Clinic now. In a way, we are competitors now." Charlotte hurriedly refused.

Diana glanced at him and didn't insist. "Alright, if there are suitable candidates, recommend them to me."

"No problem, if I find suitable candidates, I will recommend them to you." Charlotte nodded and added, "There's another thing I'd like to trouble you with."