Work Prophet
Chapter 115 - 31 General Practitioner’s Handbook

Chapter 115: Chapter 31 General Practitioner’s Handbook

Fitzwilliam didn’t really believe what the young Lady had said, although he had lost his noble status, he was not as ignorant as the common folk.

He also had a certain understanding of the Silver Moon Church located in the west.

He knew that this ancient Church had initially risen rapidly on this land by virtue of its excellent medical skills, attracting a large number of followers, and then defeating many competitors to develop to its current monopolistic state.

Therefore, in terms of healing, the Shipwright found it hard to imagine any sect in the west that could surpass the Silver Moon Church.

But at this moment, he really had run out of options.

This was not Crab’s Corner, and the once immensely powerful family behind him, which seemed as though it would never decline, had now collapsed in a thunderous downfall.

Apart from continuously pleading with Ireya, Fitzwilliam didn’t know what else he could do to save his sister.

Moreover, the Lady had indeed proven to be as merciful as she claimed, employing almost all means available to her.

Still, his sister showed no signs of improvement whatsoever.

Could the gods really be so cruel as to take away the last of his relatives in this world?

Thinking of all he had endured over these five years, a surge of anger also sprang up in the Shipwright’s heart.

Why, why did he have to endure all this?!

He was just a collateral branch of the family, following his father in shipbuilding since he was young, and as he grew up, he continued to focus on shipbuilding, never leaving Crab’s Corner, nor had he ever been to the Royal Capital, much less participated in that so-called "rebellion".

Yet, in the end, his family did not escape; his father was beheaded by order of the Emperor, and his mother, uncle, elder brother, and two younger brothers all died in the dungeon.

Barely surviving to see the light of day again, he was exiled to the west, and now his sister seemed unlikely to hold on much longer.

Fitzwilliam clenched his fists involuntarily, feeling incredibly weak and powerless at this moment.

What to do... What could he do to regain strength? What could he do to protect those things he treasured dearly?

The Shipwright kept questioning himself, until a weak voice by his side interrupted, "Brother, I feel so miserable."

Fitzwilliam was startled back to reality, he quickly walked to the bedside, knelt on one knee, took his sister’s hand, and said softly, "Hold on a little longer, Jane, you will be saved soon."

"But I don’t want to hold on anymore, living is so tiring," the girl muttered, her voice so weak that the Shipwright had to lean close to hear her clearly.

Perhaps due to the high fever, she seemed a bit delirious and paused before adding, "Brother, I want to go home. You promised to take me to see the whales once the Sea King is launched."

"You will see the whales, Jane. Once you are well, I will take you home, I swear," the young Shipwright, his face already streaming with tears.

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As the first rays of dawn shone on the hill, Miss Rabbit, who had hardly slept through the latter half of the night, finally saw three riders approaching from afar.

Ireya had ordered the castle gates to be opened immediately, and she too had run down from the upper floors.

By the time Miss Rabbit reached the open ground in front of the stone castle, Li Yu and the two guards she had sent out earlier were just passing through the gate.

Having run back and forth all night, even though Li Yu had just started work today, he was extremely tired. His black suit was covered with plenty of dust, and the wind had skewed his tie.

Ireya greeted him with a face full of guilt, hardly daring to meet his eyes, she whispered, "I’m sorry, I didn’t tell you the truth earlier."

Li Yu dismounted, waved his hand, and said, "Let’s talk about other things later. Where is the patient?"

Upon hearing this, Miss Rabbit quickly led the way, taking Li Yu to Jane’s room.

The girl’s condition was dire, her heart rate had increased, her eye sockets were sunken, and a continuous high fever had caused her to have an impaired consciousness, yet Fitzwilliam, standing nearby, could do nothing but pray endlessly.

Li Yu took out a mask and rubber gloves before entering the room.

Not knowing what illness Jane had contracted and how infectious it might be, necessary protective measures were still needed. Li Yu then took a small medicine box and a "General Practitioner’s Handbook" from a guard who had come back with him.

All these items had been brought along when he was treating the lizard people.

The lizard people generally did not live past fifty years. Apart from living in swamps, suffering from food shortages, and occasionally conducting blood sacrifices, a major reason was that no one treated the various diseases they contracted.

Now that they had become followers of Saturday, Li Yu of course could not let them continue with any form of natural selection; it was also a good opportunity to strengthen their faith.

Thus, Li Yu had purchased a batch of common medications and had part-timed as a doctor, practicing without a license on the Bratis Continent.

However, he was untrained, and his medical equipment was limited. He couldn’t even think about complete blood counts, electrocardiograms, or X-rays; diagnostics were mainly done by inspection, listening, and questioning, even sparing the palpation.

In short, it was about roughly understanding the symptoms and then looking it up in the book to prescribe the right medicine.

Li Yu himself initially estimated that the misdiagnosis rate must have exceeded fifty percent. Fortunately, he still had antibiotics, a powerful tool that effectively addressed many diseases caused by bacterial infections, so the final cure rate was quite substantial.

The lizard people were now utterly devoted to Li Yu, who they considered as a Prophet.

Moreover, through his random treatments over this period, Li Yu had somewhat accumulated some unreliable medical experience.

Upon seeing Jane with a high fever, he first gave the girl a tablet of ibuprofen.

Then, based on the girl’s clinical presentation and past experiences, he judged that she must have dysentery.

According to the "General Practitioner’s Handbook," it is an intestinal disease caused by Shigella.

Of course, one could not rule out other intestinal diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus or other bacteria.

And that’s why when you go to the hospital with diarrhea, you need to have blood and stool tests done.

As for Li Yu, since he didn’t have the means, he skipped that step and jumped straight to antibiotic combination therapy, using fluorinic acid, gentamicin, berberine, and compound sulfamethoxazole.

This approach would be somewhat effective against any bacteria.

Additionally, Li Yu noticed that Jane was somewhat dehydrated, so he asked the maid to prepare some saline solution for the girl to drink.

After all these efforts, Li Yu had done everything he could.

The rest was up to Jane’s fate.