"Medical Capital" Hippocrates, this city is very special in the eyes of people in the maritime world.
It is like the Potions Master's Guild, a truly "absolutely neutral" place.
This city plays the role of a rescue center in the world. No matter what profession, pirate, navy, adventurer... no matter what status, nobility, ordinary civilians or the leader of a country, as long as he pays a sufficient price, he can get it here.
Corresponding medical resources.
This is the "hometown" and "academic holy land" of almost all doctors... exporting more than 90% of the world's extraordinary medical professionals.
Regardless of the pirate group, the navy, various adventure groups, or the ship's doctors, almost all of them are related to this city.
No one makes trouble here, even the most vicious pirates and exiled criminals behave themselves in the city. So there is no need for any garrison here.
Except for the necessary city guard, there is no naval branch within thousands of nautical miles.
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In the previous game, Hippocrates City was a holy land for players of the "medical department" to change their profession.
Here you can find "doctor" career advancement resources from entry level to full level.
Raymond has trained many accounts of top doctors and extraordinary professions, and is extremely familiar with this city.
This time the "ghost group" came to this medical capital for two purposes. The first was to save Lulu's parents; the second was for the notebook.
Arno used his authority to retrieve top-secret files from the CP9 headquarters. Judging from the analysis in the files, Lulu's parents are indeed still alive and are being imprisoned in the Secret Research Institute of the World Headquarters in Hippocrates City.
In the past few days, Raymond secretly sneaked into the city. Relying on his game experience in his previous life, he also successfully explored the location of Lulu's parents who were imprisoned in the research institute.
All they have to do now...is wait.
Wait for the reinforcements to arrive and then rescue them by force.
There is no chance of anything happening. In this rescue operation, they will definitely be blocked by the top extraordinary powerhouses in the World Headquarters.
Now that the power of the "Ghost Group" has been exposed to the eyes of the world, the ship technology that Colin has mastered, the biotechnology that Lulu has mastered...
Arno judged from the news from CP9 that some "big figures" in the World Headquarters had a strong interest in the "Ghost Group" and had already issued an order to focus on capturing them.
Dr. H from the Ministry of War was once half of Lulu's teacher. That guy must know that once the news is released, Lulu will not leave his parents' safety unattended.
In his opinion, instead of foolishly looking for traces of the "ghost group" all over the sea, it is better to wait and see.
As long as there are heavy security guards at the place where Lulu's parents are imprisoned, the "ghost group" will definitely take the bait.
Raymond also knew this very well, so he decisively chose to ask for help from Mr. Capone.
Only when the experts sent by Capone arrive can they start rescuing people.
This time, any strategy is far less important than absolute strength.
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It will take some time to wait for reinforcements.
Raymond planned to get the notes first.
The city of Hippocrates is also the capital of the "Kingdom of Orens". The city covers a large area and is composed of dozens of islands.
The World Headquarters has several secret biological research institutes in the city. They have a detached status but do not interfere with the royal power.
The current king "Harris XIX" is in his prime, and the Harris family has ruled the city for more than a thousand years. The royal family has absolute control over the city.
Helen once told Raymond that there was a copy of "Haines' Death Note" in the hands of "Harris XIX".
Although Raymond is now very powerful, he is not arrogant enough to think that he can handle troubles in Hippocrates City.
As long as he doesn't want to become a "public enemy of the world", he will never rush into the palace with a hot head to find trouble with the "Harris Royal Family" and steal [Haines' Death Note].
The best way to get that notebook is to find a suitable method and ask His Majesty the King for it.
Originally, it was almost impossible for Raymond, a big pirate with a bounty on his head, to get a treasure from the king of a country. Or he could only deliberately approach certain members of the royal family to increase his favorability.
But that takes a lot of time...
Therefore, before coming back, he thought of a better idea.
In the game, there is an unsolvable S-level mission in this city - "The Curse of Queen Emia".
The mission reward is "The King's Gift".
As long as the curse on the queen is solved, His Majesty the King will grant the perpetrator one wish.
Raymond planned to take this mission and directly exchange it for the notes.
The task that makes these top doctors in the "Medical Capital of the World" helpless is definitely not that simple.
Raymond has seen a player who received this mission in the game before... The player analyzed all the clues in detail and finally came to the conclusion that it was said to be a curse, but in fact it was more likely to be "possession by an evil spirit".
As long as the evil spirit cannot be removed, the queen's illness will not heal.
If it is "possession by evil spirits", there are indeed not many people in this world who can do anything about this disease, at least doctors who treat the disease scientifically cannot do anything about it.
And Raymond happened to be one of those few people.
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Raymond spent a few days to practice his old profession of "magic stick".
He set up a "divination booth" in the city of Hippocrates, and then used old tricks familiar with the plot to convince a relative of the Harris royal chamberlain that he was an exorcist with the ability to exorcise demons.
After a lot of bragging, he succeeded in making people believe in his ability.
After that, he successfully received the invitation, came to the palace, and took on the task of "exorcizing Queen Emia".
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This day.
In the waiting room of the palace, Raymond sat quietly on a chair, not squinting.
I have seen the ultimate luxury in the human world in the elven palace, but when I look at these splendid palaces in the ordinary human world, they are just so ordinary.
"Mr. Nicholas, His Majesty the King invites you..."
A chamberlain came in and invited him politely.
"knew."
Raymond, who was wearing a grimace mask, responded in a pretentious manner, then stood up calmly and followed the chamberlain to the queen's palace.
"The palace is indeed heavily guarded..."
Raymond went all the way deep into the palace and saw many guards with strong auras along the way.
It was his first time to visit Harris Palace, and he was glad that he did not choose to force his way into it.
The combat effectiveness of the "indigenous" in the medical city cannot be regarded as common sense, because they, like Lulu, can "spray medicine". The more famous the family is, the more weird and powerful potions there are.
For a transcendent of around Sequence 5, you have to look at one or two big levels so that it is not easy for you to "make mistakes".
Not long after, the chamberlain took Raymond to a palace with pink curtains, which was the residence of the queen.
"Harris XIX" is a middle-aged man with a brown beard. He is sitting by the bed at the moment, holding Queen Amelia's hand with concern on his face.
Not far from the king, stood a heroic female palace sword guard.
"Top master!"
Lei Meng glanced at the female sword guard with his peripheral vision, and immediately felt the vague pressure of his rank.
Obviously, this is a top-notch transcendent.
Just at this glance, the female palace sword guard also had a stern look on her face, and her hand quietly rested between the hilt of the sword at her waist.
Raymond was afraid of her, and she was also afraid of Raymond.
Raymond saw that there was no hostility prompt coming from the system and didn't pay much attention.
He performed a breast-protecting salute towards someone not far away, and said in a deep voice: "I, Nicholas Zhaosi, have met His Majesty the King."
If he had been guarded by such a master at such a close range before, he would have definitely been frightened. But now that he has awakened the "Armed Haki", his confidence has become much stronger. Even if he encounters such a top extraordinary person, he is still confident that he can do something about it.
It's possible to save your life.
The two parties were polite when they met and got straight to the point.
At this moment, Harris XIX spoke, "Mr. Nicholas, I heard that you are a very capable exorcist..."
He looked at Raymond with a sad face, feeling tired as if he had been ill for a long time without seeing a good doctor.
Over the years, there have been many capable people and strangers, and even more liars.
If the queen's condition hadn't gotten worse and many famous doctors were unable to do anything, he wouldn't have casually believed in a foreign magician who was doing divination on the street.
With the mentality of treating a dead horse as a live doctor, he met this "Mr. Nicholas" of unknown origin.
"Yes!"
Raymond glanced at Queen Amia and saw the dark aura looming on her pale and pretty face, and immediately felt confident in his heart.
Harris XIX: "Then... Nicholas reality, look at the illness of Queen Love..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Raymond said directly: "I can cure it."
His current spiritual attainments, the entire world of navigation is definitely no better than him by more than a palm.
Seeing these familiar symptoms, I didn't know that this queen had a spiritual problem.
"this..."
After hearing this, several people in the palace looked a little strange.
Especially the female palace sword guard, who looked at Raymond with a "liar" look on her face.
You haven't even checked this yet, so you just say you can cure it?
The scammer here seems to have no technical skills.
"The cause of Queen Amia's illness is 'evil spirit possession'. And although this problem is a bit troublesome for me, it is not difficult to solve."
Raymond didn't mince words and directly proved his statement with his strength, "If I read it correctly, the queen should be entangled by the evil spirit of an evil dragon and have nightmares every day. This is why she is mentally weak, physically weak and sweating profusely.
Can't sleep at night..."
"ah?"
Hearing Raymond accurately describe the queen's illness, King Harris's face changed instantly.
From doubt to expectation and surprise.
If this was just a liar, he would never sound so "dead".
The masked sorcerer in front of me said that he "can cure", so he must have some ability.
Even if there was only a glimmer of opportunity, King Harris was unwilling to give up and asked cautiously: "So... Mr. Nicholas, what should we do..."
"I can cure the disease. But before that, I have something to explain."
Raymond thought it would be better to negotiate the conditions first. He was here to take notes, and he didn't want to create any complications.
At this time, he took out a drawing depicting the appearance of [Haines Notebook] and said: "I heard that His Majesty the King has such a notebook in his treasury. My condition is very simple. Cure the queen's illness.
, I want this notebook..."
King Harris also heard that some sorcerers with mysterious powers tend to have very strange tempers.
Raymond made the request so straightforwardly. Not only did he not doubt it, but he was overjoyed.
If you really dare to ask for a treasure, you must be somewhat sure of your abilities.
He looked at the appearance of the notebook on the drawing and recalled it for a moment, then it seemed that there was indeed such a notebook in the treasure house.
King Harris was also very straightforward and said: "I did accidentally get a notebook like this in my early years... If you need it, I can promise you that I will give it to you if you cure the queen."
Raymond: "I want to see something first."
"Can!"
Harris ordered the chamberlain without hesitation, "Someone, go to the treasure house and get this note."
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Things went much smoother than expected.
When Raymond saw the notebook that exuded a strong sense of death, he immediately confirmed that it was a genuine [Haines Notebook].
After seeing the "reward", he began to cast the soul-stripping spell.
In the room, King Harris and the chamberlains just watched Raymond cast a spell.
When he took action and used his skillful soul-pulling technique, everyone suddenly realized that Raymond was really a powerful soul warlock who was hiding deep inside.
Obviously, King Harris also guessed that Raymond's entry into the palace was probably premeditated, but no one cares about it now. The more this happens, the more it proves that he is capable.
As long as the queen's "illness" can be cured, and it's just a notebook that can't be read, I'll give it to you.
The "evil spirit" in Queen Amya's body was far inferior to that of Isa and a two-person demon soul. It took almost no effort for Raymond to peel it off smoothly.
Everyone also clearly saw that Raymond pulled out a black dragon-shaped evil spirit from the queen's soul, and they couldn't help but look relaxed.
After a while, Queen Amia's pale face began to turn bloody.
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"The disease has been cured, Your Majesty. Now...can you give me the notes?"
Raymond didn't want to linger any longer in the palace, but he never thought that when he looked at Queen Amia again, his face became slightly strange again.
A glint flashed in King Harris's eyes. He did not speak, but the chamberlain beside him said expressionlessly: "Mr. Nicholas, according to the rules, you need to wait in the palace for five days until the queen is confirmed to be in good health.
Take the reward."
"oh?"
Raymond raised his eyebrows, and when he looked at the dark air that reappeared between Queen Amia's eyebrows, he started to make some guesses.
It's not that he thinks these guys are defaulting on their debts right now, he's afraid they have something else to hide.
King Harris looked slightly hesitant and hesitated to speak.
Finally, after hesitating for a long time, he asked expectantly: "Mr. Nicholas, did you really cure the queen's illness just now?"
Raymond glanced at the king, obviously the bearded man knew more.
This guy is probably testing himself.
"Just now I made sure that the evil spirit was removed from the queen's body, but now...the evil spirit is back again."
He did not hide anything and directly told his discovery, "If I predict correctly, the queen will return to her old self within three days at most."
Even if he doesn't explain it now, something will definitely go wrong three days later, and the notes won't be taken away.
"You... discovered this problem?!"
King Harris also didn't expect that Raymond, unlike those "liars" before, actually said it without hesitation.
The reason why they say they have to wait five days before they can get paid is because they have encountered this problem more than once before!
No one has solved this problem before, but this "evil spirit" is still like a tarsal maggot and cannot be cured at all.
After all, Raymond was the first person he met who could see the "disease" so easily and solve the problem easily.
"Mr. Nicholas, to tell you the truth, this problem has happened before..."
King Harris really loved his wife. He told the situation truthfully and asked urgently: "Can you solve it completely? If you can solve it, sir, in addition to the notebook, I will also have a generous reward...
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"Whether it can be cured is hard to say for the time being. However, before that, can I ask the queen a few questions?"
Raymond was anxious to talk, but he looked at Queen Amia lying on the bed and asked: "Excuse me, have you or your family ancestors signed any contract with a powerful dragon? And you have violated that contract.