Three Kingdoms: A Million Soldiers Grown from the Fields

Chapter 14: Skills (Please continue reading)
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The group of hooligans helped him into a clinic, shouting as they went.

"Doctor! Help!"

A doctor emerged from behind the medicine cabinet, glanced at the ruffian, and said, "Put them over here." He pointed to several straw mats under the window on the left side of the clinic.

The hooligans moved away, and only then did the doctor step forward to examine them several times.

"It's nothing serious. The person who attacked you was very careful; it's just superficial injuries. You'll be fully recovered in a few days. But if you want some medicine, I have some liniment here."

The ringleader waved his hand: "Since we are all fine, we don't need any medicine. Thank you, doctor."

The doctor nodded and said "Hmm," without any other change in attitude.

"You may rest for a while and then leave. My clinic is not very big."

"Understood, understood," the ruffian leader nodded in response.

Just as the doctor was about to return to the medicine cabinet to continue grinding the medicine, a rapid breathing sound came running in from outside the clinic.

"Master, Master, the young master of the Guo family has been cured. I heard that the person who cured him is a young man I've never heard of before."

A boy ran in; he looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old.

"Where did you hear this from? Just a few days ago, we discussed this with those great doctors. We believe that the only way to cure Guo's son is with strong medicine, but Guo's son cannot withstand strong medicine."

The doctor patted his apprentice on the head and continued grinding the medicinal herbs.

The apprentice muttered, "I didn't just hear about it. Didn't Master tell me to go to the county government office this morning to spread snake and insect powder? I saw with my own eyes that Master Guo entered the county government office with a big smile on his face and was having a very pleasant conversation with the prefect."

"I heard from the head of the Guo family himself that Guo's son had recovered from his illness."

The sound of the medicine grinder stopped, and the doctor murmured, "Is that so? It seems that Changshan has produced another great doctor."

"Couldn't they be from another county?" the apprentice muttered.

The doctor glanced at him and said, "Fool. The Guo family head has already invited all the top doctors in and around the county. The doctors from a little further away won't be able to arrive until the day after tomorrow at the earliest. So the only ones who can cure Guo's son are the people from Changshan."

"Oh," the apprentice scratched his head sheepishly.

The two men, however, did not notice the rascal leader on the other side of the straw mat, whose eyes revealed a thoughtful look.

That afternoon, the news that a great doctor had emerged in Changshan spread. However, for most ordinary people, this news was forgotten as soon as they heard it. Rather than seeking treatment from a great doctor, they would rather think about where they would get their food for tomorrow.

Those who paid more attention to this news were mostly wealthy families.

Upon learning of this matter, Guo Huai smiled and said to his steward Guo Fu, "I originally intended to bestow a reputation upon Zixu, but I never expected that this reputation would grow on its own."

"Go and do your best to make this message more authentic."

"promise."

With his young son recovered from his illness, Guo Huai's worries dissipated, and he became clearer about the details of some things.

How long did it take Zhang Zixu to cure his son Tang'er?

An afternoon, a night, and half a morning.

In less than two days and with two doses of medicine, Tang'er's condition had almost completely improved.

Such medical skills are astonishing. Guo Huai dared to say that even a high-ranking official would have to cultivate a good relationship with such a person, as it could be a life-saving avenue in a critical moment.

The Guo family is not short of money or reputation; what they lack is someone who can save their lives in critical moments. It's always a good idea to build a good relationship with such a person.

As for forcibly seizing Zhang Xian's medical skills or medicines?
That's unnecessary. Who knows if a great doctor who's supposed to save lives might also have a way of taking the lives of an entire family without anyone noticing?

Thus, with the Guo family's encouragement, Zhang Xian's reputation spread rapidly throughout Changshan and the surrounding areas, even becoming increasingly legendary. So what was Zhang Xian doing amidst this media frenzy?
Small village.

As early spring approaches, the temperature is gradually warming up.

After meals, the villagers had grown accustomed to that figure constantly busy in the small mountain village.

In the morning, he would go to each family's fields to help with plowing.

At noon, any household in the village that raises livestock such as chickens or ducks will encounter a young man who comes uninvited to help clean the livestock sheds and poultry houses.

The situation improved considerably in the afternoon, when the figure would ride a horse back and forth not far from the village.

Then they called on the village lads to write a story and have a martial arts contest.

You know what, the story was actually quite captivating.

After several days, everyone in the small mountain village knew that there was such a person in the village, and the young men in the village were happy to surround him.

After finishing the last kilometer of riding, Zhang Xian breathed a sigh of relief, tied his horse to the door of his old village house, and then walked back to Zhao Yun's house.

On the way, he looked at the upgraded skills on his panel and was filled with emotion.

This is truly the result of his continuous work over the past week.

Name: Zhang Xian, courtesy name: Zixu.

Sex: Male.

Age: 23.

Properties panel:
Strength: 8 (71/500)

Physique: 8 (82/500),

Reaction: 8 (42/500)

Temperament: 9 (287/2000)

Weight: 5/88 (jin)

技能：统领1（3/500），战斗1（72/500），骑术1(67/500)，医疗1（187/500），学识3（1358/50000），工艺0，厨艺1（178/500），求生1(210/500)，驯兽1(93/500)，农业1(370/500)略

Skill sub-items:
Command: Sufficient Food and Pay: As long as your soldiers have sufficient food and pay, they will not easily leave you, and you will gain a 10% combat ability bonus.

Combat: Brute Force: Your attacks gain one point of strength.

Riding Skill: Spirit Bone Whistle: The mount bound to the whistle will automatically appear within a suitable range of 200 meters when you blow the whistle. (Please note that it takes time for the mount to arrive; you can run towards the mount to reduce this time consumption.)
Medical: Knowledge of Herbs: You possess knowledge of most herbs and can clearly understand the medicinal effects and corresponding therapeutic effects of each herb.

Cooking Skills: Herbalist: Cooking with herbs and products from your homestead will give your food three different restoration effects: stamina, endurance, and vitality. However, the cost is that it may not taste good.

Survival: Gathering Expert: Plants you gather will likely yield an extra seed, animal hides and bones you skin will be more intact, and damaged hides will have a chance to be repaired.

Animal Taming: Homestead Farming Level 1: You will have three breeding slots, each containing nine identical animals for raising, a feature unique to the game. (Currently selected: 27 chickens, 4 adult chickens, 23 mature chickens, 47 hours remaining growth time, 8 eggs laid daily, self-consistent perception of others.)
Agriculture: Homestead Farmland Level 1: You will have a plot of farmland with an area not exceeding nine square meters. Each square meter of planting land can accommodate no more than nine plants. You possess the game trait of having self-consistency in your perception of others. (Currently planted: 27 *Du Ruo* plants, remaining growth time 1 hour)

The remaining growth time for the 27 Polygonatum plants is 1 hour.

One ginseng plant has 25 hours of remaining growth time.

8 pumpkin plants, 1 hour remaining to grow.

Nine chili pepper plants have one hour of remaining growth time.

Nine garlic stalks as shown above.

(End of this chapter)