That Was Way Too Blatant!

"Barefoot Doctor Program!"

Viscount Rost spoke six words that left everyone somewhat bewildered.

"The Barefoot Doctor Program. Based on the medical knowledge and various drugs and potions you produce or compile after joining the program, we will write a practical guidebook."

"The Barefoot Doctor Guidebook will not be written like traditional medical texts. It will not explain pharmacology or drugmaking. Everything will revolve around the problem at hand."

"For example, if certain symptoms appear alongside certain other symptoms, what disease is it? Which medicine should be used, what procedures should be performed, how long should the patient be observed, and if there is no effect, what medicine should be used next..."

"Everything will center on the patient's symptoms, clear and straightforward, simple to follow. When necessary, these barefoot doctors can even treat patients by following the book."

Ignoring the uproar in the hall, Viscount Rost continued, "I know what you are going to say. You will certainly say that this method carries a certain rate of misdiagnosis."

"You may even think this is simply playing with human lives, because in your eyes, these barefoot doctors do not qualify as doctors at all."

"In fact, that is indeed the case."

"But it cannot be denied that without such a group of people, things would only become more troublesome. Without medicine, most of these people would have died from illness anyway. Even with these medicines, most of them would not know how to take them and naturally would not buy them. The outcome would not change in any way."

"But with barefoot doctors, they can follow the books we write to handle different situations differently and offer patients the option of purchasing medicine."

"Perhaps their misdiagnosis rate will be far higher than yours, because they have not undergone the long years of