Ch. 1661..1670

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1661-"After all that effort, don't tell me this mudball is just a joke?"

"Look at it, the surface is even losing its color. Anyone who doesn't know might think it's a chunk of coal. But at least coal can burn-what can your mudball do?"

"Haha…"

Kairo laughed without caring about his image. The crowd around burst into laughter too, teasing and gesturing at him.

Some even urged the black-robed elder to quickly check the medicinal properties of this mudball. After all, Frank had been wearing a serious expression since the beginning. Now, many people wanted to see the look of panic and embarrassment on his face once he was exposed.

Surely this would bring another wave of amusement to everyone.

"Hmm…"

This time, Mole was clearly disappointed by the pill that Frank presented.

He did not even reach out to take it and examine it carefully, perhaps afraid of getting his hands dirty.

Instead, he let Frank hold it and stood in place to inspect it closely.

After staring at it for a while, he could not discern anything special. Then he leaned in to sniff it. Suddenly a pungent smell hit him, causing Mole to sneeze violently.

When Mole sneezed, the entire crowd burst into laughter again.

"Hey, Elder Mole, is there really anything to see here?! This kid obviously just whipped up some old mudball to fool us."

"Exactly! You're taking it so seriously and making yourself look bad. In my opinion, this is just a mudball. There's no need to look any further!"

Listening to the chaotic voices around him, Mole's expression turned slightly unpleasant.

Originally, he had a faint hope in his heart regarding Frank's pill. But after such careful observation, he was disappointed to find that this pill… no, this mudball had nothing remarkable about it.

Even street kids playing with mud could produce such a 'creation'.

Finally, after a brief silence, Mole shook his head in disappointment and raised his hand to give Frank a score. "Ahem… I declare zero points for Frank."

Immediately, the atmosphere in the entire hall reached its climax.

Laughter echoed incessantly.

Those who came to participate in et Kornac's Keep trial for new apprentices.could not help but exclaim that they had come to the right place. Even though they did not advance, at least they had witnessed a spectacle that had not occurred in decades. Someone actually tried to pass the trial with a mudball. Just the story of Frank's attempt would ruin his reputation forever!

Of course, whether Frank would have a future was uncertain because in his attempt to show off earlier, he had consumed so much sediment that now his body was almost bursting with toxicity Initially, the people of Kornac's Keep had been compassionate and had offered Frank the chance to withdraw, wanting to save his life, but Frank insisted on refining pills himself. And now, he produced such a mudball.

He was truly risking his life to show off!

"Impressive. I truly admire him."

Ira looked at Frank at this moment. There was no mockery on his face like others, but rather, genuine admiration.

Of course, this admiration was not for Frank's strength or character.

It was admiration for Frank daring to risk his life to show off.

Perhaps this was the only time he could ever do it in his life, so Ira sincerely thought Frank had something about him.

This spirit of daring to court death really impressed him.

"Zero points?"

Amid the ridicule and insults from the crowd, Frank raised an eyebrow slightly and narrowed his eyes at the elderly man in the black robe.

"Elder Mole, did you really study this pill clearly? Or rather…

"Are you really qualified to be a judge?"

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1662-"What?!"

Everyone present heard Frank's casual words clearly.

While others were stunned, Ira gave Frank a thumbs up in surprise.

"Damn, I didn't expect this. This kid has reached this point, and he's still showing off and pretending!"

"He really is so damn talented!"

Kairo heard Frank's disdainful words. He stepped forward to snatch the pill from Frank's hand and inspected it closely. "You're too arrogant!"

After a moment, he threw it to the ground.

"Hmph, it's just a mudball covered in charcoal ash with no medicinal properties or any effect!

"With this kind of trash, you'd dare to criticize the elder who serves as a judge?!"

Faced with Kairo's questioning, Frank looked at the pill he had thrown away and did not bother to argue.

Seeing Frank's attitude, Kairo became even more furious.

"Hey, look at me!"

Kairo was livid. He stepped forward and stomped on Frank's pill. Then, he sneered and bellowed, "I don't know who gave you the audacity to be so arrogant, but you're going to die today. Do you understand? You have no chance of survival!"

"Wait until the poisonous sediments in your body erupt! Let's see if you can still be so indifferent!"

Frank's expression turned cold when he saw Kairo stomp on his pill.

"How could you question the judge's qualifications? Who do you think you are?"

"Elder Mole, why haven't you kicked out such a madman from Kornac's Keep?!"

"That's right! Make him kneel and beg for an antidote!"

"Antidote? A madman like him deserves his fate! Let him die from the poison that he ingested!"

Frank's indifferent questioning of Mole's qualifications as a judge sparked outrage throughout the audience.

After all, if even the elders were not qualified, then what did that make the people who came to Kornac's Keep seeking knowledge?

Frank's words were not just insulting Kornac's Keep, but they were also insulting everyone who came to learn!

Of course, Frank did not intend it that way.

He was just speaking his mind and genuinely believed that the elder was not skilled enough.

To think that he could rate the pill Frank had crafted as zero points!

After all, Frank had used some really complex methods to refine this pill.

To others, it seemed like he had done something simple within five minutes. It made it look like he had been playing with clay.

But in Frank's hands, it was a display of his craftsmanship. There was while he notament of relaxation had been refining the pill. So, being given zero points by Mole naturally left Frank displeased, and that was why he directly questioned the elder's judgment. Content belongs to en.kikiston "You…"

Having his skills questioned, Mole naturally grew angry.

Who was this young man to mock him with a mere clay pill, and then question his decades of traditional medicine expertise?

He had revived hundreds if not thousands under his care. Everyone praised his extraordinary medical skills, and even the castellan of Kornac's Keep often sang his praises. Frank's questioning thoroughly infuriated Mole.

"Brat!"

Mole walked up with a cold expression, his gaze dark as he stared at Frank.

"If you think I can't judge your pill properly, why don't you take it yourself and see its effects?!"

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1663-Upon hearing Mole's words, everyone present quickly understood.

Of course!

The purpose of the second trial was to refine pills that could detoxify their bodies, yet Frank had only crafted a mudball using mudroots.

How could it possibly have any effect?

Due to the nature of mudroots, if Frank were to ingest this mudball, it was likely to be ineffective. And that was not all-it could even trigger the outbreak of the poison.

So, when Mole made his suggestion, the crowd cheered and applauded.

As expected from an elder who had lived for so many years, he was truly cunning.

With just a few words, he had backed Frank into a corner.

Frank thought Mole was incapable and could not see through the secrets of his pill, right?

Then, Frank should eat it!

If it did not work, not only would Frank have to force down a mudball that was obviously hard to swallow, but he would also be utterly embarrassed! How dare Frank utter such disdainful words about Mole's skills and abilities to judge. He would make sure Frank retracted those words as soon as possible!

Mole's casual words forced Frank into proving the efficacy of his pill.

At this point, the elder did not care anymore.

If the pill proved useless, he had no intention of saving Frank.

Let this arrogant and conceited young man pay the price for his attitude today!

That was what Mole thought, and so did everyone else too.

Everyone present virtually had no expectations regarding Frank's mudball. After all, the herbs were insufficient, the timing was not right, its appearance was ugly, and it had a strange smell.

Could something like this really cure diseases?

It would already be considered a miracle if it did not kill someone!

"Hah…"

Upon hearing the elder's provocation, Frank merely chuckled coldly.

Meanwhile, Kairo was afraid that Frank might refuse to eat the pill. He hurriedly picked up the pill from the ground before carefully wiping off the dust that had stuck to it and solemnly handing it over to Frank. "You said that we're all not skilled enough and can't see the secrets of your pill. So, please eat it today and show us!

"If this pill can detoxify your body, I swear in front of everyone now that not only would I kneel before you, but I also lick your shoes. How about that?" Seeing Kairo repeatedly provoking him, Frank lost his patience. "Mark your words."

Since these people had such poor judgment and could not recognize a good thing, he would open their eyes today!

"Everyone heard that. If this man here eats this pill and it detoxifies him, I, Kairo Wal of Cloudnine Sect, will kneel before him in front of everyone!"

"Hahaha…"

Upon hearing Kairo's declaration, everyone did not mock him. Instead, they turned their eyes toward Frank with anticipation, eager to see what would unfold.

"Well, Mr. Wal, what if his pill doesn't work?"

"Yeah, Mr. Wal, if his pill fails, shouldn't he kneel and lick your shoes?" someone in the crowd deliberately asked with a laugh.

"Well, that won't be necessary." Kairo deliberately maintained a serious expression. "If the pill doesn't cure him, then he'd just be a dead man. It wouldn't be good for me if a dead man knelt and licked my shoes, right?" Kairo's words provoked more laughter from the crowd.

"Mr. Lawrence, please."

Kairo stared directly at Frank with a smile tinged with a hint of menace.

At this moment, he was directly pressuring Frank to eat the pill. He was eager to see the expression on Frank's face after his lies were exposed.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1664- Just as Frank nodded and was about to swallow the pill in one gulp, someone called out, "Hold on!"

Yosil had been quietly observing, but he had suddenly shouted out.

The audience turned their heads in surprise and looked toward Yosil.

"Chief, is Kornac's Keep deliberately favoring that kid?"

"Yeah, Chief! He criticized an elder for lacking skills and abilities since he couldn't see through the secrets of his pill. Do you really want someone like that?"

As the crowd buzzed with discussion, Yosil remained composed. He approached Frank slowly and carefully took the pill from Frank's palm.

He raised the black mudball slowly, allowing the sunlight to shine through. Yosil narrowed his eyes as he examined it closely and felt a sudden jolt in his heart because he faintly saw it.

Encased within the pitch-black mudball was a pale yellow liquid that swirled with the movement of the pill.

"This…"

Although Yosil maintained a calm demeanor, he was deeply shocked inside.

Was that… the marrow fluid of the mudroots that had been refined?

Yosil was in disbelief. He dared not imagine that the liquid within the pill was indeed the marrow of the mudroots refined to its utmost purity.

This little bit of liquid inside the pill was actually the largest amount of essence one could obtain from the mudroots.

According to Yosil's understanding, there was no one in this world who possessed such exquisite skills, with the ability to refine the marrow fluid of a single medicinal herb so thoroughly and in such a short time.

There was only one person in the world he could think of who had such an ability, but that person had long perished under the combined efforts of masters from various factions.

And now, this young man, who was barely thirty years old, could achieve such a feat?

Yosil had dedicated his life to studying the traditional medical practices of Draconia, but even he could not accomplish such a technique! "What? So that's…"

While Yosil was carefully examining the pill in his hand, Horey happened to glance at it from her angle. She noticed the liquid moving inside it under the sunlight and instantly, her face was filled with shock. It was as if she had seen a ghost in broad daylight. Seeing his junior react that way, Kairo was also taken aback and quickly asked what she had discovered.

However, Horey had yet to recover from her shock.

She stared blankly at the pill in Yosil's hand and muttered under her breath, "Kairo, that's…"

Due to her surprise, Horey trailed off for a while before she continued.

"It's a contravening method I accidentally saw before. It's one that clashes with conventional medical wisdom… I never thought I'd witness it in my lifetime… It's unbelievable, really…" Horey was completely absorbed in her fascination at this moment and could not hear what was going on around her.

Meanwhile, Kairo felt like thunder had struck him and could not muster a smile anymore.

He stared at the black mudball in Yosil's hand, unable to discern any mystery within it.

In fact, he found it somewhat absurd.

Were his abilities inadequate? Or were his junior and Yosil collaborating to put on a show?

It was just an ordinary and even slightly pungent mudball that he had once stomped on. Why did it surprise them so much? "Ahem…"

Everyone's attention was fixed on Yosil, who had been lost in thought for several minutes. Finally, he set down the pill and cleared his throat gently. "For this pill, I will be the one to assess its score."

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1665-As Yosil uttered these words, a wave of unease washed over Kairo.

During the first trial, Yosil had changed Frank's score from zero to over a hundred because he had detected toxicity in the medicinal soup. Was this stubborn old man stepping in again to overturn the already settled outcome?

Would he give Frank a high score?

At the thought, Kairo began to sweat profusely and forgot to sniff back his runny nose, with his snot almost dripping onto his lips.

Kairo was genuinely anxious now.

If this old man intervened again and gave Frank a score exceeding a hundred, would he have to kneel down and lick Frank's shoes?!

The image of himself mocking Frank flashed before Kairo's eyes, causing him to sweat even more. If this happened, Cloudnine Sect and Kairo himself would truly become a laughing stock in everyone's eyes. This label would likely haunt him indefinitely.

He might as well die now.

Just as Kairo nervously stared at Yosil, the elder regretfully shook his head in front of everyone's gaze.

"I have to admit," Yosil spoke softly as he looked at Frank, "that you indeed have the right to criticize our judges, young man. Even I cannot replicate your refining technique."

"What?!"

Upon hearing Yosil's praise for Frank, everyone at the scene turned to look at him with expressions of utter astonishment. Frank was not yet thirty years old, and yet, he had skills so advanced that even Yosil, the castellan of Kornac's Keep, could not discern them?

Upon hearing Yosil's words, Mole's eyes widened, and he remained speechless for a while.

"However!"

Yosil's tone shifted dramatically. He sighed regretfully and continued, el.ne "However, about your pill… Despite the exquisite technique you employed, it contains only the ordinary marrow of the mudroots and thus cannot cure the toxicity in your body. "Our second trial was designed to cleanse oneself of toxicity, and it's evident you haven't passed."

Yosil regretfully shook his head and said calmly, "So, I can only give you twenty points. It's a failing grade." "Ha… Haha!"

Kairo was already so frightened that his heart was racing, and he did not dare to listen to what Yosil had to say. However, the final number Yosil uttered eventually reached Kairo's ears. "Twenty points! That's a failure!"

Upon hearing this, Kairo felt as if he had heard heavenly music. He immediately shook his head and laughed loudly. "Frank, you do have some skills. But with such a short period of time and only mudroots, it doesn't matter how exquisite your technique is. It's useless! "You lost! I… won!"

Upon hearing Kairo's laughter, the people present all felt conflicted and could no longer laugh.

On one hand, Frank was not some clown seeking attention. He genuinely possessed skills that even the castellan of Kornac's Keep admired. After all, Yosil had personally said so. That could not be faked.

On the other hand, Frank had such impressive skills but failed to produce the desired pill. However, that was probably due to Kairo taking away almost all the medicinal materials.

That was why Frank had no materials to use.

Thinking in this manner, Kairo was too arrogant in this situation.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1666-Back then, Yosil had asked Frank if he needed more medicinal herbs. If Frank had compromised a little, the current situation would not have turned out like this.

"Oh, what a pity." Ira sighed too, his eyes holding a hint of dissatisfaction toward Kairo.

Despite constantly insisting that Frank should drink the poison and compete fairly with them, Kairo instead hindered Frank in this test, ultimately causing Frank's loss.

Though Kairo was from Cloudnine Sect, it seemed that his methods were not entirely honest. His earlier talk of fairness probably stemmed from not wanting to lose his dignity.

If he was placed in Frank's shoes just now, forget drinking the medicine sediments-Kairo would probably not even touch a drop of poison.

So when they heard Kairo's triumphant laughter now, Ira and the others also felt somewhat irked.

The people participating in this trial stopped mocking Frank. Instead, they cast complex glances at Kairo, who indeed had a bit of a petty mentality.

Yosil naturally saw all this and could only shake his head helplessly. Although Kairo had meddled in the outcome, the most crucial factor was still Frank himself, who had refused Yosil's help and had been too arrogant and conceited.

Yosil thought that Frank had a hot temper and needed more experience. Enduring this setback and spending a few years recuperating might not be bad for his character.

Just as Yosil was thinking this, Frank smiled faintly.

"Oh? Fail? Do you mean that my pill can't cure the toxicity in my body?"

"What?" Yosil was slightly taken aback when Frank confidently spoke those words. His brows furrowed slightly.

"Why is this young man so stubborn? He still won't admit defeat?"

"Cut the crap. I know you don't want to admit it, but facts are facts. You have to accept it!" Kairo said firmly, extending his foot.

"Here, I think you know what you should do now, right? Since you've lost, just admit it gracefully. It's time to kneel and lick my shoe.

"If you won't do it, don't forget that I'm a member of Cloudnine Sect. I have a hundred ways to make you kneel and lick my shoe before you die." Seeing Kairo behaving so brazenly, Yosil immediately rebuked him coldly, "Kairo, this is not the South Sea. Don't try to flaunt Cloudnine Sect's prestige here and disrespect Kornac's Keep!"

"Hmph."

Kairo had brought Yosil's rebuke upon himself with his unpleasant behavior.

But Kairo sneered coldly. "Chief, you're being too harsh. I meant no offense, I just wanted to remind this kid to honor the bet and not play tricks. After all, he's being stubborn about it." "The bet…" Yosil stiffened.

He had clearly heard Kairo and Frank's bet while sitting in his armchair earlier. Initially, he did not take it seriously, especially since Kairo had not specified the e consequences of Frank lo come swnov But now, Kairo was serious about it and demanded that Frank publicly kneel down and lick his shoe.

If Frank really did kneel and lick Kairo's shoe in front of everyone, would Kornac's Keep still be able to accept Frank as an apprentice? Yosil looked conflicted. Just from Frank's outstanding performance in the first trial alone, he had already decided to recruit this promising talent.

In his view, while Kairo and Horey et were excellent, they were from Cloudnine Sect and required cautious handling. Moreover, their characters were flawed. They talked about fairness but did things that undermined it. And in terms of strength, Kairo was not as good as Frank.

So, the choice Yosil faced was quite simple.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1667-Yosil was willing to take in Frank as a promising talent, and he would deal with Kairo and the others according to the usual process.

But now, with Kairo bringing up the bet between him and Frank, things became delicate.

If Frank were to admit defeat today, kneel, and even lick Kairo's shoe, he might never lift his head again.

The psychological impact on Frank could be devastating. It could potentially hinder his future focus on medicine and become a haunting obstacle to his growth.

And these were just the factors affecting Frank. If Yosil forcefully recruited him, the older man would also have to face the brutal reality that an apprentice of Kornac's Keep had knelt to an apprentice of Cloudnine Sect and even licked his shoes.

Just the reputation of this spreading would be unbearable for Yosil, let alone the other elders of Kornac's Keep. The running of Kornac's Keep was not a dictatorship, and Yosil was not the sole elder in charge. So, anything that damaged Kornac's Keep's reputation would be vehemently opposed by the elders.

After careful consideration, Yosil looked at Kairo and advised, "Kairo, Frank is already heavily poisoned and in a fragile state. Your bet was just a joke, wasn't it?

"Didn't you just say that asking a man who is on the brink of death to kneel and lick your shoe would bring bad luck?"

"Oh, Chief, you don't understand." Kairo narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Joke aside, bets are meant to be honored. Though I didn't explicitly say Frank had to kneel and lick my shoe, I was sincere and made such an oath. Shouldn't he honor it too?"

"That's…" Faced with Kairo's persistence, Yosil was at a loss for words.

"Sincere?" Just then, Frank smirked coldly. "Your name is Kairo, right?"

Frank glanced at Kairo and calmly said, "If this pill can cure the poison in my body and I score higher than you, will you really honor the agreement?"

"Of course!" Kairo smirked confidently. "I've always been a man of my word. But isn't it a bit late to bring this up now?"

Kairo was irritated that Frank did not even remember his name, and he intensified the pressure on Frank. This guy clearly did not respect him, and Kairo felt compelled to teach him a lesson today! "Alright!"

Just as Kairo grinned sinisterly, intending to make Frank kneel and lick his shoe, Frank nodded and swiftly took the black pill from Yosil's hand. He tilted his head back and swallowed it in one gulp.

Seeing Frank actually swallow the pill, Kairo furrowed his brow slightly.

Why had this kid not admitted defeat yet? Even Yosil had concluded that this pill would not help to cure the poison in Frank's body.

Surely the castellan was not mistaken, right?

Kairo glanced subtly at Yosil.

Yosil was also frowning. He looked like he wanted to say something but only managed a helpless sigh.

If this pill did not work for Frank, he would lose a grounds and have no choice but to admit defeat to Kairo And Kair had made it clear that to ensure Frank honored the bet, he would not hesitate to leverage the background of Cloudnine Sect. This move was a clear indication that Kairo was dead serious about teaching Frank an unforgettable lesson.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1668-It seemed that Kornac's Keep was destined to lose a promising future talent today.

Yosil felt deep regret in his heart.

Frank's peculiar techniques and his keen eye for identifying medicinal ingredients were things Yosil truly cherished.

"Cough!" As Frank swallowed the black pill, his face instantly turned pale yellow. After holding it in for half a second, he started coughing violently. Then, he abruptly vomited thick, black, sticky blood.

Seeing Frank in such a miserable state, Kairo burst into laughter. "Haha! I told you not to be stubborn. Just be good and admit defeat. In case you didn't realize, let me remind you!"

Kairo grinned maliciously. "Mudroots are inherently earthy, and they contain a lot of impurities! You stubbornly took a pill made from mudroots, which not only failed to cleanse the poison in your body but also acted as a trigger. It completely detonated the poison inside you!

"You're going to die from the poison, and there's no help for you! Hahaha… What a fool!"

Accompanied by Kairo's grating laughter, Frank vomited three large mouthfuls of black blood. His face turned incredibly pale.

"Alas… young man…" Yosil shook his head helplessly.

Frank's stubbornness was quite a spectacle.

"Well, do you admit defeat or not?!" Kairo stepped forward and shouted at Frank.

"Cough, cough…"

It looked like Frank was going to cough his lungs out as he crawled on the ground.

Under everyone's gaze, Frank did not admit defeat to Kairo. Instead, he slowly raised his head after catching his breath. And there was a mocking smile on his lips.

"What?!"

Everyone thought Frank was on the brink of death. Unexpectedly, Frank's complexion gradually returned to a healthy color after spitting out several mouthfuls of black blood.

This dramatic contrast left Kairo bewildered.

He could not believe it.

UMS He could not believe that Frank could cleanse the poison with just mudroots.

"Admit defeat? The one who should admit defeat is you." Frank slowly got up from the ground, his smile still mocking, and extended his hand directly to Yosil.

"Chief, please bear witness and check whether the pill I just took had any effect," Frank said.

At this moment, despite the lingering pallor on his face, Frank seemed more composed than before. Even a person who did not know what was happening could see the difference before and after he took the pill.

Earlier, his face looked haggard as if he had been plagued by illness for years. He had looked frail and sickly.

Now, he appeared to be healthy, albeit still a bit pale. Regardless, he was standing straight with vigor comparable to a healthy person.

"Impossible!" Kairo blurted out, losing his composure.

He turned to Yosil and said, "Chief, this person must be deceiving us! He must have used some other medicine to fake his condition! He has been pretending all along!"

Hearing Kairo's desperate attempt to discredit him, Frank did not argue. Instead, he maintained a cold smile and looked at Yosil beside him. "What do you say, Chief? Did my pill work? How many points would you give me?"

Yosil tightly held Frank's arm, his fingers gently rubbing Frank's wrist.

After a moment, Yosil mechani lifted his head in shock, looking at Frank with disbelief. Or rather… panic.

"H-how is this possible?"

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1669- "What's happening?"

The castellan of Kornac's Keep was behaving so strangely that it immediately piqued the curiosity of everyone present. Even the elders who were watching from afar were intrigued and walked over.

"Look at this!"

Yosil seemed to have discovered something incomprehensible as he handed Frank's wrist over to another elder.

After examining it closely, that elder too wore the same expression of disbelief, shock, and confusion as Yosil.

"How is this even possible?!"

"I've lived for over eighty years, and I've never… never seen anything like this…"

The elders checked Frank's pulse one by one. Finally, they gathered together, shaking their heads in resignation.

"What are those elders up to? Why are they acting so strangely?"

Ira frowned, sensing that something was amiss.

Other participants of the trial also craned their necks, trying to catch what the elders were discussing amid the chaos.

Ignoring the commotion in the room, Yosil and the elders continued their discussion for a few minutes. In the end, the other elders return to their seats.

Meanwhile, Yosil took Mole's place. He looked out at everyone present and announced loudly, "After a thorough discussion among all the elders of Kornac's Keep, we unanimously agree…"

Yosil cast a complex look at Frank and declared, "There was an error in assessing Frank's score. Upon reevaluation, Frank's score for the second trial is… one hundred and fifty points!"

"Huh?!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing that Frank had scored one hundred and fifty points, everyone present was dumbfounded, especially Kairo.

The pure white pill he had crafted fell to the ground with a clatter. Kairo mechanically looked down at the pill that had once filled him with pride and trembled.

If Frank had scored one hundred and fifty points…

Did that mean…

Frank's black mudball looked like a joke. Was it actually stronger than the pill that Kairo had spent so much effort and ingredients crafting? Was that even possible?

Kairo felt his world spinning. He even started to feel absurd and bewildered.

In Cloudnine Sect, he had always been considered the most talented in studying the traditional medical arts of Draconia.

When he was barely five years old, his master had found him and taken him in. Kairo immersed himself in studying and learning about various medicinal herbs, medical theories, and ancient texts. Now, there was nothing left for him to learn from his master.

That was why Kairo had brought his junior along for some field experience here, but he did not ne expect to run into something dike thi on their very first stop. Was the saying true? That there would always be someone better out in the world?

Or… was his study and hard work just a joke?

Kairo stared intently at Frank, various voices echoing in his head.

When Yosil announced that Frank had scored one hundred and fifty points, he felt like his head was going to explode.

"I refuse… I refuse to accept this!"

That was right. Kairo refused to accept this outcome.

He strode forward, not caring about. etiquette now. Even if the person he wanted to talk to was the castellan of Kornac's Keep, he did not Care. He just wanted a clear answer.

swn "Why… why did that mere mudball score higher than my pill? Why?!" "Yeah! Why?"

It was not just Kairo-everyone present had the same question. They were all witnesses, having seen the situation unfold from start to finish. Frank held a black mudball in his hand, while Kairo held a flawless white pill.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1670-It was not just about appearances.

Frank's pill was nothing but a lumpy mudball with a terrible smell.

Even standing nearby, people could catch a whiff of it, and it was not pleasant at all.

In contrast, Kairo's pill was smooth and white as jade, and it emitted a delightful fragrance that was refreshing just to smell.

Given this, it seemed obvious that these two pills were worlds apart in quality.

So why was it that Kairo's beautifully crafted pill scored lower than Frank's ugly, foul-smelling one?

Seeing the confusion and even dissatisfaction among the crowd, some began to murmur accusations. They suggested that Yosil was biased toward Frank and that there was some sort of prearranged deal between them.

As the situation grew more chaotic, Yosil had no choice but to step forward.

Clearing his throat, he asked, "Let me ask everyone something. When a doctor treats a patient, what is the best possible outcome for the patient?" "The best possible outcome?"

Everyone fell silent for a moment, pondering this unexpected question from the castellan of Kornac's Keep.

"The best outcome would be to cure the patient's illness," said one participant who had already been eliminated from the trial.

"Right, the best outcome is to cure the illness."

"I agree."

Many in the crowd nodded in agreement with this answer. However, Yosil only smiled and shook his head.

"It isn't?"

Seeing Yosil shake his head, the crowd was puzzled once again and fell into thoughtful silence.

"Could it be curing the illness without any lingering side effects?"

"Upholding medical ethics?"

"Considering the patient's emotions?"

As the crowd voiced their thoughts, Yosil waved his hand with a smile.

"You're all right, but you're missing the most crucial aspect. You might find this answer a bit mundane, but it's unavoidable, and that is… "Money."

AO.UMS The moment Yosil said that, nearly everyone was taken aback.

"Money?"

Even Kairo looked puzzled.

"Yes, money."

Yosil sighed, closed his eyes as if recalling something from his past, and shook his head.

"I have been practicing medicine for nearly a century. Do you know what's the question I hear the most?"

"It's not, 'Doctor, can you cure my illness?' but rather…"

He opened his eyes slightly, his expression complicated.

"Doctor, how much will it cost to treat my illness?""

Hearing this, everyone fell silent. They suddenly understood what Yosil meant by his answer now.

"Many patients and families end up abandoning treatment because of the cost. This has happened to me hundreds, if not thousands, of times."

Yosil sighed deeply. "As healers, we can strive to save lives. But if we can't sustain ourselves, how can we help others?

"We need money, but some patients need it even more."

Finally, Yosil got to the point he wanted to make. "So, I believe our duty as healers is not only to cure and relieve pain…

"We must also use our skills and knowledge to save patients unnecessary expenses and eas their financial burdens as much as possible. "And that's why I gave Frank's lumpy mudball a score of one hundred and fifty!"