Celia looked at Charlotte with gratitude and admiration in her eyes.
This seemingly young and frail human man saved her brother and rescued her disbelief in life.
He clearly couldn't use magic, yet his dical skills were extraordinary and astute.
Even his earlier scolding and shooing away of her had a special and handso aura.
"I just did what a doctor should do," Charlotte smiled slightly. Saving a critically injured patient was also a pleasant experience for him.
"You're welco. It's only natural," Vivian was even more delighted. Yesterday, she only had the task of cleaning and dressing wounds, but today, she was deeply involved in saving a life and personally experienced suturing.
The feeling of satisfaction when receiving genuine gratitude from patients and their families was truly wonderful!
Wasn't this exactly what she strived for when she worked hard to learn magic and wanted to beco a doctor?!
At that mont, she felt a sense of rediscovering her initial purpose.
"Well, let's settle the bill," Charlotte looked at Celia helping Jonah off the bed, and spoke.
"Six bottles of cleansing potion, 600 copper coins;
six bottles of hemostatic potion, 600 copper coins;
half a bottle of anesthesia potion, 500 copper coins;
surgery to remove the arrows from various locations, 2,000 copper coins;
surgery to repair the through-and-through foot wound, 800 copper coins;
two bottles of stamina potion, 400 copper coins; and if you want the bedsheet, that's 30 copper coins.
The total is 4,930 copper coins," Charlotte handed Celia an itemized bill.
The charges were clearly and honestly presented, without any deception.
Celia took the bill and exchanged glances with Jonah, her face showing a difficult expression.
Was the fee expensive?
It wasn't expensive at all.
Jonah had just walked on the doorstep of death, but Charlotte snatched him back from the hands of the Grim Reaper.
Moreover, the majority of the bill was for the potions, with the surgical fee only amounting to 2,800 copper coins.
If they went to a large dical institution, for such complex injuries, they wouldn't be able to leave without paying fifty to sixty thousand copper coins.
But they didn't even have these 4,930 copper coins.
Celia felt the side of her short skirt for a while, then took out a shriveled sheepskin pouch. She poured its contents into her hand, revealing only three silver coins and six copper coins.
"We... This is all the money we have," Celia lowered her head, afraid to look at Charlotte, and said in a low voice, "We just exchanged all our money for equipnt. We planned to go into the Wilderness to hunt and gather resources for the winter. We didn't expect to encounter an ambush as soon as we entered the Wilderness..."
Celia beca increasingly aggrieved as she spoke. She sniffled and held back her tears.
Vivian's face showed pity, and she glanced at Charlotte but held her tongue.
Charlotte remained calm and only spoke after Celia finished, "The clinic does not accept credit. You can choose to pledge an item of equivalent value to , and I will keep it for three days.
Within these three days, you can co and redeem it with the money.
If you don't co, it ans you agree for to dispose of the item as paynt for the dical bill."
This brother and sister were part of a group of people who could protect themselves and survive based on their strength.
Just because they didn't have money didn't an they couldn't earn it.
They dared to team up and venture into the Wilderness together, and it was evident that this wasn't their first ti. It showed that they could earn money.
Charlotte ran a clinic, not a charity, and he needed to earn money to support himself, the two siblings, and the cat, not to ntion the expensive rent he had to pay.
"This is a pair of gauntlets I just crafted using teor iron and refined iron. It should cover the dical expenses," Jonah took a black pair of gauntlets from a nearby wooden board and handed them to Charlotte, saying solemnly, "But please keep it safe for two more days. I'll rest for two days and go hunting in the Wilderness again to repay the money."
Charlotte looked at the gauntlets.
Crude Gauntlets crafted from teor iron and refined iron, with a small bonus to critical strikes. They can switch to claw mode with a simple chanism, greatly increasing armor penetration. Value: 150 silver coins.
A footnote appeared in his line of sight.
Indeed, these gauntlets could cover dical expenses.
"Brother, this is your only equipnt. Without the gauntlets, how can you defeat those tough-skinned magical beasts?" Celia couldn't help but speak and handed her spear forward. "Use my spear as collateral instead."
Charlotte looked at the spear.
Rare Spear: Forged with special teor iron and equipped with an activated mysterious rune, it greatly increases throwing distance and armor penetration damage. Value: 100 gold coins.
Charlotte's eyebrows raised, and he couldn't help but take a closer look at the silver spear in Celia's hand.
Tall and made entirely of tal, with a simple and ancient design, the spearhead had blood grooves, and a piece of non-slip cloth was wrapped around the middle.
Upon closer inspection, there was an inconspicuous circle of runes the size of rice grains engraved on the stomach, appearing like inconspicuous decorations.
It seed ordinary, but it was worth a million copper coins.
It truly surprised Charlotte.
"Is this spear also newly crafted?" Charlotte asked tentatively.
Celia shook her head. "No, this is the only thing my father left behind. I find it useful, so my brother gave it to ."
Charlotte nodded thoughtfully. It seed that their father must have been quite powerful.
"Doctor, you'd better keep my gauntlets. This spear is precious to my sister. She even keeps it by her side when she sleeps. If it's left here, she definitely won't be able to sleep tonight," Jonah quickly said.
Celia wanted to argue again.
It was early in the morning, and patients were waiting outside.
Charlotte didn't want to listen to the siblings' argunts.
He pointed to the string of beast tooth necklaces hanging on Celia's chest and said, "I don't need your weapons. Keep them for hunting magical beasts. Pledge this string of beast tooth necklaces to . In five days, co and redeem it with the money."
"This..." Now both of them felt embarrassed.
"This string of beast tooth necklaces isn't valuable. I made it as a gift for my sister. It's not quite appropriate to use it as collateral," Jonah weakly said.
Charlotte calmly replied, "I know you can earn money, and I believe you will co to redeem this necklace. Also, I hope to see you again in five days."
"We will co to redeem it in five days," Celia said firmly as she took off the beast tooth necklace and placed it in Charlotte's hand.
Watching the half-orc siblings leave, Charlotte put away the beast tooth necklace that the system evaluated at 250 copper coins.
"Boss, you're truly a good person," Vivian looked at Charlotte with a moved expression. The boss's moral character was truly noble. This was practically not charging them.
"It's just giving a few days' leeway to those who can repay. I still have so human touch," Charlotte smiled, "Clean up the operating room and get ready to officially open for business."
"Alright," Vivian agreed and turned to walk toward the operating room.
There were quite a few people gathered at the entrance, including patients waiting in line and those who lingered to watch the commotion.
As the clinic's doors reopened, Celia supported Jonah as they walked out, causing a commotion imdiately.
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