Nick is interested in medicine.
This was something that made Lin Ke quite happy, after all, there could be someone sick or injured around him at any time.
Can't always rely on that witch doctor in town, right?
Training his own doctor or even a medical system becomes very important.
However, tonight Lin Ke just took a casual bath and went to sleep without much thought, having gone through a long day, he was also tired.
...
The next day, many simple wooden sheds were set up outside the castle, cool and ventilated.
There were also some herbs sold by hunters in the castle, used for simple application and bandaging on wounds.
Among them, two people were busy.
"Nick, watch carefully, you need to first remove all these necrotic and rotten flesh and pus, clean the debris with clean water, and finally use alcohol to sterilize."
Lin Ke was teaching Nick as he worked.
His not very skilled techniques seemed quite impressive to Nick.
Nick watched intently and then curiously asked, "What does sterilize mean? Did someone put a voodoo curse on them?"
Voodoo curse?!
Hearing voodoo, the guard whose wound was being bandaged turned pale, trembling lips looking at Lin Ke: "Yo... Young Master... I..."
"No." Lin Ke rolled his eyes at the guard and then glared at Nick: "It's about viruses and bacteria, things we can't see with the naked eye. Maybe in the future, we can see them with tools. They exist all around us in life..."
He then briefly explained why people catch colds, why food rots, and so on.
Nick was initially confused but gradually seemed to understand.
Lin Ke spent the entire morning teaching Nick until he asked him a question.
"Sir, those tools and alcohol you mentioned, why don't we make them?" Nick asked directly.
Lin Ke was stunned.
Why not make them?
Why?
Why...
Because I didn't think of it!
Damn damn damn damn!
For nearly six years, Lin Ke had been studying some basic languages and etiquette of this world, or thinking about how to protect himself.
Lately, having learned nearly enough, he encountered magical events, and his mind was again on these events.
So much so that he gradually forgot that the most valuable thing about this transmigration was his wealth of knowledge!
The high school subjects he studied in his previous life, like Chinese, mathematics, English, history, geography, biology, physics, and chemistry, were very useful.
Not to mention graduating from a prestigious university, earning a dual master's, working in a science and engineering position, and studying economics and finance as a hobby, and later entering the system to govern a place.
Though he wouldn't be so foolish as to think his knowledge alone could crush the people of another world, it could at least lead to rapid development of the territory.
Like distillation, glass, alcohol!
"Sir?" Nick saw Lin Ke standing dazed and couldn't help but ask softly.
This was the difference between him and Butler Billy and Little John.
When Lin Ke was thinking, Billy and John would just wait quietly and not ask questions, as it might disturb his thought process.
Nick didn't have this mindset.
Fortunately, Lin Ke had already finished thinking by then.
He happily rubbed Nick's furry head: "You're right! We will work on these things in a few days!"
But before that…
"Nick, you stay here and bandage their wounds, I'm going to find Uncle Billy to ask a question."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ke darted off towards the castle.
Nick stood there dumbfounded, holding a bottle of sour fruit wine.
"Hey! Little Rabbitman, have you learned the wisdom of our young master? If you have, come help me with the bandage!" At this moment, a guard beside him shouted.
Upon hearing this, Nick no longer watched Lin Ke's departing figure and nervously approached the guard, muttering to himself: "First step, wash the wine off with clean water, then scrape off the flesh... huh, why do we need to wash off the alcohol again? Oh well, let's scrape off two layers of flesh first..."
The guard listened, horrified.
He clearly remembered that was not what the young master said!
...
In the castle.
"John, get Uncle Billy to come see me!"
Lin Ke entered and found John, who was counting copper coins, and directly instructed him before running upstairs.
Who knows what Butler Billy was doing, probably busy with the guards' pension matters these days, and no one knew where he went.
Instead of going to find Billy, it's better to have Billy come find him.
"Yes, Young Master."
John nodded, put down his things, and ran. Whether he was the personal servant or the future housekeeper, fulfilling Lin Ke's orders was his first mission.
Lin Ke returned to his room and comfortably sat on the velvet chair, waiting for Butler Billy.
After waiting for over half an hour, when he was about to fall asleep, Billy finally appeared.
"Young Master, you were looking for me." Butler Billy, still dressed in a striking red outfit, bowed gracefully.
Yesterday, Butler Billy was still ill, but he looked much better today.
"Uncle Billy, is your chest feeling better?" Lin Ke was still quite concerned about Billy.
"A bit better, thank you for your care, Young Master. Your words are as warm as sunshine." Butler Billy bowed again.
"Hmm, as long as you're better... By the way, Uncle Billy, can I initiate my bloodline awakening tomorrow?" Lin Ke asked directly after showing his concern for Billy.
Billy hesitated: "But you haven't even turned six yet..."
Lin Ke frowned at his words: "Is it necessary to awaken on the exact day of my sixth birthday? Is there any difference if it's a few days early?"
Billy slowly shook his head and reminded: "No difference, but your father might only be able to return that day..."
"Viscount Garoce? No need to consider him, let's just handle the bloodline awakening matter objectively." Lin Ke waved his hand, and from his perspective, that bastard father hadn't fulfilled his responsibility as a father at all.
He actually didn't care much about that, but it was that bastard father's failure to fulfill his responsibility as a husband that bothered him.
Several times, he saw his naive and romantic mother staring out the window, shedding tears.
"Hmm... the matter of bloodline awakening can actually be done after five years old, but it mainly depends on the judgment of the 'Enlightenment Teacher'..."
Butler Billy understood Lin Ke's grievance against Viscount Garoce and didn't say much.
Lin Ke nodded slightly: "How do we invite an 'Enlightenment Teacher'?"
Billy knew Lin Ke's meaning, so he directly responded concisely: "The master made an acquaintance with an eleventh-level 'Enlightenment Teacher' by chance, and he should be on his way here now."
"Because of the friendly relationship, the enlightenment fee is one thousand gold coins per person, and we've prepared two thousand gold coins for you and John to awaken your bloodlines."
One thousand gold coins...
Lin Ke pondered.
He was aware of the family's income and expenditure situation.
They had five farms and two orchards under their castle, earning about four thousand gold coins a month, with around eighteen hundred coins in expenses.
He's still young and has no additional income or pocket money, but since the family main line currently only has him, he could control quite a lot of gold coins.
But the price of one thousand still hurt a bit...
"Add another thousand gold coins, let's also awaken Nick's bloodline."
Lin Ke waved his hand and just like that, one thousand gold coins were gone. Money that ordinary people couldn't earn in a lifetime was merely "slightly painful" for him.
Hopingly, the "great potential" the system mentioned could bring him a pleasant surprise.
Awaken the bloodline, then push for industrial development!
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