Gottingen hospital, sunlight streams through the tall windows, spilling onto the long corridor.
Arthur peered into the operating room through the thick white curtains; the 19th-century operating room was vastly different from hospitals a century later.
Even an outstanding institution like the University of Gottingen couldn't escape the features of the era, where traces of ancient medieval medicine lingered everywhere in sight.
The environment of the operating room couldn't be described as clean and bright; heavy curtains were drawn, blocking out natural light, and the room's illumination relied on several dim oil lamps, with flickering flames casting dark reflections on the surgical knives and metal tools. It was more like a small theater occupied by wooden benches and an iron operating table.
Even though the room was filled with the pungent smell of a mix of medicine and alcohol, the scene still felt far from modern cleanliness and order.
