Chapter 2026


    He served a big bowl of ramen and was met with a group of drooling contestants, and he smiled. "Dig


    in."


    The contestants gulped for a moment, and then they charged at the food.


    "This is delicious. Did you use to be a chef, Mr. Larson?"


    "I bet he was. He could be a chef at a five-star hotel."


    Through bites, these contestants praised Matthew''s cooking skills.


    "I''m not a chef. I just used to cook a lot."


    Back when he was a live-in son-inw, he was the one who made the whole family''s food. With his


    mother-inw being a picky eater, he had to be good at cooking.


    "Hey, I made those specifically for the monk. Leave some for him. Lads, learn from thedies. Look at


    how elegant they''re eating. Hey, that''s thest piece of meat. Slow down. Nobody''s going to take it


    from you."


    "As if! The meat''s running out!"


    These people rarely had the chance to eat good food, so of course they would as much as they could!


    Laughter filled the air, and eventually, all the food was gone. Everyone rubbed their tummies and


    belched.


    Aside from thedies, everyone else was lying infortable positions. Some were on the stone


    bench, some were on the long chairs in the pavilion, and others took a seat on the stone staircase and


    shook their legs.


    "If my mentor saw me like this, he would kill me." Thed from Valley of Herbs changed into a more


    "So, Mr. Larson, who''s your mentor?"


    "I heard Master Levi''s one of the smartest tacticians around. Is that true?"


    "When will the Reconstruction Pill hit the market?"


    The contestants had a lot of questions, and after they were answered, everyone started chatting freely.


    They didn''t have many chances to meet up with people their age, and since everyone was a doctor,


    they had a lot to talk about. Some talked about their lives, some talked about herbs, and then some


    talked about diseases. Eventually, the night grew old, and the moon shone brighter.


    …


    Moments after dawn had broken, Matthew emerged from his room. The conversation went on untilte


    at night, so Matthew returned to his room groggily. The moment he got into his bed, he fell asleep.


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    Now, he wasing out with a yawn. To his surprise, a few hidden sect members were still sitting


    around a table in the pavilion. They were engaged in a furious debate.


    "Since the pill can treat three kinds of cancer, then ording to the theory Dr. Larson proposed, my


    deduction is sound."


    Matthew approached the group and noticed thed holding a pill simr to his Reconstruction Pill.


    Judging from the color, it just came straight out of the oven. Once thed had made his argument, the


    other contestants rebutted it.


    "There''s something called too much power. The Reconstruction Pill''s effects are already at their


    maximum, and the ingredients are keeping a tenuous bnce. If you add more herbs to it, not only will


    it gain no effects, but you''ll also reduce the pill''s efficacy. This isn''t feasible."


    Thed and his friends had no counterargument, and his face became red. Just when he was about to


    say something, he saw Matthew out of the corner of his eye, and he was delighted. "Just in time, Dr.


    Larson." He dragged Matthew over to his side. "We''ll ask for the creator''s opinion."


    Thed picked his pill up. "Dr. Larson, I made some modifications to the Reconstruction Pill. This pill


    here has royal red, seeds from some tricolor lotus, some chicory, and a bit of trachelospermum. Aside


    from the three cancers that the original pill can treat, this modified version can also help withryngeal


    cancer."


    Matthew''s lips twitched. Man, these people are terrifyingly smart.