"Lady," Garrett bowed slightly, greeting Ophelia. The Silver Dragon Lady nodded slightly: If it had been a few days earlier, she would have already cast a healing spell and cured the person. But now, she wanted to see Garrettâs abilities:
"So? Can you heal? Do you need my help?"
"If possible, please first release the restraint on his head." Garrett looked directly at her, meeting her somewhat playful smile with calmness:
"Iâd like to have a few words with him first."
"Tsks, young mage, are you testing me~~~" Opheliaâs eyes curved into crescents, she beckoned with her finger. If it were a priest who memorizes divine spells by rote, Garrettâs request would probably be impossible. For instance, the peace spell from the Temple of the War God, itâs either complete restraint or unbearable pain. But this request, definitely wouldnât stump her!
A flash of silver light emanated from her fingertips. Immediately, the barbarian elder blinked his eyes and raised his head with effort:
"Lady of the Glorious Scales..."
"Yes, itâs me." Ophelia pulled up a chair to sit down, pointing at Garrett:
"Iâm aware of your situation. Next, let him treat you. Young mage, go ahead and ask!"
Garrett stepped forward slowly, warming his hands as he walked, and holding the elderâs hand with a smile:
"Good day, Elder. I am Garrett Nordmark, as Lady of the Glorious Scales mentioned, I will be treating you next. Donât worry, even if I canât cure you, she is still here. â First, may I know your name? And how old are you?"
"Gushan... Gushan Cyclops." The old man replied breathlessly. He paused after every few words:
"78 years old... too old and useless now..."
"Donât say that." Garrett smiled gently. He patted the elderâs weathered palm:
"Being 78 and still able to board a whaling ship, your body is very strong. If I can walk on my own without help at your age, I would be grateful. â Elder Gushan, when you were younger, did you suffer any serious illnesses or injuries? Before boarding the ship this time, did you feel unwell anywhere?"
"Thanks to the ancestors, Iâve never had any serious illnesses," the old man answered slowly. "As for injuriesâover the years, Iâve had my share of injuries, not just once or twice..."
The elderâs gaze became distant. Garrett patiently listened to a head injury and a nearly severed left arm from a knife wound, then finally interrupted:
"Focus on serious injuries, especially those in the chest or abdomen." Garrett quickly steered the conversation back on topic. Discussing medical history wasnât something he lacked patience for, but they were maintaining divine magic from a silver dragon! What if the Silver Dragon Lady lost her patience, wouldnât the elder still suffer?
"âThat, I did not have. Before boarding the ship, I wasnât feeling unwell either. If I were, I couldnât possibly board the whaling ship, right?"
Well, okay. Garrett silently noted in his heart: Past physical condition healthy. No abdominal injuries, no need to consider organ adhesions, inflammations, etc...
"So, the most significant discomfort is stomach pain?"
"Yes! It hurts so much I canât straighten my back! Canât concentrate, canât cast spells!" Elder Gushan became agitated, rambling:
"If I werenât in such pain, how could I let the youngsters suffer?"
"Which part of the stomach hurts the most?"
"Itâs the stomach that hurts."
"Which part hurts the most?" Garrett patiently asked again, emphasizing the word "most." Elder Gushan tried to think for a while, but eventually shook his head: đïżœ
"Iâm so confused by the pain, how would I know where it hurts... anyway, here hurts, there hurts, everywhere hurts..."
Alright... Garrett gave up on further questioning. The specifics of the pain, they could talk about it during the physical examination. As for not being able to pinpoint where it hurts, doctors have seen plenty of that, even textbooks would note "some patients cannot precisely indicate the location of pain due to severe pain..."
"Then, besides the stomach pain, do you feel discomfort anywhere else?"
"What else can there be, Iâm in so much pain, I wouldnât feel anything else..."
"Pfft..." A light laugh from the side. Garrett turned his head to see Seraina covering her lips, her eyes curved in amusement, seemingly finding Garrettâs plight amusing. Garrett shrugged at her:
Whatâs this? Youâve never worked in a hospital, never asked for medical history. The elderâs attitude is quite cooperative!
"I mean, besides the stomach pain, have you vomited? Diarrhea?" He continued to smile, patiently
guiding:
"Or canât you pass stools? Do you have a fever? Chills?"
After a series of patient inquiries, Garrett finally concluded. Not long after the elder overate, he began to experience upper abdominal pain, bloating, and even vomiting. The next day, he started to have a fever, feeling that the fever was not high, with no chills. Garrett touched his forehead, which wasnât hot...
Damn, whatâs the standard body temperature for barbarians?
Arranging on-site testing for everyone was obviously not feasible now. With the level of education of these people, Garrett deeply doubted that if he wasnât watching, these fellows could end up breaking the mercury thermometer. He was slightly troubled for a moment but decided to move on to the next step resolutely:
"Lady, please dispel the divine magic, I need to examine his condition."
Ophelia calmly hmmâed, didnât even ask, and dispelled the divine magic. Although her treatment approach was different, Garrettâs questions seemed somewhat systematic. She was very interested in seeing what the little guy would do next~~~
The next moment, a scream pierced everyoneâs eardrums:
"Ahâ"
The elderâs face turned pale! Lying back on the bed, his legs curled up, his hands subconsciously wanted to protect his abdomen, yet dared not touch. Garrett reached out to touch, but the elder slapped his hand away, smack, and the back of his hand instantly reddened.
Hmm, extreme pain, forced postureâthere arenât many acute abdominal conditions that could cause this level of pain. Acute appendicitis? Acute pancreatitis? Gallbladder perforation?
Garrett silently went through the possibilities. He pressed his right hand against the headboard, and his left hand touched the oak wand in his chest pocket, murmuring softly. With a thought, four vines grew out from the corners of the wooden bed, swiftly wrapping around the elderâs limbs, winding around four or five times, then forcefully pulling to the sides.
With a squeak, the elder was securely tied to the bed, unable to move.
Magic really makes things easier! The chief no longer has to worry about patients not cooperating with the examination! Wait, the chief probably has more worries now, tying someone up like this, in case the patient complains...
Garrett shook his head to dispel the strange thoughts. No matter what, he had already crossed over. Even if Elder Gushan wanted to complain, the Silver Dragon Lady wouldnât dock his pay. He lifted the elderâs shirt, glanced over, and saw a slight bulge in the abdomen, then warmed his hands, starting to gently touch from the upper right abdomen.
"Ahâdonât touch, it hurts a lot here..."
See, during the physical examination, patients can mostly remember where it hurts. Hmm, the right upper abdomen muscles are quite tense, relatively speaking, other parts are better. Itâs good news that itâs not as severe as a board-like abdomen, let me press here and see...
"Owâ"
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