Chris Brooks quickly extended his right hand again, and William Clark placed his hand on it once more. After about ten seconds, he picked up a pen and wrote down several medicinal ingredients, then handed the prescription over and said in a deep voice, “These medicines are a bit expensive. Take them as prescribed for a month after you get home, and abstain from sexual activity for three months. Even after you recover, it’s best to limit it to once or twice a week—otherwise, not even a god could help you.”

Holding the prescription and hearing William Clark’s words, Chris Brooks was both shocked and overjoyed, his face full of excitement: “Divine Doctor Clark, you… you mean my illness can be cured? There won’t be any problems in the future?”

William Clark frowned, nodded, and said, “President Brooks, from now on you must be careful not to take random medicines, and you must exercise restraint in your sex life. Otherwise… even if it can be cured this time, there’s no guarantee for the next.”

Hearing William Clark’s words, Chris Brooks’s face flushed with excitement: “Thank you… thank you, Divine Doctor Clark… As long as it can be cured, I’m willing to do anything. Thank you so much.”

Chris Brooks thanked him repeatedly, took the prescription, and hurried out of the room to get the medicine.

“Doctor Clark, after the way he treated you, you still…” Emily Foster had originally felt a bit of schadenfreude upon hearing William Clark talk about Chris Brooks’s condition, but when he heard that William Clark could cure him, he felt extremely unwilling and said to William Clark.

When William Clark heard Emily Foster say this, he looked at him deeply, smiled slightly, and said, “A doctor must have a benevolent heart.”

Clap, clap… clap, clap…

“What a true doctor with a benevolent heart.” Upon hearing William Clark’s words, all the experts in the room looked at him with admiration and applauded.

Director Howard, standing at the back, felt a wave of shame when he heard William Clark mention a doctor’s benevolence. It seemed that when he had just graduated from school, he too was full of passion to save lives and help the world. But as his status and medical skills improved, he gradually lost the fundamental qualities of a doctor. Now, William Clark’s words about a doctor’s benevolence struck him like a morning bell or evening drum, startling him into a cold sweat and leaving him full of sighs.

A doctor’s benevolence is easy to talk about but truly hard to achieve. A doctor, especially a renowned one, often faces all kinds of temptations and constraints. When faced with such temptations, sometimes for the sake of profit or reputation, one abandons the principles in their heart and simply goes with the flow.

“Director Howard, from your complexion, you seem very healthy, but your brows are clouded—do you have something on your mind?” William Clark’s words snapped Director Howard out of his reflection.

“Well… Doctor Clark, my son is learning calligraphy, and he really loves it. So I’d like to ask for a piece of your calligraphy as a gift, if you’d be so kind.” Director Howard had originally planned to set aside his reputation and ask William Clark to check his health and write a prescription, but after hearing William Clark talk about a doctor’s benevolence, he already understood what kind of person William Clark was, so he decided to be honest.

“Haha, if you were asking for profit, my calligraphy would be impossible to obtain! But if it’s for your child to learn calligraphy, what’s so hard about giving a piece?” William Clark laughed heartily.

“I’ll go get the paper!” Teacher King said after hearing William Clark’s words. He was also a master of calligraphy, so xuan paper was a must-have.

When Teacher King brought the xuan paper, William Clark spread it out on the desk and wrote the four large characters “学海无涯” (“The sea of learning has no bounds”) with a strong and upright hand, the characters exuding a spirit of integrity and unyielding character, both inside and out.

After finishing the four characters, William Clark wrote on the side: “William Clark’s calligraphy, presented to a young friend who loves calligraphy.”

Chapter 15: Uncorrupted for a Thousand Years, Undecayed for Ten Thousand

On an October morning, the land of Deep Sea City was still covered in a thin veil, looking like a fairyland in the mist. William Clark arrived early at the infirmary. It had been three days since he helped Teacher Carter with his illness, and the appraisal event was being held as scheduled. Because the past two days had been packed with people and the weather was hot and humid, there were so many patients that he hadn’t even had time to ask an expert to appraise his wooden box.

“Doctor Clark, good morning.” As soon as William Clark walked into the infirmary, a sweet voice greeted him.

“Good morning, Xiao Zhang!” William Clark nodded.

Little Bolton, whose full name is Emily Bolton, was a nurse just hired yesterday. She’s 160 cm tall, with long hair. Though not particularly beautiful, she’s very pleasant to look at. She’s from Sichuan Province and graduated from Deep Sea City Nursing School.

Ever since he helped the experts with their illnesses three days ago, Emily Foster’s attitude toward William Clark had changed completely. In the past, he would call him Little William every time they met, but now it was always Doctor Clark or Expert Clark. He also knew well that with William Clark’s medical skills, he could go anywhere in the world, and such a person was not someone he could afford to offend—he could only try to befriend him. So every time they met, he was extremely respectful to William Clark.

The day before yesterday, at a meeting of the Antique City’s middle and upper management, Emily Foster proposed, “Let’s add a nurse to the infirmary. Doctor Clark is working as both doctor and nurse by himself—it’s too exhausting. We should be considerate of our comrades’ needs.”

As soon as Emily Foster brought it up at the meeting, Chris BrooksVice President Brooks, who often opposed Emily Foster and had always used the infirmary issue to undermine him, not only didn’t object, but even suggested raising the infirmary’s salary. The other attendees were all stunned, thinking, “What’s going on? When did these two start working together?”

Whatever the reason, when the boss proposes and the deputy seconds, things get done quickly. Sure enough, the meeting was held the day before yesterday, and the new hire arrived yesterday.