In a park in Iggwente Upper City, about one kilometer away from Shan Dian Hospital.
During the daytime, the leaves in the park rustled in the breeze, and the distant Church bells chimed. On a long bench in a quiet corner of the park, a young girl with long white hair, wearing a sun hat, a plaid top, a brown skirt, and small leather boots, sat quietly, eyes closed, as if enjoying the surrounding tranquility.
Amidst the sound of the wind and the bells, Dorothy slowly opened her eyes, looking at the peaceful scenery before her and letting out a long sigh.
"Phew... I didn't expect them to run into this kind of trouble. Luckily I came over to take a look, otherwise it would have been bad." Dorothy muttered to herself. Just now, she had overheard the conversation between the doctor and the Sister there through a small Corpse Puppet in the hospital, and then discovered a serious problem.
After the villa battle, Dorothy also rested and relaxed for several days, reading books, shopping, and drinking tea all day to soothe her mood. In these few days, she felt that this city, completely free of the Holy Communion Society, was very relaxing, completely free of stress.
While relaxing, Dorothy suddenly thought of Anna and the others, so she went back to the orphanage to look for them again, preparing to comfort them and check on their recovery. Unexpectedly, none of them had returned, so Dorothy concluded that their treatment might not be over yet.
Afterward, Dorothy, wanting to get a clearer picture of Anna and the others' current situation, communicated with Vanya through """wen hai hang zhi""". From Vanya, Dorothy learned that treatment for extraordinary injuries to ordinary people is generally handled by the special departments of the city's public hospitals, with support from the Church and the An Yin Bureau.
The reason why hospitals undertake this is that such extraordinary injury sequelae are generally accompanied by other ordinary injuries or illnesses, or these extraordinary sequelae trigger various complications. Therefore, treating extraordinary injuries also requires conventional medical resources.
After understanding that the medical treatment for extraordinary injuries is handled by the special departments of public hospitals, Dorothy only needed to find Igwinte's public hospital. There was only one such hospital, which was Shan Dian Hospital near the Church.
Dorothy was much more skilled in the subsequent operations. Using a small Corpse Puppet to sneak in, confirming extraordinary traces based on appraisal techniques, she then found the hidden special department. Inside, she found Anna and others who were still receiving treatment, and by eavesdropping on the doctors' conversations, she also learned about the difficulties they were currently facing.
Dorothy hadn't expected these children to be so deeply affected by Spirit Sight and drugs, and they still hadn't recovered. She was even more surprised that they, who were originally Viscount Field's adopted children, were now facing the risk of insufficient medical funds and being forced to terminate treatment.
'Hiss... This is a bit troublesome. If I don't do anything, they might all be sent to the asylum. If I want to help, I don't know where to start... Could it be that I have to pay for their medical expenses myself?'
Frowning slightly, Dorothy thought this. Having been in the hidden world for such a long time, Dorothy knew very well that anything involving the extraordinary would definitely have an exorbitant price, and the medical treatment here was certainly the same. For example, Dorothy knew that treating severe """Cup""" drug addiction would definitely require long-term provision of """Stone""" drug. Dorothy had bought """Stone""" drug from Aldrich and knew that the price was extraordinarily expensive. Just a few grams were higher than an ordinary worker's annual income. Not to mention the treatment for Spirit Sight in addition to that.
Most of these seven children were severely poisoned. It would be by no means simple to eradicate it. The combined medical expenses for several of them would definitely be a considerable sum. Dorothy doubted whether her current finances could fully support it.
"Hmm... I need to think of a more appropriate solution..."
Stroking her chin, Dorothy began to think silently, pondering what better solutions there were.
Looking at the birds flying in the sky, Dorothy carefully recalled the information from the doctors' and Sisters' conversation, trying to find some useful clues from it. After a while, she had a sudden inspiration.
"Perhaps... this could be worth a try..."
Looking up at the sky, Dorothy murmured.
...
Day gradually faded, and night arrived.
In Shan Dian Hospital late at night, in the Extraordinary Injury Treatment Department, it was silent. On the dark corridor mixed with the pungent smell of medicine, a dark figure carrying a gas lamp was walking quickly.
This figure was Dorothy. At this time, she had already snuck into the hidden department of the hospital.
Although the Extraordinary Injury Treatment Department was a hidden department of the hospital with certain security measures, since it was filled with some poor patients and nothing important, the security level here was actually much lower compared to places like the An Yin Bureau, the Church, and Field's villa.
Generally speaking, the An Yin Bureau would only temporarily upgrade security when witnesses to important cases were staying here. At other times, the security level here was insufficient, mainly to prevent ordinary people from getting lost and wandering in. For the experienced Dorothy, sneaking into such a place was quite simple.
Using small Corpse Puppets to steal keys, using animal Corpse Puppets like cats and dogs to attract the guards' attention, Dorothy, wearing the Ring of Concealment, successfully passed through the gate equipped with Hui Jian Lamp and swaggered into the Extraordinary Injury Treatment Department.
On both sides of the dark, empty corridor, strange sounds occasionally came from behind the rows of closed iron doors. Some were roars, some were banging on doors, some were crazy laughter... The asylum-like atmosphere made the surrounding environment eerie, but Dorothy walked quickly through it. After a while, she arrived in front of a closed iron door at the end of the corridor.
Pausing briefly in front of this iron door, Dorothy took out the key she had stolen beforehand, inserted it into the keyhole, and opened the door.
Accompanied by a harsh creaking sound, Dorothy raised the gas lamp in her hand, and the scene in the room came into her view. She saw a familiar, thin figure sitting woodenly on the bed, staring blankly ahead.
"Anna."
Closing the door and walking into the room, Dorothy pulled down her face covering and spoke to the girl she hadn't seen in several days. Anna slowly turned her head to look at Dorothy and only spoke silently after staring for a long time.
"Mace... Horse... Teacher..."
'Her mental state is clearly problematic. It seems there are still remnants of the Spirit Sight from """Lamb Song"""...' Looking at Anna before her, Dorothy thought this, and then she continued to speak seriously.
"Anna, I'm here to give you a class today?"
"A class? Do lambs still need to learn?" Listening to Dorothy's words, Anna continued to murmur woodenly, while Dorothy spoke seriously.
"Of course, people have to learn everything. Listen carefully, Anna, I'm going to teach you how to pray now."
"Pray? To whom, the wolf?"
"Don't worry about who it is. Anyway, I'll say a sentence in a moment, and you'll repeat it after me, just like in class before, okay?" Dorothy continued. Listening to Dorothy's words, Anna slowly nodded.
"Got it, like in class..."
"Good girl, Anna. Well then, let's begin..."
Then, Dorothy's gaze became serious, and she spoke slowly.
"Upon this endless world..."