Chapter 1096: A Land of Outstanding People and Spirits

Just as Zhuang Jun predicted, the official document on the great reform of the medical industry prompted immediate action from the Xièzhì Oversight Department the day after its issuance.

The Xièzhì Department is the oversight body directly responsible to Mr. Spirit Crows, under the alias of Yang Fan.

Originally just a Xièzhì “Office,” the organization subtly upgraded to the Xièzhì “Department” as Mr. Spirit Crows rose to power, initiating a series of changes within Great Xia, although the media did not report this transition.

Currently, the Xièzhì Department is rapidly expanding its workforce, with projections that staff numbers will increase tenfold within half a year.

This number alone indicates the changing winds.

Nowadays, more and more people have begun secretly referring to the Xièzhì Department as the “Beasts Department.”

Due to the mythical Xièzhì in Great Xia’s ancient folklore being a divine beast covered in thick black fur, the Xièzhì Department’s uniforms are black.

Thus, the employees of the Xièzhì Department have earned an unflattering nickname—Black-clothed Beasts.

And then, today.

The Head of Operations in the Xièzhì Department’s First Oversight Division, Yu Sihan, once again heard this insulting appellation: “You bunch of Black-clothed Beasts, you’ll trigger public outrage sooner or later!”

The speaker was an official from the medical system.

This person is named Yang Huiyang, and upon seeing Yu Sihan enter his office with his team, he was initially stunned before angrily uttering those words.

Yu Sihan maintained a calm expression: “Is it because we’re hindering your profiteering, hence causing public outrage?”

A Xièzhì Department employee quickly added: “Yang Huiyang, even before the Age of Calamity you were already profiteering, and after the Age of Calamity when the medical system acquired a multitude of supernatural medicines, you didn’t miss out on gaining your share.”

Yang Huiyang paused, then retorted stiff-necked: “I am guilty of corruption and misconduct, but that’s not the issue I am talking about.”

Yu Sihan acknowledged with an “Oh”: “Then what is the issue?”

Yang Huiyang pointed outside, speaking assertively: “Go to any hospital and see for yourselves, isn’t everyone anxious?”

Fully aware that there’s no escape, he laid everything bare: “One single order, and you intend to demolish a well-functioning medical system, blindly promoting some dogshit New Xia Medical, such reckless disregard for objective rules will inevitably backfire!”

Yu Sihan glanced at him and said: “Numerous experimental results demonstrate that New Xia Medical is not without merits, and it possesses certain advantages over the existing medical system.”

Yang Huiyang countered: “New Xia Medical has only been around for a mere two years, how ‘numerous’ are your so-called experiments?

“Modern medicine has a long history of two to three hundred years, how many experiments have generations of medical professionals worldwide conducted?”

He raised a finger: “These experiments outnumber yours by over a million times!”

Yu Sihan couldn’t refute this point.

Yang Huiyang emphatically declared: “Before the birth of modern medicine, the average life expectancy of the Great Xia People was barely over thirty; after modern medicine spread, their average life expectancy soared past seventy.

“Modern medicine has been validated by history, it far surpasses New Xia Medical in reliability, it is the only correct path!”

Yu Sihan adopted a listening posture and did not interrupt his argument.

Yang Huiyang became increasingly agitated: “As for the so-called ‘intelligentization,’ many hospitals are already advancing this effort.

“However, due to limited manpower and financial resources, unlike that Yang Fan who is a trillionaire mega-rich, they have been slow to progress.

“But as long as given enough time, the entire medical industry will one day achieve full intelligentization, significantly enhancing medical efficiency.”

Yang Huiyang didn’t hold back on predicting the future: “Yet, some people who know nothing are guiding the informed, mistakenly believing they have grasped the truth, when in fact they know nothing, resorting to simplistic, rash decisions to abolish modern medicine, inevitably leading to huge trouble.”

Suddenly, Yu Sihan posed a question: “What do you think of the intelligent health model Bianque developed by Tianxing Medical?”

Yang Huiyang didn’t understand why he asked this and was momentarily stunned.

In his early years as a medical student, he was a quintessential technical bureaucrat, familiar with Bianque, unable to blatantly lie.

He thought for a moment, reluctantly saying: “It’s alright.”

Without hesitation, Yu Sihan shot him down: “Many industry experts have evaluated Bianque as a groundbreaking intelligent medical assistant, largely capable of substituting professional diagnoses.”

Yang Huiyang’s face flushed with embarrassment.

Yu Sihan continued, “In the past month, the Xièzhì Oversight Department conducted an in-depth investigation within the medical industry, prosecuting over 3,500 individuals with funds involved exceeding 120 billion.

“I absolutely believe this is just the tip of the iceberg, as these cases are all within the past five years, and if we continue tracing back, say ten, twenty years, the amount involved could be astronomical.”

Previously eloquent, Yang Huiyang was now unable to utter a single word.

Yu Sihan further remarked: “Mr. Yang Fan accumulated an investment of 50 billion Xia Yuan, assembled a top-notch team, and with assistance from the Superpower Research Institute, developed Bianque over a year of time.

“I always wondered why the medical industry doesn’t allocate 50 billion from the 120 billion involved to develop an intelligent medical platform similar to Bianque?”

He posed an especially pointed question: “Do the controllers of the ‘only correct path’ modern medical system think it’s better to privately divide this money among themselves, right?”

Yang Huiyang, previously proclaiming the ‘only correct path,’ now received these words back in their entirety from Yu Sihan.

Like a critical blow, Yang Huiyang’s old face instantly turned crimson.

He hummed for a while, stubbornly defending, “These are two different things! Modern medicine itself has no issues; it’s just a small fraction of people in the industry that’s problematic. You’re deliberately confusing the issues.”

Yu Sihan sneered, “I’m confusing the issues? Clearly, the entire industry has formed a massive vested interest group, and you’re one of them.”

Yang Huiyang opened his mouth, wanting to argue.

But Yu Sihan didn’t give him the chance to speak, “Any attempt to make changes in the medical industry will affect your interests; therefore, you have no motivation to develop an intelligent medical platform.

“Because it would significantly reduce your importance, hindering your ability to continue profiting from it. Based on the same reason, you naturally band together to resist the new Xia Medical.

“Precisely because of this, Mr. Spirit Crows waited for a full two years without seeing any desired changes.

“Even when Mr. Ma Youde went to various medical schools to give lectures hoping to promote the new Xia Medical, many of these lectures were met with lukewarm reception. We have evidence proving that there were people secretly obstructing them behind the scenes.

“So Mr. Spirit Crows deeply realized that expecting a corrupt, decadent group to push forward progress in the medical industry is impossible.

“Because the problem is so shocking, Mr. Spirit Crows decided to start from scratch and build a clean, intelligent medical system.”

Yang Huiyang could not deny the accusations of “a corrupt, decadent group” because he himself was not clean.

However, he clung to one point, “You’ve said so much, yet you still can’t prove that new Xia Medical is superior to modern medicine, so you’re actually driving history backward.”

Yu Sihan chuckled, “Mr. Spirit Crows and Mr. Ghost both have the ability to foresee the future, and these two big shots had long predicted the flourishing of Xia Medical. You guys are the ones going against the tide of history.”

Yang Huiyang was left speechless.

Predictive ability is a true bug-level ability. He couldn’t foresee the future, so he had no way to refute the statement.

Yu Sihan nonchalantly said, “Yang Huiyang, you won’t die because Great Xia is expanding across the world and desperately needs labor.

“Therefore, you will be implanted with a biochip to perform forced labor for life. If nothing unexpected happens, you should be able to live for another thirty years or more and certainly see the Xia Medical flourish as foreseen by the big shots.”

Yang Huiyang turned pale upon hearing this.

Yu Sihan waved his hand, “Take him away!”

Two “Black-clothed Beasts” immediately came over and attached two black bracelets to Yang Huiyang’s left and right forearms.

“Click! Click!”

Only two soft clicks were heard.

The bracelets closed.

The naked eye could not see any seams on the surface, this small detail is enough to show how far Great Xia’s industrial level has developed.

Yang Huiyang immediately felt that the strength of his body seemed to be “sucked away” by some force, leaving him feeling limp all over.

Yu Sihan smiled, “Oh, almost forgot to tell you, the confinement rings you’re wearing now are mainly to prevent you from suddenly injuring people.

“This thing had two design versions; the first one was the initial version by the Superpower Research Institute, the second version borrowed from Mr. Ma Youde’s Five Qi Chaoyuan theory.

“The confinement ring designed in the second version is fifty percent more effective than the first version. This is why Mr. Spirit Crows believes new Xia Medical is more suitable for the Superpower Era.

“You think you understand medicine very well, but this ingrained perception has become a prejudice, blinding you to the advantages of new Xia Medical. This is called not seeing the forest for the trees.”

Yang Huiyang’s lips trembled, but in the end, he said nothing.

*

Azik Alliance, Juntian Spiritual Treasure Eye Thirteenth Sub-eye Base.

While the Black-clothed Beasts diligently cleared out the borers on Great Xia’s towering tree.

Zhuang Jun and his girlfriend Gena completed their “morning exercise,” had their breakfast, and began studying the Five Qi Chaoyuan cultivation technique created by Mr. Ma Youde.

This morning he wasn’t responsible for any Spirit Treasure Eye tasks, and the official clearly indicated that Five Qi Chaoyuan is beneficial for Superpower cultivation and the body, so he brought his girlfriend to study together.

“Miss Gena, given your physical condition, especially the severe injury to your back seven months ago, your back muscles are prone to tension, which can lead to quicker fatigue.

Bian Que finished analyzing all of Gena’s treatment reports and gave a suggestion: “I strongly recommend that you practice the ‘Back Mount Technique’ of the third chapter intensively, practicing for half an hour every day. It is expected that within three months, it will greatly improve the back muscle group, and within six months you can eliminate this problem.”

Gena was somewhat surprised, “I do feel that my back muscles tend to get fatigued. This intelligent health assistant seems quite insightful.”

She was wearing a tight-fitting outfit, showing off her graceful curves to a tantalizing effect.

Zhuang Jun appreciated it for a few moments and said, “You should try it.”

Gena responded with a soft “Mhm.”

Following the video tutorial provided by Bian Que, she quickly mastered all the key points of the Back Mount Technique.

After practicing for five minutes, she suddenly exclaimed, “Huh, the Back Mount Technique seems to have some effect; I feel my back is slightly more relaxed.”

Zhuang Jun smiled, “It seems that Bian Que’s recommendation was spot on. You should insist on practicing for half an hour every day.”

Gena made an arm-stretching motion, her pretty face full of admiration, “You Great Xias really are blessed with talent and land; a ninety-year-old gentleman, who’s not even a superpower user, can create such a magical cultivation technique.”