Chapter 234 "Is His Majesty Really Reliable?"

After realizing that pure brute force was unable to contend with the power of a nation, the members of the Bright Church did not just sit idly by. They engaged in various confrontations on different levels. The Ebo faction chose to remain neutral, always ready to take advantage and profit from the war. On the other hand, the Nanteng faction divided into two major camps, with daily scenes of martial arts drama unfolding in the court. Unable to find allies in the two major empires, their attention turned towards the Pharmacists Guild, which stood side by side with the mercenary guild. Due to medical reforms in the Yulan Kingdom, the Pharmacists Guild had also split into two factions: the conservative faction and the progressive faction. As the name suggests, the conservative faction resisted any reforms and preferred to stick to the traditional practices of waiting for patients to bring in herbs or request alchemy. The progressive faction, led by the branch of the Yun Academy of Pharmacists, supported Yun Tai's approach of prescribing targeted remedies. As for Yun Tai himself, due to his low pharmacist rank and alchemy abilities, he could only become a special figure (mascot) within the progressive faction. They say the enemy of an enemy is a friend. Naturally, the conservative faction of the Pharmacists Guild became the target of the Bright Church's efforts.
"Originally, there were disagreements on both sides, but Your Majesty also knows that one cannot be too hasty in handling matters. Everyone is generally peaceful in normal times. Unexpectedly... ah..." Teacher Luanda sighed deeply.
In his and several teachers' opinion in the academy, such targeting is completely unnecessary. As an alchemist, one naturally has their own thoughts and philosophies on their alchemy methods. How to refine pills and improve alchemy skills is the alchemist's own concern, unless it is their mentor, others have no right to intervene.
Moreover, speaking of something unpleasant, the higher the rank of a pharmacist, the more they cherish their feathers and are reluctant to help others refine pills easily. In their eyes, the willingness to help is already a great favor, so why would they entertain any additional demands? This phenomenon has been formed over hundreds of years and cannot be resolved simply by a few words. In the eyes of conservatives, the "targeted treatment" of the reformists is simply stirring up trouble for no reason and causing problems for themselves.
But this time, the trouble started from top to bottom, instead of from bottom to top. In the final analysis, this matter has nothing to do with the alchemy strength, but rather it is closely related to the prestige that the nobles value most.
What does '对症下药' mean? In other words, it refers to a unique and personalized treatment that can only be used by you and is ineffective for others, even if they have access to it! Is there anything that highlights one's social status more than this? Is there anything safer and more secure than this? However, unlike now, with all the efforts to gather the alchemy materials and spending a fortune to have a senior pharmacist refine the medicine, it might be lost even before it can be used. Please note that the "@" symbol is not commonly used in English and has no special meaning. Therefore, it is removed during translation.
It goes without saying that given the option, the seekers of pills would naturally choose one.
This is unrelated to the alchemist's proficiency but deemed as a non-combat sin. However, under the instigation and incitement of the Bright Church, those conservative senior alchemists couldn't sit still.
"Your Majesty, don't you have any measures?" Yun Tai asked in surprise. She found it strange that she didn't care about such important national affairs. She was well aware that she was merely a pawn in this matter and could only follow orders. The only thing she could do was to demonstrate her own value and make the players hesitate to easily discard her as a piece. As for how to strategize in order to avoid losing and gain the greatest benefit, that was a question for the players to consider.
Luo Anda couldn't believe that Yun Tai had underestimated himself to such an extent. In his opinion, this child had already made a significant contribution to the history of Yulan Country. No amount of praise was excessive. Therefore, he patiently explained, "@@ The general framework of healthcare reform has already been established. Hospitals of various sizes have been built in counties, towns, and cities according to their scale. Currently, the biggest problem is the severe shortage of full-time physicians. Most hospitals still rely on light-element healers and priests. Although having pharmacists on duty has some effect, the results are not significant enough. We are all prepared for the fact that this problem cannot be solved in the short term. However, to prevent the Radiant Church from exploiting this issue, Your Majesty suggests using the situation to further intensify the internal conflicts within the Pharmacist Guild. Then, a world-renowned pharmacist competition could be held. The top-down impact generated from this would be the most rapid and efficient solution."
The idea is good, but there are also significant risks involved. If we win, everything will be fine. However, if we lose, it seems that we won't be able to do much to counter the influence of the Illuminated Church. At most, the healthcare reform may face setbacks when dealing with the Pharmacists' Guild. In a situation where there is a shortage of physicians, if pharmacists, as a vital force, are unable to provide adequate support, it will significantly slow down the progress of healthcare reform in Yulan Country.
After listening to all of this, Yun Tai's only feeling is "trouble!" In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are in vain. Although Mingming Yulan had the power to destroy the Bright Sect, Emperor Yulan chose not to do so. Although she understands that it is not realistic to destroy the Bright Sect, which has been passed down for thousands of years with millions of followers, the result of a direct confrontation would only be mutually destructive. Moreover, it also gave Nan Teng and Yibo the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. But during this time, from what she has heard, it seems that His Majesty is accompanying the Bright Sect and enjoying playing with them, countering their moves, and seemingly having a great time while also increasing the influence of medical reforms throughout the continent. This broad perspective, tsk tsk... Yun Tai gave up just thinking about it, as there are too many things to ponder. She should just save herself the trouble. "Without being in a position, one should not devise policies." Without being at such a high position, one cannot see so far.
"Um, that pharmacist competition, the participants should all be senior pharmacists. Your Majesty doesn't want me to participate, does he?" Yun Tai asked suspiciously. Since their interactions until now, Yun Tai felt that Emperor Lan Hao had always given her a reliable feeling.
"Of course not," Lola denied, shaking her head.
She said that, right? Yuntai breathed a sigh of relief. If the alchemy technique was impressive enough, she wouldn't have to rack her brains to come up with the idea of mechanized mass production of alchemical machinery.
"@Your Majesty's meaning is that the internal pharmacist guild will strongly support this internal competition. However, the format and content of the competition should naturally be different from the previous pharmacist competitions. It should be distinct and innovative. We need to keep up with the times while also ensuring that the conservative faction within the guild does not oppose the reforms of the competition. Even if they cannot fully agree, we should try to align the format and content of the competition in a direction that is advantageous to us," Teacher Elliott added. Then he patted Yun Tai on the shoulder and said, "It's up to you."
Who made Yun Tai's image of being a super deceiver deeply ingrained in people's minds. The results she described several times are too beautiful to be true, no matter how you listen to them, but Yun Tai can still argue convincingly, speaking with great confidence. From the surface, it seems that the theory can be realized. This alone is enough to make them amazed. Because as long as the theory is plausible, there is no fear of lacking early adopters.
So this time, although all the strategists have been working together to plan the new Pharmacist Grand Competition, everyone has not forgotten about Yun Tai, the girl with unconventional thinking. At the same time, they also hope that she can come up with some brilliant ideas. Even if there are no good ideas, it would be good to have her join the discussion and help persuade people in their favor.
What does this mean? How come she didn't understand? Teacher Elliott clearly spoke in Yulan's official language, how could she not understand?
Yuntai refused to accept the analysis of the teacher's words in her mind, and at the same time she began to doubt whether her previous judgments were correct:
Is His Majesty really reliable?