CHAPTER 266: CHAPTER 169: TERRITORY GUARDIAN

This building is precisely the hospital that Lynn instructed Colin to construct for Old John.

Lynn stepped inside, scanning the surroundings.

The hospital’s area isn’t very large, roughly about two thousand square feet.

Although the hospital has just been completed, Colin has already made many of the necessary items.

The open hall ward has rows of beds neatly arranged.

Lynn counted; there are at least fifty beds.

Besides the ward area, there’s also a dormitory area for doctors and nurses to live in.

The medical zone includes a pharmacy and treatment room.

The service area includes a kitchen, laundry room, warehouse, and even a restroom.

And finally, there’s the isolation zone!

It can be said that Lynn can now send Old John over with thirty assistants allocated to him.

Let him lead a group of assistants to find some herbs.

This hospital can be put into use.

After inspecting the area, Lynn nodded in satisfaction, "Very well done."

For the construction of the hospital, he only gave Colin a few instructions.

But Colin, obviously because of his mother, has been to hospitals.

That’s why he’s so familiar with the general scale of a hospital.

Colin nodded, "Master, this is within my duties, you don’t always need to praise us."

Lynn responded, "Indeed, then in the evening, take your apprentices and find Kuisi to collect two hundred pounds of river fish."

"Consider it a reward for your hard work during this period!"

Hearing Lynn’s words, Colin raised an eyebrow slightly.

Not only Colin but also some carpenter apprentices nearby couldn’t help but show excitement in their eyes.

Two hundred pounds of river fish!

Even if divided among the two hundred people in the Woodworker Workshop, each person would get a pound.

This time, Colin did not refuse, "Thank you for your generosity, Master."

Lynn gave Colin a sidelong glance.

So they don’t need verbal praise but material rewards?

However.

With the current harvest of 200 pounds of river fish daily from the shipyard, it isn’t much.

Lynn shifted his words and continued, "Since that’s the case, I won’t be polite with your workshop."

"I need you and the carpenter apprentices to build a Papermaking Workshop!"

Hearing Lynn’s words, Colin frowned slightly, "Papermaking Workshop?"

"Sorry, Master Lynn, I’ve never heard of a Papermaking Workshop..."

Lynn gave a faint smile, "To be honest, I don’t know either, but soon I will!"

"And so will you!"

Listening to such strange words from Master Lynn, yet his face was full of confidence.

Colin’s face suddenly looked bewildered.

What does it mean "I don’t know, but soon I will"? "And so will you"?

Just as Lynn and Colin were talking, an elderly figure walked into the hospital.

With a head of white hair, a white beard, but an exceptionally robust body, moving with energetic steps.

It was Old John, whom Lynn had the Guard call over.

Old John looked at the expansive hospital, his bushy white eyebrows raised up.

"Master Lynn, you built such a large hospital?"

Lynn and Colin turned their heads.

Seeing Old John’s face full of disbelief.

Old John walked up to Lynn, his words still tinged with excitement, "Master, are you sure this hospital is for me to manage in the future?"

Lynn nodded, "Of course, you said it yourself, no one on this territory understands medicine better than you!"

Old John replied with confidence without any embarrassment, "Of course, I have studied medicine in the Church for decades!"

"I’ve treated at least a thousand patients for free!"

Colin, hearing this, couldn’t help but show a hint of regret on his face.

Lynn responded, "Indeed, from now on, this hospital will be under your management. I’ll first allocate thirty assistants to you to follow your orders."

Old John slightly bowed, "Yes, Master."

Lynn immediately thought of Lex and continued speaking.

"By the way, Lex’s Brewing Workshop has produced high-purity alcohol. Once he expands the production scale, you can take some from the Brewing Workshop for use."

Old John raised an eyebrow, full of doubt, "Alcohol?"

"Do we need alcohol for treating patients?"

Hearing Old John’s words, Lynn showed a hint of confusion.

Even though distilled spirits have already been made, does this world not yet know to use alcohol in medical treatment?

Lynn’s confusion was only temporary.

Just like the country Lynn came from previously, knowing how to make gunpowder but only using flame for fireworks is the same concept.

Some uses for these things have yet to be fully mastered.

Lynn explained to Old John, "High-purity alcohol can denature and coagulate the proteins of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms!"

Seeing Old John’s gaping mouth, Lynn shook his head helplessly.

"Simply put, alcohol’s properties allow it to act as a disinfectant, for cooling, as a drying agent, and even as a solvent for medicines, among other uses."

Seeing Old John’s still bewildered expression, Lynn said, "Once you take charge of this hospital, you can visit Lex to get some alcohol to research."

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

Upon hearing this, Old John finally came to his senses, his face showing a hint of surprise.

"Thank you, Master Lynn."

"The effects of this alcohol are surprisingly significant!"

Despite having studied medicine for so many years, it’s the first time he’s learning about the role of alcohol.

Thinking of how Master Lynn just repeated "no one on this territory understands medicine better than him," Old John’s pale face showed a trace of embarrassment.

After instructing Old John a bit more, Lynn took Colin and left the hospital.

To construct a papermaking workshop, the first task is site selection.

And for site selection, naturally, the closer to the raw materials, the better.

It saves the time of long-distance transportation of raw materials.

Although Lynn currently doesn’t know how to build a papermaking workshop.

He clearly remembers that the primary raw materials for papermaking are hemp, bark, and bamboo, among others.

Within his territory, finding a large quantity of hemp and bamboo is challenging.

But finding bark is quite easy.

It’s important to know that his territory includes an endless Primordial Forest!

As long as people are sent to cut down trees, the papermaking factory will have an endless supply of raw materials!