A Hospital in Another World?-Chapter 614: When Will the Tycoon Come to Build the Tower?

There is, naturally, space available.

When Garrett initially planned to construct the hospital, His Excellency the Immortal personally showed concern. With a legend involved, and Garrett requesting a barren land, the city hall readily allocated the land:

The map was spread out, a feather pen circled around, and there was as much land as needed.

Not to mention building two small buildings, even if Garrett wanted to build the universe’s largest hospital, there would likely be enough space.

...Of course, that would require building. Building skyscrapers.

Moreover, Garrett did not have that much money.

To implement his vision, leveling the land, solidifying the foundation, installing water, electricity, gas supplies, pest control, and getting all the groundwork done properly before solidly constructing several buildings...

Sorry, the budget would immediately show a significant deficit.

Thus, the Oak Grove Clinic currently has only three buildings. One outpatient building, one research building, and one obstetrics building, which is especially small, smaller than the other two, merely a row of bungalows with less than 20 rooms.

Garrett took Mage Simond to the back of the research building. He gestured with his hand, and vast stretches of barren land lay before them—

“This... well, the ground here seems to have been leveled?”

“Oh, my security guards train here regularly, probably smashing the ground a bit,” Garrett replied without changing his expression:

“By the way, Apa also likes to run around here…”

Mage Simond silently contemplated for a moment, then took Garrett’s hospital construction plans back home, calculating against his own needs:

It must be clean, comfortable, and not disgrace his sister…

Temperature control is definitely needed!

Humidity control would be best too!

Ventilation and air exchange are a must, pest and rodent control absolutely necessary, to not startle his sister with a mouse!

There should be a place nearby for midwives to wait, a nursery, a rest room for the nurses, and if surgery is decided upon, the operating room should be next door!

The construction costs are not much, but adding up the enchantment costs, a few thousand gold coins won’t be enough.

And once the buildings are constructed, used once, and left at the hospital, it’s like giving them away to Garrett for free...

His brother-in-law is just a fifth-level mage, not that he can’t afford the money, but it does sting a bit. After discussions back and forth between his and his wife’s families, Mage Simond came back to Garrett:

“Can we make do with a simpler structure?”

The simple solution was for the family to accompany the birth. They were all mages above level five, so a protective cottage could easily be used, one expiring, another one immediately set up. Protected from wind and rain.

“That’s fine!”

Garrett agreed cheerily. He was a bit disappointed not to fleece a tycoon, but he didn’t show it.

There will always be the next wealthy client, and eventually, he’d fleece someone.

If not, with more money earned, he’d build it himself!

He looked directly at Mage Simond, his smile not fading in the slightest:

“By the way, have you decided on who will be the chief doctor for your sister?”

“Who can we choose?”

“For examining and treating the parturient, it’s usually the midwives and female priests who take action, but if they’re uncertain, I can step in too. Do you want her and her family to be fully taken care of by a female priest, or choose me?”

“Are you the best healer?”

“Yes, I am the best.” Garrett replied without hesitation.

Mage Simond immediately stood up, his right fist pressed against his chest, bowing deeply:

“Then, please do not hesitate to help when the time comes. My sister’s safety is in your hands!”

Garrett’s eyes curved up, sincerely smiling.

The female mage’s childbirth process went very smoothly. She was admitted on the first day, underwent a thorough check-up the next morning, and had surgery in the afternoon.

After a three-day observation at the hospital, she was able to go home, lying in bed holding her child and chatting with her partner:

“It didn’t hurt at all! Two divine spells down, and with a blink of an eye, the child was born! Look, no harm done!”

“What? It didn’t hurt at all? That’s so good?” Her visitor was her classmate, under the same mentor, two years her senior: ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

“When I gave birth, I also had healers, but I was in pain for a full day and night! Those healers said, you can’t use pain-stopping divine magic, otherwise the child won’t come out!”

Their mere healing magic, what good does that do? Other than giving a bit more strength, the pain is still there, nearly killed her!

“They don’t use it at Oak Grove Clinic! Apparently, they cut open the belly and directly take the child out, so they can use divine magic for pain relief.” The mother happily held her child:

“Not only is it painless, but it’s also much safer. They said my child was feet first, which would have been difficult to deliver normally, but they just made a cut, and there was no danger!”

“Really that good? How much does it cost?”

“Prenatal position examination 100 gold coins, heart rate monitoring during surgery 50 gold coins, blood pressure monitoring 50 gold coins, blood oxygen monitoring 50 gold coins...” Mage Simond’s sister smiled, counting off on her fingers one by one:

“Pre-surgery blood test 100 gold coins, pain-relieving divine magic 750 gold coins, hypnosis 50 gold coins, surgical fees 750 gold coins, post-surgery check and care 100 gold coins. They say there wasn’t much blood loss during surgery, so no need for a blood transfusion, otherwise, for each person’s blood transfused, add another 100 gold coins.”

“That’s just 2000 gold coins!” The female mage calculated, clicking her tongue in admiration:

“2000 gold coins, in exchange for a safe, painless delivery, that’s quite reasonable! When I gave birth, I was in agony for a full day and night, nearly died, and also gave the healers 2000!”

“When else to spend money, if not now!”

The next day, two more female mages arrived at the Oak Grove Clinic. One was accompanied by her husband, and the other by her partner. After a tour, they asked the same question:

“Is there a better option available? No?... Then, would it be convenient for you to make a house call?”

“Sorry.” Garrett answered dryly. He endured the female mage’s hopeful to disappointed gaze, casually gesturing towards the side:

“You see, there are many other parturients here. Making a house call once takes at least half a day, which could save several more people. If you need, Oak Grove Clinic always welcomes your visit—”

“Oh…”

The female mages left with regret. Afterward, they each chose different plans:

One brought her father, husband, and relatives from both her and her husband’s families for full accompaniment during the birth. Her own relatives provided magical cottages, magical cleaning, and magical care, while Oak Grove Hospital only provided medical support;

The other splurged 100 gold coins to reserve a hospital room for three days and priority in the queue for a cesarean section.

Arrive and get examined, and as long as no other parturient was undergoing surgery, or urgently needed one, she could be taken in for a cesarean. Of course, the related fees for checks and surgery were still necessary.

The room could be a private one, or she could bring her own bedding. But the air always had a bit of an unpleasant smell, and whether awake or asleep, there were always painful cries echoing in her ears. The entire experience was somewhat uncomfortable.

Even so, it was much more comfortable than struggling desperately to give birth on her own.

This amount, for a low-level mage, might be a considerable sum. A year’s income of 100 gold coins for a level 1 or 2 mage is considered decent. But a mid-level mage, as long as they aren’t too extravagant, could always afford it.

The news spread quickly among the mage community, especially among female mages. Within a few days, another mage accompanied his wife, nervously approaching:

“That... can my wife stay first, try to give birth naturally, and if she really can’t, then proceed with a cesarean? This amount is really a lot... I am an assistant at the Bridge Magic Academy, a level 2 mage, I can sign a contract, if we really need to spend money, I will borrow and pay...”

“Sure!” Without needing Garrett to personally step in, the officiating priest, Donald, was verbose:

“Hospitalization costs one gold coin per day, including meals, overseen by a midwife; prenatal examination and blood test total 200 gold coins, this must be paid upfront. If you end up needing a cesarean, you have to pay, or sign this—”

He pushed a contract forward:

“You can waive the surgery fee, but you must agree to become an object of teaching, allowing other healers to learn on the parturient. Also, to become a subject for data collection in a paper, of course, your personal information like your name will be omitted.”

The couple looked at each other. The husband hesitated:

“Letting those people practice on you? Otherwise, I’d rather go borrow—”

Before he could finish, the wife grabbed the contract, raised her hand, and with a flash of magical light, a mystical seal was laid down

, marking the magical contract as established.

The young wife, under the care of the midwife, struggled for a full day and night, but eventually couldn’t hold on, switching to a cesarean. She gave birth to twins, a dragon and a phoenix, but lost too much blood postpartum, receiving 800 units of full blood.

Because the cesarean fee was waived, the total expenditure was 405 gold coins.

Much more expensive than hiring a private midwife; compared to a cesarean, or giving birth in a temple or at a medical mage’s facility, it was actually quite cheaper. And it had the advantage of peace of mind, knowing that if anything went wrong, it could immediately switch to a cesarean.

Oak Grove Hospital made a decent profit and added a mage case that could be written into a paper. The whole process was a win-win, to the joy of all involved.

Only Garrett was a bit displeased. He counted the gold coins received, then counted them again, sighing deeply in annoyance:

“When will I ever save enough for another building…”

These mages were too stingy! One by one, none willing to invest in building, preferring several people to take turns opening protective cottages!

It’s not like he could ask Serilla for a loan, right? Although Serilla is currently working at the top of the Tower of Heaven, seeming quite pleased with herself, she says the gold coins under her belly could almost cover half a bed...

Still, he needed to find a way to fleece a tycoon!

The tycoon came quickly. After the third batch of impoverished parturients finished giving birth and were sent home, on the day the fourth batch of parturients were admitted, a carriage stopped in front of Oak Grove Hospital.

A young swordsman leapt down from the carriage, handsome and with a straight posture:

“Is Mage Nordmark here? I am sent by Count Agel, the family head, to request Mage Nordmark’s presence at home to diagnose and treat the count’s female relatives—”

What, can I say I’m not available?

Can I say the patients just arrived, and I can’t leave, please come here?

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