I Am Immortal in Great Yu

Chapter 153: Chapter 66: A Huge Gamble (Part 2)

’To keep to oneself, to emerge from the muck unstained... It’s easy to say, but in reality, it’s anything but. Besides, always being on guard is no solution. They say a thief can plot for a thousand days, but who can stand guard for that long?’ He was deeply worried.

Seeing Fang Rui frowning deeply, Mrs. Xue of the Fang Family and Third Lady both tried to comfort him.

”Brother Rui, our family has food and drink. It’s fine even if we don’t go outside. Don’t worry so much.”

”That’s right, Brother Rui. What’s happening in the city... it’s not your fault. It’s already a huge blessing that we are all safe and sound.”

”You’re right!”

Fang Rui nodded. He wasn’t actually that worried about the safety of Mrs. Xue of the Fang Family, Third Lady, Fang Ling, and Nannan.

After treating Ah Huai last night, he had a rough grasp of his own Medical Skill.

At his current Medical Skill level, treating patients in the incubation period was no problem. Paired with frequent check-ups for Mrs. Xue of the Fang Family, Third Lady, Fang Ling, and Nannan, it was enough to ensure their safety.

If he raised his Medical Skill to the Minor Achievement level, he could safely treat even patients in the active stage of the illness, without having to risk his life as he did treating Ah Huai last night.

Of course, this was only for treating individuals. It couldn’t be generalized, as it had to be tailored to a person’s specific constitution and required some relatively precious medicinal herbs.

To truly resolve the issue and develop a universally applicable cure, he would have to raise his Medical Skill to the Great Success level, and even then, it would only be a possibility.

There was a basis for this assessment.

’Of the Physicians conscripted by the Rebel Army, I remember Dad mentioning a few names, admitting he was their inferior. That means some of them must have reached the Master Level in their Medical Skill, perhaps even touched the threshold of Minor Achievement.’

’With so many of them deliberating together—many heads are better than one—their combined expertise should be at least equivalent to a single great physician whose Medical Skill is at the Minor Success Level!’

But even then, they couldn’t find a solution.

Therefore, Fang Rui reckoned that raising his *Fang’s Medical Skill* to Minor Achievement wouldn’t solve the problem. To truly find a solution, he would need to raise *Fang’s Medical Skill* to at least Great Success, and only then would it be possible.

And note, that was still just a possibility!

’Forget it. I’ll take the gamble!’

’I’ll wait for tonight. By then, I should have accumulated almost enough Tribulation Points to raise *Fang’s Medical Skill* to Great Success,’ he thought to himself.

...

After dinner, Fang Rui said a word to Mrs. Xue of the Fang Family and Third Lady, then entered his room. He closed his eyes, focused his consciousness on the point of light in the upper-left corner of his vision, and opened the panel.

[Tribulation Points: 702]

’Back when the Lin Family was wiped out, the Tribulation Points I gained, plus what was left on the panel, came to over five hundred.’

’In the last four or five days, just by living in these chaotic times, I’ve naturally gained twenty or thirty points. The other hundred or so points... are probably the reward for my plague prevention measures, for nipping a disaster in the bud?’

’In any case, I’ve finally scraped together just over seven hundred Tribulation Points. I can now upgrade *Fang’s Medical Skill* to Great Success.’

Fang Rui hadn’t acted before partly because he didn’t have enough Tribulation Points. At most, he could have only raised *Fang’s Medical Skill* to Minor Achievement, which would have been of little use.

”Seven hundred Tribulation Points... This is one hell of a gamble!” A bitter smile touched his lips.

To be honest, even if he raised *Fang’s Medical Skill* to Great Success, it wasn’t guaranteed that he could develop a universally applicable cure and completely resolve the plague. It would only create a certain possibility.

Instead, if he spent these Tribulation Points on other Martial Arts like the *Life-taking Saber Technique*, *Rapid Trace Step*, or *Thirteen Throws of the Flying Swallow*, he would see immediate results, improving his close-quarters combat, survival skills, and long-range attacks.

As for the *Beast Taming Technique* or *Feng Shui Skill*?

Those are god-tier skills for the late game, practically useless early on. Surely no one actually thinks that a *Beast Taming Technique* at the Beginner, Skilled, or Mastery level could, in a short time, train a group of animals to be completely obedient, to steal gold and silver, guard the Nursing Home, and deliver messages, right?

If it were really that simple, would the person who sold the manual for the *Beast Taming Technique* have been so destitute?

But back to the issue at hand: even upgrading the skill was no guarantee he could solve the plague.

”This is a gamble!”

In truth, Fang Rui abhorred events based on probability, like lotteries, because they were completely outside of his control.

This was the same. What if he really raised *Fang’s Medical Skill* to Great Success and still couldn’t solve it? Wouldn’t all those Tribulation Points have been poured down a bottomless pit for nothing?

’I didn’t want to gamble, but this time I have no choice. Oh well. I can always accumulate more Tribulation Points. But if I let the plague continue to run rampant, it will truly become unstoppable.’

’Besides, looking on the bright side, if I really do solve this plague, my current investment could pay back double!’

As Fang Rui comforted himself with these thoughts, the pained look on his face from the cost transformed into determination. ”Let’s begin!”

”*Fang’s Medical Skill*, upgrade!”

With a thought, he pressed the ’+’ icon next to *Fang’s Medical Skill* in the Skills column.

The Tribulation Points on the panel decreased rapidly as that familiar, cool current reappeared, swirling around in his mind.

In an instant, Fang Rui felt himself enter a state of epiphany. Every word and phrase of *Fang’s Medical Skill* flashed before his eyes. All its subtleties and profundities, along with all sorts of insights, flooded his mind like a baptism of enlightenment.

The state finally ended after what felt like a hundred breaths.

”Two hundred Tribulation Points for *Fang’s Medical Skill* to reach Minor Achievement? Continue!”

With another thought, he pressed the ’+’ next to *Fang’s Medical Skill* again.

The cool current surged from some unknown place, and the insights returned.

This time, what appeared before Fang Rui’s eyes was not merely the original content of *Fang’s Medical Skill*. It also included the hidden wisdom and secret principles that his ancestors had added, revised, and removed over generations...