Dr. Zeus had left himself a special remedy, just enough for a few people.
Now, a small part had been used on Wei Shu, and what remained was probably only enough for four or five people.
But there were over thirty people infected. If traditional herbal prescriptions were used, the cure rate would be relatively low, not to mention slow in taking effect.
Yet the Emperor and his courtiers wanted results that were immediate and visible.
They didn't care how much special remedy you had.
And there was that Imperial Physician, who, having been assigned to treat the patients, had to reside here and come back and forth daily. It was clear he was just going through the motions, not really treating the patients with genuine concern.
But thinking about it, you could understand why.
Smallpox was a terrible disease, survival depended entirely on fate; in people's eyes these days, medicine was of little use.
