Chapter 47: Head Nurse (2)
Imperial Clinic.
The clinic was staffed by 22 court physicians assigned to the royal family and about 400 assistant healers. It was the gathering place for the Empire’s most elite practitioners.
As befitted a great power, the skill level of Imperial Clinic healers was on par with the Holy Nation of Law, where religion and healing magic had first originated.
The primary duty of court physicians was to care for their assigned royals, but depending on their patron’s interests, they also treated high-ranking nobles.
Lesser-ranked healers affiliated with noble factions often took on both assistant duties and general treatment of commoners to improve their skill.
That’s why the clinic was located on the wall bordering the Imperial Palace grounds and the main plaza of the capital.
Inside the wall were offices; outside, an open treatment area for citizens.
A welfare policy designed to boost loyalty by letting the people “benefit from the Emperor’s grace.”
Of course, it wasn’t free.
And so, the lowest-ranking healers were worked into the ground.
Chloe, a fifth-year in the clinic, was one of those overworked healers.
“Healer, come on now, can’t you do a better job? What’s taking so long? I’m a western noble! A baron, I tell you!”