There is a sparse grove here, and a small house is located in it, which is the witch doctor's apothecary hut.

Next to the hut are patches of flower beds with many unknown herbs growing there.

The witch doctor opened the door and walked in. Zhou Jing followed behind and looked at the layout of the house.

The space in the house is not small, but there are too many things on it, which makes it look cramped. There are rows of shelves along the wall, filled with old books and some bottles and cans.

There is a workbench inside, and on it is a set of strange metal utensils, most of which are tools used to make potions.

"It's a bit messy, you can sit down wherever you want..." The witch doctor sat down slowly.

Zhou Jing looked around and locked his eyes on the only chair in the room, which was under the witch doctor's butt.

...If it weren’t for your old arms and legs, I would sit on your lap right now.

Zhou Jing shook his head and didn't care, and asked: "Speaking of which, I don't know your name yet."

"...Gama."

Zhou Jing nodded and continued to ask: "I heard that you were a wandering pharmacist before? I'm a little curious about how many years you have stayed in Shuangmu Village."

"I'm old and can't remember clearly. Six years or eight years?"

Gama shook his head, suddenly paused, changed the subject, and sighed:

"Maybe you heard some rumors from Griff. When I was treating your brother, I ran out of all the medicine. I could only try my best, but unfortunately I couldn't save him in the end."

Zhou Jing's heart moved.

This guy took the initiative to bring up this issue... It seems that he thought this was my purpose of coming, and that I was here to ask questions.

Zhou Jing remained calm and said slowly:

"I heard from Griff that if you stay in the village as a doctor, the condition is that the hunter team helps you collect herbs?"

"Yes, yes..."

"Then after you have been in the village for so many years, you can't even get the medicine to save a person, right?"

Hearing this, the wrinkles on Gama's face seemed to have deepened, and she said tremblingly:

"I know that my skills are not good, so I stay in the small village. Moreover, I am old and my hands and feet are no longer in control. I always fail to make potions. Hunters need to go into the forest to hunt often and occasionally get injured. The potion I made used to be

It's almost done... I'm sorry about Will, but there's nothing I can do about it."

Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows slightly.

The implicit meaning of this statement is that Gama knew that his level was poor, so he stayed in a remote place like Shuangmu Village to earn a living and serve as a pension?

It sounded quite sincere, but Zhou Jing always felt that it was a bit cover-up.

But there was no evidence, so he had no choice but to hide his suspicions in his heart.

"Okay, I understand, you don't need to apologize to me."

Zhou Jing did not persist, feeling that he could not ask any more questions about Gama himself.

"Thank you, thank you..." Gama nodded repeatedly and murmured in her voice.

Zhou Jing touched his chin and suddenly said: "Then you are old and inoperable. Have you ever thought about finding an apprentice? I do have a candidate here."

He wondered if he could bring Ross over to be an apprentice pharmacist. Even if Gama claimed that his skills were inferior, he should be able to identify herbs and teach them no problem.

Gama hesitated for a moment, but shook his head: "No, I don't have the energy to teach apprentices..."

Zhou Jing narrowed his eyes.

Not recruiting apprentices... is it because we don’t have the energy, or because we don’t want to?

Looking at the meaning of caring for one's old age, are you worried that if you teach your skills to an apprentice, you will starve to death?

Or is there another secret?

Several thoughts ran through Zhou Jing's mind.

Although Gama behaved sincerely, he still felt a little suspicious, but he had no clue at the moment.

There is a long way to go, so we will investigate slowly in the future... There is no need to create extraneous problems at the moment, the most important thing is to develop with peace of mind.

"Okay, if you excuse me today, I'll leave first."

If people don't want to be taught herbal medicine, they can't force it.

Zhou Jing did not stay any longer and said goodbye.

Gama sat silently in his position for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes, which were bright and clear, but they didn't look as old as before.

He walked to the window and looked out to confirm that Zhou Jing was gone.

Gama then looked away and paced around the room, looking a little guilty and regretful.

"Tsk, I didn't expect that Will has an older brother and would still stay in the village! I should have given him some medicine. Now I'm in trouble. He's being targeted by his older brother. I don't know if I fooled him or not.

At this juncture, there is an outsider in the village who does not know the details, which is really a hidden danger... Sigh, I hope there will be no accidents in the next delivery."
Chapter completed!