Picking Up Supreme Treasures in the Dream Realm-Chapter 433 - 317, Fifth Primordial Star Formation
In the dream realm experienced by Yang Fan.
The mutated asphalt produced on the Oil Peninsula was eventually divided up by the major powers working together.
Great Xia only managed to receive about twenty percent of the share.
The Carmenia Federation, however, obtained a forty percent share, precisely double that of Great Xia.
This was an inevitable situation.
In the dream realm, Great Xia’s strength slightly surpassed that of the Carmenia Federation, but not by much, making both sides evenly matched.
The Carmenia Federation teamed up with the Southern Cross Alliance, thus completely overpowering Great Xia.
Great Xia held the formula for the "Youde Decoction", initially earning a significant amount of money.
However, barely a year passed before the Youde Formula was cracked by the Western Hemisphere.
The white race then arrogantly renamed the bootleg potion as "Golden Dawn Potion", and boasted about it publicly.
Great Xia disputed with the Western Hemisphere countries over patent rights for several years, but these countries weaseled out in various ways, and the matter eventually came to nothing.
The decades-long effort of this ninety-year-old man was thus cheaply taken by the white race.
Yang Fan saw most of the Youde Formula’s profits being taken by the Western Hemisphere countries and felt deeply aggrieved.
But now.
He was determined to ensure that this would not happen again.
Thus, Yang Fan came to this Xia Medical Hall, which has a history of more than forty years.
At this moment.
Yang Fan examined the arrangement within the medical hall and asked a question: "Before the Age of Calamity, do many people still visit Xia Medical now?"
Ma Youde withdrew his gaze from the mutated asphalt and answered, "My medical hall is still doing alright, but there are not many medical halls left now."
As the old man said this, there was no trace of pride, only a deep sigh.
It was evident.
Dr. Ma did not want to see Xia Medical decline step by step, yet he was helpless about it.
Ma Youde suddenly opened up and started discussing the pros and cons between Xia Medical and modern medicine.
"Xia Medical is a system centered on empiricism, while in contrast, modern medicine is indeed more scientific and has a tightly knit logical system.
"But this does not mean Xia Medical has no merits at all.
"Personally, I think modern medicine has one flaw, which is its excessive specialization; every hospital has numerous departments like andrology, gynecology, internal medicine, surgery, etc.
"Although this is based on the need for specialization, it also brings a problem where doctors might end up in the embarrassing situation of the blind men and the elephant.
"For instance, a doctor specializing in cardiology often only sees issues related to the heart and might overlook other problems with the patient and possibly miss critical signals.
"Because the human body is a highly complex organism, a problem in one organ often affects other parts.
"For instance, a liver problem might lead to red patches appearing on the palms, forming what is called ’liver palm’, even though these two parts are very far apart.
"There’s an old saying in Great Xia: ’Those who do not plan for the whole can’t plan for a part;’ this is where modern medicine needs improvement.
"On this aspect, Xia Medical is just the opposite. Although it has many shortcomings, it always looks at the human body from a holistic perspective.
"The Qi and Blood theory in Xia Medical is a typical example: if there’s a problem with the human body, in most cases, there will be changes in Qi and Blood.
"Let me give an example: the ancients of Great Xia compiled the Inner Scripture, which provides a very detailed summary on Qi.
"Which part of the body having a problem could lead to what Qi issues is clearly written.
"Xia Medical can determine where the patient’s problem lies in a low-cost way by observing changes in Qi, without the need for cumbersome and expensive tests..."
Dr. Ma went on and on for a while.
Yang Fan listened very attentively.
After a while.
Ma Youde stopped the narrative and then made a self-deprecating remark: "Mr. Zhang, forgive me, for the elderly do have a tendency to ramble."
Yang Fan was not bothered at all: "No problem! What you said makes a lot of sense."
He then asked a question: "Dr. Ma, do you believe that Xia Medical could surpass modern medicine?"
Ma Youde shook his head vigorously: "Absolutely not, Xia Medical belongs to empirical medicine, and empirical medicine’s ceiling is too low."
Yang Fan immediately laughed: "I wouldn’t be so sure."
Ma Youde let out an "Oh": "Why do you say that?"
The old man knew that this young man was not an ordinary person, so he was keen to hear Yang Fan’s reasons.
Yang Fan responded: "Modern medicine essentially explains the human body based on the existing scientific framework, but times have changed; Canglan Star has birthed a kind of power that the existing scientific framework simply cannot explain."
Ma Youde blurted out: "Supernatural Power!"
Yang Fan nodded: "In the realm related to the supernatural, modern science cannot provide a reasonable explanation, and modern medicine is equally at a loss. A lot of research from the Great Xia Superpower Research Institute has proven this point.
"Thus, the environment on Canglan Star has changed, presenting modern medicine with an insurmountable obstacle, this is called the changing world in a changing era."
Ma Youde listened thoughtfully: "What you said is reasonable."
The old man curiously asked again: "Mr. Zhang, are you a researcher at the Superpower Research Institute?"
Yang Fan nodded: "Yes."
He didn’t feel like explaining more, and since the old man was willing to think so, he let him believe it.
After all, being identified as merely a researcher was a simple matter for him.
Ma Youde glanced at the mutated asphalt in front of him and suddenly realized: "So you are the famous researcher from the Superpower Research Institute, no wonder Mr. Zhang is so knowledgeable."
