The "Transnational Sweet Talent Selection" hosted by the Green Ox Medical Academy caused quite a stir today on Chang'an Street—Huwa had set up a "Sweet Scholarship Arena" in the West Market, surrounded by sweet flags of various nations: Tibetan-blue lion motifs representing the Western Regions, bamboo and chrysanthemum patterns representing Silla, and yak insignia representing Tibet. The Protagonist beat Huwa's custom-made "sweet gong," the sound of which was mingled with greetings of "Please enter" in various languages, startling a Persian caravan's camel so much that it smacked its lips, mistaking the sound for falling sweet beans.
"Look closely, everyone!" Huwa stood in the center of the arena, holding up the spinning "Global Sweet Scholarship Rankings." "Today's test is on 'Transnational Sweet Therapeutics.' Whoever can cure three or more foreign ailments will be directly promoted to Principal Physician!" As the words fell, a Silla apprentice rushed onto the stage carrying "Bamboo Grove Rheumatism Pain-Relieving Ink." When he brushed the ink onto a Persian merchant's lower back, Persian characters reading "Cold-Dampness Already Dispelled" miraculously appeared on the skin. A Tibetan Dawa apprentice followed closely behind, pulling out "Snow Mountain Clarity Milk Curds" and feeding them to an Arab merchant, who gasped after licking them: "My eyes! I can see the sweet light of the stars!"
The team assessment segment was filled with comedic mishaps—a Luoyang Wang apprentic…
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