As soon as the "Epidemic Prevention Mini-Class" at the Qingniu Medical Hall began, the classroom transformed into a joyful amusement park. Huwa arranged the desks to look like green oxen; with a gentle tap on the surface, a mnemonic candy from the Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold would pop out. The blackboard resembled a giant garlic clove, and when writing with chalk, it would emit a mist smelling of disinfectant that could even change color depending on the content—turning blue when writing "spit into a sputum cup" and lighting up red at the mention of "garlic sterilization."
"Class is in session!" Huwa declared with a grin, wearing a mortarboard cap adorned with a sprout of garlic. "Today we're going to play something special! Whoever can memorize epidemic prevention knowledge in a fun way will be rewarded with garlic-flavored ice cream from Xiaotao Eatery!"
The moment his voice trailed off, the classroom erupted into a lively hubbub. A little yak belonging to the Tibetan apprentice Dawa suddenly stood up and began singing an epidemic prevention ballad in Tibetan, the bells on its horns jingling to the cheerful rhythm of The Nine Chapters on Mathematical Art. Meanwhile, the child of the Silla apprentice Jin wheeled out a "running medicine cabinet"; when the cabinet doors flew open, instead of herbs, out jumped a cute mechanical doll holding a sign that read, "Eat garlic and stay safe."
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