Reincarnated as an Imperial Prince

Progress

Dmitri observed Ana for the next few days and saw that her condition was gradually improving. The coughing became less frequent and she was able to get out of bed and walk around.

On the seventh day, Dmitri went to Ana's room to check on her one last time. He was amazed at what he saw.

Ana was completely cured! Like there was no trace of the disease in her body.

Dmitri couldn't believe it. He had seen many patients with tuberculosis, but he had never seen anyone recover so quickly.

He knew that this medicine was going to be a game-changer if the drug worked. Not only would it save lives, but it would also change the way people thought about tuberculosis.

Dmitri went to Alexander's office to give him the news.

"Your Majesty, I am happy to report that Ana is completely cured!"

Despite his joyous announcement, Alexander wasn't impressed at all.

"I wouldn't say she's completely cured, there are still streptomyces bacteria in her system. It will take at least 6 months of medication until she's cured. Still, thanks for letting me know, I feel relieved."

Upon hearing Alexander's response, Dmitri's facial expression turned gloomy. Nevertheless, the cure is working and it's a huge achievement for the prince.

As an imperial prince whose task is to inherit the throne, he didn't expect the would-be-soon emperor to create such a sophisticated medicine that could potentially eradicate the threat of tuberculosis.

If the medical world were to hear about this, they would certainly award him a Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology.

He's impressed at the medical knowledge of the emperor so much that he suddenly felt so small.

As a man who dedicated his whole life to medicine, curing patients and saving them from their diseases, and wanting to make a name for himself in the medicine world, he felt ashamed that a prince who don't have a medical degree best him.

He too was investing so much effort to create developing a cure after getting inspired by a physician who concocted penicillin. Yet the most powerful man in front of him claimed that he developed a cure for tuberculosis in two weeks.

Only a genius could do that. A man like him whose only power is hard work is no match against a genius.

Alexander quickly noticed Dmitri's depressing face and got him concerned.

"Dmitri, are you okay?"

"Yeah...Yeah..." Dmitri smiled and shook his head, trying to shake off his thoughts. "I'm fine, Your Majesty. I'm just so happy that Ana is showing progress in recovery."

Alexander stood up from his seat and leaned against a table.

"Oh, since you're here I actually have an idea to speed up her recovery."

"Pardon?"

"In order to make her recover faster, we should try a combined therapy."

"Combined...Therapy?" Dmitri gave a questioning look. He didn't understand where Alexander was getting at.

"Yes, we'll administer her with another type of drug."

"Another drug?" Dmitri repeated as his head start to pin, dizzying him. Is he saying that he created another type of medicine? Not only that, He still has questions about the mechanism of the streptomycin that was unanswered.

"Uhm...before we do that Your Majesty, may I know how streptomycin works?"

Alexander cocked his head to the side. He already gave him the full documentation of how he synthesized the streptomycin. Still, for the sake of decency, he answered.