With questions in mind, Michaela followed Mrs. Luo Jie, the chief administrative officer, to visit the clean and tidy lobby on the first floor, as well as the equally clean and tidy second-floor clinics and third-floor wards. Only then did she discover an extremely important problem.
"Wait, Mrs. Luo Jie."
Michaela pointed to the empty ward and asked: "Where are the patients and doctors? Have you cleared the room in advance?"
It turned out that during the previous visit, no one was seen in the lobby on the first floor, the clinic on the second floor and the ward on the third floor of the Holy Love Hospital. Michaela thought that the other party had cleared the place early because of her visit.
"ha?"
Who would have thought that Mrs. Luo Jie, the chief administrative officer, was stunned for half a minute. The assistants on both sides looked at Mikaela with inexplicable expressions, and the scene instantly fell into embarrassment.
What happened?
Until Mrs. Luo Jie, the chief administrative officer, came to her senses, she asked Michaela in a matter-of-fact tone: "Why do hospitals have doctors and patients?"
ha?
Now it was Michaela's turn to be stunned. It wasn't until half a minute later that he came back to his senses: "Mrs. Luo Jie, isn't the function of the hospital to treat illnesses and save people?"
"That's just one of the functions, Ambassador Michaela."
The Chief Administrative Officer, Mrs. Luo Jie, looked at Michaela as if she were a fool, and said in a civilized tone: "A hospital is first and foremost an institution."
Michaela couldn't understand: "Wait a minute, since you don't treat diseases, then why is this hospital open? Are you freeloading?"
"Hmph, stupid tribe!"
Fraser, the assistant who had previously angrily criticized Michaela, jumped out again: "Our great Kingdom of Stormwind has always advocated personal struggle, and no one here is a freeloader..."
"That's enough, Fraser, we are civilized and polite human beings and should not do such rude things."
It was the chief administrative officer, Mrs. Luo Jie, who stopped the assistant and said to Mikaela in a civilized tone: "I'm sorry, Ambassador, my assistant is too impulsive."
Michaela just smiled and didn't answer, because he felt that this hospital was absolutely outrageous!
Then Mrs. Luo Jie, the Chief Administrative Officer, explained: "Ambassador Michaela, although our hospital has no patients or doctors, we have more than 300 civilian officials, and due to the limited budget of the Kingdom, the establishment is seriously insufficient and we are under high load for a long time. In operating status, I will take you to visit our office on the fourth floor."
Wait, what can a civilian official in a hospital do? Are you still operating under high load for a long time?
Although Michaela couldn't understand it, she was very shocked.
I followed Mrs. Luo Jie, the chief administrative officer, up the stairs to the office on the fourth floor of the hospital. Sure enough, I saw that it was crowded with clerical staff who were busy writing papers. In a daze, Mikaila even had the illusion of returning to the office of the Administrative Affairs Department of Silvermoon City...
Noticing Michaela's eyes, the Chief Administrative Officer Mrs. Luo Jie also proudly introduced:
"First of all, we have an emergency prevention department that specializes in formulating response plans for fires, labor disputes, wars, plagues, famines and other disasters."
"Secondly, we have a data research department, which is responsible for summarizing and analyzing various data in the kingdom to estimate future maternal productivity, aging rate, child rate and male-to-female ratio. As you know, population structure is an important labor force indicator in the country. .”
"Third, of course, is the finance department, balancing books and cash flow."
"Fourth, the Procurement Department is responsible for purchasing medical supplies and office supplies, calculating estimates, and managing classified quotations."
"Fifth, the technical department evaluates the status of existing medical equipment; sixth, the civil engineering department is responsible for the hospital's engineering projects, including cost and construction. Based on the current situation, our hospital plans to build a new office building in five years building."
"There are also maintenance, cleaning, and cooking departments, and there are people to manage vacations, health insurance, wages, and various benefits."
Finally, Mrs. Luo Jie, the Chief Administrative Officer, did not forget to conclude: "Look, Ambassador Michaela, our clerks have countless jobs to do, and even work overtime every day due to insufficient staffing. How can they be freeloaders?"
After listening to the long speech, Michaela stared at the Chief Administrative Officer, Mrs. Luo Jie, with wide eyes. It was not until a full two minutes later that he suddenly blurted out: "Humphrey?"
"ha?"
Chief Administrative Officer Mrs. Luo Jie was puzzled and asked: "Ambassador Michaela, we don't have anyone named Humphrey here."
Only then did Michaela react and said quickly: "Sorry, I just thought of an old friend."
The second half of what Michaela didn't say was exactly this: If Humphrey saw this hospital full of civilian officials, he would definitely laugh and go there, and then promote this model to the whole country amid laughter and laughter!
This is not Michaela's nonsense, because Humphrey once taught him personally, don't use civilian thinking to understand bureaucracy. The organization must first have sufficient staff before it can apply for the corresponding budget, otherwise it will not make a penny. for you!
so……
Civil servants in the world are generally black!
Even if a hospital that treats illnesses and saves lives is in their hands, it becomes an institution that houses civil servants. It manages for the sake of management and exists for the sake of existence. As for its original responsibilities, it doesn't matter at all.
It is indeed an excellent system that is a beacon of civilization!
Michaela was convinced, raised her right thumb, and expressed her true feelings to the chief administrative officer, Mrs. Luo Jie:
"You guys have shaken me to the core of my soul."
Chief Administrative Officer Mrs. Luo Jie smiled and nodded and said, "Thank you for your compliment."
Finally, Chief Administrative Officer Mrs. Luo Jie did not forget to take Michaela to the fifth floor, which is the office of the hospital's senior civil servants, including Chief Administrative Officer Mrs. Luo Jie and her assistants usually work here.
Michaela followed Mrs. Luo Jie to her own office.
Looking at this luxurious office measuring ten by ten square meters, with wool carpets, leather sofas and a set of mahogany furniture, Michaela sighed that the treatment here was almost as good as that of his former minister in the Ministry of Administrative Affairs. The office is gone.
"Please, Ambassador Michaela."
Chief Administrative Officer Mrs. Luo Jie politely handed Michaela a glass of sherry. Still using a civilized and polite tone, she raised her own glass and said, "To world peace."
"To world peace."
Michaela also picked up the wine glass, and both of them drank it in one gulp, ending their happy journey.
"Goodbye Mr. Ambassador."
"Goodbye Mrs. Luo Jie."
After leaving Holy Love Hospital, there was nothing strange about Michaela, at least not on the surface. Tessa, who had followed the whole process without saying a word, spoke:
"How does it feel?"
Michaela smiled and said in a civilized tone: "I feel very good, it almost takes me back to the good old days. Everyone in the hospital is talented and speaks well. I like it here very much."
Tessa: "Tell the truth."
Michaela: “I’ve never seen such an outrageous hospital!”
"Don't worry, Master Michaela, there will be something even more outrageous next."
While talking, Tessa had already brought Mikaela to the center of the church square, which is also the religious center of the entire Stormwind City, the entrance to the Cathedral of Light.
"The next place we visit is the cathedral?"
Michaela looked at Tessa with doubtful eyes and asked: "Hey, you are the Dread Lord!"
The succubus Melina, who had been following Mikaela quietly, said bluntly: "Can we not go?"
After all, Michaela is still a mortal, not a real demon, and the Holy Light has limited influence on her. However, Melina is a real demon, and she cannot stand the influence of the Holy Light.
"It doesn't matter."
Who would have thought that Tessa actually waved her hand and said with a relaxed expression: "Trust me, it's okay."
After saying that, without giving Michaela a chance to regret, Tessa stretched out her left hand and took Michaela's right hand, walking up the stairs to the cathedral.
"Oh no!"
Melina closed her eyes nervously, and Michaela had to stretch out her left hand to hold Melina's right hand, trying to comfort the latter as much as possible.
As a result, the scene turned into a strange scene of two beauties one behind the other with a blood elf sandwiched between them.
After Tessa had a brief exchange with the guards at the door, the guards let everyone in.
"Okay, let's go in."
In this way, under the leadership of Tessa, the group walked into the church. Melina, who had her eyes closed the whole time, kept asking: "Are we going in?"
"open one's eyes."
Tessa walked up to Melina and kissed the latter, saying, "I'm Tessa."
Only then did Melina open her eyes, but after scanning the surroundings, she asked with confusion: "Tessa, why wasn't I burned by the Holy Light? This is a religious center that believes in the Holy Light and..."
Melina looked at the surrounding believers who were offering incense money in the hall, and asked, "Do they feel strange when they see me, a succubus, coming to the church?"
"Oh, come on."
Tessa waved her hand and said lightly: "The human warlocks in Stormwind City bring contract demons here every day to pray. Is there anything strange about it?"
Sure enough, a human warlock holding a hellhound walked past everyone. When he noticed the succubus Melina, he glanced at Mikaela, then walked up to the podium at the front of the hall and took out the coins. I bought two palm-sized yellow paper coupons with runes printed on them from the priest.
"What is that?" Michaela asked.
Tessa said: "Those are indulgences. The church is running a promotion recently, and you can get 20% off if you buy two at a time."
"ah!"
Michaela once again felt extremely shocked in the depths of her soul: "The church actually treats indulgences as merchandise for promotion, and offers a 20% discount for buying two at a time?"
Tessa turned to look at Michaela and said in a calm tone: "Is this outrageous?"
Isn't it outrageous?
Tessa didn't care about Michaela's thoughts, but turned to look at the succubus Melina: "Melina, I don't know about other churches, but in this light cathedral, we will not be sainted. The light is burning, and you will soon know the reason."
"follow me."
Tessa took Michaela into the room on the right side of the church, which was the reception room that had been prepared long ago, and relevant personnel were already waiting there.
"Hello, Ambassador Michaela."
As soon as they entered, a kind old man wearing a white robe and a gold-rimmed crown came up to him and extended his right hand to Michaela: "I am Archbishop Benedictus, welcome to Stormwind City .”
"Hello, Archbishop." There was nothing wrong with this line, but Michaela always felt that something was wrong.
Later, Archbishop Benedictus also introduced two other important figures in the cathedral to Michaela:
"The two of them are High Priest Laurenna and Paladin Mentor Grayson Duke Sandonbrak."
"Ah, hello."
Michaela also politely came forward to greet them, and exchanged business compliments as usual. Then, Michaela took the initiative to ask: "Can I ask a question?"
Archbishop Benedictus smiled kindly and nodded: "No problem, Ambassador Michaela, as long as I can answer."
Michaela raised her right hand, pointed her thumb at the church hall behind her, and asked, "Excuse me, what's the deal with selling indulgences?"
