Chapter 849

Matthew nodded. "To get their hands on medical literature, they'll steal, kill, cheat—whatever it takes." Tony frowned. "I don't get it. Right now, relations between our countries are still somewhat amicable, at least on the surface. People from all over the world can come here to study traditional medicine. Even the Eastorians can learn it. So why resort to such shady tactics?" Matthew was struck by the question. If the Eastorians were so interested in traditional medicine, why didn't they just study it openly? These days, students from all over the world came to study traditional medicine. Despite its decline and the lack of certification for most traditional practitioners, interest in traditional medicine was spreading globally. Foreigners seemed eager to take it all, as if claiming it for themselves. But the Eastorians were different. First, they defamed traditional medicine in the media, calling it superstitious and unscientific. They seemed to want everyone to despise