21st Century Necromancer

A month filled with turmoil quickly passed, and Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi were preparing to depart for Sweden to attend the Nobel Prize award ceremony.

According to the usual tradition of the Nobel Prize, after the announcement of the winners in October, the award ceremonies are held in December in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and Oslo, the capital of Norway.

The four prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine or Physiology, and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, while the Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo.

The reason for holding the ceremonies in two different locations has deep roots in the historical tension between Norway and Sweden.

In short, both Norway and Sweden were once part of Denmark, but after relentless efforts, Sweden gained independence. However, Denmark, due to its support of Napoleon, faced oppression from European powers after Napoleon's fall, and Norway was then required to cede to Sweden.

Unwilling to lose their sovereignty for the second time, Norwegians continuously resisted, and after nearly a century of struggle, they gained independence in 1905.

At that time, the relationship between Norwegians and Swedes was very tense. Nobel entrusting the execution of his will to the Norwegian Parliament and commissioning the Peace Prize to a committee selected by the Norwegian Parliament undoubtedly had profound significance.

Unfortunately, the Nobel Peace Prize has always been quite controversial and heavily influenced by political factors.

For example, in 1906, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating and ending the Russo-Japanese War, but his purpose for mediating was due to American interests in Asia rather than for peace, and he also orchestrated the USS Maine incident to launch the Spanish-American War.

Moreover, during his term, he pushed the Chinese Exclusion Act to become a permanent law, which was not repealed until his nephew Franklin D. Roosevelt's time.

Roosevelt advocated for the Monroe Doctrine, with the famous saying "Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far" being his signature policy.

Under his hand, the Monroe Doctrine was not only a Dharma Sword to resist European interference but also a big stick directly interfering in Latin American affairs, marking the beginning of America's ugly era of intervention in Latin America.

Meanwhile, Indian civil rights movement leader Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times in his life, yet he never won the prize.

Although many criticized Gandhi's non-violent non-cooperation ideology, it is undeniable that Gandhi's non-violent ideology influenced nationalists around the world, leading more people to adopt non-violent means for peaceful change instead of resorting to force and war.

As for former U.S. President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win and the current president being nominated, it makes this award seem even more ironic.

Besides the Peace Prize, the other Nobel Prizes are not without controversy, especially the Literature Prize, which is criticized for significant ideological bias.

Additionally, the so-called Nobel Prize in Economics is not actually a Nobel Prize, as it is neither one of the five prizes established in Nobel's will nor a subsequent addition to the Nobel Prizes.

It is simply the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, established by Sveriges Riksbank through a significant fee to the Nobel Foundation, and awarded officially by the Nobel Foundation, unlike the other prizes determined and awarded by institutions selected according to Nobel's will.

This prize has always been a non-Nobel Prize, but because its awarding process and timing coincide with the other five Nobel Prizes, it is considered to be a Nobel Prize.

However, despite much controversy, the Nobel Prize has always been recognized globally as the highest honor achievable in all fields of award-giving.

Out of respect for the Nobel Prize and because of Chen Yu's past aspirations for the Nobel Prize, he and Hiromi Jounouchi decided to personally travel to Sweden for the award ceremony, rather than just sending a puppet.

The Japanese government itself also placed great importance on Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi going to Sweden to receive the award.

Although Japan has continuously had scientists winning Nobel Prizes over the years, the attention and reverence of the Japanese government and society for Nobel Laureates have not diminished. On the contrary, with the increasing number of laureates, the Japanese government has also increased its regard for these top scientists.

Originally, Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi planned to fly to Sweden on their own, but the Japanese government directly arranged a private jet and a full team of service staff to take charge of their trip.noveldrama

Even though there might be an element of currying favor with Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi, it must be said that such arrangements did save them a lot of hassle.

Though the travel arrangements were taken care of by a team sent by the Japanese government and Chen Yu needn't worry, he still had to personally decide who would accompany him to Sweden for the award ceremony.

Initially, Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi did not want to bring anyone, preferring to go as a couple.

After all, they could summon their Ship-girls and Undead Servants at any time, so they were not concerned about manpower for tasks.

However, winning the Nobel Prize is ultimately a tremendously important honor, and even just attending the award ceremony is an exceptional distinction for many.

As a result, many from the hospital approached Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi, hoping to accompany them as attendees to the award ceremony.

Faced with such enthusiasm, Chen Yu was inclined to refuse everyone, but being routine colleagues, and not someone without empathy, after giving it some serious thought, he decided to bring a few attendees along.

An event of such global prestige, of course, meant Chen Yu couldn't bring many people, and those accompanying couldn't just be ordinary doctors from the hospital.

Apart from the ever-diligent and handy little secretary, Chen Yu only considered bringing Glasses Doctor and Doctor Higashiyama. As for Nakagawa Susumu, although Chen Yu thought about taking him to broaden his horizons, an ordinary doctor really doesn't have the stature to attend such a high-level event.

In fact, aside from the General Surgery department, many from other departments in the hospital also wanted to join, even Dean Shimura Maru, Professor Kube, and Director Yamamoto wanted to go along. After all, it is the world's premier event, representing the hospital's honor as well.

Although The University of Tokyo has had Nobel Laureates before, and the Faculty of Medicine has more than one current Nobel Laureate, it remains an incredibly proud honor.

As for Hiromi Jounouchi, after some consideration, she only planned to invite Daimon Michiko to join her.