After being poisoned by mushrooms, all the strange creatures became fascinated by me.

Tang Li was sitting in the reading room, reading a book called "Encyclopedia of the Strange".

This book is so interesting. It contains over a hundred fictional and bizarre stories, and it also provides serious popular science information, covering all the kingdoms, phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species.

Tang Li was engrossed in reading and didn't notice that more and more patients were gathering in the reading room.

During their rare lunch break, players raced against time to find clues. Compared to places like the archives that were not open to patients, the reading room was clearly a more accessible option.

Jiang Hui and Qiu Wanting knew something was wrong as soon as they entered; the number of players had exceeded the limit. Generally speaking, once the density of players in a closed space reaches a certain standard, the instance will inevitably spawn one or more strange creatures within it.

Knock knock.

Something eerie is knocking on the door.

A woman with an eeriely slender waist and long hair entered, walking with a graceful gait, pushing a food cart. Her waist was barely the width of a normal person's hand, making her upper and lower body resemble a precarious hourglass, as if it might break at any moment. Her long hair was even more dangerous to look at closely; the ends shimmered with tiny, gleaming lights—they were rows of gleaming white teeth.

"Anyone want some freshly made snacks?" The female nurse on the food cart asked enthusiastically, looking at the room full of players. "They're free, and only for patients."

On the food cart, the cloth used to keep things warm was lifted, and an incredibly strong aroma immediately burst forth in the enclosed space. Tang Li couldn't help but put down her book and look at it with longing, but the layers of food piled up on the cart left her with a look of shock.

A skinned frog with three heads and six arms, a chicken with human fingers growing from its wings, a dead fish with a grasshopper's head... Each one is far removed from the concept of food and has nothing to do with normal living things.

Tang Li glanced at the "Encyclopedia of the Strange" she was holding; there were several items on the cart that she could find identical illustrations in the book.

She turned her face away in anguish: Damn it! That must have been a delicious snack, but the hallucination of mushroom poisoning made her mix reality with the book she had just read.

I have absolutely no appetite!

She pushed her cart, moving erratically among the patients. "Here you go, would you like a delicious, special patient snack?" she asked expectantly, looking at everyone in front of her. "Anyone want some?"

The gamers retreated, and the aroma in the air grew stronger and more overpowering. Staring at the gruesome, mangled creatures, the players suddenly realized they were swallowing hard; the fear and bewilderment that surged up their spines and necks in that instant was indescribable.

No one answered. The eerie voice grew increasingly shrill, black hair danced wildly, and teeth chattered erratically in her hair.

If no one steps forward, the food truck weirdo will go berserk.

The bespectacled man stood up.

Qiu Wanting swayed in front of the strange figure and pointed at the food cart: "It does look pretty good. This chicken is golden and crispy, and this fish looks delicious too."

With a glint in his eyes, he swiftly prepared one of each item for Qiu Wanting.

"However," he sighed with difficulty, "I came to the hospital to treat my stomach problem, and I have another treatment this afternoon. Dr. Lin specifically told me to fast."

The food cart girl's smile suddenly froze, and the plate she had been eagerly offering stopped in mid-air.

Qiu Wanting smiled, but suddenly took the initiative and reached out to take the plate that was hanging there. "But since you're so kind as to accept this, and it's a special meal for patients, even if Dr. Lin knows I eat random things..."

"—They won't say anything, will they?"

Rule Ten: The hospital must maintain order. Doctors should direct nurses, and nurses must cooperate with doctors. Nurses are obligated to serve patients, and patients cannot refuse their services.

Since these patients cannot refuse the food and beverage services offered by the female nurses in the dining car, can the nurses refuse the doctor's explicit medical orders?

The food cart girl's face turned deathly pale, and she tried to leave, clutching the tray; Qiu Wanting, however, used considerable force, and the tray struggled in her hand but ultimately failed to break free.

"You'd better think this through," he chuckled, whispering in the female ghost's ear, "We can't refuse your services... What was that line again?"

Nurses should serve patients.

The woman in the food cart stood there in despair.

Either way, he's going to die. If she gives him the plate, she'll be violating the rule that "nurses must cooperate with doctors"; if she forcibly takes the plate back, she'll be violating the rule that "nurses should serve patients".

What should she do?

"Have you made up your mind?" Qiu Wanting asked leisurely. "Or would you rather serve me? Don't waste this delicious meal."

The woman in the food cart trembled violently.

She knew she was finished.

"Um..." a soft voice said, "If you're worried about wasting it, why don't you give it to me?"

The woman in the food cart suddenly looked up.

Tang Li winked at her and held out her hand: "I also want to experience that, um, your service."

Tang Li wondered, "Is this the new type of medical malpractice? This bespectacled man looks respectable, so why is he bullying people like this? He almost made the nurse cry."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much! Lady Tang Li!" The female ghost in the food cart trembled with excitement. She had been saved from a desperate situation, all because of Lady Tang Li.

Since Lady Tang Li is also a patient, she can switch her service recipient to Lady Tang Li!

Tang Li chuckled. It was just a small favor, why was it like she'd saved her life? She reached for the plate, hesitatingly wondering if she could even eat it. Should she close her eyes while eating?

Golden and crispy chicken, and delicious-looking fish.

It sounds delicious!

Qiu Wanting glanced at Tang Li, chuckled, and released her grip.

However, at this moment, the food cart girl suddenly knocked over the food tray!

"No, no, no! How could these things be worthy of you?" she muttered to herself, her voice growing increasingly shrill and high-pitched. She crouched down and frantically searched the inside of the food cart. "Where? Where? Where, where, where?!"

Candy rained down, filling Tang Li's arms. Then came all sorts of snacks—chocolate, potato chips, jelly… the food truck ghost kept piling them into Tang Li's arms.

All the players watched in awe.

"This is for you!" The food cart girl looked at Tang Li with an eerily devout expression, handing over the snacks as if they were her own life. "This is for you, this is for you!"

"Uh, um, thank you." Tang Li, still somewhat dazed, stammered, "Well, actually, it was a little too much, I..."

"Okay! Okay! Don't cry, oh my god, I'll take it all!"

The food cart girl pushed the mostly empty cart away, sobbing. The snacks Tang Li couldn't hold were still falling from her arms with a clattering sound.

"Just when I feel numb, the streamer always manages to give me a new surprise." "The two of them work together perfectly, achieving the feat of playing the PUA female ghost." "One plays the good cop and the other the bad cop; if I hadn't known the streamer beforehand, I would have thought they were some kind of fraud gang."

"Has anyone compiled a list of the streamer's earnings?" "A few antidote candies, the rest are just regular snacks. It's a pity the safe zone is in the restaurant, otherwise the streamer would have really struck it rich." "The streamer couldn't possibly finish all the antidote candies anyway, so this is basically a no-win situation." "Do you think the streamer will use them to do favors and win people over?"

Tang Li turned to everyone and asked, "Does anyone want some snacks?"

Everyone cheered and surrounded Tang Li, laughing and joking.

Tang Li generously distributed the candies.

Unbeknownst to her, someone was staring at her with venomous intent from behind her.

A bald, burly man, using his only remaining eye.

The barrage of comments scrolled through the bald, muscular man's live stream.

"You lost an eye because you snatched a few candies, but she gave the candies away to everyone for free."

"—Do you want to kill her for revenge?"