Healing Doctor

Chapter 36 Exchanging Endurance Potions

Soon, the system NPC laughed and said, "You have requested 3 minutes of access."

Ji Xiang held the back of his left hand with his right, somewhat excited.

Even if you don't have enough surgery points, you can still know the prices in the store and whether it's worth looking forward to.

"Cherish it, and of course, be quick," the system NPC solemnly instructed, straightening his back slightly as if reminding Ji Xiang to be careful about something.

Ji Xiang found the old man quite amusing. Wasn't this a case of embezzlement?

There seemed to be a slight difference, but Ji Xiang didn't think about it too much. Instead, he bowed deeply to express his gratitude.

"Teacher, do you have any instructions?" Ji Xiang stood up and asked, looking into the eyes of the system NPC.

The system NPC's wrinkles widened into a smile. Like the Bodhi Patriarch teaching the monkey, he said calmly, "Your foundation is too weak right now, and you don't have enough surgery points. Trying to do too much at once will only lead to failure. I suggest you use your remaining points to buy stamina potions."

Ji Xiang nodded.

With a wave of his hand, the system NPC displayed a light screen in front of Ji Xiang, with a countdown timer in the upper right corner.

The first item that appeared in front of Ji Xiang was suture thread, priced at 0.1 surgical points.

Scroll down the menu to find scalpels and a complete set of surgical instruments.

These things were meaningless to Ji Xiang. He knew very well that although these things looked cheap, at a certain level he could only use the general equipment in the general operating room and could not customize them or ask the head nurse of the operating room to sterilize his equipment specially.

As the items flashed by, Ji Xiang finally saw the words "simulated fish".

He clicked on the simulated fish to make a purchase.

This thing isn't cheap, but it's not expensive either; it's worth 5 surgery points.

Ji Xiang had 72 surgery points before today's Empathy event, and then gave 30 points to Empathy, bringing his total to 102 points.

I bought a virtual fish and now I have 97 points left.

Continuing his search, not far down the road, Ji Xiang saw rows and rows of medicines.

Endurance potion, one bottle is worth 7 surgery points. Click to buy, and 13 bottles appear in front of Ji Xiang.

He had painstakingly accumulated only 6 surgical points left.

After finishing his business, Ji Xiang had 1 minute and 45 seconds left, so he continued to scroll down the menu.

The items became increasingly expensive as they were sold, until Ji Xiang was stunned to see a row of zeros next to the price of the gene-modification drug.

This is truly a great item; it actually costs 10000 surgery points!

Indeed, compared to those cheap products, gene-editing drugs are the real game-changers.

He hesitated for a moment, wanting to pull down the menu, but time had already run out, and the screen had vanished without a trace.

"Take a look at this fish first," the system NPC said with a smile, seeing that Ji Xiang had bought 13 stamina potions as instructed.

At the same time, a crisp "ding-dong" sound came to Ji Xiang's ears.

[Normal Task: Take it out]

Task: ***The external injury is really painful. Skillfully remove the fish.

Mission Time: Infinite

Task Reward: 1000 experience points.

Ji Xiang was somewhat surprised; there was a task involved here as well.

But then I thought about it again, and it seems that quite a few people use catfish or carp, which is a type of patient that we occasionally encounter in clinical practice.

If you don't know how to handle it, you might end up like the catfish that, instead of opening its mouth, tries to bite you when you try to handle it.

"This is a little clinical trick. You might say it's useful, and it really is; but you might also say it's useless, because even if you learn it, you might never encounter a similar patient in your entire life," the system NPC explained.

Ji Xiang smiled, in high spirits, the gloom brought on by the misunderstanding he had made when he was trying to empathize with someone earlier had dissipated.

Under the guidance of the system NPC, Ji Xiang began training with the simulated fish he had purchased.

After trying it out, Ji Xiang felt fortunate that he was not complacent or self-satisfied, thinking that he had mastered it.

Even with anatomical tutorials from system NPCs, what you learn is still only the basics.

With the tools and a system NPC-level teacher patiently instructing him, it took Ji Xiang more than an hour to master the skill and complete the task.

Experience points increased by 1000, leaving 4600 experience points remaining.

Ji Xiang was quite satisfied with this.

"Go check on the emergency patients." The system NPC didn't seem to mind Ji Xiang's clumsiness; in fact, it seemed quite satisfied with his performance. It said gently, "Come train tonight."

"Teacher, will the stamina potion I exchanged this time be able to fully restore my stamina?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Hmm." The system NPC nodded. "You've used both. You can choose one of the two circumcision techniques to upgrade to level 7."

"Uh..." Ji Xiang hesitated for a moment.

"What questions do you have?"

"Teacher, I'm currently LV4, what level is that?" Ji Xiang had always had this question, and since the system NPC had mentioned it today, he asked directly.

"Level 1 is equivalent to a regular resident, levels 2-3 are at the level of chief resident, and level 4 is at the level of a professor leading a team," the system NPC explained to Ji Xiang. "But the system has benefits; when you are promoted from chief resident to professor leading a team, you will receive a reward for the accumulation of surgical techniques."

"Hand speed +6!"

Ji Xiang immediately responded.

The system NPC smiled and shook its head slightly. "The main reward isn't in hand speed, but in reducing the error rate by 40%. No one can perform surgery with zero errors, but in the system space, if you work hard, you might be able to achieve that."

"!!!" Ji Xiang was stunned after hearing the system NPC's words.

He thought that the 20% reduction in error rate was just a bonus, and the main reward was the +3 hand speed.

I never expected that my understanding was exactly the opposite of the facts.

Ji Xiang secretly memorized it. Although he didn't understand it yet, he still felt that hand speed was more important.

"Go ahead." The system NPC waved its hand.

……

……

Ji Xiang returned to reality. Instead of going directly to the hospital, he sat down and quietly recalled what had just happened.

Professor Mo reached out and pinched something, seemingly simple and casual, but actually containing decades of skill. Ji Xiang smiled slightly and explained the matter using theories from martial arts novels.

That would be simpler.

It's true what they say: it's easy to watch others carry burdens, but when you carry them yourself, your shoulders will break.

Academic matters always require personal involvement.

Ji Xiang is still a newbie, so that's all he can think about.

A few minutes later, Ji Xiang stood up and headed straight for the hospital.

Although the distance between Qiyang Barbecue and the Second Affiliated Hospital is 500 meters in a straight line, the ambulance had to take a detour, and they arrived at the Second Affiliated Hospital at almost the same time.

The patient was lifted onto a stretcher and taken to the emergency room.

Ji Xiang followed him inside and was surprised to see Lu Kai and Liu Yunqing standing guard beside President Wu.

Everyone is working hard, not just himself. Ji Xiang nodded subtly to the two of them as a greeting.

The patient was taken to the emergency room. Mr. Wu lifted the clothes covering the patient and removed the bandages that had been applied in the ambulance.

After putting on sterile gloves, examine the patient's injuries.

"It's nothing, just a cut that needs a stitch," Mr. Wu said. "How did you get it?"

"Catfish," the shop owner next door whispered.

He blushed slightly as he said this, finding it difficult to say it aloud.

"Oh, usually carp is used, catfish have teeth," Mr. Wu said. "I'll stitch you up in a bit. It might hurt a little when they give you the anesthesia, just bear with it."

"Doctor, are you alright?"

"It's okay. Remember to get a tetanus shot after the stitches are done. Stay in the emergency room for observation for 3 days and receive intravenous antibiotics."

Seeing that the patient was alright, the emergency room doctor had already gone back to his own work, leaving the patient to the urology resident.

It's nothing serious. The emergency room has seen all sorts of things, and nobody would gossip about such a minor injury.

When Mr. Wu saw that Ji Xiang had also arrived, his expression changed slightly. However, Mr. Wu didn't say much to Ji Xiang, and instead asked Lu Kai to prepare the local anesthesia and begin suturing.

"Mr. Wu, I never thought I'd see you in the emergency room one day. I remember you saying when I was rotating through the department that there are never any emergency cases in urology." A nurse in the emergency room said to Mr. Wu with a smile.

"Don't even mention it, I've had bad luck these past two days," said General Manager Wu as he prepared to stitch up the wound. "Yesterday there was a multi-vehicle collision. I went on stage first, then called in the second-in-command, and finally even the director had to be brought from home."

Then, later that night, another patient with GW torsion arrived.

"Did you drink Red Bull?" the nurse asked.

"How could I dare? I wouldn't even touch Red Bull or Want Want milk," Mr. Wu said. "And you, when are you getting married?"

The two chatted familiarly. Ji Xiang noticed that the wound on the patient's body had almost healed, with only a small amount of fresh blood seeping from a slightly deeper wound. He knew that it would only require one stitch and would be a minor procedure.

Although the wound was small, the most important factor was Professor Mo's on-the-spot action, which removed the catfish in time and prevented further damage.

"Ex-boyfriend? We broke up a long time ago."

"Hehe, when did you become my ex-boyfriend?" Mr. Wu prepared a syringe and anesthetic. Ji Xiang noticed that although Mr. Wu was talking, he didn't mess up his work at all.

"It happened a long time ago. He said he missed me a couple of days ago, but then he disappeared. This guy is just crazy," the nurse said disdainfully.

"Just treat your ex-boyfriend like he's dead," Mr. Wu said as he removed the anesthetic. "If he texts you saying he misses you, it's like he's come back from the dead and is visiting your dreams. You should burn some paper money for him."

"Hahaha." The nurse laughed happily.

"Aww~~~"

The next second, the moment the needle fell, the patient screamed in agony.

"The anesthetic is ready, wait for it to take effect." Mr. Wu acted quickly, immediately pulling out the needle after injecting the anesthetic to prevent the patient from struggling and causing secondary injury.

Ji Xiang paid attention to every detail.

After a few days in the clinic, Ji Xiang realized that the devil is in the details, and many important things are hidden within them.

"Are you a patient's family member?" The nurse finished packing her things and saw Ji Xiang standing in the emergency room, so she went to shoo him away.

"He's a doctor in our department's residency program," General Manager Wu said, coming to Ji Xiang's rescue.

"Oh." The nurse looked Ji Xiang up and down. Seeing that Ji Xiang was wearing plain clothes, while the other two students who came with President Wu were wearing white, she already put Ji Xiang on the list of those who did not study hard.

(End of this chapter)