Chapter 36: Exchanging for Endurance Potion

Very quickly, the System NPC smiled, "I have applied for 3 minutes of authorization."

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

Even if his Surgical Points were insufficient, he could still learn the prices in the mall and whether they were worth looking forward to.

"You must cherish it; of course, you must be fast." The System NPC exhorted with a solemn expression; his back straightened slightly, as if reminding Ji Xiang to pay attention to something.

Ji Xiang felt this Old Man was quite interesting; didn't this count as a guardian stealing from their own warehouse?

It seemed there was a slight difference, but Ji Xiang did not dwell on it, instead bowing deeply to express his gratitude.

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

The wrinkles on the System NPC's face spread out in a smile; he was like Putizuoshi teaching that Shizi, saying faintly, "Your foundation is too poor right now, and your Surgical Points are not enough; trying to learn too much will only lead to indigestion. I suggest you use your remaining points to purchase Endurance Potion."

Ji Xiang nodded.

The System NPC waved a hand, and a light screen appeared before Ji Xiang, with a countdown in the top right corner.

The first item appeared before Ji Xiang—Suture, priced at 0.1 Surgical Points.

Scrolling down the menu, there were also Scalpels and complete sets of surgical instruments.

These were meaningless to Ji Xiang; he knew very well that while these things looked cheap, before reaching a certain level, he could only use the general equipment in the General Surgery Operating Room and could not have them custom-ordered or ask the Head Nurse of the operating room to sterilize equipment specifically for him.

Item after item flashed by, and Ji Xiang finally saw the words Simulated Fish.

He clicked on the Simulated Fish to make the purchase.

This thing wasn't cheap, but it wasn't expensive either, costing 5 Surgical Points.

Before today's Empathy, Ji Xiang had 72 Surgical Points, and Empathy gave him 30 points, for a total net worth of 102 points.

After buying one Simulated Fish, he had 97 points left.

Continuing to search, not far down, Ji Xiang saw rows upon rows of potions.

Endurance Potion, one bottle costs 7 Surgical Points. Clicking to purchase, 13 bottles appeared before Ji Xiang.

And the Surgical Points he had worked so hard to accumulate were reduced to a pitiful 6 points.

After Ji Xiang finished his serious business, there was 1′45″ left, and he continued to scroll down the menu.

The further down he went, the more expensive the items became, until Ji Xiang saw a row of "0"s on the price tag behind the Gene Modification Potion, and he was stunned.

It really is a good thing, to think it actually sells for 10,000 Surgical Points!

That makes sense; compared to those cheap goods earlier, the Gene Modification Potion is the true divine artifact.

He hesitated slightly and wanted to scroll down the menu further, but the time was already up, and the screen vanished without a trace.

"Take a look at this fish first." Seeing that Ji Xiang had bought 13 bottles of Endurance Potion as he suggested, the System NPC said with a smile.

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

【Common Task: Take it out

Task Content: *** Trauma is truly difficult; skillfully remove the fish.

Task Time: Unlimited

Task Reward: 1000 Experience Points.】

Ji Xiang was somewhat surprised; there were tasks for this too.

But on second thought, it seemed there were quite a few people who used Catfish, carp, etc., and this seemed to be a type of Patient one could occasionally encounter in Clinical practice.

If one didn't know how to handle it, the blunder he had experienced earlier—where the Catfish didn't open its mouth but instead closed it and bit down hard—would occur.

"This is a small Clinical trick; if you say it's useful, it really is quite useful; but if you say it's useless, you might never encounter a similar Patient in your entire life after learning it," the System NPC explained.

Ji Xiang smiled, his mood greatly improved; the gloom brought on by the blunder during the previous Empathy dissipated.

Under the guidance of the System NPC, Ji Xiang began to train using the purchased Simulated Fish.

Upon trying it, Ji Xiang felt fortunate in his heart that he hadn't been complacent or self-satisfied, thinking he had already mastered it.

In fact, even with the System NPC's anatomical teaching, what he had learned was still just the surface.

With the props and a teacher of the System NPC's level teaching him step-by-step on the side, it took Ji Xiang over an hour to master this technique and complete the task.

Experience Points +1000, with 4600 Experience Points remaining.

Ji Xiang was quite satisfied with this.

"Go check on the emergency Patients." The System NPC did not look down on Ji Xiang's clumsiness and seemed very satisfied with his performance, saying gently, "Come train tonight."

"Teacher, can the Endurance Potion I exchanged for this time fill up my Endurance Value?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Hmm." The System NPC nodded, "Use them all, and you can choose one of the two circumcision techniques to upgrade to Level 7."

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

"Do you have any questions?"

"Teacher, I am currently at LV4; what level does that correspond to?" Ji Xiang had always had questions about this, and since the System NPC happened to mention it today, he asked directly.

"Level 1 is equivalent to an ordinary Resident Physician, Levels 2-3 are at the level of a Resident Chief, and Level 4 has already reached the level of an Attending Professor," the System NPC explained to Ji Xiang, "But the system has benefits; when you were promoted from Resident Chief to Attending Professor, you were given the reward of technique stacking."

"Hand Speed+6!"

Ji Xiang responded immediately.

The System NPC smiled and shook his head slightly, "The most important reward is not in Hand Speed, but in the 40% reduction in error rate. No one can perform surgery with zero errors, but in the System Space, if you work hard, it is possible to achieve it."

"!!!" Ji Xiang was startled after hearing the System NPC's words.

He had thought the 20% reduction in error rate was just an extra, and that Hand Speed+3 was the main reward.

He hadn't expected his understanding to be the exact opposite of the truth.

Ji Xiang secretly noted it down; although he still didn't understand, he still felt that Hand Speed was more important.

"Go." The System NPC waved his hand.

……

……

Ji Xiang returned to reality; he didn't go straight to the hospital, but sat down to quietly recall the experience he had just had.

Mo Jiaoshou reached out and pinched; it looked simple and casual, but it actually contained decades of skill. Ji Xiang smiled slightly and used a theory from a martial arts novel to explain this matter.

This way of putting it was simpler.

It really is true that watching others carry a load looks effortless, but carrying it oneself makes one's shoulders ache.

Matters of academics must, in the end, be done personally.

Ji Xiang was still a novice and could only think this much.

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

Although Feiyang Barbecue was 500 meters away from the Second Affiliated Hospital as the crow flies, the ambulance had to take a detour, so they arrived at the Second Affiliated Hospital almost at the same time.

The Patient was lifted onto a stretcher and sent into the Emergency Rescue Room.

Ji Xiang followed them in and was surprised to see Lu Kai and Liu Yunqing standing by Wu Zong's side, ready for action.

Everyone was working hard, not just himself. Ji Xiang gave the two of them a subtle nod as a greeting.

The Patient was sent into the Emergency Rescue Room of the Emergency Department. Wu Zong lifted the clothing covering the area and removed the bandages that had been applied in the 120 Emergency Vehicle.

After putting on sterile gloves, he examined the Patient's injury.

"It's fine, there's one opening that needs a stitch," Wu Zong said. "How did this happen?"

"A Catfish," the owner of the shop next door whispered.

His face turned a bit red when he said this; it was hard to say out loud.

"Oh, usually people use carp, don't they? Catfish have teeth," Wu Zong said. "I'll give you a stitch in a moment. It might hurt a little when I inject the anesthesia, just bear with it."

"Doctor, is it okay?"

"It's fine. Remember to get a Tetanus shot after the suturing, observe for 3 days in the Emergency Department, and have an intravenous drip of Antibiotic."

Seeing that the Patient had no major issues, the Emergency Department Doctor had already run back to attend to their own work, leaving this Patient to the Resident Chief of the Urology Department.

It was a trivial matter; the Emergency Department had seen all sorts of major scenes, so no one would gossip about such a minor injury.

Wu Zong saw that Ji Xiang had also arrived, and his expression changed slightly. However, Wu Zong didn't say anything to Ji Xiang, instead telling Lu Kai to prepare the Local Anesthesia and beginning the Suturing.

"Wu Zong, I didn't expect to see you in the Emergency Department one day. I remember hearing you say during my rotation that the Urology Department never has emergencies," a Nurse in the Emergency Department said with a laugh while chatting with Wu Zong.

"Don't mention it, my luck has been bad these past two days," Wu Zong said while preparing for the Suturing. "Yesterday there was a pile-up; I went on duty first, then they called in the second-line, and in the end, even the Director was dragged from home.

Then, in the second half of the night, a patient with GW Torsion came in."

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

"How could I dare? I don't even dare to touch Red Bull or Wangzai," Wu Zong said. "How about you? When are you getting married?"

The two chatted familiarly. Ji Xiang looked at the wound on the Patient; it had almost healed, with only a slightly deeper opening oozing a small amount of fresh blood. He knew that one stitch would finish it; it was just a minor procedure.

Looking at the small wound, the most important thing was actually Mo Jiaoshou's on-site operation, which had removed the Catfish in time and prevented greater harm.

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

"Heh, when did he become your ex-boyfriend?" Wu Zong prepared the Syringe and anesthesia. Ji Xiang noticed that while Wu Zong was talking, his hands were working without any disruption.

"It was a long time ago. Two days ago he said he missed me, but then he disappeared again. This person is just sick," the Nurse said with disdain.

"Treating an ex-boyfriend like a dead person is the right thing to do," Wu Zong said while drawing the anesthesia. "If he sends you a message saying he misses you, it's like a corpse coming back to life to haunt your dreams; you should burn some paper money for him."

"Hahaha." The Nurse laughed happily.

"Awoo~~~"

The next second, the moment the needle fell, the Patient let out a scream.

"Anesthesia, wait for it to take effect." Wu Zong's movements were very fast; he pulled out the needle immediately after injecting the anesthesia to avoid secondary injury from the Patient struggling.

Ji Xiang paid attention to every detail.

Having been in Clinical practice for a few days, Ji Xiang knew that the devil is in the details, and many important things were hidden within them.

"Are you a Family Member of the Patient?" The Nurse finished tidying up and saw Ji Xiang standing in the Emergency Rescue Room, so she went to shoo him away.

"He is a doctor in Standardized Residency Training in our department," Wu Zong said, clearing things up for Ji Xiang.

"Oh." The Nurse looked Ji Xiang up and down. Seeing that Ji Xiang was wearing casual clothes while the other two students who came with Wu Zong were wearing White Uniforms, she had already mentally categorized Ji Xiang as someone who didn't study hard.

(End of chapter)