Chapter 77: This Damn Skill is Actually Really Useful

"This is our department's new Standardized Training Student, Ji Xiang," Wu Zong introduced. "Yan'er, shall I introduce you?"

"Pfft! Why would I need to know your junior doctor when I have nothing going on?" The Instrument Nurse didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed; she just glanced at Ji Xiang and immediately began counting, "My family asked me if I have a boyfriend. Guess what I told them."

"You aren't thinking of renting our Standardized Training Student Ji Xiang to take home to deal with them, are you? Such a cliché plot," Wu Zong laughed.

"I told my mom I have a partner. My mom told me to bring him back for her to see, and I said I have to wait for him to get a divorce."

"..." Ji Xiang carefully sized up the young woman.

Interesting.

"Impressive!" Wu Zong gave a thumbs up. "So hardcore, aren't you afraid your mom won't let you come home?"

"None of your business."

"Haven't seen you in a while. We haven't been on the same shift lately; did you miss your Brother Wu?" Wu Zong chatted cheerfully. By this time, Ji Xiang had already brought the Patient onto the operating table and positioned them.

Wu Zong spoke and laughed half-heartedly while keeping an eye on Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang was comforting the Patient in a soft, gentle voice, even sounding slightly reproachful; one could tell that his reproach came from the bottom of his heart.

Some things Ji Xiang said were a bit much, but they were very sincere.

"Wu Zong, I'm going to scrub in." After settling the Patient, Ji Xiang greeted Wu Zong.

"Together." Wu Zong didn't stand on ceremony and went to scrub in with Ji Xiang.

While Wu Zong and Ji Xiang went to scrub in, the Circulating Nurse said earnestly, "Yan'er, you're a grown woman, yet you have no sense of propriety all day long. Watch your mouth."

"Exactly. I heard people say that Liu Zhuren of the Urology Department thinks highly of this young man and that he might be kept on."

"Cut the crap," the Instrument Nurse said with disdain. "Even the department's own graduate students can't stay on now, and even Doctors of Philosophy have to rely on luck. Can a Standardized Training Student with an undergraduate degree stay?"

"It would be good to go to other hospitals in the Provincial Hospital. What's wrong with the young man? Look how handsome he is!"

"I'm not a fan of looks, Sister. Start counting!"

"Yan'er, you can't be like this," the Anesthesia Doctor said with a smile, sitting at the head of the Patient. "Do you want me to ask around for you?"

"No, it's better to be alone."

"Can you sleep soundly alone?"

"People who work night shifts have the right to talk about 'soundly'? I need to get my beauty sleep every day."

"Pfft, that sounds nice. What beauty sleep? You're just a little lazybones who likes to take naps," the Anesthesia Doctor said with disdain.

"Zheng, your bun-face is the one that takes naps, okay?" The Instrument Nurse's tone turned sharp.

"..."

"The first time I saw you, your big round face gave me the feeling that all your sharp edges had been smoothed away by time. Later I thought, the chef in the back kitchen must be quite skilled to be able to mold it so round."

The Circulating Nurse couldn't do anything if the Instrument Nurse wouldn't listen to her; you can't force a cow to drink if it doesn't want to.

"Count!"

The Anesthesia Doctor didn't get angry after being retorted twice; he just chuckled.

Returning from scrubbing in, Wu Zong very proactively began the disinfection.

When a Resident Chief leads a Standardized Training Student in an emergency surgery, they do it themselves most of the time. Let alone a Standardized Training Student, even if it were a newly arrived department doctor, so what? Many of them don't even have a concept of sterility.

This matter has to be polished little by little.

Disinfecting and putting on a sterile gown, Wu Zong glanced at Ji Xiang and tentatively stood in the surgeon's position.

Ji Xiang naturally stood in the assistant's position, focusing his attention on watching Wu Zong operate.

The operation was an operation, but no Experience Points popped up over Wu Zong's head.

Ji Xiang wasn't in a hurry. Wu Zong's level was decent, so the basic operations beforehand shouldn't be a problem. The key was the position of sending the Zebra Guidewire into the Ureter opening.

Soon, the Zebra Guidewire entered the bladder. Wu Zong held the Endoscope with one hand to look and operated the Guide Wire with the other.

Ji Xiang moved closer to Wu Zong.

"Little Doctor, hold the Guide Wire steady, don't be so curious." The Instrument Nurse tapped the sterile area with the Hemostatic Forceps in her hand, making a clanging sound.

"..."

Wu Zong had just wanted to yield the Endoscope to Ji Xiang for one eye, quietly letting Ji Xiang teach him.

He was still hesitant in his heart, not knowing if Ji Xiang's technical level was truly higher than his own.

After all, no one would believe such a thing if it were said out loud. Wu Zong was just longing for his level to improve, which is why he disregarded his pride and made the request to Ji Xiang.

But the Instrument Nurse lecturing Ji Xiang suddenly left Wu Zong at a loss.

What should he do next?

Wu Zong was stunned for a moment.

"I'm learning the surgery from Wu Zong." Ji Xiang didn't mind the Instrument Nurse's words; he used his shoulder to nudge Wu Zong to the side.

Through the Endoscope, Ji Xiang saw the position of the Zebra Guidewire.

He held the Zebra Guidewire with one hand and pressed his other hand onto Wu Zong's hand, correcting Wu Zong's hand posture.

It was just like how the System NPC taught him to perform surgery in the System Operating Room.

+1

Out of the corner of his eye, Ji Xiang saw a number pop up over Wu Zong's head.

This works! Ji Xiang was greatly encouraged.

Continue!

Things weren't as simple as Ji Xiang had thought.

He himself was a blank slate, and with high Comprehension, the System NPC, possessing a super-high level and rich experience, could splash ink and paint to their heart's content.

However, Wu Zong had his own Muscle Memory. Several times after Ji Xiang corrected Wu Zong's hand posture, he unconsciously changed it back.

+3

+2

+4

A series of Experience Points rose up, but after that, no more Experience Points popped out.

Ji Xiang was also quite helpless.

It seemed his Comprehension was truly high; Wu Zong couldn't compare to him at all.

But what about the mission?

The two were squeezed together in front of the Endoscope. The Instrument Nurse knew this step was the most boring, so she leaned leisurely against the sterile area. "Sister, do you think they look like conjoined twins? Two people using one Endoscope to perform surgery; it's my first time seeing this."

"Hahaha, don't talk nonsense." The Circulating Nurse walked behind Wu Zong and lowered her voice, saying, "Wu Zong, that's enough. The Patient is still lying there. I see this child has a urethral rupture; the surgery is quite difficult."

Wu Zong's hand paused slightly.

"Little Doctor, what's your name?" the Instrument Nurse asked.

"Ji Xiang. 'Ji' as in auspicious, 'Xiang' as in soaring." Ji Xiang tried hard to correct Wu Zong's hand posture, but his hands were extremely inelastic, his movements were stiff, and some errors were repeated despite instruction.

"Soaring, that's really nice." The Instrument Nurse was just chatting casually. "If only one could really soar freely. Now, the length of time I can go out depends on my phone's battery. After I get home, I charge it and hold the phone; it feels like I'm leashed like a dog. If one day I could fly, that would be truly wonderful."

"You, really." The Circulating Nurse looked at her helplessly.

This girl spoke about herself being like a dog very naturally; in any case, everyone was used to it and didn't find it strange.

It was just that today, the Circulating Nurse was pondering other matters, hoping that the Instrument Nurse Tang Yan would perform better.

She glanced at Ji Xiang again and, seeing that Ji Xiang was turning a deaf ear and focusing on "learning" the operation with Wu Zong, she felt relieved.

"My mom says I'm a contrarian, a contrarian that Archimedes himself used." Tang Yan narrowed her eyes; her eyelashes were so long they almost scraped against her colorful sterile cap.

"Little Doctor, that's enough. This is a Level 3 surgery," Tang Yan whispered a reprimand afterward.

Hearing the Instrument Nurse's words, Ji Xiang also felt a bit anxious.

The Patient's Ureter opening was relatively narrow, which might be the reason for his intense pain.

Seeing the Patient's anatomical structure through the Endoscope, combined with the fact that no more Experience Points were popping out of Wu Zong's head, Ji Xiang knew that if he let Wu Zong continue like this, the possibility of the surgery failing was quite high.

Weighing the pros and cons, Ji Xiang steeled his heart, forgetting the vows he had repeatedly made earlier; anyway, he would definitely do it next time, what was the big deal.

He clicked the skill, consuming one Surgical Point.

Ji Xiang didn't feel anything; he straightened his body and stared at Wu Zong.

This damn sense of familiarity!

Wu Zong felt the pressure of the gaze immediately.

Only this time, his feeling had changed somewhat.

In the past, when this damn sense of familiarity appeared, Wu Zong would be very afraid. Ji Xiang's gaze was like a whip lashing against his back, leaving streak after streak of blood, causing unbearable pain.

However, having experienced it so much, that pain seemed to have turned into pleasure...

Wu Zong felt the pressure brought by 【Gaze of the Superior Doctor】 in a daze; he didn't realize that he actually found himself somewhat liking this feeling.

"Your hand." Ji Xiang leaned his head over, staring at the Endoscope, his left hand supporting the Guide Wire and his right hand pressing on Wu Zong's hand to correct his hand posture.

+16!

Ji Xiang saw a two-digit Experience Point value pop up.

This damn skill!

It's damn useful!!

Ji Xiang finally felt that 【Gaze of the Superior Doctor】 was somewhat useful.

"Your hand, why is it so stiff? Did you go to a construction site to dig concrete with your bare hands?"

"The way you perform this surgery, my head hurts just looking at it. The pain is like pi; although it's not very painful, it's endless."

Under the influence of Muscle Memory, Ji Xiang couldn't help but start becoming acerbic and mean.

Damn it!

He had been happy too early, Ji Xiang thought speechlessly.

The System NPC spoke to him very gently; how come he was so mean when he scolded junior doctors in his youth?

"Yes... yes..." Wu Zong started to stutter.

"Yes what yes, are you right or am I right?" Ji Xiang's voice was very low but extremely stern.

"I... I'm sorry."

The Circulating Nurse was stunned.

A Resident Chief bringing a small Standardized Training Student into surgery was giving the student immense face. But Wu Zong actually... what was he saying?

Sorry?!

"Hand, pay attention to the hand posture. Also pay attention to the feel, be a bit gentler."

"Yes, twist the Zebra Guidewire with your fingers and go in."

Ji Xiang and Wu Zong's whispers could only be heard by the Circulating Nurse and the Instrument Nurse; even the Anesthesia doctor didn't hear clearly.

Tang Yan's eyelashes flicked upward, her large eyes full of confusion.

+32

+46

+52

Ji Xiang helplessly discovered that being acerbic and mean was truly useful.

When speaking to Wu Zong in a slow, gentle voice, the Experience Points popping out of his head were never many. But once the skill 【Gaze of the Superior Doctor】 was used, the Experience Points increased exponentially; looking at this trend, it was possible to rise to 100.

However, not only had Wu Zong gotten used to this damn feeling, even Ji Xiang had gotten used to this damn awkward feeling.

While scolding Wu Zong, he taught him how to "twist" the Zebra Guidewire into the Ureter opening, and the surgery proceeded exceptionally smoothly.

(End of chapter)