Chapter 94: Two-handed Operation

The timekeeper was stunned for a moment.

What was Ji Xiang going to do!

"Xiao Ji... Ji Yisheng, you..."

"I'm ready, we can start at any time," Ji Xiang said calmly.

"How do you plan to tie the knots?"

"Tying them with both hands at once," Ji Xiang looked at the timekeeper with some confusion, "There's no rule saying I can't use both hands, is there?"

The timekeeper was drenched in sweat.

Indeed, who could have imagined that such a monster existed when the rules were being drafted!

Both hands, tying knots simultaneously, and still breaking the record.

Let alone using both hands to multitask, even single-handed knot-tying is a skill of extremely high difficulty.

The crowd in the Demonstration Room had been relaxed, thinking Ji Xiang would finish using a relay method. But he was actually going to tie knots with both hands at the same time!

After hearing Ji Xiang finish, the air in the Demonstration Room solidified once again.

The timekeeper stared wide-eyed at Ji Xiang, and seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, hesitated for a moment, "Then... shall I start?"

"Count down, let's start," Ji Xiang took a deep breath.

"3, 2, 1, start!"

Ji Xiang twisted a No. 4 thread in each hand, his movements synchronized, and two Surgical Knots were tied.

Holy shit!

Everyone in the Demonstration Room was a Clinical veteran, especially those Judges, whose lowest rank was Attending Professor, and who held reputations in the Provincial Hospital.

Yet, no one had ever seen someone tie knots with both hands simultaneously.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would believe it!

Even seeing it with their own eyes, they still didn't believe it.

The kind of "ambidextrous combat" only exists in novels; although Ji Xiang was just tying knots and the movements of both hands were identical, significantly lowering the difficulty, it was still unbelievable.

"Don't crowd! Be careful not to bump into him!"

Seeing the crowd showing signs of pushing forward, the timekeeper immediately roared.

The person counting on the side didn't even dare to blink, for fear of missing one... no, a pair of knots.

The timekeeper's words "intimidated" everyone.

They were worried that their recklessness would ruin the scene before them.

This was definitely a scene they would never be able to forget for the rest of their lives.

Wang Daxiao's mouth hung wide open, his dentures nearly falling down his throat, as he looked at Ji Xiang's hands in disbelief.

Mo Chenggui was calmer than the others.

Not because he was knowledgeable, but because Mo Chenggui was a man who had been "dealt with" by Ji Xiang.

From the bottom of his heart, Mo Chenggui approved of Ji Xiang; no matter what Ji Xiang said or did, he subconsciously believed it made sense.

The authority of a superior doctor is unquestionable; otherwise, why would they be a superior doctor?

Amidst the crowd's astonishment, the timekeeper began the countdown.

12

11

10

1

"Stop!"

"188..." the person counting subconsciously shouted a number, but as far as the eye could see, the knot on Ji Xiang's left hand was only half-finished, having stopped abruptly at the final moment.

And the knot on his right hand was tied firmly.

"It's 187, you can't get it wrong," Ji Xiang put down the thread in his hands and instructed earnestly.

"..."

"..."

Now no one questioned whether Ji Xiang could shatter the ceiling and keep breaking records one after another.

Some people were even wondering if, after Ji Xiang finished his Two-handed Operation and both threads were fully tied, he would take off his shoes and socks and use both feet as well.

Although tying knots with feet is theoretically impossible, who knows.

Ji Xiang smiled slightly after receiving the System reward; it really worked!

With Two-handed Operation, he had his own limit, which was more than 10 lower than the System NPC.

But he was still far from that limit now.

"Continue!" Ji Xiang said in a low voice after cutting the fixed knot with scissors.

He was worried that someone might get impatient and end it all early, so he had to seize the time.

The more rewards, the better; who would complain about having too many?

But Ji Xiang's worry did not come to pass.

Although what he was doing was just the simplest knot-tying, and in surgery, there is no need to tie hundreds of knots with a single thread.

But the people surrounding Ji Xiang at this moment were highly skilled in their profession, and they had already thought of similar application scenarios.

Although it wouldn't be used under normal circumstances, mastering such a knot-tying technique would surely shine at a specific moment.

In the silence, a minute passed just like that.

Ji Xiang, as steady as an old dog, raised the record by another point.

Now everyone had reached the correct answer—this Standardized Training Student before their eyes had a solid grasp of things, and it was estimated that around 300 knots per minute was truly his limit.

Ji Xiang did not waste time; he cut the suture and continued with the Two-handed Operation.

The room full of people fell silent, watching those nimble hands moving lightly within a hair's breadth, as one firm, beautiful knot after another appeared.

This technique transcended "awesome," and the crowd no longer knew how to describe it.

Time flew by, and Ji Xiang seized the moment to grind for records and obtain rewards.

In the end, the number stopped at 313.

The Tying Knots record for the Provincial Capital Competition finally stopped jumping, becoming a number that would gather dust in the future, one that could only be looked up to and coveted by no one.

"Whew~"

Ji Xiang felt a slight pity; grinding for records was indeed somewhat exhausting. If his energy and physical strength were at their peak, the record could have been pushed up a little more.

But looking at the full list of System Task reward notifications, Ji Xiang was satisfied.

He did not click to accept the task rewards directly; there were too many people around now, so he would wait until he got home.

"Ji Xiang."

"Ji Xiang."

"Ji Xiang."

Several people called out Ji Xiang's name in unison.

Bai Chuzhang glanced over, and seeing that Wang Daxiao and Mo Chenggui had arrived, he waved his hand. He then walked to Ji Xiang's side, "Ji Yisheng, go and greet Wei Lao, express your gratitude, and leave your phone number."

"Mm." Ji Xiang responded softly.

"As for how to get along in the future, that is up to you. You must be humble and modest; you cannot be arrogant."

Bai Chuzhang said quite a lot, and Ji Xiang knew he was mostly giving him pointers.

"Elder, I have finished tying the knots." Ji Xiang came before the Old Man, bowed to pay his respects, and said gently, "It took a bit of time, thank you for your hard work."

The Old Man's gaze was complex; she stared fixedly at Ji Xiang, and it was a long time before she nodded.

"Young man, you are very good." Wei Lao said, "In the past, one could occasionally see this technique, but now, everything is laparoscopic surgery, and it is becoming increasingly rare to see."

"You..."

"I have matters to attend to on my side, and I didn't expect you to tie knots for several hours. This is my number; call me if you have anything in the future."

Wei Lao never mentioned the matter of asking Ji Xiang to go to the Imperial Capital to be an ICU Head Nurse again; after she finished speaking, she looked at Ji Xiang with satisfaction once more and turned to leave.

The remaining many Judges, other onlookers, and the contestants participating in the competition were all somewhat distracted, and combined with other reasons, it ended hastily.

A perfectly good competition, a perfectly good stepping stone, had actually been smashed to pieces by Ji Xiang, and Zhao Tianjiao was also quite helpless.

But he had nothing to say.

Ji Xiang's strength was strong enough—strong enough to leave people speechless.

Getting in the car to return to the hospital, Tang Yan held her thumb up in front of Ji Xiang.

"Ji Yisheng, amazing!"

(End of this chapter)