Chapter 96: Inventory of Rewards (New Book Launch, Seeking Subscriptions, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Take it slow?

Ji Xiang does not think so.

The Master said by the river, "It passes on like this, not ceasing day or night."

He only strives to seize the day.

Returning home, Ji Xiang hurriedly ate a meal, then went upstairs to his room, lay down, and quietly calculated his gains.

140 was a standalone task reward, granting 3000 Experience Points, 30 Surgical Points, and 1 point of random base attribute.

141-313, a total of 173 task rewards. The Experience Points and Surgical Points for each remained unchanged, while the random base attribute was 0.1 points.

The rows of System Task rewards had a sense of ritual; Ji Xiang clicked them open one by one, watching the Experience Points and Surgical Points shoot up, and he felt inexplicably happy.

Plus, there was an additional 1+17.3 in random base attributes.

Clicking to the end, the color suddenly changed, and the final task reward came into view.

Before Ji Xiang could look closely, he was almost blinded by the vivid, warm color.

【System Task Grand Competition completed, evaluation: Excellent!

Task rewards:

1. Passive skill: Death Wing.

This skill can absorb direct X-ray radiation and convert it into Stamina.

2. Passive skill: Iron Body.

Under the effect of this skill, the consumption rate of Endurance Value is reduced by 20%.

3. Active skill: Clear Insight.

When using this skill, naked-eye resolution is increased, and resolution and refresh rate are improved.】

Ji Xiang stared in astonishment at the two passive skills and one active skill, reading the descriptions word by word.

Yet he still could not understand them.

Especially the last active skill—Clear Insight. Do human eyes have a refresh rate? Or does it have some other meaning?

What on earth is "Clear Insight" anyway?

Although the final overall task did not grant Experience Points or Surgical Points, it directly gave three skills, both active and passive; Ji Xiang was quite satisfied with this.

Entering the System Space, Ji Xiang wanted to find the System NPC to ask for clarification.

Usually, when arriving in the System Space, the System NPC would be standing at the entrance of the operating room, lonely and solitary.

Today was a bit unexpected; Ji Xiang did not see the System NPC at first glance.

"Teacher!"

Ji Xiang shouted loudly.

The echo reverberated in the empty operating room corridor.

"In the locker room," the System NPC's voice came.

Ji Xiang smiled, guessing the System NPC was off enjoying a smoke. But can one even smoke in the System Space? Ji Xiang did not understand the design principles, nor did he know if it was allowed or not.

Arriving at the locker room, Ji Xiang saw the System NPC sitting on a stool, holding a White Lingzhi in his hand and sniffing it forcefully in front of his nose.

"Teacher, why aren't you smoking?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Just smelling it is enough to satisfy the craving," the System NPC said. "The operating room clearly marks 'No Smoking,' can't you see it?"

Ji Xiang was used to seeing doctors about to perform surgery sitting right under a "No Smoking" sign to smoke, so the System NPC's words caught him off guard.

This is the System Operating Room; isn't the System NPC the one in charge? Why be so serious?

However, Ji Xiang did not dwell on it; he asked, "Teacher, I received many rewards today."

"Grinding rewards..." The System NPC's expression was quite colorful. "You young people, you are indeed very good at finding loopholes."

Ji Xiang suddenly remembered the time the system seemed to crash when he broke the record for the second time.

"Teacher, is it allowed? You won't take the rewards back, will you?"

"If it weren't allowed, would I have given you so many rewards?" The System NPC looked at the White Lingzhi, occasionally bringing it to his nose to sniff forcefully. "I hold a neutral view on this behavior; Zhou Congwen, however, thinks you aren't rigid—if you can grind, then grind."

Zhou Congwen, Ji Xiang heard this name once again.

Furthermore, since Zhou Congwen did not stop him from grinding rewards, Ji Xiang's favorability toward this person increased significantly.

"Teacher, the final rewards were two passive skills and one active skill; could you explain how to use them?"

"Sit down," the System NPC patted the stool beside him.

The stools in the operating room locker room had no backrests, intended only for a quick sit while changing clothes, without the slightest consideration for comfort.

"I don't like the name Death Wing; it's too flashy," the System NPC said bluntly. "But this passive skill is very useful."

Ji Xiang listened intently.

"You know about Interventional Surgery, right?"

"I do, Teacher," Ji Xiang replied, but then cautiously refined his answer, "I know a little."

"When Interventional Surgery first appeared, I treated it like a treasure. My main field was thoracic; back then, there were more Bypass Surgeries than I could handle. But splitting the sternum, extracorporeal circulation, and cardiac arrest—these caused too much damage to the patient."

"Even though I could soon perform off-pump Bypass Surgery, I still felt the damage to the patient was too great."

"You learned Interventional Surgery to place stents?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Mm." The System NPC nodded. "Unfortunately, because this surgery, which is most suitable for Cardiothoracic Surgery doctors, requires exposure to radiation, few doctors are willing to learn it. Even if they learn it under my pressure, they avoid doing it if they can."

"Although I am a senior doctor, human hearts are more complex, and since it concerns the health of the surgeon, I cannot force them."

Ji Xiang fell silent.

He recalled that during his internship, every time his teacher mentioned Interventional Surgery, he would sneer at it.

In his teacher's words at the time, it was trading one's life for money. And only a few of the big pioneers had money; junior doctors going on stage were just there to soak up radiation.

His teacher even said back then that if anyone forced him to do Interventional Surgery, he would resign on the spot.

"It's a pity, the Circulatory Internal Medicine Department takes the vast majority of the surgeries. For ruptured hearts, if the surgery can't be completed, they still need the heart surgeons to come up and help; there are many extra procedures in between, leading to..."

The System NPC said, shaking their head helplessly.

"Let's not talk about that. The purpose of Death Wing is to dispel your fear of performing Interventional Surgery."

"Does converting it into Endurance Value increase the cap of Basic Endurance?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Of course not, it just restores some physical strength."

Ji Xiang was not disappointed; if it followed his own assumptions, it would be too much of a bug, and he figured the System Space wouldn't do that.

"Wearing Lead Clothing to perform surgery is too tiring. Back when I had free time, I thought, if only I could become more energetic the more surgeries I performed," the System NPC said.

"Hehe."

Ji Xiang smiled; this dream had finally come true, hadn't it?

"Teacher, this skill is useless for now; I don't know when I'll be able to go to the Interventional Department. Besides, I am a Clinical doctor, and it seems only imaging doctors rotate to the Interventional Department."

"Who said that?" The System NPC shook their head, "You will be able to use it very soon."

"Hm?" Ji Xiang was startled.

"For a partial Kidney Resection, there is a possibility of bleeding within 14-60 days post-operation," the System NPC explained, "By that time, the Patient will definitely have already gone home. If you encounter a situation where they bleed again two months after surgery, what would you do?"

"Other than Interventional Surgery, the only option is to remove the Kidney," Ji Xiang answered honestly.

"Therefore, you will be able to use it very soon," the System NPC laughed, "Interventional hemostasis has already been written into the Urology Department treatment guidelines, but there are few interventional doctors, so it counts as a secondary profession for you."

(End of this chapter)