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Chapter 3777: The School Doctor's

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Shiler didn't expect that on the first day of the new semester at the magic academy, his infirmary would welcome its first patient—Owlman, who had hypoglycemia.

When Owlman was sent over by the Goddess of Hippos, Shiler stood at the door, dumbfounded, watching her carry the person inside.

"No, what's going on? Batman has hypoglycemia?"

Shiler felt that this news could definitely be selected as one of the cosmic oddities of the year, and might even compete for the top spot. He really couldn't understand how Batman could have hypoglycemia.

At this time, a figure sneaked over behind the Goddess of Hippos. Lucifer dragged Shiler into the office, and after closing the door, he showed an embarrassed smile and said: "This is my fault."

"What exactly is going on?" Shiler couldn't help but ask.

"You forgot how they got here? Not through the Battleworld, but I drove the universe to send people outside your origin wall, then entered the multiverse, and then came inside the barrier of the single universe."

"Yes, but what does that have to do with his hypoglycemia?"

"Because it involves crossing many cosmic barriers in a row, and the information conversion involved is very troublesome, so I told them to fast before coming."

"Ah?"

"How should I put it, it's to empty the energy in the body as much as possible. If it's a god race, they have to exhaust their divine power; if it's a human, they have to maintain a low-energy state as much as possible, which facilitates information conversion."

"So they didn't eat before they came?"

"No, and they might have been hungry for two or three days. You know, Batmen have this kind of personality; as long as I say it, they will take the initiative to minimize the risk to prevent any accidents."

"Then why is only he hypoglycemic?"

"You're a doctor, don't you know this?"

"I'm a psychologist, I..." Shiler just wanted to say that he really didn't know, but after thinking about it, he really figured out some clues.

Blood sugar levels reflect the body's glucose metabolism, and glucose metabolism varies from person to person. Some people metabolize quickly, while others are slower, so the average blood sugar level is also different. A normal adult's average blood sugar level should be stable within the standard range, and far below this standard will lead to hypoglycemia.

But there is another situation, which is that artificial intervention leads to an increase in the average blood sugar level, and then returning to normal conditions will also lead to hypoglycemia.

"Has he used any drugs lately? Caffeine?" Shiler frowned and said.

"I don't know about that." Lucifer frowned and said, "Anyway, his body wasn't too good before he came over. I don't understand the specific medical terms, but he looked exhausted."

Shiler understood. Although he didn't know what specific medicine Owlman used to cause his average blood sugar level to rise, and then hypoglycemia in the case of low glucose intake, he knew why Owlman was so tired recently.

Don't forget, he and the Batman Who Laughs went to the universe of the Broken Bat to cause trouble before, and offended Arkham Batman greatly. The Batman Who Laughs was considered sanctioned, and the Black Magic Batman was also hunted down by the Bat-Who-Claws, so could Owlman have had it easy? How could Arkham Batman let him go?

Arkham Batman and Main Universe Batman came late, but it might not be all because they had to clean up the mess of those two universes. Arkham Batman is one of the more petty ones among Batmen, otherwise he wouldn't have found so many trophies in one night to deal with the Riddler. This is a ruthless character who truly takes revenge without delay; it would be strange if he let go of Owlman, one of the culprits.

Although Owlman is not weak, Arkham Batman is stronger. Even before Owlman exposed his true nature, he couldn't take ruthless action, but he only needed to make a slight move, and Owlman would have to deal with it exhaustively. Not to mention, Main Universe Batman was also on Arkham Batman's side. Just these two gods were enough for him to drink a pot.

Shiler guessed that the two of them must have gone to investigate Owlman's origin universe. It's not that easy to hide a universe. Owlman must have been drinking a lot of caffeine to refresh himself these past few days.

Caffeine has a significant effect on raising blood sugar levels, and long-term use may raise the average blood sugar level, leading to Owlman's average blood sugar level rising recently.

Then, in order to cross the universe, Lucifer made them fast again. Owlman probably was also afraid that he would make a mistake if he ate, so he listened to Lucifer and fasted for a few days.

Although other Batmen also fasted and didn't eat the magic school's dinner, their average blood sugar levels were normal. But Owlman's average blood sugar level was pulled up, and after not eating for such a long time, it fell down, so wouldn't he be hypoglycemic?

Shiler, who learned the reason, was also a bit dumbfounded. Who would have thought that the evil villain leader in the Batman group would collapse due to hypoglycemia before the plan even started.

Of course, Shiler didn't doubt that this guy was deliberately cheating to get close to himself. But the instrument readings couldn't be faked, and Owlman had actually fainted from hypoglycemia. Even if he wanted to get close to himself, he couldn't take such a big risk. Everyone knew he was on Main Universe Batman's side, so how was this different from a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?

Clearing up the logic behind it, Shiler didn't think it was Owlman's stupidity that led to the current situation. The main reason was that Main Universe Batman and Arkham Batman were too strong together, and the pressure they brought to Owlman was too great. This was completely a forced error.

But since he was here, Shiler couldn't not treat him. Although he was a psychologist, he knew how to hang a drip.

Don't ask why he didn't use magical means; these Batmen still haven't turned the corner, viewing magic as a flood and wild beast. Didn't you see they didn't even dare to eat dinner?

If Owlman knew he used magical energy to treat him, he would be cured physically, but wouldn't he suffer a critical hit psychologically?

After prescribing the medicine, giving the injection, and hanging the drip, Shiler didn't stay in the ward, but returned to his office. But as soon as he sat down, he heard someone pressing the bell in the ward, and he had no choice but to go over again.

Owlman recovered quite quickly, waking up as soon as the glucose was hung. As soon as Shiler walked in, he saw Owlman's expression of despair.

"Don't worry, this is just ordinary glucose, without any magical ingredients." Shiler said, "You just have ordinary hypoglycemia, not magical radiation or someone's secret plot."

Owlman didn't look relieved at all. He stared tightly at Shiler's face, as if trying to find a trace of lying on his face. But Shiler's expression was very calm, and there was indeed no problem to be seen.

"Alright, you can be discharged after this bottle is finished. Drink less coffee in the future." Shiler tentatively reminded him. When coffee was mentioned, Owlman's expression indeed changed.

"I just need to refresh myself occasionally." Owlman cleared his throat and said, "I've been too busy lately, so I ate some caffeine tablets."

Shiler heard that Owlman was also testing whether he knew about someone hunting him down. Shiler was too lazy to get involved in the grudges of the Batmen, so he said directly: "You know, I'm a psychologist. I can't give you any health advice. If you really want to hear it, I can only say that people are bound to die, and natural death and being beaten to death by others have the same ending. Relax."

Owlman looked even more despairing.

"Wait." Owlman called Shiler and said, "Can anyone come into the infirmary?"

"Of course not, people without illness can't come in." Shiler said, "To be precise, it must be sent in by a professor; you can't walk in by yourself."

Owlman had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the voice of the Goddess of Hippos outside the ward door: "Oh my god! Doctor! Come over and help, there's another one here who ate too much and has indigestion..."

The Goddess of Hippos squeezed in from the door with her chubby body, and as she turned to the side, Bruce's smiling face was revealed on the stretcher.

Owlman's heart, which had been hanging, was completely dead.

"Don't come over!" Owlman shouted, "Doctor, let him go over there, don't lie next to me!"

"Did you open this hospital? You're even managing me." Shiler snorted coldly and said, "All patients are admitted according to the bed number. If you are not satisfied, just be discharged."

Owlman naturally wanted to be discharged, but his symptoms of hypoglycemia hadn't fully recovered, and now his hands and feet were weak and he was sweating, so he couldn't leave even if he wanted to, and could only watch Bruce lie down next to him.

Shiler gave Bruce a simple check, confirmed that he really had some indigestion, prescribed some digestive enzyme tablets, and let him lie there.

"What are you doing?!" Owlman was now in a state of bristling all over, staring vigilantly at Bruce. Bruce, however, turned over leisurely on the bed, facing Owlman on his side, and supported his head with his hand, blinking at him and saying: "I knew you couldn't make it through tonight, who told you not to eat?"

"Are you here just to watch me make a fool of myself?"

"Of course not, I'm here specifically to protect you. Do you think those two will stay in the dormitory obediently tonight after hearing that you were hospitalized for hypoglycemia?"

Owlman's expression was obviously a bit cracked, but he still pretended to be calm and said: "This is a magic school, don't you think the professors and headmaster will notice someone running around at night?"

"Whether they notice and whether they manage it are two different things, and whether they can manage it is another matter." Bruce said, "The two of them were able to chase you so miserably, don't you think they can fool the professors and headmaster?"

"That may not be so." Owlman turned his head away and said, "The professors and headmaster are not ordinary people, they know magic. Most Batmen don't have the ability to fight magic, especially such powerful magic."

"Then what if they are like me, faking illness to enter the infirmary?"

"They are not as shameless as you!" Owlman couldn't help but bring a trace of anger to his tone, "What exactly are you here for?"

"Don't you know I have an inside connection? I'm here to find an inside connection to open a back door for me to go out and stroll around the school."

Owlman's movements suddenly stopped. He turned his eyes slightly and said: "Can you really go out?"

"Hard to say, it depends on whether this inside connection gives me face." Bruce shrugged and said, "I don't have complete certainty that I can convince him. But I think if I stay here any longer, I will sooner or later fight with those people. He shouldn't want the school to be destroyed, right?"

"That's a good reason." Owlman said, "Compared to beating you, they want to beat me more now. Separating us temporarily is a wise choice."

"It's as if they beat you, and you have the power to fight back." Bruce snorted coldly and said, "If it's a one-sided beating, it won't cause any commotion, so there's no need to isolate you. You couldn't beat them in the first place, and looking at your current state, it's even worse."

Owlman was so angry that his chest kept heaving, but soon he suppressed his anger and said: "If it's pure force, I really can't beat them. But don't forget, this is a magic school. Who can guarantee that their magical talent is definitely higher than mine?"

"Hard to say." Bruce curled his lip.

Soon he added: "Look, there are so many new students today, which shows that this universe doesn't have high requirements for magical talent, otherwise where would there be so many geniuses? I think it's probably more important to work hard."

Owlman narrowed his eyes.

"To tell you the truth, I faked illness to get in, just to walk around the school, preferably to go to the library to see if there are any learning materials. If I can get a step ahead in the starting stage, it will be difficult for others to catch up."

"You want to pull me along?"

"You don't have to go, anyway, if they find this place in the middle of the night and beat you up, I won't lose anything."

Owlman climbed out of bed nimbly.

"Now! Immediately! Let's go!"

?? It's the daily routine again! ===== CHAPTER 3778 =====

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