Chapter 35: The Clinic successfully unlocked a new scene × 1, and the scene to be unlocked...

Qin was not allowed to take away research-related materials, so the personal belongings he packed were not many and were sorted out quickly.

"Xiao Qin, are you really going to come with me?" The Chinese medicine doctor was worried that the other party's future would be affected by him, and confirmed the boy's choice again.

"I have made up my mind," Qin's eyes were firm, "I want to let them know that I can solve this crisis."

He looked at the young man again and said seriously, "And I want to prove to them that 'Chinese medicine' is not a so-called 'trick to fool people', but a medical method that can cure patients."

Qin stood in front of the gate of the research institute. When he turned back, he did not look at the building that carried his former dreams, but at Ye Xuan.

"Let's go, senior, to where we are more needed." The young man's voice was a little lighter, with a noticeable regret.

Ye Xuan straightened the strap of his medical box and tried to look quite casual: "Okay, let's go."

Not until they were on the street did he remember that they didn't seem to have a new place to stay here.

The streets were extremely deserted. It was obvious that people had all been hiding in their homes to avoid zombie attacks. At such an emergency, no one would open the door to people like them who came from nowhere, let alone "entertain" or "shelter" them.

Well, maybe it wasn't so "unidentified", after all, Qin's photo had appeared in media news reports, but in this case it would only make things worse.

The doors and windows of every household were all closed. If there were chimneys, they would be blocked even if they didn't start a fire, because the appearance of zombies would not bring you gifts like Santa Claus.

Unless a virus can be considered a "gift".

He thought that wandering aimlessly on the street looked very much like a zombie. If he continued like this, he might be taken away by some people who were said to be specially sent to capture zombies.

Even in the game, Ye Xuan doesn't want to have such an experience.

The howling of zombies echoed in his ears, but in fact they could not be seen, which made Ye Xuan very confused about where they should go next.

It's like being stuck on whether to use "them" or "them" when referring to zombies or "patients."

This is not a major issue at the moment, but whether to treat "patients" as "people" is also a very important lesson for doctors. As Xiao Qin's senior, he naturally has to set an example.

"Senior," the young man pulled Ye Xuan back from his chaotic thoughts, "Can you capture a volunteer?"

Indeed, they now plan to continue exploring the possibility of acupuncture treatment, which requires a patient to be treated.

Although they have no place to live and no experimental equipment at this time, their skills are still there, and at least there is hope.

Ye Xing was thinking about how he caught the zombies last time and planned to repeat the same operation again.

But I don’t know if the zombies have learned to be smart or what, he took Qin wandering around for most of the day and didn’t see even one infected patient. Fishing didn’t work at all.

The howling of zombies coming from all around was probably just the background music of the game scene. Apart from creating an atmosphere, it could not provide them with any clues to the location of the zombies. In short, it was useless.

A very important part of the plot copy is the promotion of the plot. He came to the game as a real NPC, and his main job is this part.

However, wandering around the streets is not a way to advance the plot, and his mission progress bar probably didn't move at all.

He began to wonder if it was because the players were expecting too much that the planning team updated the parts that had not yet been set in advance, so that now they have no idea.

Most players cannot participate in the main storyline of this script, but even the "evacuee" citizens staying at home can play mini-games limited to the script. This opportunity is quite rare, and many Youmeng anchors have been broadcasting this recently.

Of course, the most thrilling and exciting role is the "zombie" role. These players have to infect ordinary citizens while avoiding being hunted. This unique gameplay is very rare in the entire game. Moreover, the "zombies" here only refer to the first generation of mutants, that is, the group of volunteers. There are only a few of them, and players who can draw this role can be called "lucky ones."

As an employee of Youmeng Company, Ye Xuan is naturally happy to see the game get good reviews, but now he is dissatisfied with the plot that he doesn't know how to continue.

Forcibly catering to players is not the way a truly good game works. If the game wants to take advantage of the popularity of the script, there is no need to say "update successful" to attract the attention of players before figuring out how to move forward.

Although most players cannot notice that the plot cannot progress smoothly, the protagonist player should have noticed it, right?

"Senior," Qin suddenly stopped, "Where was the clinic you worked in before coming to the institute?"

What clinic? He himself didn't know.

Ye Xuan also understood that even if there were settings added temporarily, the planner would tell the players but not the real NPCs, so colleagues were not important.

In other words, they actually have a place to go, but neither of them knows where this "medical clinic" is?

Perhaps only after they "unlock" the medical clinic scene will they have enough space to study the zombies, which is one of the necessary conditions for capturing zombies.

They can't just do the treatment on the street, can they?

Fortunately, this is just a game, and you don’t need to ask for directions from passers-by on the street, who can only be found by the minute. You can just open the map.

After accepting the mission, the map will only show the scenes that appear in the script, and the clinic mentioned by the player character has been lit up on the map.

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After finally reaching the clinic, Ye Xing felt tired even though it was not as physically demanding as in reality.

We always have to seek some "realism" in the plot, so the usual method of clicking on the destination on the map to reach it is not useful. We can only use it as a real "map", or a navigation map that can display the current location.

He pushed the door of the clinic tentatively; it was not locked.

"Xiao Qin," he said inexplicably, "from now on, you will suffer here with me."

A sudden thought occurred to him that something was wrong here. It was clearly his first time here, but he had the illusion that "don't open this door, leave quickly."

"Squeak--" The door hinge made a long sound when it was pushed after being rusted, and Ye Xing felt a little scared.

It was because the seniors in the company always used the legends about the dormitory to scare him, which made him afraid to enter this clinic now.

He pushed the boy forward: "Xiao Qin, you go in first."

According to the setting, this is where he used to work, so Qin is the guest. It should be okay to invite the guest in first, right?

Although Qin was a little confused, he still went into the house obediently and found the light switch on the wall.

The sun has not yet set, but the light in the house is dim and I can't even see the road clearly.

As soon as the lights came on, Ye Xuan, who had just stepped into the room, was frightened by the figure with needles all over his body!

When I looked more closely, I realized it was a mannequin with a school map drawn on it...

Fortunately, the child didn’t realize that he was scared, otherwise how could this character be established?

The room was empty, with no one in sight. They must have run back home to avoid the zombies. The door of the clinic looked like it would break if hit, so it was definitely not a safe place.

There is no other way. This is the only place they have to stay at the moment. Besides, if the zombies come, no one knows who will be in trouble.

The scent of Chinese medicinal herbs filled the entire space, and the medical skills inherent in his character's identity allowed Ye Xuan to quickly identify the names and efficacy of these herbs.

A new idea popped into his mind.

During the time at the research institute, they discovered that zombies did not completely refuse to eat or drink, but their metabolism was dozens of times slower than that of ordinary people. If they forced drugs into their bodies, not only would they not be absorbed, but adverse reactions would also occur.

What if I use Chinese medicine to slowly treat it? Would it be easier to adapt?

He urgently needed a first-generation mutant "guinea pig" to verify his idea.

The second floor of the clinic is habitable, and Chinese medicine practitioners should have lived here before going to the research institute.

After packing up the things he brought, Ye Xing decided to take Qin out again to try his luck and see if he could catch any zombies after unlocking the "medical clinic".

They had not encountered any patients along the way. The virus that made the citizens uneasy and fearful seemed to have never come to this land. Ignoring the hoarse wailing in the background, all that was left was the eerie peace and tranquility in front of them.

"Senior, are there really patients here?" Xiao Qin also felt something was wrong. Logically speaking, even if there were no infected people, there would be people doing related work on the street.

But they didn't see anyone, or rather, there were no moving living things here except them, only the unchanging street scene.

What is this, a “ghost wall”?

Who made this scene? This is not a horror game, okay?!

That's not right. They did go to the clinic, so this assumption doesn't hold true.

The hospital, there must be infected people being treated in the hospital, they might be able to get clues if they go there!

Ye Xuan sighed that the people playing the game were actually real NPCs rather than real players, and called Xiao Qin to follow him towards the hospital not far away.

The hospital originally appeared as a background in his field of vision. He was busy looking for zombies around him and ignored this important scene.

The report mentioned that new patients who are not contagious are all receiving treatment in hospitals. In theory, there should not be repeated large-scale scenes in a city map, and the hospital referred to should be the one they saw.

Since new patients keep being admitted to the hospital, it means that there are still zombies attacking humans, and those who have been attacked are naturally the best clue providers.

"Senior, will the hospital... really let me in?" Qin thought of his mistake that had caused panic and pain to countless people. After leaving the shelter of the research institute, he was somewhat afraid to face outsiders again.

Ye Xuan paused and said, "Yes, although I haven't heard of any medical disputes involving the families of new patients, Qin is different."

He is not a doctor, but he is in a more dangerous situation.