Chapter 5 Peace Medical School 3
Lin Xiang: [Xia Bai, how are you doing there?]
Lin Xiang: [Xia Bai, are you okay?]
Lin Xiang: [Brother Hua and I will come find you later.]
Xia Bai was awakened by a message alert sound.
He groped for his cell phone in a daze and saw the message Lin Xiang sent him. He thought for a moment that he was in the normal real world and woke up on an ordinary morning.
Only when he sat up and saw the haggard looks and strange looks of the other three people in the dormitory did Xia Bai wake up completely.
"Good morning." He said to his roommate who was looking at him, his voice hoarse from having just woken up.
Wen Dong tried to hold it back for a while, but couldn't help it. He asked incomprehensibly, "You actually fell asleep? You fell asleep so early, aren't you scared?"
Xia Bai: "Being afraid is one thing, and sleeping is another."
“…”
It was still dark, probably around five in the morning. With the weak light, Xia Bai saw that the dormitory seemed even more dilapidated, and the water seepage marks on the wall had expanded a lot, and it was gradually becoming unrecognizable as the dormitory of Heping Medical College.
Xia Bai first replied to Lin Xiang's message, [I just woke up, nothing happened in our dormitory, do I have a signal to send a message?]
When the game was locked, they all looked at their phones. At that time, there was no signal at all, as if they were isolated from the world.
Lin Xiang: [Just woke up? You actually fell asleep, oh oh oh you always love to sleep, I told you I didn’t sleep the whole night.]
Lin Xiang: [Messages can only be sent within the game, and the outside world cannot be contacted. Do you see an extra group on your phone? Only people in the group can contact each other.]
Xia Bai exited the chat page with Lin Xiang, and sure enough, he saw a class group, Clinical Medicine Class 2.
He didn't have the habit of playing with his phone before going to bed. He went to bed early last night and didn't know when this group appeared.
All nine of them were inside. In addition to them, there were twelve other people, eleven of whom were students and one was a counselor.
There is some information in the group file, including the class schedule, which shows at a glance what class will be held in which building and classroom at what time.
This should be the guide for their game.
In the game world, they are not freshmen of different majors, but all of them are sophomores who have just started their second year of clinical medicine.
"Human Anatomy" is one of the most basic subjects in clinical medicine. I don't know if it's because of this period in the sophomore year or if it was deliberately arranged, but they have anatomy classes every afternoon this week.
Xia Bai stared at the schedule with shining eyes.
Lin Xiang: [Did you see it? Oh, and there’s also the class schedule. It’s horrible.]
Xia Bai: [I see.]
Lin Xiang: [Brother Hua is almost done with washing up. We will come to find you right away.]
When Xia Bai saw the message, he hurriedly got up and packed up. He skillfully and quickly folded the quilt into a tofu block, then went to the bathroom with his small basin.
When Xia Bai came out, Hua Haoming and Lin Xiang had just arrived, followed by Song Qiang.
The two men came to call Xia Bai to have breakfast. The other three people in the dormitory also followed them like Song Qiang. Meng Qing and Wen Qiu were seen at the entrance of the corridor again.
In fact, Meng Qing wanted to find her son Meng Tianyou as soon as she woke up. It was Wen Qiu who reminded her that the dormitory manager said last night that they should not go to the boys' dormitory casually as it might be dangerous, so she persuaded her to stop.
As soon as she saw her son, she ran over immediately, asking if he was okay while wiping his hands with an alcohol wipe. Noticing that his white sneakers were a little dirty, she squatted down and carefully wiped his shoes clean with a wet wipe, her movements skillful and natural.
Even the rich young master Lin Xiang was stunned for a moment.
Song Mingliang stood in the corner and looked over sideways.
Wen Dong asked doubtfully, "Aunt Meng, are you a germaphobe? You can't even stand a speck of dust."
Meng Qing said: "Yes, a little bit."
Not only do they have a class group on their phones, they also have an app from Peace Medical College, which has a payment function that can be used to pay for meals.
Song Qiang said, "Song Mingliang and I had dinner in the school cafeteria yesterday. We will take you there."
As they walked out of the dormitory, they asked Hua Haoming for more information about the game. Since it was a matter of life and death, there was no such thing as too much information.
Wen Dong: "Brother Hua, you said that we need to find the truth to complete the game. What truth are we looking for?"
"How can I tell you this? It could be to find the truth behind the game's background story, or it could be to find the truth behind a special phenomenon." Hua Haoming said, "There must be a reason."
This question was asked in a very general way, and since Hua Haoming is not a teacher, his answer was not very clear.
Meng Tianyou asked: "So, we need to find the core NPC, right?"
Hua Haoming glanced at the person who had argued with him yesterday and said, "That's a method."
"You ask? Everyone else has asked, it's impossible that you don't have questions? Are you mute?" The voice became louder and louder, drowning out Hua Haoming's voice.
When they turned around, they saw Song Qiang pushing Song Mingliang. When he saw them looking over, he pointed at Song Mingliang and said with a smile, "This kid is really useless! He is so introverted and can't talk. Even if he gets into Heping Medical College, he will have no future. Which boss in the workplace doesn't like people who can talk?"
Song Mingliang still had his head slightly lowered, biting his lower lip with his teeth, and said nothing.
Meng Qing said: "Children have different personalities. Some are extroverts while others are introverts. Introverted children have their own advantages."
Song Qiang was about to greet Meng Qing when he glanced outside the dormitory door, "No! This is not Heping Medical College! It's different from the one we walked through last night."
Hua Haoming's face was calm. "It's normal. The game came to the dormitory of Peace Medical College. It only means that the game and the medical college are related, but it doesn't completely mean that it happened in Peace Medical College."
Yes, Hua Haoming told them last night that the game was only related to school, but he didn’t say it was at Heping Medical College.
As soon as I walked out of the dormitory, I was greeted by a humid wind.
The early autumn in Jiangqi City is very dry and comfortable to sleep at night. However, Xia Bai felt that it was a bit too humid here when he went to bed last night.
He looked at the lake in front of the dormitory building. The water was very green, and there were a lot of green algae in it, hidden underwater, gently swaying with the waves.
Xia Bai stared at them for a long time, his eyes actually slightly bent, and he felt a little happy, as if he was infected by the joy of the green algae.
Wen Dong asked: "Are we the only ones involved in the game? Are there other players here?"
Wen Qiu looked at the students coming and going on campus and said, "It seems that there are no more, only a few unlucky ones like us."
While observing the people in the school, they familiarized themselves with the school environment and figured out the school map.
From the fact that there are only three teaching buildings, one of which is locked, we can tell that the medical school in the game is much smaller than the real Peace Medical School, but it has all the necessary necessities, such as the anatomy laboratory and the morgue.
They are located in a four-story red building in the northwest corner of the school, while the dormitory is in the southeast corner, exactly opposite each other.
The restaurant is just opposite the two teaching buildings. In addition, there is a regular library, playground, gymnasium and an artificial lake. The most peculiar thing is that there is also a small farmland, or it may be a garden. The reason why it is probably a farmland now is because peas are planted in it.
It was Xia Bai who told them. Among these people, only Xia Bai recognized that it was Pea.
"There are two types of peas: spring and autumn. This is autumn peas, and we can eat it next month."
Meng Tianyou laughed and said, "Xia, how do you know so much? Are you from the countryside?"
Xia Bai nodded, "Yes, I have planted it."
He answered naturally, as if no one heard the sarcasm in his words, and he himself didn't think there was anything wrong with coming from the countryside.
Meng Tianyou released a breath that had been accumulated in his chest since yesterday and punched out. Unexpectedly, he hit a ball of cotton. He choked again, but couldn't hold it back. He said, "What's the use of this? We need to find the core NPC, not learn to recognize crops."
"Why is it useless?" Lin Xiang immediately retorted, "I have never been to a medical school. I want to ask, let alone a large medical school, would a small medical school like this set aside a piece of land to grow peas? The strange places may be clues."
Meng Tianyou continued, "But, as you can see, this medical school is very small and run-down. It doesn't look like a good medical school, and the management is lax. When I came out this morning, I saw the dormitory manager squatting behind the desk washing clothes and cooking. Maybe some school worker grew food here for himself."
Wen Qiu nodded in agreement: "That makes sense. Some schools with lax management do let the school workers decide what to plant, as long as it's not too exaggerated. The school next door to us planted some walnut trees and so on. Pea flowers are beautiful and have ornamental value. The school shouldn't say anything if you plant peas."
Seeing that Wen Qiu supported him, Meng Tianyou's voice became louder: "We are now in a stage where we don't know anything and are completely confused. The key is to grasp the core. The most taboo thing is to be led astray by trivial details."
Wen Qiu glanced at him and lowered her eyes to hide the emotions in her eyes. After all, he was admitted to Heping Medical College. Although Meng Tianyou looked vain and selfish, his thinking was online. Moreover, he majored in clinical medicine.
Lin Xiang sneered and said, "Then where do you say we can find the core NPCs?"
Meng Tianyou stared at the rich second generation with a smug smile on his face, "I actually know. Isn't it said to be a horror game? Where is the scariest place in the medical school? The anatomy lab. I'm not just talking nonsense, I found evidence."
Lin Xiang: "Where is the evidence?"
Meng Tianyou: "Course schedule. I am studying clinical medicine. When I applied for the major, I didn't just apply based on what someone said. I consulted seniors who were studying clinical medicine in detail, including about the anatomy lab class, which is the most important thing for students applying for clinical medicine."
"The senior student told me that there are usually only about two classes a week, because each class is very long, and it will be very stressful for students and the school every day. Look at our class schedule, every afternoon, this is the strange and core part, not what kind of plants the school's greenery is."
Lin Xiang wanted to refute but was interrupted by Hua Haoming. He then noticed that there was a woman in her fifties or sixties standing behind Wandou, staring at them gloomily with eyes full of resistance and defensiveness.
Hua Haoming: "Let's go have breakfast."
The restaurant of the medical school only seats four people, so Hua Haoming took them to an empty table with people in front, behind, and on both sides. Song Qiang wanted to come with his son Song Mingliang, but there were not enough seats, so they had to go to Wen Qiu and Wen Dong's place.
Lin Xiang looked at Meng Tianyou's smug look while eating and snorted coldly.
Hua Haoming said, "Why are you so childish?" "You only know how to talk, but talking too much is useless, you know?"
Lin Xiang: "I just can't stand him being like that. When I first entered the dormitory, I saw him wearing fake shoes. Did I say anything? He started to bully people with money, and he holds grudges and chokes people everywhere. Oh, he also bullies the weak and fears the strong. Why doesn't he target you, brother, but Xia Bai instead?"
Xia Bai's eyes were filled with confusion.
Lin Xiang sighed helplessly, "Xia Bai is just too simple and too kind."
Hua Haoming, who deeply suspected that there was something wrong with Xia Bai: "..."
Hua Haoming thought for a moment and said, "It's a bit irresponsible to say this, but it's true. If you have clues, you don't have to share them."
Lin Xiang didn't understand. "Brother, didn't you say that we can only pass the level if we find the truth? This isn't a battle royale game. Shouldn't the players in the game work together to find the truth?"
Hua Haoming said: "It seems to be the case, but this is not a game where you split the cake equally. Players who perform well have the opportunity to get game rewards."
Lin Xiang, who was born rich and powerful and had everything he needed, waved his hand and said, "I don't care."
"It's not those vulgar things in the real world. These things are not worth mentioning in front of the reward." Hua Haoming said: "Besides, the game is spreading faster and faster now. Quanguang City is about to fall. Do you think your family's wealth and power will still be effective?"
Lin Xiang was stunned for a moment. This was something he had never considered before.
"No one has died in the game yet. Once you've experienced it, you'll know how terrifying it is. When you're on the verge of death, many big shots in real life are willing to spend all their money to stay alive, but there's no guarantee that anyone will save them." Hua Haoming said, "Game rewards are things that might keep you alive."
Lin Xiang: "Gold medal of immunity from death?"
“……” Hua Haoming ate in silence.
It seems that these are not things he is required to explain voluntarily.
When Xia Bai was about to eat, he saw Hua Haoming raised his head and looked at him. For some reason, he was willing to talk again.
"There are defensive items that can resist attacks, powerful offensive weapons, and extremely rare soul skills." Hua Haoming said.
Maybe boys are naturally interested in these weapons and other things. Lin Xiang was instantly moved when he heard it and looked at him expectantly.
But Hua Haoming said this not to tell him about weapons in detail. He reminded them: "Pay attention to the Wenqiu and Wendong brothers."
"Why?" Lin Xiang turned to Xia Bai and asked, "Xia Bai, was there anything unusual about Wen Dong last night?"
Xia Bai thought about it, "Because some of them might be old players who have played the game before?"
Hua Haoming nodded, "Sure."
Lin Xiang was surprised and asked, "Xia Bai, how did you figure that out?"
"I guessed." Xia Bai took a sip of porridge with salted radish and slowly said how he guessed. "Wen Qiu saw at a glance how much the watch on your hand cost, but I couldn't tell."
"..." Lin Xiang thought, can't you see that something is wrong? You haven't been online for the past 18 years, and every time the class discusses something, you are daydreaming about space.
"The shoes that Wen Dong is wearing are of the same brand as the ones that Meng Tianyou is wearing. Judging from his reaction, his shoes seem to be real." Xia Bai doesn't know much about brands, so he can only speculate based on these. "Wen Qiu and Wen Dong's family should be very rich, at least richer than someone like Meng Tianyou who pretends to be rich."
Lin Xiang: "Yes, then what?"
Xia Bai said: "Peace Medical College allows students to live off campus as long as their parents agree. Their family is so rich, why do they have to share a mediocre dormitory with three other boys instead of renting a comfortable and spacious house near the school?"
"Why?"
"Maybe it's because some of them are gamers and know that games often come to various places. If it's inconvenient for family members to accompany their children to study, it's safer to have roommates. At least when the game comes to the dormitory, there are a few classmates who can help each other."
Lin Xiang: "That makes sense! Then I have to live on campus too, and my dad's house near the school was bought for nothing!"
“…”
Xia Bai thought to himself, poverty really limited his thinking. Rich people don’t rent houses, they buy them.
He continued, "Wen Qiu was nervous throughout the whole process, but not as panicked as others."
Lin Xiang: "Indeed, she doesn't seem to be that scared."
He said proudly: "Xia Bai, you are so smart, you deserve to be the first in my class!"
Hua Haoming: “…”
This guy is just a summer blower.
Hua Haoming half-tentatively and half-jokingly said to Xia Bai: "I see you are not panicking. Isn't this your first time entering the game?"
"It's my first time entering the game, and I'm nervous, but my panic shouldn't affect my ability to sleep well and eat well." As he said this, he lowered his head and drank the porridge seriously.
“…”
Lin Xiang was afraid that Hua Haoming would misunderstand that Xia Bai was lying, so he said to him: "Xia Bai is like this, brother, you don't know, Xia Bai has never used a mobile phone to surf the Internet in the past 18 years. He is a person who has never been polluted by the Internet, has no desires, and has no external things in his heart. Maybe because of this, his emotional fluctuations are very low and don't show on his face."
Hua Haoming: “…”
Still a summer treasure protector.
"Anyway, you just need to be wary of them." Hua Haoming said.
Lin Xiang nodded repeatedly, "I know, it's because some of them may be old players who know that there will be precious rewards for good performance in the game, so they will trip them up at the critical moment?"
Hua Haoming nodded. "Entering the game is not like getting a vaccine. You can't get immunity for a long time after just one try. The game is coming to more and more places. No one can guarantee that they will only enter the game once. Moreover, some people have to enter the game frequently, and the rewards of the game are becoming more and more precious."
Lin Xiang was like a curious baby, "Why do some people have to play games so often?"
Hua Haoming said: "If we can complete the game, we can leave the game, and the game will disappear from Peace Medical College. If we all die in the game and no one can complete it, then the game will continue to exist and expand. If it is not blocked, anyone who enters the dormitory of Peace Medical College will be dragged into the game."
"Are our beautiful mountains and rivers, especially a top professional university in China like Heping Medical College, going to remain sealed off like this?"
"There will always be a group of players who are like the death squad, constantly entering the game and constantly unblocking."
Both of them were stunned for a moment.
Xia Bai thought of the photo he saw in that post, which showed Hua Haoming from Quanguang City covered in blood. He probably guessed what department he belonged to.
Hua Haoming warned: "In short, when facing life and death and rewards in the game, don't trust human nature. After you leave the game... don't trust it either."
The two nodded, they understood that the game was not only scary but also dark.
At this moment they also realized that there was a group of such great people in a place they didn’t know.
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