Chapter 485 Xiao Zheyu Amputation
After so many years of natural disasters and turbulent times, Xiao Zheyu's heart of courage and sense of the overall situation had long been sealed with cement.
He walked out of the transparent cover and on his way back to the dungeon to use the restroom, he saw several strangely shaped mutants swimming towards the dungeon entrance.
If he had pretended not to see it and swam back into the transparent cover, he would not have been scratched by the mutant.
But he thought of Xia Xiaoman who was transporting soil on the water, and was worried that Xia Xiaoman would be attacked by mutants when he came back, so he risked his life and returned to the underground city to report the news before the mutants.
He knew how strong the mutants were. If he wanted to swim to the surface to find Xia Xiaoman at his speed, he would probably be killed by the mutants before he could swim to the surface. It was also unrealistic to go back to find Li Yu'e and the others. Li Yu'e and the others had no other weapons except shovels, so they could not deal with the mutants at all.
He was not far from the underground city at that time. After weighing the pros and cons, Xiao Zheyu chose to take the risk and return to the underground city.
But he still underestimated the speed of the mutants. Even though he was swimming so fast, he was still badly injured by the mutants and almost died at their hands.
Xiao Zheyu woke up and saw that Xia Xiaoman and the others were all safe and sound, and then he fell asleep again. The doctor said that he had lost too much blood and it was normal for him to be drowsy. If there were no signs of infection after three days, it would be basically certain that he was fine.
Lu Lanshan only applied for one day off for Xia Xiaoman and the others. Xia Xiaoman asked Li Yu'e, Su Ran and Zhou Qiuyang not to dig the tunnel for the time being, but to stay in the hospital and take turns to take care of Xiao Zheyu until they were sure that Xiao Zheyu was okay before going back to work.
As the only person in the team who could transport soil, Xia Xiaoman had to go to work, but as soon as she got off work, she ran to the military hospital.
On the first day, Xiao Zheyu was in a stable condition and showed no abnormalities. In the evening of the second day, Xia Xiaoman came to the military hospital after work. Li Yu'e told her that Xiao Zheyu had a fever and the doctor was checking his wound and changing the dressing.
Xia Xiaoman was in a heavy mood, "Do you have antibiotics? If it doesn't work, I'll give you antibiotics."
Li Yu'e shook her head, "There are no antibiotics, but the doctor said that among the plants we brought back from Bisongling last time, there is a plant that can act as an antibiotic. The doctor just asked me if I wanted to use that medicine, and I agreed."
The drug was only detected to have the same effect as antibiotics, but after all, no one had used it personally, and no one knew whether there would be other side effects, so doctors did not dare to use it casually.
After Li Yu'e decided to use this herb, the doctor contacted Hu Ying's apprentice and worked with him to study how to use it as medicine. As the incident happened suddenly, the doctor could only use traditional Chinese medicine to prepare the herb into a decoction and pour it into Xiao Zheyu's mouth.
Not long after taking the medicine, the abnormal blush on Xiao Zheyu's face slowly subsided. Xia Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Xiao Zheyu's complexion had improved. "Just hold on for another day and you'll be able to survive. Try harder, Xiao Zheyu."
Perhaps it was Xia Xiaoman's encouragement that helped Xiao Zheyu survive the third day. On the fourth day, the wound had a tendency to scab over, and there was basically no risk of infection.
The good news is that Xiao Zheyu survived. The bad news is that the injury was too severe. The nerves in Xiao Zheyu's left foot were torn by the mutants, and current medical technology cannot heal it, causing Xiao Zheyu to be unable to stand on his left foot.
After two days of ideological struggle, Xiao Zheyu decided to simply amputate his left foot and get a prosthesis.
Xia Xiaoman disagreed with his approach. "Your left foot hasn't reached the stage of necrosis yet, so there's no need to remove it. If you want to stand up, Lu Lanshan said that we can have someone make a flexible stent for your left leg first. By fixing the stent on your left leg, you can still stand up."
Xiao Zheyu shook his head and said, "Using a brace is not as flexible as using a prosthesis. And if you install a brace on the outside of your leg, it's easy to knock it off if you're not careful. It's also inconvenient for me to wear pants on a daily basis."
Li Yu'e advised: "But if you have an amputation, it will be more difficult for you to find a wife in the future. If you don't have an amputation, maybe with the development of medical technology, your leg may have a chance to recover."
Xiao Zheyu laughed at himself, "Why look for a wife? Who would like me with my face like this? You don't need to persuade me, I have already made up my mind."
After amputation, he practiced more and put on long pants like a normal person, so he didn't have to quit the fleet like Zhang Can did. If he didn't have amputation, he would wear a brace every day and walk even slower than an old man, so he wouldn't be qualified to stay in the fleet.
Seeing that he was determined, Xia Xiaoman had no choice but to go to the doctor and ask if Xiao Zheyu's leg could be saved, but the answers she got were not satisfactory. She went to the laboratory and asked the researchers there if there was any way, but she did not get a satisfactory answer.
Eventually Xiao Zheyu had his limb amputated. He didn't want to be kicked out of the fleet like a useless person, so he would rather have his limb amputated and then get a prosthesis to stay in the fleet.
Because Xiao Zheyu was injured and had his limb amputated, the atmosphere on the fleet was low. It was not until the crew saw tens of thousands of extra points in their accounts that they smiled with joy.
When Xia Xiaoman saw the inexplicable extra points, she sent a message to Lu Lanshan.
Lu Lanshan replied: "You deserve these points. Many of the plants you found last time have medicinal value. The powder we used to deal with the mutants that day was extracted from the plants you brought back."
They had tested the powder on Fu Baiwei. This powder was like strong liquor to aquatic creatures. Once they smelled it or ingested it, they would feel dizzy and their hands and feet would become weak.
Most mutants are developing the body structure of aquatic creatures, so these powders can also work on mutants.
It was with this powder that Lu Lanshan and his team drugged and knocked out more than 20 mutants who had attacked them that day and tied them back to the underground city. They are now being kept in the laboratory waiting to be studied.
In addition, the other plants that Xia Xiaoman and his team brought back also have many uses. Yu Jie received the report on the research of these plants from the laboratory, and she was so happy that she asked Lu Lanshan to give Xia Xiaoman and his team a bonus.
After making sure that the extra points were not sent in error, Xia Xiaoman told the crew to spend them without hesitation. Winter was coming, and they could use these points to buy winter supplies at the supermarket.
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When the first snow fell in Fucheng this year, Xia Xiaoman and his team finally dug out the entrance and exit of Xinfu No. 2. Once they found the entrance and exit, Xia Xiaoman and his team were done.
After completing the mission and returning home, I saw Xiao Zheyu practicing walking with his prosthetic limbs. I have to say that the wounds of his evolved body healed quickly. Less than a month after the amputation, the wound had completely healed.
Xiao Zheyu was anxious to return to the team, and put on his prosthesis to practice walking as soon as he opened his eyes every day. After a few days of practice, he could walk fairly well, but he still could not move as freely as Lu Lanshan.
Xia Xiaoman advised him not to push himself so hard. Xiao Zheyu always agreed, but he still insisted on practicing walking the next day.
In a blink of an eye, another month passed, and Xiao Zheyu was able to walk freely with prosthetic limbs. At the same time, Xia Xiaoman received information that Yancheng, Xinggang City, and Yuancheng had all built elevators out of the water, and goods could be exchanged normally.
Five days later, Xia Xiaoman needs to take the goods to these three cities to exchange supplies.
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