Chapter 18 Xincheng Hospital, you're really exaggerating.
[For those who haven't seen the hidden side quest: When a player becomes completely transparent like a ghost, they can no longer leave the game. It's equivalent to that person dying in the original world, and that person's existence being erased from the original world.]
Fortunately, this assimilation process is very fast, usually taking no more than 48 hours, and is painless, making it a relatively fortunate death compared to the gory methods in other games.
[Whether it's lucky or unlucky, players who are assimilated are left in this world as NPCs.]
[A solution? Sorry, there isn't one yet, because all four players who triggered the hidden side quest at Xincheng Hospital have died.]
Am I the only one who noticed they just indirectly kissed?
[The protagonist is still the one in control!]
Shi Yu didn't stop it either!
The live stream, which was originally discussing the plot in a serious manner, suddenly took a turn and became completely out of control.
My favorite couple indirectly kissed! Okay, I can rest in peace now.
Don't close your eyes yet, honey! Even if they become NPCs, we can still keep fighting when other players enter this dungeon.
With such a low chance of triggering hidden side quests, how long will it take?
"Isn't that great? Maybe their kids will be old enough to run errands by then, and they might even be pregnant with their second child."
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Ward 305.
The ghosts of bed number 3 and bed number 2 sat on their respective beds, chatting across a narrow aisle.
Two more people were squeezed into that narrow passageway.
If these two ghosts could see, they would see two men standing between them, eavesdropping on their conversation.
There was nothing they could do; Shi Yu and Shen Su didn't want it to happen either.
The main problem is that although they can hear ghosts chatting, the ghosts' voices are too soft, and they have to get very close to hear them clearly.
Previously, they could only see semi-transparent shapes of these ghosts, vaguely discerning their clothing, but not their faces. They wondered if this was because they were being assimilated by the ghosts. Now, however, they could see the ghosts' faces clearly.
The ghosts in beds 2 and 3 were two aunties, chatting about everyday matters and trivial things.
“Oh dear, what kind of internship is this? Tell your niece not to come. My cousin works as a security guard here. They don’t buy you any insurance. He works twelve hours a day. A lot of people have quit, and they can’t find anyone else. So they have my cousin and a few others fill in for him. After his night shift, he sleeps for two hours in the dormitory and then has to come back to work. He hasn’t been home for a long time. His wife is making a fuss about divorcing him…” The aunt in bed number 2 gestured as she spoke, making the ghost very vivid.
The aunt in bed number 3 chimed in, her tone tinged with pride: "Sister, your cousin works for a contracted security company, which isn't directly managed by the hospital. My niece, on the other hand, is going to take the exam to become a full-time employee of the hospital, with a labor contract and social insurance and housing fund benefits. It's different."
She paused and then asked, "By the way, being a security guard is such a tough job, why doesn't your cousin quit?"
"He signed a four-hundred-year contract, and now he's asking for a penalty for quitting? Who has the money to pay that?"
...
"A four-hundred-year contract..." Shen Su clicked his tongue twice and casually uttered a comment, "Awesome."
Shi Yu glanced at Chen Su.
He had always disliked this man's unserious behavior, but this time he did not refute him.
"Hey, which ward are you from?"
"Those two young men are really handsome. Do they have girlfriends?"
The two women suddenly spoke to them.
Both of them were stunned for a moment.
Can ghosts see them now?
Shi Yu looked down at her hand; the semi-transparency had spread to her entire arm.
Shen Su's legs had become completely translucent, but he didn't seem to care. He sat down and chatted with the two aunties as if they were old friends: "Aunties, I just heard you talking about hospital recruitment. Actually, I also want to work here."
Upon hearing this, the two aunties immediately perked up and began to offer him help and guidance in the manner of elders: "Young man, what's your major? Which department do you want to apply for? My niece is a nursing major. I can give you her contact information. You can arrange to take the civil service exam together, and you can also chat with each other in your spare time. You're the same age, so you'll have a lot to talk about."
Shen Su politely declined the aunt's offer, then asked another aunt, "Auntie, could you please give me your cousin's contact information?"
The woman asked, puzzled, "Why do you need his contact information?"
Shen Su said solemnly, "I want to be a security guard."
The two aunties: "…………"
Shi Yu's lips twitched.
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The awkward atmosphere was broken by a song that was out of tune.
A chubby boy in a floral shirt and shorts hummed a tune as he walked in. When he saw Shi Yu and Shen Su, he exclaimed in a high-pitched voice, "Oh!" and raised his pinky finger, saying, "The nurse said there would be new patients checking in today. Is it you two?"
The situation in ward 305 at this moment is as follows: Bed 6 is occupied by the chubby boy in the floral shorts; Beds 2 and 3 are occupied by these two women; and the ghost in bed 5 is sleeping with the blanket pulled high, covering its entire face, so it's unclear whether it's male or female.
The ghosts in beds 1 and 4 had been discharged sometime ago, leaving the beds empty.
Shi Yu stepped forward and noticed that the diagnosis slips posted above the heads of the two beds had his and Shen Su's names written on them at some point. Shen Su was in bed number 1, and he was in bed number 4.
The two exchanged a glance, their expressions both somewhat grave.
Being transferred from a human ward to a ghost ward is definitely not a good thing.
When the two women learned that they were newly admitted patients, they were very welcoming to them and offered some advice on what Shen Su had just said: "Young man, it's such a waste for you to be a security guard at such a young age. If you don't want to take the civil service exam, you could at least find an office job."
Another aunt chimed in, "Exactly! A handsome young man like you would be popular as a model or in sales! Why bother with a job like a security guard, which is like an old man's job?"
"No, thank you." Shen Su gave a polite smile. "Anyway, I'll end up as a security guard anyway, so I'll just avoid taking decades of detours."
The two aunties looked at each other.
I couldn't find any words to refute it.
Seeing that he was hopelessly hopeless, the two aunties turned their attention to Shi Yu: "What about this young man? You look young. Have you graduated from university? Are you thinking of taking the civil service exam?"
"Take the civil service exam?" Shi Yu thought about it seriously and nodded. "I've considered it."
"Oh, it's good that the young man has this idea. It's better to take the civil service exam, it's stable..." The aunt was very pleased, but before she could finish speaking, she heard Shi Yu's next words.
"However, my family has recently asked me to manage the branch office, so I've been quite busy."
"Ah...ah? Oh, I see...I see..." The aunt paused for a few seconds, then quickly recovered, her enthusiasm unchanged. "Young man, you're a rich second-generation! So young and already a company CEO, that's amazing! Do you have a girlfriend? I'll give you my niece's contact information, you can chat. My niece is very pretty and outgoing, you'll definitely get along well."
"Thank you, Auntie." Shi Yu nodded and smiled. "But my family has already arranged a boyfriend for me, and we'll get engaged after the New Year."
The two aunties were completely speechless.
Shi Yu stopped smiling, looked up, and met Chen Su's gaze.
His gaze was fixed intently.
I wonder how long I've been watching him?
After being discovered, Chen Su withdrew his gaze and resumed his carefree and nonchalant demeanor, raising an eyebrow at Shi Yu: You're really good at talking nonsense.
Shi Yu looked over in silence: Aren't you the same?
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