Chapter 41: City of Happiness
◎Lin Baozhu, happiness value 120◎
The speed at which the pollution spread suddenly accelerated.
This sudden accident ended the chaos in the hall. Those who had just increased their happiness points were still calm, while those whose happiness points had decreased were panicked.
The levels of pollution cores are jointly summarized and divided by multiple countries after entering several pollution areas. Different levels of pollution cores have different diffusion speeds and diffusion times. The current diffusion speed of pollution cores has suddenly accelerated, which is obviously inconsistent with common sense.
Gu Nian frowned. The current rate of spread was almost as fast as the Third Mental Hospital. The Third Mental Hospital was a Class D hospital. Could it be that the core of the contamination this time was not an E-class, but also a Class D? Gu Nian had only been at the sanatorium for a short time, and it was unclear whether he had misjudged her.
In the silence, a psychic spoke up: "There may be only one explanation for this situation."
Gu Nian looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the speaker was a female psychic standing not far away. When the chaos began, she, like her, hadn't participated, merely watching from afar.
The female mutant's expression was solemn: "This contaminated area has more than one contamination core."
The psychics all frowned.
Gu Nian thought for a moment and blurted out, "Swallow!"
The female psychic glanced at her in surprise, then nodded. "Yes, it's the annexation of the pollution cores. I've only heard of this happening before. Two spreading pollution cores collide and eventually merge, with the victor becoming even more powerful."
In other words, it is very likely that the pollution core will be upgraded after being swallowed.
Initially, contaminated cores didn't appear frequently, so this situation rarely occurred, and most psychics had never encountered it. However, contaminated cores are now becoming more and more numerous, and if they aren't dealt with promptly, the probability of this happening will likely increase.
However, it is a bit unbelievable that this situation happened in the paradise. A place where only those who have to go through strict screening can enter actually have more than one pollution core?
More importantly, are there really only two?
Gu Nian looked down at the time and it was almost time to adjust the happiness value.
The atmosphere in the hall was tense and solemn.
A minute later, a scream suddenly came from the right corner of the hall, followed by people's panicked screams. Not knowing what they saw, they fled outside frantically.
After the crowd dispersed, the scene inside was revealed.
A man with a -1 happiness value stood still. No, to be more precise, he was trapped. Right beneath his feet, countless hands shrouded in black mist emerged from the ground, firmly grasped his legs, and began to pull downwards.
The man screamed and reached to the side, trying to grab something, but no one dared to go over.
Under the gaze of everyone, the man was slowly dragged into the ground.
When that person completely disappeared, the ground was empty, as if nothing had ever existed.
In the silence, a man asked tremblingly: "What, what is that?"
The psychic next to him sneered: "What else could it be? A monster from the contaminated area. If you have time, you should worry about yourself. Didn't you notice that your happiness value has dropped by twice as much as before?" The happiness value of the man just now was not much to begin with, and it dropped by 10 points in an instant, so he was wiped out.
After hearing this, everyone started to check their happiness points, and found that what the other party said was actually true. Their happiness points had dropped to twice their previous level!
Obviously, this is because the pollution core is getting stronger.
Gu Nian glanced at Xie Han and the young Taoist priest. The happiness values of the three of them remained unchanged.
The only good thing about this incident was probably that it cleared Xie Han's identity. There were always people with special abilities around them, and the incident just now had nothing to do with Xie Han.
Given this situation, the psychics had no interest in wasting time staring at it. They had to find the contaminated core as soon as possible, or else they might be doomed. With the exception of a few people, most of the psychics left the hall and began to search for clues outside.
Gu Nian noticed that the two psychics invited by Lin Rongbin had left, and he seemed to be seeking help from Xie Zhengguo, who was still protected by a psychic.
Gu Nian took the wheelchair from the young Taoist priest and pushed Xie Han over there.
While chatting with him: "Are you going back to your dad later, or do you want to go with me?"
Xie Han looked ahead, "It's up to you."
Gu Nian raised his eyebrows and said seriously, "If you ask me, your father is not a good person either. He didn't say a word for you just now. Why don't you come with me?"
Then, as he wished, he saw the number on Xie Han's head jump, increase by 1, and become 5.
Gu Nian laughed without any sympathy.
I have to say that this happiness value is really interesting. It shows what people think in their hearts. No matter how you pretend, it is useless. Everyone is forced to be their true self.
Thinking of this, Gu Nian's laughter suddenly paused.
The real self?
She seemed to have vaguely found the key to the problem, but it was just a feeling, a thought, lacking the connection between specific events. Something must have happened in this paradise.
Gu Nian lowered his head and said to Xie Han, "Have you thought of anything?"
Xie Han was still angry about Gu Nian's reckless laughter just now, and there was a rare hint of emotion in his tone: "Haven't you thought about it already? Why are you asking me?" His ears were red.
Looking at him like this, Gu Nian suddenly felt that he looked familiar.
She soon remembered.
Ah, it's that black-haired boy.
When Xie Han first entered her dream, the black-haired boy named Lu Yiming had helped her. The two looked very similar, but their personalities were completely different, so it was difficult to notice this. However, Xie Han now looked a bit like Lu Yiming.
Gu Nian sighed, "You look quite similar to Lu Yiming."
Xie Han fell silent.
The young Taoist priest following behind asked curiously, "Who is Lu Yiming?"
Gu Nian was about to speak when a voice came from not far away.
Xie Wenzhe walked over at some point and just heard the young Taoist's question. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Taoist, don't you know? My brother's name was Lu Yiming before. At that time, he was a genius that everyone envied. If he hadn't become disabled later, I wouldn't have the opportunity to become the heir to the Xie Group." His voice was full of gloating.
The young Taoist priest instantly realized that he had said something wrong and looked at Gu Nian in panic.
Gu Nian frowned, looked down at Xie Han, then glanced in the direction of Xie Zhengguo who was a little further away, and finally rolled up his sleeves and walked up to Xie Wenzhe.
Xie Wenzhe still had a smiling face: "Healer Gu, how about..."
Before he could finish his words, the sky suddenly turned upside down and then fell heavily to the ground.
Gu Nian withdrew his hand and said calmly, "You deserve a beating."
After saying that, she glanced at the top of Xie Han's head. There was no change in his happiness value. Gu Nian put down her sleeves with some regret. If that was the case, then forget it.
However, when she saw that Xie Wenze's happiness value had increased by 1 point, Gu Nian rolled up her sleeves again. She must have been too gentle just now.
A few seconds later, Xie Wenzhe was knocked to the ground with a bruised face and nose.
Gu Nian was satisfied to see the happiness value above the other person's head drop to -1, and then withdrew his hand. This was normal.
However, she glanced doubtfully in Xie Zhengguo's direction and discovered that the two remaining psychics didn't seem to have any intention of coming over. As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. If Xie Han's lack of attention due to his disability made sense, then what about Xie Wenzhe?
Or, Gu Nian asked Xie Wenzhe, "Are you your father's biological child?"
Xie Wenzhe wiped the corner of his mouth and struggled to stand up from the ground. When he heard Gu Nian's question, he smiled with an ambiguous meaning: "Of course I am." After that, he limped away.
After the episode here ended, Lin Rongbin seemed to have reached an agreement and was calling a young man over. The man looked a bit like Lin Rongbin and was probably his son.
However, although Xie Zhengguo agreed to provide a certain degree of protection, Lin Rongbin's expression was still not good. He probably paid a price that made him feel painful.
Gu Nian pushed Xie Han over and greeted Xie Zhengguo. Then, as if she didn't know him, she politely said to Lin Rongbin, "May I know who this is?"
Gu Nian's status as an A-level therapist was no longer a secret, and Lin Rongbin immediately smiled warmly and introduced himself. Gu Nian smiled back, and as the two exchanged pleasantries, Lin Rongbin's son approached with an anxious look on his face and whispered something.
Gu Nian was close and vaguely heard the word "hospital".
She felt moved. They were not too far from the hospital. Since this was a contaminated area, the hospital would naturally not be spared. It seemed that Lin Rongbin's daughter did live there.
If food deducts happiness points, shouldn't medicine also deduct happiness points? Lin Rongbin's daughter just had a heart transplant and is still recovering, so she definitely needs a lot of happiness points.
However, after hearing his son's words, Lin Rongbin did not choose to leave, and the young man stayed there after some hesitation.
Gu Nian twitched the corner of his mouth, then said to Xie Zhengguo, "Mr. Xie, I've been commissioned by our dean to recruit people with special abilities for the sanatorium. Your son is an excellent brain evolver and has already agreed to join us. Why don't we have him join me?"
Xie Zhengguo agreed without much hesitation.
Gu Nian pushed Xie Han away and asked the little Taoist priest when they reached the door, "We are going to the hospital to see if there are any clues. Do you want to come with us?"
The young Taoist priest nodded quickly, his face full of admiration as he said, "Hospitals are places of birth, aging, illness, and death, and are also the most likely places for contamination. You're truly clever!"
Gu Nian: I didn’t think that much about it.
While the hospital wasn't too far from the banquet venue, it was still quite a distance to walk, and taking a car would cost 10 happiness points per person. Gu Nian worried that if she arrived too late, something might happen at the hospital. If Lin Rongbin's daughter was killed, she wouldn't be able to retrieve Fang Tong's heart.
Gu Nian's happiness value was still 100, while the Taoist priest's was 75, both of them were quite wealthy. In the end, Gu Nian paid for the fare for herself and Xie Han, while the Taoist priest paid for his own.
The three of them took a car to the hospital.
When he arrived at the hospital, Gu Nian found that there were quite a few people with special abilities here.
Just as the Taoist priest said before, the hospital is the place most likely to breed despair. Theoretically speaking, if one had to choose one place in the entire paradise, this would be the place most likely to be the core of pollution.
The hospital was in chaos, and with no one at the front desk, Gu Nian sat down at her computer and started looking up the information herself. Soon, she found the ward where Lin Rongbin's daughter was.
VIP Ward No. 606, patient Lin Baozhu.
The hospital elevator was also available, but it cost Happiness Points. This time, Gu Nian didn't insist on spending Happiness Points. If Lin Rongbin's daughter was leaving, she probably wouldn't spend Happiness Points on the elevator. The young Taoist priest carried Xie Han on his back, and the three of them walked up the stairs.
Before reaching the sixth floor, I heard crying in the corridor.
When Gu Nian and the other two went in, they found the nurses' station in chaos. Everything was swept to the floor, and a girl in a nurse's uniform was huddled in a corner, sobbing in fear.
Gu Nian walked over and asked softly, "What happened here?"
The young nurse pointed to the nurses' station, her eyes filled with fear. "There, there, black hands emerged from the ground and dragged the head nurse away!"
After patiently comforting him, Gu Nian figured out the situation here.
After the pollution outbreak, some people left the hospital, but most remained because they were unaware of the situation outside. The head nurse mentioned by the young nurse was a person with strong professional ethics. Despite the unforeseen circumstances, she continued to fulfill her duties.
But unfortunately, she was still wiped out.
Gu Nian told the nurse the rules for changes in happiness value, then got up and left.
Arriving at the door of Ward 606, Gu Nian pushed the door open.
A pale girl looked towards the door when she heard the sound and tilted her head slightly.
Gu Nian frowned.
Lin Baozhu, happiness value 120.
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