Chapter 75: Forbidden Land of Ghost Forest (9)
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Yi Han: ...Okay.
Watching the NPCs escorting the two players out of the level, before the afterimage disappeared, a few more people came in from the door. They were the four players who got off the hearse while it was moving. They were also carried in by a group of NPCs, and then the previous scene was repeated.
After this group of players were sent away, the NPCs said hello to each other and went off work, and the small hospital finally became quiet.
"Uncle Jiang," Xiao Jiu led Yi Han and said awkwardly, "This is my... friend. I would like you to help me with my illness."
"Hmm?" The old Chinese doctor frowned and glanced at Yi Han. He immediately realized, "This person must have been hit by some debuff. I can't cure it."
"It's not me," Yi Han said, turning around and waving his hand, asking Xiao Hei to come in. Then, under the watchful eyes of the old Chinese doctor and Xiao Jiu, he placed Jian Lin on the bed. "He was seriously injured last night, probably hit his head, and hasn't woken up yet. Please help take a look, old man."
Xiaojiu is a ghost and Yi Han is a human. Xiaojiu said they were friends, which was strange enough. But the patient Yi Han dragged out was also a ghost. The old Chinese doctor looked between the three of them for a long time in surprise, but couldn't understand their strange relationship.
"Well... the injury is indeed quite serious. I can try, but..." The old Chinese doctor felt Jian Lin's pulse, checked the wounds on his body, and said.
"I know it's time for you to get off work now, and I won't let you work in vain." Yi Han thought he was hinting at compensation, so he took out four dishes and a soup.
The dishes in Yi Han's shop are now a specialty among ghosts. Almost no ghost dislikes them. Although this table is only worth a few hundred points, it is still very impressive if it is only used as a registration fee.
"That's not what I meant," the old Chinese doctor waved his hand. "His condition may require treatment for many days. Can you bring him here every day?"
"Every day?" Yi Han thought for a moment.
Because of the pet binding relationship, Yi Han certainly cannot leave Jian Lin alone in this level to heal. Fortunately, since signing the contract with the game company, he has more rest time, and can ask for leave and take breaks according to the situation. So if the other party can really cure Jian Lin, he will not go to the match for the time being and just take a vacation, which is not bad.
"Sure. Thank you in advance." Yi Han looked at Jian Lin, who still had his eyes closed, and said with his brows relaxed a little.
"..." However, when Xiaojiu heard that this person would come here to punch in every day, he immediately looked unhappy.
After the old Chinese doctor started the treatment, he kicked Yi Han and Xiao Jiu out of the ward because he didn't like being disturbed.
"Thank you this time too." Standing in the hospital corridor, Yi Han sincerely thanked Xiao Jiu.
"It's okay." Xiaojiu still looked reluctant and awkward, and Yi Han gave him another ice cream when he saw this.
Xiaojiu didn't want it at first, because it made him look like a little kid throwing a tantrum. He was still angry, so it would be better to give him some sweetness. But Yi Han's ice cream was so delicious that Xiaojiu hesitated for a long time, but finally gave in to the delicious taste.
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From that day on, Yi Han entered the hearse level around 12 o'clock every night to take Jian Lin to heal his wounds. After two or three times, the NPCs here were familiar with him and occasionally invited him to have supper with everyone.
Not long after, the witch girl and her friends also sent some snacks and supplements via email, and asked about the situation, and expressed their wishes for the little brother to recover soon.
When Yi Han saw these emails, he was eating barbecue skewers with the NPCs in the hearse at the entrance of the small hospital. The barbecue stove was his. Xiao Jiu was sitting opposite him, farthest away from him, eating and glaring at him. Especially when Yi Han looked over, he would get a little angry, with a look on his face that said "Why are you looking at me!"
Yi Han found it quite interesting and a little emotional. He felt that since he entered this game, there were more and more strange and interesting people around him, and he had gradually gotten used to it and no longer felt resistant.
On the fifth day of coming to this level, Yi Han arrived a little early. With nothing to do, he strolled along the hearse's route alone, thinking about exploring to see if he could find the recipe.
When I arrived at a bus stop in front of a middle school, I suddenly felt something strange on my body, as if I had been wearing heavy shackles for the past few days, and now the shackles were suddenly released.
Under the dim street lights, the originally short shadow was elongated, and due to the debuff, it became a child-like appearance, and finally returned to an adult.
At this time, the NPC on duty who was lying in ambush behind the station heard the sound of someone approaching and secretly poked his head out. When he saw it was Yi Han, his eyes immediately widened.
"Wow, brother, it turns out you were really hit by a debuff before... Which level was it? Is the debuff called APTX4869?" the NPC with a otaku look asked in surprise.
"No..." Yi Han couldn't figure out how to respond to this question.
But he was still very happy that the weak state was finally released. He took out his phone to check his status. Sure enough, the debuff disappeared, and several of his passive abilities also returned at the same time - in addition to his original "Notorious Player Damage Reduced by Half" and "Combat Skills Mastery", there was also "Lucky Man" from Jian Lin.
This ability was lent to him by Jian Lin to save his life in a critical moment. Now that he has passed the danger and Jian Lin has not yet woken up, Yi Han must return the ability to him to see if this ability can help the old Chinese doctor's treatment.
After chatting with the curious NPC next to him for a while, Yi Han sped up and prepared to go directly back to the small hospital.
Unexpectedly, with the blessing of lucky buff, not long after walking, Yi Han saw a recipe stuck in the gap of the sign on the roadside.
Yi Han: ...
In fact, he also found the recipe in the previous level, but it was in the inventory of the player who had been deceived by Qin Yi.
To people other than Yi Han, the recipe book is just a piece of white paper. But Qin Yi had seen Yi Han collecting these in the "prison", so it is reasonable to speculate that he wanted to make things difficult for Yi Han. He saw this piece of white paper somewhere and stuffed it into his follower's pocket so that Yi Han could not find it.
The recipe I took out from the inventory at that time was "Fried Spring Rolls", which had the effect of increasing hearing. The one I took out from the gap in the sign now was "Mushroom Black Chicken Soup", which could automatically remove a weak state.
Thinking that he could cook a bowl of this soup for Jian Lin when he woke up, Yi Han put away the recipe and rushed back to the hospital.
"His debuff has expired. Look at his physical condition, it's much better now. After two more times, he will probably wake up soon." As soon as he entered the ward, he saw the old Chinese doctor pulling out the needle from Jian Lin's body. He was smiling and it seemed that he was in good condition.
Yi Han thanked him again and used his phone to return the ability to Jian Lin on the spot.
I have to admit, it does feel good to be the emperor of luck. On this way back, he felt that all the winds in this level were tailwinds (...?), but Yi Han didn't think too much about it. After all, this ability originally belonged to someone else, and there was a binding relationship. Whatever Jian Lin had was equivalent to what he had.
Two days later, after the old Chinese doctor gave him acupuncture for the last time, Jian Lin finally woke up.
At this time, a bunch of NPCs were standing in front of his bed and watching him. Although everyone had removed their makeup to avoid frightening him again, it was still a bit scary to see such a scene of strangers surrounding him as soon as he opened his eyes. As soon as Jian Lin focused his eyes, his face turned pale.
"Go away, go away, please move aside and give them some fresh air." The old Chinese doctor had just put away the needle box and turned around to chase people away.
The NPCs had no choice but to disperse. These days they watched Jian Lin being brought in for acupuncture every day. Although he was unconscious and didn't even open his eyes, after watching him for a long time, everyone felt familiar with his face and were happy to see him wake up.
"How do you feel? Is there anywhere else that's uncomfortable?" asked the old Chinese doctor.
Jian Lin shook his head and looked to the other side, only to see Yi Han and Xiao Hei also standing guard. The NPCs were very enthusiastic and were still asking about his health in various ways. The ward was full of a lively and festive atmosphere, and Jian Lin didn't even realize that he was in another level.
After asking for payment but being rejected many times by the old Chinese doctor, Yi Han had no choice but to thank him again solemnly, then said goodbye to the onlookers and carried Jian Lin back home.
Afterwards, he replied to the witch girl and the others' emails one by one, and told them that Jian Lin was fine and thanked them for their concern. Yi Han didn't rush to enter the level again, but relaxed for a while.
A27 later sent a message saying that Qin Yi had been sent to a deeper prison because of inappropriate behavior detected in the "Ghost Forest". However, Yi Han thought about it for a long time and couldn't remember what he had revealed - if the malicious concealment of the truth and the attempt to seduce Yi Han to blow up the pool didn't count, it might be that he did something disgusting when he was alone later.
A few days later, with the smooth operation of the physical store, Yi Han had accumulated millions of points without realizing it.
The numbers that once seemed out of reach were now easily reached. Yi Han was a little surprised when he received the news that he had entered the top 30 in the overall points list.
Now that he had money again, a27 bombarded him with text messages every few days, asking him to open a new store. Yi Han decided to look for suitable stores in the ghost area and the staff area in the near future.
"You were so lucky to be able to draw this shop." When Yi Han was strolling in the ghost business district, the former shop owner who had been lurking for a long time suddenly spoke weakly again.
Apart from a few words to Yi Han when they first met, the shop owner hardly showed up again afterwards. Yi Han almost thought that he had left for another life.
"So you're still here," Yi Han chatted with him casually as they walked. "Speaking of which, I have a question. Our food is so delicious, so it stands to reason that we should make a lot of money even if we set up a street stall. Can I interview you? How did you make such a great store go bankrupt?"
“Well, there’s actually a reason for this,” the former boss stuttered.
"Hmm?" Yi Han casually gestured for him to speak.
"…In the beginning, there was another person with me, the original owner of the kitchen utensils and the creator of the recipe. However, our store had just opened for business when he suddenly said he didn't want to stay here anymore and wanted to be reincarnated." The former boss said, "It was very sudden. He left without saying anything. When I found the recipe book, the contents had been lost and the kitchen utensils were sealed. I didn't know how to cook, so the store closed soon after..."
“You mean, he was fine before, but suddenly left?” Yi Han stopped.
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