Xie Mingzhe stayed quiet in the ward for a whole night and sorted out all the original owner's past memories.
The original owner grew up in an orphanage. Because he was very talented in painting, he passed the art exam and was admitted to the Department of Fine Arts of the Imperial Capital University. The Imperial Capital University will officially start on September 1st. Today is August 1st, and there is only one month left. He must prepare as soon as possible.
First of all, he had to find a way to be discharged from the hospital. For a "vegetative patient" like him, it would cost a lot of money to stay in the intensive care unit for a day. He had no relatives or friends in this world, and he didn't know who paid for his medical expenses. Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe became restless and hurried to find the attending doctor in his slippers.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the boy in Ward 7 suddenly pushed the door open.
Doctor Qin, who was making rounds, raised his eyebrows and looked at him in confusion: "Xie Mingzhe? Why did you run out instead of lying down?" Usually, vegetative patients will be very confused when they just wake up, and it takes a long time for them to accept the changes in the real world. But this young man was strange. There was not a trace of confusion or frustration on his face. He ran out barefoot in slippers early in the morning, and his face was full of energy.
"Doctor, can you tell me when I can be discharged from the hospital?" Xie Mingzhe looked at the doctor seriously. "Also, how will I pay for my medical expenses?"
"Your physical data are all normal. Let's observe you for another day. If there is no problem, I will arrange for your discharge tomorrow." Doctor Qin walked up to him and met his clear and bright eyes. His voice softened. "As for the hospitalization fee, you don't have to worry. Because you have bought critical care medical insurance before, you can settle with the insurance company when you are discharged."
"Thank you, doctor." Xie Mingzhe breathed a sigh of relief. He remembered that the orphanage had bought him medical insurance when he graduated from high school. Since the insurance company would cover the cost of treatment, at least he would not have to bear a lot of debt, which was good news for him.
After returning to the room, Xie Mingzhe began to pack his personal belongings. He went to a theme restaurant for an interview and accidentally fell from the third floor. He was sent to the hospital by the crowd, so he didn't have much with him - only the room card, ID card and smartphone in his pocket.
His ID card has his photo on it and is linked to his bank card, so he doesn't have to worry about it being stolen. This room card, as I recall, is the room card for the 10-square-meter small apartment he temporarily rented in a low-rent apartment. As for the cell phone, it was the cheapest one he bought with much money, and it only had a few phone numbers on it, because Xie Mingzhe didn't have many friends in this world.
In this way, no one would probably pay attention to the fact that his personality had changed and a new soul had entered his body.
Xie Mingzhe packed his things and came to the window in his hospital gown.
Outside the window, there are tall buildings, including countless skyscrapers with hundreds of floors. There are also seven or eight layers of suspended car lanes crisscrossing in the air. Various suspended cars with strange shapes are flying in the sky. Xie Mingzhe opened his eyes wide and observed the world curiously.
The intensive care unit where he stayed was on the third floor, so he could clearly see the floor below.
Just then, a little girl passed by downstairs with a very cute pet. It was an animal he had never seen before. It was over one meter tall and jumped when it walked. Its long ears made it look like... a rabbit?
Are there rabbits this big? The pink clothes are cute. However, shouldn't hospitals prohibit pets from entering? Pets can carry many infectious pathogens. What if they pass them on to patients?
Xie Mingzhe was a little confused. The original owner's memory could not explain this problem.
Just as he was thinking, Doctor Qin pushed the door open and walked in. This middle-aged doctor had a good temper and a gentle tone. He carefully examined him with a treatment instrument and said, "You have been lying in bed for two months, relying on nutrient solution to maintain your life. Your muscles will atrophy to a certain extent, and your weight loss is also very severe. After you are discharged from the hospital, you need to strengthen your exercise to slowly recover."
Xie Mingzhe also knew that he was very thin now, and his bones were painful to the touch. It was normal for him to become a bag of bones after lying half-dead in the hospital ward for a month. He used to have a good figure and knew how to exercise, so he was not too worried about this.
Downstairs, another little girl walked by with a pet rabbit similar to the one just now, but the rabbit was a few centimeters taller than her. Xie Mingzhe finally couldn't help his strong curiosity and asked, "Doctor Qin, what is the pet that little girl is carrying? Does the hospital allow pets to be brought in casually now?" This is something that the original owner who lived in this world can't explain in his memory, so it's not too strange to ask, Xie Mingzhe thought.
"That's a Star Card illusion," Dr. Qin explained. "The hospital won't let pets in. We're not veterinarians."
"Star Card Illusion?" Xie Mingzhe had a puzzled look on his face.
"It seems you don't play this game?" Doctor Qin joked, "There are not many young people who don't know how to play this game."
"Well, I really don't pay much attention to games." Xie Mingzhe stretched out his hand and touched the back of his head, smiling awkwardly. Who told him that he came from a poor planet and had no idea about the popular trends in the prosperous imperial capital. In the eyes of the doctor, he must be a bumpkin, right?
Star Card Illusion? What on earth is that?
Xie Mingzhe secretly memorized the word in his mind and planned to go back and search for it again.
After Dr. Qin finished the examination, he reminded me, "Your intestines and stomach are still relatively weak. Eat some liquid food for the next three days. After three days, you can eat normally, but don't eat anything too stimulating. Do you remember?"
Xie Mingzhe nodded obediently: "I've remembered. Thank you, doctor."
As soon as the doctor turned and left, Xie Mingzhe immediately sat cross-legged on the bed, took out his cell phone and searched for the keyword "star card illusion".
Soon a long string of messages popped up, and Xie Mingzhe was more and more shocked the more he read them——
It turns out that these star card illusions all come from a game called "Star Card Storm".
This is a holographic card battle online game that is popular all over the world. It has been in operation for a full decade and has more than 3 billion users.
The official launched a card league with rich prizes as early as ten years ago, and it has been unstoppable since then. There are even many professional card players who make a living from this, as well as various formal card clubs.
As a household name in the interstellar online battle game, this game has been able to maintain its leading position for ten years, which certainly has its merits.
The core of the game is the various types of cards officially called "Star Cards".
Star Cards can not only be used for battles on the holographic network, but there are also a large number of fun pet cards that can be used to transform in reality. For example, the most famous [Long-eared Rabbit Star Card] can transform into a cute big rabbit, and the illusion is so lifelike that it is like a real rabbit in front of you.
As soon as this game came out, girls were all excited. Various pet cards such as Persian cats, teddy dogs, long-eared rabbits, etc., became popular all over the world. Almost every girl has a few pet star cards in her hands, and she summons them to play with them when she is free. Although they are just illusions created by holographic projection and do not really exist, they are still cute!
In addition to the pet star cards that are popular among girls and are almost sold out, many battle star cards have also appeared.
Xie Mingzhe took a look at the battle cards with higher reviews online. For example, the top battle star card [Flame Dragon] of the super popular player Nie Yuandao can summon a giant dragon with a fiery red body, release a "flame storm" to sweep around, and burn all the illusions around to ashes; Tang Muzhou's [Millennium Divine Tree] is even more exaggerated. It can directly summon a divine tree that covers the sky and the sun. Countless green vines quickly stretch and spread like tentacles, and the power is great enough to instantly strangle the surrounding illusionary creatures.
With the emergence of these top-level battle cards, the leagues held by the Professional Card League are becoming more and more exciting.
After ten years of development, the card league has become very formal, the management models of major clubs are very mature, the number of participants in folk competitions has exceeded 100 million, the ratings of the top official card leagues exceed 30%, and the income of outstanding players in professional leagues is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
It is said that top poker players like Nie Yuandao and Tang Muzhou easily earn over 100 million yuan a year, and their number of fans is comparable to that of top stars.
This made Xie Mingzhe think of the e-sports games such as League of Legends and StarCraft that were popular all over the world in the Earth era. He also played such competitive games in college, but he didn't expect that the current era is so exaggerated - "Star Trek" has almost become a national game, and 80% of people are playing it.
This game has a high degree of freedom. All players can create original cards. For example, the two top-level battle cards, Flame Dragon and Millennium God Tree, are original cards created by professional players. Netizens can also create their own unique cards and cultivate them, which is one of the reasons why "Star Card Storm" has been running for a full decade.
After reading these materials, Xie Mingzhe really admired the developer of this game.
He was a science student in the 21st century and had learned computer programming. The technology at that time was not yet capable of making such a game. Today's engineers are really amazing, especially the "Star Card Phantom Projection Technology", which can project cute Star Card creatures into the real world for people's entertainment. Xie Mingzhe just saw the pet that the little girl was carrying and almost thought it was real!
It is said on the Internet that the biggest difference between real pets and Star Card pets is shadows and transparency.
The Star Card illusion has no shadow under the light, and people can pass through the illusion directly. After all, it is just a visual effect created by high technology and does not actually exist. Therefore, Dr. Qin saw at a glance that it was a Star Card illusion. People in this world have long been accustomed to various illusions, but Xie Mingzhe was surprised.
Xie Mingzhe wanted to search for more game information, but at this moment, a text message suddenly appeared on his phone: "Xie Mingzhe, this is Aunt Zhang, the landlord. I just checked the account. Your July rent has not been paid yet. 800 crystal coins, please pay it as soon as possible."
Xie Mingzhe was stunned. Rent? Oh, right, when he first came to the capital, he found a temporary place to stay and rented a house. As a result, he was lying in the hospital like a vegetable this month, and he did not pay the rent.
Xie Mingzhe immediately checked the balance of his bank card on his mobile phone.
Central Bank: "Dear user, your account balance is: 1000 crystal coins."
Xie Mingzhe: “…”
After paying the rent of 800 crystal coins, he only had 200 yuan left.
Judging from the original owner's memory, the prices in this world should be similar to the RMB in 2018. How long can 200 yuan last?
How is a poor guy like him supposed to live? He can't die of hunger right after being reborn!
Xie Mingzhe rubbed his temples with a headache and began to consider how he should survive in this strange world.