Chapter 10: Seven Apertures and Exquisite Heart (Please Collect and Recommend)
Fortunately, the tragedy of the Imperial Hero beating up reporters did not happen. The director of the First Hospital, leading a large group of chief physicians, forced their way in, drove away all the reporters, and severely reprimanded the security personnel. They announced that the Imperial Hero had just woken up and was weak and needed to rest. The time he saw people should not exceed 30 minutes a day, and the hospital would strictly control this.
After a strict set of health care, the dean announced that after the First Hospital's full rescue efforts, the Imperial Hero had basically recovered without any sequelae, and could be discharged from the hospital after resting for a period of time.
After a series of secular and friendly exchanges with the doctors, Lin Wen, who had been lying comfortably, suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable and nauseous, accompanied by dizziness, tinnitus, shortness of breath, chest tightness, cardiac arrest, and strange symptoms such as the desire to reincarnate and cultivate immortality immediately.
But Lin Wen did not say anything, and the doctors with sharp eyes did not notice it. They left very satisfied and praised Mayor Lin for his talent and nice words.
"No," Lin Wenxin thought, "If this kind of conversation keeps happening, I'm going to be sick to death. I have to think of a way."
It's not okay to force yourself to be unreasonable. He is not a homebody now, and this will affect his efficiency in gaining good karma in the future.
When he was forcibly "woken up", Lin Wen had already figured it out. He had to live his life and it was useless to escape without facing the facts.
What does it matter if the first plan does fail?
You can just look for opportunities later. This year is over, but there will still be floods next year. Besides, there are also various disasters such as landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, continental shelf ruptures, asteroid impacts, etc. There are plenty of opportunities, and you don’t have to worry about not getting a perfect reincarnation.
During this period, you can accumulate more good karma and find more causes of death, which is actually a good thing.
It's just that the time is long and the process is difficult.
But what does that matter?
But how could the fragrance of plum blossoms come from the bitter cold? How could one become an immortal without going through hardships and dangers? How could one become an immortal king or ancestor so easily?
This is just the first stop among countless difficulties and obstacles. There are countless corpses on the road to becoming an immortal. Isn’t the suffering they endured a million times more than this?
If you can't bear this, then just stay in the physical world and suckle. Why bother practicing Taoism?
"So we have to find a way."
"Well, from now on, unless it's necessary, I'll be more aloof and only use key words. If he's not a special person, I'll just speak to him normally, treating him like a classmate in my dorm. Talking to him about things will be like inviting him to play with friends, and assigning him tasks will be like asking him to go gank."
"But this only solves part of the problem. What if we encounter a necessary situation or a special person?"
For example, the meeting held in Donghe Town that day was obviously a "necessary occasion" and County Chief Zhao was a "special person".
If Lin Wen hadn't spoken so eloquently at that time, he wouldn't have been able to get this key job.
"Let me first look for similar spells."
Lin Wen didn't have much hope for this. If he couldn't find it, he would just have to endure it and treat it as a kind of hardship.
Fortunately, not long after, Lin Wenzhen found a very suitable spell.
【Seven-aperture exquisite heart】
Have a deep understanding of the world and be well versed in human nature.
Consume 10% of your soul to gain the effects of being a friend of many people and being good at dancing with long sleeves. The effects will last for 8 hours in this life and can be interrupted.
It seems to be very suitable for me, but I have to try it first to see how effective it is.
Lin Wen pressed the nurse bell, and three nurses came over immediately. However, the redness on their faces had not yet faded, making them look pretty, charming and lovable.
Lin Wen felt extremely embarrassed. He coughed and used the [Seven Apertures Heart].
The awkwardness disappeared immediately, and he chatted with the three young ladies happily, thanking them for their meticulous care during his coma. He felt well now, and it was all thanks to their care.
In just a few minutes, the three young ladies were laughing and all the barriers between them were eliminated.
Seeing that if they continued chatting, they would soon discuss marriage, Lin Wen quickly stopped the magic and pretended to be dizzy, saying, "I feel a little dizzy, I need to rest for a while."
The three young ladies hurriedly helped him to adjust the quilt and pull up the sheets, fearing that a wrinkle would disturb the imperial hero's sleep. After a long time, they reluctantly left. When they left, Lin Wen even heard a small stomping sound.
"Oh, I envy the sheets."
In the quiet ward, the only sound that could be heard was the pounding heart.
Of course, it’s not because of the admiration of the young ladies, although there is a little bit of that, but that’s not the main reason.
This spell suited him perfectly. Not only was it extremely effective, but Lin Wen didn't have to do anything himself. Sweet words just floated out automatically, completely preventing his mind from being polluted by the mundane world.
The only possible problem is that the level of communication and the direction of the topic are not controlled.
But these are all trivial matters. If you use your [Seven Apertures and Wisdom], it means that only boring interpersonal interactions are left, and it doesn't matter what you talk about.
The most valuable thing is that he can interrupt this spell at any time, and the duration will be retained until the next use.
This can greatly save his spiritual power and is very useful in situations where spells need to be used frequently.
A few more days passed.
Thanks to the effect of the [Seven Apertures Heart], Lin Wen perfectly dealt with the reporters and officials who visited during this period, and won unanimous praise and compliments from everyone.
But Zhao Anping, the person Lin Wen wanted to see the most, didn't come. No one knew where he went.
He watched the news these days and learned that the flood had receded and that all parts of the empire had entered into post-disaster reconstruction work. Among the nine areas most severely affected, Changshan County ranked first.
Across Changshan County, all main dikes, except for the main one at Changpai Village, collapsed, and countless other small dikes and earthen dams collapsed, affecting over 60% of the area. As many as 300,000 people were left homeless.
If the Changpai Village dike had not held up, the people who fled to avoid the collapsed dike would have suffered even greater disasters, and it is unknown how many more people would have died.
Therefore, Lin Wen was awarded such an honor not only because of his bravery, but also because he actually saved many lives.
This is also the reason why Lin Wen’s good karma is now as high as 809.
In less than three days of rescue work, we gained nearly 450 points of good karma.
This huge income slightly eased the trauma that Lin Wen suffered from the failure of perfect reincarnation, as long as he did not think about the sad fact that if the reincarnation was successful, the good karma would not be much different.
Life must go on, and so must the cultivation of immortality.
"Maybe," Lin Wen thought, "Could it be that Changshan County's flood prevention work was so poor that County Chief Zhao was dismissed and investigated?"
It's possible.
Unfortunately, I still want to ask him for some post-disaster reconstruction work.
The key is that I can’t get out now.
Lin Wen proposed to be discharged from the hospital, but was politely but firmly rejected by everyone in the hospital. Various experts came up with ten thousand reasons to ask him to rest for at least another week, and even alarmed the higher-level Governor's Office of Dongqinzhou.
The Governor's Office sent him a special notice, asking him to rest assured and not worry.
So Lin Wen had no choice but to live off his wife in the hospital bed.
Speaking of eating, it is now Lin Wen’s biggest concern.
Each bite of food had to be blown by the three nurses before it could enter his mouth. They enjoyed this boring little game immensely. But Lin Wen, with his clever mind, also enjoyed it immensely.
It's really unbearable.
After staying in the ward for another two days, Lin Wen could no longer bear it. He felt that if he stayed any longer, he would have to be fed mouth-to-mouth. His treatment in the ward had completely degenerated to that of an infant. He even needed someone to hold his diaper and wipe his butt when he went to the toilet.
Fortunately, this embarrassing situation did not last long. On the third day, the Governor's Office notified him again, asking him to go to Danyangdu to attend a meeting.
Danyang is the capital of Dongqinzhou and the location of the Dongqinzhou Governor's Office.
Dongqinzhou is located in the central part of the empire. It is a very large state with a large population, but it is not very wealthy. The governor is the highest official of the state and has an overview of all affairs. It is said that the governor of Dongqinzhou is very legendary.
Changshan County is located at the westernmost part of Dongqinzhou. It is the most desolate and deserted area, but it has a population of more than 1.3 million and an area of more than 50,000 square kilometers, which can accommodate nine Xiahai cities. But judging from the condition of Changle Town, even if the entire town is sold, you may not be able to buy a toilet in Jing'an District.
Although Lin Wen never cared about this kind of content, he learned a lot just by watching the news these days.
Therefore, we can guess that the reason he was asked to attend the meeting at this time was probably because the disaster had passed and only the steady and orderly finishing work remained. This was to discuss the distribution of benefits and reward people based on their merits.
Since the Governor's Office sent a special car to pick him up, Lin Wen only needed to change his clothes before he could set off. After waving goodbye to the hospital's medical leaders and the three tearful nurses, Lin Wen got on the black coffin-like special car and left Xihu City First Hospital.
Danyang City is not far from Xihu City, and it takes less than half an hour to drive there.
After entering Danyang City, Lin Wencai truly felt for the first time that he had returned to modern society.
Tall buildings, neon lights, cars and people coming and going.
The architectural styles along the streets are a mix of American modernity, Japanese simplicity and elegance, and Chinese classical splendor. But outside the bustling city, in quieter areas, you can often see Italian charm, German severity, French romance, and Russian grandeur. In some unique corners, you can even see the rich history.
Seeing Lin Wen's wide-eyed expression, the driver smiled and said, "Young man, is this your first trip to the city? Danyang is very prosperous."
Lin Wen nodded. "Yeah, it's like my old second-tier city... well, I meant I thought it was a second-tier city, but I didn't expect it to be so prosperous. It should be a super first-tier city, right?"
The driver of the private car laughed and said, "How is that possible? The only super first-tier cities are Shenjing Didu, Longjing Modu, Wujing Tiandu, and the others don't count."
Lin Wen sighed, "It's hard to imagine that such a prosperous city isn't even a top-tier city..."
Lin Wen didn't pay attention to the rest of the words. He had already opened his mind and didn't care about anything he said. He just looked out the window and felt that the technological development in this world was a bit weird. There were Internet cafes, but people on the street were still using brick-like combat phones.
In the poor Changle Town, there was not a single mobile phone in the entire town, and later it was discovered that there was not one in the entire Changshan County.
The only technological products in the entire Changle Town are a landline telephone, a fax machine, and an antique computer that uses a telephone line to dial up to the Internet in the mayor's office.
This age of half-baked technology is terrible.
The special car passed through the bustling streets and soon arrived at the highest power center of Dongqinzhou - the Governor's Mansion.
This is a huge, luxurious mansion covering a vast area.
The overall building is dominated by white tones, with fountains, lawns and a large number of guards. It looks like the legendary palace that was burned down and then painted white.
After getting off the special car, Lin Wen, accompanied by the special car driver, passed through countless inspections, crossed countless checkpoints and guards, climbed the thirty-three white marble steps, and entered the Governor's Mansion which looked like a palace.
He was then told that the closed-door meeting at the Governor's Mansion had not yet concluded and was asked to wait outside.
Lin Wen had no choice but to shut down his mind and sit in the waiting room drinking tea.
(End of this chapter)
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