Save the Family Doctor (Part 25)
"Wait, that's not right. You work all year round, and you don't use your salary even if you get it. You save it anyway. No wonder the Lord God confiscated your salary." Jiang Yuanshi suddenly realized and fell into thought again, "But that's not right. You're so useful, why would they kill you? Have they made enough money?"
Z01: "..."
Jiang Yuanshi couldn't figure it out; his boss's thoughts were impossible to guess, so he decided to interview an employee. The question he'd been holding in his heart for years, but couldn't ask, finally found the right person. Jiang Yuanshi, eyes wide open, approached Hong Wu curiously and asked, "Z01, you work year-round and don't care about the salary. Do you really enjoy going to work? What's your reason?"
When Jiang Yuanshi was a college student, he participated in various competitions in junior high and high school, and many olive branches were extended to him.
Having never worked before and being inexperienced in the world, he took on all the jobs that interested him. Well, if he was lucky, he would have both wealth and good health; if he was unlucky... I can only say that the finished product was very good, but the process was very tiring.
It would be fine if Jiang Yuanshi worked alone, but the problem is that some projects require teamwork, and technical geeks often assign someone who knows nothing to be the supervisor or boss. They pay respect to him in words, but when it comes to reporting, they keep revising the plan until they get tired of it and finally choose the initial version.
During his college years, Jiang Yuanshi already had more than N years of work experience, making him the perfect candidate for the company - a college graduate with work experience.
Then Jiang Yuanshi turned around and started an independent game studio. Unfortunately, when he was about to start the life he longed for, his parents showed up and disrupted his plan. The studio was directly demolished and the computer was smashed. His parents tearfully told him about the sadness of raising him and blamed him for his ignorance. They took away all his savings on the pretext of safekeeping and bought another house and car. From time to time, they gossiped about their child's belated rebellion in front of all relatives and outsiders.
With nothing, he could only join the company and become a good role model in the eyes of outsiders.
Jiang Yuanshi hates going to work, and his salary never goes to him.
Why go to work when you have no money? To live in the free dormitory provided by the company?
In the case of Z01, even though Jiang Yuanshi knew that the other party was not human and could not be judged by human standards, he really couldn't understand why the system, as a living being, would not be tired? Didn't it have free time?
"Why do you love going to work so much? And why do you even pay to go to work?" Jiang Yuanshi kept asking questions in a polite tone. Question... good question, it would be impolite to ask again.
The red mist in front of him paused for a moment, then condensed into a hand that covered Jiang Yuanshi's mouth, and another hand pressed down on his head, completely immobilizing him: "Ugh!"
Jiang Yuanshi looked up with a puzzled look in his eyes. He murmured and made a few grimaces, which was a rare expression. Z01 wrote it down and said, "Your question is a good one. No one has asked me this question in years."
Jiang Yuanshi suddenly felt as if a butler appeared in front of him, and he started speaking in the style of domineering CEO literature: Young Master hasn't smiled in many years, you are the first person to make Young Master smile.
Yatou, you are the first person to disobey me.
Z01's words instantly reminded him of a bunch of domineering CEO literature, which made him feel a little hungry. However, duck heads are not easy to chew.
"I can't give you an answer to your question because I don't know the reason. I just feel that this is all I can do and I have to do it."
Z01 also doesn't understand why he has to do tasks all the time. He can use his performance to spend money like other systems and buy what he wants and likes, but Z01 doesn't care about anything.
It is blank and hollow.
It is isolated from all living things, unable to integrate and has no intention of joining.
What else can I do if I don’t do the tasks?
He didn't know, it was as if the only command was implanted in his brain, which was to complete tasks to accumulate willpower. Apart from that, he shouldn't do anything else.
He led countless hosts through centuries and centuries. When he checked the data, all that remained on his hard drive was the amount of willpower he had accumulated, the frequency of his work, and the number and types of hosts he had led. There was no name, origin, or experience.
This is the proof of all his memories.
Z01 was still typing in his notebook, and he hadn't typed a single word for a long time when he suddenly felt pain.
He searches for the source and discovers that his host is trying to gnaw on his hand.
The mist could not condense into a solid entity, it was ethereal and vague. He watched his host curiously observe where to put his mouth, then narrowed his eyes and took a careful bite, one bite after another. He missed every time, but he still did not give up, and had no sense of crisis in completing the mission.
Although the host was biting the mist, Z01, as the mist itself, had not shut down its sensory function since it was turned on last time. Following the moist and itchy touch, it had a new experience: pain. It turned out that the pain was so gentle, almost the same as itching.
Unfortunately, what Z01 didn't know was that if Jiang Yuanshi knew his evaluation, he would probably get another death stare.
Jiang Yuanshi took a mouthful of air, perhaps with a bit of PM2.5 in it.
He curled his lips and asked the system, "So why don't you find something else to do? Aren't you bored?"
"Based on the missions we've experienced while bound to you, it's not boring, it's quite complex." Z01, learning human language, described it with a four-character idiom: "ups and downs."
Jiang Yuanshi showed a smile:).
He didn't want to either, "Who told you guys to have so many bugs?"
Z01: "The rare bugs in the bookstore have appeared because of you."
Jiang Yuanshi: "You're making it sound like I'm the source of the bug. Why don't you say it's you? You're the one threatening the Lord God's system."
"New hypotheses are being added, data is being analyzed... Conclusion: Unknown," Z01 said. "You have a point."
Jiang Yuanshi: …………
He is speechless every day now, thanks to Z01.
Jiang Yuan was still speechless when a black mist suddenly hit his face, bringing back his memory. He raised his right hand wrapped in the black mist and said, "Oh right, what should I do with this thing?"
Z01: "The black mist is a living being with a body. Simply destroy it."
Jiang Yuanshi: "True form? Isn't the mist his true form?"
Z01: "After testing, it turns out this is a body, and the soul is Fan Tang."
What a bizarre answer. Jiang Yuanshi was quite intrigued. "You mean Fan Tang is this monster, who devours other hosts and then controls them to move their bodies. If his own soul goes to rob others, wouldn't that be Fan Dian? Can the body also be robbed at will?"
Z01: "By strength, means or authority."
Jiang Yuanshi asked something else: "Has the appeal resulted in any result?"
"No."
Heartbreaking.
Jiang Yuanshi sighed, "There are more than a hundred and not a single one. Your department should be closed down. I wonder if the Lord God who wanted to kill you has intercepted you."
Z01: "Based on your previous statement, it's 90% possible. Do you want to continue to appeal?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "Well...appeal, but who are you applying to?"
Z01: "Usually it's uploaded to the management system, and then forwarded."
Jiang Yuanshi: "Can we contact the Lord God directly?"
Z01: "The system doesn't have any contact information. Forcibly contacting the Lord God requires formalities, and the process takes 10 minutes."
The process was full of twists and turns. By the time all the successful people had died, Jiang Yuanshi was shaking his hand as the black mist was still gnawing at his hand. The area where the black mist had gnawed turned blue and translucent, and then the black was swallowed by red. The red mist swirled around the wound and wove new skin. Jiang Yuanshi's eyes lit up, "I have a way."
Z01: "What do you have in mind?"
Jiang Yuanshi poked at the red mist, his eyes shining brightly. Z01 had a bad intention and said, "It's your turn. Go ahead, Z01!"
Z01: "…………?"
——
"Uh--" The man was grabbed by his hair and lifted up from the sand, then pressed down, over and over again, tirelessly.
Fan Tang laughed wildly and arrogantly. Fan Dian had his eyes tightly closed, his face covered in dust. Fan Tang looked at him for a moment, then clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction and ordered, "Hey, open your eyes! Don't close them when I press you down, or else—" Fan Tang pointed the gun at the unconscious Li Pu beside him. "You know, if you close your eyes once, I'll shoot him in the leg. Don't worry, I won't kill him, but you'll be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of your life. That's not bad either. At least you won't be able to run away or disobey me."
Fan Dian's brows were tightly knitted together, with sand stuck between his eyelashes. He forced his eyes open, bloodshot eyes, and the pain of a foreign object in his eyes caused him to shed natural tears.
Fan Tang finally smiled with satisfaction, "How touching! You licked him like this, but does he really love you? Hahahaha!" His hands tightly grasped Fan Dian's hair, and his head was lifted high. The next second, Jiang Shi, who had been silent for a long time, said, "Mr. Fan Tang, something is coming this way."
Fan Tang said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? It's just black fog coming."
Jiang Shi said calmly: "No, it's red. Your black mist has been swallowed."
"What nonsense are you talking about? You still want to save them now? It's too late." Fan Tang thought that Jiang Shi was just lying, so he gave him a chance to see what he wanted to do.
He disdains to look up.
A red mass met his sight.
There was something black struggling madly in the red mist. That was his body!
The black mist hit Fan Tang's face, spread out, and slowly gathered into a pair of black, empty eyes, which met his gaze. They were deep, as if a black hole was about to suck him in. Fan Tang's hair stood on end, and an inexplicable fear suddenly arose in his heart. He shouldn't look at this thing.
It was the abyss, the black abyss, with countless limbs reaching out towards him, saying, "Come—"
Fan Tang's spirit was greatly shocked for a moment, and he had the illusion that his soul was being separated from his body, and he was about to be pulled out. "No, no——"
He mobilized his whole body, desperately trying to avoid the sight, turned around and ran. Seeing that he couldn't escape, he pulled Jiang Shi aside and pushed him in front of the monster, "He's just like me, we're in the same group. I'll give him to you, you let me go!"
Jiang Shi stumbled and fell forward. He kept his eyes open and did not dodge. A chill ran through his body, and the next moment a scream pierced his eardrums, "No——!!!"
The voice came from behind, and Jiang Shi turned around in confusion.
Behind him, red mist enveloped Fan Dian's body, and black substance was drawn out from the top of his head and thrown out of his body.
It was a tiny ball of black mist, floating in the air, trying desperately to return to the body. When it found itself torn by the red mist, it gave up its target and rushed towards Jiang Shi, but couldn't get in. It then rushed towards Li Pu, but also failed. So, it could only rush towards Fan Dian.
Fan Dian's body burned with black flames, and soon, a faceless figure was ejected. The man lying on the ground slowly got up, and because gravel got into his eyes, he wailed, "Fuck! What a piece of shit!"
Fan Tang stood up, squinting his eyes and looking at the red mist in embarrassment with tears in his eyes, "Do you know who I am?! I am the supervisor appointed by the world consciousness! To stop me is to go against this world!"
The red mist condensed into a pair of hands, and then the two hands were spread out, and words appeared on the palms, which read:
Oh, what's the matter?
Fan Tang:!
Fan Tang was filled with resentment. He was about to succeed when suddenly a Cheng Yaojin appeared, his opponent's strength was unpredictable. He changed the subject and began to negotiate with him: "Who are you? What do you want to do? We can talk about it. How about cooperation? When things are done, I can take you to find the world consciousness."
Don’t eat the hard red mist, and don’t eat the soft one either.
Hong Wu stretched out a finger and shook it, then pointed at Fan Tang.
Before Fan Tang could react, the red mist rushed up, grabbed the human figure in the air, and forced it into Fan Dian's body, then crashed into Fan Tang's body at lightning speed.
Black and red collided and bit each other inside, and the body began to twitch and its limbs swung around.
Amidst the chaotic fight, a small black and red snake emerged from the sand, raised its head and looked around, then moved away awkwardly. Jiang Shi, who was caught off guard, felt his trouser leg being tugged. He hesitantly retracted his foot and slowly lowered his head.
The little snake raised its head to look at Jiang Shi, but Jiang Shi's eyes were completely dark under the reflection of the lens.
Something is wrong, Jiang Yuanshi thought.
"Are you the system?" Fan Dian, who had returned to his body, came over holding Li Pu's body. Seeing the snake tugging at Jiang Shi's trouser legs, he frowned and asked, "Hey, Jiang Shi, someone's calling you? Wait, are you the outsider now?"
Just as Fan Dian was about to move closer, Jiang Shi, who had been motionless, nervously stepped back, warning, "Don't come near me!"
Fan Dian: "What are you doing? Don't worry, seeing you pull Li Pu away from Fan Tang and rescue me, I know you are definitely not a real traitor. Don't worry, brother, I won't beat you up."
Jiang Shi didn't say anything, but raised his hands to cover his eyes.
Jiang Yuanshi, whose pants fell off, said: dizzy, dizzy!
I bit my tongue!
Is this snake not venomous? It bit itself, I hope it didn't die.
Jiang Yuanshi took a look, then looked up at Fan Dian and said, "It seems he has lost his sight."
"Ah? What happened? What did Fan Tang do to you?" Fan Dian asked subconsciously, but he felt that the voice was wrong, a little familiar, but... He lowered his head, and the snake spoke, making the voice of Jiang Yuanshi.
Even though Fan Dian had experienced many restarts, he still couldn't help but panic when he saw this scene. He almost stepped on it, but fortunately he restrained himself, "You... an outsider?"
The snake nodded: "Hello."
Fan Dian was a little confused: "What system do you have?"
Jiang Yuanshi pointed with the tip of his tail: "He's fighting with Fan Tang."
Fan Dian looked over and was stunned. What was going on?
Two balls of fog collided with each other, one black and one red. It looked like a fierce battle, but in fact it was a one-sided battle between the black fog and the red fog. When the black fog collided with the red fog, it was slapped away and rushed back to the body. The red fog occasionally rushed in and pushed the black fog out. Sometimes it just floated in place, stretched out a hand, pulled the black fog out directly, and threw it around.
What a thrilling battle it was, Jiang Yuanshi sighed.
Fan Dian: Yes, is that so?
No matter how you look at it, it seems like a one-sided crushing, like a dog show.
Hearing footsteps, Fan Dian came back to his senses. Seeing Jiang Shi walking towards the war zone, he quickly shouted, "Jiang Shi, what are you doing? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Jiang Shi turned a deaf ear to him. Fan Dian put Li Pu aside and took care of Jiang Yuanshi, then stepped forward and grabbed him, "What are you crazy about?"
Jiang Shi stopped, turned his neck mechanically, and looked at Fan Dian.
Fan Dian: "You..."
There were red spots of light in the dull and empty eyes. The moment they looked at each other, Fan Dian felt an indescribable gaze fixed on him, which was an untouchable place.
Fan Dian couldn't help but loosen his grip, and when he thought he was about to retreat, he locked Jiang Shi's throat with one arm and dragged him to the spot.
"Outsider, there's something in this guy's eyes!"
"How dare you! You ignorant fools, you actually dare to call the World Consciousness a thing!" Black Mist was able to refute while struggling. He was panting and his body was half the size of his original size. He actually laughed out loud: "A bunch of idiots, what if you kill me? The World Consciousness has been watching all this through Jiang Shi's eyes. It will remember everything you do! And even if you succeed, as long as the World Consciousness is there, Jiang Shi will never survive. The only outcome for you is failure!"
The little snake interrupted, "What did you say? What do you mean by the world consciousness remembering everything?"
Fan Tang laughed sarcastically and said, "Of course, I mean it literally. Everything you have done will be judged. It doesn't matter if the black fog shrinks and disappears. As long as I have new souls to use, I will grow stronger again. Then I will treat you well in the fog."
The little snake ignored him and just said, "It means that the world consciousness has a record."
Fan Tang: "Yeah, so just wait to die!"
Everyone looked solemn.
"Well..." The little snake Jiang Yuanshi also frowned, scratched his face with his tail, his eyes instantly widened, and his tone was a little...excited?
"That's great!"
…………?
Fan Tang paused, wondering if this thing was crazy. Wasn’t the snake dead?
"Where are you from—" Fan Tang began to speak, but Xiaoshe interrupted him and said very quickly, "Z01! Report him! Report him! He's abusing his power for personal gain, plotting to usurp the throne, disobeying his superiors, and smuggling illicit goods!"
What the hell is going on? What 01?
While the black fog was confused, the red fog said in a low male voice, "Got it." Then it suddenly flashed past him and rushed into Jiang Shi's eyes.
The red color completely entered, and then there was a moment of silence. Fan Tang's ridicule broke the silence, "Idiot, someone would actually go and die."
Jiang Yuanshi chuckled twice, glanced at the black mist with disdain, and replied, "You are the idiot."
The black fog was furious. It was bad enough that he couldn't defeat the red fog, but he couldn't even defeat a shoelace snake!
When he rushed towards Jiang Yuan, the little snake's eyes were wide with a look of disgust. He said, "You are so small, so black and so tiny."
The black fog was enraged and charged even harder, determined to devour the opponent, and then—
With a "bang", he was whipped away.
The little snake's tail wiggled.
[Function card protective cover used - use canceled]
Hei Wu started the revenge mode again, and Jiang Yuanshi started playing pinball.
The prompt tone of the ear function card is repeated.
【Use——Cancel】
Confirm use, cancel.
Confirm, cancel.
Jiang Yuanshi kept jumping back and forth between confirmation and cancellation on the function card interface.
This is a very smooth way to use the card bug. I started to do it on impulse out of curiosity if it would work. Who knew that stacking time pause cards could be used like this?
It's just a bit troublesome. The time stop card can be interrupted and restarted within the valid time. As long as your hand speed is fast, it is not impossible to overcome the bug.
Even if Jiang Yuanshi lost all ten fingertips, he could still use the tip of his tail to beat up a black fog that was slightly bigger than himself.
While beating the other person, he mentally asked when Z01 would be back, but there was no contact.
It’s better to change the staff in the bookstore, it’s annoying.
The little snake pulled hard and the black mist was bounced farther. When Jiang Yuanshi was about to fight back again, its tail missed.
Where are the people?
The black fog in the field of vision turned and rushed into the woods. Before disappearing, it said, "Wait, the world consciousness is about to appear, and you will all die!"
Jiang Shi's body moved, he took two steps on the spot, and began to tremble as if he had been electrocuted. He raised his head, and countless black mists rushed out of his eyes, rushing towards the sky, covering the island almost in an instant.
Jiang Yuanshi raised his head, and heard Fan Dian's exclamation: "Li Pu, are you awake?!"
Li Pu opened his eyes, still seemingly recovering. He raised his hand to brush away the sand from Fan Dian's brows. While Fan Dian was stunned, he looked up at the dark sky and said, "I was just captured by the world consciousness. I saw everything that happened. That thing released me without doing anything, so now put me down and stay away from me."
Fan Dian held Li Pu tightly and refused to let go: "If that's the case, no matter who gets into trouble, everyone will die. So let me stay with you before I die."
Li Pu seemed to know the other party's answer and didn't say anything else. He just sighed, leaned his head on Fan Dian's shoulder as if giving up, and looked at the sky together.
Well...under normal circumstances, they are quite good together.
Jiang Yuanshi could be said to be extremely relaxed. After all, it was the masters fighting now, and he could only lie down.
Compared to the world consciousness, he felt that Z01, which was feared by the Lord God, was more powerful. There was no reason, it was purely blind.
After all, it’s rare to find someone who loves work so much. I believe Z01 will work hard to continue working.
The little snake raised its head, spit out its tongue and looked at the sky, the tip of its tail swaying, waiting for Z01 to appear.
The dark sky was descending, getting closer and closer, and countless hands stretched out from the sky, grabbing towards them.
The sounds of wailing, cursing, crying and resentment echoed in the sky.
Jiang Yuanshi felt a familiar dizziness, so was it all because of world consciousness before?
What exactly are these?
Without time to think, when the hand reached out to touch their bodies, Jiang Yuan felt his body lighten. The next second, he saw something red overflowing from his body, spreading out, and wrapping around those black arms.
Devouring the opponent at an extremely exaggerated speed.
Screams rang out, filled with anger.
The darkness broke free, and a big hole appeared in the sky, revealing a ray of light.
The cave entrance collapsed like a tide.
The next second, red mist rolled up the sea water, and a huge black and red tornado formed on the sea surface.
Everyone was blown against the tree. Jiang Yuanshi clung to the branches, lay on the ground, and looked up.
More and more tornadoes formed whirlpools, the island was swallowed up, and everything was swept into the sky. However, due to the two opposing forces, everyone was suspended in mid-air. Fan Dian held Li Pu in one hand and Jiang Shi in the other. Jiang Yuanshi was standing aside, wrapped in a ball of red mist.
The waves turned into rain and soaked everyone.
Like an accelerating energy bar, Jiang Yuanshi watched the red color rushing upward from the bottom to the top. The black color instantly faded away for the most part, and finally the red mist dyed the sky. The bloody red mist mixed with the black covered the sky.
A groan came from the sky.
Finally, the red fog dissipated and the sky appeared again.
Everyone slowly landed on the ground, while Jiang Yuanshi remained suspended in the air. He looked around and then said to the mist barrier that enveloped him, "Z01?"
A familiar voice said, "I'm here."
The sound is very soft.
Jiang Yuanshi: "Are you weak? I'm sorry."
Z01 spoke slowly, "...No need to apologize, I'm just a little full."
"?" Jiang Yuanshi half-closed his eyes, "Did you eat the world consciousness?"
Z01: "I couldn't help it."
I couldn't help it.
The little snake exclaimed, "Wow!" and said, "You are so awesome, you look like a big boss."
Z01: "Thank you, but that doesn't seem like a good word. It sounds like villain."
Jiang Yuanshi: "In the eyes of the villains, you are the boss."
Z01: "That makes sense."
As the two of them were joking around, a prompt sound rang in Jiang Yuanshi's ears.
[Complete the host mission and hidden mission and complete the settlement reward of 75 points
Deducting the used willpower value——
Current total wish power value: 250]
After going around in circles, adding and subtracting, it’s 250 again.
It was hard for Jiang Yuanshi not to wonder: "Is he scolding me?"
Z01: "..."
On the beach, Fan Dian half-hugged Li Pu and looked at the little snake in the air. Fan Dian and Li Pu discussed how to thank them later. Then Fan Dian remembered something and asked Li Pu: "By the way, have you seen the world consciousness? What does it look like?"
Li Pu was speechless after hearing this: "It should be an eye, but he can transform into anyone, so I thought you were dead too."
Fan Dian reacted quickly: "He turned into my appearance?"
Li Pu: "Well, he called himself Wu and used your face like a psychopath, and then I subconsciously slapped him."
Fan Dian: "? Why did you hit him? Didn't you only hit me?"
"…………Li Pu was at a loss for words for a long time before he finally managed to utter a few words, "Why would I like a fool?"
Fan Dian's eyes lit up and he leaned closer, "What did you say? You like me? Is this true?"
"Fake, shut up!"
Jiang Shi woke up and sat on the ground, wiping his glasses. He squinted his eyes and looked at Jiang Yuanshi, then at Fan Dian and the others. He could see again.
Even with his sight restored, his hearing remained sharp. He heard the rustling of fabric and turned. A figure stood not far away, then turned and left. The burns on the lower half of his face were particularly noticeable. Fan Tang must be dead, so who was that person? Jiang Shi greeted Li Pu and the others, and everyone stood up and followed.
Jiang Yuanshi looked down at those people and said to Z01, "It seems we can't go."
Z01: "Yes."
Jiang Yuanshi: "But fortunately, the mission is over, thanks to you, big boss."
Z01: "I'm just a system."
The little snake opened its big eyes, tilted its head and stuck out its tongue. It was hard to imagine that it was the same snake.
"When are we leaving?"
"Host, please be prepared. It will be within 5 minutes."
"Ah, there's still time."
"What?"
Jiang Yuanshi didn't buy the suspense and just said, "Just to report, I bought some delayed items from the Wish Power Store. It only takes a few Wish Power points. Remember to check your system mailbox when the time comes."
Z01 was puzzled: "Why did you buy something for me?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "Think of it as a gift for identification."
Z01 then remembered that this was their last mission together. The little snake showed no emotion, it just opened its round eyes and shook its tail before stopping. Jiang Yuanshi never forgot this incident.
The host is leaving the world.
Jiang Yuanshi floated to Fan Dian at the last moment and waved goodbye to them.
Then he said to the red mist, "Then work hard and remember to ask Chuanshuju for overtime pay. If possible, give me some."
The little snake waved its tail and said its final goodbye: "Goodbye Z01. I hope you can find a suitable host next time."
The little snake completely disappeared, and a prompt sounded:
[Host has detached. Host Jiang Yuanshi is unbound from System Z01.]
[Matching a new system for you]
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