Save the Family Doctor (Twenty-Two)
"Host, may I ask why Fan Dian's joy index soared in this dangerous situation?"
"I don't understand. It's probably what they say: love makes a person blind." Jiang Yuanshi looked up at the sky helplessly, but he didn't stop working. "Speaking of the system, can you give your function card warehouse a search function? My fingers are tired from flipping through it all. The interface is dazzling. Has no one complained to the designer?"
Z01 replied sincerely, "I'm sorry, host. I'll promptly provide feedback on your suggestions, or you can file a complaint yourself. Regarding complaints regarding the warehouse interface, the answer is no. The reason is: most hosts don't have enough willpower to redeem large-value cards later. Based on data, the first three pages of ordinary or a few excellent cards have the highest browsing and usage rates."
Jiang Yuanshi flipped back to the first three pages, which showed the categories of [Favorability], [Acceleration], [Deceleration], [Sleep], and [Limited Time Treatment].
Among them, the most familiar [Intact] limited-time version has the lowest usage rate, and the highest is [Favorability Improvement] [Favorability Filter]. Logically speaking, the best solution is to follow the plot of BL novels to gain NPC favorability.
Unfortunately, although Jiang Yuanshi is good at it, he doesn't like to cater to or please others. For a host like him who has no desire to survive, it is useless. Moreover, even if he wants to date someone, in the world that Jiang Yuanshi has experienced, can he really date that person?
Usually you have to risk your life.
But these are not the main points. The main point is that cards like [Intact] are divided into multiple durations and different qualities, scattered on different pages, and you can only find them one by one.
Page 3, Page 15, Page 29...
Jiang Yuanshi was speechless: "Who taught you to sort like this?"
Z01: "Superior, superiors say: You will find it when you need it."
"It all depends on the players' consciousness, right? If it weren't for your Chuanshuju's dominance, this UI would have been dead long ago." Jiang Yuanshi retorted, "But that's not necessarily the case. No matter how bad it is, there will always be people who love it. After all, you control everyone's lives."
"......" Z01 turned on the voice search mode and roughly understood what the host meant. He regarded the entire Chuanshu Bureau as a production team, and divided it into various games.
Although Z01 knew the host was an experienced gamer, he still warned, "Host, this mission is no joke. Your soul will never perish after failure, but will only cycle through suffering."
"Okay, I know. Let me redeem the card first." Jiang Yuanshi clicked on the page.
[As good as new
Quality: Excellent+
Duration: 30 minutes
Number of pieces: 300
Type: Disposable consumables
Required Willpower: 50
Introduction: Unlimited usage. The user's body will be restored to a healthy and intact state during this time period. Time cannot be crossed, and the timing includes backtracking.
"Same price as digestive medicine?"
Well... speaking of digestive agents, we have to -
Jiang Yuanshi clapped his hands together, the sound interrupted his own memories and also woke up Fan Dian who was in love.
Fan Dian: "What's wrong?!"
Jiang Yuanshi walked forward, holding a card in his hand. "Hello, please don't move, otherwise you might reply to the wrong person."
Fan Dian regained his vigilance at this time. He covered Li Pu's face and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "Use the points to treat your target. He will be fully recovered within 30 minutes. Although there is no guarantee that he will wake up, you can take him away now."
Fan Dian: "Why would you do this? You could have just abandoned us. We are just virtual characters you created."
Jiang Yuanshi lowered his eyes and tapped the function card for a long time to confirm the use. The function card kept showing that it was confirming the object. It was obvious that he didn't want to let Li Pu use it.
"Because I see you as living beings, that's how I perceive you, so I want to save you. If that's too sanctimonious, then there are two more utilitarian reasons. First, I need to complete the mission. You're the protagonists of this world, and your death won't benefit me." His expression remained calm as he began to repeatedly click between confirm and cancel, forcibly exiting and re-entering the system at an absurd speed, not caring at all about whether or not you were stuck. "Second, I'd feel guilty if I didn't save you, and I have the ability to do so and won't be blackmailed. Saving you gives me peace of mind and prevents me from regretting it. I'm saving you to protect my own feelings. Is that a valid reason?"
Just as the words fell, when the function card interface finally glowed red, a prompt sound rang out—
[Function card used successfully, target: protagonist Shou Lipu]
Li Pu was surrounded by a halo of light. Jiang Yuanshi interrupted the stunned Fan Dian and said, "Please confirm his wound. If possible, we should escape. Alternatively, you can take him somewhere else. We can take different routes. I just used a deceleration card, and it will expire in 10 minutes."
Jiang Yuanshi spoke calmly, leaving the choice to Fan Dian. Fan Dian quickly and carefully checked Li Pu, confirming that he was intact except for being unconscious. He then decisively pulled out a bulletproof vest from under the bed and put it on Li Pu. He then tossed the other one to Jiang Yuanshi, saying, "I'm going with you. I have nothing to thank you for. You wear this; I won't need it. If I have any enemies, maybe I can hide from them."
Jiang Yuanshi did not refuse and put on the bulletproof vest inside his white coat. After putting on the white coat, he reached into his pocket and found a syringe and a scalpel, placed in his left and right pockets respectively. It seemed that they belonged to Jiang Shifang.
Jiang Yuanshi grabbed the door handle again, but still couldn't open it. He turned around, picked up a tattered wooden chair and smashed the window, but it didn't move at all.
Fan Dian wrapped Li Pu with a blanket and fixed it with pins. After making sure that it would not fall off and could cover Li Pu completely, he carried him on his back and took out a very long abdominal binder from his pocket. He tied Li Pu and himself together with one hand.
The whole technique was quick and familiar, as if it had been done many times.
After confirming everything was correct, Fan Dian said, "Let's go."
Jiang Yuanshi took a look and just shook his head: "It's not the plot yet, so I can't get out."
Fan Dian didn't say anything, just continued standing there.
Is it still not time yet? Jiang Yuanshi frowned in thought, and asked Z01 in his heart: "System, according to your calculations, do we have a chance of success?"
Z01: "I'm sorry, host, the answer is still 0."
Jiang Yuanshi: "Then is there any need to complete quests in this world? Is your boss crazy?"
Z01: "I'm sorry, host. I have no way of knowing what my superiors are thinking."
Jiang Yuanshi sighed, "I'm just complaining. Five minutes have already passed. Has there been any response to your appeal? If not, please continue your appeal."
Z01 replied: "Host, your previous 13 appeals have not yet received a response. We will continue to file complaints for you."
Jiang Yuanshi: "Okay, thank you for your trouble."
Z01: "This is what I should do."
Even though the situation seemed hopeless, Jiang Yuanshi was still in the mood to talk about something else: "It would be great if you could become a main god. If there was a main god who loved working, there wouldn't be so many bugs. At least they could be fixed faster."
Z01: "...Host, please hold back your bold words. The system cannot become the Lord God."
Jiang Yuanshi: "Oh, I forgot that your Lord God relies on hereditary succession, but don't some people get the position by living longer and working longer?"
Z01: "That would require billions of systems, but there are currently only two main gods with systems with a shelf life of over a billion years."
Jiang Yuanshi: "The shelf life is okay, forget it, system, you work harder, you don't remember how long you've lived anyway, maybe you're a max-level boss entering the novice village. If you remember, remember to help me beat up your boss, there are bugs every day."
The host's words were extremely nonsensical, full of rebellion against the workplace. Z01 had now learned how to communicate, and to prevent things from getting any more outrageous, he replied seriously, "Okay, host, if there's a chance."
After getting the answer from Z01 United Front, Jiang Yuanshi raised his eyebrows and said nothing. He held the door handle with one hand and tried to open it from time to time.
The air was very quiet. Jiang Yuanshi invited Fan Dian, who was standing still, to chat. "Do you have any suggestions for an escape route later?"
Fan Dian: "We ran towards the beach. That was the only time we escaped from the island."
Jiang Yuanshi asked, "What about rushing into the fog?"
Fan Dian was not surprised by this question: "We tried, but it didn't work. Once we entered the fog, we would lose our way and eventually lose consciousness and start over."
"Is there something in the fog?"
"Nothing."
The two chatted about this and that, talking about whatever came to mind. Jiang Yuanshi had a general understanding of their experiences. He bent the door handle with his hand, pushing it back and forth without stopping. He looked out the window and saw the black fog getting closer and closer. Looking outside, Jiang Yuanshi always felt that something was missing. It took him a long time to remember something. "By the way, I want to ask what your bodyguards would do in this situation?"
Fan Dian: "They can't be taken away. When I open the door, they are never there. It's like they disappeared."
Jiang Yuanshi: "Never appeared once?"
Fan Dian: "In my memory, yes."
Jiang Yuanshi glanced at Li Pu who was still unconscious. Li Pu was wrapped so tightly that only part of his face could be seen from under the blanket.
Jiang Yuanshi: "Did you bring him a weapon?"
Fan Dian: "I gave him a knife for self-defense. In times like this, we only have a gun to use."
Jiang Yuanshi nodded, and heard a clicking sound followed by the sound of the deceleration card failing.
Jiang Yuanshi loosened his grip and quickly opened the door: "Let's go!"
The black fog that was originally crawling slowly outside the door now became like a wild beast that had broken free from its reins, and began to devour the woods in big mouthfuls. There was no one around. Fan Dian ran in front with Li Pu on his back to lead the way for Jiang Yuanshi, who followed at a distance of a fist from them.
The escape began.
The thorn bushes scratched their trouser legs and hooked their flesh. The black fog spread behind them. They ran towards the beach as fast as they could. The branches scratched Jiang Yuan's skin, leaving blood marks.
Jiang Yuanshi half-closed his eyes, his chest was beating violently, his breathing became rapid, cold air filled his mouth, nose and throat, and breathing became painful, but he still did not stop.
I don’t know how long I ran before I saw a bright light.
The familiar beach and waves appeared in sight, with a small yacht parked by the beach, but when did it appear?
Was it there from the beginning?
Jiang Yuanshi was panting and his eardrums were ringing.
He was sure that this was also the plot.
In the original novel, Jiang Shi was shot and killed while they were escaping.
So soon, the hunter has cast the bait and the prey is about to be hooked.
Jiang Yuanshi turned around and looked.
"Bang----!"
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