strictlysupreme Chapter 44: I only got 61 points, and they isolated me.
Chapter 44: I only got 61 points, and they isolated me.
The hospital was the same one Lu Zhao had visited before, the one where the old engineer had taken him after he faked coughing up blood. He still remembered that he had obtained the Swift Thinking skill that day, and now he was back in that same place.
"Are you busy every day?" he asked casually.
Huang Chan quickly shook her head: "It's not very busy right now. Many of the people who are injured during training don't come to the hospital. Those of us who were transferred from the new recruits are mainly in training."
"What kind of training is it? Pharmacology, drug preparation, or something like that?"
Huang Chanqian laughed and said, "Practicing running while carrying cement bags."
".....?"
Lu Zhao understood. No wonder the medical team was recruiting from the new recruits. They didn't want regular nurses; they needed people who had practiced martial arts to carry people back from the front lines. In short, they were still recruits.
This path may have limited prospects, but for someone with mediocre talent, it's at least a way out.
After entering the hospital, Huang Chan led the two to the infirmary. As soon as they entered, Lu Zhao saw a line of green text.
【Heart as Still as Water lv2】
Below the green text is a middle-aged female doctor, who looks to be in her forties but still has a charming appearance. She is wearing a white coat and is looking at a report.
Upon seeing the name, even without knowing its effects, Lu Zhao was overjoyed.
This person must be a surgeon who can use special abilities to calm himself down during surgery.
This is also a useful skill for practicing martial arts, because although the moves of martial arts are fixed, they are ever-changing in actual combat. The calmer you are, the easier it is to deal with situations calmly.
Lu Zhao steadied himself, instantly getting into character, and stammered in alarm as he supported Shi Jian, who didn't need any support at all: "Doctor! Something's wrong! Quickly treat his injuries!!"
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The female doctor, who was focused on her work, was startled and stood up with a concerned look: "What's wrong?"
Lu Zhao shouted urgently, "He's injured! In his thigh! Don't ask questions yet, there's no time!"
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The female doctor looked serious. She noticed the anxiety on the young man's face and felt that the situation seemed quite serious. She didn't dare to be careless and hurriedly asked Huang Chan to get the sterilization equipment from the cabinet. She didn't notice the girl's complicated expression.
"What's wrong with him?" the female doctor asked.
Lu Zhao covered Shi Jian's mouth, still anxious: "His leg was injured by a sharp weapon and he needs immediate treatment."
The female doctor frowned: These new recruits often don't know their own strength during training. He's in such a hurry, could he have injured a bone?
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Then she lifted Shi Jian's trouser leg and saw four small blood spots neatly arranged on it.
?
The female doctor looked up in confusion: "This wound... what kind of weapon was it?"
Lu Zhao: "The cafeteria fork."
???
The female doctor paused, then became even more confused: "Why are you in such a hurry if I just poked you with a cafeteria fork?"
"I have to hurry, otherwise the wound will heal on its own."
"....."
The female doctor raised her hand and refused the disinfectant, tweezers, and cotton swabs that Huang Chan offered.
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She is now very concerned about Lu Zhao because she feels that this person is not quite right in the head.
"We're in the virtual sea, so even if you film a video, you can't post it," the female doctor said irritably.
Lu Zhao immediately felt that the other party was a good person because he didn't directly slap him with a big slap.
"Sorry, I was just too nervous. I'm a very nervous person, and I always pay close attention to my friends' health, right, Stone?"
Shi Jian blinked: "No."
"....."
Forgot that this guy can't lie.
Lu Zhao asked an unnecessary question.
puff.
The female doctor couldn't help but chuckle: "Oh~ I see, you guys are here to slack off, aren't you? The training is too tough, you can't take it anymore, so you're making up an excuse to run off to the hospital to avoid the instructors? That's not good. Martial arts training is for you to do, not for the instructors."
Shi Jian's expression changed: "Liu Yi! They're right, we can't be lazy."
Lu Zhao waved his hand: "Then you go first, I'll sneak in for a bit."
"oh."
Shi Jian turned and left without hesitation.
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The female doctor couldn't help but feel a little curious about the two of them, since neither of them seemed quite normal.
"Well...hehe, if you're really tired, just sit down for a bit, just sit for a short while, don't rest for too long."
Lu Zhao was overjoyed and quickly sat down, taking a moment to glance at the name tag on the other person's chest.
Zhu Xiaolin
The name doesn't quite match her gentle and mild temperament.
"Xiao Huang, do you two know each other?"
At this moment, Zhu Xiaolin also noticed Huang Chan's unnatural expression and then made a rough judgment.
"Dr. Zhu, we are classmates." Huang Chan blushed a little. Most people would probably be ashamed to admit that they had such an amazing classmate.
Lu Zhao said, "Xiao Huang, you should go and get busy. Don't delay your training. Dr. Zhu said that training is for yourself, so don't slack off."
"....."
The other two were speechless at his shamelessness.
Actually, Lu Zhao sent Huang Chan away precisely because he wasn't thick-skinned enough. He still had things to do next, and he felt a little embarrassed if there were people he knew there.
Zhu Xiaolin pondered for a moment, then asked, "Why did that 'seriously injured' person call you Liu Yi?"
There is no Children's Day in this world, and June 1st is not a special day.
Lu Zhao sighed, looking worried: "Because I only scored 61 points on the talent test."
Zhu Xiaolin could only laugh and say, "61 points is already very high. Most people don't even get 50 points."
This wasn't just a consolation; among the entire group of new recruits, 61 points is definitely not low. If you were to compare it to the college entrance exam score, the cutoff score for first-tier universities would be around 60.
Lu Zhao sighed again: "Dr. Zhu, actually, the situation is not that simple."
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"What's wrong? If you don't mind, tell me," the kind-hearted Zhu Xiaolin said softly.
"You don't know, our dorm is a four-person room. Besides me, the other two scored in the 70s, and the highest scorer was in the 80s. This nickname was given to me to make fun of me."
Lu Zhao's face showed bitterness, but it was an act.
What he said was indeed true; Murong Can did give him that nickname to mock him, but it was a good-natured mockery.
The key to distinguishing between goodwill and malice lies in the actions taken.
One reason is: You only scored 61 points, which is lower than ours, so we're going to isolate you.
Another one is: You only got 61 points, stay close to us and don't wander off, or outsiders will bully you.
When I first enlisted, all three of my roommates were the latter, and I don't know why, but nobody mentions it anymore.
However, Zhu Xiaolin didn't know that in her eyes, this was just a pitiful boy who was bullied because he was assigned to the wrong dormitory, so...
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"Why are they assigning dorm rooms so randomly!" she complained.
Lu Zhao stared with innocent eyes, forcing a pitiful smile: "Don't say that, Dr. Zhu. I'm only a 61, so it's a bargain that I got to stay in a four-person room."
This child is so sensible it breaks my heart!
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Zhu Xiaolin added, "You can talk to the instructor and ask him to do something about it."
Lu Zhao shook his head: "Sigh, the instructor doesn't care about me. He's very busy, so I shouldn't bother him."
It's still the truth: his current instructor is nominally Dong Yijian.
Old Dong wasn't just ignoring him; he was ignoring the entire elite class—or more accurately, he couldn't manage them.
Zhu Xiaolin never expected that someone with a talent score of 61 could get into the elite class; she was still secretly worried.
With such a gentle, considerate, and compassionate doctor like her, Lu Zhao came out of the infirmary in less than half an hour.
"If you have any problems, come to the hospital to see me, or you can go to the psychological counseling area on Maple Street. You should also tell the instructors what's going on. Don't be afraid, what they're doing is wrong too."
Zhu Xiaolin stood at the door, watching Lu Zhao leave.
"Dr. Zhu is such a good person, I must repay her."
Lu Zhao secretly decided, "But how should I repay her? I'll send her over after I beat up Shi Jian to boost her performance. I don't know if that will work."
In short, he kept it in mind, since he had already received the benefits.
[Tranquil Mind Lv2: Regulates emotions through neurotransmitters and organ responses, immediately entering a calm state with a slight increase in concentration, lasting up to five minutes, consuming energy. Mastered: Utilization rate 88%, Side effects index 0.]