LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 1: Yuanxin Clinic (1)
Am I dead?
My consciousness gradually came to, and the strange, frightening mutterings faded. I, Bai Lian, opened my eyes.
An old, peeling ceiling looked down on me, and an old chandelier swayed, creaking, giving the impression that it was about to fall.
Where am I?
Bai Lian's eyes filled with confusion. He remembered being hit by a truck as he crossed the street. After less than 0.2 seconds of pain, he instantly lost consciousness.
Did he somehow survive?
But why doesn't he feel any pain?
Bai Lian stood up.
He looked around.
This was a small room, with two beds along the wall, each with white sheets and blankets. Opposite was a row of shelves with neatly arranged medications.The door to the room was closed, and next to it was a transparent table, behind which were two chairs.
Through the table, Bai Lian could see medical instruments.
This place looked like a small clinic.
Looking at himself, he saw that he was wearing a white coat, and there was a card attached to the pocket.
He took the card and looked at it: there was his portrait and some basic information.
[Name: Bai Lian]
[Gender: Male]
[Place of work: Yuanxin Clinic]
[Position: Doctor]
[Task: Accept 5 patients]
[Task Progress: 0%]
When did I become a doctor?
Bai Lian looked at the card in surprise.
He had studied to be a construction engineer, and now he was treating people?
This was less reliable than mixing paste with concrete No. 42!
And what is this task about?
Wait.
I died and suddenly found myself in an unfamiliar place, it feels like...
Bai Lian's gaze wavered, and he took a deep breath, his voice becoming slightly heavy.
“Strange world!”
About three years ago, the planet Lan Xin was overshadowed by a strange phenomenon — mysterious incidents.
Everyone who had already died would enter this world and become players!
This world consists of many dungeons, and to survive, players must complete tasks in these dungeons.
Why does Bai Lian know this?
Because the situation of the players in the strange world is broadcasted in real-time to our world!
Clearly, now he himself has become a player!
Thinking about this, Bai Lian couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.
Did he luck out or not?
Speaking of luck — he was hit by a truck and died, but on the other hand, he wasn't lucky — he ended up in a strange world. In any case, he has a second chance. ℝΑɴ𝙤ΒΕ𝘚
Distracted from his thoughts, Bai Lian focused on the dungeon before him.
“Yuanxin Clinic, I've never heard of this dungeon, hopefully, it won't be too difficult.”
He muttered this and began looking for any clues.
As for the so-called “strange rules,” they somehow manifest in the dungeon, whether in the form of rules, instructions, decrees, or even small notes.
Bai Lian once saw in one of the streams a player's dungeon called “Mom's Note.”
There, the rules were presented in the form of notes, and the players had to follow them.
Of course, some rules were contradictory, and the players had to discern which were true and which were not.
Suddenly, Bai Lian's gaze lingered on the table.
On it lay a book with a white cover.
Seeing this book, Bai Lian's eyes lit up, and he hurried over to pick it up.
The book's title: “The Code of the Doctor.”
He opened the book, and inside were written several rules.
[1: Children are not accepted in the clinic]
[2: The diagnosis result should be recorded in the medical record, not orally informed to the patient]
[3: Do not place medicine on the table]
[4: Only one patient can lie on the hospital bed]
[5: Patient reception is only from 12 to 14 o'clock]
[6: Do not leave your chair during reception]
[7: Do not turn off the chandelier, please remember this]
[8: After reception, be sure to disinfect your hands with alcohol from the table]
[9: If someone knocks on the door at night, do not pay attention, knocking on the door is normal, it will be sturdy as long as it is not touched]
[10: If you are lying on the hospital bed at night and the chandelier starts to flicker, under no circumstances open your eyes]
There were ten rules in total, and their authenticity was still unknown.
Bai Lian tried his best to memorize all these rules, as this was a matter of life and death, and one could not be careless.
At this moment…
Suddenly, a voice rang in Bai Lian's mind.
[Skill extraction in progress… Extraction complete!]
[Stubbornness]: When you die, you can stubbornly assert that you are not dead and immediately revive on the spot.
Bai Lian froze.
Every player, upon entering the dungeon, receives one skill — this he knew.
After all, in the face of powerful monsters, players are too vulnerable.
As for skills, Bai Lian was also somewhat familiar with them.
Most often, they enhance the character or give special effects for items.
But what nonsense is this skill?
Stubbornness?
But, looking at its effect, it seems quite powerful!
Suddenly, footsteps were heard.
Bai Lian hid the book with the white cover and turned around.
From the room on the left came out two figures, and another person was coming towards them.
A man and two women. The man was wearing glasses and the same white coat as Bai Lian.
One of the women was a bit plump, with childlike cheeks, while the other was tall with short hair to her shoulders.
As soon as they came out, they all began to size each other up. It seemed they were players, like Bai Lian, and, judging by their expressions, they understood what was happening in this strange world.
Among them, the first to speak was the nurse with the short hair, addressing the others:
“Guys, since we're all players and understand what's going on here, let's work together to complete the task as quickly as possible and pass the dungeon.”
After these words, she took out the book with the white cover and continued:
“In this book with the rules for nurses, there are several rules, and you probably have the same book with a white cover.”
“We can collect all the rules from these books and analyze which of them may be incorrect.”
The man in glasses pushed his glasses up his nose and calmly said:
“I have no objections.”
The two nurses seemed to have already reached a consensus, and the gaze of the three people finally rested on Bai Lian.
He nodded:
“I have no objections either.”
While they were discussing their plans, in the real world, a group of viewers was watching the stream.
In each stream, there were several viewers.
[Another newbie has become a player.]
[Opening bets, how long will these newcomers be able to last?]
[What kind of dungeon is this? I haven't seen it before.]
[I know, it's the Yuanxin Clinic, one of the highest difficulty levels among all newbie dungeons, several newbies went in here before, but only one survived.]
[Darn, is this dungeon that scary?]
[Um, does anyone else notice those two nurses? Forget everything else, but those legs are longer than my life!]
Bai Lian and the others in the dungeon, of course, knew nothing of the chat messages.
They were, however, continuing to analyze the rules in their books.
Everyone took out their white books and began passing them around to each other for viewing.
Each of them had ten rules, several of which were repeated.
The first, fifth, and eighth rules in each book were identical.
However, the seventh and tenth rules raised doubts, as in the books of the two nurses, the seventh rule stated that the chandelier must be turned off at night.
The tenth rule claimed that at night, one must definitely sleep in the staff room, that is, in the room they had just come out of.
Regarding these two rules, they could not be sure whether they were correct.
“What do you think?” — the nurse spoke first, looking at the others.
The man in glasses pushed his glasses up his nose and pondered:
“I think the staff room will be safer.”
Whoever looked at it, it was obvious that sleeping in the staff room was safer.
But Bai Lian disagreed with this.
“I think the hospital bed is more in line with the rules. Think about it: we're in a strange world, if we follow normal logic, wouldn't this be a truly strange world?”