Chapter 526
Medicine
Chapter 526 Medicine
Huang Shengjie was in the new world for the first time. After learning about the basic situation, he was worried about the upcoming death game, but this worry was still relatively far away.
According to everyone, the first game should start in a week, and there will still be some preparation time before then.
Lu Bingjun also promised that he would arrange for experienced players to guide newcomers in the game to ensure safety.
The harmonious atmosphere last night allowed Huang Shengjie to temporarily put aside his worries. On his first day in this new world, he was overwhelmed by a mix of emotions, including fear, curiosity, and nervousness. Under the influence of alcohol, he temporarily put all of these aside, thinking that at least he could get a good rest on the first night.
Unexpectedly, the sudden, intense pain instantly pulled him back to reality from his sleep.
Huang Shengjie wanted to tidy up the messy room, but the intense pain from before had almost drained him of all his strength.
He lay back down on the bed, still unable to figure out what was going on.
Before entering the new world, he was in good health and had never experienced anything like this before.
Judging from the descriptions of other players, those veteran players probably hadn't encountered anything like this before, otherwise they would have mentioned it in advance to give Huang Shengjie a heads-up.
Was it mentioned in some rules that you didn't notice?
Or did I contract some kind of disease after entering the new world for various reasons?
Huang Shengjie wasn't a very clever player, and his brain was even more sluggish from the aftereffects of the excruciating pain. Alcohol and the struggle had drained all his strength, and after the adrenaline wore off, Huang Shengjie eventually fell into a deep sleep again, lost in thought without reaching a conclusion.
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The next morning.
Huang Shengjie was startled awake from his sleep and sat up abruptly in bed.
Seeing the signs of struggle in the room, he realized that the excruciating pain he had felt late last night was not a nightmare, but a real event.
This excruciating pain only happened once, and Huang Shengjie was unsure of exactly how long it lasted. He did not experience it again during his subsequent sleep.
But unlike nightmares that are quickly forgotten upon waking, this incredibly real pain seemed to be deeply implanted in his subconscious, even reaching the genetic level, and could not be ignored at all.
Huang Shengjie checked the time; it was a little past 9 a.m.
He certainly hadn't slept well, but it was too late to fall asleep again at this point.
Huang Shengjie could only quickly wash up and go downstairs to the community hall.
Unlike the cheerful atmosphere during dinner last night, the eight or nine players gathered in the hall were in a very tense state.
Among these players, there may be those who naturally have regular schedules and wake up early, but there are also those who have encountered the same situation as Huang Shengjie.
At least Huang Shengjie noticed that the fitness coach Deng Xiao was in a bad state at the moment, his face was ashen, and he seemed to be suppressing a bellyful of anger with nowhere to vent it.
Qin Cheng held a bowl of porridge in both hands and drank it very slowly, but a slight tremor could be seen.
"Were you also woken up by the pain last night?" Qin Cheng asked, looking up as he saw Huang Shengjie enter the hall.
Huang Shengjie nodded: "It almost hurt to death! What, you too?"
He looked at everyone and asked, "What exactly is going on?"
Lu Bingjun's expression was somewhat solemn. He sighed silently: "It should be related to the new rule that appeared in the second phase."
"The three players who are currently suffering from severe pain in the middle of the night are you, Qin Cheng, and Deng Xiao."
"They also happen to be players in the community with shorter visa durations."
Clearly, before Huang Shengjie went downstairs, these players had already gathered to discuss the issue and reached a preliminary conclusion.
[There is only one specific "negative state" in this phase.]
Every three days, three players will be randomly selected from the half of the players in the community with the fewest individual visa durations to experience this 'negative status'.
As the game progresses, the intervals, the number of players selected, and the selection rules may all change.
Everyone saw this rule yesterday, but at that time no one knew exactly what the so-called "negative state" was, so naturally no further discussion could take place.
But now everything is clear: the so-called negative state is unbearable pain.
Qin Cheng had finished his porridge: "I've noted down the approximate time."
"The pain started around 1:46 a.m. and ended at 2:07 a.m.
"That is, the total duration is 21 minutes."
Lu Bingjun nodded: "This doesn't seem to be a fixed time. Because the time when Deng Xiao's pain ended was a few minutes later than this."
"He didn't record the start time, otherwise we could have made a more precise comparison." Deng Xiao's face was rather grim: "What's the point of recording the start time? I was in so much pain I doubted I'd even made it this morning!"
Not long after, the other players also came downstairs one after another.
The group sat around the long table, briefly shared the information from the previous night, and arrived at a more definitive conclusion.
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Lu Bingjun did not directly ask all players to go to the vending machine to check their remaining visa time. However, after comparing the remaining visa time with each other, the list of "7 people with less visa time" was quickly confirmed.
Number 1, Qin Cheng.
Number 3, Deng Xiao.
Number 4, Wenwan.
No. 6, Geng Yuxia.
No. 10 Zheng Chunhua.
Lu Qi, number 13.
Huang Shengjie, No. 14.
The three new players, Qin Cheng, Lu Qi, and Huang Shengjie, need no introduction. They have just entered the new world, have not played the game before, and only have the most basic visa time.
It is undoubtedly at the bottom.
Among the original members of the second community, fitness coach Deng Xiao, e-commerce entrepreneur Wen Wan, Aunt Geng Yuxia, and middle-aged teacher Zheng Chunhua were among those with shorter visa durations.
Of course, the reasons for having less time may vary; some players may earn less, while others may donate more.
Since they haven't actually played the game together yet, new players are still unclear about the specific gaming abilities of these veteran members.
According to the rules, Qin Cheng, Huang Shengjie, and Deng Xiao were randomly selected to be the "unlucky ones" on the first night.
The three players experienced excruciating pain at slightly different times, but generally it occurred between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m., lasting for about 15 minutes.
As for the pain itself, all three players used four words to describe it: worse than death.
Of course, this extreme pain only lasts for about ten minutes, after which it subsides and has no impact on daily life.
It will only leave a permanent psychological scar.
After summarizing the information so far, everyone fell silent.
Many people had their heads down, clearly having some ideas, but no one spoke up for the time being.
Lu Bingjun considered it carefully for a moment, then looked at Qin Cheng: "Dr. Qin, from a doctor's professional perspective, do you have any thoughts?"
Qin Cheng was also one of the players suffering from excruciating pain, but he seemed to be in slightly better condition than the other players.
Qin Cheng took out two small bottles and placed them on the table.
"I have seen the first-aid kit in the community, and it is fairly well-equipped."
"There are medications such as painkillers, anti-allergy medications, and antibiotics."
"The painkillers included are these two."
"I looked at the main ingredients, and they are actually just aspirin and ibuprofen."
"These are two kinds of drugs that are quite common in reality."
"If it's just for pain relief, my advice is to use ibuprofen alone."
"It works better, lasts longer, and has fewer side effects."
"Although theoretically all painkillers should be avoided for long-term use, judging from the level of pain last night, I think most people are no longer bothered by the side effects."
"However, the biggest problem is that it is difficult to determine how this 'excruciating pain' is achieved. Is it some kind of real physiological reaction in reality? Or is it some kind of supernatural force directly applied to the mental level?"
"So I can't be sure whether these painkillers will actually work."
"However, everyone can take precautions in advance: two days later, the seven players with less remaining visa time can each take a bottle of painkillers back to their rooms and take the medication around midnight, which can roughly ensure that the medication is most effective when the pain occurs."
"It might play a certain role."
(End of this chapter)