New Techniques

Chapter 12 New Techniques

"Teacher, please wait a moment." Ji Xiang called out to the system NPC.

"What's wrong?"

"I see surgical points on the system panel. What are they for?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Purchasing surgical training time, buying stamina-boosting and mental potions, and even gene-altering drugs..."

"Wait a moment!"

Ji Xiang was truly stunned this time.

There are even genes-altering drugs?!

A gene-altering drug!

"Teacher, a gene-altering drug? Is it real?" Ji Xiang asked blankly.

"There's only a fine line between genius and madness, you know that?" the system NPC asked.

"Know."

"Due to legal and regulatory restrictions, there aren't many abilities that can be altered. For example, altering taste by causing a mutation in the TAS2R38 gene."

What's the point of this? Does changing a patient's sense of taste mean they can simply taste their own urine to get the results of a routine urine test?

Is it too sweet or too salty...?

Ji Xiang muttered a curse to himself.

Of course, this is just a joke. Modifying the TAS2R38 gene is very useful, but Ji Xiang doesn't need it for the time being.

"For example, strengthening bones by causing mutations in the LRP5 gene."

"Can it achieve the effect of an exoskeleton?" Ji Xiang became excited.

"It's used to treat stress fractures and other conditions, primarily congenital ones. When used on healthy individuals..."

As he spoke, the system NPC gave Ji Xiang a deep look.

"It has nothing to do with the doctor, and I don't recommend you exchange for similar medications."

"Is there anything else?"

"Enhance agility and enhance the biochemical reaction of alpha-actin 3," the system NPC continued. "I strongly recommend that you purchase the alpha-actin 3 drug after you have accumulated enough surgery points."

"..."

Ji Xiang was a little confused.

The system can actually enhance agility!

"Enhancing disease resistance, such as against CCR5 gene mutations in leukemia."

"This isn't very useful," Ji Xiang said.

"Anything else, teacher?"

Leukemia had nothing to do with him, so Ji Xiang automatically ruled it out.

However, he was quick-witted and had already thought of many uses that the system NPCs hadn't mentioned.

"You can also use the short sleep gene; the DEC2 P384R gene mutation allows you to rest for only 3-4 hours a day."

"The ALDH2 alcohol tolerance gene mutation can make you drink a lot without getting drunk."

"A mutation in the four-sensory cone cell gene gives you four independent light-sensing channels, which can switch between your vision and that of a normal person."

The system NPC's explanation was very vague, and Ji Xiang became more and more horrified as he listened.

Any genetic mutation is a huge change for an individual human being.

Whether it's antiviral therapy or alcohol tolerance therapy, whether it's four-sense cone cells or short sleep, it may sound like it's not very useful, but if used properly, it can completely transform a person.

"teacher……"

Ji Xiang's mouth was dry, and he swallowed hard, despite his usual calm demeanor.

"Hehe." The system NPC chuckled. "Unlocking the system shop is a very long process, and even if it is unlocked, buying potions is extremely difficult."

"When will it be open?"

"You can achieve this by completing the long-term main quest," the system NPC said. "Unlocking the system shop is a reward."

After he finished speaking, Ji Xiang vaguely heard the system NPC mutter a curse, which seemed to include Zhou Congwen and something like "making a mess".

He must be cursing the designer of this system, Ji Xiang thought to himself.

The causal relationships here are very complicated. Ji Xiang doesn't want to know how the system came about, but only wants to know how strong he can become.

Higher, faster, stronger—these are etched into the human genome.

My classmate saw that Professor Mo called him to have surgery the day after he visited the Second Affiliated Hospital. That envy and jealousy was actually due to his genes.

Ji Xiang also had a strong desire for this.

"Teacher, the long-term main quest seems quite simple." Ji Xiang wanted to test the limits of the system NPC, so he said this casually.

"Simple? No." The system NPC had already seen through everything and smiled kindly. "Perfect-level surgery is very difficult. You'll know once you do more. Don't have too high hopes. Before you, only 9.28% of system hosts successfully completed their first system main quest."

"!!!"

My ID number is 27149. Out of more than 20,000 people, less than 10% completed that simple task?

Ji Xiang stared intently at the system panel in the upper right corner of his field of vision.

Although the progress bar for the long-term main quest is still very short, it is visible to the naked eye.

It doesn't seem like it would be too difficult to accomplish.

"Oh, right, there's a rather uninteresting change," the system NPC suddenly said leisurely. "It's a research result from the lab, but it's not very useful, so it didn't appear in the system shop because of my insistence."

"What is it, teacher?" Ji Xiang's curiosity was piqued by the system NPC.

"Persistent sexual arousal disorder, data shows that the patient can experience up to 324 moments of pleasure per hour, with an average of 63 moments per hour."

"!!!"

"As a disease, it's an uncontrollable mode, but after a gene mutation, it becomes a controllable mode. It's used for rest after fatigue, allowing for complete relaxation."

"That……"

"You're all young and have very poor self-control," the system NPC said. "We'll talk about it later."

Ji Xiang looked at the NPC's hunched back with his hands behind his back, somewhat puzzled.

The system NPCs are very serious, at least countless times more serious than Colonel Wang and Professor Mo. But the more serious a person is, the more deadly their unserious remarks become.

For example, right now.

"There aren't many drugs that can alter genes and are safe; others are still in Phase I clinical trials." The system NPC walked into the operating room.

Ji Xiang had a misconception that these major events that could change the human body were not as important to the system NPCs as performing surgery.

"Do you know what talent is?" the system NPC suddenly asked.

"I know... I seem to know."

"In fact, many talents are essentially genetic mutations."

After hearing the system NPC's words, Ji Xiang was filled with longing. His heart was pounding, and his fingers twitched slightly.

"Some of the experience points from the surgery I taught you today can be shared," the system NPC said.

Ji Xiang was still so engrossed in copying other people's talents that he was slapped awake by a system NPC.

"Teacher, I was daydreaming." Ji Xiang said somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's alright, just focus more in the future," the system NPC said. "Some of the experience points for sewing handbags can be shared."

"!!!"

"12000 experience points, with 10% experience shared for each urological surgical procedure."

"What about the entire surgical department?" Ji Xiang asked.

1%.

After thinking about it carefully, Ji Xiang realized that it made sense.

There's no reason why a doctor who has reached Level 9 in kidney transplantation shouldn't be able to perform circumcision surgery; the higher the level of the surgery, the more solid the foundation needs to be.

However, only 1200 of the 12000+ experience points were shared, which is a bit low.

Ji Xiang smiled, realizing he was being a little greedy.

After swiping his hands, starting the surgery, and disinfecting, the system NPC took a circumcision tool and first demonstrated it to Ji Xiang.

Place the clock stand inside the leather bag and cover your head. Secure the bag's opening to the handle with cable ties. During this process, Ji Xiang noticed that the system NPC did not detach the bag from its attached parts.

He knew it wasn't that the system NPC had forgotten, but rather that the high level of skill meant that the stapler's base achieved blunt dissection with just a few subtle wrist movements during insertion.

The system NPC then inserts the lever into the center hole of the housing, all the way to the tail. The adjustment knob is then attached and tightened clockwise until the tail of the lever is flush with the tail of the adjustment knob.

Remove the safety catch, fire the cutter, and grip the handle firmly. After about 8 seconds, release it, rotate the adjusting knob counterclockwise to remove the cutter and clock base by about 4-5mm, then rotate left and right to continue removing the cutter and clock base.

The surgery is complete.

The entire surgical procedure was incredibly simple.

"Did you understand?" the system NPC asked.

"I understand... I think I understand..."

Ji Xiang replied "modestly".

Faced with a system NPC whose surgical skills seemed to be at their maximum level, Ji Xiang knew that his own understanding and the system NPC's understanding were two different things.

So in the end he wasn't sure either, and could only draw out the last syllable.

"Then try it yourself."

"Teacher, I have a question." Ji Xiang raised his hand and asked the question, just like a student in class.

"Go ahead and speak."

"Using a suture device to remove a circumcision is very simple and fast. I think the previous manual surgery was pointless. Why is that?"

"The advantages of using surgical staplers are speed, standardized procedures, minimal postoperative bleeding, and rapid widespread adoption. However, the disadvantages are also obvious..."

As he spoke, the system NPC looked up and stared intently at the signs.

His gaze was so deep that Ji Xiang was stunned.

"Besides doing quests and performing surgeries, there's actually another way to accumulate surgery points and experience," the system NPC changed the subject.

"what?"

"Become a patient and experience what it's like to be a patient," the system NPC said. "Previously, it was a newbie gift pack, so I gave you a different reward. It will be difficult to get a reward for enlightenment in the future. The rewards are mainly experience points, and there aren't many surgery points."

In an instant, Ji Xiang remembered that he had been lying on his bed in the dormitory watching videos of repairing donkey hooves and ended up watching videos where the threads had come taut.

So that's how it is. Last time I only grasped less than half of it and gained a little insight.

It seems that basic stats are more "valuable" than surgery points and experience points.

If you could gain surgery points by empathizing with others, that would indeed be a shortcut.

But shortcuts are shortcuts, and the thought of experiencing the patients' pain gives Ji Xiang a headache.

Every gain requires an effort.

Ji Xiang nodded, but didn't say anything.

The system NPC didn't rush Ji Xiang to make a decision, but continued to teach him how to perform surgery.

The key to circumcision under stapler technique is stability. As for the more detailed blunt dissection using the stapler head, it is completely beyond the capabilities of a doctor of Ji Xiang's level.

He wasn't in a hurry and learned the surgery step by step.

The surgery was quite simple, but Ji Xiang didn't stop once he became proficient; instead, he continued to perform it patiently.

The clicking sound of the stapler echoed in the operating room. In the end, an average of 9 minutes was spent on each surgery, so fast that Ji Xiang felt like he had taken off.

However, the system NPC didn't say a single unnecessary word, but simply acted as an assistant, helping Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang felt somewhat disappointed that there were no system NPC evaluations.

If only the system NPCs could be as shocked as Professor Mo after watching the surgery, Ji Xiang's ambition was not fulfilled.

Ji Xiang did not leave the system operating room until his stamina was depleted.

He felt himself lying on the bed, and his right hand tentatively squeezed something, as if he were holding the handle of a cutter and squeezing it down hard.

A faint clicking sound came from Ji Xiang, and the muscle memory honed from countless surgical training sessions naturally surfaced in his mind.

This feels great, Ji Xiang thought.

As for the entrance exam for resident trainees, Ji Xiang had long forgotten about it.

This is no problem for Ji Xiang, who is a top student.

(End of this chapter)