Chapter 6: Mission – Drink More Hot Water
This clinic isn’t small. A young girl with heavy makeup is looking at a chip at the front desk. Two medical robots are moving around in the lobby, and seven or eight people are lined up on the nearby chairs, most of them also looking at chips.
“Brother Li, you’re here.” The young girl’s eyes lit up when she saw Li Yao. “I’ll call Director Wang.”
“No need, I’ll go find him directly.” Li Yao tossed her a piece of candy.
“Thank you, Brother Li!” The girl unwrapped the candy and threw it into her mouth, giving him a heart with her fingers with a sweet smile, “Love you~”
Liang Huan asked, “Do you come here often?”
“Occasionally.” Li Yao led him inside. The inner hall was a triage room. Shadowy figures could be vaguely seen through the translucent windows, and nameplates of the doctors on duty were placed outside.
Li Yao didn’t stop there but took him directly to the second floor.
He knocked on the door and pushed it open.
“Hey—hey—hey hey hey!” The person inside was startled, hurriedly closing the projection and cursing, “Do you have any manners, barging in like that? Are you in a hurry to be reincarnated or eager to hang yourself—oh, it’s Upper Rank Li.”
He greeted them with a beaming smile: “Commander Li, what an honor to have you visit. I didn’t greet you properly. My apologies, my apologies. My people downstairs are really something, not even telling me you were here.”
“I didn’t let Xiaochu tell you.” Li Yao sat down in his chair, casually fiddling with the external chip reader on his desk. “What are you watching, Director Wang? So mysterious.”
“Oh, it’s nothing. I got some new films a few days ago, surgical videos from the First Hospital in the East District. I was just thinking of studying them.” Wang Le Ren rubbed his hands together, daring not to speak up while watching him play with the chip reader. “Is there something important you need? Are you injured again? I’ll take a good look at you.”
“I’m fine. It’s him.” Li Yao pointed at Liang Huan. “His brain was damaged by an alien shockwave. See if there’s any way to restore him.”
Only then did Wang Le Ren look at Liang Huan, and he was visibly stunned after seeing his face clearly. He asked tentatively, “This gentleman is…”
“My husband.” Li Yao pointed to his temple. “He probably watched too many ancient dramas and thinks he’s an emperor. He even makes me kneel and kowtow at home.”
Wang Le Ren wanted to laugh but didn’t dare to. He walked up to Liang Huan and asked, “Do you really think you’re an emperor?”
“…” Liang Huan frowned and looked at Li Yao.
Li Yao was looking down, playing with the chip reader, and didn’t notice his displeasure.
Wang Le Ren said obsequiously, “Your Majesty, I am Wang, your imperial physician in the palace! Do you remember me?”
Wang Le Ren was on the fat side, with thinning hair and a round, bulbous nose. If his imperial physician looked like this, Liang Huan wouldn’t even want to drink his medicine.
He glanced at Wang Le Ren with disgust: “I’m not sick.”
“Ah?” Wang Le Ren turned to look at Li Yao. “He seems pretty normal.”
Li Yao held the chip reader in his palm and weighed it. “He’s pretending. He doesn’t remember anything from before. Take a look at his brain. If all else fails, use electric shocks to stimulate him and make him remember what happened before.”
“No problem.” Wang Le Ren turned sideways, opened the door, and gestured for Liang Huan to follow him out. “Your Majesty, please.”
Liang Huan didn’t move.
Li Yao sighed, stood up, put his arm around Liang Huan’s shoulders, and led him out. “Alright, I’ll stay with you.”
Only then did Liang Huan graciously nod his head.
The brain examination was complex and tedious. Li Yao was stopped outside when they entered the examination room. Liang Huan sat on the chair as instructed by the robot, and two chips the size of fingernails were attached to his temples. Wang Le Ren’s face suddenly appeared on the virtual screen in front of him.
“Mr. Liang, it wasn’t convenient to talk outside just now. How did you end up with Li Yao?” Wang Le Ren looked respectful and obsequious. “Does Mr. Yu have any instructions for me?”
Liang Huan’s mind stirred. It seemed that Wang Le Ren knew “Liang Huan”, but who was this Mr. Yu? Could it be that someone had deliberately arranged for him to be with Li Yao?
After a moment of thought, he had a plan in his mind. He said in a deep voice, “It’s not the time yet. I’ll find you when the time is right.”
Wang Le Ren looked like he suddenly understood, and he said solicitously, “I understand, I understand. Mr. Yu’s affairs are all major events and must be treated with caution. Don’t worry.”
Liang Huan wanted to dig out some information about his identity from him, but in this situation, it was easy to say too much and make mistakes. He just nodded with aloofness.
“Then shall we do the examination?” Wang Le Ren was very perceptive.
“A normal examination.” Liang Huan knew that he didn’t have amnesia, but had simply transmigrated, and he also wanted to see if the medical technology of this era could detect it.
Wang Le Ren began to examine his body very professionally.
Half an hour later, densely packed test reports were displayed on the virtual screen.
Liang Huan felt a little dizzy. He sat in the chair and closed his eyes to rest. Li Yao looked at the reports, listening to Wang Le Ren babbling in his ear: “Commander, Mr. Liang’s brain data is all normal, but his head was hit hard, and short-term amnesia is possible. Forcibly stimulating him can easily cause irreversible damage. We recommend resting.”
“Electric shocks won’t work?” Li Yao asked.
“Oh, my commander, electric shocks to the brain are no small matter! You used to be a tough guy with S-level mental strength and S-level physical fitness in the military. Mr. Liang’s physical fitness rating is only D, how can he withstand that?” Wang Le Ren wiped the sweat from his forehead. “This isn’t a big problem anyway.”
He wouldn’t dare to use electric shocks on Mr. Yu’s man, he didn’t want to die.
Li Yao looked at him coldly.
Wang Le Ren was sweating profusely from his gaze, and his smile was full of guilty conscience.
“Okay, it’s good that he’s fine.” Li Yao patted his shoulder, picked up the chip reader on his desk, and shook it. “Can I borrow it for a couple of days?”
Wang Le Ren nodded with heartache: “How can it be borrowing? I’ll give it to you.”
Li Yao used the chip reader to block him. “No need to give it to me, busy with your work, I’m leaving.”
Then he swaggered out the door with Liang Huan.
Wang Le Ren grabbed the clothes over his heart, in so much pain that he couldn’t breathe.
This chip reader was an advanced product he had just gotten from the East District, and it had cost him 100,000 concentrated coins. Before he could even warm it up, Li Yao had taken it away.
How could such an honest and brave person become such an evil mercenary!
He was simply a robber!
Liang Huan followed Li Yao out of the clinic. The dizziness from the examination still lingered, and the nausea in his stomach was getting worse.
“Are you alright?” Li Yao asked, unable to help himself after seeing that his face was pale.
Liang Huan shook his head: “It’s nothing.”
Li Yao said, “Don’t force yourself. There’s a lot of radiation from brain examinations. If you’re really uncomfortable—”
Just as Liang Huan thought he was going to say something constructive, he heard him say seriously, “Just drink more hot water.”
Liang Huan’s head immediately hurt more.
The chip on Li Yao’s wrist lit up. He touched his ear, not knowing what the other person said, and his expression turned serious: “Got it, I’ll be right there.”
Hanging up the call, he looked at Liang Huan: “Can you go back by yourself?”
“I know the way.” Liang Huan raised his hand and waved, as if dismissing him. “Go be busy.”
Li Yao: “… Never mind, I’ll take you back first.”
He hurriedly dropped Liang Huan off at the dormitory building and lowered the window of the hovercar: “I probably won’t be back tonight. You can open the door with the chip on your wrist. Don’t go to the cafeteria by yourself, and don’t wander around. I’ll order takeout for you for dinner. Got it?”
Liang Huan was dissatisfied: “What about lunch?”
“Two meals a day is good enough.” Li Yao threw the chip reader into his arms. “Go back and put it away for me.”
Then the hovercar shot into the sky, merging into the traffic high above and disappearing.
Liang Huan held the heavy chip reader and slowly walked into the dormitory building.
Not enough food, not enough clothes, not even a bed to sleep on. Liang Huan deeply felt that the “original” had been completely cheated by Li Yao. Marrying this useless mercenary was not beneficial in any way, and he might even have to support him one day.
“You’re back.” Uncle Yang, the doorman, greeted him.
Liang Huan nodded, then suddenly stopped. “Uncle Yang, do you know where to find servants?”
“Servants? Oh, you mean maids.” Uncle Yang said, “You can just post a recruitment notice on the chip.”
“Thank you.” Liang Huan said.
Seeing him enter the elevator, Uncle Yang gave a snort.
The person Li Yao found was quite pretentious, wanting to hire a maid to clean such a small place.
Liang Huan fell silent when he saw the posting price of ten concentrated coins on the recruitment notice.
There were only 3.3 concentrated coins in his account.
Fortunately, there was a lot of recruitment information on it. Perhaps he could find a job first, at least to fill his stomach.
He selected for a long time, but the recruitment information on it either required professional skills or had requirements for education, and he checked his education – high school graduate.
His gaze stopped on a takeout recruitment notice: Small Panda Takeout sincerely recruits meal box packers, one thousand concentrated coins per month, working hours six hours.
One thousand concentrated coins, can charge the chip five times, wash twenty times, buy ten delicious potato soup.
He frowned and scrolled down, discovering that there were also benefits: three meals included, unlimited.
His Majesty the Emperor stared at the words “three meals included” for a long time and clicked the confirm button.
“Ding!”
“Your resume has been approved. Please go to Small Panda Takeout headquarters for an interview at eight o’clock tomorrow morning. Small Panda Takeout welcomes you to join.”
Liang Huan began to collect information through the chip again. His understanding of this world was too lacking, and he needed to replenish a lot of knowledge, but he quickly discovered that there were problems with the design of the chip. There was too much mixed information in it that was difficult to distinguish, and the webpage design and news push would attract people’s attention from time to time, and various entertainment videos and projects were trying their best to seduce people to click. Even he couldn’t help but play small games for half an hour.
[The 13th East District Mecha Competition is about to begin! The East Third District division registration event is in full swing!]
[The champion of the division will receive a reward of three million concentrated coins and an A-level mecha!]
[No restriction on occupation, no restriction on age, no restriction on mental strength level or physical fitness! Action speaks louder than words, what are you waiting for! Come and join us!]
The host in the 3D projection shouted excitedly, with a group of scantily clad men and women dancing wildly behind him. In the passionate music, golden concentrated coins fell like confetti. Behind them, a humanoid black mecha several meters high stood tall, with a glittering Dawn Star branded on its chest.
Liang Huan stared at the mecha for a long time before closing the projection.
Beautiful.
And a prize of three million concentrated coins.
The only problem was that he didn’t know how to operate a mecha, let alone compete.
Liang Huan was troubled when the chip on his wrist suddenly vibrated and popped up a communication screen. There was nothing displayed on it, only a clenched cat’s paw and an open pink paw pad. He studied it for a moment and poked the clenched paw. The screen suddenly disappeared.
Ah, clicked the wrong one.
Soon the other party called again. Liang Huan clicked the open paw, and a strange voice came from the screen: “Is it convenient to talk?”
Liang Huan didn’t know who the other party was: “Yes.”
“The plan is going well. You have now successfully married Li Yao. Next, you must agree to whatever Li Yao asks you to do. You must get the thing within three months, understand?” the other party asked.
“Understood,” Liang Huan agreed with certainty.
Seeing that he was so straightforward, the other party chuckled: “I know you’re reluctant, but this is all for Mr. We’ve received reliable information that the backup black box of the Dawn Project’s joint fleet is in Li Yao’s hands. You know that we don’t necessarily need you, so it’s best not to have any crooked thoughts, and don’t expect anyone to save you. Only Mr. can let you survive, remember?”
Liang Huan’s eyes flickered slightly: “How do I confirm that what Li Yao has is the black box?”
“The equipment is still on the way. Go to Pei Zhong in the black market in three days. He will give you the thing,” the other party said.
Liang Huan said, “What are the benefits after I get it?”
“Ha, you’re really not honest. What other benefits do you want? Your high mental neurasthenia can only be alleviated by Mr.’s medicine, otherwise you’ll become a useless person sooner or later.” There was a hint of ruthlessness in the other party’s voice. “The mercenary competition is next week. I don’t care what method you use to get Li Yao to take the mental strength relaxant. His current situation must not be exposed in front of the military, otherwise you won’t get your medicine this month.”
Liang Huan said in a deep voice, “Okay.”
The other party hung up the call.
The dizziness and nausea after the examination attacked again. Liang Huan had to use his only remaining internal force to barely suppress this feeling.
He entered “high mental neurasthenia” in the search box and quickly searched for a large amount of information.
Li Yao had also mentioned before that high mental neurasthenia was an incurable genetic defect. Mild patients showed physical fitness defects, accompanied by muscle degeneration, dizziness, and headaches, and there were countless complications. As the symptoms worsened, patients would gradually lose their ability to move or experience explosive increases in physical fitness, the nervous system would gradually degenerate, and in a helpless situation, they would be backlashed by mental strength, specifically manifested as mania, depression, or dementia and other mental illnesses… Currently, there is no good treatment method in medicine, and with the increasing radiation value, the incidence of high mental neurasthenia is also increasing year by year. Many retired soldiers and mercenaries will also induce such diseases when they overuse mental strength, even though their genes do not have this defect.
Once the disease occurs, the patient’s life will begin to count down, and the longest survival time is only eighteen years.
Liang Huan’s mood instantly fell to a low point.
The chip lit up again.
Liang Huan answered it skillfully this time, thinking that he had some “mission”, but the screen showed Li Yao’s projection.
He didn’t know where he was squatting, surrounded by the roars of aliens and zombies and the sound of artillery fire. His face was covered with ash and blood, and most of the clothes on his body were torn. He coughed to the side, turned his head, and looked at him: “My bonus for this month has arrived. I ordered takeout for you at noon. Don’t forget to go downstairs to get it.”
Liang Huan’s eyes reflected his dirty and embarrassed appearance, and suddenly he hooked his lips and smiled.
“What are you laughing at? Hanging up!” Li Yao hung up the call decisively.
Liang Huan sat on the sofa and tapped the chip on his wrist, his cold gaze falling on the “husband” remark on the screen.
Compared to the task publisher who threatened him in the black screen, Li Yao was more interesting.
At least he knew to order takeout for him.
