Intermediate Medicine, Part Two, Section One, Virology… Chapter One, The Structure and Formation of the HIV Virus…
Seeing the rows of materials displayed on the light screen, Xu Ze was momentarily stunned, then filled with amazement: No wonder it’s future medicine… Chapter one already covers this stuff…
Viral Structure: Built with spiral DNA…
Staring at the complex molecular structures on the screen, Xu Ze’s eyes were blurred. Even with Tao Jun’s memory knowledge backup to assist him, he still found it incredibly headache-inducing…
“Xiao Dao… can we skip this stuff? How about we just learn diagnosis and treatment instead?” Xu Ze grimaced with a handsome face, looking at the little blade wearing black-rimmed glasses, posing like a schoolteacher. He couldn’t help but grumble inwardly: “Who are you showing off that flashy look for?”
Teacher Xiao Dao very seriously extended his middle finger to push up his black-rimmed glasses, then cleared his throat twice as if it were itchy, and looked at Xu Ze solemnly, saying: “This is foundational, and it absolutely must be mastered. Otherwise, you’ll know the how but not the why… and for a super medic, that’s very dangerous… Back in the day, Tao Jun also…”
Listening to Xiao Dao buzzing nonstop by his ear like Tang Sanzang, Xu Ze felt like his head was about to explode. Others might run away or cover their ears, but he had no way out. Even covering his ears in front of Xiao Dao was useless.
So, he had no choice but to sincerely admit his mistake and get Xiao Dao to stop the annoying noise. Only then, under Xiao Dao’s watchful gaze, did he squint his eyes and seriously start learning the complicated stuff on the screen.
Although looking at these things gave him a headache, Xu Ze still knew he had to learn them. After all, when advancing to a level four medic, the knowledge requirement—level two—depended precisely on this medical knowledge. If he fell short, and he managed to break through thirty-six cycles of energy circulation and meet the physical standards, only to fail the advancement because of this, it would truly drive him crazy with frustration.
So, Xu Ze could only bury his head in the hard work of learning, hoping to finish this intermediate medicine course as quickly as possible.
Intermediate medicine was clearly a notch higher than basic medicine. Basic medicine mostly covered the development of treatments for diseases in this era, while intermediate medicine began tackling diseases that modern medicine couldn’t yet overcome.
Thus, although Xu Ze found it tough, he was still very focused, because he knew that learning these things would be hugely useful in the future.
After two solid hours of studying intermediate medicine, Xiao Dao finally let Xu Ze off and then led him into the virtual environment to start practical training.
By now, Xu Ze had developed pretty strong abilities in counter-strike battles against Bond. After being “killed” hundreds of times by Bond, his win-loss ratio had basically evened out with Bond’s.
Under Bond’s training, he had also grown accustomed to various ambush and sneak-attack tactics in different scenarios, essentially meeting Xiao Dao’s requirements.
So, Xiao Dao officially threw Xu Ze into the virtual environment to begin real combat training. The environment Xiao Dao selected was very similar to a certain primeval rainforest Xu Ze had seen in movies. Xu Ze, dressed in full field gear, was dropped into the middle of this rainforest.
Xiao Dao set Xu Ze’s training goal as taking down ten special forces soldiers hiding in the jungle.
This goal was honestly quite tough for Xu Ze. Even though he had learned a lot under Bond’s tutelage, suddenly being dropped into such a complex environment as a primeval rainforest left Xu Ze feeling pretty uncertain.
Xiao Dao’s setup was brutally challenging: no using the system’s various auxiliary functions. Besides the essential gear he carried, he only had an AK-47, a handgun, and a military knife.
Xu Ze had long grown used to the realism of the virtual space. Standing in the rainforest, smelling the faint dampness and rotting odor, he checked his gun and ammo. Finding everything in order, he sighed softly, looked around, and cautiously advanced in the direction Xiao Dao indicated.
He walked along, carefully aiming his weapon and observing his surroundings. Lately, Bond’s surprise attack drills had honed him to be very skilled. In this kind of environment, he had basically learned how to handle potential enemies.
The special forces soldiers Xiao Dao arranged naturally weren’t as formidable as Bond. So although it was Xu Ze’s first time in this kind of exercise, he wasn’t completely without confidence. At the very least, he was sure he wouldn’t be taken down easily.
Sure enough, the opponents Xiao Dao arranged weren’t extremely strong—roughly on par with the elite special forces of various countries today. Xu Ze moved cautiously along without much trouble, taking down two with his gun. But despite his caution, Xu Ze ultimately couldn’t escape death. On one step, he accidentally caught a thin wire.
With a loud “boom,” poor Xu Ze experienced the power of an infantry tripwire mine for the first time. In an instant, his vision went black and white… and he found himself back beside Xiao Dao.
Looking at Xu Ze’s grimacing face, Xiao Dao just smiled and said, “Not bad, you took down two. But you weren’t careful enough. After you blow up a few more times, you’ll get used to it.”
“Blow up a few more times…” Xu Ze shook his head glumly. He had thought his skills weren’t bad, but he still got taken out so easily.
Next, Xu Ze re-entered the rainforest combat scenario. This time, he performed a bit better than before. None of the enemies who attacked him up close managed to hurt him, but after taking down the fourth enemy, someone shot him from hundreds of meters away.
Not one to admit defeat, Xu Ze exited and immediately jumped back in, determined to take down those special forces soldiers who were supposedly weaker than him.
He repeated this four or five times until Xiao Dao reminded him that it was already seven in the morning. Only then did Xu Ze stop re-entering, though his score had finally improved to six.
Resolving to clear the level tonight, Xu Ze reluctantly left the virtual space.
After brushing his teeth and washing his face, without even stopping for breakfast, he headed off to school. The morning classes were nothing special—just surgery. But since Xu Ze was now striving hard to become a good student, he rarely skipped class anymore, aside from occasionally ditching internal medicine.
Listening to this old-timer on the podium gesticulating wildly and spitting foam as he recounted his glorious past, when he was known as “Liu Yidao” at the hospital, Xu Ze felt waves of drowsiness wash over him. He barely managed to stay awake until the end of class, then quickly dashed to the cafeteria.
Although he no longer really relied on food to replenish his energy, his stomach still needed fuel. Right now, it was rumbling audibly.
He grabbed a braised beef with potato rice bowl at the cafeteria and wolfed down a few bites, finally feeling better.
After eating, he instinctively reached into his pocket, only to realize he had rushed out this morning without his phone. He sighed softly and said, “Xiao Dao… help me connect my phone’s messages.”
“Okay…” The automated response system replied, and two seconds later, several messages appeared in his glasses’ display.
Xu Ze checked the first one—a missed call from Secretary Lin. It was probably about Li Jiande’s matter. Today was the fifteenth day, so they must be scheduling the last acupuncture session.
Casually skipping past that, Xu Ze looked at the next one. Seeing a strange number that had called five or six times, Xu Ze furrowed his brow and said, “Show me the caller info.”
“Non-standard number… analysis and tracking indicate the call originated from the office of General Yang Guanglian, Minister of the General Staff Department.”
“The General Staff Department Minister’s office?” Xu Ze was startled. Although he was nominally part the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff Department, he was just a low-level guy in name only. Why would such a big shot like the General Staff Minister come looking for him?
After a long pause, Xu Ze said in confusion, “Call them back for me.”
Hearing Xu Ze’s command, Xiao Dao’s voice suddenly chimed in: “Xu, call back? If you call back directly, you’ll only connect to an external line, not the minister’s office directly. And trying to connect directly to the minister’s office would expose our special existence, raising the military’s suspicion of you.”
“Oh… right…” Xu Ze snapped back to reality. This number was just a regular transfer line for the General Staff Department. He couldn’t just ask to be transferred to the minister’s office. Even if they did transfer him, they’d probably be suspicious afterward.
While he hesitated, another call came in to his phone, displayed in his field of view.
Seeing another unfamiliar number, Xu Ze frowned, thought for a moment, and then said to Xiao Dao, “Put me through.”
“Okay… three, two, one, connecting.”
Hearing the connection signal, Xu Ze raised an eyebrow because a rumbling roar filled the line. He raised his voice slightly and said, “Hello, this is Xu Ze.”
Hearing Xu Ze’s voice, a man’s pleased voice came through over the background noise: “Hello, Major Xu Ze, I am Lieutenant Colonel Li Bai of the Xingcheng Military Region, under orders to come get you. Please report your location!”
“Lieutenant Colonel Li Bai, I’m at the school right now. What’s the emergency?” Xu Ze asked, puzzled.
“It’s an urgent order from the General Staff Department, commanding us to locate you as soon as possible and send you to Yanjing,” Li Bai said gravely. “I’ve already pinpointed your phone’s location. The helicopter will arrive within three minutes.”
Intermediate Medicine, Part Two, Section One, Virology… Chapter One, The Structure and Formation of the HIV Virus…
Seeing the rows of materials displayed on the light screen, Xu Ze was momentarily stunned, then filled with amazement: No wonder it’s future medicine… Chapter one already covers this stuff…
Viral Structure: Built with spiral DNA…
Staring at the complex molecular structures on the screen, Xu Ze’s eyes were blurred. Even with Tao Jun’s memory knowledge backup to assist him, he still found it incredibly headache-inducing…
“Xiao Dao… can we skip this stuff? How about we just learn diagnosis and treatment instead?” Xu Ze grimaced with a handsome face, looking at the little blade wearing black-rimmed glasses, posing like a schoolteacher. He couldn’t help but grumble inwardly: “Who are you showing off that flashy look for?”
Teacher Xiao Dao very seriously extended his middle finger to push up his black-rimmed glasses, then cleared his throat twice as if it were itchy, and looked at Xu Ze solemnly, saying: “This is foundational, and it absolutely must be mastered. Otherwise, you’ll know the how but not the why… and for a super medic, that’s very dangerous… Back in the day, Tao Jun also…”
Listening to Xiao Dao buzzing nonstop by his ear like Tang Sanzang, Xu Ze felt like his head was about to explode. Others might run away or cover their ears, but he had no way out. Even covering his ears in front of Xiao Dao was useless.
So, he had no choice but to sincerely admit his mistake and get Xiao Dao to stop the annoying noise. Only then, under Xiao Dao’s watchful gaze, did he squint his eyes and seriously start learning the complicated stuff on the screen.
Although looking at these things gave him a headache, Xu Ze still knew he had to learn them. After all, when advancing to a level four medic, the knowledge requirement—level two—depended precisely on this medical knowledge. If he fell short, and he managed to break through thirty-six cycles of energy circulation and meet the physical standards, only to fail the advancement because of this, it would truly drive him crazy with frustration.
So, Xu Ze could only bury his head in the hard work of learning, hoping to finish this intermediate medicine course as quickly as possible.
Intermediate medicine was clearly a notch higher than basic medicine. Basic medicine mostly covered the development of treatments for diseases in this era, while intermediate medicine began tackling diseases that modern medicine couldn’t yet overcome.
Thus, although Xu Ze found it tough, he was still very focused, because he knew that learning these things would be hugely useful in the future.
After two solid hours of studying intermediate medicine, Xiao Dao finally let Xu Ze off and then led him into the virtual environment to start practical training.
By now, Xu Ze had developed pretty strong abilities in counter-strike battles against Bond. After being “killed” hundreds of times by Bond, his win-loss ratio had basically evened out with Bond’s.
Under Bond’s training, he had also grown accustomed to various ambush and sneak-attack tactics in different scenarios, essentially meeting Xiao Dao’s requirements.
So, Xiao Dao officially threw Xu Ze into the virtual environment to begin real combat training. The environment Xiao Dao selected was very similar to a certain primeval rainforest Xu Ze had seen in movies. Xu Ze, dressed in full field gear, was dropped into the middle of this rainforest.
Xiao Dao set Xu Ze’s training goal as taking down ten special forces soldiers hiding in the jungle.
This goal was honestly quite tough for Xu Ze. Even though he had learned a lot under Bond’s tutelage, suddenly being dropped into such a complex environment as a primeval rainforest left Xu Ze feeling pretty uncertain.
Xiao Dao’s setup was brutally challenging: no using the system’s various auxiliary functions. Besides the essential gear he carried, he only had an AK-47, a handgun, and a military knife.
Xu Ze had long grown used to the realism of the virtual space. Standing in the rainforest, smelling the faint dampness and rotting odor, he checked his gun and ammo. Finding everything in order, he sighed softly, looked around, and cautiously advanced in the direction Xiao Dao indicated.
He walked along, carefully aiming his weapon and observing his surroundings. Lately, Bond’s surprise attack drills had honed him to be very skilled. In this kind of environment, he had basically learned how to handle potential enemies.
The special forces soldiers Xiao Dao arranged naturally weren’t as formidable as Bond. So although it was Xu Ze’s first time in this kind of exercise, he wasn’t completely without confidence. At the very least, he was sure he wouldn’t be taken down easily.
Sure enough, the opponents Xiao Dao arranged weren’t extremely strong—roughly on par with the elite special forces of various countries today. Xu Ze moved cautiously along without much trouble, taking down two with his gun. But despite his caution, Xu Ze ultimately couldn’t escape death. On one step, he accidentally caught a thin wire.
With a loud “boom,” poor Xu Ze experienced the power of an infantry tripwire mine for the first time. In an instant, his vision went black and white… and he found himself back beside Xiao Dao.
Looking at Xu Ze’s grimacing face, Xiao Dao just smiled and said, “Not bad, you took down two. But you weren’t careful enough. After you blow up a few more times, you’ll get used to it.”
“Blow up a few more times…” Xu Ze shook his head glumly. He had thought his skills weren’t bad, but he still got taken out so easily.
Next, Xu Ze re-entered the rainforest combat scenario. This time, he performed a bit better than before. None of the enemies who attacked him up close managed to hurt him, but after taking down the fourth enemy, someone shot him from hundreds of meters away.
Not one to admit defeat, Xu Ze exited and immediately jumped back in, determined to take down those special forces soldiers who were supposedly weaker than him.
He repeated this four or five times until Xiao Dao reminded him that it was already seven in the morning. Only then did Xu Ze stop re-entering, though his score had finally improved to six.
Resolving to clear the level tonight, Xu Ze reluctantly left the virtual space.
After brushing his teeth and washing his face, without even stopping for breakfast, he headed off to school. The morning classes were nothing special—just surgery. But since Xu Ze was now striving hard to become a good student, he rarely skipped class anymore, aside from occasionally ditching internal medicine.
Listening to this old-timer on the podium gesticulating wildly and spitting foam as he recounted his glorious past, when he was known as “Liu Yidao” at the hospital, Xu Ze felt waves of drowsiness wash over him. He barely managed to stay awake until the end of class, then quickly dashed to the cafeteria.
Although he no longer really relied on food to replenish his energy, his stomach still needed fuel. Right now, it was rumbling audibly.
He grabbed a braised beef with potato rice bowl at the cafeteria and wolfed down a few bites, finally feeling better.
After eating, he instinctively reached into his pocket, only to realize he had rushed out this morning without his phone. He sighed softly and said, “Xiao Dao… help me connect my phone’s messages.”
“Okay…” The automated response system replied, and two seconds later, several messages appeared in his glasses’ display.
Xu Ze checked the first one—a missed call from Secretary Lin. It was probably about Li Jiande’s matter. Today was the fifteenth day, so they must be scheduling the last acupuncture session.
Casually skipping past that, Xu Ze looked at the next one. Seeing a strange number that had called five or six times, Xu Ze furrowed his brow and said, “Show me the caller info.”
“Non-standard number… analysis and tracking indicate the call originated from the office of General Yang Guanglian, Minister of the General Staff Department.”
“The General Staff Department Minister’s office?” Xu Ze was startled. Although he was nominally part the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff Department, he was just a low-level guy in name only. Why would such a big shot like the General Staff Minister come looking for him?
After a long pause, Xu Ze said in confusion, “Call them back for me.”
Hearing Xu Ze’s command, Xiao Dao’s voice suddenly chimed in: “Xu, call back? If you call back directly, you’ll only connect to an external line, not the minister’s office directly. And trying to connect directly to the minister’s office would expose our special existence, raising the military’s suspicion of you.”
“Oh… right…” Xu Ze snapped back to reality. This number was just a regular transfer line for the General Staff Department. He couldn’t just ask to be transferred to the minister’s office. Even if they did transfer him, they’d probably be suspicious afterward.
While he hesitated, another call came in to his phone, displayed in his field of view.
Seeing another unfamiliar number, Xu Ze frowned, thought for a moment, and then said to Xiao Dao, “Put me through.”
“Okay… three, two, one, connecting.”
Hearing the connection signal, Xu Ze raised an eyebrow because a rumbling roar filled the line. He raised his voice slightly and said, “Hello, this is Xu Ze.”
Hearing Xu Ze’s voice, a man’s pleased voice came through over the background noise: “Hello, Major Xu Ze, I am Lieutenant Colonel Li Bai of the Xingcheng Military Region, under orders to come get you. Please report your location!”
“Lieutenant Colonel Li Bai, I’m at the school right now. What’s the emergency?” Xu Ze asked, puzzled.
“It’s an urgent order from the General Staff Department, commanding us to locate you as soon as possible and send you to Yanjing,” Li Bai said gravely. “I’ve already pinpointed your phone’s location. The helicopter will arrive within three minutes.”
