In his sleep, Xu Ze once again entered that peculiar virtual space. Xiao Dao, with a few white teeth showing, grinned mischievously at him. “Feeling ashamed? Seeing patients but being powerless to help, feeling inadequate about your knowledge and abilities, right?”
“Ashamed?” Xu Ze rolled his eyes at Xiao Dao’s annoying expression, a surge of anger rising within him. He snorted, “What do I have to be ashamed of? I’m only a third-year student! Bro… you need to understand that I haven’t even started my hospital internship yet. Everything I know, I’ve learned by following others. I think I’ve done pretty well for myself. Who do you think I am? Some kind of super medic? You haven’t even taught me anything yet…”
“Uh…” Xiao Dao was visibly taken aback by Xu Ze’s words. “That’s true. This kid hasn’t gone through any formal systematic training yet. He’s just a third-year medical student from the Earth Origin Era. Maybe my expectations were a bit too high.”
At that, Xiao Dao’s face turned slightly red, and he let out a dry chuckle. “Not bad, not bad. I really didn’t think of that.”
Then, without missing a beat, he shamelessly sighed and looked at Xu Ze. “Well… your potential is much better than I expected…”
Xu Ze was speechless. Watching Xiao Dao’s overly expressive face, which changed as quickly as a Sichuan opera mask—from disdain to admiration—he couldn’t help but think, “This computer system’s expressions are more human-like than actual humans.”
“Alright, enough of that. Let’s start your formal systematic training now!” Xiao Dao’s expression shifted again, becoming extremely serious. “A super medic not only possesses formidable combat skills but, more importantly, exceptional emergency medical abilities. You need to be able to quickly and accurately handle various injuries and illnesses. After your basic genetic optimization, your physical condition has already reached F-level. With some training, you’ll soon meet the combat standards of a Level 1 medic. However, your foundational knowledge is still far behind. So, your primary task now is to learn basic medical knowledge and improve your ability to diagnose and treat various diseases.”
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Dao summoned a list in front of Xu Ze, divided into two sections: Basic Medicine and Battlefield Emergency Medicine.
These two sections further branched out into skill-tree-like directories. Basic Medicine included: Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Imaging, Diagnostics, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Otolaryngology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, and Genetic Genetics. Each of these subjects was further divided into three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.
Battlefield Emergency Medicine, on the other hand, was much simpler, divided into just three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.
“The standard for a Level 1 medic is an F-level physical condition, the ability to complete one cycle of primary energy circulation nine times, and corresponding combat skills. Additionally, you must possess basic emergency treatment capabilities, meaning you need to reach the Beginner level in all Basic Medicine subjects and the Beginner level in Battlefield Emergency Medicine. Once you meet these conditions, you’ll have reached the standard of a Level 1 medic.”
Looking at the dense list of subjects in front of him, Xu Ze was stunned. It took him a while to regain his composure. He looked at Xiao Dao and said gloomily, “There are so many subjects here! It takes four years to learn all this in university. How long will it take me to finish all this?”
“It’s simple. You’ve already studied for three years in university, and you’re somewhat familiar with the subjects you haven’t formally studied. So, you already have a basic understanding. Although some aspects of these foundational subjects are more advanced than what you’ve learned, most of it is similar. Given your comprehension skills, you shouldn’t have any problems.”
“Moreover, I’ll directly infuse this knowledge into your brain’s memory area. All you need to do is review it briefly, extract the knowledge from your mixed memory area, integrate it, and then practice. For the Beginner level of Basic Medicine, one month should be enough.”
“As for Battlefield Emergency Medicine… the amount of knowledge is even less. You can probably finish it in a few days, and then after some practical training, you’ll be all set!”
“So, at most, it’ll take a little over a month!” Xu Ze breathed a sigh of relief. He looked up at Xiao Dao’s serious face and suddenly found it much more agreeable than before.
“Alright, let’s start the knowledge infusion now…” With a strange smile, Xiao Dao waved his hand, and before Xu Ze could react, everything went black. Countless streams of data rushed toward him.
“Ahhh!” As the data streams penetrated his mind, Xu Ze clutched his head and let out a scream. It felt like his brain was about to explode. He rolled on the ground, groaning in agony.
Fortunately, the process didn’t last long. In less than half a minute, Xu Ze stopped screaming. He lay on the ground, clutching his head and gasping for breath.
“Alright, alright, get up. What kind of man can’t handle a little pain? Tao Jun didn’t make a sound when he went through this. He just toughed it out!” Xiao Dao chuckled.
Xu Ze rubbed his still-throbbing head, took a deep breath, and struggled to his feet. Remembering the unbearable pain he had just experienced, he glared at Xiao Dao and shouted, “Dammit! Couldn’t you have warned me beforehand?”
“Research shows that tension increases pain, so I chose not to warn you. You should be thanking me instead of glaring at me like that!” Xiao Dao suppressed a smile as he looked at Xu Ze’s furious expression.
“Ugh…” Seeing Xiao Dao’s barely concealed amusement, Xu Ze knew getting angry with him was pointless. He took a deep breath, forced down his rage, and asked, “Fine. What’s next?”
“Next, we start class. We’ll begin with Basic Physiology…” With a wave of his hand, Xiao Dao conjured a set of desks and chairs in front of Xu Ze.
Looking at the familiar classroom setup, Xu Ze let out a bitter laugh. He sat down at the desk and began listening to Professor Dao’s lecture.
The technological level of this future era was undoubtedly advanced, as evidenced by Professor Dao’s teaching methods. With a wave of his hand, various materials and images appeared, as vivid as reality itself. The explanations were clear and left a deep impression.
“The sodium ions in cells pass through the cell membrane…”
“This is slightly different from modern physiology. Current physiology believes… Of course, we still need to respect the knowledge level of your era. Just be aware of this difference, especially if you take any exams. Mixing things up could cost you points…”
Xu Ze didn’t find the joke funny. He had already studied physiology in his first year of university, but being forced to relearn it with some mixed-up information was frustrating.
His mind was already in turmoil. The knowledge he had previously learned and the newly infused memories were tangled together, creating a chaotic mess.
Still, since the information was directly implanted into his memory, reviewing it a couple of times helped him solidify the knowledge. He could remember it, but his mind was still a bit jumbled.
