Super Doctor - Chapter 39

Seeing Xu Ze’s frustrated expression, Xiao Dao secretly broke into a cold sweat. Damn it, yesterday I was too busy browsing through my collection of pretty girl pictures and forgot to organize the materials for today. My case database and treatment protocols are all from the future, which don’t align with modern diagnostics and medications. And the ancient medical data stored by Tao Jun doesn’t have a relevant case library either. The only thing that fits is this cold case, which barely managed to fool the kid. I need to figure out a way to get some modern medical data soon, or else Xu Ze is going to lose it when he realizes what’s going on…

“Activate communication scan…” While Xu Ze wasn’t paying attention, Xiao Dao’s eyes glazed over, and a powerful wave of energy began to extend outward. Beep… Scanning external space. Detected low-level wireless network…

“Network access successful. Time elapsed: 0.03 seconds.”

“Searching for data. Keywords: medical clinical… cases… treatment plans…”

“The 21st-century Earth’s network is so primitive. For a genius system like me, it’s practically defenseless. I should be able to find the relevant data quickly and simulate it…” Seeing his plan proceed smoothly, Xiao Dao secretly laughed to himself.

However, his laughter didn’t last long. Xiao Dao’s smile froze as he stared at the painfully slow data transfer speed. He stomped his foot in frustration and cursed inwardly, What the hell? Why is this garbage network so slow? My god, it’s infinitely slower than the Federation’s systems… How long is this going to take?…

After half a minute, Xiao Dao finally gave up, defeated by the modern wireless network’s sluggish speed. He realized gloomily that transferring a complete large case database would take about ten minutes, and integrating it into a virtual patient simulation would add another half hour. If he didn’t present a new case to Xu Ze within five minutes, the kid would definitely catch on. And if Xu Ze blew up, it wouldn’t just be a minor issue—it would be a major blow to his reputation as a super system.

So, Xiao Dao wisely decided to abandon the idea of continuing the clinical internship for today. He needed to find something else to distract Xu Ze.

Poor Xiao Dao. He had always followed the established procedures for training super medics, which, although tedious, was relatively easy. But now, in this different space, many things didn’t align, and he had to rearrange everything.

Xiao Dao’s galactic microchip was spinning rapidly, processing countless streams of information. After a moment of hesitation, he extracted a small segment and looked at the title: Psychology: Mental Communication… Level 2 Access.

“Level 2 access…” Xiao Dao grinned, trying to reassure himself. “Well, this kid is almost ready to advance to Level 1 anyway. Once he reaches Level 1, Level 2 won’t be too far off. It shouldn’t be too much of a violation of protocol…”

But even as he said this, he felt a bit guilty. The gap between Level 1 and Level 2 was actually quite significant.

Thinking this, he suddenly felt at ease and smirked mischievously. Anyway, there’s no Federation Central Computer monitoring me here. That old guy can’t interfere. Breaking a small rule or two won’t hurt… Let’s just deal with this kid first.

With that in mind, Xiao Dao looked at Xu Ze, who was visibly impatient and on the verge of losing his temper. He grinned slyly and said in a tempting tone, “Alright, alright. I know clinical internships aren’t too difficult for you. Let’s take a break today… How about we try something else?”

“Huh?” Seeing Xiao Dao’s strange smile and tone, Xu Ze raised an eyebrow, his curiosity momentarily overriding his frustration. “What do you have in mind?”

“Psychology: Mental Communication. Uh… it’s really fun.”

“Psychology? Mental communication?” Xu Ze frowned, then stared intently at Xiao Dao. “In the foundational psychology teachings and deep memory implants, there’s no mention of this.”

Xiao Dao’s smile froze. After a long pause, he forced a dry laugh. “Well… of course not. This is something I picked up from Tao Jun back in the day. I thought it might be useful to teach you now. It’ll greatly enhance your psychology studies.”

Hearing Xiao Dao’s somewhat forced explanation and noticing his guilty expression, Xu Ze snorted and said with a smirk, “Really?”

“Uh… of course! This mental communication thing isn’t just for enhancing your mental energy and speeding up energy circulation. It’s also great for… uh… charming girls!” Seeing Xu Ze’s skeptical look, Xiao Dao quickly changed the subject, raising his eyebrows suggestively.

Xu Ze stared at Xiao Dao’s clearly guilty expression, a faint smile curling at the corners of his mouth. Xiao Dao felt a chill run down his spine.

Seeing Xu Ze’s smug look, Xiao Dao grumbled inwardly, If you keep nagging, I’ll just drop it. This is Level 2 medic stuff. If you don’t want to learn, it’s your loss. I’ll just call it a day and wait until tomorrow when I’ve got the case database ready for your internship.

Fortunately, Xu Ze knew when to stop. Realizing he might have stumbled upon something advantageous, he smiled and said, “Alright, let’s give it a try. It sounds interesting.”

“Good. Let’s begin…” Xiao Dao nodded in satisfaction.

“Mental communication is divided into three levels. It’s a special skill possessed by some powerful psychotherapists in the future. This skill allows direct mental communication with patients suffering from severe psychological disorders, achieving unique therapeutic effects.”

“Of course, it also has some other uses, such as hypnosis and mental attacks. Intermediate-level mental communication can even allow simple mental communication with animals, while advanced levels enable direct communication with plants. It can even sense subtle changes in external energy, achieving astonishing effects.”

“As a super medic, you’ll often be involved in interplanetary missions on unfamiliar planets. This skill is essential in such scenarios…”

At this point, Xiao Dao looked at Xu Ze with a serious expression. “The prerequisite for mastering mental communication is, of course, strong mental energy. Although you currently possess slightly stronger mental energy than the average person, it’s only enough to grasp the most basic aspects. Only when you advance to Level 2, Level 3, or even become a medical officer will you truly master this skill.”

“Huh? Mental energy?” Xu Ze blinked, curious. “In your era, has the existence of such idealistic concepts been confirmed?”

“Idealism?” Xiao Dao paused for a moment, quickly searching his database for the term. He couldn’t help but laugh. “This isn’t idealism. Mental energy is a special form of existence. It exists as a type of energy, but in your era, its existence hasn’t been confirmed yet.”

“As for specific definitions and principles, they’re too complicated, so I won’t go into them. What I want to say is that to master this skill, you need strong mental energy. And to strengthen it, you need to train. Every day, when you push your energy circulation, you’re consuming mental energy. This is a basic yet effective way to train it.”

“Alright, now I’ll teach you the basic methods of mental communication…”