Embers Ad Infinitum

Institute, waiting area.

Shang Jianyao paced back and forth, shouting from time to time:

"Why haven't you come out yet?"

Being bold often means being impatient.

Jiang Baimian sat at one end of the bench against the wall and couldn't help but say:

"Stop swinging around, it'll make me dizzy."

Doesn't this guy know that emotions can infect others in similar situations?

I wasn't nervous at first, but after you walked around and yelled a few times, I became nervous.

"Yes, be patient, this kind of surgery will definitely take a long time." Long Yuehong agreed with the team leader.

The honest Shang Jianyao immediately retorted:

"Who said that?

"You never did it!"

"I have done it." Jiang Baimian subconsciously replied for Long Yuehong.

Shang Jianyao quickly inquired:

"How long did it take?"

Uh... Jiang Baimian was a little stuck for a while.

She was unconscious at the time, so she doesn't know exactly how much time it took, and she didn't pay much attention to this issue afterwards.

"Anyway..." she replied forcefully, "it's been a long time."

In order to divert attention, she criticized Shang Jianyao:

"You, it's only been a few hours, why can't you keep calm? Look at Xiaohong, she has been sitting quietly, even though Mount Tai collapsed in front of her, her expression did not change."

"He has to go to the toilet almost once an hour." Shang Jianyao pointed out, "Frequent urination is a major sign of stress."

Hey, don't involve me in your debate... Long Yuehong wanted to say this, but when he opened his mouth, he felt that his mouth was dry and it was difficult to form words.

He didn't remember how many times he went to the toilet. He only knew that three hours and seventeen minutes had passed since the operation.

Jiang Baimian had no interest in chatting and decided not to talk to Shang Jianyao.

At this moment, the door to the operating room suddenly opened.

A hospital bed was rolled out, and the person on it was wrapped in a strange film, with multiple tubes inserted into the body, connected to different instruments and medicine bottles.

Long Yue stood up with a flushed face, but her legs were a little weak.

His body shook, and he could only watch helplessly as the team leader and Shang Jianyao rushed over.

"How is it?" Jiang Baimian asked.

The researcher responsible for this genetic modification nodded:

"It's quite successful so far. The next step is to see if we can survive the postoperative reaction."

As he answered, he motioned to his assistants to push Bai Chen to the intensive care unit.

"How long will this take?" Shang Jianyao asked.

The researcher considered his words and said:

“It will take about three hours for the situation to stabilize.

"After that, there will be a month of general treatment, mainly to speed up the recovery of the body. The specific plan includes regular entry into the hyperbaric oxygen chamber..."

Three hours... Long Yuehong finally came over.

He couldn't help but look at Bai Chen, who was lying on the hospital bed and being pushed into the intensive care unit, and found that her face was pale, with obvious pain remaining.

While Jiang Baimian paid attention to the corresponding situation, he forced himself to calm down and consulted on the follow-up matters:

"When the time comes, do we need someone to take care of you?"

The researcher shook his head without hesitation:

"In the past few days, you did not receive professional training, so it was easy for you to be infected by certain viruses and bacteria. After that period of time, the patient has a certain ability to move again.

"You have two hours of visiting time every day. You can come often to keep the patient in a good mood, which will help her body repair itself."

"Okay." Jiang Baimian always respected the opinions of professionals and finalized the matter before Shang Jianyao.

After watching Bai Chen enter the intensive care unit, they went to the next room and stared at the situation inside through the glass window.

After a while, Jiang Baimian turned his wrist and looked at his watch:

"Hey, you go back to the office, pick up our lunch boxes, and go to the canteen to get something to eat."

"I don't need it, I'm not very hungry." Long Yuehong had no appetite at all.

Jiang Baimian glanced sideways at him. Before he could speak, Shang Jianyao spoke seriously:

"We are eating deliciously outside. Xiaobai should be able to feel it, and then he will want to wake up quickly and join us."

Which businessman is this? Why is it a bit naive... Jiang Baimian muttered in his heart without refuting.

Long Yuehong thought for a while:

"good."

At this time, even if Shang Jianyao said, "You must first step with your left foot to bless Xiaobai when entering the toilet," he would try to do it.

…

The unspeakable pain and the unbreakable darkness made Bai Chen's consciousness confused and hazy. He tried his best but could not regain his consciousness.

She only had one thought that lingered.

That is "Finally get rid of the shackles of the past and must take a good look at the future."

In this kind of drifting, time passes by minute by second.

I don't know how long it took, but Bai Chen felt that a little light seemed to penetrate the dark border.

She subconsciously leaned toward that place, and the light became brighter and brighter, and redder and redder.

Finally, Bai Chen felt the presence of his body, blinked his eyes, and slowly opened them.

What caught her eyes was the white and monotonous ceiling and the strange big lamp with an unknown name.

The smell of disinfectant penetrated her nose, and there was silence without human voices in her ears.

Staring at this scene blankly, Bai Chen slowly turned his head to the side.

Then she saw the transparent glass window and the three faces plastered on it.

Those belonged to two men and one woman.

When they saw Bai Chen looking at him, they both smiled and waved their fists.

Bai Chen couldn't help blinking his eyes.

…………

The next morning, floor 647, room 14.

"Xiao Bai is undergoing surgery so quickly, so the scheduled surface training can only be postponed." Jiang Baimian leaned in front of his desk and said to Shang Jianyao, "It seems that I won't be able to apply for the 'Six Senses Pearl' for a while. "

Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin:

"Then I'll try to apply forcefully, saying that exploring the 'soul corridor' is useful.

"Can the 'Six Senses Pearl' be in danger from the 'Angel of Life' necklace?"

"Well..." Jiang Baimian nodded, "You are an awakened person at the 'soul corridor' level, so you should have this privilege."

Most props are not as dangerous as the "Soul Corridor" awakener itself.

She continued:

"Before that, you can explore other rooms first, such as that '506'. It feels quite safe and suitable for you now."

In the past few days, Shang Jianyao has shared information about different rooms in the "Soul Corridor" with her from time to time, so that she can help plan plans in the future.

"No." Shang Jianyao shook his head, "Most of us have obsessive-compulsive disorder. We won't go to the next one until we fully explore this room."

Jiang Baimian was very happy:

"Your mental problem is a bit complicated."

She didn't mention it again, thought about it and said:

"Then during this period of idle time, we divided our work and went through the company's internal information about the ruins of Tieshan City to see if we could find any clues.

"I'll ask Lao Han and Lao Ge again during the next mission."

Han Wanghuo spent several years in Hongshiji, where the ruins of Tieshan City are separated by a mountain. The old world data Gnawa downloaded from the "Machine Paradise" intranet are not as detailed as those of "Panguage Creatures". There are also those who win.

In addition, Jiang Baimian also wanted Gnawa to investigate Lin Sui, a genius scientist, to find out what she mainly studied before the destruction of the old world.

"Okay." Shang Jianyao himself was also doing work in this area during this time.

After explaining, Jiang Baimian noticed a problem.

She looked to the other side:

"Xiaohong, what's wrong with you, you haven't spoken a word?"

"Ah?" Long Yuehong woke up from a dream, "I'm thinking about something."

"You're thinking about quitting the group, right?" Jiang Baimian expressed understanding, "Don't be anxious, think carefully before making a decision."

She then clapped her palms lightly:

"Okay, let's go to the training room."

At this time, Shang Jianyao said "hesitantly":

"I would like to apply for two more items."

"Which two?" Jiang Baimian's mind raced and he guessed the answer.

Shang Jianyao answered truthfully:

“The first thing was the medical record that Xiaohong and I found in the ruins of the steel factory.

"That place, like the 'Tieshan City Second Food Company', is one of the five holy places in Buddhism. I want to see if the medical records found there will bring about certain changes in the food company."

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said:

"This idea is good, but it is not suitable now."

She quickly explained:

"The 'Tieshan City Second Food Company' in room '522' is just a representation of the memory of the owner of the room. There should be no medical records in it, so there will be no changes.

"Only in the future, when we go to the ruins of Tieshan City in reality, will that medical record come in handy."

Shang Jianyao said with an indifferent attitude:

"Anyway, just give it a try."

"Where's the second item?" Jiang Baimian had no intention of arguing.

Shang Jianyao laughed:

"The owner of room '522' most likely belongs to the 'Supervisor' field. The cult 'Natural Sect' that was secretly spread within the company before believed in the 'Supervisor'.

"So, I want to apply for that recording pen, the one that caused the spread of the 'natural sect'."

PS: Please double the monthly ticket~