Chapter 84
So I'm sorry, I'm afraid I won't be able to update today.
Hospitalized
My mom dragged me to the hospital that night.
They suddenly made me go for a checkup in a wheelchair, and after the checkup, they said I needed to be hospitalized.
Intracranial hemorrhage, fortunately, only 5ml.
High blood pressure, 228-140.
The cause of the bleeding is unknown, and because I am young, there are many possibilities.
We need to investigate them one by one.
The good news is that there is no tumor.
Looks like I won't be able to update for the next few days.
Want to be discharged
Today, I feel somewhat better.
But at night, I started having asthma attacks and tonsillitis. I had a doctor's consultation late at night, and they gave me medication and drew arterial blood.
Because of my asthma, I was short of oxygen. I heard that my arterial blood was dark, so they replaced it with a large oxygen tube.
Currently, I can get out of bed and walk a few steps, but not much.
In short, I'm still alive and want to be discharged as soon as possible. The doctor said it depends on the results of the follow-up examination. I'm lucky and there are no other problems. The only issue now is cerebral edema. If the edema develops to a safe level after the follow-up examination, I can probably be discharged.
He's in the ICU.
The day before yesterday afternoon, they told me that my head was almost healed, but then they told me that I had a serious lung infection and transferred me to the respiratory ward for treatment.
My family visited me today and took my phone, but they didn't bring a charger.
The doctor told me that if all goes well, I can be transferred out of the ICU and into a regular ward next Monday morning.
Ah, there's still so long. Seriously, I feel like I'm almost quitting gaming.
Hopefully, I'll be lucky and be discharged from the ICU on the same day.
In short, I'm still alive, and being sick these past few days seems to have cleared my head, and I have a lot to write about again.
Discharged from the hospital
I'm finally discharged from the hospital. I have a lot to say, but I'll keep it simple.
My family only told me the details of the situation on the day I was discharged from the hospital.
It turns out that the blood in my brain that day was just a fraction of a millimeter away from causing me to be paralyzed or die.
Furthermore, the subsequent edema, if left unchecked, can lead to brain tissue damage, resulting in paralysis or even death.
In other words, this illness was like a brush with death.
Goodness, I don't really feel anything about this myself, because at the time, apart from dizziness and headache, I didn't feel anything else, and I could still move my body.
Moreover, when I hear that I was just a fraction of a millimeter away from the trend, I don't feel anything at all, not even a sense of relief.
It was very calm, the whole person was calm, as if it had nothing to do with them.
However, I don't smoke or drink, and the doctor said it's fortunate that I have these good habits, otherwise I would have lost more than this much blood. This time I only lost 5ml of blood, which was just a fraction of a millimeter away from danger. If I had lost any more, I might have really been close to death.
I'm incredibly lucky; I think I've used up all my luck in this lifetime. And this ten-plus days of hospitalization made me lose more than 50 pounds. It was such a torturous experience; I never want to go through it again.
I have just been discharged from the hospital and am only just out of danger. I am now recuperating at home and waiting for my brain to recover. I also need to take my blood pressure medication every day.
So this time it's also a resumption of update notifications.
I should be able to resume updates after a short while, as I'm fully recovered.
Currently, apart from persistent soreness in my calves and slight numbness in a small part of my left foot, I am otherwise fine.
That's all for now, dear readers. See you in the next update! Bye-bye!
Update notifications will be restored soon.
I originally wanted to update two days ago, but because my blood pressure has been inexplicably rising these past few days and it's been difficult to lower it, I had to choose to rest for a few more days.
However, it's not good to go on for so long without any news, so I'll issue a notification today.
Previous checkups have shown that there is only a small amount of inflammation in the lungs, and the blood in the brain has been absorbed; only the edema has not yet subsided.
So overall, although I haven't fully recovered, the recovery is going quite well. I'll resume updates in a few days when my blood pressure is relatively stable. Of course, it's also possible that I'll update tomorrow or today.
That's all for now, goodbye~
The progress of episode 61 is approaching.
Xiu Er's Doppelganger is without "heart".
They are like the original Ex-Machina before they obtained the "heart" uploaded by Schwi, and the words and actions of the Doppelganger are just copies and pastes of the original. They did not truly obtain the same "heart" as the original.
Therefore, unlike the human Xiu Er himself who retains his humanity, he may still hold the principle of "not harming the innocent and helping people along the way," but when his Doppelganger act on their own, they will take any means necessary to complete Xiu Er's orders.
They are ruthless and do not care at all whether their actions will affect innocent people (for example, they do not care about ordinary people next to the target hidden in the crowd, and will directly fire a shot to kill the target as quickly as possible).
Therefore, the "Xiu Er" who is now integrating Zanze's explanation of the device's specific functions was given a similar instruction directly by himself.
Having read the original work, I know that many people died during the Magic User's exam.
Although the original work states that even those of inferior strength would lose their lives when facing enemies, the fact that an assessment could result in casualties was a concept that Xiu Er could not comprehend at the time.
He personally felt that even if someone is not qualified now, it does not mean they will become stronger in the future. The lack of knowledge can be made up for later. It is wrong for a life to simply disappear during the assessment.
This kind of thinking is a rare "goodness" in Xiu Er's character.
This is also why he has a certain fondness for Zanze.
Although directly challenging the Dungeon is fraught with danger, the other side has also prepared items to protect the candidates' lives.
However, he had already cleared away the Mirror Demon's Dungeon, and he wondered what the exam content for Zanze in this offline world would be.
The props that Xiu Er just created serve the same purpose: to protect the lives of the examinees.
Strictly speaking, given his personality, Xiu Er is not a kind person and will not specifically save anyone. However, if he encounters someone he can easily help, he will lend a hand.
Just like this Magic User assessment, because of Sariel, Xiu Er also entered this "game".
The item I just gave to Zanze is a bracelet-like object that can activate a protective shield the moment it detects a fatal wound on the wearer, and teleport the wearer to a designated location while starting treatment.
All of this was done by the Xiu Er, directly ordered by Doppelganger.
Zanze looked at the bag of bracelets in his hand. The bag was something Xiu Er had made along the way for easy carrying.
After listening to the explanation, Zanze looked at the other person's face, which had never changed its expression throughout, with slight surprise, which also changed her initial impression of Xiu Er.
Zanze then accepted the props from the other party and returned a slight smile.
"Thank you."
Those few words made Xiu Er realize that the other party's respect for him had grown even stronger.
Zanze no longer wanted to bother the other party. At this moment, she only wanted to go back and inform the others to distribute the prop when the candidates were assigned to teams.
After completing the task, the Doppelganger said nothing more and turned to leave without even saying goodbye.
Zanze had little doubt about this, after all, there are many people with strange personalities in this world.
Back on the street, the boy once again returned to his aimless wandering.
Because of the "instructions," the Doppelganger don't need to consider anything else; they only need to act according to the instructions of the Commander Unit — Xiu Er himself. Their self-judgment during the process is only necessary to a certain extent, because Xiu Er is always observing the movements of all individuals and can immediately provide solutions even in the face of emergencies.
He walked and walked, from daytime to dusk.
Ignoring the darkening sky, Xiu Er seemed determined to continue walking.
There were hardly any pedestrians left on the street, and no one paid much attention to the seemingly homeless teenager.
It's not that people are cold-hearted; it's just that everyone has their own things to do.
Sure enough, some "enthusiastic" people took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
"Hey, you."
"..."
What are you doing here all by yourself?
"..."
"Huh? Didn't you hear me?"
Clatter...
Xiu Er stopped in his tracks.
"[Question] Are you speaking to this machine?"
The person who spoke to her was a young girl. Judging from her attire and the "stick" in her hand, it was clear that she was a Magic User.
"Oh yes, I thought you didn't hear me."
The girl put one hand on her hip and straightened the hem of her clothes, which had become wrinkled from running.
"[Question] What does it mean to call out to this machine?"
Because they were strangers, Xiu Er didn't know why the other person had called out to him.
"Haha, I just wanted to ask how to get to the nearest hotel?"
It seems to be someone who got lost in the city.
Coincidentally, Xiu Er happened to have a map of the city (which he had discovered while wandering around during the day).
It was just a trivial matter of "giving directions," and it didn't take up too much of Xiu Er's time.
Having just seen off a stranger, Xiu Er's Detector immediately detected three familiar units...
After ending his information exchange with Sariel, which was essentially a transaction, and after being caught by his two apprentices shortly after taking a walk in the street, Xiu Er, seeing that it was getting late and considering the health of the two people with him, finally decided to spend the night at an inn in the city.
Takuson and Volumen had no objection to this.
Even if Xiu Er said he would take them camping in the wilderness, they wouldn't complain at all.
As evening fell, Xiu Er sat on the roof of the inn as usual, quietly gazing at the moon in the night sky. He didn't need to rest, so the long night was often when he was organizing intelligence.
However, to avoid becoming too "mechanical," Xiu Er would occasionally find some entertainment to "relax" his mood.
In the previous world, he frequently frequented arcades and other entertainment venues such as amusement parks.
In this relatively underdeveloped Magic world, entertainment options are naturally less plentiful than in modern society.
Out of boredom, Xiu Er stopped observing the moon in the other world. He looked down and a book with a cover that looked like a Bible appeared on his lap.
Although for convenience, the [Codex of the Whispers] had already been modified into a plug-in and integrated into the headband device, it could still appear in the form of a book.
"Has it reached 95% already...?"
Looking at the progress of the analysis from the Codex of the Whispers, Xiu Er sighed that he was running out of reasons to stay in this world.
As for Takuson, who has been with him for many years, well, he is also considering how to arrange things.
After all, he's a child I've watched grow up; he wouldn't just leave without saying anything.
As for what the system said, after leaving this world, it will leave an anchor point in the current "time", so that when it returns next time, it will appear at this anchor point.