Double Pupils

"Shi Yi, your eye examination results are the same as before. There's no lesion, and your body is very healthy."

"Don't overthink things in your daily life, and don't put too much pressure on yourself in your studies. Pay attention to resting more when you get home, and eat lighter meals. You'll fully recover after some time."

Dr. Xu, wearing a white coat, put down his medical penlight and said with a gentle expression.

The 16-year-old youth, whose medical record stated he had congenital cataracts, had been examined by him at this hospital for three years, with check-ups every six months. This was his sixth visit!

This time, Shi Yi had come for his check-up more than a month early. He claimed that the four pupils in his eyes had changed from black to two blue and two red, and that special characters would appear in his eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that his previous mental examination showed no issues, Dr. Xu would have thought that this 16-year-old boy had become mentally unstable and developed a mental illness due to the immense pressure from his life and studies!

Now, according to the examination report, Shi Yi was just experiencing hallucinations due to too much psychological pressure, and relieving that pressure would be enough.

"Thank you, Dr. Xu. I've troubled you again this time!"

Shi Yi put on his sunglasses, took his medical record, and left the ophthalmology department after politely greeting them.

"A person with Double Pupils, if in ancient times, they would be considered a born Saint, regarded as an innate divine being, a celestial anomaly. Upon birth, they would surely attract all attention and command respect from all directions."

"The Records of the Grand Historian mention that Cangjie, Emperor Shun, Duke Wen of Jin, and Xiang Yu, all possessors of Double Pupils, were figures who became famous in their time and left a lasting legacy."

"It's a shame that in modern times, someone with Double Pupils is just a cataract patient, a case of congenital pupil deformity, requiring frequent eye check-ups for any lesions. In daily life, they might even be treated as an oddity by some people."

"Truly born in the wrong era!"

After watching Shi Yi leave, Dr. Zhao, standing beside Dr. Xu, shook his head and sighed.

A born Saint in modern times is considered to have a condition, a case of pupil adhesion and deformity, a congenital pupil deformity.

In daily life and studies, they might be ostracized by some as an oddity.

It could even extend to their family, with people saying they have bad genes, a hereditary disease, or that they have accumulated too much bad karma, leading to retribution in their descendants, and other malicious remarks.

"Dr. Zhao, I know you've finished reading the Records of the Grand Historian!"

"As for the claim that those with Double Pupils are born Saints, that's due to the ignorance and superstition of the ancients who didn't understand modern medicine. As doctors of the new era, we must not be superstitious."

"Also, young people today are very receptive. They might even find Double Pupils cool. Don't dismiss it outright!"

"Ha! The next patient is here. I won't chat anymore. Let's see the patient first."

Dr. Xu smiled helplessly. This wasn't the first time Dr. Zhao had shown off his knowledge to him!

As a doctor of the new era, he preferred to analyze a patient's condition using data from examinations and lab tests, combined with the medical knowledge he had learned.

To him, someone with Double Pupils was simply a patient with cataracts. However, with the changing times, this was no longer a major issue.

Meanwhile, Shi Yi, who had already left the ophthalmology department, felt his ears twitch. He was walking towards the hospital exit.

"Mom, why is this big brother wearing sunglasses at the hospital in broad daylight? Can he not see?"

A little girl saw Shi Yi walking past and asked her young mother with a confused expression.

"Don't talk nonsense, child."

"From now on, if you see..."

The young mother interrupted her daughter's words. Seeing that Shi Yi seemed not to have heard, she quietly began to educate her daughter.

As Shi Yi walked by, some pedestrians on the hospital path saw him wearing sunglasses. Some politely made way, while others ignored him indifferently.

The conversations of the people on the road were not loud, but they all reached Shi Yi's ears because his hearing was excellent, far surpassing that of ordinary people.

He had also heard Dr. Zhao mentioning the Records of the Grand Historian and other content when he had just left the ophthalmology department.

He had also read the Records of the Grand Historian. He had flipped through any book concerning Double Pupils and memorized its contents.

As for the pedestrians' reactions, Shi Yi was accustomed to them and pretended not to hear.

Being different from ordinary people meant being seen as an oddity, possibly being ostracized. He had experienced this since childhood and was already used to it!

At the intersection, Shi Yi took out his phone and chose to use a ride-hailing app to go home.

The taxi driver saw Shi Yi, who was wearing sunglasses, get into the car. He didn't speak and didn't initiate a conversation.

"We've arrived at Jun'an Residential Area!"

Upon reaching their destination, the driver reminded him.

"Okay, thank you, driver."

Shi Yi thanked him politely and walked into the residential area.

"The young man is quite polite. But he's been wearing sunglasses since leaving the hospital. Could his eyes have a problem?"

The driver whispered to himself after Shi Yi had walked away.

These words also reached Shi Yi's ears, but his expression remained unchanged as he continued to walk into the residential area.

He skillfully swiped his card to enter the complex and soon returned home.

The apartment was not large, 62 square meters, with two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom.

He lived alone, and the size was just right.

Shi Yi went to the bathroom and washed his face with cold water, especially his eyes.

He looked up at the mirror. A remarkably handsome face appeared in the mirror. If his eyes were closed, anyone would praise him as a handsome young man with a face like jade.

But as soon as he opened his eyes, the four pupils within them were somewhat terrifying.

He, Shi Yi, was born with Double Pupils.

From birth, his open eyes frightened people, including his own family.

As Dr. Zhao had said, in the eyes of many, he was a cataract patient, and a rather frightening one at that.

Shi Yi looked at his eyes in the mirror.

They were completely different from the examination results at the hospital and also different from the black pupils in the photo just taken by his phone.

In the mirror, the iris of his eyes was still dark brown, but the color of the four pupils was not black; instead, it was blue on the outside and red on the inside, shimmering with a special divine light.

However, in the examination reports and photos from several hospitals, the pupils in his eyes were still black.

Furthermore, within his line of sight, new information had appeared.

[Pupil Master: Shi Yi]

[Physique: Double Pupils (Initial Unlock)]

[Divine Abilities: Heart Like Ice, Eidetic Memory, See Through Illusions]

[State of Mind: Indomitable Spirit]

[Cultivation Method: None]

[Traversal: Enabled (Current World: Earth, Traversable Worlds: Central Great World)]

[Anchor Points: 3 (Spatial Positioning) (Current location anchored, 2 remaining anchor points, can be changed, can be recalled)]

Note: The stronger the Pupil Master's strength, the faster the Double Pupils unlock progress. Upon unlocking, more Double Pupil abilities will be gained, such as Divine Abilities, Anchor Points, etc.

"My mental examination report is normal."

"My vision check is also normal."

"The pupil color check is the same as before."

"So, these changes in me are only visible to me, and they are direct visual perceptions."

Shi Yi calmly looked at the information that appeared in his eyes.

The changes on his body appeared on his sixteenth birthday. At first, he thought he had gone insane and was hallucinating. After undergoing examinations at several hospitals, it was confirmed that his mental state was normal, his body had no problems, and the external appearance of his eyes was the same as before.

The hospital he had just visited was the last one he went to, and the one where he had undergone the most checks.

He could be certain that these changes in him were only visible to him.

In the eyes of others, he was still the same as before, with no changes at all.

"I've verified all the functions on the panel except for the traversal function!"

"Now, I'll verify the effect of the traversal function and see what the Central Great World actually is!"

Shi Yi walked to the storage room, changed into new clothes, put on his prepared backpack, and checked if any items were missing.

"Traversal, activate!"

After checking the items he needed to bring, Shi Yi decisively selected the last function on the panel that he had not yet used.

(First, I'll add some armor.) Chapter 1 is background, it's a fantasy novel, primarily focusing on another world.