Thirty-six Acupoints

In the middle of the night, Qiao Long returned, stating the matter was settled.

The next morning, Captain 12 was at the execution ground and was directly executed in front of everyone.

Before he died, the man kept shouting about his innocence, but the Wa people didn't care.

The Wa people knew that Team 12 was already useless, and in their eyes, it was basically equivalent to the entire team being reserve members for the Prey Group.

When the next batch of newcomers arrived, they would directly reorganize the entire Team 12.

They executed the captain, then tallied Team 12's public funds, checked the accounts, and directly appointed the highest-contributing member of Team 12, a black man, as the new captain.

Seeing the Wa people finish their business and prepare to leave, the black captain limped after them.

He said awkwardly, "That... our team's redemption vouchers..."

"They've been confiscated in advance. You still owe 6900 points, and you must make up the difference before the 15th," the Wa people said before leaving.

The newly appointed black captain was stunned. He had taken over a huge mess.

The Redemption Squad settled the quotas for each small team monthly. It was already the 3rd, and there were only twelve days left until the 15th.

The entire small team had only earned 3100 points in more than half a month, and it had been taken away.

By the time he took over, he didn't even have the chance to gamble his life for a last-ditch effort. The entire team, even including Jin Meimei, only had fifteen people left.

Each person had to earn 460 redemption points in the last twelve days, which was almost a desperate situation.

Seeing the black captain's lifeless expression, Sule couldn't help but ask Qiao Long, "Is our Team 9 also far behind?"

Qiao Long said, "We earned 8400 points this month, but if we include the private savings from before, we've actually already met the quota."

Sule was pleasantly surprised, "Our team is this amazing? So we can just scrape by from now on?"

Qiao Long frowned, "Just scrape by? Every time we send people into the game, it's a life-or-death struggle."

Sule fell silent, remembering the terror of Silver Hand.

It was really bad luck for the newcomers to encounter that guy in their first game. Normally, it would end in a total wipeout.

Gaoxin asked him, "When do you plan to go into the game again?"

Qiao Long pondered, "Actually, I don't plan to enter the game again this month. In the past ten-plus days, I've already earned two thousand points."

Sule covered his mouth, "Good heavens, Qiao Long alone earned two thousand points, fulfilling one-fifth of the quota! No wonder everyone in the team respects him."

"Then you can use the Black Medicine to become a Radiator, right?" Gaoxin asked.

Qiao Long was surprised, "The survival rate is only one-tenth. I've met the quota for a long time, but I've been unwilling to go."

"I advise you not to have that idea either. Although you can turn your life around if you succeed, it's actually more dangerous than the game. There's no room for error. Success means success, and failure means death."

Gaoxin could understand, but he could tell that Qiao Long wasn't someone who could stay put.

He smiled, "If you have other hopes, of course, you don't have to go."

Qiao Long looked at Gaoxin, "In a few days, I should be able to tell you in a few days."

Gaoxin understood that Qiao Long must have an escape plan, but he was only a low-level participant in this plan. There were still big bosses above.

To tell Gaoxin the plan, he had to get permission from the person above first.

"Brother Xin Ku!" Suddenly, Dongfang Yi walked over with Jin Meimei.

Meimei excitedly expressed her gratitude to Gaoxin. She had joined Team 12 and, after discovering the team's nature, had despaired.

As soon as she joined the team, she was taught the rules. The captain directly assigned her shifts, and she had to go into the game every day.

And she had to bring back redemption vouchers. If she didn't, she would be severely punished.

If Gaoxin hadn't dealt with the captain of Team 12, she would have been sent into the game this morning.

"I finally understand why Liu Xu said that staying in the Entertainment Group was the best outcome."

"Fortunately, I have you."

Meimei said bitterly, then looked at Gaoxin with shining eyes. She had already learned about last night's events and thought to herself that she had indeed invested in the right person.

She was just surprised that Gaoxin used his fists. Hadn't he strengthened his brain? However, if not for his fists, Gaoxin wouldn't have been able to grasp the situation so quickly and save her from her predicament.

Gaoxin shrugged, "You don't think you won't have to play games by following me, do you?"

"No, but by following you, at least there's hope... you don't know, in that Team 12, just listening to that guy talk, I knew joining this team was over." Meimei was still shaken.

Gaoxin frowned, "Your life is still tied to Team 12, and this team still has a deficit of 6900 points."

Meimei's face turned pale. 6900 points! And she wasn't on the same team as Gaoxin. Even if Gaoxin wanted to help, he couldn't help that much.

Dongfang Yi, however, said calmly, "We can only try our luck in the Intermediate Game."

Gaoxin asked, "Have you participated in the Intermediate Game?"

Dongfang Yi nodded, "I have. This team almost didn't make it last month. The guy directly threw most of the team members into the Intermediate Game in the last few days."

At this moment, the black captain ran over, "Yes, Dongfang Yi is one of the survivors, and he was the only one who brought back 3000 redemption points."

Everyone was shocked, three thousand points in a single match! This guy had saved the entire team at the last moment.

Qiao Long couldn't listen anymore, "I knew your team was outrageous, but I didn't expect it to be this outrageous!"

"Such a top seller, I'd treat him like a god if he were with me. If he wants to be captain, I'll make him captain!"

"And you guys, you actually pushed him to the point where he wanted to take the captain down with him? I'm truly impressed!"

The Black Captain chuckled dryly, "It's all that guy's fault. We had no choice but to listen to him. After all, he decides who enters the game and who doesn't."

Dongfang Yi glanced at him indifferently and said nothing.

Gaoxin asked, "What's the Intermediate Game like? What are the rewards?"

Dongfang Yi recalled, "For us Glass People, the Intermediate and Low-level Games are about the same in terms of danger."

"The increase in difficulty is actually more for the Radiators; they are the real players."

"For us, it's a one-in-nine chance of survival either way. In terms of risk versus reward, I feel the Intermediate Game is even more worthwhile."

The crowd looked at him strangely. "The Intermediate Game is more worthwhile? There's a difference even between risking your life and risking your life. You only feel that way because you won once, right?"

Dongfang Yi shook his head. "The basic survival reward for the Intermediate Game is a thousand. I also eliminated an opponent in the game and completed a mission, so I got three thousand."

Gaoxin pressed further, "Was it an elimination by mechanism, or did you kill them with strategy?"

"Elimination by mechanism, but I'm not sure if it happens in every game. I'll tell you about it."

As Dongfang Yi spoke, he began to recount his Intermediate Game experience.

The entire process was thrilling, and the difficulty was indeed much higher than in the beginner game.

However, there was also more room for maneuver, as the difficulty was primarily placed on the Radiators.

As long as Glass People were smart enough and cooperated, they could still survive, and might even use the mechanisms to kill the Radiators.

In short, those with weaker abilities would find the Intermediate Game incredibly difficult, like walking into a trap. But those with stronger abilities might find it easier to survive, showing a polarization.

Of course, the prerequisite is that they are absolutely not NPCs.

According to Dongfang Yi's description, the NPCs in his Intermediate Game were as tragic as quest items... almost certainly doomed to die!

Gaoxin mused, "I understand now. The focus of the Low-level Game is slaughter and fear, like a butcher playing with sheep. The Radiators are usually not a significant threat."

"But the Intermediate Game is different. Although Glass People still have a slim chance of survival, Radiators can also die easily. In the face of death, it becomes more equal."

"High risk, but higher reward. Theoretically, the reward can exceed ten thousand."

Dongfang Yi sighed, "It can exceed ten thousand, but for Glass People, it's too difficult."

"I was lucky back then. If I had dared to be a little greedier, I probably wouldn't have made it back."

Gaoxin had a good grasp of the situation and asked the people around him, "Has anyone here participated in an Advanced Game?"

Sule was surprised. Good heavens, they're already asking about the Advanced Game? Don't they think the Intermediate Game isn't cruel enough?

Qiao Long frowned, "Boss Gao, the highest level Glass People can participate in is the Intermediate Game."

"As for the players in the Advanced Game, there are requirements for combat power. At least Tiger Level."

Gaoxin understood. The Advanced Game was a contest between the strong.

At this point, matching Glass People would be meaningless.

Qiao Long had explained earlier that True Tiger Level strength was three hundred times their body weight. What did that mean? They could probably lift a Blue Whale! In front of such beings, Glass People were more fragile than glass!

"I'm planning to participate in the Intermediate Game," Gaoxin declared.

Dongfang Yi said calmly, "My team owes 6,900 points. I'll go too. Do you want to team up?"

Sule quickly chimed in, "Then I'll go too."

Meimei hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand, "I can go too."

Gaoxin looked at the two and nodded in agreement.

Putting aside other benefits, at least they were obedient. If it were someone else, he would have to be distracted.

However, Qiao Long narrowed his eyes. "Team game? In that case, it'll be a team battle."

Gaoxin asked, "Do you have experience?"

Qiao Long nodded. "Team games usually yield more income than solo games."

"However, I've only participated in team battles in Low-level Games. I'm not sure about Intermediate."

"So, if you form a team, the other participants will also be in teams. The number of people you recruit, they will have the same number."

Gaoxin scanned the group and asked, "What's the maximum number of people in a team?"

"Five," Qiao Long said. "If you need it, I can fill a spot."

Gaoxin nodded. "Then it'll be the five of us."

"But we'll rest for a few days to get our condition back before going."

"Dongfang Yi, how are your injuries?"

Dongfang Yi smiled. He had been beaten half to death yesterday and was still covered in wounds today.

The team's public funds had been confiscated, so he couldn't get proper treatment. He could only get some basic care at the medical station. He really needed to recuperate.

However, he confidently said, "It's just superficial wounds. A bit of Muscle-generating paste will do. As long as it's not a broken bone or internal injury, it's nothing."

Gao Xin's lips curved upwards. "Muscle-generating paste, did you make it yourself?"

Dongfang Yi replied casually, "Yeah. In team 12, they beat up members all the time, leaving everyone injured."

"Although medicinal herbs are scarce on the island, you can exchange for anything at the Silver Tower. The AI's potions are too expensive, so I spent a few redemption vouchers to buy a pile of Chinese medicinal herbs and made some white medicine and muscle-generating paste myself. They're very effective for external injuries."

Gao Xin put an arm around him and said, "Good, good, good. Everyone disperse. You come upstairs with me, and we'll talk about making medicine in detail."

So, everyone agreed on a time and dispersed.

Gao Xin returned upstairs and pulled Dongfang Yi into a small room.

Dongfang Yi didn't have much strength and couldn't resist him at all.

But when Gao Xin dragged him into the bathroom, Dongfang Yi's expression changed. "No... what are you doing?"

"Damn it, your team 9 isn't any better! I'd rather get beaten up in team 12."

Seeing him struggle desperately, Gao Xin released his hand. "What am I doing? I'm here to give you acupuncture."

Dongfang Yi glared at him and shrunk to the corner of the wall. "Acupuncture? Is that a term your team 9 uses?"

Gao Xin looked surprised. "I heard that Chinese medicine can cure illnesses by stimulating acupoints with acupuncture. You don't know how?"

Hearing this, Dongfang Yi came to his senses and coughed. "Oh, you mean this needle..."

"Cough, cough, then why did you drag me to the bathroom?"

Gao Xin pointed to the petal water in the bathtub. "Because the medicinal baths we made ourselves are becoming less effective. Can you help me make a better one?"

Dongfang Yi was taken aback. He walked to the pool and looked at the petals inside. "Medicinal bath? You call this thing a medicinal bath?"

"To clear heat and reduce fire?"

He scooped up a spoonful with his hand, saw the already blackened petals, and immediately threw it away in disgust.

Gao Xin said, "My brother made it for me. It's mainly to replenish my stamina and stimulate my body to heal injuries."

"The effect is good, but I think you can make a better one."

Dongfang Yi looked completely bewildered. He quickly rushed to the bathtub, scooped up water, and even tasted it.

Then he spat it out. "This can actually have an effect? Uh, bottle some of this for me to take back and study."

He was even starting to doubt himself, feeling like this was beyond his knowledge of pharmacology.

"This... it might have had some effect at first, but methods like medicinal baths and fumigation are one-time use. Have you been using it continuously?" Dongfang Yi said.

Gao Xin nodded. "Yes, there are too few flowers nearby, but what's wrong with it being a one-time use?"

He didn't care, after all, he had soaked in it more than once yesterday, and it had been effective multiple times, just getting worse.

Dongfang Yi grinned. "What do you mean, 'what's wrong with it'? If it's a one-time use, you can't use it twice."

"After you use it, the ingredients inside change. Add to that the passage of time, and the fact that these flowers have rotten."

"Meaning it has turned into another medicine, or even poison!"

Gao Xin suddenly realized. "So that's how it is. It turned into another medicine... I thought there was something wrong with my thinking."

He relied on the Art of False Medicine to amplify and distort the medicinal effects.

If it were medicine to drink, it would be fine, but this was for external use, constantly being affected and changing. As he used it, the concepts he had implanted in himself using Dark Logic techniques became ineffective because this was no longer 'Sule's unique medicinal bath.'

Dongfang Yi rolled his eyes. "What does that have to do with your thinking?"

"Who the hell made this for you? Didn't they tell you such basic things?"

"Chinese medicine isn't that simple. It has different effects for different people, different illnesses, and even different times of day."

Gao Xin smiled. "Yes, yes, yes. From now on, after my special training is over, I'll leave the medicinal baths for healing and relieving fatigue to you."

Dongfang Yi stroked his chin and pondered. "Not for now. I don't have the medicinal herbs. I'll have to exchange for them at the Silver Tower."

"However, if it's just for relieving fatigue after training, reducing swelling, removing blood stasis, clearing meridians, and detoxifying, you don't need a medicinal bath."

"I can give you a wet compress massage and knead your acupoints."

Gao Xin was surprised. "Massage? No needles?"

Dongfang Yi smiled. "Why would you need acupuncture for everything? If it's just to stimulate acupoints and clear meridians, you can just rub the relevant acupoints yourself."

Gao Xin clapped his hands in approval. "Great, this is great!"

"I'll go train first, and you can massage me when I'm done.

Next, Gao Xin continued his training.

Meanwhile, Dongfang Yi ate outside and then went to sleep.

However, before he could sleep for an hour, Gao Xin woke him up. "Okay, come on."

Dongfang Yi got up groggily. "No, I just fell asleep... You're done already?"

He saw Gao Xin walking out, weakly leaning on the wall, looking completely exhausted.

He curled his lips. "Little brother, I didn't realize you were a bit weak."

"You look so strong, but you can't last an hour?"

Qiao Long chuckled, his body slumping down. "It's nothing, I can still train later. Just a ten-minute break in the middle."

Dongfang Yi quickly helped him lie down on the bed.

"Ten minutes is enough for you? Good heavens, you're bruised too?"

"And where did this scratch come from? Are you self-harming in there?"

Qiao Long casually replied, "My training is very intense."

Dongfang Yi shook his head. "Wait a moment for me."

With that, he ran off.

He soon returned with a bottle of ointment and several rolls of bandages. After applying the medicine, he bandaged all the wounds.

In an instant, Qiao Long's arms, legs, waist, abdomen, and chest were all wrapped in white bandages, making him look like someone who had been training hard for a long time.

Next, Dongfang Yi went to fetch a basin of hot water, soaked a towel, wrung it out, applied medicine to the other bruises, and then placed the towel on them.

At the same time, he skillfully massaged Qiao Long.

Although Qiao Long looked weak and listless, he forced himself to stay alert, constantly asking which acupoint he was pressing and what that movement was for.

Dongfang Yi could only explain as he massaged.

But Qiao Long kept asking about the effects. Dongfang Yi wondered how he could explain it to him when he had no foundational knowledge.

So, he said patiently, "Stop asking. It's very complicated in here. I've been learning since I was a child."

Qiao Long still pressed on, "Then teach me. Let me learn the acupoints, and I can do it myself later, so I won't bother you."

Seeing him say this, Dongfang Yi thought that he really couldn't stay with him every day.

So, he casually said, "Sure, I'll teach you thirty-six super effective acupoints. The technique is simple and can be used by most people."

"It can strengthen the spleen, clear the intestines, protect the liver, nourish the stomach, benefit the kidneys, soothe the heart, awaken the mind, invigorate blood, clear meridians, relieve pain, resolve stasis, detoxify..."

"Rub it often, press it more when you have nothing else to do, and you'll get fewer illnesses and become younger."

He recited a whole string of benefits as if reciting an essay, speaking fluently.

He said it casually, but it shocked Qiao Long to his core!

So many functions? It can stop bleeding, detoxify, and even make you younger?

"Hiss! That amazing? Traditional Chinese Medicine is really awesome!"

"This is it! Master, I want to learn this."

Qiao Long was extremely excited.

Dongfang Yi felt a little embarrassed. "Ahem, TCM is definitely awesome, but I'm not a master. I just learned some from my grandfather since I was young."

As he spoke, his eyes dimmed slightly.

p.s: Sorry.