Medical Prospects

Zhang Min pressed one hand lightly to her chest. After calming herself, she regained her composure.

She had actually discovered some issues during a recent physical examination and had been actively receiving treatment. But because her "work kept her busy," she had been taking her medication on and off, with no improvement in sight.

Her throat had indeed been feeling uncomfortable lately. She had casually taken some anti-inflammatory medicine to ease it and planned to get checked after finishing this deal.

Yet he had figured it out with just one glance?

A guess? That really did not seem likely!

What kind of man would say something like that upon seeing a beautiful woman? And get every detail right?

The more Zhang Min thought about his words, the more panicked she became.

Since she worked in this line of business, she naturally knew about certain dangerous occupational diseases.

HPV was absolutely one of the most troublesome. While it would not kill someone except by triggering cancer, it was extremely difficult to deal with.

She had been very careful about safety, so how had her mouth been affected too?

And these days, even though the Beautiful Country's FDA had sped up the process and opened a fast-track channel, the HPV vaccine had only been approved for production in 2006.

This was the famous vaccine of the future, the one advertised as preventing various strains of "cervical cancer."

Since its manufacturing process differed from traditional vaccines and the HPV virus could not be cultured outside the body, production was quite limited. There was not even enough to meet the Beautiful Country's own demand, and people in China had not even heard of it yet.

Naturally, Zhang Min had never had access to it.

Thinking of the warnings from some of her colleagues, as well as how troublesome this was, Zhang Min's head began to ache. She clasped her hands together, put on a pitiful expression, and lowered her voice as she spoke to Wang Yi.

"Hey, are you a doctor? You could tell at a glance, so your medical skills must be amazing, right? Do you have any good advice?"

"I was just guessing. Sorry, I only meant to make a joke."

Wang Yi could not be bothered with her and casually brushed her off. Zhang Min immediately started cursing inwardly.

A joke, my ass!

Still, she did not dare say much. Seeing Wang Yi close his eyes again to rest, she could only lean to one side and sulk.

Before long, the last passenger in their row arrived. He was a potbellied man in a suit.

His eyes lit up as soon as he saw Zhang Min. After sitting down, he immediately struck up a conversation.

"Beautiful, you've got great qualifications. You work around Shudian too? I haven't seen you before. I've got some connections in the industry, you know."

This was Shudian Airport, so it was perfectly normal to encounter people from the film and television industry. Zhang Min had even flown here earlier to complete a job for a major celebrity.

Hearing the fat man's words, Zhang Min, who was already irritated, could only suppress her displeasure and force a professional smile.

"No, I'm here sightseeing."

After being frightened by Wang Yi's words, she truly wanted to switch industries now.

She had once thought her life was pretty good, but now she realized it was not sustainable!

What if she caught AIDS or something later? Wouldn't that be even worse?

She had already made quite a bit of money. Maybe she could try breaking into film and television first? If it did not work out, she could go home and marry an honest man...

It was precisely because she was considering leaving the business that she became more patient and started chatting with the fat man, who claimed to be a producer.

Meanwhile, Wang Yi, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, began pondering something after brushing off that escort.

HPV seemed like it had a lot of potential.

This virus was incredibly easy to catch. It was not only transmitted through special forms of contact; everyday contact, even contact through clothing, could possibly spread it.

Then it would emerge when one's immunity weakened.

Most of the time, though, it manifested as ordinary warts. There was no particularly effective specific drug for it, making it difficult to cure completely. More serious cases required liquid nitrogen or laser treatment, and it was highly prone to recurrence.

Like psoriasis, it was not fatal, but it was extremely annoying.

Unlike psoriasis, which was an immune disease, HPV was transmitted by a virus, meaning there were ways to prevent it.

Either through a vaccine, or through a specific drug targeting the virus.

Merck & Co., which possessed the vaccine's core technology, earned billions of US Dollars each year from the vaccine alone. Demand still exceeded supply, so it could keep profiting from it for a long time.

"Merck & Co. may have the technology, but the HPV virus can't be cultured outside the body. Manufacturing the vaccine is extremely complicated, and output is limited. There shouldn't be a problem finding a way around the vaccine patent, or I could focus on a specific drug..."

Wang Yi continued thinking. He could even formulate Life Potion; this world simply lacked the materials. If he crammed some medical knowledge, creating a specific drug would not be difficult.

Because of the unique nature of his body under overclocked conditions, Wang Yi would eventually have to master biology to make himself more perfect. Developing some specific drugs along the way would merely be a convenient side task.

And the level of attention the pharmaceutical industry attracted was still within an acceptable range. Since medicine was considered a basic necessity, he could use it to gradually break through their defenses step by step.

Perhaps Merck would wave money around and lobby to block him, so the FDA was not worth considering for the time being.

But in China, there should be an opportunity to create a fast-track channel.

There were probably already some institutions in China researching this, but they simply could not overcome the technical hurdles.

Wang Yi weighed the pros and cons.

It seemed he would also need to prepare for building a factory in Hengguo.

But there was no rush. His startup capital was nowhere near enough yet. He would first settle the game project and earn his first pot of gold before considering physical industry...

After the plane took off, Wang Yi was meditating with his eyes closed when a somewhat urgent announcement suddenly came over the cabin broadcast.

"Are there any medical personnel among the passengers? A passenger has fainted. We urgently ask any medical personnel to contact a nearby flight attendant."

As the announcement played, several flight attendants stood and began asking again in the aisle.

Very soon, two people rose from their seats.

One was a Gray-haired Old Man, while the other was a bespectacled middle-aged man. Both quickly followed a flight attendant toward business class.

There were not many common illnesses that could suddenly cause someone to lose consciousness, but most of them were life-threatening. If treatment was not provided in time, things could get serious.

"Are you really not a doctor?"

Zhang Min, who had been chatting animatedly with the fat man claiming to be a producer, turned around after hearing the announcement and quietly asked Wang Yi.

The fat man felt slightly displeased. He looked Wang Yi up and down, then said in an affected tone,

"Young man, you're pretty young. A medical student?

"It's right not to meddle in this sort of thing. If you can't handle it, you might delay matters instead. You could end up getting yourself into trouble."

Wang Yi glanced at the fat man, who seemed to be strutting like a peacock, and could not be bothered to respond.

His hormones had gone to his head. After boasting too much, he really thought he was some big-shot producer.

"A doctor has already gone over."

Wang Yi spoke calmly, but soon frowned slightly and stood up.

He could hear the commotion in business class ahead. It was an acute massive myocardial infarction.

Although chest compressions had already begun and the flight attendants had brought over the emergency AED from the plane, that could only stabilize him temporarily. The risk remained extremely high.

Acute myocardial infarction had a very high mortality rate. Cardiac sudden death accounted for 80 percent of all sudden deaths.

If symptoms were discovered early and the patient went to a hospital, it would still be manageable.

What was frightening was a patient who had symptoms but assumed they were nothing serious and did not understand their own condition. Once cardiac arrest occurred, things became difficult. The golden rescue window was only four minutes. If no one intervened during that time, the person could practically be declared dead.

But even with someone performing chest compressions, and even with an AED on the plane, it was still extremely dangerous if the patient could not be taken to a hospital in time.

Wang Yi did not consider himself a good person, but if he could save a life with a little effort, he would not simply stand by.

It was only a matter of applying some force techniques anyway. It did not involve magic...

Second Update~

I think I mentioned earlier that there aren't any ancient martial arts families. I also specifically described the two "ghost-exorcising" masters.

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