Why can't I empathize with Su Hang's perspective anymore?
Zhou Keyu was lost in thought. Logically speaking, with the talent to immerse himself in a role for 6 seconds, he should have been able to easily adopt Su Hang's perspective.
But now that his 6-second character immersion talent is activated, he can't immerse himself in the role at all. He can no longer empathize with Su Hang's thoughts, feelings, and emotional changes as he did before.
"What is going on?"
A tremendous storm raged within Zhou Ke's heart.
The inability to activate a character's talent after 6 seconds can only be due to two reasons.
One issue is insufficient information about the character you want to embody. If you don't have enough preparation beforehand and can't fully understand the character's personality, temperament, and preferences, you naturally won't be able to embody the character.
One possibility is that the character you want to embody is already dead. Of course, you can't embody a dead person, since when someone dies, their life is over.
Su Hang lowered his bloodshot eyes, "Why did you pinch my nose?"
"His breathing is faint, but he's definitely alive." Zhou Keyu frowned deeply, leaning down to listen to Su Hang's chest. "Listen for a heartbeat."
Su Hang's lips twitched. "I'm getting angry."
"His heartbeat is so strong, consistent with excessive blood loss. He's definitely alive." Zhou Keyu muttered, utterly puzzled, "If he's alive, why can't I see things from his perspective?"
Su Hang sighed, "Help me, okay?"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I was thinking about something and my mind wandered."
Zhou Keyu snapped out of his daze, quickly rolled up his right sleeve, tied a blood collection tourniquet, and disinfected the vena cava with iodine. "I'll give you a transfusion right away."
A large needle pierced the vena cava, and bright red blood was slowly drawn out, gradually filling the syringe. "It hurts so much!"
Su Hang stared intently at the syringe, memories flooding back. "I remember during the Shining Child Star Competition, once before the competition, the child stars lined up for a physical exam and blood test. You fainted due to anemia, and it was my voluntary blood donation that saved you."
You meant well but ended up doing something wrong.
Zhou Keyu expelled the air from inside the syringe, inserted the needle into Su Hang's left arm vein, and slowly pushed the syringe stopper, allowing bright red blood to slowly flow in. "You almost killed me when I was eight years old."
Su Hang raised an eyebrow and asked, "Really?"
Zhou Keyu rolled his eyes and said, "Big brother, when I was carried to the competition's medical room, the doctor hurriedly asked the child stars present who had the universal blood donor. You were quick as a flash, raising your hand and saying you had the universal blood donor."
Su Hang nodded and said, "Yes, I am the universal blood."
Zhou Keyu pushed the syringe forward and said, "Brother, you have AB blood type, which is a universal recipient. The doctor asked about type O blood, which is a universal transfusion recipient."
Su Hang said calmly, "Anyway, it's all universal blood."
"Can they be the same, brother?"
Zhou Keyu said with a resentful look in his eyes, "At that time, I was severely anemic and my life was in danger. The doctor didn't wait for your blood test results, chose to trust you, and drew 400 milliliters of blood on the spot and transfused it into my body."
Su Hang asked, "And then?"
Zhou Keyu said with lingering fear, "When the blood test results came out, it showed you were blood type AB, not O. The doctor panicked and transfused 400 milliliters of the incompatible blood type at once. You would have died within hours."
This is a Level 1 medical malpractice incident.
"Not only will the attending physician be sentenced, but hospital leaders and local medical system officials will also be held accountable and disciplined. Those doctors and leaders are begging and pleading, praying for a medical miracle to happen."
Su Hang said softly, "A miracle has happened."
"Yes, a miracle happened," Zhou Keyu said with deep emotion. "Your 400 milliliters of AB blood not only saved my life, but also miraculously cured the anemia I've had since birth."
It is introduced into the body along with fresh blood.
A little color returned to Su Hang's pale face. "I gave you your life. A small act of kindness deserves a great return, let alone saving your life."
"Brother, aren't I repaying you with my life?" Zhou Keyu endured the pain, having another large vial of blood drawn, his face pale. "Let me make this clear: I can't give you the loyalty you want."
Su Hang said expressionlessly, "I don't want loyalty."
"Ah?"
Zhou Keyu looked astonished. You see, Su Hang values loyalty more than life itself, and dreams of having someone who is absolutely loyal to him. It's unbelievable that he doesn't want it now.
So what do you want now?
"You don't need to know that," Su Hang said calmly. "All you need to know is that you will be my assistant in my revenge against the Imperial Crown."
"Revenge on Imperial Crown's assistant?" Zhou Keyu was stunned. Now that Imperial Crown had betrayed Su Hang, from an ordinary person's perspective, Su Hang would definitely want to take revenge on Imperial Crown. But from Su Hang's perspective—
Okay, I can't relate to it at all.
"You can agree to my request, or you can refuse," Su Hang's bloodshot eyes narrowed slightly, "But if you refuse, I will kill you."
"Kill me? Dude, are you kidding me?"
Zhou Keyu chuckled, but when he saw Su Hang's bloodshot eyes filled with murderous intent, he immediately fell silent. The other party was extremely serious and had no intention of joking.
"You can be my assistant in my revenge against the Imperial Crown, but you can't expect me to work for free. I'm a rising star, after all; you should at least give me a salary of a few hundred thousand."
The murderous intent in Su Hang's eyes faded. "I won't give you a single penny, but I can sign a contract with you. Once I reclaim the Imperial Crown and the core members of the Revenge faction are gone, you will become the new captain of the Imperial Crown."
"You're painting a picture that's way too big for your eyes."
Zhou Keyu complained, "Now that you've been expelled from the team by Imperial Crown 'Imperial Crown, and the one in power is Nurarihyon, plus the assistance of the Three Champion Emperors and other core members, your dream of taking back Imperial Crown is nothing short of delusional."
"I can definitely reclaim the Imperial Crown," Su Hang said coldly, glancing sideways. "Give me a straight answer, or will you become my assistant?"
"I'm still giving you a blood transfusion," Zhou Keyu, pushing the syringe closer, his eyes lowered. "Is this considered blackmail?"
Su Hang's tone was incredibly authoritative. "You have no choice."
"Alright, alright, you are Qin Shi Huang, you want to reclaim the Qin Dynasty, you want to avenge the civil Martial General who betrayed you, and I, Zhou Keyu, a genius strategist who can immerse myself in the role in 6 seconds, am willing to lend you a hand."
Zhou Keyu looked up helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, are you satisfied now?"
"Aren't you the child prodigy who can drink a bottle of Coke in 6 seconds?"
"It's supposed to be 6 seconds to get into character, you know?!"
Ten minutes later.
Zhou Keyu's face was pale and gaunt, looking as if he was about to pass away. In stark contrast, Su Hang's face was rosy and radiant, and he had recovered most of his energy.
"You've only donated 400 milliliters of blood, and you're already this weak."
"Please, do you think all men in the world are as physically robust as you, able to survive a 1700ml drop in health and then be full of energy again after a 400ml blood transfusion?"
Zhou Keyu's arms were weak and sore as he said, "But you've just come back from the brink of death, and your body is very weak. You still need to go to the hospital for more blood transfusions and further treatment."
"Need not."
Su Hang stood up and said, "I know my body best. Eating something nutritious and resting for half a day will make me fully recovered."
"Okay, I'll donate 400 ml of blood. I'm a little hungry too." Zhou Keyu took out his phone. "I'll order takeout. What do you want to eat?"
"Eating takeout isn't healthy." Su Hang stretched his wrists and ankles, then gestured with his lip. "There's rice, flour, and oil in the kitchen, and vegetables, eggs, and meat in the fridge. Go cook."
"You want me to cook?" Zhou Keyu said, glaring at him. "You're going too far! I agreed to be your assistant, not your nanny!"
Su Hang's bloodshot eyes remained calm and still as he watched Zhou Keyu's performance.
"I'm a rising star in Huaxia short dramas, worth millions. Cook for you? My parents, grandparents, and even my own parents have never eaten my cooking. You want my cooking? No way!"
Zhou Keyu pointed to the window, head held high, and said, "I'm telling you this now, even if Zhou Keyu starve to death outside this morning, or jump off this building, I will never make you a single thing."