Day of Imprisonment

In the afternoon, Ke Lan led Wu Rui, Mao Ge, and the others to challenge a relatively simple level scene nearby.

In their words, it was to hone the team, increase individual experience, and at the same time, obtain some [Memory] cards.

This was a good thing.

The scene was also relatively simple, just ‘grabbing seats’.

The level scene was in a nearby library, and the rules were very simple: according to the prompts in each round, decipher and find the corresponding seat in the library, and successfully sit in the seat within the specified time to complete the challenge.

Obviously, this level scene was not difficult.

The real difficulty might be how to decipher the corresponding seat location through the prompts.

If it were just Wu Rui, Mao Ge, and Guo Zening, the challenge would definitely be very difficult because they were not good at solving puzzles, but with Ke Lan, things were very simple. Although the prompts and seat locations obtained in each challenge were different, the principle remained the same, and Ke Lan could still decipher the prompts and find the corresponding seat locations in a short time.

Another difficulty was that after deciphering the seat location, a sixty-second countdown would be triggered immediately.

Everyone had to sit in the designated seats within sixty seconds.

This tested both speed and consideration of each person's location before deciphering.

For example, one person could be arranged on each floor, so that after deciphering, if the locations were on different floors, it could save time going up and down stairs. Ke Lan had experience in this, so he could make very good arrangements.

“This isn't difficult, so how did you get injured?” Luo Xi looked at Guo Zening.

The latter sighed: “Don't mention it. Yes, Ke Lan arranged it very well, but he didn't tell me that there was someone in that seat. I ran over and saw a little kid sitting there, but my time was limited, so I…”

“You drove the kid away?”

“More or less!” Guo Zening lowered his head: “Later, the child's parents came over and beat me up, and pushed me down. My arm was injured at that time.”

Looking closely, there were indeed traces of being beaten on this guy's face and body.

“Actually, there are better ways to get a child to leave.” Wu Rui also held back her laughter.

“But I didn't have time to think about anything else at the time. I was so anxious. You have to know that if the challenge fails, a [Memory] card will be lost for nothing.” Guo Zening tried hard to argue, but obviously, this incident made him lose face.

Luo Xi ate a little something.

At the same time, Ke Lan began to explain the challenges they were going to undertake next.

“The seat-grabbing scene is just the easiest of the easy, not challenging at all. Of course, the rewards are also lackluster. Experts disdain to go. The real challenge is the First Hospital.” Ke Lan looked at the First Hospital building across the street at this time.

The hospital was very grand, with a large area, including outpatient buildings and inpatient buildings, brightly lit and with a constant flow of people.

“As far as I know, the [Cards] produced in the First Hospital are of many types, and many are useful. For example, [Healing] is a must-have for experts. Without [Healing], it's just a pipe dream to challenge higher-level difficulty scenes.”

“The First Hospital scene opens at 7:30 in the evening. We have more than ten minutes to prepare. When we go in later, there will be special people to identify the Memory Retrievers. All Memory Retrievers entering the First Hospital will be guided to a special entrance, called the Memory Retriever Clinic. The entrance to the level scene is inside that Memory Retriever Clinic.”

Ke Lan finished eating the mutton skewers in his hand and took a swig of fruit beer.

“From the moment you enter the scene, danger follows. I went once before. How should I put it? I was immediately diagnosed with a serious illness by the doctor and forcibly taken for surgery. They didn't give me anesthesia and then took out all my internal organs. I'll screw his ancestors, it hurt me to death.”

Ke Lan's face was pale.

Besides gritting his teeth, there was more fear.

It was estimated that he had a psychological shadow.

“So the first thing to solve is how to deal with the diagnosis of those demon doctors. Basically, if he says you are sick, then you are sick, and two strong men will immediately come over to take you for surgery. The first thing we have to solve is this first level…”

Ke Lan looked at Luo Xi.

The latter was eating grilled skewers and didn't say a word.

Ke Lan was helpless and could only continue on his own: “But I've already thought of a way to crack it. Last time I went alone, so they dealt with me, and I couldn't resist. But this time, there are five of us together. I estimate that it won't be easy for them to do it. Even if they do, we have the power to resist. And I can be sure that in this situation, they won't act rashly, because if it's just confrontation and fighting, the First Hospital won't become a level scene, because that's obviously unfair.”

“Definitely not Memory Retrievers, but definitely not ordinary people either. I think they should be employees, or similar scene NPC roles.” Ke Lan replied with a serious expression.

“Then, your speculation should be correct. It's easy to be subdued when entering the scene alone because he can't prove himself. But it's not necessarily safe for multiple people either. By the way, did you make any preparations last time you went?”

“Preparations? What preparations? I prepared weapons, but they weren't used.”

“I mean, medical records.”

“Medical records?” Ke Lan was stunned. Soon, he seemed to have thought of something and reacted.

Immediately, he slapped his thigh: “Damn, why didn't I think of that? Damn it, you guys wait a moment.”

After speaking, he jumped up and ran to a roadside clinic next to him.

Only after Luo Xi was full did Ke Lan run back, sweating profusely.

He was holding a stack of medical records in his hand.

“Let's go, time is running out. Entering a little earlier might give us an advantage. I've heard that if you enter late, the danger will also increase.” Ke Lan wiped his sweat.

As for the medical records in his hand, Luo Xi knew what they were for.

Because Ke Lan had just said very clearly that after entering the First Hospital Memory Retriever Clinic, you must accept the doctor's diagnosis, and the diagnosis result is entirely up to that doctor. If he says that you, young man, are terminally ill and need to be operated on immediately.

Then you can only be escorted to the operation, just like what Ke Lan encountered last time.

The fact that this guy looked fearful and scared showed how unreasonable and terrifying the First Hospital scene was.

But if you already have medical records before you go, it will be easy.

Without the doctor's diagnosis, wouldn't this bypass the danger of the first step?

Just now, Luo Xi gave Ke Lan a reminder, and the latter reacted.

“Luo Xi, bringing you here seems to be a good move. To be honest, using other medical records to replace the diagnostic process of the First Hospital is indeed a good method. I should have thought of it, but sometimes it's difficult to maintain that kind of calmness. But I found that you seem to be able to remain calm at any time. I'll shamelessly ask for advice. How do you do it?”

Ke Lan asked seriously at this time.

Luo Xi's response was only four words: “No other way, practice more!”

“Practice more? This, how the hell do you practice this? Could it be that you just keep running to the First Hospital when you have nothing to do? I was cut open last time, and it took me several cycle days to recover.” Ke Lan also knew that everyone had a path that suited them.

Luo Xi's method could only be said to be suitable for Luo Xi, and might not be applicable to him, Ke Lan.

Similarly, some of his, Ke Lan's, methods would not work for Luo Xi either.

As the saying goes, fish have waterways, and birds have flight paths.

Compared to Ke Lan, who was thoughtful and heavy-hearted, the other three, Wu Rui, Mao Ge, and Guo Zening, were much more relaxed.

In a small team, how to conquer the scene can be left to the captain or the brain of the team, and they are the 'limbs' of the team, only needing to perform their duties according to the arrangements of the brain.

Walking in from the gate, the front is the outpatient hall, but there are several security guards standing there expressionlessly. Each of them wears glasses, which really fits the saying 'college graduates become security guards'.

Just looking at their appearance, they really look like college students.

These security guards' eyes quickly scanned the crowd. They would only glance at normal people and then look away, but if they were Reminiscers, the guards would immediately spot them and politely guide them to another passage.

That is, the 'Trial Grounds' that the Reminiscers were to go to.

Luo Xi had figured out that these security guards were all 'employees'. In slightly larger checkpoint scenes, there were basically employees. For example, Old Wang's 'A Day as a Wage Slave' scene was an initial scene with a very simple mechanism, so he could manage it alone.

This also foreshadowed that, apart from the initial scenes, the other large scenes within the Day of Imprisonment might be more dangerous than the last.

After all, from the perspective of the 'company' managing these checkpoint scenes, how to quickly and effectively eliminate Reminiscers was the source of their assessment and performance.

It's just that, why did the 'company' set up checkpoint scenes? They could even easily identify Reminiscers now. Wouldn't directly killing them be more efficient?

Unless, the Day of Imprisonment had its own rules.

And this rule limited principles similar to 'fairness and justice', which was why they couldn't massacre at will.

Unsurprisingly, Luo Xi and his four companions were politely invited out by the security guards and led into a special passage.

It was like a temporary safety passage under construction, surrounded by safety nets on all sides, and it was unknown where it led.

Moreover, besides the five of them, there were other Reminiscers. Luo Xi was sure that this was the most Reminiscers he had encountered in the same checkpoint scene.

There were people in front and people behind.

At least a dozen.

Adding them, plus the Reminiscers who might still be coming.

Good heavens, how many Reminiscers could this checkpoint scene allow to participate at the same time?

"The First Hospital is very famous because its attributes are Chaos Four and Yin-Yang Three. Do you know what Chaos Four is? It's the most chaotic and disorderly place. Because the difficulty is very high and it's a large scene, in order to balance it, many 'reward points' are naturally set up in the scene. The [Healing] card is just one of the rewards in this scene. There are many other valuable [Cards]. These Reminiscers are all here to obtain functional cards."

"However, because the returns here are very high, as long as you can obtain some valuable functional cards, it's worth it even if you die inside. Another thing is that the ticket to enter the First Hospital is not cheap. It costs this much."

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At this time, Ke Lan stretched out his fingers and made a 'two' gesture.

Two [Memories]?

That's indeed not cheap.

"Starting with two cards, sometimes, you may have to pay more," Ke Lan said.

You should know that this is just the ticket, and it can't guarantee that you will definitely get benefits in the scene. The greater probability is that you will gain nothing and then die inside in an extremely terrible way.

However, in other words, the price of two [Memory] cards can also block many pure Reminiscer newbies.

As for those Reminiscers who haven't even obtained a card ring after three clearances, coming here is simply courting death.

Those who can come are at least those who have obtained a card ring.

Even those who have found a professional card recipe and completed card combinations are considered experts.

And experts who can obtain professional card combinations are definitely at the top of the pyramid among Reminiscers.

In fact, in addition to the inherent dangers and challenges of the checkpoint scene itself, the threat to Reminiscers naturally also comes from their own kind, other Reminiscers. Sometimes, the threat from other Reminiscers may be greater than the danger of the scene itself.

Some Reminiscers are not here to clear the scene at all. Their purpose is very simple, to come and rob.

Because there are many Reminiscers in large scenes, and they are not comparable to the poor ghosts outside.

The safety net temporarily constructed passage came to an end. Ahead was a building, and what was strange was that it should not be far from the outpatient building outside, but the noise could no longer be heard.

It was eerily quiet here.

Occasionally, screams could be heard from somewhere.

Seemingly shouting 'I'm not sick'.

Luo Xi and the others arrived at a very old hall with the words 'Reminiscer Clinic' written on it.

They had arrived.

"I thought we were early, but I didn't expect there were people earlier than us," Ke Lan muttered with a frown at this time.

There were already quite a few people in the clinic hall.

About ten people, in groups of three or five, looked like they were not easy to mess with.

However, there were also those who looked kind on the surface, and would smile and nod when their eyes swept over to greet them.

"Get a number first!" Ke Lan had been here before and knew the process, so he ran to the registration window to pay the fee.

In fact, it was to pay [Memories].

Luo Xi went over to take a look and was surprised to find that the nurse inside the registration counter had no face.

Her face was bald, with ears, and looked very strange.

Moreover, each nurse had six fingers on one hand.

This looked extremely awkward.

Anyway, Wu Rui and the others immediately showed discomfort. Luo Xi, as always, didn't feel anything. He was just curious, if one hand had six fingers and two hands had twelve, would typing be faster?

The question was, they had no faces, no eyes, were they touch typing?

"Who is the patient?" At this time, the faceless nurse opened her mouth and asked, her voice was quite pleasant.

"Me, and him!" At this time, Luo Xi grabbed Ke Lan. As he spoke, he pointed to Guo Zening.

Both of them were injured, so it was a matter of course to come and see a doctor.

Luo Xi had just guessed that preparing and fabricating medical records in advance was just a way to deal with the doctors' diagnosis here. In fact, there was another possibility, that the reason why Ke Lan was diagnosed with needing immediate surgery last time was probably because he himself had no injury or illness.

Luo Xi had also asked before, and Ke Lan confirmed this.

So this time, Luo Xi planned to take a two-pronged approach. He and Guo Zening really had injuries, so how would the doctors here treat them.

"Two patients?" The faceless nurse asked again.

"Yes, two patients," Luo Xi nodded.

"Understood. The hospital stipulates that one patient can only have up to two family members accompanying them, but the family members also have to pay, after all, the hospital also has to make money," the faceless nurse muttered.

Ke Lan was stunned.

He was very surprised because he had been here once and didn't know that there was such a setting of 'family members' accompanying them.

"Wait a minute, family members don't need treatment, right?" Ke Lan couldn't help but ask.

The faceless nurse actually laughed heartily: "What do family members need treatment for? But if you insist on letting the doctor take a look, it's not impossible."

"Then no, then no, I'm just asking," Ke Lan was overjoyed.

Obviously, Luo Xi had discovered a new setting.

Reminiscers can be divided into two roles: 'patient' and 'family member'.

What is certain is that the positioning of these two roles is different, but based on his previous experience, in this ghostly place, being a family member is definitely safer than being a patient.

Moreover, the Reminiscers who come here often must know about the setting of these two identities, but this news has not been leaked out.

Obviously, this has become an unspoken rule for Reminiscers who come here often.

Everyone already knew it tacitly.

"After paying the fee, go find a doctor. If you don't have a designated and familiar doctor, you will be randomly assigned. You two, uh, are both external injuries, go to the surgery department and find 'Doctor Wang'." The faceless nurse handed over the bill.

Logically speaking, the Reminiscers should leave at this time. After all, who the hell wants to face such a terrifying faceless nurse? If you look at it too much, you will have nightmares.

But Luo Xi belonged to a very small number of special people.

He didn't leave, but instead looked at the faceless nurse who served him with a smile, and said; "How is Doctor Wang's medical skill? What is his title?"

"Associate Chief Physician, don't worry, his medical skill is especially high. All the patients he has seen say he is good!" The faceless nurse's voice was still very pleasant.

Luo Xi then looked at the nurse's chest.

There was a work badge there.

"Zhao Xiaojuan!" Luo Xi said.

"What's wrong?" The faceless nurse's voice was a little unhappy.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if you have a boyfriend," Luo Xi said seemingly casually. His current appearance was like a rascal deliberately teasing a good woman.