My Romance Game Updated – Chapter 94

Drug Withdrawal

After a short while, several corpses were carried up one after another. Once the people bringing them up laid the corpses down, they lost their minds, charging like madmen at the few Fan family members who were being heavily guarded by the espers.

The friends and relatives of the surviving “prisoners” also threw themselves into the battle with red, bloodshot eyes. Other baffled bystanders gossiped, pressing Qi Sheng for details about the dungeon and its “prisoners.” Then, they learned that to manufacture drugs, the Fan family had forcibly used Fan Juntian’s poison smoke to control several espers and doctors. For example, among those corpses were a few doctors. The surviving espers were earth-system espers; the Fan family needed them to provide clean soil uncontaminated by the virus. If they refused to cooperate, they were locked in the dungeon and subjected to all kinds of torture.

            

Those imprisoned in the dungeon were the ones who had stubbornly held out to the bitter end, refusing to compromise!

Qi Sheng’s voice was loud and clear as he spoke. Every word could be heard plainly, even by the group fighting not far away. Hearing his words, the espers attacking the Fan family unleashed their abilities even more fiercely. The ordinary people without abilities also raised their weapons and glared at the Fan family. They didn’t dare rush into the espers’ combat ring, but they guarded the perimeter tightly. If any Fan family member tried to escape, they would undoubtedly rush up and deliver a vicious slash. Even some of the onlookers who had been merely watching the spectacle clenched their fists in anger and charged at the Fan family.

With more espers and ordinary people joining the fray, the battle lacked any suspense. In less than an hour, it was over.

            

Fan Haotian, Fan Zhaotian, and a few other Fan family members were subdued; the rest were all either killed or captured by the furious survivors. Of course, among the survivors attacking the Fan family, many were seriously injured, and a few had even died. The dead certainly couldn’t be saved, and while espers could slowly recover on their own, as for the ordinary people with severe or minor injuries—if this had happened in the past, they would likely have suffered increasingly severe conditions due to wound infections and various other causes. People would have had no choice but to watch helplessly as they walked toward death.

But now, things were different. His goddess—that medical genius Liang Ke—had returned!

During their conversation that morning, Liang Ke had told Qi Sheng that although the Fan family usually only brought her various poisonous grass and flowers to study, at her suggestion, they had also brought back other plants for her to mix and test. As a result, from those other plants, Liang Ke discovered many herbs with excellent anti-inflammatory and hemostatic properties. Post-apocalypse, the medicinal effects of these mutated medicinal herbs were even better and stronger, making them capable of being refined into highly effective wound medicine.

            

Naturally, Liang Ke had also secretly developed some wound medicine in private. Beyond that, she had even utilized other herbs to produce Chinese medicine such as cold medicine and painkillers. Qi Sheng still vividly remembered how, despite being covered in filth and grime, Liang Ke’s eyes had sparkled when she talked about the untold medicinal herbs still waiting to be discovered in this apocalypse!

She had said that so many mutated medicinal herbs should be used to save people, not harm them! Yet the Fan family had actually, actually acted like that…

At the thought of this, Qi Sheng’s gaze darkened. He shot a chilling glare at Fan Haotian and the others, who had already been securely bound¹, before turning to the ordinary people who were feeling somewhat despairing over their injuries. He announced, “Count all the wounded! Everyone, help carry them to the Administrative Building—we have medicine there! A medical genius escaped from the Fan family dungeon! She was the one who told me about the Fan family’s deeds and the situation in the dungeon. She can develop a lot of wound medicine, so everyone has no need to worry!”

            

Thanks to Qi Sheng’s words, the previously heavy atmosphere instantly livened up. The injured who had been drowning in despair were immediately filled with new hope. At the same time, upon hearing about the medical genius who escaped from the dungeon, some couldn’t help but secretly rejoice. Thank goodness such a genius had survived. The reason why various medicines in the base sold for sky-high prices was because medicine was currently scarce and non-renewable. But if this genius kept developing new medicine, the prices would definitely drop.

Meanwhile, others looked regretfully at the two deceased doctors. Doctors targeted and captured by the Fan family must have also known how to develop medicines, right? If they were still alive, they definitely would have helped produce more lifesaving drugs. It was just a pity…

The securely tied Fan family members were hauled away to the dungeon. Over the coming days, they would get to thoroughly enjoy every bit of the treatment they had once inflicted upon their victims. The other survivors helped support one another, or carried the seriously injured on their backs, and walked together toward the Administrative Building.

            

Outside the Fan family’s main gate, Ren Chenxi—who had been dragged over by Jian Dan, Zhang Tongqi, and the others to watch the commotion after breakfast—felt somewhat conflicted for a moment upon hearing Qi Sheng say that Liang Ke could use mutated medicinal herbs to develop medicine.

On the one hand, she rejoiced that she indeed hadn’t saved the wrong person in Liang Ke, and had even cured her poison. Thanks to her, those “prisoners” locked in the dungeon had all seen the light of day again, and she would undoubtedly continue to help everyone overcome their drug addiction. On the other hand, in contrast to Liang Ke, Ren Chenxi felt she was far too aloof. She had always treated herself as a player, viewing this world with detached eyes. Ordinarily, she only took care of the people around her and offered help to those directly in front of her. Yet, for all those unseen corners where so many people still needed help, she could cold-bloodedly ignore them completely.

Having been at the base for so long, she had never once thought about distributing a fraction of the supplies in her inventory, even though her spatial storage contained an entire underground warehouse’s worth of goods.

            

It couldn’t be helped. Just like any game she had played in the past, compared to other NPCs in the world that she hadn’t met, Ren Chenxi always prioritized the character she was playing. In this apocalyptic survival game, her primary goal was naturally ensuring that the supplies in her inventory could support her for ten years!

Sighing softly, Ren Chenxi asked Jian Dan and the others beside her to help block everyone’s view. She pulled out the highly effective Chinese medicine she had bought pre-apocalypse from her spatial storage, separated a portion, and took the initiative to step forward with them just as Qi Sheng’s group approached.

“Sheng-ge, wait!”

            

“Oh! Sister Xi, what is it?” Toward Ren Chenxi, Qi Sheng’s attitude remained very friendly.

“I have a few kinds of Chinese medicine here, and the medicinal effects are very good. Why don’t you take them back and let that medical genius take a look? I think, since she is a genius, she can definitely distinguish which herbs these medicines are made from with her abilities. It’ll also make it easier for her to find the required herbs to produce more lifesaving medicine.”

Ever since returning from the Fan family’s dungeon, Qi Sheng felt as though a lingering stench of rot was stuck under his nose. As Ren Chenxi handed over a few small bags, he was finally met with the faint, soothing scent of Chinese medicine.

            

“This… this…” Taking the small bags from Ren Chenxi, Qi Sheng’s expression grew emotional. It was the apocalypse; medicine in the base was incredibly precious right now, yet Ren Chenxi had actually handed over so many varieties at once to facilitate Liang Ke’s research. Beyond gratitude and being deeply moved, his favorable impression of Ren Chenxi increased a few more points. “Thank you, Sister Xi. Don’t worry, I definitely won’t hog this Chinese medicine for myself. Once Xiao Ke develops the same kind, this big brother of yours will pay you back double!!!”

“N-no need, Sheng-ge. You can also use these to treat the wounded…” The reason she had kept a portion for herself was because Ren Chenxi was fully prepared for the Chinese medicine she gave Qi Sheng to never come back. How could she ask him to pay her back double now?

“It’s necessary, it’s absolutely necessary! Don’t worry, Sister Xi. Xiao Ke… she is that medical genius. She’s really amazing. In the future, precious medicine like this will only become more plentiful. From now on, everyone in the base will be able to afford cheap medicine to treat their illnesses~”

            

Ren Chenxi noticed that the current Qi Sheng was genuinely much more sincere. He was stripped of all that scheming and defensiveness. Was it because Liang Ke had returned to his side, and he now knew she hadn’t betrayed him back then?

Not wanting to dwell on it further, Ren Chenxi had no choice but to accept Qi Sheng’s good intentions. Her intuition told her that if Qi Sheng kept this up and started considering the others in the base more, Nanhai Base might really get better and better in the future.

While Qi Sheng was leading the large group of wounded toward the Administrative Building, several espers rescued from the dungeon suddenly suffered an addiction flare-up on the way. Their crazed, howling state required several espers to rush up together just to suppress them.

            

Seeing the originally orderly procession suddenly fall into chaos again, Qi Sheng instantly thought of Liang Ke resting in the Administrative Building. That’s right! Xiao Ke had also been hit by Fan Juntian’s poison smoke. He blamed his own carelessness; at the time, he had only cared about arranging for a doctor to treat her various wounds, completely forgetting about her drug addiction. If Xiao Ke suffered an addiction flare-up now…

Turning his head to look at the miserable appearance of those espers going through drug withdrawal—snot and tears streaming down their faces, some even frothing at the mouth—Qi Sheng’s heart tightened. He could only hastily instruct his subordinates to take good care of these patients before hurrying toward the Administrative Building.

Sprinting almost the entire way to the Administrative Building, Qi Sheng happened to bump into Dr. Zhou, who was coming downstairs after treating the Liang sisters’ wounds, and hurriedly asked about their condition. Hearing that all their wounds had been properly treated and bandaged, and that they had fallen into a deep sleep, Qi Sheng’s mind eased slightly. He continued to ask whether their injuries were severe, and inquired about the state of their drug addiction.

            

Upon hearing that the two sisters had actually been harmed by the Fan family into contracting a drug addiction, Dr. Zhou was so horrified he could barely speak. After a long while, he let out a heavy sigh. “I don’t know how potent Fan Juntian’s poison smoke is, but regardless, there is absolutely no specific cure for drug addiction. We can only rely on forced detoxification.”

Forced detoxification was easy to say, but it was fundamentally not that simple to implement. Recalling the miserable state of the espers suffering an addiction flare-up just moments ago, Qi Sheng’s heart knotted up again. Taking heavy steps, he slowly went upstairs and walked softly to the door of the Liang sisters’ room. He listened carefully to the sounds inside. It was very quiet, completely devoid of any agonizing screams, so he didn’t knock to disturb them. He simply stood there, quietly guarding the door.

He kept this vigil until the sky darkened. During this time, Qi Sheng had considered waking the two sisters up to eat lunch, but figuring they likely hadn’t enjoyed a single good night’s sleep while locked in the Fan family’s dungeon, he couldn’t bear to disturb them. He could only continue to wait until a faint moan sounded from the room.

            

The moment he heard Liang Ke’s voice, Qi Sheng, standing outside the door, immediately grew anxious. He slapped the door and asked loudly, “Xiao Ke, are you awake? Are you in pain? Is it…” He didn’t dare utter the words “addiction flare-up.”

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The author has something to say:

Xixi: It’s decided! Tonight I want to become the 90% Off Honored Grand Member²!!!

            

Mutou （////▽////）: Really?~~~~

Xixi: Just kidding. Happy April Foo—

Mutou: Let’s go, let’s go, right to my room! Your room works too~ (Too excited and didn’t hear the rest)

            

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Additionally, regarding being cold-blooded toward the NPCs in the game, the author probably brought in her own mindset from when she usually plays games. It’s roughly like this: if there’s a quest to do, I’ll care about what the NPCs in the game have encountered and what help they need. If there’s no quest, I simply won’t actively explore everywhere on my own _(:3」∠)_

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