Chapter 3: Re-entering the Game!
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Chapter 3: Reentering the Game!
After leaving the teahouse, Lu Feng accompanied his cousin to the county hospital and went straight to his mother’s ward.
With the two hundred thousand yuan pooled by his cousin, Brother Lin, and the others, plus the two hundred and two thousand yuan he had obtained from selling the gold jewelry, he felt considerably more at ease.
As soon as he reached the ward, he saw a doctor examining his mother. When the doctor noticed him, he immediately said, “Mr. Lu, your mother’s condition is rather serious. She must undergo surgery for an abnormal vascular balloon dilation. Fortunately, our hospital upgraded its equipment last year. Otherwise, this operation would have to be performed at a top-tier hospital in the city.”
“As for the surgical expenses, you need to be mentally prepared. The equipment is extremely expensive, and we’ll also need to bring in a specialist surgeon. In addition, this particular condition is not covered by medical insurance, and special imported medication has to be transferred from the city. The total cost will be five hundred thousand yuan.”
“Please pay the full amount first so that we can make the arrangements. As for the subsequent treatment, we’ll have to see how things develop.”
Lu Feng frowned. He had never imagined that his mother’s condition would be so troublesome.
A special-category illness was not necessarily terminal, but because it was not covered by medical insurance and required special imported medication, it could sometimes be even more troublesome than a terminal disease.
In other words, the nearly four hundred thousand yuan he had was still insufficient to cover the operation. More importantly, judging from the doctor’s words, the subsequent treatment would likely require another substantial sum.
No wonder vascular diseases were considered extremely difficult major illnesses to treat. Even a moderately well-off family would suffer a devastating blow, let alone a family like his.
He immediately turned his attention to the gold shop shown on the game screen.
He had to find a way to bring out all the gold inside.
Yang Ming also frowned. “Doctor, could you give us a few more days?”
But the doctor’s voice was firm. “I’m sorry, but those are the hospital’s regulations. Payment must be made before the operation. This procedure is very complicated, and we also need to bring in a specialist surgeon. Once the money has been paid, we’ll be able to apply for the special medication.”
As modern society developed, medical technology continued to advance, yet there were still illnesses and operations that left people helpless.
After hearing the doctor, Yang Ming placed a hand on Lu Feng’s shoulder. “Xiaofeng, don’t panic. Stay here and look after your aunt. I’ll go find a car dealership and sell my car. With the money from that, we should be able to scrape together enough for the operation.”
Before Lu Feng could react, he called Lu Lin over and left.
After dropping out of high school, Yang Ming had followed Lu Feng’s father. His uncle had treated him very well and had even once taken a knife wound for him.
Although his uncle had eventually ruined himself through gambling and passed away, Yang Ming had never forgotten the debt of gratitude he owed him.
Watching his cousin leave, Lu Feng clenched both fists. In a society where even fathers and sons could turn against each other over money, some people were truly harder to encounter than a thousand blessings.
Not long after Yang Ming left, a petite, beautiful girl rushed anxiously into the ward. She looked at Lu Feng and hurriedly asked, “Lu Feng, how is Auntie?”
Looking at her, a trace of tenderness appeared involuntarily in Lu Feng’s eyes.
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Heaven had always treated him cruelly in life, yet it had been exceptionally kind to him in matters of love, allowing him to meet a girl capable of warming his entire world.
Yang Qingxue was not a breathtaking beauty, nor did she possess an extraordinarily alluring figure. But she was precisely his type, and he loved everything about her.
“Take this.” Yang Qingxue pulled a bank card from her little purse and handed it to Lu Feng. “There’s fifty thousand yuan in it—money I saved. Use it to pay for Auntie’s treatment first.”
She knew the circumstances of her boyfriend’s family. In a situation like this, he must be under immense pressure, and she only hoped she could help shoulder some of the burden.
“Qingxue, thank you!”
Without another word, Lu Feng pulled Yang Qingxue into his arms.
He knew this was money his girlfriend had painstakingly saved. She was studying makeup artistry and hoped to open a small cosmetics shop of her own after completing her training.
Those savings might represent everything she had put aside over several years, money she had intended to use to open her shop.
He often wondered whether Heaven’s cruel torment in his life was accompanied by the appearance of people who warmed his world as a form of compensation.
That was why he often chose to forgive Heaven.
“Qingxue, please look after my mother for a while. I have something to take care of.”
Lu Feng gave Yang Qingxue a quick instruction, then left the hospital, his mind already racing.
Since he could enter the game world of After the Apocalypse, he could not allow the difficulties before him to defeat him.
The gold in that jewelry shop alone could surely be exchanged for more than a million yuan.
Now, he had to find a way to get all that gold out.
After leaving the hospital, Lu Feng went straight back to the steel mill where he worked.
The steel mill had specialized grinding machines for shaping and polishing metal. He planned to make a simple steel blade.
There were countless zombies inside the jewelry shop in the game. He had to eliminate them all before he could take out the gold.
Anyone who had watched movies or television knew that zombies had to be killed by destroying their heads. Otherwise, even if their limbs were severed or their bodies were chopped in half, they could still remain alive.
An ordinary knife would never do for cutting down zombies. It would become bent and useless after only a few strikes. He needed a thick, heavy steel blade that could withstand repeated blows.
Moreover, After the Apocalypse contained far more than that single jewelry shop. It encompassed an entire world.
He also needed adequate bodily protection. Otherwise, if a zombie injured him, he feared he might be trapped in the game world forever.
When Lu Feng arrived at the steel mill, it happened to be lunchtime, and no one was in the workshop. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he went to one of the machines, found a piece of discarded steel, and began grinding it.
He had operated that machine for two years and was thoroughly familiar with it. Before long, the rough shape of a steel blade had taken form in his hands.
He then began sharpening it.
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In the end, a steel blade measuring 1.2 meters in length emerged from beneath the machine. He had carved spiral grooves into the handle, then wrapped it with strips of cloth so that it would not slip from his grip.
After finishing the blade, Lu Feng wrapped it in foam sheeting to disguise it and carried it out of the factory.
He then went straight to a military camouflage shop.
The military-style camouflage clothing sold there was not genuine military gear, but it was still highly durable. With several layers worn underneath, along with leather gloves, a protective helmet, and similar equipment, he should at least be able to maintain a basic level of safety in the game world.
Afterward, he hurried back to the apartment he rented. The factory had arranged dormitory accommodations for him, with several men sharing one room. But now that he had a girlfriend, he could not possibly continue living in the dormitory. Otherwise, whenever he went on a date with Yang Qingxue, it would be inconvenient if they wanted to spend some private time together.
Back at the apartment, he took out the steel blade. He had sharpened its edge to a razor finish, and it gleamed with a chilling light.
He quickly found some more strips of cloth and wrapped them around the handle, making it easier to wield.
Next, he put on the camouflage clothing he had bought and fastened every piece of protective equipment securely. Then he looked toward the game world displayed on the luminous screen in his mind.
With a single thought, he vanished from the apartment.
The next moment, Lu Feng appeared inside the jewelry shop in the game world. The stench of decay immediately assaulted his senses.
Hoarse cries echoed through the shop and reached his ears. Then a nearby zombie, its head already rotting, spotted him and lunged forward.
Lu Feng did not hesitate. He swung the steel blade directly at the zombie’s head.
Because of his occupation, he was stronger than the average person. Combined with the blade’s sharp edge, his strike cleaved straight into the zombie’s skull. When he pulled the blade free, the zombie collapsed onto the floor.
Congratulations! You have killed a zombie and gained 5 experience points!
Immediately afterward, he swung a second time at another zombie. The blow struck true, and the second zombie fell beneath his blade as well.
Congratulations! You have killed a zombie and gained 5 experience points!
With two zombies cut down, the others finally reacted and frantically rushed toward Lu Feng. He hurriedly swung the steel blade again, killing another one.
By then, the zombies had nearly surrounded him. He had no intention of confronting them head-on, nor was there any need to do so. With another thought, he chose to exit the game.
Hazardous material cleansing complete!
The next instant, he reappeared in his apartment.
Even with protective equipment, anyone who chose to fight these zombies head-on would be a fool. Since he had a loophole he could exploit, slowly and safely wearing them down was the proper approach.
Inside the game screen, the zombies lunged at empty air. They seemed to become bewildered, and because they possessed no intelligence, they simply stood motionless where they were.
End of Chapter 3