Working Records in a Weird World - 33

 

| WRIAWW | If You Can't Cure an Illness, Cure it to Death | 33

Zong Le left the butcher and the keen-nosed Lai Cai, who was good at detecting intruders to guard Ankang Community. Everyone else, except for the elderly, weak, sick, or disabled who couldn't move easily, was packed up and taken along.

Regarding the decision the big devil made, no one had any objections, nor dared to have any.

Thus, the group set off in a grand way towards the subway station.

Many pedestrians along the way quickly stepped aside, casting respectful glances as they passed.

"Which group is this? It's so grand."

"I don't recognize them, maybe it's some new rising group."

Regardless, this was Ankang Community's first group activity. Although they were uneasy about the upcoming operation, once they hit the streets, everyone straightened their backs and walked with full alertness.

Upon reaching the subway station, Zong Le confirmed the headcount and went to the ticket booth to buy tickets.

Holding the plastic round coin-shaped tickets, the weird child couldn't put them down.

"So this is what a ticket looks like!"

Seeing his excitement, Zong Le couldn't help but feel a pang of pity. "In the future, if you want to go out, just tell Sister Liu or Brother Butcher. The outside world is full of wonders. You're just a kid, you don't have to confine yourself to the community."

The weird child was full of question marks.

It wasn't until they boarded the subway that he realized.

Even if he had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare admit that he often went out, but he always evaded fares on subways and buses. Having never bought a ticket before, he couldn't help but marvel at it now.

The weird child's silence led Zong Le to a natural misunderstanding.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Fu, at your age, you should be going to school."

He rubbed his chin. "When I have some free time, I'll help you look for a nearby elementary school."

No!

Upon hearing about school, the weird child screamed silently in his heart.

No one likes going to school, not even weird children.

"Boss, I don't want to go to school!"

As soon as he said it, the weird child realized he had overreacted and quickly added, "What I mean is, our community's prison project is just starting. I'd rather follow you, boss and be your assistant."

"How can I do this?" Zong Le patted his head. "No matter how short-handed we are, we can't resort to child labor. Besides, going to school is very important. Xiao Fu doesn't know many characters yet. How can you learn more knowledge without attending school?"

Hearing the unyielding determination in Zong Le's tone, the weird child, despite his reluctance, dared not show any sign of defiance. He could only sit dejectedly in his seat, trying his best to appear listless, hoping that Zong Le would take pity and let him off the hook.

However, Zong Le was as unyielding as iron and would not change his decision once he made up his mind.

This conversation was not hidden from others, and the neighbors in the carriage exchanged glances.

Some gloated over his misfortune, some were eager to try to take his place, and some even wished they could kick the weird child out right now to claim credit and rise in status.

Since Zong Le became the recognized boss of the community, the spoils of victory had been divided among the residents of Building 4. Coincidentally, these three B-level weirds had formed a new 'Happy Family.'

While they often quarreled and fought among themselves, they united against outsiders to protect their spoils. This behavior had long caused dissatisfaction. Now that the weird child was being sent to school and would inevitably lose his position as the community manager, everyone naturally applauded.

Seeing this, Liu Rouya couldn't just sit idly by.

She pushed aside the heavy black hair covering her forehead, revealing a dark, sinister eye that swept the carriage with a venomous gaze.

Although she dared not release her weird power in Zong Le's presence, every colleague who met her gaze quickly looked away, either staring at their noses or their hearts, signaling that they had no such intentions.

In this gloomy atmosphere, the subway finally arrived at the station.

The station was named "Taikang Yongle Hospital," one of the landmarks of Guiyi City.

As they stepped out of the subway station, Zong Le specifically glanced at the time.

Good, there was still half an hour before the system's mission would open. This was more than enough time for him to enter the hospital and then quietly blend into the survivors' group once the mission countdown ended.

"You all stay nearby and don't enter the hospital. Wait for my call before following me in."

"Boss, how long do we have to wait?"

Zong Le smiled. "I'm not sure. You can go find a hotel or something nearby to stay. If it takes too long or if the plan changes, I'll contact you."

He had earlier asked Liu Rouya to open a weird domain to test it out and found that it didn't affect signal transmission.

"Alright."

"Boss, please be safe!"

The weirds struggled for a while before managing to squeeze out a few words of farewell.

It was really difficult for them. They could curse and insult with ease, even dragging their ancestors into it, but when it came to compliments, it was truly a challenge.

"Warden! I won't go anywhere. I won't go to a hotel. I'll stand right here and wait for your good news!"

Only the weird corpse bid farewell with genuine sincerity, truly hoping that Zong Le would achieve a swift victory and exact bloody retribution.

Fortunately, Zong Le didn't mind these things and waved them off.

Taikang Yongle Hospital, the largest group hospital in Guiyi City, is usually bustling with a constant flow of patients. However, for some unknown reason today, the hospital lobby was unusually quiet, devoid of the usual long queues at the psychiatric department.

【Countdown 00:05:00】

【Countdown 00:04:00】

Zong Le found a seat in the lobby and sat down, waiting quietly.

【Countdown 00:00:00】

【Guiyi City's first ?-level mission has commenced】

【Task Name: Taikang Yongle Hospital】

【Task Level: ?】

【Task Description: Recently, Taikang Yongle Hospital in Guiyi City has been severely understaffed, with many positions vacant. A large-scale recruitment is underway. Please follow the instructions to complete the task.】

In the final thirty seconds of the countdown, Zong Le stood up. As expected, as the countdown reached zero, numerous familiar white beams of light descended from the sky, landing in the hospital lobby.

However, the outpatient nurses behind the windows, the doctors, and the patients all seemed to completely ignore this surreal magical scene and continued with their tasks as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Zong Le quickly got up and ran into one of the light beams, pretending to have just been teleported like the others.

Upon opening his eyes, the noisy voices of the survivors immediately filled the lobby.

"Damn, I got teleported directly! I didn’t even notice the time. I was just in the bathroom, good thing I remembered to pull up my pants."

"Haha, next time if you forget to pull up your pants, make sure to cover your face."

"Didn't a survivor come to this hospital to do a task here before? It looks familiar."

"Yeah, right after the ultimate dungeon opened, a team of survivors took on a B-level task in the outpatient department here. That task caused a huge uproar because a B-level task triggered a weird domain. The forums were flooded with discussions about it. It’s no wonder you remember it."

"A weird domain in a B-level task? No wonder this question-level mission is set here."

"Brothers, I'm feeling a bit nervous. This mission isn't going to be too difficult, right? I even went to the temple the other night to pray for a soul lantern, I hope I can survive this smoothly."

......

The number of survivors in the Infinite Space was vast. After everyone was teleported, it felt like being crammed into a chicken and duck coop, with everyone talking over each other, chattering noisily, almost lifting the hospital lobby's ceiling with the noise.

However, this commotion was quickly suppressed by an invisible force.

At the same time, all the survivors looked up towards the lobby ceiling.

Above the hospital dome, a bone-chilling coldness was descending, eroding the entire building. Wherever it passed, colors were drained away, fading into the greyish tones of an old photograph.

A Weird Domain!

Realizing this, the low-level survivors who were seeing it for the first time trembled in fear.

Although everyone knew that a question-mark level mission would let them inevitably encounter a Weird Domain with a vast coverage, no one expected the Weird Domain to unfold so quickly!

"This Weird Domain... it's the rarest rule-based type."

Shu Xingwen activated his medium vision, his eyes turning white, making him look particularly fierce: "Fortunately, the rules are visible, and the content prohibits violence."

Sure enough, the next second, the main system announced the Weird Domain's rules.

[Mission Restriction: Survivors must not use violence against NPCs]

Before anyone could react, a team of doctors in white coats, accompanied by assistants, descended the stairs.

The leading doctor had pitch-black pupils. He looked at the group of survivors with impatience in his voice: "All of you who came through recruitment, stand properly and line up here to receive your random cards."

"The cards are randomly assigned. Take whichever card you get and go to the corresponding department to work. Each department has a lead doctor who will guide you. Once assigned, follow them."

[Main Mission (Undivided): Complete the divided tasks, obtain signatures from each department head, unlock the door to the top-floor director's office, and obtain the key fragment to unlock the 'South District of Guiyi City' mission catalog.]

Hearing this, the survivors immediately started discussing.

Zong Le overheard the girl in front of him whisper: "A large general hospital, and a top-tier one at that, must have numerous sub-departments under each medical division. With such a broad structure, there must be hundreds of departments. Once we are dispersed, each department might only have a hundred people."

"The divided tasks are probably assigned by department, right? You get assigned to a department and do the tasks there?"

While everyone was speculating, the NPCs in front had already started distributing the cards.

Zong Le craned his neck to look and noticed that the tags in front were all different. There were "Internal Medicine," "Pediatrics," "Psychiatry," "Emergency," as well as "Operating Room," "ICU (Intensive Care Unit)," and "Obstetrics and Gynecology."

When it was his turn, he took a look at his card and saw three big words: Morgue.

The person next to him happened to glance over and couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Brother, you're really out of luck."

This was the ultimate question-mark level mission, and the morgue, with its gloomy and haunted atmosphere, couldn't possibly be simple.

"But then again, does the morgue even count as a department?"

"Of course, it's not considered a department in a traditional hospital. it's just a morgue, a temporary storage place for bodies. This task isn't just about the hospital being short-staffed, it's a widely open to public recruitment. The morgue probably needs people for cleaning and work too."

After receiving their number cards, each survivor was assigned a different task.

[Main Quest (Divided): Assist Director Yang of the morgue in handling corpses, disinfecting, sorting, moving, and cleaning. Gain Director Yang's approval and obtain his signature.]

"What's the deal with this question mark-level mission? Can't we just brute-force our way through? Do we really have to do the tasks properly?"

"Is this your first time doing a question mark-level mission? The higher the level, the harder it is to use brute-force. You basically have to do it properly."

"Huh? Are they seriously making us act as doctors? I know nothing about medicine. Before entering the infinite space, I was in civil engineering. I didn't even go through regular training, and now I'm working without a license. Isn't that a bit too risky?"

"It's just a dungeon, why are you worrying about that? If you don't kill them with your treatment, then don't worry about it. They're just NPCs anyway."

"How funny, the patients must feel lucky to have us."

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