"You need to do it like this..."
She detailed the techniques and methods of joint reduction in great detail, even attaching demonstration images showing a relatively slender, fair arm that looked like a woman's. She had even added arrows showing the direction and angle of force using the handbook's editing feature.
By this point, Wu Shuang was almost certain that she was a professional. However, she also emphasized that attempting reduction on oneself carried extremely high risks, including but not limited to severe pain, pressure on nerves and blood vessels, and even permanent damage.
Furthermore, even if the joint were reset, strenuous activity would be impossible in the short term—for at least a month—and ideally, he should rest and recover for half a year...
Wu Shuang expressed his thanks. Sensing her goodwill, he directly transferred the remaining 50 coins of the fee to her, planning to try the reduction shortly. He even asked for advice on treating external injuries, such as a peeled-back fingernail.
"By the way, do you know how long the longest-surviving player in the chat room has been here?"
He struck up a casual conversation, reasoning that since she had arrived before him, she would know more, and he had indeed gained quite a lot from her already.
"I'm not entirely sure either, but a senior in the chat room mentioned living here for two whole years and even opening a general store."
"Are they an Official Hero?"
"No, he's an Apprentice Hero.
As for Official Heroes, there were originally five in the chat room, but the day before yesterday they formed a party to take on a subjugation quest, and after that, their avatars went dark.
One of them was very active and often gave us advice and help, but now none of them are left. Everyone says Official Heroes are even less safe than Apprentice Heroes..."
"Alright, thank you."
Wu Shuang thanked her for the information and directly sent a friend request. It passed smoothly, and she seemed quite happy about it. She introduced herself with the surname Zeng, named Zeng Qin, and Wu Shuang responded in turn.
"Alright, wish you all the best, Doctor Zeng."
"I'm not a real doctor yet—I haven't officially started working on the job, haha. But it's not much different anyway."
Doctor Zeng seemed quite happy and was also very talkative. She went on to offer Wu Shuang a few more tips and suggestions, telling him to be careful at night and to be sure to prepare lighting tools, such as starting a fire or keeping an oil lamp lit, while securing all doors and windows tightly.
This was originally something an experienced senior Official Hero liked to remind people about, but yesterday... his account had been completely deleted. It wasn't that his hideout had relocated, but that his entire avatar had permanently gone dark.
"Also, watch out for the villagers in this place. They are all living corpses that must have their heads or even their cervical vertebrae destroyed to be killed.
Moreover, shifts in emotions... changes in Humanity bring power. For instance, anger increases strength, while fear enhances the ability to flee. You can make use of this."
Wu Shuang shared his own experience and insights with Doctor Zeng. Surprised by what she heard, she quickly followed up.
"You really killed one of those things?!"
In response, Wu Shuang could only snap a picture of the villager Paul to prove it. He was still lying under the eaves outside the window, dead for quite some time now, with flies buzzing all over him.
"Eww, how disgusting! You're way too fierce!
Though, you'd better not leave corpses right by your window. It might increase your risk of catching a disease—it's very unhygienic!"
Doctor Zeng advised. Wu Shuang took her advice to heart, but right now he genuinely had no time to deal with the body; he hadn't even treated his own injuries yet.
He lay down to rest for a while, browsing the handbook and quietly waiting for his stamina to recover, remaining lying down until six in the evening.
Although he had gone through a lot and done many things today, altogether, only about seven hours had actually passed.
Compared to the vast majority of novice Heroes, Wu Shuang could be considered extremely bold—practically a "Hero among Heroes"—because many novice Heroes didn't even dare to step outside unless their food ran out.
He glanced at his stamina, which had recovered to 32%. That was about enough to attempt resetting his elbow, as delaying it further wouldn't be good, and if it got past eight o'clock, there wouldn't even be anyone around to ask if something went wrong.
While lying down and resting, he had also browsed the trading market. There were seventeen shops in total, which was a laughably small number compared to the online Hero count. After all, many people chose to hole up in their hideouts as "stay-at-home Heroes," having no interest in quests whatsoever, especially kill quests.
The items sold inside were also mostly things these thieves... no, these Heroes had scavenged from villages, towns, or even cities. Most were tools, food, and fresh water, with very few medicines and a small amount of weapons and gear, including shields.
There was even a conspicuous old-fashioned revolver with oxidized, peeling paint on the grip, listed for an exorbitant 50,000 Kingdom Gold Coins without any bullets—it was so absurd it was practically highway robbery.
Besides, what use was a gun without bullets? It was no better than a fire poker!
In short, this world had guns, metal bullets, and large towns with far more supplies, but also far greater danger.
Because towns had dense populations, and the main quests were utterly ridiculous. Wu Shuang had asked someone whose main quest was to wipe out an entire army of gnolls totaling 27. But that pack of gnolls had two heads each... stood over four meters tall, and walked on all fours, yet the system stubbornly insisted they were gnolls.
Emmmm........
Wu Shuang had fallen silent upon learning this. This system... really left one at a complete loss for words.
However, among the small selection of medicines, Wu Shuang discovered a decent item called Holy Blessed Pills. They were likely related to the Holy Blessed Grease he had found earlier, functioning like health potions in games by directly restoring health and healing injuries. However, taking them excessively or improperly could pollute one's Humanity. They were priced at 3,500 gold coins.
This price couldn't be considered expensive given that it was life-saving medicine, but Wu Shuang still couldn't afford it.
He got up, picked up his backpack, and walked over to the Hero's Cabinet. Through chatting, he had also learned a little trick: putting unappraised items into the cabinet and waiting two minutes would appraise them as well, saving mana. For instance, that dead rat from earlier had been appraised as a Gray Great-Rat—non-toxic and edible—though Wu Shuang hadn't paid attention at the time.
This method saved mana, but the drawback was that he couldn't gain experience from it, since casting the Appraisal Spell increased mana experience.
He stuffed everything in his backpack into the Hero's Cabinet in one go and checked them one by one: a crude-quality dagger, a crude-quality bow, tools, several bottles of unknown potions, and a piece of soft, slimy skin...
【Name: Tincture of Iodine】
【Quality: Crude】
【Description: A solution prepared with alcohol and iodine. It can be used for disinfection, but it will also irritate wounds and cause severe pain.】
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【Name: Bitter Tincture】
【Quality: Crude】
【Description: An oral solution formulated with alcohol and analgesic-anesthetic drugs. It takes effect quickly, offering pain relief, emotional stabilization, and alleviation of fear and anxiety. Widely used throughout the kingdom, it carries addictive properties and should not be taken frequently or in large doses. To curb this addiction, bitter agents have been artificially added to make it extremely unpalatable, though some people still take it with large amounts of sugar.】
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As for that piece of skin........
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