God's imitator

Chapter 544 Infection
Zhou Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Huang Shengjie meant.

Huang Shengjie explained, "We patients are at the very bottom of the game; we can only win by cooperating. We don't need to win a lot of visa time, we just need to leave safely and minimize our losses."

"If a few of us fall apart over just a few bottles of the most basic medicine, then it will be impossible for us to have any in-depth cooperation in the future."

"I'm giving you the chance to buy the medicine this time, hoping we can cooperate in the future games."

"Du Peng, if there's a similar opportunity next time, I can let you have it too."

Du Peng paused for a moment, then nodded: "Thank you."

Zhou Xiaoying hurried to Huang Shengjie's vending machine: "Thank you, thank you!"

Qian Li's expression was rather unpleasant; clearly, her actions had once again backfired.

Now, the relationship between the four people besides her has become increasingly close, while she herself has been excluded.

Zhou Xiaoying quickly completed the purchase.

Then, she looked at Huang Shengjie and said, "Shall I give you one? At the normal price."

Huang Shengjie was taken aback for a moment: "Huh?"

Zhou Xiaoying said somewhat embarrassedly, "There are two pills in each bottle, and we can use the trading machine to split them."

"In the next round of the game, we may see the doctor obtain special drugs, or we may not be able to buy any drugs at all."

"In either case, it is better to divide these medications as evenly as possible."

"Isn't the trading machine in the lounge for this purpose?"

Huang Shengjie thought for a moment, then looked at Du Peng: "Why don't you do it?"

Zhang Yuan considered for a moment, then looked at Du Peng and said, "If you need it, you can share my medicine."

Du Peng shook his head: "I won't use it for now. I appreciate everyone's sincerity in cooperating, but I still have one pill left, enough to last another round. We can share it in the next round."

Huang Shengjie nodded, and he and Zhou Xiaoying went to the trading machine.

This was the first time the players in the lounge had used this machine.

The two inserted their medical cards into the designated slots. Zhou Xiaoying already had two medicine bottles, so she placed the remaining bottle in the item trading area.

The two then confirmed the price and completed the transaction on their respective screens.

The covers on both sides of the trading area were closed, and when they were opened again, the medicine bottle was already in front of Huang Shengjie.

"Thank you."

Huang Shengjie picked up the medicine bottle and put it in his pocket.

Zhou Xiaoying shook her head: "No, I should be thanking you."

As for Qian Li, she seemed to have no desire to get involved in these messy affairs anymore.

"Ha...a bunch of idiots, do whatever you want."

After the medicine was distributed, everyone sat down on the folding chairs.

They all subconsciously distanced themselves from Qian Li.

Although from a game mechanics perspective, getting close to an infected person will not lead to infection, there will still be a natural psychological resistance.

Qian Li, with a cold face, simply moved the folding chair aside, away from the crowd.

Everyone else looked at Huang Shengjie.

But Huang Shengjie couldn't think of anything to say at the moment.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuan spoke up and took over the conversation:
"After these two rounds of games, we have initially confirmed our intention to cooperate, so in the next round, we will try to see the doctor."

"We have two doctors in this district, and one of them may have already obtained the special medication. Whoever successfully meets with the doctor should buy as much medication as possible. If the special medication is unavailable, they can buy regular medication. Afterward, they can come to the lounge to trade with other people."

"On one point, we must unite. Whether it's the red envelopes given to doctors to get a consultation or the price of medicine, we must set clear bottom lines and avoid meaningless infighting."

"My suggestion is that the bottom line for the price of ordinary drugs is 200 yuan per tablet, and for special drugs it is 400 yuan per tablet."

“If the doctor doesn’t accept this price, then we may have to unite and resolutely refuse to buy expensive drugs from the doctor, forcing him to compromise.”

Everyone nodded in agreement, agreeing that it was a reasonable price.

Although they don't yet know the exact price of the medication from the doctor, it's definitely cheaper than the medication from the vending machine, as clearly stated in the rules.

The vending machine dispenses 400 tablets, which is obviously very expensive, so we tried dispensing regular medications at 200 and special medications at 400.

Of course, this is not necessarily the final bottom line. If there is a real need for special drugs to save their lives, these patients are certainly willing to pay a higher price. But before discussing the price, they will definitely ask for the sky's end and then try to bargain.

It is reasonable to have an initial negotiation with the doctor at this price.

The second round was about to end, and everyone returned to their respective rooms.

……

Huang Shengjie returned to his room and sat down on the sofa. Just like in the previous round of the game, he took out a pill from the medicine bottle, placed it in his hand, and prepared.

Based on the previous round of the game, after taking a Class I painkiller, only some stinging and burning sensations remain, which are within the range of easy tolerance.

Feeling that the time was almost up, Huang Shengjie mentally prepared himself and then took the pills.

However, the next second, he felt a sudden, sharp pain!

Huang Shengjie felt as if he had been hit hard in the temple with a heavy hammer; his ears were ringing and his mind went blank.

Immediately afterwards, the pain spread rapidly throughout his body, causing him to involuntarily convulse and curl up into a ball on the sofa!
The readily available soft sponge material provided cushioning, preventing him from injuring himself, but it did little to alleviate his pain.

"No, no..."

"What's going on! The medication isn't working?!"

The excruciating pain nearly shut down Huang Shengjie's brain. He was too weak to think clearly and instinctively poured out another pill from the bottle and swallowed it.

However, the second pill had even less effect.

Huang Shengjie had no choice but to curl up on the sofa and use all his strength to fight the pain.

The pain only subsided suddenly after a long minute.

Huang Shengjie gasped for breath, slumped on the floor in front of the sofa, his heart still pounding.

Suddenly, he felt a churning in his stomach and stumbled into the bathroom to vomit.

After gagging for a while, Huang Shengjie rinsed his mouth in the bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror.

His face was deathly pale from the intense pain, and fine beads of sweat covered his forehead.

"Could it be that the medicine didn't work because I took it in advance? No, that's impossible. The pain this time is much more intense than last time!"
"It was slightly weaker than the one I did in the community."

"In other words... the medication did work, but conventional medications were far from sufficient to completely relieve the pain."

"I've been infected!"

"But why? I only shared the trading machine with Zhou Xiaoying. Could Zhou Xiaoying be infected?"
"But in the last round of the game, she seemed perfectly fine. It's impossible for her to withstand this level of intense pain without any reaction, right?"

"Could it be... that Zhang Yuan is the real infected person?"
"Zhang Yuan infected Zhou Xiaoying through the vending machine, and Zhou Xiaoying infected me through our transaction..."

This is the only reasonable explanation, but even this explanation has aspects that Huang Shengjie simply cannot understand.

Zhang Yuan did not receive any medicine in the first round of the game. If he were infected, then Qian Li would only experience the usual pain.

How could Zhang Yuan, who was enduring the unusual pain, possibly have milder symptoms than Qian Li, who was taking medication to endure regular pain?
(End of this chapter)