Chapter 310 - 179: Unknown Territory! Across the Great River! Exchanging for the Waterfield Card

Chapter 310: Chapter 179: Unknown Territory! Across the Great River! Exchanging for the Waterfield Card

Chen Chong smiled and said nothing more.

The thought of finally being able to plant the rice he’d been dreaming of, along with the possibility of catching wild goats and exploring the unknown territory across the river, made Chen Chong too excited to eat. He hastily shoveled down a few bites, dropped his bowl and chopsticks, and rushed toward the gymnasium.

Xu Jun, Wang Biao, and the others did the same, rushing out right behind Chen Chong.

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The scene shifted, and Chen Chong was now on the second floor of the conference building.

Sitting across from him now were not only Wang Biao, Jia Wen, Zhang Meng, and Huang Mao, but also a pretty girl with a ponytail, her face a mix of youthful apprehension and anxiety.

"You’re the one who provided the information about the Waterfield Card?" Chen Chong asked calmly.

The girl was obviously nervous, her hands twisting together under the table. She nodded repeatedly. "That’s right, Brother Chong. I provided it."

Chen Chong smiled. "Don’t be so nervous. I don’t bite."

His timely joke helped ease some of her tension.

Then, Chen Chong continued, "I heard from Zhang Meng that you don’t want the reward of tenfold points, but something else. What might that be?"

The girl spoke up. "Brother Chong, I want to study medicine."

"Study medicine?" Her words stunned not only Chen Chong but also Xu Jun, Zhang Meng, and the others.

On their way over, they had speculated about what kind of reward the girl might want.

Chunks of Blood-tooth Python meat?

An influential position within the team?

An Extraordinary Artifact?

Or even an Ability Card?

But it had never crossed their minds that she would ask to study medicine.

"You mean you want to learn how to treat the sick and save people from Shen Xinrou and the Medicine Lady?"

After all, they were the only two in the entire team who knew medicine; one might even say they were the only two in the whole school with medical skills.

’If I’m understanding her correctly, she must mean she wants to learn from those two.’

The girl nodded. "Yes, that’s right."

Chen Chong grew even more confused. After exchanging a glance with Xu Jun, he asked, "May I ask why you want to study medicine?"

The girl didn’t hide her intentions and immediately explained her thinking. "A tenfold point reward is very appealing, and I could exchange it for a lot, but it would only get me a few dozen pounds of Blood-tooth Python meat. Once that’s gone, it’s gone."

"Instead of getting a one-time sum of points, I’d rather use this opportunity to improve my own skills."

"That’s why I want to study medicine. If I can learn medical skills and become the third doctor in the infirmary, I’ll be more important to the team, and I’ll probably earn points faster as well."

"That way, I can not only exchange for more resources and become a more valuable member of the team, but I might even be able to trade for Extraordinary items sooner. I just don’t know if Brother Chong would be willing..."

Her voice trailed off at the end, as if she was certain Chen Chong would refuse her request.

After all, to this day, the infirmary only had two doctors: Shen Xinrou and the Medicine Lady.

The other people who joined the infirmary later were all relegated to doing odd jobs, assisting, dressing wounds, mixing medicinal concoctions, and foraging for herbs outside.

Although the two of them would occasionally teach the infirmary’s support staff some medical skills, it was only the most basic knowledge.

Trying to become the third doctor through self-study was clearly next to impossible.

It would be impossible unless the two of them taught her personally.

The girl was a member of the infirmary’s support team herself, and she had harbored this idea for a long time.

This opportunity with the Waterfield Card was her ray of hope.

The girl’s thinking surprised Chen Chong. He hadn’t expected her to have such a novel perspective.

’Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime, huh?’

’A clever girl...’

’Then again, I’ve never really considered picking a third doctor from among the members. After all, the time investment would be substantial.’

’Even in this new world, you don’t need a medical license or masterful skills, but it would still take at least a month or two before someone could independently treat the sick and save lives. That’s an absolute minimum.’

’Besides, with the help of the laborers, attendants, and other support staff, Shen Xinrou and the Medicine Lady are already managing to keep up with the workload.’

’Still, having a third doctor wouldn’t be a bad thing...’

"Alright. I accept your request."

"Really? Brother Chong?" The girl was completely taken aback, as if she never expected Chen Chong to actually agree.

"That’s right. I’ll tell the infirmary staff to teach you in their spare time. But I’m only giving you one month. As you know, the infirmary is incredibly busy, so one month is the absolute limit."

The girl’s face flushed, her excitement palpable. She quickly stood up and gave Chen Chong a deep bow.

"Thank you, Brother Chong! One month is more than enough. I’ll do my best!"

Then, she pulled a card glowing with green light from her waist and held it out to Chen Chong.

"Brother Chong, this is the Waterfield Card."

Chen Chong took the Card. A faint smile appeared on his face as he looked at the image of a muddy rice paddy on its surface.

’I’ve finally got the Waterfield Card. Now we can actually start growing rice...’

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