Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Liu Xing let out a sigh. If even KP didn’t think highly of his choice, it meant he was really on the brink of death this time.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Since he had already made his choice, he didn’t have anything to complain or regret about. Besides, the situation wasn’t as bad as he had imagined. After all, he was an Intern Doctor, and it wouldn’t be too difficult to leave the Internet Addiction Treatment Center. He just needed to find a suitable reason and could directly choose to clear the level.

Moreover, Liu Xing noticed that in his social circle, there was a janitor, Uncle Qin, who would clearly be a key figure. Whether the players could escape the treatment center smoothly depended entirely on Uncle Qin’s attitude. As long as they could persuade Uncle Qin to open the door, their mission to escape would be easily accomplished.

Liu Xing felt that Uncle Qin’s favorability towards him was currently at 40. With his 60 points of persuasion, he could basically guarantee that Uncle Qin would open the door for him. However, if he wanted to take a few internet-addicted teenagers with him, the success rate would be only about 10%.

So, Liu Xing decided to find an opportunity to meet with Uncle Qin and brush up on his favorability, preparing for future actions.

Just then, a knock on the door sounded, and Liu Xing hastily got up to open the office door.

"Liu Xing, Professor Yang asked me to inform you that when you go to Treatment Room 1 later, please don’t bring your mobile phone to avoid affecting the treatment effect."

The speaker was a boy who looked around 13 or 14 years old. According to the information synced from KP Ghost, this boy was surprisingly Professor Yang’s son, Yang Kong.

"Okay, I got it. Thanks for the message." Liu Xing nodded and put his phone on the table.

"No problem, I’ll take my leave then." Yang Kong didn’t wait for Liu Xing’s response and directly turned to leave.

Liu Xing shrugged. It seemed that Professor Yang’s son was also a young man with a personality. From Yang Kong’s words, it was clear that his relationship with Professor Yang was not good, and he didn’t even want to call Professor Yang "dad".

However, Liu Xing suddenly realized a problem - where were the other players?

Due to the remote "spawn point" of this scenario, Liu Xing hadn’t seen any traces of other players. Now, he would have to put in some effort to gather with them.

Moreover, it was even more troublesome that the roles played by the players had significant differences in status. For example, Liu Xing was an Intern Doctor, while some players might be acting as internet-addicted teenagers sent by their parents. How could he communicate and connect with these players?

After all, from the current situation, his role as an "Intern Doctor" was in a state of "opposition" to the players acting as internet-addicted teenagers. He couldn’t just go up and greet them casually.

So, the task was arduous and the road was long.

Liu Xing casually packed his things and headed directly to Treatment Room 1 as Yang Kong had instructed.

According to the information provided by KP Ghost, the main building of the Internet Addiction Treatment Center was a four-story building, with a single-story annex serving as a canteen.

The first floor of the four-story building was used as a classroom, where basic education was provided to internet-addicted teenagers; the second floor had two "treatment rooms", with the larger Treatment Room 1 capable of accommodating ten internet-addicted teenagers for "treatment" at the same time, and the smaller Room 2 serving as a "VIP" treatment room, which could only accommodate one teenager at a time and was accessible only with a key held by Professor Yang; the third floor was where Professor Yang and other staff members lived, and the fourth floor was where the internet-addicted teenagers resided, with an iron door installed between the third and fourth floors, the key to which was kept by the Security Guards team leader.

As Liu Xing had been sent to the internet addiction treatment center as an intern doctor through connections, his living arrangements had not been settled yet, so he temporarily stayed in a single-person office on the second floor, next to Treatment Room 1.

At the time, Treatment Room 1 was empty, so Liu Xing took the opportunity to observe the room’s layout.

Treatment Room 1 had an area of over 2,000 square feet, divided into two sections by a curtain. The area near the door was a waiting area for "treatment", with thirty to forty chairs; the area deeper in the room was the actual "treatment" area, where ten hospital beds were placed, each with a cabinet beside it holding an "Electric Therapy Device" mentioned by Professor Yang.

Liu Xing walked over to a hospital bed and picked up one of the so-called "Electric Therapy Devices".

However, upon closer inspection, Liu Xing was shocked to find that he didn’t recognize this type of "Electric Therapy Device", or rather, he had never seen anything like it before.

Having worked in a hospital for three years, Liu Xing had seen various types of Electric Therapy Devices, whether domestic or imported, old or new, but the one in front of him was not only unfamiliar but also looked extremely high-tech, as if it didn’t belong to the year 2003.

Moreover, Liu Xing noticed the Elder Sign logo on the device.

Liu Xing quietly put the device down, already aware of Professor Yang’s true identity.

"What are you doing in here?"

A middle-aged man’s voice sounded behind Liu Xing.

Liu Xing turned around to see Professor Yang, the final boss of this module, standing behind him.

Professor Yang, in his forties, was slender and had an unattractive face, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses with reflective lenses that made it difficult for Liu Xing to read his eyes.

As the saying goes, "the eyes are the windows to the soul", and one can tell a lot from a person’s eyes, such as in psychological judgments, where being unable to clearly see the other person’s eyes can reduce the success rate by at least 20%.

"Uh, Professor Yang, I just arrived at our internet addiction treatment center, and I wanted to take a look at our treatment equipment to familiarize myself with it and make it easier to operate for you," Liu Xing explained hastily, trying to think on his feet.

Professor Yang chuckled and patted Liu Xing on the shoulder, "Good kid, you have a good heart. As long as you work hard, I’ll directly promote you next month."

Liu Xing nodded immediately, pretending to be excited, "Thank you, Professor Yang, for your recognition. I’ll definitely work hard."

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