OBS Chapter 3397 Miraculous Doctor (41)
Chapter 3397 Miraculous Doctor (41)
Chapter 3397 Miraculous Doctor (Forty-one)
Arkham Batman tells Schiller about his adventures in the mines in search of his target.
Schiller and his team played "Two Point Hospital", while Arkham and Natasha played "Tomb Raider" because the tags they chose were "action" and "combat". The whole process was full of parkour, platform jumping and combat, with a little bit of puzzle elements mixed in.
These two are hexagonal warriors without weaknesses. Whether it is the treacherous terrain encountered on the way to the mining area, the resistance enemies that pop up from time to time, or the puzzle of running back and forth to find the stone slab and the key, they all handle it with ease.
Schiller had planned to watch their video of the game after he got out. Maybe it could compete for the best action movie of the year, provided there were no extra actions. But Schiller knew that this was impossible with Natasha's style.
Arkham Batman and Natasha went deep into the bottom of the mine and found some unusual traces there, which proved that the mining accident might not be an accident, but might be man-made.
They walked along the mine tunnel, but encountered a dead end. They memorized the direction of the mine tunnel, and after returning to the surface, they found that the mine tunnel pointed to the hospital.
The two split up. Arkham Batman continued to pursue outside, while Natasha went to the hospital to explore. However, unlike Wanda, she did not fall into the operating room where Schiller and the others were, but went to Pride and Batman.
Schiller was thinking about the intelligence brought back by Arkham Batman. Thor passed by him carrying a patient, and Schiller quickly made way. Now there were two dump trucks running rampant in the lobby of a small hospital, and this was obviously not a good place to think.
Schiller walked over to Loki with the medical record in his hand, handed it over, and asked, "Why did you and Thor come to the hospital? You wouldn't choose a label like a hospital, right?"
Loki said as he wrote the doctor's instructions, "We two are Asgardians, so we picked labels like 'myth' and 'magic'. We didn't expect to end up here."
"Mythology and magic? I can understand magic. What does what you are doing now have to do with mythology?"
"Do you know what the magic system of this world is like?"
Schiller shook his head. He really couldn't imagine it, because he had two kinds of understanding of magic: one was the magic of American comics, which was simply "borrowing money"; the other was the magic of Harry Potter, which had no cost and the upper limit was basically entirely up to imagination.
But this world is clearly not any of those things. Their magic is not borrowed, but it is not without cost either.
"The magic energy in this world is like the oil used by humans in the real world." Loki said without looking up, "There are deep or shallow magical energy sources under the surface of the earth. As long as we mine it, we can obtain an endless supply of magic energy, which can be used in all aspects of social life."
“If you compare it to oil, it’s obvious that there’s going to be a fight over it, and that’s exactly what happened. It took a lot of war to get to where this continent is today.”
"That's a bit off topic. Anyway, the Duchy of Westchester where we are now is located at the junction of two empires. One of the two empires excels in steam technology, and the other excels in magic energy development. The Duchy of Westchester uses both."
"Can we really use oil as a metaphor?" Schiller questioned. "Hundreds of years ago, someone divided up the magic power under the Demonic Hub Town and turned himself into a great wizard."
"It's not that they divided up the magic energy and turned themselves into great wizards, but that the countries and forces behind them divided up the oil fields. In order to let them take the blame, they were given the title and treatment of great wizards."
"I see." Schiller said. He thought of the noble-looking man he saw in Manny's dream. He should be the representative of a certain force behind the scenes.
"But you still haven't told me what your main mission is."
Loki shook his head and said, "Basically, it has nothing to do with your mission. What we want to study is the true source of the magic energy on this continent."
"Similar to what? The World Tree of the Nine Realms?"
"Almost. This continent was not formed naturally, it was most likely created by God. What we need to do is to find the entrance to the 'Long Stairway to the Gods'."
"You want to become a god?"
"The short-term goal is to become a great wizard."
"I can understand you wanting to be a wizard. But what about Thor?"
"According to your human classification standards, Thor is also a wizard. Because he uses divine power, which can be considered a kind of magic. Even if the way he uses it is to use his fists made of divine power to hit people, that is also a way of using magic..."
Schiller didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore, so he took the medical records and went to Pride's psychological clinic. He wanted to know why Pride and Batman became doctors.
They would definitely not choose the label "hospital". Schiller knew it very well, because this scene did not give them much room to play. If it was arrogance, he might have wanted to choose "university".
Arrogant was not seeing patients, but sitting at his desk sorting out his notes. He looked up at Schiller who was walking over, then lowered his head and continued writing.
Schiller walked to the sofa next to the desk and sat down. He picked up a book next to him and put it on his lap, then began to tell Pride about the current situation of several teams.
When he finished, Arrogance had also finished writing. He put down the things in his hand, stood up, walked to the sofa opposite and sat down, and said, "I did consider the university theme. But Batman said that we can't just assume a modern university in a scientific society. It could also be a magic school, or even an alien school."
"The task may have nothing to do with teaching and just happen in a university setting. If that's the case, school is not a good choice because there are too many people and the situation becomes more complicated."
"So what did you two pick?"
"Psychic contact."
Schiller paused with his cup in his hand. He said, "You're only looking for haunted copies? What's the point?"
"Because he wanted to know whether psychoanalysis could be useful with ghosts."
"Damn it, you agreed to that?" Schiller said helplessly, "Batman should know that this has nothing to do with the form of life, right? As long as it is an intelligent creature, it can be analyzed naturally."
"He prefers to understand psychoanalysis as some kind of brainwave communication. You know them, they are brave enough to explore every possibility."
"What a high-EQ statement," Schiller exclaimed. Then he continued, "So your theme is to catch ghosts?"
"To be precise, we are studying ghosts." Pride took out a notebook from the table next to him, handed it to Schiller, and said, "We are from the Mage Alliance. You can think of us as theoretical magicians. This is the subject we are working on."
Schiller opened the notebook and saw some knowledge about the development of magic energy.
"Are you here to investigate the source of the magic energy in Demonic Core Town?"
"To be more specific, we are investigating some abnormal phenomena in the development process of magic energy sources, including magic explosions, evil spirits, plagues, etc. The Demon Hub Town is obviously a typical case."
"Then how did you get into the hospital?" Schiller tapped the cup with his fingers and said, "Manny has certain requirements for the selection of doctors. You two do not meet the requirements."
"I think you should first tell me what the owner of the dream, that little ghost girl, is doing."
“Is this part of your research?”
"I guess so." Pride crossed one leg over the other, put his hands on his knees, and said, "This involves some conflicts between the Mage Union and the Steam Guild. These are some trivial matters. But they are probably related to our ultimate goal. I must collect such clues."
"Well, it's not a very fair exchange of information. But I can give you a discount." Schiller said, "Our mission process should be the shortest among yours. You can leave after completing it. So what you do afterwards will not affect us. It's okay to tell you."
"Manny didn't cause the plague. She doesn't have that ability. But she does control the hospital. This is an agreement she made with Dr. Foster."
"Many years ago, when Dr. Foster was practicing medicine and saving lives, he discovered an abnormality in the Demonic Hub Town. Every once in a while, a great plague would break out, claiming the lives of many people."
"He realised that something was not right, but there was no way to fix the problem at the source. So he built a hospital to treat people."
"But obviously someone didn't want him to do that. The hospital had a lot of problems and almost couldn't operate. Dr. Foster had no choice but to find Manny and let her control the hospital in exchange for helping her get revenge."
"Of course, Dr. Foster knew that as an evil spirit, Manny couldn't save people. So the purpose of establishing this hospital is actually to protect certain people when the plague breaks out, so that they can avoid the harm of the disease and survive smoothly."
"Doctor Foster has drawn up a list of people who are mostly people working in the mining area, including miners, geologists, prospectors, mechanical engineers, mining equipment drivers, and even manufacturers of high-power lighting fixtures. They are all protected."
"Manny didn't understand the significance of doing this, but after she told me these things, I guessed that Dr. Foster might have realized that the problem was in the mining area. He wanted these people to survive, and while the plague was over and everything was in ruins, he would go to the mining area to explore and solve the problem from the source."
Arrogance listened to Schiller's story in silence and asked his own question: "If that's the case, why did the hospital make such complicated rules to kill these doctors?"
"It's a screening mechanism," Schiller said. "It seems that Dr. Foster doesn't want any sluggish people in the team. He wants a team with comprehensive capabilities, fast response and mutual help."
"It seems that he is not as kind as he appears." Pride said, "The patients have become his experimental subjects for selecting team members."
"Not exactly. All I can say is that without this hospital, these patients wouldn't be able to survive. According to Manny, the plague won't stop until a certain number of people die."
Hearing this, Arrogant understood a little and said, "This should be some kind of sacrificial ceremony, right?"
"I'm afraid so." Schiller nodded and said, "This is why the bigwigs in Westchester have such a strange attitude towards this place. They want the ceremony to be completed, but they don't want people to know the truth. That's why they block it and cover it up."