Rebirth: Living Freely in the Hospital

  After activating his geential, Li Aozi's mind quickly cleared, his body temperature returo normal, and although still weak, his health began to recover slowly. He estimated that he would be back to normal by tomorrow m.

  He gnced around: Assistant Anna and others were still busy monit his health, with armed security persoanding nearby. If any problem arose, they could immediately form a crossfire o prevent any i.

  "Quite experienced in handling situations."

  Li Aozi was somewhat surprised. These humanitarian doctors ier world were even more cautious than the Emile Medical Group on Tianhuan.

  The tter often had acts due to careless operators or experimental leaks, leading to runaway bio-beasts and high-risk test subjects, causing pyers no end of trouble with their "proudly produced" monsters.

  In trast, the Abyssal team was well-trained and had a serious attitude, making Li Aozi wish he could throw a bomb at Emile Pharmaceuticals' headquarters.

  With people outside monit his health, Li Aozi decided not to i and instead closed his eyes to review his personal information.

  "Getting the specialty immediately boosted my attributes."

  【Gravity】 isn't a highly aggressive Aoneng. It's not very powerful in terms of damage, has a she early on, and is difficult to master, requiring long-term exploration to uand.

  But Li Aozi didn't care.

  Strength? Just a capitalist fi!

  【Gravity】 Aoneng is one of the universe's four fual forces and a requirement for being a 【Starfall Master】.

  Although the early stage is tough, once he ehe universe, those ic soldiers will uand what 'ship breaker' means!

  "Unfortunately, the Gene Awakening Agent only be used onow, my gene fragments have started to leak, and my lifespan might only be about 20 years."

  Li Aozi didn't mind; it was a necessary sacrifice. As an experienced person, he khere's no such thing as a free lunch, and what seems free is often the most expensive.

  "A person shouldn't carry too many Aoneng; otherwise, the geic pressure will be too great, leading to colpse. Simirly, the 【Esha Test Agent - VI Type】 from Abyssal, although theoretically possible to obtain three doses, might awaken some ued Aoneng without special methods."

  Li Aozi pondered for a moment. Initially pressed for time, he hadn't sidered the issue of gene colpse. Now it was different; he still had some points in his at, but he o save them for exging resources with NPCs.

  So, what should he do ?

  "I o increase the fa favorability with Abyssal and accumute tribution points."

  Li Aozi didn't hesitate.

  After all, he wasn't pying a game; he was a living persoing the 【Gravity】 Aoneng was already lucky.

  Abyssal Humanitarian isn't the game official; quality trol issues must be sidered.

  The worst-case sario is using three doses of 【Esha Test Agent - VI Type】 without getting a single Aoneng needed for 【Starfall Master】, instead receiving three useless ones.

  But Li Aozi didn't pn to waste the opportunity. He calcuted that his stitution was 5 points, theoretically allowing him to use up to 15 geential release agents.

  This isn't the universe. Azure Star's teology is still at the boiling water level, with no capability fene adjustments or targeted geimization.

  Essentially, both the 【Esha Test Agent - VI Type】 and 【Omega-grade Gene Awakening Agent】 are means of breaking down gene sequences, differing only ient, location, and gene fragments released.

  Some are born in Rome, others as mules.

  Most advanced civilizations have geimization projects, and some geniuses are born with awakened Aoneng, equivalent to having the prerequisites for being a 【Psion】.

  "I should prepare for the worst. I'll directly aim to get a stitutioed specialty to boost my stitution attribute. If not in 15 tries, then 25 or 30! I 't believe I won't get a ce."

  The reason for Li Aozi's determination wasn't lofty ideals.

  It was because the Gactic Civilization would bomb Azure Star in version 2.5.

  "If I don't reach level 60 before version 2.0 arrives, I absolutely have no ce of surviving."

  This was no joke. Li Aozi knew better than ahe fate of Azure Star. When the brilliant fireworks bloom, even pyers won't be spared. Pyers who didn't evacuate in time had their Azure Star ats forcibly deleted and transferred to the new server after seven days.

  In version 2.1.7 of 《Abyss of Stars》, a fatal bug appeared in the Azure Star server. Initially ignored, it grew until version 2.4.8, when people realized it would rehe game almost unpyable. The official seized the opportunity during the 2.5 update, introdug the Gactic Civilization not supposed to appear in this version as a patch to permaly elimihe bug—at the cost of humanity's homeworld civilization.

  Pyers might pin a, curse the developers for being unkind without pensation, but for Li Aozi on Azure Star, among the 56 pyers operating the Gactic Fleet's star-destroying on, he was one of them!

  "I don't know if pyers will desd. Maybe another 'Li Zi' will appear... damn, I better not end up with an achievement like 'I killed myself'!"

  Thinking of this, Li Aozi couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed.

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  "By the way, health monit shows he's out of danger now."

  The professor pushed aside the tablet, took off her gsses, and looked at the two standing before her, smiling slightly:

  "In that case, Anna, Nordri, why did you e to me?"

  "Professor—"

  "It's because of that guy that we came to you!"

  As soon as Anna spoke, Head Nurse Nordri immediately stepped forward, fag the professentle smile, and said solemnly:

  "Professor, he's only been here a few hours, yet he's already wasted a lot of our manpower and resources. We don't know what bes we get from him. If he keeps having these difficult issues, we'll spend a lot of time and effort handling them... Over time, this will not only put tremendous pressure on our internal treatment and tai but also affect Abyssal's external missions..."

  Nordri talked for several minutes while the professor listened quietly, smiling and motioning for her to tinue.

  Anna stood aside, holding the report, waiting silently for Nordri to finish.

  "In summary, I don't think we should tinue iing so many resources in monit and treating Li Aozi."

  As soon as Nordri fihe professor immediately nodded and asked:

  "So, acc to Head Nurse Nordri, how should we handle Li Aozi?"

  "Treat him as an ordinary ied person. He's already shown his danger. Even as a warrior, I could be knocked down if he loses trol. Therefore, he must be physically restrained, limit his freedom, wear a full-body restraint suit, and undergur sampling—"

  "In other words," the professor said slowly, "you believe that a restraint suit that 't even tain a level 3 ied restrain someone who, in a freate, knock down a warrior, suspected to be level 5 ied?"

  "No, I mean strehe materials..."

  "Li Aozi hasn't awakened Aone. What if he does?"

  The professor asked seriously:

  "The four nations don't dare cim they stably trol a transdent with awakened Aoneng. If we pletely restrain an ied with awakened Aoneng, doesn't that mean we're strohan the four nations?"

  "No, that's not what I mean, Professor..."

  "If Abyssal is strohan the four nations, why are we stu an abandoned shelter instead of going out to save all the suffering people ier world?"

  The professor frowned and sighed:

  "Having strength far beyond the four nations, yet not helping the world, hiding in a er, aly dug taboo experiments—it's uandable that the world sees us this way."

  Head Nurse Nordri was stunned. How did a discussion about taining an Esha-ied patient turn into a PR crisis for Abyssal Humanitarian?

  If the professor tinued, Nordri felt she was bearing an immense guilt.

  "Actually, I uand. After all, Esha iion is just my personal jecture. Abyssal has bee what it is today because of my opinion. One could say that Abyssal Humanitarian's image degradation, talent loss, and public misuanding are all my fault..."

  The professor's eyes reddened slightly, being misty. The beautiful white-haired oke with a hint of self-reproad frustration:

  "I didn't want this either. It's all my fault... My ability is insuffit, uo protect you all, leading to Abyssal's current situation where everyone wants to attack us!"

  "I should have resigned in 201 aered the third hospital."

  "That's not true!"

  Nordri felt deeply guilty and quickly crified:

  "Professor, you bear no responsibility. Without your wise leadership, there would be no Abyssal Human

  itarian. The tinuation of humanity's noble qualities would be impossible, and Abyssal Humanitarian's leadership, especially our ideals and principles, rely on you to maintain."

  "Nordri... thank you for saying that."

  The professor wiped her eyes, speaking bitterly:

  "Being trusted feels wonderful."

  Her forced smile, rubbing the er of her eyes, felt like a kting through Nordri's heart. The once imposing head nurse now felt a tremendous guilt weighing on her.

  Though only three people were in the professor's offiordri felt as if she was exposed to tless eyes.

  The imagined pointing and judging pressurized her spine, an overwhelming shame erupting untrolbly, mingling with regret and self-bme.

  'The professor is under such immense pressure, and I'm still questioning and doubting her.'

  Nordri's heart roared like waves:

  'I'm truly despicable. As a superior, she fives and uands my impulsiveness and defiance.'

  As a somewhat aplished warrior, her face reddened, bowing deeply to the professor who sat in her wheelchair, g and f herself, sincerely apologizing:

  "I'm very sorry! Professor! I regret my irrational words and apologize to you."

  "Net up; it's not your fault."

  The professor's eyes were slightly red, her voice hoarse:

  "I want t a better tomorrow for everyone. You know... level 5 ied might really prove the existence of the Esha theory. I was too anxious, not sidering you all..."

  "My vision was too narrow, Professor."

  Nordri inhaled sharply, her body trembling, barely trolling her facial muscles, tears welling up:

  "We were too selfish, only thinking of making our positions easier, fetting that Abyssal Humanitarian has been pursuing the Esha theory for decades without substantial progress... Yes, you're doing it for our sake. We know that; how could we doubt you..."

  Her body, strohan a bodybuilder's, seemed like a child admitting guilt before the professor.

  "Nordri... you've suffered."

  "Professor, please give me another ce; I won't make a mistake again."

  "In that case," the professor, blushing slightly, sobbing quietly, pretending to be stern, said: "There are still some barriers between you and patient Li Aozi. I know he severely hurt you before being tained and ed a lot of resources."

  "However, fag the unknown, even if we exhaust all efforts, it's futile. Just making tact with the unknown is a huge progress."

  "Missing the level 5 ied means waiting a long time for the ce to prove the theory's authenticity."

  "I don't want Abyssal's predecessors' and volunteers' blood to be in vain. I've always enced myself to make achievements, prove the Esha virus's existence, and use the theory to end the outer world's people's suffering."

  "Professor..."

  "Please tio cooperate with the research. The patient's body is still very weak. If yesterday's sudden situation ain, we might lose such a valuable opportunity..."

  The professor said solemnly:

  "Everything will proceed as pnned. I will remove any obstacles, bearing the cost. This is the ideal and belief of all humanity; for this, we will pay any price!"

  Her tone became increasingly passionate. Nordri, excited, straightened her chest, full of determination.

  The professor said:

  "The light of humanity, remembered forever."

  "The light of humanity, remembered forever!" Nordri repeated firmly.

  "I will remember everything and plete the training responsibly."

  "That's the spirit; this is our Nordri."

  Nordri, full of spirit, her gaze resolute, seriously promised: "I'll prepare the training pn now. I won't disappoint."

  "Wait a moment..."

  The professor suddenly called her back.

  "Professor?"

  "Nordri."

  She reached out, toug her neck, edly asking:

  "...Does your neck still hurt?"