Half an hour later.
A doctor approached Xin Zhongze and Xu Muyan with a serious expression.
"Patient's family, the diagnosis is in. Your mother has a brain tumor. Currently, a blood vessel in her cranium has ruptured and bled, leading to intracranial hypertension, which caused her to fall into a coma."
"The situation is critical and requires immediate surgery. Do you wish to proceed with the surgery?"
"Yes."
Xu Muyan nodded without any hesitation.
"This surgery will cost at least three hundred thousand yuan. You two..."
"No matter the cost, we'll do it. We'll raise the money immediately. Please, Doctor, perform the surgery on my mother right away," Xu Muyan quickly said to the doctor.
"For the surgery, you'll need to pay at least one hundred thousand yuan upfront."
"Alright, we'll pay immediately."
After Xu Muyan finished speaking, she quickly pulled out her phone and called Xu Muchan.
"Xu Muchan, quickly bring the bank card from home. Mom needs immediate surgery."
After making the call, Xu Muyan then said to the doctor, "Doctor, please perform the surgery on my mother immediately. We will pay the surgical fees."
"This..."
Hearing Xu Muyan's words, the doctor hesitated a little.
With the patient's family not having paid, he couldn't authorize the surgery.
"Doctor, I am a Mage. I will find a way to get the money. Just perform the surgery on my mother," Xin Zhongze stepped forward and said to the doctor.
After speaking, he quickly condensed a fireball in his hand.
He didn't have money now, but his Mother-in-law had to have the surgery.
So, for Xin Zhongze, revealing his identity as a Mage was the only way to save his Mother-in-law right now. He couldn't just stand by and watch her die, could he? If he did, would he even be human? He'd be worse than a beast.
Seeing the fireball Xin Zhongze condensed, the doctor was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded.
"Alright, I'll arrange the surgery right away."
After Xin Zhongze displayed his magical ability, the doctor no longer hesitated.
Clearly, he knew about Mages.
For a Mage, money would not be an issue. Even if they didn't have it now, they would surely have it very soon.
In fact, Mages are not a secret among certain social strata. It's just that becoming a Mage is too difficult. Of course, in reality, most people refer to Mages and Sorcerers as superpowered individuals.
According to national statistics, to become a Mage, one must enter the game world at least dozens of times.
And entering the game dozens of times means the death rate is practically nine out of ten.
Therefore, most people, after surviving the game world, generally do not enter the game again.
Just as the doctor went to perform the surgery, not long after, Xu Muchan arrived at the hospital with the family's bank card.
"How much money is on this card?" Xu Muyan asked her sister, Xu Muchan.
"How would I know? Only Mom knows how much is in it."
"I'll go try to pay," Xu Muyan quickly went to the payment counter with the bank card.
However, a moment later, she returned looking dejected.
"It didn't go through. There isn't even one hundred thousand yuan on this card," Xu Muyan was very helpless.
"It's alright, we'll call people and borrow some," Xin Zhongze quickly comforted her.
"Xiao Chan, you go back and help watch the child first. Your sister and I can handle things here," Xin Zhongze said to Xu Muchan, then pulled out his phone and started dialing.
On the other side, Xu Muyan was also making calls.
Xin Zhongze called his classmates. He was an orphan and had no relatives, so he could only borrow from former classmates.
However, after calling around, he couldn't borrow a single cent.
On the other hand, Xu Muyan did manage to borrow some. She mainly called her parents' relatives and ended up borrowing less than thirty thousand yuan.
Thirty thousand yuan was merely a drop in the bucket for treating his Mother-in-law Shen Xue.
Just as the two were calling around to borrow money...
Not long after, the same doctor found them again.
"You two, there's something I need to tell you."
"Doctor, please tell us," Xin Zhongze quickly said to the doctor.
"It's like this: the tumor in the patient's brain is very large. If it's removed, there could be significant sequelae, such as paralysis, speech impairment, cognitive decline, and so on..."
"This..." Hearing how serious it was, Xin Zhongze immediately felt helpless.
"Then, then Doctor, do you have any good suggestions?" Xin Zhongze asked the doctor.
Hearing Xin Zhongze's words, the doctor organized his thoughts and said to Xin Zhongze, "Mr. Xin, as a Mage, I wonder if you know any Sorcerers who can use Heal? If a Sorcerer performs Heal, there would be no need for surgery at all, and the patient's brain tumor could be completely cured."
"A Sorcerer?" Hearing this, Xin Zhongze was very surprised.
"Yes, a Sorcerer's Heal is very powerful. It's just that our city hospital doesn't have a Sorcerer. You have to go to a large hospital in the provincial capital to find one, and Sorcerers at large hospitals don't just treat illnesses casually. They usually charge high fees for each treatment," the doctor said to Xin Zhongze and Xu Muyan.
Hearing this, Xin Zhongze thought for a moment and said, "Doctor, I can find a Sorcerer friend, but it will take several hours. I'm just afraid my mother can't wait that long."
Hearing that Xin Zhongze had a Sorcerer friend, the doctor's eyes lit up.
Immediately, he quickly patted his chest and said, "If that's the case, we can give the patient conservative treatment first, such as drilling a hole in the skull to allow the blood inside to drain out. This way, intracranial hypertension won't form. In such a situation, it's perfectly fine to hold on for a long time."
Hearing this, Xin Zhongze and Xu Muyan exchanged glances, instantly overjoyed.
"Doctor, please give my mother conservative treatment. We'll go find a Sorcerer immediately."
"Alright, I'll start conservative treatment for the patient right away."
After the doctor finished speaking, he quickly left.
After the doctor left, Xin Zhongze quickly grabbed Xu Muyan's hand.
"Wife, let's find a place to enter the game as soon as possible. I'll take you to level 7 to learn Healing Skill."
Because they were in a hurry, they found an empty spot outside the hospital and then entered the game.
After entering the game, Xin Zhongze quickly took Xu Muyan to prepare red and blue potions, then quickly ran towards the wilderness.
Soon, Xin Zhongze brought Xu Muyan to the Level 9 monster area and began to help Xu Muyan gain experience.
Three hours later.
Xu Muyan successfully leveled up from Level 6 to Level 7.
"Come on, let's go learn the skill right away."
About ten minutes later, Xin Zhongze brought Xu Muyan back to Novice Village and found the bookstore owner.
"Here is your Healing Skill," the bookstore owner handed the Healing Skill to Xu Muyan.
After receiving the Healing Skill, Xu Muyan didn't hesitate and immediately chose to learn it.
A moment later.
"Healing Skill!"
Xu Muyan tried to use Healing Skill on Xin Zhongze.
The next moment, a green light enveloped Xin Zhongze's body.
The Healing Skill lasted for three seconds, then disappeared.
Although he wasn't sick, being enveloped by the Healing Skill, Xin Zhongze still felt very comfortable.
"Come on, let's quit the game immediately and save my mother," Xu Muyan said to Xin Zhongze, then chose to exit the game.
Exiting the game, Xin Zhongze and Xu Muyan appeared at the location where they had entered the game earlier.
"Do you still remember how to cast Healing Skill?" Xin Zhongze quickly asked Xu Muyan.
After leaving the game, memories from within the game would be blocked. He was just afraid that Xu Muyan would forget Healing Skill after leaving the game.
Hearing Xin Zhongze's words, Xu Muyan thought for a moment then nodded, "I remember."
Although normal people lose their memories from inside the game after leaving it, the skill insights gained within the game are not forgotten even after leaving the game.
Also, in the game, no one can transmit information from inside the game by any means, including time codes, when to go offline, etc., none of it works.
"That's good," hearing that Xu Muyan hadn't forgotten how to cast the skill, Xin Zhongze nodded, "Then let's hurry to the hospital."