The Godfather of Surgery

Could it be that the system really fell from the sky and hit me?

When Yang Ping was in college, he often read web novels, so he was no stranger to the concept of systems.

But does this really happen in the real world?

Anyone who encounters such a magical event would naturally be skeptical at first.

However, one should never deny things outright; it's essential to carefully evaluate. That's the dialectical materialist approach.

First, he needed to discern reality from illusion.

This was a tricky question—people trapped in hallucinations often can't recognize it themselves, but there are ways to tell.

To determine whether he was in reality, Yang Ping called his mom. Her warm voice, tinged with sleep, came through: "Son, what's wrong? It's the middle of the night, is everything okay?"

Yang Ping asked, "Mom, when is my birthday?"

It was a sudden, strange question.

But his mom accurately gave the date and then asked, surprised, "Son, are you okay?"

Yang Ping didn't respond, hanging up the phone.

His mom's answer was accurate without any deviation. If this were a dream or hallucination, such details would not be so precise. Dreams and hallucinations often stray from logic, but everything here made perfect sense.

Just as he was about to put his phone down, it rang again. It was his mom: "Son, are you okay? Did something happen? Don't panic, no matter what's going on, remember your dad and I will always have your back. We understand and support you. Do you hear me? No matter how hard it seems, it's just a ditch on the road. You can step over it. Don't worry, we'll buy the train tickets first thing tomorrow, no, we'll buy them right now—"

"Kid, don't be afraid! Hear me? We don't look for trouble, and we don't fear trouble," Yang Ping's dad had also woken up, interjecting.

Yang Ping didn't expect that his random late-night call would worry his parents so much. His eyes welled up, and he felt a mix of emotions.

"It's nothing! Mom, Dad, I just had a dream. I dreamt that you two got Alzheimer's and even forgot my birthday. I panicked a bit, so I called to check." Yang Ping was quick on his feet and made up a story.

"Silly boy, we're fine. Don't worry about us. Just focus on your work, take care of your health, and get some rest," his mom said, comforting him.

Yang Ping hung up again.

The second method was to find an article he was familiar with but couldn't recite by heart.

Yang Ping searched through his phone for a paper he had written, reading it from start to finish, line by line, multiple times. The entire article was seamless, without a single misspelling or unclear word. There were no gaps or missing content.

In dreams or hallucinations, this wouldn't happen. Either the article would be blurry and hard to read, or there would be missing sections, causing gaps.

Another way to verify was to trace events along a timeline.

Starting from this moment, Yang Ping traced events backward through time. He clearly recalled the events of the past week, with each incident—people, times, places, causes, and outcomes—perfectly clear.

This wasn't a dream or hallucination. Dreams and hallucinations are just fragments, never forming a complete, coherent timeline.

"Dingdong! Reminder! Newbie Gift Pack: Experience Training Package x1."

A clear subtitle appeared in the upper right corner of his vision.

It seemed like he really had been hit!

Yang Ping swallowed. He usually couldn't even win 5 yuan on the lottery, and yet here he was, caught up in something this incredible.

What on earth was this system? How did it work? Were there any side effects? A whole barrage of questions popped up in his mind.

How to enter this system? Thinking back to the first test, it seemed like he had entered a strange space.

Yang Ping focused, and everything around him vanished as he entered the unfamiliar space.

The space was odd—there was nothing except for a single tree.

A glowing screen appeared in front of him, like a computer window. It had several buttons: Home, Points, Skills, Shop, Treasure Chest...

Yang Ping realized he could control the screen with his mind. He mentally focused on the "Shop" button, and it opened.

Inside were various items—bone traction, skin grafting, bone grafting, periosteal dissection, tendon fixation, plaster fixation, splint fixation, amputation, local anesthesia, etc.

These were all basic techniques, with prices ranging from 100 to 900 points. The images of the items were in gray, meaning they were unavailable for purchase.

As he scrolled further down, a prompt appeared: Unlock Required.

How to unlock? He would need to spend some time figuring that out.

He opened the Treasure Chest. Inside was an icon for a gift pack. Clicking on it revealed First Aid Techniques with a training time of 30 days.

Opening "First Aid Techniques," the icon immediately flickered.

"Do you confirm usage?"

"Confirm!"

In an instant, light and shadow flowed, and a person appeared in front of him, lying on the ground.

The screen displayed: CPR Training.

Underneath the words was a 3D transparent human figure, clear and vivid, with visible organs, nerves, and blood vessels.

A stream of text appeared:

Time in the system doesn't affect your real-world time. Psychological experiences in the system are the same as in the real world, such as your experience of time flow. Any action in the system doesn't consume your physical energy. In the system, you don't need to sleep, eat, or even use the restroom. Everything simulated in the system is identical to reality. You can think of it as real.

Yang Ping began the CPR training. As he performed chest compressions, the transparent figure on the screen showed the sternum sinking, red blood being squeezed and circulating throughout the body. The parameters for compression force, depth, and frequency were displayed as well.

When performing artificial respiration, the green gas flowed through the trachea and bronchial tubes into the alveoli, where gas exchange occurred, eventually entering the body's circulation.

Yang Ping adjusted his technique according to the images and data on the screen, improving with each attempt. The system rated his performance as "perfect" before progressing to the next training module.

The training package covered various first aid techniques, including CPR, Heimlich maneuver, cricothyrotomy, intubation, defibrillation, trauma first aid, and more.

After completing the entire training, the system's timer hit 30 days. Throughout the training, Yang Ping never felt hungry, tired, or had any urge to use the restroom.

As the timer ended, the test subject disappeared.

"Acquired 720 Skill Points!"

The points appeared on the screen, and after a few moments, they scattered into tiny specks of light.

In the Skills section of the screen, there was a detailed breakdown of skill levels: Beginner, Skilled, Expert, Perfect, Master, Grandmaster, Godfather.

There was also a tree-like diagram, likely the skill tree. Surgery was the main branch, with sub-branches for orthopedics, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, general surgery, urology, plastic surgery, etc.

The orthopedics branch was notably thicker than the others. Within it were further divisions: trauma orthopedics, sports medicine, joint surgery, spinal surgery, bone tumors, etc.

Yang Ping exited the space and checked the time on his phone. After some quick calculations, he confirmed the system really didn't consume any real-world time.

In other words, in the blink of an eye, he had completed 30 days of first aid training.

It was as though he had just gone through it, but because the system didn't use any real-world time, it felt like the event had abruptly inserted itself into reality, making it seem strange.

Furthermore, while training in the system, Yang Ping clearly felt that his skills improved much faster than in real life. For example, practicing intubation for an hour in the system felt much more efficient than the slow progress he had in real life. He couldn't be sure if it was just a feeling, but he didn't dare discount it.

If this was true, even if he had the same amount of time for solid training in real life, he still couldn't match the system's efficiency.

Incredible. This was truly incredible.

Yang Ping took a deep breath.

He had hit the jackpot!

Not a 5 yuan prize, but a grand prize!