If it was any other disease, Jinyun would never agree to give up treatment even if it meant selling his own kidney.
But in the advanced stage of cancer...
If Western medicine using antibiotics to kill bacteria is killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of its own, then using chemotherapy to treat cancer is killing one thousand enemies and injuring ten thousand of its own.
There is a saying that says it very bluntly: chemotherapy is a waste of money and a pain in the ass, and in the end you lose both your money and your life. In the end, you spend the money, suffer the pain, but you're still alive.
For Jinyun, spending money is just a small matter. He is afraid of his mother's death, but he is more afraid of watching her suffer while he can do nothing.
My mother is a strong person. While working on a construction site, her leg was almost broken by falling steel bars, but she didn't say a word. As long as the doctor said the bone was fine, she returned to the construction site after the swelling subsided.
At the same time, she is fragile, timid, afraid and troublesome.
Afraid of getting sick and spending money.
I was especially worried that Jinyun would not have enough to eat, not have enough clothes to wear, and would not take good care of himself when he was alone outside and would be bullied.
So Jinyun never tells his sad things to his mother, because she can't help and won't be able to sleep.
"Jinyun, how long will it take to finish your business?"
"... tonight at the latest."
"Well, take care of things tonight and come with me to meet them tomorrow. You are the pillar of the family now, and you have to take responsibility."
"I know."
"Ah."
Yun Xi lowered his eyelids and looked at Jin Yun with a lost expression. The other party was eating wontons in big mouthfuls. Bitter tears dripped into the bowl and were swallowed by him along with the soup.
After Jinyun put down the bowl, she walked forward, held his cheeks, and kissed his forehead with her soft lips.
"Sister Xi..."
"Follow your heart, don't be nervous, and take your time. No matter what decision you make, I, as well as my uncle and aunt, will support you."
"Um......"
"work hard."
Yun Xi took away the plastic bowl that contained the wontons, left the room, and closed the door, leaving the room and tranquility to Jin Yun.
Jinyun took a deep breath, temporarily put aside the heavy problems in his head, put on the VR helmet again, and entered the game.
Whether you choose treatment or give up treatment, or just spend some of your mother's final time with her, money is needed.
There is no point in being anxious. You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. When things happen, you can't avoid them no matter how hard you try.
After the light curtain dissipated, Jinyun returned to the familiar laboratory again.
He concentrated all his attention on the production of the serum, and with the guidance of the task system, the production progressed very smoothly.
It’s a pity that this smooth progress did not last until the end.
He used up all the antibodies sent by Shencheng Pharmaceutical, but according to the progress of the task, in order to produce an improved serum that can cure one patient, he would need the antibodies of at least ten Honkai patients.
"Ding--"
Just at this moment, the door of the laboratory was opened from the outside.
Bronya walked in with Natasha, carrying a lunch box.
She put the lunch box on the table next to her, her big gray eyes full of worry:
"Mr. Yun, it's already past noon and you haven't eaten anything yet. Please eat something. Here are the mashed potatoes and steak I made for you."
"Yeah, okay, thank you Duck."
Jinyun did not reject Bronya's kindness. He walked to the dining table, sat down, opened the lunch box, and began to eat voraciously. He quickly finished all the food.
Seeing that Bronya still had a gloomy face, he couldn't help but smile slightly and reached out to touch her soft face:
"What's wrong? The little girl always has a bitter face, which is not good-looking at all."
Bronya's face turned slightly red. She placed her hands on the back of the other person's outstretched hand and rubbed it with her cheeks like a kitten, greedily feeling the warmth of Jinyun's palm:
"Mr. Yun, please don't leave Bronya..."
Jinyun's smile froze and he asked, "Why are you suddenly talking about this?"
"Bronya sometimes has a dream in which she is alone, running and running in a world with no end in sight.
And at the end of the dream, Bronya will always see Mr. Yun. You are standing not far away and waving at me, bringing a ray of light to Bronya's dark world, and Bronya will run towards you with joy.
But every time I dream, Mr. Yun will be farther away from Bronya. Slowly, the distance between us seems to be separated by a chasm. No matter how hard Bronya tries, she can't catch up with you..."
Bronya opened her eyes and raised her head. Her clear and beautiful eyes seemed to convey thousands of mountains and rivers:
"Mr. Yun, Bronya is very scared. She is afraid that you will suddenly leave without saying goodbye one day..."
Jinyun opened his mouth and wanted to say something comforting, but his throat felt unusually dry.
He had no choice but to squat down and hug Bronya tightly, as if by doing so, the two of them would never be separated.
The countdown to the final round has begun.
There are only eight hours left in real time until the end.
When introducing the game mechanics, AI Assistant 02 once said that the developed character will be forced to enter the adult stage in the last round.
When the Mirror Style was first developed, the system determined that the opponent was considered an adult after the age of 15, so there was no forced plot skipping in the last round.
So how did Bronya make her judgment?
According to the game time, Bronya is not yet 16 years old. Based on the modern world view of Honkai Impact 18, humans become adults at the age of 18, so this round should have jumped to when Bronya was years old.
However, the system did not force the player to enter the plot, so Jinyun was a little unsure about the judgment in this regard.
All in all, he had eight hours left.
If you want to complete the story mission, you have to produce the improved serum within this period of time.
He slowly released Bronya's embrace and turned his gaze to Natasha:
"Ms. Natasha, you just said that the next batch of patients from Shencheng Medicine will arrive in three days, right?"
"Yes...Mr. Jinyun, aren't there enough antibodies?"
"Well, we're just short of about ten servings."
"Mr. Jinyun, you don't need to be too anxious. So far, we have used a total of 758 doses of antibodies, which is a huge improvement compared to the 1000 doses of type I."
"Indeed."
Jinyun thought of his mother on the hospital bed, and the NPC he had just seen in the game who looked exactly like his mother, and his heart trembled:
"But, behind every number is a living life. I'm sorry, I can't be happy."
"I think I understand you."
Since the next batch of patient samples will not arrive until three days later at the earliest, and it will take some time for the patients to die, it will definitely be too late to make the serum at the same flow rate as in real time.
It seems that I need to speed up the flow of time in the game.
Jinyun thought so and called up the UI interface, preparing to set the time flow rate.
However, just as he was about to give the order to speed up, he felt a sweetness in his throat, followed by a violent cough.
At the same time, because the cold and fever had not yet healed, a feeling of dizziness that was stronger than ever before came over me.
"Mr. Yun!"
"Jinyun!"
Bronya and Natasha's worried voices rang out almost at the same time. Jinyun stretched out his hand and stopped Bronya from coming forward:
"I'm fine, Bronya, don't worry, I'm fine."
Bronya's voice was filled with anxiety: "You, you are coughing up blood!"
"It's just a little cough of blood. Don't worry. I've been coughing a lot lately, but aren't I still alive and well?"
"Mr. Yun, please don't force yourself..."
"The experiment is almost done. I can't give up. I must make this antidote. It is humanity's weapon against Honkai!"
"Mr. Yun..."
Bronya shed tears unconsciously. Jinyun's words had a great impact on her. An unprecedented idea was born in her heart.
Jinyun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and fell into deep thought.
The body he used to experience the first-person mode was suffering from Honkai disease. According to the settings of this game, his life span is about to come to an end.
The erosion of the Honkai disease is already very serious. If time is accelerated, his body may die before that time.
If that were the case, I wouldn't be able to complete my mission.
"Mr. Jinyun."
At this moment, Natasha suddenly walked up to him and said in a low voice with a heavy tone:
"I remember you said that most patients infected with Honkai Disease will die in a very short time, and a very small number of patients will have a period of incubation. The longer the infection time, the more antibodies they will have in their bodies, and it can even be up to ten times that of ordinary people, right?"
"Correct."
“That lady is such a patient.”
"..."
Jinyun's pupils trembled, he didn't say anything, just stood there motionless.
He knew who the other party was talking about, the NPC who looked very much like his mother. She was the only person infected with Honkai disease in the Shencheng Pharmaceutical branch in Gorvik.
Jinyun had read her information and naturally knew that she had been ill for more than half a year. If the antibodies in her body were extracted, this serum should be more than enough.
"Mr. Jinyun?"
"I am listening."
Jinyun took a deep breath, his voice a little dry: "The lady is still alive."
"You don't need to worry about these things, just leave them to us. After all, this is a relief for her, isn't it?"
"..."
Jinyun couldn't help but hold his forehead. It was the first time he felt so anxious because of a game.
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I want to ask that lady for her opinion..."
"No one would agree to this kind of thing, Mr. Jinyun."
Natasha's voice was a little helpless, "As I told you at the beginning, if we embark on this path, we are bound to be despised.
So many patients have sacrificed their lives to get to this point. Are you sure you want to stop here? Sorry, I don’t mean to offend you.”
"I see."
"Okay then, I'll arrange it for you."
Natasha left the laboratory after saying this, while Jinyun let out a long sigh and his clenched fists were unable to loosen.
Of course he knew what Natasha meant.
[So many patients have sacrificed their lives, why can't that woman do the same? You chose this path yourself.]
"Mr. Yun, are you okay?"
Bronya gently tugged at the corner of Jinyun's clothes. She had remained silent from beginning to end and felt very uncomfortable seeing Jinyun's appearance.
She knew very well why Jinyun showed mercy to that lady. Even though they were two different people, Mr. Yun still couldn't help but regard the other person as his spiritual sustenance.
Just like I always put Mr. Yun’s spirit into my heart.
"Duck, come with me to see that aunt."
"Well, okay, no matter what Mr. Yun wants to do, Bronya is willing to accompany you."
Bronya stepped forward, supported Jinyun's arm, and took him to the Shencheng Medical Building.
In the familiar sterile ward, Jinyun once again met the woman named Liu Mei who looked exactly like his mother.
