Xu Yiheng’s expression was somewhat incredulous, somewhat belatedly saying:

"The doctor told me the prototype of these drugs, this information is real, yet they hide their true intentions.

"On the surface, they told me to only take M-class drugs to protect the patients, to prevent them from suffering from addiction and side effects. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"But in reality, it’s to limit the circulation of drugs, allowing them to inflate prices.

"And unknowingly, I was used and became their accomplice in price gouging...

"This is simply outrageous..."

Ye Lin added, "Furthermore, it’s highly likely that two doctors are deceiving you together.

"Because the patient lounges are connected, Tan Minglei, although he can only see one doctor, can also buy drugs from another doctor through other patients.

"Therefore, the price offered by the other doctor should be the same."

Xu Yiheng hesitated for a moment: "But there are no doors between the doctors’ rooms, they should have no way to meet each other.

"Understood.

"Even if they can’t meet, they have ways to communicate. For instance, as long as they know each other’s names, they can call.

"Even if they can confirm they are of the same kind, they don’t need to call, they can tacitly raise prices together.

"Previously, I mistakenly assumed the two doctors couldn’t collude, so I subconsciously ignored this point. As a result, am I the one who’s been sidelined..."

Ye Lin nodded: "Yes, so there’s only one way to break this situation.

"Only by you personally breaking the collaboration between the two doctors and opening up drug supply.

"Otherwise, your goodwill will only be exploited to cause greater harm.

"As for which kind of drug the patients want to choose...

"Let them choose for themselves, this is the Walkway, not a school; they are players, not children who can only let teachers and parents help make decisions.

"Players are their own first person responsible."

Xu Yiheng was silent for a long time, finally letting out a deep breath: "Alright...

"In the next two rounds of the game, I will go find the two doctors to negotiate."

He took out the Medical Card: "I’ll buy some of all four types of drugs."

Ye Lin brought out the four types of drugs respectively.

"The price I’m giving you is: 500 points per C-class bottle, 1400 points per M-class bottle.

"If you sell according to the suggested retail range, the profit margin for these two drugs isn’t much, so my suggestion is only to purchase a small amount.

"You and the doctors can choose to keep them for yourselves or sell them to patients at a higher price. Of course, the premise is the patient’s voluntary purchase.

"400 points per O-class bottle, 500 points per F-class bottle.

"As for what price you want to sell to the doctors, and what price the doctors want to sell to the patients, you decide among yourselves.

"As a salesperson, there is indeed a profit margin here, but the prices are already quite low.

"I believe other sales should not offer more competitive prices either."

Xu Yiheng hesitated to look at the drugs placed opposite him, but ultimately made up his mind and swiped his card to purchase.

...

...

The 13th round of the game.

Huang Shengjie returned to his room, soon, the pain struck again.

This time, however, the conventional severe pain and the new sensation of ants crawling all over the body appeared almost simultaneously, rather than one after the other as before.

What’s worse, these two pains significantly intensified and did not overlap each other.

Huang Shengjie could clearly feel them simultaneously within his body, each distinctly evident.

Compared to the intense pain in the Community, it was a completely different experience.

The pain in the Community hurt more, leaving Huang Shengjie with no other thoughts, his mind blank, only able to use all his strength to endure.

Yet precisely because it hurt so much, it overshadowed all other sensations, including milder pains, and afterward, apart from residual psychological effects, there were no other obvious sequelae or side effects.

But this time the pain was different, two distinct pains intertwined, a multitude of unspeakable negative emotions piled in Huang Shengjie’s mind, leaving him distracted, forming many different thoughts one moment and switching to many others the next.

The bleakness and despair of the game’s prospects suddenly overwhelmed him, while lacking something vital.

Perhaps a pill from the white bottle was missing.

Adding to that, he felt ravenous, with drooling mouth, as hunger and fatigue simultaneously struck him, leaving him in the worst state.

Huang Shengjie even had the illusion that he was about to die.

"Hiss... What’s happening...

"Why is it so unbearable, clearly it wasn’t that painful..."

"No, I must take an O-class drug to erase the pain, otherwise it will only worsen rapidly."

Hands trembling, Huang Shengjie poured a pill out of the bottle, then shakily tossed it into his mouth.

The pain dissipated, a wonderful sensation surged over him again.

Huang Shengjie felt the whole world quiet down, thoughts became ethereal, his body relaxed.

Even the hunger subsided.

Huang Shengjie exhaled deeply: "Phew... It’s alright now, it’s alright.

"Now the pain level should be cleared, next time facing pain, it should start at the most basic pain level.

"When the time comes, using I-class drugs should handle it."

Though the feeling of O-class drugs was indeed wonderful, this very sensation left Huang Shengjie unsettled, fearing whether they might have issues.

After resting for a while, the pain time within the game rules ended, transitioning to the next round of the game.

Approaching the clinic room, Huang Shengjie gave 1888 points of medical points, yet still received no response.

He could only sigh, continuing to the lounge door.

However, at this moment, Huang Shengjie felt once again the sensation akin to ants crawling pain.

"No way, no way, what’s happening here?

"Didn’t I just take O-class drugs?

"Moreover, a new game round has begun, this isn’t even the pain time according to the game rules!"

Previously, this pain had simultaneously appeared during the game’s designated pain time, making it hard for Huang Shengjie to distinguish well.

Now, appearing outside the game’s pain designation, Huang Shengjie finally realized something was amiss.

"Meaning, this pain isn’t the pain prescribed by the game rules!

"Then what else could it be? The game rules seem not to mention it at all!

"Only one explanation...

"It’s an O-class drug’s side effect.

"Like some withdrawal or drug addiction, or simply because of the body’s instinctive rejection from overdosing."

Despite lacking professional medical knowledge, even using common sense deductions, Huang Shengjie could infer the situation was unfavorable.

"No matter what, this horrible feeling must be related to O-class drugs, until facing lethal pain again, O-class drugs cannot be taken anymore.

"Whatever happens, must not be taken again!"