62: Chapter 62 The Champion's Reward

"Yang Bai, you said you'd give me a dignified defeat, but you only gave me ten minutes of dignity."

"You're being too unkind. I lasted over an hour in a two-on-one fight, yet I only lasted ten minutes against you. Don't tell me you didn't understand my signal."

Gu Sichao shifted his body, found a more comfortable position to lie in, and sighed.

Yang Bai shrugged, picked up a fruit knife, peeled an apple for the patient, and smiled. "I understood it, but in that situation, ten minutes was the best possible result. Any longer would have been too fake."

"You brat, you don't even draft your boasts anymore." Gu Sichao gave a bitter smile, looking up at the ceiling as he laughed.

Yang Bai carved the apple into a flower shape, plated it for him, and said, "Alright, you've just recovered from a vegetative state, so you should talk less."

"Gu Sichao, Yang Bai actually went easy on you. You didn't see the state Chen Yuhao was in—eyes gouged out, limbs broken. You should be content that you were able to faint comfortably."

"And Yang Bai, you too. Gu Sichao just fought a two-on-one for your sake and nearly failed, yet you didn't hold back at all."

Ge Weidong, sitting to the side, saw the two youngsters bickering and joined the fray, lecturing both of them.

The three of them chatted like this for over ten minutes, breaking the heavy atmosphere in the hospital room, creating a warm and harmonious scene.

After chatting for a while, Yang Bai took Gu Sichao's pulse through the plaster cast and said,

"Alright, you're just suffering from endocrine disorders, muscular weakness in three limbs, and some minor internal injuries. It's nothing serious."

Gu Sichao asked with slight surprise, "Oh, you know medicine too?"

"A little, just a little." Yang Bai smiled.

After the simple pleasantries, Yang Bai saw that it was about time, apologized to them, and prepared to leave the room.

As Yang Bai stepped out of the ward door, Gu Sichao called him back and said seriously, "Class Leader Yang, I am very grateful that you arranged for me to be back in the God War Tournament, but I don't like owing favors. You understand what I mean, right?"

Yang Bai shook his head and said, "Class Leader Gu, you have never owed me any favors. I did this entirely because I consider you a friend. I don't care about favors at all."

"Friendship? Heh, what a ridiculous motive." After sighing with emotion, Gu Sichao didn't say anything more.

Regarding Gu Sichao's attitude, Yang Bai shrugged indifferently and then left the ward without a second thought.

Walking down the corridor of the First People's Hospital, Yang Bai's expression gradually grew heavy. He didn't just come to the hospital today to visit Gu Sichao.

A day ago, the God War Tournament officials had found him and issued him his championship prize.

To Yang Bai's surprise, the championship prize wasn't some special card or an invitation from a powerful organization, but three special documents sealed in golden envelopes.

The first document was a medical appointment clause. The code on the document allowed Yang Bai to undergo a surgery at any hospital in the country.

The second document was a pickup authorization, which could be used at Tianqing Technology Co., Ltd. to collect a private package.

The third document was the one that concerned Yang Bai the most, because it was actually several stamped Star Sea Exploration documents, along with a string of information codes exclusive to Yang Bai.

Yang Bai arrived in the elevator of the First People's Hospital and sighed, "What on earth is the Longyan Xia Kingdom government giving me? I have to undergo surgery before I can even collect the reward."

Despite saying that, Yang Bai still opened the hospital's official website and entered the code from the tournament document into the medical appointment section.

Code uploading.

The elevator beneath Yang Bai's feet jerked, then emitted a red glow as it rapidly descended.

A flash of tension crossed Yang Bai's eyes. He pressed his body against the elevator wall, waiting for it to take him to his destination.

The elevator passed the first floor and the underground parking garage, but it showed no signs of stopping. It passed through the lowest basement of the hospital and continued to descend.

After about five minutes, the elevator finally stopped, and the doors opened.

Stepping out of the elevator, Yang Bai found himself in an incredibly pristine white mechanical room. In the center of the room was a large, multifunctional operating theater.

Just as Yang Bai was looking around, an intelligent machine rose from the floor, emitting a red light as it began to scan his body data.

[Authenticating identity...]

[Target confirmed: Yang Bai]

[Respected guest, please remove your clothing. We will perform a full-body sterilization and help you schedule an appointment with a nearby physician.]

After two seconds of scanning and confirmation, the intelligent machine flashed a green light and extended a tray, signaling Yang Bai to remove his clothes.

Yang Bai frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. He quickly stripped naked and walked into the intelligent machine's sterilization chamber.

After the sterilization, Yang Bai stepped out of the chamber clean, now wearing a special gel patient gown.

[A dedicated physician has been found for you. Please follow the physician's instructions to complete the surgical procedures.]

The intelligent machine finished speaking and then retracted back into the floor.

The next second, the white space dimmed, and 3D projections appeared in the room. Two rows of virtual physicians in green surgical scrubs stood before the operating table, waiting respectfully.

Before Yang Bai could react, a lady wearing a white gown walked over. She held a medical chart, looked at Yang Bai for a moment, and after confirming his identity, revealed a beautiful smile.

"Hello, Student Yang Bai. I am Tan Yingyue, the chief surgeon for this operation. I have a general understanding of your situation."

"First, congratulations on your outstanding performance in the God War Tournament. Second, I hope you won't be nervous or afraid during the upcoming surgery, and that you will cooperate well with our work."

"Finally, do you have any questions?" Tan Yingyue smiled.

After thinking for two seconds, Yang Bai asked, "Doctor Tan, I would like to ask, what does the surgery entail?"

Tan Yingyue briefly checked the work schedule and said,

"A ten-cubic-meter subspace bracelet implantation, a spinal nerve mechanical implantation, and the final surgery, which is the country's latest research: the BWGC Star Sea Brain implantation."

Hearing this, Yang Bai instantly gasped. He knew about the first surgery—implanting a subspace device into his wrist.

The price of this surgery on the national official website is 300,000 star coins, and that doesn't even include the surgeon's fee or the costs of the instruments and medicine used during the operation.

As for the names of the other two surgeries, Yang Bai had never even heard of them.

Tan Yingyue saw Yang Bai's worry and comforted him, "Don't be afraid; they are just a few minor surgeries. We are the most professional team in the Longyan Xia Kingdom."