[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully joining Northwest Military District Hospital. As a reward, you receive: 800 points, several treasured medical books covering 5,000 years of Chinese and Western medicine, and one Photographic Memory Pill*1.]
Almost immediately after Gu Jianing officially became a doctor at the military hospital, the system’s voice rang out in her mind.
Gu Jianing was stunned. “System, don’t I usually only get rewards for treating patients or during pregnancy and childbirth? How come I’m getting such generous rewards just for becoming a doctor?”
[Host, I’m not just any ordinary childbirth system…]
As the system explained, Gu Jianing suddenly remembered. That’s right—when they first bound, the childbirth system had mentioned that aside from detecting her strong desire to have children, it also sensed her wish to become a doctor, to save more people, and to help those struggling with infertility conceive.
That was why the childbirth system had chosen her.
And that was why she had been gifted such a miraculous Divine Doctor Space.
[Not all childbirth systems are the same, and not all of them come with a Divine Doctor Space.]
According to the system, it was one of the more advanced childbirth systems, and its binding requirements were far stricter.
[Host, I believe you will do exceptionally well and become a divine doctor.]
Gu Jianing: *Well, thank you for your confidence.*
Still, the generous rewards were a pleasant surprise.
The 800 points alone were a big deal. She had saved up for so long before and only had a little over 900. Now, with these additional 800, her total points had soared to over 1,700. Not bad at all.
As for the books and the Photographic Memory Pill, they were exactly what she needed right now.
Though when she saw the towering pile of books in her space, her head throbbed a little—*how long would it take to get through all of these?*
But Gu Jianing also knew she genuinely needed them.
While she had attended a technical school before, it was only for nursing—truthfully, she’d have been more suited to work as a nurse.
As for the training classes, they had taught her a lot, but it had only been two and a half months.
And while she could study in the system space, she first needed to bind a patient, and the learning was targeted—meaning she only became proficient in specific areas.
But now that she was a doctor in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, she would encounter patients with all kinds of conditions. The best approach was to master medical skills comprehensively so that no matter what kind of patient she faced, she could treat them effectively—without being helpless or needing to spend time studying in the space first.
Without hesitation, Gu Jianing immediately swallowed the Photographic Memory Pill and began reading the books in the Divine Doctor Space.
Of course, reading in the space was the smarter choice—time flowed differently there, making it far more efficient.
If anyone else had been in the space at that moment, they would have seen Gu Jianing flipping rapidly through thick, brick-like medical books.
Her eyes scanned each page swiftly, and everything was instantly committed to memory. Even if she didn’t focus intently, the knowledge was stored in her mind, ready to be retrieved whenever she needed it.
She finished one book in just a few minutes.
The mountain of books gradually shrank.
Of course, if anyone had seen the titles of these books, they would have been utterly shocked.
*The Qing Nang Jing, The Thousand Golden Prescriptions, The Divine Farmer’s Herbology Classic…* Many long-lost treasures of Chinese and Western medicine were among them, their value immeasurable.
Gu Jianing understood just how precious these books were. She had once considered whether she could donate them.
If these books were made public, they could train countless skilled medical professionals and significantly advance the nation’s medical capabilities.
But in the end, Gu Jianing’s wish remained unfulfilled.
The system explained that, for now, she was the only one who could access these books. She couldn’t even take them out of the system to read, let alone show them to others or donate them.
Of course, it wasn’t completely impossible—unless Gu Jianing became a divine doctor.
Only when she had fully mastered and could skillfully apply the knowledge in these books, rendering them useless to her, would she be free to handle them however she wished.
Gu Jianing’s reaction after hearing this: *…*
Become a divine doctor? She felt that was still a long, long road ahead.
Perhaps because of the heavy snow, or maybe because the Traditional Chinese Medicine department was genuinely quiet, not a single patient came in that day.
Gu Jianing was perfectly content with that. After all, what do doctors wish for most? Naturally, it’s having no patients.
No patients means no one is sick.
And isn’t that a good thing?
Since she had the time, Gu Jianing immersed herself in the space, devouring the books. Though the pile was massive, she needed to finish reading them as soon as possible to become a better doctor. Even if she couldn’t fully absorb everything immediately, memorizing the content meant she could recall and apply it when needed—which was still incredibly useful.
So, over the next two days, while it seemed like Gu Jianing was just sitting in her office during work hours, flipping through a medical book, her consciousness was actually inside the space, frantically studying.
Thankfully, the flow of time in the space differed from the outside world, giving her ample opportunity.
After two days, Gu Jianing had finally committed that mountain of books to memory. As for fully digesting the knowledge? That would take more time and real-world practice.
On the third day, Gu Jianing once again walked to work under an umbrella.
But as she looked at the relentless downpour, her brow furrowed. The rain had been pouring for too long, often in heavy bursts. Fortunately, her courtyard in the residential compound was on higher ground, so there was no flooding—yet.
However, from what Sister Shuwan had told her, the situation in the apartment buildings of the compound was dire.
Those areas were lower-lying. Residents on higher floors were fine, but those on the lower floors—especially the first floor—were practically wading through water in their homes, miserable and complaining.
That was when many realized the downsides of apartment living. A standalone house with a yard—especially one on higher ground—suddenly seemed like the far better choice.
When Gu Jianing arrived at the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, she noticed Doctors Zhou and Lu also frowning at the heavy rain.
“If this rain keeps up, things are going to get bad.”
“Yeah, I’m worried about landslides.”
Gu Jianing silently agreed. *There are so many mountains around here, and many villages are built right at their feet. If a landslide happens…*
Her frown deepened. The power of nature was unpredictable, and human strength was pitifully small in comparison.
She could only hope nothing would happen.
Yet, things didn’t go as she wished.
In the dead of night, Gu Jianing was abruptly awakened by loud commotion outside.
Other families in the residential compound flung open their windows and doors, only to see soldiers and military dogs mobilizing in haste.
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