162: Chapter 162 Two Consecutive Draws! Basic Neurosurgical Operations and the Mentor's Aura!
Lu Chen looked at this message, his heart rate quickening significantly.
He now possessed two God-level skills.
God-level Suturing Technique and God-level Hepatic Artery Anastomosis.
Once these two skills were used in tandem, his ability in the field of delicate vascular surgery was already enough to go toe-to-toe with the top transplantation surgery experts in the country.
[Congratulations to the host for learning: Living Donor Liver Transplantation (Master Level)]
[Skill Description: Master Level Living Donor Liver Transplantation covers the complete surgical procedures of donor liver procurement, recipient diseased liver resection, new liver implantation, and vascular and biliary reconstruction. Once learned, the host can complete high-quality living donor liver transplant surgeries under various complex liver transplant conditions.]
Master Level.
Straight from zero to Master Level.
Three rewards: one God-level, one Master Level, plus a massive surge in a bunch of skills.
This wave of gains was the most abundant since he had awakened the system.
[gratitude points Settlement]
[gratitude points from recipient Wang Jianguo and family: +1200]
[gratitude points from donor Wang Hui: +800]
[Extra gratitude points reward for completing the Dual Life Destiny mission: +500]
[Total gratitude points obtained today: +2500]
[Current total gratitude points: 2929 points]
2929 points.
Enough for two thousand-point draws, with some left over.
Lu Chen did not hesitate and directly opened the lottery interface.
[Do you wish to consume 1000 gratitude points to perform a draw?]
Draw.
[Lottery in progress...]
The wheel spun.
Golden light flashed.
[Congratulations to the host, you have drawn a Purple quality reward!]
[Reward Content: Skill Book, Basic Neurosurgical Operations (Master Level)]
[Skill Description: Master Level Basic Neurosurgical Operations covers all basic neurosurgical procedures including emergency treatment for traumatic brain injury, emergency burr hole drainage for epidural/subdural hematoma, intracranial pressure monitoring, and preliminary assessment and fixation of spinal cord injuries. Once learned, the host can quickly and accurately complete emergency treatments under various complex cranial and spinal trauma conditions, with a success rate far exceeding that of ordinary emergency and neurosurgery Resident Physicians.]
Lu Chen looked at this reward.
Neurosurgery.
This was a field he had never touched before.
Cerebral hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, and spinal injuries—these were among the most dangerous conditions in the Emergency Department's Red Zone.
Previously, when he encountered such patients, he could only perform preliminary stabilization and then transfer them to another department.
Now, with Master Level basic operations, his ability in this field had jumped up a whole level.
Use.
[Skill Book learned: Basic Neurosurgical Operations (Master Level), Progress 0/100]
Second draw.
[Do you wish to consume 1000 gratitude points to perform a draw?]
Draw.
[Lottery in progress...]
[Congratulations to the host, you have drawn a Blue quality reward!]
[Reward Content: Mentor Aura (Primary)]
[Effect Description: While wearing this title, the learning efficiency of junior doctors or Nurses being guided by the host increases by 20%. During the guidance period, the host gains an additional 10% experience for teaching-related skills.]
Lu Chen looked at this title.
Mentor Aura.
For his current stage, its practical value wasn't that large yet.
But from a long-term perspective, once he started teaching junior doctors, this effect would be very significant.
Moreover, he could gain an additional 10% experience himself.
Not a bad deal.
[Current total gratitude points: 929 points]
Only nine hundred and twenty-nine points left, just seventy-one points away from the next draw.
He would be able to save up enough soon.
Finally, the title settlement.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the limited title: Dual Hands]
[Title Effect: When equipped, the host's operational precision on donor and recipient tissues during organ transplant surgeries increases by an additional 15%, and intraoperative blood loss is reduced by 20%.]
Lu Chen closed the system panel.
He picked up his phone.
A message from Director Li Sen.
[Director Li Sen: Professor Liu said something to me before he left. He said you'll eventually become a national-level surgeon.]
[Director Li Sen: Don't let it get to your head.]
[Lu Chen: I won't.]
[Director Li Sen: One more thing. President Sun had the administrative office submit your name this afternoon for an Advanced Training Program in Emergency and Trauma Medicine issued by the National Health Commission. It's in Beijing for two weeks. There are only fifty spots nationwide. This notice came down last month, but President Sun didn't mention it before. He personally approved it this afternoon.]
Lu Chen's eyes widened slightly.
A national-level training program.
Only fifty spots nationwide.
Approved by the President himself.
This meant that President Sun Guofan had finally personally taken action.
Before, it had always been President Zeng Dayang pushing for him, while President Sun had maintained a wait-and-see attitude.
After today's surgery, President Sun's attitude had undergone a fundamental shift.
[Lu Chen: When do I go?]
[Director Li Sen: Early next month. Wait for the notice for the specific time. Arrange your current work first.]
[Lu Chen: Okay, thank you, Director Li.]
[Director Li Sen: Don't thank me, you earned it yourself. Alright, get some sleep.]
Lu Chen put down his phone.
He lay down.
Staring at the ceiling.
Too much had happened today.
SSS-rank mission completed.
God-level Hepatic Artery Anastomosis obtained.
Hepatobiliary surgery system unlocked.
Gains from two lottery draws.
The President personally stepping in.
A spot in a national-level training program.
...
Lu Chen rolled over.
Stop thinking.
Sleep.
He still had to check on postoperative patients tomorrow.
Before he closed his eyes, the system issued one last silent notification.
[Vascular Anastomosis (Perfect Level): Progress 99/100]
Just one point away.
Only one last step away from the third God-level skill.
...
At the same time.
In a small county town four hundred kilometers away from Jiangcheng.
Eleven o'clock at night.
Su Wan sat on the bed of her rented room, scrolling through her phone.
She came across a local news push.
Headline: Jiangcheng City Central Hospital Completes High-Difficulty Living Donor Liver Transplant; 24-Year-Old Resident Physician Turns the Tide at a Critical Moment.
The accompanying image was a news photo released by the Hospital's official account.
The young doctor in the photo was wearing surgical scrubs, standing at the door of the Operating Room.
There was no particular expression on his face.
He looked very calm.
But the text below the photo was dense, all about how he had taken over the most dangerous part of the surgery and completed a precision operation that even provincial experts were helpless to perform.
Su Wan's finger stopped on the screen.
She looked at that familiar face in the photo.
She looked for a long time.
Then she exited the page and placed her phone face down on the bed.
She closed her eyes.
She rolled over.
A long while passed.
She rolled back again and picked up the phone.
She looked at that photo once more.
The expression on her face was complex.
It was hard to say what the emotion was.
Ultimately, she turned the phone off completely and stuffed it under her pillow.
She closed her eyes.
...
Early the next morning.
Lu Chen arrived at his post as usual.
Wang Jianguo in Bed 1 had already been transferred from the ICU back to the transition ward in the Red Zone, and his various indicators were steadily recovering.
Wang Hui's surgical wound was healing well, and the regenerative capacity of his remaining liver was taking effect.
When Lu Chen finished his rounds and walked out of the ward, Wang Hui chased after him from behind.
“Dr. Lu!”
Lu Chen stopped in his tracks.
“Are you feeling better?”
“I'm fine.” Wang Hui's voice was still a bit weak, but the light in his eyes was completely different.
It was no longer that suppressed fear and despair from before.
It was something that only comes after returning from the brink of death.
“When my dad woke up this morning, he spoke to me. He said he feels much better.”
“He is indeed much better. The function of the new liver is recovering, and his bilirubin has already started to drop.”
Wang Hui nodded.
Then he bowed deeply.
“Thank you, Dr. Lu.”
“You don't need to thank me. The one you should thank is yourself. To be able to make this decision at eighteen, you are braver than many adults.”
Wang Hui's eyes reddened again.
“My dad said you saved his life. He said if he can recover, he must come to thank you properly in the future.”
“Having him take good care of his health is the best thanks.”
Lu Chen patted his shoulder.
“Go back and rest. You're a postoperative patient yourself; don't stand for too long.”
Wang Hui nodded and turned back to the ward.
Lu Chen watched his back.
Eighteen years old.
A boy who had just reached adulthood, cutting out a part of his own liver for his father.
This matter could be discussed ethically and questioned emotionally, but from the result, both father and son lived.
That was enough.
...
Lu Chen turned and went back to his workstation.
There was a letter on the desk.
To be precise, it was a formal official notification.
The envelope was stamped with the seal of the National Health Commission.
Inside was an exquisitely printed invitation.
National Advanced Training Program in Emergency and Trauma Medicine.
Training Location: Beijing.
Training Period: From the 6th to the 20th of next month, totaling two weeks.
Two words were neatly printed in the recipient field.
Lu Chen.
He finished reading the invitation, folded it, and put it in his pocket.
Then he opened today's work schedule.
A new day.
[system panel updating...]
[Host: Lu Chen]
[Identity: Resident Physician (Jiangcheng City Central Hospital · Emergency Department)]
[Skill Panel]
[Suturing (God-level! Limit reached!)]
[God-level Hepatic Artery Anastomosis (God-level! Limit reached!)]
[Basic Surgical Operations (Master Level): Progress 95/100]
[Internal Medicine Diagnostics (proficient level): Progress 76/100]
[Manual Hemostasis (Master Level): Progress 75/100]
[Laparoscopic Appendectomy (Master Level): Progress 96/100]
[Basic Theory of Emergency Medicine (proficient level): Progress 3/100]
[Tracheal Intubation (Master Level): Progress 63/100]
[Closed Thoracic Drainage (Perfect Level): Progress 47/100]
[Comprehensive Trauma First Aid (Perfect Level): Progress 47/100]
[Ultrasound-Guided Puncture (Master Level): Progress 82/100]
[Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Master Level): Progress 18/100]
[Vascular Anastomosis (Perfect Level): Progress 99/100]
[Living Donor Liver Transplantation (Master Level): Progress 0/100]
[Basic Hepatobiliary Surgery (Skilled Level): Progress 67/100]
[Basic Neurosurgical Operations (Master Level): Progress 0/100]
[Current total gratitude points: 929 points]
[Available draws: 0]
[Title Bar]
[Currently Equipped: enemy of yama (Primary), newcomer: surgical blade, one needle to settle the world, First Step into the Academic Hall, Amazing the World with a Single Feat, Dual Hands, Mentor Aura (Primary)]
Lu Chen closed the panel.
The phone on the desk vibrated.
A message from Shen Xiaoning.
[Xiao Ning: Dr. Lu! Breakfast is at the Nurse Station! Today it's egg pancakes and soy milk! Go eat quickly! It won't taste good once it gets cold!]
Lu Chen stood up and walked toward the Nurse Station.