Looking at Little Ghost, who had been dissected cleanly, Xu Qing wore a satisfied expression.
The patient passed away peacefully.
Then he took out a clean white towel and carefully wiped the Scale-Scraping Knife.
At the same time, he turned his head toward the surrounding fog.
“Everyone, if you ever feel unwell, be sure to come to Happiness Clinic and let me treat you.”
“I’ll give you... a two-percent discount!”
As he spoke, an exceedingly sunny smile spread across his face.
In an instant, all the little ghosts ran away like the wind.
They thought of the Werewolf who had fled while crying the day before.
Happiness Community really had gotten an extremely terrifying human doctor!
“Everyone’s so lively. It looks like you’re all very healthy.”
Xu Qing smiled.
He put away his things and continued walking toward the clinic.
When he passed the Convenience Store, Xu Qing stopped.
Thick fog enveloped the entire street. Everything looked so mysterious and uncanny.
Under the Blood Moon’s radiance, the luxurious shop that had originally stood here... was gone!
Only an extremely crude empty lot remained!
A cordon had been drawn around the empty lot, with two lines written on it.
Private territory. Trespassers beware!
Unauthorized entry means death!
The blood-red words were crooked and twisted, yet they exuded an evil aura.
Even Xu Qing, standing outside the cordon, felt a chill run down his back when he saw them.
“What a pity.”
“If I had known the Convenience Store would disappear like this, I should have packed up and taken everything inside.”
“You learn from your mistakes. If I encounter something like this again, I’ll sweep everything away!”
Xu Qing silently reminded himself.
Back at the clinic.
Xu Qing closed the main door and hung a sign at the entrance that read, “Temporarily Closed.”
Besides preparing for tomorrow, he also wanted to study the Item Shop.
The Item Shop was divided into three categories: materials, medicines, and items.
For now, the materials section only sold some low-level materials, barely enough to make a few potions.
The prices were not high; one or two ghost coins could buy ten.
To Xu Qing, this was a way to exploit the price difference and make a fortune!
The medicines section consisted entirely of finished products, so they were relatively more expensive.
But Xu Qing had plenty of ghost coins. He could simply buy them, break them down, and rapidly raise his drug making level.
However!
Different medicines had a daily purchase limit.
For example, only ten Swiftness Potions could be purchased each day.
As for the items section.
There was currently only one item available for purchase.
【Flyer】
【Quality: Common】
【Description: Increases reputation by 10 points.】
【Note: reputation affects the clinic’s operations. It can be increased through spontaneous promotion and flyers. The higher the reputation, the greater the clinic’s profits, but the patients will also become stronger and more dangerous!】
Flyers also had a purchase limit: three times a week.
That was basically how the Item Shop worked.
Without a second thought, Xu Qing directly purchased three promotions.
He had just gotten started and urgently needed to establish a good reputation!
As for the patients... that could wait!
After finishing these things, Xu Qing took out the Fallen Angel's Wings.
The object shimmered with a faint black light.
A powerful, evil aura continuously circulated through it.
Xu Qing tried many methods. Whether he used an ordinary knife or the Scale-Scraping Knife, he could not damage the Fallen Angel's Wings.
Clearly, the defensive power of this item was no joke.
During the research process, the research progress of the fallen angel race also increased, albeit very slowly.
After a while, Xu Qing was basically certain that the Fallen Angel's Wings had extremely strong defensive power and could be used as a shield in dangerous situations.
Aside from that, he gained nothing.
At that moment, the temperature in the room dropped sharply.
When Xu Qing opened his mouth, white vapor actually came out.
Knock, knock, knock!
The clinic’s front door shook violently, as though something outside had slammed into it several times.
Xu Qing’s expression turned solemn, and he immediately took the Fallen Angel's Wings into his hands.
Bang, bang, bang!
Apparently hearing the movement inside, the noise outside grew louder.
Xu Qing slowly approached.
Through the window, he saw only layers of dense fog.
There was nothing outside?
Xu Qing was somewhat surprised.
Even so, he held the Fallen Angel's Wings protectively in front of him and carefully surveyed his surroundings.
It was worth mentioning.
The clinic was bound by rules.
Unless one was sufficiently powerful, breaking through the door and entering was extremely difficult.
“That sound just now wasn’t imagined.”
“Someone really must have been frantically slamming into the door.”
Just as Xu Qing was seriously searching for the other party.
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed past him.
【Ding, Crisis Perception 10%】
Xu Qing’s entire body broke out in goosebumps.
The black shadow moved far too quickly, so he had not been able to see it clearly at all.
Just as Xu Qing looked toward the fog again.
His vision suddenly blurred.
Then, a ghostly figure slammed heavily into the clinic’s door.
With a loud bang!
A terrifying, bloodless face with bulging eyeballs pressed against the glass, eye to eye with Xu Qing.
The sudden sight made Xu Qing’s face pale, and his body involuntarily retreated several steps.
He gripped the Fallen Angel's Wings tightly, as if only this could give him some sense of security.
On the clinic’s glass.
The ghost entity’s murky eyes stared fixedly at Xu Qing.
When it opened its mouth, maggots quickly crawled out and covered the window, looking extraordinarily disgusting.
At that moment, the ghost entity said ominously, “Doctor... open the door quickly. I... I feel so awful.”
【Ding, Crisis Perception 30%】
Looking at the terrifying ghost entity before him, Xu Qing put on his standard professional smile again and shook his head. “You’re really unlucky. Our shop isn’t accepting patients today.”
“Open the door, or I’ll eat you!”
Hearing that Xu Qing would not open the door, the ghost entity’s face became savage.
Terrifying ghost aura erupted as it snarled viciously, “Once I smash this lousy door, I’ll definitely eat you!”
“Heh heh heh, who would have thought I’d find a human here?”
“Humans taste the best. Such a rare delicacy...”
The fellow grew increasingly deranged, making Xu Qing wonder whether such a patient might be related to the flyers.
However, he was not in a hurry.
This ghost entity was not very powerful.
But it was still weaker than the Stitched Monster.
With the clinic’s front door’s defensive power, its attempt to break in was simply absurd!
“Guest, I’m not treating any patients today. You’d better go back.”
“If you keep slamming into the door, I may have to... use my knife.”
Xu Qing drew the Scale-Scraping Knife, his gaze gradually turning vicious.
You’ve got to be kidding!
Do you really think surgery is all I can do?
I’m quite skilled at dissecting ghost entities too, you know!
If this fellow refused to appreciate kindness, Xu Qing would not indulge him. He would dissect him and hang him on the wall!