After completing the promotion evaluation, Du Cheng spent another ten minutes browsing some reward missions in the intermediate missions area.
The reward missions in the intermediate mission zone are more difficult than those in the beginner's zone, but the corresponding reward and contribution points are much higher.
Even a regular mid-level reward mission has a reward of around 1,000 yuan and a contribution point of around 100. The higher-paying mid-level reward missions have rewards of nearly 2,000 yuan.
"Xin'er, I need to go out for a while. Could you help me accept some bounty missions? But not too many, just one every twenty minutes or so."
Du Cheng looked away from the reward missions, thought for a moment, and then spoke to Xin'er.
With Xin'er's powerful abilities, she could probably solve almost a thousand mid-level reward missions in the corresponding zone in less than half a day. Although Du Cheng urgently needed money, he didn't do it because there were many other Cyphers like him who needed those funds. If Du Cheng did that, he would be cutting off their source of income.
"This is a piece of cake, so easy," Xin'er replied proudly. After helping Du Cheng complete the promotion evaluation, Xin'er held her head high with pride, like a victorious little hen.
Du Cheng didn't say much, but just as he was about to tell Xin'er to wait, he suddenly trembled, and his gaze fell directly on his mother's aged face, her eyes closed.
Although she was only in her forties, Du Cheng's mother looked like she was in her fifties due to her poor financial situation. However, at that moment, Du Cheng was not focused on his mother's aged face, but on something else.
"Xin'er, Xin'er..."
Du Cheng shouted mentally to Xin'er, his tone already showing a bit more excitement.
"Du Cheng, what's wrong? What happened?" Xin'er quickly asked when she sensed how anxious Du Cheng was.
"Xin'er, do you have any way to restore consciousness to a person in a vegetative state?" Du Cheng asked excitedly, his voice trembling slightly.
While searching her vast database, Xin'er said, "Yes, in the year 2597 AD, a Chinese doctor invented a therapy called laser tremor stimulation, which has a success rate of nearly 86%."
Xin'er's answer made Du Cheng extremely excited, and he pressed on, "Xin'er, do you know anything about that medical scientist or the details of that laser tremor stimulation therapy?"
Xin'er nodded, but just as she was about to answer, she suddenly changed, instantly losing all her spirit, and said in a mechanical voice, "Various anomalies, cannot answer, various anomalies, cannot answer..."
Seeing Xin'er like this, Du Cheng knew that Xin'er had run into a problem, which caused Du Cheng's face to show deep disappointment.
After repeating the error message five times, Xin'er finally recovered from her glitch. Seeing the disappointment on Du Cheng's face, Xin'er said apologetically, "Du Cheng, I'm sorry, several events after the year 2500 AD occurred abnormally, so I couldn't get more information. I'm sorry."
"It's okay, Xin'er, don't worry." Although Du Cheng was disappointed, he still comforted Xin'er.
To Du Cheng, Xin'er was not just a simple intelligent computer program; without realizing it, Du Cheng already considered Xin'er as a life, a friend.
Seeing Du Cheng like this, Xin'er's expression lit up with enthusiasm, but Du Cheng, in his disappointment, didn't notice. Xin'er then said, "Du Cheng, it's not that there's no solution. I've found the reason for the data anomaly. It's a problem with the database. Once the database is running correctly, you'll be able to find the information you're looking for."
"Restore the database..." Hearing Xin'er say that, Du Cheng felt a surge of hope.
From childhood to adulthood, his mother was Du Cheng's only family. For him, his mother was his last refuge. As long as there was the slightest possibility of waking her, Du Cheng would never give up.
"Yes, just give Xin'er a little more time, and she should be able to recover on her own," Xin'er replied seriously.
"Well, so many years have already passed, there's no rush," Du Cheng nodded. Although everything was still unpredictable, he could at least see a glimmer of hope.
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After leaving the hospital, Du Cheng first went to a pharmacy to buy a set of silver needles specific for acupuncture, and then went to a nearby electronics mall to buy a small solar receiver and some small instruments from a company specializing in selling instruments for 2,100 yuan.
All of this took Du Cheng less than an hour. Because he was so eager, he even went to the trouble of taking taxis back and forth to reduce travel time.
Back in Zhenlin, Du Cheng didn't go inside. Instead, he took the solar receiver, which was slightly larger than a watermelon, and climbed onto the roof of the house, where he called Xin'er, who was on standby.
In less than an hour, Xin'er had already helped Du Cheng complete three bounty missions. Du Cheng already knew this when he swiped his card, as his account, which originally had just over three thousand yuan, had suddenly increased to over five thousand.
At this rate, it shouldn't be a problem for Du Cheng to have tens of thousands more in his account by the time the deadline arrived.
However, what concerns Du Cheng most right now is not that, but his foot.
"Du Cheng, this is the modification plan. You can modify it according to this plan." Based on the receiver Du Cheng bought, Xin'er quickly devised a simple solution for him, which only required minor modifications to the wiring and connectors.
This simple modification posed no difficulty for Du Cheng, who had experience in computer repair. In less than half an hour, Du Cheng completed the modification and connected it to the acupuncture needles via a circuit, thus allowing them to transmit light energy.
After completing this step, Xin'er changed the screen to a full-body image of Du Cheng, highlighting different acupuncture points on his limb. She also carefully explained each step of the gentle moxibustion technique, locating Du Cheng's skin tissue and slightly numbing the points that required application, which allowed Du Cheng to easily find each point on his limb.
With such meticulous preparation, all Du Cheng had to do was apply the gentle moxibustion technique to the acupuncture points.
Even so, Du Cheng, who was forcefully suppressing his excitement, took nearly half an hour to insert all twenty-four silver needles into each acupuncture point.
"I hope it succeeds, I hope it succeeds..." Du Cheng kept praying silently. Although the gentle moxibustion wouldn't cure his limp immediately, just feeling some slight improvement would give Du Cheng more confidence.
Time passed slowly. Just as Xin'er helped Du Cheng complete four intermediate-level reward missions, raising Du Cheng's level from three to four stars, Du Cheng finally discovered that there was a faint reaction at the numbed point on his lame leg.