A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

"Don't worry, it's just a dungeon run, it'll be fine. Be careful here and don't reveal your identity," Zhou An instructed.

"I'll be careful," Li Shengsheng nodded.

"Oh, right, take this murder knife, just in case." Zhou An handed the murder knife to Li Shengsheng.

"Mmm." Li Shengsheng quickly took it and put it into her inventory.

Zhou An then directly chose to enter the instance.

……

Zhou An gradually regained consciousness.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself standing in front of a gloomy shop.

This appears to be a street, but it is shrouded in mist all around, and Zhou An's visibility is only about two meters from the shop entrance.

Zhou An looked around and realized that he was all alone.

[Enter the instance: Tongcheng Street Ghost Doctor Clinic]

[Instance Type: Single Player]

[Content: Tongcheng Street's Ghost Doctor Clinic, as the oldest clinic on Tongcheng Street, has always been loved by the residents for its affordable prices. However, half a year ago, a new clinic opened on Tongcheng Street and used various means to squeeze out the Ghost Doctor Clinic, bringing it to the brink of bankruptcy. The clinic's attending doctor finally resigned and left five days ago.]

[Mission Unlocked: You will serve as a resident doctor at the Ghost Doctor's Clinic for three days. During these three days, you must help at least three patients complete their treatments each day. The more patients you treat, the higher your evaluation will be.]

A key appeared in Zhou An's hand.

[Key to the Door of the Strange Doctor's Clinic on Tongcheng Street]: The key to the door of the Strange Doctor's Clinic on Tongcheng Street can be used to open the clinic door.

The key has a metallic feel and is very cold, like holding an ice cube in your hand.

Zhou An processed all the prompts, then picked up the key, opened the roller shutter, and pulled it up.

"Splash! Splash!"

A loud metallic scraping sound rang out, spreading through the silent air.

A strong smell of disinfectant and a musty, rotten odor wafted out, with a faint hint of formaldehyde mixed in.

All that met his eyes was darkness, and a cool breeze crept up Zhou An's neck, making him shiver.

Just as Zhou An opened the clinic door, the surrounding fog began to dissipate rapidly.

Zhou An noticed something amiss and immediately looked around.

His vision returned, and his gaze could see a long distance, even to the end of the street.

[Player Zhou An becomes a practicing doctor at the Ghost Doctor Clinic, and can move around in Tongcheng Street.]

"Is the activity area just one street? We can go outside and take a look if we have the chance." Zhou An withdrew his gaze and strode into the clinic.

Zhou An fumbled on the wall for a moment and then pressed the switch.

The dim lights flickered and illuminated the room.

Zhou An squinted as he looked around the room, managing to make out what was inside with a sliver of light.

This clinic is not very big, about fifty square meters.

However, there is a door on the right wall with a sign that says "Operating Room".

There was also a door on the wall directly opposite, which I guessed was Zhou An's residence.

[Host detected entering the instance. Draw a talisman?]

"Extract." Zhou An's lips curled up slightly as he silently recited the command.

[Talisman drawing in progress... Congratulations, host, you have drawn the Tiger Talisman]

"Tiger Talisman?" Zhou An was slightly taken aback.

Chapter 22 Medical Manual and Tongcheng Street Rules

What are the effects of the Tiger Talisman?

【Tiger Talisman】: Harmonizes Yin and Yang and balances all disorder, and can even separate the good and evil aspects of the target into two independent individuals.

"The Tiger Talisman seems a bit weak..." Zhou An's lips twitched slightly.

This tiger talisman did not enhance Zhou An's strength in the slightest.

"Wait, the harmony of Yin and Yang balances all disorder, separating individual entities..."

"Haha, not bad, it's very useful for my dungeon run this time." Zhou An smiled.

It is bizarre and extremely difficult to kill; at least, with Zhou An's current strength, he cannot kill it.

Therefore, whether or not you improve your strength, there is not much difference.

His most important task now is to complete the mission and cure the strange creature.

The essence of most bizarre illnesses is excessive obsession, incomplete spiritual body, emotional outbursts, and personal instability.

That's when the Tiger Talisman came in handy.

[Should the Tiger Tally be equipped?]

Another notification sounded in my mind.

"Yes." Zhou An immediately began assembling the equipment.

In the next instant, a white light flashed and landed on Zhou An's chest, transforming into a tiger talisman rune.

The runes quickly disappeared into Zhou An's body.

“In that case, let’s test the power of the talisman first.” Zhou An immediately activated the power of the Tiger Talisman, separating his good and evil sides.

The next instant, two figures emerged from Zhou An's body.

Zhou An stared blankly at the two identical versions of himself: "What's going on? How did two separate individuals appear?"

"Hmph, shouldn't there only be good and evil? What are you?" The evil entity looked at Zhou An with arrogance.

"Hey, don't use foul language, we're all on the same side," the benevolent person quickly advised.

At this moment, a notification sound appeared in Zhou An's mind.

[This system has optimized the power of talismans, allowing you to separate your good and evil sides from your main body as independent entities with their own personalities, but they will obey your commands. When used on others, only the evil and good aspects will separate.]

"It can be like this? But it's really a bit strange." Zhou An looked at the two versions of himself and still felt something was off.

The right of interpretation rests with this system.

Seeing this, Zhou An reluctantly accepted it.

“You are my benevolent and malevolent selves, so you should possess all my memories, right? Can you use the power of the Horse Talisman?” Zhou An asked.

"Isn't that obvious? We are you, so we can naturally use your abilities. By the way, give me your cutting knife," the malevolent entity said impatiently.

"It seems you can't use my inventory." Zhou An smiled slightly, then tossed the scissor to the malevolent entity.

"Alright, from now on, the three of us will officially begin our consultations." Zhou An clapped his hands.

Now that there are three of us, things are much more convenient, whether we're doing anything or anything else.

"If you're going to hold consultations, the two of you can do it, and I'll be in charge of security."

"Something's acting strangely, I'll kill it!" The malevolent entity brandished its scalpel menacingly.

“I can take responsibility for the treatment,” the benevolent being quickly raised his hand.

"Alright, that's settled then. Oh, by the way, the three of us should search the house first to see if there are any clues or medicines." Zhou An gave the two instructions.

The malevolent entity pursed its lips, said nothing, but obediently began searching.

Three people are still much more efficient than one person.

In just about ten minutes, the three of them had searched the entire clinic.

The clues also converged on Zhou An.

[Clinic Medical Handbook]

1. The clinic is open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

2. You must treat patients who come to your clinic. You may charge a treatment fee, the amount of which is up to you. (The amount of the fee determines the reputation of the clinic.)

3. Inside the clinic, the strange entity cannot attack you.

4. If a patient comes to your door after get off work hours, you may refuse or accept their treatment.

5. You may refuse if a patient asks you to come to your home for treatment.

6. The better the reputation of the clinic in Tongcheng Street, the more protected the doctor will be.

7. Once you enter the clinic, you are a patient and need to pay for treatment, except for doctors and nurses.

8. If a doctor or nurse enters the clinic and asks to borrow medical supplies, you should not refuse.

9. Please take care of your own daily food.

10. Items unrelated to medical treatment may not be sold in the clinic.

[Tongcheng Street Residents' Code of Conduct]

1. The safe time is from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM every day.

2. Fighting is prohibited on Tongcheng Street during designated safe hours.

3. There may be strange outsiders in Tongcheng Street, but they will strictly abide by the residents' code of conduct.

4. No credit is allowed on Tongcheng Street; all payments must be settled in full.

5. On Tongcheng Street, the customer is king.

There is also a diary, but it cannot be opened.

[Dr.'s Diary]: Written by the previous doctor, it can only be unlocked after completing the first day's treatment tasks.

Zhou An ignored the diary. After reading the rules, he stroked his chin and pondered them carefully.

Leaving aside the rest, especially Article 10.

This rendered Zhou An's attempt to make money by selling his own flesh and blood futile.