Noob Player - Chapter 112

“Huh!?” It was Shen’s turn to be surprised. They were close, and a character in the game should have the same appearance in real life. Doctor Lu should recognize him, but from his voice, Doctor Lu did not recognize him.

“You don’t know me, Doctor Lu?” He came closer to the spawn spot as Doctor Lu also came out of the spawn spot. “I am Shen, Yang Shen.” He told Doctor Lu his full name.

Doctor Lu looked at Shen’s face. He squinted his eyes and observed the man’s visage. “I have never met you before, and I am sure you are not my patient.” He would remember his patient, especially if his patient visited him periodically.

“But weird, how do you know my name if you are not my patient.” Doctor Lu realized this point. There was no way for the younger man to know him if they never met before. From the way the younger man talked to him, they seemed to be close, too.

Shen was even more confused. The man before him had the same face as his Doctor for sure. He did not see it wrong, especially when he just visited Doctor Lu for a check-up a few days ago.

“Ah!?” Doctor Lu clapped his forehead. “You must be my brother’s patient, Doctor Lu Weiyan, right? I am not Doctor Lu Weiyan, I am Doctor Lu Yao. I am his twin brother.”

The dots connected, and Shen went with “Ah!” The man in front of him was Doctor Lu Weiyan’s twin brother. He had heard about that from Doctor Lu Weiyan himself.

“Ah, so you are that Yang Shen.” Doctor Lu Yao nodded his head. “My Brother said a lot about you.” He looked at Shen’s right knee. “What about your knee? Is it okay now? I heard you have a relapse?”

Shen nodded his head, and he was surprised inside. He did not expect Doctor Lu to tell his family about him. Maybe it was not just him, but the other patients as well. Of course, he did not mind that Doctor Lu Weiyan talked about him to his family. It was not like Doctor Lu Weiyan used his identity to make a profit or something bad.

“I am fine, but…” Shen wanted to say, “I don’t know if you play the game too”. The wording was quite weird. It was as if he said a Doctor could not play the game. He did not say that out loud. Doctor Lu in front of him was not the Doctor Lu he was close to.

“But why does a doctor like me play a game?” Doctor Lu Yao grinned. He could read what was in Shen’s head. “I have saved enough money for retirement, and I am tired of being a doctor. It’s time to poison people instead of healing them!”

Shen shivered when he heard those words from the doctor. If other people heard that, they might misunderstand Doctor Lu Yao, for sure. The first impression of the twin brothers was quite opposite.

“I heard that there’s a specialized class that makes poisons. I want to get that class and poison the people.” Doctor Lu Yao said that with a big grin. “Do you know something about that class? I have searched around in my starter city, but I can’t find any information about the poison maker class.”

“A specialized class in making poison? I never heard about that bef-” Shen paused as he recalled something. He turned around and motioned Doctor Lu Yao to come with him. “Follow me, I think I know something about that.”

Doctor Lu Yao followed Shen, and they stopped in front of the two houses. The two houses with a vial-shaped carving on the sign with two different symbols on the vial. One vial with a (+) symbol and the other one with a skull symbol.

“If there’s a class that specializes in making poison, I think this is the one you are looking for, Doctor Lu.” Shen pointed at the skull symbol house. After hearing what Doctor Lu Yao told him about the class, he finally understood what the symbol meant. The plus symbol was for the potion maker class and the skull symbol was for the poison maker class.

“What do you mean?” Doctor Lu Yao did not understand. He just arrived in this hidden village, so he knew nothing about the class inside the house. On top of that, this was his third day playing the game. He knew little about the game.

Doctor Lu Yao only searched everything related to poison maker class before he entered the game. That was the only thing he knew about the game. The poison maker class.

“Ah,” Shen nodded his head and smiled at Doctor Lu Yao. “Welcome to the hidden village, Doctor Lu Yao…” After the greeting, he told Doctor Lu Yao where they were. He told them everything, including the house, the class, and the NPC inside the house.

“So, I can get the class that is related to poison making if I enter this house?” Doctor Lu Yao was pleasantly surprised when he heard that. He thought this was a shitty game that spawned him in nowhere. However, he did not know that the game moved him to the place where he wanted.

“In the end, this is still a pay-to-win game.” He bought the most expensive gaming pod, and the game guided him to this place. Of course, this was just his assumption.

“No, there’s some test or something. You have to pass the test in order to get the class. Don’t worry though, the NPC will ask you about something, and you just need to answer that. I think you can pass the test easily.” Shen explained about the mechanic to get a class.

He said there was a test, but he did not receive any test from Yosu. The old man just told him a story about the past, and the old man offered him the legacy. However, everyone else received a test, so he told Doctor Lu Yao.

“I see.” Doctor Lu Yao nodded his head and looked toward the house. The older man was not nervous in the slightest before he looked back at Shen. “Do I need to know about something else? I am going to take the class now.”

“Nothing.” Shen shook his head. He had told Doctor Lu Yao about the statue, so he had nothing else to tell Doctor Lu Yao. “You can go now, I think.”

“Alright, then. I will enter the house now.” Doctor Lu Yao stepped onto the porch of the house and entered the black door. He had the same reaction as everyone else when he entered the house. He was surprised there was a light inside, even though it looked so dark from outside.

Doctor Lu Yao turned his head and was surprised that he could not see Shen. The entrance was dark, and then he realized it had something within the door. He nodded his head and scanned the room.

It was not like what Shen told him. The house was not empty at all. He saw a bed with a black bed sheet at the corner of the house, but the interior was creepily decorated. There were many kinds of skulls hung on the wooden wall. There were various kinds of black pots, various kinds of spatulas.

To his left, there was a bookshelf filled with books. And one thing that was unpleasant to him was the smell of the house. He did not like it. But he liked the decoration, though. It was fit for the class.

Doctor Lu Yao located the statue and approached the statue. He stopped a meter away from the statue. It was an old man statue with a thick beard and mustache. The old man had the same attire as the Japanese men’s kimono, but he let it slide, so it showed the old man’s firm abs.

“This Lu Yao greets, Master.” Even though he was over thirty years old, he did not mind bowing his head to someone in the game.

“Hahaha, Finally!” The statue cracked and the old man came alive. The old man burst out in laughter with a big smile on his face as he looked at Doctor Lu Yao.

“Lu Yao is it? I will not tell you my name until you pass the test.” The old man looked Lu Yao in the eyes. “Don’t worry, Lad. The test is just a simple question, if your answer can satisfy me, then I will inherit my legacy to you, Poison King.”

‘That’s kinda cringed. Who named this class? Poison Master is much better.’ Doctor Lu Yao grumbled inwardly. Of course, he did not say it out, or else he would fail the test instantly.

“This Lu Yao will give you my honest answer, and I hope I can satisfy you.” Lu Yao bowed his head once again.

“Good! Now tell me the reason why you want to inherit my legacy? Why do you want to make poison?” The old man asked with a wide maniac grin.

Hearing the question, Doctor Lu Yao subconsciously let out a wide maniac grin as well.

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Shen did not leave for hunting. He stayed in front of the house and waited for Doctor Lu Yao. Since he was Doctor Lu Weiyan’s brother, he felt he had to help Doctor Lu Yao to familiarize himself with the hidden village. Also, he had to warn him to not wander too far from the village.

“What are you doing, Shen?” ZhenZhen who just came out of her house noticed Shen was standing in front of another house.. She approached him and stood next to him. “Do we have a new member?”