CHAPTER 210: 210 NEWCOMERS ON DUTY

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Having arrived at the cafeteria, Liu Banxia ordered a pile of food and took a short break to call Qiu Huaili, asking him to wait a little longer.

During the meal, he also pondered the new changes in the system tasks. The reward for the recent task even included Glory Points. Glory Points are very potent tokens. Although daily tasks could earn 5 points, and submitting tasks with "Perfect" or "Flawless" ratings could earn additional points, it was still not enough. The training in the dream space actually consumed the rewards obtained from the daily tasks. Previously, he had felt that two or three Glory Points were quite a lot, but now, as he understood more medical knowledge, he realized that he hadn’t learned enough yet. Currently, all his gem slots were filled. Unless some urgent tasks required purchasing potions, he could use these Glory Points for his own intensive training. He had to be content. What level was he at before? If it weren’t for the system, who knew what he would be doing now. After mulling it over, he stopped worrying. As long as the system changed in his favor, that was all that mattered. Thinking about other complicated things was useless.

Before returning to the emergency department, he first went to Qiu Huaili’s ward to change his and Doudou’s dressings. As for rewards like experience and skill points, he no longer paid them much mind. These basic things were like people spotting a one-jiao coin on the street nowadays.

Just as he returned to the emergency department, he was startled. There were many young faces here, tailing Liang Xiaolin.

"Ah, you’re back! These are the students here for their standardized residency training in our emergency department." Seeing Liu Banxia, Liang Xiaolin waved excitedly.

"Let me introduce you. This is our emergency department’s chief resident, Liu Banxia. Some of you students might have seen his live broadcast of the small-incision appendectomy, right?" After Liu Banxia came over, Liang Xiaolin enthusiastically introduced him.

"Are all of these here for standardized residency training in the emergency department? Or is it an internship?" Liu Banxia asked.

"There are eight of them in total. They will rotate exclusively within the emergency department. Six are from your General Surgery department, and the remaining two are from Internal Medicine," Liang Xiaolin said.

Liu Banxia nodded. Six people were acceptable. Shi Lei and Wei Yuan could each take two, Wang Chao and Qi Wentai could each take one, and he wouldn’t have to worry about it.

"What are you thinking about? Aren’t you going to say a few words? The director has a surgery, so he asked me to show them around first," Liang Xiaolin said.

"Then continue showing them around. We still have some time before we move to the new building, so let them get familiar with the layout," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"I’ll discuss it with the director later and see if we can organize some sort of welcome event for them. Working in the emergency department is definitely much more tiring than in other departments. Their choosing to come here means they are true warriors, daring to face the harsh realities of life."

Liang Xiaolin rolled her eyes. It was their first meeting with these people, how could he be so flippant?

"President Liu, President Liu, with the new recruits here, things should get a lot easier, right?" Wang Chao asked, sidling up after Liang Xiaolin led the group away.

"Definitely. At the very least, the pressure during admissions will be much less. However, we still need to assess their actual abilities first. There are too many people these days who are all ambition and no talent," Liu Banxia said.

"They should be alright. I heard they were carefully selected. The hospital is really prioritizing the emergency department now, assigning so many people at once," Wang Chao said.

"Actually, it’s not that big of a help. Once their training is done, they’ll leave, and then new people will come in, needing training all over again. It’s an endless cycle. We still have to slowly figure out the best way to mentor them."

"It’s giving me a bit of a headache now. With so many people suddenly in the emergency department, there aren’t even enough beds in the on-call room for everyone to rest at night. For now, let’s let these new recruits have it a bit easier; we won’t assign them night shifts."

"Dr. Liu, I want night shifts," Qing Kewa, who had been listening, stated her preference.

"Don’t worry. If you want them, you’ll definitely get them," Liu Banxia said with a smile and a nod.

"Dr. Liu, why are you so outstanding? Why are you so amazing?" Xu Hui walked over at this moment.

"Teasing me again, are we? Go on, praise me. If you don’t praise me to the high heavens, lunch is on you. In last night’s surgery, I actually contributed the least," Liu Banxia said helplessly.

"HAHA, who was talking about last night’s surgery? I was talking about the woman you just interviewed, the one with long hair. She went for an MRI, and sure enough, she has blood clots in both temples," Xu Hui said with a laugh.

DING! Daily Task Complete (3/20)

Sparse Hair Task Complete. Reward: 200 Experience Points, 100 Diagnostics Skill Proficiency Points, 2 Glory Points.

Liu Banxia was surprised. "She really went? I thought she’d just leave."

"She went. She actually wanted to come and thank you, but you hadn’t returned. Now she’s gone to find the beauty salon that gave her the injections. She’s not someone to be trifled with," Xu Hui said.

"This world nowadays... it’s really hard to say," Liu Banxia also sighed.

"Actually, I took a good look at her just now. Her natural features are quite good; there was no need for double eyelid surgery at all. She just had to get that ’internet celebrity face’ and even injected hyaluronic acid into her temples."

"Dr. Liu, am I beautiful?" Qing Kewa, not wanting to be left out, chimed in.

Liu Banxia immediately gave her two thumbs up. "Does that even need saying? Many models are a whole tier below you."

Flattered, Qing Kewa beamed, which greatly amused Xu Hui.

"Huh? How come you’re back alone?" Liu Banxia asked when he saw Liang Xiaolin.

"I happened to see Qiu Mingyuan, so I dumped them all on him," Liang Xiaolin said casually.

"Wait, you weren’t just bluffing, were you? Are you really going to organize a welcome party? Because they’re all looking forward to it now. Can you get that much money from the director?"

"It shouldn’t be a problem," Liu Banxia said nonchalantly. "If worst comes to worst, we can just take them to Wang Mingxing’s place for skewers. It’s just to liven things up. Anyway, there are only eight of them, it won’t cost much."

"Those are just the ones who have arrived so far. There are many more who haven’t come over yet. For example, from Radiology, the Lab, Orthopedics, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Neurosurgery. What if those people find out? The total number wouldn’t be less than fifty," Liang Xiaolin said.

"They count too? I thought it was just these few," Liu Banxia began to worry.

For the current emergency department, spending some money on a welcome party was normal, so he wasn’t worried about the funds. What worried him was the venue. Over fifty people, plus the department heads... even if they went to a restaurant, they’d need at least six large tables. Booking one or two tables on short notice was fine, but that many would be difficult.

"Stunned, aren’t you? You were so quick to say it. Let’s see how you handle it now," Liang Xiaolin glanced at him.

"Sigh... this must be what they call ’letting your mouth get you into trouble’," Liu Banxia sighed.

"Why is my life so bitter? Even though many of them are technically under their own departments, as long as they’re in our emergency department, I have to manage them all, just like I do with the patients."

Just then, Liu Banxia’s phone rang. He pulled it out and saw it was Qiaoqiao.

"Why are you calling so early? Is something wrong?" Liu Banxia asked as soon as he answered.

"You’re at the hospital, right? We’re heading over now," Qiaoqiao said anxiously.

"What’s wrong? Did you beat someone up again? Is it serious? Do I need to book an operating room?" Liu Banxia also became anxious.

"Do I only call you when I’ve beaten someone up? Geez, don’t interrupt. One of our technicians is having a bit of a health issue. I’ll tell you more later," Qiaoqiao said and hung up.

"Qiaoqiao? What’s she coming here for?" Liang Xiaolin asked curiously.

"I don’t quite get it myself. One of their technicians has some problem. We’ll see when they arrive. Oh, the new recruits are wandering back," Liu Banxia said.

Everyone looked over. Qiu Mingyuan currently looked like a tour guide, just short of holding a small flag.

"Everyone, please follow me to the break room. I’ll have a brief chat with you all," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"Brother Liu, I’ll get back to my work then," Qiu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Go ahead. Remember to stay hydrated, and don’t drink sugary beverages," Liu Banxia reminded him.

"OK." Qiu Mingyuan said and sauntered off to the side.

They were quite curious about Liu Banxia. They had indeed witnessed the small-incision appendectomy he performed that day, and over this period, they had also heard bits and pieces of news about him. Now they felt that being managed by Liu Banxia should be pretty good. He seemed very easygoing, not like those stern-faced people they had encountered before.

"First, I need to give you all a heads-up," Liu Banxia began once they were in the break room. "Interning, or rather, training in the emergency department, is much more tiring than in the inpatient wards or outpatient clinics.

"I know that for many of you, interning here is just to fulfill your academic requirements. Now that you all have your ’four certificates combined into one,’ this is a mandatory step for your graduation.

"However, I still hope you can bring your utmost enthusiasm to your work in the emergency department. Starting work on time but having no fixed time to get off is the norm here. You can complain about it, but it won’t change anything.

"Once you’re assigned to your attending physicians, your off-duty times will follow theirs. Of course, in the initial period, I won’t assign you any night shifts. Later on, only those who perform well will be selected for night duty.

"This is also a rather special aspect of the emergency department: night shift work is very demanding, and those who aren’t outstanding can easily cause problems. Qing Kewa, who is only an exchange student, has voluntarily asked to participate in night shift work.

"Alright, your task for this morning is to familiarize yourselves with our Second Hospital, or to observe the operations of the emergency department. Dismissed."

The new students didn’t seem to take Liu Banxia’s words too seriously. Watching their retreating backs, Liu Banxia stroked his chin.

Ah, fresh new recruits are truly wonderful. They do whatever they’re told. Future work will genuinely be much easier.