Chapter 667: Chapter 598: The Treasure Book Chapter 667: Chapter 598: The Treasure Book Visiting Scholar Dormitory.

Robert bought a deck of cards and invited August and Takahashi to join in a word-chain game.

However, Takahashi had to pack up. He would fly back to Japan on Monday after working on Sunday. August was busy writing in his diary, recording his daily learning, and sending emails to instruct Markus on how to prepare for the Little Duke’s surgery. Once ready, August and Yang Ping would fly to Germany to operate on the Little Duke.

The three classmates formed a deep friendship during their studies, but there was a shadow in August’s heart, and he always kept an appropriate distance from the Japanese.

Particularly, after recent incidents in the dormitory involving a female student who had her underwear stolen, August’s prejudices against Takahashi increased.

In his eyes, all Japanese men were sleazy and liked to steal underwear, and Takahashi did look a bit sleazy.

This made August not feel much affection for this classmate.

Takahashi didn’t understand why his roommate was always lukewarm towards him, as if there was a barrier, even though he hadn’t offended him.

Since no one was playing the game with Robert, he played the word-chain game alone, and enjoyed it immensely.

At Robert’s request, Barel ran to Chinatown and ordered twenty banners, with ten hanging in the office of the New York Special Surgery Hospital, and ten in the Long Island clinic office, making them identical to the photos.

This made Robert very happy. When he finished his studies and returned to the United States, he would enjoy looking at these banners.

After finishing his letter, August moved out the spinal model of the Little Duke from his room, which he borrowed from the department.

The coffee table was divided into two halves, with August occupying one half and Robert being forced to occupy the other half.

The model was placed on the coffee table, and August studied it alone, digesting the knowledge that Professor Yang had explained.

Did orthopedics affect the organs in such detail?

August turned out the hand-drawn sketches he had brought from the department that day and examined each surgical detail.

These sketches were drawn by Yang Ping during his explanation.

Pre-surgical laparoscopic loosening was commonly used by August in scoliosis correction surgery, but it was limited to anterior loosening of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae and did not target the organs, while thoracic surgeons and general surgeons didn’t have much understanding of the internal organ displacement caused by scoliosis and didn’t know how to loosen it.

During scoliosis surgery, the collaboration between spinal surgeons and thoracic and general surgeons was loose and practically nonexistent.

However, Professor Yang’s overall consideration was truly a global concept.

“Guys, should we try to get a copy of the professor’s treatise?” Takahashi, who is packing some stuff, remembered he had one more thing to do.

If he could get a copy of this treatise, he would be able to systematically study Professor Yang’s medical knowledge.

The two Russian underlings of Professor Yang, who gnawed at that book all day, and with Professor Yang’s personal guidance, were surprisingly on par with the three of them present.

Therefore, the three classmates were eager to attain the professor’s treatise.

“The professor said that now is not the time, because the knowledge we have is not enough, and the existing knowledge is likely to conflict with the content of the treatise. For example, this spinal correction, my current knowledge conflicts with the professor’s knowledge, and I’m a bit confused,” said August who is very meticulous and is currently just focused on absorbing and digesting the immediate knowledge.

“I have borrowed and looked at the treatise. First of all, our relevant anatomical knowledge is not enough. The anatomy in the treatise is very detailed. For example, the concept of tension points on the spine has been proposed. These tension points are the osteotomy basis for correcting with Ilizarov’s theory, and August just mentioned the displacement of internal organs. There are concepts of accompanying displacement during surgery, that is, the law of internal organs accompanying the displacement during the process of spinal correction,” said Robert mysteriously.

“Is there such a thing?” August was initially indifferent to the treatise, but now he was very curious.

Robert nodded and said, “If you don’t believe it, you can take a look tomorrow.”

If these concepts are true, it would mean that what he’s currently touching is 1+1=2, and the treatise contains the complete Peano axioms.

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After Li Jun woke up, he slowly came to consciousness. It seemed that the hypoxic period was short and he was rescued in time, without any brain sequelae.

His cousin left him a letter. Dr. An delivered the letter to Li Jun as Qin Xiaowei requested. After reading the letter, Li Jun was silent. He probably knew what his cousin was going to do.

Even though he woke up, he still couldn’t unhook the ECMO. His lungs were still a white patch, and it was still unknown when he could get off the machine.

Survival was the first hurdle, and withdrawal from life support was the second.

Director Liu of the Kidney Transplant Center occasionally checked on the condition of Li Jun. As long as Li Jun remained on ECMO, kidney transplant was out of the question.

Before he left, Qin Xiaowei had signed the kidney donation agreement for the transplant. He originally planned to complete the kidney transplant surgery before the free climbing, but the sponsor could not wait and did not give him the time he needed.

So, the kidney transplant had to be postponed until after the mission was complete. Furthermore, Qin Xiaowei had spoken with Director Liu; in case of an accident during the climb, one of his kidneys would be reserved for Li Jun. If both kidneys were intact, the other one could be given to someone in need.

There were just too many people waiting for a kidney transplant.

No one wished for anything to happen to Qin Xiaowei, but as doctors, they always considered things from a medical perspective. Director Liu seriously told Qin Xiaowei that should an accident occur, such as falling from a high place, his kidneys might suffer from bruises or strains, rendering them unsuitable for a transplant.

This was a very serious issue to consider.

If the goal was truly to save his cousin, Director Liu recommended for Qin Xiaowei to cancel his free climbing, or to postpone it.

However, it was only after Director Liu had visited the ICU several times to check on Li Jun that he fully understood why Qin Xiaowei insisted on taking the risk to climb. If Li Jun did not successfully get out of the ICU, he wouldn’t even have the chance for a kidney transplant.

The marketing of the ‘ground warrior’ was successful; despite his climb not yet commencing, the news had already spread, making headlines everywhere.

Qin Xiaowei had already practiced climbing more than ten times with the use of ropes, selecting the route meticulously. From how to overcome the critical points in the route, to allocating physical strength for the full trip and deciding on rest-stops, he didn’t overlook a single detail – including how to handle urination during the climb and the replenishment of water.

Even these details could prove fatal, such as the problem of urination which was a critical weakness for female climbers.

Every day, video platforms would track and release reports on his preparation progress, piquing netizens’ anticipation. When this anticipation had accumulated to a certain degree, the real free climbing would begin.

At this point, everyone hoped for Qin Xiaowei to successfully climb.

“Xiaowei, how are your preparations coming along? The anticipation of netizens forms a parabola, it will decline once it peaks.” Boss Zhou was a bit impatient, sitting on the sidelines.

Qin Xiaowei was busily studying his climbing route map, not paying attention to Boss Zhou.

After a few minutes, Qin Xiaowei finally spoke: “If I can climb successfully, ‘Ground Warriors’ will make a name for itself overnight. If I fall, ‘Ground Warriors’ would be condemned by netizens nationwide, accused of using human life to gain popularity. Even if your stocks rise, they will eventually plummet.”

Freehand rock climbing required tremendous mental strength and a cool head. Rushing things might have already resulted in Qin Xiaowei’s dismissal.

“Xiaowei, how is it going? When will it begin?” Along also asked.

Qin Xiaowei pointed to the route map and said: “This difficult point is entirely smooth rock, sections that can only just fit half a foot. I haven’t fully grasped it yet and need further study. Over here, the distance from one rock point to another exceeds my arm’s length. I’ll have to hang upside down, hook my foot and turn my body around, then coil my body to reach the rock point with my hands. It’s very dangerous. For this long crevice, I need to take more rounds to figure it out. Boss Zhou, give me some more time, I guarantee the entire process will be thrilling, making ‘Ground Warriors’ an instant hit.”

The usually quiet young man was now making very sensible points.

If he was unprepared and fell, he’d be smashed to pieces. Boss Zhou would not only have to cover the compensation, but would also face the wrath of netizens, who are known to turn on a dime.

If he were to pull off a successful and thrilling free climb, the video would trend online for quite a while, and, of course, so would the ‘Ground Warriors’ brand.

After all, if an accident were to occur, the brand wouldn’t mean a thing.

“Alright then, go along with your own plan. I am a businessman – I care about the results, as long as the branding is successful,” Boss Zhou agreed with Qin Xiaowei’s opinion.

As long as Qin Xiaowei didn’t give up halfway and was willing to take it slowly, Boss Zhou could accept it.

After all, the situation had already kicked off and popularity was on the rise, even the company’s stocks saw a glimmer of recovery.

People like Qin Xiaowei, who dedicated their lives to extreme outdoor sports, had particularly clear minds. Even a slight slip might cost them their lives.

Therefore, he wasn’t rushed. He would only start when he was completely sure and never relied on luck.

His love for climbing drove him to devote all his energy to the sport.

Moreover, if he got into an accident, Li Jun probably wouldn’t survive either, so Qin Xiaowei must succeed.

While Along and Boss Zhou were chatting, Qin Xiaowei began to review his climbing process, researching those difficult points, hoping that he could come up with some strategies to overcome them.

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