Chapter 1: Qingshan in Another world

"Beep beep beep..."

"Beep beep beep..."

Yan Qingshan was awakened by the alarm clock's ringing, but as soon as he woke up, he immediately felt something was wrong. Pain, excruciating pain all over his body, especially in his left shoulder, even a slight movement brought a piercing pain.

"Electronic AI Dawn, at your service..."

In a daze, he felt a familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar electronic voice echoing in his mind. Before Yan Qingshan could fully wake up, he fell back into unconsciousness, his mind churning like a storm, countless streams of information colliding and intertwining.

"Dou Qi...Northwest Continent...Jia Ma Empire...Magical Beast Mountains...Qingshan Town… Thousand Medicines House...Herb Gathering Team...Mercenary Group...Hiss~~"

When Yan Qingshan woke up again, he was still groggy. He barely managed to sit up, leaning against the wall. The previous movements made him grit his teeth and hiss in pain, his left shoulder throbbing unbearably.

Countless fragments of memory surged in his mind. Recalling the dangerous experience in his memory, he subconsciously reached out to touch his left shoulder near his neck. Although it was already bandaged, he could still vaguely feel the ghastly wound through the white gauze.

Opening his eyes, he looked around. The unfamiliar environment, the unfamiliar place names, the familiar yet unfamiliar things in his memory, all clearly told him that he had transmigrated, arriving in a world that should have belonged to a novel—the Dou Qi Continent.

This was a world that belonged to Dou Qi, without fancy and gorgeous magic, only Dou Qi that had been developed to its peak!

Yan Qingshan, a physician's apprentice in the Thousand Medicine House in Qingshan Town, Magical Beast Mountains, Jia Ma Empire, Northwest Continent, with a cultivation of Dou Zhi Qi 5th stage.

This was his current identity. Not a descendant of any large family, not possessing any extraordinary ancestral bloodline, merely a descendant of a mercenary family at the bottom of the Dou Qi Continent.

His parents were dead, which was similar to the protagonist's standard opening in some novels, but there was no deep-seated blood feud. It could only be said that life was never easy for the weak.

"Dawn, scan my full body status!"

After shaking his groggy head, Yan Qingshan reshaped his worldview and barely accepted his situation. Although he didn't know why the thing in his mind had followed him, he still skillfully used his AI for the first time.

Electronic AI Dawn, a groundbreaking product of the modern Blue Star, an item that every modern person possessed that could replace their ID card, a high-tech product that assisted modern humans in adapting to a faster-paced life.

This was a groundbreaking invention, ushering human society into a new era, an era of higher efficiency.

Recording, storing, analyzing... assisting work. With the aid of Dawn's powerful computing capabilities, humans could handle higher-intensity and higher-precision work.

Dawn could take the human body as its center and completely record everything perceived around it, including sounds, images, smells, and even genetic levels could be recorded and analyzed.

As a groundbreaking product, it was not a supercomputer or anything of the like. Or rather, it had no physical form. It was more like a program or information flow than a high-tech product.

Scientists edited and integrated a brand new "program" into the human brain through an external information source, adding an auxiliary AI "Dawn" to the human brain.

Dawn was definitely a groundbreaking invention. At the time, its promotion was named the Dawn Project, symbolizing hope, the hope of entering a new era. It was said to have a mysterious connection with the legendary forbidden zone of the soul realm.

Yan Qingshan had always thought that these claims were just rumors, but now it seemed... they were not random speculations.

"Cough cough..."

Yan Qingshan leaned against the head of the bed, breathing heavily, shaking his groggy head. He needed to be quiet now, to digest what had happened to him.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

The electronic sound echoed in his mind. There was no sound in the room, and this illusion-like feeling was very difficult to bear.

This was a warning signal that only occurred when Dawn, the AI bound to his soul, was running at a certain level. Under normal circumstances, this did not exist.

Dawn's operating speed was approaching the critical point, which also made his head feel hot and painful. Countless streams of information ran rampant in his mind, giving him a taste of what it was like to be a genius with photographic memory in his previous life, a feeling of discomfort similar to hypermnesia.

"Your limbs are slightly injured, your left shoulder is severely damaged, your collarbone is fractured. Take superior blood-nourishing and injury-healing powder, and it is expected to heal in 172 hours..."

A three-dimensional model appeared in his mind, and the stream of numbers that poured out like a waterfall finally formed detailed data.

"Current conditions, optimal healing plan one: Jasmine Flower, Withered Bone Grass, Yellow Lotus Essence, Heavenly Star Vine..."

"I really didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing, transmigration! But, I'm lucky, I'm still a physician's apprentice!"

Yan Qingshan's body was still faintly aching as he breathed deeply, but after calming his mind, he relaxed a lot. Having a plan to accelerate healing was the best thing for him.

A physician's apprentice in the Thousand Medicine House in Qingshan Town was nothing to those big shots on the continent, but this identity was really good for him, at least better than an ordinary mercenary or a member of a small family.

Dawn's operation was based on a database, and the database was built on knowledge and information. The identity of a physician's apprentice gave Yan Qingshan a high degree of recognition and understanding of basic medicines, and this knowledge was the most valuable to him.

The plan provided by Dawn was the best he could get after analyzing his current conditions.

Jasmine Flower, Withered Bone Grass, Yellow Lotus Essence, and these things were all available in the Thousand Medicine House, and they were not precious herbs. It was easy for him to obtain them, which was the best plan for him at the moment.

"I have a healing plan, and now I need the medicinal materials. Fortunately, the original owner has the identity of a physician's apprentice, and there is a monthly quota for taking medicinal materials, which is quite convenient."

Yan Qingshan struggled to sit up. The powder from the Thousand Medicine House had a good effect, and he should be able to walk with crutches now.

"This is...Yellow Lotus Essence!"

Just as he was about to get up, Yan Qingshan noticed that he was still holding something in his hand. It was a light yellow medicinal material similar to Solomon's seal. At the same time, some memories flashed through his mind quickly.

"Hmm, something's not right, could it be..."

Yan Qingshan was just feeling fortunate that the cost of healing had been reduced. Although a piece of Yellow Lotus Essence was only a low-level medicinal material, it could be sold for hundreds of gold coins in a pharmacy, and its value was not low.

However, looking at this piece of Yellow Lotus Essence, Yan Qingshan instinctively felt something was wrong.

He carefully used his fingernail to gently scratch the top of the Yellow Lotus Essence. The slightly yellowish surface opened a little, revealing a hint of blood-red color.

"This is...Blood Lotus Essence!!!"

Yan Qingshan stared at the almost invisible blood-red color and quickly brought it to his nose to sniff. His nasal cavity was filled with a strange, somewhat bloody smell. After smelling this smell, he felt more energetic, and his eyes showed a hint of brilliance.

"Hahaha, Blood Lotus Essence, it's actually Blood Lotus Essence. I can recover from my injuries sooner now."

Yan Qingshan couldn't help but jump for joy. The plan provided by Dawn was the best under his current conditions, and the material information provided was what he had or could easily obtain. Things that he didn't have or were precious and rare would be automatically filtered out.

Yan Qingshan didn't have Blood Lotus Essence before, so the original plan naturally wouldn't consider it. But when it appeared in Yan Qingshan's hand and was determined to be usable, a brand new plan would naturally be generated, and Yan Qingshan would have a better plan.

Blood Lotus Essence, an extremely rare high-grade medicinal ingredient, usually grows alongside Yellow Lotus Essence, but its quantity is extremely scarce.

The appearances of the two are almost identical, but their value and efficacy are worlds apart. Yellow Lotus Essence is just an ordinary low-level medicinal material, while Blood Lotus Essence is a precious and rare high-level medicinal ingredient.

Because of its deceptive appearance, it is extremely difficult to find, and there is almost no circulation in the market.

The Yellow Lotus Essence that Yan Qingshan was going to get could help nourish Qi and blood, quickly scab and heal, but compared with Blood Lotus Essence, its effect was not worth mentioning.

With this piece of Blood Lotus Essence in his hand, Yan Qingshan could quickly recover and leave no hidden injuries, without having to spend more than 170 hours.

"Big Brother Qingshan, how did you get up by yourself?"

Yan Qingshan struggled to sit up, and a familiar voice called out from behind. He looked up and saw a familiar yet slightly unfamiliar face.

"Xiao Yi Xian!"

Yan Qingshan said tentatively. The girl looked about eleven or twelve, wearing a light white dress. She was pretty, though not exceptionally beautiful.

Her gentle smile and ethereal aura gave her a unique charm.

Though young, her figure was starting to develop, especially her slender waist tied with a green ribbon. She looked delicate and fragile, making people want to protect her.

She was an orphan adopted by the Thousand Medicine House's owner, also a physician apprentice, named Xiao Yi Xian, a beautiful name.

"Big Brother Qingshan, what are you trying to do?"

Xiao Yi Xian saw Yan Qingshan trying to leave and rushed over, gently supporting his arm.

Yan Qingshan quickly looked away. As beautiful as she was, healing was more important. "I'm going to the dispensary, can you help me?"

"Mister Yao said you should rest, it's best not to move around too much..."

Xiao Yi Xian didn't refuse, but she couldn't help but advise him along the way, genuinely worried about his injury.

The dispensary wasn't far from Yan Qingshan's room, but the short distance felt long. The girl's image was deeply etched in his mind.

"We're here, Big Brother Qingshan. Here's a crutch, I have other things to do!"

Xiao Yi Xian helped Yan Qingshan to the dispensary, gave him a crutch, smiled, and left to help in the front hall.

Yan Qingshan watched her leave, smiling involuntarily. She was so cute and beautiful, it was hard to imagine anyone hurting her. No wonder so many mercenaries in the original story liked her.